ActionSA troubled by the EMPD protest over a reduction in overtime hours [SOUND]

# ActionSA in Ekurhuleni is calling on mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakasa to resolve concerns raised by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department. EMPD members took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against overtime cuts, staff shortages, and a lack of essential resources. ActionSA’s, Michael Basch, says the protest comes after a citywide 50-percent cut to overtime budgets, a decision affecting multiple departments, including EMPD. He says this move has placed unbearable pressure on an already stretched workforce: