{"id":89736,"date":"2025-09-12T16:15:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/tensions-rise-in-kraaifontein-over-saps-engagement"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:29:37","slug":"tensions-rise-in-kraaifontein-over-saps-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/tensions-rise-in-kraaifontein-over-saps-engagement","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Rise in Kraaifontein Over SAPS Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Tensions are rising in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, after community leaders said national police officials failed to engage them during a recent visit.<\/p>\n<p>Residents said they want a direct dialogue with authorities, rather than updates only through press briefings.<\/p>\n<p>Frustrated community leaders said that they were unaware of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola\u2019s brief visit to the area on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Masemola visited the police station following a recent spate of gang-related murders in the area.<\/p>\n<p>They argued that while they have been actively working to fight gang-related violence in Kraaifontein, national interventions are only communicated in press briefings, with little direct engagement with the people on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were supposed to be informed that the police commissioner is coming into our area, especially after the incidents that have just happened and especially after we marched because we did register our concerns, but they didn\u2019t invite us. They just did it on their own and I believe if they want to do something for us, they must never do it without us,\u201d said activist Uviwe Ndikolo.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders are now calling for a return visit by the commissioner and Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, emphasising that meaningful engagement with the community is essential if interventions are to be effective.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Tensions are rising in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, after community leaders said national police officials failed to engage them during a recent visit. Residents said they want a direct dialogue with authorities, rather than updates only through press briefings. 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