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TimesLive reports that an intermittent water supply, smashed windows, broken lifts and a lack of security are the conditions police officers and their families living in Gauteng’s SAPS barracks deal with daily.
Yet, poor conditions at barracks could have a negative effect on officers’ morale, affecting their performance, according to the Institute of Security Studies. At the Herdeshof police flats in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, a constable’s wife said: “We don’t feel safe. People come here to steal. You often find that people break into cars here. Imagine that, people come and steal from the police.” The police barracks opposite the Springs police station on the East Rand has not had running water for the past two weeks and there have also been burglaries there. The lifts were removed in October last year. In 2015, officers at the Alexandra police barracks complained about an intermittent water supply and poor access control. A constable living there said renovations had started, but were “moving slowly”. Police spokesman Major-General Sally de Beer said: “Health and safety in the barracks are a concern to the SAPS and are being addressed.”
- Read this report by Jan Bornman in full at TimesLive
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