Close Circuit TV (CCTV) Cameras are to be installed at crime hotspots in Mahikeng, the provincial capital of the North West Province in the new financial year.
The intervention to be funded by the provincial government was announced by Premier Thandi Modise in her State of the Province Address as part of the roll out of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Strategy.
The strategy is aimed at reducing environmental factors that contribute towards crimes against women and children as well as serious and violent crimes by eliminating crime hotspots such as disused physical structures and pathways with overgrown vegetation within communities.
Improving lighting through installation of high mast lights in some communities as part of implementing the strategy has significantly contributed towards reduction of crime.
The provincial government and the South African Police Service have encouraged municipalities to develop and implement their own local CPTED Strategies. Mahikeng is among the twelve municipalities in the province that have thus far developed and are implementing the strategy.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Spokesperson
Tel: 018 388 3705
Cell: 083 629 1987
Fax: 018 388 3157
Email: LKgwele@gmail.com
