Cybercrimes Act, 2020 (Act No. 19 of 2020)Chapter 8 : Reporting Obligations and Capacity Building55. Capacity to detect, prevent and investigate cybercrimes |
| (1) | The Cabinet member responsible for policing must— |
| (a) | establish and maintain sufficient human and operational capacity to detect, prevent and investigate cybercrimes; |
| (b) | ensure that members of the South African Police Service receive basic training in aspects relating to the detection, prevention and investigation of cybercrimes; and |
| (c) | in co-operation with any institution of higher learning, in the Republic or elsewhere, develop and implement accredited training programmes for members of the South African Police Service primarily involved with the detection, prevention and investigation of cybercrimes. |
| (2) | The Cabinet member responsible for policing may make regulations to further regulate any aspect referred to in subsection (1). |
| (3) | The Cabinet member responsible for policing must, at the end of each financial year, submit a report to Parliament regarding— |
| (a) | progress made with the implementation of this section; |
| (b) | the number of— |
| (i) | offences provided for in Part I or Part II of Chapter 2, which were reported to the South African Police Service; |
| (ii) | cases which were, in terms of subparagraph (i), reported to the South African Police Service which resulted in criminal prosecutions; and |
| (iii) | cases where no criminal prosecutions were instituted after a period of 18 months after a case was, in terms of subparagraph (i), reported to the South African Police Service; and |
| (c) | the number of members of the South African Police Service who received training as contemplated in subsection (1)(b) and (c). |