Diepsloot residents took to the streets on Wednesday in response to the murder of seven people over the weekend. The protesters complained about illegal immigrants in the country who commit crimes with the police not taking any action. Four people have been arrested following the murders which took place over the weekend.
Police Minister Beki Cele visited the community in the North of Johannesburg on Wednesday and addressed an angry community who were protesting outside the police station. “For the past weekend, approximately seven people were killed in the area, which then prompted the unrest. But in the last quarter, from October until December 11 people were killed and only four were arrested.
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“We believe the community has a case when they say there has been no response from the police to arrest those involved in the murders, and it is on that basis that the national commissioner will, in the next 24 hours, send a dedicated team of detectives, with resources, to focus on these cases,” said Cele.
Local councillor Abraham Mabuke said he expected assurance from Beki Cele that there will be more police visibility in the area. “We are expecting to do a walkabout with the minister today so that he can see where the problem is. We expect to go door-to-door with him, to the place where those people have been murdered, so that he will be able to see for himself.”
Mabuke said the residents of Deipsloot are sick and tired of Beki Cele’s empty promises to deal with crime. The residents threatened to take matters into their own hands.
Source: News24, Times Live, Sowetan Live, ENCA, image from News24
