1 918 NEWLY TRAINED CONSTABLES TO BE DEPLOYED TO CAPACITATE AND BOOST GRASSROOTS LEVEL OF POLICING
Pretoria, 12 August 2025; Acting Police Minister, Prof Firoz Cachalia, together with Deputy Ministers, Dr Polly Boshielo and Mr Cassel Mathale, will on Friday, 15 August 2025 welcome 1 918 newly trained constables to the ranks of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
National Commissioner of SAPS, General Fannie Masemola will join Minister Cachalia who will officiate at the largest parade comprising 849 graduates at SAPS Academy Bhisho in the Eastern Cape.
The newly trained constables, who underwent the Introductory Police Development Learning Programme (IPDLP), are all graduates who hold qualifications in criminology, policing, law, forensic investigation, and various other fields of study. They will be deployed to bolster crime-fighting efforts, especially at the 30 stations with the highest crime rates.
