Community Safety
With regard to the implementation of the Western Cape Safety Plan:
(a) Why was the initial proposal to appoint 150 detectives not implemented, (b) what is the number of persons that have been recruited as part of the (i) Area Based Teams and (ii) Safety Ambassadors, (c) what is the detailed breakdown of expenditure on stipends, (d) what is a detailed list of all (i) beneficiaries and (ii) amount received by each and (e) what is the expenditure (i) per municipality and (ii) suburb?
(a) The LEAP officers do not have a legal mandate to investigate crime. As a result, the original proposal to appoint 150 detectives as part of the Western Cape Safety Plan was not implemented as part of LEAP in the Western Cape Recovery Plan.
(b)(i) No additional persons were recruited for the Area Based Teams (ABTs). An ABT is a methodology established in a specific community aimed at maximizing collective impact in realizing the core imperative of the Provincial Safety Plan, which is to reduce the murder rate by 50% by 2029. The Safety Plan aims to do this by integrating law enforcement, violence prevention and urban design into targeted, focused interventions which are based on data and evidence. The implementation will be led by ABTs that brings together National, Provincial and Local Government role-players, as well as community-based structures, NGOs and experts. The Department also support safety partners with interventions via the ABTs and thereby contribute to the efficiency of our safety partners. The Department identified 16 officials who will fulfil the role of area liaison officers in each area. The role of the area liaison officers is to coordinate activities in the area and to involve all stakeholders in the community in developing violence prevention initiatives. These liaison officers are permanent staff members of the Department of Community Safety.
(ii) To date, 1 082 safety ambassadors have been appointed.
(c) The breakdown of stipends paid is as follows:
April 21 | May 21 | June 21 | July 21 | Aug 21 | Total |
R698,291.61 | R1,944,289.43 | R2,892,750.00 | R2,941,350.00 | R2,951,250.00 | R11,424,931.04 |
(d) (i) In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013, the Department is not in a position to provide the personal information of beneficiaries without their consent.
(ii) All safety ambassadors receive a daily stipend of R150.00 per day for a maximum of 20 days per month. The safety ambassadors therefore receive a maximum of R3 000.00 per month for actual days worked. The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 prohibits the Department to disclose the actual total amounts of stipends received by each beneficiary without their consent.
(e) (i) The expenditure of the Department per municipality is as below:
Municipality | No of YSAPs | April 21 R | May 21 R | June 21 R | July 21 R | August 21 R | Total R |
Cape Agulhas | 17 | 21,565.50 | 47,554.50 | 48,450.00 | 50,700.00 | 49,950.00 | 218,220.00 |
Bergrivier Traffic | 6 | 5,436.00 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 77,436.00 |
Bergrivier Municipality | 6 | 9,060.00 | 15,475.50 | 18,000.00 | 18,000.00 | 17,700.00 | 78,235.50 |
Bergrivier Community facilities | 2 | 1,812.00 | 6,000.00 | 6,000.00 | 6,000.00 | 5,700.00 | 25,512.00 |
Laingsburg Municipality | 13 | 25,486.50 | 38,851.50 | 38,850.00 | 36,000.00 | 36,000.00 | 175,188.00 |
Hessequa Municipality | 3 | 4,545.00 | 9,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 40,545.00 |
Mossel Bay Traffic | 11 | 16,665.00 | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 | 148,665.00 |
Swartland Fire Department | 1 | 0 | 1,218.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 10,218.00 |
Swartland Municipality | 4 | 0 | 6,654.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 | 42,654.00 |
Oudtshoorn | 14 | 17,764.50 | 36,900.00 | 42,000.00 | 41,700.00 | 42,000.00 | 180,364.50 |
Saldanha Bay Municipality | 11 | 0 | 5,103.00 | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 | 33,000.00 | 104,103.00 |
Porterville Traffic | 8 | 12,684.00 | 23,851.50 | 24,000.00 | 24,000.00 | 24,000.00 | 108,535.50 |
Westridge Fire Station (CoCT) | 1 | 0 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | 12,000.00 |
TOTAL | 1,221,676.50 | ||||||
In addition to the afore-mentioned other safety ambassadors are placed at amongst others, schools and police stations.
(ii) The Department is not in a position to provide expenditure information per suburb.
