Protector or predator? - Institute for Security Studies
Protector or predator? - Institute for Security Studies
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4 The SAPS track rec<strong>or</strong>d<br />
on tackling c<strong>or</strong>ruption<br />
This chapter expl<strong>or</strong>es the manner in which the SAPS has engaged with the challenge<br />
of c<strong>or</strong>ruption in its ranks in the post-apartheid era.<br />
THE ANTi-C<strong>or</strong>rUPTiON Unit<br />
In 1996, sh<strong>or</strong>tly after the transf<strong>or</strong>mation from the South African Police to the<br />
South African Police Service, tackling police c<strong>or</strong>ruption was identified as one of<br />
the <strong>or</strong>ganisation’s national pri<strong>or</strong>ities. A national Anti-C<strong>or</strong>ruption Unit was established<br />
in that same year, but little headway was made in subsequent years<br />
towards developing and implementing a coherent anti-c<strong>or</strong>ruption <strong>or</strong> integrity<br />
strategy. The Anti-C<strong>or</strong>ruption Unit ensured that hundreds of c<strong>or</strong>rupt police<br />
members were convicted and the activities of thousands m<strong>or</strong>e were disrupted.<br />
Broadly defined, the unit’s functions were to:<br />
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Investigate all allegations of c<strong>or</strong>ruption and related aspects in the SAPS<br />
Initiate and implement anti-c<strong>or</strong>ruption awareness in the service<br />
Identify and rep<strong>or</strong>t dysfunctions<br />
Maintain an effective, integrated inf<strong>or</strong>mation management system to supp<strong>or</strong>t<br />
c<strong>or</strong>ruption investigation<br />
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