"Organised crime is now the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and our economic development, the president said in his annual state of the nation address. Children here in the Western Cape are caught in the crossfire of gang wars. People are chased out of their homes by illegal miners in Gauteng, he told Parliament in his address. I will be deploying the South African National Defence Force to support the police, he said."
"South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, with approximately 60 deaths each day involving killings in wars between drug gangs in areas of Cape Town and mass shootings linked to illegal mining in Johannesburg's Gauteng province. The South African leader said other measures to fight crime include recruiting 5,500 police officers and boosting intelligence while identifying priority crime syndicates."
The army will be deployed to support the police to tackle gang violence and illegal mining in the Western Cape and Gauteng. Police and army chiefs were directed to draw up deployment plans within the next few days. Organised crime is the most immediate threat to democracy, society and economic development. Children in the Western Cape are caught in the crossfire of gang wars and people are displaced by illegal miners in Gauteng. South Africa records approximately 60 homicides each day linked to drug gang wars and mass shootings around illegal mining. Measures include recruiting 5,500 police officers, boosting intelligence and identifying priority crime syndicates, with the cost of crime measured in lives lost, curtailed futures, pervasive fear and reduced investment.
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