Question NW269 to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development

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25 September 2024 - NW269

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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

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