Mchunu: SAPS looking to digitise case dockets
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said his department was in the
process of rolling out various projects, including automating police stations,
digitising docket management systems, and expanding crime laboratories equipped
with cutting-edge technology.
Mchunu announced the planned improvements at the Inaugural Policing Summit in Kempton Park on Tuesday.
"Very often, we get told the docket has disappeared because people pay some corrupt police for the disappearance of dockets. A docket will not disappear, no matter the amount of money you will pay. No more dockets will disappear," he said.
Speaking at the same summit, National police commissioner Fannie Masemola said he hoped the gathering would result in experts and practitioners from various departments, and industries, working together to improve policing.
"To date, police have arrested more than 1.2 million people for serious and violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder and rape, among others. This summit will improve the crime landscape of the country and equally improve public confidence in the work of the police."
Masemola added that they (Police) had held strategic sessions on resourcing for high-contact crime reduction, empowering police stations that had not been performing well.
"Resourcing within the SAPS is a critical issue affecting the organisation's ability to effectively combat crime, ensure public safety, and maintain law and order."
Mchunu added that provinces across the country would have to provide police with a detailed list of criminals involved in serious crimes, as Gauteng has done.
This after Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi announced that the province was able to identify 450 crime kingpins involved in cash heists, hijackings, and ATM bombings.
[WATCH]: Premier @Lesufi speaking on the progress made to track the movements of those responsible for major crimes in @GautengProvince. Premier says of the 450 people being monitored for murder, cash heists, high jacking and other crimes, 110 have now been arrested.#TacklingG13 pic.twitter.com/ekYlPkQbG9
— Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) April 8, 2025
The Minister says each province in the country will need to provide a similar list.
"As you heard, Gauteng has about 450 criminals that we should trace, and we are going to go to another province to find out how many criminals are there.
"In fact, a long time ago I said this, we want the number of criminals because crime doesn't just happen, it doesn't come from heaven, there are people behind it."
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