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Minister Plato hosts Safety Summit in Lavender Hill

18 March 2016

Tomorrow, Saturday 19 March 2016, Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, will host a Safety Summit in Lavender Hill.

The Safety Summit will bring together school principals, religious-, organisational- and community leaders from different suburbs which are faced with similar safety concerns including the areas of Lavender Hill, Steenberg, Retreat (CAFDA), Hanover Park, Manenberg, Wesbank, Belhar, Montague Village, Nyanga, Gugulethu, Lower Crossroads, Philippi, Scottsdene, Elsies River and Delft.The Department of Community Safety will be joined by other safety partners tomorrow including the South African Police Service (SAPS), the Community Police Forums (CPFs), Neighbourhood Watches (NHWs), as well as the Western Cape Departments of Education, Social Development and Cultural Affairs and Sport.

The Safety Summit aims to discuss and deliberate on the safety issues which communities from across priority areas in the Cape Town Metropole are confronted with on a daily basis in order to strengthen existing strategic partnerships and consider new possible partnerships to help create safer environments in areas where gangsterism, drug and alcohol abuse as well as illegal guns are rife.

There will be an opportunity for photographs and interviews. Additional information and programme for the day available on request.

Note: All media are invited to attend.

Details:
Date: Saturday, 19 March 2016
Time: 09:00 – 15:00
Venue: Lavender Hill Community Centre, Corner Grindal Ave & Hek Street, Lavender Hill, Cape Town.

Media Enquiries: 

Ewald Botha
Spokesperson for Minister Plato
Cell: 079 694 1113