WATCH: Cosatu marches against crime in Western Cape on MayDay
Cape Town - Cosatu Western Cape took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against rampant crime ahead of their May Day rally in Athlone.
"We want the police which deals with gangsterism effectively. We want police that patrols our streets on a daily basis as they do in Constantia," he added. "We want a government to respond as soon as possible," said provincial treasurer Ingrid Beukes, who read the memorandum. She said the government should end corruption.
She also said the police should fire officers that were involved in corruption and gangsterism, and that firearms be removed from communities. Beukes also said the SAPS provincial commissioner should be fired for failing to deal with crime effectively.Responding to the memorandum, Manci said they received it on behalf of SAPS management with gratitude. He said Cosatu was exercising it's right to express itself and made the demands in an exemplary way.
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