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Media Statement
POLOKWANE – The 37 year old police sergeant attached to Limpopo Highway Patrol, Malope George Modiba who lost his life in the line of duty about two weeks ago was on Friday, 14 February 2025 laid to rest in a dignified ceremony at Standplaas just outside Polokwane. The member who described as a loyal and respectful police official by those who worked closely with him in the 14 years he served the organization before his life was tragically cut short through an act of criminality. The suspect responsible for the heinous acts that resulted in cutting short the life of our member is still on the run. The Provincial Head for Police Emergency Services, Brigadier Potgieter, standing in for the Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe was very clear during the delivery of the member’s eulogy when she thanked the Modiba and Salter families for having allowed their son to serve the organization with passion, dedication and hard work. She however assured the families and the community that the SAPS is working very hard to track and trace the suspect(s) who killed the member, urging the community to work by with the police to fight crime in their respective spaces.
The deceased was buried at Lebowakgomo cemetery in a moving somber ceremony.
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