Parliament police portfolio committee
SAPS's bloated top structure drains resources needed to fight crime, says Popcru
Popcru union said the police continue to have a bloated top structure that needs to be reconfigured.
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Police budget cuts root cause of slow response to KZN, Gauteng riots – MPs
Members of Parliament have been on an oversight visit to affected areas in Gauteng this week, to see for themselves the fallout from days of rioting and looting.
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MPs welcome SAPS Amendment Bill, saying that it’s ‘long overdue’
The bill makes it even harder to become a police member and recruits would need to be vetted and give DNA samples. It is yet to be published.
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Parly’s police committee concerned by growing murder and rape stats
Police Minister Bheki Cele presented the crime statistics to Parliament’s police oversight committee on Friday morning, which reflected a general decrease in violent crime, but a 1.4% increase in murders.
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Who will replace Robert McBride as Ipid head?
Police committee chairperson Francois Beukman said whoever replaces McBride will have to be a fit for the job and adequately qualified.
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MPs decide not to renew McBride’s contract
Robert McBride’s five-year term comes to an end on Thursday and won’t be renewed after MPs decided against it.
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Parly police committee accuses O’Sullivan of intimidation
This follows a letter written by Paul O'Sullivan threatening a probe into all committee members to check whether they have been captured.
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Parly committee given until end of Feb to decide McBride’s Ipid fate
This order was reached by agreement on Tuesday between the legal teams of the portfolio committee, McBride and Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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Parly committee concerned by increase of heavy weaponry in crimes
Parliament’s police portfolio committee says that the increase in unconventional crimes involving heavily armed perpetrators requires a relook at police procedures and resource allocation.
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Parly's police portfolio committee to hold public hearing on rural safety
Organisations such as the African Farmers Association of South Africa, Agri South Africa and Congress of South African Trade Unions will make submissions.
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Parly highlights concerns after unannounced visit to Macassar Police Station
It followed representations from the Macassar safety forum on the shortage of police resources in the area.
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Parly police committee wants urgent action on cash-in-transit heists
Chairperson Francois Beukman says the frequency of cash-in-transit heists was raised at the last two portfolio committee meetings with National Police Commissioner General Khehla Sitole.
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SAPS urged to prioritise service delivery in crime hotspots
Parliament’s police committee chairperson Francois Beukman says the committee is concerned about the slow implementation of the distribution plan to police stations in crime hotspots.
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Parly police committee to flag murder-suicides with police commissioner
In the latest incident, constable Thulani Buti who worked at the Ocean View Police Station fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself over the weekend.
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Parly committee proposes measures needed to deal with gender violence
The committee says there should be consequences for police members at all levels who respond inadequately to victims’ complaints.
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We’re losing war against crime, Parliament told
A Hawks analyst briefed the Police Portfolio Committee about illegal firearms confiscations and successes they’ve made between March 2016 and March 2017.
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MPs question honesty of provincial police commissioners
This is part of the police portfolio committee’s inquiry into a statement of support for Riah Phiyega.
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Request to fire Dramat to be dealt with in Parly
Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on Police will discuss the matter on Friday.
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EFF to fight possible suspension from Parly
The EFF argues there’s no basis for them being suspended from Parliament for up to 14 days.
