The authorities in South Africa say they're planning new measures to deal with allegations of racism in the police force.

The Minister for Safety and Security, Sydney Mufamadi, said he was concerned about persistent complaints of racial discrimination, and he wanted to set up a new procedure for dealing with these.

The BBC Johannesburg correspondent says the police have changed greatly since the days of apartheid -- when the force was used to crush black dissent.

But our correspondent says the integration of former ANC guerrillas and former black homeland police into police ranks, has inevitably led to strains.