Cape Town adopts motion calling for policing devolution

THE City of Cape Town's Safety and Security Portfolio Committee has adopted a motion calling for the devolution of targeted policing powers from the national government.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

The motion further mandates that if negotiations through the Intergovernmental Relations Framework (IRF) fail to yield results, the City Manager should initiate legal adjudication to secure these powers through the courts.

The document presented to the committee states: “If the formal process through the Intergovernmental Relations Framework fails to achieve outcomes, that the City Manager proceeds to begin an adjudication process through the courts to devolve policing powers, thereby empowering the City of Cape Town with investigating powers to assist the SAPS adequately in addressing the scourge of gun violence.”

The motion was presented by DA councillor Yusuf Mohamed and seconded by United Democratic Movement (UDM) councillor Bongani Maqungwana.