Pretoria - Cabinet has expressed serious concern on the reported high-level cases of crime and police officers involved in various criminal activities.
Cabinet sees this as "an affront to the confidence and trust that people should have in the safety and security of the country".
Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing on Friday, Minister in the Presidency, Collins Chabane said Cabinet furthermore continues to particularly condemn the sexual violence perpetrated on women, teenagers and young children.
Cabinet has set up a high-level Ministerial Team comprising of the Ministers of Justice and Constitutional Development, Police, Communication, Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Home Affairs, Basic Education and Health to be convened by the Ministry of Social Development.
"This high level team is tasked with devising both short and long term measures to deal with the scourge of the escalation of criminality in the country," said Chabane.
Cabinet has appealed to both local and international media to exercise greater sensitivity to the victims of violent crimes particularly women and children when reporting on this matter.
Chabane added that Cabinet condemned the ongoing public spat by senior police officers and calls on them to stop. These public spats do not enhance government efforts to fight crime in the country. Cabinet further call on the South African Police not to be distracted from fighting crime and ensure law and order in the country.
