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Editorial

In his Budget Vote Speech, the Minister of Police, Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko, quoted former President Nelson Mandela who said that education was the most powerful weapon which one could use to change the world. Minister Nhleko used this

quotation to express his disapproval of people who decided to burn down schools, destroying the future of our children due to a dispute over municipal, not even national or provincial borders, and said that these were acts of blatant, utter selfishness.

Minister Nhleko said: “It represents a situation where backward-thinking humans only think of their narrow interests and disregard the interest of others. Even worse, completely disregards and/or deliberately destroy the future of our children. Regardless of the seriousness of the dispute, we cannot let our children suffer.”

Minister Nhleko further focused on police successes, including the profiling and detaining of vessels carrying counterfeit goods in the Eastern Cape; tracing a cash-in-transit gang of 13 in the Free State; detecting and closing 21 illicit drug laboratories in Gauteng; shutting down rhino poaching syndicates in KwaZulu-Natal, resulting in 69 arrests; prioritising and recording significant drug busts in Mpumalanga through the Lebombo border post en route to Gauteng; recovering 596 livestock worth R3,3 million in the North West; and linking a serial rapist through DNa to 34 cases in the Northern Cape.

He commended the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences units for their extraordinary work in combating abuse and for dealing really heavy blows to abusers and rapists. He further said that our challenges in the medium term and beyond, were the need to address the problem of gangsterism, to upgrade infrastructure, to respond to rapid spatial developments, to enhance police

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The SApS pays tribute to members who lost their lives in the line of duty between

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safety and conduct more focused investigations into cybercrime, and to conduct more lock-down operations of a high density.

On page four of this edition, we look at how the members of the Firearms Registry brought service excellence to firearm owners at the Huntex Expo with status updates of their licences.

Pages six and seven are dedicated to the re-launch of the SaPS Women’s Network and Men for Change structures which took place early in May 2016. Maj Gen yvonne Botsheleng will lead the Women’s Network while Brig Buti Lekubu will lead Men for Change.

The successes of our heroes in blue are revealed in the features on Const Mooi (Benoni Police Station), Sgt Odayer (Umhlali Search-and-Rescue K9 Unit), the recognition of the Gauteng FCS investigating officers by Matla a Bana, and WO Holtzhausen’s resourcefulness, which resulted in car thieves being arrested in Pretoria North.

In line with Child Protection Week, which is held in the last week of May, we include information on child protection on pages 12 and 13. Our next edition will highlight the nationwide initiatives taken by the SaPS to raise awareness of child protection.

additional noteworthy articles focus on criminal cartels who are cashing in on identity theft of the dead, a new police station which is in the pipeline for the Nyanga Cluster and GEPF legislation, which introduced the clean-break principle in cases of divorce.

We trust that you will enjoy the content, keep safe and maintain the good work.

Maj Gen Vuyisile Ngesi

02 acting National Commissioner’s Message

03 Budget Vote

04 Huntex Expo

05 Const Mooi receive an award

06 Relaunch of Women’s Network and Men for Change

08 an unlikely miracle

09 Drill training

10 Gauteng FCS Officers recognised

12 EHW

14 Stealing the names of the dead

15 Swiss fugitive captured

16 Flash News

18 GEPF News

20 1000km walk

21 Missing Persons

22 Wanted Persons

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the recent relaunching of the Women’s Network and Men for Change is an integral

part of reviewing and launching the SaPS’s programme of action for this financial year and forms part of our back-to-basics approach.

During the relaunch of these two important vehicles of transformation, we had to take stock of the road that had been travelled and our successes achieved, failures and challenges. These two structures will be pivotal in transforming the SaPS in order to enable every employee to realise their full potential. This ideal should resonate in the National Development Plan and in our daily policing lives. Joint targeted gender-related programmes have to be developed which should mirror the shared vision of the National Development Plan and be aligned to our back to basics approach.

In January and February 2016, a new concept for the provincial management of all provinces was approved. The National Implementation Committee (NIC) has been established for a streamlining a consultation process with the role players, stakeholders and provincial offices, to ensure a common understanding and its successful implementation.

The implementation of the new cluster structure has commenced and officers are being placed in terms of the direction given after a recent National Strategic Planning Session.

The status of the current implementation process was analysed and it indicated that an increased unaffordable demand for management of posts at cluster level were created.

Even though the number of clusters has decreased from 176 to 108, it has not resulted in making sufficient posts available to address the increased demand.

For this purpose, the introduction of a Deputy Cluster Command was approved for the three cluster models.It is important to note that the enabling cluster structures will be valid for the 2016\2017 financial year. It will be reviewed at the end of the financial year. Implementation of the permanent cluster structures will be considered at the end of each financial year. The structure will eventually replace the enabling cluster structure.

The South african Police Service (SaPS) has identified incidents of crime and violence on farms and small holdings as an emerging priority in the current 2016/2017 financial year as part of our integrated approached toward eradicating crime and criminality in this country.

For these reasons we have resolved to properly define these incidents as acts of violence against persons residing on, working on or visiting farms and small holdings; with intent to murder, rape, rob or inflict bodily harm. These include farm owners, farm workers and all other citizens of this country, irrespective of race, colour, creed, religion or sex.

In addition to that, all acts of violence against the infrastructure and property in rural communities aimed at disrupting legal farming activities as a commercial concern, are also included.

Therefore, the SaPS have committed to collaborative efforts of various stakeholders, such as afriForum, as well as a number of organised agricultural unions in the country.We have engaged as the leadership of the SaPS with afriForum on matters of common interest aimed at ensuring continuous collaboration and cooperation, especially to deal with crimes aimed at people living on, working on and visiting farms and small holdings.

Both parties have since agreed to a round table discussion between the SaPS, afriForum and the various agricultural unions under one roof to collaborate on matters of common interest.

In addition, we have agreed that there is a need for increased representation of farming communities in the Community Policing Forum structures countrywide.

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Cape town: Funding for the Hawks has been increased to r1,4 billion in the 2016/2017

financial year and will be used to establish specialised drug and firearm units.

The Minister of Police, Mr Nathi Nhleko, made this announcement when he delivered his budget vote speech in Parliament on Thursday, 21 april 2016. The theme for the budget vote speech was: “Building a united front to help and protect communities.”

Mr Nhleko said: “a decision was taken to re-establish the Narcotics Bureau and the Firearm Investigation Combating units because of the need and the outcry from our citizens.”The Minister further said that the units would be established under the Hawks, as announced by President Jacob Zuma during his State of the Nation address in February.

Mr Nhleko said that it would be the last year that the Hawks would be funded by the SaPS. He said: “In the outer years of this period, the Hawks will be funded directly from Treasury and this should satisfy compliance with the ruling of the Constitutional Court in entrenching the independence of the unit.”In 2014, the Constitutional Court found the laws governing the Hawks unconstitutional, saying it was not sufficiently independent from the police.

Mr Nhleko further said: “Somewhere in the beautiful, vast landscape of KwaMhlabuyalingana, stays a granny; a lone defenceless granny whose only hope for protection, as it seems, lies in her God.

“She lives with the beautiful memories of her little daughter, who like many others, went to seek her fortunes in the cities.

“Today, her daughter works as a teacher in Durban (eThekwini) and resides in the very popular township of KwaMashu.“UGogo does have beautiful recollections of her grandchildren, one of whom is a graduate of law and is serving articles at a popular law firm in Sandton, closer to her uncle, uMalume, who has a small business on the busy streets of the theater of a workman’s dreams, Johannesburg.

