Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia on Tuesday announced that the deployment of soldiers to crime-ridden communities will be extended to the Eastern Cape.
The announcement follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to Gauteng and the Western Cape to assist in combating organised crime and illegal mining.
Cachalia said the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Fannie Masemola, and the Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, met on Monday to finalise the deployment plan, which is set to begin within the next 10 days and will now include the Eastern Cape.
“I can confirm that the National Commissioner of SAPS, General Fannie Masemola, and the Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya, met yesterday to finalise the deployment plan, which will begin within the next 10 days and include the Eastern Cape,” Cachalia said.
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