4th September 2011

Phew, busy day, few too many social gatherings in one day.  Where oh where did I put my baguette.....

Country salutes memory of cops who fell in action

The memories of 55 South African policemen and women who died in the line of duty this year will be honoured at a sombre service today.

They are but a few of the country's brave men and women who put their lives on the line each day.
This morning, President Jacob Zuma and police commissioner General Bheki Cele will oversee a wreath-laying ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria as part of the annual SAPS Commemoration Day.
In March this year, 30-year-old Constable Enos Legodi was gunned down outside his family home in Mamelodi, Pretoria.
His distraught father, Stephen Legodi, said the family were traumatised at finding his eldest son shot to death on their doorstep.
''My son got a phone call and went outside. We then heard gunshots, and we found him lying on the ground bleeding. He had been shot 37 times."
Legodi, a bus driver in Mamelodi, said his son was a dedicated policeman who was passionate about his job.
''He never took a bribe and he hated corruption. He never had a wife because he always said he was married to his job.''
His murder, which the family suspect was a hit, is still under investigation.