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Editorial“i have learned that you should not go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou

Indeed, one should not only expect to always be

at the receiving end, but also endeavour to give to others. Do not shy away from helping others by saying “but what do I have to give?” Giving is not only about handing over physical goods or money. you can give something of yourself, your time and acts of service also count. Even the smallest acts of caring can make a huge difference in another person’s life. So get up and do something for someone! We cannot help everybody, but every person can help someone.

The annual commemoration of the Nelson Mandela International Day on the late peace icon’s birthday anniversary, 18 July, is a tangible reminder for all to serve their fellow human beings. On this day, people are urged to dedicate 67 minutes, which is symbolic of the 67 years Madiba devoted to fighting for a better South Africa, of their time to helping others. This year’s Mandela Day theme, in response to the fact that over 60% of South African children live in poverty and that one in five South Africans live in extreme poverty, was ‘taking Action Against poverty’.

Heeding this call, the South African Police Service helped their fellow men through various acts of kindness throughout the country. The men and women in blue helped two families, one in KwaMhlanga in

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Mpumalanga and the other in Soshanguve in Gauteng, who had lost their homes to fire, and literally began to rebuild their lives by assisting them in building new houses. Police officials also visited old-age homes to spend time with the elderly, helped to clean up the centres, and donated food parcels and blankets. A few of our members’ good deeds are featured on pages three to seven.

It would seem that the need to help others is something inherent to South Africans, and the old adage of charity beginning at home is absolutely true for our country. Recent research statistics show that about 25% of all employed metropolitan South Africans are taking financial care of their parents, adult children and extended families. This month’s Employee Health and Wellness feature, ‘Sandwich Generation’ (pp 14 and 15), details how to cope with the responsibilities that may, at times, be overwhelming and find ways of preventing this from being passed on to the next generation.

To enable one to help others, one must first help himself or herself. The SAPS continuously endeavours to find ways of improving itself so that service delivery can be enhanced. We recently held the first-ever SAPS youth conference to groom young police officials to become better leaders (pp 8 and 9). We also held a symposium on crime statistics in efforts to improve the integrity of crime statics and to reach international recording standards (pp 10 and 11) and launched a Fitness lifestyle Programme in line with the Physical Fitness Maintenance Policy introduced in October last year (p 18).

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02 Message from the National Commissioner

03 Mandela Day

08 Inaugral SAPS youth Conference

10 Crime Statistics Symposium 12 Auxillary Services 14 EHW - Sandwich Generation

16 The Christion Police Association

18 Viva Fitness

20 Clamp down on corruption at ORTIA

21 Missing Persons

22 Wanted Persons

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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.

the SApS pays tribute to members who lost their lives in the line of duty.

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in the spirit of Mandela day, the South african Police Service’s gender desks recently reached

out to a fellow colleague who was in dire need. the Women’s Network and ‘Men for Change’ with the help of sponsors, such as Build it and railway Furnishers, built a two bedroom house and outside toilets for the Kekana family in Sun City B, KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga.

In March this year, Mr Ezrom Kekana (52), a groundsman at the Operational Response Services Division’s Moloto Training Academy and his family experienced a horrific life-changing ordeal when they watched their home and cars burn down to ashes. Mr Kekana has six children who are all of schooling age. Members of the SAPS also helped the family finish building their new house and started a food garden.

At the handing over ceremony, the Deputy National Commissioner for Human Resource Management, lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya, expressed the SAPS’s delight for having been able to help one of their own for the very first time. “We are honoured to be lending a helping hand to the Kekana family so that they can go back to some sort of normality. I can imagine the heartache they went through in the months leading up to this day,” she said. lt Gen Mgwenya further urged everybody to help who and when they could, no matter how little they thought it might be. “let us contribute to the ones who do not have so that we can make a difference in society,” she said.

As Mr Kekana related, the family lost their home after his nephew, who was visiting, got involved in a squabble with

one of the kids in the area. Mr Kekana said that he had intervened and thought he had calmed the situation down.“I was so surprised when a few days later, members of our community, gathered in front of my yard, hurling insults and throwing stones at our windows. I just figured that it had something to do with the boys’ fight,” he said.

Mr Kekana said a young man came to his house to warn him of a meeting he had just attended where locals were planning to attack the Kekana family a few days after the

incident had occurred.

“My wife and I managed to get the children to the local tribal authority’s house safely, but watched from a neighbour’s house as the community burnt our two vehicles and 11 room house. Two vehicles of the fire brigade arrived later, but everything was already in ashes,” said an emotional Kekana.

The family was subsequently placed at a Victims’ Care Centre in KwaMhlanga and they were later moved to a permanent stand in the KwaMhlanga area, which is where they had been staying in a shack, before the SAPS assisted them. bAcK to bASicS toWArdS A SAfer toMorroW

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the South african Police Service continues to make positive strides in our daily struggle of

defeating the scourge of crime in our country. We are incredibly proud of the work done by our men and women in blue in ensuring that we relentlessly pursue the perpetrators of crime and bring them to book. We ought to always uphold our solemn oath of office and steadfastly strive to ensure that the people of the republic of South africa, are and feel safe.

