Chairperson, fighting crime is the priority of the African National Congress in the next five years, and we will continue to ensure that its levels are drastically reduced.
The eThekwini Municipality has engaged with communities to consider how to better deal with the fight against crime. During the National Consultative Conference on Community Safety held last Wednesday, 28 October 2009, the eThekwini Municipality's Safer City Unit hosted the conference under the theme Fighting Crime Through Community Participation at the iNkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.
The conference follows the successful launch of the Ward Safety Communities and Committees in June 2009, where all spheres of government played a role in the deliberations on the safety of communities at ward level. Amongst others things, the ANC commends and supports the initiatives geared towards mobilising communities to participate in combating crime through the establishment of street committees and community courts. I thank you.