South Africa: Jeffreys Bay Clamps Down On Car Guards

25 January 2017

Dozens of informal car guards in the resort town of Jeffreys Bay have been told to stop operating, as part of a clampdown by the Kouga Municipality.

More than 60 car guards have been banned by the municipality and replaced with official guards. The municipality says they were either drunk on duty or had criminal records. The clampdown in Jeffreys Bay is part of a pilot project, to be extended to other towns in the Municipality including Humansdorp.

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