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2014-09-23

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Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1799

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1799. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many vehicles from the Sebenza Police Station are currently at the mechanical workshop and (b) how long has each vehicle been at the mechanical workshop?

NW2171E

REPLY:

a) There are currently 11 vehicles at the Mechanical Workshop.

b) Please see table below
WORKSHOP STORE	VEH MAKE MODEL DESC	SERIAL NO	JOB CARD NO	NO OF WORKING DAYS OPEN	WORK-TO- DO DESC	Total
BENONI WORKSHOP	CHEV UTILITY	BSY265B	201407118872	48	FOR INSPECTION	1
	CHEVROLET, AVEO	BRZ992B	201306110708	339*	CYLINDER HEAD	1
	CHEVROLET, AVEO	BSV520B	201407118535	65	BRAKE SYSTEM - MINOR	1
					WHEEL BEARINGS FRONT
					WHEEL BEARINGS REAR
	CHEVROLET, OPTRA	BRL407B	201409119421	20	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
	CHEVROLET, OPTRA	BRM311B	201405117737	96	ENGINE - OVERHAUL	1
	CHEVROLET, OPTRA	BSD754B	201408119002	41	FOR INSPECTION	1
					GEARBOX - MINOR REPAIRS
					WHEEL BEARINGS FRONT
					WHEEL BEARINGS REAR
	FORD, FIGO	BSF624B	201406118360	72	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
	NISSAN NP200	BSL112B	201403116973	133	ACCIDENTS	1
					MARKING OF SAPS VEHICLE	1
	NISSAN, HARDBODY	BSF628B	201407118895	47	ELEC. ACCESSORIES AND WIRING	1
					FOR INSPECTION
	TOYOTA QUANTUM	BRV502B	201406118134	82	BRAKE SYSTEM - OVERHAUL	1
					ENGINE - MINOR REPAIRS
					FOR INSPECTION
					WHEEL BEARINGS FRONT
	TOYOTA, HILUX	BSK417B	201408119291	27	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
Grand Total						11

* Vehicle is at Gcwabe Consulting. SAPS is busy with court case with Gcwabe Consulting.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1798

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1798. Mr A M Figlan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many police officers from the Sebenza Police Station attended fitness training (a) in 2013 and (b) during the period 1 January 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available;

(2) (a) how many of those police officers who attended fitness training in the specified period failed their fitness training and (b) what are the consequences for a police officer who fails his or her fitness training?

NW2170E

REPLY:

(1) and (2)(a)

Number of members attending fitness assessment during 2013	82
Number of members failing fitness assessment during 2013	3
Number of members attending fitness assessment during 2014	24
Number of members failing fitness assessment during 2014	1

(2)(b) The SAPS fitness programme was designed to introduce a mindset change of police officials regarding their health and fitness. The programme allows members to attend a baseline evaluation regarding their fitness against the SAPS set standards. Members who do not meet the required SAPS fitness standards are mentored by the fitness assessors during the structured exercise sessions regarding their status of fitness and given advice on how to strive towards attainment of the set standard. The fundamental aim is to improve the readiness of police officials to face the physical challenges required by police work and to instil the culture of healthy lifestyle. Upon failure, members have to participate in the structured exercise program to improve their fitness levels before they are reassessed. Fitness is a continuous process that members need to engage in, in order to attain the SAPS standards and this cannot be achieved in a short term period.

The fitness standards are however an entry level requirement and aspirant employees are required to pass the SAPS standards in order to fulfil one of the entry requirements.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1797

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1797. Mr A M Figlan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many (a) police officers from the Sebenza Police Station attended shooting practice from 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) of these police officers (i) failed and (ii) were required to go for re-training;

(2) (a) how many of those police officers who attended re-training in the specified period failed and (b) what are the consequences for a police officer who fails his or her re-training?

NW2169E

REPLY:

(1)

Number of members trained.	37
Number of members found to be not yet competent and required to attend retraining.	24

(2)

Number of members found to be not yet competent and required to attend retraining	24
Number of members failing retraining.	3
Consequences for a police officer who fails retraining
Members failing the shooting practice are immediately after assessment offered one remedial training by range officers. Alternatively members are afforded the opportunity to return to the shooting range on another day. Should members again fail the assessment they are sent for in-service firearm training and encouraged to participate in shooting exercises as often as possible.

NB: Statistical data covers the period 2013-01-01 ending 2014-06-30

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1796

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1796. Mr A M Figlan (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many vehicles from the Edenvale Police Station are currently at the mechanical workshop and (b) how long has each vehicle been at the mechanical workshop?

NW2168E

REPLY:

a) There are currently 10 vehicles at the Mechanical Workshop.

b) Please see below:

SAPS GARAGE	VEH MAKE MODEL DESC	SERIAL NO	JOB CARD NO	NO OF WORKING DAYS OPEN	WORK-TO-DO DESC	Total
BENONI WORKSHOP	CHEV UTILITY	BSY260B	201408119206	31	BRAKE SYSTEM - MINOR	1
					ENGINE - MINOR REPAIRS
					FOR INSPECTION
	CHEVROLET TRUCK	BSK542B	201408119157	34	BODY WORK - MINOR	1
					ELECTRICAL - IGNITION
					FOR INSPECTION
	CHEVROLET, AVEO	BSS815B	201405117816	93	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
	CMC TRUCK	BSX346B	201409119546	14	CLUTCH - OVERHAUL	1
					FOR INSPECTION
	FORD, FIGO	BSD325B	201306110521	344*	ENGINE - OVERHAUL	1
		BSF832B	201402116208	158	ENGINE - OVERHAUL	1
	FORD, RANGER	BTF382B	201405117967	88	ENGINE - MINOR REPAIRS	1
	NISSAN NP200	BSP110B	201406118133	82	BRAKE SYSTEM - OVERHAUL	1
					FOR INSPECTION
					WHEEL BEARINGS FRONT
					WHEEL BEARINGS REAR
	NISSAN NP200	BSR043B	201409119712	3	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
	TATA	BRL368B	201409119592	11	No work to do codes allocated yet / Not allocated to a supplier yet.	1
Grand Total						10

* Vehicle is at Gcwabe Consulting. SAPS is busy with court case with Gcwabe Consulting.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1795

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1795. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) How many police officers from the Edenvale Police Station attended fitness training (i) in 2013 and (ii) during the period 1 January 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) of these how many failed their fitness training;

(2) what are the consequences for police officers who fail fitness training?

NW2167E

REPLY:

(1)

(a)(i) 117 police members attended fitness assessments during the period 2013 (1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014).

(a)(ii) 9 police members attended fitness assessments during in 2014 (1 April 2014 to 30 August 2014).

(b) 10 police members failed the fitness assessments during the period 2013 (1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014) and 0 police members failed the fitness assessments during 2014 (1 April 2014 to 30 August 2014).

(2) Police members have the opportunity to undergo re-assessment until they are found competent. Members with a Body Mass Index of 40 and/or higher attend the Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for a period of 6 weeks.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1794

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1794. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many (a) police officers from the Edenvale Police Station attended shooting practice from 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) of these police officers (i) failed and (ii) were required to go for re-training;

(2) (a) how many of those police officers who attended re-training in the specified period failed and (b) what are the consequences for a police officer who fails his or her re-training?

NW2166E

REPLY:

(1)

Number of members trained.	76
Number of members found to be not yet competent and required to attend retraining.	70

(2)

Number of members found to be not yet competent and required to attend retraining	70
Number of members failing retraining.	1
Consequences for a police officer who fails retraining:
Members failing the shooting practice are immediately after assessment offered one remedial training by range officers. Alternatively members are afforded the opportunity to return to the shooting range on another day. Should members again fail the assessment they are sent for in-service firearm training and encouraged to participate in shooting exercises as often as possible.

NB: Statistical data covers the period 2013-01-01 ending 2014-06-30

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1793

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1793. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) What are the reasons for refusing that the Edenvale Police Station employ a full-time cleaner and (b) when will this situation be rectified?

NW2165E

REPLY:

(a) There is currently one Groundsman at Edenvale SAPS. The province is experiencing a general shortage of cleaners since the termination of the Democratic contract.

(b) During a meeting between Major General Maloka and Major General Ntshiea on 2014-08-06 it was indicated that all provinces will receive posts for cleaners in the near future. When the latter happens, Edenvale SAPS will be prioritized.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1772

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1772. Ms A T Lovemore (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the charge laid in respect of case reference Kuruman CAS 177/8/2014 has been investigated; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the investigation commence; if so, what was the outcome of the investigation?

