A FESTIVE WAR ON GUNS

Masemola vows that SAPS will do alles they can to keep streets safe

- BY MARSHA DEAN

NATIONAL Commissioner of Police, Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola, has vowed to continue the fight against gun violence as the Cape Flats bleeds red this Christmas.

With fatal shootings reported in Westridge, Mitchells Plain and Valhalla Park on Monday night and yesterday morning respectively, Masemola insisted cops are working hard to make mense feel safer during the festive period.

Masemola said: “As SAPS management, we are convinced that this operational plan this festive season is effective and should be maintained for safer holidays...”

But he added: “Gun violence seems to be on the rise, and this means we must intensify our efforts to remove these illegal firearms from our streets.”