Minority groups get the short end of the stick when it comes to promotions in Mpumalanga police force
28 September 2021
It is clear from the reply by the Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Vusi Shongwe, to an official question from the FF Plus that minority groups get the short end of the stick when it comes to promotions in the province's police force.
In the 2019/20 financial year, only two white male officers and one coloured male officer were promoted in contrast to the promotion of 43 black officers.
In the 2018/19 financial year, only one white male officer was promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel. In the same period, 48 black police officers received promotions.
No white nor coloured officers were promoted in the 2021/22 financial year, in stark contrast to the promotion of 33 black officers.