Recruitment of entry level SA police trainees

The SAPS in the Northern Cape is currently embarking on the e-recruitment drive that envisages to employ 5 500 entry level Police Trainees across the country and invites applications from all races, gender who are dedicated, energetic, intelligent, physically and mentally fit to pursue a career in the SAPS.


The core functions involve preventing, combating and investigating crime. Maintain public order, protect secure the inhabitants of the Republic and their property and uphold and enforce the law. Click on the link


https://q.my.na/AL3E to check out the requirements. The National online processes commenced on 30 June 2025, but in the Northern Cape the e-recruitment drive awareness campaign kicked off on Wednesday, 2 and 3 July 2025 in Roodepan and Platfontein, Kimberley at a career expo spearheaded by Department of Social Development and attended by government departments and the Sol Plaatje University. The campaign visited Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay on 10 July, Pella and Pofadder on 11 July and Kakamas and Keimoes on 12 July. It is continuing as follows : 14 July Upington, 15 July Witdraai and Rietfontein, 16 July Kathu and Kuruman, 17 July Postmasburg and 18 July Kimberley and Modderrivier.


The SAPS Provincial Human Resource Utilization Recruitment Officials and Provincial Corporate Communication and Liaison officials are conducting live radio interviews, at the local radio stations such as XK Fm, Radio Teemaneng, Revival Fm, City Radio, Ulwazi Fm, Kaboesna Fm, N Fm and Radio Riverside to inform the community of the SAPS vacancies and the activities of the SAPS E-recruitment drive. Be on the lookout for the SAPS E-recruitment team and catch the activities in all five Districts in the Northern Cape and at Malls, shopping centres, community halls and police stations doing outreaches, motor Cades, radio interviews, distributing e-recruitment and SAPS career pamphlets in the towns and cities mentioned. The team is informing the communities on the application criteria and how to apply as this is the first time that the applications are only online on the South African Police Service website: https://www.saps.gov.za and click on the careers link.