How to contact the police
The South African Police Services in the Tzaneen Cluster is readily available for 24 hours to attend to any policing related report, incident, complain or accurately, professionally and on time.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe says all members of the Community are advised and encouraged to contact the police on the numbers below:
*Tzaneen Police Station: 015 306 20002001
*Maake Police Station: 015 355 8303
*Ritavi Police Station: 015 303 80448000
*Bolobedu Police Station: 015 328 75007501
*Modjadjieskloof Police Station: 015 309 17001702
*Letsitele Police Station: 015 345 8600
*Haenertzburg Police Station:015 276 6141 or
Through the following:
*Crime Stop number:0860010111
*Emergency number: 10111
In case of any of the following:
*Policing dissatisfaction
*Complaint against the police
*Complaints about the reported cases
*Information about any criminal activities, you may contact the station commanders as follows:
*The Station Commander of Tzaneen Police Station : Brigadier Christine Bensch : 082 469 1446.
*The Station Commander of Maake Police Station : Colonel Stefanus Johannes Van Schalkwyk : 082 565 8439.
*The Station Commander of Ritavi Police Station : Lieutenant Colonel Samson Phakula: 071 481 4355.
*The Station Commander of Bolobedu Police Station : Colonel Matome Moses Sekhwela: 082 565 8458.
*The Station Commander of Modjadjiskloof Police Station : Lieutenant Colonel Hangwani Khabubu : 082 565 8145.
*The Station Commander of Haenertzburg Police Station : Captain Musa Agnes Shiviti : 082 565 8191.
*The Station Commander of Letsitele Police Station : Captain Moseri: 082 573 4731.
If it happens that you did not get help at your local police station including at the station commander’s office as mentioned above, you may contact the SAPS Tzaneen Cluster Commander, Major General Maggy Mathebula at 082 499 1969 or through the office telephone number: 015 306 2182 or Fax number: 015 307 1783.
The SAPS have also established additional channels of communication from members of the Community as follows:
*In front of the community service centres at each police station including at the cluster office in Tzaneen, there is a suggestion box to drop in any crime information or complaint or service appraisal by members of the community.
*When you drop any information in this box, you may not identify yourself but the information must be clear and accurate for the police management to be able to attend to it on time.
“The SAPS is here to create a safe and secure environment for all the people in South Africa with the existence of the user-friendly facilities as mentioned above. Every member of the community is therefore encouraged to utilise them effectively and efficiently in the fight against crime,” says Ngoepe.
