 
MEDIA ALERT
MEC BHEKI CELE TO DESTROY ILLEGAL FIREARMSFriday, 1 April 2005 at 9h00-Prospecton Gun Destruction site KwaZulu- Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele will be embarking on a process of destroying all firearms and ammunition handed in during the amnesty period which started on the 1st of January 2005 until the deadline of 31 March 2005 (Today). The destruction of firearms and ammunition will be done tomorrow on Friday the 1st of April 2005 at the gun destruction site in Prospecton near Isipingo South of Durban. The end of March 2005 marks the end of the amnesty period of handing in illegal firearms and ammunition without fear of prosecution. A month ago MEC Cele embarked on a Disarmament Road show which was aimed at social mobilization against the illegal use of firearms. Cele is expected to give the latest statistics of all firearms and ammunition collected during the amnesty period at a media briefing which will be held at the gun destruction site in Prospecton. Please note picture opportunities.
MEC BHEKI CELE TO ATTEND MEMORIAL SERVICE OF TEN PEOPLE KILLED DURING A HORROR BUS CRASH OVER THE EASTER WEEKENDFriday 1 April at 10h00 am, Waterloo Hall in Verulam MEC Bheki Cele will be attending a memorial service of ten people killed on a horror bus crash at KwaHlabisa on Friday night. Institute of Road Transport engineers accompanied by accident reconstruction personnel from RTI inspected both buses and the scene of the collision. According to the report findings mechanical faults were not the cause of the collision.
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