{"id":60437,"date":"2020-08-27T09:09:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T07:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:00:50","slug":"mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC motivates police with visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In an effort to motivate police officers to continue serving communities with commitment the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nomandla Bloem, recently visited various police stations in the ZF Mgcawu policing cluster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloem was accompanied by the MEC for Community Safety, Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane, and the provincial police pommissioner, Lt Gen Lesetja Mothiba. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was an oversight visit to the Upington Police Station, the Paballelo Police Station and the the Rosedale Police Station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloem encouraged staff to continue serving communities with commitment. She also thanked the traffic law enforcement officers for their dedication during the national lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e6f5b3a1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nomandla Bloem\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10446\/7eb24afddfb848e58dc167f20d495cfc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\" title=\"Brig. Sampie Koopman (station commander of Upington SAPS) giving MEC Nomandla Bloem a tour of the police station. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Brig. Sampie Koopman (station commander of Upington SAPS) giving MEC Nomandla Bloem a tour of the police station. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an effort to motivate police officers to continue serving communities with commitment the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nomandla Bloem, recently visited various police stations in the ZF Mgcawu policing cluster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":60439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"4a0289f4-3880-44ac-a898-8eadd8a50257","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-60437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MEC motivates police with visit | Noordkaap Bulletin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MEC motivates police with visit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In an effort to motivate police officers to continue serving communities with commitment the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nomandla Bloem, recently visited various police stations in the ZF Mgcawu policing cluster.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Noordkaap Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NoordkaapBulletin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"442\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"383\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Noordkaap Bulletin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Noordkaap Bulletin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Noordkaap Bulletin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e08d7630612634c4a5ced5db09b6608f\"},\"headline\":\"MEC motivates police with visit\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":122,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2020\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"MEC motivates police with visit | Noordkaap Bulletin\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg\",\"width\":442,\"height\":383,\"caption\":\"Brig. Sampie Koopman (station commander of Upington SAPS) giving MEC Nomandla Bloem a tour of the police station. Photo: Supplied\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"MEC motivates police with visit\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/\",\"name\":\"NoordkaapBulletin\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NoordkaapBulletin\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/noordkaap-bulletin-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/noordkaap-bulletin-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"NoordkaapBulletin\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NoordkaapBulletin\\\/\"],\"description\":\"The NoordkaapBulletin is a regional newspaper based in Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape of South Africa. It has a long-standing history of serving the community with news and information pertinent to the region. The newspaper, distributed in the capital and more than 20 towns, is also read online in other parts of the vast province, and has been an important source of information for residents of the Northern Cape. The publication is geared towards Afrikaans and English-speaking readers, with the content reflecting the cultural diversity of the province. Like the other regional newspapers in South Africa, NoordkaapBulletin has had to adapt to changing media landscapes, including the rise of digital news platforms. However, it remains a significant part of the media landscape in the Northern Cape, helping to keep communities informed and connected.\",\"email\":\"noordkaapbulletin@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27514047600\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e08d7630612634c4a5ced5db09b6608f\",\"name\":\"Noordkaap Bulletin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Noordkaap Bulletin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/author\\\/noordkaapbulletin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MEC motivates police with visit | Noordkaap Bulletin","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MEC motivates police with visit","og_description":"In an effort to motivate police officers to continue serving communities with commitment the MEC for Transport, Safety and Liaison, Nomandla Bloem, recently visited various police stations in the ZF Mgcawu policing cluster.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/","og_site_name":"Noordkaap Bulletin","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NoordkaapBulletin\/","article_published_time":"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":442,"height":383,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Noordkaap Bulletin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Noordkaap Bulletin","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#\/schema\/person\/e08d7630612634c4a5ced5db09b6608f"},"headline":"MEC motivates police with visit","datePublished":"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/"},"wordCount":122,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2020","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/","name":"MEC motivates police with visit | Noordkaap Bulletin","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","datePublished":"2020-08-27T07:09:23+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T10:00:50+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","width":442,"height":383,"caption":"Brig. Sampie Koopman (station commander of Upington SAPS) giving MEC Nomandla Bloem a tour of the police station. Photo: Supplied"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mec-motivates-police-with-visit-20200825-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MEC motivates police with