Accompanied by the police, the MEC has urged the community of Lothair to embrace the police and work with them in order to win the war against crime.
"We must expose criminals and not become the enemies of the police. We must also cooperate with the police in order to realize the good work that our police are doing." said Shongwe.
Shongwe added also that as government promised that it will take good care of the citizens, the department is keeping those promises.
He said that corrupt officials or police have no place in government and his department will make sure that whoever abuses state resources to enrich themselves will rot in jail.
"Let us not embrace criminals and not worship those who have acquitted property out of crime as that is smelly not what Madiba stood for" added Shongwe.
Shongwe urged the community to become informers of crime to the police. He said this will strengthen the relationship between the police and the community.
He added also that crime was not a fight that is meant for government only; the community should also become active and join community policing structures to fight the scourge of crime.
Shongwe said if drivers can stop paying bribes to traffic officers and report those who request bribes, corruption can be eradicated.
He said his department will make sure that corrupt traffic officers are taken out of the system as they are tarnishing the good work of other traffic officers and the image of the province.