The SAPS offers careers in various fields. If you join the SAPS you can either become a police official or a civilian employee. Police officials are employed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No 68 of 1995). Civilian employees are employed in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No 103 of 1994). Most functional Police Officials are directly involved in preventing, combating or investigating crime. The other Police officials and civilian personnel carry out support functions.
Career Opportunities:
Internship Programme
| Division / Province | Closing Date |
| Corporate Support | 2022-10-28 |
| Crime Intelligence | 2022-10-28 |
| Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) | 2022-10-28 |
| Crime Registrar | 2022-10-28 |
| Detective and Forensic Services | 2022-10-28 |
| Financial Management Services | 2022-10-28 |
| Human Resource Development | 2022-10-28 |
| Human Resource Management | 2022-10-28 |
| Inspectorate | 2022-10-28 |
| Internal Audit | 2022-10-28 |
| Legal and Policy Service | 2022-10-28 |
| Presidential Protection Service | 2022-10-28 |
| Protection and Security Services | 2022-10-28 |
| Supply Chain Management | 2022-10-28 |
| Visible Policing and Operations | 2022-10-28 |
| Technology Management Services | 2022-10-28 |
| Eastern Cape | 2022-10-28 |
| Free State | 2022-10-28 |
| Gauteng | 2022-10-28 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 2022-10-28 |
| Limpopo | 2022-10-28 |
| Mpumalanga | 2022-10-28 |
| North West | 2022-10-28 |
| Northern Cape | 2022-10-28 |
| Western Cape | 2022-10-28 |