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#Experts lambast leaders of the security cluster

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Both Okkie Terblanche, the DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Police and Criminologist Prof. Kholofelo Mabena Rakubu concur that there are elements of recklessness on how some in the security cluster handle safety of firearms and ammunition. This after the security cluster ministers revealed that more than 400 government-issued firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition have been lost or stolen in the past five years. Rakubu and Terblanche told Nghamula Chauke that there is an urgent need to address this problem which affects the safety of the public as these firearms could be used for criminal activities.
11 Jan 2024 English South Africa Business · Arts

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