SAVE THE KAAP

Cape flats crime fighters call for urgent mediation to bring peace

- BY MARSHA DEAN

CAPE Flats crime fighters are not backing down amid the recent spike in gang violence and are demanding immediate action to restore calm in the area.

The Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum (CPF) in collaboration with the Lentegeur and Strandfontein CPF held an emergency meeting on Saturday which was attended by representatives from different Sub-Forums, Neighbourhood Watch groups, NGOs, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), and the Athlone and Bishop Lavis CPFs.

Chairperson of the Mitchells Plain CPF Norman Jantjies said: “We refuse to accept gang violence as a norm in our community. The bloodshed must end, and those responsible must face justice.

“We call on every resident of Mitchells Plain to stand together, support these initiatives, and demand action from those in power.”

A list of demands includes a programme of coordinated and integrated actions that brings calm and safety to the entire community.