Question NW2345 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
18 November 2016 - NW2345
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the current vacancy rate in respect of the positions of prosecutors of the National Prosecuting Authority in each region?
Reply:
I wish to inform the Honourable Member that I have received the following information from the National Prosecuting Authority:
VACANCY RATES as on 30 September 2016
Overall vacancy per business unit:
COMPONENT NAME |
TOTAL |
FILLED |
VACANT |
VACANCY RATE |
Assets Forfeiture Unit (AFU) |
165 |
131 |
34 |
20.7 |
Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) |
220 |
155 |
65 |
29.5 |
Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit (SCCU) |
190 |
165 |
25 |
13.2 |
Office of Witness Protection (OWP) |
164 |
153 |
11 |
6.8 |
Priority Crimes Litigation Unit (PCLU) |
7 |
4 |
3 |
42.9 |
Corporate Services |
501 |
385 |
116 |
23.2 |
TOTAL |
1247 |
993 |
254 |
20.4 |
Vacancy Rate per Division – Prosecutions
TOTAL NO OF FILLED, VACANT AND VACANCY RATE National Prosecution Service (NPS) |
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REGION |
TOTAL |
FILLED |
VACANT |
VACANCY RATE |
NORTH GAUTENG |
512 |
428 |
84 |
16.4 |
SOUTH GAUTENG |
545 |
480 |
65 |
12 |
NORTH WEST |
201 |
189 |
12 |
6 |
LIMPOPO |
305 |
253 |
52 |
17 |
MPUMALANGA |
243 |
191 |
52 |
21.4 |
EASTERN CAPE |
416 |
366 |
50 |
12 |
MTHATHA |
203 |
168 |
35 |
17.2 |
WESTERN CAPE |
633 |
575 |
58 |
9.2 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
176 |
148 |
28 |
16 |
FREE STATE |
290 |
255 |
35 |
12 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
722 |
621 |
101 |
14 |
NPS (Head Office) |
52 |
50 |
2 |
3.8 |
TOTAL |
4298 |
3724 |
574 |
13.4 |
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