South Africa Plans Law Enforcement Revamp After Deadly Riots
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South Africa plans to overhaul its law-enforcement agencies in the face of scathing criticism of its response to rampant crime and last year’s deadly riots that claimed 354 lives.
The police force will recruit an additional 12,000 officers, while leadership changes will be made in the security structures, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his state-of-the-nation address in Cape Town on Thursday. Special units will also be established to combat extortion at construction sites and the vandalizing of infrastructure, he said.