Western Cape pleased with extension of army deployment in crime hot spots
Premier Alan Winde says there is a greater need for a co-ordination of efforts between the SANDF and other stakeholders
16 September 2019 - 18:04
The Western Cape provincial government has welcomed the decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the deployment of the army in crime-infested parts of the province, but called for operational changes.
The presidency announced that the deployment of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), which was due to end on Monday, had been extended to the end of March 2020. The initial two-month deployment is expected to have cost just more than R23m...
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