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1 JUNE 2016 | freepoliceYoUr officiAl free SApS MAGAZiNe#CrimeMustFallsAPs REACHEs OUT 01policeThe police magazine is published by the Publications and Broadcast Section of Corporate coMpoNeNT HeAd: corporATe coMMUNicATioN Maj Gen Vuyisile NgesiSecTioN HeAd: pUblicATioN ANd broAdcAST Brig Tummi MasondoSUb-SecTioN HeAd: iNTerNAl pUblicATioNS Col Linda van den Berg 012 393 7075 SUb ediTor Lt Col Fundiswa Maphanga-Nkosi 012 393 7104 JoUrNAliSTS: Lt Col Erica Holtzhausen 012 393 7106Lt Col Karien van der Merwe 012 393 7081 Capt Keitumetse Mmushi 012 393 7138 Capt Vincent Mukhathi 012 393 7088 Capt Kgabo Mashamaite 012 393 7151WO Percy Sepaela WO Stephen Maluleka 012 393 7108lAYoUT WO Henk Ventercover WO Henk VenterpHoToGrApHerS: WO Theo van Wyk 012 393 7103 WO Anne Magakoe 012 393 7290WO Tinyiko Mathebula 012 393 7287WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni 012 393 7279proofreAdiNG bY: SAPS Language ManagementSApS police oNliNe: Lt Col Johan He er 012 393 7030 Permission to republish articles contained in the police may be obtained from the Head: Corporate Communication.

2 The opinions expressed in the police are not necessarily those of the Head: Corporate Communication, his staff or of the police Contributions, photographs and other material sent to the police for publication must be accompanied by a stamped and self-addressed envelope. Contributions are returned at the risk of the contributor. The police reserves the right to effect changes to any police Copyright reserved EditorialThe content of this edition of the police magazine reiterates the reality that training, learning and positive interaction are vital components of practical and productive policing. On page three, the Head of Basic police Development, Major General Thema, captured it perfectly when she said: Your skills and knowledge must always be current and compatible with international standards. The challenges in our country and the way that criminal elements want the members of the SAPS to lose focus, only makes us more resolute to guarantee that continuous training, in-service training, refresher courses and skills training will improve our policing expertise and, therefore, eradicate crime from its roots.

3 John Holt once said: We learn something by doing it. There is no other way. On page four, you can read how Lt Col Goba proved this to be true. This policewoman conquered many challenges and determinedly proceeded to eventually self-publish her Acting National Commissioner, Lt Gen Phahlane, and the management of the SAPS met with AfriForum to discuss farm attacks. On page five, you can read how Lt Gen Phahlane implored the active participation of all communities to work with the SAPS to combat farm employees have many questions about the new housing allowance and the functions of the Government Employee Housing Scheme. To assist you in understanding it, we dedicated two pages to the housing allowance and a few frequently asked questions and @ SaPoliceServiceSouth african police Service (SaPS official Page) The SApS pays tribute to members who lost their lives in the line of duty between the period 2016-04-01 to 2016-04-30 and whose cases have been of HoNoUrPErSal NrraNKSUrNaME & iNitialSProViNCEdatE oF dEatHCatEGorY0481440-1 WOdidi JcKZN2016-05-23 Murder0513242-8 WOHomu JLimpopo2016-05-28 Murder A marbled sculpture shall rise to their memory, engraved stone shall bear record of their deeds, and their remembrance shall be as lasting as the land they honoured.

4 We continue the series on firearms and related topics with an article on estate pages 10 and 11, we focus on the SAPS s Internal Audit Activity and its tasks. Pages 12 and 13 are dedicated to young people who have substance abuse problems and EHW s guidelines to help total of 113 employees of the SAPS recently graduated from the ongoing Adult Education and Training project and now have opportunities for further learning and annual Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work campaign once again provided teenage learners with an opportunity to meet career role models and consider a career in the focus on the youth continues in our Flash News with an outreach to the children of Sinako. The success of our members in the eradication of drugs in Beaufort West is featured on page 17. The Second-Hand Goods Act, 2009 (Act No 6 of 2009) is quite complex to understand and on pages 18 and 19, we strive to simplify the Act in a question and answer line with the SAPS s back-to-basics approach and with this month s focus on training, you can learn more about the 15-week Detectives Crime Skills Programme on page 20.

5 A total of 243 detectives recently completed the programme, which has been designed to improve their investigating trust that you will enjoy this month s content. Remain alert and keep up the good work. Maj Gen Vuyisile Ngesi02 Acting National Commissioner s Message03 NIU members obtain Operators Badges 04 SAPS member publishes her book 05 SAPS and AfriForum collaborates06 New Housing allowance08 Estate firearms10 SAPS Internal Audit12 EHW14 SAPS eradicating illiteracy15 Girls exposed to careers in the SAPS16 Flash News18 Second hand goods20 Crime skills programme21 Missing Persons22 Wanted PersonsPOLICEJUNE 20160203policeJUNe 2016the south african police Service (SaPS) is currently embarking on a re-enlistment process in order to capacitate specialised environments, such as the detective Service, Visible Policing, K9 units, Public order Policing units and Support re-enlistment process will be relevant to the 2016/2017 financial year only and we are looking at re-employing former members and appoint them into the ranks of Constable to Colonel, depending on the rank they held when they left the is Youth Month and the SAPS is continuously and prominently involved in initiatives to enhance the lives of young people.

