Deputy Speaker, the EFF rejects the Budget Review and Recommendation Report, BRRR, on the SA Police Service, Ipid, the Hawks, the Civilian Secretariat for Police and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority. We have observed a rapid rise in the levels of crime in this country for the past couple of decades - an indication on the fact that the SAPS and the Hawks are completely out of debts and cannot fight crime and protect our society from the scourge of crime.
There is little capacity to investigate and ensure sufficient evidence for prosecution of sexual violence against women and children. As a result, many cases of rape and sexual assault go unreported. Equally, we have known for years that the Cape Flats is a den for drug lords and gang leaders, leading to daily murders of innocent people. The recent deployment of soldiers has done very little to protect the people of Cape Flats from these criminals. The drug lords are known and the gang leaders are also known. It is the investigative capacity
of the SAPS and the Hawks that is lacking. There is a result of many things, principal amongst which is the gross incompetence of those leading the SAPS. For example, the Auditor-General reported irregular expenditure of over R1,8 billion.
There was also material underspending of R1,2 billion on detective services. For these, there have been no one who was held accountable and the Minister has not exercised his oversight responsibility regarding financial and performance reporting. We must therefore call for a complete overhaul and resource all these institutions with capable leaders who can ensure us that our society is safe. We reject the BRRR. Thank you, sir. [Applause.]