The DTSL-Namakwa district office held their Final Quarterly Community Safety Forum meeting for 2023/2024 at the Lennie Skippers Hall, in Calvinia on 19 March 2024. The meeting was attended by key role players in the safety and security cluster namely SAPS Calvinia, SAPS Middelpos, SAPS Nieuwoudtville, SAPS Loeriesfontein, Hantam Municipality, Community Police Forum (CPF), Spiritual leaders, Provincial Traffic, Hantam Municipality, Dept. of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Community in Blue (CIB) and the Provincial Secretariat for Police.

The comprehensive session was chaired by the mayor of Hantam Municipality, Mr. K Alexander and supervised by Mr. T Sekia. Stakeholders in attendance presented statistics on crimes and other socio-economic issues which most communities have been battling with and the management of these issues by the Community Safety Forum (CSF).

The overall report illistrated the improvement of community safety and the steady decline of crime related matters since the establishment of the CSF. The Hantam Municipality committed themselves to join forces with all stakeholders involved in the CSF to execute initiatives that combat crime and enhance community safety. In closing, the Chairperson of the CSF extended his gratitude to all stakeholders for their roles and a word of encouragement for members to continue to foster teamwork as they fight crime in their communities.