MEC Dan Plato hosts Khayelitsha safety workshop, 21 Jul

Minister Plato hosts Khayelitsha safety workshop

Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, and the Department of Community Safety will host a safety workshop in Khayelitsha.

The safety workshop aims to not only document safety concerns and safety related complaints but also serves to bring various governmental stakeholders closer to the communities they serve according to the Department of Community Safety’s whole-of-society approach to help improve safety.

The workshops, which has been held since April this year in Western Cape communities such as Nyanga, Elsies River, Bishop Lavis, Delft, Avian Park (Worcester), Hanover Park, Ocean View, Atlantis and Kraaifontein, also provide an opportunity to concerned residents to brainstorm collective interventions and solutions with representatives from different government spheres and departments.

Safety is everyone’s responsibility and through the workshops, Minister Plato and the Department of Community Safety brings together residents; municipal representatives; the police; government departments including Social Development, Education, Health, Justice and Constitutional Development, Correctional Services, Cultural Affairs and Sport; the religious fraternity; and existing safety structures such as Neighbourhood Watches, Community Policing Forums and Walking Busses to address the issues affecting our communities with our communities.

Additional workshops are already planned to take place in Lavender Hill and Mitchells Plain in coming weeks and Minister Plato encourages residents to use the opportunity to help highlight concerns and share solutions to help improve safety in our communities.

Source: Government of South Africa

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