Our country has recently witnessed a spate of break-ins and burglaries in government offices. To this end, two suspects were arrested in the Pretoria CBD and have already appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court and remanded in custody. We want to laud the investigating officers who worked around the clock to nab these criminals. Their astute investigation has positively linked these suspects to seven burglaries where an assortment of equipment, including laptops and memory sticks, which were crucial exhibits in the pending investigation.

We must also be proud of the work done by our members stationed at the OR Tambo International Airport following a number of brazen criminal acts at the airport. We have devised a strategy to decisively deal with these criminal

acts and we believe that we will not falter. As a matter of concern, we want to warn all police officials who are colluding with these criminal syndicates that they will not be spared the full might of the law. It will be an act of abdicating our responsibility to the citizenry, if we fail to deal harshly with those within our ranks who do not respect the badge. In the words of Minister Fikile Mbalula, we will hunt them down with the ferocity of a cornered bull and the agility of a cat.

We have also recently witnessed a shocking spate of femicide incidents and want to state unequivocally that we will not allow the abuse and persecution of the vulnerable in society. We will spare neither effort nor energy to bring to book those who continue to perpetuate this scourge.

We would like to thank members of the police who have been doing a good job. We acknowledge your selfless contribution to the cause of policing. We are quite optimistic that we will reclaim our streets from the clutches of criminals and squeeze their space to zero.


Members of the rietgat Police Station commemorated this year’s Nelson Mandela

international day by building a shanty at the Phiri’s homestead at 1832 Block HH in Soshanguve, after the destitute family’s home had mysteriously burnt down, more than a month ago.

Mandela Day calls on all global citizens to spend 18 July, Mandela’s birthday, to make the world a better place by spending 67 minutes of their time rendering service or doing good deeds for others. The 67 minutes is symbolic of Madiba’s years of public service in active politics, which culminated in him being appointed as the first black president of a democratic South Africa, after he had been released from prison. The day has been commemorated annually since 2009, following a unanimous decision by the United Nations’ General Assembly.

Today, the campaign is carried out in 149 countries and thousands of Mandela Day initiatives exist worldwide. The theme for this year’s campaign is ‘taking Action Against poverty’. According to the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Mandela Day and Outreach Programmes Manager, yase Godlo, this theme “focuses on mobilising everyone to get involved and make a meaningful difference in fighting poverty in all its forms”. Godlo also said that this year’s theme was a switch from the four pillars of service – education and literacy, food security, shelter and volunteering – to the overriding theme of taking action against poverty.

The Station Commander of the Rietgat Police Station, Colonel Dikeledi Hlatshwayo, said, “We chose the family after their tragic experience, where their house was burnt down and they were left with nothing. All their documents and other valuable goods were also gutted by fire…we realised that in our policing precinct, there was no other

Members of the rietgat police Station erecting a shanty for the phiri family in block HH,

Soshanguve, in honour of Nelson Mandela.

household that was more deserving that the Phiri’s.” The Phiri household is a family of four who survive on proceeds of odd jobs, which they source from their community. “We feel that they deserved our philanthropic gesture and we saw it befitting that we help them in the spirit of Tata Madiba,” said Captain Stephen Maluleka, the Spokesperson of the Rietgat Police Station.

“On behalf of the Rietgat Police Station and the entire South African Police Service, we feel intrinsically fulfilled to have helped the family by extending our efforts to the less fortunate and we would like to thank the local business community for coming on board and offering their donations,” said Captain Maluleka.

Ms Juliet Phiri, the head of the household, said that she was very grateful that the police station had chosen to assist their family. “We lost everything in that fire. We did not know how we were going to be able to reconstruct our home because we do not have much to survive on. When they told us they were coming here to offer help, everyone was very excited,” she said. However, Ms Phiri appealed to the police station to look out for other households who may also need assistance so that they too can be helped. “We may not be the only ones living under such conditions here and I pray that they can also go and look for others who may need their help. It will make a difference in their lives knowing that the Rietgat Police Station cares for everyone,” she said.

rietGAt PoliCE StatioN HElPS NEEdY FaMilY oN MaNdEla daYBy WO Percy Sepaela Photographs by WO Tinyiko Mathebula

the SApS and members of the community policing forum, including their Youth desk, did their part for Mandela day.


By Capt Keitumetse Mmushi Photograph by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

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“it is in your hands to make of the world a better place.”

– Former President Nelson Mandela

We heed the late Madiba’s call to make the world a better place by celebrating Mandela Day annually. This year, members of the South African Police Service’s Rapid Rail Unit in Silverton visited the Suid-Afrikaanse Vroue Federasie Old-age Home in Silverton to lend a helping hand to the elderly for the day. Members washed the windows of the home and donated food parcels to the elderly.

According to the old-age home’s manager, Riette van der Berg, the home has 150 residents and caters for everyone, regardless of financial, social and medical background. She also expressed her gratitude to the men and women in blue for helping out with cleaning the home’s windows and providing extra food.

