The South African Police Service have dismissed rumours that a pilot dropping off a woman with a police chopper in Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni was using state resources for umjolo. National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said that the chopper was dropping off a fellow officer who was not feeling well at the time.

AN AIRBORNE OFFICER 

In the video, the police chopper is seen landing in a residential area, and a woman wearing a navy-blue jumpsuit getting off before running towards the nearby houses. Mathe said the woman was Sergeant Zoliswa Kabini is a SAPS Airborne Law Enforcement Officer. "She was not feeling well and was taken home at the. We are aware of a video circulating of our Airborne Law Enforcement Officer being dropped off by a SAPS chopper near her home in Dawn Park," Mathe added.

THEY WERE WORKING NEARBY

Mathe also said at the time of the incident, the crew had just conducted a search and rescue for a missing person as well as attending to a truck that had overturned on the N17. "Social media users are urged to report responsibly on the matter. The member was not well at the time of the emergency drop off. No aviation rules were transgressed." she said.