Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii) The South African Police Service is not running any development programmes for small businesses and co-operatives.

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) Not applicable

(cc) Not applicable

Reply:

(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)

The Department of Police was not approached by any political party for any form of funding.

(1) (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) and (b)

The Department of Police did not provide any form of funding to any political party.

Reply:

1. The investigation is concluded and the case dockets were referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision.

2. No individuals or entity has been charged. A decision from the Director of Public Prosecutions is awaited on whether to prosecute or not.

Reply:

(1) Yes, Sebenza Detective Service received one (1) vehicle during the 2015/2016 financial year.

(2) (a) Sebenza Detective Service currently have 8 vehicles.

(b) 7 vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicle was taken to the mechanical workshop on 5 May 2014 for a mechanical fault and was outsourced during 2014. The service provider went out of business and the vehicle was returned to Benoni mechanical workshop and outsourced to a new supplier about three (3) weeks ago.

(3) (a) There are 22 detectives currently at Sebenza Detective Service.

(b) (i) 15 detectives attended a detective course.

(ii) 15 passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 63 dockets.

(4) There are currently sufficient vehicles at Sebenza Detective Service according to the national ratio.

Reply:

(1) Yes, Primrose Detective Service received four (4) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.

(2) (a) Primrose Detective Service currently have 15 vehicles.

(b) 11 vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:

     (1) 2 May 2016

      (2) 3 May 2016

       (3) 11 May 2016

       (4) 17 May 2016

(3) (a) There are 33 detectives currently at Primrose Detective Service.

(b) (i) 27 detectives attended a detective course.

(ii) 27 passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 50 dockets.

(4) There are currently sufficient vehicles at Primrose Detective Service according to the national ratio.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the Detective Service at Tembisa Police Station received 13 vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.

(2) (a) Tembisa Detective Service currently have 21 vehicles.

(b) All 21 vehicles are in working order.

(c) Not applicable.

(3) (a) There are 80 detectives at the Tembisa Detective Service.

(b) (i) 55 detectives attended a detective course.

(ii) 55 detectives passed a detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 91 dockets.

(4) The allocation of vehicles for the 2016/2017 financial year has not been finalised yet.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the detective service at Tembisa South Police Station received two (2) vehicles during the 2015/2016 financial year.

(2) (a) Tembisa South Detective Service currently have 11 vehicles.

(b) All vehicles are in working order.

(c) Not applicable.

(3) (a) There are 36 detectives currently at Tembisa South Detective Service.

(b) (i) 21 detectives attended a detective course.

(ii) 21 passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 98 dockets.

(4) The allocation of vehicles for the 2016/2017 financial year has not been finalised yet.

Reply:

(1) The Detective Service at Bedfordview Police Station did not receive new vehicles as the station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.

(2) (a) Bedfordview Detective Service currently have 16 vehicles.

(b) 14 vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:

      (1) 28 January 2016

      (2) 31 March 2016

(3) (a) There are 34 detectives currently at Bedfordview Detective Service.

(b) (i) 33 detectives attended a detective course.

     (ii) 33 passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer has an average of 65 dockets.

(4) The station already has sufficient vehicles according to the national ratio.

Reply:

(1) The detectives at Edenvale SAPS received three (3) sedan vehicles on 3 December 2015.

(2) (a) Edenvale Detective Service currently have 14 vehicles.

(b) 9 of the vehicles are in working order.

(c) The vehicles were sent to the mechanical workshop on the following dates:

   (1) 15 February 2016

   (2) 10 March 2016

   (3) 14 March 2016

   (4) 28 March 2016

   (5) 7 April 2016

(3) (a) There are 27 detectives at Edenvale Police Station.

(b) (i) 16 detectives have attended a detective course.

     (ii) 16 detectives passed the detective course.

(c) Each Investigating Officer investigates an average of 90 dockets.

(4) (a) The prescribed ratio of detectives to vehicles is 2:1

           Two (2) members per vehicle.

(b) There are sufficient vehicles currently at the Edenvale Detective Service according to the national ratio.

