Community members of Ward 8, which includes Kosmos- and Florapark, are up in arms about the recent flare-up of housebreaking.
Some streets were targeted and as many as three houses were the target in one night.
One thing all of them agreed on, was that something must be done.
“It can not go on like this,” was heard from the crowd.
Two meetings were held to reach a resolution on how to combat and reduce crime.
The Standerton Police were absent at both meetings.
The Eskom Hall, where the first meeting was supposed to take place on 12 June, was closed due to circumstances.
That did not deter the residents to still have a meeting.
Streets that do not have working street lights was also a burning issue and discussed.
“We are standing in darkness, our community is in darkness, so it is important to know your neighbour,” Mr Tornado Kambule, DA councillor, said.
The Lekwa Municipality already began a programme of repairing these lights and reports of thankful people are streaming in.
A concern for attendees was the uncertainty of going home and not knowing whether they could be the next victims of thugs.
The community asked Mr Kambule, as a ward councillor, how he will combat crime.
He responded as follows:
• Do not sleep like a child.
• Know your neighbours.
• Get a whistle.
• Use social media.
• Be aware of your surroundings.
• Report suspicious activity.
Some community members were not satisfied with the response time of Kasselman Security Services (KSS).
Mr Jandré Kasselman (KSS) said they are more than aware of the crime in Standerton and Sakhile.
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