Police Minister Firoz Cachalia outlines the 2026/27 budget for the South African Police Service, focusing on accountability, crime intelligence, and combating corruption, while addressing community safety and modernising policing efforts.
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the government’s 2026/27 police budget will focus on strengthening accountability, crime intelligence, detective services, and organised crime investigations as part of a long-term plan to rebuild the South African Police Service (SAPS).
Tabling the Police Budget Vote in Parliament in Cape Town on Tuesday, Cachalia said SAPS had been allocated R127.072 billion for the 2026/27 financial year, increasing to R135.8 billion by 2028/29.
“This Budget backs our longer-term strategy focusing on the integrity of the SAPS, its intelligence and investigative capabilities in order to improve community safety,” he said.
Cachalia acknowledged that while many police officers continued to serve with “integrity, courage, and professionalism”, corruption remained a serious challenge within SAPS, particularly in procurement systems.
