Masemola assures South Africans of safe, fair elections

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says police are ready to ensure a safe and fair election next month.

Masemola says extra focus will be on identified hotspots.

He was speaking during the launch of the safer festive season operation in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.

“We do have a little bit of hot spots here and there, for example Western Cape and some areas in this province (Eastern Cape). In KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng also, you have seen some killings of some councillors and members of political parties. But we have deployed police to stabilise those areas. And we think as we with the continue with build-up, we’re going to deploy more members. And we think we are ready, we are ready for the election to make sure that the climate will be conducive for people to go out and exercise their right vote.”

Masemola says more than 300 vehicles have been allocated to various districts of the province to ensure safer festive season.