On Tuesday, 28 August 2015, SAPS briefed the Portfolio Committee on Police on the measures implemented to ensure the safety of SAPS members and to address unnatural deaths. Statistics showed that 58 police officers had been killed, on and off duty, since January 1st to 24 August 2015, nationwide. The ...

On Wednesday 9 September 2015, SAPS briefed the Portfolio Committee on Police on the Rhino Task Team based at the Kruger National Park (KNP) and the subsequent arrests, seizures and convictions. The stats also included numbers on poaching and arrests made outside of KNP. The Minister of Environmental Affairs warned ...