Farhat Essack

Farhat Essack is a South African politician who has been a Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of the National Assembly of South Africa since April 2022. Esaack had previously served as a Thaba Chweu Local Municipality councillor from 1996 to 2014 and as a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces from Mpumalanga from 2014 to 2019. Quotes The Portfolio Committee on Police has urged the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service together with the Senior Management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) to enhance collaborations aimed at finding workable solutions to the rampant crime levels in South Africa. The committee today concluded a session to thoroughly interrogate the third quarter crime statistics released last week. The committee welcomes announcement made by the President during the State of the Nation Address of a more focused approach to policing anchored on increasing police officers on the ground. The committee welcomes the assurance that about 10 000 police officers will be recruited and trained for the coming financial year. Also, the capacitation of the detectives services by 1094 officers is a welcomed intervention which will improve the likelihood to resolve acts of crime. Furthermore, the committee has highlighted since its inception that a functioning Crime Intelligence Division is central to fighting crime. In line with this, the committee welcomes the information that 204 officers at different levels of the Division: Crime Intelligence have been employed in the 2022/2023 financial year with a 120 requested for the coming financial year. The committee remains of the view that Crime intelligence is critical if the SAPS is to overcome the current surge in crime. External links Category:Living people Category:Politicians from South Africa