Long arm of the law gets chewed off by ministers
Ministers in the Presidency made surprise visits to police stations and traffic licensing centres in Gauteng yesterday. Jeff Radebe could not hide his astonishment while inspecting Etwatwa police station in Ekurhuleni, saying it was not conducive to law enforcement.Deputy Minister Buti Manamela visited a licensing centre in Mabopane, Tshwane, where the manager was absent without leave.Manamela found long queues and members of the public complaining that it took a long to be helped.Radebe complained that the Etwatwa police station was not properly secured."This place doesn't look right," he kept murmuring.He told officers to use only the e-docket system, which was implemented to avert docket theft. They were using both manual and digital systems.A meeting with senior managers was convened after his inspection. ..
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