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1. The foIIowing policing actions are takan to address incidents of violence on farm and small holdings:

• • Hot spots were identified where incidents occcur;
  • Analysis of incidents to determine the trends and modus operandi,
  • Operation to prevent crime conducted in hot spots;
  • Increase patrols in hot spots;
  • Visits to farms and small holdings;
  • Simulation exercises to test the reaction capacity to incidents specifically on farms;
• • Priority Committee meetings for Rural Safety are conducted on all levels;
  • Capacity building sessions with Rural Sataty Corodinators are conducted on all levels; and
  • Compliance inspection conducted at rural and rural/urban police stations.

2. Rural Safety and food security remains and will remain a priority for the South African Police Service. The status of the Implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy is an indicator in Programme 2: VisiblePolicing in the Annual Performance Plan (APP) at the South African Police Service for the current financial year (2018/2019). The progress of implementation at rural and rural/urban police stations is reported on a quarterly basis in the current APP.

A National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Rurat Safety Priority Committee consisting of all relevant internal and external role players to ensure that rural safety is managed in a coordinated and integrated manner is in a place for numerous yaars and is meeting quarterly. The latest meeting took place on 10 August 2018 and the recent tncidents of violence on farms and small holdings were a focus point of the meetlrig.

Priority Committees on Rural Safety is also in place on provincial, cluster and police station level to ensure that rural safety is also managed and coordinated on all levals.

3. The South African Police Service does not have a specialised rural safety unit and the reaction capacity towards all incidents is currently in place and resorts at police stations.The rapid reaction forces such as the Special Task Fore and the Tacticall Response Teams are situated in the Division: Operational Response Services and can be deployed to assist wlth violent incidents when there is a need.

 

 

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