a) The total number of cellphones that were confiscated in the 2022-23 financial year are as follows:
Name of Region |
Total Number of cell phones confiscated |
KwaZulu-Natal |
7 628 |
Eastern Cape |
4 501 |
Western Cape |
6 161 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
3 548 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
5 167 |
Gauteng |
10 238 |
Grand Total |
37 243 |
b) The following measures have been in place to ensure that access to cell phones does not reoccur:
(c)(i) The total number of correctional officials that were found to have been involved in such cases are as follows:
Name of Region |
Number of Officials were caught smuggling cell phones |
KwaZulu-Natal |
09 |
Eastern Cape |
0 |
Western Cape |
04 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
03 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
01 |
Gauteng |
07 |
National Total |
24 |
c)(ii) Actions that have been taken against the specified correctional officials are as follows:
Name of Region |
Disciplinary steps taken |
KwaZulu-Natal |
02 Officials received written warnings 06 Officials dismissed (01 Official appealed) 01 case under investigation. |
Western Cape |
01 official received verbal warning 01 official received written warning 01 case has been withdrawn 01 case under investigation. |
Free State & Northern Cape |
01 official received written warning 01 official is suspended 01 case under investigation |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West |
01 official has been dismissed |
Gauteng |
01 official resigned 01 official dismissed 01 official is on 03 months suspension 01 official is on 02 months suspension 01 official received final written warning 02 officials disciplinary process underway |
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