Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) vice-chairman Floyd Shivambu said police visibility and carrying out regular raids in hotspots where guns are being used, such as New Brighton in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro said it could help reduce crime levels.
EFF today led an anti-crime march from Kwazakele to New Brighton Police Station in Gkebela.
Shivambu said there is a need to adopt a proactive approach to curb crime.
“We need to know where the crime hotspots are and whether the majority of the community is pubs and young people, and we need constant police surveillance in those areas. We are asking for searches to be carried out in areas where we believe they are present, because we cannot have a community where there are a lot of firearms,” explains Shivambu.
Residents and EFF supporters who took part in the march said the high crime rate made life in Gkebela extremely difficult.
“We have a lot of shootings in this area, and we don't know where this is coming from. It's hard to get a gun license, because there are a lot of them. [illegal firearms] Wandering around town. ”
“We are not safe, this place is no longer a friendly city. We live in crime, we can’t even use our cell phones, we get robbed, we send our kids to the store. They can’t even do it,” some community members added.
[IN PICTURES]:DP @Floyd Shivambu He led an anti-crime march in Gukebela.
The EFF government determines the number of police officers assigned to a station depending on the population within the station's jurisdiction. Hire 100,000 more people… pic.twitter.com/LUZdkY8PqF
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 7, 2024
[IN PICTURES]:DP @Floyd Shivambu After leading an anti-crime march in Gkebela, he handed over a memorandum to the chief outside New Brighton Police Station.
The EFF Government will approach the fight against crime with the understanding that crime is a socio-economic problem. pic.twitter.com/Xxqk1OUpRz
— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) May 7, 2024
