Crime & Safety

• A Community Safety Forum in every municipality, with cameras and lighting for every crime hotspot p. 14
• Stronger municipal law enforcement working with SAPS p. 33
• Act against illegal liquor outlets and drug-related crime p. 34
• Reclaim hijacked buildings and disrupt slumlords p. 34

• Push for municipal police to get investigative powers and work directly with prosecutors p. 28
• Municipal police services in all major and secondary towns the DA governs p. 30
• CCTV, gunfire detection and public crime dashboards p. 28
• Training, grants and equipment for neighbourhood watches p. 30

MK has not published a 2026 local manifesto on its website. These promises come from its 2024 national manifesto, so most are national, not plans for your council.

• Hold a referendum on the death penalty p. 20
• A specialised gender-based violence unit at every police station p. 20
• More police recruits, training and equipment p. 20

• Work with SAPS on crime prevention targeted at crime hotspots p. 57
• CCTV, drones, gunshot detection and real-time monitoring centres p. 58
• Set up municipal courts to enforce by-laws p. 58
• Rural safety programmes against stock theft and vandalism p. 58

• Repair streetlights and high-mast lights to make streets safer p. 12
• Encourage spending on gender-based violence desks, shelters and social workers p. 24
• Close spaza shops and food outlets that break health and registration rules p. 8

The PA has not published a 2026 local manifesto. These promises come from its 2024 national election plan, so many are national, not plans for your council.

• Death penalty for murder, child rape and muti killings p. 9
• Arrest gang members first and charge them later, modelled on El Salvador p. 9
• Specialist police units, starting with a missing children's unit p. 9
• Specialist courts for rape cases p. 10

• CCTV cameras and working streetlights p. 22
• Get police, neighbourhood watches, rural safety groups and private security working together p. 21
• Enforce by-laws, after updating outdated ones p. 22
• Fire-fighting equipment in every town, including for veld fires p. 21

• More municipal law-enforcement officers on the ground p. 40
• Specialised units against cable theft, service theft and drugs p. 40
• Strengthen municipal courts so by-laws are enforced p. 41
• Keep streetlights working where darkness creates danger p. 44