Image: IOL The South African Police Service (SAPS) significantly bolstered its capacity for grassroots crime combatting today, welcoming 3,558 newly trained constables into its ranks. The large-scale induction was marked by simultaneous passing-out parades held across five police academies nationwide. The main ceremony took place at the SAPS Academy Tshwane in Gauteng, where Acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, officiated the parade for 2,036 graduates. He was jo