Reply:

QUESTION	FINANCIAL YEAR	MEMBERS TRAINED
a)	2011/2012	1093
b)	2012/2013	997
c)	2013/2014	1697
d)	2014/2015	1055
e)	2015/2016	1578

 

Reply:

1. Loate and Dube police stations.

(b) A map indicating the boundaries is attached as per Annexure A.

(c)(i)

	(c)(i)(aa) Police Act Employees	(c)(i)(bb) Public Service Act Employees
Dube	41	9
Loate	118	26

(c)(ii)(aa) and (bb) Breakdown per function and salary level is attached as per Annexure B.

(c)(i)(cc) Operational vehicles at Dube police station:

Operational vehicles at Dube police station
Sectors	6
Detective Service	5
Client Service Centre	6
Crime Prevention	2
Total operational vehicles	19

Operational vehicles at Loate police station
Detective Service	16
Client Service Centre	5
Crime Prevention	15
Total operational vehicles	36

Reply:

The Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape was not aware of the alleged irregularities as contained in the attached statements to this Question in Parliament, which are viewed in a very serious light.

 (a) Two (2) Senior Officers have been appointed to conduct an in-depth investigation into the alleged irregularities at Madeira Police Station with a view to take appropriate action against whoever might be implicated in such irregularities.

 (b) The investigation will commence immediately and is envisaged to be finalized within twenty one (21) days.

 (c) Progress will be reported in due course.

Reply:

(1)(a) Yes, on 31 March 2015.

(1)(b) On grounds of medical conditions. The member was informed in writing to submit a full set of the correctly completed exit documents to the South African Police Service.

(2)(a) No. The member’s exit documents are still at the Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA) for further processing of pension payout.

(2)(b) According to the rules of the pension fund, pension monies will be paid out within 60 days from the date after the day on which GPAA received exit documents from SAPS (11 March 2016). Expected finalization/payment date is before or on 8 June 2016.

(3)(a) No. According to Polmed records, the member still has medical aid cover, and her medical aid benefits were never suspended at any stage.

(b)(i)&(ii) The member’s pension benefits were suspended during the period 1 April 2007 until 30 September 2007.

(aa)&(bb) The member was on leave without pay for the period 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007 which emanated from the disapproval of temporary incapacity leave by the Health Risk Manager.

Upon receipt of supporting medical report from the member, SAPS reconsidered the representation and converted the leave without pay for the period 1 April 2007 to 30 September 2007 into temporary incapacity leave.

The member was reimbursed for the period of leave without pay on 24 February 2014. The pension contribution to GPAA was deducted from the reimbursement and paid to GPAA for the said period.

(4) SAPS is responsible for processing Ill-Health Retirement and the Government Pension Administration Agency (GPAA) is responsible for pension payout.

(5) No case of negligence is being investigated.

No negligence was found on the side of SAPS but rather on the side of the member due to the following reasons:

- The member submitted documents of poor quality, e.g. the decree of divorce was certified more than once.

- The member’s lawyer refused to submit the decree of divorce that was duly certified.

Reply:

(a) The original contract commenced on 13 November 2011 and the contract was terminated (DPW) on 13 March 2014 due to the contractor not performing his obligations. The second contract to finalise the outstanding work was awarded on 10 November 2015.

(b) The contractor failed to perform his obligations and the National Department of Public Works had to re-start the tendering process in order to appoint the new contractor for completion of the project.

(c) The anticipated date of completion is 9 July 2016.

(d) The budget allocation for the construction and completion of the specified police station is R 31 581 451-00.

(e) The amount spent to date is R 16 887 830-00.

(f) The projected expenditure for the project is R 31 581 451-00.

Reply:

(1) Yes, a case docket was opened by the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac). The matter is still under investigation and is being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT), a subcomponent of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).

(2)(a) Witnesses who were involved in the day-to-day running of Nedlac were interviewed.

(2)(b) The case is under investigation.

(2)(c) Allegations of fraud are being investigated.

(2)(d) The matter will be finalised as soon as all the prosecutor’s instructions have been dealt with.

