News24 reports that according to the SA Police Service (SAPS), it was business as usual at police stations across the country on Monday.  

Responding to questions about threatened strike action by police officers, national police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said:  "There is nothing out of the ordinary happening at police stations across the country."  Union members had last week warned that they planned to embark on strike action on Monday over long-overdue promotions, but on Thursday police minister Bheki Cele assured South Africans that no officers would go on strike.  But, rumours started circulating on Sunday that the strike action would go ahead.  Naidoo commented:  "We started monitoring the situation yesterday [Sunday].  But if anything out of the ordinary does happen, we will take decisive action."  SA Policing Union (SAPU) general secretary Tumelo Mogodiseng indicated:  "We told our members that they should not embark on a strike, particularly an illegal strike.  We are still consulting with members, but we have made it clear that a strike is a no-no."

• Read the original of Kamva Somdyala’s report on the above at News24

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