The City of Joburg announces May crime stats
JOBURG – The City, along with the acting head of Public Safety David Tembe, is giving a report on the performance of the Metro police, the reaction unit and reckless and driving unit.
The City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba, with the acting head of Public Safety department David Tembe, MMC for Public Safety councillor Michael Sun are announcing the May performance statistics of the Metro police today, 28 June.
The announcement also includes figures for the new transport unit to deal with reckless driving and the new reaction unit.
Just before the reports were released, security guards working for private companies under the City of Joburg were protesting outside the City’s council chamber demanding answers from mayor Mashaba for alleged promises of insourcing which has not happened.
The security guards alleged that in May last year, Mashaba promised them that they will be insourced by the City which would have allegedly commenced on 1 July.
This publication’s journalist Lungile Dube is tweeting live from the chamber, follow here tweets here
Security guards working for private companies under the City of Johannesburg are protesting outside the City demanding answers for alleged promises of in sourcing whuxh has not happened @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/H8RGHGcLpX
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 28, 2019
The security gaurds allege that mayor Herman Mashaba promised them in May last year that they would be insourced by the City and would allegedly commence working on 1 July @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/VG2U69vVhT
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 28, 2019
Tembe has given statistics of numerous units within the Metro police, such as Buya Mthetho, integrated intelligence operations centre reaction unit and the K9 Unit.
The inner City scored the highest with 139 drunk and driving arrests, followed by Soweto with 83, Randburg with 79, Roodepoort with 65, Alex and Sandton with 52 and Midrand with 38 arrests @NE_Tribune pic.twitter.com/0zvrbGjUoO
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 28, 2019
The K9 Unit has arrested 20 suspects for possession of hijacked/stolen vehicles, 12 for possession of drugs, 4 for possession of stolen goods, two for armed robbery, 2 for unlicensed firearms and 1 for common robbery. @NE_Tribune
— Nkosazana (@LungileDube) June 28, 2019
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