East London – The South African Police Service has embarked on a recruitment drive and qualifying candidates are invited to apply.
SAPS is looking to recruit 10 000 youth between the ages of 18 and 35 to be trained to serve as men and women in blue.
The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale during a National Career Expo in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, (5 August 2023).
The career expo provided the SAPS with the opportunity to showcase, educate and expose communities to the various career paths in the police.
During proceedings, management also announced that the age limit for recruitment of new trainees has been raised to 35.
Application forms are available as of Saturday, 5 August 2023 on the SAPS website: www.saps.gov.za under the police trainees section.
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Application forms will also be made available at all police stations from Monday, 7 August 2023.
SAPS said there are 9 000 trainees in academies throughout the country, and another 1 000 will be enlisted for training in January 2024.
“This will bring the total number of recruits trained to 10 000 in the 2023/2024 financial year,” SAPS said.
“The 2024/2025 cohort is thus expected to commence their training in April 2024.”
Deputy Minister of Police Cassel Mathale said the aim of the recruitment drive was to ensure sufficient boots on the ground to serve and protect the communities we serve.
“We are embarking on this process to ensure more boots on the ground in an effort to maximise our crime combatting efforts”, said Deputy Minister Mathale.
The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola says the organisation is targeting those with a passion for public service.
“We are inviting disciplined, upright, and passionate candidates who are ready to serve and protect their communities,” said General Fannie Masemola.
“With more boots on the ground, we aim to enhance and improve our response to emerging crime trends.”.
The basic requirements for enlistment are the following:
Be a South African citizen, be in possession of a matric certificate with NO criminal record.
The SAPS management said it “wishes all applicants well in this process”.
