The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development informed me that, according to the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS), the only reported matters are when a guilty verdict was imposed. The information is tabulated below according to each financial year.
A. 2014/15:
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession of Drugs |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
932 |
5 709 |
6 641 |
Free State |
368 |
1 983 |
2 351 |
Gauteng |
978 |
7 216 |
8 194 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
377 |
16 329 |
16 706 |
Limpopo |
76 |
802 |
878 |
Mpumalanga |
442 |
1 151 |
1 593 |
North West |
123 |
450 |
573 |
Northern Cape |
175 |
769 |
944 |
Western Cape |
1 397 |
22 552 |
23 949 |
Grand Total |
4 868 |
56 961 |
61 829 |
B. 2015/16:
Region |
Allowing sale; use or possession of drugs on premises in contravention of any law |
Dealing in Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Possession/Use of Drugs |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
30 |
654 |
8 |
5 169 |
5 861 |
Free State |
1 |
179 |
3 |
2 204 |
2 387 |
Gauteng |
4 |
540 |
5 546 |
6 090 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
26 |
212 |
43 |
15 395 |
15 676 |
Limpopo |
46 |
2 |
793 |
841 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 |
481 |
9 |
1 679 |
2 170 |
North West |
2 |
72 |
2 |
440 |
516 |
Northern Cape |
133 |
1 |
927 |
1 061 |
|
Western Cape |
2 |
870 |
2 |
21 714 |
22 588 |
Grand Total |
66 |
3 187 |
70 |
53 867 |
57 190 |
C. 2016/17:
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Possession/Use of Drugs |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
287 |
1 |
3 092 |
3 380 |
Free State |
201 |
1 040 |
1241 |
|
Gauteng |
574 |
2 |
5 847 |
6 423 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
526 |
9 |
11 018 |
11 553 |
Limpopo |
67 |
1 |
786 |
854 |
Mpumalanga |
442 |
1 |
1 568 |
2 011 |
North West |
147 |
847 |
994 |
|
Northern Cape |
118 |
386 |
504 |
|
Western Cape |
530 |
7 |
13 406 |
13 943 |
Grand Total |
2 892 |
21 |
37 990 |
40 903 |
D. 2017/18:
Region |
Dealing in Drugs |
Possession or Use of Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Grand Total |
Eastern Cape |
395 |
3 952 |
8 |
4 355 |
Free State |
235 |
1717 |
2 |
1 954 |
Gauteng |
611 |
6 030 |
7 |
6 648 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
515 |
13 067 |
54 |
13 636 |
Limpopo |
45 |
721 |
1 |
767 |
Mpumalanga |
522 |
1 558 |
3 |
2 083 |
North West |
115 |
947 |
1 062 |
|
Northern Cape |
141 |
737 |
878 |
|
Western Cape |
567 |
16 954 |
31 |
17 552 |
Grand Total |
3 146 |
45 683 |
106 |
48 935 |
E. 1 April 2018 – September 2018:
Region |
Dealing with Drugs |
Possession or Use of Drugs |
Possession or using a dependence-producing drug or plant |
Total |
Eastern Cape |
120 |
1 411 |
2 |
1 533 |
Free State |
84 |
724 |
808 |
|
Gauteng |
179 |
2 848 |
2 |
3 029 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
92 |
4 924 |
46 |
5 062 |
Limpopo |
21 |
216 |
237 |
|
Mpumalanga |
164 |
560 |
1 |
725 |
North West |
28 |
339 |
367 |
|
Northern Cape |
33 |
295 |
1 |
329 |
Western Cape |
209 |
5 970 |
28 |
6 207 |
Grand Total |
930 |
17 287 |
80 |
18 297 |