(3)(a) No arrests have been made yet.

(3)(b) No person has been prosecuted yet.

(3)(b)(i) The case is still under investigation.

(3)(b)(ii) When the investigation and the case is finalised in court.

(4)(a) A progress report/feedback has been given to Nedlac.

(4)(b)(i) On 2016-03-08.

(4)(b)(ii) Feedback given was that the matter was still under investigation and further particulars were requested from Nedlac.

Reply:

The Minister did not seek or obtain legal advice during the compilation of his report into the security upgrades at the private home of the President.

Reply:

A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Department.

The budgetary provision for this line item of expenditure is costed on an annual basis on a specific methodology that considers historical spending trends, forecasts for the new financial year and any specific information that might influence the methodology applied. Should an adjustment to the budgeted amount be required, that is to increase or decrease the level of funding at a particular point in time in the financial year, a process of reprioritisation will be undertaken and additional funding shifted towards this item, or in certain instances moved from this item to other spending priorities where the level of funding of that item, requires adjustment.

Reply:

Kindly take note that the statistic which is reported relates to all types of incidents/accidents which have an element of speeding.

The summarised answers in terms of each sub-category of the question raised are as follows:

Sub-Category of a question relating (aaa) 2009-10	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	0
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	0
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	0

 

Sub-Category of a question relating (bbb) 2010-11	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	02
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	01
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	01 Dismissal 01 No Steps taken

Sub-Category of a question relating (ccc) 2011-12	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	0
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	0
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	0

 

Sub-Category of a question relating (ddd) 2012-13	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	02
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	02
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	02FinalWritten Warning

 

Sub-Category of a question relating (eee) 2013-14	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	01
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	01
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	01 Written warning and R200 fine

 

Sub-Category of a question relating (fff) 2014-15	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	01
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	01
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	01 Case Withdrawn 01Dismissal suspended for 6 months 01 Written Warning 01 No Steps

 

Sub-Category of a question relating (ggg) 2015-2016 to date	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	0
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	0
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	0

 

Sub-Category of a question relating 2016 to date	Total
a) Cases of vehicle accidents reported and/or recorded	0
b) Sanctions Imposed/disciplinary steps taken	0
c) Types of Sanctions/Penalties issued	0

Reply:

(a) The avarage Police Response Time for Alpha complaints is 19:05.

(b) The avarage Police Response Time for Bravo complaints is 24:33.

(c) The avarage Police Response Time for Charlie complaints is 21:45.

(i) to (v) The Police Response Time for National, the respective Provinces and requested Metropolitan areas is attached, marked as Annexure “A”.

(aa) The Police Response Time in respect of the (aaa) 2011/2012, (bbb) 2012/2013, (ccc) 2013/2014 and (ddd) 2014/2015 financial years is attached, marked as Annexure “A”. The Police Response Time for the (eee) 2015/2016 financial year is currently being verified and extracted to the Efficiency Index System and will be published in the Annual Performance Report.

(bb) The Police Response Time since 1 April 2016 is not available.

Reply:

(1)(a) The South African Police Service has registered an enquiry investigation into the purported advertisement.

(1)(b) Particulars of the investigating officer are witheld to enable investigation without fear or favour.

(1)(c) The enquiry is still under investigation.

(2) Steps will be informed by the ensuing enquiry once all necessassy information has been obtained.

Reply:

(a) Total number protected according to the RIMAS System is 589.

(b) Presidents, First Ladies, Ministers, Deputy Ministers and identified dignitaries.

(i)(aa) 2011-12

143 Foreign Dignitaries including Heads of State

(i)(bb) 2012-13

232 Foreign Dignitaries including Heads of State

(i)(cc) 2013-2014

81 Foreign Dignitaries including Heads of State

(i)(dd) 2014-15

56 Foreign Dignitaries including Heads of State

(i)(ee) 2015-16

76 Foreign Dignitaries including Heads of State

(ii) Since 1 April 2016

1 Foreign Dignitary excluding Heads of State

The total number of identified dignitaries recorded above does not include Foreign Ministers, Deputy Ministers, identified dignitaries and Heads of State who attended Major and Special Events in the country.

