Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has defended his R180m plan to build a security wall along the crime-plagued N2 highway between the airport and city centre, separating it from informal settlements like Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, Philippi, and Langa.
The stretch, dubbed the Hell run, has seen rising hijackings, smash-and-grabs, and stone-throwing.
In a Jacaranda FM interview, Hill-Lewis said the city is stepping in where national policing falls short, deploying 45 officers 24/7, with incidents already dropping dramatically, almost to zero.
