Licence approvals data base

[b20]

Thanks. No I got there around 12:30 and according to the gents in the que the crowd was turned away but these gentleman were turned away yesterday also and insisted on being helped today. It's a sad state of affairs.

Yeah. It really is unacceptable. It takes them an hour to process one application, so if there are three people in front of you, it will take you 4 hours. You cant get your card without standing in the queue. And my last app that I submitted almost two weeks ago has yet to be captured. And you can stand in the queue for 3 hours and then be told that they are no longer accepting applications and you must "come monday". Terrible.

[Hooper123]

Province: MP - Secunda
Firearm: CZ-P07
Ref number: 8404XXX
Submitted To DFO: 02/09/2020
Attention At DFO: 14/09/2020
Provincial DFO: 22/10/2020
CFR: 25/11/2020
Received at licensing section: 28/12/2020
Preparation for consideration: 12/03/2021
For consideration: 2021/04/14
Approved: 2021/04/16
Card ready for collection: 2021/06/08

[Thorian]

Province: Limpopo (Polokwane)
Firearm: Beretta APX 9mm
App type: S15
Submitted to DFO: 06/10/2020
Attention at DFO: N/A
Prep for consideration: 18/03/2021
CFR consideration: 13/04/2021
Approved: 22/04/2021
Card collected: ?

Collected card yesterday and its on its way to me

[Welshman]

Update

Province : Gauteng
Station : Benoni
Sec 16 Application Handed in - 7th November 2020
Application Ref : 848****
In Process at DFO - 23rd November 2020
Sent to Provincial DFO - 22nd January 2021
Sent to CFR (AVS) - 29th January 2021
Sent to Licensing Section - 5th Feb 2021
Received at Licensing Section - 22nd Feb 2021
In Prep for Consideration - Seems this was skipped at first
For Consideration - 24th March 2021
Moved Back to "In Prep for Consideration" : 5th May 2021
For Consideration (Again) : 12th May 2021
Approved : 13th May 2021
Card :

Collected Card Friday 11th June

[Grawer]

rovince: Limpopo - Polokwane
Firearm: 375H&H
Ref number: 846XXXX
Submitted To DFO: 02/11/2020
Attention At DFO: 02/11/2020
Approved: 2021/04/28
Card ready for collection: 2021/06/14

[Skilla]

Firearm: Norinco CQA
Ref number: 847....
Submitted To DFO: 05/11/2020
In Prep for Consideration: 24/03/2021
In For Consideration: 11/06/2021
Approved: 14/06/2021

[theog]

PROVINCE: GAUTENG
STATION: ALBERTON
APPLICATION: SECTION 13, VEKTOR SP1 GENERALS
APPLICATION NR: 848****

SUBMITTED TO DFO: 2020/10/20
IN PROCESS AT DFO: 2020/11/22
SEND TO PROV DFO: 2020/11/26
SEND TO CFR (AVS): 2020/12/10
SEND TO LICENSING SECTION: 2021/01/04
RECEIVED AT LICENCING SECTION: 2021/01/19
IN PREPARATION FOR CONSIDERATION: 2021/03/27
FOR CONSIDERATION: 2021/04/22
APPROVED: 2021/04/23
CARD PRINTED: ?

CARD COLLECTED: 18/06/2021

RECEIVED SMS WHEN LICENSE APPROVED. COMPETANCY TOOK 10 MONTHS, NEVER RECEIVED SMS.

