ETHEKWINI Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda will, on Saturday 8 August, lead a Mayoral Community Mobilisation Campaign Against Crime Webinar under the theme ‘Communities reclaiming their rightful position in the fight against crime’ to tackle the scourge in eThekwini.
Following the release of the latest crime stats by Police Minister Bheki Cele, Mayor Kaunda will lead an interactive webinar on Saturday, 8 August from 9am to 2pm, with stakeholders from different sectors and crime fighting structures. Statistics also revealed that eThekwini contributes more than 45 per cent towards crime statistics in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Stakeholders that will participate in the discussion include the KwaZulu-Natal Community Safety and Liaison Department, the KwaZulu-Natal Community Crime Prevention Association, the Municipality’s Safer Cities Unit, the South African Police Service, eThekwini Metro Police, community policing forums, men, women and youth forums, association of African nationals, interfaith and traditional leadership, business forums, traditional healers forums, local clinic committees, school governing bodies, local NGOs and NPOs, sports bodies and arts and culture associations.
To join the webinar, follow the link: https://bit.ly/30xWF1F
The webinar will be live streamed on @eThekwiniM (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube). The public is encouraged to watch live.
To RSVP, email Silindile.maluleka@durban.gov.za or 073 332 9639.
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