This rises to an average salary of R1,284,000<\/strong> for senior management and executive employees (levels 13-16). The average salary across all levels is R371,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The below tables show the personnel costs by programme and costs by salary bands:<\/p>\n In an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in June, police minister Bheki Cele said that more must be done to grow South Africa’s police force.<\/p>\n Cele said that police recruitment has been hampered by a \u2018chicken and egg situation\u2019, as the government can\u2019t hire more officers due to economic restraints, while the high level of crime is impacting the economy.<\/p>\n \u201cUsually people talk about the bloated civil service, but what is not mentioned are the areas that still need to (hire). At the present moment, there are 193,000 police officers, which is 60,000 short of the international ratio.<\/p>\n \u201cWe hope that we will be able to reach these figures within the next five years,\u201d Cele said.<\/p>\n Hiring<\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of September, the SAPS said that it has embarked on a nationwide recruitment drive in an effort to bolster crime-fighting efforts.<\/p>\n SAPS management said it is seeking to attract youth between the ages of 18 and 30 for the 2019\/2020 Basic Police Learning Development Programme (BLDP) intake.<\/p>\n Prospective applicants will need a Senior Certificate\/National Senior Certificate or National Certificate (Vocational), while those in possession of post-matric qualifications are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n \u201cThose who previously served in a government department and were subsequently dismissed due to misconduct are discouraged from applying,\u201d SAPS said.<\/p>\n The police service said that applicants will be subjected to fitness, psychometric and integrity testing as well as medical evaluations during the recruitment, selection and enlistment process. Vetting and fingerprint verifications will also be conducted.<\/p>\n \u201cSuccessful police trainees will be subjected to continuous security and fitness screening, which included continuous verification of criminal profile as well as medical and physical fitness (inclusive of drug\/substance abuse testing),\u201d it said.<\/p>\n During the training phase, trainees will receive a R4,500 stipend.<\/p>\n You can read more about the different recruitment streams here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Table-1.png\")
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