“although this family is scattered all over the country, there are two very important threads that continue to bond them together. Firstly, it is their blood. Secondly, and similarly quite importantly, the fact that they are under the care and protection of a government that cares.

“We also tell a story of how Lucinda Evans and her neighbours in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats always dreaded the onset of the festive season. “after all, it is at this time that the gang wars are at their worst, when the already compromised

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quality of life deteriorates even further. The easy access to alcohol and drugs accentuates the social crimes.

“December 2015 was no different. Or so they thought. They braced themselves for another unfestive season, but their fears did not materialize.

“Instead, a different war played out; a war for good. “Police patrols took over the streets, making it possible for women and children to walk with less trepidation. Children, for a change, took full advantage of the glorious summer and played, as children should, with gay abandon.

“Gangsters were put on notice. Drug dealers and peddlers lost ground. Other criminal elements that looked forward to taking advantage of the season suddenly found themselves having to deal with the law enforcement officers who were out in full force. a sense of tentative peace engulfed the community.

“In response, Lucinda and her friends turned their efforts to making the lives of the officers on duty easier. They opened their hearts and pooled together their resources to serve warm meals to officers keeping their neighbourhoods safe at night. The community made sure that they gave the police all the support they needed for effective policing to happen. This is the story of a community and their police. “This Budget Vote is dedicated to all the Lucindas of the world, the unsung heroes and heroines, for playing their part, expecting no reward or favour for doing what they believe is right.”

*Regarding the recent violence in Vuwani, Limpopo, the Minister said: “I take this opportunity to congratulate our police members for handling this situation in the most responsible manner under the circumstances, especially the arrest that have been effected.

“We earnestly appeal to the community of Vuwani and anywhere in our beautiful land to reject the criminal elements, the inhumane beings who use the genuine grievances of our people to commit such heinous acts. “We thank acting Minister Mahlobo, Minister Van Rooyen and the Deputy Minister Sotyu for their leadership in intervening in Vuwani.”

the Minister of Police, Mr Nathi Nhleko

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SErViCE ExCEllENCE at HUNTex ExPoArticle by Lt Col Erica Holtzhausen Photographs by Jo Holtzhausen

the SaPS desk had an endless queue of visitors who enquired about the status of their firearm licences and other important firearm related issues.

the South african Police Service’s (SaPS)’s Central Firearms registry was one of several

hundreds of exhibitors at the annual Huntex Expo held at the Gallagher Estate from 15 to 17 april 2016.

Huntex is an international consumer expo which became a major showcase for the hunting, sport-shooting, game breeding, game farming, personal defence and protection industries, in the last five years.

Members of the FLaSH (SaPS’s Central Firearms Registry, Liquor licensing and Second Hand Goods section) attended the exhibition to assist members of the public with information regarding their firearms licences. This outreach was particularly successful as the team was well prepared with technology. This enabled them to check the status of individual firearm licence applications right there and then.

all three days of the expo, attendees showed remarkable interest in the SaPS’s outreach and there was an endless queue at the SaPS’s desk. The members on duty had their hands full dealing with queries but commented that people had been patient and friendly overall.

Besides viewing the guns and scopes of every possible make and size, the visitors at the Huntex Expo could also

take pleasure in the exhibitions of optics and precision gear, outdoor gear and cooking systems, wine estates, leather products, hunting and fishing destinations and cooking demonstrations.

Members of the FLaSH team held a similar outreach at the Bloemfontein show grounds from 28 april to 3 May 2016, during the annual Bloemfontein show.

Maj MM aphiri, Capt rM Mosiane SaC KJ Mokwena and lt ME Muraba were attending the Huntex Expo and assisting members of the public with information on the status of their firearm applications.

CoNSt Mooi rECEiVEd aN AwArd For braVErY aFtEr FoiliNG aN atM robbErYBy WO Percy Sepaela

Many people will immediately think of running for their lives when confronted

with gun-toting criminals, but running away was not an option for Const thabo Mooi when he unilaterally foiled an atM robbery that was about to happen. Const Mooi is stationed at the benoni Police Station in the East rand.

Several months ago, Const Mooi did random patrols with his colleague, when they were confronted by 17 heavily-armed potential bank robbers who wanted to blow up (bomb) an aTM in the Ekurhuleni in order to get their hands on the loot. He explained that when his adrenalin started pumping, he immediately knew that they needed to perform serious actions to prevent this crime from happening.

“I was with my colleague doing random patrols in the Emfihlweni Section in the Ekurhuleni, when we spotted a group of criminals who appeared to be having the intention to blow up (bomb) an aTM. When they saw us, the immediately started opening fire at us”, said Const Mooi in a telephonic interview with the Police Magazine. The member’s first reaction was to take cover as they were outnumbered by the 17 criminals. His colleague managed to evade the gunfire, but he was trapped inside the police vehicle. The door locks seemed to have jammed as the doors would not open. at that point, he realised that the only way to fend off the criminals was to shoot back at them, which he did. against all belief, the criminals realised that he was putting up a serious fight and ran away scattered in all directions.

It is common knowledge that bank and aTM robberies have increased drastically in the recent past and that the police are prioritising action steps in dealing with this scourge. In line with the back-to-basics approach, the organisation will intensify police visibility as a way to deter potential criminals. There are a number of crime categories that the Ministry of Police has prioritised.

The country has seen a surge in the number of police killings in the previous financial year and this has prompted the country’s leadership to publicly condemn the frequency and callousness of the criminal’s actions toward law enforcement officials. The police leadership even announced it publicly that the men and women in blue should use maximum force, when they are confronted with life-threatening situations. However, the police have been warned to do so within the confines of the law.

“When you are confronted with a life-threatening situation the only thing you think of is to protect yourself and your colleagues...I had to fire back at them because they were hell-bent on shooting and killing us”, said Const Mooi. He said another motivating factor was his memory of the oath of office he undertook when he took up policing. “I remembered that I became a police officer because I was prepared to serve and protect the inhabitants of my country. I could not help but to think that it was my ultimate duty to ensure that our lives were protected by using everything we had at our disposal to defend ourselves”, he added.

Const Mooi has also encouraged other police officers on patrol to ensure that they had sufficient backup from their colleagues to deal with callous criminals who have no regard for human life. above all, he said that it is important for police officers to have the courage and be bold enough when dealing with confrontational and life-threatening situations. “I feel very proud to have made a difference and prevented this action from happening, but over and above all, this experience made me to also appreciate the value of life”, he said.

Const thabo Mooi.

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WoMEN aNd MEN iN blUe baCK iN aCtioNBy Lt Keitumetse Mmushi, Lt Kgabo Mashamaite and Lt Vincent Mukhati. Photographs by WO Ndanduleni Nyamben

The objective of the revival of the two structures was to en-sure a strong support structure for female employees in the SaPS, facilitate the advancing of their careers through leader-ship training programmes, among others, to develop a calibre woman capable of independent thinking impacting positively to a quality policing service, contributing toward combating gender-based violence, as well as providing a platform for addressing personal and work-related problems in a sensitive and confidential manner, with the Men for Change as a leading agent.

The two structures were established in 2003 and 2004 respectively. Their main aim is to champion the rights of the most vulnerable groups in society and to ensure that female emancipation was realised. Simultaneously, the Men for Change dealt with the critical role of eradicating gender-based violence and the challenges faced by men. Both networks were involved in visionary programmes in rural and urban communities as part of extraordinary duties beyond policing, bringing a unique dynamic to community policing. The structures have supported victims of crime and ensured that the perpetrators of crime are apprehended and convicted.

