Ekkurhuleni metro orders seven Nyalas to deal with protests

Thus far, five of these vehicles have been delivered to the EMPD, with the two last being delivered soon.

Nyalas are security vehicles designed for patrol and crowd control management. Image: Kempton Express

The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) recently ordered seven Nyalas through The Future of Motion (TFM) Company, as part of its quest to deal with violent public protests in a non-lethal fashion, reports Kathorus Mail.

The Nyala is an agile and highly protected armoured personnel carrier to ensure effective policing for crowd management while ensuring the safety of police members in riot situations.

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Thus far, five Nyalas have been delivered to the EMPD, with the two last being delivered soon.

Members of the metro’s community safety oversight committee being shown the capsule layout of the Nyala by the general manager of armour and projects of TFM Graham Preston (second from left). The group who went on tour are acting deputy chief of police for auxiliary services Revo Spies, executive director of TFM Laurence Savage, Clr Wendy Morgan, Clr Pheladi Mmoko, Ald Dean Stone and chairperson of the committee Ald Izak Berg.

The Nyalas are security vehicles designed for patrol and crowd control management.

The vehicles have ballistic armour, as well as ballistic glass for the protection of occupants.

The EMPD has ordered seven Nyalas which will be used by the EMPD’s Public Order Policing Unit.

They are also fitted with hydraulically operated front dozer blades capable of removing objects blockading roads and have roof-mounted cable cutters.

Some of the metro’s community safety oversight committee members also had the opportunity of visiting the factory and seeing the Nyalas in production.