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2 Introduction PCOP visited the Mpumalanga Province on 2-6 February 2015 The purpose of the visit was to: Check the Role of SAPS at Lebombo Border Post Check on Role of SAPS in the Anti-Rhino Poaching Task Team Visit police stations in Nelspruit Check on the functioning of the Public Order Police Unit in Hazyview Visit the Independent Police Investigative Directorate The Committee also visited the Provincial Head Office of SAPS The visits formed part of Parliament’s Oversight Week 3 Findings: SAPS Mpumalanga Provincial garages are taking up to 3 weeks to fix vehicles Province only has 309 vehicles in service Provincial discrepancy of 251 vehicles Province has an official shortage of 193 vehicles Nelspruit garage evicted from premises, waiting for DPW with implementation of R/246 Need provincial accommodation of offices for the Units in the province Members working in the corridors of buildings RAG is not taking into account the growth of informal settlements Shortage of human and material resources 4 Findings: Lebombo Border Post No offices are provided to the police Policing needs are largely ignored during construction The borderline is not properly secured The police members are exposed to a unhealthy work environment with no adequate shelter with temperatures of between 40-42 degrees Celsius; No toilets in the immediate vicinity Dust is a major problem because the side of the road is gravel at the border post When it rains, the searching stops Unavailability of a scanner to check bulk cargo, so it goes unsearched There is a shortage of members during the Easter and Festive season periods The proposed one stop border post is not in place due to legal impediments raised by the SAPS and has not been operationalised. 5 Lebombo Border Post Require 9 dog handlers – only 3 available Negligible amount of illegal firearms and drugs seized Shortage of members, require 50 members Fence is broken and not fixed along certain areas on 62 km border Lack of visibility of senior managers Integrity and commitment of staff a major issue Traffic jams add to backlogs DPW can assist with infrastructure – arrivals hall roof leaking 6 Findings: Anti-Rhino Poaching Team 827 rhino carcasses found in KNP in 2014, estimated figure will be 1025 Numbers of poachers are growing 4% chance of being caught Estimated poacher force is 5000 179 weapons recovered in KNP 174 poachers arrested, 77 in Mozambique Crime syndicates take up to five years to take down Arresting the level 1’s Need more intelligence (+ 1 million people), KNP 2000 staff
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