Police Minister Bheki Cele has arrived in Alexandra after looting and unrest in the area. eNCA's Masego Rahlaga is there and reports live from the area. CourtesyJOHANNESBURG - Police Minister Bheki Cele says there will be an increased police presence in looting hotspots.
Cele was speaking in Alexandra, Johannesburg, where the army has been deployed to quell looters, who cleaned out the local Pick n Pay.At least 45-people have been killed in violence in both Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal. Cele says police will monitor the area overnight and they are making sure that there are enough officers.
"The plan now is to prevent, it does not matter what time of the day, the police have been enhanced, the police have received backup and I think they will be able to plan for all the times when the violence is going to happen, if it is going to be 24 hours then we must be able to respond in 24 hours and prevent as much as we can that there is no further destruction, he said.
Soldiers are in KZN. The biggest hotspot. Has it stoped?
WOW did you think of that all by yourself, suppose it makes sense, it did take you that long
Not in Durban🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Too late ...🌈
Only now?
Abramjee I guess he wasn't clear on their purpose there. In their mind they adhering - they there to loot
Absolute genius🙌
Smart thinking by the man in the hat.
It seems like increase police presence is only increased where there is media coverage. There are other smaller towns that are been attacked with no help and no reinforcement.
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