“The day was great. It was also well-organised. I could see that the police officers were really happy to be here and the

By Capt Kgabo Mashamaite Photographs by WO Anne Magakoe

‘KNittiNG liveS’ HElPiNG CoMMUNitiES WitH SMall aCtS

the acting deputy National Commissioner for Management intervention,

lieutenant General dumisa Magadlela, representing the South african Police Service, joined the department of Correctional Service’s losperfontein Correctional Centre, as well as the department of Health, the department of Social development, and the Madibeng local Municipality in the North West, in handing over scarves and blankets to over 200 elderly people at the Sonop old-age Home near Brits on 18 July 2017.

This was their contribution to the 67 minutes of humanitarian efforts to celebrate the life of the late, former President Nelson Mandela. The blankets and scarves were courtesy of the correctional centre’s community outreach programme called ‘Knitting lives’. According to the losperfontein Correctional Facility Inmates’ Chairperson, Abram lusenga, the project is part of a reintegration process that facilitates reintroducing offenders into the community.

“‘Knitting lives is a gesture for us as inmates to thank our elderly for raising us and we thought it necessary to schedule this moment on the day that the world remembers our icon (Madiba) for his selfless humanitarian efforts. We would also like to use this event to transform our lives and mend our relationships that were disrupted, because of our past criminal activities. It took us about three months to knit the scarves that we are distributing here today,” said lusenga.

lt Gen Magadlela encouraged everybody to dedicate 67 minutes of their time to community work. He said that the Nelson Mandela International Day required everyone’s participation and that everybody should take responsibility for making the world a better place, one step at a time. lt Gen Magadlela said that the day aimed at inspiring individuals to do good deeds and all organisations to contribute toward the positive transformation of our society by embracing the values of humanity, like Mandela did in his lifetime.

In his keynote address, the Madibeng local Municipality Chief Whip, Counsellor Petrus Makgabo, urged all stakeholders to unite in order to better the lives of people. “let us allocate our 67 minutes beyond the birthday anniversary of the late Nelson Mandela. It should be a permanent feature to improve the lives of our community members. let us touch other people’s lives every day. For that to happen, we need to open our doors and embrace the spirit of ubuntu,” he said.

Immediately after the formal proceedings, the members of the SAPS heeded the call to serve others by cleaning the yard, painting some buildings and mopping the floors of the sleeping quarters, as well as the canteen.

the Acting deputy National commissioner for Management intervention, lieutenant General dumisa Magadlela, wraps a blanked over an elderly woman during the ‘Knitting lives’ event to commemorate the Nelson Mandela international day at the Sonop old Age Home near brits on 18 July 2017.

Members of the SApS cleaning the Sonop old Age Home buildings with other community members, during the ‘Knitting lives’ event hosted by the losperfontein correctional centre.

elderly enjoyed the visit a lot. These are the same police officers who come here to give us safety awareness tips for when the residents go out to do their shopping,” said Ms Van der Berg.

Colonel Phillip Petro of the Silverton Rapid Rail Unit said that it was a norm for his unit to reach out to the needy and less privileged on Mandela Day. “Today is a chance for us to give back to the elderly and for them to reflect on the days when they were young. They also made meaningful contributions to society in the past and now they need us,” he said.

A resident of the old-age home, Sannie lloyd (76), could not help but praise the SAPS for having the elderly in mind on Mandela Day. “We are so happy that you are here. In the news, we only see and hear negative stories about the police, but just look at the beautiful things you are doing for us today. It warms our hearts. We pray for the police every night. I am personally touched that you, the police, care so much about us,” she said.


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The event was attended by the SAPS’s young employees nominated from all nine provinces. The Minister of Police, Mr Fikile Mbalula, the Deputy Minister of Police, Mr Bongani Mkongi, the interim Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, lieutenant General lesetja Mothiba, as well as the SAPS’s various provincial and divisional commissioners, attended the event.

In his welcoming address, lt Gen Mothiba emphasised the importance of such events and expressed his sense of privilege for being part of the very first SAPS’s youth conference. “It is always refreshing to be among young people. One can feel the boundless energy that the youth have.…acknowledging youth Month and celebrating this day, proves that the SAPS understands that the development of this organisation is based on the conviction that young people are crucial to this (the development) process,” he said. lt Gen Mothiba further indicated that the SAPS saw it as its task to start looking at mechanisms that could be used to prepare the youth to assume leadership roles in the future and to ensure that they are capacitated to

carry the baton forward. He said that doing so would put soon-to-retire managers’ minds at ease, knowing that the organisation would be handed over to people who are ready to take it forward.

Two motivational speakers, a young yFM radio DJ, Ms Khutso Theledi, and the Vanderbijlpark Police Station Commander, Brigadier Nikiwe Hoaeane took to the podium and delivered inspirational messages to the youth.

In her address, Ms Theledi encouraged the youth to consider themselves privileged for being employed, given the high unemployment rate in the country. Theledi also warned them to stay away from the temptation of “making a quick buck” and urged them to refuse bribes and arrest those who offered them bribes. “As young as you are, it is your duty to ensure that South Africa is corruption free,” she said.

