KZN police launch programme to curb violent crime

The Stabilisation Operation will target serious offences including, murder, rape, hijackings and cash-in-transit robberies.

 Provincial Commissioner, Khombinkosi Jula says the province also has a wider problem of drugs and illegal alcohol distribution points.

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 He says most of these crimes stem from unresolved inter-generational social ills.

 “There are still certain conditions that exist that are rising from society, which are social issues coming from families themselves,” said Jula.

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 “Some of this could be happening because we as police and the security agencies are not always getting informed on time about criminality.”

 “In certain instances, we [also] need to step-up our how we respond to those activities,” Jula continued.

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