The Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele, Deputy Minister of Police, Mr Cassel Mathale and the National Commissioner of Police, General Kheha John Sitole led the delegation of dignitaries from the Ministry, SAPS and the Provincial Government to officially open and hand over a three bedroom fully furnished house to a family of seven in Motherwell NU12, near Port Elizabeth as part of the South African Police Service social responsibility and as a build up to National Excellence Awards and Police Day annual Celebrations.
The family headed a 79-year-old Gogo (grandmother), her daughter and five grandchildren aged between six and 16, have been living in a one room shack. Their plight was discovered by SAPS Motherwell's Social Crime Prevention members while conducting community engagements. The members realised that the shack the family were living in posed serious health and safety risks.
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