He said that the government would also prioritise improving success rates in the investigation and prosecution of those accused of serious crimes.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night called on South Africans to be part of halving violent crime within the next decade.
Delivering his state of the nation address, the president said the government planned to step up police visibility by employing more police officers and to strengthen community policing forums.
“Currently, there are over 5,000 students registered for basic training in our police training colleges and we envisage that this number will be increased to 7,000 per cycle over the next two intakes.”
He said that the government would also prioritise improving success rates in the investigation and prosecution of those accused of serious crimes, though the president was thin on details.
Ramaphosa said work was well under way in establishing a gender-based violence and femicide council, as well as a national strategic plan to guide the government’s efforts in fighting the scourge.
“We are capacitating and equipping the police and court system to support survivors of gender-based violence,” Ramaphosa said.
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Source: African News Agency (ANA)
