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Stop Police Killings & Hands Off Our Protectors NEWSLETTER SAPUSOUTH AFRICAN POLICING UNION ISSN 2310-1032 SAPU Second Quarter 2015 www.sapu.org.za Stop police killings & hands off our protectors Editorial SAPU Newsletter - Second quarter 2015 SAPU Newsletter - Second quarter 2015 Contents The killing of police officers The South African Policing Union should stop and the police (SAPU) Newsletter is published Main feature should defend themselves Protect our protectors quarterly. Hands ‘off’ our protectors 4 when necessary but within The views and opinions expressed Police Killings - Impact and effects 5 the law. The community in the articles are those of the authors Put an end to Police Attacks 6 should also play a and do not necessarily represent those Senseless killing of W/O Holz 7 part in ‘protecting our of SAPU. Police service should remain professional 8 - 9 protectors’. This is in line Acceptance and publication of Women in service 10 with South African Policing advertorial and advertising matter Tribute to Jojo 11 Union (SAPU)’s motto: in the SAPU Newsletter does not Professional policing - A must for better SA 12 - 14 Together we can make a constitute SAPU endorsement or De-Politicised and Professional Policing 15 - 16 difference. A change in warranty in respect of goods or services Status of policing in South Africa 18 - 20 the way street patrols are therein described. COPS must defend themselves 20 carried out can also help SAPU does not assume any liability in improving security for in respect of any claims made in on-duty police officers. advertisements. We also welcome the recent pronouncements Publisher: Lebo Zulu Creatives on by President Jacob Zuma behalf of SAPU. on curbing the killing of Cell: 083 248 1216 officers. Email: [email protected] Editor: Thabo Matsose Board Members: eing a national police suitable for this position. adequate infrastructure. well done. We also continue Oscar Skommere, Richard Mboweni & commissioner is no Still on positions, it is Our negotiators continue to be active in bargaining Barries Barnard Bpap and vleis. It is important to retain qualified to win cases when they councils including the also not as easy as running and experienced personnel. represent our members and Public Service Commission Street & Postal Address: a shebeen. Former South This should be complemented we applaud them for work Bargaining Council and 85 Rauch Avenue Private Bag X900, African Police Service Chief by grade progressions of Safety and Security Sector Georgeville Pretoria, Executive Officer, Meyer constables and warrant Bargaining Council where we Pretoria 0001 Kahn, appointed under officers among others. We always fight for the labour then national commissioner also favour the appointment rights of our members. Contact: George Fivaz concluded that of professionals unless in Tel: 0861-92-SAPU (7278) managing the SAPS is not specific circumstances where Viva SAPU Viva!!! Fax: 012-804-3017 an easy task. Unfortunately special skills are required such Thabo Matsose, Editor Email: [email protected] government did not heed his as in fields like forensics. Read your newsletter online: counsel. Our call for the resuscita- SAPU www.sapu.org.za Recent events with tion of the Public Order Polic- News briefs regards to national police ing Unit has been vindicated Contributions: Phiyega inquiry welcomed 21 commissioner Riah Phiyega by service delivery protests Although all possible care is taken with ANC intervention on cop killings welcomed 21 show that experience is on demarcation issues in articles, the editorial staff cannot take SAPU calls for Phiyega’s dismissal 21 needed for this position. As Malamulele and Vhuwani in any responsibility for lost articles and Probe Phiyega text messages 22 SAPU we now look forward to Limpopo Province as well as photographs. Calls for Cele return 22 her departure especially after in Mpumalanga and other Calls for PSC to probe Sotyu appointment 23 her many gaffes. We also hope parts of the country. Copyright: Thembisa taxi violence cops commended 24 that in future appointments SAPU continues its charity No article or picture in this publication Welcoming Marikana cop pledge 24 President Zuma will use work as seen during Mandela may be reproduced without the written the recommendations Day activities in Mpumalanga consent of the editor. Notice board of the National Planning when donations were made SSSBC update 26-27 Commission. The president at Phakama drop in centre Editorial Assistance: Cst. Mahwayi v SAPS 26 should also consider the situated in the Pienaar area. Elijah Chiwota Victory at hearing of Captain Mokgeseng 27 wealth of experience found The centre, which cares for in the police service which is 95 destitute children, hasn’t Layout, design and printing: Mabhalakophe! LonjengeNgwenyama – Mawandla! 