Anthony Modena, chairperson of the forum said, “With the use of the mobile application, Whatsapp, the residents can pro-actively alert their neighbours to any safety threats, suspicious activities, and crimes in progress, or call for help in real time.
“Each neighbourhood group will have an administrator who will feed relevant information into the forum’s central core, which in turn will inform other areas of Bryanston and the police as necessary.”
Modena believes that a proactive and informed community is a serious deterrent to would-be criminals in the area. He added, “Join us at the next meeting taking place on 5 December for information on how this incredibly simple initiative works. The more areas we have represented by these Whatsapp groups, the better this initiative will work.”
Details: whatsapp2@becf.co.za.
Fantastic idea!