South Africa's police service should reduce staff numbers by 9000, the National Treasury has recommended, according to a report on Monday.
According to a Treasury report submitted to Parliament last week, this could see the police service placing a moratorium on the recruitment of new members from 2013, Beeld newspaper reported.
Dianne Kohler-Barnard, DA MP and shadow minister of police, said the country could not afford to have fewer police officers.
