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Mme Re Ka Thusa Trust Fund Break-in

Mme Re Ka Thusa Trust Fund commenced the new year on a disheartening note. Upon reopening our offices on January 8, 2024, post the festive season, we were greeted with a scene of despair. The office had been broken into, vandalized, and assets worth over R3 million stolen, and extensive damage.

Among the stolen items were:

HP, Proline, and Lenovo laptops,
Dell desktops,
Canon printers,
a water dispenser,
Samsung microwave,
wireless mice,
black office chairs,
and our branded MRKTTF table cloth, among other valuables.

Regrettably, our office lines are currently unavailable due to vandalism. For any inquiries, please contact us on 068 228 4358 or reach out to your district coordinators.

In November 2023, we hosted the Northern Cape Provincial Indaba at Eden in Kimberley, where the trust purchased 150 laptops, printers, wireless mice, and Wi-Fi routers intended for distribution to women in businesses.

We appeal for the understanding and patience of our clients as we work diligently to address these matters. Collaborating with SAPS, Operation Wanya Tsotsi, and Operation Fiela, we are striving to retrieve the lost items.

Break-in update

On January 10, 2024, a live stream media briefing provided an update. Operation Wanya Tsotsi and Operation Fiela managed to recover some stolen goods within 45 minutes of being alerted to the break-in.

Bishop Louw, chairperson of Operation Fiela, mentioned the retrieval of 16 laptops, three computers, and three printers. Efforts are ongoing to find more stolen items, emphasizing the challenge posed by businesses purchasing stolen goods.

“We are continuing to search for more of the goods. It is disappointing that businesses are buying stolen goods. How do we help them when they are buying stolen goods? This is not a one-man show.”

There is an article in DFA click here to read about it

So what NOW?

This setback would not deter us from our activities.

We will launch the women digital enterprise capacity building project in February in co-operation with Absa Bank.
The premier has pledged R10,000 to each beneficiary, and the program will proceed
From January 15, 2024, Monday, we will operate from the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) offices in Kimberley at the Frances Baard branch.

Thank you

To our local community radio stations Revival FM and RTS thank you for utilizing your platforms to help us spread the words and bring accountability to the mater at hand.

SAPS, Operation Wanya Tsotsi, Operation Fiela, DFA the community at large thank you for your support.