from the Office of the Minister of Police
WESTERN CAPE – Police Minister, General Bheki Cele will on Monday, 20 December 2021, visit Cape Town as part of the annual Safer Festive Season Inspection Tour.
The visit forms part of efforts by the South African Police Service, to channel resources to areas where they are most needed, to ensure police deal decisively with crime during the holiday season.
Under the theme, “Extending our reach through blue light visibility” Minister Cele together with the SAPS management team from national and the province led by the Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile, will assess the effectiveness of Safer Festive Season operational plans put in place, to ensure that residents and holidaymakers are and feel safe, during the holiday season.
Members of the media are invited to attend the event.
The day will unfold as follows:
?? Phase 1: Minister of Police addresses SAPS members’ parade
Venue: 35 Squadron, Erica Drive Belhar
Time: 09:30
Date: 20 December 2021
?? Phase 2: Destruction of liquor at 35 Squadron, Erica Drive Belhar
Time: 10:00
Date: 20 December 2021
?? Phase 3: Handing over of policing resources in Makhaza
Time: 11:00
Date: 20 December 2021
?? Phase 4: Visiting of roadblocks and malls around the Cape Town Metropole area
Time: 12:30
Date: 20 December 2021
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Enquiries:
Lirandzu Themba (Police Ministry Spokesperson)
082 604 9080
Brigadier Novela Potelwa (SAPS Western Cape)
082 559 4676
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