Langa community leaders are criticising the local officers for dragging their feet in the fight against crime. They claim the community depends on the Langa Safety Patrol to keep them secure and safe. This as shootings are increasingly becoming a problem.
Community leader and leader of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) from Mpumelelo Xakekile Branch Madoda Majikijela described the shooting and killing of a man in front of his family at N2 Gate Way on Sunday 22 October as the final straw.
Majikijela said unknown men came to the deceased’s house under false pretence and shot him.
“They did it right in front of his wife and children before fleeing the scene. It seems the almost indiscriminate killing of people in Langa is becoming the norm. We used to hear of shooting incidents in areas such as Nyanga or Khayelitsha, but not here. Langa is just not the same anymore.”
Majikijela said lack of police visibility enables the criminals to run roughshod. He appealed for more police patrols, stop-and-search and other police operations.
Langa police spokesperson Capt Nondumiso Paul confirmed officers were called to Block One at the N2 Gateway. On arrival, they saw a man lying face-down outside the house with multiple gun wounds to the back.
“He was at home with his wife and kids when a knock came to the door, the 16-year-old son opened and two men asked for the deceased. They requested transport to Sea Point and seconds later gunshots were heard and the suspects fled the scene,” added Paul.
