Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. The alleged fraud, involves funds from the Secret Services Account and therefore, this matter can only be discussed in the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(aa)(bb) As above.

Reply:

(a) The Minister of Police is not privy to the costs that are associated with the maintenance of any national key point. The owner of every individual national key point, is responsible for all costs, pertaining to the maintenance, thereof.

(b)(i) Not applicable.

(b)(ii) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(aa)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2014/2015 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	644	625
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	493	419
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	344	336
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	316	289
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	535	499
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	342	328
Provincial Commissioner: North West	407	404
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	408	396
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	653	626
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	1 385	1 206
TOTAL	5 527	5 128

(a)(b)(i)(bb)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2015/2016 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	217	212
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	389	299
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	513	495
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	132	107
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	283	263
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	78	75
Provincial Commissioner: North West	160	160
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	155	147
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	92	91
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	974	831
TOTAL	2 993	2 680
(a)(b)(i)(cc)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2016/2017 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	970	903
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	1 845	1 633
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	803	744
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	833	688
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	181	134
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	928	901
Provincial Commissioner: North West	337	306
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	1 166	895
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	108	108
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	2 177	1 912
TOTAL	9 348	8 224

(a)(b)(ii)
MEMBERS WHO TOOK AND PASSED A FIREARM PROFICIENCY TEST: 2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
Province	(a)	(b)
National Head Office	467	465
Provincial Commissioner: Western Cape	271	27
Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape	153	152
Provincial Commissioner: Northern Cape	191	181
Provincial Commissioner: Free State	64	62
Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal	87	86
Provincial Commissioner: North West	45	10
Provincial Commissioner: Mpumalanga	33	14
Provincial Commissioner: Limpopo	24	24
Provincial Commissioner: Gauteng	327	298
TOTAL	1 662	1 319

*All three financial years, (2014/2015; 2015/2016; 2016/2017), except 2017/2018, include the Basic Police Development Learning Programme.

Reply:

The Republic of South Africa’s national security, economic prosperity and social wellbeing is critically dependent on Information Communication Technology (ICT) that is safe and secure. Big and small enterprises, governments, as well as private internet users are facing similar threats in cyberspace.

The South African Police Service (SAPS), recognises, as a high priority, the value of being able to detect, prevent, combat and investigate the pervasive cybercrime threat and in particular, cyber-attacks on critical information infrastructure.

The protection of critical infrastructure, such as electricity, transportation and banking against cyber threats is essential to our daily lives and the vulnerability to attack and exploitation of these systems is a real threat.

The SAPS therefore created capacities and capabilities, strengthened by continuous interaction and co-operation with intelligence agencies, International Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutorial Authorities, to provide a national, co-ordinated response to the most serious incidents of cybercrime occurrences.

The SAPS has well equipped cyber investigation support centres at national level, capable of providing digital forensic support in cybercrime and cyber-related investigations. These capabilities are also available in some provinces and the current focus is to ensure the roll-out to all provinces.

Furthermore, the SAPS and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), are engaged in a research project, to continuously enhance strategies and training frameworks to effectively detect, combat, prevent and investigate cybercrime.

Reply:

The investigation into Edenvale, CAS 108/06/2017, has been finalised. All the statements were obtained and the case was remanded to 2018-03-14, for trial. The witnesses will be subpoenaed, during January 2018.

Reply:

(1) The figures below, reflect the number of officials who were granted permission to conduct remunerative work, outside the South African Police Service (SAPS), in the past three financial years.

APPROVED REMUNERATIVE WORK
2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017
939	780	973

(2)(a)(b)(c)

In relation to the above mentioned figures, three officials, who were granted approval for remunerative work outside the SAPS, were identified by the Auditor-General, to have conducted business with government:

Persal Number	Rank	Surname and Initials	Supplier Name	Value	Period
71669531	Constable	Mahlangu	Luuboys Sanitation (Pty) Ltd	R55 700,27	2014/2017
70293996	Sergeant	Silinda EP	Silimo General Construction	R153 204,37	2016/2017
70188271	Sergeant	Siwela E	Inkambeni Trading CC	R54 610,07	2016/2017

Reply:

(1)(a)(b) A total of 106 South African Police Service (SAPS) sites have surveillance cameras. A total of 37 sites are operational which include:

• • • Division: Forensic Services – eight sites.
    • Eastern Cape – seven sites.
    • KwaZulu-Natal – 16 sites.
    • Northern Cape – one site.
    • North West – one site.
    • Western Cape – four sites.

There is currently no surveillance cameras installed and owned by SAPS in public places. Where surveillance cameras are installed by other government departments within the metropolitan areas, the SAPS will either have personnel posted in the control room, or in some instances, have access to the surveillance footage in the Provincial Joints Operational Centre (ProvJOC).

(2)(a) No.

(2)(b) No.

(2)(b)(i) No.

(2)(b)(ii) There is no SAPS or privately owned surveillance camera footprint in the Marikana informal settlement, in Philippi.

Reply:

(1)(a)(2)(a)(b) and (3)(a)(b)(c)

All government departments, including the South African Police Service (SAPS), invite, evaluate and award bids, in terms of the prescripts of the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017, issued in terms of section 5 of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act No 5 of 2000).

Subsequently, bidders are awarded Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) preferential points, in terms of their B-BBEE status level of contribution.

