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This follows after AfriForum put sustained pressure on the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for the removal of these illegal structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Kaye Labuschagne, local government affairs representative of AfriForum\u2019s Germiston branch, the AfriForum neighbourhood watch has noticed an increase in criminal activities in and around this growing settlement in the past few months. In addition, residents of the camp were guilty of illegal dumping. Since there were no sanitary facilities, the camp also posed a health risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EMPD Germiston North, led by Inspector J. Dlamini, addressed camp residents on Tuesday (12 September) and requested them to remove their personal property from the site. After this, all illegal structures were demolished and removed with the help of the municipality\u2019s refuse removal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis issue is a major source of concern for the residents of Primrose. That is why AfriForum\u2019s Germiston branch would like to thank Ekurhuleni\u2019s Deputy Chief of Police, Goodman Mzolo, and Chief Superintendent J. Gebhuza for the assistance they offered to the Primrose community in this process,\u201d says Labuschagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am very proud of what AfriForum\u2019s Germiston branch has achieved. This type of success is proof of how a community can effectively promote its own safety through cooperation,\u201d says Jurie Ferreira, district coordinator for AfriForum in the East Rand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get involved with the Germiston branch and help make a difference. 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