Police Minister Bheki Cele and Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola receive R6,6m donation. Image: @SAPoliceService
Police raise over R6m for educational trust fund
R6,6million have been raised by police on behalf of the children of slain police men and women and placed an educational trust
Police Minister Bheki Cele and Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola receive R6,6m donation. Image: @SAPoliceService
The South African Police Service(SAPS), marked the 19th annual National Police Day, with hosting a fundraiser for children of slain policemen and women, who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Minister Bheki Cele, hosted a golf day where more than 100 Golf players, from various corporate companies across the country, came together to pledge and raise funds for the South African Police Education Trust Fund (SAPSET).
SAPS HOST A GOLF DAY
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SAPSET currently funds children from grade RR to tertiary level.
According to saps spokeperson Athlenda Mathe, the fund has assisted 1078 children. Fifty-four (54) of them have graduated and 146 of them have completed and are in possession of a National Senior Certificate.
MILLIONS RAISED FOR POLICE CHILDREN
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The police managed to raise over R6,6million for the educational trust fund
“These funds go a long way in making a meaningful difference in the lives of these children left behind. The least we can do is ensure these children dont carry an extra burden of stressing about school fees, books, school uniform knowing their educational needs have been taken care of,” Cele says.
“We hope more corporates and the overall business fraternity will in future come on board to support this cause.”
IN THE LINE OF DUTY
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Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola praised the officer for their diligence and bravery in risking their lives daily.
“On this day, we pay gratitude to you, our men and women in blue who work tirelessly to hunt down dangerous criminals , remove illegal and unlicensed firearms, remove drugs off our streets and work hard to ensure succesful convictions in court for perpetrators of crime,” Masemola says.
“Let’s continue to work hard to rid our country off criminality. We urge communities to embrace our police officers and work together with them to stop the killing of our own.”
