Tomorrow morning (Tuesday) Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato and City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member of Safety & Security, JP Smith will meet and welcome representatives from CeaseFire Chicago who arrive in Cape Town tonight.
Mr Jalon Arthur and Mr Brent Decker are in town this week to brief government and community role-players on the CeaseFire initiative aimed at reducing shootings and killings in gang-plagued neighbourhoods. The CeaseFire Project is being piloted in Hanover Park.
Date: Tuesday, 11 October 2011 (tomorrow)
Time: 09h30
Venue: Ministry of Community Safety, 11th Floor, Waldorf Building, 80 St Georges Mall
The media is invited to attend. (Kindly confirm attendance via sms or email)
There will be photograph and interview opportunities.
Note: a full presentation on CeaseFire is scheduled for Wednesday. Details to follow.
Media enquiries:
Dan Plato
Minister of Community Safety
076 832 5505
Jo Lennox
Media Liaison Officer
Ministry of Community Safety
082 780 0242
