Question no: 1266
Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(a) How many mobile units does her department currently own in each province?
(b) In which provinces do they operate, (c) what are the operating times and (d) how many officials man a unit at any given time?
Reply:
The Department currently owns and operates 117 Mobile Units. The information for (a) to (d) is provided in the table, below:
Zone / Province:
Zone 1: Kwazulu-Natal
Number of Units: 16
Operating time start: 09h30 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: 15h00 or until the last applicant/client has been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 1: Mpumalanga
Number of Units: 12
Operating time start: 09h00 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: 15h00 or depending on the distance travelled between the service point and the office of departure
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 2: Free State
Number of Units: 11
Operating time start: 08h00
Until all applicants/clients have been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 2: Northern Cape
Number of Units: 12
Operating time start: 10h00 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: Until all applicants / clients have been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 2: North West
Number of Units: 11
Operating time start: 08h00
Operating time end: Until all applicants / clients have been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 3: Western Cape
Number of Units: 12
Operating time start: 09h00 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: 15h00 or until the last applicant / client has been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 3: Eastern Cape
Number of Units: 17
Operating time start: 09h00 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: 15h00 or until the last applicant / client has been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two (2) administration clerks)
Zone 4: Gauteng
Number of Units: 10
Operating time start: 08h30
Operating time end: 15h00 or until the last applicant / client has been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Zone 4: Limpopo
Number of Units: 16
Operating time start: 09h00 or depending on the distance travelled per Unit
Operating time end: 15h00 or until the last applicant / client has been attended to
Number of officials: Three (the driver and two administration clerks)
Issued by: Department of Home Affairs
11 September 2009
