LIMPOPO – Former MEC for Safety, Security and Liaison and a former mayor of Vhembe, Florence Radzilani, was appointed as the MEC for Transport and Community Safety, following a reshuffle of the provincial cabinet by Premier Chupu Mathabatha recently.
Radzilani was removed as mayor of the Vhembe District Municipality after the VBS scandal.
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In her new role, Radzilani said she was ready for the task ahead of intensifying the fight against crime.
“This will be better achieved when government involves communities in understanding what it means to be law-abiding citizens,” she said.
“Let us work together to build a department that the province can be proud of. Let us work together to diligently provide services that our people need and deserve in combating crime.”
She joined the department during October, which is also national Transport Month.
“The period presents an opportunity for us to nurture partnerships with our communities and businesses alike in providing a safer, more affordable, accessible, and reliable transport system. This is also an opportunity to remind all our people of the importance of road safety. Let us all obey the rules of the road, to always arrive alive,” she said.
The DA criticised her appointment in a statement.
“[Premier] Mathabatha lost a real opportunity to make more extensive changes to provide credible leaders for a government of an ailing province. Instead, he opted for stomach politics, which casts doubt over his frequent and well-rehearsed commitments to fight corruption,” the party stated, promising to monitor the performance of the newly appointed MECs closely.
