Crime hotspot Diepsloot flares up yet again: At least 20 people were killed in Diepsloot, northern Johannesburg, in the first three months of the year (January to March), making it one of the most dangerous places to live in Gauteng.
It is this murderous streak, coupled with low police visibility in the densely populated area, that residents said sparked yet another community uprising yesterday, just over a year after police minister Bheki Cele promised intervention to deal with crime in the area.
, 17 cases of robbery in residential homes were reported in the first three months of the year in Diepsloot, compared to 57 recorded in the same period in 2022. Police spokesperson Brig Brenda Muridili told Sowetan on Tuesday that the management of the police in Diepsloot has mobilised various units to monitor the protests.
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