The management of the SAPS will host the SARPCCO Regional Training Conference for Women in Policing
The management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) will be hosting the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) Regional Training Conference for Women in Policing at the St George Conference Centre in Irene, Pretoria, from 20 to 21 October 2015.
The conference will be preceded by a parade of the 15 SARPCCO member states. During the parade, an operational plan will be handed to the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, Lieutenant General Johannes Phahlane, for acknowledgement, which will be followed by a welcoming address. South Africa is part of the 15 SARPCCO member states along with Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, the Seychelles, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The two-day conference, which is themed ‘Building capacity and networks for women in policing’, is aimed at empowering policewomen of the SARPCCO member states in policing, enhancing professional skills and knowledge, providing opportunities for networking and sharing global expertise in different aspects of law enforcement to combat transnational crimes.
Members of the media are invited to attend two events, which will be held as follows:
The Parade of Nations and the handing over of the operational plan to Lieutenant General Phahlane.
Venue: From the Pretoria Art Museum in Arcadia, Pretoria
Date: 19 October 2015
Time: 08h30
Media briefing
Venue: St George Conference Centre, Pretoria
Date: 20 October 2015
Time: 10h00 for 10h30
Enquiries:
Brigadier Vish Naidoo
Cell: 082 567 4153
