NKANYISO Aubrey Magwaza, one of the Bulwer Community Improvement Project’s (BCIP) community ambassadors, has been praised for his hard work and for being elected Ambassador of the Month.
Aubrey was commended for calling for the police during an armed robbery in the Bulwer area recently during which he had been locked in a liquor fridge.
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“It was on a Sunday at around 1.15pm and I was loading a customer’s car when someone tapped me on the shoulder and called me inside.”
“I said I was busy, but he pulled out a gun and took me inside. People were lying on the floor and I saw guys taking money out of the tills. I was put in a liquor fridge along with staff and customers. I managed to call Heather on my radio to say there was an armed robbery,” he said.
Aubrey and the others were let out of the fridge by a customer who had gone into the shop after the armed robbers fled.
He was also praised for assisting in the arrest of a mugger in the area last Wednesday.
“A schoolboy was walking and talking on his cellphone when this guy came up, grabbed his cellphone and ran. A business owner saw it happen and followed the thief and asked me to hold him after he was caught as he had to go off to a meeting. I called for assistance and held him until the police arrived to arrest him,” he said.
Heather said this showed that the ambassadors were doing much more than keeping cars in the area safe and cleaning the pavements in Helen Joseph Road.
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“They’re the eyes and ears on the road and are definitely making a difference. I hope more businesses come on board so we can get more ambassadors on the road with more radios,” she said.
If any businesses or residents want to join the BCIP, they should contact Heather on 074 203 2792.
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