Cops Spoil Elderly While Promoting Older Persons Act, Officers Go Door to Door With Gifts

• The Port Nolloth police put the elderly front and centre while they promoted the Older Persons Act
• The act aims to protect, promote and maintain the status, rights, well-being and security of older persons
• They the project as a huge success, the posted pictures of officers engaging with stakeholders in the area

Cops in the Northern Cape went from door to door in Port Nolloth visiting elderly people in a drive to promote the Older Persons Act.

The act aims to protect, promote and maintain the status, rights, well-being and security of older persons.

On Wednesday, 13 October, officers visited elderly people and distributed gifts and good parcels.

The police posted an update on their official Facebook page and hailed the drive as a "great success".

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Source: Briefly News