10 000 more cops deployed over festive season
Updated | By Lauren Beukes
There will be thousands more boots on the ground to strengthen police visibility and crack down on crime over the festive season.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said an additional 10 000 officers will be deployed to nationwide to support law enforcement teams over the busy holiday period.
He says their recruitment campaign, dubbed Project 10k, received around 600 000 applications from those wanting to join the police force.
It's now in the second phase of enlisting 10 000 police officers.
The new recruits are set to graduate in a few days.
At a media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday Cele gave this assurance to residents and holidaymakers.
"These officers will be deployed to sanitise the streets and increase the footprint of the police in all nine provinces. Their deployment will be prioritised especially in high crowd zones and areas of entertainment and leisure this holiday season."
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