Just over 30% of officers at Tembisa's Rabosotho police station still require operational training and three members are unauthorised to carry firearms. Almost half of the officers at a Tembisa police station are working with expired firearms competency certificates. ‘Life-and-death decisions’The response, compiled by Saps and relayed by the provincial government, stated that of the 281 operational members at the station, 130 members’ firearm competency certificates had expired. Additionally, 92 members still required mandatory operational training, while three members were not authorised to carry a firearm at all. Mandatory operational training strengthens tactical decision-making and equips them to respond effectively to violent crime,” stated Nt’sekhe.