Community Safety
Question by:
Hon Mesuli Kama
Answered by:
Hon Albert Fritz
Question Number:
8
Question Body:
- Whether the medical personnel who are conducting widespread community screening and testing are provided with security; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
- whether the SAPS and other law enforcement members who are assisting in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak have the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
(1) The information is available from the Provincial Department of Health and the Member should direct the question to the said Department.
- The following expenditure was undertaken by the Department of Community Safety to assist SAPS with the necessary personal protective equipment in efforts to contain the spread of the virus.
INTERVENTION | EXPENDITURE
|
Procurement of hand sanitiser and masks for SAPS | R 269 689,20 |
Donation to SAPS in support of procurement of hand sanitiser and masks | R 100 000,00 |
The South African Police Services informed me as follows:
(2) All SAPS members within Western Cape SAPS are provided with the necessary personal protective equipment. The SAPS has transversal contracts in place and monitors the stock levels on a continuous basis.
Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2020
