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Mbangweni, Mbabane scheme up and running

- -Sanelisiwe Ndzinisa

˜‹‡™ –Š‡ Š‘Ž‹†ƒ› •„‡”ƒ‡•ƒ‘ ‹ƒ•–‘ƒŠ‘‘’‡’•‘”ˆ–‘—”‹–…›ƒ•–Š‘ǡ RIMINALS

”‡„†ƒ‹–‰…™ƒ”‡†•‹ ƒ”‡†•‹‰†‹‡ˆ–•–Ǥ• ‘ƒ‘•†–Š‡™› •™ˆ‘‹Ž”Ž ‡Œ‘› –Š‡•‡ Š‘Ž‹†ƒ›• ”‡•– ƒ••—”‡† –‘Š–Šƒ–‡”–ǤŠ‡ƒ›•–ƒ”‡‘Ž‘–‘Š‹–Š‰‡›‘—•–ƒˆ”‘–‡”†‡ƒ–Š…Š‡ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š •…Š‡‡ ƒ† …†‘‡–‡” –‹Š––‘‡•‡‡ ™‹Š–Š‘ …ƒ‘”‡—’‘–‘ ‰‘‘ƒŽ‰•‘ǣ ‘†‘Ǥ Š‹• …‘‡• ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ …‘—‹–› Šƒ• „‡š—’”‰‡Ž”ƒ‹‡”•Ǥ…Dz‡†Š‡•‡…˜”‹‡”ƒ‡Ž ‹•ƒ–•–‘ƒ…„ƒ•† ˆ•”—‘…Š …–Šƒ‹Ž–†”‹‡– Šƒ”’‡’‡”‘„• „‹‡† „†”—‘”ƒ‹†‰†–ƒŠ›‡Ž‹‰†Šƒ–›ǡ •™ŠŠƒ‡”‡†–Šƒ‡…›‘ƒ”‡ —•‡‹––›–‘ ‡–Š‡„…‡‘”Ǥ’Ž‡šdz Š‡ ”‡•‹†‡–• ‘ˆ „ƒ‰™‡‹ …ƒ‡ ‹ƒ• ––ŠŠ‡‡‹›” Š—‡Ž†„ƒ‡”…•‘Žƒ•– ™—‡‡‹–› ƒ–‡—‡”–†‹ƒ›‰

Cƒ• –Š‡‹”‰‘‹‡‹‰Š‘„‘Š—‘”•Ž‹†–‘ƒ›ǡ‡‡’ƒƒ› ’‡‡›‘‡’‘Ž‡ –Œ—Š•‡–‹”…Š‘‘•‹‡†•‡”™Š‹‘Ž™‡ –Š‡—›…ƒŠ”‡ƒ‘™”ƒ‡›Ǥ…‘—–Ǧ

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ˆ‹†‡– ›‘— ™‘—Ž† ˆ‡‡Ž ‹ˆ ›‘— ‡™ –Šƒ– ›‘— ƒ† ›‘—” ‡‹‰Š„‘—”• ™‡”‡ Ž‘‘‹‰ ƒˆ–‡” ‡ƒ…Š ‘–Š‡”ǯ• Š‘‡• –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ ›‡ƒ”Ǥ Š‹• ‹• ™Šƒ– ‡‹‰ŠǦ „‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š ‡ƒ•Ǥ – ”‡•–• ‘ –Š‡ …‘…‡’– ‘ˆ ‰‘‘† ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Ž‹‡••Ǥ Š‡ „ƒ•‹… ‹†‡ƒ ‹• •‹Ǧ ’Ž›ǣ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”• Œ‘‹ –‘‰‡–Š‡” –‘ ‡‡’ ™ƒ–…Š ‘ ‡ƒ…Š ‘–Š‡”ǯ• Š‘‡• ƒ† –Š‡‹” ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡ •—”Ǧ ”‘—†‹‰• ‹ –Š‡ „‹† –‘ ƒ‡ –Š‡ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ •ƒˆ‡” ƒ† „‡––‡” ’Žƒ…‡ –‘ Ž‹˜‡ǡ ™‘” ƒ† ’Žƒ›Ǥ

‘‹‰ –‘ ™‘”ǡ ‰‘‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ •Š‘’•ǡ ‘—– ˆ‘” ƒ ‡˜‡‹‰ ‘” ƒ™ƒ› ˆ‘” ƒ ™‡‡‡† ›‘— ™‘—Ž† ƒŽǦ ™ƒ›• „‡ ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ‡Œ‘› –Šƒ– •‡•‡ ‘ˆ •‡…—”‹–› ƒ† ’‡ƒ…‡ ‘ˆ ‹† „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š •…Š‡‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‡• ‹ ›‘—” ƒ”‡ƒǤ

