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No, the National Treasury does not receive and / or keep this information. The municipalities’ compliance with set SCM legislation and prescripts is tested and reported by the Auditor General.

Section 116 of the MFMA prescribes the way contracts/agreements must be established and provides the responsibilities of the Accounting Officers on the management of these contracts. The section further provides for the modification/amendment of a contract with conditions set in the provision.

Section 84 (3) of the Municipal Systems Act (MSA) provides that:

“When a municipality has entered into a service delivery agreement it must—

(a) make copies of the agreement available at its offices for public inspection during office hours; and

(b) give notice in the media of—

(i) particulars of the service that will be provided under the agreement;

(ii) the name of the selected service provider; and

(iii) the place where and the period for which copies of the agreement are available for public inspection.

These provisions are such that compliance can only be demonstrated through hard copy evidence at the municipalities.

Section 75 of the MFMA also requires that the Accounting Officer must place on the website of the municipality all supply chain management contracts, amongst other documents. Therefore, the evidence of compliance can only be tested at the municipalities through audit processes.

As such National Treasury does not receive and/or keep this information. The municipalities’ compliance with set SCM legislation and prescripts is tested and reported by the Auditor General.

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The DPSA issues a weekly Public Service Vacancy Circular where Public Service posts are advertised. The DPSA monitors the adverts including requirements pertaining to the completion of the Nyukela. When it is observed that a Department has not complied with the requirement in the advertisement and accompanying notes, it is referred back to the Department to correct. The DPSA has issued a practice note (Annexure A) to guide departments to include this requirement on adverts. The Nyukela is not required on application but prior to appointment.

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1. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) do not generally comment on state ongoing investigations. However, as per the publicly available information, the NPA obtained provisional preservation orders over the bank accounts of Mr Louis Liebenberg and his company Tariomix during July 2021 based on allegations of money laundering and that he was running a Ponzi scheme.

2. The National Treasury does not have the power to request such information from SARB or NPA.

3. Not applicable.

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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) has engaged the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to undertake a forensic investigation into the failures experienced by the DoJ&CD in respect of MojaPay system. The CSIR advised that they have the requisite skills to assist the Department, however, it was recommended that the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) be engaged for the participation by the DoJ&CD in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed between the CSIR and DCS.

1.1 A review of the DCS-CSIR MOU, in particular Service Programme 4, yielded that the Department could not utilise the said MOU because the deliverables/services did not make provision for a Forensic Investigation as was required by the Department as it only made provision for a service where the following high level deliverables are required:

(a) Current State Assessment;

(b) Future State; and

(c) GAP Analysis and Roadmap.

1.2 In light of the above, the DoJ&CD embarked on an exercise to determine the root cause, through the Major Incident Process of the Department, which was duly undertaken and completed.

1.3 It was determined that the root cause was Data Corruption as a result of the Database Administrator (DBA) of the Service Provider, having chosen an incorrect option in the Client Copy Process which should have been from the Quality Assurance (QA) Server to the Production Server (human error) instead of choosing from the Production Server to the QA Server. This led to the crash of the Production Server.

1.4 The solution could not be restored as per the prescribed Disaster Recovery timelines, primarily due to incomplete backups (system error on backups) which led to delays in getting the system functional. To reduce the restoration timelines, a process to copy the data on the servers to external hard drives had to be undertaken to restore the data.

1.5 The Department has implemented interventions from key lessons learnt to mitigate against possible future failures and recovery timelines such as:

• Performing regular (scheduled) backup restore tests;
• Optimizing the backup processes; and
• Enabling active-active failover capabilities for MojaPay (from Primary Datacentre to the Secondary Datacentre).

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a) The National Framework Towards Professionalisation of the Public Sector has been finalised. The Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) is being done on the Framework and it will be submitted for Cabinet consideration during the month of May 2022. The Framework is identified as one of the key interventions in strengthening state capacity and is seen as a long-term intervention. As such, it will be implemented in a phased approach.

b) (i) The Minister for the Public Service and Administration will be responsible for the roll-out (i.e., coordinating and monitoring) of the Framework.

b) (ii) Given that the Framework is aimed at the broader public sector, all relevant public sector departments/institutions will be responsible for the implementation of the Framework. For example, the National Treasury will be responsible for the professionalisation of the supply chain management occupation in collaboration with professional bodies, and other key stakeholders.

