It will be cheaper to bring back the police than to replace destroyed trains and stolen cables
07 July 2021 - 17:41
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When the ANC came to power it made some fatal executive decisions. One was disbanding the SA railway police.
There were police deployed on every major station in the country. The result? Crime at a minimum with few, if any, incidences of trains being burnt or cables being stolen. The stations were also kept in pristine conditions and delays were the exception rather than the rule.
Now that the horse has bolted plans need to be put in place to right the situation. It’s a given that the cost will be exorbitant — and that’s not accounting for the filling of brown envelopes, which has become part and parcel of everything the ANC does.
However, it will be far cheaper to bring back police on the ground than to replace destroyed train sets and stolen cables. Their presence alone will act as a deterrent.
Cliff Buchler Claremont
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LETTER: Bring back railway police
It will be cheaper to bring back the police than to replace destroyed trains and stolen cables
When the ANC came to power it made some fatal executive decisions. One was disbanding the SA railway police.
There were police deployed on every major station in the country. The result? Crime at a minimum with few, if any, incidences of trains being burnt or cables being stolen. The stations were also kept in pristine conditions and delays were the exception rather than the rule.
Now that the horse has bolted plans need to be put in place to right the situation. It’s a given that the cost will be exorbitant — and that’s not accounting for the filling of brown envelopes, which has become part and parcel of everything the ANC does.
However, it will be far cheaper to bring back police on the ground than to replace destroyed train sets and stolen cables. Their presence alone will act as a deterrent.
Cliff Buchler
Claremont
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to letters@businesslive.co.za. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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