Question NW1580 to the Minister of Public Enterprises

Reply:

Responses are based on information from the respective SOCs stated below:

ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED:

(1)	(a) and (b)	(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Coloured	(iv) Indian
	ALEXKOR HQ	7	1	0	2
		70%	10%	0%	20%
	ALEXKOR AT RMC*	18	16	375	0
		4.4%	3.9%	91.7%	0%

*Richtersveld Mining Company

2. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.

DENEL SOC LIMITED:

(1)	(a) and (b)	(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Coloured	(iv) Indian
		50%	38%	8%	4%
		2323	1766	387	153

(2) The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.

ESKOM SOC LIMITED:

1. 

(a)	(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Coloured	(iv) Indian
and	29786	6421	3521	1588
(b)	72%	16%	9%	4%

 

2. Eskom has to a large extent met the provisions of the Employment Equity Act. Eskom has five (5) Shareholder Compact measures in terms of Employment Equity and an overview of targets vs. actual performance as at March 2018 is presented in Table 2 below. There are various programmes in place to help Eskom address areas where performance is below target.

Key Performance Indicators	Measures	March 2018 Actual	March 2018 Target
Disabilities Equity	People with disabilities in the workplace as the Employment Equity Act	3.13%	2.50%
Racial Equity Snr Management	Africans, Coloureds and Indians employees	67.97%	67.78%
Racial Equity Professional /Middle Management	Africans, Coloureds and Indians	75.35%	75.58%
Gender Equity Snr Management	Female employees	38.25%	38.98%
Gender Equity Professional/Middle Management	Female employees	38.06%	37.14%

SAFCOL SOC LIMITED:

(1)	(a) and (b)	(i) Black	(ii) White	(iii) Coloured	(iv) Indian
		95.2%	3.3%	1.2%	0.3%
		1723	60	22	5

(2) The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.

SAX SOC LIMITED:

1. 

(a)	(i) Black	(ii) Whites	(iii) Coloured	(iv) Indian
And	566	214	80	31
(b)	63.2%	24.36%	8.94%	3.46%

2. The airline has performed very well to close the gaps in relation to the National Employment Active Population (EAP) targets, i.e. targets in Employment Equity with respect to Africans, Coloured and Indian population. The Company has 151 Pilots (77% whites, 4.63% Indians, 1.98% Coloured and 16, 55% Africans). The Cadet Pilot programme aims to provide a strategic transformation tool, both in the Airline and in the industry but funding remains a huge challenge as the Airline is responsible for sourcing its own funding in order to meet this objective as per mandate from the shareholder. This is a critical area that needs serious attention in order for the Airline to meet its National EAP targets

TRANSET SOC LIMITED: (1) (a) (i) Black (ii) White (iii) Coloured (iv) Indian and 40594 7293 5486 1893 (b) 74% 13% 10% 3% (2) Transnet has an Employment Equity policy and other policies e.g. recruitment policy which include all the requirements of the EE Act including Affirmative Action measures. These policies are rigorously applied to mitigate against unfair and discriminatory practices within the organisation.