The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, will lead a contingent of police officers in a nationwide "Operation Basadi" - a crime combating operation focusing on priority crimes, particularly crimes against women and children.
The main operation will be held in Pretoria, which will be run concurrently with others in all nine provinces. This initiative forms part of high-level activities and operations planned annually for the month of August in the SAPS.
Members of the media are invited to join the activities on Friday 3 August 2012 as follows:
|
Time |
Venue |
Activity |
|
8h00- 16h00 |
Mamelodi / Atteridgeville and Temba |
Roadblocks & stop and searches (running concurrently) |
|
8h30 |
Temba Roadblock (NatComm) |
National Commissioner to attend a multi-disciplinary roadblock in Temba/Hammanskraal |
|
10h00 |
Odirile School for the mentally impaired and abused victims |
Visit by National Commissioner to Odirile School for the mentally impaired and abused victims |
|
11h00 |
Odirile School for the mentally impaired and abused victims |
Press briefing by the National Commissioner |
Enquiries:
Colonel Tummi Shai
Cell: 082 826 6181
E-mail: shai@saps.org.za
