Questions and Replies

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1). (a) What number of police stations were robbed in each of the (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21 and (iv) 2021-22 financial years and (b) at which specified police station did each robbery take place in each of the specified financial years; (2) what number of (a) firearms of each calibre and (b) rounds of ammunition of each calibre were (i) stolen and (ii) recovered in each of the specified periods; (3) what number of persons were (a) arrested and (b) successfully prosecuted in this regard?

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?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the SA Police Service prioritised the investigations of the continued assassinations of the leaders of Abahlali Based Mjondolo in the eKhenana Commune in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) progress has been made in understanding the primary causes of the specified assassinations and (b) total number of persons have been arrested to date?

Mente, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether he has undertaken any tips to (a) Turkey and (b) Dubai since his appointment as the Minister of Police; if so (2) whether all the expenditure for the specified trips were authorised; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details ?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

What is the total number of (a) D1-Adult and (b) D7 – Paediatric Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (i) currently in stock and (ii) is required for each SA Police Station?

Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Police

With reference to the complaint for water theft at Polkadraai that was opened by W D F Rocher at the Swartruggens Police Station in the North West on 8 April 2014, case number 31/01/2014, in respect of which no investigation has taken place and no arrest have been made, what are the (a) details of all information pertaining to the case and (b) reasons why no arrests have been made?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What are the reasons that his department has noted as the main drivers of mass shooting (details furnished) in the Republic which have increased by almost 50% in the (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2019-20 financial years according to the Institute for Security Studies; (2) what (a0 measures are planned and/or in place to prevent mass shootings and (b) has he found to be success rate of the specified measures in light of the recent report of mass shootings at taverns and several locations around the Republic; (3) what measures are in place to promote a joint effort between communities and the SA Police Service as both are vital in achieving effective crime fighting strategies?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Considering the case of police brutality that occurred in Fish Hoek in August, which is currently being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), (a) what total amount has been paid out to civilians by the SA Police Service in the current financial year for cases of police brutality and (b) which measured have been put in place at the Fish Hoek Police Station to prevent similar instances from happening?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) total number of flights has he undertaken to conduct official business since 1 April 2022 and (b) is the total cost of the specified flights?

Maotwe, Ms OMC to ask the Minister of Police

Whether any member of the SA Police Service have been found to have used police resources to conceal any criminal wrongdoing with regard to the break-in and theft at the Phala Phala farm in Limpopo; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police

(1). (a) What is the number of SA Police Service (SAPS) motor vehicles that was (i) allocated to each police station, (ii) available at each police station and (ii) used by SAPS members to travel to and from home within the UThukela District Municipality in the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021; (2) what was the number of (a) SAPS members stationed and (b) vacancies at each police station within the UThukela District Municipal area in the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021?

Marekwa, Ms GP to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) measures have been taken to reinforce security at the borders of the Republic in the fight against sophisticated syndicates in order to combat the illicit and diverse drug activities and (b) has he found is the current progress of the initiatives taken?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) whether with reference to his reply to question 929 on 12 April 2022, any prosecutions have been instituted with regard to lost items in the store of the Norwood Police Station office where evidence is stored; if not, why not; if so, (a) against what number of persons and (b) what number of persons against whom prosecutions have been instituted are (i) members of the SA Police Service and (ii) what rank does each specified person have; (2) whether he make a stamen on the matter?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

What are the reasons that the SA Police Service has not made any progress with the investigation into the disappearance on Ms Sinazo Jack from Qeqe village in Bolotwa Dutywa, in the Eastern Cape, who disappeared on 1 June 2019 and has not been found since?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether, in light of multiple incidents of conflicts between e-hailing/ride-hailing drivers and metered taxi drivers, his department has put any measures in place to prevent these conflicts; if not, why not; if so, what measures; (2) whether his department has put any measures in place to curb the real risk of assault and hijacking faced by ride-hailing drivers; if not, why not; if so, what measures?

Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

What number of members of Crime Intelligence (a) should have Top Secret Security Clearance and (b) have (i) Top Secret Security Clearance and (ii) a lower security clearance?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

What are the details of each police station in each province that does not have holding cells on its premises?

