LGE 2026: WC cops on guard amid overt crime - EWN

Western Cape police said it's all systems go for the local government elections starting on Monday with special voting.

They have assured South Africans of a safe and secure environment to exercise their democratic right.

Provincial Police Commissioner Sizakhele Dyantyi addressed the launch of the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)’s provincial operations centre on Sunday.

Dyantyi noted that most of the hotspots identified by police are in Cape Town, Knysna, and Vredenburg on the West Coast.

For more than a year, rival gangs have been engaged in deadly shooting battles in parts of Cape Town.