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231 FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2008
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QUESTIONS
For written reply:
Released prisoners threat to society
667. Mr M WATERS (DA) asked the Minister
of Correctional Services:
(1) With reference to the replies to Question
1295 on 31 October 2005 and
Question 122 on 2 May 2007 (copies
furnished), (a) what sentence was
(2)
handed down to each offender, (b) how
long did each offender serve, (c) what
rehabilitation programme did each offender
attend and (d) for how many
hours did each offender attend the
programme;
whether a report was compiled by a
social worker before each offender was
released, stating that the offender was
no longer a threat to society; if not, why
not; if so, (a) which offenders were
considered not to be a threat to society
and (b) which social worker wrote the
report in each case? NW1358E
The MINISTER OF CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES:
(1) and (2) The Department of Correctional
Services is unfortunately not in
a position to provide a reply
because adequate identifying
particulars (eg names) regarding
the offenders were not made
available and they could therefore
not be traced.
Number of vacancies in department
889. Mr C M LOWE (DA) asked the
Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) (a) What is the breakdown of the
number of vacancies in each province
and (b) how long have these posts been
vacant as at 30 May 2008;
(2) whether her department has budgeted
to fill these vacancies; if not, why not; if
so, (a) what is the amount budgeted and
(b) how long will it take to fill them?
NW1581E
The MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS:
(1) (a) A total number of 1 831 vacancies
existed in the nine provinces as at
30 May 2008. Breakdown for each
province as per the table below:
Province Number of vacancies Number of posts filled Total number of posts in
Province
Eastern Cape 219 573 792
Free State 95 463 558
Gauteng 325 1 339 1 664
KwaZulu-Natal 239 582 821
Limpopo 205 623 828
Mpumalanga 235 524 759
North West 228 581 809
Northern Cape 97 195 292
Western Cape 188 494 682
Total 1 831 5 374 7 205
(b) The posts which are currently
vacant are recently vacated posts
and have not been vacant for more
than twelve months. The depart-
ment is still in the process of
redesigning its structure with a
view to address current capacity
constraints.