The Bothongo West Plaza which is situated in the Pretoria Central Business District (CBD) houses police officials attached to the Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management (CR &CSM) Component whose mandate is to amongst others administer criminal records, issuing of police clearance certificates as well as processing of fingerprint applications for firearms.
While engagements continue to urgently resolve the impasse that emanates from the closure of the building since Tuesday, 08 March 2022, the organization has already embarked on measures to ensure business continuity by deploying members to other nearby Local Criminal Record Centre’s (LCRC) to render services. To this end, the SAPS confirms that the Service is not in any rental payment arrears as rental payments are being dealt with by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI).
The SAPS thus acknowledges the inconvenience caused by the closure of the building and assures members of the public that management is engaging with the relevant authorities with a view of finding an amicable solution between affected parties.
For service delivery purposes, members of the public are advised that they can still drop off their applications at the Bothongo West Plaza main entrance where personnel will collect and ensure processing of such applications.
