Vox pop: Do you feel safe

Lucia Ochan, Mrs Africa Globe 2019

I try to find me time to relax and to be in a tranquil space. You only have one life.

Sometimes it is the little things, such as, after doing exercise, having a nice warm shower.

I also love where I live, surrounded by animals. I go for walks and there is tranquility, birds and animals.

Ifrah Bülter

I feel fine 80 per cent of the time, but you don’t know what is going to happen the other 20 per cent.
When the neighbourhood watch starts reporting messages on the group, such as that someone jumped a neighbour’s fence, it makes you feel anxious. We have burglar bars and alarms and beams at our house, even though nothing has happened to us. It is by God’s grace that he makes me feel safe when I pray and ask for his daily protection of my family. It is my connection with God, the secure arms of my husband and the high walls that contribute to me feeling safe.

Manda Gomes

Persoonlik is ek nie ‘n bang tipe mens nie, maar ek was al in twee keer in situasies. Ek het klasse geneem om myself te kan beskerm as ek vasgedruk sou word sodat ek kan aksie neem as ek moet. Wanneer ek gaan draf, neem ek pepersproei en my man saam. Ek dink ‘n mens moet maar altyd op jou hoede wees, maar dit is oral so, nie net in Suid-Afrika nie.

Huibrie Viljoen

Ons woon op ‘n plaas en dit is maar altyd in ‘n mens se agterkop. Ons het baie sekuriteitshekke op die plaas en ons maak seker ons sluit alles.

Jy kan die area geniet, maar jy moet altyd bewus wees. Dit is nie lekker nie, maar op ander plekke het hulle ander kwessies.