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Although holiday-makers and residents may not be familiar with \u2018Operation Phumba\u2019, many thousands have already benefitted from it.<\/p>\n
The safety and security of the many thousands of residents and holiday-makers flocking to the Bay\u2019s beaches and other tourist attractions during this holiday period is paramount to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. To ensure a safe and incident-free Summer Season, the Municipality, in cooperation with the SAPs and NSRI<\/a>, launched a\u00a0 Safety and Security Programme. The key role played by the Municipality\u2019s Security Subdirectorate in ensuring public safety and an incident free holiday period, which cements the Bay\u2019s reputation as a preferred holiday destination and provides a major boost to the local economy, is often overlooked.<\/p>\n Aligning it to the Summer Season Operational Plan, the NMBM<\/a> Security Sub-Directorate launched Operation Phumba as a vehicle to address public safety, focusing especially on popular tourist destinations as well as the beachfront area (\u201cGolden Mile\u201d), combining existing human and capital resources to make the Bay a safe and secure tourist destination for visitors and residents.<\/p>\n Operation Phumba will run until 15 January 2013.\u00a0 All available municipal Security Officers will partake in the operation and activities are executed in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies, such as the SAPS and other municipal subdirectorates, like Traffic and Fire.<\/p>\n Focus areas of Operation Phumba include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Bylaw enforcement:<\/strong> Project Phumba will enforce a Zero Tolerance approach to by-law transgressions. Operations will focus on the consumption of liquor in public,\u00a0 open fires, and illegal camping in non-designated areas.<\/p>\n Foot patrols:<\/strong> Officers on foot-beat are deployed in\u00a0 areas to focus especially on pick-pocketing, unlawful hawking,etc. Trained officers are also be deployed to perform patrol duties on the walkways along the southern beach areas towards the Beacon (Admiralty Way).<\/p>\n Liquor-free beaches:<\/strong> Static check-points have been set up within the boundaries of the King\u2019s Beach parking area to prevent any liquor from entering the beach area: all vehicles will be searched upon entering and all liquor detected will be confiscated.<\/p>\n Public Safety:<\/strong> The Safety and Security Directorate\u2019s mandate is Public Safety;\u00a0 hence its overall focus will be on the safety of the public this Festive Season.<\/p>\n Below are statistics relating to the successes achieved by Operation Phumba in the period 1 \u2013 27 December 2012.\u00a0 With regard to the road traffic offences quoted, it should be noted that Security officers who are also designated Peace officers may also perform certain traffic law enforcement duties.<\/p>\n By-Law Prosecutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Caution notices for by-law transgressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arrests for by-law transgressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Road Traffic Offences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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