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02 JUNE 2021

City to Roll Out A 5 Point Grand Plan to Fight Crime in The CBD

EThekwini Mayor, Councillor Mxolisi Kaunda held a high level meeting this morning, 02 June 2021, with Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and Head of Metro Police, Commissioner Steve Middleton. This meeting was held to deliberate on the roll out of an Integrated 5-Pillar Plan to intensify the Municipality’s crime combating strategy in the Central Business District (CBD).

Kaunda said the plan will also assist in synergizing operations of the South African Police Service and Metro Police to achieve a coordinated approach that shall nip crime in the bud-in the inner-city. 

“We can’t have a City that is lawless, and it is the Municipality’s legislative responsibility to create a conducive environment for business to thrive in the CBD. The 5-Pillar Plan will not only include an increased police visibility in the CBD but sustained and joint operations that will take place every day starting from Thursday, 03 June. These will be aimed at reducing the alarming levels of crime. I believe that this approach will also contribute extensively towards the economic growth of the City. We warn criminals that our CBD will never be their playground anymore” said Kaunda. 

According to Kaunda the command structure that has been formed will also leverage on the first of its kind Fusion Centre that will maximise on technology to fight crime in the CBD more effectively.

“The good thing about the fusion centre is that it allows for integration of stakeholders from various disciplines and will provide an improved response to crime hotspots. We are confident that these bolstered efforts will yield the intended results in creating a crime free CBD,” said Kaunda. 

Ends. 

Issued by the eThekwini Municipality