Minister reveals more than 50 detectives leave the SAPS every month
KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape, which have the largest number of extortion rings, are the hardest hit by the detectives shortage
04 September 2024 - 04:54
With surging extortion cases and crime running rampant in some provinces, police minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed that police have an alarming shortage of detectives in regions with high levels of crime...
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