Thembokwezi Neighbourhood Watch in Khayelitsha, Western Cape came to the rescue of tenants who were evicted after sunset.
THEMBOKWEZI NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSIST EVICTED TENANTS
Considering that these tenants could lose some of their belongings from opportunistic criminals, the active Thembokwezi Neighbourhood Watch took over the situation.
This happened as the Thembokwezi NHW conducted late-night patrols across the community hot spot areas.
During the patrol, the volunteers, clad in reflective jackets, ran into many young drunk people on the streets before encountering the stranded tenants.
“There was also an incident of some tenants who have been evicted by the landlord this evening and patrol had to escort them from a dangerous spot while they were moving their belongings on foot which included a bed.
“Stay safe Community and sleep early in particular month end as criminals are out to rob people on the streets,” the Neighbourhood Watch cautioned.
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THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THESE CRIME FIGHTERS
In highlighting other challenges, the Neighbourhood Watch said:
“There is also a serious problem with tuckshops that closes only when they see patrollers coming, whereas they have been notified that to limit crime during the evening, the community would like them to close at 21h00. As many of the suspicious characters make excuses that they are on their way to shop, many people hang around these tuckshops when not closed, this makes the work of patrollers much harder to keep peace on the streets.”
“We again plead with the community when people have their drinks, to not drink on the streets, especially young women and men, they continuously need to be reprimanded about the same issue. This causes an unnecessary confrontation with patrollers. The patrollers are only trying to keep those loitering at night drunk safe in the end cooperation is important,” the organisation appealed.
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