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Pretoria hijacking hotspots identified

With people getting ready for the upcoming holiday season, it is natural to be slightly more relaxed at this time of the year. Relaxation mode, however, might be the worst thing to do while behind the wheel during the holiday and festive season. Hijackings, common as they are, tend to happen more frequently during the festive season. Motorists in and around the city are required to be more vigilant at all times to avoid becoming a statistic. It is also advisable for motorists to familiarise themselves with hijacking hotspots. Compiled by the SAPS, various tracking companies and the South African crime intelligence bureau, Pro-ActiveSA made an all-in-one list of hijacking hotspot areas. Pro-ActiveSA said: “It will provide the reader with a visual overview of areas to be most aware of.” Areas and streets prone to hijacking occurrences include: – Es’kia Mphahlele Drive – Paul Kruger Street – R55 – Burnett Street – Delfi Avenue and Garsfontein Ro…

This is when your home is most likely to be broken into in South Africa

Home robbery and housebreaking are among the most frightening and dangerous crimes to experience. It is frightening because it violates our private space and the one place that we think of as our sanctuary. According to the latest report released by Statistics South Africa, Exploring the extent of and circumstances surrounding housebreaking/burglary and home robbery, the general crime rate in terms of the proportion of households that experience crime has been declining during the last five years. This reality, however, has not quelled the growing perception that crime is on the increase in South Africa, the stats body said. Over 50% of all crimes experienced by households in South Africa in 2015/16 were housebreaking. Home robbery (11.9%) was the second most common type of crime experienced by South African households. Whites had the highest rates of victimisation compared to other groups both in 2011 and 2015/16. However, whites experienced the sharpest decline of househ…

Elektriese heinings: Hoe veilig is hulle werklik?

Meeste mense steun swaar op hul elektriese heinings vir veiligheid en vertrou dit blindelings as 'n "ondeurdringbare" linie, en met reg ook so. Maar hierdie spesifieke item is telkemale, weens verskeie faktore ter sprake, nie aangewese om goeie beskerming te bied teen huisbewoners nie! Mense moet hulle dus nie blindstaar teen 'n elektriese heining vir "totale" beskerming nie en dit net in samewerking met ander items inspan as toegangsbeheermiddel teen betreders en inbrekers. Hier is 'n paar redes daarvoor en wenke daaromtrent: Elektriese heinings is 'n taamlike duur item om aan te skaf (en ook in stand te hou) Elektriese heinings verg baie instandhouding en sorg, veral as dit aanvanklik swak ge-installeer is. Bossies, takke en blare wat daarmee kontak maak, affekteer die werking daarvan negatief Hierdie goed word meestal ondergeskik ge-installeer deur onbevoegde werkers met min Tegniese kennis, ondervinding of opleiding tot hul beskikking Dieselfde met 'doen-dit-self'…

Wenke om jou woning te beveilig teen indringers

Die grensmure, omheining en hekke rondom ŉ huis bied ŉ versperring teen ongewenste besoekers en inbrake. Hieronder is ŉ paar doeltreffende wenke om jou huis se versperrings na te gaan en in stand te hou. Ondersoek die omheining Spuit die aluminiumheining elke jaar af en vee dit skoon af met ŉ lap. Laat enige swak of stukkende plekke in die heining herstel, want dit is ŉ sagte teiken vir indringers. Heinings en hekke is ook die ideale habitat vir bye en perdebye om nes te maak. Termiete vernietig houtheinings, maak dit moeilik om heinings te herstel en hou ŉ bedreiging vir ŉ huis in. Kry professionele hulp om alle swerms en neste uit heinings en hekke te verwyder. Wend insekdoder op die grond onder die heining aan om infestering te voorkom. Ondersoek die mure Soek sagte plekke in die mure. Dit kan die gevolg van waterlekplekke of vogtigheid wees en kan die mure laat bars. Kry professionele advies as dit lyk of daar waterskade in die mure kan wees. Kyk of mure…

Crucial tips to improve safety when residing on a farm

Security advisor Henk Boshoff says that farmers should avoid becoming soft targets for potential farm attackers. He spoke to Gerhard Uys about making a farm and its surrounding communities safer. In South Africa, being a farmer is more than twice as dangerous as being a police officer, and a farmer or farmworker is almost four times more likely to be murdered than the average South African. Henk Boshoff, who lives on a farm near Standerton, Mpumalanga, and his partner Mark Wilson, who works from the Strand in the Western Cape, are partners in a security company, Community Assets Tactical Security (CATS). They advise farmers on how to approach farm and community security, and put them in contact with those who can implement security infrastructure at the best prices. The area in which Henk lives was known for high crime rates, but after the community organised itself, this rate dropped drastically. “Farmers and farming communities are soft targets. They must b…

WEES WAKKER, WEES PARAAT, WEES REG: DIE KORT EN DIE LANK VAN PLAASVEILIGHEID

Plaasveiligheid is jou eie verantwoordelikheid en geen beskermingsmaatreëls is ‘n waarborg dat jy nie ‘n slagoffer van ‘n ernstige geweldsmisdaad sal word nie. Maak seker dat jy ‘n plan het van wat om te doen as daar ‘n insident op jou plaas sou wees, ‘n onwettige grondbesetting of betreding sou plaasvind of as daar dalk enige ander wetsoortreding op jou plaas sou wees – soos byvoorbeeld die jag van wild met honde. Beskermingsmaatreëls gaan jou nie vrywaar van ‘n insident nie, maar gaan die booswigte vertraag en jou waarsku om jouself voor te berei op dit wat kan volg. Wees ten alle tye waaksaam en paraat. As daar iets is wat nie reg lyk nie of uit plek is, dan is daar gewoonlik fout. Wees op die uitkyk. Besin oor hoe jy gaan optree indien jy ‘n slagoffer van ‘n ernstige geweldsmisdaad sou word. Gaan jy vries, weghardloop of terugslaan? Oefen om kalm te bly, die situasie reg te lees en die regte optrede dienooreenkomstig te neem. Wees kreatief om die booswigte uit te oorlê…

Moet nie uit jou huis uitgelok word nie. Kry help van buite.

Wees Paraat. Moet vir geen rede uit jou huis uitgelok word nie. Kry help van buite. Stede / dorpe / plase / plotte – dieselfde beginsels geld oral: ■ Moenie uitgaan na jou “krag-box” om te kyk wat aangaan as jou krag afgaan nie – kry eers hulp van buite af in !! ■ Moenie uitgaan om te kyk hoekom loop daar water uit jou krane of in jou tuin nie – die krane kan nie vanself oopgaan nie – kry eers hulp van buite af in !! ■ Moenie uitgaan as iemand om “hulp roep” of “gewond” by jou huis aankom nie – bel die nodige nood-eenhede soos polisie, ambulans, ens !! ■ Moet ook nie goedsmoeds vir die “polisie” oopmaak nie .. kontak jou naaste polisiestasie en bevestig eers alle details !! ■ Moenie uitstorm as jou voertuig(e) se alarm afgaan nie – daar moet ‘n (moontlik gevaarlike) rede wees daarvoor !! ■ Moenie uitstorm om te kyk hoekom jou honde dringend en aanhoudend blaf nie – daar moet ‘n (gevaarlike) rede wees daarvoor !! ■ Moenie gaan kyk hoekom “huil daar ‘n baba” by jou kamervenster…