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Only one police van is operational in this Sundays River Valley town

Nqweba police cannot respond to emergencies, say residents

Nqweba Police Station (formerly Kirkwood Police Station) only has one operational police van. Photo: Joseph Chirume
Police in Nqweba in the Sundays River Valley are unable to respond to emergencies because only one of the station’s vans is operational, say residents.
They say Nqweba Police Station, formerly Kirkwood Police Station, has been operating with only one police van for more than two years.
Residents say they have to wait several hours, or even days, before their cases are attended to because police lack transport. Some victims of crime end up not reporting incidents out of frustration.
Nqweba is the business centre for the Sundays River Valley area and the administrative seat of the Sundays River Valley Municipality. Citrus farming is…

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