The Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Community Safety have endorsed the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry report into policing in the area.
The commission handed-over a 580-page
report on policing in the area to Premier Helen Zille earlier this week.
Committee Chairperson Mireille Wenger said
some of the recommendations made the commission require reports and reporting
to the Provincial Parliament by South African Police Service and MEC of
Community Safety.
“For example the commission recommends the
establishment of a monitoring oversight team to ensure that efficiency is
identified at the three Khayelitsha police stations are improved” Wenger added.
Wenger said the commission has conducted a
thorough examination into the complaints raised. The focus must now be on
implementing the recommendations to ensure the safety of the residents of
Khayelitsha can be improved.
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