Peace officers deployed in Cape Winelands as part of provinceâs safety plan
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - Sixty-four peace and traffic officers will today begin their deployment in the Cape Winelands district working to assist local law enforcement and police in Worcester, Robertson, and Ceres.
The 64 newly sworn-in officers will be deployed on a one-year Extended Public Works Programme placement within their local municipalities.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said that the deployment of the officers was part of the Western Cape Safety Plan.
Fritz said: âThe implementation of our community safety plan in rural communities and district municipalities has been made possible through the implementation of the district and local municipalitiesâ safety plans. These were developed in partnership with the Department of Community Safety, local and district municipalities.