PRETORIA — The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO), General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola, will be hosting the SARPCCO 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM)from 30 May to 03 June 2022. The meeting will be attended by 16 member countries' Police Chiefs.
The primary function of SARPCCO is to enhance Regional Police Cooperation by preventing and combating cross border transnational organized crime in Southern Africa.
The sitting of SARPCCO on this occasion will see member states report on progress made in the fight against transnational organised crime which include: Drug and Human Trafficking, Maritime Drug Trafficking, Proliferation of Arms, Vehicle Theft and a host of other cross border crimes.
SARPCCO has 16 member countries namely Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Comoros.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 02 June 2022
Time: 07:30 for 08:00
Venue: The Maslow Hotel, Times Square, 209B Aramist Avenue, Menlyn, Pretoria.
Media houses are advised to RSVP by 14:00 on Wednesday, 01 June 2022 with full names and ID numbers to Colonel Athlenda Mathe on 0820408808 via WhatsApp
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PROGRAMME IS AS FOLLOWS:
09:00 – 09:11 Remarks by SARPCCO chairperson: General Fannie Masemola
09:11 – 09:21 Remarks by Interpol representative
09:20 -09:31 Remarks by SADC representative
09:31 – 09:46 Remarks by Minister of Police, General Bheki Cele
Source: South African Police Service