PE cops' daily struggle ... with their cars

The police cowboys are resident in Port Elizabeth if a report tabled in the Legislature is anything to judge by.

The report compiled by the Safety and Security committee states that the police in the Eastern Cape have a “relatively high number” of vehicles damaged in accidents and that this is particularly true in the Port Elizabeth area. Just what “relatively high” means was not explained.

If the vehicles are not damaged then it would appear they are stolen, the report stating that a “high number” of police vehicles are stolen “and very few are recovered”, adding that SAPS should formulate a strategy to ensure stolen vehicles are recovered and that those colluding with members of the public are “severely punished”.

Official: Eastern Cape cops have no power

It’s back to Bhisho for a three-day plenary with public accounts committee reports on the agenda for today, including one compiled by the Legislature’s Safety and Liaison committee on the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) annual report.

That’s unlikely to contain too much by way of good news and one element of the report reveals that there are still some police stations in the Eastern Cape that do not have electricity! That must qualify the national department of Safety and Security and Eskom between them for a special award that will be given each day the Legislature sits and even when it is not.

We are pleased to a present a picture of the prize (below). Competition is likely to be stiff.

We are, of course, still in the Good News Centre while the lavish accommodation in the Legislature is completed.

Somewhere along the line this week someone will hopefully reveal what is happening with the ad hoc committee looking at the findings of the Pillay Commission report.