Media Release 13th January 2011 POPCRU is concerned with skewed resources allocation by SAPS We have noted the generally acceptable practice as done by SAPS in Gauteng within allocation of almost 300 cars to combat and fight crime in the Province. We have been agitating that scarcities of resources are an impediment towards a sustainable fight against crime at the coalface of our villages, farms, townships, cities and suburb areas. The Crime Statistics for the period April 2009 to March 2010 have illustrated a picture that says township based police stations are experiencing more murders, with Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape having registered 77 murders, Kanyamazane, Mpumalanga accounted for 48 murders, and Gugulethu, Western Cape having recorded 110 murders which is against 14 and 10 murders recorded at Bramley and Midrand in Gauteng respectively. In the space of five months already 650 vehicles were handed only to Gauteng and are already promised 70 more later this year.
However predominantly rural based police stations in the same period does not account to the same treatment and we are not content with the over allocation of cars to only urban Provinces. And that includes extending allocation of resources also to Community Safety Forums as part of the policing model to enhance community participation. As POPCRU we also welcome the inculcation of a culture of accountability by Management by enhancing the most basic duty of exercising control over all the allocated vehicles. Fighting crime is a societal responsibility that cannot be ignored by us all. For more information contact: POPCRU Deputy General Secretary –Cde Lebogang Phepheng 0823728968 Issued by: Norman Mampane National Spokesperson Tel: 0112424600/4615 Cell: 0720737959 Fax: 0866253054 Email: [email protected] 01 Marie Road Auckland Park 2006 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
