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The Western Cape government is set to meet with the province's top ranking police officials on Monday afternoon following the deadly Mitchells Plain shooting.

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is expected to meet provincial police commissioner Major General Thembisile Patekile for a briefing on the police response following a drive-by shooting in Mitchells Plain.

National Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced he will visit the Western Cape to see for himself areas with high rates of crime.

After nine people were shot at the weekend in Cape Town, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and provincial community MEC of community safety Albert Fritz are awaiting an update from the provincial police commissioner, in response to the incident.

A woman was killed and seven other people, including three children, were wounded in the attack.

Western Cape MEC for Community Safety Albert Fritz speaks to Mandy Wiener about the shooting and the arrests.

Western Cape officials are planning to meet the provincial police commissioner today after three suspects were arrested for the attack on partygoers in Mandalay on Saturday evening.

Premier Alan Winde and MEC Albert Fritz will be meeting with the provincial police commissioner to find out what proactive steps crime intelligence will be taking to prevent this horrific incident from repeating itself.

Premier Alan Winde has painted a grim picture of policing in the province, lamenting a shortage of officers saying that it’s common for the province’s 150 police precincts to have too few boots on the ground.

Afternoon Drive host John Maytham chats to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde about the ongoing national state of disaster in SA.