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MOSSEL BAY NEWS & VIDEO - After extensive practising last week at the Extension 23 sports ground in Mossel Bay, the Western Province women's drill squad performed a drill exhibition through the Mossel Bay town centre on Friday, 21 January.
The exercise was to prepare the 72 women for the national drill competition, yesterday in Pretoria.
The competition was also to commemorate the 50th year of women in the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The police will be celebrating this milestone in different ways in the country until the end of the year. The first women were accepted in the SAPS in 1972.
PHOTO GALLERY: Drill exhibition in Mossel Bay
Under the leadership of Captain Ashley Michaels, head of the KwaNonqaba Police detective unit in Mossel Bay, the squad showcased its skill with a march down Marsh Street to the Point.
Michaels is head of the squad.
On their way back, squad members interacted with members of the public and with children from the Junior Academy preschool in Marsh Street.
VIDEO: Women's drill squad exhibit their skills
One of the drill squad members chatting to a child from Junior Academy.
Photo: Warrant Officer Kappie Kapp
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