{"id":48500,"date":"2021-07-22T13:42:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/not-on-our-watch-anti-looting-campaign-welcomed-20210721-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:53:51","slug":"not-on-our-watch-anti-looting-campaign-welcomed-20210721-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/not-on-our-watch-anti-looting-campaign-welcomed-20210721-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not on Our Watch\u2019 anti-looting campaign welcomed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MAKING sure that infrastructure and businesses are protected after the recent incidents of looting and destruction in Gauteng and Kwazulu Natal, Community Policing Forums and the business sector from Nelson Mandela Bay metropole immediately rallied together to ensure that such devastation would not happen in their towns or city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7d3389a0\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10282\/9513eda745034e20af69301e76f92f88.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10282\/f1373761b1d345b196647236ee36f884.jpg\" title=\"The NMB District Executive CPF and the NMB District Business Community Policing Board mobilised various roleplayers and embarked on an awareness campaign on Saturday, to assure the communities of Kariega, Despatch and Gqeberha that they will not allow any threat of looting or criminality destroy their city.                 Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The NMB District Executive CPF and the NMB District Business Community Policing Board mobilised various roleplayers and embarked on an awareness campaign on Saturday, to assure the communities of Kariega, Despatch and Gqeberha that they will not allow any threat of looting or criminality destroy their city.                 Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme adopted for sending the clear message was: \u201cNot on Our Watch\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NMB District Executive CPF and the NMB District Business Community Policing Board mobilised various roleplayers and embarked on an awareness campaign on Saturday, to assure the communities of Kariega, Despatch and Gqeberha that they would not allow any threat of looting or other criminality destroy their city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it was heart-warming to see the communities come out in their numbers to support such an initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA motorcade led by Eastern Cape bikers, security companies in NMB, neighbourhood watches as well as businesses departed from the taxi rank in Kariega and visited various business clusters throughout the metro. They talked to and handed out pamphlets to shoppers encouraging them not to participate in any criminal activities such as lootings and destruction.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motorcade was welcomed by positive cheers from the communities. Also supporting this initiative were various businesses, councillors, religious leaders, NGOs, other government and non-government departments, SAPS and Metro Police as well as various mall and shopping centre management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NMB District CPF chairman, Ayanda Gcakasi was firm in his stance that this venture is \u201cAgainst economic destruction. We will not allow any persons to run amok and destroy our malls and infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSuch behaviour causes a ripple effect, and our communities will be paying the price in the aftermath of such destruction. 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