DA: Cele must prioritise SAPS 10111 centres
The DA is calling for a turnaround plan to rescue the country’s 10111 centres.
The party says it’s concerned about the state of the emergency response centres, describing them as being in a state of crisis.
The DA’s Andrew Whitfield says based on the Police Ministry’s response to a parliamentary question, optimal staff levels aren’t being maintained and millions of calls are being dropped.
"These shocking statistics – based on feedback for the financial years 2020/21 and 2021/22 and since 1 April 2022 till present – were revealed by the Minister of Police Bheki Cele, in response to a parliamentary question," says Whitfield.
He says he’ll be writing to the chairperson of the portfolio committee on police to request that a plan of action be tabled in Parliament when it reconvenes.
"During this period only 4 061 of the ideal number of 10 032 staff members were employed at 10111 centres across South Africa’s nine provinces. This represents just 40.48% of the required staff."
