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PRIVATE SECURITY: ‘LAST THIN BLUE LINE’ AGAINST CRIME
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remier Helen Zille described local private security companies as the Crime Fighters of Cape Town – “the last thin blue line” so to speak. She addressed industry players at the South African Intruder Detection Services Association (SAIDSA) symposium held in Observatory on Friday. Some 209 representatives from security companies across the province, belonging to this umbrella organisation, attended the event. Zille echoed the concerns of Saidsa chairman in the Western Cape, Pierre Gouws, when she urged the industry not to fall capture to criminal elements. “The security sector impinges on everything in our country and it is therefore critical to defend this industry against capture by criminals.”
Criminals creating havoc According to Gouws, who is also the owner of District Basset, the industry currently has to be very wary of criminal elements sneaking in to create havoc. “In addition to this, more pressure is placed on our shoulders by the industry red tape, as well as the ineffectiveness of the police,” Gouws said.
Helen Zille speaking to delegates. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
Zille said the risk of criminal capture of the security industry is as real as that which has threatened our very democracy of late. This threat applies not only to private security companies, but also to police and the national prosecuting authority. “And in the absence of public safety, our communities are the ones that suffer. Community programmes are derailed and criminals have free rein,” she said.
Initiatives ‘hijacked’ by criminals Zille referred to one of the Walking Bus initiatives in Cape Town that was recently “hijacked” by gangs in the respective area, to be used to recruit new members. “This initiative was supposed to safeguard children walking to and from school by recruiting volunteer parents to walk with the children, but was instead infiltrated by gang members,” she said. Likewise, in some areas the City was unable to roll out its fibre optic programme, as the areas were not safe for installers to work in. “Workers were approached by gang members who demanded protection money. These areas thus remain without internet connectivity, leaving the children of these communities without this essential service.” V To page 2.
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