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The police department has received more than a million applications for intake for its 2025\/2026 programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications were received by close of date at midnight on 18 July for the only 5 500 spaces available nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brig Athlenda Mathe, national spokesperson for the police, says a total of 1 049 998 applications were received. Of these applicants, she says 334 765 were graduates from various tertiary institutions. Mathe says amongst the graduates 1 049 998 were young people who applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c334 765 applicants are in possession of a NQF 6 (Diploma) and higher qualifications. It is important to note that the first preference will be given to graduates in the law and policing field, Information technology (IT), Criminology and Bsc graduates followed by graduates from other disciples and in possession of driver\u2019s licence. We will also consider matriculants who have bachelors\u2019 entries to university,\u201d says Mathe. She the number of females who applied stood at 595 049 while males stood at 454\u00a0949. \u201cDue to the high volume of application\u2019s received, those who did not meet the requirements will unfortunately not be notified. Those whose profiles meet the set requirements will be contacted within three months,\u201d says Mathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gauteng topped the list of the provinces with the most applications with 267 031 followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 205 802. 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