ZAMA MAJOLA
Umbutho Wamaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika (i-SAPS) uqinise impi yawo yokulwa nobugebengu obubucayi nobunodlame ngokwengeza izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezimbili zesimanje kanye nezimoto ezihlome ngezikhali eziwu-12 emkhunjini wawo. UKhomishana Wamaphoyisa Kazwelonke uGeneral Fannie Masemola uthe izinsiza ezintsha – izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezimbili i-H125: ZT-REC kanye ne-ZS-HGA, kanye nezimoto eziwu-12 ze-Marshall – zizothuthukisa kakhulu amandla okusebenza, zithuthukise izikhathi zokuphendula futhi ziqinise nokuphepha kwezwe.
“Le mikhumbi eyengeziwe izobamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekuthuthukiseni amandla nokusebenza kwe-SAPS, kanye nokuqinisa ezokuphepha kuzwelonke,” kusho uMasemola. Uthe izindiza ezinophephela emhlane nezimoto zizothuthukisa umsebenzi wamayunithi akhethekile e-SAPS, okuhlanganisa ne-Special Task Force, Tactical Response Team, National Intervention Unit, Public Order Policing kanye neVisible Policing. “Le mikhumbi emisha izobamba iqhaza elibalulekile ekubhekaneni nezigameko zobugebengu obuhleliwe ezinjengokuntshontshwa kwemali, ukudunwa kwezimoto, ukuphanga kuhlonyiwe nobunye ubugebengu obunodlame.
Lezi zindiza ezinophephela emhlane zizosisiza ukuthi siphendule ngokushesha ezigamekweni zobugebengu futhi sisebenzele abantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngesikhathi nangempumelelo,” kusho uMasemola. UKhomishana uphinde waxhumanisa imishini emisha nokuqiniswa kwe-Operation Shanela, umkhankaso kazwelonke ogxile ezindaweni ezinobugebengu obunodlame ngokugasela, ukuvinjwa kwemigwaqo kanye nemikhankaso yokumisa nokusesha. “Muva nje sibophe abasolwa abangaphezu kuka-17 247 ngamacala ehlukene okubalwa ukutholakala nezibhamu, izinhlamvu nezidakamizwa okungekho emthethweni. Lokhu kuwumphumela wokuzikhandla kwabesilisa nabesifazane ezweni lonke,” usho kanje.
UMasemola ubonge bonke abasebenzi ngokubekezela kwabo. “Sizama ukuhlinzeka ngawo wonke amathuluzi okuhweba adingekayo ukuze amalungu ethu enze umsebenzi wawo ngendlela efanele. Lezi zinsiza kufanele zikunike ithemba lokuthi abaphathi benza konke okusemandleni ukuneseka,” etshela izikhulu. Ukhumbuze amalungu azosebenzisa imishini emisha ukuthi aqikelele kakhulu. Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane nezimoto zizosatshalaliswa ezingxenyeni ezikhethekile ezweni lonke.
