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| Founded | November 1989 |
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| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Members | 120,000 |
Key people | Zizamele Cebekhulu, president Nathi Theledi, secretary general |
| Affiliations | COSATU,WFTU |
| Website | www.popcru.org.zaIT Manager Abel Mahlangu |
ThePolice and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) is atrade union inSouth Africa representing police officers, traffic officers and correctional officers, it has around 120,000 members. POPCRU was formed in 1989.
On 5 September 1989, a group ofCape Coloured officers in theSouth African Police defied orders and refused to attack anti-apartheid protesters. Some of them worked with a group of prison warders to found POPCRU, in November. The new unions was unable to secure recognition, with many of its leaders being dismissed, and some being imprisoned. In 1993, it finally achieved recognition.[1]
POPCRU is an affiliate of theCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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