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FACTPAPERI I1lINJCIPAL POLICE IN THE EASTERN CAPE.

Black Sa.h N~tional Conference12 - I~ Harch I'?B7Cnvrryl Wal karAlbany Black Sash.

INTROOLCTJON

OUrinrJ 1986 black ....nlclp.1 police force. "ere e.tablJshed In ...nytownship. around the country. Althouoh their responslbllitie. are definedJarg.. ly .s cri ..e-pr..v",ntlon, IQUch of ·tn. thru.t of their .ctlvlthts haw;bDt!n al~ed at political opponent. of the Qovorn~.nt [real and J".olnad),..nd at younO peopJe in p ..rtlcular. In tha past year the Black SlOsh officesIn Port Eliz~U9th .1'10 Gr.h~..stown have recoived nu....ou. c~l.lnt. andall"'J",tlon", of abu!'., .O.. I .... t thl .. 1'1_ addition to the s.cu.. ity force.deplol'<!d .. ithln th.. t<>t«l ..hlp.. In thl ...._ p .... lod the null\!)er ofcompl .. int.. r~ceiv.d f.-o.. town.hlp r •• idont. conc".-nino the SAP .nd SAOFso pr ..valent i" 1'?Er.5 - It... fall"n off conslderably. Thi. support. the vi....th.t the•• two forc•• halo''' b.,ltn ..ithdraoon _ .. (by no _an.. entlr"lyJ Intothe b~ckoround, Into. fiup."vlsory '-01." and that Much of the lamedl .. t ..re",ponslb,Jity for c .......hing .."tl-oovcw-n....nt oro..ni.atton .nd .......".-tinoconl...ol over the ~Ot'tn:oh'.;>. h•• been d.volvltd onto thlt black municipalpolic. [MP.) ..nd the lacal authorities that they .o.-v••

The .."niclpal police force t. thus an important in.titution to ..... lyse.Thi,. factp ..p"r I v"ry prell .. ina.-y att.e.pt to b.-inO tOO.. t ......- theInfo.. mation t.hat. h..v .. lo...n ..bl., to collotCt. on th.. ope.-at.ion of thl. 1'1_forc"" In tho E..st~rn c,&pe, al> a fir.t st..,p toooa..d. developi",;, a MOf"It

tlloroughly r",...arc.....d .."d docum.,nted repo.-t.

NATURE OF TIlE Cot1PLAINTS/ALLEGATIONS

By f .. ,. the 1.... O.... t O.-oup of c~laints conc.....ns .. lllrOed a,..ault. by 11;>,. 0:.<'

town"'hip .-.... id.."'t.. Tn.:-y rai ..... ,. Iou. qun.t.ion. about dl ..ciplin.... ithinttw fo.-c,", and the U,..., of viol"nt thodli such a. beatino., tortUl""G lindmidnight .... r .. ,.t.6 In I1P op atlons. F.."" If sny. of the allftQed I1P~ ..r.- .."t.~ .-"po.-tnd t.o u pp...... to h./llv", led to p..osecutJon.. In _t <:a$ew;it. ,...on,~ th.. t aftcr belno hold for ..nylhino b.,t_en .ev..ral hou... <lind t ..od./lly... during ..hJch tim.. he 0.- '-ho """y be int.....og;/.t.d and ....'Portedly suff.".v"r,c>u:: aD......... , U,.. I' .." ....... ' .;·.-.... t .•,~ .. i~l b.::: :.:"c",..:>",~i","J!,ly .... I ..&s.<1.

