The Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Anroux Marais, has expressed optimism with the recent deployment of over 400 newly trained South African Police Service SAPS officers as part of the provinces Festive Season Operations, reports Cape town Etc .
This significant infusion of personnel aims to enhance visible policing and bolster crime-fighting capabilities at a time when public spaces are bustling and crime rates often spike.
Minister Marais highlighted that this deployment responds positively to the long-standing appeals from the Western Cape Government for increased policing resources in a region that bears a disproportionate burden of serious and violent crime.