[ASH33]

PROVINCE: PORT ELIZABETH
STATION: KABEGA
APPLICATION: SECTION 13, GLOCK 48
APPLICATION NR:

SUBMITTED TO DFO: 25/03/2021
SEND TO PROV DFO: 25/03/2021
RECEIVED AT PROV DFO :20/04/2021
SEND TO CFR (AVS): 17/05/2021
SEND TO LICENSING SECTION: 19/05/2021
RECEIVED AT LICENCING SECTION:31/05/2021
IN PREPARATION FOR CONSIDERATION:
FOR CONSIDERATION:
APPROVED:
CARD PRINTED:

CARD COLLECTED:

[gertvanjoe]

Province: MP - Secunda
Firearm: CZ-P07
Ref number: 8404XXX
Submitted To DFO: 02/09/2020
Attention At DFO: 14/09/2020
Provincial DFO: 22/10/2020
CFR: 25/11/2020
Received at licensing section: 28/12/2020
Preparation for consideration: 12/03/2021
For consideration: 2021/04/14
Approved: 2021/04/16
Card ready for collection: 2021/06/08

Another from Secunda
I'm also from around here. What section did you apply under
Care for a beer at some point lol

[Bjorn881]

Section 16
S&W M&P15-22
Western Cape

Submitted to DFO: 29/05/2020
Attention at DFO: 02/06/2020
Received at Licensing Section: 04/08/2020
In Preparing for Consideration: 10/11/2020
For Consideration : 20/11/2020
Approved: 26/05/21 (yes you read that correctly, 6 days short of one year) I also for the first time in ages got an SMS stating the application had been approved!
358 Calendar Days and 257 Working Days

The incorrect SAPS 86 number was captured on my electronic receipt/Polfin system, after lodging numerous complaints via the generic email addresses I was finally informed on 17/03/2021 of the nature of the problem and that due to the error on the receipt the R140 application fee couldn't be accepted by the Polfin system. I was given the contact details of a Danisile Seloma who works under Col Simelane who is responsible for sorting this out (which seems to be an increasingly common problem), the problem was that she never responded to emails and only answered her phone once every three weeks (when she did she was super helpful), she explained she was over burdened, as evidenced by the pictures from the recent PPC oversight visit to CFR! Col Simelane never responded to my emails either, an inspection case was eventually opened against him by Lt Col Makapane who gave Col Simelane a deadline of one week to provide her and myself with feedback, this deadline came went with no further update!

Eventually I had a sense of humour failure as it was now two months since I had been informed of the problem and still couldn't get hold of Danisile again nor get the problem fixed! I decided to send an email to the WHOLE Police Portfolio Committee (PPC) in parliament, all the senior personnel in the Civilian Secretariat for Policing (the people responsible for drafting the new amendments to the FCA), Brig Mbalule and Maj Gen Mamothethi (both of whom head up the CFR in different capacities) as well as a whole bunch of the generic email addresses! The tone of my email was not that of abuse/anger but rather pleading/begging with them for assistance, while informing them failing any constructive response, I would be approaching Martin Hood to take the matter to court! I got the idea to email the PPC from a newspaper article whereby the head Ms Tina Joemat Peterson commented that the PPC weren't able to fulfil their duties as their email inboxes were constantly being flooded by disgruntled firearm owners, I subsequently found all the email addresses on the repsective bodies websites!

Well let me tell you I sent this email on the evening of 12 May and by Friday the 14th of May I had Col Simelane personally give me a phone call whereby I subsequently gave him the personal contact details of of my super helpful DFO who was unfortunately off as she was on night duty that day. Col Simelane was very professional and apologetic and explained due to their circumstances and workload how they were struggling, I told him I sympathised with their working conditions but that I now needed my application finalised as it was nearing one year outstanding! I subsequently also received a call from Lt Col Makapane ensuring Col Simelane had contacted me as well as a call from another high ranking SAPS member! Col Simelane reverted back with said feedback and promised to make contact with my DFO on Monday 17 May when she was back on day shift, to which he duly did and by Tuesday 18 May my DFO and finance lady under his guidance had sent the corrected electronic receipt to him, I subsequently contacted him yesterday to follow up and he promised me feedback this morning, feedback was duly received this morning in the form of the SMS of approval as well as an email from Lt Col Makapane informing of the approval! I nearly fell off my chair this morning and gave my co-workers a massive fright due to my ululating and clapping when the SMS came through!

Collected my card today!