Cape Flats Safety Forum calls for urgent action after release of Q2 crime stats

The Cape Flats Safety Forum is calling for urgent action after the release of the second quarter crime statistics on Wednesday.

The acting provincial commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, said progress made in the first quarter was reversed, as firearm-related violent crimes increased.

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Abie Isaacs, the spokesperson for the forum, said the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) needs to be deployed to bring crime under control.

He added that crime in the province is at state-of-disaster level.
 
"The premier of the Western Cape needs to declare a state of disaster in terms of Section 23 of the Disaster Management Act. We will continue to call for SANDF to be deployed.”
 
Isaacs is also calling for a commission of inquiry into gang and gun violence, adding that the escalation of violence against women and children is equally alarming.
 
“We're calling on for the province to come up with a clear strategy to deal with this crime, specifically in the Western Cape..."