National Police Minister, General Bheki Cele will visit two of Cape Town’s most notorious gang-ridden areas on Thursday, 17 March.
Cele’s visit to the Mother City comes after more than 15 people have been gunned down in these two areas in the past week. 10 people were killed in gang-related incidents in Manenberg while five people were gunned down in Khayelitsha’s Endlovini informal settlement on Monday.
The first gathering will start at 10 am at the new Monwabisi Park, Endlovini Khayelitsha and the second one at 2 pm in Heideveld street, Manenberg. The Street Izimbizo will also provide the South African Police Service with an opportunity to update the residents on some of the operational measures that the SAPS has put in place to ensure the areas are stabilised and there’s an increase police footprint to maintain law and order.
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