Peace, order critical in the development of SADC

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“Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are.”

This was said by Hafsat Abiola, Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist.

Abiola’s assertions, it seems, inspired the Southern African Regional Policy Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SAPCCO), the primary force in Southern Africa for the prevention and fighting of cross border crime, to look for ways that promote peace and order in Southern Africa as well as secure space for the Southern African Development Community member-states to contribute the best they have.

Delegates from Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania congregated for the SAPCCO Criminal Intelligence Gathering and Analysis Workshop in Msasa (Harare), Zimbabwe, recently to exchange ideas on Crime Intelligence Gathering and Analysis which is a vital aspect in modern policing.

In a speech read on his behalf by his deputy, Assistant Commissioner Lawrence Chinhengo, the director of Criminal Investigations Department Senior Assistant Commissioner Godfrey Munyonga also said crime is the core business of police organisations. As a result, police organisation in the region should work together in promoting a culture of peace based on human dignity, social justice, compassion, and solidarity.

“Crime is the core business of police organisations; it is, therefore, critical that police should be proactive by thwarting unwarranted criminal activities through intelligence gathering,” said Senior Assistant Commissioner Munyonga.

He added: “The aim of this workshop was to exchange ideas and experiences on Crime Intelligence Gathering and Analysis which is an important facet in modern policing. I am reliably informed that the Crime Intelligence Gathering Workshop had a rich catalogue of topics hinged on the intelligence Cycle namely planning and direction, collection, processing, analysis, evaluation and dissemination.

“Crime Intelligence Gathering and Analysis is an essential component of effective policing at both operational and strategic levels as it helps senior law enforcers and policy decision makers in Southern Africa to deal more effectively with uncertainty and new challenges, and provides timely warning of threats, support operational activities and complex investigations.”

Senior Assistant Commissioner Munyonga said most nations have adopted the intelligence led policing as a modern policing strategy which allows for the study of data related to criminals, crime suspects, incidences and trends.

“By collecting and assessing this data, members can identify relationships and connections between different crimes in different places,” he said.

Like Abiola, freelance conference speaker, Victor Kgomoeswana, believes “peace and order comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that supports everyone.”
He therefore advices police organisations in SADC countries to embrace new knowledge that always produce desired results in the fight against crime as well as to act promptly against lapses of governance, corruption, or any impropriety before it grows into a human crisis.

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