Tomorrow, Friday, 30 May 2014, Dan Plato, Western Cape MEC of Community Safety, will hand over a mobile safety kiosk to the Stellenbosch Municipality.
The handover follows several meetings between the Department of Community Safety, South African Police Service, Community Policing Forum Stellenbosch Municipality, Stellenbosch University, Boland College as well as various other community leaders and safety stakeholders in light of the increased number of hijackings and crime in the Stellenbosch area.
MEC Plato recently expressed his concern at the lack of arrests following a number of hijackings in Stellenbosch, at least one of which involved a gang rape. Following the number of hijackings and reports of another incident involving a stabbing, MEC Plato met with the relevant role-players, including students for urgent safety talks. The handover of the mobile safety kiosk is part of the outcomes of these talks.
The Community Safety Kiosk (mobile safety trailer) is an innovative initiative which aims to increase the safety of a communities by putting in place free, easily accessible and visible security services.
More details will be provided at the launch.
All media are invited to attend
Details:
Date: Friday, 30 May 2014
Time: 12h00
Venue: Town Hall, corner of Plein and Andringa street, Stellenbosch