NW2143E

REPLY:

Yes, Kuruman CAS 177/08/2014 – Contravention of the Schools Act 84/1996 Section 3.6(b) is being investigated.

The case was opened by the Shadow MEC of Education, Mrs Stanfly from the Democratic Alliance. The case is still under investigation and is being investigated by Captain Hendricks of the Provincial Task Team investigating Unrest, Violence, Service Delivery and Labour disputes –related cases.

The list of 54 schools closed together with the Principals was received by the Department of Education, the District Director, Mr Teise. The investigating officer is presently busy engaging with the Principles of the schools, to ascertain if they were intimidated to close the schools or whether the learners were prevented to attend school by their parents or any other members of the community.

Profiles are being drawn of the instigators by Crime Intelligence.

At this stage there is no corroborating evidence to link the instigators to the intimidation of the Principals or learners.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1760

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1760. Mr M H Redelinghuys (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) In the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years, (aa) how many times has his department received a request from the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in accordance with section 184(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to provide a report on measures taken by his department towards the realisation of the rights in the Bill of Rights concerning housing, health care, food, water, social security, education and the environment and (bb) how many times did his department submit such a report to the SAHRC in this regard and (b) in each case, was the report (i) made readily available to the public or (ii) tabled in Parliament?

NW2131E

REPLY:

Section 184(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides as follows:

"(3) Each year, the South African Human Rights Commission must require relevant organs of state to provide the Commission with information on the measures that they have taken towards the realisation of the rights in the Bill of Rights concerning housing, health care, food, water, social security, education and the environment."

The aspects referred to in section 184(3), namely housing, health care, food, water, social security, education and the environment are not objects of the South African Police Service as set out in section 205 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and it is accepted that the South African Police Service is not regarded as a "relevant organ of state" as referred to in the said section 184(3).

(a) (i) None.

(ii) None.

(iii) None.

(a)(a) Not applicable.

(b)(b) Not applicable.

(b) (i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1751

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1751. Prof N M Khubisa (NFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many cases of rape of women and children were reported in the 2012-13 financial year, (b) how many persons were arrested for these crimes, (c) how many such alleged offenders (i) were prosecuted, (ii) are still being prosecuted and (iii) were sentenced in the 2012-13 financial year?

NW2121E

REPLY:

(a) Reported cases of rape

WOMEN	CHILDREN
20 702	25 963

(b) Arrested persons ( Charges referred to Court)

WOMEN	CHILDREN
15 127	13 185

(c)(i) Charges prosecuted

WOMEN	CHILDREN
14 522	12 898

(c)(ii) Charges still being prosecuted

WOMEN	CHILDREN
20 515	21 281

(c)(iii) Sentenced in the 2012/2013 financial year

WOMEN	CHILDREN
2 622	2 654

v The totals refer to charges and not persons

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1749

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1749. Mr A M Shaik Emam (NFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the rate of successful prosecutions by the SA Police Service (SAPS) with regard to the combating of (a) prostitution, (b) illicit drug trafficking and (c) enslavement of girls as young as eleven years old by unscrupulous foreign syndicates;

(2) what are the SAPS doing to increase their success rate to bring an end to the exploitation of vulnerable children at the hands of such foreign nationals?

NW2116E

REPLY:

(1)(a) The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) does not focus on prostitution per se. We respond to information or complaints of suspected human trafficking. During these operations we can either detect trafficking for sexual purposes or prostitution of teenage girls.

The information in our responses to questions 1 (b) and (c) illustrates how we address prostitution of young girls, through our human trafficking investigations.

(1)(b) There are two (2) pending cases in court where foreign nationals were charged for supplying drugs to teenage girls that they employed for purposes of prostitution. During 2012 the DPCI conducted an operation at a Durban hotel where they arrested five (5) suspects (including the hotel owner) on charges relating to racketeering, keeping a brothel, trafficking for sexual purposes, dealing in drugs and money laundering. We rescued twenty four (24) females between the ages of twelve (12) and twenty two (22) years. Eight (8) of these females were under the age of 18 years. These females were recruited under the pretext of romance by the "PIMP", who was a local South African male. Once they were brought to the hotel the "PIMP" supplied these girls with illicit drugs and exploited them for sexual purposes.

(1)(c) The DPCI has successfully prosecuted four (4) cases of trafficking for sexual purposes in respect of foreigners exploiting teenage girls. Our most significant success involves a Mozambican female being sentenced to life imprisonment in the North Gauteng High Court on human trafficking charges for commercial sexual exploitation of three Mozambican teenage girls, between the ages of 14 and 17 years old.

(2) Human Trafficking is one of the declared operational priorities of the DPCI. We have several ongoing operations to address criminal groups engaged in suspected human trafficking activities. The DPCI adopts a multi-disciplinary and integrated approach together with various stakeholders in other government departments, non-governmental organisations, Metro Police, International Organisation for Migration and Civil Society to increase our success rate in curbing the exploitation of children in human trafficking related matters. Rapid Response Teams are established in all provinces to address the scourge of human trafficking, including vulnerable children. Awareness campaigns and training of SAPS members is regularly conducted to enhance our capability in dealing with all forms of human trafficking.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1742

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1742. Mr W M Madisha (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the SA Police Service had continued to seize unlicensed firearms of all description in adequate quantities to dent violent crime in each of the provinces during the period 1 July 2009 to 1 July 2014 as a result of (a) roadblocks, (b) special amnesty, (c) cash compensation programmes, (d) search and seizure operations and (e) thwarting gun-related crime in action; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what number of unlicensed firearms was seized in each (i) province and (ii) year?

NW2102E

REPLY:

The tracing of illegal firearms and the testing for legal compliance remains a priority for the SAPS. To address the proliferation of firearms, a total of 86 355 firearms and 1 052 637 rounds of ammunition were recovered by the SAPS during day-to-day activities and special operations.

2009/2010 - 21 268 firearms and 295 085 ammunitions

2010/2011 - 19 327 firearms and 255 927 ammunitions

2011/2012 - 25 615 firearms and 264 720 ammunitions

2012/2013 - 20 145 firearms and 236 905 ammunitions

2013/2014 - 5 182 firearms and 58 187 ammunitions

The South African Police Service report on financial years and the information regarding the current financial year 2014/2015 will be available in 2015.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1736

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 18-2014)

1736. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether he had requested his department to give immediate attention to the recommendation of a certain expert witness (name furnished) who noted from what had happened at Marikana that the police had to improve (a) the level of how it organised itself as an organisation and the training it gave its personnel, (b) the content of what it taught its personnel, (c) the standards to which it held its personnel, (d) the manner in which it managed the organisation and the quality of the managers it entrusted this task to and (e) the structuring and modus operandi of how police received policy direction that went beyond a phone call; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

NW1960E

REPLY:

No, the issues relating to the Marikana incident are still before the Commission of Inquiry chaired by Judge Farlam. All the recommendations made by the Commission, including those of Mr de Rover, will be considered once the Commission has finalised its work.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1734

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1734. Dr M J Cardo (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Since the appointment of the new Cabinet in May 2014, what is the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year and (d) purchase price of each vehicle bought for the official use of the (i) President and (ii) Deputy President?

NW2098E

REPLY:

Since the appointment of the new Cabinet in May 2014 no vehicles was bought for the President or Deputy President.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1717

1717.Mr T R Majola (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Police Inefficiency and a Breakdown in Relations between SAPS and the Community in Khayelitsha has been brought to his attention; if so, what is he planning to do with the matters raised in the report? NW2081E

REPLY:

The minister of Police has received the Khayelitsha Commission Report and Mrs H Zille met with the Minister on the 17^th September, the minister is currently studying the report, once he has gone through all details he will set up a Team that will include Western Cape Province, to look at how the recommendations will be actioned.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1695

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1695. Ms T Stander (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Do any formal hot pursuit agreements exist between South Africa and Mozambique; if so, what are the details in each case;

(2) what steps is his department taking to protect the borders;

(3) (a) what are the details of the SA Police Service members who were arrested in Mozambique on or about 5 September 2014 following a cross-border raid, (b) was the sovereignty of South Africa affected by the actions of the Mozambican law enforcement personnel and (c) what steps will he take to ensure the continued sovereignty of South Africa in this regard?

NW2057E

REPLY:

(1) During 1995 a general agreement in respect of Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in the Field of Crime Combatting was concluded between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique in order to promote cooperation between the respective police services. Subsequently, during 1997 a multi- lateral agreement, similar to the Agreement with Mozambique was developed for the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO) which comprises virtually the same content. This multi-lateral Agreement was subsequently signed and ratified by 12 Southern African States, including the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique.

