Mike Gatvol proposes training 1,000 unemployed youth in law enforcement to fight crime and reclaim South African townships

“If I had 100 million rand, I would take 1,000 young people in one specific area, train them in law enforcement—a 12-week training program studying law enforcement, basically a certificate in law enforcement—to understand all the laws and bylaws, and then work on their minds and mindset. What is South Africa? What do we have to lose? Why should we save this place?”

“We have millions of unemployed young people not in education, not in training. That should be the focus because then we can reclaim our spaces using their time that is available. Once we reclaim it, we can then redevelop those buildings using the designs that we have.”

“Any party in South Africa with a spear in his logo must be ended. That group of people are so evil that they have chosen to ignore the cries of young black people in townships, the cries of Indian people, the cries of colored people, the cries of white people.”

“A person who is trained does not have violence. A person who's well trained stops the violence. So training, discipline, focus—you create a new person.”

“Vote for proof, not promises. If anybody is going to change this country in 2029, it will not be through slogans singing—the ANC already has the trademark on that one. We have to walk in and change communities.”

“It will cost a lot of money, but it will be worth it. Do you believe criminal elements are influencing politicians? Yes. Do you believe there's a movement worldwide replacing Christian Judea values? Sadly, yes. How much do you think they're spending on war? Billions. So if we want to win that battle, we have to spend billions.”

“You said it yourself, Rob. Vote for proof, not promises.”