Brig Hoaeane reminded the youth that being a police officer was not a job, but a calling. She said this was because good

about 1 500 young South african Police Service employees participated in the first-ever youth conference hosted by the SaPS. the conference, themed empowered Youth, brighter future was

held at the SaPS tshwane academy in Pretoria on 29 June 2017. the conference sought to encourage the SaPS’s young employees to observe South africa’s Constitutional values, as well as motivate them to aspire and work toward fulfilling leadership roles in the SaPS in the near future.

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YoUtH coNfereNce police officials bent over backwards to do more than what was indicated in their job descriptions and performance evaluation plans. She further advised the youth to treat people, regardless of their status in society, who visited Community Service Centres, with respect.

In his keynote address, Police Minister Mbalula spoke emphatically and lengthily about matters that concerned the youth. He also paid tribute to those who fought for freedom from apartheid, especially the youth at that time. He urged the audience to appreciate the fallen freedom fighters’ efforts because they died fighting for a democracy that they could never experience.

Minister Mbalula passionately stated that the youth were the “revolutionary strata of every society” who were “responsible for change”. He further said that young people had many dreams and motivated the youth to embrace their innate ambition. “If you live a life of crime, you will be a criminal. If you live a life of ambition, courage and education, you will be the best of the best in South Africa,” said Minister Mbalula.

Echoing Brig Hoaeane’s sentiments, Police Minister Mbalula warned young police officials to guard against falling into the trap of being bribed by criminals. He also emphasised the significance of police academies in instilling the discipline that would allow them to do so. “you must be imbued with values that will make you become a good human being,” said Minister Mbalula.

Minister Mbalula urged veteran employees to embrace and equip new ones. “When we talk about the youth, we talk about the future … we must not be afraid of the youth, we must give them responsibilities so that they can see that they are of value in the Police Service,” he said. In his closing remarks, Minister Mbalula said that he would like the youth to be in top management, but also emphasised that there should be a balance as the organisation could not be managed without experience.

During the proceedings, the youth engaged with a panel of experts on four topics: youth as First Responders to Crime; youth as Agents of Change; Employee Health and Wellness (EHW); and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This engagement aimed at opening discussions between the youth and experts, allowing the youth to express their views, and allowing the experts the opportunity to impart their knowledge.

The Section Head for Psychology Services in the Employee Health and Wellness (EHW) Section, Brig Petunia lenono, who gave a presentation on EHW, emphasised the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle by engaging in physical exercise and refraining from substance abuse. She encouraged the youth to take care of their health because having ailing policewomen and policemen, would hamper the organisation’s ability to attain its objectives and goals.

During the question-and-answer session, an audience member raised a concern regarding the deployment of chaplains at police stations, saying that chaplains only

availed themselves when a member had died. In response to this, Brig lenono said that EHW, in cognisance of members’ stressful working conditions, not only offered reactive, but also proactive services. She assured the audience that the matter would receive attention.

In her presentation on GBV, the Section Head of Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Investigations, Brig Anneke Pienaar, indicated the problematic nature of GBV in terms of its precise definition. However, she defined it as “violence against the person based on the gender”. A problem regarding this matter, was the lack of GBV specialised training for members who deal with such cases. Brig Pienaar, however, assured the audience that the organisation had already begun making provision for such training.

The Deputy National Commissioner for Human Resource Management, lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya, closed the proceedings with an inspiring speech on the importance of the country’s youth. She said that she was confident that the youth had learned a lot at the conference and hoped that they would continue to learn more as they prepared themselves to take over the reigns in the near future.

the Minister of police, Mr fikile Mbalula, the deputy Minister of police, Mr bongani Mkongi and the Acting National commissioner, lieutenant General lesetja Mothiba, singing the National Anthem at the South African police Service’s first-ever youth conference held at the SApS tshwane Academy, pretoria.

A young police official posing questions to a panel of South African police Service experts at the SApS’s first-ever youth conference held at the SApS tshwane Academy, pretoria.

SApS tArGetiNG iNtErNatioNal CriME rECordiNG StaNdardSBy Capt Vincent Mukhathi Photographs by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

delegates listening to presentations during the 2017 Symposium on Crime Statistics held at the Council of Scientific and industrial research Centre.

card cloning and card swopping. They also proposed that crime definitions and crime categories should reflect the South African context.

In his address on ‘Vision and Future Strategic Direction of the Management of Statistics in South Africa’, the Statistician General of South Africa, Dr Pali lehohla, told delegates that the use of data collected by Stats SA in the Victims of Crime Survey, shares more insight on why some crime goes unreported and elaborates on the extent thereof, as well as the perceptions of victims of crime. He emphasised the importance of accurate recording and said that “no crime, whether big or small, should be left behind”.

The Divisional Commissioner for Research, lt Gen (Dr) Bongiwe Zulu, indicated that stringent guidelines had to be formulated in terms of crime classification and recording standards that had to be used from police station up to national level. “The new guidelines will help us at station level, where crime is reported or crime statistics are recorded. They should talk to the constable at station level, where statements are taken,” she said.

the South african Police Service has adopted Policy No 1 of the 2017 Crime Statistics to

ensure that the recording of crime statistics is of the highest quality. the research division hosted a symposium, themed: ‘Moving towards international crime recording Standards through purified and Standardised crime Statistics’, where about 270 delegates sought ways to improve the integrity of South africa’s crime statistics.

