Issued by: Ministry for Safety and Security
MEDIA RELEASE BY THE MINISTER FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY, MR SYDNEY MUFAMADI, JUNE 26 1997, PRETORIA
This week, I met a delegation from the DRC headed by Mr Mwenzi Kongolo, the Minister of Interior, regarding specific assistance to the new government.
The meeting looked at a number of issues and the DRC delegations' request for police equipment.
The government agreed to donate specific police equipment amounting to R1,5 million including uniforms which belonged to our former police forces before they were amalgamated.
Before handing over the said equipment, I consulted the Head of NCCAC, Professor Kader Asmal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well Ministry of Defence.
The donation includes: tearsmoke grenades, teargas masks, handcuffs, boots, uniforms megaphones and radios.
The government agreed to make this donation because we believe it will contribute to the process of re-building the DRC and put it on the road to stability and prosperity.
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