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Special Report Transcript Episode 24, Section 2, Time 04:01In the rest of South Africa the police were only just holding the line against an increasingly ungovernable populous. The minister of law and order, Adriaan Vlok took the decision to supplement the police with an auxiliary force of kitskonstabels. These special constables were recruited from the black population, trained, armed and put back in their communities to be used as an auxiliary or third force. Notes: SA ‘kitskonstabels’ References select each tab to search for references Glossary(Afrikaans: 'instant constable'); see Special Constables Known colloquially as ' kitskonstabels' (instant constables), 'blue lines', or 'bloupakke' , Special Constables were recruited from urban and rural areas and were usually unemployed African men with few educational qualifications. Many were illiterate and some had criminal convictions. Training was ... |
