Question NW808 to the Minister of Basic Education
20 September 2019 - NW808
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Did her department incur any legal costs in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18 and (e) 2018-19 financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details of the costs incurred in each case?
Reply:
a) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2014-2015 financial year to the amount of R2 847 339.48. The details of each case is as follows:
|
NO |
NAME OF CASE |
AMOUNT |
|
1. |
Fedsas v Minister of Basic Education |
R276 581.00 |
|
2. |
MEC Education v Beavallon Secondary school |
R184 642.65 |
|
3. |
PTY Trade 73T/A Edusolutions v MEC Education Limpopo |
R519 640.00 |
|
4. |
Section 27 & Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R135 410.58 |
|
5. |
Disciplinary hearing: Soobrayan |
R164 331.00 |
|
6. |
Isaac Shabangu v Minister of Basic Education |
R289 971.84 |
|
7. |
Pease v Minister of Basic Education and Others |
R204 776.79 |
|
8. |
Magna FS v Minister of Basic Education |
R60 534.00 |
|
9. |
Steadman and Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R81 210.50 |
|
10 |
Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector |
R302 215.05 |
|
11. |
SADTU v Minister of Basic Education |
R41 969.00 |
|
12 |
Minister of Basic Education v Basic Education for All |
R395 308.54 |
|
13. |
Trade Mark application |
R1 435.00 |
|
14. |
Pitsi Et Al v Minister of Basic Education |
R8 208.00 |
|
15. |
Aurecon v MEC Education and Others |
R26 220.00 |
|
16. |
Konani v Minister of Basic Education |
R45 600.00 |
|
17. |
Opinion (ASIDI) |
R25 992.00 |
|
18. |
State Attorney |
R406.41 |
|
19. |
Centre for Child Law v MEC Education Eastern Cape |
R8 216.55 |
|
20. |
State Attorney (Sherriff) |
R57.57 |
|
21. |
BB Mubake and7 Others v Department of Education and Others |
R36 423.00 |
|
22. |
Michelle Saffer v MEC Education and Others |
R38 190.00 |
|
TOTAL |
R 2 847 339.48 |
b) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2015-2016 financial year to the amount of R1 948 671.43. The details of each case is as follows:
|
NO |
NAME OF CASE |
AMOUNT |
|
1. |
Centre for Child Law vs Department of Basic Education |
R9 120.00 |
|
2. |
BEFA vs Minister of Basic Education |
R40 000.00 |
|
3. |
Clareville Primary School vs Department of Basic Education |
R5 130.00 |
|
4. |
Mtongana vs Department of Basic Education |
R82 080.00 |
|
5 |
BVCVO & others vs Minister of Education & others |
R231.28 |
|
6 |
Beavollon Secondary School and 36 others vs Minister of Education for Western Cape and 3 others |
R 406 629.60 |
|
7. |
Kgoro Sipho & others vs Minister of Education |
R2 852.28 |
|
8. |
PTY Trade 73T/A Edusolutions v MEC Education Limpopo |
R648 642.58 |
|
9. |
Securing the intellectual property of the DBESA-SAMS |
R23 707.18 |
|
10. |
Request for a Legal opinion on areas of intervention in the Eastern Cape Department of Education in terms of section 100(1)(b) |
R32 902.50 |
|
11. |
Kgoro Sipho & others vs Minister of Education |
R17 831.60 |
|
12. |
Steadman & others vs Minister of Education |
R99 792.75 |
|
13. |
Mabotja Patience Pitsi & others vs Department of Basic and others |
R8 208.00 |
|
14. |
CTU-SADTU & CTU-ATU vs Department of Basic Education |
R273 166.57 |
|
15 |
Legal Opinion |
R27 787.50 |
|
16. |
Aurecon Pty LTD vs Limpopo Department of Education |
R73 255.26 |
|
17. |
PSC Investigation into Mr Soobrayan-DG of DBE |
R152 071.83 |
|
18. |
Arbitration: T Khoza |
R 45 262.50 |
|
TOTAL |
R1 948 671.43 |
c) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2016-2017 financial year to the amount of R2 054 327.26. The details of each case is as follows:
