No Safety and Security, but parking fines are covered

We live in a city where Safety and Security is null and void in the less affluent suburbs like Kraaifontein. I live in a fairly upmarket part, yet have regular break-ins, attempted break-ins and theft from my property. Cape Town has one of the world`s highest ****** rates. The Western Cape was reported the unsafest province for women, as reported in Cape Times.

Despite this, J.P. Smith (failed) MEC of Safety and Security puts ALL his resources into the cash-*** of minor traffic violations. He buys expensive cars (why expensive luxury ones???) for the traffic department and equips them with millions of rands worth of technology to find cars with expired licenses or outstanding fines. Yet, moving violations are largely ignored, whereas non-vehicular crime is completely ignored and blamed on National Government. Under JP Smith I feel neither safe or secure, but at least I know parking tickets are a priority!

It is time the MEC is replaced with someone who is effective with all forms of safety and security, and not someone who chases easy money and has the arrogance to take people's hard-earned and VERY NECESSARY cars from them, especially in a city with very limited public transport.

Like my mom used to say: "bo blink, onder stink", which sums up how CT is run.