ISouth African Police Service ( SAPS ) ngumbutho wamaphoyisa kazwelonke eRiphabhuliki yaseNingizimu Afrika . Iziteshi zawo zamaphoyisa eziyi-1,154 eNingizimu Afrika zihlukaniswe ngokwemingcele yezifundazwe, bese kubekwa uKhomishani wesiFundazwe esifundazweni ngasinye. OKhomishani bezifundazwe abayisishiyagalolunye babika ngqo kuKhomishani Kazwelonke. Ihhovisi elikhulu lisyding ePitoli . UMthethosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika ubeka ukuthi iSouth African Police Service inesibopho sokuvimbela, ukulwa nokuphenya ubugebengu, ukugcina ukuthula emphakathini, ukuvikela nokuvikela abantu baseRiphabhulikhi nempahla yabo, ukugcina nokuqinisa umthetho, ukudala indawo ephephile indawo evikelekile yabo bonke abantu baseNingizimu Afrika, evimbela noma yini engabeka ukuphepha noma ukuphepha kwanoma imuphi umphakathi, iphenye nganoma yimaphi amacala asongela ukuphepha noma ukuphepha kwanoma imuphi umphakathi,aqinisekise ukuthi izigebengu ziyiswa enkantolo futhi zibambe iqhaza emizameni yokubhekana nezimbangela ubugebengu. I-Amnesty International nabanye bazwakalise ukukhathazeka okukhulu ngesihluku samaphoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika,okubandakanya ukuhlukunyezwa nokubulawa kwabantu ngokungacabangeli. ISouth African Police Service ilanda umsuka wayo kwiDutch Watch, okuyinhlangano yezempi eyakhiwe izifiki esiFundazweni saseKapa ngo-1655 ukuvikela izakhamizi nokugcina umthetho nokuhleleka. Ngo 1795, izikhulu British Kusolwa ukulawula Dutch Watch, ngo-1825 wasungula Cape Constabulary (elaba Cape Town Police Force ngo-1840).