They have been part of the crime-fighting meetings held during the year organised by the Parkhurst Crime Stop, which hosted an end of year celebration for all of them.
The meetings were aimed at educating and empowering people working in Parkhurst to prevent crime and ultimately increase safety in the home and the community.
Meeting organiser, Jenny Clark said the party was a way of thanking all the workers for their dedication to pro-actively fighting crime in the area.
Parkhurst was said to have had the highest crime incidents during the year and Clark believed that it was through initiatives such as the Parkhurst Crime Stop that the area could see a decrease in the future.
“If more residents could help prepare their domestics to deal with incidents then we would see the number of incidents in the area decrease,” said Clark.
“I encourage more residents to think about empowering themselves by empowering the people considered as the ears and eyes of their homes. What the participants have learned in this past year has actually produced evidence that some crimes can be prevented.”
Parkview Police Station commander Colonel Logan Govender has expressed his concerns over the high increase in crime incidents within the Parkhurst area.
“Crime in the area seems to have increased dramatically in November with the most incidents being reported in the week beginning 18 November,” Govender said.
He identified theft of motor vehicles, house robberies, common robbery, aggravated robbery and theft out of motor vehicles as the most reported crimes.
Govender said police could be held accountable to enforce laws and to make arrests, but residents should also to take responsibility and be more vigilant.
A domestic worker and cordinator of the meetings, Nombulelo Soloni said although many workers attended the meetings, she believed that more could be accomplished if more domestic workers became involved.
“We have had a great year and have all been able to learn so much during this year, but we need everyone involved to bring other domestic workers to join us in the coming year,” said Soloni.
