SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe
By Kopano Dibakwane
The South African Police Service has announced that the recruitment and selection process has been finalised for the first batch of 10 000 recruits for the 2024/2025 financial year. The recruits are reportedly part of a recruitment and selection process known as Project 10 000.
SAPS reportedly received more than one million applications for the 2024/2025 recruitment cycle.
According to National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the first batch of 4500 trainees will report for training at various SAPS academies on 22 April 2024.
Mathe said that the second batch of 5500 recruits will start with training in January 2025. It was also reported that the recruitment of suitable candidates who conform to all basic requirements is vital to the continued success of the work and mandate of the SAPS.
“ Final selection is based on merit and the process is free from bias, nepotism, and discrimination. Upon completing the Basic Police Development Learning Programme(BPDLP), newly trained Constables will reinforce policing capacity at high-crime stations, detective units and specialised units, such as Public Order Policing(POP’s).
“ Three years ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa called for enhanced police personnel capacity to combat crime. The SAPS has in the last two years trained and deployed 20 000 police officers to stations and units to bolster policing and efforts to prevent crime. Best wishes are extended to the new recruits by SAPS management on their forthcoming enlistment,” said Mathe.
She added that those who underwent all the recruitment stages and were successful, will be notified in writing, to report for training.
