The SA Police Service (Saps) has embarked on another recruitment drive to reenlist former police officers who left the service in good standing, after it reenlisted more than 200 former officers in the 2023/2024 financial year who are now serving as detectives.

The service hopes to boost its detective capacity with this initiative, it said on Monday. The reenlisting drive aims to see more boots on the ground to assist in the investigation of cases and down management of dockets.

The posts are only for former members who previously held the constable, sergeant, and warrant officer ranks. Successful candidates will be appointed in the ranks they held before.

Police officials at a parade. Photo: Facebook

The remuneration for the respective ranks are: 

• Constable: R226,188 per annum 
• Sergeant: R283,797 per annum
• Warrant officer: R351,570 per annum

Former members must have successfully completed basic police training and relevant functional police training courses, where applicable. They should have a good disciplinary and attendance record during their former employment in the police.

Members must be prepared to be deployed based on the needs of the service, which may include having to relocate at one’s own expense or accept a post away from one’s current place of residence that could result in reasonable travelling.

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has embarked on a recruitment drive to re-enlist former police officers who left the service in good standing.

This initiative is the organisations strategy to boost its detective capacity.

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Successful applicants for appointment will be vetted in terms of Chapter 7, Part 2 of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act no 38 of 2005) or the National Sex Offenders Register [section 42 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act no 32 of 2007)].

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. For more requirements, please visit the police’s website.

Only the official application form, available on the SAPS website and at police stations, will be accepted. The Z83 previously used will no longer be accepted. All instructions on the application form must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of the application.

The application forms can also be obtained from any SAPS Recruitment Office. The closing date for applications is 21 October.

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