Question NW2668 to the Minister of Police

Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1788 on 18 June 2018, and in view of the fact that the Tembisa South Police Station has three sectors, he has found that the optimal number of police officers for visible policing should actually be 48, in correlation with four members per shift per sector for four shifts; if not, how can the specified police station be expected to fulfil its requirement of two sector vehicles patrolling each sector at all times; (2) given the inevitability of police officers taking leave, including but not limited to family responsibility leave, sick leave, study leave and annual leave, what number of additional visible police officers should the police station have in order to ensure that two vehicles per sector are patrolling at all times?