IFP calls for extra cops in Cape Town
'Not a day goes by without a housebreaking or fatal stabbing in Khayelitsha and the Cape Flats'
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A larger police contingent is needed in crime-stricken areas of Cape Town, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) said on Thursday.
Spokesman Velaphi Ndlovu said not a day went by without a housebreaking or fatal stabbing in Khayelitsha and the Cape Flats.
Residents feared for their children’s safety, and even answering a cellphone call in public carried the risk of the phone being stolen.
“The Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa must send more police officers into these areas. The residents have now lost all faith in the police and there seems to be no solution in sight.”
The IFP called on residents to play their part by reporting criminals to police and working closely with community policing forums. It also called for residents to receive and carry whistles, to "inform others if there is a crime taking place".
Mthethwa’s spokesman Zweli Mnisi was not immediately available to comment.
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RobinH
Never going to happen. Central government is hellbent on making things as difficult as possible for the W Cape.Report Abuse
rraselepe
@robinhdude tell me something do u work or something u always comment on every article i wonder if u r productive in what ever u do
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malemaforpresident
The Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa must send more police officers into these areas. The residents have now lost all faith in the police and there seems to be no solution in sight.”===================================
Velaphi wake-up No he wont that will be a shame to him because he lied to the whole Nation isnt that the same minister Nathi Mthetwa said that the crime statistics has gone down including housebreakings reality will just emerge and the truth will be spoken even the blind could see now [feel it it is here]
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@rraselepe@robinh
dude tell me something do u work or something u always comment on every article i wonder if u r productive in what ever u do
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His a filling clerk
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rraselepe
@vendalious@rraselepe
@robinh
dude tell me something do u work or something u always comment on every article i wonder if u r productive in what ever u do
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His a filling clerk
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hahaha that suites him very well but where does he get access to internet from or he bribes his boss
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Chef_BBM
A group of friends and I got an intimidating look when we asked what the police were doing to curb the spate of crime in one Cape Town kasi. And when we asked about the statistics we got a beat-around-the-bush response. To top it all off, we were accused of showing off and calling people in Mpumalanga with our flashy phones, which is why we were robbed - much like a raped woman being blamed for wearing a mini skirt.Report Abuse
Chef_BBM
So, I don't see such intervention suggested by the IFP happeningReport Abuse
paracute
Does the UCDP, IFP PAC FF and MF still exist? gosh it's been agesReport Abuse
skwamasamabele
Velaphi, as your name suggests, we dont know where you come from. Why dont you go and lecture Gatsha about, whatever you lot get up to umakushona ilangaReport Abuse
sgubhusenkwishi
@ skwamasamabele, dont play a man play a ball within your court.Report Abuse
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