Safer Together

Criminal activity will always be among us. But as times change, the nature of the crimes evolves along with technological development. As a result, there has been an unprecedented rise in cybercrime incidents in our community.

To help combat this, Onverwag called a public meeting to create awareness. Next, we kicked off an ongoing series of Cell Savvy workshops to help older community members use their devices in a more secure way and to spot scammers more easily. The education process is ongoing, as new scams pop up almost daily. Keep an eye on the What’s Happening page for tips to help improve your online security.

Onverwag also played an active disaster management role in the response to the recent flooding in the Overberg region. We liaised with the municipality in their efforts to restore electricity and water to our residents. We kept our community up to date on all the latest developments via our interactive WhatsApp groups.  This included regular updates on the restoration times of both the electricity and the water, as well as updates regarding road closures.