We are working hand in glove with the regional police services. We are also working on a draft bill that will pass through Parliament this year to tighten our controls over this menace. Also on the cards, is the issued of the transformation of the Service at all levels so that it becomes, in the words of the President, the pride of the nation. In my discussions with the National Commissioner, Mr Meyer Kahn, and the various divisions of th e South African Police Service, I was assured of firm support in this regard. It was acknowledged that representativity must be pursued on an ongoing basis precisely because only a more representative service can be capable of eliminating pressure groups a nd ensuring maximum unity within the ranks of this critical instrument in the safety and security of our country.
Recruitment is in place.
The National Commissioner and I have also agreed that some of the recruits will have to be lateral entrants into top management areas, especially in the Support Services environment. The two of us also agreed that we shall need, pr etty, soon, to upgrade our training institutions at all levels for the production of top class investigators and other specialists. In this regard we shall provide adequate scientific and technical resources and also count on the help of our friends in the continent and abroad. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank most profoundly the private sector of our country, in particular Business Against Crime for the assistance they have readily rendered to the police. The degree of success that we have been able to regi ster at this point in time would have just remained an ideal were it not for this patriotic response of this sector of our society.