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Policing powers debate heats up in Cape Town as Mayor Hill-Lewis calls out Cachalia

IOL · 26 August 2026 at 15:00

Policing powers debate heats up in Cape Town as Mayor Hill-Lewis calls out Cachalia

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill -Lewis has accused Minister Firoz Cachalia of a month-long silence on empowering Metro Police officers amid a deadly surge in Cape Town shootings.

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