Pietermaritzburg: The Acting Head of the Department for Community Safety and Liaison(DCSL), Ms Nokuthula G Khanyile convened a two day (04-05 August 2025) extended MANCO meeting with a view of ensuring that the department is working towards achieving the same vision as advised by the Premier of KwaZulu Natal, Honourable Thamsanqa Ntuli who is also the Executive Authority for this department
In her remarks, the Acting HOD applauded the sterling work that is being done in the fight against crime in different communities. She further stated that a framework on the establishment and assessment of community safety structures is revisited and must be aligned with the Executive Authority’s vision.
A task team which will be led by Advocate Chris Van Niekerk was formed with the sole purpose of consolidating the existing framework.
She further reported that the Executive Authority will visit Umlazi District to assess the functionality of the community safety structures.