The award for bids is based on the 80/20 and the 90/10 points system. The acceptable bid which has the highest points, is awarded the contract. The ownership of service providers/contractors is incorporated into the B-BBEE certificates, issued by SANAS accredited agencies, which forms part of the formula above.

The following information can be reported for the last five financial years;

2013/2014 financial year:

Total bids awarded	Total value awarded (R)	Bids awarded to B-BBEE	Total value awarded to B-BBEE (R)
142	R520 665 157,96	109	R333 376 196,92

2014/2015 financial year:

Total bids awarded	Total value awarded (R)	Bids awarded to B-BBEE	Total value awarded to B-BBEE (R)
225	R2 955 181 290,05	194	R1 932 279 662,17

2015/2016 financial year:

Total bids awarded	Total value awarded (R)	Bids awarded to B-BBEE	Total value awarded to B-BBEE (R)
115	R2 624 928 898,71	102	R2 394 672 966,48

2016/2017 financial year:

Total bids awarded	Total value awarded (R)	Bids awarded to B-BBEE	Total value awarded to B-BBEE (R)
128	R6 873 074 437,69	126	R6 604 372 140,55

Bids awarded for the current financial year (up to end September 2017):

Total bids awarded	Total value awarded (R)	Bids awarded to B-BBEE	Total value awarded to B-BBEE (R)
98	R1 192 360 596,45	98	R1 192 360 596,45

(1)(b) This information will be provided by the entities reporting to the Minister of Police.

Reply:

(1)(a) Bela-Bela municipal area:

The Bela-Bela Police Station does not comply with minimum standards of sector policing. There are two sector managers, without sector teams. A minimum of at least 16 members are required to be divided into four groups, in order for the sectors to function on a 24-hour basis.

(1)(b) Lephalale municipal area:

The Lephalale Police Station complies with the minimum standards of sector policing.

(1)(c) Modimolle municipal area:

The Modimolle Police Station does not comply with the minimum standards of sector policing, due to inadequate human and physical resources.

(1)(d) Mookgophong municipal area:

The Mookgopong Police Station does not comply with the minimum standards of sector policing, due to inadequate human and physical resources.

(1)(e) Thabazimbi municipal area:

The Thabazimbi Police Station does not comply with the minimum standards of sector policing, due to the lack of resources.

(2)(a)(b)(c)

Specified police stations	(2)(a) Total number of vehicles available compared to the required number needed.	(2)(b) Total number of police officers in each rank.	(2)(c) Total number of vacancies in each rank
	Number of vehicles available	Number of vehicles needed
a) Bela-Bela	18	21	Lieutenant Colonel- 1 Captain- 3 Warrant Officer- 13 Sergeant- 19 Constable- 42	0 0 3 13 9
b) Lephalale	12	8	Lieutenant Colonel- 1 Captain- 1 Warrant Officer- 6 Sergeant- 4 Constable- 20	0 0 2 2 16
c) Modimolle	28	18	Colonel- 1 Lieutenant Colonel- 3 Captain- 13 Warrant Officer- 24 Sergeant- 17 Constable- 24	0 0 0 0 0 0
d) Mookgophong	17	10	Lieutenant Colonel- 1 Captain- 12 Warrant Officer- 19 Sergeant- 9 Constable- 18	0 0 0 0 0
e) Thabazimbi	22	25	Lieutenant Colonel- 1 Captain- 3 Warrant Officer- 10 Sergeant- 11 Constable- 41	0 0 5 10 0

(3)(a)(b)

Specified police stations.	(3)(a) Total number of farm murders reported, from 1 January 2016.	(3)(b) Total number of specified cases, that resulted in successful convictions.
a) Bela-Bela	2	No convictions
b) Lephalale	3	Three convictions
c Modimolle	2	No convictions
d) Mookgophong	0	0
e) Thabazimbi	1	No arrests

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)

The breakdown of the total number of (a) top management, (b) senior management, (c) commissioned officers, (d) non-commissioned officers and (e) Public Service Act employees of the South African Police Service (SAPS), in each province, is as follows:

Province	(a) Top Management	(b) Senior Management	(c) Commissioned Officers	(d) Non-Commissioned Officers	(e) Public Service Act Employees
Western Cape	1	80	2 674	15 745	4 427
Eastern Cape	1	66	2 247	14 157	4 658
Northern Cape	1	42	831	5 509	2 007
KwaZulu-Natal	1	81	3 276	18 161	5 513
Free State	1	44	1 374	8 617	2 791
North West	1	46	1 280	6 784	2 441
Mpumalanga	1	49	1 360	7 823	2 493
Gauteng	1	117	4 680	24 627	6 224
Limpopo	1	58	1 684	8 576	2 900

Reply:

(a)(i) On 31 October 2017, a total of 16 invoices were unpaid for suppliers providing goods or services to the South African Police Service (SAPS). This excludes interdepartmental payments. A total of 136 582 invoices were paid, to the value of R1 668 856 934,73. On an annual basis, the SAPS pays in excess of 1, 5 million invoices, valued at R16 435 455 122,00, of which 99,75% of invoices, are paid within 30 days.

(a)(ii) Not applicable to SAPS.

(aa) A total of four supplier invoices were outstanding, after 30 days.

(bb) No invoices were outstanding, after 60 days.

(cc) A total of two invoices were outstanding, after 90 days.

(dd) A total of 10 invoices were outstanding, after 120 days.

