#sapsHQ [SAPS RECORDS 156 131 REGISTRATIONS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS OF OPENING OF RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR 5 500 POLICE TRAINEE POSTS]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has recorded an overwhelming response to its online recruitment drive for 5 500 police trainees, with 156 131 profile registrations recorded nationwide in less than 24 hours after the portal opened at midnight on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
The recruitment drive invites South Africans under the age of 35, irrespective of race or gender, who meet the requirements to apply for an opportunity to pursue a career in policing and contribute to the fight against crime.
Of the 156 131 individuals who registered profiles, 78 473 completed the profile verification process. A further 53 716 initiated their applications, while 29 013 completed and submitted their applications through the online portal.
Given the high volume of traffic, prospective applicants are urged to exercise patience when accessing the portal and completing their applications. Applicants are encouraged to ensure that they meet all the requirements and submit their applications before the closing date.
Eligible applicants who have no criminal record and no pending criminal cases are encouraged to apply through the official #SAPS eRecruitment portal: https://t.co/WkldkcbP8C
The closing date for applications is 13 November 2026.
DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JOIN THE SAPS AND HELP BUILD A SAFER SOUTH AFRICA!
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BREAKING: The fuel levy will be reduced by R3 per litre for diesel and R1.50 per litre for petrol. This will be from 4 November to 1 December 2026. #FuelLevy@SABCNews
He loved us first. 1 John 4:9–10
“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” What then, is our response to His love? What should it be? #SOS
Despite his academic success, Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (1906-1947) faced discrimination and critique. His appointment at Wits was opposed by conservative whites who could not come to terms with a Black man lecturing white students. He was also scorned and ridiculed by Black people, who wrote letters of discontent to newspapers condemning Vilakazi for consenting to be used by whites through such a ‘collaborationist appointment’, as Dumisane Krushchev Ntshangase wrote in a 1995 paper for the Wits Institute for Advanced Social Research. Professor Humphrey R Raikes, the then principal of Wits, personally wrote a letter to Vilakazi to explain his position at his new job. He would be a junior academic staff member, would look after the ‘Native library’, and would take care of African students only. He would not be allowed to teach, grade or supervise white students unless they asked for help in their Zulu courses. In a letter in the Wits Archives, dated January 1947, Professor Clement M Doke wrote to the Human Resources department that ‘the time has now come to end any discrimination in my department on the grounds of race or colour’, requesting that Vilakazi’s status be changed to that of lecturer. In October that same year, Vilakazi died suddenly of meningitis. Source: Wits University/ Wikipedia, SAHO.
The Delmas Treason Trial, up to that time the longest trial in the history of SA, started in Delmas on this day in 1985. Twenty-two United Democratic Front (UDF) leaders were indicted for treason. All the accused pleaded not guilty. The trial dragged from 1985 till December 1988, when Justice Kees van Dijkhorst passed judgement. Van Dijkhorst convicted eleven of the twenty-two and sentenced them to terms of imprisonment ranging from five to eleven years. The Appellate Division overturned their convictions at the end of 1989. Source: SAHO. Image Source: Learn and Teach Magazine
Dear Lord,
Today, take the frustration out of my waiting, settle my mind when answers take longer, keep worry from stealing my peace, stop me from rushing ahead of You, give me patience with what I can’t control, confidence in what You’ve promised and enough faith to believe that You already have what I’m asking for. God, I trust You and I trust Your timing. In Jesus’ name, amen🙏🏽
𝗕𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘!
Bafana Bafana versus Kenya will be played at Orlando Stadium on Friday, 13 November @ 6PM.
Bafana will then travel to Nairobi for the second match against Benni McCarthy's side to be played on Tuesday, 17 November.
#BafanaPride#AFCONQualifiers