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Tv Show To Help Fight Crime
South African Embassy, BerlinRef: https://www.suedafrika.org/en/news-archive/newsarchive-details/datum/2010/01/05/tv-show-to-help-fight-crime.html
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What this means
This is a South African Embassy (Berlin) news archive entry reporting on the launch of a new television programme called “When Duty Calls” to help fight crime. Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says the programme will support government efforts to address crime against women and children, encourage communities to volunteer information about wanted and missing persons, and provide crime-prevention hints. The article states it will air on Mondays at 6pm on SABC 2, and mentions related media and hotline initiatives including SABC programming, Primedia’s “Crime Line”, and police’s “Crime Stop”.
Facts
Reference
https://www.suedafrika.org/en/news-archive/newsarchive-details/datum/2010/01/05/tv-show-to-help-fight-crime.html
Key Takeaways
- Document date: 05 January 2010
- Programme name: “When Duty Calls”
- Purpose: help fight crime; focus on crime against women and children
- Launched at: Silver Star Casino, Krugersdorp
- Minister: Nathi Mthethwa
- Broadcast time/channel: Mondays at 6pm on SABC 2
- Community role: volunteer information on wanted and missing persons
- Crime prevention: provides crime-prevention hints
- Related initiatives: SABC crime programming; Primedia “Crime Line”; police hotline “Crime Stop”
- South African Embassy (Berlin)
- Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa
- President Jacob Zuma
- SABC acting chief executive Gab Mampone
- Cele (Police spokesperson/official referenced as Cele)
- SABC 2
- SABC
- Primedia
- Crime Line
- Crime Stop
- Silver Star Casino
- Krugersdorp
- Sapa