Six people were shot and killed including Alex FM music compiler Joshua Mbatha in Alexandra last month.residents told Police Minister Bheki Cele about poor police visibilityJohannesburg Community Safety MMC David Tembe says the officers will boost the police personnel already deployed in the area.
“In total, we are going to have 170 [officers]. Because already they had 90 officers. The issue is about crime. We want to be visible [when we are] dealing with the issues of bylaws, crime prevention and traffic management,” adds Tembe. Meanwhile, in July, Gauteng police arrested two suspects who were alleged to have been selling firearms and ammunition toThe suspects were found in possession of more than twenty rounds of ammunition and four unlicensed firearms.
The suspects were arrested following a tip-off about people who are dealing in illegal firearms in Alexandra and Cosmo City.The video below from July is reporting about more police deployment in Alexandra:
The funny thing is, you can have a million more officers, but if the law is not being enforced or crimes are not met with harsh punishments, crime will keep thriving. moreofficersforwhat
It shouldn't be Alex only most part of the country crime is high.
missparker20 Bribes will derail peace there
Don't take them to tembisa... They won't come back
Arm law abiding citizens and stop playing around, communities don't even trust the cops
They will never make a difference The entire police force is south Africa needs to be hauled coz it's just for corruption starting with its minister