Chairperson, the ANC is committed at strengthening police visibility in our communities by increasing the number of police women and men in order to ensure that South Africans are able to walk the streets and go work without fear. The ANC therefore welcomes the 5000 police trainees joining the ranks of South African Police Service, which will assist a great deal in increasing the police service operational capacity, especially at strengthening prime crime policing, Of the 5000 trainees 1580 are female and 3420 are male.
The ANC is confident that the training of these police trainees investigation will assist in improving the success rate in arresting and prosecuting criminals. We remain resolute that the National Development Plan, NDP 2030 vision which envisages that people living in South