Desmond D'Sa's burn scars will forever remind him of the forces opposed to Wentworth's anti-drug and crime campaign.

On Friday, D'Sa's Austerville flat was targeted by petrol bomb-wielding arsonists.

In a desperate bid to put out the flames that threatened the lives of his wife and two daughters, D'Sa suffered burns to his hands and face.

On Sunday, the smell of petrol still lingered in the air as D'Sa inspected his home.

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There is a "rising tide" of corruption in the SA Police Service, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille alleged yesterday.

"Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula and the leadership of the SAPS need to find the political will to acknowledge the grave threat that police corruption poses to our country," she said in her weekly online newsletter.

One of the main reasons the fight against drugs in South Africa was so ineffective was that the police were protecting druglords.

Referring to the charges against National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi, Zille said many South Africans would not have been particularly surprised to learn of allegations that he was being paid protection money by a drug kingpin.

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