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Khayelitsha mass shooting: Cele says safety of residents must be prioritised
Residents of the Taiwan informal settlement in Site C want an integrated approach to address crime in the area.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was speaking at the funeral of Hillary Gardee in Mbobela in Mpumalanga on Saturday.
Two ANC leaders in the Eastern Cape, Andile Andries and Lubabalo Keso, were shot dead in Kariega on Monday.
Police appear to be pulling out all the stops to bring to book those behind the murder of Hillary Gardee, the daughter of former EFF secretary-general and attorney Godrich Gardee.
The minister was speaking during a crime prevention imbizo in the area on Thursday.
Advocate Malesela Teffo, who is the lawyer for four of the men accused of the Bafana Bafana captain’s murder, was arrested on Thursday in the Pretoria High Court.
During a crime prevention imbizo in Kliptown, Police Minister Bheki Cele returned to area to talk to community members on identified crimes and policing concerns.
The death toll from the devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal has been revised down to to 435. The number was announced by police minister Bheki Cele on 21 April 2022.
Kgomotso Diale was shot and killed on Monday, allegedly by Lesotho nationals at the Chicken Farm informal settlement after community members went to ask about the recent theft of power cables.
Cele on Wednesday announced that more resources would be deployed to the Kliptown police station following complaints by residents that the station was under-resourced and unresponsive to the community’s needs.
Police Minister Bheki Cele is visiting the Kliptown Police Station following deadly violence during a demonstration at the Chicken Farm informal settlement this week.
A community leader has told eyewitness news that there is a high police presence in the northern Johannesburg township this afternoon.
Among the interventions under Operation Restore is the deployment of 25 home affairs officials for three months.
Government ministers have come to the township to speak to the residents following anti-crime protests that turned violent.
More than 50 illegal migrants have been arrested in the last few days, half of whom were arrested on Thursday night.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said more than 100 members of the special forces had been deployed to the crime ravaged area following violent community protests calling for better policing.
Residents vented their anger on the streets after a spate of murders, with seven people killed just this past weekend alone.
Police fired rubber bullets and used stun grenades to disperse a crowd that was blocking the N14 highway on Wednesday.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has arrived in Diepsloot where he is expected to address the community on high crime levels.