Klerksdorp- The MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management Molapisi condemns the violence that has erupted in Khuma Location on Monday morning. It is alleged that one of the foreigners has stabbed to death Daddy Mogotsi who was allegedly attempting to rob his shop. This angered the community of Khuma who on revenge caught two of the foreigners and were beaten and the other one was rescued by the police. The two Pakistanian are currently admitted at the hospital. The community went on a rampage and stated to burn the foreigners’ shops and some were looted.

“Currently the police are on top of the situation and stopping the community from destroying property and calm the situation. The SAPS Cluster Commander Office has activated a local Joint Operation Centre (JOC) Structure to address the situation and a meeting with all stakeholders including Home Affairs and District Disaster Management Office will be is called for this afternoon” departmental spokesperson Daddy Sebolecwe said.

MEC is warning the community members not to take the law into their hands as this will lead to a lawless community and a province. “These kinds of a situation present an opportunity for criminals who hide behind this unfortunate situation” said Molapisi. If a person has committed a crime police must be reported and a case must be open so that there can be arrests and prosecution. “An Eye for an Eye makes the world blind”. Communities must have trust in the police and work with them.

“Police must do their work, those who have committed crime irrespective of who they are and whatever their reasons maybe must be arrested. We are running a country here not a Banana Republic” he concluded.-TDN
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