The majority of invoices not paid within 30 days, is due to a dispute between the SAPS and the supplier, in respect of the goods and services actually received, against what is invoiced.

(b) In each case, the following amounts remained unpaid:

30 days: R12 365,46.

60 days: nil rand.

90 days: R8 012,04.

120 days: R18 453,39.

Reply:

(1)(a) No, children have not been reported as missing from the centre.

(1)(b) Yes, there have been children that absconded from the centre in 2017.

(1)(i) A total of 15 children absconded from the centre.

(1)(ii)(iii) and (2) A replication of OB numbers appear, due to the fact that some of the youth absconded together and the Don Mattera Child and Youth Care Centre, reported it on the same date and time.

(1)(ii) Date of Abscondment	(1)(iii) SAPS OB Number	(2) Progress/Status
2017/02/04	259/02/2017	Returned to the centre.
2017/02/04	259/02/2017	Child is in the care of his biological mother.
2017/02/07	472/02/2017	Returned to the centre.
2017/02/07	472/02/2017	Child is in the care of her biological father.
2017/03/27	1485/03/2017	Whereabouts unknown.
2017/03/27	1485/03/2017	Returned to the centre.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	Whereabouts unknown.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	In the care of biological mother.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	In the care of biological mother.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	In private place of safety in Vereeniging.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	In the care of biological mother.
2017/04/28	2468/04/2017	Returned to the centre.
2017/10/30	1911/10/2017	In the care of a place of Safety, Durban.
2017/10/30	1911/10/2017	In the care of significant other.
2017/10/30	1911/10/2017	Whereabouts unknown.

Reply:

The reply to question 134 was made during the Oral reply and submitted on the following date 2017/09/07.

Reply:

(a)(i) The Minister of Police visited a scene on the N1 highway, at the Huguenot tunnel, where eight suspects were apprehended. He asked for their names and destination and urged them to cooperate with the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) investigation. The Minister did not attend any scene where a coffin was searched or present.

(a)(ii) Not applicable.

(a)(iii) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

1. From 5 July 2014 to 20 July 2017.

(2)(a) The residence was guarded on a 24-hour basis.

(2)(b)(i) Two members were on duty during the day and two, during the night, thereby maintaining a 24-hour guard duty capacity.

(2)(b)(ii) A Nyala armoured vehicle was permanently posted at the said residence. An additional soft top vehicle, single/double cab bakkie or a combi, was used by the members, who performed duties at the residence.

(3)(a)(i)(ii) The former Minister of Police, Minister Nhleko, was afforded static guard duties by the Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal, as a result of his portfolio, as the Minister of Police.

(3)(b) Salaries: Constables @ R 17,79, per hour x 2 shifts (normal rate) = R 853,92. Sunday rate @ R35,58, per hour. Total for the period is R813 785,76.

Fuel: 60km @ R4, 98 km, per day = R298,80 x 2 = R597,60 for a 24 hour period x 1 110 days = R663 336,00.

(4) No, Minister Nhleko was the Minister of Police during the period of guard duties and was, therefore, afforded static guard duties at his residence, by the Provincial Commissioner based on the Minister’s portfolio.

(5) No.

Reply:

(a) Yes, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is currently investigating two cases against the specified person.

(b) For the Ministry of Police to reply.

(b)(i) A case of intimidation, conspiracy to commit murder and crimen injuria is being investigated at the Pretoria Central Police Station and a case of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, is being investigated at the Sunnyside Police Station.

(b)(ii) Pretoria Central, CAS 881/05/2017 and Sunnyside, CAS 3/10/2016.

(b)(iii) The complaint, of driving under the influence of alcohol, was received on 1 October 2016 and the intimidation case was received on 8 May 2017.

(b)(iv) The details of the investigating officer cannot be disclosed, in order to allow the investigation to be conducted without fear or favour.

(b)(v) Pretoria Central, CAS 881/05/2017 was received back from the office of the Senior Public Prosecutor, on 26 September 2017, with further instructions for the investigating officer to comply with. The investigating officer is currently attending to the requests of the Senior Public Prosecutor. Sunnyside, CAS 3/10/2016 was at court on 16 October 2017. The case has been remanded to 1 November 2017, for a trial date to be determined.

Reply:

(1)(a) On 20 September 2017, a total of 1 661 158 individual firearm owners (civilians) had one or more firearms registered in their names, on the Central Firearm Register (CFR) data base.

(1)(b)(i)(ii) The information with regards to paragraph (1)(b)(i) and (ii), is not readily available as it must be verified, before the information can be submitted. A request is hereby made for an extension, in order to provide the correct information, as soon as it is received.

(2)(a) A total of 81 931 firearms, registered on the CFR data base, belonging to individual firearm owners (civilians), were reported lost or stolen during the period, 1 January 2007 to 20 September 2017.

(2)(b) A total of 37 411 firearms with serial numbers, were recovered during the period, 1 January 2007 to 20 September 2017, which are linked to individuals firearms owners (civilians), who are registered on the CFR data base.

(3) A total of 29 682 unregistered firearms, (firearms with a serial numbers that has never been registered on the CFR database, or where the serial numbers have been erased/filed off, or firearms with duplicate serial numbers), were recovered during the period, 1 January 2007 to 20 September 2017.

(4)(a) A total of 15 489 firearms, belonging to official institutions, were reported lost or stolen during the period, 1 January 2007 to 20 September 2017.

