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Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union

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POPCRU
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
FoundedNovember 1989
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Location
Members
120,000
Key people
Zizamele Cebekhulu, president
Nathi Theledi, secretary general
AffiliationsCOSATU, WFTU
Websitewww.popcru.org.za IT Manager Abel Mahlangu

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is a trade union in South Africa representing police officers, traffic officers and correctional officers, it has around 120,000 members. POPCRU was formed in 1989.

History

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On 5 September 1989, a group of Cape Coloured officers in the South African Police defied orders and refused to attack anti-apartheid protesters. Some of them worked with a group of prison warders to found POPCRU, in November. The new unions was unable to secure recognition, with many of its leaders being dismissed, and some being imprisoned. In 1993, it finally achieved recognition.[1]

POPCRU is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).

Leadership

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General Secretaries

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Jacob Tsumane
2000s: Abbey Witbooi
2007: Nathi Theledi

Presidents

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1989: Gregory Rockman
1990s: Johnny Jansen
1996: Zizamele Cebekhulu

References

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  1. ^ Das, Dilip K. (2011). Effective Crime Reduction Strategies: International Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781420078404.