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Frightened and fed-up ward councillors who are under siege from criminals have lambasted the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for its sluggish approach in providing adequate security for their offices.
Police minister Bheki Cele has appointed two high-ranking officials to form a team to investigate taxi violence in Port St Johns amid allegations that government officials and police were themselves involved in the taxi industry, while Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has appealed to the president to deploy the military.
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Officials blame immigrants and liberal housing laws, but a Times investigation found the entrenched problems that turned downtown Johannesburg into a blighted tinderbox.