Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

GQEBERHA - The President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, 31 August 2023, officiate at the expansion of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Biology Laboratory and subsequently address the Women in Law Enforcement Parade.

The unveiling of the expansion of the SAPS Forensic Science Biology Laboratory and Women in Law enforcement parade will take place consecutively at Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape Province.

President Ramaphosa will officially open the expanded Biology DNA Analysis Lab in North End. During this period, the following roads will be closed:

Hancock,Prendagast and Robert Streets. These streets will be closed from 06:00 to 13:00.

Following the unveiling of the lab, President Ramaphosa will proceed to the Wolfson Stadium to address the women in law enforcement parade. The following roads will be closed from 07:00 to 16:00:

Stofile, Matomela, Nobantana and Kalipa Streets in Kwazakele/New Brighton.

Residents and public are informed accordingly so that alternative routes could be taken.

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Col Priscilla Naidu

071 362 8726

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