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Court orders police to hand over several secret documents to Ipid
The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria has ordered the police to hand over several secret documents to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate. Picture: File
We have learned that our members in Gauteng Traffic are working without full protection gear, uniform, and some are serving an unreasonably long probation period. Normally, a probation period is for 3 months and not 3 years.
We have further learned that our members are being paid a stipend of between R3500 and R4500 monthly. We are opposed to this! And we call upon the authorities to treat employees with humility and dignity so that in return, they get the best out of them. It is discouraging that while officers on probation…
Top cops investigating suspended Crime Intelligence head are themselves in sights of Hawks and Special Investigations Unit for PPE corruption.
By Marianne Thamm (Source: Daily Maverick) First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. At least R200-million was spent procuring emergency PPE equipment from four SA companies, which appear to be brokers rather than suppliers or manufacturers and which do not appear on the SAPS supplier’s database. Two top cops assigned by Police Commissioner…
National Police Commissioner without security clearance
National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, does not have security clearance. Minister Bheki Cele confirmed that this weekend. He told our reporter, Lethiwe Mdlulu, yesterday they are expediting the process. For more on this is Mpho Kwinika, from police union IPUSA. Source: eNCA
The new gazetted law may put more pressure on SAPS already ailing resources
The gazetted new draft regulations for public comment by the civilian secretariat, aimed at establishing a new council, regulator, and a host of new functions for the minister of police to protect the country’s critical infrastructure, is welcomed. However, any attempt to add more responsibility on the SAPS to deploy its resources to these environments,…
Police prevented from arresting man
Cape Town police are investigating two incidents in which officers came under attack and people suspected of crime evaded arrest. Mpho Kwinika, general secretary for the Independent Policing Union of South Africa, spoke with eNCA’s Gareth Edwards about the situation in the city. Courtesy of #DStv403