Reply:

Once all the steps that are being looked into are finalised , a full report will be provided.

Reply:

The following interventions will be implemented to address the capacitation of Detective Service:

• The ringfencing of a percentage (as determined by the National Commissioner) of the entry level posts allocated on an annual basis for new police officers in order to capacitate Detective Service;

• The continious identification and transfer of skilled and trained police officers from other environments to Detective Service; and

• The annual advertisement of posts for the re-enlistment of former members especially detectives who left the Service.

Reply:

Full details will follow soon.

Reply:

Full details will folow soon as this numbers are still in the process of verification.

Reply:

The Minister of Police Mr Nkosinathi Nhleko and or the South African Police Services did not consult the Office of the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament regarding the selection of speakers or guests invited to the launch of the Office of the DPCI Judge on 15 March 2016. All Invited speakers and guests were directly sourced and invited by the responsible entity, Office of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Judge to attend and speak at the Launch.

Reply:

Since his appointment, the Minister has never earned any additional income from business with government. To the best of the Minister’s knowledge, his spouse, chldren and close family also never earned any income as a result of doing work for the government through the appointment of the Minister.

Reply:

The Minister and the Deputy Minister have never met nor attended any meeting with any member, employee and/or close associate of the Gupta family at their Saxonwold Estate in Johannesburg.

Reply:

(a) The amounts spent on the South African Police Service National Excellence Awards are as follows:

(i) (aa) 2011-2012: No event

(bb) 2012-2013: No event

(cc) 2013-2014: R 187 888.00

(dd) 2014-2015: R 1 306 226.00

(ee) 2015-2016: R 1 933 745.00

 

(a)(ii) 1 April 2016 to date: No expenditure

(b) Names of the contractors used for each financial year

2013-2014: Monument Function Centre

2014-2015: Emperors Palace

2015-2016: Sandton Convention Centre.

 

Reply:

The number of Police Recruits trained per financial year nationally at the respective SAPS Academies is as indicated below:

(aa) 2011-12

(ii) ACADEMIES	(a) ENTERED	(b) GRADUATED
ALL SAINTS	208	207
BHISHO	840	831
BISHOP LAVIS	471	457
CHATSWORTH	180	173
GRAAFF-REINET	351	336
MTHATHA	216	213
OUDTSHOORN	448	440
PHILIPPI	647	637
TSHWANE	1898	1857
ULUNDI	149	147
TOTAL	5408	5298

(bb) 2012-13

(ii) ACADEMIES	(a) ENTERED	(b) GRADUATED
ALL SAINTS	206	192
BHISHO	876	854
BISHOP LAVIS	508	493
CHATSWORTH	186	178
MTHATHA	216	211
OUDTSHOORN	449	433
PHILIPPI	644	631
TSHWANE	1973	1909
TOTAL	5059	4902

(cc) 2013-14

(ii) ACADEMYS	(a) ENTERED	(b) GRADUATED
BHISHO	206	200
CHATSWORTH	72	68
MTHATHA	123	120
PHILIPPI	222	216
TSHWANE	630	586
TOTAL	1253	1190

(dd) 2014-15

(ii) ACADEMYS	(a) ENTERED	(b) GRADUATED
BISHOP LAVIS	144	133
OUDTSHOORN	163	159
MTHATHA	109	107
PHILIPPI	297	289
TSHWANE	202	192
TOTAL	915	880

(ee) 2015-16

(ii) ACADEMYS	(a) ENTERED	(b) GRADUATED
ALL SAINTS	146	143
BHISHO	128	125
BISHOP LAVIS	382	371
CHATSWORTH	178	164
GRAAFF- REINET	119	114
MTHATHA	89	87
OUDTSHOORN	275	270
PHILIPPI	323	317
TSHWANE	1094	1040
ULUNDI	103	101
TOTAL	2837	2732

Reply:

(a) Lieutenant General Dramat was discharged from the South African Police Service in terms of sect 35(b) of the SAPS Act (Act 68 of 1995)

(b) Further relevant details are as follows:

Lieutenant General Dramat through his lawyers requested the Minister of Police that he is desirous to vacate his post as the Head of the Directorate as provided for in Section 17DA (4)(b) of SAPS Amendment Act.

