{"id":257269,"date":"2023-04-13T12:23:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/kzn-to-embark-on-anti-crime-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:23:35","slug":"kzn-to-embark-on-anti-crime-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/kzn-to-embark-on-anti-crime-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN to embark on anti-crime campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government will embark on a community mobilisation campaign against crime.<\/p>\n

This follows a spate of violent crimes, including gruesome incidents of multiple murders and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).<\/p>\n

The Provincial Executive Council announced that anti\u2013crime fighting operations will be intensified, as announced by Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube in the State of the Province Address.<\/p>\n

This includes the use of resources prioritised within the provincial government\u2019s budget to ramp up the offensive against crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe approach will start in crime hotspots and will involve crime-fighting structures and community mobilisation against crime as a first pillar to reverse the crime trend in the province and thwart the network operations of criminals,\u201d the Council said.<\/p>\n

The Council also noted government\u2019s concern at the brazenness of criminals who are terrorising communities in Mariannhill, Umbumbulu, uMkhanyakude and many other areas.<\/p>\n

The provincial government, led by the Premier will on 16 April 2023, host a Crime-Fighting Imbizo at KwaNdengezi Sport Field to outline short, medium and long-term interventions to improve safety in the area, and also promote and improve relations between police and the community at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Provincial Executive Committee will be mounting an intensified offensive with law enforcement agencies to take the war to criminals. Crime has taken a shape of extreme brutality and government invites all sectors of society to take a stand against criminality,\u201d the Council said.<\/p>\n

Cross-border crime<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Council also highlighted that government\u2019s effort of addressing the scourge of cross-border crime between South Africa and Mozambique has been strengthened following the exco decision for the Department of Transport to resume the construction of a concrete wall that will curb the theft of motor vehicles and movement of illicit goods.<\/p>\n

The concrete barrier wall will be constructed between uMkhanyakude District and the Mozambique border.<\/p>\n

Following the termination of the previous contractor, the Council announced that the Department of Transport has assessed the status of the project and developed a schedule for the resumption of crime fighting construction project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe interventions will include joint policing operations that allow for better crime detection and infiltration of criminal gangs in pursuit of justice.<\/p>\n

The brazen criminality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has among others claimed the lives of two prominent crime fighting activists, Judah Mthethwa and Sandile Tembe who were leading the fight against cross border crime.<\/p>\n

Both Mthethwa and Tembe were gunned down by unknown assailants in separate incidents.<\/p>\n

The Council said it remains resolute to take the war to criminals in pursuit of ensuring safety and justice in the province and beyond its borders.<\/p>\n

Probe into Inanda road repair project<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Council has called for a probe into the road repair project in Inanda, which was washed away during the April 2022 flood disasters.<\/p>\n

This follows the death of Noxolo Khumalo, 26, after her car fell into the damaged road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Executive Council has tasked Special Advisor in the Office of the Premier, Advocate Linda Zama, to conduct an in-depth investigation into the status of repairs to damages of Main Road P457 in Inanda which was washed away during the April 2022 flood disasters.<\/p>\n

\u201cExecutive Council will receive a detailed progress report into the rebuilding and reconstruction of infrastructure damaged during last year\u2019s floods,\u201d the Council said.<\/p>\n

Exco has expressed its sincere condolences to the Khumalo family . \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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