LETTER: Let’s add to Prasa security plan
While insourcing of 3,100 security officers is welcome, more are required in these times of high crime
21 September 2020 - 14:24
The announcement that the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) will insource 3,100 security officers is a welcome — though overdue — first step towards refounding the SA Railway Police, which former president PW Botha abolished in 1986.
The next step is to note that the old railway police totalled 16,000 service personnel, not a mere 3,100. There is no indication that the Prasa rail enforcement unit will deploy drones and thermal cameras, but even if it did the situation demands the return of all 16,000 guards in the current situation of high copper crime. ..
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