Good news for CPFs
Station
members and CPF
committee
representatives at
the workshop held in
Ngwelezane on Friday
Higher
service
Area and Provincial
CPF Chairman -
Jerome Sibisi is
congratulated on his
appointment to the
position of Deputy
National CPF
Chairperson by
Department of
Community Safety and
Liaison
representative -
Belinda Bolte,
uMfolozi Area
Commissioner - BO
Maseko and Deputy
Commissioner - Marie
Wilson
Dave
Savides
THE Department of
Community Safety and
Liaison is pulling
out all the stops to
empower the
province’s Community
Policing Forums.
Not only will each
CPF receive a brand
new computer and
printer by the end
of the year, but the
43 stations in the
uMfolozi and Ulundi
Area will soon
undergo training at
special workshops.
Four participants
from each CPF,
including the police
CPF co-ordinator,
will gather on 24-26
November to be
instructed in
various aspects of
running a successful
CPF.
Information shared
at three venues will
cover the CPF
Constitution, Code
of Conduct,
Community Safety
Plans, leadership,
projects, funding,
meeting procedures,
etc.
Results
Speaking at an Area
CPF meeting held in
Ngwelezane on
Friday, Area
Commissioner BO
Maseko said many
CPFs did not
understand their
function and many
did not even meet
regularly or keep
proper minutes.
‘Unless there are
tangible, measurable
results which make
an impact on crime,
the CPF is failing
in its purpose,’
said Maseko.
He warned those who
would use the
‘crucial CPF
structure’ for
personal gain, and
called for
transparency and
open lines of
communication
between the SAPS and
communities to
facilitate joint
problem solving.
Co-ordination with
other government
departments was also
lacking, he said,
while some CPFs did
not represent all
cultures and
communities in their
precinct.
Provincial CPF
Chairman Jerome
Sibisi, who was
recently elected to
serve as Deputy
National CPF
Chairman, lashed out
at those who used
the CPF structure to
‘nail the police’.
