Ministers of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS), will on Friday, 2 May visit Itsoseng and Bodibe in North West province in a bid to ensure stability ahead of the elections.
This is the fifth of a series of visits the ministers are conducting in different provinces; previous visits were conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Rustenburg in North West.
Members of the media are invited to join ministers on a walkabout and briefing at the identified areas.
The details are as follows:
Media programme
Launch of the Provincial Joints Operational Centre
Venue: Army Base Group 20, Mahikeng
Time: 11h30
Courtesy visit to Bodibe Tribal Authority ( photo opportunity)
Venue: Bodibe Tribal Authority
Time: 13h00
Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Venue: Itsoseng Stadium
Time: 14h00
(Media will be afforded an opportunity for interviews through a door stop).
RSVP with: Tshegofatso Modubu at tshegofatso@gcis.gov.za/ 083 276 0786
Government has the responsibility to ensure that a climate for free and fair elections exists in the country on the 7th of May 2014.
Government wishes to reiterate that it will not tolerate any form of violence, intimidation, incitement, public disorder, vandalism or intolerance in the country.
Enquiries:
Phumla Williams
Cell: 083 501 0139