(4)(b) A total of 4 980 firearms, with serial numbers, were recovered during the period, 1 January 2007 to 20 September 2017, and were linked to official institutions, as registered on the CFR data base

Reply:

(a)(i) A-Status (Commercial Ports of Entry):

40 Commercial Ports of Entry, comprising 21 Land Ports of Entry, 10 Air Ports of Entry and nine Sea Ports of Entry.

(a)(ii) B-Status (Semi-Commercial Ports of Entry):

28 Semi-Commercial Ports of Entry.

(a)(iii) C-Status (Non-Commercial Ports of Entry):

4 Non-Commercial Ports of Entry.

1 Tourist Access Facility.

(b)(i)(ii) Number of staff employed:

	(ii) 2013/2014	(ii) 2014/2015	(ii) 2015/2016	(ii) 2016/2017	(ii) 2017/2018
	*SAPS	**PSA	SAPS	PSA	SAPS	PSA	SAPS	PSA	SAPS	PSA
(i) A-Status	4 991	569	4 675	345	4 432	339	4 467	321	4 737	324
(i) B-Status	471	86	415	65	493	77	487	75	515	67
(i) C-Status	51	13	49	13	47	12	48	5	43	10
Total	5 513	668	5 139	423	4 972	428	5 002	401	5 295	401

* Personnel employed in terms of the South African Police Act.

** Personnel employed in terms of the Public Service Act.

(b)(ii) Annual expenditure for border posts and the management thereof is inclusive of compensation for employees, as well as other operational expenses.

2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018 up to the 2nd Quarter
R1 540 486 160,00	R1 614 556 215,00	R1 685 715 156,00	R1 801 089 780,00	R979 389 218,00 (up to 30 Sept 2017)

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) The number of persons that were identified by the South African Police Service (SAPS), as having been victims of human trafficking and who were leaving the country, is as follows:

Province	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Total
Eastern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Free State	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gauteng	3	3	2	1	0	9
KwaZulu-Natal	0	0	0	0	0	0
Limpopo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mpumalanga	0	1	0	0	0	1
North West	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	3	4	2	1	0	10

(1)(a)(ii) The number of persons that were identified by the SAPS, as having been victims of human trafficking and who were brought into the country, is as follows:

Province	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	Total
Eastern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Free State	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gauteng	0	0	0	12	12	24
KwaZulu-Natal	0	0	0	0	65	65
Limpopo	0	53	72	32	13	170
Mpumalanga	5	2	0	0	0	7
North West	0	0	0	4	64	68
Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Cape	2	1	2	0	0	5
Total	7	56	74	48	155	340

(1)(b)(c) and (2)(a)(b) An annexure is attached and contains the following information:

(1)(b) The country of origin of each victim.

(1)(c) The country where the victims were rescued.

(2)(a) Suspects apprehended.

(2)(b) The current status of each case.

Reply:

(1)(a) There were 24 members, who formed part of the Cato Manor Serious and Violent Crime Unit.

(1)(b)(i) One member passed away whilst on suspension.

(1)(b)(ii)) Eight members retired whilst on suspension.

(1)(b)(iii) Fifteen members are still on suspension.

(1)(b)(iv) No members have had their suspensions lifted.

(1)(c)(i)(ii)(iii)

No	Rank	Initials and Surname	Date of suspension	Service Termination
	Major General	JL Booysen		2017-02-28 (early retirement)
	Lt Colonel	JM Olivier	2012-11-09	2017-01-31 (retirement)
	Captain	SJ Smith	2012-11-09
	Captain	A Lockem	2012-11-09	2016-05-31 (resigned)
	Captain	N Crouse	2012-11-09
	Lieutenant	M Panday	2012-11-09
	Lieutenant	MW Thabethe	2012-11-09	2016-06-30 (resigned)
	Warrant Officer	R Naidoo	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	B Zondi	2012-11-09	2015-12-31 (purchasing discharge)
	Warrant Officer	TE Mdlalose	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	EA Nel	2012-11-09	2016-05-31 (purchasing discharge)
	Warrant Officer	ME Nkabane	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	A Pillay	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	J Marten	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	CJ Smith	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	PW George	2012-11-09	2017-06-30 (early retirement)
	Warrant Officer	P Makhanya	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	A Ghaness	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	G Padayachee	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	AFJ Staltz	2012-11-09
	Warrant Officer	PJ Mostert	2012-11-09	2016-07-31 (early retirement)
	Sergeant	RC Lee	2012-11-09
	Sergeant	TM Mkhwanazi	2012-11-09
	Captain	N Eva	2012-11-09	(deceased)

(2)(a) A total of 15 members, are currently facing disciplinary action.

 

(2)(b) The members are still on suspension.

Reply:

(a) The status of the Cato Manor Investigation is that the cases are currently in the Durban High Court pending the determination of a trial date. The case was in court on 10 November 2017 and was then further remanded to 08 October 2018 due to the accused awaiting a separate Court process in their challenge of the racketeering charges authorized by the National Director of Public Prosecutions.

(b) The investigation was completed in 2012 and the accused appeared in Court on the 24 August 2012, after which the case was remanded to the High Court

One of the accused General Booysen then challenged the racketeering charge against him, the Court found in his favour , then the charges against him were dropped.

