Mutiny 1995

On 27 January 1995 more than 50 black policeman, members of the Police and Prison workers union (POPCRU), decided to strike and 'take over' the Orlando police station in Soweto. Under South African law this is an act of mutiny, even though this was 1995 and the ANC black government was in power from May 1994 the police was still part of the security forces and was subject to to same rules as the military concerning discipline.

The new black government ordered the units to retake the police station, by this time the units actually had many black members in its ranks but many asked to be excused from the operation due to fear of reprisals from other black members.
This was a large police station of over 200 members, of which only 5 were white, this union wanted the last 5 white members transferred from the station. members from unit 3 and 5 with dog unit members liberated the station.
The unit was still officially the ISD, but the old camouflage uniform was replaced.
In February the unit's name was changed to Public Order Policing (POP).