KZN residents fear post-election violence, but police say all is under control
e Phoenix Peace and Development Committee, alongside community leaders, has called for increased law enforcement visibility in vulnerable areas to pre-empt any potential unrest. The Phoenix Peace and Development Committee has called on law enforcement officials to increase visibility due to fears of post-election violence in KwaZulu-Natal.
But, he added, law enforcement agencies assured them that the messages were false and that they had been sent to intelligence officials for investigation. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda urged residents not to panic and said police and the army were on the ground as part of their election plans.
"We are still recovering from the previous unrest. But at the moment, everyone is feeling a bit more comfortable that there won't be any unrest," he said. "Some people are still disabled today because of the unrest. So it's shocking to see people panicking on social media about another unrest. It shows that people are scared. We wish that the police would arrest the people creating these messages and increase their visibility around vulnerable areas," Mhlongo said. But it added that there was no positive intelligence to indicate any unrest at this stage.
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