Officers use state vehicle to party

An end-of-year celebration has landed Joburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) employees in hot water.

- Jarryd Westerdale

The officers in civilian clothes were filmed by a fellow reveller enjoying a lakeside party while sitting in and around their JMPD-branded vehicle.

The public's reaction to the video has been dismay, leading the MMC of public safety Mgcini Tshwaku to step in.

Tshwaku said the footage raised questions about the misuse of state resources and violation of public trust.

He has instructed senior JMPD management to investigate the matter, while the officers filmed have been suspended.