Minister Cachalia says more resources to be deployed to protect the electoral process [SOUND]

# Acting minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, says they will be mobilising more resources to tighten security ahead of the second voter registration weekend in August, and the upcoming local government elections in November. In the past few months, at least 12 councillors have been murdered, linked to political violence. Cachalia has emphasised that the government has a responsibility to ensure that elections are conducted in a safe environment, particularly amid concerns over political violence: