Chairperson, the security in the parks is of serious concern to our department, and I do get approached by several members on this issue. I must just quote from a report that has been given to me. It indicates that we also need the residents in the park to be serious about crime. For instance, there was a charge of malicious damage to state property. The person who witnessed this - I won't mention the name - identified the suspect, but declined to register a case for further investigation. Now that doesn't help us. The second one is trespassing. Again the person who reported it does not wish the case to be registered for trespassing. On the matter relating to the disturbance of peace, no further action was taken by the member. We also have a problem where the SA Police Service is called out on numerous occasions. For instance, in the month of August, 190 alarms were activated. When the SA Police Service went to those residences, it was to find that somebody had pressed the alarm button or the panic button by accident. That is a waste of an available resource that could be deployed in other areas to fight crime.
On the issue of assets, this is something that the Auditor-General has raised with us. When the audit report comes to Parliament, members will be able to see what action we are taking. It is of serious concern that our assets are being moved around in the park without any monitoring or tracking. That is something we are addressing. Thanks.