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GAUTENG POLICING COORDINATION GAUTENG POLICING COORDINATION AND READINESS FOR THE 2010 AND READINESS FOR THE 2010

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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON POLICECOMMITTEE ON POLICE

Tuesday, May 11, 2010Tuesday, May 11, 2010Parliament of the Republic of South AfricaParliament of the Republic of South Africa

CAPE TOWNCAPE TOWN

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Introduction of delegates Introduction of delegates

• Advocate Mongezi Tshongweni – HOD: Gauteng Advocate Mongezi Tshongweni – HOD: Gauteng Department of Community SafetyDepartment of Community Safety

• Mr Chris Ngcobo – Chief of Police: Johannesburg Mr Chris Ngcobo – Chief of Police: Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)

• Mr Hlula Msimang – Chief of Police: Ekurhuleni Mr Hlula Msimang – Chief of Police: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD)Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD)

• Ms Pinkie Mathabathe – Acting Chief of Police: Ms Pinkie Mathabathe – Acting Chief of Police: Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD)Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD)

• Mr Solomon Maila – Director: Police Performance Mr Solomon Maila – Director: Police Performance Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

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Contents Contents

• Provincial profileProvincial profile

• Provincial strengthProvincial strength

• Constitutional mandateConstitutional mandate

• Legislative mandateLegislative mandate

• Annual crime prevention plans for municipal Annual crime prevention plans for municipal police servicespolice services

• Aggravated Robbery Strategy, 2008 (ARS)Aggravated Robbery Strategy, 2008 (ARS)

• Areas of cooperationAreas of cooperation

• The Gauteng Intergovernmental Safety The Gauteng Intergovernmental Safety Coordinating Committee (GISCC)Coordinating Committee (GISCC)

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Contents cont…Contents cont…

• Civilian OversightCivilian Oversight

• ConclusionConclusion

• Metropolitan Police Departments (Presentations Metropolitan Police Departments (Presentations by the Chiefs of Police)by the Chiefs of Police)-- Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD)Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD)

-- Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD)(JMPD)

-- Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD)Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD)

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Provincial profileProvincial profile

• South Africa’s most densely populated province, South Africa’s most densely populated province, with 9.6 million people (when it is only 1.4% of with 9.6 million people (when it is only 1.4% of the total land surface of the Republic)the total land surface of the Republic)

• Gauteng represents 20.2% of SA’s total Gauteng represents 20.2% of SA’s total population, according to the mid-2007 estimates population, according to the mid-2007 estimates by Stats SAby Stats SA

• 31 816 sworn police officers and 6 633 civilian 31 816 sworn police officers and 6 633 civilian employees of the SAPS (April 2010)employees of the SAPS (April 2010)

• Police-population ratio of 1:315 (1 police officer Police-population ratio of 1:315 (1 police officer for every 315 citizens)for every 315 citizens)

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Provincial strengthProvincial strengthLaw Enforcement Agencies Employees

EMPD 2134

JMPD 4365

TMPD 2120

Gauteng Traffic Police 843

SAPS 31 816

Total Provincial Strength 41 278

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Constitutional mandateConstitutional mandate

Section 206 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic, 1996Section 206 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic, 1996

entitles the province to –entitles the province to –

• Monitor police conductMonitor police conduct• Oversee the effectiveness and efficiency of the LEAsOversee the effectiveness and efficiency of the LEAs• Promote good relations between the police and thePromote good relations between the police and the communitycommunity• Assess the effectiveness of visible policingAssess the effectiveness of visible policing• Liaise with the Minister of Police with respect to crime Liaise with the Minister of Police with respect to crime and policing in the provinceand policing in the province

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Legislative mandateLegislative mandate

• The MEC responsible for policing approves The MEC responsible for policing approves applications for the establishment of a municipal or applications for the establishment of a municipal or metropolitan police service in terms of section 64A metropolitan police service in terms of section 64A (3) of the SAPS Amendment Act, Act 83 of 1998(3) of the SAPS Amendment Act, Act 83 of 1998

• The MEC is entitled to information and documents The MEC is entitled to information and documents under the control of the MPD in order to assess under the control of the MPD in order to assess compliance with conditions determined by him/her compliance with conditions determined by him/her and the maintenance of national standardsand the maintenance of national standards

• The MEC is empowered to appoint an administrator The MEC is empowered to appoint an administrator for the MPD, if it fails to comply with conditions or for the MPD, if it fails to comply with conditions or maintain national standards maintain national standards

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Aggravated Robbery Aggravated Robbery Strategy (ARS)Strategy (ARS)

