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The Bellville Velodrome was abuzz with activity as the deputy minister of police warned local residents to guard against crime during the festive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Bongani Mkongi spoke at the launch of the provincial police\u2019s Safer Festive Season campaign held at the Velodrome on Thursday 2 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deputy minister Bongani Mkongi<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Crime in South Africa is a \u201cpolitical weapon\u201d and residents must be vigilant during the festive season, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of police officers, law enforcement and traffic officials attended the event, where the national minister of police, Fikile Mbalula, was expected to give the keynote address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No reason was given for Mbalula\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mkongi and the provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula, both spoke out against the misrepresentation and \u201cmanipulation\u201d of crime statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy doing this they are encouraging crime,\u201d Mkongi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we are harsh we are accused of violating human rights, but what about the human rights of those raped (or) those children who can\u2019t attend school because of gangsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mkongi has made headlines for controversial statements before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July the South African Human Righs Commission (SAHRC) condemned comments where Mkongi said \u201cSouth Africans have surrendered their own city to the foreigners\u201d when referencing hijacked building in the City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also forced to apologise in 2016 after saying residents in a building with a billboard saying \u201cZumaMustFall\u201d should burn to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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