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Police Minister to visit EC villages amid incidents of arson, murder


Police minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit the conflict stricken Kwa-Majola villages in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape on Sunday and Monday.

He will be accompanied by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola.

The closed Ministerial Stakeholder engagement comes after the villages have in recent months seen incidents of arson and murder which left over 50 homesteads and 97 houses burnt down.

The crimes also left scores of families including children, destitute and without food and fearing for their lives.

Minister Cele's spokesperson Lirandzu Temba said several interventions have since been undertaken, including the establishment of a Task Team to conduct investigations into the deadly crimes against the people of Kwa-Majola.

She said the minister's visit with traditional and community leaders is to better understand the conflict.

"On Monday, 01 May 2023, an engagement with affected communities of the villages and surrounds will take place, to promote and implement multi-pronged and long lasting solutions to the crime situation in the area," said Themba in a statement.