Following his arrival in KwaZulu-Natal, the recently appointed Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made it his first order of business to turnaround the crime in the Umgungundlovu District.
The Plessislaer police precinct, which features as one of the most troublesome areas in the Province as well as in the country, will be receiving focused attention.
The Imbali area within Plessislaer will be getting the majority of the additional police deployments that the Provincial Commissioner has mustered.
On Thursday, 8 April 2021, the Provincial Commissioner met with police leadership in the Umgungundlovu District at the Plessislaer police station to get an understanding of the crime challenges and the challenges encountered by police officers on the ground. During the session, the Provincial Commissioner marshalled a large contingent of police officers that will be focusing on the rollout of dedicated operations in the days ahead.
A plan was put in place, which will be monitored on a daily basis by the Provincial Commissioners office. Weekly evaluation sessions to assess the effectiveness of the operations and to plan for the weeks ahead are part of the package.
“We want criminals in the area to feel our presence and the community must expect large scale disruptions on certain days as we lockdown specific areas that are troublesome. We are also going to be rolling out such interventions in other challenging crime hotspots within the Province in the days ahead. It is important that we approach our crime combating operations in a concerted manner to ensure that we are more effective,” said Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi.
