Ramaphosa and other VIPs have on average 81 bodyguards each to watch their backs
In comparison, 369 South Africans have to share one police officer, the police’s 2016-17 annual report shows
12 July 2018 - 08:06
There were 81 officers from the police’s Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) for every one of the 17 politicians it protected full-time in 2017-18. National police commissioner Gen Khehla Sithole revealed in a parliamentary reply on July 3 that there were 1‚382 officers in this unit‚ which cost taxpayers R693m in 2017-18.
According to the police’s 2016-17 annual report‚ there was one police officer for every 369 South Africans...
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