Question NW2833 to the Minister of Police
07 January 2022 - NW2833
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What number of SA Police Service (SAPS) flying squad units were deployed in each province in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years and (b) where is each unit located;
Reply:
NW3353E
(1)a)i\ii)iii)b) The number of South African Police Service (SAPS) flying squad units, in each province, in 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 and the location of each unit, is reflected in the table below:
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Province |
Location of each Flying Squad |
"Number of units |
2019/2020 |
2 Number of units |
2021/2022 Number of units |
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Eastern Cape (6 units) |
East London |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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| Mthatha | |||||
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Queenstown Port Elizabeth |
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King Williams Town |
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Mdantsane |
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Free State (4 Units) |
Mangaung |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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Saloaesha |
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Welkom |
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Phuthaditjhaba |
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Gauteng (7 units) |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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Sedibeng |
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Johannesburg |
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Soweto |
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Wast Rand |
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Germiston |
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KwaZulu-Natal (3 units) |
Durban |
3 |
3 |
3. |
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Hilton |
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Richards Bay |
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Limpopo (2 units) |
Polokwane |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Marhwelereng |
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Mpumalanga (3Units) |
Middleburg |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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White River |
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Secunda |
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North West (3Units) |
Mahikeng |
3 |
3 |
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Rustenburg |
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Potchefstroom |
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Northern Cape (1 unit) |
Kimberly |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Western Cape (1 unit) |
Maitland |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2
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Mdantsane |
29 |
2 |
27 |
2 } |
27 |
2 |
27 |
2 |
29 |
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Free State |
Mangaung Selosesha |
59 32 |
5 2 |
57 34 |
0 1 |
56 32 |
5 0 “ |
5d 32 |
5 0 " |
61 32 |
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(4 units) |
Welkom |
4s |
0 |
45 |
0 |
( |
37 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
37 |
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Phuthadltijhaba 28 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
( |
23 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
23 |
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Benoni |
70 |
7 |
79 |
8 |
74 |
6 |
74 |
6 |
80 |
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Sedibeng |
74 |
7 |
72 |
7 |
64 |
7 |
S4 |
7 |
71 |
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Gauteng |
Pretoria Johannesburg |
116 106 ” |
6 10 |
121 104 |
9 |
109 102 |
7 9 |
109 102 |
7 "9 " |
116 _ 111 |
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gouzeto 8$ 6 West Rand 60 7 Germiston 92 10 Durban 85 1 Hilton 25 Richards Bay 16 2 Polol‹wana 109 |
82 72 100 81 25 106 |
5 1 7s 7 51 so L » 1 1 77 2 25 6 } 109 |
s 5 e 1 1 1 6 |
7e 51 89 70 25 15 100 |
s 5 8 1
6 |
es 50 97 77 26 18 115 |
(i) (ii) (iii)
(2)(a)(b}(i) The details, regarding the current number of SAPS members and Public Service Act (PSA) personnel, in each flying squad unit, per province, In each of the specified periods, are reflected in the table below:
|
Province |
Flying Squad |
Content Pe 2010/2020 sAPS PSA |
personnel strength 2020f2021 2021/2032 SAPS P8A L SAPs PSA |
Current number of personnel, as at 13 December 2021 9APS PSA Total |
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East London |
41 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
51 |
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Mthatha |
33 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
33 |
1 |
34 |
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Eastern |
Queenstown |
26 |
1 |
26 |
1 |
28 |
1 |
28 |
1 |
26 |
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‹e •nIts› |
_ |
71 |
3 |
_ |
68 |
3 |
68 |
_ |
3 |
71 |
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KwaZulu- |
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Natal |
2 |
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L3un+»1 |
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Limpopo |
6 |
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(2 unl> L |
Jaliweierong Middelburg Ella River _ |
30
|
4 0 4 |
30 37 49 |
4 |
130 41 49 |
4 1 4 |
30 41 49 |
4 1 4 |
34 42 53 |
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Rustenburg |
27 |
27 |
4 |
[ |
24 |
4 |
2t |
4 |
2g |
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Potchefstr0gm |
1g |
2 |
18 |
2 |
L |
2s |
2 |
2g |
2 |
2g |
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Northern Cape |
Kimberley |
44 |
3 |
42 |
2 |
39 |
2 |
39 |
2 |
41 |
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Western Cape (1 Unit) |
Maitland |
176 |
7 |
178 |
7 |
177 |
7 |
177 |
7 |
184 |
(2)(a)(b)(ii) The details, regarding the optimal and/or an ideal number of SAPS members and Public Service Act (PSA) personnel, as per the SAPS Fixed Establishment (FE), in each flying squad unit, per province, in each of the specified periods, are reflected in the table below:
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(li) |
(11) |
(Ilj |
Total, as per the |
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Province |
Flying Squad |
2019f2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021C022 |
current FE |
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Sedibeng "“ 80 |
” |
9 |
60"" |
9 |
60 |
9 |
80 |
8 |
69 |
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r a _ 133 |
10 |
133 |
10 |
133 |
10 |
133 |
10 |
143 |
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SAPS |
PSA |
SAP9 |
PSA |
SAPS |
PCA |
SAPG |
PSA |
Total |
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East London |
40 |
3 |
40 |
3 |
40 |
3 |
40 |
3 |
43 |
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Mthatha |
28 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
28 |
2 |
30 |
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Queenstown |
- |
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Cape |
Port Elizabeth |
d0 |
4 |
80 |
4 |
60 |
4 |
80 |
4 |
64 |
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King Williams Town |
27 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
30 |
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_ |
MdantSane _ |
15 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
15 _ |
2 |
15 |
_ 2 |
17 |
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Jahannaabure |
114 |
““10 |
1J4 |
" 10 |
14“ |
0 |
114 |
10 |
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Soweto |
86 |
9 |
86 |
9 |
86 |
9 |
88 |
9 |
95 |
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WestRand |
58 |
8 |
58 |
8 |
58 |
8 |
58 |
8 |
66 |
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Garmiaton |
116 |
10 |
116 |
10 |
116 |
10 |
116 |
10 |
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Durban |
85 |
6 |
85 |
6 |
85 |
6 |
85 |
6 |
61 |
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Hilton |
11 |
2 |
f1 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
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RlchardeBay |
12 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
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Polokwane |
s6 |
6 |
so |
s |
ss |
6 |
56 |
8 |
62 |
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Mahwetereng |
52 |
2 |
52 |
2_ |
52 |
2_ |
52 |
2 |
54 |
_ |
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Mlddelburg |
16 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
18 |
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White River |
26 |
2 |
26 |
2 |
2g |
z |
‹t |
z |
w |
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Secunda |
- |
- |
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Mahlkeng |
23 |
5 |
23 |
5 |
f5 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
16 |
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Rustenburg |
21 |
2 |
21 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
15 |
1 |
16 |
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Potchestroom |
13 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
14 |
1 |
14 |
t5 |
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Kimberley |
51 |
2 |
51 |
2 |
51 |
2 |
SI |
2 |
53 |
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Maitland |
125 |
5 |
125 |
5 |
125 |
5 |
125 |
5 |
130 |
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