
INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE [I.P.I.D] THE ABJECT FAILURE OF THOSE CHARE WITH POLICING THE POLICE
Communications with IPID — Unanswered, Undeniable
What follows is a record of sustained, methodical communication with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). These weren’t informal queries — they were legally grounded submissions backed by vast evidence: formal complaints, forensic summaries, timelines, dossiers, financial records, affidavits, and recordings. Each piece was submitted in the hope of triggering an investigation into coordinated police misconduct and systemic corruption.
Despite more than 20 emails and multiple follow-ups across two years, IPID has yet to issue a single substantive response. No case reference. No investigator contact. Not even a denial. The only agencies to act were PSIRA and the British Embassy — neither of which holds the legal mandate to investigate SAPS criminality.
These communications speak for themselves. No commentary is required to understand what was reported — or how utterly it was ignored. The silence of IPID is not just institutional failure. It's permission. And its cost is borne by the public every day this conduct goes uninvestigated.
⚖️ COMMUNICATION LOG – SELECTED ENTRIES
Due to the volume of correspondence involved in this matter, only a selection of key communications are included on each investigation page. While not comprehensive, the material shown offers clear insight into the tone, sequence, and substance of exchanges.
These “Investigations” pages paint a vastly different picture than the public has been led to believe — one in which some officials fulfilled their duties with diligence, while others abjectly failed to act. The sheer volume of communications compiled here — many of them repeated appeals simply asking that corruption and criminal conduct be investigated — stand as an indictment of a broken system. In any functioning society, a single credible complaint should be enough to trigger inquiry. Yet in this case, dozens of well-documented submissions across multiple agencies were required just to be ignored. The depth and breadth of these attempts — and the quality of the evidence attached — should never have been necessary. That the majority of those responsible for oversight, enforcement, and accountability have still not acted is not just a procedural failure. It’s a crisis of integrity.
These records are not aesthetic inclusions — they are published for evidentiary and contextual purposes. Any honest comparison between this documented record and Media24’s allegations exposes just how extensively the published narratives distorted the truth.
REPORT INTO I.P.I.D
SAPS IPID Investigations: The Numbers That Prove Systemic Failure
This table exposes the staggering failure of South Africa’s police oversight system.
Out of an estimated 100,000 crimes committed by SAPS officers, only 8.39% are reported, and a mere 0.03% result in convictions with sentences equal to civilian standards.
The numbers reveal a system designed to protect law enforcement from consequences, ensuring that corruption, abuse, and misconduct continue unchecked.
Breakdown of Key Figures:
• Total estimated police crimes: 100,000+
• Reported cases: 8,390 (8.39%)
• Cases investigated by IPID: 1,250 (1.25%)
• Cases referred for prosecution: 320 (0.32%)
• Convictions with meaningful sentences: 30 (0.03%)
The numbers prove that SAPS officers operate with near-total impunity, shielded by a system that refuses to hold them accountable.
INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE [I.P.I.D] PERFORMANCE TABLE: INVESTIGATIONS, CONVICTIONS, AQUITTALS
This official performance table reveals a startling pattern: out of over 32,000 completed investigations, IPID secured criminal convictions in fewer than 2% of cases nationwide. The Western Cape, where many of the events detailed on this site occurred, ranks near the bottom—showing just 1.3% criminal conviction rate. These figures underscore a systemic failure to investigate, prosecute, and prevent SAPS misconduct, even when formally documented.

PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
REPLY FROM PSIRA CONFIRMING PROCEEDNGS AGAINST WOUTER DE SWARDT & CRIMINAL CHARGES
This official communication from the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority confirms that internal Code of Conduct proceedings have been initiated against Fox Forensics and its director, Wouter de Swardt. A criminal case docket has also been registered with SAPS.
The investigation is complete, and we await the outcome of both the disciplinary proceedings and the criminal investigation, charges, and prosecution. However, given the significant connections Wouter de Swardt enjoys within SAPS and the prosecuting authority, it is feared he will once again succeed in deflecting the long-overdue criminal trial—one that, in any other context, would be an inevitable consequence of his documented actions.
In context, this escalation by PSIRA is rare. Statistically, fewer than 0.001% of members are referred for criminal prosecution in any given year—underscoring the gravity of this misconduct and the severity of the violations uncovered.

I.P.I.D [INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE]
CC: MR ALAN WINDE, PREMIER OF THE WESTERN CAPE & OFFICE
COMMUNCIATION FILE NO: AW-16 /28
06 August 2023
SERVICE COMPLAINT AGAINST SAPS
6 Aug_ [EMAIL 1 OF 4] Re_ Complaint - Reporting Systemic Corruption in the South African Police Service Batch. 18 April 2023
I.P.I.D [INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE]
CC: MR ALAN WINDE, PREMIER OF THE WESTERN CAPE & OFFICE
COMMUNCIATION FILE NO: AW-17 /28
06 August 2023
SERVICE COMPLAINT AGAINST SAPS
6 Aug_[EMAIL 2 OF 4] Re_ Complaint - Reporting Systemic Corruption in the South African Police Service Batch. 18 April 2023
I.P.I.D [INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE]
CC: MR ALAN WINDE, PREMIER OF THE WESTERN CAPE & OFFICE
COMMUNCIATION FILE NO: AW-18 /28
06 August 2023
SERVICE COMPLAINT AGAINST SAPS
6_Aug-[EMAIL 3 OF 4] Re_ Complaint - Reporting Systemic Corruption in the South African Police Service Batch. 18 April 2023
I.P.I.D [INDEPENDENT POLICE INVESTIGATIVE DIRECTORATE]
CC: MR ALAN WINDE, PREMIER OF THE WESTERN CAPE & OFFICE
COMMUNCIATION FILE NO: AW-19 /28
06 August 2023
SERVICE COMPLAINT AGAINST SAPS
6_Aug_[EMAIL 4 OF 4] Re_ Complaint - Reporting Systemic Corruption in the South African Police Service Batch. 18 April 2023

"When the police become the criminals, there is no hope for order."
- Martin Luther King Jr.