Deputy Speaker, according to the Auditor-General's report, the SAPS received a third qualified audit for the 2018-19 financial year. This is deeply disappointing. The Auditor-General was reportedly unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence that all irregular expenditure incurred for the current and previous years had been properly accounted for.
The Auditor-General has for many years raised concerns about payments made in contravention of the supply chain management requirement and this still continues. The underspending of R1,13 billion in the Detective Services Programme is embarrassing, to say the least. How can the department win the fight against crime when the detectives are not using their full allocation to
investigate and to be trained? Murderers and rapists are frequently let off the hook because of insufficient evidence and poor investigation being done by our detectives.
Relatives of the victims of crime are turning to AfriForum to help solve their cases because the police have failed them. It is unfortunate that the National Prosecuting Authority was quick to warn the family of the late Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana skipper Senzo Meyiwa against sharing the details of the police investigation into his death. Sifiso, Senzo's brother is on record as saying and I quote: "We know that AfriForum does not take bribes, they are going to solve this case."
What does this mean? The impression that the SAPS is giving to our people is that they are corrupt and they are being bribed. The ACDP therefore calls on the police Minister to ensure that there are consequences in the department for all transgressors of legislature, particularly those related to supply chain management, and that money allocated to fight crime is used wisely and effectively. Thank you.