Solomon Philander, Wolfgat Sub-council chairman
An escalation of crime is evident in our community with the vandalism and theft of critical infrastructure, a basic need of the community.
Public safety is compromised when streetlights are vandalised. It impacts on the very people who are walking to and from public transport to get to work or health centres in the early hours of the morning and when returning home later.
We witness electricity infrastructure being vandalised, which have left residential properties without electricity for hours and by extension for days.
On main roads we see trenches being dug for cables, which are needed to light dark areas at night.
When will we see these culprits brought to book?
Somewhere there is a parent that knows his or her child is not in bed in the early hours of morning.
In other instances people’s properties are being broken into and culprits get away with it.
The very sad reality is that the very stolen goods were bought by people living in the community.
As the buyer you know the goods that you buy from a random person is not their property and that it was stolen.
You may think it is a bargain to buy the item without thinking of the loss of others.
I urge people not to buy at the door.
You are enabling theft and breaking the community down.
If you buy random goods from someone who is trying to sell clothing, food items, household goods or appliances for a very cheap price – you should know that the goods were stolen goods and you are enabling the person to steal more.
Stop buying by the door, especially if you know that those people own absolutely nothing and that they are on drugs.
