The Utrecht SAPS will now be able to continue the fight against crime despite power outages, thanks to AfriForum coming to their aid.
Following the AfriForum Utrecht branch stepping up to the challenge and renovating the local SAPS generator, the station can now continue running during loadshedding.
According to the civil rights organisation, this is after the generator had been causing problems for approximately three years.
When looking at the organisation reaching out to the Utrecht SAPS, AfriForum explained that it came to the branch’s attention that the Utrecht police station was shrouded in darkness during the ongoing loadshedding.
“We learned that the local police station’s generator was not functioning optimally and thought it good to intervene. It is important to us that the South African Police Service can provide their service at all times and not be affected by loadshedding,” says Anton Snyman, AfriForum’s branch chairman for Utrecht.
Furthermore, Eugene van Aswegen, AfriForum’s district coordinator for KwaZulu-Natal, said, “We see daily how our branches in KwaZulu-Natal become more and more involved with critical necessities for their communities.”
With this and various stories showcasing communities and organisations getting involved in fixing their towns—could we be witnessing a new age where instead of waiting for the government to do a job, community members take charge of their environments?
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