Experts from within, as well as outside the organisation, convened at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Centre in Pretoria from 26 to 27 June 2017 and deliberated on the anatomy of crime statistics, such as crime classification, definition and recording standards.

In his welcoming address, the interim Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, lieutenant General lesetja Mothiba, urged delegates to hold discussions with the view of enhancing the credibility of South African crime statistics. “The SAPS fully understands

the mammoth task it is entrusted with – to attain international standards. That is why we have invited critical role players to comprehensively dissect and unpack all challenges that could impede the achievement of our goals,” he said.

One of the speakers, Mr Harry Thema from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) presenting on Crime Classification and Recording Standards, emphasised that standardisation should comply with values and principles portrayed by the United Nations’ Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and Article 3 of the African Charter on Statistics.

Another speaker, Dr Simon Howell from the Institute for Safety Government and Criminology at the University of Cape Town, told the delegates that crime statistics may also be used to inform wider criminal justice processes, which, in itself, could strengthen service delivery by expediting dockets, increasing convictions and strengthening the State’s cases.

On defining crimes, delegates were of the view that crime definitions should be amended regularly and timeously to make provision for new and/or emerging crimes, such as

the Statistician General of South africa, dr Pali lehohla, addressing the 2017 Symposium on the importance of accurate data recording in crime statistics.

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Component is the South african Police Service (SaPS)’s information hub? With their vision of regulating the overall administrative management of the South african Police Service and providing centralised auxiliary and administrative support services, they are vital in ensuring a sound administrative record system.

The component, under the leadership of Maj Gen KE Ngakane, strives at realising their mission as the SAPS’s information hub, to optimise service delivery to internal and external clients, safeguard and archive records and provide access to these records.

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By managing the following functions:• The administration of all files and correspondence kept at

Archives and Registration• A proper postal and franking service• A Record Classification Sytem in terms of the National

Archives of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act No 43 of 1996)• Compliance and evaluations with sound record management

practice

• The administration, compliance and coordination of the Promotion of Access to information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of 2000).

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• provide a responsible, effective and quality service with honesty and integrity in the handling of information and the preservation thereof

• evaluate our service continuously and make every effort to improve on it by monitoring the compliance through inspections and in-service training in terms of corrective measures to ensure compliance with the National Archives of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act No 43 of 1996) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of 2000).

tHiS iS MANdAted bY tHe folloWiNG leGiSlAtioN:

• National Archives of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act No 43 of 1996)• Policy on Archives and Records• Circular on Interim Measures on Archives and Records• Records Classification System• Basic Registration Manual• Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) Document• Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of

2000)• Circulars, SAPS 512 forms, Register and the Regulations to

the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of• 2000)• Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No 4 of

2013).

for More iNforMAtioN or GUidANce WitH reGArd to AUXiliArY ServiceS, YoU MAY coNtAct:

component Head: Major General esther Ngakane


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the ‘Sandwich Generation’ is a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, responsible both for bringing up their own children and taking care of their ageing parents. this generation is

“sandwiched” between supporting their grown children and their ageing parents.

the growth of the ‘Sandwich Generation’ is a global phenomenon in developed countries, such as america and Britain, experiencing visible growth in the number of people falling into this group.

in South africa, more and more individuals are also obliged to financially support their parents, who did not save enough for their retirement, as well as their children who are leaving home at a much later age, often requiring financial, physical and emotional support.

according to the latest data, almost 25% of all employed metropolitan South africans fall into this group. Many South africans are now not only responsible for financially supporting their parents and children, but also their siblings and members of their extended family.

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SAviNGS leSSoNS for tHe ‘SANdWicH GeNerAtioN’Compiled by Duran Johnston

4. plan for your retirement

To ensure that you do not inflict this phenomenon on the next generation, ensure you start saving for your own retirement from an early age.

Consider alternative, more affordable ways to invest in your retirement, such as a Tax-Free Savings Account. The money paid into a tax-free savings account, is not taxed when cashed, neither the interest that it gains.

Extracting full value from a tax-free savings account will require patience and discipline. you are allowed to invest a maximum of R33 000 a year, without exceeding the lifetime limit of R500 000. If you exceed either the annual or lifetime limit, the South African Revenue Service will penalise you, demanding 40% of your above-the-threshold contributions.

5. do not take unnecessary risks Stokvels have long been a safety net for millions of

South Africans and remain a popular way of saving. If you are going to join a stokvel, mitigate any risk by opening a Stokvel Savings Account that allows like-minded people to save in a group – such as a Club Account, Travel Club or Investment Club, or contact the financial adviser of your bank for guidance.

The interest rate of the mentioned group savings

accounts is normally tiered – the higher the balance, the more interest will be earned. With no fees for the monthly management of your account, your savings can only grow. The Travel Club offers additional value-added benefits that can help customers save on the costs of travelling and accommodation.

