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This was revealed when JMPD Director Mathokoza Kgaswane presented the department’s performance report for the period on Wednesday morning.

The statistics were presented by JMPD director Mathokoza Kgaswane.

The Johannesburg metro police department made 3,291 arrests and attended 79 protests from January to June this year, says Mathokoza Kgaswane, director in the JMPD’s office of the chief of police.

As the City of Johannesburg continues with its Buya Mthetho operation, the Joburg CBD, Fourways, Midrand, Alexandra and Lenasia emerged as some of the places that experienced high levels of crime between January and June.

The fight against crime in Alexandra north of Johannesburg has received a boost with an additional 66 Metro Police officers being deployed to the township.

Amid efforts to increase police visibility and prevent crime, the City of Johannesburg has deployed an extra 64 JMPD officers to Alexandra.

Motorists in Johannesburg have been advised to avoid Klipspruit Valley Road, which is closed between Kumalo Main Road and Martha Louw Street in Orlando, Soweto.

ROADBLOCKS are being conducted in different parts of Joburg.

A 36-year-old Metro police officer was killed during a shootout with suspects in the Johannesburg CBD on Friday evening.

FOR years, residents have been complaining about piles of rubbish in the Joburg CBD – but that’s about to change.