073 776 7664 & Lebone Litho Printers Together we will make a difference 2 3 Main feature Main feature SAPU Newsletter - Second quarter 2015 SAPU Newsletter - Second quarter 2015 Death is nothing to wish upon anything or anybody. Hands ‘off’ our protectors The brutality of any death Police Killings cannot be expressed, not he South African Policing Union in words, and certainly no (SAPU) took the campaign “Pro- monetary value can be put Ttect our Protectors!” to another on the value of the life of Impact and effects level. It just cannot be correct to fold our any human being. The loss arms and watch our protectors being of a life for any family is street justice and people killed in this matter. SAPU represented tantamount to a lifetime taking the law into their own by Thabo Matsose, 2nd Vice President of pain. Especially if the hands, but what right have and Kgaogelo Magagula, Deputy Gen- death is a result of an act you to feel entitled to take eral Secretary, took the campaign to of brutality. the life of someone else? Moretele Park Jazz Festival where jazz Before you see the uniform lovers were sensitised about the “Protect and protective gear, bear in our Protectors” campaign. A moment of mind the simple thought that silence was observed in remembrance this person before you is not of more than 60 police men and women only an officer of the law, he/ who were killed since the beginning of she is also just as human as this year. The following message was you are, breathing the same read on stage by six primary school (kids air as you do. This person wearing SAPU t-shirts): “Fellow South Africans, our clothed in blue is someone’s “Fellow South Africans, our protec- son, daughter, parent or tors are being attacked and killed by protectors are being attacked partner. This person also has heartless criminals. So far over 60 have family and responsibilities been killed in the line of duty protecting and killed by heartless You have heard of the saying: “There is strength to take care of, dreams and us the community. The police are our aspirations for a long, fruitful brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers and we criminals. So far over 60 have in numbers”. Well what good is that when the and successful life. Imagine love them! It is time to stand up and pro- the void the death of that tect our protectors!” been killed in the line of duty numbers keep diminishing? You take away one, person would create in the Our brand ambassador, Comrade lives of the people who care Mzwakhe Mbuli was at his best promot- protecting us the community. you weaken the strength of the many. for him/her. For just like you ing the campaign. Radio DJs including olice killings are a and any other person out DJ Matasatasa, Sammy Fever Mashabane The police are our brothers, painful happening every death, you start to other human being walking there, the loss of this person’s made a call to our communities to pro- Pthat not only deprive wonder about how the loss this earth. Yes, they wear life will leave a family without tect our protectors. sisters, fathers, mothers and we families of loved ones but has made an impact on the the bulletproof vests and a loved one. A grieving family The South African society is to a cer- children of their parents, lives of the people who have protective armour. However, that will forever wonder why tain level not a healthy society, how can love them! It is time to stand up wives and husbands of their lived with that person. How there are far too many cases and a loss to the force that we kill our own protectors? Enough is spouses. The savage nature of will they go on? How are of stray bullets and other creates uneasiness about enough, hands off our protectors! and protect our protectors!” this crime begs the question they coping? Police officers accidental deaths to be intentions of the people “why?” In simple logic it makes are just as vulnerable as any ignored. We have heard of they are meant to protect SAPU no sense at all for people to be and serve. Police officers are killing those most responsible human too, first and foremost. for our safety. Are police Their families ache for and officers also not people? We long for their safe return from often take for granted that duty. At some point should the death of police officers we not all look out for one is a double loaded rifle. The another? No death should death itself takes away from ever be inspired because you the family and then there is are an officer in blue. Any the professional aspect. The death suffered from this is a loss of one more officer bears reminder that we have come the same kind of result to the to nurse a twisted society force. You have heard of the where police officers are saying: “There is strength in killed for doing their job and numbers”.
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