Question NW2311 to the Minister of Communications
17 December 2020 - NW2311
Van Damme, Ms PT to ask the Minister of Communications
Whether (a) her department and (b) any entities reporting to her paid any bonuses to senior officials in the past two financial years; if so, in each specified case, (i) to whom and (ii) what total amount was paid; (2) whether the specified bonuses were performance-based; if not, what is the justification for each bonus; if so, in each case, from which budget were the performance bonuses paid; (3) whether, in each case, (a) a performance agreement was signed with the official and (b) regular performance assessments were conducted; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department and SOCs as follows:
As stated in the Annual Reports to Parliament for the said financial years regarding the department and entities, the details of the payments are as per the tables below, namely;
Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services
1(a) 2017/18:
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(i)To whom |
(ii)Amount Paid |
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(DTPS) Senior Managers |
Yes, cash bonuses were paid to deserving senior managers in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years |
Performance bonuses paid for the 2017/18 financial year The following senior managers received cash bonuses in the 2017/18 financial year:
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The total amount of cash bonuses paid to the senior managers above was R380 565.36 and the budget came from the 1.5% allocated budget from the compensation budget. |
2018/2019:
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(i)To whom |
(ii)Amount Paid |
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DTPS |
Performance bonuses paid for the 2018/19 financial year The following senior managers received cash bonuses in the 2018/19 financial year:
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The total amount of cash bonuses paid to the senior managers above was R499 660.23 and the budget came from the 1.5% allocated budget from the compensation budget. |
- Yes, the bonuses were performance based. The senior managers were found to have performed above what was expected of them in relation to their signed performance agreements in the Moderation Committee meetings and the payment of incentives was approved by the Minister.
3(a) Yes, all senior managers were assessed based on signed performance agreements and performance assessments.
3(b) Yes, all senior managers who received bonuses had mid-term reviews with their supervisors.
Department of Communications
1(a) 2017/2018:-
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(i)To whom |
(ii)Amount Paid |
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Department of Communications (DoC) Senior Managers |
Yes, cash bonuses were paid to deserving senior managers in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years |
Performance bonuses paid 2017/18 financial year The following senior managers received cash bonuses in the 2017/18 financial year:
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The total amount of cash bonuses paid to the senior managers above was R303 455.68 and the budget came from the 1.5% allocated budget from the compensation budget. |
2018/2019:-
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(i)To whom |
(ii)Amount Paid |
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DoC |
Performance bonuses paid 2018/19 financial year The following senior managers received cash bonuses in the 2018/19 financial year:
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The total amount of cash bonuses paid to the senior managers above was R163 241.04 and the budget came from the 1.5% allocated budget from the compensation budget. |
- Yes, the bonuses were performance based. The senior managers were found to have performed above what was expected of them in relation to their signed performance agreements in the Moderation Committee meetings and the payment of incentives was approved by the Minister.
3(a) All senior managers were assessed based on signed performance agreements and performance assessments.
3(b) Yes, all senior managers who received bonuses had mid-term reviews against their signed PAs with their supervisors.
State Owned Entities
1(b)
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Entity |
Financial Year |
(i)To whom |
(ii)Amount Paid |
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ZADNA |
Yes, for FY 2018/19 only |
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TOTAL |
R93 979.00 |
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SABC |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
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Film and Publication Board (FPB) |
Yes, for FY 2018/19 |
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TOTAL |
R79 743.23 |
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Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) |
Yes, FY 2017/2018 |
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TOTAL 2018 |
R1 813 700.24 |
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Yes, FY 2018/2019 |
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TOTAL 2019 |
R2 222 738.77 |
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Broadband Infraco (BBI) |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
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Nemisa |
Yes, FY 2018/19 only |
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TOTAL 2018/19 |
R 394 326.00 |
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Sentech |
Yes, FY 2017/18 & FY 2018/19 |
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TOTAL 2017/18 FY |
R2 192 805.64 |
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TOTAL 2018/19 FY |
R3 250 597.17 |
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State Information Technology Agency (SITA) |
Yes, 2018/19 only |
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TOTAL |
R348 761. 91 |
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Postbank |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
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USAASA |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
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SAPO |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
2. ZADNA, FPB, ICASA , Nemisa, Sentech, and SITA indicated that the bonuses paid were performance-based. (The question is not applicable to the SABC, BBI, Postbank , USAASA and SAPO as no bonuses were paid during the during the financial years in question)
3(a)&(b) ZADNA, FPB, ICASA, BBI, Nemisa, Sentech and SITA confirmed that performance agreements were signed and regular performance assessments were conducted. (The question is not applicable to the SABC, BBI, Postbank , USAASA and SAPO as no bonuses were paid during the during financial years in question)
MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES