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

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

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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.

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The South African Police Service in the Northern Cape focuses its attention on the elderly in a drive to promote the Older Persons Act. Photo credit: @SAPoliceService
Source: Facebook

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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