Questions and Replies

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

[Question submitted for oral reply now placed for written reply because it it in excess of quota (Rule 13798)] Given that violent crimes resulting in death are as common as load shedding in the Republic, as it affects every South African regardless of race and/or social stature and considering that criminals are becoming increasingly brazen as they have little fear of being identified, arrested and successfully prosecuted, what plans does he and/or the SA Police Service have in place to increase the capacity of the Crime Intelligence Division?

Patrein, Ms S to ask the Minister of Police

[Question submitted for oral reply now placed for written reply because it is in excess of quota (Rule 13798)] (1) What impact has he found does load shedding have on crime and safety and security concerns, especially in areas plagued criminality; (2) whether his department conducted any docket analysis to determine the impact of load shedding on crime countrywide; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Mphithi, Mr L to ask the Minister of Police

(a) On what date was Mr Sibusiso Kula from North West arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and (b) what are the reasons that it took so long for the SA Police Service to apprehend the alleged suspect?

Tambo, Mr S to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, with reference to the alleged assault and removal of certain Members of Parliament (MPs) from the chambers during the State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023 at the City Hall in Cape Town, after which members of the media were restricted from interacting with such MPs by members of the SA Police Service (SAPS), to the point of being physically handled, the SAPS were given any instructions to deny the media access to the MPs; if not, what are the consequence measures to ensure that the SAPS members who were involved in the restriction of the rights of the media are punished; if so, what are the relevant details ?

Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Police

(1) (a) What is the status regarding the investigation on Matlala Police Station in Limpopo that was gutted by fire in 2020 and (b) on what date is it envisaged that he will find an alternative place of work for the police officers; (2) whether he intends to rebuild the specified police station; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he has considered using Aganag Local Municipality offices that are not being used; if not, why no; if so, what are the relevant details?

Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What (a) is the total number of drug houses that have been identified by the SA Police (SAPS) in Wards 2, 25, 26, 28, 42 and 50 of the City of Cape Town and (b) are the physical addresses of the drug houses; (2) what (a) number of drug houses are (i) privately and (ii) publicly owned, (b) efforts has the SAPS put in place to combat drug sale and use at the drug houses and (c) plan has the SAPS put in place to shut down the drug houses permanently?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether Warrant Officer Adam Tikoe and Seiso Mphana, the two members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) who were found guilty in the Labour Court of racially harassing and falsely accusing Col Annemarie Oosthuizen of North West that she used the K-word with reference to them, are still employed by the SAPS; if so, (2) whether any steps were taken against the persons; if not, why not; if so, what steps?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

With reference to the SA Police Service’s 10111 call centres, where a mere 40% of the required staff are currently employed, resulting in more that 7 million calls having been dropped, what (a) steps have been taken to improve the performance of the 10111 call centres to date and (b) are the details of the steps planned for the future in this regard?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he authorised the entry of the SA Police Service (SAPS) members into the joint sitting of Parliament during the Sate of the Nation Address on 9 February 2023; if not, who did; i so, what reasons informed his decision to instruct the storming of the parliamentary chamber by members of the SAPS?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) total number of stolen firearms were recovered by the SA Police Service (SAPS) in 2022 and (b) sustainable measures has the SAPS put in place to tighten firearm laws for 2023 and beyond?

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) are the details of all persons who have been charged and/or convicted of (i) attempted murder, (ii) murder and (iii) drive-by shooting that have taken place in ward 10 of the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022 and (b) measures have been and/or will be put in place by the SA Police Service to prevent any further attempted murders, murders and drive-by shootings in specified ward?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What sum total of cases of the theft of corpses (a) in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2021-22 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2022 have been reported; (2) what number of the sum total of theft in each specified financial year and time period occurred (a) at state mortuaries, (b) at private enterprises and (c) elsewhere?

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police

What are the relevant details of the SA Police Service (SAPS) responses to each incident of (a) attempted murder, (b) murder and (c) drive-by shooting that were reported at police stations in ward 10 of the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022, including but not exclusively to the (i) time the SAPS took to respond to the incident, (ii) number of officers and vehicles that responded to each incident, (iii) distance from Escourt Police Station to the site of each incident, (iv) details of police intelligence received prior to each incident (v) details of the investigating officer for each incident and (vi) number of cases under investigation by each investigating officer

Mabika, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What total number of motor vehicles have been (a) stolen from uMkhanyakude to Mozambique in the period between 1 December 2022 and 25 January 2023 and (b)(i) recovered and (ii) returned to their rightful owners; (2) whether, given the increasing incidents, it is his position that the fight against stolen vehicles taken to Mozambique will be won under his leadership and the leadership of the current Government?

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police

What are the relevant details of all (a) attempted murders, (b) murders and (c) drive-by shootings that have been reported to police stations in ward 10 of the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2022?

Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Police

Whether his department has resolved the dispute regarding the use of grabbers by the Crime Intelligence Division of the SA Police Service, of which permission was reported to be on hold; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he has provided the Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, Prof Sakhela Buhlunhu, with adequate police security following various attempts on his life; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) progress has been made in investigating the persons who were responsible for the murder of Mr Vesele, the protector of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and (b) further investigations have been done to identify and arrest those who want to kill the Vice Chancellor?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

1. What are the most common reasons given by SA Police Service (SAPS) officers for resigning from the SAPS (details furnished); 2. Whether he will furnish Ms Z Majozi with an overview of the employment conditions of the SAPS; if not, why not, if so, how have the specified conditions been adapted to minimise the number of resignations, especially considering the already limited number of SAPS officers in the country?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

What measures does he intend to take regarding the police station in Chatty township in Eastern Cape which closes at night due to the shortage of staff and resources?

Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he will furnish Mr M Hlengwa with a list of (a) all the satellite police stations that are not currently operational in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) the area that the specified satellite station serve; if not, why not; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) are the reasons that the satellite police stations are not operational ?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

In light of the fact that the SA Police Service returned an amount of R31 806 000 allocated for the development of new police stations and other essential infrastructure projects to the National Treasury due to the apparent inability of his department and (b)(i) how and (ii) by what date the projects be constructed?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Whether his department has any plans in place to avail persons who can communicate in sign language at police stations to ensure that persons with hearing impairments are able to report crime; if not, what alternative solutions does the SA Police Service currently have in place to ensure equality of access to justice for persons with disabilities; if so, what are the relevant details?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

What are the details of the number of cases of (a) assault on the elderly and (b) theft and/or embezzlement of SA Social Security Agency grant money of the elderly that were reported to the SA Police Service in 2021?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

Following the discovery of the theft of firearms from the Norwood Police Station, (a) which operations have been conducted nationally to inspect police stations and (b) what were the finds?

Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

What are the reasons that the SA Police Service failed to intercept the act of a women in Parow, who was on the verge of selling her 4 year –old child to paedophiles and which was only brought to the attention of the Government after the Federal Bureau of investigation intercepted the gruesome act of the mother?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether Lieutenant-General Bonga Mgwenya was directed and provided with a list of companies from which the SA Police Service (SAPS) had to procure personal protective equipment (PPE); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, who directed and provided Lieutenant-General Bonang Mgwenya with the list of companies; (2) whether he held any meetings with Lieutenant-General Johannes Riet, Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya, Lieutenant-General Fannie Masemola, Lieutenant-General Mgwenya and Lieutenant Francinah Vuma on the procurement of PPE or the SAPS; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details on each case?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

With refrence to his reply to oral question 637 on 27 October 2022, which contains proposed estimates, what (a) was the exact pay-out amount for each claim lodged in the (i) 2020-21 financial years based on the merits of each case.7-, (b) measures has his department put in place to update the training of police officers so as to prevent similar claims in the future and (c) are the consequences that will be faced by the guilty police officers to hold them accountable and/or responsible for their actions?

Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) are the latest crime statistics for the Town Hill Police Station in the Msunduzi Local Municipality, (b) geographical area does the specified police station serve and (c) total number of (i) households does the station serve, (ii) vehicles does the police station have, ((iii) vehicles are not operational and (iv) detectives are stationed at the police station?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

Whether (a) he and (b) his office were informed of the theft of large sum of foreign currency on the farm belonging to the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, in February 2020 at the time it occurred; if not, why not; if so, what steps were taken to report the crime through the official channels?

Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Police

In light of the fact that the age consent in the Republic is 16 years old, therefore it is against the law for anyone to have sex with someone who is under 16 and constitutes a statutory rape with exceptions (details furnished), and noting teenage pregnancies in the Republic with girls as young as nine years old giving birth, which is a cause of concern, in the period 2018 up to the latest specified date for which information is available, what is the total number of (a) statutory rape cases opened (b) cases dismissed and/or acquitted as a result of poor and/or incomplete investigations by the SA Police Service, (c) cases withdrawn by the victim and/or victim’s family and (d) cases still under investigation for statutory rape in each province?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What was the total cost to the SA Police Service (SAPS) with regard to firearm-related court cases in the period 1 January 2018 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) ( a) in what year was each of the specified cases before the court, (b) what were the legal costs to the State for the legal representatives for (i) the SAPS and (ii) other parties in each case and (c) whether the SAPS won or lost the specified cases; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) (a) What (i) total number of employees of his department are currently working from home, (ii) number of such employees have special permission to work from home and (ii) are the reason for granting such special permission and (b) on why date will such employees return to their respective offices; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Police

