On Thursday, Police Minister Bheki Cele repeated the promise that a police station will be built for the Mariannhill community. (South African Police Service/Facebook)
Poverty, unemployment, drug addiction and the lack of recreational facilities are some of the issues fuelling incidents of crime in Mariannhill, near Pinetown, in Durban.
This is according to community members who gathered at a local community hall for a ministerial crime imbizo on Thursday.
Nine suspected gang members were killed by police during an operation in the area last week.
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