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Original Post Date: 2007-08-13 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
By Christine van der Merwe
Hundreds of people, many South Africans and some victims of crime, took to the streets of central London yesterday to highlight the crime situation in South Africa.
Galvanised into action by the May 26 killing of their friend, Marc Joubert, 30, at St Tropez Cafe in Durban, a group of South Africans living in London organised the march on behalf of all victims of crime in their home country.
“I refuse to let Marc become another statistic,” said Richard Hammersen, one of the organisers of Against Crime Together 4 South Africa (ACT 4 SA). “But if you look at the police crime statistics, nearly 3 000 people have been murdered since Marc died two months ago. It gives it a bit of perspective.”
Hammersen believes people shouldn’t accept SA’s “exceedingly high crime rates” as the norm. “This walk is not political. It’s to show support for the SAPS and the people who put their necks on the line every day.”
By Friday afternoon, over 500 people had registered on the ACT4SA website to take part in the march. Many more eventually turned up.
Initially, Act4SA were hoping to hand a memorandum to a representative from the SA High Commission but were told by officials that the offices were not open on weekends.
In Durban, Gary Joubert of Westville, Marc’s father, said: “It’s just a pity that we can’t show solidarity in our fight against crime. That they couldn’t be bothered to send anybody to receive a memorandum, that they didn’t pitch, is just a total disgrace.”
The marchers’ message in the memorandum the High Commission did not see read in part: “We implore you to use every effort at your disposal to ensure that the government addresses the problems relating to crime in our country. Ultimately the responsibility for safety and security rests on those who are elected to high political office and are accountable to the community and the electorate.”
Shannon Joubert, sister of Marc – who was shot by robbers while dining at the restaurant – flew from Durban for the event. “I would like to ask every one of you here today to urge your families and friends back home to get involved in their various community policing forums and similar organisations to Act 4 SA, like Walk for Peace in Durban,” she said.
The streets around Aldwych and Trafalgar Square were closed for just over two hours during the march.
The organisers handed out 250 T-shirts and hundreds of black balloons.
Leading the demonstrators were Derek Robson and Neal de Wit, who held a banner saying “Support 4 SAPS” and another with a quote from Nelson Mandela.
Robson, an Englishman, lived in South Africa for many years and worked in the police force. “Something has got to be done,” he said. “It’s getting out of hand. My friend’s daughter, Danielle Esterhuysen, was shot in her forehead while they were fishing in Randfontein just before Christmas. She was sitting on her mother’s lap.”
The march ended in Whitehall Place with a minute’s silence.