Save for change and prosper

As their salary is drawn every month, this generation is often unable to save, therefore preventing wealth creation through savings – and this rock and a hard place wedge may have devastating effects.

If the current ‘Sandwich Generation’ does not save, especially for their own retirement, the phenomena will be passed onto the next generation. We have to establish a positive savings culture to ensure that the ‘Sandwich Generation’ does not perpetuate itself in the future.

Being responsible with your finances from an early age, is the only way to guarantee that you do not end up being a burden on your children and extended family when you reach retirement age.

With July being Savings Month, a lot of emphasis is placed on the importance of saving. However, one should be saving regularly and one should be very disciplined about saving because it is not always easy, though the rewards are definitely worth waiting for. The most frivolous or miniscule monthly saving can lead to significant changes to your long-term financial well-being.

five tips to make saving a little easier:

1. Maintain discipline and stick to your budget

Discipline is the main thing the ‘Sandwich Generation’ has to maintain. Following a strict budget and having regular family meetings to clearly outline what you can and cannot afford.

Pay yourself first and prioritise your savings – this way your savings are accounted for and whatever remains, can be allocated to family needs.

2. choose the right savings vehicle If you find it difficult not to dip into your savings,

consider opening a Call Account, which enforces a predetermined waiting period before you can make any withdrawals.

If you receive a cash lump sum, such as an annual bonus, consider putting it into a high-interest bearing account, which will reward you the more you save.

3. Mechanise your saving If you struggle with disciplined saving, arrange a debit

order to ensure it happens every month. This will prevent you from spending money that you could be saving.

for More iNforMAtioN on how to start

saving please do not hesitate to call the financial

Wellness desk at 082 566 7317 or 012 393 5318,

or the standby number 082 301 2138, or your

provincial/divisional social worker.


tHE CHriStiaN PoliCE aSSoCiatioN (cpA)

What is the purpose of the cpA?

“The CPA in South Africa consists of policemen and police-women who love the lord, speak one another’s language, and therefore also support one another, encourage and pray for one another. We try to establish an atmosphere within the working environment of every SAPS member whereby he/she can be morally and spiritually equipped to perform their duty in an honest manner and with dedication.

The CPA is a recognised body that wants to spread the Gos-pel of Jesus Christ, and openly promotes Christian values within the Police Service. By doing so, we help and strive to establish an effective, honest and corruption-free policing community.”

Louwna de Wet, the manager of the National CPA Office in South Africa, provided the ‘POLICE’ magazine with the latest information about the CPA.

What role does a police officer’s faith play in his or her work?

“Firstly, I think to be a police officer, one needs to realise that it is not a job, but a calling. As police officers, we are the people who are the first at the scenes of crime, there-fore we are the first to see the brokenness of this world, which is something that clings to you as a police officer. One realises that it has a negative impact on one’s life, in all areas, if it is not treated correctly. We cannot fight crime in our own power. We are dependent on the help, grace and love of Christ and must spread that message, whether to our own people, family or even criminals.

We need the love and guidance of Christ to make a differ-

ence in a broken world. We also believe that we have the calling according to isaiah 61:1-2 that says: ‘The Spirit of the Sovereign lord is on me because the lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the lord’s favour and the day of ven-geance of our God… on our lives.”

How do you function in practice?

“Although we function within a structured organisation, we are not rigid and we believe that every CPA member who proclaims that Jesus Christ is lord, has a role to fulfil in the Police Service, whether it is with the person who is on duty with you, or your crew, your partner patrolling with you or your colleagues in the office.

We do not see ourselves as yet another organisation or association, even though we speak of an association, we rather see ourselves as a family in Christ.

We also provide spiritual guidance and reinforcement to our colleagues, by moral motivation, spiritual reinforcing, and by praying together. We also present various camps and seminars in the different provinces where we focus on spiritual development and maturity, and our highlight of the year is our National Congress. This year I would love to involve all our provinces, in order to help our members with camps and networking. We have a National Prayer Network where we serve our members with prayer and counselling by telephone, or if they send us their prayer requests, we pray for them daily.”

these days the police are being targeted from various directions for many wrongful actions. How do you experience that?

“As the CPA, we are saddened about all the negative, wrong-ful and ugly things happening within the SAPS, and it is truly not approved or acceptable. It is about our values and mo-rale. These days we tend to easily condone all our ‘negative behaviour’ by saying “it is as a result of the background that we are from”. In this life there are choices and every choice has a consequence.

However, we know that most of our members are dedicated and I would like to ask that the community do not lose trust in us. There are thousands of members who give their all and walk the extra mile, and still put their own lives at risk to serve and protect others.

It is a pity that the successes and magnificence that also happen in the SAPS, are not always highlighted in the media.

Police members work in a very negative environment in

which they become physically, emotionally and spiritually drained. Sometimes this unfortunately results in all sorts of societal and even social problems.”

the National cpA annually organises a con-gress. Where will it be held this year and what happens at the congress?

“Our annual Congress is absolutely the year’s highlight. Members from all over the country, from other African coun-tries and even abroad, attend the event.

