ABOUT UUST

The Upper Umhlanga Security Trust (UUST) is a registered donation based PBO. The Trust is professionally audited annually, and all finances are managed through an independent agency. Contributors are issued with annual donation certificates to claim deductions for their tax returns.

UUST is voluntary and community driven, striving to improve the quality of life and property values for Herrwood Park residents.

UUST provides an extra layer of security by crime prevention measures in the spaces outside our homes. It is intended to create a ‘virtual estate’ to complement, not replace, contracted private security for individual properties.

Since its inception in 2013, UUST has kept the streets and open areas in the neighbourhood safer and cleaner. This is achieved through pro-active security measures and by addressing degradation of our local environment.

UUST SERVICES:

  • Mobile app to report security/safety concerns. This is monitored and responded to by Blue Security. Each, and every one of us becomes a security asset in our own right if we are alert to the goings on in our neighbourhood.
  • A gardener employed full time to clean up public spaces in the area. The collected waste is then removed from the area. A clean and well managed environment where byelaws are actively enforced, is less conducive to criminal activity.
  • Cameras equipped with NAVIC vehicle recognition are positioned at all entrances to the neighbourhood. These ensure that any vehicles flagged as stolen or involved in crime, are reported to SAPS and security services.

WHY JOIN UUST?

  • The UUST is funded solely by its members and the more funds it has at its disposal the more it can do for our community
  • UUST activities protect our investment in the area
  • We live in a country whose policing services cannot adequately protect us, so we must take responsibility for our own safety.

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