After years and years of complaining about gangster-fuelled crime and the lawlessness on our trains, we finally have a little relief.
I must admit, I feel a little more hopeful than I did a month ago.
In the last two weeks, both the SAPS Anti-Gang Unit and the Rail Enforcement Unit went operational.
The former has 95 cops and was launched with a lot of pomp and ceremony by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Hanover Park on Friday.
I hope their impact matches their exciting introduction.
And the 100 train cops, all of whom are armed, are already on duty.
Together they are hoping to have a huge effect on the two things that have been bothering Capetonians most.
But it’s obviously not enough, especially considering the rail unit only has funding for 12 months.
That means by next year this time, we could be right back where we started.
But let’s not be pessimists.
This is a welcome breather for us all and gives us a moment to reflect on how we can help them have a greater impact than their numbers suggest.
Yes, the expectation is huge, but we now need to do our part to ensure the promised peace is a lasting one.
They will not be able to solve all the crime immediately and permanently.
Criminals will find new ways to terrorise us.
But if we can help these units to put as many of them behind bars as possible, then at least we will have achieved some peace.