CPF CRIME FIGHTING
THE R70 million allocated by Police Minister Bheki Cele to community policing forums (CPFs) nationwide is not making it to the streets where patrollers need it most.
Considered the eyes and ears of the SAPS, forums in eThekwini say the national allocation was not enough and they had seen few, if any, benefits.
KwaZulu-Natal was given R13.4m to ensure forums functioned properly.
Cele said at the presentation of the quarterly crime statistics it was “encouraging that 94% of the CPF budget” had been spent on resources such as vehicles.
This week his