In terms of the Agreement a police official of a party may enter into and be present in, or travel through or across the territory of another party for the purpose of the cooperation contemplated in the agreement. This right of entry is subject to the municipal laws of the hosting state, and approval being obtained from the Central Office of that state provided for in the Agreement.

The Agreement expressly provides that a visiting police official shall under no circumstances have the right to Act on his/her own, but shall at all times be accompanied by a member of the hosting police service and that all actions to be taken shall be done by the hosting police official concerned, to the extent that he/she is authorised to do so by the municipal (domestic) law of that country.

Accordingly, where suspects are being pursued in South Africa and cross into Mozambique the assistance of the Mozambican Police has to be requested and last mentioned may to the extent that it is permissible in terms of their domestic law take such steps which are appropriate in the circumstances, which could include the tracing and arrest of the suspects and /or the seizure of exhibits. In circumstances where an arrest is effected and/ or exhibits are seized, by the Mozambican police, such person(s)/ item(s) shall be dealt with in accordance with Mozambican law."

(2) The borderline function and deployment along the RSA and Mozambique is the preserve of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

(3)(a) The members arrested on the date in question are as follows:

No 06323285-0 W/O BC Nkabinde, POP, Newcastle,

No 7071137-2 Cst TV Buthelezi, POP, Ulundi, and

No 6345145-3 Cst MAM Ngobese, POP, Newcastle.

Note should be taken that the members were not detained in Mozambique but on the RSA side close to the Maputo River at the Osuthu gorge area at a private game reserve belonging to Nkosi Mathenjwa who is the Ndumo tribal chief, the function that the members were performing includes the rural patrols with the local police stations.

(3)(b) No. The incident occurred in an open piece of land close to the Maputo River. This area in our view is in the part of the Republic of South Africa, however the Mozambican officials had a different view, thinking it was Mozambique.

(3)(c) There are ongoing bilateral discussions on the area in question and it must be said that there is a cordial relationship between the two countries and the matter should be finalized in due course.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1671

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1671. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a)(i) How many SA Police Service (SAPS) members have been deployed to Lesotho and (ii) from which units are these members respectively, (b) in each case, (i) when were they deployed to Lesotho, (ii) when are they scheduled to return to South Africa, (iii) what is the cost of the deployment and (iv) under what (aa) treaty or (bb) agreement were the SAPS members deployed;

(2) are any SAPS members officially performing duties in (a) South Sudan, (b) Darfur or (c) any other countries; if so, in each case (i) how many SAPS members have been deployed, (ii) when were they deployed, (iii) when are they scheduled to return to South Africa, (iv) what is the cost of the deployment and (v) under what (aa) treaty or (bb) agreement were the SAPS members deployed?

NW2032E

REPLY:

(1) and (2) Given the sensitive nature of the operation in Lesotho, we cannot at this stage provide details, as it may compromise the security of our SAPS members.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1670

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1670. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

How many police stations did the SA Police Service have in 2012?

NW2031E

REPLY:

In 2012 the SA Police Service had 1134 police stations.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1669

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1669. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many medals did the National Police Commissioner wear at the 2014 National Police Remembrance Day, (b) what was each medal awarded for and (c) who awarded each medal to the specified person?

NW2030E

REPLY:

(a) Four (4),

(b) - SAPS, Gold medal for outstanding service

- SAPS, 10 year commemoration

- Amalgamation

- Soccer world cup 2010 support

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1622

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1622. Mr Z N Mbhele (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) Which posts in his department are vacant in the (i) highly skilled, (ii) highly skilled supervision and (iii) senior and top management levels and (b) in each case, what has been the duration of the vacancy?

NW1983E

REPLY:

(a) The vacant posts in SAPS below were calculated taking into consideration the Mid-year actuals 2014. The vacancy rate reflected in the table below is for SAPS as a whole. The SAPS is currently in a process of normalising its fixed establishment to address the distortion against the overall fixed establishment as well as between salary levels. This is done by means of matching and placing of employees as well as movement of employees through internal grade progression and promotion processes.

Note: The SAPS vacancy rate is at 2.90%

Salary Levels	Year-end establishment (31-08-2014)	Number of employees (filled posts)	Vacancies	Vacancy Rate %
Senior Management (Level 13-16)	777	733	44	5.66
Highly skilled supervision (Level 9-12)	9274	8090	1184	12.77
Highly skilled (Level 6-8)	96641	80663	15978	16.53
Skilled (Level 1-5)	92845	104361	-11516	-12.40
Total	199537	193847	5690	2.90

(b) The average turnaround time taken to fill a post, in general, is between 1-6 months. The gap between funded posts and filled posts will be addressed by means of recruitment, appointments and enlistments. External and internal advertisement processes have been initiated during 2014/15 financial year to address the differences and to ensure effective maintenance of the establishment. Annual promotion and grade progression which are planned for are effected in terms different phases. The need for phases is as a result of the significance of these recruitment and promotion drives relevant to the number of applications received. These processes are monitored on a continuous basis by Human Resource Management, to ensure the achievement of the targets.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1607

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)1607.

Mr A M Shaik Emam (NFP) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to bed and breakfast outlets mushrooming countrywide which offer hourly bookings and are a front for prostitution, (a) what steps is his department taking to prevent the exploitation of young girls in these outlets, (b) why is the police not clamping down and shutting these outlets and (c) why are these criminals not being charged;

(2) why are the owners of the properties not being held liable and accountable where the police have found that they are benefiting from this illegal and unlawful trading?

NW1959E

REPLY:

(1)(a)

In instances where police become or are made aware of establishments operating in the manner described in the Honourable Member's question, the provisions of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007) must be applied. Prevention programmes by SAPS include community based outreach and awareness programmes and encouraging members of the public to report such practices to the SAPS. Schools based prevention programmes that make children aware of their rights constitute a further intervention, but also goes further to build a relationship between police stations and schools to allow for schools to make SAPS aware of children dropping out of school.

(1)(b) and (c) and (2)

The SAPS is obliged to act in terms of the following statutory provisions and failure to do so should be reported in terms of SAPS or government complaints procedures.

The following offences are specifically provided for In terms of section 17 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007) relating to the sexual exploitation of children:

Section 17(1) of the Act provides that a person who unlawfully and intentionally engages the services of a child complainant, with or without the consent of the child, for financial or other reward, favour or compensation to the child or to a third person -

(a) for the purpose of engaging in a sexual act with the child, irrespective of whether the sexual act is committed or not; or

(b) by committing a sexual act with the child,

is, in addition to any other offence which he or she may be convicted of, guilty of the sexual exploitation of a child.

Section 17(2) of the Act provides that a person who unlawfully and intentionally offers the services of a child complainant to a third person, with or without the consent of the child, for financial or other reward, favour or compensation to a person -

(a) for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with the child by another person;

(b) by inviting, persuading or inducing the child to allow the other person to commit a sexual act with the child;

(c) by participating in, being involved in, promoting, encouraging or facilitating the commission of a sexual act with the child by the other person;

(d) by making available, offering or engaging the child for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with the child by the other person; or

(e) by detaining the child, whether under threat, force, coercion, deception, abuse of power or authority, for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with the child by the other person,

is guilty of an offence of being involved in the sexual exploitation of a child.

Section 17(3) of the Act provides that a person who -

(a) intentionally allows or knowingly permits the commission of a sexual act by a third person with a child complainant, with or without the consent of the child, while being a primary care-giver defined in section 1 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004), parent or guardian of the child; or

(b) owns, leases, rents, manages, occupies or has control of any movable or immovable property and intentionally allows or knowingly permits such movable or immovable property to be used for purposes of the commission of a sexual act with the child by the other person, with or without the consent of the child,

is guilty of the offence of furthering the sexual exploitation of a child.

Section 17(4) of the Act provides that a person who intentionally receives financial or other reward, favour or compensation from the commission of a sexual act with a child complainant, with or without the consent of the child, by a third person, is guilty of the offence of benefiting from the sexual exploitation of a child.

Section 17(5) of the Act provides that a person who intentionally lives wholly or in part on rewards, favours or compensation for the commission of a sexual act with a child complainant, with or without the consent of the child, by a third person, is guilty of an offence of living from the earnings of the sexual exploitation of a child.

