President Cyril Ramaphosa honours 12 South African Police Service (SAPS) members who died in the line of duty during 2025/26, saying attacks on police amount to attacks on the State. The announcement is framed as part of a national recognition of officers who lost their lives while performing their duties.
The coverage emphasizes Ramaphosa’s message that policing is central to state security and stability, and that violence against police undermines public order. While the available reporting focuses mainly on his remarks and the number of fallen officers being commemorated, it does not significantly diverge on the core facts: the president’s attendance, the figure of 12 officers, and the stated principle connecting attacks on police to attacks on the State.
