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SAPS Forensic Services: Available Posts – August 2015

Mon, Aug 24th, 2015

New posts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services Division, under the Public Service Act, have been added to their website and are currently being advertised for August 2015 – http://www.saps.gov.za/careers/careers.php.

CLOSING DATE for all applications: 04 September 2015

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT POSTS

Click here to read the application process in terms of the Public Service Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new Public Service Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY

1. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Case Reception and Registration
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (3 Posts) (Ref FS 700/2015)

2. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Exhibit Management
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 701/2015)

3. Post: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Case Management
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Ballistics Section: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 702/2015)
Scientific Analysis Section: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 703/2015)
Chemistry Section: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 704/2015)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (3 Posts) (Ref FS 705/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (6 Posts) (Ref FS 706/2015)

4. Post: Warrant Officer
Discipline: CCTV Operators: Supply Chain Management
Section: Nodal Support
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Silverton: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 707/2015)
Arcadia: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 708/2015)
Piet Joubert Building: Pretoria (3 Posts) (Ref FS 709/2015)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (6 Posts) (Ref FS 710/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 711/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (4 Posts) (Ref FS 712/2015)

Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Bothongo Plaza: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 713/2015)
Local Criminal Record Centre: Witbank (2 Posts) (Ref FS 714/2015)

5. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: IBIS
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 715/2015)

6. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Ballistics Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Silverton: Pretoria (5 Posts) (Ref FS 716/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 717/2015)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (6 Posts) (Ref FS 718/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 719/2015)

7. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
Section: Regional Laboratory: Western Cape
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 720/2015)

8. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: DNA Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Arcadia: Pretoria (30 Posts) (Ref FS 721/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (10 Posts) (Ref FS 722/2015)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (5 Posts) (Ref FS 723/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 724/2015)

9. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Archiving: Archives and Disposals
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 725/2015)

10. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Drugs General: Chemical Analysis
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Silverton: Pretoria (3 Posts) (Ref FS 726/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 727/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (11 Posts) (Ref FS 728/2015)

11. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Fire Investigation: Chemistry Investigation
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Silverton: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 729/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 730/2015)

12. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Environmental Crimes: Material Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (6 Posts) (Ref FS 731/2015)

13. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Image Analysis: Scientific Analysis
Section: Regional Laboratory: Western Cape
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 732/2015)

14. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Questioned Document Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Piet Joubert Building: Pretoria (3 Posts) (Ref FS 733/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 734/2015)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 735/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 736/2015)

15. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Ante Mortem Facilitation
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 737/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 738/2015)

16. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Post Mortem Facilitation: Crime Scene & Victim Recovery
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 739/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 740/2015)

17. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Forensic Anthropology: Specialized Identification Services
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 741/2015)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 742/2015)

18. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Facial Reconstruction: Specialized Identification Services
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 743/2015)

19. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Forensic Entomology: Specialized Identification Services
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 744/2015)

CRIMINAL RECORD & CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT:

20. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Crime Scene Laboratory
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Makhado: Limpopo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 745/2015)
Ermelo: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 746/2015)
Bellville: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 747/2015)
Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 748/2015)
Mitchells Plain: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 749/2015)
Oudtshoorn: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 750/2015)
Jeffreysbay: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 751/2015)
King Williamstown: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 752/2015)
Mthatha: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 753/2015)
Mount Road: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 754/2015)

21. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: Police Clearance: Criminal Information Centre
Section: Centralized CRC
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 755/2015)

22. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: Record Tracing
Section: Centralized CRC
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (4 Posts) (Ref FS 756/2015)

23. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: Electronic Archiving: Archives
Section: Criminalistic Bureau
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 757/2015)

24. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: AFIS Coordination: Fingerprint Database Management
Section: Criminalistic Bureau
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 758/2015)

25. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: FIPS Coordination: Adjudication & Expungement
Section: Criminalistic Bureau
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office:: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 759/2015)

26. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Provincial CR & CSM:

Bloemfontein: Free State (2 Posts) (Ref FS 760/2015)
Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 761/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (2 Posts) (Ref FS 762/2015)

27. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: Priority Crime Investigation
Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 763/2015)

28. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Sub-Section: Priority Crime Investigation
Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 764/2015)

29. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:
National Office:

Pretoria (2 posts) (Ref FS 765/2015)

Eastern Cape Province:

Cradock (1 Post) (Ref FS 766/2015)
East London (3 Posts) (Ref FS 767/2015)
Grahamstown (2 Posts) (Ref FS 768/2015)
Uitenhage (3 Posts) (Ref FS 769/2015)
Mthatha (3 Posts) (Ref FS 770/2015)
Mount Road (3 Posts) (Ref FS 771/2015)

Free State Province:

Park Road (5 Posts) (Ref FS 772/2015)
Welkom (3 Posts) (Ref FS 773/2015)
Selosesha (1 Post) (Ref FS 774/2015)
Kroonstad (1 Post) (Ref FS 775/2015)

Gauteng Province:

Ga-Rankuwa (6 Posts) (Ref FS 776/2015)
Kempton Park (4 Posts) (Ref FS 777/2015)
Pretoria North (2 Posts) (Ref FS 778/2015)
Vereeniging (2 Posts) (Ref FS 779/2015)
Johannesburg (2 Posts) (Ref FS 780/2015)
Krugersdorp (2 Posts) (Ref FS 781/2015)

KwaZulu Natal Province:

Durban (4 Posts) (Ref FS 782/2015)
Kokstad (2 Posts) (Ref FS 783/2015)
Ladysmith (3 Posts) (Ref FS 784/2015)
Mtubatuba (1 Post) (Ref FS 785/2015)
Newcastle (1 Post) (Ref FS 786/2015)
Nqutu (2 Posts) (Ref FS 787/2015)
Pietermaritzburg (2 Posts) (Ref FS 788/2015)
Port Shepstone (1 Post) (Ref FS 789/2015)
Richards Bay (1 Post) (Ref FS 790/2015)
Ulundi (2 Posts) (Ref FS 791/2015)
Vryheid (1 Post) (Ref FS 792/2015)

Limpopo Province:

Groblersdal (2 Posts) (Ref FS 793/2015)
Lebowakgomo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 794/2015)
Lephalale (1 Post) (Ref FS 795/2015)
Modimolle (1 Post) (Ref FS 796/2015)
Musina (2 Posts) (Ref FS 797/2015)
Thohoyandou (2 Posts) (Ref FS 798/2015)
Tzaneen (4 Posts) (Ref FS 799/2015)

Mpumalanga Province:

Nelspruit (2 Posts) (Ref FS 800/2015)
Witbank (3 Posts) (Ref FS 801/2015)
Secunda (1 Post) (Ref FS 802/2015)
Ermelo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 803/2015)
Lydenburg (2 Posts) (Ref FS 804/2015)
Acornhoek (1 Post) (Ref FS 805/2015)
Elukwatini (2 Posts) (Ref FS 806/2015)

