ZRP changes welcome, but . . .

THE retirement of more than 30 senior police officers by the government appears to have caused some consternation in some quarters, and one gets the feeling that there could a deeper motive beyond merely relieving those that have reached the retirement age of their jobs.

The number of those literally dismissed from their jobs is too high to simply dismiss it as normal or routine retirement.

Against this backdrop, it is our hope that this will not cause alarm and despondency, which can birth chaos and instability.

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