What total number of (a) cases of (i) domestic violence, (ii) grievous bodily harm and (iii) sexual offences were reported at the (aa) Central, (bb) Madeira and (cc) Ngangelizwe Police Stations in Mthatha over the past five financial years and (b) the specified cases (i) led to successful prosecutions and (ii) became cold cases with no progress made?

Whether, with reference to Hillbrow CAS 988/06/2017, the SA Police Service (SAPS) incurred any legal costs on behalf of the accused SAPS members; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

What recent measures have been put in place to curb the rising crime in the Johannesburg city centre?

Given that, according to a presentation by the SA Police Service (SAPS) to the Standing Committee on Appropriations on 20 May 2022, a pilot project to establish Gender-Based Violence (GBV) desks at the 30 GBV hotspot police stations was initiated and the evaluation process will take three to six months, and noting that the SAPS is more likely to fully roll out the process in the 2023-24 financial year, as the SAPS currently envision this roll-out will take, considering that a roll-out rate of 30 police stations per year would take 38,5 years and/or (b) does the SAPS intend to roll out GBV desks at a; the remaining 1 125 police stations during the 2023-24 financial year?

(1) Whether the SA Police Service purchased any drones to be used for rural security as stated in the rural security strategy; if not, why not; if so, (a) what total number of drones were purchased and (b) where are they used; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

(1) Since his reply to question 450 on 7 April 2021 on the violence against women and children, especially sexual offences, (a) in what total number of cases in each of the forensic laboratories of the SA Police Service are the result of DNA tests still outstanding and (b) for how long since 7 April 2021 in each case; (2) since 7 April 2021, what is the (a) scope of the shortage of reagens chemicals in each specified forensic laboratory and (b) reason for the specified shortage; (3) whether there has been any delays since 7 April 2021 with regard to the transport of forensic documentary evidence for DNA analysis; if so. (a) at which forensic laboratories and (b) what are the reasons for this; (4) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

(1) Whether, noting that the City of Cape Town’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) that is also know as the Safety and Security Investigating Unit (SSIU), is not a municipal police service but conducts criminal investigation and gathers intelligence information and taking into account that members of the SIU and/or SSIU \are not member of municipal police service, the SA Police Service (SAPS) deem them to be peace officers; if not, how do they exercise the powers conferred on peace officers in terms of the law; if so, in terms of what provisions of (a) the specified Act and (b) any other legislation does the SAPS rely to deem them as such; (2) what total number of members of the City of Cape Town’s SIU and/or SSIU are recognised by the SAPS as peace officers?

Whether, with reference to reply to question 108 on 25 February 2022 by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Ms P de Lille, regarding the rebuilding of Kokomeng Police Station in Greater Taung Local Municipality of which the SA Police Service is yet to confirm funding for the specified police station, there is a budget that has been allocated for the rebuilding of the police station; if not, why not; if so, what is the detailed breakdown of the budget?

(1) Whether an affected party may report a crime with the expectation of a docket being opened and appropriately investigated if that affected party is not the owner of the item that was stolen, sabotaged and/or vandalised (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what is the replacement value of state-owned infrastructure that has been (a)stolen, (b) vandalised and/or (c) sabotaged within the jurisdiction of the Springs Police Station in the period 1 July 2021 to 31 January 2022?

(1) With reference to Erf 5697, 56 Mossel Street, Churchill Estate, Cape Town, which has been declared a problem building by the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality and has become a site criminal activities placing the surrounding residents in danger, what is the total number of criminal cases and/or other history at the specified Erf that were reported to the SA Police Service (SAPS) Policing Station serving the jurisdictional area of the specified address in the past 10years; (2) whether he has been informed of sexual assault which had taken place at the Erf in the previous years; (3) what are the short-, medium- and long-term plans of the SAPS to combat criminal activities that take place at the Erf