No, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has a total Fixed Establishment (FE), which is subject to the compensation budget. The equitable distribution of resources is guided by the ratio between the Theoretical Human Resource Requirement (THRR), which is the ideal personnel requirement and the FE, which is the approved allocation.
The current FE, for Visible Policing at the Norkem Park Police Station, is 72, which includes 23 members for Sector Policing.
The Norkem Park Police Station received an additional seven members, which resulted in an actual, of 75 members at Visible Policing, of which 24 are placed at Sector Policing.
Reply to question 1631 approved
GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 15-12-2019