Media Invitation: Police Minister, SAPS and Hawks management to brief media on latest success to combat illegal mining in the country

NORTH WEST – The Management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) led by the Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele will visit the crime scene where 24 firearms were seized and 20 suspects arrested following a takedown operation at a mining shaft in Stilfontein.

The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola and the National Head of the DPCI, Lieutenant General (Dr/Adv) Godfrey Lebeya and the Provincial Commissioner of the North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena will form part of the delegation.

The media is invited to cover proceedings as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Time: 10:30

Venue: Stilfontein Police Station Lapa, North West

Media RSVP: Colonel Athlenda Mathe 082 040 8808

Source: South African Police Service