G.", ...... IIV th.. Cali"" of this s<.ort broullht to our ... tt....... t.lo<' h ..v. boi!!nref'".red to l.:owy1.l'-. fur civil cl ... lnt\. fOl'" da....oa., hut .lnc.. none h ..sb,'lIn ':O"'lJ 1<J\:uLl. t,h,,}· .:ore IOVh Ju;:l j CII .nd honce di f f I cuI t. to "I!P()t'" t onT.... "umbor 0", f>l.!ch c.•,''",,!> .. Ion" ~u,.t, howl!vlN'", be <:ilUSV fOl'" eonterll.Po.-t Eli",,,,LJ .. U •• (0;- in:ot"ne<>, ";o:l" It!r.l~l firffl i" h",ndlinq cia"" on ~suit" "O.. I.,,,,t th... Ibhilyl Tow., Co.,'u:il for I>lleg.>d a"...... lt. and ....ono<loi"g'"hy /II(:..tn:r~ of it.s .....nicip.. l policOf forc ... Alt.hough we do not h"v" pro<:i,-.pf;gu.-~",. ot.her Po,·t £li2.;;lu·th fl,-",,,, ./lire handli"'il "I .. ila.. ca."" .." ",.. II, Iiot.hu tot,,;1 n"ml",r of •. ivil "Ia;"',. pen<linlj ao"infot. I bh"'y I MPI> - nllv"r mindall",\!",ti,"",,,, (};'" "c t ...a 1 Incid""t:: - i'" "Ul1 hlOher. 11'1 G.- ..h" .... to..'n th"f) I ",el, 9".... h l,a,. 2Z c,. ..""", of "I l¥.....d ,v,,,,au I t. 0" shoot. I nQ by the Rln; I",p" on

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fil ••• 11 d.ti"Q f .._ tI.h..,.," Ap.. il lQS6 ."d ... id-F.b..u aQS7.cone ..... n ..d;o 13-........-0Id Gr." town IIi.. l. Nontl .. Kollti ho ........"il .. pl .... inQ in hur pa..ent' d in s.pt...b .... l'i'86.

en.. c .......hot d.""

In .ddltion to t ..........peclfic c ••••• both the Port EII~.b.th and IGr;oh.~.town BI.ck Sa.h have ...c.lved nu....ou. Own..... li.Rd COMPt.int••boulthe beh.vlour of MP" f ..a.. town.hip .....Ident. In various outlylnO ...... ­.JAn...nvlll •• "'t ..xandri",. """ton. Fort B.aufort. Ad.l.id... In tr.._ pl",<;OlI"it I .. MU<;h _. dlHI<;ult for peOpl. to Q.t Ie<,)al help and advi<;Gl. 1.1.. ha"onO doubt that t ..... all.QatiOOIl r.port.-d to Us ,..pr• .-nt onl ... a"'..,. s_llp,.oportion of the <;OIIIplaint. that people would ",oi<;. If thot ... b.tt d thu~

....... ld .<;hleve ."... thIOloi b ... It or <;ould do BO .. Ithout b,.inging f ..... tllllf'"trouble upon then... lv•••

It "hould b. pointed out. howe"'..... that .It the <;ivil &<;tions that we knowof .r. buin; contouted b ... the ,..spon.lbl. Town Council.. Th.. ,.espon•• ofthe Ibh 1 and Rini Town Coun<;U. to this t.gal action ha. b.." .xu.IlI.ly.... ift ith dltnial Qen..,.all ... following al.aut i..-dl;otely upon ,...<;elpt oftm. I"itial l.tte,... of do..."d I ..hich h•• to ,..i•• conc.rns .bout ..h.therthey ha",. allowed 9ufflclent ti to Inv.stig.t.. the clalMIl thorouOhly IOml,.••po".ibl ... b.fore ,.-.pudi.tinQ 1. 1.

