The DA will be submitting a memorandum, signed by all Western Cape DA Mayors, to the Police and Justice ministers to expedite our demand to empower capable municipalities to make our communities safer.
This week in particular, we have seen a spike in deadly crime, and we sympathise deeply with the families and communities affected.
At our press conference today, we enforced a direct message that our people deserve to live in safety, now! A society that is free from fear, and free from the grip of crime. For far too long, the police ministry has failed to provide the tools we need to protect our communities.
Our solution is very simple: empowering capable municipalities can be done with a single stroke of his pen. The time for excuses is over.
Therefore, we call on the Minister of Police to grant municipalities, that are already innovating and delivering safety solutions, the powers to do even more, and to do so effectively.
Every South African deserves the most basic right of all and that is to feel safe in their homes and in their communities.