Question no: 1215
Mrs D A Schäfer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) Whether his Deputy Minister or his department purchased a new vehicle on the Deputy Minister's appointment to office; if so, (a) why, (b) what make and model is the vehicle, (c) what did the vehicle cost and (d)(i) what accessories were included in excess of the vehicle's purchase price and (ii) what was the cost of such accessories; if not,
(2) whether he inherited an existing vehicle; if so, (a) what was the make and model and (b) how old is the vehicle?
Reply:
Pretoria
(1) Yes.
(a) The Deputy Minister inherited a Mercedes-Benz E350, 2006 model from the previous Deputy Minister. The mileage was 150 228 kilometres. In terms of Chapter 5, section 1.2.5 of the Ministerial Handbook the vehicle exceeded 120 000km which is prescribed. Hence it was replaced because it was a security risk.
(b) 2009 BMW 740i.
(c) R832 700 (including extras).
(d)(i) BMW 740i: Innovations Package including items such as rear-view camera, ceramic surround for controls, ambient interior lighting, adaptive headlights, high beam assist, lane departure warning and lane change warning.
(d)(ii) R35 800
(2) See paragraph (1)(a) for details.
Cape Town
(1) Yes.
(a) The Deputy Minister inherited a Mercedes-Benz E240, 2003 model which was used by former Deputy Minister Matthews and former Deputy Minister Shabangu. In terms of Chapter 5, section 1.2.5 of the Ministerial Handbook the vehicle was older than five years as required and was seen as a security risk.
(b) 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500.
(c) R759 529 (including extras).
(d)(i) Mercedes-Benz ML500 - off road package, media interface, privacy glass, multi-contour seat package and ext. spare wheel carrier.
(d)(ii) R48 079
(2) See paragraph (1)(a) for details.
Issued by: South African Police Service
17 September 2009
