Western Cape government declares formal dispute with police minister over police resourcing – DA
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.“Our province urgently needs more police officers. Western Cape police is dramatically under resourced compared to other provinces. While one officer must protect 375 people on average nationally, in the Western Cape, the ratio is 1:509.
“As a result of this, and to assist SAPS, we offered to give SAPS R5 million to pay for police reservists to be deployed in the province, to act as a force multiplier and reduce crime,” Winde said. The Western Cape government was left with no choice other than to declare formally that the minister had:
– Failed to respond to the proactive offers of assistance and funding made by the Western Cape government.
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