Question NW202 to the Minister of Transport

Reply:

(a) Department

Invoice Age Analysis	Number of Invoices	Total Amount (b)
More than 30 days (aa)	29	R 71,851.69
More than 60 days (bb)	13	R 35,607.16
More than 90 days (cc)	0	R 0.00
More than 120 days (dd)	223	R 1,187,235.53
Total	265	R 1,294,694.38

(c) The invoices more than 30 days and 60 days will be paid within the next 30 days. The invoices more than 120 days are disputed Phakisa invoices. A final offer was accepted by the supplier and once the supplier provides the new invoices, it will be paid.

Airport of South Africa (ACSA)

Days	Amount	Number of Invoices
120	18 770 475,26	499
90	1 267 884,84	25
60	2 791 207,73	20
30	5 280 488,09	56
Current	38 047 207,76	118
Total	66 157 263,68	718
As a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, ACSA undertook a rental reprieve process for its tenants by giving out credit notes for the rental owed, amounting to R2,8 billion. In addition, the traffic volumes decline significantly reduced ACSA’s total revenues in the last two financial years. For the financial year ended 31 March 2021, revenues declined by about 80% i.e., from R7,2 billion to R2,2 billion, and this has led to decreased cashflows. ACSA engaged its suppliers for relaxed payment terms where possible, particularly among the bigger suppliers, leading to days average creditor days exceeding 30 days. The monthly payment to suppliers averages R150m to R200m. Invoices for which there are no queries are paid on a monthly. Invoices older than 30 days are those wherein there are queries with the suppliers pertaining to contractual matters pertaining to scope of works/goods delivered, timing and budgets/fees.

Air Transporting Navigating System ( ATNS)

Based on 31st January 2022 age analysis

		(aa)	(bb)	(cc)	(dd)
	Current Period	31 - 60 Days	61 - 90 Days	90 - 120 Days	120 Days and over	Total
	R	R	R	R	R	R
(a) No. of invoices	101	57	48	35	390	631
	16%	9%	8%	6%	62%	100%
(b) Total Amount	12,197,617	4,155,346	5,927,040	1,665,189	3,775,262	27,720,453
	44%	15%	21%	6%	14%	100%
Total No. of suppliers						150

(c) All suppliers where there are no disputes will be paid in 30 days

Cross Board Transport Agency( CBRTA

a) There are eleven (11) supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid at (b) Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) and are shown in the table below.

(a)	(aa) – (dd)	(b)	(c)
Total number of invoices	Period of non-payment	Amount Outstanding	Envisaged date on which amount will be paid
2	180 days	R127 123.89	The Service Provider has invoiced us incorrectly. They have agreed to re-invoice and once we receive the updated invoices, payment will be processed. The envisaged payment date is 28 February 2022.
9	90 days	R63 357.97	The Agency has raised a dispute with the service provider regarding the billed amounts. Disputed amounts will be settled once engagements are concluded. The envisaged payment date is 28 February 2022.
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South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(a)(ii) SANRAL has 5 outstanding invoices, which are older than 30 days. The age analysis of the creditors is indicated in the Table below.

Age	Number of invoices		(b) Value (R)	Reason
> 30 days	1		1 268 262.99	Rejected by bank due to banking details incorrectly supplied
> 60 days	1		1 738.00
> 90 days
> 120 days	3		12 405.80
TOTAL	5		1 282 406.79

b) The invoices will be paid immediately, once the vendor has supplied the correct banking details, as verified by the bank. SANRAL has a payment run twice a week.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(a)(ii) The number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid by the Road Accident Fund for more than	(aa) 30 days, is	(bb) 60 days, is	(cc) 90 days, is	and (dd) 120 days, is
	33	109	65	170
b) the total amount outstanding in each case is	R2,196,378.25	R5,921,095.21	R2,647,942.17	R11,881,697.38
and (c) the processing for payment of the outstanding amounts is an ongoing process, which is subject to certain challenges, including, unresolved queries relating to suppliers’ invoice details; suppliers’ change of banking details; disputes with suppliers on services or goods provided; and a lengthy and labour-intensive process involved in perusing itemised legal invoices, per item of cost incurred, having regard to different rates allowed per item.

