NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO: 2345
DATE OF QUESTION PAPER: 28 OCTOBER 2016
DATE OF SUBMISSION: 11 NOVEMBER 2016
Mr M W Rabotapi (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:
What is the current vacancy rate in respect of the positions of prosecutors of the National Prosecuting Authority in each region?
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REPLY:
I wish to inform the Honourable Member that I have received the following information from the National Prosecuting Authority:
VACANCY RATES as on 30 September 2016
Overall vacancy per business unit:
|
COMPONENT NAME |
TOTAL |
FILLED |
VACANT |
VACANCY RATE |
|
Assets Forfeiture Unit (AFU) |
165 |
131 |
34 |
20.7 |
|
Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) |
220 |
155 |
65 |
29.5 |
|
Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit (SCCU) |
190 |
165 |
25 |
13.2 |
|
Office of Witness Protection (OWP) |
164 |
153 |
11 |
6.8 |
|
Priority Crimes Litigation Unit (PCLU) |
7 |
4 |
3 |
42.9 |
|
Corporate Services |
501 |
385 |
116 |
23.2 |
|
TOTAL |
1247 |
993 |
254 |
20.4 |
Vacancy Rate per Division – Prosecutions
TOTAL NO OF FILLED, VACANT AND VACANCY RATE National Prosecution Service (NPS)
|
REGION |
TOTAL |
FILLED |
VACANT |
VACANCY RATE |
|
NORTH GAUTENG |
512 |
428 |
84 |
16.4 |
|
SOUTH GAUTENG |
545 |
480 |
65 |
12 |
|
NORTH WEST |
201 |
189 |
12 |
6 |
|
LIMPOPO |
305 |
253 |
52 |
17 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
243 |
191 |
52 |
21.4 |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
416 |
366 |
50 |
12 |
|
MTHATHA |
203 |
168 |
35 |
17.2 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
633 |
575 |
58 |
9.2 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
176 |
148 |
28 |
16 |
|
FREE STATE |
290 |
255 |
35 |
12 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
722 |
621 |
101 |
14 |
|
NPS (Head Office) |
52 |
50 |
2 |
3.8 |
|
TOTAL |
4298 |
3724 |
574 |
13.4 |
Issued by Parliament, 21 November 2016
