MEDIA STATEMENT

MEC CELE APPLAUDS THE BREAKTHROUGH IN ESTCOURT KILLINGS

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mr. Bheki Cele applauds and congratulates members of the South African Police Service provincial task team of investigators and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit for an outstanding breakthrough in the Estcourt killings.

"We had promised to leave no stone unturned during the investigation in making sure that culprits are brought to book" said Cele. "I highly commend the police for working tirelessly in keeping to the mandate of ensuring safety to the people of the province" he added.

"The police fraternity is sometimes labelled as ineffective and inefficient, therefore it is imperative to acknowledge and congratulate those police officers who always lift up the name of the organisation though effective service delivery in order for the public to hold them in high esteem" Cele said.

"The ongoing killings of community leaders and ordinary members in society have posed a greatest challenge to my portfolio hence there are comprehensive plans in the pipeline that will be implemented in proactively managing the situation, the intervention from my cabinet colleagues have assisted a great deal" Cele concluded.

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