Remarks by the Newly Elected Hillbrow CPF Chairperson

09 December 2009

I feel honored to be given this opportunity of addressing you as the new Chairperson of the Hillbrow community Policing Forum, and would like to thank each one of you here tonight for making this meeting a success.

The Hillbrow CPF Executive elected in this historic meeting today, has a crucial role in the fight against crime not only in Hillbrow, but in the province and country as a whole. This new CPF structure is weapon safely in the hands of the Hillbrow community, to ensure that there is closer cooperation and strong partnership between the police and the community on matters relating to:
a. Timeous and accurate reporting of crimes to the police
b. Building the legitimacy of the police in the eyes of the community
c. Mobilising and educating the communities about crime prevention
d. Ensuring that the SAPS are accountable to the communities they serve
e. The building of the culture of respect for the law.

Criminality knows no race, no gender, no age, no religion and no political affiliation. It affects us all. We must combat it together. I urge my fellow elected CPF executive members to mobilise all strata and sectors of society, irrespective of social, religious, political or ideological affiliation into crime prevention.
Accordingly, This CPF should also take an active part in assisting the SAPS with resources and skills in order to fulfil their duties.

In this regard I challenge the newly elected CPF Executive and the Hillbrow community at large to mobilise all the community members and the police in the area to make sure that the Hillbrow CPF;
- Becomes fully representative of the community across the political economic and social spectrum in its programmes as well as structures.
- That the CPF works closely with the Local government and Sec 59 committees on crime prevention.

The role of the Hillbrow CPF should be further deepened to have crime prevention programmes in conjunction with local government particularly with regard to public education on criminality as well as victim support and empowerment.

Crime cannot be fought and defeated by a magic wand from an individual. It needs us to work together and I want to assure everyone here that the CPF executive elected here today will work very hard and around the Clock to restore and redeem Hillbrow police station’s credibility.

I also want from today to ring in everyone’s head that, that crime is enemy number one for all of us and we need to work together in combating and preventing it.
I therefore thank you.

Mr Moses Ka Moyo
Hillbrow CPF (Chairperson)
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