Section 17(6) of the Act provides that a person, including a juristic person, who -

(a) makes or organises any travel arrangements for or on behalf of a third person, whether that other person is resident within or outside the borders of the Republic, with the intention of facilitating the commission of any sexual act with a child complainant, with or without the consent of the child, irrespective of whether that act is committed or not; or

(b) prints or publishes, in any manner, any information that is intended to promote or facilitate conduct that would constitute a sexual act with the child,

is guilty of the offence of promoting child sex tours.

THEREFORE: The following must be noted:

Section 17 provides for the following offences:

(a) sexual exploitation of a child;

(b) being involved in the sexual exploitation of a child;

(d) benefiting from the sexual exploitation of a child;

(e) living from the earnings of the sexual exploitation of a child; and

(f) promoting child sex tours.

Offences in terms of the Sexual Offences Act, 1957 (Act No. 23 of 1957) (WHICH WAS NOT BEEN REPEALED BY THE 2007 ACT)

Section 2 of the Act provides that a person who keeps a brothel shall be guilty of an offence.

- A "brothel" includes "any house or place kept or used for purposes of prostitution or for persons to visit for the purpose of having unlawful carnal intercourse or for any other lewd or indecent purpose".

- A "house" is defined in that section as including "a dwelling‑house, building, room, out‑house, shed or tent or any part thereof".

- A "place" is defined in that section as including any field, enclosure, space, vehicle, or boat or any part thereof".

In terms of section 3, the following persons are deemed to keep a brothel:

(a) any person who resides in a brothel unless he or she proves that he or she was ignorant of the character of the house or place;

(b) any person who manages or assists in the management of any brothel;

(d) any person who, being the tenant or occupier of any house or place, knowingly permits the same to be used as a brothel;

(e) any person who, being the owner of any house or place, lets the same, or allows the same to be let, or to continue to be let, with the knowledge that such house or place is to be kept or used or is being kept or used as a brothel;

(f) any person found in a brothel who refuses to disclose the name and identity of the keeper or manager thereof;

(g) any person whose spouse keeps or resides in or manages or assists in the management of a brothel unless such person proves that he or she was ignorant thereof or that he or she lives apart from the said spouse and did not receive the whole or any share of the moneys taken therein.

In terms of section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act, 1957, the state must prove that a house or place is to be kept or used or is being kept or used as a brothel to the knowledge of the owner: However,

(a) if it is established to the satisfaction of the court that, having regard to the locality and accommodation, the rent to be paid or paid for the house or place is exorbitant, the onus shall be on the accused to prove that he or she was ignorant that such house or place is to be kept or used or was kept or used as a brothel;

(b) proof of written notice having been given to the owner by a police officer not below the rank of sergeant or by two householders living in the vicinity of the house or place that any house or place is being kept or used as a brothel, shall be conclusive proof of knowledge on the part of the owner.

In terms of section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act, any contract to let any house or place to be kept or used as a brothel shall be null and void.

In terms of section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act, the following is provided:

"(1) If it appears to any magistrate from affidavits laid before him by not less than two householders of good repute that any house or place in the vicinity of the dwellings of such householders is being kept or used as a brothel or on similar information upon oath laid before him by any police officer not below the rank of sergeant, or by a welfare officer employed by a department of State responsible for Health and Welfare, a local authority or a registered welfare organization, the magistrate may:-

(a) issue a warrant for the arrest of the person alleged to be the keeper of such brothel; or

(b) issue a warrant authorizing any police officer not below the rank of sergeant:-

(i) to enter at any time and within such period as shall be stated in such warrant, such house or place for the purpose of ascertaining the name and identity of the keeper of such house or place;

(ii) to interrogate, and to demand the name and address of any person found in or upon such house or place; and

(iii) to demand, search for, and seize any account book, receipt, paper, document or thing likely to afford evidence of the commission by any person of an offence under this Act.

(2) Any person found in or upon such house or place who, when called upon to do so by the police officer conducting the search, refuses to furnish his name and address or furnishes a name or address which is false in any material particular or refuses to disclose the name or identity of the keeper of such house or place or to produce any book, receipt, paper, document or thing which he has in his possession or custody or under his control, is guilty of an offence.

(3) The issue of a warrant under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall not in any way affect the power of the magistrate to issue at any time a warrant under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) or under any other law."

In terms of section 17 of the Sexual Offences Act, it is an offence for any person who, being the owner or occupier of any house or place or having or acting or assisting in the management or control thereof, knowingly to permit the use of such house or place for the purpose of any offence against any provision of the Sexual

Offences Act.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1591

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 17-2014)

1591. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether, in view of so many police officers playing active and even leading roles in gang activities after official duty hours as revealed recently in Midrand where criminals had cloned a police car and were in possession of various police paraphernalia, his department devised any countrywide programme to systematically unmask police officials who were (a) duplicitously donning police uniforms in order to operate safely as gangsters, fraudsters and criminals, (b) using inside information on police planning, surveillance, operations and raids and (c) making police uniforms, radios and other items available only to the police; if not, why not; if so, what number of officers have been (i) unmasked between 2009 to 2014 of such offences and (ii)(aa) arrested and (bb) convicted as a result thereof?

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REPLY:

Yes, there is a National Investigation Unit that is investigating all these crimes.

(a) The issue of police uniforms is properly managed and where police officials are caught using police uniform in committing crime, they are charged criminally and departmentally (misconduct).

(b) When there is proof that police officials are using inside information for committing crime, the matter is investigated and where there is sufficient evidence the police officials are charged departmentally or criminally.

(i) Police officers unmasked = 244

(ii)(aa) Arrested = 323

(bb) Convicted = 57

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1546

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1546. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With regard to a certain police station (name furnished), (a) what was the sick leave rate for the 2013-14 financial year and (b) how many SA Police Service members at the station are currently under (i) criminal or (ii) departmental investigation;

(2) how many complaints were received against the station in the 2013-14 financial year;

(3) has an investigation been launched into any of these complaints; if so, what was the outcome of each investigation respectively?

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REPLY:

(1)(a) Absenteeism rate for the indicated period was 3.99%.

(b)(i) Three (3) members were facing criminal cases during 2013/2014, two (2) of those cases were finalised and one (1) is pending.

(b)(ii) One (1) member is facing departmental investigation.

(2) Number of complaints dealt with by Provincial Inspectorate for 2013/2014: One (1)

Number of complaints dealt with by general Detectives for 2013/2014:
Three (3)

(3) Yes,

* Three (3) complaints that are being dealt with by General Detectives pertains to poor investigation and to date are not yet finalised.

* One (1) complaint dealt with by Provincial Inspectorate, pertains to poor service where the complainant was not happy with the police for failing to arrest a person who he alleged had a warrant of arrest issued for failing to appear in court on CAS 277/06/2013. Matter finalised and no action taken against members because the police had not received such a warrant from court. As a result of which the police could not affect arrest.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1545

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1545. Mr D W MacPherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With regard to the Greenwood Park Police Station in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, (a) how many SA Police Service members are currently employed under the (i) visible policing, (ii) crime prevention, (iii) detective and (iv) administrative divisions and (b) what is the conviction rate at the specified station for the trio crimes of ?

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REPLY:

(a)(i) and (ii) Visible Policing/Crime Prevention - 88

(a)(iii) Detective - 44

(a)(iv) Administrative - 36

(b) 85,71% conviction rate.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1544

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1544. Mr J J McGluwa (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) How many additional SA Police Service officers have been deployed to the parliamentary precinct since 21 August 2014 and (b) what are the reasons for this deployment?

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REPLY:

(a) No additional members have been deployed, except when Parliament is in session then an additional 14 members are deployed.

(b) The reason for deployment is to arrest any situation that might arise intending to disrupt Parliament.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1535

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1535. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) When will a new Norkem Park Police Station be built so that the detectives can be accommodated in the same building;

(2) when will the customer care centre at the specified police station be upgraded in order to ensure that persons coming to the station have privacy when reporting crimes?

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REPLY:

(1) There is currently no project in place for the construction of a new Police Station for Norkem Park on the SAPS Annual Performance Plan for 2014/15 and neither is it on the Approved SAPS Medium Term Infrastructure Programme.

(2) There is no project in place for the upgrade of the customer care centre at Norkem Park. However, there is currently a Planned Maintenance Project underway at Norkem Park which will be finalized by the end of October 2014.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1534

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1534. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) On what date was the Resource Allocation Guide (RAG) last updated at the Norkem Park Police Station, (b) what (i) was the population of the specified police station precinct when the RAG was last updated and (ii) is the current population of the precinct and (c) what is the date of the next update of the RAG at the specified police station?

