South Africa: Mbalula Did Nothing When Coloured Communities Were Being Attacked - Western Cape MEC

Western Cape Community Safety MEC Dan Plato on Wednesday afternoon questioned why the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) was being deployed to high-crime communities only after a predominantly black neighbourhood was attacked.

Speaking to News24 at a provincial after-school awareness session in Philippi East, Plato said Police Minister Fikile Mbalula had ignored the plight of crime on the Cape Flats while it took place in coloured communities.

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