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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO 2878
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30- 2011)
Date reply submitted: 11 October 2011
2878. Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(1) Whether the South African Police Service (SAPS) intends to advertise
the faces of wanted criminals on (a) billboards and (b) in newspapers;
if not, why did the National Police Commissioner state this intention
during the launch of Operation Duty calls; if so, how much has been
budgeted for such advertisements (i) on billboards and (ii) in
newspapers in each province;
(2) how many (a) billboards will be contracted per city and (b) which
newspapers will be used:
(3) how often will (a) the advertising change on billboards and (b)
advertisements appear in the newspapers?
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REPLY:
1) Yes there is a plan to put faces of wanted persons on billboards,
television and newspapers.
2) At this stage SAPS is not in a position to break it down as required
by Parliament. The breakdown will only be available after receipt of
the proposal for media bulk buying from the GCIS.
3) The billboards will be updated as and when it is necessary.
Information that will be provided for each newspaper will be updated
as well when it becomes necessary.
Reply to question 2878 approved by the Minister