Tighter security measures and removing informal shacks around the KwaMashu hostel are among the solutions offered by local leaders to KwaZulu-Natal premier and IFP provincial chair Thami Ntuli on Saturday to curb crime in the area.
The residents were speaking at a gathering convened by Ntuli in the wake of the crime wave gripping the hostel. Fatalities in the hostel have been linked to ongoing political killings and local community disputes, prompting the Ntulis imbizo.
Hostel leader Sthandiwe Mpanza said: These informal settlements are the biggest cause of the crime at this hostel. Even when police wish to address the situation it becomes very difficult to do so.