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HORRIFIC-LOOKING CRASH HAS NO CASUALTIES PAGE 2
CITY LAUNCHES 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR MITCHELLS PLAIN
LIQUOR DEBATE RAISES HEAD AT SUBCOUNCIL AGAIN PAGE 3
Emo Adams, musician and entertainer from Mitchells Plain performed at the launch of the area’s 50th Anniversary celebrations last week. Read the full story on page 5
POLICE AND COMMUNITY JOIN FORCES TO COMBAT GANG ACTIVITY
Safety plan advances
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onths of planning and consultation have moved into the implementation phase as Mitchells Plain residents gathered for a workshop on Saturday 11 April to advance the province’s R9 million safety and development plan. The workshop, hosted by the Mitchells Plain Safety and Development Forum in
partnership with the Western Cape Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety, represents the next step in an ongoing process that began with extensive community meetings last year. BUILDING ON APPROVED FOUNDATION The Safe Zones initiative forms part of the comprehensive
FIVE CRIME HOTSPOTS IDENTIFIED AS SAFETY PLAN ENTERS ACTION PHASE
safety plan that was presented to Subcouncil 17 in March, following months of community meetings with police, community police forums, the City and the province. The plan, backed by R9 million in provincial funding, identified
five crime hotspots for safe zone establishment: Montrose Park, Beacon Valley, Hyde Park, Rocklands and Strandfontein. These areas were selected based on crime analysis data gathered during the consultation phase. TO PAGE 2
READ TO RISE SPREADS ITS WINGS PAGE 9