Marikana commission leads to police budget growth
24 February 2016 - 16:12
The South African Police Service has been allocated R598 million in this year’s budget to overhaul public order policing‚ in line with recommendations made by the Farlam commission in the wake of the 2012 Marikana killings. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday that the allocation‚ to be used over the medium-term period of three years‚ formed part of a total budget of R172 billion for defence‚ public order and safety services this year.
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