Department of Police (South Africa)

Department ofPolice
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Ministers responsible	Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula, Deputy Minister of Police

The Department of Police (formerly 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 Nathi Mthethwa, who replaced Charles Nqakula following the resignation of Thabo Mbeki as president in September 2008.

References

Law enforcement in South Africa

Police	Department of Police · South African Police Service (Crime Intelligence · Special Task Force) · Municipal Police · Independent Complaints Directorate · Department of Correctional Services

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

See also	Law · Prisons · Private security industry · Life imprisonment

Departments of the Government of South Africa

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Department-level agencies	Government Communication and Information System Independent Complaints Directorate Public Service Commission PALAMA Statistics South Africa