Department of Police (South Africa)

Department of Police
Department overview
List 10 other official names: Sekretariaat vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit (Afrikaans) IPhiko lezokuPhepha nokuVikeleka (Southern Ndebele) ICandelo loLawulo lwezoKhuselo noKhuseleko (Xhosa) Uphiko lwezokuPhepha nokuVikeleka (Zulu) Libandla leTekuphepha nekuVikeleka (Swati) Lekala la Polokego le Tshireletsfo (Northern Sotho) Lekala la tsa Polokeho le Tshireletso (Sotho) Lefapha la Botsamaisi jwa Tshireletso le Pabalesego (Tswana) Huvo ya Vusirheleleki na Vuhlayisek (Tsonga) Vhueletshedzi ha zwa Vhudziki na Tsireledzo (Venda)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Ministers responsible	Nkosinathi Nhleko, Minister of Police Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister of Police
Department executive	, Director-General: Police

The Department of Police (formerly known as the Secretariat for Safety and Security) is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees the South African Police Service and the Independent Complaints Directorate. The current Minister of Police is Nkosinathi Nhleko who replaced Nathi Mthethwa in May 2014.

References

Law enforcement in South Africa

Department of Police	South African Police Service Crime Intelligence Hawks National Intervention Unit NFDD Special Task Force Municipal Police Independent Police Investigative Directorate

Department of Correctional Services	Prisons Life imprisonment

Crime	Sexual violence (Corrective rape) Xenophobic violence Farm attacks Taxi wars Terrorism Corruption Human trafficking Kidnapping

Commissions of Inquiry	Farlam Commission Khayelitsha Commission

See also	Law Private security industry Gun politics Biometrics use Scorpions (The Directorate of Special Operations) Public Protector

Departments of the South African Government

The Presidency

Departments	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Arts and Culture Basic Education Communications Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Defence and Military Veterans Economic Development Energy Environmental Affairs Finance Health Higher Education and Training Home Affairs Human Settlements International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Mineral Resources Police Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Works Rural Development and Land Reform Science and Technology Small Business Development Social Development Sport and Recreation State Security Telecommunications and Postal Services Tourism Trade and Industry Transport Water and Sanitation Women

Separate agencies	CAA CSIR FPB FIC FSB GCIS GEPF HSRC Independent Communications Authority Independent Police Investigative Directorate Media Development and Diversity Agency National Archives and Records Service National Planning Commission NPA NICOC NRF PALAMA PIC Public Service Commission SALRC SAMSA SAN Parks SANRAL SARS Stats SA ZADNA

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