Government on state of readiness for general elections
2 May 2019
Minister of State Security Agency; Hon Dipuo Letsatsi- Duba,
Minister of Home Affairs; Hon Siyabonga Cwele,
Secretary of Defence, Dr Sam Gulube
National Commissioner of Police; General Khehla Sitole,
Directors-General of the JCPS Cluster,
CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission,
Senior officials,
Members of the media;
Ladies and gentleman;
Members of the media, I address this briefing today on behalf of the Ministers of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster, with the intention of updating you on the cluster’s state of readiness for the 6th general elections which will take place in the next six days. The cluster’s approach is that safety and security during the elections must be coordinated by all concerned departments and stakeholders with aim of ensuring that all South Africans exercise their Constitutional right to vote freely and fairly.
Ever since the pronouncement of the date of the 6th general election by His Excellency the President, the JCPS Cluster has been hard at work analysing the safety and security situation in the country and putting measures in place to protect all our citizens as they exercise their constitutional right to choose a political party of their choice for the next administration of the country.
At this stage, we can reemphasise our confidence that all safety and security measures have been put in place to create an environment for free and fair elections starting from the 6th to the 8th of May 2019.