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News - Date: 07 February 2003
KGAPANE – Last week Friday will go down in the history of the Modjadji community as the day when the community declared that it had enough of crime.
The community made it clear that it wants nothing to do with crime by pledging its unreserved support for the free crime society during the launch of the Bolobedu Multi-Sector Initiative Project held at Modjadji College.
The project was launched by MEC for Safety and Liaison Dikeledi Magadzi in the presence of officers from the national office, station commissioners, local schools, parents and traditional leaders who were headed by representatives of the Modjadji Royal family.
Both the traditional leaders and the school management teams present pledged their unwavering support for the programme, which is aimed at creating a crime free society.
Hopefully the project will help reduce and stop crime in the community and at school level. It is believed that many of the perpetrators are youth of school going age.
Magadzi also cited an example of two schoolboys from Ramotshinyadi whom she found in possession of a knife after she ordered that they be searched because she suspected that something was amiss.
The MEC was on a visit to the school two years ago. Her visit came after teachers and parents complained that children were getting out of hand. "At that time, that there was chaos in that school. I found these boys after our meeting with teachers and parents. One of the boys told me straight in my face that he uses the knife to stab those who confront him, in and outside the school yard," she said.
Magadzi said she was happy that Ramotshinyadi was one of the twenty schools selected to be part of the project because police officers will visit them while monitoring their progress in terms of moral degeneration.
Magadzi urged all community members to join forces and to help in reclaiming the streets so that there can be normal living.
Magadzi also gave presents to the Trauma Centre at the Kgapane police station, which is believed to be doing very well. Some of the presents included dolls that would to be used when counselling children and interviewing them.
The Thohoyandou Police Brass Band, the Kgapane Prison Choir and a Majorette group from WM Kgatla Primary School entertained the guests.
There was a stampede as people struggled to get free T-shirts and caps that were printed to promote the project at the end of the programme. No one was reported injured though.
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