TZANEEN: Operation Basadi a success

The roadblock was held at the R36 Road coming in the Tzaneen, Lydenburg and Sekororo area.

January 27, 2019

Letaba Herald 1 minute read

The SAPS Tzaneen Cluster under the leadership of Major General, Maggy Mathebula embarked on ‘Operation Basadi’ on Friday, January 18.

The aim of the operation was to eradicate the mushrooming crimes in the region which includes; car hijacking, murder, house and business robbery, domestic violence, rape and other related crimes.

The campaign was conducted by over 50 female police officers and six traffic officials in the Maake areas.

The roadblock was held at the R36 Road coming in the Tzaneen, Lydenburg and Sekororo area.

The operation comprised of various police units and other role players such as Detective, Tracing Team, First Responders, FCS,VIS, Detective, crime prevention,Traffic and Gambling Board.

They conducted stop and search, traced wanted suspects, searched for illegal gambling outlets and for high police visibility.

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January 27, 2019

Letaba Herald 1 minute read

Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.