After the appointment of the new NDPP, Adv Shaun Abrahams, the charges were reinstated. General Booysen now with all the accused are challenging the racketeering charges, hence the case has been remanded to 08 October 2018 to allow that process to be concluded

Reply:

The Civilian Secretrariat for Police Service (CSPS) has not awarded any contract to any company, nonprofit organisation or individual consultant to facilitate the public consultation process for the White Paper on Saftey & Security.

A consultant has been contracted by an International Development Partner, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), to provide technical assistance to the Civilian Secretariat to draft an implementation framework and related outputs for the White Paper on Safety and Security. The focus of this consultant’s assignment is research, which is complemented by a process of engagements accross different government sectors and spheres and with relevant civil society and academic role-players active in the violence and crime prevention sector.

The GIZ support to the CSPS is being provided in the framework of the ongoing South African-German cooperation programme on violence and crime prevention, the German contribution to which is implemented on behalf of the German government by GIZ. The programme is part of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

1. The consultant’s name is Ms. Melanie Lue-Dugmore
2. The value of the contract between GIZ and the consultant is up to a maximum of R280.000. GIZ is covering the costs of professional fees, while the Civilian Secretariat is covering the travel and accommodation costs of the consultant during the performance of the assignment.  
3. The contract period is from 18 August 2017 to 31 March 2018.
4. The services of the consultant were procured by GIZ strictly in line with its standard procurement rules and regulations. The contract was awarded directly on the grounds of cost efficiency and highly suitable expertise based on the fact that the consultant had previously played an instrumental role in the development of the White Paper on Safety and Security as part of the team from the Consortium on Crime and Violence Prevention, which had originally been contracted by the Civilian Secretariat to assist in the drafting of the White Paper.

Reply:

The disciplinary hearing is chaired by Advocate Terry Motau, SC, a practising advocate at the Johannesburg Bar. The employer representative (pro forma prosecutor), is Advocate MJ Ramaepadi, also a practising advocate at the Johannesburg Bar.

Reply:

(1) A case of fraud is being investigated. The Investigating Officer made contact with the person who completed the 3M(a), Preamble to Statement and the 3M(b), A1 Statement, as attached in the case docket, which provide information on the complainant. This person promised to identify someone who will assist the Investigating Officer. To date, this information has not been brought forward.

The A1 statement was submitted by an advocate, who is currently in the United States of America (USA) and the statement was not made under oath. The Investigating Officer also visited the church, which is the object of the dispute, to conduct further investigation.

The Investigating Officer will again approach the abovementioned person, to assist him in the investigation of the case.

(2) No, a statement will not be made on the matter.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(i)(ii)

(i) Province	(ii) 2014/2015
	(a) Reported	(b) Investigated	(c) Prosecuted
Eastern Cape	14	14	11
Free State	5	5	3
Gauteng	4	4	3
KwaZulu-Natal	6	6	4
Limpopo	12	12	10
Mpumalanga	1	1	1
North West	5	5	4
Northern Cape	2	2	2
Western Cape	5	5	5
TOTAL	54	54	43

(i) Province	(ii) 2015/2016
	(a) Reported	(b) Investigated	(c) Prosecuted
Eastern Cape	11	11	6
Free State	5	5	5
Gauteng	9	9	7
KwaZulu-Natal	5	5	2
Limpopo	9	9	7
Mpumalanga	3	3	3
North West	2	2	1
Northern Cape	2	2	1
Western Cape	4	4	2
TOTAL	50	50	34

(i) Province	(ii) 2016/2017
	(a) Reported	(b) Investigated	(c) Prosecuted
Eastern Cape	3	3	2
Free State	5	5	2
Gauteng	3	3	1
KwaZulu-Natal	2	2	0
Limpopo	4	4	2
Mpumalanga	4	4	0
North West	2	2	1
Northern Cape	4	4	4
Western Cape	7	7	7
TOTAL	34	34	19

Reply:

1. The total cost for providing security for the specified person, from 1 November 2016, is R 797 724,62.

2. No, further details may expose protected security information, furthermore a statement is not a requirement, in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).

Reply:

(1)(a) The Chief Executive Officer, the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), is not employed on a permanent basis.

(1)(b) The Chief Financial Officer of the SAPS is appointed on a permanent basis.

2. The Chief Executive Officer, the National Commissioner of the SAPS, is appointed on a fixed term contract, for a period of five years, which may be renewed once, for a period not exceeding five years. The Chief Financial Officer of the SAPS is not employed on a fixed term contract.

(2)(a) The post of the Chief Executive Officer, the National Commissioner of the SAPS, is currently vacant. The function of this post is currently overseen by an acting incumbent, namely, Lieutenant General LJ Mothiba. The post of the Chief Financial Officer, is filled by Lieutenant General PA Ramikosi.

(2)(b)(i) Lieutenant General Mothiba was appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer, which is an Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, with effect from, 1 June 2017. Lieutenant General Ramikosi was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from, 1 October 2015.

(2)(b)(ii) The term of office of the Acting Chief Executive Officer, the Acting National Commissioner of the SAPS, will end when the post is filled by the appointment of a new incumbent, whether on a fixed term contract, or in an acting capacity, by the President. The term of office of the Chief Financial Officer, will end upon the termination of his service, for whatever reason.

Reply:

a) A total of 691 drug-related cases from the Boksburg North Police Station went to court during the 2016/2017 financial year.

b) A total of 89 drug-related cases ended in successful convictions in the 2016/2017 financial year.

