Question NW64 to the Minister of Police

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14 February 2018 - NW64

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Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police

(1)With reference to his reply to question 2180 on 11 October 2017, from which police station was each firearm (a) missing, (b) stolen and/or (c) lost; (2) (a) what number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members were (i) dismissed and/or (ii) otherwise disciplined for the loss of a firearm and (b) at which police stations were the SAPS members stationed (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017?

Reply:

(1) Attached as per Annexure A.

(2) Information for each of the past three financial years, is as follows:

(aa) and (bb): As per Annexure B.

2014/2015 financial year:

  1. Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members dismissed: 6
  2. Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members otherwise disciplined for the loss of firearm: 70.

2015/2016 financial year:

  1. Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members dismissed: 0
  2. Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members otherwise disciplined for the loss of firearm: 43.

2016/2017 financial year:

(i) Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members dismissed: 2

(ii) Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members otherwise disciplined for the loss of firearm: 72.

2017/2018 financial year:

(i) Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members dismissed: 1

(ii) Number of SA Police Service (SAPS) members otherwise disciplined for the loss of firearm: 52.

*Please note that one member may have more than one sanction, therefore, the total number of outcomes will not always correspond with the total number of disciplinary hearings finalised.

Response to question 64 recommended/not recommended

 

Original signed GENERAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Date: 10 January 2018

Response to question 64 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE

FA MBALULA, MP

Date:

QUESTION 3904

ANNEXURE B

(aa) and (bb) Financial

year

2014/2015 FINANCIAL YEAR

(b) POLICE

STATION

(a)(i)

(a)(ii)

 

Dismissed

Written warning

Final

Written

warning

Suspended

Sanction

Suspended

dismissal

Suspended

Without

salary

Counselling

Fine

Not guilty

Service

termination

Withdrawn

EASTERN CAPE

PE POPS

       

1

 

1

       

Ntabankulu

               

1

   

Vulindlela

       

1

   

2

     

Bell

       

1

           

East London

               

1

   

KwaZakele

       

1

           

Tabankulu

             

1

1

   

Maluti

               

1

   

ENgcobo

               

3

   

Bethelsdorp

               

1

   

New Brighton

               

1

   

Humewood

             

1

     

Fort Beaufort

1

                   

Swartkops

       

1

           

Sterkstroom

         

1

         

FREE STATE

Clarens

       

1

           

GAUTENG

Tokoza

             

1

     

Dube

1

                   

Germiston

       

2

   

1

     

Rabie Ridge

       

1

           

Tembisa

1

                   

Alexandra

       

1

           

KWAZULU-NATAL

KwaDabeka

               

2

   

Point

       

1

   

1

     

Amanzimtoti

       

1

   

1

     

Nzuze

                   

1

Malmesbury

 

1

                 

Umkomaas

       

1

   

1

     

Ladysmith

                   

1

Msinsini

       

1

   

1

     

WESTERN CAPE

Kraaifontein

               

1

   

Khayelitsha

                   

1

Mfuleni

1

                   

Mmalmesbury

               

1

   

Maitlands

               

1

   

Harare

               

1

   

Lingelethu West

       

1

   

1

     

Claremont

               

1

   

lwandle

   

1

               

KwaNonqaba

             

1

     

Atlantis

       

1

           

Woodstock

       

1

           

Table View

               

2

   

Mowbray

   

1

               

Lentegeur

                   

1

Bellville

   

1

               

MPUMALANGA

Leslie

 

1

         

1

     

Sabie

               

1

   

NORTH WEST

Skilpadhek Border Post

             

1

     

NORTHERN CAPE

Hanover

       

1

           

Campbell

       

1

           

HEAD OFFICE

PHQ - HRD

             

1

     

DPCI

   

1

 

2

   

1

     

PSS

     

1

4

   

1

     

VISPOL

   

1

       

1

     

CR & FSS

1

                   

CRIME INTEL

1

     

2

   

2

1

   

Grand Total

6

2

5

1

27

1

1

20

20

0

4

QUESTION 3904

ANNEXURE B

(aa) and (bb)

Financial

year

2015/2016 FINANCIAL YEAR

(b) POLICE

STATION

(a)(i)

(a)(ii)

 

Dismissed

Written warning

Final

Written

warning

Suspended

Sanction

Suspended

dismissal

Suspended

Without

salary

Counselling

Fine

Not guilty

Service

termination

Withdrawn

EASTERN CAPE

Alice Detectives

       

1

           

Cradock

   

1

               

Dalisile

             

1

     

Eliot

       

1

           

Eliotdale

               

1

   

Maclear

   

1

         

1

   

New Brighton

       

1

 

1

1

     

Tsolo

       

1

   

1

     

Bethelsdorp

               

2

   

KWAZULU-NATAL

KwaDukuza

       

1

   

1

     

Pinetown

                   

