South African police must – within the confines of the law – defend their own lives & lives of law abiding citizens

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SAPS, South Africa Police Service, President Cyril Ramaphosa, Police Service Commemoration Day
Durban, South Africa - January 6th, 2019: Rear view of three policemen watching over inside the UShaka Marine World in Durban, South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says members of the South African Police force must – within the confines of the law – defend their own lives and the lives of law abiding citizens.

During the annual South African Police Service Commemoration Day he said 34 officers have, between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021, been killed while on active duty.

Ramaphosa says the fight to curb serious and violent crimes in South Africa should be a collective effort.

Read the President’s full speech here.

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