Metro Police to get tough with by-law enforcement
A new multi-departmental operation aimed at enforcing by-laws and bringing back the rule of law to the City of Johannesburg will be launched.
The Johannesburg Metro Police alongside other departments will be launching Operation Buya Mtheto today (5 February).
The City’s Executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba, issued a statement saying “today, under the leadership of our new Chief of Police, David Tembe, supported by senior officials from the Metro Police and by those from across all our departments, the City will launch with Operation Buya Mthetho, a new multi-departmental operation aimed at enforcing by-laws and bringing back the rule of law to the City of Johannesburg.
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“This operation will be conducted on a daily basis, on a ward-based ‘raid’ initiative. Operation Buya Mthetho will be a joint operation between all key City departments and entities such as Disaster Management, Environmental Health, Social Development, Infrastructure Services, the City’s legal department, and Development Planning to name but a few,” said Mashaba.
“The operation’s main focus will be to ensure City by-law are adhered to by all within the City and that the rule of law becomes the order of the day.
“The City, working with all state enforcement agencies, will not leave any stone unturned when dealing with criminal activities within our area of jurisdiction,” the Mayor continued.
“It is essential that we bring back the rule of law in our City and take it back from the criminal elements such as landlords who neglect paying municipal bills, criminals that hijack buildings and those who break down communities by running illegal alcohol outlets.
“Operation Buya Mthetho aims to affirm the City’s commitment to ensuring that we stop the rot in our city and make it a prosperous and inclusive place for our people to live work and play. I hope that the residents of Johannesburg will support our initiative and report crime and criminals to our authorities,” concluded Mashaba.
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