WARNING: This is Version 1 of my old archive, so Photos will NOT work and many links will NOT work. But you can find articles by searching on the Titles. There is a lot of information in this archive. Use the SEARCH BAR at the top right. Prior to December 2012; I was a pro-Christian type of Conservative. I was unaware of the mass of Jewish lies in history, especially the lies regarding WW2 and Hitler. So in here you will find pro-Jewish and pro-Israel material. I was definitely WRONG about the Boeremag and Janusz Walus. They were for real.
Original Post Date: 2007-06-11 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
[Excellent! Crime is driving people up the wall and it will get even worse. Jan]
By Annie Dorasamy
An email sent by one woman just over a week ago drew more than 2000 people dressed in black to an anti-crime demonstration at the Berea Park, Durban, on Saturday.
The event – “Walk 4 Peace, Unite Against Crime” initiated by Mandy du Plessis – was held in memory of victims of crime.
Angry at the recent spate of violent crimes in the Durban area, Du Plessis sent out a message to everyone she knew via email, asking them to spread the word of a protest against crime. The turn-out, she said, was very pleasing.
“This walk has nothing to do with politics and is not anti-government, it is anti-crime,” she said.
While the march was on behalf of all victims of crime, it was sparked by the killing of Westville builder Marc Joubert.
The 30-year-old Joubert was killed in a robbery and shooting at the St Tropez Sidewalk Cafe and Bistro on the Berea in May when a group of armed men stormed the restaurant and opened fire on patrons. Joubert, attending a friend’s birthday party, was hit in the shoulder and neck, and died within minutes in hospital.
In the crowd were Joubert’s parents, Gary and Gill, and his sister, Shannon. Fighting to hold back her tears, Shannon said it was painful to be so close to where her brother was shot.
“It’s still very difficult for us to accept what has happened. Marc was a big part of our life. I don’t know if we will ever be able to fill the void but, we are taking one day at a time. We are extremely grateful for the support we have received from everybody and we are really appreciative of everyone that has come out today,” she said.
She said Joubert’s fiance, Natasha Stoltz, was not at the march because “she just couldn’t bring herself to come here”.
Others joining the march carried flowers, balloons and displayed banners and placards of how they had been affected by crime. Among them was Chris van den Berg, who held a placard saying his entire family were victims.
“Over the past two years, my mother was tied up in her own home while the house was being robbed. My son was robbed five times and my daughter had her cellphone stolen. My wife was robbed, and I was held at gunpoint and robbed,” Van den Berg said.
The march ended with a candle lighting ceremony and a memo being handed to the mayor’s office, calling for efforts to be made to ensure that local government addressed the city’s crime problems.
“We will make any contribution necessary, but the responsibility for safety and security rests on those elected to high political office and who are accountable to the community and the electorate,” the memo said.