Mobility
Question by:
Hon Lulama Mvimbi
Answered by:
Hon Ricardo Mackenzie
Question Number:
8
Question Body:
- What is the (i) vacancy rate for traffic officers in the province and (ii) breakdown by municipality and (b) what challenges are presented by the shortage of traffic officers?
Answer Body:
- (i) The current vacancy rate is 39 as tabulated hereunder:
Provincial Traffic Services | Approved Establishment | Filled Post | Vacancies |
Director | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Deputy Director | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Traffic Chief | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Principle Provincial Inspector | 43 | 35 | 8 |
Senior Provincial Inspector | 110 | 91 | 19 |
Provincial Inspector | 481 | 479 | 2 |
Total |
|
| 39 |
(ii)
Feedback was received from seven Local Authorities as tabulated hereunder:
Authority | Approved Establishment | Filled Post | Vacancies |
Oudtshoorn Municipality | 15 | 11 | 4 |
25 | 14 | 11 | |
21 | 17 | 4 | |
Stellenbosch Municipality | 50 | 20 | 30 |
George Municipality | 39 | 36 | 3 |
Overstrand Municipality | 19 | 18 | 1 |
- Service delivery is negatively affected and not all areas are serviced. When there are vacancy rates in municipalities, it creates additional pressure on Provincial Traffic.
Date:
Friday, June 2, 2023