North West Province:

Rustenburg (5 Posts) (Ref FS 807/2015)
Brits (4 Posts) (Ref FS 808/2015)
Vryburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 809/2015)
Mmabatho (3 Posts) (Ref FS 812/2015)
Potchefstroom (2 Posts) (Ref FS 813/2015)
Klerksdorp (2 Posts) (Ref FS 810/2015)
Lichtenburg (2 Posts) (Ref FS 811/2015)

Northern Cape Province:

Kimberley (2 Posts) (Ref FS 814/2015)
Upington (4 Posts) (Ref FS 815/2015)
Kuruman (2 Posts) (Ref FS 816/2015)
Kakamas (2 Posts) (Ref FS 817/2015)
Calvinia (1 Post) (Ref FS 818/2015)

Western Cape Province:

Bellville (2 Posts) (Ref FS 819/2015)
Cape Town (2 Posts) (Ref FS 820/2015)
Mitchells Plain (2 Posts) (Ref FS 821/2015)
George (1 Post) (Ref FS 822/2015)
Paarl (1 Post) (Ref FS 823/2015)
Somerset West (1 Post) (Ref FS 824/2015)
Vredenburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 825/2015)
Worcester (1 Post) (Ref FS 826/2015)
Oudtshoorn (1 Post) (Ref FS 827/2015)
Vredendal (1 Post) (Ref FS 828/2015)

30. Post Title: Warrant Officer
Discipline: Criminalistic Bureau
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:
Eastern Cape Province:

Aliwal North (1 Post) (Ref FS 829/2015)
Cradock (1 Post) (Ref FS 830/2015)
East London (1 Post) (Ref FS 831/2015)
Graaff-Reinet (1 Post) (Ref FS 832/2015)
Grahamstown (1 Post) (Ref FS 833/2015)
Jeffreysbay (1 Post) (Ref FS 834/2015)
King William’s Town (1 Post) (Ref FS 835/2015)
Middelburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 836/2015)
Queenstown (1 Post) (Ref FS 837/2015)
Uitenhage (1 Post) (Ref FS 838/2015)
Mthatha (1 Post) (Ref FS 839/2015)
Mount Road (1 Post) (Ref FS 840/2015)

Free State Province:

Park Road (1 Post) (Ref FS 841/2015)
Welkom (1 Post) (Ref FS 842/2015)
Kroonstad (1 Post) (Ref FS 843/2015)
Bethlehem (1 Post) (Ref FS 844/2015)
Phudatjithaba (1 Post) (Ref FS 845/2015)
Zamdela (1 Post) (Ref FS 846/2015)
Selosesha (1 Post) (Ref FS 847/2015)

KwaZulu Natal Province:

Durban (2 Posts) (Ref FS 848/2015)
Kokstad (1 Post) (Ref FS 849/2015)
Ladysmith (2 Posts) (Ref FS 850/2015)
Newcastle (1 Post) (Ref FS 851/2015)
Pietermaritzburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 852/2015)
Port Shepstone (1 Post) (Ref FS 853/2015)
Richards Bay (1 Post) (Ref FS 854/2015)
Vryheid (1 Post) (Ref FS 855/2015)

Limpopo Province:

Polokwane (1 Post) (Ref FS 856/2015)
Giyani (1 Post) (Ref FS 857/2015)
Lebowakgomo (1 Post) (Ref FS 858/2015)
Lephalale (1 Post) (Ref FS 859/2015)
Makhado (1 Post) (Ref FS 860/2015)
Modimolle (1 Post) (Ref FS 861/2015)
Mokopane (1 Post) (Ref FS 862/2015)
Musina (1 Post) (Ref FS 863/2015)
Phalalborwa (1 Post) (Ref FS 864/2015)
Thabazimbi (1 Post) (Ref FS 865/2015)
Thohoyandou (1 Post) (Ref FS 866/2015)
Tzaneen (1 Post) (Ref FS 867/2015)

Mpumalanga Province:

Middelburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 868/2015)
Nelspruit (1 Post) (Ref FS 869/2015)
Witbank (1 Post) (Ref FS 870/2015)
Kwamahlanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 871/2015)
Secunda (1 Post) (Ref FS 872/2015)
Ermelo (1 Post) (Ref FS 873/2015)

North West Province:

Potchefstroom (1 Post) (Ref FS 874/2015)
Pudimoe (1 Post) (Ref FS 875/2015)
Brits (1 Post) (Ref FS 876/2015)
Vryburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 877/2015)
Klerksdorp (1 Post) (Ref FS 878/2015)
Lichtenburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 879/2015)
Mmabatho (1 Post) (Ref FS 880/2015)
Provincial CR & CSM: Potchefstroom (1 Post) (Ref FS 881/2015)

Northern Cape Province:

Provincial CR & CSM: Kimberley (2 Posts) (Ref FS 882/2015)
Kimberley (2 Posts) (Ref FS 883/2015)
Upington (2 Posts) (Ref FS 884/2015)
Kuruman (2 Posts) (Ref FS 885/2015)

Western Cape Province:

Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town (2 Posts) (Ref FS 886/2015)
Bellville (1 Post) (Ref FS 887/2015)
Cape Town (1 Post) (Ref FS 888/2015)
Mitchells Plain (1 Post) (Ref FS 889/2015)
George (1 Post) (Ref FS 890/2015)
Paarl (1 Post) (Ref FS 891/2015)
Somerset West (1 Post) (Ref FS 892/2015)
Vredenburg (1 Post) (Ref FS 893/2015)
Worcester (1 Post) (Ref FS 894/2015)
Beaufort West (1 Post) (Ref FS 895/2015)

31. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Facial Identification: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Modimolle: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 896/2015)
Thohoyandou: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 897/2015)

32. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Environmental Compliance
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post:

Questioned Documents: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 898/2015)
Chemistry: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 899/2015)
Ballistics: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 900/2015)
Crime Scene Management: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 901/2015)

33. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Quality Assurance
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post:

Arcadia: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 902/2015)
Ballistics: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 903/2015)
Criminalistic Bureau: National Office: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 904/2015)
Crime Scene Management: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 905/2015)
Explosives: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 906/2015)

Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management:

King William’s Town: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 907/2015)
Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 908/2015)
Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 909/2015)
Durban: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 910/2015)
Polokwane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 911/2015)
Middelburg: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 912/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 913/2015)
Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 914/2015)

34. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Quality Control
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post:

Crime Scene Laboratories: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 915/2015)
Crime Scene Management: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 916/2015)

Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management:

King William’s Town: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 917/2015)
Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 918/2015)
Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 919/2015)
Durban: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 920/2015)
Polokwane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 921/2015)
Middelburg: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 922/2015)
Kimberly: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 923/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 924/2015)
Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 925/2015)

