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28th October 2024

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) wholeheartedly supports the adoption of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) recommendation for a comprehensive skills audit of top management within the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Station Commanders nationwide.

This essential audit aims to verify that SAPS leadership and Station Commanders possess the competencies required to build a professional, capable police force that can respond to both current and future challenges. By assessing the skills of these key leaders, SAPS will be better positioned to develop an agile and well-prepared management team that can confront the growing complexities of policing in South Africa.

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The DA firmly agrees that this is a pivotal step toward enhancing leadership effectiveness, fostering continuous development, and ensuring SAPS aligns with its strategic goals.

In addition, the BRRR calls for SAPS to prioritise comprehensive training for Station Commanders, particularly in areas such as record-keeping, procedural compliance, and accurate reporting. Addressing these gaps will equip Station Commanders and their teams to uphold higher standards, which are essential for effective departmental operation and oversight.

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Disturbingly, this year’s BRRR reported that the Detective Services programme’s performance targets have plummeted to a success rate of only 47%. Excluding the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations, that rate falls even further to a mere 28.5%. The Administration and Visible Policing Programmes have also experienced declines in performance.

These interventions come at a critical time when the rise in crimes against women and children and the growing scourge of extortion threaten the safety and stability of our society. A thorough skills audit of SAPS management is therefore essential to ensure a culture of excellence permeates the organisation from the top down.

The DA is fully committed to ensuring that this recommendation is implemented swiftly and will actively work to make certain that SAPS leadership undergoes this vital skills audit and that the recommended training programmes are put into action without delay. This is an indispensable step toward restoring trust and professionalism in the SAPS and providing South Africans with a police force that can meet their needs effectively.

Issued by Ian Cameron MP - DA Spokesperson on Police

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