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Cape Times reports that attacks on paramedics have prompted the Western Cape legislature’s standing committee on community development to hold public meetings in the areas which have been declared no-go zones and where emergency personnel have often come under attack.
The first of these meetings was held this week in Kalksteenfontein, which borders Valhalla Park, near Cape Town International Airport. This is the second attempt to engage with the community in this area to find solutions to address the spate of attacks. The purpose of the initiative is to raise awareness about the dangers of attacking paramedics and encourage residents to prevent or report violent incidents and wrongdoing. Various role-players including the SAPS, health department officials, community organisations and the Community Policing Forum (CPF) attended. The standing committee's chairperson, Lorraine Botha, said 231 paramedics had been attacked from 2012 to 2016.
- Read this report by Sandiso Phaliso in full at Cape Times
- See too, Nog geen finale plan om paramedici te beskerm, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
- And also, Talle Kaapse nooddienswerkers met verlof oor aanvalle, at Netwerk24 (limit on access)
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