Thereafter, the Minister referred the matter to the National Council for Correctional Services in terms of section 84(2) of the Correctional Services Act, 111 of 1998.
The recommendations of the NCCS have been submitted to the Minister for consideration with a view to the way forward.
Nature of offence |
01 March 2020 to 31 March 2021 |
2021/2022 |
Q1 of 2022/2023 |
Attempted rape |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Murder |
111 |
176 |
50 |
Rape |
180 |
167 |
47 |
Robbery |
360 |
247 |
71 |
Assault GBH |
144 |
159 |
31 |
Domestic violence |
90 |
103 |
0 |
Robbery Aggravating |
10 |
37 |
38 |
Attempted Murder |
33 |
29 |
6 |
Sexual Assault |
20 |
4 |
7 |
Theft |
132 |
260 |
123 |
Fraud |
46 |
25 |
3 |
Assault |
14 |
18 |
26 |
Possession of firearm |
16 |
11 |
11 |
Arson |
7 |
11 |
0 |
Kidnapping |
6 |
7 |
4 |
House breaking with intent to rob |
9 |
16 |
0 |
Damage of property |
9 |
19 |
19 |
House breaking and theft |
9 |
18 |
66 |
Pointing of firearm |
12 |
11 |
0 |
Possession of drugs |
5 |
4 |
13 |
Possession of stolen property |
1 |
9 |
17 |
Conspiracy to commit murder |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Damage/ interfering with essential infrastructure |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Hijacking |
10 |
7 |
1 |
Indecent assault |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Culpable homicide |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Violation of the protection order |
2 |
0 |
15 |
Theft from car |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Stock theft |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Intimidation |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Trespassing |
0 |
0 |
5 |
TOTAL |
1 239 |
1 346 |
555 |
END.