Community Safety
- What is the total number and details of the (a) attacks and (b) robberies on buses of Golden Arrow Bus Services, including incidents where commuters and/or drivers were (i) injured and (ii) murdered in (aa) November 2020, (bb) December 2020, (cc) January 2021 and (dd) February 2021;
- whether his Department has plans to address the attacks on Golden Arrow buses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
The South African Police Services informed me as follows:
(ii) 0
(bb) (i) 1
(ii) 0
(cc) (i) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(ii) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(dd) (i) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(ii) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(b) (aa) (i) 1 injured in 25 robbery incidents.
(ii) 0 murdered in 25 robbery incidents.
(bb) (i) 0 injured in 29 robbery incidents.
(ii) 0 murdered in 29 robbery incidents.
(cc) (i) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(ii) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(dd) (i) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(ii) There is a moratorium on the provision of crime statistics not yet released by the Minister of Police.
(2) The Department of Community Safety is represented on two formal structures dealing with criminality in public transport, namely the Priority Committees on Transport which is chaired by the Department of Transport and Public Works. The other committee is the Extortion Project which is chaired by the SAPS. It is at this forum where all law enforcement components and key partners are involved in dealing with crime in the public transport sector with the intention to have targeted interventions to reduce attacks on public transport.
