Cele identifies EC as priority in fight against serious crimes

THANTSEKA VILLAGE - South Africans are under siege, living in a lawless society where not enough criminals face the consequences of their actions.

That's what Police Minister Bheki Cele told the communities around Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape.

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Cele was visiting the family in Thantseka village where seven people were gunned down last week.

Traditional leaders complained that there's usually just one police van on patrol in a village where criminal organisations terrorise the community almost daily.

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Cele has promised traditional leaders and the community here that he will soon convene an Imbizo to discuss the scourge of crime.

* eNCA's Ronald Masinda reports.