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Stakeholders within the Eastern Cape Development Indaba, a non-partisan, non-denominational and inter-sectoral structure comprising various stakeholders, have called for drastic measures to be speedily implemented to arrest the high crime rate in Mthatha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The call was made as the structure hosted police minister, Bheki Cele, at Dan\u2019s Lodge outside Mthatha on Wednesday, July 26, where the high crime rate in Mthatha came under the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cele was accompanied by National Police Commissioner, General Fanie Masemola, together with senior national and provincial management of the South African Police Service (SAPS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zolisa Madikizela, from a non-profit organisation called Eagle Watchdog, which mainly deals with thwarting bank card cloning syndicates in Mthatha, called for the army to be deployed to Mthatha for at least six months, to deal with the high rate of crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPolicing is dead in Mthatha, because police officers are part of the corruption that is happening in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is evidence we have gathered and are following up on cases where police officers are involved in corruption with the district commissioner,\u201d said Madikizela in motivation for their call for the army to be deployed in Mthatha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further lambasted the Madeira Police Station in the Mthatha CBD as the most corrupt and useless police station, and called for it to be closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe did research in King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality on issues of crime, and we found that there are internal SAPS matters that contribute to non-attendance of issues threatening society. We also found that SAPS is not well equipped with required investigators, which contributes to the high crime rate in Mthatha,\u201d said Mawande Naki from GIBBS Africa Peace Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police minister, Bheki Cele, said that he would be bringing all the cabinet ministers who serve in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) to Mthatha soon, to attend and respond to the issues raised by the stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe issues raised in this meeting must be responded to urgently and vigorously by the police. Part of the solution is to address the drivers of crime through an integrated crime prevention approach with lends support from communities and other quarters of society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our response to crime must, and will, address the complaints against the police whilst promoting better working relations with communities. There is also a need for the whole security cluster to descend on this district and attend to some of the shortcomings that exist in the criminal justice system, which at times adversely affect policing.

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Police minister, Bheki Cele<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The meeting further resolved for a plan to be produced that will be sustainable in dealing with crime in Mthatha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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