AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in the Hennops River Valley, Moot, Meyerspark, Pretoria West and West Moot on 20 July 2018 participated in the civil rights organisation’s mass patrol in the Tshwane Metro in cooperation with the SAPS, community policing forums, various security companies and other safety institutions.
The action started around 18:00 and continued until 6:00 the following morning. In total 154 patrollers from five AfriForum neighbourhood watches participated in the patrol using 69 vehicles. Patrollers covered more than 2 830 km in 403 man-hours and successfully handled 12 incidents in cooperation with the SAPS.
“Die patrollers handled an incident of domestic violence in cooperation with the SAPS, confiscated drugs and weapons, and battled fires, while AfriForum’s Moot neighbourhood watch and the SAPS traced a vehicle that had been hijacked in Sunnyside,” says Tiaan Oosthuizen, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Gauteng North.
“AfriForum is launching these national patrols to improve visibility and cooperation, as well as to ensure the safety of our communities. We are making a plea to communities to become involved and prioritise their safety themselves. We cannot only trust the state to look after our safety. Become involved at any local safety institution or join AfriForum today and become part of the solution,” says Lambert de Klerk, AfriForum’s District Coordinator for Gauteng North.
Become involved at your local AfriForum branch and neighbourhood watch today: SMS “Buurtwag” to 45341 (R1).