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ZRP Implements Strict No-Mobile-Phone Policy For Officers On Duty

4 months agoMon, 04 Nov 2024 12:03:29 GMT

ZRP Implements Strict No-Mobile-Phone Policy For Officers On Duty

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is implementing a strict no-mobile-phone policy for officers on duty, permitting cellphone usage only during breaks and lunch periods.

In a memorandum dated October 31, 2024, addressed to all stations in Masvingo Central District, the Officer Commanding expressed concern that, despite repeated directives prohibiting cellphone use while on duty, many commanders have failed to enforce this policy effectively. Reads the memo:

With immediate effect, no member is allowed to be in possession of a cellphone whilst on duty. Cellphones should only be used during break and lunch times.

Once a member is found with a cellphone whilst on duty, the Officer in- Charge of the said member will be put to task.
Upon commencement of duty, the Officer in-Charge should take possession of the cell phones and lock them in the safe or cabinet.
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All stations standard operation procedures should contain a clause governing the use of cell phones whilst on duty and members should acknowledge having read and understood the SOPs.

The directive may pose challenges for police officers if they are not provided with radios. Officers say they rely on their phones to call for backup, request ambulances at accident scenes, and coordinate transportation.

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32 Comments

Farmer's Roundtable 🥙🇿🇼 · 4 months ago

Semurimi we are embracing AI. We are using drones and IOT gadgets. But wotoona a police commander going back to the stone age era. Instead of moving in-tandem with 21st century technology mumwe musoro bhangu ndipo paanorambidza phone. Kusaziva kufa chokwadi in some advanced countries docket rakutoitwa neAI. Chenyu officer kuzongocheka ma errors kwakutoenda kucourt.

Chibaa · 4 months ago

kkkkkk vamama

Anonymous · 4 months ago

Good move. Chete kungoti vanofanira kuita se South African kùvapa smart 4n dze basa . Uchichichaisa wosiira next shift. One police station inenge ine kana 5 smart phone s with app and everything. Cause there is no need to report a case on private number . Ndopanotangira ndipe 5 mari ndidzifambire nyaya dzako

dhudza dhudza · 4 months ago

this reminds me of a commander in Masvingo who ordered pockets of members of his brigade sewn because one of the officer went in his office with one hand in the porket.The whole brigade was punished.If you ban phones the give each police person communication gadget in form of service radio commonly called 'over,over' to assist the community in case a mishap otherwise this will increase criminal activities.

Dhadza · 4 months ago

ZRP ZAMBIA.

theLastAntKing · 4 months ago

instead of progressing that's....let's embrace technology in all sectors with cellphones as a simplest means of communication. Zvi over over zvichiri kushanda here?Ko pakadiwa evidence in court which could have been easily captured on video?

tech-guru · 4 months ago

police in America have body cameras they to implement those in Zimbabwe

👍 · 4 months ago

tengai the phones of members of zrp and register for them to assist us coz we will suffer from theives

Chiurai · 4 months ago

Mbava ndadzirambidzwewo. An officer anosvika mufakose. Matsotsi ofonerana anotourawa achingozhamba. Radio dzavo dziye hadziwanikwe

MUKANYAPAZVESE · 4 months ago

Freedom of communication violated

Imhenyu · 4 months ago

Police inoshanda nemakuhwa and kuti vazonyangira anhu awo they need to communicate, saka even mukavapa maradio for that these days hazvichashandi,dai vaitovatengera magood fons nekutovaisira data neertym kwete izvi

Peter Chikomba · 4 months ago

true

bulldozer · 4 months ago

anongo surrender kambudzi osara nesmart

odzaman · 4 months ago

hazvishande izvo

Guma Dako · 4 months ago

Useless idea azvishande izvo what about maemergency cases anoalertwa how

VILLA · 4 months ago

the police is now going against AI, that Commander must be ejected from the service.Officers are typing dockets on their phones since Zrp does not have computers at stations.

Anonymous · 4 months ago

I live in Waterfalls Harare. The phone numbers at Waterfalls Police have been down for over a year. We have to call the officers for assistance

Makhobolondo · 4 months ago

Well, I thought the directive was for the Masvingo police. Anywhere Police work basical runs through information. The new media has actually closed a lot of dockets... So why this sudden technophobia? Cellphones are even assisting the police in typing and sending of essential correspondence. Police radio networks aren't effective, they can even get intercepted by civilian radio network. The police should rethink about this issue, after all ndo varakashi vacho, who flood the cyberspace for propaganda and public relations.

worried citizen · 4 months ago

haa ipapo vagona,ndipo panobva humbavha,ngavashande vasina even chero maradio acho vanomadii makavatrainer kumanya wani Ada back anodzoka kustation

Makhobolondo · 4 months ago

Humbavha wemaphone is traceable papa

The Dubious thing · 4 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 aaaaaaaaaaaah

Patz · 4 months ago

Old fashioned police officer. Anenge muBSAP chete weRhodesia wasingade kusiira wechidiki basa

370H-55V O773H🙃 · 4 months ago

They have should an express line on their phone to rather in case some video shoots to would be offenders or others

Patz · 4 months ago

Hazvishande izvo. It waa tried some years back during Chihuri's time and found to have more disadvantages than advantages. Community policing is in fashion and is the latest mode of policing where cellphones is the media of information from contacts and informers for quick reaction. Ku CID its a non starter coz information comes from informers any time and cellphones are the quickest mode of communication. Restriction of cellphones was never meant for routine course of duty but during operations and assignments where some corrupt officers may leak information. That officer commanding masvingo is a dunderhead. He wants police officers to isolated beings during course of duty unable to communicate information that may enhance detection and prevention of crime. Masvingo surrender. Vanhu veMasvingo so

Sir African · 4 months ago

In 1999 police were banned from using cell phone while on duty .Its a repeat of the same old order.

Ras · 4 months ago

Zvopedza huori here zvamuri kuita izvi

matanga · 4 months ago

kkkkkkkk manyengavanaa ..... time wasting