South Africa: Building Police Stations in Rural Areas, Townships Prioritised

Pretoria — Priority has been placed on building police stations in rural areas and townships and ensuring they are correctly capacitated with improved systems and operations, says Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa.

"It is unacceptable for society to travel distances to report criminals, it is equally unacceptable that in cases where they do reach these police stations, they then discover that there resources are pathetic. To have police stations without proper sanitation and electricity is unacceptable and compromises our momentum," said the minister.

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