# AfriForum says the newly announced partnership between the South African National Defence Force and the Mangaung Traffic Department in the Free State risks militarising civilian law enforcement. The organisation warns that military training for traffic officers could undermine public trust and shift policing away from community-based methods. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk has called for clarity on the scope of the SANDF’s involvement, citing that traffic policing must remain a civilian function:
AfriForum warns against military culture at Mangaung Traffic Department [SOUND]
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