BY REGINALD KANYANE

The Bokone Bophirima Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Gaoage Molapisi says the destruction of public properties is not only a drawback but also serves to exacerbate service delivery challenges within some communities.

MEC Molapisi’s comment follows the torching of the clinic and three schools in Kopela village in the Tswaing Local Municipality Province during the service delivery protests.

“We condemn in the strongest term acts of criminality that are an affront to our democracy. We must all condemn these barbaric acts because they derail progress and development.

Those who have burned the clinic and schools are in serious trouble, our police will leave no stone unturned and must  work very hard to arrest those responsible, charge them and prosecute. One major concern and the question that I ask myself is, ” where are the leaders including, community, church, parents and other scholars when their property is destroyed, what are they saying”? definitely we must set an example and this matter cannot go unabated” said Molapisi.

Members of the public who have information can approach SAPS or contact the Departmental Call Centre on this number: 0800 204 992.

-TDN

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