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Saps E Keteka Letsatsi La Batjha Ka Dipapadi Kgahlanong Le Botlokotsebe
Pan South African Language BoardRef: https://www.pansalb.org/so/saps-e-keteka-letsatsi-la-batjha-ka-dipapadi-kgahlanong-le-botlokotsebe/
Official source
Source domain: pansalb.org
Collected on 3 August 2026
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What this means
The document is a PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board) news article in Sesotho about SAPS commemorating Youth Day with sports as part of an anti-crime and anti-drug campaign. It describes an event held on 16 June 2026 in Van Stadensrus, where SAPS, PanSALB, and government departments (DCS, DoJ&CD, and DOH) worked with community organisations and leaders to encourage youth to avoid crime, drugs, and law-breaking while participating in sports. The article also links 16 June to the 1976 youth uprising against apartheid policies that enforced Afrikaans as a language of learning and teaching, and lists sports played (soccer, netball, chess, and volleyball).
Facts
Reference
https://www.pansalb.org/so/saps-e-keteka-letsatsi-la-batjha-ka-dipapadi-kgahlanong-le-botlokotsebe/
Key Takeaways
- Event: SAPS commemorates Youth Day with sports to oppose crime
- Date: 16 June 2026
- Location: Van Stadensrus
- Organisers/partners: SAPS with community organisations, PanSALB, and government departments
- Government departments mentioned: DCS, DoJ&CD, DOH
- Purpose: educate youth about dangers of drug abuse and crime; encourage lawful participation in sports
- Historical reference: 16 June 1976 youth commitment against apartheid Afrikaans language policy
- Programme elements: prayer, Bible reading, speeches by officials
- Sports mentioned: soccer, netball, chess, volleyball
- Support/messages: DoJ&CD, Department of Education, Old Mutual, and DCS
- South African Police Service (SAPS)
- PanSALB (Pan South African Language Board)
- Department of Correctional Services (DCS)
- Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD)
- Department of Health (DOH)
- Department of Education
- Old Mutual
- Kaptene Leripa
- Kaptene Mofokeng
- Monamodi (Motlatsi wa Modulasetulo wa CPF)
- Ntate Thapelo Lebona
- Mme Selloane Khampepe
- Van Stadensrus
- Forum ya Sepolesa sa Baahi ba Setereke (CPF)
- Lefapha la Disaense tsa Dikgokahano la CUT (mentioned in related posts)
Dates
Closing Date
16 June 2026