Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis addresses residents in Zandkloof Street, Delft, after leading a community march where he unveiled the DA's Stronger Policing Pledge ahead of the November local government elections.
A prominent Delft-based crime-fighting organisation has welcomed the Democratic Alliance's renewed focus on tackling violent crime but questioned why key policing interventions are only being promised ahead of the upcoming local government elections.
The response follows the launch of the DA's Stronger Policing Pledge in Delft on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, where Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis led hundreds of residents on a march through the community as part of the party's campaign ahead of the November local government elections.
The march ended in Zandkloof Street, where four people, including a 13-year-old boy, were gunned down execution-style in April. No arrests have been made in the case.
Addressing residents, Hill-Lewis said Cape Town's fight against violent crime is being undermined by severe detective shortages within the South African Police Service (SAPS), claiming there are close to 200 vacant detective posts across police stations in the city.
