Police Service
SAPS needs upgrading in the public relations ability of all of its personnel, especially constables on the ground interacting with the public. While some individuals do display good manners, many are arrogant, rude and careless.
   Complaints to commanders about police members must be responded to, not simply ignored.
   Policemen parking police vans outside girlfriends' houses for the duration of their patrol shift must be stopped. Such police are meant to be showing their presence as a means of combating crime and are supposed to be response-ready out in the field.
   All policepersons must attain and maintain a fitness level which will be monitored by physical examination, using various measurement parameters, such as, optimal body weight, heart-rate, etc. All new recruits must pass a basic fitness examination. Excessive smoking and drinking by policepersons will not be allowed. Drug use is forbidden.
   For a crime-ridden country like SA, a feasible ratio of people to police will be determined and implemented, and a huge drive will be undertaken to recruit, train and commission the full police force on the streets of SA.
   The police-to-people ratio in SA is said to be in the region of 1:250, but where is the police presence in our towns, highways and farms? That is equivalent to some 180 000 policepersons.
   As this number of police is apparently still too low for SA, as shown by lack of presence, bad response times, slow processing of cases, etc, an SABP-led government will firstly double the number of active policepersons on patrol duty at any one time. This will be the initial phase of the said drive to expand the police force.
   Results will be monitored and further increases will be made until crime is brought properly under control.
   The army will be activated and used alongside of the police to prevent crime. Army-Police management will be a matter of national strategic planning and will be coordinated on the ground by local commander cooperation.
   (See also "Defence".)