Regional Laboratory:

Biology: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 926/2015)
Chemistry: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 927/2015)
Ballistics: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 928/2015)
Questioned Documents: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 929/2015)
Biology: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 930/2015)
Chemistry: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 931/2015)
Biology: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 932/2015)
Chemistry: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 933/2015)
Ballistics: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 934/2015)
Questioned Documents: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 935/2015)

35. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Technical Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post:

Chemistry: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 936/2015)
Biology: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 937/2015)
Ballistics: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 938/2015)
Scientific Analysis: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 939/2015)

Regional Laboratory:

Biology: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 940/2015)
Chemistry: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 941/2015)
Ballistics: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 942/2015)
Questioned Documents: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 943/2015)
Ballistics: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (2 Posts) (Ref FS 944/2015)
Questioned Documents: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 947/2015)
Ballistics: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 948/2015)
Chemistry: Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 949/2015)
Biology: Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 950/2015)
Questioned Documents: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1Post) (Ref FS 951/2015)
Chemistry: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (2 Posts) (Ref FS 945/2015)
Biology: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 946/2015)

Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management:

King William’s Town: Eastern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 952/2015)
Bloemfontein: Free State (2 Posts) (Ref FS 953/2015)
Johannesburg: Gauteng (2 Posts) (Ref FS 954/2015)
Durban: KwaZulu Natal (2 Posts) (Ref FS 955/2015)
Polokwane: Limpopo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 956/2015)
Middelburg: Mpumalanga (2 Posts) (Ref FS 957/2015)
Kimberly: Northern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 958/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (2 Posts) (Ref FS 959/2015)
Cape Town: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 960/2015)

36. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Forensic Awareness
Section: Development Facilitation
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post:

Scientific Analysis: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 961/2015)
Victim Identification Centre: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 962/2015)

Regional Laboratory:

Ballistics: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 963/2015)
Chemistry: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 964/2015)
Questioned Documents: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 965/2015)
Chemistry: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 966/2015)
Biology: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 967/2015)
Chemistry: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 968/2015)
Ballistics: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 969/2015)
Questioned Documents: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 970/2015)

Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management:

Kimberly: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 971/2015)

37. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Discipline: Lead Investigation
Section: Forensic Database Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Arcadia: Pretoria (7 Posts) (Ref FS 972/2015)

38. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Client Notification Services: Reporting & Liaison
Section: Forensic Database Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Arcadia: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 973/2015)

SUPPORT SERVICES:

39. Post Title: Assistant Administration Officer (Sergeant)
Section: Support Services
Location of the post: Arcadia: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 974/2015)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and all previous/pending criminal/disciplinary convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form. A separate application form must be completed for each post.

A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.

Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle driver’s license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained together with the academic record (statement of results) thereof and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application. The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months. All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, CV AND ALL ANNEXURES.

The closing date for the applications is 2015-09-04. Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.

If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.

Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) and applicants not yet appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will have to undergo a medical examination and found to be medically fit. They will further have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform, must be willing to undergo the prescribed Introductory Police Development Learning Programme and are expected to work flexi hours or shifts in the execution of their duties.

The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new recruits (appointments) in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the National Forensic DNA Database.

Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.

All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening. Candidates will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.

Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.

The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lt Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia

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SAPS Forensic Services: Available Posts – July 2015

Wed, Jul 1st, 2015

New posts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services Division, under the Public Service Act, have been added to their website and are currently being advertised for July 2015 – http://www.saps.gov.za/careers/careers.php.

Please Note: Police officials are employed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995) and civilian employees are employed in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No 103 of 1994).

CLOSING DATE for all applications: 10 July 2015

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT POSTS

Click here to read the application process in terms of the Public Service Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new Public Service Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post Title: Colonel
Section Commander: Quality Management: Biology
Section: Quality Management: Forensic Science Laboratory
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 600/2015)

2. Post Title: Major
Commander: Crime Scene Laboratories: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape: (1 Post) (Ref FS 601/2015)
Pretoria Central: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 602/2015)

3. Post Title: Major (Chief Forensic Analyst) [RE-ADVERTISEMENT]
Sub Section Commander: Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Western Cape: Plattekloof (1 Post) (Ref FS 603/2015)

4. Post Title: Major [RE-ADVERTISEMENT]
Commander: Technical Management:
Section: Regional Quality Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 604/2015)

5. Post Title: Major
Commander: Bomb Disposal: Explosives
Section: Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 605/2015)

6. Post Title: Major
Commander: Complex / Serial DNA Case Review: Case Review
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 606/2015)

7. Post Title: Major
Commander: Drugs General: Chemical Analysis
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 607/2015)

8. Post Title: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Semi Automation Reference Samples: DNA Analysis
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 608/2015)

9. Post Title: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Fire Investigation: Chemistry Investigation
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 609/2015)

10. Post Title: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Drugs Complex: Chemical Analysis
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 610/2015)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 611/2015)

11. Post Title: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Routine DNA Case Review: Case Review
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 612/2015)

12. Post Title: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section Commander: Institutional Development: Development Facilitation: Ballistics
Section: Development Facilitation
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 613/2015)

13. Post Title: Lieutenant
Sub-Section: Bomb Disposal: Explosives
Section: Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 614/2015)

14. Post Title: Lieutenant
Sub Section Commander: Explosives Control
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 615/2015)

15. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Section: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Middelburg: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 616/2015)
Mitchells Plain: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 617/2015)
Paarl: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 618/2015)
Protea Glen: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 619/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 620/2015)

16. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Chemical Processing: Crime Scene Laboratories
Section: Crime Scene Management
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: National Office (1 Post) (Ref FS 621/2015)

17. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Drugs General: Chemical Analysis
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 622/2015)

18. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Fire Investigation: Chemical Analysis
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 623/2015)

19. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Evidence Recovery
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (7 Posts) (Ref FS 624/2015)

20. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Image Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Silverton (1 Post) (Ref FS 625/2015)

21. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Organic Analysis: Material Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Silverton (1 Post) (Ref FS 626/2015)

22. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Microscopy Analysis: Trace Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Silverton (1 Post) (Ref FS 627/2015)

23. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Questioned Document Analysis
Section: Regional Laboratory
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 628/2015)

24. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Ballistics Analysis: Ballistics
Section: Regional Laboratory
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 629/2015)

25. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Metallurgical Engineering: Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 630/2015)

26. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer) [RE-ADVERTISEMENT]
Sub Section: Profiling: Material Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 631/2015)

27. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer) [RE-ADVERTISEMENT]
Section: Regional Quality Management
Sub-Section: Quality Management: Pretoria
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: (1 Post) (Ref FS 632/2015)

28. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Section: Regional Quality Management
Sub-Section: Quality Management: Pretoria
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: (1 Post) (Ref FS 633/2015)

29. Post Title: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: DNA Analysis
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 634/2015)

