Philisiwe Twala-Tau
The DA is pained that the attack on Ms Philisiwe Twala-Tau, wife of Johannesburg Mayor Parks Tau last night, shows that no one is safe in the City of Joburg.
Our thoughts are with Mrs Tau.
The unfortunate incident took place in a Sandton parking area when Ms Tau was approached by robbers and robbed of her personal belongings.
Last night’s incident shows that no-one is safe from rapidly rising levels of crime in Johannesburg, and that the city is failing to secure our people. Joburg requires a comprehensive and all-encompassing crime-busting approach.
Safer Streets
The DA’s “Safer Streets” initiative is part of our Vision for Johannesburg, and it combines and coordinates metro police, private security firms, and the SAPS to enforce the law collectively.
A DA government will use live statistical reporting methods to ascertain crime hotspots, and focus law enforcement operations in these areas immediately.
Just like in Cape Town, we will use state of the art monitoring and surveillance techniques of comprehensive CCTV, and gunshot monitoring technologies, linked to local law enforcement, to make safer streets a reality.
A DA-led Johannesburg will use every available law enforcement resource to its fullest extent to win the war on crime.
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Willie Venter
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