by AfriForum | Jun 1, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
Albert Fritz, Minster of Community Safety in the Western Cape, announced today that the National Secretary of the SAPS had indicated that neighbourhood watches may once again resume their operations. This follows AfriForum writing to Bheki Cele, Minister of Police,...
by AfriForum | Apr 17, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
Appeals from thousands of concerned community members to Bheki Cele, the Minister of Police, that local safety structures like neighbourhood watches and community policing forums – among which patrols – should be resumed during the lockdown continue to fall on deaf...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
In its efforts to allow neighbourhood watches and other safety structures to operate during the lockdown period, the civil rights organisation AfriForum wrote to Bheki Cele, the Minister of Police, to request an urgent meeting with him. The organisation also launched...
by AfriForum | Mar 17, 2020 | Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in Vanderbijlpark, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Fochville and Randfontein on 14 and 15 March 2020 executed a mass patrol in their respective areas in cooperation with the SAPS, the local CPF’s, community members, various security...
by AfriForum | Mar 17, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
AfriForum’s neighbourhood watches in Kempton Park, Boksburg, Brakpan, Edenvale, Germiston, Benoni and Springs participated in AfriForum’s national patrol on 13 March 2020. The SAPS, local CPFs and other neighbourhood watches were also involved in the patrol. A total...
by AfriForum | Mar 17, 2020 | Safety Media statements, Media statements, Neighbourhood watches Media statements
This past weekend, the civil rights organisation AfriForum involved 141 communities across the country in its national patrol initiative. The aim of this patrol is to mobilise communities against crime, but also to ensure high visibility and cooperation between safety...