Speaking at the second and last day of the conference, the acting National Commissioner, Lt Gen Kgomotso Phahlane,

welcomed the commitment shown toward the better running of the two structures.

He said, “Empowering women remains an integral part of development in South africa. In spearheading transformation, the SaPS has decided to relaunch the Women’s Network and Men for Change revamping and shaping its enhanced trans-formation imperative”. Of course, men form part of the much-needed transformation in the SaPS. They have to be part of this process to under-stand that the aim is not to take power away from them, but to highlight the stronger power of our combined capacities and strength when men and women gather for a just and noble cause.

The Women’s Network has played an important role in align-ing itself with programmes for the elimination of violence against women and children. The SaPS’s Women’s Network ensured that the sexual harassment policy was properly implemented and that the victims’ dignity are protected. They ensured the implementation of such policies in the Southern african Development Community (SaDC) region. The Women’s Network embraced the South african Government’s responsi-bility of pioneering transformation and upholding our human rights and those of our neighbouring states.

The SaPS’s strategies, policies, Standing Orders and National Instructions are aimed at personifying all facets of gender equality. It is the Women’s Network in partnership with the Men for Change, as well as the involvement of other relevant stakeholders externally and in the SaPS that should champion matters of gender equality; discrimination against women; training, development and the promotion of women; sexual harassment and gender-based violence and thereby influenc-ing the policies and strategic objectives of the SaPS.

The Men for Change was established in 2004 and played a critical role in dealing with issues about crimes against humanity which constitute gender-based violence involving the use of firearms in most cases, femicide, alcohol and drug abuse. These programmes form part of the strategic priorities of the SaPS.

The Men for Change structure necessitated men to open up and start talking about their challenges and their roles in society, their shared visions and beliefs. The objectives of the Men for Change spoke to the following:

• aligning its activities with the strategic business plan of the SaPS

• Providing support structures for male employees in the SaPS

• Facilitating the career development of males through training programmes

• Collaborating with the Women’s Network in promoting gender equality in the workplace

• Serving as a motivational structure, increasing aware-ness contributing to changing attitudes and stereotypes on gender-based issues.

as we relaunch the two important structures of transfor-mation, jointly targeted, gender-related programmes have to be developed. Programmes, such as ‘Take a boy child to work – Tour behind bars’ needs to find meaning in our stra-tegic objectives, together with the ‘Take a Girl Child to Work’ campaign. Let us reignite and establish strong internal and external networks, and also national and global networks.

May these objectives mirror the shared vision of the National Development Plan aligned to our ‘back to basics’ approach”.

In the media briefing held after the conclusion of the two-day conference, the Dep Nat Comm of the Human Resources Management, Lt Gen Bonang Mgwenya, assured the members that proper monitoring and evaluation system tools have been implemented.

“In order to avoid a structure deviating from their core re-sponsibilities and ensuring that they are always on track, we have developed a template of an action plan as an efficient monitoring and evaluation tool ensuring that every role player is aware of what is expected from him or her, the exact time frames allocated to a duty or project and their key respon-sibilities. We will further monitor the progress made by the various role players by convening quarterly meetings to monitor their progress and also to assist when members are encountering unforeseen challenges. We will also convene an annual meeting in which we will be evaluating the progress made as some of the systems needs to be guarded against the collapsing of projects”, said Lt Gen Mgwenya.While addressing the participants on last day of the confer-ence, the Deputy of Minister of Police, Ms Maggie Makhotso Sotyu,called on the women and men in blue to work together to ensure the effective functioning of both the Women’s Net-work and the Men for Change.

“This relaunch would have been futile, if we had left out the SaPS’s Men for Change. We desperately need men to contrib-ute to the discussions and the ultimate attainment of gender equality”, said Ms Sotyu.

She emphasised that we want to see our men and women in blue interconnected and related in a gender-equal system in terms of our Constitution. She added that building gender equality and to prevent and combat gender-based violence, cannot be a women’s issue only, but it is a human issue, which must ultimately involve men and even boys.

She further said that both the SaPS’s networks must continue to be a visible part of the like-formations in the law enforce-ment sector and to be part of all the community programmes, such as the august month activities. She urged members to continue with their visionary in our rural communities. “Indeed we are very proud of you, when I visited those rural areas, I heard of the good work you were doing for the needy and the elderly people”, said Ms Sotyu.She also added that the two networks have to build confi-dence among police officials. “Let us as leadership bring hope to those young women in blue, and those under the public service act, who have just joined the South african Police Service”, she said.

The conference also successfully managed to elect new leaders as part of the revival of the two structures and pro-vided a new mandate for the next four years. Maj Gen yvonne Botsheleng was overwhelmingly elected to lead the Women’s Network, while Brig Buti Lekubu received the majority vote to lead the Men for Change.

in line with the Government’s Eight Principle action Plan to promote gender equality and empowering women, policemen and women converged at the Velmore Hotel and the Conference Centre in

Centurion from 9 to 10 May 2016, to relaunch the South african Police Service’s (SaPS)’s Women’s Network and the Men for Change structures.

their main aim is to champion the rights of the most vulnerable groups in society and to ensure that female emancipation was realised. Simultaneously, the Men for Change dealt with the critical role of eradicating gender-based violence and the challenges faced by men.

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aN UNliKElY MirAcle Article by Capt SP Magwasa

Sgt Clinton odayer from the uMhlali Search and rescue K9 Unit and his canine partner,

dante, left the community of lindelani and Ntuzuma enthralled in March 2016, after they had pulled off quite a miracle.

On Saturday 19 March 2016, the 18-month-old Samkelo Cele was playing outside his house at Ntuzuma, when he went missing. His aunt and grandmother were worried and started a frantic search for the young child, but their efforts were in vain. When the child’s parents returned from work, they were informed of what had happened. They joined the search with the community members. However, young Samkelo was nowhere to be found. Searches continued throughout the Saturday and Sunday but the little boy was still missing.

The search was particularly challenging because of the torrential rains and low temperatures over that weekend. Suspicions of foul play made the rounds and the parents prepared themselves for the worst.

On Monday, 21 March 2016, the Ntuzuma police members were informed about the incident and after assessing the situation, they decided that a SaPS search and rescue team must be deployed to the scene. Sgt Odayor was assigned to the case and on his arrival he was briefed by both the local police and the family members. It was already late in the day and because of the rapidly fading light, Sgt Odayor decided to continue the search the next day with the assistance of a search dog trained for such cases.

When he returned the next day, he brought his search dog, Dante, along and started searching. He said, “due to the number of days that had passed and the fact that the weather had wreaked havoc during that weekend, I thought by myself that Dante and I were looking for a dead body.I went to an area which had a dense vegetation, Dante started searching and it was not long before I realized that he had picked up a scent.

Dante led me to a patch of thick foliage and when I looked closely I saw the young boy sitting very still in the bushes. as soon as I picked him up, he started crying which was a good sign that he still had the energy to cry.”

The baby was rushed to the clinic where he was examined and treated for slight dehydration. young Samkelo’s parents are overjoyed to have their baby back alive and safe. It is thanks to the tenacity of Sgt Odayor who refused to give up on finding the boy and insisted on searching the area again that young Samkelo has been found alive and is reunited with his parents. We commend the commitment

of Sgt Odayor for saving the baby and helping to build the community’s trust in the South african Police Service (SaPS).

Sgt Odayor started working at the SaPS in 2001 and has uninterrupted service of 15 years. He became an operational member in 2003, after completing the SaPS Basic Training. He first worked at the Brixton Flying Squad and was later transferred to the Durban Flying Squad. In 200, he joined the UMhlali K9 Unit.

