Roadblocks, foot patrols, guards with bicycles, and fixing all broken lights are some of the plans the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality will carry out to try to ensure a safe festive season along Gqeberha’s beachfront.
While the fight to improve security along Gqeberha’s beachfront continues, private security operatives have had their hands full across the metro as hijackings have spiked and caused further concerns over crime in and around Nelson Mandela Bay.
The summer season is fast approaching with temperatures, tourist activity and crime on the rise along the Gqeberha beachfront and the surrounding tourist hotspots.
With neighbourhood watches playing a vital role in fighting crime and vandalism in Nelson Mandela Bay, the municipal safety and security committee has adopted a motion to formally support the structures.
A romantic anniversary celebration on the Gqeberha beachfront, retracing the steps of their first date a year ago, turned into a couple’s worst nightmare when they found themselves staring down the barrels of several guns in an armed robbery on the Shark Rock Pier.