The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Fannie Masemola, is today scheduled to address an integrated parade of law enforcement officers in Cape Town signalling the official launch of Operation Shanela 2 targeting crime hotspots across the nine provinces. 

The launch will also see similar parades simultaneously taking place in other high crime provinces namely Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. 

“Operation Shanela 2 was conceived as an operational response to deal with serious and violent crimes afflicting communities in identified hotspots throughout the country,” the South African Police Service (SAPS) said in a statement. 

“After receiving operational directives and marching orders, the integrated forces will embark on a number of high density targeted operational activities at identified hotspots across the country,” the police said. –