30. Post Title: Constable
Sub Section: Crime Scene Investigation: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Brits: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 635/2015)
Mount Road: Eastern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 636/2015)
Cradock: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 637/2015)
Mokopane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 638/2015)
Groblersdal: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 639/2015)
Musina: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 640/2015)
Phalaborwa: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 641/2015)
Thabazimbi: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 642/2015)
Lebowakgomo: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 643/2015)
Worcester: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 644/2015)
Paarl: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 645/2015)
Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 646/2015)
Bellville: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 647/2015)
Kimberley: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 648/2015)
Vryburg: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 649/2015)
Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 650/2015)
Port Shepstone: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 651/2015)
Durban Central: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 652/2015)

31. Post Title: Constable
Sub Section: Archives: Source Documents
Section: Criminalistic Bureau
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria: (5 Posts) (Ref FS 653/2015)

32. Post Title: Constable
Sub Section: Precious Metal Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 654/2015)

33. Post Title: Constable
Section: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Witbank: Mpumalanga (6 Posts) (Ref FS 655/2015)

34. Post Title: Constable
Section: Lead Investigation: DNA Database Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 656/2015)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and all previous/pending criminal/disciplinary convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form. A separate application form must be completed for each post.

A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.

Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle driver’s license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained together with the academic record (statement of results) thereof and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application. The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months. All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, CV AND ALL ANNEXURES.

The closing date for the applications is 2015-07-10. Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.

If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.

Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) and applicants not yet appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will have to undergo a medical examination and found to be medically fit. They will further have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform, must be willing to undergo the prescribed Introductory Police Development Learning Programme and are expected to work flexi hours or shifts in the execution of their duties.

The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new recruits (appointments) in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the National Forensic DNA Database.

Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.

All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening. Candidates will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.

Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.

The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lt Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia

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Specialist police sniffer dogs lead to 215 arrests

Mon, Jun 29th, 2015

As long as crime has been fought, dogs have been used in the battle to keep lawlessness at bay. But mention a police dog and thoughts inevitably turn to that of a dog with its teeth bared, chasing down a criminal or keeping angry protesters at bay during riot control.

However, there is an elite group of 30 dogs in South Africa that never bare their teeth, and are usually friendly Border Collies or Labradors.

These are the dogs known as the biological, body fluid detection canines. They are specialised in detecting blood and semen. It is this ability that helps detectives solve crimes or gather vital evidence, especially in murder and rape cases.

National police spokesperson Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said in the year ended March 2015, these specialist canines were involved in almost 2 300 searches with 706 samples of blood or semen found and 215 suspects arrested.

There is one such dog at the Umzinto Dog Unit on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Paris loves nothing more than to chase down a tennis ball and bring it back to her handler, Warrant Officer Jason Reddy. However, the moment he puts her harness on, it is time to work seeking out blood or semen that is not readily visible.

K9 unit

What kind of dog is recruited to help the detectives?

“It has to be a dog with a friendly disposition. It also needs to be a dog that can get into small areas,” says Reddy, a 20-year veteran of the police. At least 18 of those years have been with the police dogs, or the K9 unit, as it is more commonly known.

Border Collies, Labradors and on occasion German Shepherd dogs are used. Paris is a black and white Border Collie with a little more than five years of service and, according to Reddy, has been the crucial link in a number of cases that have resulted in convictions.

In one case in which two girls were raped in Hibberdene on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, Paris found a drop of blood that was not seen by the naked eye. The sample was taken and tested. The DNA from that small drop matched the DNA of a suspect already on the police’s database.

“That suspect had a previous conviction and we had his DNA on our database. He got 25 years,” said Reddy.

Paris has been trained to differentiate between human and animal samples. She can smell a pinprick-size sample of blood that is not visible to the human eye and can smell blood even if it has been washed away.

In a case where three people were killed in a hit-and-run accident, it was Paris’s sharp smelling ability that picked up the trace of blood inside a hole that would normally contain a screw holding the mud flap of the car that clinched the case. The driver, whom police suspected, had washed the car. The blood found by Paris was tested and found to belong to one of the three dead girls. Her sharp nose saw to it that the driver was convicted of culpable homicide.

Training

The dogs like Paris are picked once they are at least 14 months old and then undergo training at the police’s K9 Dog Training Academy in Roodeplaat in Pretoria.

Captain Cliffie Pillay, who is responsible for the police’s canines in KwaZulu-Natal, said the handlers of biological, body fluid detection canines must have had at least two years of experience as a dog handler.

Reddy was previously the handler of a dog trained to seek out explosives. And before he was teamed up with Paris, he too had to undergo training.

Reddy and Paris get called out once a day by detectives for murder cases or by the Family, Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for rape cases.

In fact it was such a dog that was called out to help police last week in the hunt for two men who are alleged to have raped an American tourist in the Tsitsikamma National Park.

In one case where a couple was arrested for stabbing Umzinto grandmother Sushila Pillay, Paris located the alleged murder weapon – a knife – in the Umzinto River a week after the murder.

In Durban’s western suburb of Malvern, police had caught the suspect who had told them where he had thrown the knife used to stab a man. Officers could not find it in the open patch of land, but Paris found it still with the victim’s blood on it. While not necessary for the conviction, it solidified the case the police had against the man.

99% success rate

A quiet “Soek” from Reddy sends Paris looking for blood or semen, depending on what is required. When she finds it, she sits down at the spot. And that is when the forensics experts move in to confirm her good work and extract samples required for DNA testing.

In another case a woman who was raped repeatedly in a forest in Dududu near Umzinto was so distraught that she could not recall where in the forest the crime had occurred.

Reddy and Paris were called in and five different crime scenes in the forest were located by Paris.

Paris is expected to work for another five years at least, but even she is tested annually by Pillay to ensure that she is up to scratch.

According to Pillay, Paris will find that sample of blood or semen more than 99% of the time.

There are currently only two biological, body fluid detection canines working in KwaZulu-Natal, but according to Pillay there are plans to bring more of dogs like Paris to KwaZulu-Natal, so criminals beware.

This article was first published by News24.com on 21 June 2015

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SAPS report on CJS modernisation, ICDMS and DNA Act implementation

Fri, May 29th, 2015

On the 13th of May 2015 the Portfolio Committee on Police was briefed in the National Assembly by the SAPS on the quarterly reports on the implementation of the: Criminal Justice System (CJS) Modernisation; Integrated Case Docket Management System (ICDMS); and the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, 2013 (DNA Act).

Please find below a brief summary of the meeting and to view the full meeting minutes, please click here.

Meeting Summary:

The Committee met with SAPS senior management, including the National Commissioner, to be briefed on the progress of various SAPS technology services including the modernisation for the Criminal Justice System (CJS), the Integrated Case Docket Management System (ICDMS), the Integrated Justice System (IJS), Forensic Science Laboratory Division (FSL) as well as a briefing on the status of implementation of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, otherwise known as the DNA Act of 2013.

