Some residents of Diepsloot have welcomed the interventions of police minister Bheki Cele, saying he had delivered on what he had promised.
When visiting the township on Wednesday, Cele promised that the government would add resources to strengthen crime fighting in the area.A member of the community policing forum , Kutlwano Moalusi, confirmed to TimesLIVE that 10 police vans were delivered on Thursday."Those are from Cele's office. We are now waiting for the six vehicles from the province," he said.
Moalusi said crime in the area was out of hand, with it being common that people are killed in robberies.Another resident, Martha Mthimkhulu, said she was happy to see the police deployed in the area and busy with patrols.[TRT police] take no nonsense from anyone and I know they will get rid of criminals roaming our streets," she said."My faith is in them and I thank minister Cele for sending so may cops to our area.
Although the CPF was not behind the shutdown, according to Moalusi they were also concerned that crime was getting out of control.
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