|
NO |
NAME OF CASE |
AMOUNT |
|
1. |
Michelle Saffer v MEC Education Western Cape and Others |
R345 884.17 |
|
2. |
Kgoro Sipho and Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R190 286.50 |
|
3. |
Van Den Heever v Minister of Basic Education |
R910.50 |
|
4. |
Magna FS v Minister of Basic Education |
R115 398.50 |
|
5. |
Muvamba Dzivhani v Minister of Basic Education |
R14 700.00 |
|
6. |
Minister of Basic Education v Basic Education for All |
R587 871.28 |
|
7. |
Konani v Minister of Basic Education |
R20 292.00 |
|
8. |
Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector |
R9 094.00 |
|
9. |
Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education and Others |
R197 933.31 |
|
10. |
Mbulawa Zingisa v Minister of Basic Education |
R27 588.00 |
|
11. |
Department of Basic Education//Pinehurst Meridian |
R93 907.50 |
|
12. |
Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education |
R31 500.00 |
|
13. |
Ncedo Hoyi v Minister of Basic Education |
R9 600.00 |
|
14 |
Pease v Minister of Basic Education and Others |
R15 366.70 |
|
15. |
Aaron Mkhize v Minister of Basic Education |
R11 371.50 |
|
16 |
True Harvest Trading v Minister of Basic Education |
R197 942.73 |
|
17. |
OGOD v Randhart high School and Others |
R42 663.50 |
|
18. |
Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education |
R5 980.00 |
|
19. |
Maqhelana and Other v Minister of Basic Education |
R17 100.00 |
|
20. |
Samson Primary School v MEC Education and Others |
R37 217.07 |
|
21. |
Solidariteit Helpende Hand v Minister of Basic Education |
R81 720.00 (Department won with cost) |
|
TOTAL |
R 2 054 327.26 |
d) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2017-2018 financial year to the amount of R3 895 822.26. The details of each case is as follows:
|
NO |
NAME OF CASE |
AMOUNT |
|
1. |
CTP and Others v Director-General and Others |
R1 751 120.99 |
|
2. |
Konani v Minister of Basic Education |
R128 234.00 |
|
3. |
Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education |
R200 640. 00 |
|
4. |
Michelle Saffer v MEC Education and Others |
R94 260.03 |
|
5. |
OGOD v Minister of Basic Education and Others |
R117 819.00 |
|
6. |
Prestige Academy v Minister of Basic Education |
R23 400.00 |
|
7. |
Kgoro Sipho and Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R85 742.24 |
|
8. |
Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education |
R564 016.50 |
|
9. |
Ncedo Hoyi v Department of Basic Education |
R143 241.00 |
|
10 |
Van Der Westhuizen N.O and Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R16 800.00 |
|
11. |
Legal Opinion |
R46 500.00 |
|
12. |
Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector |
R295 695.47 |
|
13. |
Nhlapo v Minister of Basic Education |
R28 500.00 |
|
14. |
MMPA Quantity Surveyors v Minister of Basic Education |
R245 913.65 |
|
15. |
Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education |
R143 489.38 |
|
16 |
Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education |
R10 450.00 |
|
Total |
R 3 895 822. 26 |
e) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2018-2019 financial year to the amount of R1 458 797.07. The details of each case is as follows:
|
NO |
NAME OF CASE |
AMOUNT |
|
1. |
CTP Limited and Others v Director-General of Basic Education |
R1 126 078.12 |
|
2. |
Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education |
R248 668.95 |
|
3. |
Madoda Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education |
R56 000.00 |
|
4. |
Munano and Others v Minister of Basic Education |
R28 050.00 |
|
|
||
|
TOTAL |
R1 458 797.07 |