PRETORIA – Police Minister, General Bheki Cele will visit various parts of the country to evaluate the impact of the South African Police Service Safer Festive Season operations, currently underway in all nine provinces.
The visits fall part of the efforts by the South African Police Service to turn the tide against crime; “Zizojika Izinto” this festive season.
A directive issued to cancel all SAPS officers’ December annual leave applications, will ensure there is at least 90 per cent police officers on duty in each province.
Minister Cele says “This call up will ensure that the police stamp the authority of the State in all corners of the country. In their numbers, SAPS officers will be highly visible in all public areas squeezing out space for any criminality.”
Joined by the top management of the South African Police Service, Minister Cele will embark on community engagements by visiting public spaces where holidaymakers are likely to gather. Over and above the community engagements to assess the safety plans put in place, General Cele will also take part in police operations and multi-disciplinary road-blocks to ensure that South Africans are safe and feel safe during the holiday season.
The first stop of the Minister’s countrywide inspection tour will kick- off on 17 of December in the Mpumalanga province and end on the 30th of December in the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
17 December 2019 – Mpumalanga Province
18 December 2019 – Limpopo Province
19 December 2019 – North West Province
20 December 2019 – Gauteng Province
21 December 2019 – Free State Province
22 December 2019 – Northern Cape Province
23 December 2019 – Eastern Cape Province
24 December 2019 – Kwa-Zulu Natal DAY 1
26 December 2019 – Kwa-Zulu Natal DAY 2
27 December 2019 – Western Cape
29 December 2019 – Kwa-Zulu Natal DAY 3
30 December 2019 – Kwa-Zulu Natal DAY 4