Address by KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala during the crime prevention summit

It is an immense honour to participate with all of you at this crucial KwaZulu-Natal Crime Prevention Summit.

On behalf of the Provincial Government and the people of KwaZulu-Natal, we wish to convey our sincere gratitude to everyone who has responded positively to our call by attending the Summit.

We also wish to applaud those who will be facilitating various commissions, and in particular, the various speakers who will be leading in discussions, sharing knowledge and expertise on how KwaZulu-Natal could prevent and reduce crime.

We cannot thank enough our most important guests who are opening their wounds for us to touch and sharing their lived experiences as victims of crime.
One is using “victims” advisedly here to acknowledge that when a crime is committed, there is a perpetrator or an offender while there is also someone who suffer the harm. Sometime the victim is a family or an entire community. And so, there can be no doubt that in sharing these unique human…


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