News24 reports that the Hawks are investigating the murder of yet another off-duty police officer who was shot dead in Delft, Cape Town, on Friday night.

The officer, 43-year-old Sergeant Andile Yelania, was stationed at the Delft police station. No arrests have yet been made. Police unions have called for harsh action to be taken against cop killers. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union spokesperson Pat Raolane said the "continuous" killings of police officers, both on and off duty, were "extremely concerning". He stated: “We are not happy about these killings. We are yet again calling on the state to ensure that they pass laws that anyone who kills a police officer must be charged with high treason. It must be regarded as an attack on the state.” According to Raolane, any person found guilty of killing a police officer must be sentenced to life behind bars. SA Policing Union spokesperson Lesiba Thobakgale condemned the attacks, saying the number of murders across the country showed criminals have no fear of killing police officers. "We will maintain that police killings must be declared an act of treason," said Thobakgale.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24

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