*YCLSA Western Cape Press Statement * September 25, 2013
*YCLSA dismayed by the Democratic Alliance’s political point-scoring over crime statistics * The Young Communist League of South Africa [uFasimba] in the Western Cape welcomes the recent move and intervention by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa in combating violent crimes on drug trade and gangsterism in the Western Cape. Fighting crime is one of the five apex priorities of the ANC government. The YCLSA commends the increase in deployment of police operations, which has led to significant decrease in the number of murders. Since the beginning of June 2013 fifty four (54) firearms had been seized in Mannenberg. YCLSA strongly condemns and warns against the DA’s cheap political point-scoring with crime as it threatens peace and stability efforts in the Western Cape Province. YCLSA cannot allow campaigns which are aimed at discrediting and disempowering the police in the Western Cape. The recently released crime statistics are a stark reminder of the pervasive nature of crime within the province, particularly the City of Cape Town. YCLSA is calling on the DA in the Western Cape to give attention to all hotspot areas and stop discriminating against previously disadvantaged communities based on race by being selective in their actions. There are more people who are being killed in Nyanga than anywhere else in the Western Cape. Tackling the scourge of gangsterism, drug abuse and violent crime needs support of all South Africans. We call on all our communities to take a stand on abuse of substances that include liquor and drugs, as these often lead to crime incidences. Issued by the YCLSA Western Cape Provincial Committee For more information contact: Nokuthula Nqaba YCLSA Western Cape Provincial Secretary Cell: 0837629893 -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
