Several young men and women picketed outside Tshwane House regarding what they allege to be nepotism and malpractices prevalent in the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) recruitment drive for new officers.
Karabo Molefe of Hammanskraal, who identified himself as the chief convener of the young men and women who picketed outside Tshwane House on Thursday, told Tshwane Talks that it was for the third time that they were submitting a memorandum to the City of Tshwane regarding shenanigans about the TMPD recruitment drive.
“The purpose of the memorandum we are submitting is to formally raise our concerns regarding the recruitment practices observed during the recent Metro Police trainee recruitment and selection procedures because we believe the whole process was unfair as it involved corruption and several irregularities,” he said.
“We are not satisfied with the feedback given to us by Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise but he has promised us that the matter shall be raised during the next Council meeting scheduled for June 25 this year,” said Molefe.
“Our concern is that the TMPD new recruits are moving to the next stage of their training and we have therefore resolved to block the TMPD training academy in Pretoria West so that our grievances can be addressed,” he said.
The aggrieved young men and women had applied to become TMPD officers but their attempts in this regard were unsuccessful.
But they claim that some candidates who have been given the green light to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process had failed the physical training test.
They also claim that the English Proficiency test paper was leaked and that some applicants saw it before writing it.
“Individuals linked to the South African Municipal Workers Union officials have been prioritised and granted favours in this recruitment drive and though some of us completed the required initial assessment process successfully, we haven’t received any feedback regarding where we stand now in the process,” said one of the aggrieved protestors.
Besides the English Proficiency test paper, the initial recruitment assessment also included jumping from a 1,8 meter wall and jogging for a distance of 2,4 kilometers.
Deputy mayor and MMC for finance Eugen Modise received the memorandum and promised to raised it in the next council meeting.
Copy of memorandum:
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