The Imbizo recruitment drive for Tzaneen SAPS was held as scheduled at Relela community hall on last Friday.
The community responded positively and the police services managed to reach about 300 applicants.
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“The Imbizo was a recruitment programme we held for people all of races between the ages of 18 and 30 to come and apply for work. Community members in Relela were called to apply on the spot and we think we got a promising turn-out from it as they responded well to what we were doing,” stated Sergeant Maurice Nkhwashu, spokesperson for the Tzaneen SAPS.
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He further mentioned that other remote areas were visited by police stations within their areas to activate the recruitment programme.
The closing date for applications has been extended to the end of October.
Anyone who is interested is encouraged to apply.
