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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 137
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 16 APRIL 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 8- 2010)
Date reply submitted : 7 May 2010
137. Mr MW Makhubela (COPE-Limpopo) to ask the Minister of Police:
Whether the police made use of private landing strips along the northern
borders of South Africa in order to facilitate effective patrolling of the
borders; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many such private landing strips
were in existence, (b) how were such strips available, (c) which borders
were patrolled this way, (d) how were they (i) resourced and (ii)
maintained and (e) how were they (i) monitored and (ii) safeguarded?
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REPLY:
(a) No private landing strips are used by the South African Police
Services. However, the following landing strips and heli pads are used
by the SAPS Air Wing, during operations on the Northern Borderline:
Madimbo - SANDF landing strip and heli pad.
Musina - Municipal landing strip.
Swartwater - Roads and Transport landing strip and heli pad.
Rooibokkraal - Heli pad.
Pontdrift - Heli pad.
(b) These landing strips and heli pads are made available to SAPS by the
owners.
(c) The northern borders at Limpopo, North West and the Kruger National
Park are patrolled.
(d) (i) & (ii) These landing strips are resourced and maintained by the
lawful owners.
(e) (i) All airstrips and airfields are monitored by the South African
Police Service.
(ii) They are safeguarded by the lawful owners.
Reply to question 137 approved by Minister