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Crime and neglect under the spotlight after police attacked in Hillbrow

Mzansi speaks out on the scourge of crime in downtown Johannesburg after an attack on police over the weekend.

Some cases involved police who were on duty and at police stations. File image
Some cases involved police who were on duty and at police stations. File image (Elvis Ntombela)

Crime and hijacked buildings have come under the spotlight and are dominating conversations on Twitter following the attack on police officials who were carrying out raids and confiscating counterfeit goods in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, on Sunday.

Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters told TimesLIVE that no arrests had been made in connection with the attacks, which saw four police vehicles damaged, or for the selling of counterfeit goods.

This is despite Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela promising that the police would ensure that "such lawlessness will not go unpunished".

Using the hashtag #Hillbrow, South Africans are lamenting the scourge of crime in the city centre - and calling on the authorities to do more.

Here is a glimpse of the comments shared on the platform 

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