Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
(1) notes the tragic and untimely death of Mpumalanga's Deputy Area Commissioner for the Lowveld, Mandla Mahlangu, who was gunned down when he went to the aid of what he perceived to be an accident, but which in fact was a cash-in-transit heist;
(2) further notes that Mandla Mahlangu was appointed Deputy Police Commissioner in Mpumalanga's key Lowveld area last week after a string of successes he achieved while heading the region's crime prevention unit;
(3) offers its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Mr Mahlangu;
(4) pleads with communities to co-operate with the SAPS in their investigations so as to arrest the perpetrators of this heinous act; and
(5) expresses the hope that the perpetrators of this and other violent crimes will be speedily arrested and made to realise that crime does not pay.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.