North security group elects new chairperson to help combat crime
The newly elected chairperson has advised residents to be the ears and eyes on the ground for them to ensure a crime-free zone.
Amandasig Action Group (AAG) has elected its new chairperson.
Quintin Painter said a lot still needs to be done to combat crime, which is plaguing the north.
He said the first thing the Action Group needed to do was to work in hand with the community and make sure that criminals are caught and justice is served.
“The fight against crime is not an overnight thing, hence we need to work with the community to make Amandasig and surrounding areas a safer place again,” he said.
“We need to make sure that no stone is left unturned in catching the criminals and making sure that they face the full might of the law.
“We need all relevant stakeholders to attend our meetings and to build a good communication relationship and advise each other on what’s good for our community,” said Painter.
Painter told Rekord his team has come up with a stakeholder analysis to identify who are the main stakeholders, role players and leaders they can work with to eradicate crime in the area.
“Reality is we cannot fight crime alone, the police cannot fight the crime alone also.
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We all need each other to have a crime-free zone and the community must be our ears and eyes on the ground,” he said.
“We have identified hotspot areas and we are working closely with the police in our sector,” he added.
AAG, established in 2012, has partnered with the Akasia SAPS and the Sector 2 CPF to provide immediate assistance to community members in extreme emergencies.
The team does patrols in the area to help keep the area safe.
Painter said the reformulated Sector 2 CPF will also help in fighting crime.
He encouraged community members to start street committees.
Deputy Chairperson of Sector 2 CPF Eric Tseane said that some community members are ignorant, hence why the CPF needs to be up and running.
“Criminals are now clever, they strike in these same neighbourhoods because people live in isolation.
“Neighbours go about their own business and they don’t know each other,” said Tseane.
Tseane said the reformulated CPF is determined to reach out to people and let the community have a say and have their voices heard.
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