SAPU WELCOMES RE-ENLISTMENT OF OFFICERS.

SAPU WELCOMES THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE LAUNCH OF BORDER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

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SAPU IS CALLING FOR THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIALISED UNITS IN SAPS

South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged.  Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary

South African Policing Union (SAPU) in the Eastern Cape has noted with grave concern the increase in mass murders taking place in our province. This weekend several people were killed at a private birthday party in Nomjila Street, Kwazakhele. This is the third incident of mass killings in the last two weeks. SAPU calls for the establishment of specialised units, specifically Murder and Robbery units which must focus on the mass killings which leave many families stricken with grief. These families have a right to have these killings speedily investigated and that the perpetrators are arrested and charged.  Since 2020 South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called on the SAPS management to re-establish all specialized units which were closed in 2008. The closure of these units has hindered investigations and has demoralized dedicated and committed police officers. Murder and robbery as well as serious and violent crime units were among those units closed, thus the rise in those crimes. The recent establishment of police teams to deal with specific types of crimes has vindicated SAPU’s call for specialized units to be brought back. The implications of these high crime levels and the increases are enormous, and they need to be addressed, we can’t wait we need to do this now. Issued by: SAPU Eastern Cape Contact: Leon Naude Provincial Secretary

The South African Policing Union in the Northern Cape is concerned about SAPS electing to collaborate with some but not all community members across all demographics in the Province to fight crime and social injustice.

The South African Policing Union (SAPU) would like to commend and salute thousands of law abiding citizens who joined the police against the rampant acts that we have seen in the country in the past 48 hours. SAPU commend all patriotic citizens who have shown through their actions that even though they had the choice of participating in the criminal acts such as looting and vandalism that are engulfing the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Courageous acts of law–abiding citizens vindicate SAPU’s long held motto that states: “TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”. Unfortunately, it is impossible for police officers to succeed in bringing an end to riots in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng without the assistance of the community. SAPU once again wants to acknowledge the constitutional rights of all South African citizens to peacefully protest as per legal requirements; as there is no political objective to justify what is currently happening. SAPU is saluting the leadership in provinces who have stood firm in not allowing violence and looting in their provinces. We are urging citizens to not take the law into their own hands as vigilantism is also illegal. SAPU is calling for the urgent revival of local policing forum structures in order for them to work with the police. The resurgence of Community Police Forum structures (CPFs) can be very successful if community leaders, business leaders, traditional leaders, the civil society and other non-governmental organisations all work together. The harsh reality of the past 48-hours is that many people will be left jobless, and that many others have suffer massive losses which will be either impossible or extremely difficult to recover from, further negatively influence an already unstable and fragile economy. SAPU welcomes the announcement of the deployment of the army by the State President with reservations, and acknowledge that police officers are outnumbered. If community members were willing to obey and work together with the SAPS, there would have been no need for the deployment of the army; however, this is only a short-term solution and not sustainable. SAPU is calling on the SAPS management to act with speed in implementing the recommendations by the multinational panel of experts that was established by SAPS as a result of the Farlam Commission of Enquiry, to assist in implementing its recommendations, as the union unfortunately has not seen much happening on the ground. SAPU further calls on all political parties to set aside any differences that they might have and unite to resolve violence that has rarely been seen in the history of the country’s democracy, as crime has no political affiliation and no colour. The union also wants to remind people to be very careful before sending and forwarding videos and other information found on social media, as some of these videos and information are old/false and can escalate to fuel further unrests. Therefore, be vigilant, and careful to not destroy yourself by joining in on the disinformation on social media. The SAPS is still in the back foot in terms of public order policing and crowd management, therefore SAPU commends its members who stood firm and maintained maximum discipline while being provoked. SAPU is encouraged by the fact that no one is blaming SAPS as the police is often made a scapegoat whenever there are violent protests. If we work together as social partners in this country, crime and many other issues such as poverty and joblessness can be eradicated in South Africa, but first, South Africans will need to stand together to work towards one goal, and that is to stand firm against all criminal acts.