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Gauteng Premier Lesufi promises to clean up crime-ridden Eldorado Park

Residents of Eldorado Park told newly elected Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Tuesday that his government was failing to combat crime and drugs in the suburb.

Premier Panyaza Lesufi was in the crime-ravaged suburb of Eldorado Park to meet with residents who say they have had enough and want the authorities to clean up the area.

Community leader Dereleen James said this was not a fight for Eldorado Park residents alone, but for the entire country.
19 Oct 2022 7AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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