The Committee Researcher first provided a background on the systems and projects, monitoring and oversight of them, and the 2014/15 budget and expenditure for them.

The Committee was briefed by SAPS on the Criminal Justice System (CJS) where attention was paid to the planned quarterly budget allocation vs. actual expenditure for 2014/15 and the status of milestone deliverables achieved. The specific projects discussed covered: capacitation and modernisation of criminal record centre component, automated fingerprint ID replacement and maintenance, replacement of stolen equipment at provincial level record centres in Springs and Vryburg, provision of end user equipment for newly appointed criminal record centre members, audio visual and video conferencing, electronic plan drawing, facial compilation and the maintenance of biometric enhancement solutions. Other projects included additional devices for enhancement and presentation of digital latent prints, additional devices for panoramic image capturing cameras, integration with the HANIS system of Home Affairs, decentralisation of JUDDIS (Judicial Document Image Storage System), reprioritised criminal record centre projects for 2014/15, capacitation and modernisation of forensic science laboratories, ballistic interface unit capabilities and closed circuit TV and access control. Also included in the presentation was end user equipment for forensic science labs, bar code printers for Cape Town and Arcadia, scanners for police stations for implementation of the DNA Act, procurement of iPads, high resolution cameras for scientific unit analysis, X-Ray devices, semi-automated DNA isolation instruments in the DNA crime lane, scientific data management system upgrades and expert system and expert system assistance systems. Further projects outlined was radio frequency identification, mobile cyanoacrylate fuming system, tyre tread mark ID system, capacitation and modernisation of provincial, cluster, police stations and national division, end user equipment deployment and configuration, capacitation and modernisation of detective services, voice recorded, expansion of digital extraction devices, capacitation and modernisation of Visible Policing, mobile connectivity devices (field terminal devices) expansion and maintenance, capacitation and modernisation of protection and security services and video wall nerve centre (war room) maintenance.

Members noted the pattern of vital and instrumental projects stalling halfway because of other processes and questioned the effect of this on SAPS functions such as convictions and arrests. Questions included the sequence of operations in terms of funding, capacity problems in the sector, integration of databases across ministries in terms of the SAPS Act, how milestones achieved were determined, capacitation of detectives in terms of e-dockets, communication between SAPS and State Information Technology Agency (SITA) and if the challenges of the SAPS anti-rhino poaching unit in the Kruger National Park had been taken into consideration. Other Members thought while all the information was useful, there needed to be a frank discussion, with all the other relevant stakeholders who seemed to be dragging their feet, on what the real problems were, where the blockages were inhibiting progress on these projects, and the need to look at the percentage of projects satisfactorily completed to assess the results of the funds. There were requests for updates on TETRA (digital police radio system), Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and the video wall nerve centre. Other issues raised were about the needed links with court systems for seamless operability, improvement on the matter of very expensive equipment in the Pretoria forensic lab not being used or dismantled, and the readiness of SAPS to implement the DNA Act in terms of capacity and equipment.

SAPS provided a progress report on the implementation of the DNA Act. An overview of the Act and its objectives was given, along with DNA collection and processing, functions of the DNA Board and detail on the key focus areas of the Act.

The next SAPS presentation was on the expenditure for the IJS projects for 2014/15 along with financial achievements and milestones delivered for these projects. These projects included the Property Control and Exhibit Management (PCEM), detention management systems, identity and access management, national photo image systems, facial recognition systems, disaster victim identification, ICDMS case administration, action request for services, service integration bus, SAPS service orientated architecture advancement and field terminal devices front and back end development.

The Committee decided it was best to continue a thorough discussion on this particular topic on 10 June along with other relevant stakeholders with the intention of identifying which areas needed to be unblocked for progress to be made.

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Thousands of detectives now trained to handle DNA

Thu, May 14th, 2015

SAPS demonstrating the taking of a buccal swab at the 3rd National Forensic Services Conference held in 2015.

JOHANNESBURG – Members of Parliament have heard thousands of detectives have already been trained to take the forensic samples [buccal swabs] that will go towards building a national DNA database.

Lieutenant General Kgomotso Phahlane has briefed Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee on the implementation of the so-called DNA Act that came into operation in January.

“Our target was to make sure that 5,500 people were trained by the end of March and 5,456 have been trained.”

The Criminal Law Amendment Act provides for a DNA database that will help identify the perpetrators of unsolved crimes, prove the innocence or guilt of accused persons and help find missing people.

(Edited by Refilwe Pitjeng)

SOURCE: This article was first published by Eyewitness News on 12 May 2015

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SAPS Forensic Services: Available Posts – March 2015

Sun, Mar 1st, 2015

New posts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services Division, under the SAPS Act (employment as a police official), have been added to their website and are currently being advertised for March 2015 – http://www.saps.gov.za/careers/careers.php.

Please Note: Police officials are employed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995).

CLOSING DATE for all applications: 13 March 2015

POLICE ACT POSTS

Click here to read the application process in terms of the SAPS Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new SAPS Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post: Colonel
Section Commander: Investigative Support
Section: Investigative Psychology
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 241/2014)

2. Post: Major
Commander: Permits and Licences: Explosives Control
Section: Explosives
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 242/2014)

3. Post: Major
Commander: Technical Support: Bomb Disposal
Section: Explosives
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 243/2014)

4. Post: Major
Commander: Explosives Control
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: King Williamstown: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 244/2014)
Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Bloemfontein: Free State: (1 Post) (Ref FS 245/2014)

5. Post: Major
Commander: Explosives Unit
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Germiston: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 246/2014)
Pietermaritzburg: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 247/2014)

6. Post: Major
Commander: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: King Williamstown: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 248/2014)

7. Post: Major
Commander: Technical Management
Section: Regional Quality Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 249/2014)

8. Post: Chief Forensic Analyst (Major)
Section: Regional Quality Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Amazimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 250/2014)

9. Post: Chief Forensic Analyst (Major)
Commander: Technical Management: Scientific Analysis
Section: Technical Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 251/2014)

10. Post: Chief Forensic Analyst (Major)
Sub Section Commander: Profiling Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Gauteng: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 252/2014)

11. Post: Lieutenant
Sub-Section: Criminal Profiling Centre
Section: Centralized CRC
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: National Office (1 Post) (Ref FS 253/2014)

12. Post: Lieutenant
Sub-Section: Bomb Disposal
Section: Explosives
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 254/2014)

13. Post: Senior State Accountant (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Bookkeeping: Finance and Administration Services
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Forensic Science Laboratory: Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 255/2014)
Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 256/2014)
Provincial Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Cape Town: Western Cape (1Post) (Ref FS 257/2014)

14. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Specialized Identification Services: Data Collection
Section: Post Mortem Facilitation
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 258/2014)

15. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Case Management
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 259/2014)

16. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Case Review
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 260/2014)

17. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Environmental Compliance: Regional Laboratory
Section: Quality Management: Forensic Science Laboratory
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 261/2014)

18. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub Section: Quality Assurance: Explosives
Section: Quality Management: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 262/2014)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and all previous/pending criminal/disciplinary convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form. A separate application form must be completed for each post.

