Question No 215
Mr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) How many reservists have been employed by the SA Police Service in each province (a) in 2007, (b) in 2008 and (c) during the period 1 January 2009 until the latest specified date for which information is available;
(2) How many of these reservists in each case were from the commandos;
(3) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
(1) The following number of reservists has been employed by the SA Police Service in each province (a) in 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) during the period 1 January 2009 until March 2009.
Province: Limpopo
2007: 2 208
2008: 1 020
January 2009 until March 2009: 119
Province: Gauteng
2007: 4 165
2008: 2 988
January 2009 until March 2009: 709
Province: Western Cape
2007: 4 680
2008: 1 913
January 2009 until March 2009: 467
Province: Eastern Cape
2007: 3512
2008:0
January 2009 until March 2009: 0
Province: Northern Cape
2007: 1 232
2008: 644
January 2009 until March 2009: 205
Province: Mpumalanga
2007: 1 319
2008: 401
January 2009 until March 2009: 190
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
2007: 322
2008: 690
January 2009 until March 2009: 0
Province: North West
2007: 1 221
2008: 206
January 2009 until March 2009: 0
Province: Free State
2007: 1 180
2008: 6407
January 2009 until March 2009: 439
Total
2007: 19 839
2008: 14 269
January 2009 until March 2009: 2 129
(2) The following number of reservists was from the commandos, the final operational Commando Unit closed down on 15 March 2008:
Limpopo: 204
Gauteng: 59
Western Cape: 110
Eastern Cape: 143
Northern Cape: 157
Mpumalanga: 239
KwaZulu-Natal: 199
North West: 175
Free State: 147
Total: 1 433
(3) No
Issued by: South African Police Service
3 August 2009
