TSUMEB: The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshikoto Region is calling on NGOs, companies, and other stakeholders to come together to prevent crime in the region.
Regional Commander, Commissioner Theopoline Kalompo-Nashikaku in particular urged non-governmental organisations and private companies to come on board and create awareness in preventing crimes.
Kalompo-Nashikaku during a crime prevention stakeholder meeting held in Tsumeb on Wednesday said the police cannot solve crime alone; it needs stakeholders to help curb crime because having them on board will have a positive impact in society.
‘We cannot solve the crime alone, we need stakeholders to assist us in fighting crimes and safeguarding our society,’ she said.
Kalompo-Nashikaku said this after Dundee Precious Metal suffered from several copper wire theft incidents in the past 14 months. A total of seven cases were opened where suspects were arrested and several incidents were reported internally where no suspects were arrested.
She said t
hat copper wire theft is a serious problem in the town as Cenored regularly replaces copper wire.
Kalompo-Nashikaku also called on the public to not buy copper wire from any person.
‘People should not buy any copper wire from unlicensed business owners because they might also become culprits,’ she warned.
Dundee’s Protection Services and Emergency Response manager Jaco Haasbroek said the impact on the plant and community is that it caused an emergency shutdown due to water loss from the dam and powerplant.
He further said they lost production totalling an estimated loss of production revenue of N.dollars 22 million, electricity outages in town, and impact on other business revenue.
‘Our biggest challenge is the market owner of this copper wire theft and we want to kill the market for this culprit,’ said Haasbroek.
Law enforcement is planning to create awareness with stakeholders such as Telecom Namibia, Tsumeb Municipality, Dundee, Rubicon Security, Cenored, Ongopolo Mining, Office of the Prosecutor Gen
eral, and the local Neighbourhood Watch.
Source: The Namibia Press Agency
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to attend and chair the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) retreat in Johannesburg on Friday.
Chaired by the Deputy President, the HRDC is an apex national, multi-sectoral advisory body established to create a collective response to the national challenge of human resource development in the country.
The council’s term, which was established in 2010, ends on 31 March 2024.
‘Over the years, the council has created a platform for social partners to deliberate on the country’s skills and human capital development to address bottlenecks in the human resource development value chain,’ the Presidency said in a statement on Wednesday.
Guided by the Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa (HRD-SA) 2010-2030, the council’s retreat is aimed at reflecting on and evaluating its work in terms of the progress made so far.
It will also zoom in on underlying challenges faced by the country, which serve as an impediment to achieving the council’s mandate, le
ssons learned and interrogating the need to change or restructure the council.
The retreat will also look into key future focus areas to be attained in the remainder of the current term and beyond.
‘The Deputy President’s attendance is in line with his delegated responsibilities as the Chairperson of the HRDC, and he will therefore deliver welcoming remarks and chair the council retreat,’ the Presidency explained.
During his welcoming remarks, the Deputy President will highlight the significance of the HRDC as it seeks to contribute towards addressing some of the socio-economic problems faced by South Africa, such as poverty, inequality, and unemployment through the development and nurturing of skills that are relevant to the country’s needs.
Source: South African Government News Agency