During a session of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), the Deputy President of the Republic, Paul Mashatile, answered oral questions.
The Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, said that they have not only been acting to root out crime and corruption since the establishment of the Madlanga Commission, but that they are thankful for the commission bringing “out more and more that we may not have seen before”.
Mashatile was responding to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday, where MPs questioned the government’s progress in addressing gang-related violence in the Western Cape, Operation Proper, as well as the Madlanga Commission.
Regarding Operation Prosper, which is being implemented in the Cape Flats and surrounding areas, he said that they had recorded 672 arrests since April this year.
“Murders have been reduced in 11 stations. In other words, areas covering 11 stations, and drug recoveries have also increased in areas covered by about 12 stations. I also had an opportunity to meet some of the families that have been affected by gang-related violence in the Cape Flats, and I also had an opportunity to address community members on that day,” he said.
