Government ahead of target regarding police recruits

Government says it has exceeded its target of increasing the number of police officers to 152-thousand by April this year. Safety and Security spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi told BuaNews that his department managed to increase the number of police personnel to more than 152-thousand ahead of the set target. Mulaudzi said as a result of the increase, the rate of case investigations and arrests had also increased. He added that the current number of police officers was expected to rise further to 156-thousand by the end of this year and to 158-thousand by 2007.