Letter: Stop mafia cops collecting cash

ACDP Clr Teboho Mokoena writes:

Unfortunately, cops collecting cash or free cold-drinks from foreign spaza shop-owners are a common sight in the townships of Ekurhuleni.

This means that the majority of such shop-owners do not have to comply with local government by-laws regarding health and city planning. This opens the door to the selling of fake or toxic food, and gives them an unfair advantage over local entrepreneurs.

The public needs a dedicated hotline to report such offences, because they obviously cannot go to the police station to do so.

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