Reply:

(1)	Four members are currently working at the Mail Centre, at the OR Tambo International Airport. The Mail Centre operates from 07:30 to 16:00, from Monday to Friday and is, therefore, not operational on a 24-hour shift basis.
(2)(a)(b)	The Component: Organisational Development, is currently revising the structure of the South African Police Service (SAPS), at the OR Tambo International Airport. Once a revised structure has been approved, the SAPS Management will revisit the deployment at the Mail Centre and other environments, to enhance law enforcement at the airport.

Reply:

The Minister does not intend withdrawing the comments made at the launch of the SAPS Tactical Response Teams in Pretoria. The minister used accepted higher grade standard language in both isiZulu and English.

“Crushing of balls” means crushing violent criminals courage, it is accepted that the courage or aggression could come from the amount of testosterone produced hence the English saying.

“Bazowuchama bawuphuze” means those who do whatever acts (in this case, violent criminals) would receive concomitant and proportional response hence the isiZulu a idiom loosely translated as “they shall pee and drink their urine”

The Minister is on record promoting his new policy of de-escalation policing, depoliticized, professionalized and constitutional democracy policing.

Reply:

(a) It needs to be noted that forensic analysts are appointed in terms of the South African Police Service Act, in the Division: Forensic Services, at the Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management, Forensic Science Laboratory and Quality Management. The following vacancies exist:

CRIMINAL RECORD AND CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	NATIONAL OFFICE: PRETORIA	WC	EC	KZN	NC	MP	FS	NW	LP	GP	TOTAL
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	1	4	2	1	4	4	3	7	4	7	37
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	14	13	19	28	15	22	19	11	15	19	175
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	22	13	30	55	16	10	19	16	26	48	255
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	2	10	9	11	4	3	2	13	6	7	67
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6: SERGEANT	1	0	2	0	1	1	5	2	0	0	12
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5: CONSTABLE	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	7
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

CRIMINAL RECORD AND CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	NATIONAL OFFICE: PRETORIA	WC	EC	KZN	NC	MP	FS	NW	LP	GP	TOTAL
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	7
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	0	2	7	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	21
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 3	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	9
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	47	48	73	98	44	43	51	53	53	89	599

FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	PTA	WC	EC	KZN	TOTAL
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	0	0	0	0	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	2	1	1	3	7
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	4	7	6	13	30
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	31	26	19	25	101
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	16	4	2	4	26
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6: SERGEANT	1	0	0	0	1
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5: CONSTABLE	1	1	0	0	2
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	1	1	0	4	6
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 4	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 3	1	0	0	0	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 2	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	58	40	28	49	175

QUALITY MANAGEMENT
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	PTA	WC	EC	KZN	NC	GP	TOTAL
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	13	0	2	0	0	0	15
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	28	1	2	1	0	0	32
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	21	2	1	2	1	0	27
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6: SERGEANT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5: CONSTABLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	65	3	5	3	1	1	78

SUPPORT SERVICES
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	NATIONAL OFFICE: PRETORIA
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	1
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	13
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6: SERGEANT	0
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5: CONSTABLE	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 4	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 3	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 2	0
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 1	0
TOTAL	16

DIVISION: FORENSIC SERVICES
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	NATIONAL OFFICE: PRETORIA
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	3
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	59
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	238
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	396
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	94
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6: SERGEANT	13
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5: CONSTABLE	9
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7	6
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 6	7
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	29
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 4	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 3	11
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 2	2
TOTAL	868

(b)(i) The table below, reflects the posts that are to be filled:
ACT OF APPOINTMENT	SALARY LEVEL	TOTAL
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 13: BRIGADIER	1
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 12: COLONEL	13
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 10: LIEUTENANT COLONEL	28
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 8: CAPTAIN	21
POLICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 7: WARRANT OFFICER	1
PUBLIC SERVICE ACT	SALARY LEVEL 5	1
TOTAL		65
(b)(ii) The posts are vacant from the 2015/2016, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, financial years. (b)(iii) The vacant posts were identified and submitted to the Divisional Commissioner: Personnel Management, for approval to advertise and fill the posts.
(b)(iv) A total of 304 SAPS Act posts, on salary level seven, Warrant Officer/Forensic Analyst, have been approved and allocated to the Division: Forensic Services, for the 2017/2018 financial year. The approval to advertise and commence with the filling of the posts on the other levels, is pending the upliftment of the moratorium, on the filling of vacant posts.

Reply:

Sourcing information from our provinces.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)

a	There is no shortage of DNA reagent kits, for analysing DNA samples. However, there is currently a shortage of DNA buccal sample collection kits, which are used to collect buccal samples from persons arrested and charged for schedule eight offences, in accordance with the DNA Act.
b	There are no shortages of sample holders.
c	There are no shortages of chemicals.
d	There are no shortages of other consumables, necessary for DNA analysis.

(2) and (3) The Forensic Science Laboratory had one functional Genetic Sample Processing System (GSPS), which was installed in 2006, for DNA analysis in the Biology Section, Arcadia. The GSPS reached the end of its life cycle, several years ago and is no longer utilised. The GSPS equipment was decommissioned, due to old technology and unavailability of maintenance/service by service providers. The GSPS has been replaced with semi-automated DNA analysis equipment, to analyse crime scene and buccal samples. The semi-automated equipment is proving to be very effective and is significantly more cost effective than the GSPS.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(i)(ii)

The national crime figures are attached. However, the figures per province, are available on the South African Police Service (SAPS) website.

