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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Da Nova Neighbourhood Watch conducted a visibility patrol through Da Nova on Saturday, 11 June, at 21:00.
The neighbourhood watch serves 303 residents from a total of 118 households.
The area it patrols covers Ninth Avenue, Con van der Wath Street, Da Gama Street, Diaz Street, Ken Andrews Street, MJ Harris Street, Protea Street, Robbie Scholtz Street, Ryk Tulbach Street, Sao Bras Street and Van der Riet Street.
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The watch members also cover the two business centres, Life Bay View Hospital and all the medical premises along the routes that they patrol.
"We honour our partners who have joined us in this event," said chairman Jan Benade.
"They are the police, Fire Station, local law enforcement, Msec, Community Police Forum, local Traffic Department, By Grace EMS and ER24 Mossel Bay. Both emergency services had to leave us because of emergency calls. Last, but not the least, is the wonderful team of volunteer patrollers.
"Our aims are to nurture a sense of unity, dedication and good neighbourly relations among the community in the area," said Benade.
VIDEO - Visibility patrol through Da Nova (Video: Jannie du Plessis, Mossel Bay Advertiser).
The watch also serves as a watchdog (eyes and ears) for the community, the security service providers and the local police services, thereby assisting the local police services and security service providers to safeguard the community against criminal activities and strive for a safe and secure environment, Benade said.
According to Benade the watch provides a channel through which the community can play a meaningful role in crime prevention.
Da Nova Neighbourhood Watch is in partnership with the Community Police Forum (CPF), SAPS and the Department of Community Safety (Western Cape Government).
The Da Nova Neighbourhood Watch is a non-profit company (NPC), registered with the Commissioner of Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), with registration number 2020/654111/08.
The watch's slogan is, "We look out for each other."
Philip Mattheus (chairman, Dagamaskop CPF and vice chairman of the Cluster Board) and Jan Benade (Da Nova Neighbourhood Watch chairman). Photo: Deidre Swanepoel
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