Question NW4240 to the Minister of Police
14 December 2015 - NW4240
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
What was the shortage of (a) bullet proof vests, (b) vehicles, (c) radios, (d) computers and (e) firearms in each police station in the (i) City of Tshwane, (ii) Nelson Mandela Bay, (iii) City of Johannesburg, (iv) Ekurhuleni and (v) Buffalo City metropolitan municipalities (aa) in the 2014-15 financial year and (bb) from 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
NB. The distributions are according to provinces and not municipal districts.
Currently there are no shortages of (a) Bullet Proof Vests.
(b) Vehicles
- City of Tshwane,
- Pretoria Central
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Atteridgeville |
47 |
57 |
-10 |
Erasmia |
32 |
25 |
7 |
Hercules |
31 |
31 |
0 |
Laudium |
29 |
23 |
6 |
Olievenhoutbosch |
18 |
23 |
-5 |
Pretoria Central |
100 |
106 |
-6 |
Pretoria West |
41 |
39 |
2 |
Wierdabrug |
43 |
44 |
-1 |
Wonderboompoort |
21 |
21 |
0 |
362 |
369 |
-7 |
- Mamelodi
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Eersterust |
26 |
18 |
8 |
Kameeldrift |
29 |
20 |
9 |
Mamelodi |
48 |
52 |
-4 |
Mamelodi East |
42 |
47 |
-5 |
Silverton |
29 |
40 |
-11 |
Sinoville |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
202 |
216 |
-14 |
- Ga-Rankuwa
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Akasia |
43 |
44 |
-1 |
Ga-Rankuwa |
51 |
45 |
6 |
Mabopane |
37 |
37 |
0 |
Pretoria North |
30 |
36 |
-6 |
Soshanguve |
45 |
47 |
-2 |
206 |
209 |
-3 |
- Nelson Mandela Bay,
- Mount Road
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Algoapark |
32 |
37 |
-5 |
Bethelsdorp |
39 |
52 |
-13 |
Gelvandale |
49 |
55 |
-6 |
Humewood |
45 |
51 |
-6 |
Kabega Park |
29 |
40 |
-11 |
Mount Road |
57 |
60 |
-3 |
Walmer |
37 |
41 |
-4 |
288 |
336 |
-48 |
- Motherwell
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Ikamvelihle |
21 |
19 |
2 |
Kinkelbos |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Kwadwesi |
21 |
19 |
2 |
Kwazakele |
47 |
69 |
-22 |
Motherwell |
46 |
46 |
0 |
New Brighton |
41 |
46 |
-5 |
Paterson |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
Swartkops |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
210 |
235 |
-25 |
- City of Johannesburg,
- Johannesburg Central
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Booysens |
60 |
62 |
-2 |
Brixton |
35 |
37 |
-2 |
Fairland |
30 |
21 |
9 |
Jhb Central |
115 |
121 |
-6 |
Langlaagte |
32 |
24 |
8 |
Moffatview |
42 |
34 |
8 |
Mondeor |
44 |
43 |
1 |
Sophia Town |
51 |
41 |
10 |
409 |
383 |
26 |
- Hillbrow
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Cleveland |
42 |
36 |
6 |
Hillbrow |
106 |
102 |
4 |
Jeppe |
70 |
58 |
12 |
Linden |
46 |
38 |
8 |
Norwood |
41 |
40 |
1 |
Parkview |
33 |
32 |
1 |
Rosebank |
21 |
17 |
4 |
Yeoville |
44 |
36 |
8 |
403 |
359 |
44 |
- Alexandra
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Alexandra |
68 |
78 |
-10 |
Bramley |
41 |
38 |
3 |
Midrand |
55 |
44 |
11 |
Sandringham |
30 |
26 |
4 |
Sandton |
70 |
79 |
-9 |
264 |
265 |
-1 |
- Honeydew
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Diepsloot |
33 |
29 |
4 |
Douglasdale |
