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SAPS launches seventh National Golf Day targeting R50m for fallen officers' education trust

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1 SAPS is targeting R50 million through its seventh National Golf Day, with an initial goal of at least R15 million for the current event.
2 Last year's National Golf Day in KZN raised R11 million to support children of police officers who died in the line of duty.
3 National Commissioner General Fannie Masemola stated the fundraising initiative helps orphaned children access school fees, uniforms, tuition fees, and accommodation costs.
4 The commissioner confirmed SAPS receives over R120 billion annually in the budget and acknowledged that while funding is not always sufficient, the department remains committed to delivering policing services despite competing national priorities.

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“It's about raising funds, making sure that those children that are in need, they can be able to pay school fees, they can be able to buy uniform, they can be able to have tuition fees or accommodation fees. So that the fact that their parents have passed on doesn't mean it's the end of the world.”

— General Fannie Masemola, National Commissioner of the South African Police Service

“The sponsors that I spoke to are definitely promising that at the end of the day we would have made quite substantial amount of money for the children. This year we are targeting 15 million and we'll see. We are optimistic.”

— General Fannie Masemola, National Commissioner of the South African Police Service

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Feb 27, 2026

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