When it comes to policing, guess which communities don’t see the boys in blue
Here’s a clue: Joburg’s Rosebank has 82 officers for 8,308 people. Diepsloot has 114 serving 143,391 people
14 February 2022 - 19:52
While the wealthy sleep securely under the watchful eye of private security patrols and CCTV cameras, SA’s poor face a double disadvantage. Not only do they not have the luxury of private armed response, they have far less access to police resources than the rich...
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