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Police, SAPS, law enforcement, security officers, traffic and immigration roles.
SENIOR PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
Department of Social Development · western cape
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PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
Department of Social Development · western cape
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RADIO OPERATOR: LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS
Department of Social Development · western cape
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SENIOR PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR
Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport · mpumalanga
12 days left
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
Department of Water and Sanitation · gauteng
12 days left
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: BRANCH COORDINATOR: NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE
Department of Cooperative Governance
12 days left
DEPUTY DIRECTOR: AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY
Department of Cooperative Governance
12 days left
REGISTRY CLERK
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
5 days left
DIRECTOR: BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND ECONOMETRICS REF NO: D – BIEA&E
Department of Small Business Development
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: CORPORATE SERVICES
Independent Police Investigative Directorate · northern cape
5 days left
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: ICT SECURITY
Independent Police Investigative Directorate
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CHIEF PROVINCIAL INSPECTOR: TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
Department of Social Development · western cape
1 day left
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: RISK REDUCTION PLANNING (TYGERBERG)
Department of Local Government · western cape
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INTERGRITY MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS
Government Printing Works
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The security and law enforcement sector in South Africa encompasses SAPS (South African Police Service), the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of Home Affairs (immigration officers), Metro Police departments across major municipalities, and the private security industry. SAPS is one of the largest employers in the country. Private security is one of the fastest-growing industries in South Africa, employing over 500,000 registered security officers - more than the combined armed forces and police. The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) regulates the private sector.
SAPS recruits require at minimum a National Senior Certificate (matric) and South African citizenship with no criminal record. PSIRA registration is mandatory for all private security personnel - Grade C through Grade A, with higher grades required for supervisory and control room roles. Traffic officers require a valid Code B (EB) or higher driver's licence and must pass provincial traffic officer training programmes.
SAPS constables start at approximately R200,000 per year and progress through a structured rank system with annual notch increases. Private security officer salaries are set by the Private Security Sector Provident Fund and the relevant collective agreement - typically R3,500 to R6,000 per month for operational officers. SAPS specialists (detective officers, forensics, K9) and senior officers earn significantly more.