• The Gauteng Provincial Government has, in The Gauteng Provincial Government has, in conjunction with the SAPS, developed the conjunction with the SAPS, developed the Gauteng Aggravated Robbery Strategy (ARS) in Gauteng Aggravated Robbery Strategy (ARS) in June 2008June 2008

• The ARS guides a range of different role-players The ARS guides a range of different role-players towards the common objective of reducing violent towards the common objective of reducing violent robberies and their support networksrobberies and their support networks

• The strategy also recognises the need for greater The strategy also recognises the need for greater levels of support and cooperation between all levels of support and cooperation between all LEAs, i.e. SAPS, MPDs, Gauteng Traffic Police and LEAs, i.e. SAPS, MPDs, Gauteng Traffic Police and traffic police departments at local municipalitiestraffic police departments at local municipalities

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Aggravated Robbery Aggravated Robbery Strategy continuedStrategy continued

• Provincial Crime Combating Forum (PCCF) Provincial Crime Combating Forum (PCCF) – – The province has established a PCCF for the The province has established a PCCF for the coordination and promotion of cooperation coordination and promotion of cooperation between all law enforcement agenciesbetween all law enforcement agencies

• Implementation of the ARS Implementation of the ARS – It is through the – It is through the PCCF and a Joint Steering Committee on the ARS PCCF and a Joint Steering Committee on the ARS that the implementation of the strategy is tracked that the implementation of the strategy is tracked and underperforming clusters that may benefit and underperforming clusters that may benefit from support and advice are identifiedfrom support and advice are identified

• ParticipationParticipation – All LEAs are part of the PCCF and – All LEAs are part of the PCCF and Cluster Crime Combating Forums (CCCFs)Cluster Crime Combating Forums (CCCFs)

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Areas of cooperationAreas of cooperationThe LEAs are enjoined to cooperate, The LEAs are enjoined to cooperate, inter aliainter alia, in –, in –

• The tracing of wanted suspectsThe tracing of wanted suspects• Disruptive visits at markets for stolen goodsDisruptive visits at markets for stolen goods• Strategic roadblocks/stop and search operationsStrategic roadblocks/stop and search operations• Joint visibility operations in TRIO crime hotspotsJoint visibility operations in TRIO crime hotspots• Intelligence-driven operational deployment to neutralise Intelligence-driven operational deployment to neutralise crime highflyers, especially in respect of TRIO crimescrime highflyers, especially in respect of TRIO crimes• Rapid responses to 10111 emergency calls for assistanceRapid responses to 10111 emergency calls for assistance• Public transport-related threats (Taxi violence and BRT)Public transport-related threats (Taxi violence and BRT)• Operations targeting illegal alcohol outletsOperations targeting illegal alcohol outlets

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Gauteng Intergovernmental Gauteng Intergovernmental Safety Coordinating Safety Coordinating Committee (GISCC)Committee (GISCC)

• The GISCC The GISCC – The Provincial Government has – The Provincial Government has established the GISCC, which is chaired by established the GISCC, which is chaired by the MEC and comprises the MMCs for public safety, to the MEC and comprises the MMCs for public safety, to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach to policing at provincial and local levelspolicing at provincial and local levels• Focus areas for the GISCC Focus areas for the GISCC – The GISCC focuses, – The GISCC focuses, among others, on the role of local government among others, on the role of local government in crime prevention, generally, and that of wardin crime prevention, generally, and that of ward councilors in the fight against crime, including rural councilors in the fight against crime, including rural safetysafety

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Civilian OversightCivilian Oversight

• GIPPS sessions GIPPS sessions – The province also convenes what it – The province also convenes what it refers to as the Gauteng Information on Police refers to as the Gauteng Information on Police Performance System (GIPPS) sessions with the LEAs to Performance System (GIPPS) sessions with the LEAs to monitor police station performance in relation to TRIO monitor police station performance in relation to TRIO crimes as well as crimes against women and childrencrimes as well as crimes against women and children

• Resolutions Resolutions – In the GIPPS sessions, resolutions are – In the GIPPS sessions, resolutions are agreed, which the LEAs or Department should agreed, which the LEAs or Department should implementimplement

• Cluster interactions Cluster interactions – The MEC’s monitoring team – The MEC’s monitoring team also interacts with the 22 clusters weekly to deal with also interacts with the 22 clusters weekly to deal with cluster-specific operational performance matters cluster-specific operational performance matters

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ConclusionConclusion

I thank you!I thank you!