Police Minister Bheki Cele on Monday promised disgruntled residents of Philippi East that proper interventions will be made to address policing in the area, which has hit news headlines following the murders of 13 people at the weekend.
“I’m saying that we will need five days to look at your memorandum and address your grievances, but will be acting on catching the criminals,” he said.
“I heard that you want a station commander since the current commander is away on sick leave. I therefore hope that when we place a permanent station commander, things will become better.
“(Tuesday) we will have a meeting for [the] security cluster, and I promise you that after the meeting, there will be a change that you will see in the community.
“I won’t tell you what the change is gonna be, but you as the people will see that there is a change and that is after 24 hours,” Cele added.
The minister addressed about 200 residents at the Philippi East Community Hall following the murders of 13 people who were shot and killed since Friday.
On Friday night, the bodies of six young women were found in a shack in Marcus Garvey.
On Saturday night, in two separate incidents, five men aged between 18 and 39 were shot dead and another was wounded.
Police said the motive for the murders is unknown at this stage.
African News Agency