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MESSY: Faeces have been thrown all over the seat of the mobile toilet, and the area smells of urine. Photos: Melissa Papier
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DISGUSTING: The other toilet, which is supposed to be for officers at the container, is in the same state.
CLUTTER: The inside of the satellite station has no proper ventilation. Photo: Melissa Papier
‘Officers working in filth’ Mobile toilets filthy with faeces and urine thrown all over the floor and toilet seats MELISSA PAPIER
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OMPLAINTS about the unhygienic and poor working conditions of officers working at the Tafelsig Satellite Police Station has caused a stir among residents.
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A resident, who spoke to People’s Post on condition of anonymity, says the conditions at the station are “appalling”. She said: “There is no running water in the container. It has no fan or heater, making conditions unbearable in both summer and winter. “The portable toilet is not locked and members of the public use the toilet as they please; there is no control. The place is never cleaned and is extremely filthy. “Due to the unhygienic conditions officers have to hold out on relieving themselves, as the area is too filthy. Female police officers have to go to surrounding houses and ask to use the toilets when they are on their menstrual cycle.” There are two officers per shift and the shift is from 06:00 until 18:00.
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According to the complainant, the poor, unhygienic working conditions were taken up with station management in January, and, so far, there has been no feedback. People’s Post visited the station last Thursday to inspect the container. The outside mobile toilet door was wide open and there was a strong smell of urine and faeces. Faeces were thrown across the toilet seat and there was no running water to flush away the dirt stuck in the toilet. The container was very hot and stuffy. The two officers on duty at the time declined to speak to the media. It was also observed that there was no proper ventilation or water supply in the container. The paper was informed that if the officers needed to use the toilet they would have to ask the neighbours or go to the Youth and Family Centre in Kilimanjaro Street. The Community Service Centre (CSC) or contact point was launched in July 2007 (People’s Post, “Cops shape up to tackle crime,” 31 July 2007) by station management, The
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first mobile police station moved into the area was placed on a field at the corners of Mount Blanc and Oranjekloof streets, Tafelsig, which borders the Tafelsig West and East sectors. The newly-renovated combat truck was designed to the specifications of a charge office. The centre is fully equipped with a safe, electricity and air conditioning. And it is public friendly. The unit was later moved to a different spot in Tafelsig, after it was found to be under-utilised by the community. The mobile unit is now situated in Waaihoek Street, Tafelsig. The CSC is an extension of the sector policing strategy, adding that “residents of Tafelsig will have direct access to policing services, and crime can be reported immediately. The residents no longer need to go far to report any incidents. Constable Jerome Voegt, spokesperson for Mitchell’s Plain police, thanked the community for their continuous support, and for “bringing the situation of the Tafelsig contact point” to their attention. Voegt said the Tafelsig Contact
Point was not a fully-fledged police station. “It is a satellite police station, which forms part of the strategy to enhance service delivery and increase visibility in the Tafelsig area. Thus it will not receive a water point, but within the new financial year a fan and a heater will be acquired.” He added that police had a contract with a cleaning company to empty the portable toilet once a week, adding that from now on the inside of the toilet would be cleaned by the cleaning staff from the Mitchell’s Plain police station, and the toilet would be cleaned and inspected on a daily basis. “The portable toilets will be moved from their current position to in front of the contact point in clear sight of the members working at the contact point. The toilets at the contact point are not for use of the general public; they are strictly for police members. The toilets cannot be locked from the outside and therefore stricter control over the toilet facilities will be exercised by the shift commander at contact point,” he said.
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