Cape Town accused of prioritising N2 safety wall over poorer communities

At an IOL Media town hall on Thursday, National Coloured Congress representative Jacobus Gelant and GOOD mayoral candidate Brett Herron criticised Cape Town’s safety priorities. The City plans to spend R112 million on a 9km security wall along the N2. Gelant said the newly launched SWAT unit was not being deployed in communities affected by gang violence and alleged officers were being kept to guard the wall. Deputy mayor Eddie Andrews defended the City’s investment in law enforcement, saying it was working to improve safety.