Nicholas Gotsell MP

09/10/2026

"The shooting took place outside a known drug house in Blosbos Street, Lentegeur. The week before, the Army patrolled that precise area, but SAPS did not lead them to number 88 Blombos street, a house residents and activists have been complaining about for years.

The SANDF was deployed to support SAPS, not replace it. While soldiers can patrol streets and assist with operations, they cannot substitute for effective crime intelligence...".

On 27 March 2026, the leadership of both the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and South African Police Service (SAPS) assured Parliament that they

05/10/2026

GOGO FOR MAYOR OF JOBURG 💙

02/10/2026

DOCKET-SELLING COP returns to work in one of the Cape Flats hotspot stations. He is alleged to have sold the docket to a known gangster who is the accused in the 4 x attempted murder that Delft SAPS was investigating in said docket. This cannot be, Lt Genl Dyanti? We need our communities to trust that credible SAPS members are working these dockets.

01/10/2026

The SAPS Commissioner acknowledges that the greater Table View area’s population and infrastructure growth has placed additional demands on policing capacity, but in a written reply in June she used phrases like “Station Post Requirement (SPR)” to explain how SAPS supposedly assesses “national human resource and logistical planning framework” … apparently they analyse the population size, geographical area, crime trends and operational demands. If this was true, Table View SAPS would have been expanded or a new station added, with additional resources, to properly serve the people in the area which now has a whole new electoral ward. But it is not even a discussion point on their agenda. I am adding it to the agenda.

01/10/2026

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30/09/2026

25/09/2026

🚨 Parklands residents deserve safety! Crime is rising and the need to reopen our satellite SAPS station is urgent. The recent shooting and other incidents highlight this reality. Sign the petition to stand for safer streets and stronger policing. - https://petitions.da.org.za/p/reopen-saps-satellite-station

23/09/2026

My intervention to block the second parole of an Atlantis Gangster was successful. It is unbelievable though that the parole board suggested he be given parole AGAIN … after previously breaking his parole conditions and terrorising the Atlantis community. AND, after Correctional Services confirmed they know he is gangster.