On Friday, Mpumalanga SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said police have taken note of the video, which is believed to have been recorded inNelspruit. An inquiry docket has since been opened and forwarded to the SAPS Anti-Corruption Unit in Middelburg for further investigation. “The SAPS has taken note of the video allegedly depicting a police officer in Nelspruit taking something from hawkers,” police said.
“Progress regarding the investigation will be communicated in due course.” Acting Mpumalanga provincial police commissioner, Major GeneralZeph Mkhwanazi, urged members of the public to remain calm and allow police to conduct a thorough investigation. He assured the public that feedback and findings would be communicated once the investigation had been concluded. Mkhwanazi further emphasised that should any police member be found to have acted unlawfully, appropriate action would be taken.
“Such member or members will face the full consequences of their actions,” he said. Last year, the City of Ekurhuleni officially launched an investigation afterIOL shared a video showing one of its Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officers demandingand taking a bribe from a motorist. Phakamile Mbengashe, spokesperson for the City of Ekurhuleni, said the city has condemned the alleged misconduct, stating that appropriate action will be taken.
