Police in KwaZulu-Natal would like to assure the residents of Mountain Rise and the surrounding precincts which are policed by the Mountain Rise Police Station that policing services are continuing unhindered. This is after four police vehicles were seized by a sheriff of the High Court on Thursday, 09 May 2024.
The seizure of the police vehicles did not comply with the prescripts of the State Liability Act and the police’s legal team is out to ensure that the law is followed to the latter wherein the integrity of the police is at stake. Talking to the 3000 Commissioned Officers in Durban on Tuesday, the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implored all Commanders to make it their top priority to drastically reduce civil claims against the police and take proportional steps against police officers who incur civil claims against the police due to negligence and unbecoming actions.