Gauteng police commissioner monitors 3 Bekkersdal voting stations
High-level SAPS leadership visited West Rand communities to ensure voters could cast their ballots without incident.
Gauteng SAPS Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni visited three voting stations in Bekkersdal yesterday as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the 2026 Local Government Elections were conducted safely across the province.
According to Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili, Mthombeni first visited the Agang Thuto voting station in the Sedibeng District before proceeding to the West Rand District.
Security operations in Bekkersdal
He was received in the West Rand by Acting District Commissioner Brigadier Happy Xaba, accompanied by Major General Lorraine Mashige from the Division of Human Resource Development.
The delegation then proceeded to Bekkersdal, where they visited three voting stations: Kgothalang High School, Vezinyawo and Zuurbekom.
The visits formed part of the provincial commissioner’s intensified efforts to monitor election security and ensure residents could exercise their democratic right to vote in a safe environment on the final day of the 2026 Local Government Elections.
Muridili said the visits demonstrated SAPS leadership’s continued commitment to maintaining safety and security throughout the election period.
