Cape Talk, Saturday afternoon

Gauteng Police Commissioner Tomim Dombe Ni says officers in the province have sufficient capacity to respond to protests and other security challenges. Ntombeni says technology is also playing an increasingly important role in helping investigate crimes and identify those involved. He was speaking in the Johannesburg CBD yesterday following anti-immigration protests that.

Saw police fire rubber bullets to disperse crowds. Dombani says police remain ready to respond to any further developments. We know for a fact that the deployment cannot be on each and every corner of the street. It's a fact that we're talking. We're having over 217 security personnel, which is part and parcel of eyes and ears in terms of linking with the Business Against Crime South Africa. The organization and doing tax abuse.

Says government has waited too long to implement reforms aimed at fixing the struggling road accident fund. Outers opposed calls for the fund to be scrapped as diesel climbed to 33 Rand a litre and petrol to 30 Rand on Wednesday. It says several proposed changes have been under discussion for years while the fund's financial position continues to deteriorate. Auta CEO Wayne Duvenage says government should focus on structural reform rather than finding new sources of revenue.