Kwamhlanga SAPS dedicated their 67 minutes of Mandela to children of the slain member
When the late Warrant Officer Susan Mahlangu’s life was cut short by her alleged partner, she left behind two children, a 15-year-old girl and five-year-old boy in 2001.
During that incident, her partner who was also a member of the service, fatally shot her then turned the gun on himself. Both their lives were ended through the barrel of a gun.
Twenty two years later, police in Kwamhlanga were touched by the conditions in which the deceased’s children are living in. Both orphans are unemployed and the house their mother left them looks ramshackle.
The situation propelled Men for Change and Women Network within the SAPS and they took it upon themselves to spend their 67 minutes of Mandela, taking care of these destitute.
Members went all out to lobby for sponsorships to take care of the leaking roof, fixing falling ceiling, fixing broken doors, painting the house as well as did some renovations.
The members did not only depend on sponsorship buy they also donated money for groceries from their own pockets.
Whilst still at the premises, the need for tiling the floor was also identified, hence members are looking forward to do more.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela was also touched about the gesture displayed by members an encouraged others to spend the remaining days of Mandela month in a manner that will change the lives of others.
Source: South African Police Service