A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.

Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle driver’s license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained together with the academic record (statement of results) thereof and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application. The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months. All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, CV AND ALL ANNEXURES.

The closing date for the applications is 2015-03-13. Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.

If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.

Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) and applicants not yet appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will have to undergo a medical examination and found to be medically fit. They will further have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform, must be willing to undergo the prescribed Introductory Police Development Learning Programme and are expected to work flexi hours or shifts in the execution of their duties.

The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new recruits (appointments) in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the National Forensic DNA Database.

The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act, Act 37 of 2013 requires that all new recruits (appointments) in the South African Police Service as from 31st of January 2015 provide a buccal sample in order to determine their forensic DNA profile. The forensic DNA profile derived from the sample will be loaded to the National Forensic DNA Database.

Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.

All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening. Candidates will be subjected to a vetting process which will include security screening and fingerprint verification.

Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.

The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lt Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia

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SAPS Forensic Services: Available Posts – November 2014

Sun, Nov 16th, 2014

New posts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services Division, under the SAPS Act (employment as a police official), have been added to their website and are currently being advertised for November 2014 – http://www.saps.gov.za/careers/careers.php.

Please Note: Police officials are employed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995).

CLOSING DATE for all applications: 21 November 2014

POLICE ACT POSTS

Click here to read the application process in terms of the SAPS Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new SAPS Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post: Personnel Practitioner (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Employee Health and Wellness
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management (1 Post) (Ref FS 126/2014)
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng

2. Post: Provisioning Administration Officer (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Supply Chain Management: Demand and Acquisition
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 127/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: King Williams Town: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 128/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 129/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 130/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 131/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Kimberley: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 132/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 133/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Polokwane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 134/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Amazimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 135/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Plattekloof: Western Cape: (1 Post) (Ref FS 136/2014)

3. Post: Provisioning Administration Officer (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Supply Chain Management: Vehicle Fleet Management
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management National Office: Pretoria (2 Posts)(Ref FS 137/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 138/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 139/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Polokwane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 140/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 141/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 142/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 143/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 144/2014)

4. Post: Provisioning Administration Officer (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Supply Chain Management: Moveable Government Property
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 145/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: National Office Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 146/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 147/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 148/2014)

5. Post: Provisioning Administration Officer (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Supply Chain Management: Facility Management
Section: Nodal Support Centre: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 149/2014)
Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 150/2014)

6. Post: State Accountant (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Finance and Administration Services
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 151/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 152/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 153/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Amazimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post)(Ref FS 154/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 155/2014)

7. Post: State Accountant (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Finance and Administration Services
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 156/2014)

8. Post: State Accountant (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Finance and Administration Services (Bookkeeping)
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 157/2014)

9. Post: Personnel Practitioner (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Human Resource Management
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Location of the post:

Provincial CR & CSM: Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 158/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 159/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Middelburg: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 160/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: King Williamstown: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 161/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 162/2014)
Forensic Science Laboratory: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 163/2014)

10. Post: Personnel Practitioner (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Employee Relations
Section: Nodal Support Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Provincial CR & CSM: Polokwane: Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 164/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 165/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 166/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Middelburg: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 167/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 168/2014)

11. Post: Warrant Officer
Section: Record Tracing: Local Criminal Record Centre:
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Protea Glen: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 169/2014)
Springs: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 170/2014)
Vereeniging: Gauteng: (1 Post) (Ref FS 171/2014)
Johannesburg: Gauteng: (1 Post) (Ref FS 172/2014)
Krugersdorp: Gauteng: (1 Post) (Ref FS 173/2014)
Ga-Rankuwa: Gauteng: (1 Post) (Ref FS 174/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Gauteng: (1 Post) (Ref FS 175/2014)

12. Post: Warrant Officer
Section: Adjudication: Local Criminal Record Centre:
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Kempton Park: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 176/2014)
Lyttelton: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 177/2014)
Germiston: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 178/2014)
Pretoria North: Gauteng (1Post) (Ref FS 179/2014)
Sandton: Gauteng (1Post) (Ref FS 180/2014)
Protea-Glen: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 181/2014)
Springs: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 182/2014)
Vereeniging: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 183/2014)
Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 184/2014)
Krugersdorp: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 185/2014)
Ga-Rankuwa: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 186/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 187/2014)

13. Post: Warrant Officer
Section: Crime Scene Investigation
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 188/2014)
Mount Road: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 189/2014)
Provincial Task Team: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 190/2014)
Vryburg: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 191/2014)
Brits: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 192/2014)
Potchefstroom: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 193/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Kimberley: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 194/2014)
Kimberley (Hartswater LCRC Service Point): Northern Cape (1Post) (Ref FS 195/2014)
Upington (Kakamas LCRC Service Point): Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 196/2014)
George: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 197/2014)
Mitchells Plain: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 198/2014)
Bellville: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 199/2014)
Cape Town: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 200/2014)
Lebowakgomo (Burgersfort LCRC Service Point): Limpopo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 201/2014)
Musina (Tshamutumbu LCRC Service Point): Limpopo (1 Post) (Ref FS 202/2014)
Acornhoek: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 203/2014)
Nelspruit: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 204/2014)
Provincial CR & CSM: Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 205/2014)

14. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Section: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Bloemfontein: Free State (1 Post) (Ref FS 206/2014)
Mtubatuba: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 207/2014)
Middelburg: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 208/2014)
Witbank: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 209/2014)

15. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Forensic Anthropology
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 210/2014)

16. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Handwriting Analysis
Section: Questioned Documents
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 211/2014)

17. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Image Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 212/2014)

18. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub Section: Mechanical Engineering
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 213/2014)

19. Post: Warrant Officer (Forensic Analyst)
Component: Quality Management
Section: Quality Assurance
Sub-Section/ Location of the post:

Chemistry: Amanzimtoti: Kwazulu-Natal [1 post] (Ref FS 214/2014)
Victim Identification Centre: Pretoria: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 215/2014)
Scientific Analysis: Plattekloof: Western Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 216/2014)
Scientific Analysis: Pretoria: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 217/2014)
Questioned Documents: Amanzimtoti: KwaZulu-Natal [1 post] (Ref FS 218/2014)
Questioned Documents: Pretoria: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 219/2014)

20. Post: Warrant Officer (Forensic Analyst)
Component: Quality Management
Section: Technical Management: Forensic Science Laboratory
Sub-Section:

Biology: Pretoria: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 220/2014)
Regional Laboratory: Plattekloof: Western Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 221/2014)
Chemistry: Plattekloof: Western Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 222/2014)

