Hanover Park residents criticise Cele for failing to deliver on promises

Police Minister Bheki Cele faced the ire of Hanover Park residents during his attendance at the Crime Prevention Imbizo in the Western Cape on Sunday., nearly three hours past his scheduled arrival time, Police Minister Bheki Cele eventually showed up at an empty Hanover Park Bus terminus before his planned follow-up community imbizo on Sunday, 14 April.

‘We do appreciate that the minister has acknowledged Hanover Park as a community to make it his duty to visit,’ said secretary Johaar. ‘However, just hours ago, we had a couple of murders. We have had shootings daily. We represent the community and when we engage with the community, who elected us, the feeling we get on the ground is this just another tick-box exercise. Is this just another visit where empty promises are made?,’ Johaar said.

He additionally urged the police ministry to deploy Afrikaans-speaking police officers who could effectively communicate with the community and bridge the language barrier.Another resident, Dean Ramjoomia, a pastor and evangelist, confronted the minister while holding a small, makeshift coffin, expressing dissatisfaction with the large police presence at the imbizo instead of the necessary search warrants.

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