Section Commander

Lieutenant Colonel Duma reports operationally to his Section Commander, a full Colonel, who reports to a Brigadier, the Section Head, who then reports to the Provincial Head of Crime Intelligence, who reports to the Divisional Commissioner.

“I report to my Section Commander, who is a full Colonel, and who reports to the Brigadier, who is the Section Head, who then reports to the Provincial Head, Crime Intelligence. And the next person in command will be the Divisional Commissioner.”

The lab does not keep its own detailed record of the actual contents or number of items in the evidence bags; this information is only found at the SAP 13 where the bag was logged.

“The lab does not keep its own record of what was brought in... If you want to know how many bags were brought, the only place you go to is the SAP 13... That is how it works.”

There is an exhibit summary stating a 'flooded case 2022' linked with a particular evidence bag or exhibit brought to the lab, which is explained by the Section Commander.

“The exhibit summary states flooded case 2022... But the best person to explain that is the Section Commander.”