South Africa: Children Killed As Nelson Mandela Bay Police Units Collapse

South Africa: Children Killed As Nelson Mandela Bay Police Units Collapse

Nelson Mandela Bay's Flying Squad, Anti-Gang Unit and K9 Unit are close to collapse, with almost no working vehicles and officers forced to work in unsafe conditions. Parliament told the South African Police Service to rebuild these units after more than 1,000 gang murders since 2019, but Ian Cameron says nothing has changed.

Children dying as police units collapse

By Everson Luhanga Nelson Mandela Bay’s Flying Squad, Anti-Gang Unit and K9 Unit are close to collapse, with almost no working vehicles and officers forced to work in unsafe conditions. Parliament told the South African Police Service to rebuild these units after more than 1,000 gang murders since 2019, but Ian Cameron says nothing has changed. The crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay’s crime-fighting units is far worse than anyone thought. A visit by…