In a letter dated 17 July 2019, I informed both the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces that I have deployed 1,320 members of the South African National Defence Force for service in cooperation with the South African Police Service for the prevention and combating of crime, maintenance and preservation of law and order where needed in the Western Cape Province.
The deployment was authorised in terms of section 201(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
This deployment is for the period 18 July 2019 to 16 September 2019, with a total expenditure of R23 391 351.00.