First batch of 10k SAPS recruits starts on Monday
About 4,500 recruits are set to begin training with the South African Police Service on Monday. The second batch of 5 500 recruits is expected to start training in January 2025. These are the first batch of 10 000 recruits for the 2024/2025 financial year.
PICTURE: SAPSNational police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, says SAPS
received more than one million applications.
"The recruitment and selection of suitable candidates
who conform to all the basic requirements is of paramount importance to the
continued success of the work and mandate of the SAPS. Final selection is based
on merit, and the process is free from bias, nepotism, and discrimination,’’
said Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
"Upon completing the Basic Police Development Learning
Programme, the newly trained constables will reinforce policing capacity at
high-crime stations, detective units and specialised units, such as Public
Order Policing,’’ she added.
According to Mathe, SAPS has in the last two years trained
and deployed 20 000 police officers to stations and units to bolster policing
and efforts to prevent and combat crime.
‘’Three years ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for
enhanced police personnel capacity to combat crime. This prompted the SAPS to
undertake a vigorous national recruitment and selection process known as Project
10 000,’’ said Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
Done By: Mitchum George
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