North residents disgruntled over ongoing crimes
A victim of a recent burglary Thomas Sithole said that he blamed the high unemployment rate particularly among the youth.
A community meeting was held on Wednesday in Soshanguve extension 4 following cable theft in the area.
Councillor Saki Ntonhla attended the meeting to address issues concerning crime and drug abuse in their area.
A victim of a recent burglary Thomas Sithole said that he blamed the high unemployment rate particularly among the youth.
“Unemployment has caused most young people to be involved in substance abuse and theft.
“I believe that our government had failed to create jobs for them.
He said when he woke up during the burglary, the criminals ran away.
He said he did not open a case with the police as he did not “recognise their faces”.
Ntonhla suggested that community members should volunteer to become a part of the Community Police forum (CPF).
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“Having CPF officers would help eradicate crime in the community,” Ntonhla said.
“As a councillor of the community, I am aware of the crimes that are taking place.
“If we work together such issues can be tackled. Names of new CPF members will be submitted to the local SAPS so they could be assisted.”
Community leader Evans Chauke promised to work with the councillor to engage the local municipality to fix street lights and target spots that had become hiding spots for criminals.
“The main issue in this area is service delivery, our streets lights are not working,” he said.
“Petitions will be sent out to the municipality very soon.”
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Residents complained about SAPS not being available and being told there were not enough vehicles.
A concerned resident Marry Mojela said SAPS must do their work and patrol around communities.
“Patrolling around the community would be better than nothing. Now we are becoming victims of cable theft and it affects us,” said Mojela.
Ntonhla concluded by urging community members to report all criminal activities to the police.
“A call was made to invite the police to the next upcoming meeting to address the community on plans they were employing to effectively deal with crime,” Ntonhla concluded.
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