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Update
Cosatu Protest Action
07.10.2020

Members in urban centres on 7 October (tomorrow) should anticipate significant disruption and avoid protests due to the risk of unrest. Trade union federations SAFTU and COSATU will observe nationwide strikes over various issues, including poor service delivery, gender-based violence, rising unemployment and poverty. The strikes will be accompanied by demonstrations and pickets by SAFTU across the country, and motorcades by COSATU in major urban areas. Smaller demonstrations are also planned across urban centres in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West provinces.

Details of known protests are as follows (all times local):

SAFTU

Durban
(KwaZulu-Natal): Demonstrators will gather at the regional office of the NUMSA metalworkers’ union from 08.00, and march to the Department of Labour, the Office of the Public Protector and the Office of the KwaZulu-Natal Premier.

Johannesburg (Gauteng): Demonstrators will occupy Park Station from 10.00 hrs.

Polokwane (Limpopo): Demonstrators will picket at the Premier’s Office from 10.00 hrs.

Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape): Demonstrators will assemble at the Showgrounds aat 10.00 hrs and march to Vuyisile Mini Square.

Pretoria (Gauteng): Demonstrators will occupy the Union Buildings from
10.00 hrs.

COSATU

Cape Town (Western Cape):
Motorcade from Langa Multipurpose Sport Centre from 07.00 hrs.

Durban (KwaZulu-Natal):
Motorcade from Curries Fountain to a park near St Benedict School.

Workers will also hold a picket at SAPS Pinetown.

Mbombela (Mpumalanga): Motorcade from Mbombela Stadium, passing by SALGA offices and Transnet en route to River Side Government Complex.

Polokwane (Limpopo) : Motorcade departing from SABC Park at 08.00 hrs and passing by SAPS Polokwane and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) en route to the Premier’s Office.

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He was in standard 8 (grade 10) at Mamelodi High School when he participated in the 1976 uprisings, shortly after rendering the country ungovernable during the 1976 uprising, Cde Solomon Mahlangu left the country to join the African National Congress (ANC), to be trained by the people's revolutionary army, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK). Cde Solomon Mahlangu was part of a new generation of fearless young MK recruits called The June 16 Detachment, as the group was made up mainly of students who were part of the student uprisings of 1976.

He left without informing his family, who thought he was still selling goods on trains and had ended up in Pietersburg. Mahlangu left a letter under his brother’s pillow:

“Boet Lucas, Boet Lucas, Boet Lucas, don’t look for me, I have left and you’ll never find me”

Indeed, we stand on the shoulders of giants!

Long live the undying revolutionary spirit of Cde Solomon Mahlangu, Long live!

"Mama ngiyekele, sengifuna uba yi soja"

He was in standard 8 (grade 10) at Mamelodi High School when he participated in the 1976 uprisings, shortly after rendering the country ungovernable during the 1976 uprising, Cde Solomon Mahlangu left the country to join the African National Congress (ANC), to be trained by the people's revolutionary army, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK). Cde Solomon Mahlangu was part of a new generation of fearless young MK recruits called The June 16 Detachment, as the group was made up mainly of students who were part of the student uprisings of 1976.

He left without informing his family, who thought he was still selling goods on trains and had ended up in Pietersburg. Mahlangu left a letter under his brother’s pillow:

“Boet Lucas, Boet Lucas, Boet Lucas, don’t look for me, I have left and you’ll never find me”

Indeed, we stand on the shoulders of giants!

Long live the undying revolutionary spirit of Cde Solomon Mahlangu, Long live!

"Mama ngiyekele, sengifuna uba yi soja"

The role at Safer Cities is the therefore to facilitate the interaction of these multi agency role-players: health, emergency services, Metro Police, SAPS, Education, Engineers, CBO’s, NPO’s etc

Crime Prevention

Crime prevention means many things to many people. Essentially it is about stopping crime before it happens rather than reacting afterwards. This is the paradigm shift from the traditional view of crime prevention as a police activity which focuses on the perpetrator.

There is now a more holistic approach a Multi Agency Disciplinary Approach Mechanism (MADAM) which has been supported by the National Crime Prevention Strategy. The role at Safer Cities is the therefore to facilitate the interaction of these multi agency role-players: health, emergency services, Metro Police, SAPS, Education, Engineers, CBO’s, NPO’s etc

The National Crime Prevention Centre’s Manual for Community Based Crime Prevention entitled “Making South Africa Safe” emphasizes that reducing crime and building safer Communities is a priority for every citizen. To make this happen, crime prevention must be initiated at communication level. Local government is best suited for this so the eThekwini Municipality has embarked on developing Crime Prevention Strategy, which addresses these components:

Effective Policing and Crime Prevention

Targeted Social Crome Prevention

Better Design and Management of Public spaces (Environmental Design)

Research and Crime Analysis

Community Involvement in Safety

The safer city strategy is the expression of a joint plan of action for local government and partners

Durban is a thriving tourist and commercial centre with a large diverse population and rich cultural heritage in KwaZulu-Natal. It is South Africa’s busiest port and an important industrial hub.

Durban experiences problems with crime and violence. Criminal justice institutions are unable to stop or even control escalation in urban violence.

In 1999 the South African National Secretariat for Safety and Security requested support from UN Habitat’s Safer Cities Programme (SCP). Focusing on urban management and vulnerabilities regarding urban violence at local level, the Safer Cities Programme has developed specific tools and strategies to address urban violence and public order offences.

The safer city strategy is an expression of a joint plan of action for local government and its partners, including provincial and national government, the criminal justice system, business, NGO sectors, and community-based structures. It is firmly located within Durban Integrated Development Plan and Long Term Development Strategy. The plan builds on a common vision with the intention of creating a critical mass of projects and people allowing Durban to stem the tide of crime.
By making fighting crime priority, Durban can create a thriving, attractive, clean, safe, and economically successful city.