Ramaphosa: More cops on the ground as response to July unrest report
There will be more boots on the ground in the Public Order Policing unit as a response to the findings of the July unrest report.
President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed this on Tuesday at the passing out parade for new police recruits who have completed their training.
"Which will bring more strength to the work that we do as the police. It is in this regard that we have now recruited 4 000 police units which will be brought into our fighting of crime."
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Last year, the government was left scrambling as shops and other businesses were looted in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
In the last few months, alleged instigators of the unrest have been arrested.
On the new recruits, Ramaphosa says about 9 200 new constables have successfully completed the nine-month course.
This is in addition to the 495 constables who completed a shorter six-month programme in September.
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