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Deadline for SAPS to stock child rape kits at Western Cape police stations

Parliamentary oversight visits found shortages of sexual assault evidence kits and discrepancies in police stock records

At a press briefing in the Parliament library, chairperson of the select committee on security and justice Jane Mananiso (far right) said SAPS has until 30 June to make sure that Western Cape police stations are fully stocked with rape kits. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has until Tuesday, 30 June to ensure that all Western Cape police stations are stocked with child rape kits.
Last week, the chairperson of Parliament’s select committee on security and justice, Jane Mananiso, said oversight visits to various police stations by MPs had revealed shortages of rape kits for children and forensic laboratory backlogs in sexual offence cases.
Between December 2025 and May 2026, MPs and other representatives conducted oversight…

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