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JCPS cluster takes government to KwaMashu

Durban - The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster will take their community outreach programme to KwaMashu, in KwaZulu-Natal, today.

The visit to the notoriously dangerous area, which is themed “Taking Government to the People”, will be led by Police Minister Nathi Nhleko.

“The purpose of the outreach programme is to engage directly with community members and stakeholders,” according to the Police Ministry.

This is the third such visit to hotspot communities by the cluster. They have visited Nyanga in Cape Town and northern areas of Port Elizabeth as they try to mobilise communities to partner in the fight against crime.

KwaMashu has been a hotspot for political violence and crime since the early 1990s.

Although most areas have been stabilised - the men’s hostel - always feature highly on the JCPS’s risk analysis, as the hostel still remains a hotspot for violence and political intolerance.

Just on Sunday, four people were killed, execution style, at the men’s hostel.

According to provincial police, six men entered the hostel block, forced the victims on the ground and shot them.

The motive of the shooting is not clear, but according to residents there tends to be few possible reasons behind the violence and killings at the hostel.

The hostel has been dubbed a "slaughter house" by residents living in the township due to the ongoing killings.

Before interacting with the community at the local sport ground, the cluster will take a walkabout around the hostel.

By 8:30am residents had already started trickling in at the sport ground at C Section to hear what plans the JCPS cluster has for the area. Most residents said they want to raise their concerns as they believed that the crime and killings were getting out of hand.

“Our plight has been known for years. I think it's about time government sent those people with skills to unchain the violent minds of people here," Sunday Mbatha told SAnews. He has been a resident at the hostel for 12 years.

"People who kill others are known by the political parties' leaders. We know each other here but incidents of violence happen because we differ politically.”

Others, however, attributed the high crime and murder rate in the area to unemployment. “People have no jobs - that is the problem,” said one resident.

Most residents hope that their grievances will not fall on deaf ears. - SAnews.gov.za
 

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