This year the congress will take place from 14 September to 17 September 2017, at the Winkelspruit camping site near Amanzimtoti on the Natal south coast. Our theme is ‘Back to God’. We have an anointed speaker and we will have group discussions. We will also praise the Name of the lord with worship, witnessing and the breaking of bread (socialis-ing) as Christian policemen and policewomen, and we will motivate and serve each other and pray. I get cold shivers because it is a great family festival every year, and a huge highlight.

The CPA and Spiritual Services will partner with each other and cooperate. We as the CPA, believe that God opened the door for the CPA, and our vision to nurture the police for Christ, becomes much easier.”

Where is your office and how can we obtain more information, also about the National cpA congress 2017?

I am louwna de Wet, the manager of the National CPA Office in South Africa. My telephone number is 051 430 8774 and my cell number is 082 542 7234. My email address is [email protected].

Please visit our website at www.christianpolicesa.co.za and find us on Facebook: Christian Police Association SA

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fit for dUtY: tHE iMPortaNCE oF FitNESS iN PoliCiNGBy Capt Vincent Mukhathi Photograph by WO Anne Magakoe

Police officials’ fitness is vital to successful policing. the South african Police Service

has launched a Physical Fitness Maintenance Policy on 21 october 2016. this, in an effort to ensure that members are actively involved in sporting activities so that they can maintain high levels of fitness necessary for effective police work.

It is against this backdrop that the National Management Intervention has launched its Fitness lifestyle Programme at the Supply Chain Management Sports Grounds in Silverton, Pretoria on 30 June 2016. Police officials, who attended the launch, participated in fun physical activities, such aerobics and shuttle runs.

Addressing members on fitness, Captain Tebogo Chiloane, from the Human Resource Development Division, reinforced the importance of having a fitness policy. He said that the policy would encourage members to be physically active

By Capt Vincent Mukhathi Photographs by WO Anne Magakoe

the South african Police Service’s top brass took to the streets of Johannesburg to raise

awareness about crime and strengthen working relations with the public. they joined thousands of other participants in the MtN Walk the talk with 702, who also walked for various causes close to their hearts on 23 July 2017.

Among the generals who braved the cold Johannesburg weather were, the Divisional Commissioner for Personnel Management, lieutenant General lineo Ntshiea, the Deputy National Commissioner for Asset and legal Management, lt Gen Stefan Schutte, the Deputy National Commissioner for Policing, lt Gen Sehlahle Masemola and the Divisional Commissioner for legal and Policy Services, lt Gen Sally Khan.

Before the walk started, participants sang the National Anthem, which was followed a fly pass by the SAPS’s Air Wing. The SAPS’s helicopter hovered over the Mark’s Park Sports Ground in Emmarentia, the walk’s starting and ending point, to provide security. Hundreds of members of the SAPS, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department and other security agencies provided ground support.

The walk started at 9:00 and about 50 000 participants took 15 km, 8 km and 5 km walks through Emmarentia, and

Members from the Human resource development division demonstrating to members how to use twister movements.

because policewomen and policemen need to exert physical efforts, such as agility, speed, power, flexibility, muscular strength and muscular endurance for operational and non-operational functions.

Captain Chiloane also said that every police officer should take responsibility for his/her own fitness during his/her policing career. He encouraged members to attend Thursday fitness sessions in order to improve and maintain fitness levels for overall health benefits.

In his keynote address, the Regional Commissioner of Region A, lieutenant General (Advocate) Mark Magadlela, urged members to take physical exercise and healthy eating serious, for the benefit of their wellness and health. “Maybe the activities of today have paid dividends in terms of your decision on participating in sport. An active person is a healthy person, and a healthy body equals a healthy mind,” said lt Gen Magadlela.

passed Johannesburg’s iconic landmarks. The SAPS’s senior members participated in the 8 km walk with a #CrimeMustFall banner in hand.

lt Gen Masemola said that the walk, apart from allowing them to walk for the cause of strengthening relations with members of the public, allowed the SAPS the opportunity to interact with a lot of people within a short space of time. “With the next walk, we need to mobilise more of our members and other generals to participate because this gives us an opportunity to interact and meet with different people from all walks of life,” he said.

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tHe tAlKSApS WAlKS

SaPS top and members proudly displaying their medals after 8km in the MtN Walk the talk with 702.


MiSSiNG perSoNS

PlEASE HElP US lOCATE THEM…

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing a black jacket, blue trousers and white shoes.

Kagiso 14/6/2017Investigating Officer: WO ME Mathikhe Tel: 011 696 9000

(41) Male

last seen: 2017-06-18

cArlito JUlio ZitHA

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing a grey golf shirt, a blue jersey, maroon trousers and brown shoes.

Orange Farm 1/5/2017Investigating Officer: WO lJ Chabedi Tel: 011 213 8000

(25) Male

last seen: 2017-04-28

MdUdUZi rASHANNA

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. She was wearing a white shirt, black jeans and grey All Star sneakers.

Diepsloot 10/6/2017Investigating Officer: Const MJ MorataTel: 011 367 6343

(21) Female

last seen: 2017-06-22

MorebleSSiNG NGWeNYA

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing a check shirt, brown shoes, green trousers and a black jacket.