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REPLY:

(a) The RAG input sheets which is used to collect all demographic information of each and every police station, annually, was updated on 8 November 2013 for the police station in question.

(b)(i) The population figure at the time was recorded as 71071, confirmed from Statistic South Africa enumeration areas.

(b)(ii) The current 2014/15 population figure is 73924 aligned with the recent STATSA census.

(b) The process for the update of the current data will be initiated on 1 October 2014, also considering STATSA projections and the results will be published by 31 March 2015.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1534

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1534. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

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REPLY:

(a) The RAG input sheets which is used to collect all demographic information of each and every police station, annually, was updated on 8 November 2013 for the police station in question.

(b)(i) The population figure at the time was recorded as 71071, confirmed from Statistic South Africa enumeration areas.

(b)(ii) The current 2014/15 population figure is 73924 aligned with the recent STATSA census.

(b) The process for the update of the current data will be initiated on 1 October 2014, also considering STATSA projections and the results will be published by 31 March 2015.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1469

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1469. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What is the quantum of funds spent by his department on all advertising for each financial year between 1 April 2010 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?

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REPLY:

The actual amounts spent by the SA Police Service on advertising are the following:

· 2010/11 financial year - R24,145 million

· 2011/12 financial year - R28,708 million

· 2012/13 financial year - R16,673 million

· 2013/14 financial year - R33,277 million

2014/15 financial year up to the end of August 2014 - R8,241 million.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1437

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1437. Mr C D Matsepe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) Which travel agents has his department used during the period 1 April 2012 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the quantum of funds spent with each of the specified travel agents in the specified period?

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REPLY:

A + B)

MAGIC TRAVEL (PTY) LTD R98,579,070.09

FLIGHT SPECIALS PRETORIA TRAVEL

R150,460.46

HAMBA NATHI TRAVEL

R237,093.74

ASTRA TRAVEL (PTY) LTD

R258,654.67

RENNIES TRAVEL (PTY) LTD

R168,419.70

BTI CONNEX TRAVEL

R337,166.72

THOMPSONS TRAVEL

R100,637.00

DUMA TRAVEL (PTY) LTD

R28,830.20

LITHABA TRAVELS

R171,910.66

TRAVEL WITH FLAIR (CAPE TOWN)

R54,535.82

TRAVEL WITH FLAIR (PTY) LTD

R100,242.18

SIZAKUSA TRAVEL CONSULTANTS CC

R10,774.00

WORLDWIDE TRAVEL AND TOURS

R20,784.00

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1381

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1381. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Did the Durban SA Police Service VIP Unit escort a certain person (name furnished) from Durban to Dundee in August this year; if so, (a) how much did this VIP protection cost and (b) on what grounds (i) was this VIP protection provided and (ii) is this person entitled to such protection services?

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REPLY:

The Durban SA Police Service VIP unit never escorted any person from Durban to Dundee during August 2014.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1380

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1380. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to the purchase of explosive detection machines in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament, (a) what was the cost of each machine, (b) how many machines (i) were purchased and (ii) are stored at OR Tambo Airport and (c) where are the rest of the machines stored;

(2) (a) how many of the machines have been utilised and (b) in each case (i) on what date and (ii) for what purpose?

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REPLY:

(1)(a), (b)(i) and (c).

ITEMS	PURPOSE	QUANTITY	STORED	UNIT PRICE	TOTAL PRICE	UTILISATION
						Rate	Purpose	Date
First defender portable chemical identifiers	Identify explosives, chemical weapons, toxic industrial chemicals, narcotics, nerve agents, blister agents and choking agents. To be used at airports, land ports and seaports in future.	4	Offices	472500.00	1,890 000.00
			Head Office – 1			9	Hazmat Scene-Sanral	2014-01-24
							Hazmat Scene-Sanral	2014-01-26
							Training Courses	2011-07-17 to 2011-07-27
							Training Courses	2011-08-14 to 2011-08-26
							Training Courses	2011-09-11 to 2011-09-23
							Training Courses	2012-11-04 to 2012-11-17
							Training Courses	2013-01-13 to 2013-01-26
							Training Courses	2013-01-27 to 2013-02-09
							Training Courses	2013-02-10 to 2013-02-23
			Durban Office – 2			2	Hazmat Scene	2014-08-13
							Hazmat Scene	2014-08-30
			Cape Town Office- 1			7	In service Training	2012-11-06
							In service Training	2012-11-23
							Hazmat Scene Delft	2013-04-21
							Explosion Scene Athlone	2013-07-24
							In service Training	2013-08-19
							In service Training	2013-09-27
							In service Training	2014-03-31

(1)(b)(ii) No explosive detection machines are being stored at OR Tambo International Airport prior to or during 2010.

(2) The equipment is utilised on crime scenes when there is a suspicion of any Chemical Biological Radio Nuclear Agents (e.g. anthrax) and during training courses. The offices are also using the equipment for in-service training to keep members in a state of readiness.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1368 as AMENDED

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1368. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With regard to the SA Police Service (SAPS) being present in the National Assembly Chamber on 21 August 2014, (a) why was the SAPS ordered to be in the House, (b) how long after the order did the SAPS arrive in the House and (c) how many police officers were deployed to the House?

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REPLY:

(a) The first part of the response to question no 1368 which is part (a) of the previous response is hereby withdrawn and is amended as follows. The National Minister of Police called the police to Parliamentary precinct but not the Speaker of National Assembly. .

(b) The Protection and Security Services responded immediately to as the Unit had deployment around the National Assembly. The Public Order Unit arrived approximately twenty minutes after being called by PSS.

(c) Protection and Security Services had a deployment of 88 members around the Parliamentary precinct. Seven (7) PSS members were deployed around the National Assembly with an additional thirteen (13) being called after the disruption occurred. The Public Order Unit arrived with thirteen (13) members on standby at the front entrance to the National Assembly.

Reply received: October 2014

PARLIAMENT CONCERNED ABOUT INCORRECT WRITTEN REPLY TO NA, CLAIMING SPEAKER ORDERED POLICE ONTO PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCT ON 21 AUGUST

Parliament, Thursday 2 October 2014 – An incorrect written reply from the Minister of Police claiming that the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Baleka Mbete, ordered the police to be in Parliament on 21 August, was brought to the attention of the Presiding Officers today.

The written reply further incorrectly states that 37 members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) were deployed in the House on that day.

The Ministry has since said that this incorrect reply will be retracted.

It is important to note that some units of the police, such as the VIP Protection Unit and the Protection and Security Services of the SAPS, are stationed in and operate within the Parliamentary precinct. Some members of these units were present outside the NA Chamber when the 21 August incident occurred.

The submission of this incorrect information to both Parliament and the media is a cause for concern.

It is hoped that the Ministry will address the internal processes which resulted in such incorrect information being compiled, distributed to the media and sent to Parliament.

ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF THE RSA

QUESTION NO 1368

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)
1368. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

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REPLY:

(a) The South African Police Services members were ordered by the Speaker to be in Parliament as mandated by section 11 of the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act, 2004 (Act 4 of 2004).

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1362

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1362. Mr D W MacPherson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With regard to the Greenwood Park Police Station in Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, how many SA Police Service vehicles are currently (a) allocated to the station and (b) undergoing repairs;

(2) why is there a delay in the turnaround time for which the specified vehicles are repaired?

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REPLY:

(1)(a) Greenwood Park police station currently has 40 SAPS vehicles allocated.

(1)(b) 15 of these vehicles are undergoing repairs.

(2) The reason for the delay is due to the fact that the 15 vehicles are booked in for either panel beating or extensive mechanical repairs. This takes longer than routine servicing or maintenance.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1331

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1331. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether in view of the Governments' constitutional duty to defend Chapter 9 institutions, he had proactively requested the Police Commissioner to consider laying charges against persons who were publicly and volubly insulting, abusing and threatening the Public Protector to the extent that the Public Protector called a press conference to draw attention to extraordinary and unwarranted attacks on her person and her office; if not, why not; if so, what are the details?

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REPLY:

The South African Police Service have no record of any complain from the Public Protector, should the public protector lay a charge SAPS will investigate such complain directed to her.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1327

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2014)

1327. Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) How many escapes of detainees took place (a) in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013 and (b) since 1 January 2014 at each police station in the Maclear/Barkly East area;

(2) whether any warnings were given by the Rhodes Community Safety Initiative (RCSI) to the police in the area that intelligence existed that escapes could possibly take place; if so, (a) what was done in this regard and (b) what steps are being taken to (i) prevent further escapes and (ii) follow up on information provided by the community;

(3) whether the police in the area has arrested any escapees; if so, (a) when and (b) how many;

(4) whether any attention has been paid to the RCSI's concerns and requests as expressed to senior officers from Bisho in April 2014; if not why not; if so, when;

(5) whether he will make a statement concerning the matter?

