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Rural Protection
What's in it for me?
- Safety for my family
- Safety for my possessions
- Security in my community
- Peace of mind
Where does it start?
- First with me
What can I do?
Protect my house with a good fence and a gate I can lock.
Make it difficult for the criminals to break in - good locks, burglar bars etc.
Keep a good watch dog and/or geese
Don't keep large sums of money in the house and keep guns locked away.
Be aware at all times.
Know you neighbours.
Have an alarm system and good lighting, if possible.
What else can I do?
Work for peace with your neighbours.
Know your neighbours
Develop a neighbourhood watch and a security system to protect each other.
Develop a system to communicate with each other when there is trouble - whistles, alarms, telephone, radio.
Make sure there are no dark places or tall grass that criminals can hide in.
Tell your neighbourhood leader when you will be away.
Report the presence of suspicious people to your local police station and your neighbourhood leader.
Ensure proper lighting.
Become known as a community who support and help each other.
Who can help us?
The SA Police Services (SAPS)
- and the SA National Defence Force (SANDF)
- In your community the local police station commander is the chairman of a GOCOC (Ground Operational Co-Ordinating Committee) to help protect you. The GOCOC is a rural safety and protection structure which links members of the community as well as farmers associations, tribal authorities, farm watch, rural settlements and developing farmer groupings with SAPS and SANDF. In fact any rural group who want to contribute to rural safety.
What can the GOCOC do?
Solve problems itself. (The whole community is involved).
Develop partnerships within the community to bring about rural safety.
Identify problems which need special attention, or which need to be referred to other structures.
Develop community communication systems.
Build trust within the community.
Enable all members of the community to get to know each other.
Identify suspicious behaviour and the presence of known criminals.
Develop strategies to counteract crime.
Build networks to gather information.
The GOCOC does not stand alone
A problem that cannot be resolved at GOCOC level is presented to the sub-area, area, provincial or national committees where an ad hoc priority committee can be established to attend to the problem
KZN has 6 AOCOCS (Police areas):
Umzimkulu, Durban, Midlands, Umfolozi, Tugela and Ulundi
Your Station Commander is: ______________ His phone number is: ______________
