Popcru
Popcru probing alleged brutality against the public during lockdown
There have been incidents of alleged police and army brutality since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the national lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread...
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Essential services workers plead with the public to obey lockdown rules
There are now 709 confirmed cases in South Africa, but some people have already recovered.
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Man accused of plotting to assassinate Popcru senior execs to apply for bail
The police said the suspect was arrested in Kempton Park last week after he was allegedly instructed by other Popcru officials to hire an assassin to carry out the acts.
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Hawks hunt Popcru members over kidnapping, murder plot
Popcru’s CEO Zwelinkosi Mdletshe and Robert Sherriff are wanted for alleged embezzlement of funds from the union’s investment group of companies.
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Nzimande claims billions of rand belonging to SA workers being looted
Blade Nzimande made the remarks while addressing the Popcru national congress in Durban on Thursday.
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Popcru: Attacks on police in JHB CBD were planned
Hundreds of foreign nationals stoned police vehicles and trashed the city's streets, halting a raid of counterfeit goods by the officials on Thursday.
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Popcru: Communities the biggest losers when police fight each other
The union wants police management to decisively deal with internal divisions around Western Cape police commissioner Khombinkosi Jula.
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Popcru blames WC top cop Jula for SAPS infighting
Popcru said over and above factionalism within the police, there were groups wanting to consolidate total power at all costs.
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Popcru calls on communities to be more active in crime prevention
The union made the call after two police officers were killed trying to foil a cash in transit in Nongoma in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday.
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Popcru urges SAPS to act on alarming police suicides
This comes after a KwaZulu-Natal officer turned the gun on himself after gunning down his estranged wife and her brother yesterday at the Durban Magistrates Court.
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Popcru to protest over unsafe buildings for workers
Popcru alleges its members have now been threatened with being summarily dismissed, while the department’s management has failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the building is habitable.
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Popcru march in Pretoria to highlight grievances in criminal justice sector
Some of these issues include restructuring the South African Police Service and bringing an end to police killings.
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Popcru urges community to join march over police grievances
Some of these issues include restructuring the South African Police Service and bringing an end to police killings.
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Limusa fully behind Popcru national march in justice sector
The union's Dloze Matooane says they fully understand and support the grievances of police, correctional and traffic officers who are members of their sister union.
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Union demands overcrowding be addressed following Pollsmoor prison escape
Six inmates broke out of the medium B section on Sunday night when only one warder was on duty guarding a unit with over 130 prisoners.
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Popcru calls on Cele to help protect officers in dangerous situations
The South African Policing Union's president Mpho Kwinika says Cele must give officers the nod to allow them to use maximum force where necessary.
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Defiant Mbalula tells cops to 'squeeze' criminals & fight fire with fire
Fikile Mbalula addressed the final day of police union Popcru’s central executive committee meeting in Irene, Pretoria, on Sunday.
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SAPS: Disciplinary action against striking 10111 staff to continue
In September, Sapu members refused to return to work after the service and majority union Popcru signed a collective agreement.
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Striking 10111 staff to defy order to return to work
Senior police management has ordered striking 10111 workers to return to their posts on Friday or face disciplinary steps.
