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  • Sheriffs must reflect SA's demographics

    Published on 25-06-2012 12:06 PM
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    Vacant posts for sheriffs must be filled in a way that reflects the country's demographics, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said at the weekend.

    He was speaking at the founding ceremony of the SA Sheriff's Society in Bloemfontein, where the new organisation's constitution was handed to him, Beeld newspaper reported on Monday.

    Its establishment followed the dissolution of the United Sheriffs' Society and the SA Institute of Sheriffs.

    Radebe said it was necessary to facilitate and encourage the appointment of women to the more than 248 vacant posts, and that the next three months would be of critical importance in the new organisation's existence.

    "The filling of vacant posts should be regarded as the first step in the transformation of this profession from one that has been dominated by white men, to one that reflects our racial and gender demographics."

    The vacant posts would be advertised in the Government Gazette by June 29 and would have to be filled by October.
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    1. rpm's Avatar
      rpm - 25-06-2012, 12:10 PM
      Vacant posts for sheriffs must be filled in a way that reflects the country's demographics, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said at the weekend.

      He was speaking at the founding ceremony of the SA Sheriff's Society in Bloemfontein, where the new organisation's constitution was handed to him, Beeld newspaper reported on Monday.
    1. MickZA's Avatar
      MickZA - 25-06-2012, 01:34 PM
      I suspect that no one, regardless of colour & sex, is applying for the position of Sheriff in the low income areas; IIRC you won't find TV license inspectors in these areas either.
    1. ShaunSA's Avatar
      ShaunSA - 25-06-2012, 02:09 PM
      Deployment plans for Cele. Sheriff of Nottingham Road.
    1. FoXtroT's Avatar
      FoXtroT - 25-06-2012, 02:18 PM
      The funny thing is, there is such a place in SA
    1. (@) (@) twister's Avatar
      (@) (@) twister - 25-06-2012, 02:27 PM
      Corrupt - The new demographic...
    1. marine1's Avatar
      marine1 - 25-06-2012, 04:34 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by (@) (@) twister View Post
      Corrupt - The new demographic...
      Yip sounds about right
    1. Voicy's Avatar
      Voicy - 25-06-2012, 06:16 PM
      I love their mentality ... posts are vacant for years, whites apply - get turned down. Vacant posts MUST be filled by equity reps.

      There was a case a while back in the SAPS where a woman sued them for not appointing her to the vacant position due to her colour, despite nobody else applying for the post - when affirmative racism clearly states that only when a post is contested, shall it be given to the token.