JOHANNESBURG - Security specialist Mike Bolhuis says protection orders often mean nothing
to major crime syndicates.
He's among those lamenting the killing of DJ Warras, who is said to have secured five protection orders.
DJ Warras was shot in Johannesburg in a case that has suspected links to hijacked buildings.
Bolhuis, who says killings are up by more than 10 percent, calls this year “the year of the gun".
He says criminals are using firearms to solve problems.
DJ Warras was vocal about eradicating hijacked buildings and reclaiming the inner city.
He was involved in property management and ran a security company that assisted with building evictions.
There are suspicions that his murder is linked to hijacked buildings in the Joburg CBD.
Bolhuis says this is nothing other than another form of organised crime and racketeering.
He says DJ Warras fits a worrying pattern where criminals now act openly and violently.
Whistleblowers, witnesses, security guards and officials have also been killed in recent months.
In each case, guns were used, Bolhuis notes.
He argues that protection orders are not effective against organised crime as criminals choose to turn a blind eye on them.
As investigations continue, Lobby group March and March has planned a Black Friday March.
This is in honour of the slain media personality.