Cape Town communities live in fear as shootings continue

Cape Town – The city was criticized for spending more than 60 million rand on the city's gang hotspots without ending gang appearances and apparently ongoing killings.

"What is the score on this amount of resources deployed to solve gang, drug and crime problems by the city," asked ANC provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs. According to the ANC, the Metro Metro Police has a Drug Task Team, a K9 unit, equestrian units, tactical intervention units and stabilization units, all deployed in gang hotspots like: Hanover Park, Manenberg and others

"The list goes on and whatever JP Smith spends his budget, his programs are an epic failure and he was also a disappointing member of mayco more concerned about political confusion that its safety and security
work, "said Jacobs.

According to Stats SA crime statistics published in March, the province accounts for more than 36% of all drug-related crimes in the country, or 107,379 accounts in 2016/17, which represents an increase of 14%. , 2% compared to 93996 2015/16. Nearly one quarter (22.78%) of all reported crimes in South Africa occurred in Western Cape and mainly in Cape Town.

According to the findings of the Report on the State of Urban Safety published last year. Group (USRG), the city has seen a 40% increase in the murder rate reported over the past five years.

Community leader Roegshanda Pasco said: "There is no difference that has been made, nothing has changed, our people are still living in fear of their lives."

And With schools opening for the third term today, community leaders and activists are at the forefront of violence in various areas around the Cape Flats. Earlier this year, the city's safety and security department received a mbadive infusion of funds of just over 110 million additional rubles allocated from the approved municipal budget for 2018-2019. Smith said he planned to spend R45m for the appointment of additional staff in the police departments and traffic departments.

Smith said, "The city of Cape Town has invested 60 million Rands annually on police efforts.CCTV and R45m on the appointment of additional staff for the Metro Police and Traffic." He said the city has recorded striking success with 3,663 arrests made by Metro police and 976 arrests by Law Enforcement between last year and this year alone. "The City controls far too little resources and power to solve this complicated problem – the national government alone controls the SAPS and the criminal justice system, and the City simply can not bridge the huge gap that exists. exists, "said Smith

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