The Portfolio Committee on Police is a portfolio committee of the
National Assembly
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in the
Parliament of South Africa.
As of July 2019,
Tina Joemat-Pettersson of the
African National Congress
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serves as chair of the committee.
Mandate
The committee oversees the
Department of Police and the
South African Police Service
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,154 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a Provincial Commissioner is appointed in ea ...
(SAPS) and other statutory entities, including the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA), the National Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board (DNA Board), and the Office of the DPCI Judge.
Membership
The following MPs serve as alternate members:
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Princess Faku MP (
African National Congress
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)
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Mandla Galo
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MP (
African Independent Congress
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Founded in Matatiele on December 12, 2005, the AIC was a protest against the location of the area within the boundaries of the Eastern Cape province rather tha ...
)
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Tim Mashele MP (
African National Congress
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)
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Kenneth Meshoe
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MP (
African Christian Democratic Party)
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Munzoor Shaik Emam
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Political career
Emam was a member of ACTSTOP in Joh ...
MP (
National Freedom Party
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Election results
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)
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Henry Shembeni MP (
Economic Freedom Fighters)
See also
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Committees of the Parliament of South Africa
The committees of the Parliament of South Africa are composed of a few Members of Parliament from the National Assembly, or permanent delegates from the National Council of Provinces, or a combination of both appointed to deal with particular ar ...
References
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Committees of the National Assembly of South Africa