BY MARIANNE THAMM –
A little over two weeks after the handing over of the final 580-page report of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into dysfunctional policing in the area, the Western Cape government announced plans to implement some of the findings. Meanwhile, in neighbouring townships, residents still battle with the same disturbing policing issues.
An SMS arrives moments before a scheduled 10am press conference at the offices of Western Cape MEC for Community Safety, Dan Plato, where he is set to announce the province’s “plan of action” in response of the findings of the Khayelitsha Commission of Enquiry.
The commission, headed by former Constitutional Court judge Kate O’Regan and Advocate Vusi Pikoli, spent three harrowing months listening to the testimony of over 100 witnesses before handing the final report – with strict timelines – to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille on August 25.
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