WE, THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENTS, hereby petition the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) and the Eastern Cape Provincial Departments of Social Development (DSD), Health (DoH), and Public Works & Infrastructure (PWD) to:

1. Adopt and Implement the BAYSEC Proposals: Formally integrate the BAYSEC Initiative’s Vagrancy, Addiction, and Trafficking Eradication (VATE) program into the municipal IDP and Provincial strategy.
2. Establish Out-of-Town Facilities: Mandate the PWD and DSD to provision and fund "out-of-town" homeless shelters and long-term rehabilitation centers (Reintegration Kibbutzes) to remove the influence of urban drug syndicates.
3. Enforce Mandatory Rehabilitation: Utilize Section 33 of the PTSA Act and the Mental Health Care Act to obtain court orders for the removal of persons from the streets, compelling them into structured, involuntary rehabilitation within provided facilities.
4. Activate Medical Detox Wards: Immediately repurpose derelict or under-utilized Provincial Hospital wings as specialized medical Detox wards to manage acute withdrawal, overseen by the DoH.