Motlotlegi Mmusakgotla, Ditona le Batlatsa Tona ba ba tlotlegang, Lefapha la Sepodisi, Maloko a a tlotlegang a Palamente, baeng le Maaforikaborwa ka kakaretso, ntetleng bagaetsho ke le dumediseng. Nte, mo boemong jwa ANC, ke leboge bagaetsho; batlhophi botlhe ba ba neng ba tswa ka bontsi jo bo makatsang ka 7 Motsheganong monongwaga, ba ya go tlhopa ANC gore e tswelele e buse Aforikaborwa. Re a re kwa go bona, le kamoso bagaetsho. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Ms M A MOLEBATSI: Hon Speaker, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, the Department of Police, hon members, guests and every single South African, allow me to greet you all. Let me, on behalf of the ANC, thank my fellow people, all the voters who went out in large numbers on 7 May this year, to vote so that the ANC can continue to govern South Africa. We would like to say to all of them, next time continue to do the same thing.]
The national struggle for freedom was the critical, overarching vehicle to bring about peace, security and stability to our society. In dealing with issues of crime, the ANC proceeds from the premise that a rising quality of life also means improvement in the safety and security of the citizens in their homes and the environment where they live, work and engage in extramural activities. As was mentioned, the National Development Plan, NDP, states that the re- establishment of specialised units must be prioritised. The SA Police Service Act states that specialised units will be capacitated during the 2014-15 financial year and across the medium term, enhancing the following specialised capabilities: narcotics, organised crime, commercial crime, checking units and vehicle crime investigations. The SA Police Service will also focus on enhancing the cyber-crime capability, including the advancement of the readiness of local police stations.
Before I go further, let me say this to hon Kohler, I am looking forward to the day you will stand up and list the good that is done by the SA Police Service, not only the negatives. It is very unfair to them, especially the hard-working ones, the people who lay down their lives, and sometimes even die for us, for me and you to be able to sleep. It is very unfair.
Tokomane ya 8 Ferikgong 2014 ya ANC, e tiisa tshireletso ya bana kgatlhanong le tirisodikgoka ya mo malapeng, le go tlisa ntwa kgatlhanong le go tlhokofadiwa ga bana le basadi mo nageng ya rona. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[The 2014 January 8 statement of the ANC deepens the protection of children against abuse at their homes and also the fight against children and women abuse in our country.]
During the state of the nation address delivered in June 2014, President Jacob Zuma noted that some progress has been made over the past five years in reducing the level of serious crime such as murder, aggravated robbery, crime against women and children and other vulnerable groups, but it remains unacceptably high. The President further stated that the government would work to further reduce the levels of crime. Cumulatively, South Africa is reducing crime and this is happening against the population growth. The Freedom Charter says, "There shall be security and comfort." We urge the police to leave no stone unturned when dealing with criminals.
Motlotlegi Mmusakgotla, dikgolegelo tsa rona di tletse di a phophoma. Bagolegwa ga ba a tsena ba itsamaisa; ba tshwerwe ke sepodisi sa rona. Ka jalo, re le ANC re a se akgola. Re a re, tau di senang seboka, di siiwa ke none e tlhotsa. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Hon speaker, our prisons are full to capacity. Prisoners are daily taken in, arrested by our police. In view of this, as the ANC we would like to congratulate them. Working together in unity brings about strength.]
Contact crime is the biggest contributor to the total reported crimes. The contact is usually of a violent nature. The SA Police Service has had some successes in reducing serious crime over the past nine years. However, contact crime increased in the 2012-13 financial year compared to the previous financial year, 2011-12. Some of the noted crimes are as follows: total sexual offences reduced by 10,9% over nine years; total sexual offences reduced by 16,6% during the past four years; total sexual offences reduced by 0,4% during the past financial year; murder reduced by 27,2% over nine years; murder reduced by 16,6% during the past four years; murder increased by 0,6% during the past financial year; attempted murder reduced by 51,7% over nine years; attempted murder reduced by 16,8% during the past four years; and attempted murder increased by 1,2% during the past financial year. I can go on and on.
We, as the ANC, would like to commend the men and women in blue for their hard work. To them we say, unity is strength and ...
Eendrag maak mag. [There is strength in unity.] [Applause.]
As the ANC, we call for a review of the resource allocation guide, RAG. When we visited the police stations, the numbers of visible policing members, detectives and crime intelligence members have been insufficient to cover the population they were intended to service. Of great concern is the type of vehicles allocated to different areas, for example, a sedan allocated to a mountainous area or a 4x4 allocated to an area with tarred roads.
Motl Mmusakgotla, ka ngwaga wa 2012, re le komiti re ne ra nna le Detective Dialogue e e tlileng ka ditshitshinyo, mme morago Tona ya pele ya Sepodisi, motlotlegi Nathi Mthethwa, o ne a goeletsa ngwaga wa mapodisi. Tsotlhe tse, di dirile gore mapodisi a katisiwe ka tshwanelo, mme go tshwarwa ga basenyi go ne ga tlhatloga. Re akgola sepodisi ka go re ba tswelele ba dire ka natla. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Hon speaker, in the year 2012 we as the committee held a Detective Dialogue which came up with recommendations, after which the former Minister of Police, hon Nathi Mthethwa, announced the year for visible policing. All these contributed to ensuring that the police received proper training and the arrests of criminals went up. We would like to congratulate the police so that they can continue with their hard work.]
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, was established in terms of the South African Police Service Amendment Act to prevent, combat and investigate national priority offences. In this regard, the operational priorities of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, DPCI, are focused on crimes such as corruption and serious economic crimes.
Tokomane ya NDP gape e tiisa go aga Aforikaborwa e e botoka; Aforika e e botoka; le lefatshe le le botoka. E re pele ke feleletsa ke ye kwa go motlotlegi Twala. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[The NDP document deepens the commitment to building a better South Africa, a better Africa, and a better world. Before I conclude, let me address hon Twala.]
Hon Twala speaks of confusion. I want to say to him that there is no confusion. The confusion is with him not wearing a red overall, gumboots and helmet. That is where the confusion is, not with anything else. [Interjections.]
Nte ke tseye t?hono eno go goeletsa le go lopa bagaetsho mo nageng yotlhe gore re thuseng sepodisi sa rona ka dinako tsotlhe. Mabogo dinku a thebana. (Translation of Setswana paragraph follows.)
[Let me take this opportunity to plead and ask the citizens in the country as a whole to be of assistance to our police at all times. Unity is power.]
Agb Groenewald, die ANC regeer.