The Acting Head of Department, Ms. Glen Xaba, on Thursday, 17 August 2023, lead a delegation on a benchmarking visit on police oversight and innovative crime prevention strategies at Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province.
This benchmarking exercise with the Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison is centered around sharing best practices on ways to improve crime detection and combating.
Amongst pertinent issues being discussed are;
* An improved effective criminal justice system
* Early interventions in preventing crime
*An active public and community participation in the fight against crime
*Focused campaigns in collaboration with cluster departments and law enforcement agencies
*Impact assessment of voluntary community crime prevention structures
*Improved safety through environmental design in partnership with municipalities.