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​Crowd Control Unit​
​It is a specialized unit that comprises of officers that deals with Crowd Management and administer Tri-Band functions: Traffic Management, Crime Prevention and By-Laws Management. 

Officers are highly trained by South African Police Services (SAPS) Public Order Policing Division.

FUNCTIONS OF CROWD CONTROL OFFICERS

  • ​​Crowd Management
  • Unrests
  • Protests Strikes
  • Planned or Unplanned gatherings and Marches
  • Sports and cultural events
  • The unit assists all the MOE’s during their operations e.g. Illegal
  • Land invasion, Water and Electricity cut offs operations
  • Protection of key points within City of Johannesburg (CoJ) during unrest situations that may affect any property that belongs to the CoJ
  • Protection of the Mayor and the Mayoral committee members during an Imbizo and public addresses​