Question no 660
Mrs DA Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1)(a) How many South African Police Service (SAPS) offices have working computers (i) per province, (ii) how many computers are there at each of the stations per province and (iii) how many SAPS members are there per computer per station per province and (b) how many police stations per province do not have a computer;
(2) how many SAPS offices do not have access to (a) e-mail and (b) a fax facility per province in each case?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i) and (ii) All SAPS police stations (1 122) have working computers available.
The following is an indication per province and station:
National Head Office: 9 518
Western Cape: 5 603
Eastern Cape: 5 309
Northern Cape: 2 075
Free State: 2 854
KwaZulu-Natal: 6 263
North West: 3 334
Mpumalanga: 2 922
Limpopo: 3 394
Gauteng: 8 433
Total: 49 705
(1)(a)(iii) Personnel per computer per station per province:
National Head Office: 3
Western Cape: 4
Eastern Cape: 4
Northern Cape: 3
Free State: 4
KwaZulu-Natal: 4
North West: 3
Mpumalanga: 3
Limpopo: 4
Gauteng: 4
(1)(b) All police stations have computers available.
(2)(a) Only 12 police stations do not have access to electronic mail.
(2)(b) Only 11 police stations do not have access to a facsimile where network is insufficient.
(3) Summary is as follow:
2009/08/11: National Head Office
Personnel: 26 801
Working computers: 9 518
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Western Cape
Stations: 151
Personnel: 20 764
Working computers: 5 603
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Eastern Cape
Stations: 191
Personnel: 20 226
Working computers: 5 309
No network connected computers: 11
No e-mail: 11
No faximilee: 11
2009/08/11: Northern Cape
Stations: 91
Personnel: 7 141
Working computers: 2 075
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Free State
Stations: 109
Personnel: 11 184
Working computers: 2 854
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: KwaZulu-Natal
Stations: 185
Personnel: 25 218
Working computers: 6 263
No network connected Computers: 0
No e-mail: 1
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: North West
Stations: 81
Personnel: 9 866
Working computers: 3 334
No Network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 1
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Mpumalanga
Stations: 85
Personnel: 10 155
Working computers: 2 922
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Limpopo
Stations: 93
Personnel: 3 394
Working computers: 2 922
No network connected computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Gauteng
Stations: 136
Personnel: 36 945
Working computers: 8 433
No network connected Computers: 0
No e-mail: 0
No faximilee: 0
2009/08/11: Total
Personnel: 180 779
Working omputers: 49 705
* Eastern Cape: No network at Kolomane, Avondale, Lukholweni, Tabase, Katkop, Sulenkama, Nemato, Mbizeni, Dalasile, Mpisi, Rossouw
* KwaZulu-Natal: No email at Intsikeni
Issued by: South African Police Service
8 September 2009