21. Post: Warrant Officer (Forensic Analyst)
Component: Quality Management
Section: Regional Quality Management: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: LCRC: Quality Control
Location of Post:

Cape Town: Western Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 223/2014)
King Williams Town: Eastern Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 224/2014)
Durban: Kwazulu-Natal [1 post] (Ref FS 225/2014)
Kimberley: Northern Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 226/2014)
Potchefstroom: North West [1 post] (Ref FS 227/2014)
Middelburg: Mpumalanga [1 post] (Ref FS 228/2014)
Polokwane: Limpopo [1 post] (Ref FS 229/2014)
Bloemfontein: Free State [1 post] (Ref FS 230/2014)
Johannesburg: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 231/2014)

22. Post: Warrant Officer (Forensic Analyst)
Component: Quality Management
Section: Regional Quality Management: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: LCRC: Quality Assurance
Location of Post:

Cape Town: Western Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 232/2014)
King Williams Town: Eastern Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 233/2014)
Durban: Kwazulu-Natal [1 post] (Ref FS 234/2014)
Kimberley: Northern Cape [1 post] (Ref FS 235/2014)
Potchefstroom: North West [1 post] (Ref FS 236/2014)
Middelburg: Mpumalanga [1 post] (Ref FS 237/2014)
Polokwane: Limpopo [1 post] (Ref FS 238/2014)
Bloemfontein: Free State [1 post] (Ref FS 239/2014)
Johannesburg: Gauteng [1 post] (Ref FS 240/2014)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and previous criminal convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form. A separate application form must be completed for each post.

Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are excluded.

A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.

Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle driver’s license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained together with academic records (statement of results) thereof and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application. The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months.

APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, CV INCLUDING ALL ANNEXURES.

All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will conduct reference checks.

The closing date for the applications is 2014-11-21. Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.

If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.

Successful applicants to be appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) and not yet applicants appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act no 68 of 1995) will have to undergo a medical examination and found to be medically fit. They will further have to comply with the prescripts on the SAPS Dress Order, whereby tattoos may not be visible when wearing uniform, must be willing to undergo the prescribed Introductory Police Development Learning Programme and are expected to work flexi hours or shifts in the execution of their duties.

Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.

All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.

Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.

The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lieutenant Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia
0083

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Draft of forensic DNA regulations published for public comment

Tue, Oct 14th, 2014

Under Section 15AD of the South African Police Service Act, draft regulations outlining how the South African Police Service (SAPS) will be allowed to take DNA samples from suspects have been drawn up in terms of Section 6 of the Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Act of 2013 [the “DNA ACT”].

These draft regulations were published on the 9^th of October 2014 in Government Gazette 38074 for public comment.

All interested parties have been invited to comment on the draft regulations within 21 days of the publication – i.e. by no later than the 30^th of October 2014.

Comments must be made in writing and directed to:

Brigadier M van Rooyen
Legal Services: Governance, Policy and Legislation Management
South African Police Service

E-mail address: vanrooyenmsaps.gov.za

Fax number: (012) 393 7098

Street address:
Room No. 311
3rd Floor
Presidia Building
255 Pretorius Street
Cr. Paul Kruger and Pretorius Street
PRETORIA

To view a PDF copy of Government Gazette 38074, please click here.

To view a PDF summary of the DNA Act, please click here.

Once the submissions have been received and considered, the draft regulations will be submitted to the Minister of Police for approval.

The draft regulations focus on, inter alia:

The taking of a buccal sample;
The keeping of records in respect of collected buccal and crime scene samples;
Preservation and timely transfer of collected samples to the Forensic Science Laboratory;
Conducting of comparative searches;
Communication of forensic DNA findings and related information;
DNA examinations conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratories;
Request for access to information stored on the NFDD;
Follow-up of forensic investigative leads;
Destruction of buccal samples;
Notification of court findings;
Removal of forensic DNA profiles from the NFDD;
Protocols and training relating to familial searches;
Complaints to the Forensic Oversight and Ethics Board;
Reports;
Information technology infrastructure and systems; and
Requests for removal of DNA profiles.

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SAPS Forensic Services: Available posts – August 2014

Tue, Jul 29th, 2014

SAPS Forensic Services

New posts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Services Division, under the SAPS Act (employment as a police official) and Public Service Act (employment as a civilian employee), have been added to their website and are currently being advertised – http://www.saps.gov.za/careers/careers.php.

CLOSING DATE for all applications: 08 AUGUST 2014

POLICE ACT POSTS

Click here to read the application process in terms of the SAPS Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new SAPS Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post: Major (Chief Forensic Analyst)
Sub Section Commander: Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Western Cape: Plattekloof (1 Post) (Ref FS 84/2014)

2. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Commander: Metallurgical Engineering
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Section: Ballistics
Location of the post: Western Cape: Plattekloof (1 Post) (Ref FS 85/2014)

3. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)
Sub-Section: Fire Investigation: Chemistry Investigation
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 86/2014)

4. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)
Sub-Section: Facial Identification: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Secunda: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 87/2014)

5. Post: Warrant Officer (Forensic Analyst)
Component: Quality Management
Sub-Section: Environmental Compliance: Regional Laboratory
Location of the post:

Ballistics: Eastern Cape: Port Elizabeth [1 post] (Ref FS 88/2014)
Biology: Eastern Cape: Port Elizabeth [1 post] (Ref FS 89/2014)

6. Post: Constable
Sub Section: Crime Scene Investigation: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Lydenburg: Mpumalanga (1 Post) (Ref FS 90/2014)

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT POSTS

People who do not want to become police officials but who would like to work for the South African Police Service as civilian employees, may apply for vacant positions. Click here to read the application process in terms of the Public Service Act.

Please download the full advertisement for all the new Public Service Act posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post: Secretary
Division: Forensic Services
Location of the post:

Provincial Head: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 91/2014)
Section Head: Questioned Documents: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 92/2014)
Component Head: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 93/2014)

2. Post: Data Typist
Sub-Section: Adjudication: Local Criminal Record Centre
Section: Criminalistic Bureau: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Musina: Limpopo (2 Posts) (Ref FS 94/2014)
Ladysmith: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 95/2014)
Lichtenburg: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 96/2014)
Queenstown: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 97/2014)
Mthatha: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 98/2014)

3. Post: Administration Clerk
Sub-Section: Local Criminal Record Centre
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Cradock: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 99/2014)
Bellville: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 100/2014)

4. Post: Accounting Clerk
Sub-Section: Nodal Support Centre
Section: Provincial: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Northern Cape
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Kimberley: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 101/2014)

5. Post: Personnel Officer
Sub-Section: Nodal Support Centre
Section: Provincial: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Eastern Cape
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: King Williams Town: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 102/2014)

6. Post: Provisioning Administration Clerk
Sub-Section: Nodal Support Centre
Section:

Provincial: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Kwazulu-Natal
Provincial: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Eastern Cape

Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

Durban: Kwazulu-Natal (1 Post) (Ref FS 103/2014)
King Williams Town: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 104/2014)

7. Post: Administration Clerk
Section: Victim Identification Centre
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 105/2014)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and previous criminal convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.
The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are excluded.
A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.
Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle drivers license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, INCLUDING THE CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) AND ALL ANNEXURES THAT ARE ATTACHED.
The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months.
All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will verify the residential address of applicants and conduct reference checks.
Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
The closing date for the applications is 8th of August 2014.
Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.
If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.
Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to a medical assessment by a medical practitioner as determined by SAPS prescripts.
Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to undergo a lateral entry programme at a SAPS training institution, where applicable.
Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.
All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.
The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lt Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia
0083

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SAPS Forensic Services: Available posts – July 2014

Wed, Jul 2nd, 2014

SAPS Forensic Services stand at the 2nd National Forensic Services Conference held in 2014

Please Note: Police officials are employed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995). Click here to read the application process in terms of the SAPS Act.

