'Our community deserves the service that we signed up for’

Lansdowne’s police chief says he wants to strengthen community ties and bring down robberies in the area.

Colonel Alroy van der Bergh, 53 says being a policeman in South Africa is challenging as many stations are under-resourced.

“There are some things we can’t change, but we are moving in the right direction.”

He says it’s important to build partnerships with the community and value input from residents.

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