South Africa
Structure of Oversight Mechanisms for the Accountability
of the South African Police Service
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Plural Policing in South Africa
SOUTH
AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE AND POLICE RESERVES |
MUNICIPAL
/
CITY POLICE |
PRIVATE
SECURITY INDUSTRY |
SOUTH
AFRICAN
NATIONAL
DEFENCE FORCE
(SANDF) – SA ARMY |
AUTHORISED
COMMUNITY-BASED BODIES Neighbourhood Watches |
LEGAL
MANDATE:
SAPS Act 68 of 1995 (as amended by the SAPS Amendment Act 83 of 1998)
KEY OVERSIGHT BODY:
Independent Complaints Directorate
SAPS NUMBERS:
Total Number of Police (excluding civilians) as at mid-2004:
106 200
RESERVIST NUMBERS:
Eastern Cape 2580
Free State 2759
Gauteng 3043
KwaZulu-Natal 1884
Mpumalanga 2306
North West 1965
Northern Cape 1174
Limpopo 1911
Western Cape 3439
TOTAL 21061 |
LEGAL
MANDATE:
SAPS Act 68 of 1995 (as amended by the SAPS Amendment Act 83 of 1998)
KEY OVERSIGHT BODIES:
Oversight Committees
Independent Complaints Directorate
NUMBERS:
Total: 4 976
Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (operational staff): 1 350
Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department: 787
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Service: 719
Durban Metropolitan Police Service: 1 240
Cape Town City Police Department: 880
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LEGAL MANDATE:
Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001 and others
KEY OVERSIGHT BODY:
Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA)
NUMBERS:
Total Number of Active Registered Security Officers as at June 2004:
265 000
Growth Rate since December 1999:
↑ 61%
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LEGAL MANDATE:
Defence Act 42 of 2002
KEY OVERSIGHT BODIES:
Joint Standing Committee on Defence
Defence Secretariat
NUMBERS:
Army Territorial Reserve (Commandos*): 50 070
Provincial numbers:
Eastern Cape: 7 808
Free State: 7 385
Gauteng: 4 950
KwaZulu-Natal: 4 525
Limpopo: 4 837
Mpumalanga: 5 890
Northern Cape: 4 393
North West: 5 097
Western Cape: 5 185
*Commandos in process of disbandment. |
LEGAL
MANDATE:
Unregulated but have to adhere to the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (as amended)
KEY OVERSIGHT BODIES:
South African Police Service
Department of Community Safety
Community Police Forums
NUMBERS:
Reliable figures not known |
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