MEC for community safety in Gauteng Faith Mazibuko says the police are working hard to ensure the perpetrators will be arrested after the deaths in Gauteng taverns at the weekend.
violence has been attributed mostly to the easy availability of guns. we know from our own experience but also across the world that when you reduce the pool of weapons and when you reduce availability, when you restrict access, that is the single most effective intervention that you can do. also, almost two thirds of young south africans are unemployed. there is widespread poverty, growing abuse of alcohol and tensions are high. we are going to have to use force. these tavern shootings come soon after the death of 21 teenagers thought to have been gassed or poisoned in a bar in the city of east london. president ramaphosa says everyone must work together to improve social and economic conditions in communities to make the country safe. what is not clear is how.
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