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News24 reports that highlighting the stigma associated with mental health challenges faced by law enforcement, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) and the SA Policing Union (SAPU) and have expressed concern over the alarming trend of officers involved in domestic violence and intimate partner killings.
Popcru called for immediate action to address the crisis and prevent further tragedies, while SAPU echoed the sentiment and vowed not to be silent when its members have taken the life of another human being. On 26 December, a police officer, Sergeant Mandlenkosi Buthelezi, allegedly used his state-issued firearm to kill his girlfriend Chesnay Keppler in Eldorado Park. Keppler was a Gauteng crime prevention warden herself. On 21 December, a Hawks warrant officer allegedly killed his wife in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. Popcru spokesperson Richard Mamabolo pointed out that officers were exposed daily to high levels of stress, trauma, and dangerous working conditions. "The emotional toll of these pressures, coupled with the stigma surrounding mental health issues, has led to devastating consequences. It is unacceptable that people tasked with ensuring the safety and well-being of others often find themselves struggling in silence, unable to access the help and support they need," Mamabolo said. Popcru also expressed concern about officers committing suicide. The SA Police Service has employed psycho-social professionals to assist officers and their immediate families who require counselling services.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntwaagae Seleka at News24
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