The South African Policing Union (Sapu) has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola over his “inability” to fight the high levels of crime. CrimeStats
The South African Policing Union has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola over his “inability” to fight the high levels of crime.
The union has repeatedly called for the re-establishment of specialised units, saying a focused approach is needed to target serious and violent crimes. “It was agreed upon during 2020 when we agreed on restructuring on the principle that specialised units will be re-established. In the current tenure of Masemola, we made this call and further proposals on the re-establishment. Unfortunately, he does not want to listen yet he is failing,” said Thobakgale.Diamond, gold, and precious stones unit;Public order policing unit; andThobakgale described the release of the crime stats as a publicity stunt, saying no action is taken afterwards.
“We are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to assess the national commissioner and that has not happened. We are now calling on the president not to politicise or normalise crime because being a victim of crime is a painful experience.
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