a) The South African Police Service (SAPS), currently, has a total of 10 379 police reservists. It needs to be mentioned that the SAPS does not employ reservists, as they serve on a voluntary basis.
b) Since 1 January 2010, a total of 8 306 reservists have been utilised on a full- time basis.
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Date:GENERAL TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE