Cops urged to keep up crime fight
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Johannesburg - The police are the face of the government and
a barometer of service delivery, Gauteng community safety MEC Faith Mazibuko
said at the National Police Day celebration in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
"Communities demand that you serve them whether you are
happy or sad, or woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Mazibuko told
police gathered at Johannesburg Stadium.
"As police, you are the face of government and the
protectors of our communities."
She acknowledged the good work police had done, often in
thankless circumstances, to change Gauteng's image as a "gangsters'
paradise".
"Protect our women and children. Put rapists behind
bars.... Police, please help our communities fight this [drug] scourge.
"Soldier on as protectors of our communities....
Criminals must know that, in Gauteng, their days are numbered."
Continue fight against crime
In a message posted on big screens at the stadium, Deputy
Police Minister Makhotso Sotyu urged members to continue the fight against
crime, especially violence against women.
In a pre-recorded message, national police commissioner Riah
Phiyega said: "We look at successes and failures over the previous year.
If we have fallen, we pledge to pick ourselves up."
Paying tribute to police killed in the line of duty, she
said: "To be a member of the SA Police Service is an absolute
privilege."
Phiyega said 2012 had been the year of the detective and
that 2013 was the year of the police station.
"It is our frontline service point. It is where we show
our face to the country."
She urged members to make their stations the best they
could, so they could better serve the public.
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