North West MEC for Public Safety, Howard Yawa is to engage provincial stakeholders on the 2009/10 Annual Crime Statistics Report to be presented to an inclusive stakeholders’ forum next week.
The engagement is scheduled to be held as follows:
Date: Thursday, 30 September 2010
Time: 9h00 to 12h30
Venue: Madiba Banquet Hall, cnr Sol Plaatjie and Wolmarans Streets, Potchefstroom
The objective of the provincial focus on the crime statistics is to account as regards implementation of the national crime prevention strategy, share challenges and approaches pertaining to initiatives and programmes to reduce the scourge of crime. It is also intended to mobilise support and strengthen partnerships for an intensified war against crime.
Departments from the Criminal Justice Cluster, Provincial Community Policing Board, Business Against Crime North West, Representatives of the House of Traditional leaders, Church organisations, faith based organisations, municipalities, farmers organisations, youth, women, community policing forums, non-governmental organisations (NGOs ) and the media are among some of the invited delegates expected to attend the session.
The engagement will follow presentation of the report to Executive and the North West Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday, 29 September 2010.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Tel: 018 381 9171
Cell: 083 629 1987
E-mail: LKgwele@nwpg.gov.za