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

A) We have 8 invoices that are unpaid, please see table below:

Except for the one service provider, SAPO, all other invoices will be paid within 14 days and they are still within 30 day.

There is currently a dispute that is being resolved with SAPO, invoice to be paid within 7 days.

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by

(ii) each entity reporting to him for more than

(aa) 30 days =0,

(bb) 60 days = 2,

(cc) 90 days = 3 and

(dd) 120 days = 4,

(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case and

(aa) 30 days =0,

(bb) 60 days = R121 034.52,

(cc) 90 days = R117 134.56 and

(dd) 120 days = R25 136.72

(c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled?

(aa) 30 days =Not applicable,

(bb) 60 days = January 2022,

(cc) 90 days = January 2022 and

(dd) 120 days = under dispute

Drivers Licence Card Agency (DLCA)

(aa) 0

(bb) 0

(cc) 0

(dd) As at 10 February 2022, the DLCA has one invoice that remains unpaid for longer than 120 days, the invoice was received in February 2021. However, the DLCA has paid the portion of the invoice that was not disputed. The other portion is still under dispute.

(c) By 31 March 2022 after the legal dispute is resolved.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

a) (i) Not applicable

(ii) (aa) 48

(bb) 10

(cc) 16

(dd) Included above, system ages up to 90+ days

b) (i) Not applicable

(ii) (aa) R95 043.21

(bb) R2 819.35

(cc) R205 930.79

(dd) Included above, system ages up to 90+ days

c) All outstanding invoices are planned to be settled in February 2022.

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

(a)(ii) The Ports Regulator does not have any invoices that are outstanding for more than (aa) 30, (bb) 60, (cc) 90 or (120) days. The Ports Regulator has systems and processes in place to ensure that all invoices are paid within average of 14 to 21 days after the receipt of the invoice from supplier with no required amendments. This was further confirmed by the Auditor General during the 2020/2021 financial year audit.

(b) N/A

(c ) N/A

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

Number of invoices outstanding

Number of invoice outstanding
(aa) 30 days	(bb) 60 days	(cc) 90 days	(dd) 120 days
3	0	0	6

a) The total amount outstanding in each case is:

Period outstanding	Amount
30 days	R179,591-23
60 days	R0
90 days	R0
120 days	R19,923,304-65

b) The date envisaged for the outstanding amounts to be settled is:

Period outstanding	Amount	Envisaged date of payment	Notes
30 days	R179,591-23	28 February 2022	-
60 days	R0	Not applicable	-
90 days	R0	Not applicable	-
120 days	R1,855,767-89	31 March 2022	-
	R16,264,306-26	Unknown	The amount is being disputed and payment date is therefore unknown.
	R1,696,738-74	Unknown	The amount is being disputed and payment date is therefore unknown.
	R106,491-76	31 March 2022	-

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

(ii) The SACAA currently has (aa) zero 30 days outstanding invoices (bb) zero 60 days outstanding invoices and (dd) only has one invoice outstanding as per the creditors age analysis that is in 120 days (b) amounting to R33 741. (c) The invoice is currently in dispute and will be paid once the dispute is resolved.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

Number of invoices outstanding

c) The total amount outstanding in each case is:

Please refer to table above in (a).

d) It is impossible to specify the date on which the outstanding amounts will be settled given the current situation that PRASA finds itself in, especially with the OPEX.

• The total group debt amounts to R4,8 billion, with OPEX accounting for 92% of this debt.
• Most of the debt, 53%, is owed to Transnet, with other suppliers constituting 39% and municipalities a further 8%.
• PRASA is currently not able to pay its debt as they become due with most of its debt being in excess of 180 days.
• Only invoices over 180 days will be settled monthly except for payroll, critical suppliers (i.e. ICT, security, municipal rates, etc.), statutory items, insurance related claims, legal disbursements and court orders.