Durban — The Community Policing Forum (CPF) in Clermont hosted men from the community of Mvuzane Hall in a bid to end crime and combat gender-based violence (GBV) on Friday.
Speaking at the CPF Crimestop (Community in Blue) event, the chairperson of the Clermont CPF, Sizwe Goge, said that the meeting was a success. He said that the speakers included spiritual leaders such as Pastor Reginald Jokweni, who is the Community in Blue co-ordinator for Clermont and KwaDabeka.
Goge said that this comes after the community has experienced high crime rates recently, and that they decided to engage with men to join hands in the fight against crime.
"In a recent incident criminals broke into a resident’s house and a man was gunned down in his home," he said.
He also said that the key resolution from the meeting was for the community to support the Community in Blue units. He said community members will play a role in patrolling their community.
"We will have the community members patrolling street to street. We also had ward councillor Vumile Madlala in attendance who also supported the resolution of the meeting.“
Madlala said the attendance of men from the area shows that they support the fight against crime and GBV.
She said crime cannot be fought independently, everyone has to join hands and support each other.
She also encouraged positivity in the community and it would be easier for victims to speak out on GBV and crime.
“If we all play our part in reporting crime to the relevant authorities and do our bit to end GBV, we will live in a safer community. I also appreciated that so many men came out in their numbers to find solutions to end crime in our community,” Madlala said.
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