His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Police Bheki Cele will on Friday, 02 November 2018, formally launch the Anti-Gang Unit in Hanover Park, Cape Town.

The Anti-Gang Unit is made up of members from specialised units with an objective to dislodge and terminally weaken the capacity of the gangs, and to disorganize and fundamentally disable the criminal economy linked to gangsterism, including drug and firearm supply lines or other identified commodities.

The Anti-Gang Unit has been in operation as from the 08th of October 2018, deployed in Nyanga cluster, Bonteheuwel and Bishop Lavis. The Unit will continue to be in full operation in the Peninsula area until communities in the greater Western Cape experience a return to normality.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at this week’s launch.

The President’s participation indicates his commitment and of government at large to ensure that communities are able to live in safety while criminals are subjected to the full weight of the law.

Source: South African Police Service