The township’s police station commander said Diepsloot had a number of informal areas with no roads or streetlights, which posed a danger and challenge to law enforcement.
In a presentation to the Gauteng Legislature Committee on Community Safety on Tuesday, police said there are 147 taverns in Diepsloot along with eight off-site liquor establishments.
Five people were arrested for the murder of suspected petty thieves in the area over the weekend and face several charges for the alleged mob justice attack.