Despite a year-on-year dip in overall crime in the Eastern Cape, eight police stations in Nelson Mandela Bay are ranked in the top 30 in the province for murder, averaging at least three murders a day.
In a bid to join hands and strengthen their fight against crime, the SA Police Service on Tuesday handed over eight new vehicles to the heads of the various community policing forums in the province.
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane announced during his State of the Province speech that R60m would be allocated to fighting severe acute malnutrition.
The DA in the Eastern Cape has accused community safety MEC Xolile Nqatha of dragging his feet in hosting a safety summit for Nelson Mandela Bay’s crime-ridden northern areas.
Within four hours of receiving information about an alleged robbery gang gathering for a possible heist, police units in Gqeberha had them surrounded and executed a plan that saw eight suspects arrested and seven illegal firearms removed from the streets.