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A body of a police officer who was swept away by floods that battered Soweto on Friday was found in Mofolo South by Johannesburg's Emergency Management Services and other rescue teams.



The South African Police Service on Sunday said it was preparing to parade 10,000 newly trained police officers this week.

Brig Athlenda Mathe said the off-duty officer's private vehicle was swept away in floods caused by heavy rain on Friday.

More than 11,000 police officers have been promoted to higher ranks in a bid to boost their morale and enhance service delivery by having more boots on the ground.

The South African Police Service has promoted 11 364 officers to higher ranks in a bid to promote morale and enhance service delivery.



On the day that Cape Town policeman Ashwin Pedro was shot, he had been 15 minutes away from knocking off from work, but he and his partner had responded to a call from Parkwood about a man allegedly pointing a gun at people in the street.

Springbok Highway Patrol received information about an alleged succulent poacher, operationalised it, and arrested one male with Conophytums worth about R1.6 million. During the early hours of 08 December 2022, members of Garies SAPS swiftly responded to the information regarding a suspicious person traveling from Springbok to Cape Town by bus. The bus was intercepted,

More than 30 police dockets which could contain sensitive personal information on victims or witnesses, were found dumped in Mdantsane on Thursday morning. A local resident was doing his regular check-ups at initiates’ huts when he found the police case files in NU10. The dockets were dumped about three metres down a shallow ravine, near a stream, with burn marks on the edges of some of the documents.

National police commissioner Fannie Masemola says the arrest of six police officers for their alleged criminal conduct should convey a message of zero tolerance on crime, even for law enforcement officers.

Patekile was addressing the Grassy Park community during the memorial service of the late police constable, Ashwin Pedro, on Wednesday.