Hill-Lewis links Ekurhuleni killings to DA’s campaign to empower ‘trustworthy’ metro cops
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The Democratic Alliance has put crime and the collapse of policing at the centre of its campaign to take control of Ekurhuleni, promising to overhaul the metro police, increase visibility in crime hotspots and subject senior officers to lifestyle audits.
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What happened
The Democratic Alliance has put crime and the collapse of policing at the centre of its campaign to take control of Ekurhuleni, promising to overhaul the metro police, increase visibility in crime hotspots and subject senior officers to lifestyle audits.
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Common ground
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