Port Nolloth SAPS together with stakeholders raise awareness about 16 Days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children – SAPS Crime Report: 2021-11-26 12:32:13

South African Police Service

Office of the Provincial Commissioner Northern Cape

NORTHERN CAPE – Port Nolloth SAPS, Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS), together with Department of Justice, Department of Social Development, Community Police Forum, Woman Against Crime including Faith Based Organisations launched the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign in 25 November 2021.

The event kicked started with a motorcade which drove past through the community of Port Nolloth and concluded in the Port Nolloth Central Business District.

Community members joined in partnership to add their voice against the scourge of gender-based violence. Men in Port Nolloth pledged their support in the fight against any form of violence, by participating in awareness programmes.

One of the pastors who participated in the event, in his prayer, said that “Gender-based violence is a psychological pandemic, we need to tackle it strategically before it manifests physically”.

The Port Nolloth SAPS and other stakeholders pledged to continue with campaigns to educate the community abou the procedures of how to go about reporting crimes against women and children including the role of the Family Violence, Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS).   

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