The Star reports that 66 Gauteng police officers, among them 41 constables, 12 warrant officers and five sergeants, were dismissed between April and last month.  

Corruption, robbery, housebreaking, theft, attempted murder, kidnapping, hijacking and possession of stolen motor vehicles were some of the crimes involved.  The officers were fired because the SA Police Service (SAPS) wants to professionalise the police service by dealing harshly with corruption and any officers involved in criminal acts.  No statistics were provided of how many of those who were fired were men or women or at which police stations they had been based.

• Read this report by Botho Molosankwe in full at The Star

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