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drilliNG MoveMeNTS at all traiNiNG aCadEMiESBy Lieutenant Kgabo Mashamaite and Ms Naledi Mazibuko Photographs by WO Anne Magakoe

“in line with the back-to-basics approach aimed at addressing discipline in the SaPS,

all training academies across the country will conform to standardised drilling methods and movements.” that was the assurance from brigadier Paul Mphenyeke, the Section Head of basic Police development Provisioning, during a four-day Standardisation drilling training Session at the boithuso Human resources development station in botshabelo, bloemfontein on 5 april 2016.

“During our routine inspection at different training academies across the country, we picked up a pattern whereby our recruits from almost all training academies executed drilling movements differently and as such, it created confusion in the SaPS. Drilling is part of ensuring discipline in the SaPS and it needs to be attended to as a matter of urgency. That is why we have convened this workshop, the train-the-trainer course on drilling execution. We invited instructors from all academies to attend a workshop on standardised drilling movements. It is also important for us to prepare our students in drilling methods so that they will be able to participate in various competitions where the SaPS participates as well as, participating in funeral proceedings and other ceremonial activities of the SaPS,” Brigadier Mphenyeke elaborated.

according to Brigadier Sammy Thambo, Section Head: Field Development, there is a great need to update drilling manuals and guidance booklets to ensure all trainers at different academies follow the same methods. “When we conclude with this workshop on Friday, we are going to sit down and update our Standard Operating Procedures and drilling manuals, in order to ensure that all our academies conform to the same standards. Currently our drilling manuals are outdated and this creates confusion for our drilling instructors because there are no standardised drilling movements and as such, you will find two academies implementing different drilling movements. We hope that all 37 instructors who converged here this week, will assist to empower their peers with the aligned drilling movements, so that all institutions will adhere to the same standards,” Brigadier Thambo said.

Lieutenant Petros Sebola, a senior instructor based at the Basic Police Development Provisioning Section within the Human Resources Development Division at Head Office, was hard at work demonstrating the acceptable execution of the

drilling movements in line with the police standards.“The workshop consists of theoretical and practical aspects and as such, there is a need to apply those movements practically, so that the instructors will be able to understand them better. There are various drilling movements for different occasions, and as such, they need to be applied correctly,” Lieutenant Sebola said.

Warrant Officer adele Espag, drilling instructor at the Tshwane Training academy, who was among 37 peers from all academies across the country said the workshop has enriched her a great deal because she will be able to present drilling movements for different events to her students with confidence, from now on.

The train-the-trainer workshop on drilling movements for standardised drilling held from 5 to 8 april 2016, covered aspects such as the formation and sizing of a platoon, squad drilling (stationary movement), stationary quick mark time (halt and forward), squad drilling on the march (quick time), orientation and marching, changing directions in three’s (left and right wheels), saluting and compliments (theory and practical), turning in quick time (left, right and about-turn), salutes on the march (left, right and to the front) in quick time, slow mark time (halt and forward), slow march, turning in slow time (left, right and about turn), slow march, as well as ceremonial drilling movements, such as the parade preparations and protocol, opening of provincial legislature, Commemoration Day, opening of police station and flag-hoisting ceremony, theory and explanation on a military funeral, among other things.

lieutenant Petros Sebola assists drill instructors to maintain a correct drill file during the practical session of the standardisation of drill training workshop at the buithuso Human resources division, botshabelo location in the Free State Province.

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By Lt Kgabo Mashamaite Photographs by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

the detectives’ hard work in ensuring justice and closure for the victims of crime,

continues to be recognised at the Matla a bana awards ceremony held at the rosebank Union Church on 23 april 2016.

The objective of the biannual event is to provide an incentive to the Gauteng FCS (family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences) members in the form of awards in order to encourage them to walk the extra mile in rendering excellent service and outstanding investigative work in preparing for court procedures.

In acknowledging their splendid work for the past six months, Lt Col Heila Niemand, the Gauteng FCS Provincial Commander, said on behalf of the Provincial Detective Services, “The awards should serve as a motivation to all members to continue giving their best. This ensures that your hard detective work is being recognised, even in challenging times, to ensure justice to the vulnerable in accordance with the police’s constitutional mandate of preventing, combating and investigating crime, maintaining public order, protecting and serving the inhabitants of the RSa and their property, and upholding and enforcing the law. This has helped the victims with finding closure because you ensured that the perpetrators are permanently removed from our streets. as we know that this is not an easy task of the members of the panel to adjudicate the flood of outstanding entries received every six months, the recipients and finalists should know that their hard work is indeed appreciated. On behalf of the provincial management, we are indeed grateful for their efforts in restoring the public’s faith in the police to successfully investigate crime.”

Delivering his motivational speech to the hard-working detectives, Mr Marco Coetzer, Managing Director of KW advance, urged the detectives to ensure that while they are pursuing justice, their personal lives also receive attention.

“In life, a person needs to satisfy the so-called ‘big rocks’ such as friends, family, personal growth, health and spiritual life and this should receive preference in our lives, otherwise we are bound to live an unbalanced and incomplete life. We should also understand that we need good health to discharge our duties diligently, friends to share our frustrations with, family for when the going gets tough to provide a solid structure, as well as a spiritual

life to provide strengh. The policing environment requires spiritual upliftment as it is so strenuous. That is why police members have a greater need to balance their wheel of life effectively,” Coetzer, a former police member, urged the delegates. In her closing remarks, Ms Lizel van Eeden, the national coordinator, thanked all members for making the lives of abused children easier by assisting them at their time of greatest need.

The recipients of the biannual excellent service delivery incentives, were the following:

outstanding Achievements category

1. WO Moshe Molawa of the Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane FCS Unit brought justice to the community by investigating, arresting and linking two accused taxi drivers to more than 27 cases of rape. WO Molawa secured the conviction of the two accused, who were terrorising women under the pretext of offering them a lift home from work. The accused would then drive into the bushes and rape their victims. They were given three life sentences and approximately 188 years’ imprisonment.

2. Const John Mokoena of the Provincial FCS Investigation Unit successfully investigated, traced and arrested the accused. He secured 12 life sentences and 116 years for the accused, who targeted schoolboys aged between 11 and 14 years old. The accused person asked his victims to help him carry boxes and upon their arrival at the railway tracks, the accused raped and robbed the boys of their cell phones. The detective’s exceptional efforts earned him the respect of his peers.

best performer category

The star in the Best Performer Category, was Capt Selaelo Jerry Ramabala of the Provincial FCS Investigation Unit. Capt Ramabala managed to track, arrest and secure the conviction of a paedophile, Peter Dashboy Khoza, for preying on 76 victims between the ages of six and twelwe years old. He raped all of them. This followed on Capt Ramabala’s awareness campaign at various schools where he advised children not to speak to strangers or accept any help from them, and then some of them disclosed their ordeal. Capt Ramabala combed various hideouts, including dumping sites, where he managed to arrest the accused

and successfully linked him to 26 cases in which minors were involved. During the trial, 152 charges that included 37 cases of rape, were brought against Khoza. He was found guilty on 139 charges and was sentenced to 28 life sentences and 538 years’ imprisonment.

The second place in the Best Performer Category went to Sgt Sepakela of Tembisa FCS Unit for his efforts in eradicating crimes against the vulnerable in the Tembisa area, after one boy disclosed to his pastor his rape ordeal at the hands of his teacher. Sgt Sepakela took it upon himself to investigate the matter and in the meantime, encouraging school learners to come forward if they had been exposed to incidents of rape or child pornography. about nine boys aged between 10 and 14 years came forward, and were found to have been violated by the accused schoolteacher. The accused was arrested and found guilty. He received a combined 20 years and seven life sentences for the crimes.

