Western Cape declares formal dispute with Cele over police resourcing
CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape government has declared a formal dispute with Police Minister Bheki Cele over police resources allocated to the province, Democratic Alliance Western Cape premier candidate Alan Winde said on Sunday.
Cele was obliged by the Constitution to consult and take account of the specific needs of the province when determining policy. By ignoring these needs and priorities, Cele was violating the Constitution. The Western Cape provincial police ombudsman’s investigation into South African Police Service reservists concluded that “there has been a significant decrease in the number of active police reservists between 2008 and 2018” and that “[t]he decrease in the total number of reservists available over weekends is directly impacting on the efficiency of the SAPS in the Western Cape to reduce the levels of reporting crime”.
"But the minister has ignored us and has not responded to our province’s urgent policing needs and priorities and did not respond to these offers," he said. - Failed or refused to address the policing needs and priorities of this province in determining national policing policy; and
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