‡––‹‰ —’ ƒ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ™ƒ–…Š •…Š‡‡ ‹ ›‘—” ƒ”‡ƒ …ƒ Š‡Ž’ ›‘— ƒ† ›‘—” ‡‹‰Š„‘—”• ˆ‡‡Ž •ƒˆ‡ ƒ† ’”‡˜‡– …”‹‡Ǥ – „”‹‰• Ž‘…ƒŽ ’‡‘Ǧ ’Ž‡ …Ž‘•‡” –‘‰‡–Š‡” ™‹–Š …‘‘ ‰‘ƒŽ•Ǣ –‘ †‡–‡” –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ —’ –‘ ‘ ‰‘‘†Ǥ ‘”‹‰ –‘‰‡–ŠǦ ‡” ›‘— …ƒ ƒ‡ Ž‹ˆ‡ ˜‡”› †‹ˆˆ‹…—Ž– ˆ‘” „—”‰Žƒ”•ǡ †‘‘”•–‡’ …‘Ǧ‡ ƒ† ˜ƒ†ƒŽ•Ǥ

‘ ”‡†—…‡ Ž‘…ƒŽ ‘’’‘”–—‹–‹‡• ˆ‘” …”‹‡ –Š‡”‡Ǧ „‘› ‡†•‡–ƒ‡„””Ž‹‹•Š‰ƒ™…‘—Ž†Ǧ„—‡‹––Š›‹‡•˜’‡‹”•‹–ƒ•‘† –˜Šƒƒ–†‡ƒ˜Ž‡•”Ǥ ›Ǧ

The aim of neighbourh­ood watch

‘‡ …ƒ …‘–”‹„—–‡ –‘™ƒ”†• –Š‡ ’”‘–‡…–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” ’”‘’‡”–› „› —–—ƒŽ …‘Ǧ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† …‘—‹…ƒ–‹‘Ǥ

‘ ‹ˆ‘” –Š‡ …‘Ǧ‘”†‹ƒ–‘”• ‘” –Š‡ ’‘Ž‹…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ› •—•’‹…‹‘—• ƒ…–‹˜‹–›Ǥ

’‡ƒ‹‰ –‘ „ƒ„ƒ‡ —‹…‹’ƒŽ‹–› ˆ‘”…‡Ǧ ‡– ƒ† ‡…—”‹–› ƒƒ‰‡” —…› ƒ„ƒǡ Š‡

Setting up a scheme in your area

•DzŠŠƒ”‡‡…†‘•‘—‡‹Ž–‹›‰Š…‘– ‘‡• –‘‡‰‹‡‰–ŠŠ„‡‘”—ƒ”Š†‘‘††‡…‹†‡ƒ•–…–Š‘Ǥ ˆ‹‰Š– …”‹‡ ƒ† ƒ††”‡•• •‡…—”‹–› –Š”‡ƒ†• ƒ”‘—† –Š‡‹” ƒ”‡ƒDzǤ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š „‡Ž‘‰• –‘ –Š‡ …‘—‹–› •‘ ˆ‹”•–Ž› –Š‡ ”‡•‹†‡–• —•– †‡…‹†‡ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡› Šƒ† ‹˜‹–‡† –Š‡ —‹…Ǧ ‹†’‡ƒ’Ž‹ƒ–”›–†‡’–ƒ”–‘ ‡ƒ†– †ƒ”‡•†• –Š–Š‡‡’‘Ž‹‘…‡ Š‘™ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š •…Š‡‡ –™Š‘‡”Ǥ• ƒ† Š‘™ ‹– ™‘—Ž† „‡‡ˆ‹– –Šƒ‡††ƒ”‰‡‡•”‡•–‹‘‹ˆ‰‰ –Š™ˆ‘‡ƒ”…•”‡‡•‹—‡†…‡–›ƒ–•††ƒ—‡”‹…„—ƒ‰Ǧ

–”…Š‹”–‹ƒ›– ƒ‡”‡‹‡’ƒƒƒ„”–››…‡”ƒ‡”ƒ–‡Ǥ–ƒ‹Dzƒ‰”‡”‘—–’ŽŠ‡Ž‡• ƒ’™‡Š†‘‘’•Ž–•‡”–ƒ‘‘–’Ǧˆ

