{"id":298131,"date":"2025-12-08T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T09:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=298131"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:36:19","slug":"public-private-partnership-delivers-e-bike-crime-fighting-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/public-private-partnership-delivers-e-bike-crime-fighting-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Public-private partnership delivers e-bike crime fighting solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>CAPE TOWN &#8211;<\/strong> A Cape Town community has received four high-value e-bikes through a public-private partnership designed to bolster crime-fighting efforts in Northpine, a neighbourhood in Kraaifontein bordering some of the country&#8217;s most dangerous areas where criminal activity frequently spills over into the small residential enclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City Improvement District (CID) in Northpine approached Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis requesting additional security measures to patrol the area, prompting the mayor to reach out to local e-mobility company Green Riders with the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/kraaifontein-named-second-most-dangerous-place-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kraaifontein named second most dangerous place in South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green Riders, a proudly South African turnkey green e-mobility provider, focuses on creating significant social and environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='282' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/YrE91llV?cover=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Four e-bikes were handed over to the Northpine community in Cape Town&nbsp;recently. Cape Town Mayor Geordin-Hill Lewis attended the handover on&nbsp;Thursday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The company aims to generate 50 000 jobs in the last-mile delivery industry over the next five years by recruiting unemployed, underprivileged youth and training them in their local areas to become delivery riders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our partners are keen to revolutionise the industry from one which is 95% dominated by foreigners to one in which South Africans can make a remarkable impact,&#8221; the company states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-bikes are significantly cheaper to operate, saving thousands of Rand annually whilst making a substantial contribution to reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward councillor for Northpine Grant Twigg says the donation would greatly assist existing security provider SJC Security with visible patrols in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the festive season approaching, the timing could not be better,&#8221; he says. &#8220;The CID is continually looking at ways to better safeguard the area with a bigger security footprint.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Thursday evening&#8217;s handover ceremony, Hill-Lewis joined security personnel on a ride through the neighbourhood. 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