Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General, Semakaleng Manamela and MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Vusi Shongwe, released the third quarter crime statistics in Mbombela.
Most of the increase in contact crimes was in the Ehlanzeni region. Authorities say they are concerned about the increase in crime.And while hijacking has increased, there was a decrease in cash-in-transit heists, house robberies and business robberies.“Murder is our main concern, and in most of these cases, guns and sharp objects are being used,” says Lt. Gen Semakaleng Manamela, Mpumalanga Police Commissioner.
“We have introduced overall Friday where we go to taverns and check the compliance and safety of patrons,” says Vusi Shongwe, Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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