Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) has any solution to successfully and effectively stop armed bandits from routinely and brazenly robbing mobile telephone shops, jewellery shops and residences, often resulting in the death Friday, 15 May 2015 584 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 14 - 2015 of defenceless citizens; if not, why not; if so, what has the SAPS been able to achieve in this regard in the period 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015?