Opinion and the NEWS

Fight against crime heats up

"After weeks of protests and violence in our area, everyone is upset with everyone else and this has led to a situation where crime and criminality cannot be effectively managed,” says Gerrit Swanepoel, Secretary of Hermanus Community Police Forum (CPF)."

Consumers are better off than they think

Shussler says South Africans need to stop fighting about the individual slices of cake of the country’s economy and start working at growing the whole cake. If communities can work together the economy will start showing significant growth within the next few years. This can be attained by focusing on areas of easy growth, such as that offered by tourism.

Cases being built against criminals

In the last few weeks Zwelihle in Hermanus has decided to take a serious stand against crime in the neighbourhood. Under the auspices of Zwelihle Renewal (ZR) a strategic plan has been tabled whereby an action programme was launched that will run “until every woman, man and child can walk freely in the streets without the concern of being raped, robbed or killed”.