The Brixton Police Station In Johannesburg has been hot by water cuts and officers have voiced concern over their health and safety and poor working conditions.
Officers claimed that they had to use one toilet and that the court nearby also had no waterA police station in Johannesburg has had its water supply shut off, leaving police officers scrambling to find a toilet to use. Image: Guillem Sartorio/ Phillipe Gerber.
Numerous areas of the country are without water for long periods, and now officers at Brixton Police Station are feeling the pain. Officers at the station recently raised concerns about poor working conditions after Joburg Water cut off supply.According to IOL, officers said they were forced to share one toilet, which was not cleaned often. The others were locked due to the water situation.Inmates also had to be taken to another station because the holding cells were affected, and police found that the nearby
“Even at courts, there is no water. We went there to use their bathroom and they told us they also did not have water,” said one officer.IOL obtained a statement from Support Head Lieutenant-Colonel Jacques Wiese, who noted that the matter had been taken up with the Department of Public Works.
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