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 of the number of (a) mass shooting at taverns, (b) persons murdered in the specified mass shooting and (c) person 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 and (ii) since 1 January 2022?

Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Police

Whether any investigation has been launched into the alleged involvement of any official of the SA Police Service in the covering up of any criminal wrongdoing with regard to break-in and theft committed at the Phala Phala farm of the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Peacock, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What id the update on the current progress of the SA Police Service (SAPS) in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) and (b) which other campaigns does the SAPS run to ensure fight against GBVF is intensified ?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the SA Police Service has rendered security service to conferences and/or any other event of any political party since 1 April 2019; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full costs of providing security services?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) was used to investigate and hunt down those who were involved in the break-in and theft at the Phala Phala game farm belonging to the President of the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what legal provisions did the SAPS rely in doing so as there was never a case opened for the specified crime?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) progress has been made in the police investigation relating to the murder of Namhla Mtwa in the Mthatha, Eastern Cape, and (b) are the reasons that the police have not arrested anyone as at the latest specified date for which information is available ?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, with regard to an illegal ceremony performed at the Enyokeni Royal Palace on Saturday 13 August 2022 in which Prince Simakade kaZwelithini declared himself King of the Zulu Nation, despite His Majesty, King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, already having been declared the rightful heir of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, having been recognised by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr M C Ramaphosa, and gazetted as King of the Zulu Nation, any steps were taken to prevent such an illegal activity after complaints were made to the local SA Police Service; if not, why not; if so, what steps will be taken in this regard?

Ndlozi, Dr MQ to ask the Minister of Police

Whether the Crime Intelligence Division of the SA Police Service was involved in anyway in the investigation into the burglary at the Phala Phala farm; if not,what is the position in this regard; if so, how was it involved

Meshoe, Rev KR to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What total number of kidnappings of children and women have taken place in the Republic over the past two years; (2) whether it has been established that the kidnappings were primarily linked to crime syndicates; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether he has commissioned any studies and/or investigations into the decentralisation of policing services in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he intends to commission any such and/or investigations; if so , by which date will such studies and/or investigations be commissioned?

Moss, Ms LN to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether he had any dialogues with the MEC of Community Safety, Mr R Allen, of the Western Cape Provincial Government, in trying to respond to the challenges of underfunding and the project of affirming neighbourhood watches at the expense of community police forums; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) what interventions are in place to respond to the specified challenges?

Shaik Emam, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Police

(a) Which member(s) of the SA Police Service received the complaint of the robbery at the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm and (b) what action is being taken against such members of the SA Police Service for failing to open a docket in this regard?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

By what date is it envisaged that the recommendations of the (a) Marikana Commission of Enquiry, led by Judge I G Farlam, and (b0 Panel of Experts Report on Policing and Crowd Management, will be fully implemented ?

Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Whether the SA Police Service procured certain equipment (details furnished) to the value of R120 million in March 2020; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what was the equipment used for since it was purchased; (2) whether the required exemption certified was obtained from the Department of Justice and Correctional Services for the purchased of the equipment; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date was the certificate obtained?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, in light of the cited theft and vandalism on trains and train stations as reasons for trains grinding to a halt in the Eastern Cape, he (a) is in consultation with the Metrorail and (b) has considered implementing a dedicated and trained policing unit to deal with the threats to commuters and rail infrastructure; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

(what total number of the SA Police Service members who failed (a) their firearm competency assessment., (b) their firearm licence examination and (c) to complete the annual firearm training requirement in each financial year since the 2011-12 financial year ?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What number of National Security Council meetings has he (i) been invited to and (ii) attended since his appointment as Minister on 27 February 2018 and (b) on what dates were the specified meetings held?

Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, following the Inter-Ministerial Committee meeting he hosted together with the Minister of Employment and Labour, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Transport with representatives of the trucking industry, including other engagement related to the specified meeting, there has been a successful outcome of the resolutions taken in the meeting which fall under the mandate of the SA Police Service; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?