1

Bhekithemba

                   

1

Maphumulo

       

1

           

POPS

   

1

               

WESTERN CAPE

Bishop Lavis

 

1

   

1

           

MPUMALANGA

Komatipoort SAPS

             

1

     

Tweefontein SAPS

             

1

     

NORTH WEST

PC Crime Preven-tion

               

1

   

Ottosdal

       

1

           

Bloemhof

               

1

   

Sannieshof

                   

1

Wolmaransstad

       

1

           

Atamelang

       

1

           

NORTHERN CAPE

Kimberley

   

1

 

1

           

Pella

             

1

     

HEAD OFFICE

DPCI

             

1

     

Forensic Services

   

1

 

3

           

Crime Intelligence

       

1

           

PSS

       

4

   

2

   

1

ORS

               

1

   

Grand Total

0

1

5

0

19

0

1

10

7

0

4

QUESTION 3904

ANNEXURE B

(aa) and (bb) Financial

year

2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR

(b) POLICE

STATION

(a)(i)

(a)(ii)

 

Dismissed

Written warning

Final

Written

warning

Suspended

Sanction

Suspended

dismissal

Suspended

Without

salary

Counselling

Fine

Not guilty

Service

termination

Withdrawn

EASTERN CAPE

Msobomvu

1

                   

Sterkspruit

 

1

                 

Mqanduli

       

2

     

2

   

Matatiele

               

1

   

Kwaaiman

             

1

     

Komga

 

1

                 

Flagstaff

                 

1

 

Nemato

   

1

               

Macleantown

             

1

     

Buffalo Flats

   

1

         

2

   

Thornhill (Ciskei)

     

1

             

Bethelsdorp

   

1

 

2

   

1

     

KwaNobuhle

             

1

     

Port Elizabeth Sea Port

             

1

     

BityI

             

1

     

Centane

       

1

     

1

   

Mdantsane

       

1

           

Barkley East

               

1

   

Zele

               

2

   

Mount Fletcher

               

1

   

FREE STATE

Tierpoort

 

1

                 

Paul Roux

               

1

   

LIMPOPO

Giyani

               

1

   

KWAZULU-NATAL

Margate

   

1

       

1

     

Pinetown

       

1

   

1

2

   

Creighton

         

1

         

Msinsini

   

1

       

1

     

WESTERN CAPE

Bellville

               

1

   

Lwandle

       

1

           

Gugulethu

       

1

           

MPUMALANGA

Kanyamazane SAPS

             

1

     

Tonga

 

1

                 

Delmas

   

1

       

1

     

Vosman

   

1

       

1

     

Acornhoek SAPS

             

1

     

Standerton SAPS

       

1

           

NORTH WEST

Zeerust

       

1

           

Bray

       

2

           

Orkney

       

1

           

Klerksdorp

       

1

   

1

     

Lehurutshe

1

                   

Vosterhoop

       

1

           

NORTHERN CAPE

Springbok

             

1

     

HEAD OFFICE

VISPOL

               

1

   

CI

       

1

 

1

1

2

   

FSS

       

1

   

1

     

DPCI

             

1

     

PSS

   

3

 

3

   

1

     

SCM

 

3

                 

PM

   

1

       

1

     

Grand Total

2

7

11

1

21

1

1

20

18

1

0

QUESTION 3904

ANNEXURE B

(aa) and (bb) Financial

year

2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR

(b) POLICE

STATION

(a)(i)

(a)(ii)

 

Dismissed

Verbal warning

Final

Written

warning

No steps taken

Suspended

dismissal

Suspended

Without

salary

Withdrawn

Fine

Not guilty

Service

termination

Pending

EASTERN CAPE

Mount Road (TRT)

                   

1

Bethelsdorp

                   

1

Elliot (K-9)

                   

1

Mqanduli

                   

1

Cambridge

                   

1

FREE STATE

POP Bloemfontein

     

1

   

1

       

GAUTENG

Norkem Park

                   

3

Lenasia South

             

1

     

Jeppe

   

1

               

JHB POPS

1

                   

Sebokeng

                   

1

Randburg

                   

2

KWAZULU-NATAL

Dannhauser

                   

2

New Castle

         

1

         

Durban POPS

               

1

   

WESTERN CAPE

Kuilsriver

         

1

         

MPUMALANGA

Witbank

     

1

           

1

Kabokweni

                 

1

 

Vosman

         

1

         

Pienaar TERT

                   

1

NORTH WEST

Rustenburg

 

1

                 

Marikana

     

1

             

NORTHERN CAPE

Jan Kempdorp

                   

1

HEAD OFFICE

ORS

                   

3

PM

                   

1

SCM

                   

1

PSS

                   

1

VISPOL

     

1

         

1

2

Grand Total

1

1

1

4

1

3

1

1

1

2

39