# The DA says the dysfunctional criminal justice system is failing communities on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, with a shockingly low five-percent conviction rate for illegal firearm cases. According to the party, investigative and prosecutorial failures are hampering efforts to fight gangsterism. They plan to summon the National Prosecuting Authority to Parliament. The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach warns without urgent reforms and stronger collaboration between police and prosecutors, the violence will continue to plague vulnerable communities.
DA says the dysfunctional criminal justice system fails Cape Flats communities