By OBAKENG MAJE
2 July 2025- The police in North West has refuted allegations that, truck drivers are under attack in Wolmaradtad. This comes after the North West Times publication, published a post on its Facebook page warning motorists to be cautious.
However, the North West police spokesperson, Captain Mpho Manyoba said they are aware of that social media post circulating and indicating that truck drivers are under attack. Manyoba warned that, the post was not issued by or on behalf of the SAPS.
“The media post is baseless and without any credible information. As such, the SAPS would like to reassure the general public, truck operators as well as the business community that posts such as this one should not be taken seriously, but also that those who maliciously disseminate or spread information that is false and unverified, will be dealt with harshly.
“What these individuals are not aware of is that these false information or posts have serious repercussions on stability and particularly economic, not only of Wolmaransstad, but also of the country at large and the N12 arterial national road, which services provinces like Limpopo, Gauteng, Northen Cape, North West and Western Cape,” she said.
Manyoba further said the police want to reassure the residents of Wolmaransstad, including business operators that their premises and business will not be allowed to be used by thugs or criminals to cause mayhem, intimidation, and robberies. She added that, this regard, they are calling upon the community through the Community Police Forum (CPF), Business Against Crime (BAC), as well as other civil society structures in and around Wolmaransstad to work with the police to report any act of crime or criminality.
“It is important that strong Public Private Partnership be established to prevent and combat crime,” said Manyoba.
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