Sosh officer awarded for anti-crime work
Social crime prevention coordinator at Soshanguve police station encourages learners in fight against crime.
A Soshanguve police officer was recently awarded a certificate of appreciation for her crime awareness work at various local schools.
“We appreciate Sergeant Nansy Makua for everything she has done,” said Curro Academy principal Dr Fannie Sebolelo as he handed over the certificate.
“She has been a good influence on learners and their behaviour has improved thanks to her.”
Makua runs various programmes for schools, including motivational presentations about crime, bullying and abuse.
She also does random drug searches with Soshanguve SAPS’s K9 unit at schools.
As the social crime prevention coordinator at Soshanguve police station, Makua has encouraged learners from the 46 schools in the community in the fight against crime.
“Learners need the motivation to carry on serving the community with education,” Makua said.
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“We need to help them in every way we can.”
Makua works alongside ex-convict, Velly Baloyi who addresses learners about theft, bullying, gangsterism and drug abuse.
“Working with Makua is encouraging,” said Baloyi, adding that Makua helped him rebuild his life when he got out of prison in 2014.
“She is a great role model for people who want to help the community.”
Makua is also involved in the police’s so-called Adopt-a-Cop programme.
This programme is aimed at reviving school safety forums and encouraging learners to report crime.
“Many schools are safer because of the programme,” said Makua, adding that many schools had set up security guards at the gate and children felt secure.
“Learners are also taught to trust the police,” she said.
“It is a good way of tackling the stigma against them.”
With the programme, children are given the chance to practice being police officers from a young age.
This year she also established an initiative in which the SAPS and some sponsors will donate school uniforms and stationery to needy learners at 46 different schools.
The programme so far identified various learners from Refihlile Pele primary and Meetseng primary school as recipients.
The initiative wants to encourage poor learners to come to school and improve their marks so that they don’t resort to crime instead.
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“Makua is an inspiration to the pupils she has interacted with,” said Soshanguve police spokesperson Zanele Mtsweni.
“Many pupils know Seargent Makua,” said Mtsweni.
“They speak well of her and the work she does for schools around Soshanguve.”
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