In .addition to all~.tlon. of sp.cific .bu...... have also ".cQlvea otrercoMPl;oint.. The Fort D.aufort Re.ldent.' A.soci.tion ha••ent •••eor.ndu..to the Mlni"t... of Con.tltution.l D~velopnent and Pl.nning COMPlaining th.. lt .... loc.1 tiP. h.av.. beun b.!!n .ctlng .s tr.fflc police and i ••uinQ ticketllto ,"otorllOtll 8'ntll,.tllg the tOlOnli>hlp at ".lIIbush roadblocks", Without offkloll.1goilol.1 it i. blllie"'lId by th\! residents ttl.t the llOn.y frca th••e tiek.tilIs used by the Impov... I.hud black council to &~.. t ",a.. lou. running coate.l"cludinQ the ..al ... i •• of th.. MP.. There hll"'S: .Iao b ........."'....1 c .....brought to ou...ttentlon of MP••llllOedly b.ing used to r~o••M.S furnlturofrOG\ hire purch.se defaul ter. in the .. iddl11 of thll nlQht. In on.....ch Col!;\!• Oraha...town ..omo1n clai ..ed that .~ about 2 •.•• on. night in .July lQSb 4pollce_n klck.d op.n her door .nd took ._... furnltu,.e she ....d bOUQht onhi,.. purcha".. T.... ",.tt"r ..as subsequently t.klHl up .. Uh the dl.trictco,"",.ndant of th.. SAP, ..ho deni"d SAP in",olve_nt but Idl'tnttfted on.. of tlm"'lin •• a ..e.b... of the Rlnl ..unlclp.l forcII .nd also ...id that thl! callsplru1ifHl durlnll the Incident .... m..r .. l ... thl!f'". to protec:t thl! debt collectors.

COI1I'lI..INITV RESPONSES

Wh.t.... r or not 1111 the .1 legations c.n b. prov.,n in court. it hilS b.cOllle.bundantly el .... to us that tho! ..unlcipal pollc.. • r. d ...ply ....eotO!d by th"co"'''unitieG th.t th~.....rc uuppo••dly int.nded to ••rv.. ThB v.r ... n.~nthat are u ....d to deGcrihe them popul.rl ... Indic.te thel...t."dlng In th..comlOlunlt ... - !"''''Slodolo.. (tm. oppoll .... lll. ",ans"nd.....oe ( .. ild ,..tsl • .,,,,,,<::h:ol,,, or·Zul" o.:-y,,", and "lIr"en {lh...... t.ft.,r their .r..y-O......, uniforMIiI. ThO..id.... p .... '"j r ..~.."h..'"t and ho"tl11 ty h,.,5. howq"ltr. btl"n ...,pr..a ..ud 1"diffm"tI"t "Ilys in dlff"l"'ltnt comllUnitlus.

In It'KI noDrefor .ttilck.Interlock.,d

politlciGp.d "'nd orll.ni.ed centre". the MP. have become t.roct.In AltH:i""drla HI'......r •• t thL' c ... t .... of ....e .. ie. of

inclde"t5 duriou tho +I ..st p ...rt of 1'1EI6 in ..hich a nulllb",. c (

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town.hip youth" lost thei.. Iiv••• Th.y h ..vlt been un..ble to liv. in thetown~hip .ince May IYOb. whqn t~i .. hou.e. were bu..nt down in ..ataIi.tion}In.. t ....d they Ii .... in tent" on tho fa...ide of town.

In Grahamstown th~ Rinl HP. al.o liva in a .ep...ate co.pound. on the veryedgc of the township ...u ..rounded by b .. ight Iiqhtll and .ecu.. ity fencWli.Ther. h..vo be~ a nuaber of report" of violent attack. on t~ ..nd theira""oci .. te•• or p ...c.I ...~d ....ociatop. In ..~.nt MOnth.. In Snpte~ur 199b..n apparent friond of .. ",unicipal pollc.....n burnt to da.th by .. O..oupof .en. Th. following .onth ...unictp.1 polie n w." .hot dcad and.nother wound~d 1n the township.

In LinQclihle, in Cr.dock•• 11 tt~ newly .ppointe<.l t1Ps r.SiQnod ..ft.....cOotplcting tt~ir tr.lning. becau"c of cOot~nity pr.""ur•• and ~r.

