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SA Police Union sounds alarm over rape allegations at SAPS academies

Date: Jun 23, 2025

South Africa’s (SA) Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has condemned allegations of sexual exploitation at South African Police Service (SAPS) training facilities and in workplaces.

The union says several Senior Officers at police academies have been accused of rape and sexual assault of police trainees. 

On Tuesday, the union will embark on what it calls a “Restore Dignity March” as part of its ongoing campaign to demand action against systemic injustices affecting members in the SAPS and Correctional Services. 

Popcru President Thulani Ngwenya says they will be marching to restore dignity to the SAPS.

“The reason for that is that we have discovered and we have been informed that members who are trainees at the colleges have been string of activities happening behind closed doors where instructors were demanding sexual favours from the trainees.” 

--SABC--

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