During the last festive season, officers confiscated 8 699 bottles of alcohol, amounting to 4 786,66 litres.
The City’s efforts to mitigate public safety and service delivery risks are outlined in the annual festive season preparedness plan, and monitored by the Festive Season Coordination Committee, which meets regularly during the peak festive season period and involves a host of City departments and external role-players including the NSRI, SAPS, Metro EMS and Western Province Lifesaving, among others.
“The City has more than four thousand uniformed enforcement staff available in shifts over this period, and 600 lifeguards at identified beaches and public swimming pools.” The City’s Metro Police, Traffic Services and Law Enforcement Departments will be deployed in accordance with the Festive Season preparedness plan.The consumption of alcohol in public spaces will once again be a key focus area, as a major safety risk, not only in terms of water safety, but also road safety.
“The City invests a lot of time and money in ensuring public safety all year round, but in particular over the festive season,” said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith.
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