National 10111 strike continues
SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Sally de Beer said police officers will be at 10111 centres to answer calls.
POLICE union SAPU is expected to address the media this afternoon about the countrywide 10111 call centre workers’ strike.
An estimated 5000 operators, represented by the SA Policing Union, want the SAPS to increase their salary level by two notches, an estimated increase of R50 000 per annum. They began striking on Tuesday.
SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Sally de Beer said police officers would be at 10111 centres to answer calls.
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“We have a constitutional imperative to provide emergency services to the public and we have made plans to ensure we continue doing our duty,” she said.
Updates to follow.
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