"ubGooquently ......ccopted b.ck into the cOlt.unity. This ts thti only town..hlp"I! kno.. of ..herl! c~nlty pr.."sur••nd org.ni ... tion h ..s b.en strong enoughto brinu thl. off. although non- ... iolent .ttempts to po.. "u.d.. HPs to r ... ign,throuVh cll ..cu"",ion .nd a ..Qu nt. ha..... b ....n ••d. In oth..... tOO<01Ohl.p". M·info......nt In Fort Oe.ufort d crthed one .t.tempt thu... ~ I .."k..d hi .. wh.. th. thought of thi .. oeOllQl'"G that he i .. working .. Ith. why don't you com. toUII, you .re black and .... are bl.ck, _ ..11 f.ol the effect" of ap.rthotld•• , He SolidI 'You lOre ..pe.king th.. t ..uth ..... know th.t _ havlI been ...depupput.. by tn., go......rn.".... t.· It .. IIOW.. that. he know. that his .... y Is wronO.-N.v lh.. l ". the HP in que.lIon did not .... llpO<ld and anotner Inforlll.nt' ..0" 11 sa.....ent .... h .....hly c .. ltical. -Thay lOr.. our .n....y.M

In Alicod",le It is b.li."..d that the ......niclpal pollC"e control acC••• to theR4- ... -tJay \IOvlN'n....nt .lob .che_ and that In order to O.t hir..d for thl.SChft._ onE:' ne~ds lo:. be il f .. tend of the 11P". Althouoh lhi .. holo .. b ...... d.nlad~y ti,., authoriti"... it I. widely hltld to b. GO in the c-.nily. Oneinfo......nt dl!Gc.. ibcd their HPs a. lhe -dOQ~- of the SAP - they. do all tho•....ntln<.1 and ..atching for tim SAP.

ESTA8LISHNc:r~T

Til.. cO<'Cl."Pt of a l'Iunicip.1 pollC" forc...... first oiv..n lOOi.l ..tl". form in1977, in ltlQ C""''''unlty Council .. Act tAct 1:r.l/771. Section 0 of t .... ActI"id do..n lh. proclitdur., for .,.tablh,tohl!J _a cO/Oldl nlty o ......rd- "nd d••c .. lbl!dthtJi.r pOWl'rs. Authority to lI.. t.:r.blillh the ou.... d t&d IOlth tho NinHollir

aftHr consult.. lion with the Minister of Police and thO cOllllllUnity counCil,......,r,...n ..<1. Tn.. ·!'........r. o:>f t ..... IJL,,,rtf ......... (I..fi".." ;!O!'I'

al the preG~r...ation of the solofety Of tIlL' inhabitant.of tho ..real

bl th.. ma'ntan..nc.. of 1.10 And orde"lcl th.. pr.."untlon of c .. illlaldl the ~o.. fo".ane(1 of th. function f a _.sltngll'l' according to

black la.. In rusp~t of th x ci"" of the .Iudl.cl .. 1 po...... 01any plfrl>on on ..ho.. such I:l I' "r h.'I" I><~o;>n conh...,.ud.-

In 1902 1I>c:> Dla<:k Local Authorltie. Act (102/82) m.dO "ary G,,,,ilarpro...i~lon~ for tho appoin1",ont Of ...h~t wero then termod -I ..w ..nforcum..n~offic.,r...... Grcatcr Initiativ", for .... t"'b1l5h1no thlll force ..aI<, at l<';I"'\'onpal"'''. o,·"n1.:<) to thl! loc.al authorithn•• in that U..,y wore IOpOl:ificalll'

.-p0Mer~ to appoint p~sona to the for~•••lthouQh this had to tat. pl.~.

- ..ith ttw app..ov.l of t ... "Hnl.t~-. Thi••~t .... a-.d" in 1986 -tofu.. ttw ~ul.t. ttw .ppoint-.t of I ... ~for~.-.nt offic~••nd ttwi ..pooo. "

Th. r.Qul.tlona Qov... ninQ t ... CoP.... tion of t ...... oar••p.ll~ out inv.riou. Qov...n-.nt noti~••1 R15~ of 2.02.7~, RI~OO of 31.08.8~1 Rb8~ of29.03.85, .nd R~ of 3.01.86.

