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unusual facts about South African Police



MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier

In one such film, the 1987 British movie Cry Freedom, ZNA Pumas appear on several scenes portraying South African Defence Force (SADF) and South African Police (SAP) armoured vehicles.

No Land! No House! No Vote!

On 8 February 2009, the South African Police allegedly beat and tear-gassed Gugulethu residents who were holding a meeting about housing because the ANC provincial chairperson Mcebisi Skwatsha claimed they were disrupting voters registration.

Phakamile Mabija

Phakamile Mabija was an African anti-Apartheid activist, and member of the Anglican Nomads Educational Group, who was detained by the South African Police on 27 June 1977 for alleged involvement in an incident when African and Coloured commuters stoned public transport during a bus boycott in Galeshewe, Kimberley, South Africa.


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Fordsburg Square

This square in Johannesburg is the location of a battle between striking miners and the South African police, army and air force.

Gallantry Cross

The South African Police Silver Cross for Gallantry, awarded by the South African Police for "conspicuous and exceptional gallantry".

Selebi

Jackie Selebi, former national commissioner of the South African Police Service and president of Interpol

South African Police Memorial

The South African Police Memorial is located in the grounds of the Union Buildings in Pretoria and commemorates officers of the South African Police Service who died in the line of duty.

UnFreedom Day

In 2009 the South African police initially tried to ban the UnFreedom Day event held by Abahlali baseMjondolo, together with the Anti-Eviction Campaign, the Landless People's Movement, the Rural Network and the eMacambini Anti-Removal Committee (all of these movements supported the No Land! No House! No Vote! campaign) in the Kennedy Road settlement in Durban.