Dysfunctional clocks‚ a shortage of police vehicles‚ police radios not working properly and cellphone shortages are among a litany of problems faced by the Nongoma police station in northern KwaZulu-Natal.These were some of the issues encountered by Parliament’s portfolio committee on police on Tuesday during their inspection of the rural police station‚ which also services Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and the royal family.The committee‚ which began its assessment of KwaZulu-Natal policing with a visit to Richards Bay‚ will be in the province for the whole week.Committee chairman Francois Beukes was shocked that the clocks were not working in the detective services and boardroom. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.The committee also heard that the station has only 36 vehicles to police 244‚000 people and 19 of these vehicles were in the garage for repairs. At least six 4x4 vehicles were allocated for the station in the past six months to deal with the harsh terrain.Beukes was...
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