eThekwini needs more metro cops - Kaunda
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has revealed the city is experiencing a significant shortage of metro police officers.
He was speaking during a media briefing held by the ANC's eThekwini region in Durban on Wednesday.
The death of rapper AKA, who was shot on Durban's Florida Road, has put the issue of the city's safety under the spotlight and highlighted the need for increased policing.
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Kaunda says the city still falls short of its intended target of metro police officers.
"We must acknowledge and accept that when you talk about metro police, when they were established, the target number was 5000. We are just seated at 2000 officers. So that's why we want to increase the numbers so that on an annual basis we have four hundred up until we have reach 5000. The issue of safety is fundamental when you talk about the growth of the economy. You can't attract investors when your city is not safe. So therefore we are taking this as a very urgent matter."