CLOSING DATE for applications: 11 July 2014

Please download the full advertisement for all the new forensic services posts, including full requirements, core responsibilities, salary level and how to apply (PDF).

Download the official application form from the SAPS website.

The following posts are available:

1. Post: Colonel

Section Commander: Forensic Psychology
Section: Investigative Psychology
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 43/2014)

2. Post: Major

Commander: Crime Scene Laboratories: Local Criminal Record Centre
Section: Provincial: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management: Gauteng
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: Johannesburg: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 44/2014)

3. Post: Major

Commander: Case Administration
Section: Chemistry
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 45/2014)

4. Post: Major

Commander: Chemical Analysis
Section: Regional Laboratory: Eastern Cape
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 46/2014)

5. Post: Major

Commander: Routine DNA Case Review
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 47/2014)

6. Post: Major

Commander: DNA Reporting Officers
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 48/2014)

7. Post: Major

Commander: Case Management
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 49/2014)

8. Post: Major

Commander: Ballistics Analysis
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 50/2014)

9. Post: Major

Commander: Primer Residue Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 51/2014)

10. Post: Major

Commander: Organic Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 52/2014)

11. Post: Major

Commander: Biology: Quality Management
Section: Regional Quality Management
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 53/2014)

12. Post: Lieutenant

Sub-Section: Chemical Processing
Section: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 54/2014)

13. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)

Sub Section: DNA Serial Casework
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 55/2014)

14. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)

Sub Section: Organic Analysis: Material Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 56/2014)

15. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)

Sub Section: Precious Metals Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 57/2014)

16. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)

Sub Section: Environmental Compliance: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Section: Quality Management: Crime Scene Management / LCRC’s
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Kimberley: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 58/2014)

17. Post: Senior Forensic Analyst (Lieutenant)

Sub Section: Quality Assurance: Crime Scene Laboratories
Section: Quality Management: CR & CSM
Component: Quality Management
Location of the post: Pretoria: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 59/2014)

18. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Section: Chemical Processing: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post: National Office: Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 60/2014)

19. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Section: Crime Scene Laboratories
Component: Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management
Location of the post:

National Office:Pretoria (2 Posts) (Ref FS 61/2014)
Vereeniging: Gauteng (1 Post) (Ref FS 62/2014)
Mmabatho: North West (1 Post) (Ref FS 63/2014)
Kimberley: Northern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 64/2014)
Springbok: Northern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 65/2014)
Port Alfred: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 66/2014)
Mount Road: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 67/2014)
Mthatha: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 68/2014)
Park Road: Free state (2 Posts) (Ref FS 69/2014)
Mitchells Plain: Western Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 70/2014)

20. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Sub-Section: Evidence Recovery
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (1 Post) (Ref FS 71/2014)

21. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Sub-Section: DNA Analysis
Section: Biology
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Plattekloof: Western Cape (4 Posts) (Ref FS 72/2014)

22. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Sub-Section: Ballistics Analysis
Section: Ballistics
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post:

Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 73/2014)
Port Elizabeth: Eastern Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 74/2014)
Plattekloof: Western Cape (2 Posts) (Ref FS 75/2014)

23. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Sub Section: Microscopy: Trace Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 76/2014)

24. Post: Forensic Analyst (Warrant Officer)

Sub Section: Profiling: Material Analysis
Section: Scientific Analysis
Component: Forensic Science Laboratory
Location of the post: Silverton: Pretoria (1 Post) (Ref FS 77/2014)

GENERAL:

Only the official application form (available on the SAPS website and at SAPS recruitment offices) will be accepted. The Z83 previously utilized will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to and previous criminal convictions must be declared. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.
The post particulars and reference number of the post must be correctly specified on the application form.
Persons who retired from the Public Service by taking a severance package, early retirement or for medical reasons, as well as persons with previous convictions, are excluded.
A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae must be submitted together with the application form.
Certified copies (certification preferably by Police Officers) of an applicant’s ID document, motor vehicle drivers license (Police Act appointments), Senior Certificate and all educational qualifications obtained and service certificates of previous employers stating the occupation and the period, must also be submitted and attached to every application.
APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO INITIAL EACH AND EVERY PAGE OF THE APPLICATION FORM, INCLUDING THE CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) AND ALL ANNEXURES THAT ARE ATTACHED.
The copies must be correctly certified on the copy itself, not at the back. The certification must not be older than three months.
All qualifications and driver’s licenses submitted will be subjected to verification checking with the relevant institutions. The South African Police Service will verify the residential address of applicants and conduct reference checks.
Applications must be mailed timeously. Late applications will not be accepted or considered.
The closing date for the applications is 11th of July 2014.
Appointments will be made in terms of the SAPS Act or Public Service Act as applicable to the post environment.
If a candidate is short-listed, it can be expected of him/her to undergo a personal interview.
Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to a medical assessment by a medical practitioner as determined by SAPS prescripts.
Applicants appointed under the Police Service Act will be subjected to undergo a lateral entry programme at a SAPS training institution, where applicable.
Short-listed candidates for appointment to certain identified posts, will be vetted in terms of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No 32 of 2007) and the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005). A candidate, whose particulars appear in either the National Register for Sex Offenders or Part B of the Child Protection Register, will be disqualified from appointment to that post.
All short-listed candidates will be subjected to fingerprint screening.
Correspondence will be conducted with successful candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
The South African Police Service is under no obligation to fill a post after the advertisement thereof.
The South African Police Service is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and it is the intention to promote representivity in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. Persons whose transfer/appointment/promotion will promote representivity will therefore receive preference.

Applications and enquiries can be directed to:
Lt Colonel Klopper / Lt Moonsamy
Tel: (012) 421-0194
Tel: (012) 421-0584

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 322
PRETORIA
0001

Hand Delivery:
Cnr Beckett and Pretorius Street
Strelitzia Building
Arcadia
0083

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