SAPS public participation to be held at Mariannhill
Police say community members are encouraged to attend the public participation meetings so that they may voice their concerns and suggestions.
AS part of its public participation process, the Mariannhill SAPS will hold a community engagement at the Mamdikazi Hall on Monday, April 13.
KZN SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the process will help the police determine how police stations should be capacitated in order to improve service delivery.
“In line with the draft Equality Court Order No 3/2016 and the follow-up court order dated 3 April 2023, the South African Police Service is embarking on a public participation process to involve community members on how they want to be policed, what number of police officers they think are enough for the police station that service their area.
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“Section 205 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, as well as Section 19 to 21 of the South African Police Service Act, Act 68 of 1995 stipulate that the notion of public participation in the South African Police Service is embedded in an approach focusing on community policing. As such, the KwaZulu-Natal leg of the public participation will commence from 13 April 2026 until 16 April 2026 where 11 police stations will be visited by a delegation from National Head Office of the SAPS,” said Netshiunda.
He added that the engagement with the Mariannhill Police Station is set for 09:00, with the next one set for 13:00 with the Inanda Police Station at the SAPS Inanda gym hall.
“The revised Theoretical Human Resource Requirement, which was renamed as the Station Post Requirement, seeks to involve community members in the effective capacitation and effectiveness of police stations, all with a view to reduce crime and create safer communities.
“Community members are encouraged to attend the public participation meetings so that they may voice their concerns, suggestions and be part of a decision-making process that will affect policing in their area,” he said.
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