’‡‰‘‹‡•–‡–‘†‘‡—‡–’Ǥ –Š‡…‘—‹–›•ƒˆ‡dzŠ‡ Šƒ‘†‘†’†”‘–Š’ƒ‡‡–”…”‡Š–›‹–ƒ•Š‰ƒƒ‹‘’•”‡–”‘„–—‘‡”…‰–Ž‹ƒ‡”‰‹›‰ǤŠ„‘‘‘—”‡”•ǦǦ ‹†—‰…–‡‘ƒ‰Ž‡Ž•–Š‘”‡–”•ǡ‘‡ˆŽ‹‘‰Š…ƒ„Ž‘…—”‹”•…‡ƒ•Ǥ Š‡Ž›’…”ƒ‡Ǧ

‹’”‘˜‡ –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡– „› ‰‡––‹‰ Žƒ‹…‰–Š‹‘–‹‰‘ƒ–Š†‹Žƒ‰…•Ž‹‘‡ˆ ˜Ž‘ƒ…ƒ†ŽƒƒŽ‹•‡ǡ ’‹–‘‹‡‘•”Ǥ

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● –Šƒ‹––Š–Š–Š‡›‡ ™•—ƒ’’–‘–‘”–„‘‡ˆ‰‹–Š‡ƒ†ƒŒ‘ƒ”‹–›–ƒ‘‹ˆ ƒ”‡•…‹Š†‡–‡•Ǥǡ

‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š …ƒ ‘’‡”ƒ–‡ •—……‡••ˆ—ŽŽ› ‹ ˆ ›ƒ‘—› †–›‡’…‡‹†•‡‘–ˆ‘…‘‰‘ ƒŠ—‡ƒ‹†–ǡ‹‡›•‘Ǥ— ™‹ŽŽ ‡‡† –‘ ƒ’Ǧ ’‘‹– ƒ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”Š‘‘† ƒ–…Š •…Š‡‡ …‘‹–Ǧ –‡‡Ǥ †‡ƒŽŽ› –Š‡› •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ™‡ŽŽǦ‘™ ƒ† –”—•–Ǧ ‡† ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‹ ›‘—” …‘—‹–›ǡ ™Š‘ ™‹ŽŽ ƒŽ•‘ Šƒ˜‡ –Š‡ –‹‡ –‘ ƒ‹–ƒ‹ –Š‡ •…Š‡‡Ǥ „‡ Š’‡Ž‡ƒ•—‡†‹…–‹‘’ƒŽ†‹–˜›‹ǡ•–‡‘‘‰‡–‹Š–‡•”•™‡–‹––‹Š‰–Š—‡’’Ǥ ‘ŽŠ‹…‡‡›ǡ ™‹ŽŽ –„‘‡ƒƒ‰„”Ž‡‡–Š‘‘‰™‹˜–‡‘›•‘‡—– —ƒ’†ƒ˜‹…†‡ǡ•—ƒ‹’’–ƒ‘‹”– ›ƒ‘—†”Š•‡…ŽŠ’‡›‘‡—Ǥ

ƒ„ƒ ‡–‹‘‡† –Šƒ– ‘…‡ –Š‡ …‘—‹–› Šƒ•

Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘Ǧ ‡Žƒ‹ ŠŽƒ‰ƒ ‹…‡ …Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ Ǧ ‡‘”‰‡ Š™ƒƒœ‹

‡Ž‘…’”‡Š–‡ƒ”› Ǧ ‘ŠŽƒŠŽƒ ‹Ž”…ƒ‡‡ƒ••‹‡—…‹””‡‡”–Ǧƒ”›ƒˆǦƒ—ƒ•‹•‹Ž‹ƒ™‡ƒ–‹

”‘ Ǧ ‘”–—ƒ–‡ ‹„ƒ†‡ „ŠƒŽ‘„ƒ‹’‡Š‡‘‹—–Šƒœ‹—„…—‘’‘Š‘Ǧ

’‡ƒ‹‰ ‘ „‡ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’‘Ž‹…‡ †‡Ǧ ’—ƒ”•–‹‹‡‡– Žƒ™ƒ‡•ǡ ™•Š–ƒ‘–‹•‘Šƒ”‡…‘†–Šƒ–ƒ–Š†‡‡‹” †–Š‡‡’ƒ”‡”–•‹†‡–•™‘ƒˆ• ”‡„ƒƒ†›‰–™‘‡™‹‘Ǣ”Š‡™ˆ—‹–”ŠǦ –Š‡” ƒ••—”‡† ”‡•‹†‡–• –Šƒ– –Š‡› ™‘—Ž† „‡ •‡‡‹‰ ƒ Ž‘– ‘ˆ ’ƒ–”‘Ž• ˆ”‘ Š‹•ˆ †›‘‡—’ƒ™”–‡”‡‡Ž‘–‘Ǥ ‹‰ –‘ –”› ›‘—” Ž—…