Da.pit. the 1~77 .nd 1982 l&9i.l.tion. it .... not until 1985 that t ...Qov.rn_nt d.cid.d to Vo d .. ith _t.bli.hlnv thl. n_ for~.. InNov.lIIb~ l~85 t'" "'inl.t of Conatitution.1 o.v.lop-.t .nd Planninv.nnoun~~ that at I••• t 5.000 bl.~t aunl~ipal poli~....... to b. trained inthol ...."t ai" "'Onth. - for ttoll _i ...t.nan~. of I ... and ord..-- .nd to ....fore;.~oun~il by-l.w.1 this for~. would ••• id the "'inl.t.... -to. la"Q••"t.... t b •• n~ill.ry to the South Afri~.n Poll~•• - IE•• t.rn Prov;n~. H.rald. 11>.11.85)Shortly t"'r•• ft..- t flr.t .dv... U ....... t. for U.a. n_ post•• -forp.opl. int t.d to v. the BI.~t ~e--un;ty of - -. b&9an to app••r inloc.1 n_.p.p .

Tn. ti~inQ. durinQ the fir.t St.t. of E....V....~y. _t•• it v...y ~l••r thatt ... auni~ip.l poli~.-. ...... b.inQ ~.ll~ Into ."I.t....~. to ..uppl.-.nt thet1QhU". .tr.t~twd r.sourc•• of the SADF and SAP in the tooon.hip.. At the.... tl_. they .1.0 fltt~ in ..ith the Qov.rn-.t .trat~y of d.volvinGMOr••nd -.or. of the r.spon.ibility for ..unninV the troubl ••_ bl.~k ar•••onto ~o-opt.d loc.1 bl.~k int....~l.rl_.

RECRU I TI'IENT

..... _ ••y.te•• ti~ r ••••rch i ••till raqui ..~ to Q.t a full pictlU". of theproc••• of ...c..uit-.t into the aunicip.l pollc•• Wh.t foll_ twr. 1••pr.I".lnary .~count of t r ••_ ••nd p .. oc••••••t work ••• p_~.iv.d by~o"""unlt". aource•• Sav 1 diff....... t ~.t&Qorl•• of ...crult. into t ...~nicipal poll~. forc. hav. b ..... docu-ant~ in t .... Alb....y .....1

1) ..nb of rlvht-.. inQ viQil.nt. Vroup.,Z) for political activi.t. in anti-apartheid v ..oupinv.3) un.lIIPloy~ or poorly p.ld p.apl. attract.d by the ..av•• and job

••curity.

Th.re .r••l.c. .11.oation. that convict~ c .. l~in.l. have b ..... paroled .~"lYon condition th.t they join the auniclpal polic. force, but no dlr.ct.... id.nc. of this h•• b .... r.c.lved by our offic.. T........ ha..... hooooav....b••n raport. that .011I& rIP. do have e;ri.ln.l r.cord. In thai .. p ••t, .lthouQhthe". did not VO di ..actly frOlII J.il into unifor~.

The b••t docu-...t.d .".,.pl. of I) i. p"ovld~ by Fort haufort. .........brut. I conflict In l.t. 1985/aarly 1986 b.t e;e--unlty councillor••ndthair .upport.r. on the on. hand ••nd ..011> of t .... cOOllOllW1ity ..ho ...r.opposed to tha~ on the ot........ r ••ult.d in the cOlIIPil.tlon of .n ••••ultdo••i.r In ..hlch d.t.il. of the .11.V.tion••V.ln.t t councillor••ndtheir viOil.nt••upport 11 •• tha "01. of t SAP .docu..... t.d. 1••dlnV ntu.lly. to. pollc. lnv••UQ.Uon. AccordinQ tov ... iou. c~~nity .ourc l.tiv•••nd .YlIIPathl ..... of t'" e;~unity

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counC.llor. ,...... n_ found thei ....av .nto the rIP fore. In Fort ..... fort.

