Cape Town – KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, has outlined the state of policing aimed at ensuring community safety and curbing crime, as part of the “Imbizo” programme led by KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli.
The Kwa-Zulu Natal Community Safety and Liaison hosted a crime prevention programme titled “Imbizo”, which forms a part of the provincial government’s imitative to prevent crime, restore community safety, and rebuild public confidence in communities.
enforcement agencies, and the community to work together in finding sustainable solutions to the challenges of crime and insecurity.
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The event was held on the 19th of August, and hosted stakeholders, the uMlazi community, and social partners at Glebelands Hostel in uMlazi – and was led by Thamsanqa Ntuli.
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During the brief, Mkhwanazi highlighted the crimes police are prioritising, particularly those that directly impact individuals on a personal level, referring to them as “contact crimes”.
He emphasized that sexual offences remain one of the province’s biggest concerns, adding that men are not doing enough to educate one another in efforts to reduce violence against women.
“Go house to house, find them in places where they converge and talk some sense into them.
“So, until you switch on the television at the pub and play a victim of gender-based violence in the TV screen while they are watching their soccer match, pause on the soccer match and let them watch the reality that we face.
“If we go out to in those areas and we promote such, we might start reaching out to the real people who are causing problems,” said Mkhwanazi.
He also raised concerns about unreported crimes, particularly in townships and rural areas, noting that polygamy is among the key factors contributing to crime among young men.
Mkhwanazi explained that absent fathers, often preoccupied with other families, leave many young men without guidance or a sense of direction.
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