The Minister of Police allowed the request of the employee in terms of the powers conferred upon the Minister in terms of Sect 17DA (4)(b) to vacate his office earlier than the expiry of his tenure for reasons which the Minister deems sufficient.

The Lawyers of the Minister of Police and Lieutenant General Dramat’s Lawyers agreed that:

• Lieutenant General Dramat be granted permission to vacate his Office with immediate effect.

Reply:

Due to the court challenge relating to the appointment of the Head: DPCI which is currently before the High( Gauteng North).The list of shortlisted candidates and their curriculam vitae will be delivered to Parliament once that process is finalized.

Reply:

As per attached table.

Reply:

The initial advert of 2014 did not attract a suitable candidate. In the intervening period an acting person was put in place. The post has since been re-advertised and the closing date was 18 March 2016. The applications received are still being processed.

Reply:

Province	(1)(a)	(1)(b)	(1)(c)(i)	(1)(c)(ii)	(2)
Mpumalanga	38	37	One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing).	5 cases are pending in court One case is with IPID	Provincial Taxi Contingency and Operational Plan is in place.
Free State	8	6	Four (4) warning statements are outstanding. One (1) docket is at the DPP for a decision.	Investigation is ongoing.	Not Applicable
Eastern Cape	2	1	One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing). The accused is deceased. Suspected that more perpetrators are involved.	Investigation is ongoing in respect of the other perpetrators possibly involved.	Information received regarding a second party that was with the accused currently at Waterval Prison is being pursued.
Northern Cape	0	0	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
North West	6	5	One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing) because the suspect is still unknown.	Investigation still active (ongoing)	N/A

Province	(1)(a)	(1)(b)	(1)(c)(i)	(1)(c)(ii)	(2)
KwaZulu-Natal	66	20	Forty six (46) investigations are still active (ongoing) because a break-through has not been made.	THE PROVJOINTS has established a priority committee comprising of all security agencies, joint intelligence committee, Provincial Department of Transport, Department of Community Safety and liaison. PSIRA and other municipal role players. The priority committee meets monthly to address TAXI and Transport Violence committee. Special efforts are put in place to ensure visible presence from uniform and Public Order Police . Metro Police and Road Traffic Inspectorate.	A task team at Provincial level has been established to investigate all cases at Provincial level. Specialised prosecutors have been appointed to deal with matters at court. SAPS are involved in supporting mediation efforts of the Department of Community Safety and Liaison.
Guateng	153	38	One hundred and fifteen (115) investigations are still active (ongoing) because a break-through has not yet been made due to: Witnesses reluctant to come forward and provide statements. Witnesses intimidated after suspects are arrested.	Potential witnesses are informed of the Witnesses Protection Programme in order to keep them save. A special investigation team was formed to deal with Taxi violence cases This team is working closely with Crime Intelligence in order to identify suspects and solve cases. The investigation team also communicate with their counter parts in other Provinces. The team is constantly striving to improve the informer network.	The officers in the investigation team have regular meetings with the HOD of the Department of Transport and other stakeholders, in order to identify potential conflict in the industry and to possible solve it. The SAPS has formed the taxi stability task team, who is mandated to inspect and impound taxis that are operating illegally, they also patrol taxi violence hotspot. Members of the investigation team also patrol identified hotspot and are tasked to gather information. The HOD in the Department of Transport and officers of the investigation team meet with rival taxi associations in order to resolve their differences.

