Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police will evaluate the current anti-gang strategy of the South African Police Service during its first meeting of 2019 this week.
Committee chairperson, Francois Beukman says the police's ability to deal with organised crime, and specifically organised gangs, is key to ensure that the recommendations of the National Development Plan about the re-establishment of specialised units are fully implemented.
The committee has invited civil society groups and community leaders from four provinces to the meeting, to give testimony on their experiences and concerns about the law enforcement in gang-infested areas.
Community groups from the Eastern and Western Cape, Gauteng and the Free State have been invited by the Committee to the meeting on Tuesday.
The groups include Community Police Forums, civil society and religious leaders.