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REPLY:

Maclear Barkley East

(1) (a) (i) 2011 1 1

(ii) 2012 1 1

(iii) 2013 1 1

(b) Since 1 January 2014 1 1

(2) Yes

(a) Capt Reynders discovered that suspects planned to escape and arranged with the Department of Correctional Service at Barkly East to transfer and detain the suspects there. On 26 July 2014 a report was received that four (4) suspects had escaped from Correctional Service, Barkly East. Two (2) murderers and specific a Mr Sarel Pretorius, were amongst the escapees. During further investigation it was established that one (1) of the Correctional Service employees was bribed in assisting the escapees to escape. This employee was arrested. The Correctional Services member is out on bail and his case is remanded to 18 September 2014 for plea.

(b) (i) Eastern Cape Provincial plan to prevent escapes from custody is in place.

(ii) Information received from the Community is followed up at all times. The information that was supplied was already known by the SAPS. Steps were taken by the SAPS to remove the suspects out of the Police cells to be detained at the Department of Correctional Service.

(3) Yes

Maclear

(a) 2011/08 (b) 1

(a) 2013/07 (b) 1

(a) 2013/09 (b) 1

(a) 2014/09 (b) 1

Barkley East

(a) 2012/08 (b) 11

(a) 2013/03 (b) 1

(a) 2014/09 (b) 4

(4) Yes.

The concerns of the RCSI were attended to on 15 May 2014.

(5) Yes.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1301

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1301. Dr H C Volmink (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 206/01/2014 reported at the Bloemfontein Police Station in January 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, progress has been made in Bayswater CAS 206/01/2014.

The docket was investigated and submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions on 30 April 2014. During July 2014 the docket was received back from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Advocate Ferreira, the appointed advocate dealing with these relevant cases in the Free State Province, requested further investigation.

The Investigating Officer is busy addressing these requests / outstanding investigation. It needs mentioning that a number of attempts have been made to obtain statements from individuals at the Mangaung Municipality and Department of Water Affairs and Forestry without success. Time and again appointments are postponed. It is being addressed.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1300

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1300. Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 7/12/2010 which was reported at the Lindley Police Station in December 2010; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, progress has been made in Lindley CAS 07/12/2010.

The above mentioned case was investigated under section 151(1)(i) of the National Water Act, Act No 36 of 1998. An investigation was also done simultaneously by the Department of Water Affairs, Mr G Nell of Bloemfontein. According to section 19 of the National Water Act, certain remedies must be done to avoid a spill or occurrence of a spill. Section 19(6) of the Act states further that the problem can be fixed / solved and the financial costs reclaimed from the land owner, in this case the Nketoane municipality.

During the investigation a further problem came to light, namely that the contractor that was contracted to build the plant, used the wrong pumps and not the pumps that were contracted for. A wrong orber (a relevant device) was also installed. After completion of the investigation, the case was placed before the Public Prosecutor. The Public Prosecutor declined to prosecute due to the fact that successful prosecution cannot be foreseen. A letter to this effect and a full explanation was handed to Mr SG Henning of the DA, dated 28 August 2012.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1299

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1299. Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 130/1/2010 which was reported at the Brits Police Station in January 2010; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, progress has been made in Brits CAS 130/01/2010.

On 11 June 2013 the case docket was sent to the Senior Public Prosecutor for the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions, North Gauteng, Pretoria. On 28 January 2014 the case docket was received back from the Senior Public Prosecutor with queries from the Director of Public Prosecutions to be attended to.

The following are outstanding:

1. A statement of Mr L Manus from Water Affairs;

2. The minutes of the meeting held by him (Mr Manus and J Monde)

As soon as the outstanding investigation is completed, the case docket will be sent back to the Director of Public Prosecution for decision.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1298

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1298. Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 178/10/2009 which was reported at the Brits Police Station in October 2009; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, progress has been made with the investigation of the case docket, Brits CAS 178/10/2009.

The investigation was concluded and on 1 September 2014 the case docket was handed to the Senior Public Prosecutor for a decision on prosecution.

The decision of the Senior Public Prosecutor is now awaited.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1279

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1279. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Has the tender for replacement car parts for the Greenwood Park SA Police Service Station in KwaZulu-Natal been renewed; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the tender be awarded;

(2) (a) how and (b) by what date will the current shortage of vehicles be addressed?

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REPLY:

(1) No. A new contract was awarded for the replacement parts for all SAPS vehicles on 1 July 2014 and not specifically for any police station.

(2)(a) According to the prescribed SAPS issuing criteria there is a shortage of one (1) vehicle for this police station.

(2)(b) An order for the 2014/2015 financial year has been placed with the various vehicle manufacturers and delivery will commence as from the end of October 2014. The vehicle will then be delivered as soon as possible thereafter.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1278

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1278. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Why is the trailer, which is meant for use by the Family Violence, Child Abuse and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit at the Morokweng SA Police Service Station in the North West province, currently being used by the station commander?

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REPLY:

In 2011 the Provincial Office in the North West submitted accommodation needs to the National office for the erection and supply of different police stations and Morokweng were included. The needs were for the Cluster Commander and FCS Unit.

In the 2011/2012 financial year, the park home was erected and was 46m square. The park home is currently used by five (5) members of the Cluster office and the four (4) members of FCS are accommodated in a Trauma Room.

In the 2012/2013 financial year, the Department of Public Works received a procurement to lease offices for Morokweng FCS and none of the tendered candidates responded to the advertisement. Up to date the Provincial office in the North West has not received any development of progress in this matter. No dedicated accommodation has to date been procured for Morokweng FCS.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1275

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1275. Mr Z N Mbhele (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What is the status of each of the criminal cases which was reported at the Oudtshoorn police station against a certain person (name furnished), with case number (a) CAS 35/08/2011, (b) CAS 36/08/2011, (c) CAS 37/08/2011, (d) CAS 38/08/2011, (e) CAS 33/02/2012 and (f) 256/11/2011?

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REPLY:

Oudtshoorn CAS 33/02/2012, CAS 35/08/2011 and CAS 38/08/2011 were finalized in court. The accused were found not guilty.

Oudtshoorn CAS 36/08/2011 and CAS 37/08/2011 are on the court roll and postponed to 26 September 2014 for trial.

Oudtshoorn CAS 256/11/2011 is also on the court roll and postponed to 9 May 2015 for trial.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1218

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 5 SEPTEMBER 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 14-2014)

1218. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether he, as the designated Minister under the National Key Points Act, Act 102 of 1980, received a formal request from the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, to report to Cabinet on a determination to whether the President is liable for any contribution in respect of the security upgrades at his private residence at Nkandla; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,

(2) (a) what are the legal and constitutional provisions on which he relies in carrying out such a request and (b) what is the extent to which he may rely on such provisions to make a determination different to the recommendations or findings of the Public Protector in holding the President liable for paying a reasonable percentage of the cost of the measures as determined and set out in her report on security installations at the President's private residence at Nkandla?

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REPLY:

(1) There is no request received by the Minister of Police from President Zuma regarding determination on whether he is liable for any contributions in respect of security upgrades undertaken at his private residence.

(2) (a)(b) The parliament has taken resolution to set up Adhoc Committee to specifically look at the Public Protectors report and all other relevant replies and submissions, the Minister will wait for the outcome of Parliament and its Adhoc Committee decision on this matter.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1207

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1207. Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 104/5/2009 which was reported at the Kroonstad Police Station in May 2009; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, the investigation of Kroonstad CAS 104/05/2009 is almost complete. The warning statement is outstanding. An interview was conducted with the suspect and his attorney indicated that a warning statement will be submitted in due course. There are three (3) cases investigated against Mqaka Municipality relating to the transgression of the National Water Act, namely;

Kroonstad CAS 104/05/2009

Viljoenskroons CAS 11/10/2013

Bothaville CAS 248/09/2013

Adv Ferreira, the Advocate dedicated to environmental cases at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutor, Free State advised the investigating officer that the outcome of a similar case against the Matjhabeng municipality is still awaited. The case was in court during August and postponed to 2 February 2015.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1206

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1206. Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 61/01/2014 which was reported at the Winburg Police Station in January 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, progress has been made and the investigation completed. It was referred to the Senior Public Prosecutor for decision on 10 June 2014. On 16 August 2014 it came back from the Senior Public Prosecutor indicating that the Public Prosecutor is awaiting instruction from Advocate Ferrreira from the office of the Director for Public Prosecutions, Free State. Advocate Ferreira is the dedicated Advocate handling the environmental cases.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1204

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1204. Mr L J Basson (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 83/08/2014 reported at the Brandfort Police Station in August 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Yes, the docket has been referred to the Green Scorpions and they are currently busy with investigations. Once finalized, the docket will be sent to the Senior Public Prosecutor for decision. The Investigator is Mr Tom Mostert, at contact number 082 533 5550.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1173

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1173. Ms P T van Damme (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether (a) he and (b) the Deputy Minister has each employed a ministerial special advisor; if so,

(2) (a) what is the name of the special advisor, (b) when was the advisor appointed, (c) what are the duties of the advisor, (d) at what post level was the appointment made, (e) what is the salary level of the advisor, (f) what is the duration of the employment contract entered into with the advisor and (g) why was it necessary to appoint the advisor?

