Norwood's popular Grant Avenue

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Safety campaign heads to Norwood City officials took to the streets of Norwood this weekend to spread the safety message to businesses and residents. October 17, 2007 By Millicent Kgowedi THE City's safety awareness campaign is moving north - Norwood's popular Grant Avenue will be the focus this weekend, when City officials will visit businesses operating along the restaurant strip on Friday, 19 October. Residents will be targeted on Saturday. The campaign kicked off in Soweto in September, with City officials preaching the safety message to church ministers. Jabu Dhlamini, the co-ordinator of the City's safety awareness campaign, said that pamphlets would be handed to businesses that contained safety tips relevant to their trade. "We will have short presentations about safety issues inside the restaurants and stores along Grant Avenue. [But] business will be as normal for them." It starts at 9am and will finish at 12pm. The campaign coincides with national car free day, which is part of Public Transport Month, on Saturday, 20 October. On this day, a portion of Grant Avenue, from Dorothy to Ivy roads, will be closed to cars. This will allow restaurants to set tables out and pedestrians to stroll along the avenue, enjoying the sights and sounds. "The avenue will still be used by restaurants and members of the public for walking and cycling, among other things," Dhlamini said. Officials would also conduct safety awareness along the roads, giving safety tips to the public. They would also focus on crime in the area, including business robberies and hijackings, and would talk about way to ensure the general safety of the community. Partners in the campaign include the South African Police Service in Norwood, Johannesburg metro police, emergency management services, the Gauteng department of community safety and the Norwood Community Policing Forum. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za