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Crime Tut Ministers Priority List

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/crime-tut-ministers-priority-list

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This SAnews article reports that Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) at its Soshanguve campus on 11 May 2018 to engage with students and launch a pilot campus safety programme. The programme focuses on reducing incidents of crime and especially gender-based violence, and is supported by a campus safety plan involving lecturers, students, police, and other stakeholders. The article also notes concerns about student victimisation off campus and environmental design factors affecting safety, with the National Police Commissioner Major General Kehla Sitole describing the plan and policing framework structures.

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Pilot Campus Safety Programme at Tshwane University of Technology

A new pilot programme has been launched to improve safety for students at Tshwane University of Technology’s Soshanguve campus. It focuses on reducing crime, especially gender-based violence, and involves collaboration between students, lecturers, police, and community stakeholders. The programme includes environmental design improvements and better policing structures.

Who it is for: students, lecturers, and staff at Tshwane University of Technology
How to act on it: Participation is through engagement with university administration and police, as part of a stakeholder-driven safety plan. No application or registration process is specified.

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City of Tshwane, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal

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https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/crime-tut-ministers-priority-list

Key Takeaways

Date: Friday, 11 May 2018
Location: Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Soshanguve campus
Event: Minister Bheki Cele visited campus and launched a pilot campus safety programme
Focus: gender-based violence and student safety
Stakeholders: lecturers, students, police, and surrounding community stakeholders
Named officials: Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Police Commissioner Major General Kehla Sitole
Problem described: students robbed (cell phones), beaten, and sometimes raped off campus
Reference case: murder of Zolile Khumalo at Mangosuthu University of Technology (KwaZulu-Natal)
Campus context: about 15,000 students total; about 4,000 reside on campus; majority live off campus
Security concern: taverns near the university not in acceptable proximity to learning areas
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Soshanguve campus
Police Minister Bheki Cele
National Police Commissioner Major General Kehla Sitole
Mitchel Moloto
Mam Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Zolile Khumalo
Mangosuthu University of Technology
Stanley Mukhola
SAnews
Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)