Question NW269 to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
25 September 2024 - NW269
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
What total number of section 49G applications in terms of the Correctional Services Act, Act No 111 of 1998, (a) were received by magistrates’ courts and (b) that were received, were (i) considered and (ii) granted or approved from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 per magisterial district?
Reply:
The total number of section 49G applications in terms of the Correctional Services Act, Act No 111 of 1998, that (a) were received by magistrates’ courts and (b) that were received, were (i) considered and (ii) granted or approved from 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024 per magisterial district are categorised per province as per below table.
1 EASTERN CAPE
There were no applications received nor granted in all courts in Eastern Cape in respect 49 G of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998 from the 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024.
2. GAUTENG
DISTRICT/CLUSTER |
NAME OF COURT |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED |
APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED |
APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
---|---|---|---|---|
Germiston |
Sebokeng |
7 |
3 |
0 |
Hardarch |
39 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
46 |
3 |
0 |
|
Johannesburg |
Johannesburg |
246 |
246 |
246 |
Booysens |
84 |
84 |
84 |
|
Jeppe |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brixton |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Newlands |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
341 |
330 |
330 |
|
Pretoria |
Culinan |
15 |
0 |
0 |
Atteridgeville |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pretoria |
189 |
189 |
0 |
|
Total |
205 |
189 |
0 |
|
Randburg |
Randburg |
97 |
70 |
27 |
Randfontein |
139 |
139 |
0 |
|
Kagiso |
26 |
26 |
0 |
|
Krugersdorp |
73 |
73 |
0 |
|
Alexandra |
60 |
60 |
0 |
|
Westonaria |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
Total |
403 |
376 |
35 |
|
Kempton Park |
Benoni |
106 |
87 |
0 |
Boksburg |
81 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kempton Park |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tembisa |
103 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tsakane |
154 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
458 |
87 |
0 |
|
Soweto |
Protea |
1476 |
16 |
16 |
Lenasia |
23 |
1 |
1 |
|
Orlando |
87 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1586 |
17 |
17 |
|
Grand Total |
3039 |
1002 |
382 |
3 FREE STATE
NAME OF COURT |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
---|---|---|
MANGAUNG METRO DISTRICT |
||
Bloemfontein MC |
43 |
0 |
Thaba Nchu MC |
30 |
0 |
Botshabelo MC |
150 |
0 |
Total |
223 |
0 |
LEJWELEPUTSWA DISTRICT |
||
Welkom MC |
44 |
5 |
Wesselsbron LC |
25 |
25 |
Bothaville MC |
1 |
1 |
Total |
70 |
31 |
FEZILE DABI DISTRICT |
||
Sasolburg MC |
20 |
20 |
Total |
20 |
20 |
THABO MOFUTSANYANE |
||
Bethlehem MC |
4 |
4 |
TOTAL |
4 |
4 |
Grand Total |
317 |
55 |
4 KWAZULU NATAL
DISTRICT NAME |
COURT NAME |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED |
RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
CONSIDERED AND GRANTED |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMAJUBA |
Madadeni |
53 |
53 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
53 |
53 |
0 |
||||
ETHEKWINI NORTH |
Ntuzuma |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|||
Verulam |
23 |
23 |
0 |
||||
TOTAL |
35 |
35 |
0 |
||||
ETHEKWINI CENTRAL |
Durban |
80 |
80 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
80 |
80 |
0 |
||||
ETHEKWINI SOUTH |
Emlazi |
15 |
15 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
15 |
15 |
0 |
||||
ETHEKWINI WEST |
Pinetown |
20 |
20 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
20 |
20 |
0 |
||||
UGU |
Port shepstone |
139 |
139 |
0 |
|||
Izingolweni |
2 |
0 |
0 |
||||
TOTAL |
141 |
139 |
0 |
||||
ILEMBE |
Kwadukuza |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
7 |
0 |
0 |
||||
UTHUKELA |
Ladysmith |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
TOTAL |
37 |
37 |
37 |
||||
UMZINYATHI |
Dundee |
36 |
36 |
0 |
|||
Greytown |
16 |
16 |
13 |
||||
TOTAL |
52 |
52 |
13 |
||||
UMGUNGUNDLOVU |
Pietermaritzbg |
64 |
64 |
0 |
|||
TOTAL |
64 |
64 |
0 |
||||
KING CETSHWAYO |
Empangeni |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|||
Esikhawini |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||||
Eshowe |
3 |
3 |
0 |
||||
Inkanyezi |
1 |
1 |
0 |
||||
Ngwelezane |
10 |
10 |
0 |
||||
TOTAL |
22 |
22 |
7 |
||||
ZULULAND |
Vryheid |
9 |
9 |
2 |
|||
TOTAL |
9 |
9 |
2 |
||||
GRAND TOTAL |
535 |
526 |
59 |
5 LIMPOPO
There were no applications received nor granted in all our 39 Courts in the Limpopo in respect 49 G of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998 from the 1 March 2023 to 29 February 2024.
