South African Police Service spending related to the June 30 anti-immigration protests reaches more than R306 million, with overtime accounting for nearly R252 million, according to reporting.
The figures point to the cost of maintaining public order during the protests, with overtime making up a large share of total expenditure. The available report emphasizes the budget breakdown, highlighting how much of the policing costs are driven by additional hours rather than standard staffing.
With only this single source provided, there is no competing outlet perspective in the supplied material on issues such as how the figures are calculated, whether other costs are included, or how authorities justify the staffing and overtime levels.
