Police Support Unit | |
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![]() The Police Support Unit's patch under the British South Africa Police of Rhodesia. | |
Active | 1898 - present |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Agency | Zimbabwe Republic Police |
Type | Paramilitary |
Common name | Black Boots |
Abbreviation | PSU |
Notables | |
Significant operation(s) | Rhodesian Bush War |
The Police Support Unit, also known by their nickname of the Black Boots, is a paramilitary wing of the Zimbabwe Republic Police. They were founded as a native police force but later developed into a counter-insurgency unit of the British South Africa Police in Rhodesia during the Rhodesian Bush War.[1] The unit was the only paramilitary unit retained by the Zimbabwe Republic Police after the country's reconstitution as Zimbabwe.
The unit gained notoriety for being an effective counter-terrorist force but received criticism in the latter stages of the Bush War as well as under Zimbabwean control for utilising brutal tactics against their targets.
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