By Thapelo Molefe
The government has announced sweeping plans to overhaul the country’s policing strategy in a bid to rebuild public trust, tackle violent crime, and modernise the SA Police Service.
This follows a three-day National Policing Summit, which was held under the theme “Efficiency in Action: Optimising South Africa’s Policing Potential”.
On Friday, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola laid out what they described as a “turning point” in law enforcement reform.
Mchunu told reporters that the SAPS must become efficient, proactive and accountable to the people of South Africa.
“The people of South Africa demand a police service that is worthy of their trust—and most importantly, the people of South Africa demand that we act,” he said.
During the briefing, government officials confirmed that a new National Policing Summit Operations Room would be established to monitor the implementation of resolutions taken at the summit.
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