(Video) Demonstrators picket outside Middelburg Police Station
Residents driving to the Middelburg Police Station and Life Midmed Hospital are urged to use alternative routes due to a picket outside the police station, which started at about 10:30.
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A group from the Steve Tshwete Community Forum is protesting against the ‘removal’ of Mpumalanga Commissioner Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela.
In their memorandum addressed to the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, they state that Mpumalanga has been led by commissioners who are not from the province.
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They said that Lt-Gen. Manamela has all the required credentials and has effectively fought against illegal mining, and they claim that cash heists have ceased in the province under her leadership.
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The group demands that her alleged suspension be stopped, they also argue that she is being targeted because she is a woman in a high position.
The protesters said that if the Minister of Police does not respond, they will shut down all major highways in the province.
@middelburgobserver A group from the Steve Tshwete Community Forum is protesting against the ‘removal’ of Mpumalanga Commissioner Lieutenant-General Semakalen Daphney Manamela.#middelburg