Question NW2359 to the Minister of Police
23 December 2021 - NW2359
Tambo, Mr S to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What progress has been made in identifying the owners of the ammunition which was recovered in the Phoenix community during the massacres in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) where was the specified ammunition sourced from?
Reply:
(a) . A total of 33 owners of ammunition have been identified and charged and the investigation is continuing.
(b). The 963 live rounds of ammunition were confiscated from the 33 arrested persons and the ammunition has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for ballistic examination, in order to determine the manufacturer of the ammunition (the source).
Reply to question 2359 recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15
Reply to question 2359 approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21