In Ad.I.,da, accordlnv to Infor_tlClf' .._.ived in J 19lW.•• nu__ ofthe 1.-:.1 p-..pl...ec..uited hed b .........._loVed and y _. idM'otified ••a _Jor f.-:tor in the ,,, ..ec"ult-..t - ·y V •• id t.....,. _a doinv it for t ..........y.. On. of t"" heel for__ ly _ked I __n ..... t been t .. -..c: ......or di ..I.-.cl. Anot...... hed b _ of t fi#II' ..... t been • J_ted· onhe.lth V..-.tsl subsaqu....Uy I"a.d .ll-t-dl". acted •• an lnfor__ In t ....c_ity. Non. of those ..ec"Ulted _. cClf'.id_ed to hev. b.-.politically involv'" .n c.....".,lty or9ani•• tloro. b.for. - t.....,. _ ••1_"..con.,d_ed -....ctloro...y·.

In CClf't t. ,n Gr.,....t~ and in ",I••andrl...... of t ....... ar••lleQadto hev. b anti-ap... t .... ld .ct'vi.t. pr.viou.ly. "'. -.aId b•••peeted.t ....y _. "&9_ded .. ith p",Ucul ... hostility bv t .... l .. for_ c_atl Notonly hev. t ....y b.tr.y.d t .... c ..._ for ..tuch t ....". _. fi9hUnO. T i ..for_ involv t .1_ Oiv•• t".. a dano_ou. in.lde kno-I-eSQ. of t ....peopl. and or9 1•• tlC1f'. t y .... n__loy.d to pollc•• _ t ..... peopl.ca.. to b. "ec..uitad into t ~icip.l polic. fore. - ...... the.- bV cholc••cooptlClf' or c-..-ciClf'. or by _ c ln.tlC1f' of .11 ttr_ - i. not _d.cl .... by t~ 11.lt.d infor••tion h.v••

Accordlno to t .... Infor_tion .._.Ived by u ec..uit. for the .unlcip.1polic. In tha ••• 11 t~. have 0 .....,..11". b loc.1 peopl.. It ._. thetit i. only ..he... It has p"oved iapo•• ibl. to find or to keep loc.1 ..ae..uit.t,..t out.id.... have b.... b"ou9ht in - thus in er.dock t ....... thorlU__•..aport.dly lookln9 to St.yn.bu..O. er••f-R.ln.t. Lady F.._. and "-cl.... forpot....U.1 ,.... for LinO.lihl.. yt.- b ....kd....-. into loc.l/out.ider In thefore•• of the 1."9_ c .... t .... of Port Eli~ab.th, Ult....ha9. and &raha_t_Is not known •• lthouOh It i. kn~ that .t. 1•••t ._ of tr. R.nl "". ar.f ..o- out_ida Gr.h••• town.

Tll:"'INJNO .... In ,,1,cCOI••n"'SJLlTY

The ...nicip.1 r-ollc. uoderqo an inlti.l ttr_--.onth tr.inl"'O pariod.the E•• tern Cap. thl. t.k.. pl.c••t t .... 'no-bol ...~1 T... lni"'O Coil .....~t~... ll, In Port Eliz.beth.

