National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, made announcement during the imbizo this past weekend. ECR_Newswatch ZamaZama
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola made the announcement during an imbizo in the community this past weekend.
Anger over rising crime levels boiled over last week and residents took matters into their own hands, torching the homes of foreigners and raiding makeshift mine shafts with the aim of driving out Zama Zamas. It was after the horrific rapes of eight women in Krugersdorp by a group of men believed to have been illegal miners.
Masemola announced immediate policing interventions yesterday to tackle illegal mining and Zama Zamas in the area. "I heard you, the people of West Rand. The operation will start and we will continue. We will employ the NIU, National Intervention Unit, the Special Task Force, and the TRT and include the K9. That operation will start here and move toward the Roodepoort side.Police Minister Bheki Cele says these police teams are the first step in their plan to crack down on crime before they request the army's assistance.
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