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TimesLIVE reports that more than 1,300 extra officers will be part of a R1.75bn escalation of the war against violent crime in Cape Town’s gang hotspots.
The city council mayoral committee was due to meet on Thursday to give the go-ahead for a three-and-a-half-year “law enforcement advancement plan” - dubbed Leap - that will be jointly funded with the Western Cape government. The committee’s approval is expected to be followed by a council rubber-stamp on 5 December. The first 500 learner law enforcement officers will be appointed on 1 February. Another 500 officers will be added on 1 July and they will be supported by 186 commanders and investigators and 151 support staff. The Western Cape government has committed R1.3bn to the Leap project until June 2023, while the City of Cape Town’s contribution will be R452m. Half of the new officers will be deployed in 25-strong teams in 10 key gang-crime hotspots, namely Atlantis, Kraaifontein, Delft, Bonteheuwel, Philippi East, Nyanga, Khayelitsha, Hanover Park, Manenberg and Steenberg. The other 500 will be part of investigative teams in the same areas, crime prevention teams, and a land invasion unit supplementing the efforts of the city council’s existing anti-land invasion officers. Leap is part of what Western Cape premier Alan Winde said in September would be “the most comprehensive and expensive safety plan”, with the aim of halving the murder rate in 10 years.
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