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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has painted a grim picture of policing in the province, revealing a shortage of officers and saying that it's common for the province's 150 police precincts to have "too few boots on the ground". Winde and Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz were presenting the findings of the provincial government's Policing Needs and Priorities (PNP) report in a digital briefing on Thursday.

The rift between Police Minister Bheki Cele and the DA is deepening, with Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato now calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Cele. 



Institute of Race Relations launches petition a day after Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma extended national state of disaster by a month again.

Tensions between the DA and the ANC over policing in the Western Cape have increased in the run-up to the local government elections on 1 November. Tensions between the DA and the ANC over policing in the Western Cape have increased in the run-up to the local government elections on 1 November.

The National State of Disaster is expected to be extended once again next week

Nearly a week ago, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting consultation with provinces ahead of any extension of the disaster declaration.

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Yet again, the State of Disaster laws have been extended - and prominent politicians are now growing impatient with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has extended South Africa;sn national state of disaster by a further month.

The minister has lashed out at the provincial goverment, saying that it was lying to residents about national government not doing enough to support the province.