Mohlala, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Police

What total number of rogue police elements have been convicted on charges of smuggling evidence out from crime the scenes in the past five years?

Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Police

What total amount in Rand has been spent on (a) catering, (b) entertainment and (c) accommodation for (i) him, (ii) the Deputy Minister and (iii) officials of his department since 29 May 2019?

Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police

What are the details of the (a) measures and (b) legal recourse that the SA Police Service have in place to prevent the media from publishing important and confidential information of case before suspects are taken for identification parade, charged and taken to court, as the practice jeopardizes the investigation?

Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he has been informed that the Bekkersdal Police Station in West Rand City Local Municipality closes at 18:00; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

What total number of detectives employed by the SA Police Service are employed (a) at each police station, (b) in each cluster and (c) in each province in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years

Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he has been informed that residents of Mohlakeng Township in Rand West City Local Municipality do not have access to a local police station and instead have to travel to Randfontein if they require assistance; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why is the police station in Mohlakeng closed and (b) on what date will it be operational again?

Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Police

(1) With reference to the poachingof abalone and crayfish in the Overstrand region of the Western Cape that remains a serious challenge while there appears to be lack of any significant progress in the syndicates, what (a) quantity of abalone and crayfish has been confiscated in the Overstrand region over the past five years and (b) number of successful convictions have been obtained for crayfish and abalone poaching in the region over the past five financial years; (2) whether the confiscated abalone and crayfish poached in the area have been resold; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, to whom was it sold; (3) whether he has found that the large poaching syndicates in the area are well know to the local SAPS; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What steps will he take to handle firearm owners whose firearm licences have expired, in light of the judgement of the Constitutional Court that such owners remain the owners of the firearms and may apply for licences; (2) by what date will the specified steps be published in order for the relevant firearm owners to have certainty of the process that they may follow; (3) whether he will make a statement of the matter?

Terblanche, Mr OS to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What total number of new police stations must still be built in the Republic in order to enable the SA Police Service to render an effective service to all South Africans, (b) at which centres in each province must the specified police stations be built in each province and (c) what is the total estimated cost for the project?

Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Police

With reference to a case opened by the family of Lebogang Petrus Marais from Taung Village on the North West, who was allegedly killed inside Pep Store in Taung following allegations that the deceased had stolen items from the store, what (a) is the cause of the delay in the (i) investigation of the case and (ii) referral for prosecution of person involved in the death of the deceased since his brutal death in 2017 and (b0 measures has he put in place to ensure that the police vigorously and expeditiously investigate these types of cases in which the police seem less interested to investigate?

Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1540 on 30 May 2022, the Senior Public Prosecutor has taken a decision after receiving the inquest report; if not, (a) what are the reasons that no decision has been taken and (b) on what date is it envisaged that the decision will be taken; if so, what are the relevant details?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

(1) Given that a large amount of foreign currency was stolen from the farm of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, in February 2020, what steps has the SA Police Service (SAPS) (a) taken and (b) still intends to take against the persons implicated in the theft; (2) whether any investigations have been opened to investigate the possible contraventions of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, Act 121 of 1998, and/or foreign exchange laws against the President and/or any juristic entity and/or trust in which he has a vested interest and which is responsible for the large amount of currency; if not, (3) whether such investigations will be opened; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and(b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?

Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What progress has the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation made with the investigation into the diamond scheme of Mr Louis Liebengberg where investors invested approximately R100 million in the specified scheme; (2) (a) on what date did the specified investigation start and (b) by what date will the investigation be completed, as investors wish to claim back their money; (3) whether he will make a statement of the matter?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

whether, at the time of the release of the 2019-20 SA Police Service Annual Report, he and/or the VIP protection unit were informed of the theft of a large sum of foreign currency at the farm of the President of the Republic. Mr M C Ramaphosa, in February 2020; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the reason that the security breach was not recorded as such in the annual report?

Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police

What (a) total number of electric and/or hybrid vehicles has his department purchased since the 2011-12 financial year, (b) was the (i) make, (ii) model and (iii) price of each vehicle and (c) are the reasons that the SA Police Service purchased the vehicles instead of conventional petrol vehicles?