Police Minister General Bheki Cele set to meet with community leaders of the are…

Police Minister General Bheki Cele set to meet with community leaders of the areas affected by violence in Johannesburg.

PRETORIA – Police Minister General Bheki Cele has briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa and Gauteng Premier David Makhura on the ongoing violence and looting in Johannesburg and surrounding areas.

Minister Cele has condemned the violence and all its manifestations but has assured South Africans that these acts are nothing but criminality that must be stopped in its tracks.

It’s on that score that General Cele has agreed to meet with leaders of the affected areas such as Izinduna from the Denver and Cleveland hostels where many of the looters are believed to come from.

This meeting is aimed at understanding the plight of the residents and why they are resorting to such criminal activities. Cele also spoke about a more permanent solution being found. “We need a multi-pronged approach to deal with this violence, I want to see an engagement of the communities by the Gauteng Premier and provincial political structures to find an end to this criminality.” – Cele concluded.

Minister Cele has welcomed the deployment of more police officers to the affected areas in Johannesburg and other parts of the province. He also believes the increased police visibility, especially at night, will bring normality back.
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