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REPLY:

(1) (a) The Minister has employed 2 Special Advisors

(2) (a) Fortune Sithole and Vincent Simelane

(b) they were employed with effect from 3^rd June 2014

to advise the minister on the development of policy that will promote the departments objectives and or any other duties that the minister may assign.

(d) they are both appointed at post level 14 of the Public service Act dispensation.

(e) they are remunerated at salary level 14 of the public service act dispensation

(f) the duration is limited to the Minister's tenure.

(g) the size and dynamics of the portfolio requires that the Minister have appropriate support to execute his duties and powers.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1173

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1173. Ms P T van Damme (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) Whether (a) he and (b) the Deputy Minister has each employed a ministerial special advisor; if so,

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REPLY:

1) The Minister employed Special Advisor and all other staff in terms of the Ministerial Handbook, and the Special Advisors condition and rates are stipulated in section 12A of the Public Service Act

2) (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g) we have attached extract from the Ministerial handbook and Section 12A of the Public Service Act

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1159

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1159. Dr H C Volmink (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to (a) case number 109/3/2014 and (b) case number 121/3/2014 reported at the Lydenburg Police Station in March 2014; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(a) & (b)

Both case dockets, Lydenburg CAS 109/03/2014 and 121/03/2014 were taken by hand to the Senior Public Prosecutor, Mr Mamabolo at Lydenburg court on 13 May 2014 for decision. The dockets are still at the Senior Public Prosecutor awaiting decision.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1158

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1158. Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 199/08/2013 which was reported at the Lydenburg Police Station in August 2013; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

The investigation was conducted and the case docket submitted on 29 August 2014 to the Senior Public Prosecutor , Mr Mamabolo, for a decision. The case docket is still with the Senior Public Prosecutor for a decision at Nelspruit court.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1157

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1157. Dr W G James (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether any progress has been made with regard to case number 62/7/2013 which was reported at the Delmas Police Station in July 2013; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

Delmas CAS 62/07/2013 was discussed with the Senior Public Prosecutor (SPP) of Delmas who advised the Investigating Officer to consult the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was consulted on 14 August 2013 who advised the Investigating Officer to contact the Green Scorpions to take over the docket for further investigation and finalisation. The docket was handed over to the Green Scorpions on 14 August 2014 (Environmental Management Inspector, Mr Serfontein) will continue with investigation and finalisation of the case.

Upon finalization of the investigation by the Green Scorpions, the docket will be returned to the Delmas Detective Service.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1149

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1149. Mr M Waters (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

What progress has been made with regard to case number 444/06/2013 reported at the Cape Town central police station?

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REPLY:

The Senior Public Prosecutor at Cape Town Magistrate's Court declined to prosecute in this matter on 5 July 2013.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1142

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1142. Mr M H Hoosen (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether, following the judgment of a certain magistrate's court (name furnished) clearing a certain police officer (name furnished) of the charges alleging that he did not return a laptop to the relevant police station, the specified person will be reinstated; if not, why not; if so, when?

NW1380E

REPLY:

The member was dismissed at a Disciplinary hearing and submitted an appeal. The outcome of the appeal is still awaited.

The burden of proof in a criminal matter differs considerably from that in a Disciplinary case while the charges would also not be the same. The outcome of the criminal case has no automatic influence on the Disciplinary case.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1141

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1141. Mr M H Hoosen (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With regard to the 108 applications brought against the SA Police Service relating to the Central Firearms Control Register and Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000, what has been the (a) total cost of this legal action since the Act was passed and (b) projected cost of this legal action once the last of these cases has been dealt with?

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REPLY:

(a) The 108 applications referred to is for the past three years (2011-2013) and the total costs paid in this regard is R947 908-78 where orders were granted. This is in respect to 95 matters that were finalised.

(b) No projected costs can be provided for the remainder of the pending matters as each matter will be taxed according to the Rules of Court.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1140

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1140. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to his reply to question 491 on 24 July 2014, how many operational members of the SA Police Service have failed their firearm competency tests in each province in the (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 financial years?

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REPLY:

We are not able to provide the details within the given time frame as this information must be obtained from the provinces. A request is hereby made for an extension in order for us to provide quality and correct information as soon as it is received.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1139

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1139. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

How many (a) firearm licence renewal applications and (b) firearm applications have been outstanding for over 90 days in each province?

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REPLY:

Performance indicator and target for finalised applications for firearm licenses, permits, competency certificates and renewals is 90% finalised for the financial year 2014/2015 as approved on the annual performance plan.

Due to the incomplete implementation of the enhanced firearm registration system, the requested information must be audited before submission to ensure completeness, correct and accurate information to Parliament.

This office hereby request extension to provide information until 30^th September 2014 to enable the submission of audited information.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1069

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1069. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to the investigations conducted by the SA Police Service's Occult Related Crimes Unit into ritual murders, also known as muti killings, how many of these types of murders have been committed since 1 January 2009 in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality in Mpumalanga;

(2) how many victims were children;

(3) how many successful prosecutions have there been for these murders?

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REPLY:

(1) One (1).

(2) One (1).

(3) Nil (case is still pending, remanded to 26 September 2014).

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1096

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1096. Mr D J Stubbe (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) When will a certain SA Police Service officer (name and details furnished) resume official duties following the clearance in court of all charges faced by the specified officer;

(2) (a) have the police witnesses against the specified officer who were alleged by the Magistrate to have committed perjury, fraud and/or failure of duty been suspended pending the outcome of the case and (b) is a departmental hearing into their alleged perjury, fraud and/or failure of duty being conducted?

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REPLY:

(1) The member was dismissed at a Disciplinary hearing and submitted an appeal. The outcome of the appeal is still awaited.

(2)(a) The members have not been suspended.

(2)(b) Disciplinary investigation against the members is currently pending.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1095

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1095. Mr Z N Mbhele (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to his reply to question 491 on 24 July 2014 regarding the SA Police Service (SAPS) members who do not have firearm competency certificates, (a) how many SAPS members took the test and (b) how many of them in each province (i) passed the written test, (ii) but failed the practical test;

(2) (a) for which weapons specifically are operational SAPS members required to obtain a competency certificate, (b) of those SAPS members who do not have competency certificates, (i) how many passed the test for only one type of weapon and (ii) in each case, which weapon did they pass the test for and (c) how many SAPS members did not have time to take the test before their licences lapsed;

(3) (a) how many hours is each operational SAPS member required to spend at shooting ranges in each month, (b) how many hours in each month are utilised by SAPS members at each shooting range in each province and (c) how much ammunition is provided to each officer in each month to shoot with at shooting ranges?

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REPLY:

Reply received: September 2014\

QUESTION NO 1094

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1094. Mr Z N Mbhele (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(a) What is the status of the departmental hearing into the alleged misuse of state vehicles by a certain person (name and details furnished) and (b) has this person been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation?

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REPLY:

(a) The departmental hearing has been finalised.

(b) No, person has not been suspended.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1093

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1093. Mr Z N Mbhele (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What are the latest relevant details of a certain case (details furnished) which is allegedly known to a certain person (name furnished) of which the docket has seemingly disappeared;

(2) has this matter been forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate; if not, why not?

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REPLY:

(1) and (2) In the absence of any CAS number or specific case details, no information can be provided.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1092

DATE OF PUBLICATON IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1092. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the status of the 2010 fraud case against a certain official (name and details furnished) in the Eastern Cape;

(2) (a) was any documentation relating to this case collected by a certain official (name furnished) and (b) has this official been relocated to a certain Unit (name furnished) in the Western Cape;

(3) has this matter been forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for investigation; if not, why not, in each case?

