National Commissioner hosts National #SaferCity Summit. The National Commission…

National Commissioner hosts National #SaferCity Summit.

The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla Sitole has hailed a first of its kind, two-day National Safer City Summit as a success.

The two-day gathering was held on 19-20 March 2019 in Pretoria under the theme “Together innovating sustainable safer city solutions”.

The Summit brought together 150 delegates comprising of senior leadership of the South African Police Service from all the nine provinces, the Junior National Commissioner and her Deputies, representatives from Metro Police Departments, other government departments, institutions of higher learning and police representatives and chiefs from Angola, Eswatini ,Zimbabwe, among others.

Building on the 2016 White Paper on Safety and Security, the Summit created a platform for delegates to deliberate on safety as a collective responsibility across all sectors.

Its aim, to develop a Safer City Model in line with the international crime prevention priorities; “The creation of safer cities, safer streets and reclaiming of public spaces”.
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