MEDIA ALERT

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS BY MEC BHEKI CELE

SATURDAY, O5 MARCH 2005 10h00, KING ZWELITHINI STADIUM, UMLAZI

MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will be attending a Road Safety Prayer Meeting which is aimed at pushing forward the message of Road Safety and fighting crime in the communities around Umlazi. This follows a concern from the community members on an accelerating crime rate and road accidents which results to fatalities in the area.

Road safety is everybody's responsibility and together we can save lives and fight crime. This is the first road safety prayer gathering in 2005 and it comes prior to the hectic Easter weekend in few weeks time. From Zero Tolerance to 100% Compliance, KwaZulu-Natal Asiphephe.

SUNDAY, 06 MARCH 2005, 10H00 STEADVILLE SPORTS GROUND (LADYSMITH-KWAMAGUBANE)

MEC Bheki Cele will be officially launching the Province's Disarmament Campaign which is aimed at social mobilization against illegal weapons and violence. The amnesty period began on the 1st of January 2005 and will end on the 31 March 2005. This period allows people to hand in illegal firearms and ammunition without fear of prosecution.

The MEC will give an update of the illegal firearms and ammunition that have been handed to the police to date. He is also expected to address policemen in the area about the Commission of Inquiry into police inefficiency and ineffectiveness and service delivery in the province. 

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