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Back to Basics in Helenvale

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The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General LE Ntshinga and her management will be hosting the Roll out Plan for the Back to Basics Approach to Policing in the Eastern Cape Province.

The SAPS embarked on the implementation of Back to Basics approach to policing at the beginning of 2016. The key focus areas for the Back to Basics approach to policing are to enhance police visibility, ensure efficient utilisation of resources in support of the investigation of crime, embark on informed deployment of operational resources and the optimal utilisation of crime intelligence in support of proactive and reactive policing. Back to Basics approach also looks into a fundamental key area which includes the discipline and manner in which police officers’ conduct themselves as a distinctive characteristic of policing which focuses on every police officer doing the basics of policing and on doing these basics properly and consistently.

The event will take place on Friday, 24 February 2017 at the Helenvale Resource Centre, Gelvandale, Port Elizabeth.

Phase 1: Fun walk (5km) at 05h45
Phase 2: Wellness and fitness program – 07:15 Aerobics, 07:45 Drill Competition, 08:15 Drill Exercise and Display, Time: 09:00 Dress Code Display
Phase 3: Official proceedings – 10h30 to 13h10

The community in Helenvale will benefit from this program through the visibility of the members and the Provincial Commissioner will have an opportunity to interact with the members policing the area.

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