Moroka 34/6/2017Investigating Officer: Capt MD NembambulaTel: 011 527 0000

(44) Male

last seen: 2017-06-25

SYdNeY MSiMANGo

The missing person left home and has not been seen since.

Randburg 1/7/2017Investigating Officer: Const CA MabotjaTel: 011 449 9000

(44) Male

last seen: 2017-06-25

brett ScHeUble

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. It is suspected that she might be kidnapped. She was wearing a brown t-shirt and white shoes.

Orange Farm 32/6/2017Investigating Officer: WO lJ ChabediTel: 011 213 8000

(13) Female

last seen: 2017-06-18

leboHANG NNUNU MAdUNA

(26) Male

last seen: 2017-05-01

MXoliSi NYAtHi

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing grey trousers, a white shirt, grey socks and black shoes.

Orange Farms 78/6/2017Investigating Officer: WO lJ ChabediTel: 011 213 8000

(17) Male

last seen: 2017-06-26

NKoSiNAtHi NGobeNi

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing blue trousers, a navy blue shirt, black shoes and a red hat.

Orange Farm 71/6/2017Investigating Officer: WO lJ Chabedi Tel: 011 213 8000

(16) Male

last seen: 2017-06-27

SpHAMANdlA McHUNGA

The missing person left home and has not been seen since. He was wearing blue trousers, a purple shirt, white and yellow sport shoes, a blue jersey and blue cap.

Brakpan 2818/6/2017Investigating Officer: WO FJP OlivierTel: 011 744 7174

(47) Male

last seen: 2017-06-24

AUtoviA berNAdo

The missing person left and has not been seen since. He was wearing a red shirt, black jeans, a white cap and black shoes.

Moroka 8/6/2017Investigating Officer: Capt MD NembambulaTel: 011 527 0000

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at or taMBo iNtErNatioNal

the Minister of Police, Mr Fikile Mbalula, has set out to reshuffle employees at the or

tambo international airport (ortia) to ensure sufficient vetting and to redeploy SaPS officials, security guards and other staff members as necessary. this, in response to the numerous reports of crimes being committed at the airport in the recent months, such as the r20 million armed robbery, where criminals impersonated police officers.

Safety and security at ORTIA has, for some time now, been a thorn in the flesh for Minister Mbalula. He visited the airport in June 2017 and met with the management of the airport to assess the security and was shocked by the low levels of policing and police visibility.

Minister Mbalula met with the Minister of State Security, Mr David Mahlobo, the South African Revenue Service’s Commissioner, Mr Tom Moyane, the Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Ms Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane, the Mayor of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Mr Mzwandile Masina, and the General Manager of ORTIA, Ms Bongiwe Pityi on 10 July 2017, to map out how security at the airport could be improved.

By Capt Keitumetse Mmushi Photograph by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

Decrying security at ORTIA, Minister Mbalula said that there had been a lapse in the security at the airport, which enabled the occurrence of the brazen acts of crime that had been reported. He also alluded to the fact that these crimes were inside jobs. He said that the main issues he had identified, were corruption and collusion. He said that that it was high time to implement a new plan.

“Everybody who is going to be working at this airport (is) going to be vetted… Those we do not need will not only be reshuffled, but they will also be asked to step aside,” said Minister Mbalula. He further said that all the police units, including the specialised units, would be on guard as there was a need for tactical response to the crime that is being committed at the airport.

Supporting the planned action, Minister Mahlobo emphasised the importance of knowing who was watching the country’s ports of entry and said that airport officials and police officers were going to be closely monitored to pick up on any corrupt activity. “Someone is always watching and listening. If people have integrity, they should not be worried that someone is always watching them,” he said.

frAUdverNoN MUllerinvestigating officer: WO IJ Van Huysteen023 614 8319 084 657 3600

rApeMArtiN JoHAN WilliAMSinvestigating officer:Sgt BJ Radebe017 772 3005071 640 6399

the South african Police Service requests urgent assistance from members of the public in tracing the following alleged perpertrators wanted in connection with various criminal offences committed countrywide.

WANted peRsons

HoUSebreAKiNGKriMA ferNANdo liMAinvestigating officer: Capt MJ Meyer021 466 0032082 469 8066

tHeftSANdile SeYidA KHUZWAYoCapt MJ Meyer021 466 0032082 469 8066

AtteMpted robberYbereNd JAcobUS KUNNeKeinvestigating officer: Capt MJ Meyer021 466 0032082 469 8066

ASSAUlt GbHAZolA MANGAliSoinvestigating officer: Capt J leroux023 616 8308082 778 7364

rApeUNKNoWNinvestigating officer: Const PA Jantjie011 407 1624079 529 5543

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deAliNG iN illeGAl SUbStANceSJoSepH NWAbUGoinvestigating officer: Const TV Matsapola011 977 5472060 662 3967

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deAliNG iN illeGAl SUbStANceSMUSA MbHAlAtiinvestigating officer: Sgt AT Baloyi011 977 5470063 695 8602

AtteMpted rApeUNKNoWNinvestigating officer: Const MA Kellerman021 918 3046072 852 3601

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