Drugs push up crime
2006-11-23
DRUG-RELATED crime has doubled in the Cape Winelands in the last three years.
Drug related crimes need to be addressed, as well as health facilities and the TB cure rate, according to the socio-economic profiles of municipalities in the province recently relesed byt eh Western Cape Provincial Treasury.
Reported crime is down, however drug related crime has doubled in the last three years.
“This is a first time that a publication of this nature is available in the province,” said Lynne Brown, MEC for finance.
These profiles meet a growing need to understand the pulse of the regional economies and capitalise on potential investments in areas previously overlooked.
It is much needed current information that will contribute to stimulate the debate on the provinces development and encourage ward interaction at local level, she said.
The profiles look at the economic environment, industry, labour market, social well being of households, and sustainability of municipalities. The overarching problems identified are unemployment, under-development and inequality and ageing infrastructure.
In the Cape Winelands the largest economic sectors between 1995 and 2004 were manufacturing at 23%, finance and business at 22,8 % and wholesale retail trade at 17,1 %.
There is a lack of skilled labour within region. Unemployment in the district stands at 18,4% and seasonal unemployment at 22,4%. More than 11,8% of households have no income.
Access to basic services (housing, energy and water) is a problem. Nearly 40% of the population within the Winelands have not completed primary school (2001). HIV/AIDS is projected to increase from 3,8% 2005 to 4,7% in 2010.
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