Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the South African Police Service SAPS is dealing decisively with the rotten apples in its ranks. The Minister was answering oral questions in the National Assembly in Parliament on Wednesday.
Mchunu says they have noted a new trend where some officers collude with individuals in the private sector to commit crimes.
"Each time we come across any allegation of any collusion on any matter whether it is with the private sector or the public sector we institute disciplinary actions and in some cases, we suspend. There are many such processes that are going on. We are intolerant of that completely, 100. There is nothing that can stop us from dealing with collusion, whatever we come across, we do deal with it," the Minister explains.
Mchunu has reiterated that government has joined hands with the private sector to combat crime and role-players have signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard.
"We do have other partnerships with Transnet and freight rail, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. So, we have got a number of these partnerships and overall I must say there is momentum in the number of these partnerships in terms of moving up with the fight against crime. I must add that gun dealers and manufacturers and gunsmiths are also part of these partnerships. And we hope that as we gain momentum, as we close gaps and refine some of the issues, we will get more effective in these matters."