The crime figures for 2016/2017 are also on the South African Police service (SAPS)website

Reply:

We are sourcing information from our archives, as each case must be verified, before the information can be submitted

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Six.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BSW236B: 2017-08-14. 2. BRW840B: 2017-08-15. 3. BSY701B: 2017-08-28. 4. BTG221B: 2017-09-06. 5. BSN321B: 2017-10-05. 6. BTC806B: 2017-10-05.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Brake system, steering, suspension overhaul and wheel alignment. 2. Accident damages. 3. Engine, minor repairs. 4. For inspection, cooling system and cylinder head. 5. Repairs. 6. Repairs.

(2) 36.

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Four.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BBTC571B: 2017-09-29. 2. BBSR986B: 2017-10-10. 3. BBTW005B: 2017-09-21. 4. BBSV520B: 2017-08-31.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Starter motor. 2. Engine oil leak. 3. Panel beating. 4. Starter motor.

(2) 10.

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Six.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BTH884B: 2017-09-14. 2. BTN498B: 2017-08-14. 3. BTG005B: 2017-08-14. 4. BRW842B: 2017-08-14. 5. BTK376B: 2017-09-14. 6. BSC840B: 2017-10-14.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Accident damage. 2. Accident damage. 3. Accident damage. 4. Accident damage. 5. Mechanical (gearbox and engine head gasket blown). 6. Mechanical (gearbox and engine head gasket blown).

(2) 30.

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Five.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BSX885B: 2017-09-27. 2. BST616B: 2017-10-13. 3. BSY286B: 2017-09-27. 4. BSY695B: 2017-09-27. 5. BSW650B: 2017-10-13.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Suspension. 2. Overheating. 3. Clutch and brakes. 4. Brakes and overheating. 5. Brake system.

(2) 40.

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Eight.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BSZ161B: 2017-09-13. 2. BSY260B: 2017-09-29. 3. BSZ511B: 2017-10-02. 4. BTR564B: 2017-10-02. 5. BTJ351B: 2017-09-02. 6. BSP576B: 2017-10-06. 7. BTV075B: 2017-10-09. 8. BSL436B: 2017-09-15.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Gearbox. 2. Gearbox and clutch. 3. Electrical and clutch. 4. Panel beating and engine. 5. Clutch overall. 6. Panel beating and engine. 7. Clutch kit. 8. Clutch.

(2) Eight.

Reply:

(1)

a. Number of vehicles at the mechanical workshop.	Five.
b. Time frame (from which date).	1. BST319B: 2017-10-16. 2. BSS894B: 2017-09-07. 3. BSY312B: 2017-09-07. 4. BSY925B: 2017-09-27. 5. BTV078B: 2017-09-27.
c. Mechanical problem.	1. Starter not operational. 2. Alternator. 3. Gearbox. 4. Alternator. 5. Accident.

(2) 17.

 

Reply:

(1)(i)(ii)(b)

FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: PRETORIA
Services provided	Location	Owned/Leased
Ballistics	Silverton	Owned
Scientific Analysis	Silverton	Owned
Chemistry	Silverton	Owned
Questioned Documents	Pretoria CBD	Leased
Victim Identification Centre	Tulbagh Park(Hatfield)	Leased
Biology	Acardia	Owned
FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: WESTERN CAPE
Forensic Science Laboratory	Plattekloof	Owned
FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: EASTERN CAPE
Forensic Science Laboratory	Port Elizabeth	Owned
FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY: KWAZULU-NATAL
Ballistics	Amanzimtoti (Kingscrest building)	Leased
Biology and Chemistry	Amanzimtoti (Nedbank building)	Leased
Questioned Documents	Durban South	Leased
Scientific Analysis	Durban Central	Leased

(2)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(b)(i)(ii)

	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020
Where	None	Mpumalanga (Chemistry & Ballistics)	None
Cost	None	Renovations: R11 468 616,00 Access control systems: R20 005 178,00 Recruitment and training: R500 000,00 Procurement of Laboratory and office furniture: R11 540 420,00 Procurement of Laboratory equipment: R16 000 000,00 Procurement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment: R21 159 066,00 Official launch: R300 000,00 Total: R80 973 280,00 The cost of planning the Forensic Services facility in Pinetown, to support the National Forensic Strategy, is unknown at this stage.	None

Reply:

Yes

a) Not applicable

b) Mid November 2017

Section 17CA (1 of SAPS Act) provides as thus:

(i) Minister of Police, with concurrence of cabinet, appoints National Head of DPCI for a non-renewable fixed term of not shorter than 7 years but not exceeding 10 years.

(ii) End of January 2018

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(b)(i)(ii) and (2)

 