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REPLY:

(1) No record of a fraud case was found on the Crime Administration System (CAS).

(2)(a) Not applicable.

(2)(b) The member has always served in the Western Cape but relocated to Maitland K9 on 1 November 2011.

(3) Not applicable.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1091

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1091. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) What is the status of Cape Town CAS 325/07/2014 in respect of alleged corruption and fraud by a certain official (name and details furnished) and (b) has this matter been forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for investigation; if not, why not,

(2) has the specified person been suspended pending the outcome of this investigation?

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REPLY:

(1) (a) The case mentioned above is currently under investigation.

(b) The case has not been forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate as it does not fall within their mandate.

(2) The specified person has not been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1090

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1090. Ms D Kohler (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) (a) What is the status of Cape Town (i) CAS 362/07/2014, (ii) CAS 735/07/2014, (iii) CAS 736/07/2014 and (iv) CAS 737/07/2014 in respect of alleged fraudulent vehicle claims by a certain official (name and details furnished) and (b) has this matter been forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for investigation; if not, why not,

(2) has the specified person been suspended pending the outcome of this investigation?

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REPLY:

(1) (a) The cases mentioned above are currently still under investigation.

(b) The matter was not forwarded to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for investigation as it does not fall under their mandate.

(2) No, the specific person has not been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1072

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 29 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 12-2014)

1072. Mr M G P Lekota (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether he has found that the coming into effect of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in April 2012, to succeed the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), is ensuring that (a) the constitutional provisions for allegations of misconduct or offences committed by a member of the SA Police Service (SAPS) are now being effectively investigated, (b) the SAPS is co-operating fully with IPID and (c) civil claims against the police have substantially decreased in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(a) Yes, they are effectively investigated .

(b) Yes, SAPS is co-operating fully because:

(i) We inform IPID of all cases where their attention is needed.

(ii) We comply with their requests.

(iii) We supply IPID with the necessary assistance where they request.

(iv) We provide IPID with exhibits when needed.

(c) (i)(ii) A decrease of civil claims against the police occurred when comparing the number of letters of demand received in the (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14 financial years. The detail is as follows:

NATURE OF COMPARISON	2012/2013	2013/2014	PERCENTAGE INCREASE(+) OR DECREASE (-)
Number of letters of demand received	10, 777	10, 434	-3.2%

It is important to note that it is however not possible to link the decrease in the number of letters of demand directly with the coming into effect of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) in April 2012.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1067

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2014)

1067. Ms D Carter (Cope) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether the SA Police Service is interacting continuously and successfully with communities afflicted by violence to create a broad interactive community police front to (a) patrol the streets, (b) make use of all available intelligence, (c) set up regular road blocks, (d) carry out legal raids on houses of suspected criminals and (e) set up camera surveillance in an effort to (i) confiscate weapons and/or firearms, (ii) arrest criminals and (iii) bring down crime; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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REPLY:

(a) The South African Police Service utilizes Sector Policing as a policing approach. Sector Policing is the enabling mechanism and platform which organises and mobilises individuals in communities to establish the driving force in providing a more effective and person-centred service to the community.

Once safety and security needs prevalent in the sector, or complaints dealing with service delivery by the Service are identified during sector forum meetings, they are prioritised by the Sector Forum Executive Committee. The Sector Commander together with the members of the Sector Forum will thereafter determine the most appropriate actions to be taken in response thereto. Measures that could be considered could include the following: activation of crime prevention operations; targeted patrols, high density operations, initiation, development and implementation of community crime prevention programmes and projects, or establishment of formal partnerships to address local level identified crime contributors or generators of crime and crime challenges.

(b) Intelligence is utilised on a daily basis which guides and directs operational units in line with crime trends and crime pattern analysis. Intelligence is also coordinated at NATJOC and PROVJOC levels, ensuring optimum and effective utilisation of physical and other resources.

(d) On the strength of information received from community members, premises where it is suspected that there is any form of criminality taking place are regularly searched.

(e)Audio and video surveillance are utilized to combat crime.

(i)Weapons and drugs seized also form part of information provided by communities or information received from intelligence networks cultivated covertly.

(ii) Often, during rectory of items such as firearms and drugs, arrests are effected.

(iii) Such crime prevention initiatives contribute to the reduction of crime.

Furthermore, the SAPS is in the process of implementing Close Circuit Television (CCTV) systems in public places in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and Kwamshu and Phoenix areas in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the Galeshewe area in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, with the main objective of reducing and addressing crime proactively in crime hot spot areas.

The South African Police Service is further involved in the following municipal areas in support of Local Government in utilising CCTV systems in the central business districts to prevent and reduce crime:

· Ethekweni Metro

· Tshwane Metro

· Kimberley Municipality

· Johannesburg Metro

· Cape Town Metro

Discussions with other municipalities are underway.

Reply received: October 2014

QUESTION NO 1054

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2014)

1054. Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

Whether there are any agreements in place with the People's Republic of Mozambique which allows the SA Police Service to conduct pursuits of criminal suspect into Mozambique; if not, why not; if so, how many (a) such operations have been conducted and (b) persons have been arrested and brought back to South Africa to be charged?

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REPLY:

During 1995 a general agreement in respect of Co-operation and Mutual Assistance in the Field of Crime Combatting was concluded between the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique in order to promote cooperation between the respective police services. Subsequently, during 1997 a multi- lateral agreement, similar to the Agreement with Mozambique was developed for the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO) which comprises virtually the same content. This multi-lateral Agreement was subsequently signed and ratified by 12 Southern African States, including the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique.

(a)

COUNTRY

Vehicles in

pounds from

1 May 2013 to

31 January 2014

SA vehicles forfeited/sold from

1 May 2013 to

31 January 2014

SA vehicles returned to person from whom seized from

1 May 2013 to

31 January 2014

Returned to SA from

1 May 2013 to

31 January 2014

Pending

Reasons for pending

(Status)

Mozambique

8 Under investigation(5 Identified)

20 Pending identification

1 Pending before court

(b) All persons involved under (a) are being tried in Mozambique.

The following cases of Mvelo Robert Mazibuko appeared at Boschfontein Regional court on 17-09-2014:

Tonga Cas 181-08-2011 Murder & Attempted Murder

Tonga Cas 180-08-2011 Houserobbery

Tonga Cas 244-08-2011 Car Hijacking

Tonga Cas 199-10-2011 Houserobbery

Schoemansdal Cas 76-10-2011 Escape from lawful custody

Schoemansdal Cas 73-10-2011 Possession of unlicenced firearm

Tonga Cas 61-03-2012 Houserobbery

Malelane Cas 80-12-2012 Houserobbery

Komatipoort Cas 15-06-2012 Houserobbery

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1054

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2014)

1054. Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

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REPLY:

Due to the high volume of information that is required we are not able to provide the details within the given time frame as the information is obtained from the Provinces. A request is hereby made for an extension in order for us to provide quality and correct information as soon as it is received.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1047

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2014)

1047. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With reference to the investigation conducted by the SA Police Service's Occult Related Crimes Unit into ritual murders also known as muthi killings, how many of these types of murders have been committed since 1 January 2009 in the Dr J S Moroka Local Municipality in Mpumalanga;

(2) how many victims were children;

(3) how many successful prosecutions have there been for these murders?

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REPLY:

(1) Four (4) people have been killed in the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in Mpumalanga during ritual or muthi killings. These statistics are only available from 2010 when the Divisional Commissioner of Detective Service started keeping record of these cases at SAPS Head Office.

(2) One (1) victim was a child.

(3) None, but one (1) case involving one (1) suspect is still on the court roll.

Reply received: September 2014

QUESTION NO 1046

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 22 AUGUST 2014

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 10-2014)

1046. Mr H C C Krüger (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) With regard to investigations conducted by the SA Police Service's (SAPS) Occult Related Crimes Unit into ritual murders or muthi killings, how many of these types of murders have been committed during the period 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available in the Mpumalanga province;

(2) How many (a) victims were found to be children and (b) successful prosecutions have there been for these murders?

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REPLY:

(1) Ten (10) people have been killed in Mpumalanga province during ritual or muthi killings. These statistics are only available from 2010 when the Divisional Commissioner of Detective Service started keeping record of these cases at SAPS Head Office.

(2)(a) Three (3) victims were children.

(2)(b) One (1) suspect was successfully prosecuted and two (2) other cases involving two (2) suspects are still on the court roll.

2014-09-23

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