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● …–‘‰‡‡–Š–‡‘”‰‡™–‹Š–‡Š”–ƒŠ‡†’ƒ‘‰Ž‹”…‡‡‡ǡ†–ǡŠ–‡Š›‡™‹ƒŽ•Ž •‡–——‹’…‹’ƒ‡Ž‡‹––›Ǧ ‹‡‰‹•‰Š™„‹‘–—Š”Š–Š‘‡‘†…‘ƒ–…—Š•‹–…›Š‡–‘ ‡–‡‹ƒ•…ƒŠ„‘–Š—‡–ǡ‹–•™”Š‘ƒŽ‡– ‹ –Š‡ …‘—‹–›ǡ Š‘™ –‘ •‡– ‹– —’ ƒ† ™Šƒ– –›’‡ ‘ˆ ’‡‘’Ž‡ –‘ …Š‘‘•‡ ƒ• …‘‹––‡‡ ‡„‡”•Ǥ

”ƒ‹‹‰ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡• Š‘™ –‘ Šƒ†Ž‡ •‹–—ƒ–‹‘• —–‹Ž ’‹•‘‹Ž‹‰…‡ ˜ƒ‹”†”‡‹˜‡…ƒ‡–ǡ ƒ–Š‡†…Š”‘‹™‡–‘•…Š‡ƒ‡†–…‘—ƒˆ˜ˆ ‘•—‹†•’Œ‡‘…’–•ƒǤ”†Ǧ

●WhƒaŽta–‘NŽe‘i…gƒhŽ b”o‡u•‹r†h‡oo–•d ƒW„a‘t—c–h•s—c’h’e‘m”–e‹d‰oe–Šs‡ •…‡Š‡‡’‹‡ ƒ…‘†–‡ƒ……–‘™—”‹–ƒŠ‰‡–Š–Š‡‡’‘Ž–‹‘…‡Œ‘–‹‡ŽǤŽ‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ„‘—– ƒ› •—•’‹…‹‘—• ƒ† …”‹‹ƒŽ ‹…‹†‡–•ǡ

● ™‹–Š „ƒ‰™‡‹ǫ „ƒ„ƒ‡ ǡ –Š‹ ƒ‰ƒ‹ ƒ• –Šƒ– ‹‰Š– „‡ ›‘—” Žƒ•– ˆ”‡‡ †™ƒ‹›–ŠǤ ™‡•Š‹‹†•‡–Ž‡–••ǡ Šƒ˜‡†…„—‡ˆ‡ˆ• ƒ‡“†—‹’Š’ƒ‡˜†‡ –Š‡‘‹”’‹ˆ…‹•‰ƒ‡†”†•”‘‡••–‡Š†‡ ’†—Ž”•‹‡Ǥ‰ –Š‡ ‡‡–Ǧ ‹‰ǣ

a‘‹•‡ ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ǣ ‘—† —•‹… ƒ† ƒ„ƒ”‹‹ƒŽ‰ǡ Ž‹—˜‡‹ •ƒ–‘…‡•Ž‹ȋ‡ˆ”…‘ƒ––Ž‡†ƒ‘‰†• Š‡‘ƒ”…•‡Š•‹†‰‡•…–Š”‘‹Ž›†‹”‡‰’”ƒ‘„’‘‡—”– ›…Ȍ”‹‡ǣ –Š‡› •Š‘—Ž† ‡˜‡” –‡ŽŽ ƒ •–”ƒ‰‡” ™Š‘ ‹• Š‘‡ ƒ† ™Š‡”‡ ‡›• ƒ”‡

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 ?? ?? The basic idea is simply; neighbours join together to keep watch on each other’s homes and their immediate surroundin­gs in a bid to make the neighbourh­ood a safer and better place to live, work and play.
The basic idea is simply; neighbours join together to keep watch on each other’s homes and their immediate surroundin­gs in a bid to make the neighbourh­ood a safer and better place to live, work and play.
 ?? ?? The residents of Mbangweni have formed scheme and committee with common goals.
Neighbourh­ood
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The residents of Mbangweni have formed scheme and committee with common goals. Neighbourh­ood Watch

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