Popcru
Police killings cannot continue to be overlooked – Popcru
In the latest incident, two officers were killed in Bloekombos in an apparent ambush while two other officers were killed in KZN and another was killed in...
Trade union Popcru has accused Correctional Services national commissioner, Arthur Fraser, of being ignorant and out of touch with deteriorating conditions at correctional facilities.
The union held a briefing on Thursday on the state of the security cluster in Johannesburg.
Sadtu general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said that the findings, if left unchallenged, could lead to a situation where Treasury could at any point pull out of wage agreements with employers in the state.
The union said as overcrowding in prisons was rising, so were COVID-19 cases.
While the circumstances surrounding his death were not yet clear, Sipunzi passed away on Friday.
There have been more than 20 arrests recently.
The groups laid a criminal complaint against Malema for the comments he made at a rally in the Free State on Sunday.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader has stated that if SAPS officials want a fight, they will be targeted in their homes with their families.
Addressing supporters in the Free State on Sunday, EFF leader Julius Malema made what police union Popcru believed was an inflammatory remark about police officers.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni this week revealed that the police department's budget would be cut by almost R1.2 billion to help fund the R10.5 billion rand allocation for SAA's business rescue plan.
The union welcomed the arrest of Deputy National Police Commissioner for human resources Bonang Mgwenya on Monday.
This is inclusive of 10111 operators who were only last year converted from legislative coverage under the Public Service Act into the SAPS Act.
This was revealed by Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Bonang Ngwenya, who was speaking at the funeral of Cape Town detective Charl Kinnear over the weekend.
Criminals held up officers and made off with an R5 rifle with ammunition, two pistols and an undisclosed amount of cash on Saturday.
He was dismissed at a national executive committee (NEC) meeting last month without being allowed to state his case and immediately barred from entering the union’s offices.
He was dismissed at a national executive committee meeting last month without being allowed to state his case and immediately barred from entering the union's offices.
In court documents, recently fired Popcru general secretary Nkosinathi Theledi said that he was targeted for speaking out about Popcru president Zizamele Makhaza’s actions affecting the investment firm, PGC.
Nkosinathi Theledi claims that he was dismissed at a Popcru NEC meeting in July without being allowed to state his case.