LIMPOPO has more shebeens than churches, and that is where the problems start.
This is according to Minister of Police Bheki Cele, who urged the police in the province to close down illegal shebeens.
Addressing the police at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane yesterday during his visit to the province to check on the Sizojika Izinto campaign, he said the province had 42 churches but 14 000 shebeens.
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“This is a drunk province,” he said. “We have serious cases coming from shebeens. I want you to close down all illegal shebeens. When Christmas arrives, the people of Limpopo must be free from illegal liquor outlets.”
He said the province would always be remembered as the place where a person raped and stabbed a woman 52 times. He said cops must earn the respect of the community and make criminals fear them.
“Don’t use your uniform for wrong things. We can change your blue uniform to orange if you do criminal activities,” he said.
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Cele was accompanied by deputy national police Commissioner Fani Masemola, provincial commissioner Nneke Ledwaba and Community Safety MEC Dickson Masemola. They also went to the N1 for a road block. Three Gauteng taxis were impounded after they were found using fake permits. One driver was bust for drunken driving while overloaded with passengers. More than 240 drivers have been bust since the beginning of this month.
Cele also went to malls in Polokwane and Mankweng to assure shoppers their safety was guaranteed.
