Question to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology - NW2296

02 December 2016 - NW2296

Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) his department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to him were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?

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/ (ii) Department/Entity	(a) Internal Forensic Report	(b) External Forensic Report	(aa) Name	(bb) Subject	(cc) Date of Completion
The Department of Higher Education and Training (established on 1 April 2010, hence, no prior reports)	2		Corruption at trade testing unit: Institute for the National Development of Learnerships, Employment Skills and Labour Assessments (INDLELA)	An investigation instituted by the Director-General on a dossier of allegations of corruption levelled against the management staff of INDLELA, the trade-testing unit of the Department.	8 February 2011
			Irregular payments to a service provider	An investigation instituted by the Director-General on irregular payments made to a service provider that has provided and installed security equipment at the Department.	7 August 2013
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority	17		Skills programme review	Processes followed regarding the approval of and payments to a service provider.	May 2009
			Accuracy of cost of overseas trip	Verification of the accuracy of all costs incurred on the Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) overseas trip on Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).	February 2014
			Validity of payments	Review of the validity of payments – Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) grants.	March 2014
			Recruitment of Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) Manager	Detailed report on allegations relating to the recruitment of a manager.	August 2011
			Payments made to Kediematse HR Solutions cc	Investigation into payments made to a service provider for AgriSETA funded learnership programmes.	June 2012
			Numeracy Academy linked ABET grants	Investigation into the Numeracy Academy linked ABET grants.	February 2013
			Unethical behaviour	Investigation into allegations of unethical behaviour of a supplier and a manager within the SETA.	November 2013
			Conflict of interest	Investigation into possible conflict of interest.	January 2014
			Bursary payments	Bursary payments to the Project Manager Finance and Supply Chain Management (SCM).	October 2016
			Recruitment of two Senior Managers and one Project Manager	Recruitment of Senior Manager: Human Resource and Payroll, Senior Manager: Skills Planning and Reporting, Project Manager Finance and SCM.	October 2016
			The approved fee structure	Review of the approved fee structure for the 2014/ 2015 financial year.	May 2016
			Payments made to the Board members for meetings	Scrutiny of Board meeting attendance supporting documentation to determine whether amounts claimed are valid and accurate.	May 2016
			Fee escalations	Comparison of fees for the 2012/13, 2013/14, and 2014/15 financial years in order to analyse fee escalations.	May 2016
			Corruption and abuse of power	Allegations of corruption and abuse of power.	February 2015
			Creditors Age Analysis	Reviewing of the Creditors Age Analysis and trends on payment of suppliers / service providers.	February 2015
			Bribes be paid	Investigate the allegation that certain individuals require bribes to be paid to them to perform their duties.	February 2015
			Failure of AgriSETA’s management to act on reported irregularities	Failure of AgriSETA’s management to act on reported irregularities.	February 2015
Construction Sector Education and Training Authority	1		Funded Discretionary Grant Forensic Investigation	Funded Discretionary Grant.	31 January 2014
Council on Higher Education	2		Purchase and maintenance of the CHE Building	Purchase and maintenance of the CHE Building.	19 September 2011
			Source of a leak to the media	Source of a leak to the media	June 2010
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority	1		Misconduct by the former CEO	Signing of a bank guarantee by the former CEO to secure an operating lease agreement without following due process.	February 2011
Financial and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority	1		Awarding of the Bridging Programme tender	Awarding of the Bridging Programme tender.	December 2015 and follow-up investigation in progress
Food and Beverages Sector Education and Training Authority	2		Transgression of supply chain processes	Transgression of supply chain processes	January 2013
			Investigation on Executives/Managers/ Staff	Investigation on Executives/Managers/Staff	January 2013
Fibre, Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority	1		Fraud and corruption within the SETA	Fraud and corruption within the SETA.	13 May 2014
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority	1		The procurement and use of services	The procurement and use of services.	7 February 2013
Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority	1		Corruption between ex-employee and Training Provider	Corruption between ex-employee and Training Provider.	30 January 2015
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Sector Education and Training Authority	2		Embezzlement of Grant Funds and Monies	Embezzlement of Grant Funds and Monies.	February and July 2011
			Leaking of the entity’s confidential documents	Leaking of the company's confidential documents.	April 2011 and February 2014
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority	2		Irregular payments from the PSETA Discretionary Grants account and the National Skills Fund account	Irregular payments from the PSETA Discretionary Grants account and the National Skills Fund account.	1 July 2010
			Irregular payments made from the PSETA National Skills Fund account	Irregular payments made from the PSETA National Skills Fund account.	1 July 2010
Transport Education and Training Authority	2	1	The SCM process	SCM process that was investigated by a private consulting firm	OMA Chartered Accountants report submitted directly to Board during 2011/12 financial year
			The SCM process	An investigation undertaken by the public protector into the SCM process that was investigated by a private consulting firm.	The completion date on the Public Protector report cannot be confirmed as the report was provided to TETA on the matter.
			Bribe from stakeholder	Bribe from stakeholder.	28 February 2014
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority	4		Irregularities involving a Project Specialist	Irregularities involving a Project Specialist.	April 2015
			Procurement processes	Procurement processes.	The investigation is still in process.
			Selection process and contracting of bursaries	Selection process and contracting of bursaries.	The investigation is still in process.
			Determine progress on projects	Determine progress on projects.	The investigation is still in process.

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QUESTION 2296 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING