EC SAPS inaugurates promising Junior Provincial Commissioner – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-10-05 10:22:46

South African Police Service

Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

KARIEGA – The South African Police Service in the Eastern Cape is pleased to introduce Ms. Amila Febana as its Junior Provincial Commissioner. The thirteen (13) year-old Junior leader from Amathole District was inaugurated after an impressing competition in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay District on Monday, 04 October 2021.

The Junior Commissioner Project is one of the SAPS’ Youth Crime Prevention flagship projects that seek to provide youth of South Africa an opportunity to contribute and play a meaningful role in ensuring a safe and conducive learning environment in schools. The secondary focus of the project intends to complement the SAPS Safer Schools Programme. This is aimed at advancing and reinforcing shared efforts by the SAPS and its social partners in line with the Implementation Protocol that was signed in 2011 between the SAPS and Department of Basic Education primarily to deal with criminality in South African Schools.

Recently appointed Junior District Commissioners spent their day in KwaNobuhle Township, participating in Junior Provincial Commissioner Competition that aimed at electing the new Junior Provincial Leadership in the Eastern Cape. As part of Junior Provincial Leadership, the following Junior Deputy Provincial Commissioners were also appointed:

Ms. Ibenathi Mazwi from Alfred Nzo District, responsible for Policing;

Mr. Mbali Yiba from Buffalo City Metro Municipality, responsible for Corporate Services;

Ms. Lona Mbixane from OR Tambo District, responsible for Crime Detection and

Mr. Indiphile Ndlazilwana from Sarah Baartman District, responsible for Crime Intelligence

Presentations by vibrant and well-informed Junior Leaders dwelled on ways of dealing with criminality, inclusive of substance abuse, gender based violence and bullyism in school environments. Presentations included causal and contributing factors, impact and remedies relating to criminality in schools. They all reiterated significance of integrated efforts in ensuring crime-free schools and society.

The outgoing Junior Provincial Commissioner, who also served as Junior Deputy National Commissioner for Corporate Services, Ms. Hloma Sidlova appreciated commitment by junior leaders to partake in the fight against crime, in ensuring safety of communities. She further encouraged them to implement content of their presentations in their respective environments.

The inaugurated junior leader was humbled and excited to take the position of the Junior Provincial Commissioner in the vast and challenging Eastern Cape Province. She promised the audience to play a critical and significant role in ensuring safety, especially in schools.

The competition was preceded by a formal programme of Opening Ceremony that was honoured by different stakeholders at Jabavu Stadium in KwaNobuhle Township, Kariega, where learners were sensitised about various issues about criminal activities that take place at schools, with an aim of ensuring positive and conducive learning environment.

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