# The National Assembly has approved the Police Department’s 2025/2026 budget, with 262 members of Parliament voting in favour and 90 against, with no abstentions. Specific budget allocations for the department include 219-million-rand for the G20 conference security and 400-million-rand for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The EFF’s Leigh-Ann Mathys rejected the budget, calling the police service a criminal syndicate that protects illegal activities rather than fighting crime:
Police budget approved, as the EFF accuses SAPS of operating as the chief criminal syndicate [SOUND]
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