THABI MADIBA
MINISTER in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele reassured citizens that the South African Police Service (Saps) is being strengthened to prevent crime and is also intensifying operations to detect and remove illegal firearms and ammunition from the hands of criminals.
Gungubele briefed the media on Thursday on Cabinet outcomes, where he said crime undermined the socio-economic environment in the country, making it difficult for citizens to work.
He said government had accepted that it was failing on crime, however, there were improvements recently where the rates of arrests have increased.
He said heinous and cold-blooded attacks, which were being investigated by law-enforcement authorities, highlighted the prevalence of gun violence and its impact on communities.
He said that the Saps would place more police on the streets and set up specialised teams that would focus on specific types of crime.
Data-driven methods would be used sophisticatedly to identify and target crime hotspots.
In the past 12 months police
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