WC top cop calls for calm heads in lead-up to polls
Sporadic service delivery protests have popped up in some areas in Cape Town in the lead up to the polls.
Western Cape police ready for the upcoming elections as citizens get reeady to cast their votes.
CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile has called for calm heads in the lead-up to the general elections.
In just under a week, millions of South Africans will be heading to the polls for the national and provincial elections.
Patekile said that they had identified 49 polling stations as high-risk and 475 as medium-risk in the province.
However, he would not reveal their exact locations.
Sporadic service delivery protests have popped up in some areas in Cape Town in the lead-up to the polls.
However, Patekile said that no disruptive threats had been identified in the province.
Patekile explained the risk assessments process of voting stations.
"We looked at the violent crimes, we looked at political and service delivery issues, and general intolerance in the areas."
Patekile has assured residents that police are ready to ensure an incident-free voting process.
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— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 23, 2024
Western Cape police commissioner Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile says thousands of officers in the province are ready to police the upcoming May 29 elections. Patekile announced the province’s law enforcement state of readiness at a parade in Cape Town this morning NN pic.twitter.com/di00eaZUPP
Patekile says out of the 1572 polling stations across the province, 49 have been identified as high risk, 475 are medium risk. He says normal policing operations will not be affected pic.twitter.com/r3oEHdmLUO
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 23, 2024