Alarming decline in SAPS detectives revealed
Planning criticised as losses at stations amount to 1,404
The number of detectives at police stations across the country has declined by more than 1,400 more than the past four years.
A written reply by police minister Bheki Cele to parliament in May shows that the number of general detectives at police station level had declined from 21,002 in 2019 to 19,598 this year. This is a decline of 1,404...
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