KWANONQABA NEWS -  In an effort to raise awareness of parents’ legal obligation to ensure their children attend school, the KwaNonqaba Police’s Social Crime Office embarked on a door-to-door initiative, known as the Back to School Campaign, in the KwaNonqaba community on Wednesday 7 January. 

They visited homes in the Civic Park and Highway Park areas. 

The South African Schools Act of 1996 requires all children between the ages of seven and 15 to attend school. 

Warrant Officer Wilson Potongwana, the KwaNonqaba Police Station’s domestic violence co-ordinator, said children loitering in the street when they are meant to be in school could lead to experimenting in acts of crime. 

The KwaNonqaba Police Station hosts the Back to School Campaign every year, before the schools open, in an effort to curb the chances of this occurring. 

 The KwaNonqaba Police management lauded Marais (left), who led this year’s campaign. 

Collaborating with the Genesis Community Project and the Closing the Gap group, the initiative also focused on raising awareness about HIV and TB in the community. 

Sergeant Salome Marais of the KwaNonqaba Police led the campaign and took the opportunity to address gender-based violence and femicide with some of the men they came across. 

The KwaNonqaba Police’s management lauded her efforts. Schools in Mossel Bay and across South Africa will open on Wednesday 14 January. 

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