The outstanding detective efforts of WO Barnard Smith of the Moroka FCS Unit, earned him the third place in the Best Performers Category, after he successfully traced all the victims in 22 cases, obtained a chain of statements, hosted an identity parade and ensured that all the rape victims attended. WO Smith also managed to bring closure to the rape victims in securing a heavy sentence for the accused. The accused would meet his victims at the taxi rank and train station on the pretext of looking for directions. He would then go in the same direction as his victims, convinced them to accompany him and rape the victims at knife point. The accused was found guilty on several counts and received two life terms and more than 384 years’ imprisonment for his crimes.

best fcS commander

Major Daniel Mathikge of the Temba FCS Unit demonstrated his exceptional leadership skills in the fight against women and child abuse.

best fcS officer

Lt Jeff Lekalakala of the Temba FCS Unit ensured that the serial rapist of Soshanguve was apprehended and linked to 15 rape cases involving women and two children. The rapist, who had beads on his penis, faced 45 charges in total, and received four life sentences and 213 years’ imprisonment.

Service Excellence awards – for individuals who had a positive impact on the community and made a difference in the lives of women and children

WO Hendrik Visser of the Mamelodi FCS Unit ensured that the community’s confidence and trust in the police were reinstated through his perseverance and professional conduct. WO Visser investigated, traced and arrested three accused persons for hijacking a taxi and shooting the driver in the stomach, kidnapping two females, raping them and attempting murder. all three of the accused were found guilty and sentenced to four life sentences and 249 years behind bars.

Sgt Mammato Lehlake of the Vereeniging FCS Unit managed to restore the community’s confidence in the ability of the police to bring perpetrators to book. Sgt Lehlake successfully investigated a case in which two females had been raped in December 2014. He enlisted the services of the K9 Unit and arranged for an identity parade to be held. Only one victim could link the suspect to the crime. Her relentless efforts paid off when the DNa results came back positive and the accused was given two life sentences and 30 years’ imprisonment.

Members of temba FCS Unit, flanked by Ms lizel van Eeden, lt Col Heila Niemand and Mr Marco Coetzer, ensured that dignity is restored to victims of crime by investigating, tracing and arresting perpetrators who preyed on women and children. they were honoured for their efforts during the Matla a bana bi-annual awards on 23 april 2016.

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StoP doMEStiC ViolENCE GraNt YoUr CHild tHE riGHt to bE ProtECtEd FroM abUSE Compiled by

EHW: Social Work Services

The Department of Social Development states that “Children in South africa live in a society with a Constitution that has the highest regard for their rights and for the equality and dignity of everyone. protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse is not only a basic value, but also an obligation as clearly set out in section 28 of the South african Constitution”. Section 28 of the Bill of Rights in our Constitution also states that “every child has the right

aggression toward their peers or parent(s). They can even become self-injuring”.

The effects on the child witnessing domestic violence, are long-term. “Whether or not children are physically abused, they often suffer emotional and psychological trauma from living in homes where their fathers abuse their mothers. Children whose mothers are abused, are denied the kind of home life that fosters healthy development. Children who grow up observing their mothers being abused, especially by their fathers, grow up with a role model of intimate relationships in which one person uses intimidation and violence over the other person to have their way. Because children have a natural tendency to identify with strength, they may associate themselves with the abuser and lose respect for their seemingly helpless mother. Seeing their mothers treated with enormous disrespect, teaches children that they can disrespect women the way their fathers do”.

Experts believe and research has confirmed that children who are raised in abusive homes, learn that violence is “an effective way to resolve conflict and problems”. children may repeat the violence they witnessed as children, in

their future romantic and parental relationships. “Boys who witness their mothers’ abuse, are more likely to batter their female partners as adults than boys raised in non-violent homes. For girls, adolescence may result in the belief that threats and violence are the norm in relationships”.

It is also shown that children from violent homes have “higher risks of alcohol/drug abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and juvenile delinquency. Witnessing domestic violence is the single best predictor of juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. It is also the number one reason children run away from home”.

Children witnessing domestic violence are, therefore, being abused, which is in direct conflict with their born right to be protected against abuse. Children witnessing domestic violence are prone to become abusers or victims themselves – starting the evil cycle all over again…

EHW

Child Protection Week was held from 27 May to 2 June 2016. the purpose of the week is to raise awareness of the rights of children annually, as stipulated in the Children’s act of 2005. although

the event is observed once a year, the protection of our children should never stop.

Preventing and combating crime against children, is a priority for government. the african proverb: “it takes a village to raise a child” calls for a collective responsibility of communities to raise children, where “Your Child is My Child”. the Government believes that “all parents, guardians and older members of the community should look out for each other’s children”.

Social work Services is available 24 hours to support victims, provide guidance and therapeutic assistance to both the victim and the perpetrator. Contact the standby number 082 301 2138. For more information, contact the domestic violence desk, Lt Col Gerber at 079 880 5966 or Gerberchrisna@saps.gov.za.

to basic nutrition, shelter, health care and social services, as well as the right to be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation”.

The Domestic Violence Roundtable (Sudbury- Wayland- Lincoln) studied the problem of children being exposed to domestic violence, witnessing abuse in their own homes. according to them “witnessing can mean SeeiNG actual

incidents of physical/and or sexual abuse. It can mean HeAriNG threats or fighting noises from another room. Children may also obServe the aftermath of physical abuse such as blood, bruises, tears, torn clothing, and broken items. Finally children may be AwAre of the tension in the home such as their mother’s fearfulness when the abuser’s car pulls into the driveway”.

“Children who are exposed to domestic violence at home, become fearful and anxious. The exposure continuously put them on guard, waiting for the next time… Never knowing what will trigger the abuse, never feeling safe. They may feel worthless and powerless.”

“Children from abusive homes can look fine to the outside world, but inside they are in terrible pain. Their families are chaotic and crazy. They may blame themselves for the abuse, thinking if they had not done or said a particular thing, the abuse would not have occurred. They may also become angry at their siblings or their mother for triggering the abuse. They may feel rage, embarrassment and humiliation.”

“Children of abuse feel isolated and vulnerable. They are starved for attention, affection and approval. Because mom (or dad) is struggling to survive, she (he) is often not present for her (his) children. Because dad (mom) is so consumed with controlling everyone, he (she) also is not present for his (her) children. These children become physically, emotionally and psychologically abandoned.”

The emotional responses of children witnessing domestic violence, “may include fear, guilt, shame, sleep disturbances, sadness, depression and anger” at both the abuser for the violence, and at the victim for being unable to prevent the violence.

“Their physical responses may include stomach aches and/or headaches, bedwetting and the loss of the ability to concentrate. Some children may also experience physical or sexual abuse or neglect. others may be injured while trying to intervene on behalf of their mother or a sibling”.

“The behavioural responses of children who witness domestic violence, may include acting out, withdrawal or anxiousness to please. Exposed children may have a short attention span, which may result in poor school performance. They may experience developmental delays in speech, motor or cognitive skills. These children may use violence to express themselves, demonstrating increased

Let us grant our children (“Your child is My child”) the riGHT To be proTecTed froM AbUSe and Allow THeM To becoMe THe MAN or woMAN YoU wANT To be… STop doMeSTic violeNce!