	(1)(a)(i)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(2)
Province	Number of SAPS members who have had their driving licences suspended in 2016 and 2017	Period of time for which the driving licence was suspended	Offence for which the driving licence was suspended	Disciplinary action taken against the relevant SAPS member
North West	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Western Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Eastern Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Northern Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
KwaZulu-Natal	9	One year (one member) One year (one member) Three months each (five members) Six months (two members)	Reckless and Negligence Driving Reckless and Negligence Driving Reckless and Negligence Driving Misuse of Vehicle and Reckless and Negligence Driving	Disciplinary steps were taken and a verbal warning was issued. Disciplinary steps were taken and a verbal warning was issued. Disciplinary steps were taken and a verbal warning was issued. No disciplinary steps were taken. It was found that the members were not at fault. The suspensions were based on the fact that they had had previous accidents.
Free-State	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Mpumalanga	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Gauteng	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Limpopo	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Total	9 members
(a)(ii)(b)(i)(ii) and (2)
	(1)(a)(ii)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(2)
Province	Number of SAPS members who have had their driving licences suspended from 1 April to 13 October 2017	Period of time for which the driving licence was suspended	Offence for which the driving licence was suspended	Disciplinary action taken against the relevant SAPS member
North West	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Western Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Eastern Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Northern Cape	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
KwaZulu-Natal	10	Three months (one member) Six months (one member). Six months (one member). Seven months (one member). Three months (one member). Indefinite (Member has an eye problem). Six months (one member). Indefinite (one member). Six months (one member). Six months (one member).	Reckless and Negligence Driving Reckless and Negligence Driving. Reckless and Negligence Driving. Reckless and Negligence Driving. Reckless and Negligence Driving. Failing to report damage. Drunk Driving. Using motor vehicle without owner’s consent. Reckless and Negligence Driving. Reckless and Negligence Driving.	Disciplinary steps were taken, case is still pending. Disciplinary steps were taken, case is still pending. Disciplinary steps were taken, case is still pending. Disciplinary steps were taken, case is still pending. Disciplinary steps were taken, case is still pending. No disciplinary steps. There was a dispute on who damaged the vehicle. Damage was discovered whilst state vehicle was in the member’s possession. Disciplinary steps were taken. The member was found guilty and suspended from driving state vehicles for six months. No disciplinary steps were taken because the member resigned. No disciplinary steps taken, the member was hospitalised and died. Disciplinary steps were taken. The member was issued with a written warning.
Free-State	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Mpumalanga	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Gauteng	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Limpopo	0	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Total	10

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(aa)(bb)(ii)(b)(c)

(i)(aa) 2015/2016	(i)(bb) 2016/2017	(ii) 1 April 2017 to date	(b) Date of escape	(c) Officers on duty
0	0	0	Not applicable	Not applicable

(2)(a)(b)(i)(ii) Not applicable.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(i)(ii)

	(i) 2013/2014	(i) 2014/2015	(i) 2015/2016	(i) 2016/2017	(ii) Since 1 April 2017
(a) Analyses of soil and related materials.	33	87	57	47	19
(b) Analyses of ivory samples.	24	14	9	20	13
(c) Print and impressions comparisons.	12	6	5	15	4
(d) Analysis of explosive and propellant residues.	100	205	286	318	290
(e) Specialised forensic photograph sets.	122	168	157	130	74

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(ii)

	(i) 2013/2014	(i) 2014/2015	(i) 2015/2016	(i) 2016/2017	(ii) Since 1 April 2017
(a) DNA profile analyses	95 814	86 885	75 560	89 467	49 894
(b) Facial reconstructions	103	71	93	347	144
(c) Mummified fingerprinting	963	1 583	534	2 292	1 129
(d) Microscopic hair comparisons	765	5	10	11	0
(e) Arson chemistry reports	314	268	305	300	133
(f) Poison analyses	511	409	408	356	205
(g) Crime scene toxicology reports	2	1	2	0	0
(h) Gunshot residue analyses	2 686	2 561	2 583	2 671	1 253

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(ii)

	2013/ 2014	2014/ 2015	2015/ 2016	2016/ 2017	1 April 2017 to date
a) Firearm and tool mark identification.	13 917	13 995	17 007	19 662	10 014
b) Identification of firearms and ammunition.	11 318	11 197	10 230	1 174	6 552
c) Restoration of defaced and removed numbers on metal.	5 958	5 547	5 384	5 563	2 774
d) Terminal ballistic reports.	445	485	448	405	106
e) Vehicle accident scene reconstructions.	445	485	448	405	77
f) Wheel and tyre examinations.	52	50	63	61	29
g) Preliminary body fluid tests.	26 684	25 239	25 007	32 527	15 073
h) Blood spatter pattern analyses.	The Forensic Science Laboratory Administration System, does not have a specific function for capturing blood spatter pattern analysis separately. This analysis is done by the Ballistics and Victim Identification Centre Section, when attending crime scenes.

Reply:

We are sourcing information from our archives, the information that is required is not readily available, as each case must be verified, before the information can be submitted. 

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(aa)(bb)

(i) Ballistics	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	66152	60635	80015	33620
b) Finalised	65813	58467	80301	32454

(a)(b)(ii)(aa)(bb)

(ii) Scientific Analysis	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	6 063	6 642	6 961	4 116
b) Finalised	6 313	6 552	7 070	3 442

(a)(b)(iii)(aa)(bb)

(iii) Questioned Documents	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	29 705	24 723	27 624	8 922
b) Finalised	29 512	25 486	27 607	9 035

(a)(b)(iv)(aa)(bb)

(iv) Biology	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	112 575	165 852	505 257	243 180
b) Finalised	112 132	136 090	475 486	237 971

(a)(b)(v)(aa)(bb)

(v) Victim Identification Centre	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	3 336	9 325	5 172	2 782
b) Finalised	3 248	9 349	5 188	2 815

(a)(b)(vi)(aa)(ab)

 

(vi) Chemistry	2014/2015	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017-04-01 to 2017-10-15
a) Received	82 078	89 215	100 185	55 999
b) Finalised	82 621	84 739	101 663	54 128