The police discussed issues such as alcohol abuse, and the withdrawal of rape cases that leads to more suspects committing crimes as they are not prosecuted. They also discussed assaults at taverns, domestic violence, and other related issues. Road safety when crossing the road in Sekgopo was also discussed since it leads to a high number of culpable homicides. Children crossing the road alone were also addressed.

The station commander, Lt Col Makgadi Manamela, and Vispol commander, Capt Raholane, addressed the community and promised to excel by attending to calls as soon as possible. They also told community members to stop bribing police officers when they want to arrest them for crimes they committed, saying that corruption should be reported. Raholane promised high visibility and that calls will be attended to regularly.

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Const Elliot Mabulane told the community to report GBV and not wait until the matter gets out of hand. The auxiliary social workers in the Victim Empowerment Programme Centre (VEP) were introduced to the community. “We do not want to hear that a woman or child slept outside while there is a shelter for safety,” said Mabulane, police spokesperson. Men were also told to report it when they were abused.

The event was attended by the present Kgoshiagadi Sekgopo with other community leaders. Manamela extended an invitation to all members of the community to be vetted at the station and to join the local Community in Blue subforum. The station management proceeded to ZZ2 to introduce themselves and address better policing. “No person will be turned away by police when they need our services,” said Manamela.