6 MPUMALANGA
NAME OF COURT |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
---|---|---|
EHLANZENI DISTRICT |
||
White River |
2 |
0 |
Mbombela |
221 |
0 |
Total for District |
223 |
0 |
GERT SIBANDE DISTRICT |
||
Elukwatini |
3 |
3 |
Piet Retief |
45 |
0 |
Volksrust |
5 |
5 |
Carolina |
2 |
2 |
Amersfoort |
2 |
0 |
Bethal |
46 |
0 |
Evander |
52 |
7 |
Secunda |
28 |
0 |
Standerton |
34 |
0 |
Total for District |
217 |
17 |
NKANGALA DISTRICT |
||
Middelburg |
35 |
35 |
eMalahleni |
1 |
0 |
Ermelo |
46 |
0 |
Kwamhlanga |
3 |
0 |
Total for District |
85 |
35 |
Grand total |
525 |
52 |
7 NORTH WEST
COURT NAME |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
ODI DISTRCT |
||
Ga-Rankuwa |
50 |
50 |
TOTAL |
50 |
50 |
BOJANALA DISTRICT |
||
Brits |
20 |
20 |
Potchefstroom |
20 |
0 |
Stilfontein |
1 |
0 |
TOTAL |
41 |
20 |
DR KENETH KAUNDA DISTRICT |
||
Klerksdorp |
1 |
0 |
TOTAL |
1 |
0 |
DR RUTH SEGOMOTSO MOMPATI |
||
Bloemhof |
1 |
0 |
Schweizer-Reneke |
2 |
0 |
TOTAL |
3 |
0 |
GRAND TOTAL |
95 |
70 |
8 NORTHERN CAPE
KIMBERLY CLUSTER |
||
NAME OF COURT |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
Galeshewe |
4 |
4 |
Kimberley |
5 |
5 |
TOTAL |
9 |
9 |
UPINGTON CLUSTER |
||
Upington |
4 |
4 |
TOTAL |
4 |
4 |
Grand Total |
13 |
13 |
9 WESTERN CAPE
NAME OF COURT |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
METRO DISTRICT |
||
Khayelitsha |
20 |
0 |
Blue Downs |
50 |
0 |
Bellville |
30 |
0 |
Cape Town |
50 |
0 |
Bishop Lavis |
20 |
0 |
Wynberg |
41 |
0 |
Mitchells Plain |
28 |
0 |
Goodwood |
20 |
0 |
Parow |
20 |
0 |
Stellenbosch |
2 |
0 |
Total |
281 |
0 |
OVERBERG DISTRICT |
||
Hermanus |
20 |
1 |
Bredasdorp |
20 |
0 |
Caledon |
10 |
0 |
Total |
50 |
1 |
WEST COAST DISTRICT |
||
NAME OF COURTS |
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND CONSIDERED |
APPLICATIONS GRANTED |
Vredendal |
14 |
1 |
ClanWilliam |
18 |
0 |
Vredenburg |
12 |
1 |
Malmersbury |
10 |
0 |
Atlantis |
7 |
0 |
TOTAL |
61 |
1 |
SOUTHERN CAPE DISTRICT |
||
George |
20 |
1 |
MossellBay |
45 |
3 |
Oudtshoorn |
20 |
0 |
Thembalethu |
17 |
0 |
Knysna |
15 |
0 |
B-West |
12 |
3 |
Riversdale |
13 |
0 |
TOTAL |
142 |
7 |
GRAND TOTAL |
534 |
9 |