[#NationalPoliceDay and #SAPSCareers Expo] The Special Task Force #STF is the SAPS elite unit and for one to serve in this unit, the process entails a strict, rigid and stringent fifteen month programme which ensures members are trained to a high level of skill to only respond to high risk incidents. An #STF Parachute Wing is worn on the left chest and signifies that the member has been trained at a high level of weapon proficiency, hostage release tactics and the ability to deploy operationally

Lt. Gen. Khumalo revealed that SAPS deployed external Special Task Force units for the 6 Dec takedown due to intelligence that suspect Matlala was guarded by over 20 ex-elite Special Task Force operatives. #MadlangaCommission #SpecialTaskForce https://www.youtube.com/live/tNI4JxzHkyE | IOL News

General Khumalo says the PKTT is faster than normal SAPS units because specialists, like ballistic analysts, work within investigation timelines, so evidence recovered on Friday can be linked to cases by Monday avoiding delays common in regular units. | MDN News