552 new police to be placed in Pta stations, forensic labs
"These members are among the group of 10 000 officers who were already been assigned to police stations since December last year."
The South African police service welcomed 552 newly trained constables into its rank on Wednesday.
This is to help fight against crime and enhance police visibility, according to spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe.
The newly trained constables will be placed in Pretoria stations and forensic science labs.
Mathe said that these members are among the 10 000 officers already assigned to police stations since December last year and more than half of them (245) are bachelor of science graduates and were placed in different forensic science laboratory divisions to serve as forensic analysts.
“Others including reservists that are now fully fledged constables will be deployed to stations to capacitate grassroots level of policing,” she added.
About 8 600 trainees in SAPS academies are completing the basic police learning development programme.
Four-hundred more trainees will begin training in July, and the final thousand in January 2024.
Applications for recruitment and training for the next 10 000 will begin in July.
Successful applicants for prospective new police members will commence training in April 2024.
“Young men and women between the ages of 18 and 30 with qualification of a senior certificate and no criminal record are encouraged to apply,’’ Mathe added.
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