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By Maj Karien van der Merwe

in the course of conducting research for the article “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” published in a previous issue of the Journal onine/PoliCE,

financial advisors and digital security experts warned against criminal cartels cashing in on the identities of the dead.

In a country rife with poverty, selling a deceased family member’s identity book for cash to the highest bidder may help a grieving family to keep the wolf from the door for a little while. But when that identity book is used to commit fraud, the wolf could turn into a debt collector’s iron fist. In cases like these, being in possession of the loved one’s death certificate would be the only way of proving that the debt had been incurred after the person’s death. That is why obtaining a valid death certificate is important, and why it should be treated in the same way as other important documents.

another modus operandi favoured by syndicates is collecting information about deceased persons from epitaphs, obituaries and social media posts. Syndicates match the age of a client with the age of the deceased so that identity numbers will seem plausible. Such information may be sold to independent vendors on the so-called dark net, the criminal underbelly of the internet.

Preventing the identity of deceased persons from getting stolen is up to the living, and the general common sense rules that apply to safeguarding one’s identity on social media platforms are also applicable when posting an obituary online or in the media. Verbally paying homage to someone who has passed on is a ritual embedded in society, but care must be taken not to publish information such as the birth date, occupation, full names and physical address that criminals could use as keys to unlock more information about the deceased.

With the SaPS being under resourced and ill-equipped to reactively address this type of sophisticated fraud, the question begs to be answered: Can the recycling of dead people’s identities in any way be prevented? David Jacobs, a forensic specialist at Strategic Investigations and Seminars (SIS) says that in an attempt to aid the SaPS and the people of South africa in the prevention of this type of crime, his company has launched a register of the dead. People who have lost a relative can register them on the Independent Identity Verification database free of charge. Once registered, SIS can prevent that identity from being recycled for crime. “If a fraudster attempts to use that identity, it will be flagged by our systems and rejected,” he explained. To register your deceased free of charge, go to www.2iv.co.za.

Additional source:Dead Men Walking by Kaizer Ngwenya. DRUM. 22 Oct 2015.

StEaliNG tHE NAMeS oF tHE dEad

CoNViCtEd SWiSS fUGiTive CaPtUrEd iN a MUltiNatioNal PoliCE StiNG oPEratioN

a multinational, intelligence-driven police sting operation led to the arrest of a

convicted Swiss fugitive drug trafficker, daniel alfred berger. berger was arrested in Muldersdrift in Gauteng in the early hours of 26 april 2016 after being on the run for the past 18 years.

The Hawks, the SaPS air Wing, the Special Task Force, Interpol and the SaPS’s K9 units, in partnership with the Swiss and French governments, conducted the multinational police operation.

In 1998, 47-year-old Daniel Berger was found guilty of trafficking drugs from the USa to Switzerland. He was then convicted to nine years’ imprisonment (in absentia). Berger fled from Switzerland to australia and the Swiss police were unable to trace him until he was recently traced in South africa. The multinational police team surveyed Berger for a few days and found that he was living at plot 50 in Swartkop in Muldersdrift. He was eventually arrested there.

according to the Head of the SaPS’s Victim Identification Centre (VIC), Brigadier Leonie Ras, they received a request from the Federal Police of Switzerland on 23 December 2015 to assist with the case of this missing person. Follow-up information revealed that the missing person was actually a fugitive. He was wanted by the Swiss police to serve a nine-year sentence for the smuggling of drugs.

“We followed up on certain links we had received and we interviewed his girlfriend without her knowing that the wanted person was her boyfriend,” said Brigadier Ras.She also explained that Berger had entered South africa with a Bulgarian passport during the 2010 World Cup and since then he was working in the country, repairing computers. He came to South africa under a new name and he actually used his mother’s maiden surname as his new identity.

The VIC was able to use his fingerprints and an old photograph that they had received from the Swiss police. “We aged the photograph of him (as a young man) in order to get the present-day image of the wanted fugitive,” said Brigadier Ras.

“Because of the intricate layout of his property and because we did not really know whom we were dealing with, we approached the Special Task Force to assist with the arrest and secure the property on 26 april 2016. We found the person fitting the description of Daniel Berger. We had the original fingerprints of the fugitive at the scene and,

By Lt Vincent Mukhathi Photograph(s) WO Anne Magakoe

interpol officials arresting a fugitive daniel alfred berger at Plot 50 Swartkop in Muldersdrift

therefore, we were able to confirm his identity. He was not Daniel alfred Moral, but Daniel alfred Berger,” said Brigadier Ras.

The police also found drugs and computers, and seized cellular phones, two laptops and a hard drive. Interpol officials arrested him and took him to the Muldersdrift Police Station for the necessary statements to be taken. Inspector Ralf Kock of the Federal Police of Switzerland applauded the SaPS for effecting the arrest of Daniel Berger in a professional manner. He said that the police members showed discipline and professionalism as they arrested the wanted fugitive.

He said: “The Swiss authorities are currently completing his extradition from South africa to Switzerland. Once he arrives in Switzerland, he will immediately start serving his nine-year sentence for drug smuggling.”Brigadier Ras thanked all the role players for their commitment and dedication to finding and arresting the fugitive. “It just proves that you can run, but we will eventually find you. Berger was on the run for 18 years, but we finally arrested him,” said Brigadier Ras.

lt Jeoffery Manganye from the Victim identification Centre taking buccal swaps from a fugitive daniel alfred berger

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tHE NYaNGa ClUStEr iMbizo: NEW PoliCE StatioN iN tHE PiPEliNE For tHE broWN’S FarMBy Lt Col Norman Joseph Photographs by Capt Piet Smit

a fully-fledged police station is in the pipeline for Nyanga, which will serve the crime-infested

areas, such as the brown’s Farm in the Cape Flats.

about 600 residents attended a Nyanga Cluster Imbizo at the Sinethemba Senior Secondary School, at the Brown’s Farm on 18 april 2016, when the audience was informed that the Western Cape Police Management is looking for a site to build a new police station in the area.

Maj Gen Rene Fick, the Dep Prov Comm for Physical Resources, said that a delegation from the SaPS’s Head Office will be visiting Nyanga soon to do an assessment for a new police station as a long-term project.

The new police station will support the old one situated in the heart of the town. Several residents from different towns in the cluster including the Prov Comm, Lt Gen Khombinkosi Jula, raised their concerns in this regard and posed questions to the panel.

Some of the allegations made were that some detectives are working with gang members, while others were seen parking state vehicles in front of shebeens and drug houses.

In response, Gen Jula said that members working with gang members will face the full consequences of the law.He appealed to the residents to take down the registration numbers of the vehicles parked at shebeens and drug houses, and to provide it to them. The General gave the audience his cell phone number.

Graham Lindhorst, Deputy Chairperson of the Nyanga

FlaSH NEWS FlaSH NEWS

Cluster’s CPF and Bishop Lavis CPF Chairperson, said that “...just as we stood up against apartheid in the past, we must stand up against crime and gangs...”.addressing the audience, Gen Jula said, “We decided to take the back to the basics approach as announced recently by the acting National Commissioner, Lt Gen Khomotso Phahlane”.

The back-to-basics approach relates to the four-pillar approach which is − rendering a good service, maintaining police visibility, forming partnerships with community organisations and creating a focussed approach regarding crime.

Regarding house robberies in the Brown’s Farm and Philippi East, Gen Jula said, “We are going to look into that”.answering a question about the reason why the courts are giving bail to known gangsters and other criminals, Maj Gen Jeremy Vearey, the Dep Prov Comm for Crime Detection, told the audience that the communities must stand up and attend these court cases, and voice their concerns at the courts so that the magistrates could make informed decisions.

