IFP MP, Velaphi Ndlovu writes:
The IFP has taken note of reports that a number of flying-squad police officers in Pretoria are using their own vehicles to conduct patrols, or even in some cases, hitch-hiking to their patrol areas because their high-performance vehicles have been impounded due to expired license discs.
“Never could I have imagined that the levels of incompetence in the SAPS would reach such critical levels, that our police officers would be made to walk to work, or rely on the help of ordinary South Africans to get to work. At first I thought the story was just a hoax. But I am shocked to find that this is the state of affairs in the SAPS in Pretoria. This is a national disgrace and heads must roll!,” said Velaphi Ndlovu, the IFP’s spokesperson on Police.
Ndlovu said that the Gauteng SAPS’ management is a disgrace to the uniform and that they should be subjected to an urgent investigation.
“It is clear that there is serious and widespread mismanagement within the Gauteng police force. The IFP therefore calls on the Gauteng police commissioner Mzwandile Petros and acting National Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Sibusiso Mkhwanazi to launch an urgent probe into the matter. The investigation should not only focus on the expired licenses, but should also focus on whether any lives have been lost due to the flying squad not being able to reach crime scenes. If this is found to be the case, those responsible for this embarrassing bungle must not only be axed, but should be prosecuted for murder,” added Ndlovu.
