Angry police officers have threatened to go on strike over a contentious promotions agreement, which could hamper the police’s festive-season crime crackdown. This is despite being categorised as essential services staff who are barred from withdrawing their labour Police anger stems from accusations that Police Minister Bheki Cele reneged on his promise made at a..
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Angry police officers threatened to go on strike over a contentious promotions agreement
Disgruntled SAPS members form new union and downed tools on Monday, claims that many experienced officers are being overlooked for promotion in the force
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Disgruntled members of the South African Police Service have formed a new workers union. They’re threatening to down tools on Monday. The group is unhappy about recent promotions and claims that many experienced officers are being overlooked for promotion. These are just some of the issues raised by members of the South African Police service..
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SAPS promotions will cost taxpayers nearly R650 million – Sixteen of them are now dead, but that won’t be standing in the way of their police careers and six have already been fired from the SA Police
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(Citizen reports:) Some former ‘anti-apartheid soldiers’ who are now in line for handsome increased salaries weren’t even alive during apartheid. Trade union Solidarity on Wednesday revealed further damning evidence that proposed promotions for police officers who ostensibly fought in the struggle are highly questionable, given that so many of these officers in line for more..
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Worst is yet to come in SA! Police to promote MK, Apla freedom fighters to top rank, former MK and Apla members in the police service will then be officers
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The SA Police Service (SAPS) is planning to promote 37 former Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) and Azanian People’s Liberation Army (Apla) freedom fighters to the top rank of General – a move that could see some of them skip as many as five ranks. According to police planning documents obtained by City Press’ sister publication, Rapport,..
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Policeman promoted 7 years after death
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A police officer who died almost eight years ago in a gruesome helicopter accident with seven colleagues has taught the police a lesson from his grave when his family won a battle for his promotion.
Tinus Gouws, who was a pilot in the air wing of the SA Police Service (SAPS), was promoted from warrant officer to captain and his family received back pay as part of a settlement with the police.
He was with his colleagues on their way to Emalahleni, formerly Witbank, responding to an armed robbery, at the time of the accident in 2010. The helicopter crashed in the veld and everybody on board was killed.
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