DA calls for intelligence-led policing to tackle Western Cape crime crisis [SOUND]

# The DA in the Western Cape has called for a review of police deployment strategies following the fatal shooting of three men in Philippi East. The party argues that police roadblocks and door-to-door operations are ineffective without reliable crime intelligence and proper coordination. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen says police operations are often not targeting criminal networks or disrupting gang activity, despite already stretched resources: