Question NW1192 to the Minister of Police
13 June 2017 - NW1192
Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Police
How many (a) cases of rape in taxis have been reported in each province (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) of these investigations have resulted in convictions?
Reply:
(a)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc) and (ii) The total cases of rape in taxis, reported in each province, are as follows:
|
Province |
(a)(i)(aa) 2014/2015 |
(a)(i)(bb) 2015/2016 |
(a)(i)(cc) 2016/2017 |
(a)(ii) 1 April 2017 to 30 April 2017 |
|
Eastern Cape |
8 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
|
Free State |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
Gauteng |
0 |
1 |
14 |
7 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
Limpopo |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mpumalanga |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
North West |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Western Cape |
18 |
10 |
27 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
36 |
32 |
65 |
14 |
(b) The following cases of rape in taxis resulted in convictions:
|
Province |
Total |
Sentence |
|
Eastern Cape |
1 |
10 years imprisonment |
|
Free State |
2 |
20 years imprisonment |
|
12 years imprisonment |
||
|
Gauteng |
0 |
Not applicable |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
1 |
10 years imprisonment |
|
Limpopo |
0 |
Not applicable |
|
Mpumalanga |
0 |
Not applicable |
|
North West |
2 |
Six years imprisonment |
|
10 years imprisonment |
||
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
Not applicable |
|
Western Cape |
0 |
Not applicable |
|
TOTAL |
6 |
|