South Africa's Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday that the public's perception of police corruption was correct and vowed to crack down on graft in the force.
"I am aware that some senior police officers are being investigated for corruption.
We do not want such people in the police," he said in an interview on public radio.
"The public perception that the police are corrupt is correct. Corrupt police officers should leave the police," he said.
Mthethwa, who came into office in September, said that new strategies put in place to tackle crimes have recently begun to yield good results.
"During this festive season, we really dealt a blow to crimes.... In most cases, we prevented crimes before they happened. We pre-empted crimes," including bank robberies across the country, he said without giving figures.
He said South Africa needed to strengthen crime intelligence, detection and prosecution, while reviewing anti-crime laws and the criminal justice system.
The president of South Africa's ruling African National Congress Jacob Zuma last month urged tougher legislation against all forms of crimes in a country where over 50 murders are committed every day.
South Africa is one of the world's most violent countries. Crimes such as housebreaking, hijacking and cash heists are often accompanied by high rates of murder, torture and violence.
The high crime rate has raised concerns about safety when South Africa hosts the 2010 Football World Cup, but Mthethwa insisted the country would be ready for the games.
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