SAPS needs 940 trainers to train 10 000 more officers but retired cops battle the system
The SAPS’s drive to recruit retired cops to plug the dearth of trainers for the next cohort of 10 000 trainees appears hamstrung as some retired cops are considered unhealthy and blocked by “inconsistencies” in SAPS testing. Major-General Lenny Govender recently told MPs that in order to train 10 000 more officers, the SAPS needs…...