,...-unl .... til... .c>-c.llad -speci.l const.bl..• or kit.loon.t.b.ls ..ho_•• st.blished in l.t. 1986 to "'O-.t the riot ,...llc., .... ar. not • dlv•• iClf'of the South "'f.. ic Polic•• Thai ....... of oper.tlClf' is onl". .. It.hln t~

Jurisdiction of t loc.l ... U __ it". ..hich .ppoint.ad t ...... _ t...........c .... t.in ll.it.tlons on t ... l .. po ..... T...". .... _cO\,rlt..bl. t.o t.hel ..c_dlno officll.:- ...he> is in turn .ccount.abl. to t .... loc.1 To.on Counc;II.

an. iaIPort.nt con-..quenc:. of the ...... iclp.1 pol Ie. fallino under loc.1.uthoritl .. and not t .... South "'f.. ican POllc•• I. that a cOOllPl.inant in •pot.... ti.t civil suit has onlV <ro d.ys - .nd not. lBO••• In an actionall.ln.t t .... BI'IP - .n ..hlch to sand off t .... int.ltl.1 I.tt...· of d-..nd. Thi.provision .ppll.. to .nv 1-0.1 cl.l••o.inst • -unlclp.llt.V. and not. onlyto t .......... l.tlno to 11P.. It does, ~v_. _10. It .c hat. ~.difficult to In.Utut. l-oal acuon. part.icularlv In t __ II towns .._.p~l..... ve..v .sol.t.d fro. .nd lonor.nt .bout lell.l avenue. for...dr••cinll thai .. o .. l.v.nc...

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DEPLOYl'£NT IN THE EASTERN CN"£

In No"'.-o.... 1Y8:S it nnounc.d thet • b.tch of .Dout 60 .... lcip.l pol,c.had finl.had thai .. t ning .nc:I MOUld D. deployed throughout the E•• t ....nC..p.. lDo.t... lip. ~.II.86) 8'1" AuGu.t 1'986, accOI""ding to PUni.t... Haunt ••• tot.l of 429 .... 'cip.l polic--.n op.... ting In tha follO-lng 19 E••tC.p. t ........ , Ad.l ••d., "'I ••~.. i 110..1 North. 8 ... kly E••t. ElacIfOl""d.Bu..g ....&dOl"p. C.thc... t. Eliot. FOI""t &a.ufOl""t. Ind_ • .l.n "'ill•• KinoW.ltl ••~t........ K... kMOOd. ko-os. Kllppl ••t. Lady Gr.y. "-cl ~tdd.lburg,

"I'd se ••r •• t E.st. IE•• t.....n fTO'Hncs ........ ld. 21.08.80) Not -.tlonad inh.s l ••t ~. Port Ellz.b.th (Ibheyl Town Council). Uitanheg. tK.anObuhl.T.-. Councill .nd Or.~t.,., tRlnt TOW" Counclll •• 11 of .hich he",•••tabl'~hed &unlcp.l pollc. forc.s.

T..... si z. of the forc. In ..st of tha_ t_. I. not knOW'l. In Ad.l.id••... l.w..nd.... and FOI""t .....fOf'"t the _tl_t. In aid 1980 ••• 10 to 11 I'IP. fOf'"••ch. In Or.heaI.t_ tn.r• ..... plan. to inc...._ the •• i.Ung fOl"c. to •t"t.1 of about 100. In er.dock, SO _ ""a told in sept...... 1986. thepl ..n. call for • fOl"c. of about eo I'IP. to b. put .n pl.c••",entually •

•A n_ d.",.'op-.t. not p ..op... ly docu ted. I. the addition of ...,••n to thepollc. fOl"ca. In Fort Beaufort tn .l 1986 about 4 of the appro.iaat.ly10 I'IP saId to b • .a••n. In Gr.he••t ........ g ..oup of ~;;,,,;;, in Rlnt..n.for noticed for the fir.t U_ in Fabru... y 1987.

