The SAPS' budget has increased by 65% since 2012, yet performance and capacity has declined, while top brass fight political battles.
The data showed that there has been a decrease in the number of detectives since 2019, a year after Cele was brought back byto lead the ministry again. The SAPS has 1 300 fewer detectives to tackle criminal cases.
“SAPS need a clear strategy, such as putting murders as priority. We don’t have proper leadership at the top – criminal intelligence has a R4 billion budget with 8 000 officers, but no one knows what they actually do.” “They don’t trust each other, it’s a serious leadership crisis. The police budget has increased by 65% over 8 years from 2012, but all indicators show a [performance] decline. We need capable management with a clearer plan of organisational renewal and holding people accountable, or else the rate of murder will keep going up and getting worse as we see it today.”The National Freedom Party has called on Cele and his deputy Cassel Mathale to resign.
“When conducting visits to some police stations, one would be shocked at the dismal state they are in. They are falling apart. Telephone lines are not working and vehicles have broken down. It’s a disgrace and a national disaster,” he said. “The DA will be taking the fight for additional resources for SAPS’ detective services to the portfolio committee on police so that we can improve the critical police work that will put the criminals behind bars.”
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