The Front Page - The IOL On What To Make Of Over 8,000 SAPS Funded Posts Remaining Vacant Amid Calls For Recruitment

Fresh and Thato spoke to Se-Anne Koopman, Content Manager at IOL on what to make of news of Treasury informing Parliament's Standing Committee that 8,023 funded SAPS posts remain vacant, contributing to police underspending around R2.7 billion (~8% below projection) of their R127 billion budget. Treasury noted salary underspending stems from these vacancies, while SAPS aims to recruit 11,000 trainees by February 2027.