Covid-19 has made it impossible to recruit police trainees, parly hears

‘The process of finalising the SAPS 2020 Trainee Intake was at an advanced stage. However, it was unfortunately suspended,’ Police Minister Bheki Cele replied to a question.

This is according to a response from Police Minister Bheki Cele and national Police Commissioner General Kehla Sitole to a parliamentary question by IFP MP Zandile Majozi. The police is on track with its plans to recruit and train new members and what is the challenges in this regard? “Members of the South African Police Services and reservists were and are still deployed for routine operations, for policing services and the enforcement of the coronavirus preventative measures. It is preferred/recommended that the figures are not provided, for security reasons,” reads the answer.

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