50 |
50 |
0 |
Florida |
35 |
42 |
-7 |
Honeydew |
75 |
70 |
5 |
Randburg |
49 |
40 |
9 |
Roodepoort |
65 |
64 |
1 |
307 |
295 |
12 |
- Orlando
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Diepkloof |
46 |
44 |
2 |
Eldorado Park |
43 |
51 |
-8 |
Kliptown |
48 |
60 |
-12 |
Meadowlands |
62 |
61 |
1 |
Orlando |
59 |
58 |
1 |
258 |
274 |
-16 |
- Moroka
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Dobsonville |
59 |
64 |
-5 |
Jabulani |
45 |
53 |
-8 |
Lenasia |
41 |
43 |
-2 |
Lenasia South |
34 |
26 |
8 |
Moroka |
88 |
80 |
8 |
Naledi |
26 |
31 |
-5 |
Protea Glen |
49 |
55 |
-6 |
342 |
352 |
-10 |
- Ekurhuleni
- Germiston
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Alberton |
40 |
50 |
-10 |
Bedfordview |
42 |
36 |
6 |
Brackendowns |
37 |
33 |
4 |
Elsburg |
32 |
34 |
-2 |
Germiston |
73 |
64 |
9 |
Primrose |
34 |
35 |
-1 |
258 |
252 |
6 |
- Katlehong
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Dawn Park |
25 |
25 |
0 |
Edenpark |
28 |
24 |
4 |
Katlehong |
58 |
61 |
-3 |
Katlehong North |
40 |
36 |
4 |
Tokoza |
29 |
37 |
-8 |
Vosloorus |
44 |
48 |
-4 |
Zonkizizwe |
20 |
18 |
2 |
244 |
249 |
-5 |
- Benoni
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Actonville |
31 |
24 |
7 |
Benoni |
63 |
62 |
1 |
Crystalpark |
23 |
21 |
2 |
Daveyton |
27 |
38 |
-11 |
Etwatwa |
28 |
31 |
-3 |
Putfontein |
17 |
17 |
0 |
189 |
193 |
-4 |
- Tembisa
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Edenvale |
35 |
36 |
-1 |
Ivory Park |
36 |
51 |
-15 |
Kempton Park |
51 |
60 |
-9 |
Norkempark |
36 |
32 |
4 |
Olifantsfontein |
32 |
22 |
10 |
Rabie Ridge |
34 |
32 |
2 |
Sebenza |
21 |
24 |
-3 |
Tembisa |
59 |
76 |
-17 |
304 |
333 |
-29 |
- Buffalo City metropolitan municipalities
- King Williams Town Cluster
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Bhisho |
31 |
23 |
8 |
Bholo |
6 |
5 |
1 |
Dimbaza |
17 |
13 |
4 |
Kei Road |
7 |
9 |
-2 |
Khubusidrift |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
King Williams Town |
46 |
42 |
4 |
Ndevana |
14 |
11 |
3 |
Punzana |
8 |
6 |
2 |
Steve Vukile Tshwete |
12 |
8 |
4 |
Stutterheim |
19 |
14 |
5 |
Tamara |
15 |
9 |
6 |
Zele |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
Zwelitsha |
21 |
19 |
2 |
210 |
175 |
35 |
- Mdantsane Cluster
Station |
Actual Vehicles |
Ideal Vehicles |
Shortage / Surplus |
Berlin |
13 |
12 |
1 |
Bluewater |
10 |
8 |
2 |
Cambridge |
53 |
51 |
2 |
Inyibiba |
17 |
21 |
-4 |
Kei Mouth |
10 |
8 |
2 |
Macleantown |
12 |
9 |
3 |
Mdantsane |
59 |
53 |
6 |
Mooiplaas |
9 |
8 |
1 |
Vulindlela |
23 |
20 |
3 |
206 |
190 |
16 |
(e) There is no shortage of firearms, as all the needs received from the Gauteng Province and Eastern Cape Province were issued and satisfied. A buffer stock of 5% is also kept in each province.
(c) and (d) With regard to radios and computers in the 2014/15 financial year, there has not been any indication of a shortage of radios and computers in the identified areas. Division: Technology Management Services provides these services according to the needs identified by the relevant environments.
Replacements and/or expansions are prioritized annually as communicated by the Provincial Commissioners.