The South African Police Service (SAPS) has reassured applicants that its eRecruitment portal remains operational despite delays and slower response times caused by a surge in applications for its Police Trainee Recruitment Programme. In a statement, SAPS attributed the delays to high traffic volumes on the online recruitment platform. The service said its Technology Management Services division, working alongside its technology partners, was working around the clock to manage demand and maintain the system’s functionality. “The SAPS Technology Management Services…

The N12 freeway has been closed in both directions between Klipspruit Valley Road (K43) and Abubakar Asvat Drive near Lenasia following renewed protests and reports of vehicles being stoned. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Superintendent Xolani Fihla said protesters had resumed barricading roads with burning tyres and debris, despite earlier efforts to clear and reopen the affected routes. “Despite earlier efforts to clear and reopen the roads, rioting has flared up again,” Fihla said in a traffic advisory issued…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the deployment of 510 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to KwaZulu-Natal to support the South African Police Service (SAPS) under Operation Prosper. The province has experienced violent anti-immigrant protests, resulting in the death of one foreign national, several injuries, vehicles being set alight and shops being looted in Durban. The SANDF personnel will assist the SAPS in maintaining law and order across KwaZulu-Natal, particularly following recent violence linked to…