AXI VIOLENCE CONTINGENCY

Province	(1)(a)	(1)(b)	(1)(c)(i)	(1)(c)(ii)	(2)
Western Cape	85	30	Fifty five (55) Investigations are still active (ongoing).	All cases were assigned to new investigating officers. Witnesses are being re-interviewed to obtain further information.	A task team at Provincial level has been established to investigate all cases at Provincial level.
Limpopo	1	0	One (1) investigation is still active (ongoing).	N/A	All taxi related incidents are being discussed during the Cluster JOINT Meetings Members attached to POP and Vispol Monitor Taxi ranks where suspicions of any Taxi relate incidents Regular interaction with all Taxi Associations and during the Rural Safety meeting

Reply:

The enquiry was converted to a case docket, Mafikeng CAS 256/04/2015. The matter is still under investigation. Investigation is at an advanced stage (80%). Additional witnesses were identified. These witnesses must be interviewed and their statements obtained. A prosecutor in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mmabatho has been assigned to the case.

Reply:

No.

DPCI vehicles are utilized only for the prevention and investigation of crime in accordance with the provisions of chapter 6A of the South African Police Service Act, Act 68 of 1995 as amended. DPCI vehicles are not referred to as VIP vehicles.

Reply:

The required information has direct security implications, which cannot be disclosed.

Reply:

(a)(i) Loate and Mabopane police station

(a)(ii) Mabopane police station

(a)(iii) Loate police station

(a)(iv) Mabopane police station

(a)(v) Mabopane police station

(a)(vi) Mabopane police station

(b) An annexure is attached with the boundaries of Loate and mabopane police stations.

(c)

MABOPANE SAPS
(aa) Officers	Officers = 18 Vispol = 06 Detective = 07 Support = 05
(bb) Public Service Act, Act 103 of 1994,	Public Service Act = 22 Vispol = 05 Detective = 04 Support = 13
(cc) Operational vehicles	39
(ii) what is the breakdown of (aa) rank	Colonel = 1 Lieutenant Colonel = 3 Majors = 0 Captains = 11 Lieutenants = 2 Warrant Officers = 51 Sergeant = 02 Constable = 48 Total strength for station = 176
(bb) division in each case?	5 Wards = Members posted per ward is 35 Vehicles per ward = 7
LOATE SAPS
(aa) Officers	Officers = 16 Vispol = 06 Detective = 06 Support = 04
(bb) Public Service Act, Act 103 of 1994,	Public Service Act = 20 Vispol = 06 Detective = 02 Support = 12
(cc) Operational vehicles	38
(ii) what is the breakdown of (aa) rank	Colonel = 1 Lieutenant Colonel = 1 Majors = 2 Captains = 8 Lieutenants = 2 Warrant Officers = 28 Sergeant = 08 Constable = 65 Total strength for station = 137
(bb) division in each case?	Ward 9 =40 members with 10 vehicles Ward 19 =42 members with 11 vehicles

Reply:

1. Ms Alex Gagiano does not have a special license to own Norinco AK47, semi-automatic firearm.

(1)(a) When any person wishes to deal in firearms, the following process applies:

• An application for a competency certificate to deal in arms is lodged with the Police.
• Upon approval of such an application the person concerned is legally permitted to deal in fireams.
• This person becomes registered on the EFRS as a dealer, under the Firearms Control Act, 2000.

(1)(b) In terms of Section 31(1) of the Firearrm Control Act (Act No.60 of 2000) “No person may trade in any firearm or ammunition without a dealers licence”.

(2) Ms Alex Gagiano (580606 0116 089) cannot be in possession of or deal with a semi automatic gun, Norinco AK47 or any other fiream without a relevant licence.

Reply:

(1)(a) The case is fully investigated.

(1)(b) A charge of culpable homicide was opened.

(2) No one has been arrested. A warning statement was taken and sent to the Senior Public Prosecutor for a decision, who will forward it to the Directorate of Public Prosecution.

(3)(a) The driver was interviewed and a warning statement was obtained.

(3)(b) Witness statements were obtained.

(i) 24 December 2015.

(ii) The case docket was forwarded to the Senior Public Prosecutor on 29 January 2016 for decision.

(4) The investigation has been finalized and the case docket was forwarded to the Senior Public Prosecutor at Ermelo on 29 January 2016.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(b)(i)(ii) Op die Berg Satellite police station, is currently not on any priority list for upgrading. Day to day maintenance is the responsibility of the main station, Prince Alfred Hamlet.

