'Gangs are still in charge': Residents say army isn't making hotspots any safer | Weekend Argus

Cape Town - Scores of residents on the Cape Flats have slammed the decision to deploy the SANDF to ten crime hotspot areas in the city.

58-year-old Nompumelelo Njokweni, a Site C, Khayelitsha resident said though the army is visible, their visibility means nothing. "in the evenings they do a stop and go patrol along Lansdowne Road, if they were actually searching cars and not just looking at taxi permits maybe those patrols would yield better results. We still live in horrible fear in this area because gangs are still in charge, they still wreak havoc in our community," she said.

Fongoqa told Weekend Argus that the army only showed itself in their area for a few hours on any given day and "as soon as they decide they have done enough, they leave us to our demise," she added.

In the statement, SANCO chairman,Thando Dedezana further stated that; "Minister Cele and MEC Fritz have failed to do their jobs and must face the axe. We need political leadership that efficiently, diligently and with accountability carries out their duties. Minister Cele and MEC Fritz must be held accountable for the loss of lives and the continued war-zone that is on the Cape Flats.

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