{"id":94830,"date":"2026-01-02T18:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-premier-praises-law-enforcements-crime-prevention-efforts"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:41:18","slug":"kzn-premier-praises-law-enforcements-crime-prevention-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kzn-premier-praises-law-enforcements-crime-prevention-efforts","title":{"rendered":"KZN Premier Praises Law Enforcement&#8217;s Crime Prevention Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has hailed police for their proactive crime prevention methods over the festive season.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Ntuli joined KwaZulu-Natal police top brass including Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to oversee the police deployments at the Durban beachfront area.<\/p>\n<p>Police have made thousands of arrested for various crime including drinking and driving, murder, rape, and drug related crimes, among others.<\/p>\n<p>He added good results have also been yielded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have also been briefed that the crime stats competitively they have significantly shown some decreased which is a good sign that law enforcers are actually doing good work in the province of KwaZulu-Natal to ensure the safety of our people in the province,&#8221; said Ntuli<\/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. KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has hailed police for their proactive crime prevention methods over the festive season. On Thursday, Ntuli joined KwaZulu-Natal police top brass including Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to oversee the police deployments at the Durban beachfront area. 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