Cape Town mayor pushes for policing powers

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has formally declared an intergovernmental dispute with Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia over the devolution of policing powers, arguing that metro police need greater investigative authority to help tackle violent crime. But will devolving policing powers make communities safer, and what does this dispute mean for the fight against crime? GUEST: Eldred De Klerk – Senior Policing and Global Security Specialist at the African Centre for Security and Intelligence Praxis