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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  • Historical reference: 16 June 1976 youth commitment against apartheid Afrikaans language policy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