6 We know that the south african youth are confronted by numerous challenges and that they need to make short-term and long-term choices which impact their future. These choices are obviously influenced and informed by prevailing socio-economic conditions. There are also external pressures in communities where they live, such as crime, drug and alcohol abuse, teenage pregnancy, peer group pressure and other social SAPS is responsible for preventing that young people become involved in delinquent and negative behaviour. However, this can only be done in partnership with our communities and the business sector. Initiatives to educate and develop our youth, is a crucial investment in the future of south Africa as they are the future NatioNal CoMMiSSioNEr S MESSaGE, lt GEN KHoMotSo PHaHlaNE NiU MEMBErS oBtaiN operATorS bAdGeS aNd arE oPEratioNallY rEadYat least 54 members of the National intervention Unit (NiU) of the operational response division in Pretoria, received their operators badge at a colourful badge parade at the tshwane SaPS academy on 20 May parade follows after members successful completion of a rigorous and intense 11-month long proficiency training period for the 2015/2016 financial year intake, where successful members had to endure a rigorous process to obtain their operators badges.

7 In her keynote address, Maj Gen Sandra Thema, the Head: Basic police Development Component said, These NIU Operators Badges that you receive today, you obtained as part of a vigorous training programme as all of you can attest to. A programme of endurance, self-sacrifice, pushing your body and mind to higher levels of accomplishment and preparation for the task of becoming part of this Unit with its own demanding mandate. Continuous training, in-service training, refresher and skills training are of such great importance in maintaining the operators status for operators in these units. Your skills and knowledge must always be current and compatible with international challenges that we as a country are facing, the way that the criminal elements want us to lose focus, will only make us more determined to remain focused on what is expected from us. NIU members, your training, equipment, skills and personal attributes will ensure that you will not become corrupt or criminal.

8 It gives me a profound feeling of pride when I look at you here on parade today, that you conquered the challenge to become part of this elite group of men and women in blue, to become operators in one of the Tactical Specialized Units in the south african police Service. I wish you well on the journey ahead. It will be difficult, but if you succeed, it will be worthwhile. According to Brig Elias Tsiloane, the Section Head: National Interventions, the recipients had to undergo tough selection processes to achieve their goal. It took a lot of dedication, courage, pain and determination for these recipients to progress along the course in order to join this elite team, the pride of the country, to realise their dreams today. It was not an easy task for them to negotiate all the phases of the course, such as the pre-selection process, endurance programme which is also known as vasbyt , the weapons phase, as well as the urban and rural phases, but their hard work and determination enabled them to pull through, Brig Tsiloane the core responsibilities of the Divisional Commissioner: Operational Response Services, is ensuring that there is an operationally ready Specialized Tactical Unit, such as the National Intervention Unit, to be deployed in medium to high-risk situations in order to stabilise situations where ordinary By Capt Kgabo Mashamaite Photographs by WO Tinyiko Mathebulapolicing has been compromised.

9 It was officially established in 2000 with a core function to perform medium and high-risk of the core responsibilities of the Divisional Commissioner: Operational Response Services, is ensuring that there is an operationally ready Specialized Tactical Unit, such as the National Intervention Units, that can be deployed in medium to high-risk situations to stabilize situations where ordinary policing has been the 2015/2016 financial year, the SAPS s Annual Report to Parliament states that the NIU responded and successfully policed and stabilized 2 920 incidents. These incidents included 1 919 interventions dealing with the rendering of specialized operational assistance to police stations and other government departments where the risk/threat level required NIU involvement regarding serious and violent crimes, 288 deployments to escort dangerous awaiting-trail detainees or sentenced prisoners, 822 self-initiated operations and 191 deployments to protect VIPs that resulted in many arrests, seizures as well as saving and protecting the lives of many south african citizens and safeguarding many properties during these interventions.

10 Other units involvement include the national deployments to the Kruger National Park, the hostels in KwaZulu-Natal and Operation Lockdown in Port badge symbols Sword symbol of justice, fairness and a quest to uphold the law. laurel unity under which operational members of the unit perform their daily duties and it indicates that the unit is prepared to work with other specialised units under the ORS Division in performing medium and high-risk operations. books scroll Bill of Rights, Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Act compass Indicator pertaining to the versatility of the NIU and it also indicates that members of the unit are prepared to travel to the furthest parts of the country to ensure that criminals are brought before a court of law. Thunder flash Indicates that NIU members act swiftly against those who violate the basic rights of the innocent and also demonstrates that members are at all times ready to deploy rapidly anywhere in the RSA and also internationally at a moment s Gen Sandra thema, the Basic police development Component Head pinning an operators Badge on a recipient 20160405policeJUNe 2016dEtErMiNEd SaPS MEMBEr PUBliSHES HEr oWN booKBy Capt Keitumetse Mmushilieutenant Colonel Nokulunga Goba (NG) from the Nelspruit accounting: loss Management Subsection, recently published her first book titled THe SToNe THAT WAS Never TUrNed.