31 January 2006
The Minister for Safety and Security, Mr Charles Nqakula, will officially
open a workshop hosted by the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD) on 6 and
7 February 2006, in the Burger Park Hotel, Pretoria.
The purpose of the aforementioned workshop is to establish a cordial
relationship between the Police, the ICD and Civil Society: Problems and
Prospects.
The workshop aims to give special attention to ways in which working
relations between various stakeholders within the criminal justice sector (ICD,
South African Police Service (SAPS) and MPS) can be enhanced, to provide an
opportunity to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the working relationship
between the police, ICD and civil society, to identify possible overlaps in
terms of the mandate of the ICD and the Secretariat, to identify how the role
of the ICD is perceived by civil society and the police, highlight the
importance of strengthening police oversight and accountability and finally to
explore a basis for future co-operative work among stakeholders.
Panellists will consist of representatives from amongst others the SAPS,
Institute for Criminology University of Cape Town, Open Society Foundation
(OSF), Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), and the
Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The other participants include the
National and Provincial Secretariats for Safety and Security, Municipal Police
Services, SAPS Provincial Commissionerâs Offices, Police Unions and
non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
The following papers will be delivered at the workshop:
* The self-defeating, self-imposed mandate of the ICD and its negative
impact on public confidence and police discipline;
* The importance of police oversight and accountability;
* Strengthening democratic policing in South Africa: The need to strengthen and
co-ordinate the internal and external accountability system in SAPS;
* Responding to South Africaâs evolving security landscape: Improving the role
and image of the ICD.
Members of the media are invited; confirmations of attendance should be
directed to Steve Mabona.
Date: 6 to 7 February 2006
Venue: Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria
Time: 08h30 to 09h00
Contact Person: Steve Mabona
ICD National Spokesperson
Cell: 082 809 1927
Tel: (012) 392 0400
Fax: (012) 320 0474
Email: smabona@icd.gov.za
Issued by: Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD)
31 January 2006
