City will never solve violence without getting its fair share of resources from national government, writes Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith.
"I point out two things that refer to my comment on the launch of the SAPS Gang Unit. First, you have incorrectly paraphrased what I said. "
The R854m quoted does not indicate a number of fines to be written off, but reflects the likely amount that the Cape will not be able to recover.
The article “Gang project under fire” (Cape Times, December 24, page 1) is horribly off the mark.
The city is embarking on new initiatives to cut the impact of the fires that cause devastation and death every summer, writes JP Smith