Policing the ongoing taxi strike in Cape Town has resulted in law enforcement resources being pulled away from 'other policing functions', which has led to opportunistic crimes such as looting. | nickymccain
has reduced the capacity of other police functions.Winde says authorities' main objective is to protect law-abiding residents and businesses.
Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi said that"isolated incidents of looting and damage to structures" had been reported and were under investigation. Violence rocked Masiphumelele on Tuesday, causing Traffic, Metro, and Law Enforcement officers respond. He said municipal services had been disrupted since Thursday last week, with healthcare and education disproportionately affected in the Cape Town metro.
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