What is the progress in relation to case number CAS 753/08/20 opened at Sunnyside Police Station against 242 public servants who benefited from the R350 Social Relief of Distress grant?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Noting that during the SA Local Government Association Council of Mayors conference held on 8 and 9 September 2022 in East London, the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa, revealed that more than 300 municipal ward councillors have been murdered in the Republic in the few years, (a) what measured has the SA Police Service put in place to prevent the continuous killing of municipal ward councillors, (b) (i) what trends and/or patterns have been identified in the specified cases and (ii) how has the information been used to ensure the safety of municipal ward councillors and (c) will he furnish Ms Z Majozi with a report on the arrests that have been made in the cases in the past two years?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) In view of the violence against women and children, and crimes of sexual nature in particular, what (a) is the minimum number of rape kits that must be available at a police station and (b) is the period before the kits functioning expire; (2) what (a) number of officers of the SA Police Service (SAPS) do not comply with the specified requirement and (b) are the names of SAPS officers that so not meet the requirements; (3) whether all members of the SAPS received training in the appropriate handling of the kits; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details; (4) what measures have been put in place to ensure that a member of the SAPS who is properly trained in the use of the rape kits is available when a rape victim comes to the office to lay a charge; (5) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

With regard to the recent attach and robbery at the Kwaggafontein Police Station in Mpumalanga on 15 June 2022, what(a) total number of functional police members were (i) on duty at the time the incident took place, (ii) armed and (iii) on duty in the Customer Service Centre and (b) physical access control measures are available at the specified police station?

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What is the number of (a) criminal cases opened, (b) convictions achieved, (c) child abuse cases opened and (d) persons convicted of child abuse as a result of charges laid at each police station within the Uthekela District Municipality in the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; (2) what are the relevant details of the (a) specialised equipment and (b) rooms for use in the instances of child abuse reported at each police station within the Uthekela District Municipality in the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; (3) what are the details of the (a) holding cells available and (b) the number of usable holding cells at each police stations within the Uthukela District Municipality in the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

In view of the recent spate of mass shootings at taverns across the country, a mass shooting being defined as three or more people being shot in the same incident, what are the relevant details of the number (a) mass shootings at taverns, (b) persons murdered in the specified mass shooting and (c) persons injured in the shootings (i) in the period (aa) 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 and (bb) 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021?

De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police

With reference to combating fraudulent South African passports, what total number of (a) arrests have been made in this regard in the (i) past three financial years and (ii) since 1 January 2022 and (b) prosecutions have taken place?

Mente, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was requested to investigate circumstances that led to it receiving a payment of R8 million; if so, (a) who requested the investigation, (b) what (i) processes were followed to engage the SIU and (ii) what is the reason for the engagement with the SIU not being done by the National Commissioner of the SA Police Service who serves as its Accounting Officer?

Herron, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether, given that a 9 mm Glock Pistol issued to a member of the City of Cape Town’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was reported stolen to the Bellville South Police Station under case member CAS179/3/2020, and then allegedly in June 2022 recovered from the ceiling of a member of the City’s SIU (details furnished), the specified firearm has been retrieved by the SA Police Service (SAPS); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the specified firearm was handed over by the City of Cape Town to SAPS for investigation and ballistic tests; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Considering that the Information Regulator has issued summons to the SA Police Service (SAPS) regarding details relating to the alleged release of personal information of the Krugersdorp rape victims by SAPS, what (a) protocol are in place for the safe keeping of victims personal information, (b) are the (i) tools used to capture data on crime scenes and (ii) detailed overview of how the data capturing tools are safeguard and (c) are the various penalties that SAPS have implemented for breaching information protocols related to the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 ?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) paid for an/or continues to pay for any legal assistance to any of the SAPS members who are implicated in the CAS 988/06/2017 opened at the Hillbrow Police Station; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Police

On what date will he appoint a station commander on full-time basis in the Amangwe traditional community and Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal?

Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Police

What are the reasons for the delays around the investigation into case number CAS 317/3/2022?

Maotwe, Ms OMC to ask the Minister of Police

What assistance did the (a) SA Police Service and/or (b) crime intelligence agents provide in (i) tracking down the alleged perpetrators and (ii) recovering the stolen loot from the Phala Phala farm?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

(1) In view of the gang rape of eight women in Krugersdorp, what preventative measures have since been put in place to address rape endemic scourge of rape in the Republic; (2) besides the identification of the perpetrators, what (a) progress has been made on the investigation to date and (b) steps has the police in the area taken to protect the survivors against victimisation; (3) how has the specified incident affected the approach of the SA Police Service to prevention of sexual crimes in the Republic?

Mabika, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he and/or his department submitted a policy review document and/or any other government policy document to structures outside of the Government, either to private and/or external structures or structures of any political affiliation during the past five years; if no, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) will he furnish Mr M S Mabika with copies of all such documents and (b) what are the reasons that the Government documents were provided to each structures?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

(1). Whether the allegations that big criminals syndicates are operating within Eskom at the moment are supported by intelligence gathered by the SA Police Service (SAPS); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what ate the relevant details; (2) whether any case involving serious crimes that were allegedly committed during the recent illegal strikes were reported to the SAPS; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?