The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrated its 10th anniversary for providing a service to South African democracy on 27 January 2005. Since this celebration, the South African cabinet approved 27 January as National Police Day, to commemorate the establishment of the South African Police Services and to give recognition to police officers for their sacrifice and commitment to upholding safety and security for the country.
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27 January 2005
The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01SAPS, National Police Day: 27 January, from South African Police Services, [online], Available at www.saps.gov.za [Accessed: 22 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2014, January 23). The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096892
South African History Online (2014) 'The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary', South African History Online, 23 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096892 (Accessed: 21 October 2026).
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South African History Online. "The South African Police Services (SAPS) celebrates its 10th anniversary." South African History Online. January 23, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096892.
Also on 27 January
- 1961Mass arrests in Pondoland
- 1961Commandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
- 1980Robert Mugabe returns to Rhodesia after being in exile for five years
- 1983South Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
- 1992The European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
- 1996Mahamane Ousmane is overthrown
- 1996Bafana Bafana wins against Algeria
- 1999Prof. Ben Marais dies
Further reading
Article
South African Police Services (SAPS)
The South African Police Service (SAPS) that we are familiar with today has its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War.....
Place
Committees Drift, Eastern Cape
Committees Drift was a military outpost established by the British during the frontier war of 1819.
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