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\u201cTo die before turning 18, is not on\u2026young people are robbed of their lives and future,\u201d this according to Hope Pentecostal representative Dorothy Soetwater who joined a protest at Steenberg Police Station on Thursday 7 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community leaders, local councillors, members of the Retreat Taxi Association and residents of Steenberg, Lavender Hill and Retreat joined forces to hand over a memorandum of demands to Western Cape Community Safety and Police Oversight Minister Reagen Allen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel it is so wrong that young people have to be robbed of their lives and their future. We need protection. Our young people need to be protected,\u201d said Soetwater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the police can just do their jobs and do what we ask, to be there for our young people and to be visible. It really angers me so much, why do they not patrol?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Innocent lives are lost due to gang violence in Lavender Hill and Steenberg on a daily basis.PHOTO: Douglas Wagenstroom<\/div>\n
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Community leaders and residents of Steenberg and Lavender Hill demanded the removal of the Steenberg Police station commander during a protest on Thursday 7 July.PHOTO: Douglas Wagenstroom<\/div>\n
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A memorandum, which includes a motion of no confidence in police, states that it serves to address the \u201cgross inadequate policing by Steenberg police and Muizenberg police\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It further states that both policing precincts had been \u201cplagued by gang violence, warfare and drug abuse including various acts of crime\u201d for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soetwater said it was sad to see how the communities were affected by the ongoing gang violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel so sad and we are so angry that so much hurt and heartache are brought onto families. We need the police to do their job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe asked for Leap (Law Enforcement Advancement Plan) officers, they only came in for a few days and then left. We also need law enforcement and even Metro Police to come and assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGangs are fighting for territory and now they are killing our people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucinda Evans, founder of Philisa Abafazi Bethu Women Centre, said residents are feeling unsafe due to shootings taking place daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe biggest thing is active shootings daily, there is no stabilisation in the area and we feel unsafe, there are also the people who died. The relationship with the police, the Community Policing Forum (CPF) and the community is irretrievable. The CPF must also go,\u201d protested Evans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that one of their demands included the removal of the Steenberg Police Station commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe members of Steenberg police are going to die like us because the environment they are working in is completely unsafe. You cannot work in an environment like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy demand is that there must be at least 12 police officers per shift, excluding admin staff, which would give you around five operational vehicles in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organiser of the event Ward 68 councillor Marita Petersen said the motion of no confidence is not aimed to \u201cdefame any individual or to put police in disrepute\u201d but to effect change for the communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEach day a young life is lost. Crime is liquid and a shifting commodity. Crime has no boundaries. We need these two stations to work in unison. We need these CPFs to work in unison. Together as leaders and the community we can and must hold hands to bring about the change we wish to see in our communities and we as leaders will stand firm to effect that change,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Allen said he would ensure that all the relevant matters were brought to the attention of the provincial police commissioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m pleased to note the active citizenry in this community, as they\u2019re ensuring that their voices are being heard in a peaceful manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe matters highlighted in the memorandum refers to the community\u2019s dissatisfaction with their local police, and as part of our oversight mandate, we\u2019ll do what we can to ensure they\u2019re attended to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m grateful that the police cluster commander, General Dyantyi was also present to receive the memorandum. The General is also committed to attending to the matters mentioned in the document.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that it was critical for a cooperative and functioning relationship between police and the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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