Th_..... _",_.1 diff_ant 1.",.1••ithln the ...niclp.l polic. fOl""c•••lthp.y "'."ylng according to educ.tion.l qu.llflc.tion and ...nk •

... t the botta. .... Uw "&Qui ... ~ ...... iclp.1 pol.c.~ or ~c.......it~;guard.M.The ••n._ educ.tion.1 ...-qui .. --.nt •••d",... tI.ed In I.t. 198:1 .... not the~._ throughout the count..y. Thu., .her••• in the E••t ....n Cap•• .luniorCertlflc.t. (Std. 8) t'pul.t.ed. in the w..tarn Cap•• _Ini_ of •stand d ••• p <;.captabl.. Potential ..ec"ult '·~so ...-quired toba b.t...., 18 and 3:S y.&(-: of ag••

Abo",. the "&'Quia.. pol ic-.> the rank. ar g••nt ...... ior ....g.ant and........nt offic.... The ag....-quir.-nt for ~ant. and ..... i,..- g.ant. 1•• Iso 18 - 3S. ... ior _g.."t i. ".-qui ..ed to ha"'. a .enlor Uficet.and .. t I •••t S '1" parlenc. in .tttwr the ~ or~SAllFI • r&Qul..-~_~.ent 3 '1" parlanc. In .Ither the SAP or SADF.

Ttlof ad",artised •• Iary ac.l"s fOl"" ttw E.st_n C.optt and t_n Cap notprecl •• ly tM ••_ In 198:1 .1ttwr••lthough they oughly coap abl ••In tM E••t ....n C.p. tha salary __ I •• ad",arU.-cI in I.t. l.as ..... e.follc.oos.

I'Iun.clp.1 polic.Serg.antSan.OI" ....g ••nt

R2 ~91 - R1 470 p •••Rb Y46 - RII 460 p •••RII 460 - RI6 020 p.a.

A I~X pen••oneDI. a110-&nc.... Included for .ach c.tegory as ..II.Th.S ...n. that the ~...y lo.e.t .t.rt.ng •• Iary for • aunlClp.1 pol.caaan

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j ••l~t R2~ • ~th. ~Ithough jn .b.olute t~•• this j. v~y littl•• bycOlllp... i.on to lIO.t ot"-"" ••g•• b.lng off.,.-.cI In thel ...11 tc.wo. of thelE••t~n C.pa it i •• lot of -..y. In -..y ar••• thlt only ~c*. oc>jnO ....In d~.Uc or .grlcultur.1 ooork ........... thel .V"".Q. c ••h -.g. I. no __th.n R30 - R40 • ~th. T.... gov..-n-.nt '. Job cr••Uon sc:~ off..... 11:4 •day, .hlch tran.lat•• into RIO • ~th If on. I. fortun.t. anouOh to eet_k for U", .hola ~th. Dna 1"860 stUClly in eraha_tc.wo ..U ..tad t ..... t the.v....g. bl.ck ".Qa in the tc.wo __ only JlSO • ~th C•• coap...ad to &n

•• tt •• tad .UbSlstanCR laval of RIbS par ~thl.

A. dl.cu••d alr••dy, t .... prosp.ct of • ral.tivaly good and raoular ...g. h••b.....n !"'Portant f.ctor in recrult....t.

STATE OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

Of nota I. th.t .unlcp.1 polica "'ra not dafln.cl .s a ·forc." In t ....• _rgancy ragut.tlon. g.z.tted on 12th Juna 1986. T....y...,... not,tr..rafor•• or.ntad for •• l powe,... to dat.ln .nyone under the .-.rgancyr.oul.tion•••lthough infor..lly t y have••11&Qadly. d.talnad peopl. - bya,..r •• ting t ..... and than handino t ov..- to the r&Qul ... polic. for actuald.t.... tlor>. They...,..•• howev_. included in the d.finiUon of ·...,.... ItyfO#'c." in t _O.ncy "'&Qul.tlon. O.z.tt.d on t .... 11th Dec....,.. 1986,..aliltlng to t cont,..ol of public.tion••nd r.port.ing. Dn••ffect of thiai. to prohlbtt any na.. or coeeent. on any daploy t of t .... .untctpalpoltce ..hl"h -to. r ....on.bl. by.t.nd.... roould app t.o ba for t .... purpos_of .acurity .ctl~· •• defin.cl tn t .... procl...tion.

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