Kgatleng raises alarm over policing challenges, crime surge
Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | 830 Views |
Main Road in Mochudi. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Delivering his address during a full council meeting recently, he revealed that the police-to-population ratio across the district stands at one officer for every 222 residents, with the situation worsening in Mochudi, where one officer serves 293 people.
This alarming figure excludes fast-growing villages like Oodi, Modipane, Mokatse, Matebele, and Leshibitse, which continue to expand without corresponding law enforcement presence.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...