Claudine Senekal, Ladysmith Herald
KwaZulu-Natal has long suffered from inadequate, corrupt and violent policing. Recent events have simply made it more obvious. The problem of policing in the province dates from before the transition to democracy. Policing is a national function - in South Africa is in crisis and in KwaZulu-Natal the crisis is magnified, writes Jean Redpath.
During the violent looting in KwaZulu-Natal what was most evident was the almost complete absence of any South African Police Service (SAPS) officers. Yet unresponsive policing by SAPS is what citizens of this province routinely experience.
The 2016 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) found that some 26% in KZN said they never saw a police officer in uniform and on duty in their area, while a further 28% saw them only once a month. That s 53% on once a month or less – compared to the national average of 38%. Some 46% in KZN said SAPS took two or more hours to respond to an emergency call; a further 17% said
MEC Mitchell meets with Santaco in a bid to end unrest in Nyanga On Wednesday morning, private and government vehicles were set alight and two Golden Arrow buses were stoned. Western Cape s new Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell. Picture: Supplied.
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CAPE TOWN - Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell will on Thursday meet with the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in a bid to end unrest in Nyanga.
On Wednesday morning, private and government vehicles were set alight and two Golden Arrow buses were stoned.
Last week, a Golden Arrow bus was set alight and 22 buses were stoned following an operation to impound taxis in the area.
Forced road closures continued unabated in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday, leaving many residents in the lurch as the ongoing taxi strike flared up again from as early as 6am.
Codeta wants law enforcement at taxi ranks after taxi boss killed in Khayelitsha Goodman Lomboza was shot dead near a rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday and a woman was wounded. Picture: 123rf.com
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CAPE TOWN - The Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) has called for more law enforcement at ranks after yet another taxi owner was killed.
Goodman Lomboza was shot dead near a rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday and a woman was wounded.
About two weeks ago, Cata president Victor Wiwi and Uitsig community leader and taxi boss, Angelo Kube, were killed in separate shootings.