Question NW3520 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
14 December 2018 - NW3520
Kohler, Ms D to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the total number of convictions secured in each province for the (a) possession, (b) sale, (c) manufacture and (d) use of drugs (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16, (cc) 2016-17 and (dd) 2017-18 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018?
Reply:
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development informed me that, according to the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS), the only reported matters are when a guilty verdict was imposed. The information is tabulated below according to each financial year.
A. 2014/15:
|
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession of Drugs |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
932 |
5 709 |
6 641 |
|
Free State |
368 |
1 983 |
2 351 |
|
Gauteng |
978 |
7 216 |
8 194 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
377 |
16 329 |
16 706 |
|
Limpopo |
76 |
802 |
878 |
|
Mpumalanga |
442 |
1 151 |
1 593 |
|
North West |
123 |
450 |
573 |
|
Northern Cape |
175 |
769 |
944 |
|
Western Cape |
1 397 |
22 552 |
23 949 |
|
Grand Total |
4 868 |
56 961 |
61 829 |
B. 2015/16:
|
Region |
Allowing sale; use or possession of drugs on premises in contravention of any law |
Dealing in Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Possession/Use of Drugs |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
30 |
654 |
8 |
5 169 |
5 861 |
|
Free State |
1 |
179 |
3 |
2 204 |
2 387 |
|
Gauteng |
4 |
540 |
5 546 |
6 090 |
|
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
26 |
212 |
43 |
15 395 |
15 676 |
|
Limpopo |
46 |
2 |
793 |
841 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
1 |
481 |
9 |
1 679 |
2 170 |
|
North West |
2 |
72 |
2 |
440 |
516 |
|
Northern Cape |
133 |
1 |
927 |
1 061 |
|
|
Western Cape |
2 |
870 |
2 |
21 714 |
22 588 |
|
Grand Total |
66 |
3 187 |
70 |
53 867 |
57 190 |
C. 2016/17:
|
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Possession/Use of Drugs |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
287 |
1 |
3 092 |
3 380 |
|
Free State |
201 |
1 040 |
1241 |
|
|
Gauteng |
574 |
2 |
5 847 |
6 423 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
526 |
9 |
11 018 |
11 553 |
|
Limpopo |
67 |
1 |
786 |
854 |
|
Mpumalanga |
442 |
1 |
1 568 |
2 011 |
|
North West |
147 |
847 |
994 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
118 |
386 |
504 |
|
|
Western Cape |
530 |
7 |
13 406 |
13 943 |
|
Grand Total |
2 892 |
21 |
37 990 |
40 903 |
D. 2017/18:
|
Region |
Dealing in Drugs |
Possession or Use of Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Grand Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
395 |
3 952 |
8 |
4 355 |
|
Free State |
235 |
1717 |
2 |
1 954 |
|
Gauteng |
611 |
6 030 |
7 |
6 648 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
515 |
13 067 |
54 |
13 636 |
|
Limpopo |
45 |
721 |
1 |
767 |
|
Mpumalanga |
522 |
1 558 |
3 |
2 083 |
|
North West |
115 |
947 |
1 062 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
141 |
737 |
878 |
|
|
Western Cape |
567 |
16 954 |
31 |
17 552 |
|
Grand Total |
3 146 |
45 683 |
106 |
48 935 |
E. 1 April 2018 – September 2018:
|
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession or Use of Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Total |
|
Eastern Cape |
120 |
1 411 |
2 |
1 533 |
|
Free State |
84 |
724 |
808 |
|
|
Gauteng |
179 |
2 848 |
2 |
3 029 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
92 |
4 924 |
46 |
5 062 |
|
Limpopo |
21 |
216 |
237 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
164 |
560 |
1 |
725 |
|
North West |
28 |
339 |
367 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
33 |
295 |
1 |
329 |
|
Western Cape |
209 |
5 970 |
28 |
6 207 |
|
Grand Total |
930 |
17 287 |
80 |
18 297 |