NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 11
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 JUNE 2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1-2014)
11. Rev K R J Meshoe (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Police:
1) Whether the Government has declared war on izinyoka (cable thieves);
if not, why not; if so, (a) how many arrests of cable thieves have
been made since this war was declared and (b) how many (i) convictions
and (ii) prison sentences resulted from such arrests;
2) whether the war on izinyoka has successfully led to the decline of
cable theft in the country; if not, why not; if so, what are the
relevant details;
(3) whether he has found that the Second-Hand Goods Act, Act 23 of 1955,
has had any notable and positive impact on the war on izinyoka; if
not, why not?
NW15E
REPLY:
Due to the high volume of information that is required we are not able to
provide the details within the given time frame as the information is
obtained from the Provinces. A request is hereby made for an extension in
order for us to provide quality and correct information as soon as it is
received.
MINISTER OF POLICE
N NHLEKO
Date: