(1) Given the visible and growing normalisation of unfit and severely overweight officers within the SA Police Service (SAPS), how does he justify the continued deployment of members who are physically incapable of performing the demanding

The document is a National Assembly question (NW292) to the Acting Minister of Police regarding fitness and deployment of SAPS officers. It states that physical fitness is a mandatory job requirement, and officers must pass annual Summative Physical Fitness Assessments; unfit or severely overweight officers cannot be normalised and may be placed on a Remedial Enhancement Programme. It also notes the existence of policies that compel regular exercise and fitness maintenance (SAPS Physical Fitness Maintenance Policy No. 2 of 2016 and National Instruction 3 of 2023) and describes the Remedial Enhancement Programme for those not meeting standards.