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Police Minister Bheki Cele has dismissed the "noise" around his comments that a person with tattoos can't join the South African Police Service (SAPS), explaining that it has always been part of the its recruitment policy.
Speaking on The Clement Manyathela Show on Radio 702 on Wednesday morning, Cele said SAPS's recruitment policy states that members should "not have a tattoo which will be visible if the person wears a uniform".
This is after Cele came under fire for comments about tattoos during a visit to Soweto, where he said SAPS didn't hire anyone with tattoos as they had "a tendency of being a gangster".
