Archive: News
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Oct 05, 2018
No CommentsGSCID launches annual Christmas Bucket Drive
Help bring some Christmas cheer to those less fortunate by participating in the GSCID’s annual Christmas Bucket Drive which launches today. The bucket drive forms part of the GSCID’s social outreach programme and is aimed at improving the lives of the homeless within the precinct. The buckets will be distributed to those most...
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Oct 03, 2018
No CommentsLiesbeek River honoured on World Rivers Day
Ward 57 and RMCA, in partnership with the Friends of the Liesbeek River, held a commemorative event to honour the Liesbeek River on World Rivers Day on Saturday 29 September. The GSCID and LMRID, in partnership, assisted at the event with vehicle patrols and a mobile kiosk in case of emergency or walkers needing...
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Sep 28, 2018
No CommentsSecurity boost for GSCID precinct
Security within the GSCID precinct and beyond has received a massive boost with the establishment of the GSCID Surveillance Centre (GSCID SC) and LPR security camera project. The Surveillance Centre is one of the first independent Surveillance Centres that will provide security monitoring capabilities and services to the greater southern suburbs. Owned, managed and self-utilised...
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Sep 28, 2018
No CommentsMowbray crime prevention gets a boost
Rondebosch station commander Lieutenant-Colonel Barbara Breedt and Mowbray station commander Lieutenant-Colonel May-Louise Dyer A newly launched surveillance centre in Mowbray will not only help to reduce crime but also help to prevent it, say police. The Groote Schuur Community Improvement District (GSCID) officially launched the surveillance centre and licence-plate recognition (LPR) security camera project on...
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Aug 13, 2018
No CommentsGSCID celebrates Women’s Month
The GSCID, in partnership with LMRID and Mowbray SAPS, assembled hygiene packs for the matriculant girls at Thandokhulu High School in Mowbray. Eighty seven (87) girls received a hygiene pack filled with soap, sanitary towels, toothpaste, a toothbrush and deodorant. The joy and gratitude expressed by the recipients made this Women’s Month Initiative a huge...
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Aug 02, 2018
No CommentsGSCID launches Soup and Coffee Breakfast Drive
The homeless working on the Straatwerk program will now receive a warm cup of soup or coffee before they begin their shift in the mornings at the Straatwerk depot in Mowbray. A water urn and all the relevant beverage supplies were presented to Straatwerk Supervisor, Stephen Besa, to enable him to make the morning drinks...
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Jul 26, 2018
No CommentsGSCID launches Crime Hot Spot Safety Awareness Campaign
Decals displaying the GSCID’s 24 hour emergency contact number were earlier today placed on selected street poles within the high crime (hot spot) areas of the precinct. The decals serve to warn and remind pedestrians to be extra vigilant with regard to their personal possessions and their own safety while in the specified areas....
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Jul 26, 2018
No CommentsGSCID launches Safety Awareness Campaign
Earlier today the GSCID and Mowbray SAPS took to the streets to raise awareness for vehicle and personal safety. Flyers with relevant vehicle safety tips were placed on the windshields of vehicles parked within the GSCID boundary. The aim of the vehicle safety flyer is to offer pertinent crime prevention advice to motorists. Decals displaying...
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Jul 24, 2018
No CommentsGSCID expresses gratitude to Winter Warmer Drive donors
The GSCID would like to express its enormous gratitude to each and every person and organisation that made a donation towards the Winter Warmer Drive 2018. A special thanks to ABInBev Newlands, the residents of LMRID, Mowbray SAPS and Pick ‘n Pay Observatory. Your donations were an investment into the lives of those less fortunate...
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Jul 19, 2018
No CommentsGSCID celebrates Mandela Day at Straatwerk Depot
Mandela Day celebrates Nelson Mandela’s birthday and members of the public are urged to do their bit to make the world a better place. The GSCID partnered with its stakeholders today to host an event honouring Mandela at the GSCID Straatwerk Depot in Mowbray for those less fortunate working on the Straatwerk programme Present at...
