The City of Ekurhuleni has announced that 480 recruits are about to complete training at its police academy.
These members can’t wait to join the EMPD and bolster the police force’s efforts to fight crime.
According to the metro spokesperson, Zweli Dlamini, the recruits are finalising their police training at the EMPD Training Academy in KwaThema.
Ekurhuleni MMC for Community Safety Letlhogonolo Moseki said unleashing the new metro police officers onto the streets of the City is a demonstration of the metro’s commitment to tackle criminals head-on in the region and uproot any form of lawlessness.
“The new officers will complement the current EMPD contingent, and that means the city will be able to intensify its crime prevention and policing operations, such as Operation Buya Mthetho,” explained Moseki.
He defined Operation Buya Mthetho as a multi-disciplinary operation consisting of departments from different spheres of government and security clusters to fight lawlessness in the city.
“The City of Ekurhuleni is an economic hub of South Africa, and is also home to Africa’s busiest airport, the O.R Tambo International Airport, hence the stance to take an aggressive position in fighting any form of lawlessness and crime in the region.
“As a critical player in the economy of the country and a city that welcomes tourists and international business people, it is a no-brainer that tackling crime becomes such a critical priority.
“We also want to create an environment that allows our people the freedom of safe movement and the freedom of doing business at any time of the day without the fear of being a victim of crime,” promised Moseki.
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