GOOD Statement by Lloyd Phillips,
GOOD Councillor & Chair of Chairs in the City of Johannesburg
3 November 2022
We – as the GOOD Party – throw our full weight behind Eldorado Park’s “GunsDown” Movement.
Founded earlier this year, the movement’s aim is to reduce gun, drug, and gang violence in the area by applying political pressure on local law enforcement.
Protestors from across political party and civil society lines have camped outside the Eldorado Park SAPS station, demanding change. Some of these demands include a tracing operation to locate illegally acquired guns, the closing of drug dens, and the removal of Brigadier Maluleke from his office.
This movement didn’t form in a vacuum. Eldorado Park has been a den for gang leaders, drug dealers, and criminals for decades now. Successive ANC and DA administrations have failed to make streets safer – costing the lives of countless, men, women, and children. When politicians make promises and fail to deliver, they betray the trust of people whom depend on them.
Yesterday I joined activists – including GOOD members – outside the local SAPS station to show our support for this fight.
We call on the Mayor of Johannesburg and the MMC for Public Safety to meet with community activists in Eldorado Park, discuss their concerns, and put together a plan of action to address longstanding criminality by drug lords and crime kingpins.
Furthermore, the administration must provide a mechanism which monitors the performance of newly introduced policing measure in Eldorado Park.
Media Enquiries:
Lloyd Phillips, GOOD City of Johannesburg Councillor
Cell: 0747317578
Email: lloydp04@gmail.com
Janke Tolmay, GOOD Media Manager
Cell: 0733671223
Email: janke@forgood.org.za