What (a) is the total number of mobile units that (i) his department had from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022 and (ii) were fully operational, (b) percentage was deployed in accordance with planned day-to-day schedules and (c) is the total number of (i) applications received and (ii) schools visited by the specified mobile units?
(a)(i) In the period requested, the department had a total of 110 mobile units from 01 April 2022 to 30 September 2022. The breakdown per province is as follows:
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Province
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Number of Mobile Units
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No of Units with Accident/ Mechanical Breakdown
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Remaining Total Number of Mobile Unit
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Eastern Cape
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15
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1
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14
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Free State
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10
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1
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9
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Gauteng
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9
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0
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9
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Kwazulu Natal
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14 ... |
What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) cost and (e) purchase date of all the official vehicles purchased for (i) him, (ii) the former Minister, (iii) the Deputy Minister and the (iv) former Deputy Minister of his department since 1 June 2019?
i) No vehicle was purchased for the Minister since 1 June 2019.
ii) No vehicle was purchased for the former Minister since 1 June 2019.
iii) The following vehicle was purchased for the Deputy Minister (a) make: BMW (b) model: 520d (c) year of manufacture: 2019 (d) cost: R668 000 (e) purchase date: 19 December 2019.
iv) No vehicle was purchased for the former Deputy ...
What are the details of the (a) make, (b) model, (c) year of manufacture, (d) cost and (e) purchase date of all the official vehicles purchased for (i) him, (ii) the former Minister, (iii) the Deputy Minister and the (iv) former Deputy Minister of his department since 1 June 2019?
i) No vehicle was purchased for the Minister since 1 June 2019.
ii) No vehicle was purchased for the former Minister since 1 June 2019.
iii) The following vehicle was purchased for the Deputy Minister (a) make: BMW (b) model: 520d (c) year of manufacture: 2019 (d) cost: R668 000 (e) purchase date: 19 December 2019.
iv) No vehicle was purchased for the former Deputy ...
What (a) is the total number of mobile units that (i) his department had from 1 April 2022 to 30 September 2022 and (ii) were fully operational, (b) percentage was deployed in accordance with planned day-to-day schedules and (c) is the total number of (i) applications received and (ii) schools visited by the specified mobile units?
(a)(i) In the period requested, the department had a total of 110 mobile units from 01 April 2022 to 30 September 2022. The breakdown per province is as follows:
|
Province
|
Number of Mobile Units
|
No of Units with Accident/ Mechanical Breakdown
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Remaining Total Number of Mobile Unit
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Eastern Cape
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15
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1
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14
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|
Free State
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10
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1
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9
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Gauteng
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9
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0
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9
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Kwazulu Natal
|
14 ... |
(1)Whether, with regard to the recent arrest of an alleged Mozambican national, Mr Esmael Malude Ramos Nangy, in an upmarket estate in Centurion, and in light of reports that the alleged human trafficking kingpin was in possession of multiple bank cards for South African banks as well as other documentation, any paperwork and/or documentation of his department allowed the specified person to reside in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether, with regard to alleged syndicates run by illegal foreign nationals who are dealing in the trafficking of humans and drugs, the hijacking of buildings and the smuggling of illicit goods and stolen vehicles, his department has any plan in place to identify the criminals and act against such criminality, which is now rife within the borders of the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the plan;
(3) what (a) total number of foreign nationals were deported in 2022 and (b) is the breakdown of the specified figure in terms of country of origin?
1. According to departmental system, Mr Esmael Maulide Ramos Nangy, is a Mozambican national holder of a non-South African Identity document. He applied for permanent residence permits in 1991 for himself and family which were subsequently issued in 1992.
The arrest of Mr Esmael Maulide Ramos Nangy was as per warrant of arrest and extradition request by the government of Mozambique through INTERPOL, where ...
(1)Whether, following the deployment of border guards of the Border Management Authority (BMA) at the Beitbridge border post and footage taken over the festive season detailing illegal movement and/or activity between Zimbabwe and the Republic (details furnished), he has met with the Minister of Police, Mr B H Cele, to discuss the SA Police Service (SAPS) allegedly sabotaging the work of the BMA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) given that the specified border post has been known for many years for the corrupt activities of officials from his department and SAPS, what are the reasons that (a) he has taken no steps to end such corrupt activities and (b) staff from SAPS and his department who are deployed there have not been removed and/or replaced;
(3) whether, given that with rising levels of lawlessness in the Republic, the rise of illegal migration and the movement of illicit goods and trafficking of humans being commonplace at the specified border post, and noting that the BMA border guards were touted by the Government and the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, as the answer to the crisis notwithstanding that their work is being hampered, he will raise the matter at Cabinet level; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) with regard to cross-border movement, what (a) total number of foreign nationals in possession of (i) refugee and/or (ii) asylum-seeker permits left the shores of the Republic in (aa) December 2022 and (bb) January 2023 to return to their countries of origin and (b) is the breakdown of the specified figure in terms of countries of origin?
1) On 14 July 2022 the BMA deployed the first 200 cohort of the Border Guards in various ports of entry and some vulnerable segments of the borderline. Forty (40) Border Guards were deployed at Beit Bridge Port of Entry and are responsible for the implementation of border law enforcement in conjunction with members of the SAPS. This is due to the fact that ...
What (a) are the reasons that his department failed to file the heads of argument on the matter of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits as directed by the Court to do on 14 November 2022, (b) remedial action will be taken against the person accountable for filing the heads of argument and (c) action will he take to deal with repeated instances of contempt of court by his department? NW5765E
(a) The reasons for failing to file Heads of Argument on 14 November 2022 will be subject to an application for condonation in court. In the circumstances, I am hamstrung to answer the question at this stage.
(b) In light of the answer above, it is premature to speculate on the remedial action.
(c) The Department of Home Affairs (“DHA”) has adopted a strict ...
(1) On what date did he attend the last meeting of any structure outside the Government in order to receive recommendations on the deployment of personnel in his department and/or entities reporting to him;
(2) whether any appointments to his department and/or entities reporting to him were discussed during his attendance at any private forum and/or external structures to the Government; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the details of appointments that were discussed and recommendations received and (b) other Government matters were discussed during the last meeting of any such forum? NW3903E
(1) I did attend a meeting of the deployment committee of the ANC at the end of 2019 to brief them on the process I was going to follow in the appointment of the Director General of the Department and the CEO of Government Printing Works. I did not go there to receive any recommendations about who to appoint.
(2) As I said I ...
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Whether he has been advised of numerous cases of family members who are sent from pillar to post due to the mistakes made by his department on death certificates, such as identifying a deceased person as divorced where the person was never married before; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
No, the Department has however issued a circular to all its local front offices directing them on the process and the email address to be used by offices to update or amend the marital status of individuals including the deceased on the National Population Register(NPR).
The relevant details should include the following:
- Affidavit from a family member confirming that the deceased person was never ...
Since the expiry of Zimbabwe Special Permits in December 2020, what (a) total number of the holders of the specified permits have applied to renew their permits to date, (b) is the breakdown of the total number of applications in terms of each visa category and (c) total number have been (i) successful and/or (ii) rejected in each visa category?
a) Approximately 6000 by September 2022. More applications are streaming in a daily basis.
(b) The breakdown of the total number of applications at the moment in terms of each visa category is as follows, and list not exhaustive.
- Critical skills – 1195
- Business - 19
- General work visas – 62
- Relative visa – 1006
- Study visa – 443
- Retired visa – 19
( c) ...
