The performance of remunerative work by employees of the South African Police Service (SAPS) is regulated by National Instruction 4 of 2012, which prohibits the performance of any remunerative work in the taxi industry.
Paragraph 3 of National Instruction 4 of 2012, Performance of Remunerative Work, lists the prohibitions on the granting of approval to an employee, to perform certain types of remunerative work or to perform certain a4iv•rties for gain. The tax‹ industry is listed in paragraph 3(a), which reads: Approval may not be granted to an employee to perform any remunerative work •f such work or activity is in any manner connected to the taxi industry. This includes, but is not limled to, the operation of a taxi service by the employee, himsel or herseP or by employing another person, or the performance of remunerative work for a taxi association, group of taxi owners or operator or for a single taxi owner or operator.
Any information, relating to the involvement of SAPS membem in the taxi industry. is followed up immediately by the Provincial Investigation Team.
de following measures are in place, with ægafd to the management of SAPs fileams:
O III SAPS fireams are accounted for, on a regular basis, by means of physical inspections.
o All SAPS fifBarITIS aæ dot paen marked and tested, in tems of the lntegrated BalliStiCS Identification System (IBIS) and record is kept for comparison with exhibits, recovered at crime scènes.
In order tg corruption, the following measures have been implemented:
» Roll out of the National Instruction on ethics and integrity management.
The following SAPS members were convicted and dismissed for their involvement in taxi violence:
Station and Cæe Number |
Charge |
Name of SAPS Member |
SAPS Flrearm used |
Outcome |
Gemiston CAS 289/11/2015 |
Murder x 2 and attempted murder |
Thulani Wiseman Madidie |
No |
Guilty- 2 x life imprisonment |
Pretoria Central CAS 1541/09/2013 |
Murder |
Lungisani Arnold Mgaga |
Yes |
Guilty- life imprisonment |
Roodepoort CAS 579/10/2018 |
Murder |
Sibusiso Shongwe |
No |
Guilty- life imprisonment |