Gen Jula said that consideration was given to the introduction of horse patrols.

He appealed to communities to report information regarding crime by calling the all-hours Crime-Stop number at 0860010111.

SUPEr-CoP PoPUlar oN SoCial MEdiaArticle by Lt Keitumetse Mmushi Photograph(s) by WO Ndanduleni Nyambeni

Social media is abuzz with a video clip of a Pretoria North police officer who filmed an arrest of

would be car thieves. the video clip shows the officer driving his motorcycle to the scene of the crime as well as the arrest of the two car thieves.

This incident happened last month, when an attempted motor vehicle theft nearby butchery in the Pretoria North area, was reported by a community member.WO Stoffel Holtzhausen responded to the report after receiving a description of the vehicle. He got the registration number of the vehicle and information that there were three suspects in the vehicle.

He used a community radio to send a look out to all the community members. Within 30 minutes one member of the community got back to him to confirm the registration of the vehicle. It was confirmed and communicated that the vehicle was now parked in front of the court.

“That’s when I put the camera on my motorcycle and went to the scene. I put the camera on for evidence purposes so that I can use it in court. This enables me to show the court precisely which suspect was on which side of the vehicle. and in case they resist arrest, I can use the footage as evidence and to safeguard myself. That way I ensure that there will not be claims of assault and so forth”, he said.WO Holtzhausen drove to the court and enquired with the community member whether there were still occupants in the vehicle. “I then drove slowly so as not to raise the occupants’ suspicion. as I entered the parking area, the community member flashed his vehicle lights from where he was parked behind the said vehicle”.Nowadays most car thieves are armed so he did not take any chances. When he got off the motorcycle he already had his firearm out.

“I commanded the two occupants of the vehicle to come out. While I was busy securing the one suspect, the community member was watching over the second one and that is what you cannot see on the video. as I was moving to the second suspect, I noticed that the first suspect was on his cellular phone, so I went back to take the phone from him. He had called the third suspect, who was inside the court”.

after he arrested the second suspect, he contacted the community members who were in civilian clothes and who had their radios hidden beneath their clothes. They went in to court to check if the third suspect was still there because they had been given a description of him. Unfortunately he had already taken off.

“When we searched the vehicle we found quite a lot of tools that criminals use to steal vehicles. They were charged for being in possession of car breaking implements and when

the complainant came to open a case, they were charged with attempted motor vehicle theft’, he said.

WO Holtzhausen has been a police official for 22 years. He says that he initially wanted to become a pilot, but when then air Force bases started closing one after the other, he decided to join the Police and thought of joining the air Wing. He went in for Basic Training and liked the operational side of policing so much that he just stayed with it.The first six years of his career were spent at Carolina Police Station after which he came to Pretoria North. He has been married for 17 years and has two children. He says: “Of course my wife does not like me working all the time, but I love it so much. Our work is so unique, we save lives almost on a daily basis.”

He says that a motorcycle as a crime fighting tool is the best instrument that a police officer can get. “a motorcycle enables you to reach even those places that you otherwise would not go into if you are been driving a motor vehicle. I hope other officers consider using motorcycles in their day to day duties, there is just so much more you can do”, he said.

WO Holtzhausen fit a GoPro 3 camera (his own) on to his motorcycle. His is a passionate believer in gadgets of all kinds. He owns another camera and a GPS that he uses to execute his duties. “I attach it to my helmet and use it with a remote control that is secured on the handlebars of the motorcycle. In case I need it, I only need to press the record button”.

He has his own youTube channel where he uploads his crime fighting videos, but he is quick to mention that he does not upload all his videos as he knows he has to keep legislation in mind. “you will see that the video quality is very poor, I downgrade the quality on purpose so that faces, car registrations and personal details are not visible.

Wo Holtzhausen with his superbike outside the Pretoria North Police Station

the Prov Comm, lt Gen Khombinkosi Jula, addresses the audience.

the Prov Comm, lt Gen Khombinkosi Jula, addresses the audience.

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By Maj Karien van der Merwe

GEPF NEWS

the “clean break” principle relating to members and their spouses was introduced

into the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) legislation to bring it in line with global best practices and to provide a more equitable solution in case of divorce.

Prior to this, when a GEPF member and his or her non-member spouse divorced, the non-member spouse could only claim their portion of the pension when the member spouse exited from the Fund. This often led to significant delays in payment.

With the adoption of the clean break principle, the portion of the pension interest assigned to the non-member spouse as determined in terms of the Divorce act, 1979 (act No 70 of 1979), is now payable on the date the divorce is granted. The non-member spouse has a choice to either take the benefit in cash or to transfer the benefit to another approved fund.

While the Pension Fund act, 1956 (act no 24 of 1956) or amendments do not apply to the GEPF, the decision by the GEPF’s Board of Trustees brought the Fund in line with other pension funds. (The GEPF was established as a pension fund in terms of the Government Employee’s Pension Law,1996.) The GEPF’s earlier policy had resulted in many complaints from members who felt aggrieved that the GEPF did not follow the policy instituted by government, while all the other retirement funds were obliged to follow it.

The implementation of the clean break principle was further made necessary by a judgment issued by the High Court of South africa that ruled that the Government Employees Pension Law was inconsistent with section 9(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South africa to the extent that it failed to afford former spouses of members of the Fund the same rights and advantages applicable to former spouses of members of funds regulated by the Pension Funds act. The GEPF was afforded 12 months to change the legislation and Fund Rules in order to implement the clean break principle.

However, there were a number of implications that needed to be considered in implementing the clean break principle such as tax implications, the date of accrual, the deemed withdrawal benefit, the reduction in respect of the amount paid to the non-member spouse, and the interest on the amount paid to the non-member spouse. The Board considered reducing the member’s service years or creating a debt against the member as the two options that could have been implemented. However, there were a number of complications that made the reduction of the member’s benefit (or service) unsuitable to the GEPF. The Board of Trustees decided to treat the divorce settlement paid to the non-member spouse as a “notional debt” owed to the GEPF, which would be deducted against a member’s benefit upon their final exit from the Fund.

The reason the settlement is now owed to the Fund is because the Fund would pay the amount payable to the non-member’s spouse, on behalf of the member at the date of the divorce rather than the non-member receiving it on the member spouse’s exit date.When the Fund pays the non-member spouse (on behalf of the member) interest is levied on the member’s exit benefit. This is to achieve cost neutrality between the member and the Fund. If no interest is charged, the member profits at the expense of the Fund and the other members of the Fund. If the interest charge is higher than the Fund returns, the difference between the interest and the Fund returns will profit the Fund at the expense of the member. To achieve cost neutrality, the interest needs to be equal to the Fund returns. The Board decided to apply the REPO rate as the interest on this “notional debt” which is expected to be lower than the Fund returns.

The advantage of the “notional debt” approach is that the member’s service is not adjusted as a result of the divorce settlement, and therefore the member’s benefits and enhancements are not affected.

When the GPF receives a divorce order it calculates the member’s resignation benefit on the date of divorce. The amount due to the spouse is then calculated according to the prescripts of the divorce order and the spouse is requested to indicate if the amount should be paid as a cash amount or transferred to an approved retirement fund. a debt (equal to the amount that was paid to the spouse) is created against the member and interest is levied on that debt. The member is then given a choice to repay the debt owed to the Fund over an agreed period, or the debt can be deducted from the member’s benefit when he or she exits the Fund.

