Cape Town wants to take some elements of crime fighting into its own hands – but needs Ramaphosa’s approval.
The City of Cape Town has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to give the metro more policing powers to the city’s law enforcement agencies.
It said that it is already to do more in fighting crime however, if Ramaphosa were to devolve more policing powers to municipal enforcement agencies, even more, could be done. Another declaration issued by the Justice Minister – as done before in 2018 – would confer more powers to municipal law enforcement, the city said.
Ramaphosa previously shot down the city’s request for stronger policing powers, saying that the Constitution provides that the security services of South Africa consist of a single police service, and that the police ministry doesn’t have the powers to transfer responsibilities. He added that the minister of police does not have policing powers, so he cannot assign or transfer the powers and responsibilities to a provincial or municipal council.Cape Town said it also is pushing into tech – from drones to dashcams – to enhance policing efficiency.
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