THE SAPS MATCH AGAINST CHILD AND WOMEN ABUSE.

A stand against women and child abuse.

Maleka Charles 

“As the SAPS let us all walk with confidence for the job we do for our people.” Warrant officer Mmola.

The SAPS along with the Gauteng traffic department and the Department of correctional services on Friday, marched from ext.5 to Bophelong sports ground in Akani School, Diepsloot, North of Johannesburg to celebrate women’s month.

Brigade Moichela said the community should respect women at all times not only when it’s women’s month.

“When it’s women’s month people talk much of not abusing women, we should respect women throughout the year.” He said.

Moichela urged young girls who fall prey to abuse or any kind of assault to report such cases to the nearest police stations and not accept them as they will beget negative impact in their lives.

“If our girls accept being assaulted, they will accept it even when they are old, they must report such cases and say no to abuse.”

Mrs Octavia Dlamini, Victim support, said women should make use of the victim support, where women are taught about how the protection order works and how to apply for one.

“At victim support we receive many cases of abuse and there, we teach women about how a protection order works and how to get one.” She said.

Dlamini said women should be aware of their responsibilities in their homes.

“Every day a woman takes a woman’s responsibility and the woman’s responsibility is to be humble and take care of her home and children.”

Even though women spend most of their times as single parents, they (as women) acknowledge the fathers who love their children, but urged that men join organisations that help men to behave as better men.

“We acknowledge father who love their children, even though some of us we are single mothers, there are organisations that help men to behave as better men and they should join them.”

Dlamini said parents should be very careful of what they do in the presence of their children, as tomorrow they will practice what they learnt from them.

“Children learn from their parents, we have to be careful of what we do in front of them, so we have to speak the language they understand. She concluded.

Mrs. Octavia Dlamini slammed the issue of child neglect saying it is wrong.

Constable Manganye read aloud a code of conduct to the community, saying it is their responsibility to create a secure and safe environment for all, upholding the law and protecting the community.

She also said the community should utilize the service rendered to them responsibly.

Schools like Akani School and Diepsloot Combine School, including the SAPS brass band gave a jazzy performance to entertain the people that turned out to celebrate women’s month with the authority.