(2)(a)(i) Vehicles are allocated according the total personnel on the station as per the Efficiency Index System (EIS). Op die berg is a satellite station of Prince Alfred Hamlet and is resourced from the mentioned station.

The station currently has a surplus of vehicles in terms of the EIS for January 2016.

Efficiency Index system:

	GRANTED	ACTUAL	SURPLUS
OVERALL	17	22	5
VISPOL	9	12	3
DETECTIVES	5	7	2
SUPPORT	2	2	0

(2)(a)(ii) Personnel have been allocated to the station in order to address staff shortages.

(2)(b) Entry level constables for recuitment have been allocated to the station.

In addition, posts have been advertised for promotion purposes. The Prince Alfred Hamlet police station prior and post to the establishment of the satellite police station in Op die Berg is resourced with human capital in accordance with the Medium Term Expenditure Framework as well as the Medium Term Personnel Framework of the South African Police Service on an ongoing basis. The staffing levels at all police stations in the Province are constantly monitored in order to address vacancies through the employment of existing human resource processes.

Further, the trainee post allocation to Prince Alfred Hamlet for the 2015/2016 trainee intake was recently reviewed and additional trainees were contracted to undergo training for deployment within the Prince Alfred Hamlet precinct to cater for the increasing demand on policing. This is evident of the commitment of the South African Police Service to facilitate, (on a continuous basis), the maintenance and increased staffing of police stations In order to meet their Constitutional obligation(s).

Reply:

(1)(a) It is the continuation of the crime prevention and combatting intervention in the Northern Area of Port Elizabeth which is code named “Operation Coastal Dragon” and the intervention has been elevated to Cluster level (JCPS).

(1)(b) The SANDF, as member of the JCPS Cluster, will continue to play a role in the Cluster initiated interventions such as parcitipation in the planning process and logistic support.

(1)(c) No decision has been taken to deploy the SANDF in Port Elizabeth.

(2) The JCPS adopted the multi-discipline and integrated approach which is shared to all provinces for implementation.The same approch is applicable to all affected areas.

Reply:

The Minister’s report responded to the ad hoc committee’s report that was adopted by a resolution of the National Assembly during November 2014 in addressing the remedial action made by the Public Protector in paragraph 11 of her report. The Minister insists that he stands by his report because his report has not been jettisoned on the basis of it being factually incorrect, but its legality was tested against the lawfulness of the National Assembly’s instructions and the court decision in that regard is still pending.

Reply:

The Minister has not written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to withdraw, cancel or expunge his report on the Nkandla upgrades. It must be noted that the consession made by the President’s Counsel does not render the report invalid. So far the Minister’s report has not been tested against it being factually incorrect in any legal forum.

Reply:

(1)(a) Renewal of firearm licence applications for both Individual and Business received in the year 2015 were 95 474. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual firearm licences- 83 065

Business firearm licences- 12 409

(1)(b) Renewal applications received from 1 January 2016 to 7 March 2016 for both Individual and Bussiness were 41 240. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual firearm licences- 37 034

Business firearm licences- 4 206

(2)(a) Renewal applications issued (approved) in 2015 for both Individual and Business licences were 62 927 and not issued (refused) were 1 868. The number is broken down as follows:

Renewal for Individual fiream licences issued (approved)- 57 235.

Renewal for Business licence firearm issued (approved)- 5 692.

Renewal for Individual firearm licence applications not issued (refused)- 1 840.

Renewal for business licence applications not issued (refused)- 28.

(2)(b) From 1 January 2016 to 7 March 2016, Renewal applications issued for both Individual and Business licences were 3 385 and not issued (refused) 14. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual fiream licence issued (approved)- 3345.

Business firearm licence issued (approved)- 40.

Individual firearm licence applications not issued (refused)- 14.

Business licence applications not issued (refused)- Nil.

(3)(a) Renewal applications submitted three months after the expiry date for both Individual and Business licences were 24 281. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual firearm licences were submitted late in 2015- 23 389.

Business licence applications submitted late in 2015- 892.

