Police management says an additional R100 million has been made available to provinces as part of efforts to eradicate gender-based violence.
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) convened a ministerial briefing on Tuesday, which focused on the police’s progress in addressing shortcomings regarding resources.
Officials say expanding population numbers in Gauteng and the Western Cape due to interprovincial migration has put additional strain on policing resources allocated to these provinces.
Chief financial officer at the SAPS, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, said that their focus was also on ensuring that the police’s family violence, child protection, and s.e.xual offences units were adequately resourced.
“An additional R100 million should be allocated to the provinces so that we operationalize the GBV action plan and we also target the resourcing of our FCS units.”
Officers have stressed that provinces with the highest incidence of reported crimes are being prioritized when budgets are allocated.
“Provinces receive their budget allocation and then the provincial commissioners in those provinces then determine their priorities and redistribute further in terms of their police stations.”
A total budget of more than R7 billion has been approved to fund police operations for the 2022/23 financial year.
-EWN
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