AfriForum’s national mass patrol creates hope against crime
13 March 2019
The civil rights organisation AfriForum this past weekend held its national mass patrol in which approximately 4 000 AfriForum members participated that are involved at the organisation’s 132 neighbourhood and farm watches.
During the patrol, as many as 74 000 km were covered in more than 2 200 vehicles. A total of 17 379 man-hours were voluntarily put in and 108 incidents were successfully handled.
175 other safety role-players were also involved, among which the SAPS, private security institutions, emergency services, traffic services, tow-in services and various community policing forums (CPF’s).
“The success of and participation in AfriForum’s national mass patrol is a clear sign that communities are prioritising their own safety. We cannot rely on the authorities alone for the safety of our communities; we need to take ownership of it ourselves. Communities will need to become actively involved within the framework of the law,” says Hillel Coetzer, AfriForum’s Head of Community Safety for the Northern Region.