MEC Jackie MacieHOD Gloria Mazibuko
Picture of MEC for DCSSL, Jackie MaciePicture of HOD for DCSSL, Gloria Mazibuko

The need for a Civilian Secretariat for Safety and Security was identified by the Minister for Safety and Security in 1994. The key objectives of the envisaged structure were to provide government with civilian policy management capacity, independent of the vested and occupational interest of the Police Service. This culminated in the inclusion of a chapter defining the role of the Secretariat in the South African Police Services Act of 1995. The Secretariat is also provided for in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996).

The Secretary for the Safety and Security Secretariat was appointed in December 1995, and two Chief Directors were appointed and assumed duties in January 1996.

The Secretariat immediately took over most of the activities of the Interim Advisory Team on the Amalgamation, Rationalisation and Transformation of the South African Police Service (SAPS), which had been established by Minister Mufamadi in May 1994. The Secretariat for Safety and Security was established at a time of great public concern over levels of crime being experienced in South Africa.

Vision
A safe, secure, crime and road crash free Mpumalanga Province.
 

Mission
To improve community and road safety through traffic management, mass mobilization, oversee
the performance of the police and provision of security services.
 

Values
• Excellence and professionalism
• Inclusive, accountability and Transparency
• Diligent, efficiency and effectiveness
• Caring, responsive and Approachable
• Integrity and honesty
• Fair and reasonable
• Readiness to serve and redress

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act, of 1996

The South African Police Service Act, (Act No. 68 of 1995)
Civilian Secretariat for Police Act, (Act No. 2 of 2011) 
Independent Police Investigative Directorate Act, (Act No. 1 of 2011)
The White Paper on Safety and Security, 1999-2004
Control to Public Premises and Vehicles Act, (Act No. 53 of 1985)
Public Service Act, (Act No. 38 of 1999)
Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, (Act No. 03 of 2000) (Judicial Matters Amendment Act, (Act No. 42 of 2001)
White Paper on transformation of the Public Service, 1997
Firearms Control Act, (Act No.60 of 2000)
Domestic Violence Act, (Act No.02 of 1998)
Child Justice Act, (Act No.75 of 2008)
Criminal Procedure Act, (Act No.51 of 1997)
Public Finance Management Act, (Act No.1 of 1999 and regulations)
Labour Relations Act, (Act No.66 of 1995)
Basic conditions of Employment Act, (Act No. 75 of 1997)
Employment Equity Act, (Act No. 55 of 1998)
Skills Development Act, (Act No.97 of 1998)
Promotion of Equality and Prevention of unfair Discrimination Act, (Act No. 09 of 2000)
Promotion of Access to Information Act, (Act No. 02 of 2000)
Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2001
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002
Regulation of interception and provision of Communication Related Information Act, (Act No. 70 of 2002)
State Information Technology Agency Act, (Act No. 88 of 1998)
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Act, (Act No.32 of 2007)
SA National Policy Framework for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality
The National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) (1996) 
Road Safety Strategy
UN-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Criminal Procedure Act, (Act No.51 of 1977)
Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, (Act No.20 of 1999)
Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, (Act No. 46 of 1998)
Public Administration Management Act, (Act No.11 of 2014)

DCSSL Organizational Structure