Chairperson, hon Minister, crime intelligence is one of the most critical agencies in the combating and prevention of crime. If this unit does not have adequate resources, it will not be effective in fighting crime. Look at the one point something billion, Minister. It is tantamount to not taking this unit seriously. Please, go out of your way and make sure that the crime intelligence unit is properly capacitated so that it can do its job properly. [Interjections.]
Mr Minister, the high level of crime in this country is not acceptable. Any budget or increase thereof must be aimed at making an impact in bringing down the levels of crime.
If I had time, I would have talked more about the top-heavy management of the department, which was reported by Popcru. [Interjections.] Police are trained to arrest criminals, not to sit in the office.