The Cape Forum supports City of Cape Town's plan to set up its own detective service within the metro police
About this episode
The episode discusses the Cape Forum's support for the City of Cape Town's initiative to establish its own detective service within the metro police.
The Cape Forum has backed the City of Cape Town's plan to set up its own detective service within the metro police. The civil rights group says it's a step toward full devolution of policing powers, which it has campaigned for since 2022. Forum Executive Chairperson, Heindrich Wyngaard says communities must still share crime information and that the Forum will protest at Parliament in August over its referendum campaign. We spoke to Wyngaard.
People in this episode
Guest: Heindrich Wyngaard
Topics covered
- policing
- Cape Town
- civil rights
- detective service
- community safety
Keywords
- Cape Forum
- City of Cape Town
- detective service
- policing powers
- Heindrich Wyngaard
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cape Forum, City of Cape Town
Places: Cape Town
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