Photo: Razaan Plaatjies <\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nAfter establishing the ICC at a cost of R1 million over two years, Phelan said that their current office is too small, and they plan to expand soon, which will enable them to purchase fibre optics, more cameras, and employ more staff.<\/p>\n
Despite placing a large emphasis on the positive impact of the ICC, he said they do not fight crime alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot take all the credit, because we work in partnership with various stakeholders,\u201d said Phelan.<\/p>\n
Andrew Whitfield, Democratic Alliance MP and Eastern Cape provincial leader, said that Kouga\u2019s adopted Community Safety Plan entails a whole-of-society approach, working in collaboration with stakeholders such as the SAPS, agricultural and civic rights organisations, municipal departments, emergency services, the NSRI, private security companies, businesses, schools, and charities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 35 licence plate recognition cameras that have been installed have also been instrumental in assisting the police to monitor known criminals, and have led to the confiscation of almost R1 million value in illegal abalone, and countless arrests,\u201d said Whitfield.<\/p>\n
Kouga executive mayor, Hattingh Bornman, said safety and security are very important within the municipality as it directly impacts tourism and the economy. <\/p>\n
To continue working towards decreasing crime in the region, he said that over the next financial year they plan to invest R2.5 million towards the ICC. <\/p>\n
Thankfully, he said they have received a great deal of support from various stakeholders who have seen the positive results the centre has yielded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have received a lot of buy-in from local safety and security stakeholders, which speaks of the wonderful collaboration within Kouga,\u201d said Bornman.<\/p>\n
Stuart Riddle, director of URSafe SA, said the personal safety application spans as wide as 200 territories throughout the world, and can be downloaded on mobile devices using the App Store or Google Play.<\/p>\n
He said that the application offers various video and audio safety features.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are various features on the application, which range from crash and fall detection, personal safe word, and sharing of location,\u201d said Riddle.<\/p>\n
He further said that those staying in the Kouga region can link the application from their device to the ICC by adding 078 738 0910 as an emergency contact number within the application.<\/p>\n
For users not staying in the Kouga region, he has advised them to add their preferred emergency contact numbers on the application.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce the application has been activated, the ICC or the user\u2019s emergency contacts will be notified of their live location and they will have access to their audio and video,\u201d said Riddle.<\/p>\n
He further said the application has a free-to-use option; however there is a premiere version with advanced features that requires the user to pay a monthly fee.<\/p>\n
In addition, Riddle said that to make use of the application the user needs to be connected to mobile internet data or Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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