visit"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/","name":"NoordkaapBulletin","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#organization","name":"NoordkaapBulletin","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/noordkaap-bulletin-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/noordkaap-bulletin-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"NoordkaapBulletin"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NoordkaapBulletin\/"],"description":"The NoordkaapBulletin is a regional newspaper based in Kimberley, the capital of the Northern Cape of South Africa. It has a long-standing history of serving the community with news and information pertinent to the region. The newspaper, distributed in the capital and more than 20 towns, is also read online in other parts of the vast province, and has been an important source of information for residents of the Northern Cape. The publication is geared towards Afrikaans and English-speaking readers, with the content reflecting the cultural diversity of the province. Like the other regional newspapers in South Africa, NoordkaapBulletin has had to adapt to changing media landscapes, including the rise of digital news platforms. However, it remains a significant part of the media landscape in the Northern Cape, helping to keep communities informed and connected.","email":"noordkaapbulletin@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27514047600","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/#\/schema\/person\/e08d7630612634c4a5ced5db09b6608f","name":"Noordkaap Bulletin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a99daa5b340dd77d269e8375259ff19cc6329797ffcecb12b900fcfff3ce0bea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Noordkaap Bulletin"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/author\/noordkaapbulletin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/24a902b7564441d4b0aad4a28241493b.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49536,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/take-responsibility-for-your-children-ask-northern-cape-police-20231213\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":0},"title":"&#8216;Take responsibility for your children&#8217;, ask Northern Cape police","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"13 December 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Parents must take responsibility for their children and not \u201coutsource\u201d this responsibility to others. Also, the abuse of alcohol will impair parental responsibilities.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2ae03d3d323c4005988298b033437695.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2ae03d3d323c4005988298b033437695.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2ae03d3d323c4005988298b033437695.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2ae03d3d323c4005988298b033437695.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2ae03d3d323c4005988298b033437695.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49522,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/crime-in-province-fluctuates-20231212-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":1},"title":"Crime in province fluctuates","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"14 December 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Parents must take responsibility for their children and not \u201coutsource\u201d this responsibility to others. Also, the abuse of alcohol will impair parental responsibilities.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e3266088ce904bd1a14c2f0d6091634a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e3266088ce904bd1a14c2f0d6091634a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e3266088ce904bd1a14c2f0d6091634a.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e3266088ce904bd1a14c2f0d6091634a.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e3266088ce904bd1a14c2f0d6091634a.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51212,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/rising-crime-a-great-concern-20230919-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":2},"title":"Rising crime a great concern","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"21 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The alarming rise in business robbery across the Northern Cape is of great concern for the South African Policing Union (Sapu).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/69c91cfd36ef469a8f321000eaebf5ec.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/69c91cfd36ef469a8f321000eaebf5ec.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/69c91cfd36ef469a8f321000eaebf5ec.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/69c91cfd36ef469a8f321000eaebf5ec.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/69c91cfd36ef469a8f321000eaebf5ec.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51207,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/rising-crime-a-great-concern-for-sapu-20230921\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":3},"title":"Rising crime a great concern for SAPU","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"21 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The alarming rise in business robbery across the Northern Cape is of great concern for the South African Policing Union (Sapu).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e64b15c689bb435198da623045fd0e5e.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e64b15c689bb435198da623045fd0e5e.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e64b15c689bb435198da623045fd0e5e.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e64b15c689bb435198da623045fd0e5e.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/e64b15c689bb435198da623045fd0e5e.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61390,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/campaign-enables-victims-to-sound-the-alarm-20200526-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":4},"title":"Campaign enables victims to sound the alarm","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"28 May 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Victims of gender-based violence will now be able to sound the alarm with the distribution of 600 Memeza personal alarms in the Northern Cape.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b746867277ff4a498015cce3fc4bc57f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b746867277ff4a498015cce3fc4bc57f.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b746867277ff4a498015cce3fc4bc57f.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b746867277ff4a498015cce3fc4bc57f.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":55138,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/nc-roads-still-perilous-20230124-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":60437,"position":5},"title":"NC roads still perilous","author":"Noordkaap Bulletin","date":"26 January 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Although slightly less crashes and road fatalities were reported in the Northern Cape during the festive season, the battle against excessive speeding and other unsafe behaviour on national roads is far from won.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Noordkaap Bulletin","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60437\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60437"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=60437"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=60437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}