Neighborhood watch to be revived

Residents associations in Bulawayo have called upon residents to revive neighborhood watch committees in order to help curb criminal activities that are reportedly on the rise in most suburbs.

Recent Media reports show that in less than two weeks at least three people have been found dead and others raped in different suburbs around the city.

According to the chronicles newspaper,the most recent case is that of a Cowdray Park woman who on Monday was found dead and that of a Lobengula man who was also found dead on the street early Sunday morning.

Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) secretary Methuseli Mpofu has urged residents to report suspicious people in their communities to the police.

Mpofu said those who hire maids should do thorough background check as they have been receiving numerous reports of maids running away with children left in their care.

“Residents should make sure that they assist each other in their neighborhoods so that they are able to curb criminal activities,” said Mpofu.

Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) organizing secretary Ambrose Sibindi has also called upon residents to revive neighborhood watch committees in order to help curb crime. Sibindi said they are yet to hold meetings to appraise residents on crime reduction methods.