(3)(b) Renewal applications submitted three months after the expiry date from 1 January 2016 to 7 March 2016 for both Individual and Business licences were 3 991. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual Licences applications- 2 823.

Business licence applications- 1 168.

(4)(a) Renewal applications for both Individual and Business licences issued (approved) in 2015 were 16 613 and and not issued (refused) were 801. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual fiream licence issued (approved)- 16 247.

Business firearm licence issued (approved)- 366.

Individual firearm licence applications not issued (refused)- 801.

(4)(b) Renewal applications for both Individual and Business licences issued from 1 January 2016 to 7 March 2016 were 292 and not issued (refused) were 4. The number is broken down as follows:

Individual fiream licence issued- 288.

Business firearm licence issued (approved)- 4.

Individual firearm licence applications not issued (refused)- 4.

(5) No.

Reply:

(1) (a) and (b) Personnel verification is done by means of a monthly payroll certification in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 and Part VII of Chapter 1 of the Public Service Regulations, 2001.

(2) & (3) Payroll certification is done monthly, in terms of Treasury Regulation 8.3.4. Payroll certification is also an MPAT requirement, which is monitored by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Salaries are stopped immediately when discrepencies are identified.

Reply:

(1)(a) Lichtenburg CAS 193/02/2016

(i) (aa) Date: 2016-02-19

(i) (bb) Time: 04:15

(ii) Ms. J Mookaneng

(iii) (aa) Assault Common and Crimen Injuria

(iii) (bb) Stephanus Johannes Jansen van Vuuren

(1)(b) Lichtenburg CAS 194/02/2016

(i) (aa) Date: 2016-02-18

(i) (bb) Time: 21:58

(ii) Ms. E M Miyase

(iii) (aa) Assault Common

(iii) (bb) Obakeng Mothupi

(1)(c) Lichtenburg CAS 199/02/2016

(i) (aa) Date: 2016-02-19

(i) (bb) Time: 04:16

(ii) Ms. J Mookaneng

(iii) (aa) Crimen Injuria

(iii) (bb) No arrests.

(2)(a) Suspects were arrested in Lichtenburg CAS 193/02/2016 and 194/02/2016.

(2)(b) The suspect in Lichtenburg CAS 199/02/2016 is still to be interviewed and warning statement obtained.

(i) 2016-02-18

(ii) Yes

(3)(a) Lichtenburg CAS 193/02/2016 and 194/02/2016 were before court and postponed to 2016-03-07. Lichtenburg CAS 199/02/2016 is still under investigation. Witness as well as warning statements are outstanding. After the investigation is finalised, the docket will be sent to the Senior Public Prosecutor for decision.

(3)(b) 2016-03-31

 

Reply:

(1)(a) The investigation is finalised.

(1)(b) Malicious Damage to Property.

(2) Nobody has been arrested to date. No suspect has been arrested yet, due to the nature of the offence, which first requires a decision by the Senior Public Prosecutor.

(3)(a) Yes, the suspects were interviewed and warning statements have been obtained.

(3)(b) All the witnesses have been interviewed.

(i)-(ii) Eleven relevant witnesses were interviewed on various dates.

(4) The investigation is finalised and the docket was taken to the Senior Public Prosecutor for a decision on 8 March 2016.

Reply:

(1)(a) The investigation into Loate CAS 29/02/2016 is finalised.

(1)(b) Intimidation.

(2) Yes, two (2) suspects were arrested on 3 February 2016, and released on warning on the same date. The Prosecutor did not place the docket on the court roll and gave instructions to obtain further statements regarding the actions of the accused.

(3)(a) Yes, 2 suspects were interviewed.

(3)(a)(i) 3 February 2016.

(3)(a)(ii) The suspects submitted a warning statement and said that they were going to make a statement in court.

(3)(b) Yes, 3 witneses were interviewed.

(3)(b)(i) 3 February 2016.

(3)(b)(ii) There were 3 witnesses who pointed out the suspects that were detained and interviewed.

(4) The docket was sent to the Senior Public Prosecutor on 9 March 2016 to be placed back on the court roll.