The GEPF has received various enquiries and complaints from affected members and has therefore embarked on an investigation to review its decision to follow the “notional debt” approach. after considering the outcome of the investigation, the Board approved the implementation of adjusting the service period of members, instead of creating a debt against the member. In essence, the approach will entail that “foregone” or “divorce” service (that is the service equivalent of the divorce settlement) is stored in the system and deducted upon the member’s exit.

However, this approach requires a Pension Law and GEPF Rule change that needs to be negotiated with the relevant stakeholders before it can be submitted to Parliament to allow for the necessary legislative change to be effected. The GEPF has already embarked on this negotiation process and is positive that it will be finalized shortly. The Board has also agreed that all members who have been affected by the divorce debt approach will be given the choice to move to the service adjustment approach. This decision will ensure that no member is negatively impacted by the original decision taken by the Board.

Source: Gepffundtalk, 3rd edition 2015.disclaimer: This article is for general information purposes only. Care has been taken to ensure the correctness of the content at the time of compilation, however if there is any difference between the content and GEPF Rules, the Rules shall prevail.GEPF Call Centre: 0800 117 669Twitter: @GEPF_Sa | www.gepf.co.za | enquiries@gepf.co.zaGEPF Private Bag X63 | Pretoria | 0001

By Maj Karien van der Merwe

tHE reSiGNATioN ProCESS

the GEPF urges members who are planning to resign from the SaPS to notify their employer

at least one month in advance in order to allow for sufficient time for their documents to be processed by SaPS Head office and the GEPF. that being said, the final audited leave form of the resigning member is only attached by the SApS HrM department on the member’s exit date. However, getting all the documentation ready beforehand does lessen the stress, especially in case of resignation on short notice.

Members who resign must complete the following forms:• Resignation choice form: On this form the member must

indicate whether the pension benefit must be paid into his or her bank account, or be transferred to an approved fund.

• Z1525: This form contains the particulars of an approved external retirement fund. It must be completed by the member’s financial advisor and confirmed by the member should he or she opt to have the benefit transferred to an approved fund.

• Z894 (Bank form.) This form must be completed by the bank if the member opted for the pension benefit to be paid into his or her bank account. a date stamp, a bank stamp along with the member’s thumb print must be clearly printed on the form.

• a form containing five signature samples of the resigning member, along with an affidavit by the resigning member and the commissioner of oaths.

• Exit interview, completed and signed by interviewer and interviewee.

• Covering letter by the member’s commander.• Certified copies of bar-coded ID document.• Notice of resignation in the form of a letter written by the

member.

USefUl TipS: Stamps must be clearly printed in black ink, and the same goes for ID document copies – the bar code must be clearly visible on the copies. Special care must be taken that thumb prints are clear, with the ridge detail in the centre of the fingertip well-defined. It may be a good idea to take a colleague along who is well-versed in the proper taking of fingerprints if a member is unfamiliar with this process. There must be no mistakes or smudges on the forms. It is also important to know that when a member chooses to take all of his or her annual vacation leave before resigning, he or she will have to, in the words of one of our country’s colourful orators, “pay back the money” depending on the allocation of leave days within the financial year. The following rules apply should a member choose to have the pension benefit transferred to an approved fund:

• TheGEPFwillonlytransferbenefitstoanapprovedfundthat is registered with the Financial Services Board (FSB).• Notransferstoprovidentfundsareallowed.• Thefullactuarialinterestistransferredtothenewfundand, depending on the new fund’s rules, the member can withdraw one third after reaching the age of 55. It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that he or she does not have any debt or divorce gratuity to an ex-spouse, as it will influence the one third deduction. The remaining two thirds will be used to procure an annuity which will be payable monthly.

The following documents must be submitted:• Certified copy of green bar-coded ID document. • Copy of the divorce and settlement agreement where

applicable.• Forms to be completed by the member’s HRM

department. In case of departmental liability, a completed Departmental Liability Claim Form must be completed by the employer and signed by both the employer and the member.

• Z102: Withdrawal from Fund form. • Last salary pay slip.• Proof of service termination (Persal printout).

Members are advised to settle all outstanding debts with the employer prior to exiting to avoid debts being deducted from their pension benefit.

Outstanding income tax matters should also be settled with SaRS prior to a member’s exit. Members earning more than R60 000 must be registered with SaRS as a taxpayer, and must have a valid income tax number.

It is very important for members to confirm their starting date as a GEPF member. Their HRM department will have this information on record. (This topic was discussed in the article: GEPF NEWS – What is pensionable service?)

The member’s HRM department is supposed to submit the application forms in respect of resignations to the appropriate GEPF Regional Office within a reasonable time in order for the GEPF to finalise the pension benefit payout process as quickly as possible.

Source: Gepf fundtalkDisclaimer: This article is for general information purposes only. It is advised that members planning to resign, liaise directly with SaPS Head Office to ascertain that their HRM departments have the correct forms and know the latest procedures.

Gepf Tollfree number: 0800 117 669website: www.gepf.co.zaemail: enquiries@gepf.co.za

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POLICEMAY 201620 21POLICE MAY 2016

CaPE toWN: FrEE StatE WidoWEr WalKEd MorE tHaN

1000 KM iN MeMorY oF HiS WiFE

a senior police officer, based at the bloemfontein K9 Unit, walked more than

1000 km to the Mother City in honour of his wife and raised r40 000,00 for the Cancer association of South africa (Cansa).

Lt Col Deon van der Merwe’s wife, Johlene, lost her battle against cancer in august 2015. In memory of her, he decided to walk from Bloemfontein to Cape Town to raise funds for the Bloemfontein Cansa branch. He dubbed his journey, “Walk for Johlene”.

Col Van der Merwe (58 years old) started his 1100 km walk on 29 March 2016 and reached Cape Town on Tuesday, 26 april 2016, accompanied by former Lt Col anton Crafford, WO Willie Swanepoel and former Lt Col Hannes Wentzel.They worked together at the Bloemfontein K9 Unit at a stage in their SaPS careers. In hot, rainy, cold and humid weather conditions, they covered an average of 37 km per day and even reached 42 km one day.

The walkers arrived at the Cape Town Dog Unit and were warmly welcomed by a huge contingent of police members, supporters and the pleasant presence of horses and sniffer dogs. Col Van der Merwe said he decided to walk for his late wife Johlene and the Bloemfontein Cancer association, after she died from cancer on 11 august 2015.

By Lt Col Norman Joseph Photographs by Elodie Bird

He said that “she was diagnosed with cancer in 1984. It started as breast cancer but ended up spreading all over her body. I became so affected by her condition... my life was literally put on hold as I had to take care of her regularly”.

Col Van der Merwe said that after she died, he decided to walk for her. “That was how this journey started, but it is no longer walking for Johlene now. I am aiming to raise R100 000,00 for the Bloemfontein Cancer association. I want to raise cancer awareness”.

The Dep Prov Comm of Human Resources, Maj Gen Mzwandile Mzemane, addressed the audience at the Cape Town Dog Unit and said that he supported Col Van der Merwe’s efforts wholeheartedly.

He said: “your walk also raised awareness of the silent killers, such as hypertension and diabetes…regular screening for these illnesses is very important”.

Col Van der Merwe commented that although the journey was exhausting, it was worth doing it. He said that “this is an achievement on its own…people across the country are now aware of the disease. Not to mention those we met along the way…they were hooting, chatting to us and offering accommodation and much-needed donations. This R40 000,00 we raised is a lot”. He said the journey had made him realise the power of social networking.

anton Crafford, left, lt Col deon van der Merwe, and Wo Willie Swanepoel arrived at the Cape town dog Unit.

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