Tag: crowd control
SAPS needs a bigger public order protection unit
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has only half the number of members required for its public order policing unit.
Last week parliament...
Kenyan police take delivery of Jino riot control vehicles
The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) has taken delivery of at least 6 Jino riot control vehicles as well as firearms, ammunition and...
TFM and DefensePak delivering locally built riot control vehicle
TFM and DefensePak are delivering their new WP1800 riot control vehicle to the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), and have also sold...
De Lille condemns SAMWU public disorder, DA wants law
Cape Town's Democratic Alliance Mayor Patricia de Lille is calling on the leader of the opposition African National Congress in the city,...
Mthethwa, police brass to address defenceWeb Public Order Policing conference
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and senior police brass are to address defenceWeb's upcoming Public Order Conference that will focus on crowd...
Feature: Some thoughts on effective but non-lethal crowd control
The first sight of a riotous mob can be very intimidating for the inexperienced and ill-prepared policeman filled as his mind is...
Refresher training for POP
South Africa's 8500 crowd control police officers will get a refresher course in handling protests, national police commissioner General Bheki Cele says....
