In the time of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), the SAPS is expected to keep up with the technological pace.
The MySAPS App is a step in the right direction to breathe life into crime-fighting initiatives involving technology.
SAPS management have encouraged employees to download the MySAPS App and lead by example.
Brig Ramakamakama Kekana, who is the station operational advisor at the Rietgat Police Station, said that employees are the carriers of the organisation’s messages to the community.
“Downloading the app will help to reduce corruption and crime in our policing area,” he said.
“Times have changed, so are crime-fighting initiatives.
“Take advantage of this app that enables citizens to send crime tip-offs in the comfort of their homes at their fingertips.”
Also read: Crime escalates as the holidays approach
Meanwhile, the Rietgat station commander, Col Dikeledi Hlatshwayo, who also has the app on her mobile phone, made it part of her daily duty during on and off duty parades, station lectures and other meetings to encourage her team to do the same, by downloading the MySAPS App and spreading the word to the community.
She reckons that by encouraging and highlighting the importance of the MySAPS App to friends, neighbours, children and the entire society, we can live together in a society that puts safety first.
“If all of us can use the available app tools, such as taking videos or pictures of suspects or any illegal activities, including providing more information and sharing them on the MySAPS App, South Africa can be a safer place,” she said.
“It cannot be right that a perpetrator fights a police official or commits any other unlawful act, and such incident is recorded and circulated on social media, before reporting it to the authorities.
“You have no excuse because the app has all the tools to enable the public to send tip-off incidents to the authorities with complete information.”
Hlatswayo called on all to turn the tide against crime in the comfort of their homes at their fingertips.
The new app allows citizens to interact with law enforcement officials more effectively by:
• Providing tip-offs anonymously through the app
• Finding nearest police stations and facilities
• Having quick access to all the SAPS social media platforms.
You too can be like Kekana and Hlatshwayo by making an outstanding contribution towards the fight against crime.
Also read: SAPS warns that dealing in cannabis is still illegal
Have a story?
Contact the newsroom by emailing: Thelma Koorts (editor) brakpanherald@caxton.co.za
or Stacy Slatter (news editor) stacys@caxton.co.za
or Miné Fourie (journalist) minev@caxton.co.za
Remember to visit the Brakpan Herald on the following social media platforms:
Follow us:
