Question NW4240 to the Minister of Police

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14 December 2015 - NW4240

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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

  1. City of Tshwane,
  1. 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

Total

362

369

-7

  1. 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

Total

202

216

-14

  1. 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

Total

206

209

-3

  1. Nelson Mandela Bay,
  1. 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

Total

288

336

-48

  1. 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

Total

210

235

-25

  1. City of Johannesburg,
  1. 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

Total

409

383

26

  1. 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

Total

403

359

44

  1. 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

Total

264

265

-1

  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

Total

307

295

12

  1. 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

Total

258

274

-16

  1. 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

Total

342

352

-10

  1. Ekurhuleni
  1. 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

Total

258

252

6

 

  1. 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

Total

244

249

-5

  1. 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

Total

189

193

-4

  1. 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

Total

304

333

-29

  1. Buffalo City metropolitan municipalities
  1. 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

Total

210

175

35

  1. 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

Total

206

190

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(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.

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