MBOMBELA – Premier David Mabuza has asked overweight police officers to lose weight.

Delivering his state of the province address on Friday Mabuza, said fat police officers must shape up, and do something with their weight so that they can be able to chase criminals.

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Mabuza’s calls came at the time where the province has welcomed 467 newly trained police officers in the province. Mpumalanga News learnt that the police officers will be deployed in various police stations, various police units as well as in the port of entries.