The Zwavelpoort Residents
Association (ZRA) held its first
meeting of the year on 10 January
to discuss December crime incidents.
According to secretary Petro Anderson,
the ZRA’s patrolling efforts
between Christmas and the new
year paid off as there weren’t many
incidents during this time. She
attributes this fact to active
patrolling of the area, including foot
and car patrols at various times of
the night.
The main issue addressed at this
meeting was to get more people to
join the Zwavelpoort patrol groups
and the radio network. The radio
provides members with immediate
access to active Mooiplaats and
Zwavelpoort community members
who are willing to respond to security
situations and veld fires. This
kind of reactive response sends out
a clear message to criminals that
crime will not be tolerated.
During the meeting the issue of trying
to close off certain roads in
Zwavelpoort and to re-register public
servitudes as private servitudes
was raised. Leo Middelberg will be
looking into the community’s
opinion on booming off certain
roads in the area.
Feedback was received from Bert de
Graaf, who was robbed during
December and is working closely
with the police. He has found some
of his stolen goods in the squatter
camp at Plot 10.
The issue of squatter camps in the
Bronberg area will be addressed at a
public meeting on 24 January at the
Lesedi High School in Donkerhoek.
The community is looking for
answers to the problems of squatters
on plot 45, Pienaarspoort, next
to the quarry in Zwavelpoort, near
the Boschkop Police station, and
squatters on the plots surrounding
the Hazeldean development.
For more information about the
ZRA, contact Petro Anderson at 083-604-0074. |