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  • Imbizo

    MEC for Community Safety Xolile Nqatha held a Community Safety Imbizo on the 14 of March at Seaview Primary School outside Elliotdale .

    The MEC together with Mbhashe Local Municipality and key stakeholders in the fight against crime which includes department of Department of Correctional Services, Department of Social Development, Department of Transport and South African Police Services.

    The community raised their concerns to the MEC and his delegation one of the major issues were bad state of roads and high rate of crime including rape, murder and stock theft.

    MEC of Community Safety Had ensured the gathered audience that all concerns which were raised will be attended to .MEC further handed over tools such as radios, Whistle blowers and reflector jackets to Community Police Forum, Blankets to the victim of crime, food parcels and school shoes.

    The community welcomed the intervention of the MEC to improve their lives.

  • Social Crime Prevention Programme

    The Department of Community Safety in Partnership with Peace Committee and Elndini Local Municipality Safety Forum held a Social Crime Prevention Campaign with special focus on stock theft at Upper Tokwana in Mount Fletcher on the 27 of February 2025.

    The aim of the programme was to commemorate the peace agreement between Lesotho and South Africa after many lives had been lost due to stock theft.The South African peace committee took an initiative to make peace with with Lesotho and vowed not to steal from each other again.

    The Acting Head of Department of Community Safety Mr Zukile Kani speaking on behalf of the Department said they support the peace between these two countries. He also mentioned that the Department had hosted a crime summit in November 2023 where the Department together with peace committtees were discussing strategies to strengthen the relations between these countries.

    This august ocassion was honored by the Department of Community Safety officials , Government of Lesotho ,Traditional leaders of Lesotho, Community Safety Forum of Republic of South Africa and Lesotho Peace Committees .

    Soccer Kits and a trophy were handed over to both the Vultures and Refele (winners) Soccer teams who competed on the day .Joe Gqabi District Manager Mr Monwabisi Mathumbu and Chaiperson of the Peace Committee Mr Makhehle Gumeke were gifted Sotho Blanket as a token of Appreciation by Peace Comittees

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