South Africa: Select Committee on Security and Justice Concerned About AG Audit Findings on South African Police Service’s (SAPS) 2025/26 Annual Report

The Select Committee on Security and Justice today concluded its detailed review of the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) 2025/26 annual report. The committee expressed its profound concern over the persistent audit findings raised by the Auditor-General. While the committee welcomes the sixth consecutive unqualified audit opinion on the financial statements, it strongly emphasised that financial cleanliness cannot mask severe governance, compliance and performance delivery failures. “Behaviour and cultural change are important in the institution,” said Committee Chairperson Ms Jane Seboletswe Mananiso. “The committee highlights with alarm the increase in material findings on reported performance information, which rose by 35.71 per cent, from 14 findings in the previous cycle to 19. “The Auditor-General’s report underscores that adequate supporting evidence was frequently absent, causing reported achievements in vital operational areas – such as 10111 emergency call centre handle rations, firearm recovery and detective detection rates – to be overstated, unverifiable or material inaccuracy. This is extremely concerning,” said Ms Mananiso. Furthermore, she said committee member

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