Mama uThintwa, thank you very much for raising this topic ...
...malunga ngokugetyengwa kosapho lwaseLusisiki eTranskei. Akukho mntu ofanelwe kukugetyengwa kuba etyholwa ngokuthakatha okanye ngobugqwirha. Siza kuzama ukuthetha noluntu ngokubanzi ukuba luncedisane namapolisa kuzanywe ukupheliswa obu bundlobongela bukhoyo. Iyanda indaba yokutyholwa nokubulawa kwabantu eMpuma Koloni naseLimpopo. Siyaqinisekisa ukuba eli dabi siza kulilwa singamapolisa. Kodwa soze sikwazi ukuliphumelela singakhange sincediswe luluntu siqinisekise nokuba bayabanjwa bavalelwe. Ndiyaphinda ndithi uluntu maluzame ukuncedisana nathi. (Translation of isiXhosa paragraph follows.)
[... regarding the murder of the family in Lusikisiki in the Transkei. No one deserves to be murdered because she is accused of being a witch or of witchcraft. We will try to talk to the community in general to assist the police in trying to stop this violence. There in an increase in the number of people who are accused and killed in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. We assure you that, as the Police, we will fight this battle. However, we will never be able to conquer without the assistance of communities in making sure that the perpetrators are arrested. Again, I reiterate that communities must try to assist us.]
On the issue raised by the ANC member of the victim centre that was opened in Vuwani, the Police indeed prioritises the safety and security of victims of crime at all costs. We must give credit to the community of Vuwani who, together with the SAPS Women's Network, members of the church and the chiefs in that area, were the people who initiated the whole programme. Indeed, the Police plays its part in trying to protect such victims.