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1. The portion of national road between the Somerset East turn-off north towards Graaff Reinet is the R63 whereas section south of Somerset East turn-off towards Jansenville is the R75. The work on R75 on both sides of Jansenville consisted of two “special maintenance” projects – which included the patching of isolated road pavement areas up to 25% of the project length followed by the re-surfacing the existing road surface. These have been implemented as holding action until such time that reconstruction is economically possible. These were not upgrade projects that will see 100% of existing road pavement being reconstructed. The next maintenance action planned within the lifecycle plan of this road will entail the upgrade project. The two special maintenance contracts had the total costs of R178.4 million, where:

• Phase 1:   SPECIAL MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ROUTE R75 SECTION 4 FROM JANSENVILLE TO R63 INTERSECTION PHASE 1 (KM -0.4 TO KM 35.0 AND KM 51.0 TO KM 59.1) – Total Construction Cost – R 79 458 348. 99
• Phase 2: SPECIAL MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL ROUTE R75 SECTION 4 FROM KM 35.0 TO KM 51.0 PHASE 2. Total Construction Cost – R 98 992 869,61

2. Primary Contractors were:

• Phase 1: ROADSPAN SURFACES (PTY) LTD
• Phase 2: TAUPELE (PTY) LTD

3. The expected durability of the resurfacing is 8 to 10 years, but this is dependent on several variables such as traffic, climate (rainfall) and existing road pavement condition before the repairs. For roads in poorer pavement condition such as this section of the R75, it can be expected that pavement defects will manifest in 2 to 5 years following the resurfacing treatment on some areas that was not patched before the resurfacing.

4. The contractor is obliged to effect repairs for defects liability period of 12 months after completion of the project.

• Phase 1: Defects liability period was 28 November 2019 to 28 November 2020.
• Phase 2: Defects liability period 10 September 2021 to 10 September 2022.

5. From the reference distance, the potholes were located on Phase 1 project, for which defects liability period has come to an end on 28 November 2020. Investigation has shown that in this instance the potholes were not related to patches done under the special maintenance contract, and thus not related to the quality of contractor’s work. The pothole repairs on the affected section are for the account of SANRAL and were completed by SANRAL Routine Maintenance Contractor on 7th June 2022.

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The employment of social workers in school settings is the responsibility of the Department of Basic Education. However, sector departments such as DSD and DBE have not been able to absorb and employ qualified social work graduates due to budget constraints across the whole of Government.

The critical shortage of social service professionals is acknowledged as one of the challenges for the social sector in the National Development Plan (NDP). To address this, the Department of Social Development (DSD) is leading the Intersectoral Forum that is coordinating efforts in the development of a Draft Sector Strategy that seeks to bring on board sector departments for employment of social workers across Government, including DBE, Health. The sector departments will submit a joint bid to the National Treasury to obtain funds for the recruitment and permanent employment of social work graduates.

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(a) The Department only started collecting statistics on the age categories of learners on social grants in 2021 Grade 12 Report. Prior to that, the Department was collecting data on the educational performance on learners who are beneficiaries of social grants. The information is not by grant type, but indicates information for all child Social Grant Beneficiaries (SGB). It is difficult to only report on CSG.

Table 1: 2021 Grade 12 Social Grant Beneficiaries achievement by age

Province		Age congruent Age<18	Age 19	Over-age Age 20+
	Mean age	Wrote	Pass rate	Wrote	Pass rate	Wrote	Pass rate
Eastern Cape	19.4	34,764	84.8%	17,055	70.7%	26,351	55.1%
Free State	19.5	11,580	93.5%	6,565	86.5%	9,842	73.0%
Gauteng	19.1	50,514	88.8%	19,788	75.0%	16,863	57.5%
KwaZulu-Natal	19.3	36,558	86.8%	13,709	73.6%	20,007	58.2%
Limpopo	19.9	38,095	83.1%	19,929	68.4%	34,749	44.8%
Mpumalanga	19.1	25,321	84.8%	12,450	72.9%	19,959	56.2%
North-West	19.2	15,837	91.1%	7,590	78.4%	10,844	54.9%
Northern Cape	19.6	4,719	84.2%	2,355	68.7%	3,252	47.0%
Western Cape	19.1	22,375	85.2%	8,302	68.8%	5,440	49.4%
Total	19.3	239,763	86.5%	107,743	73.0%	147,307	54.3%

The categorisation of congruent age for Grade 12 used the UNESCO levels that suggest that official ages for this grade are between the ages of 17 and 18 (Statistics South Africa, 2017). Learners that were over this age were considered over age.

The number of Social Grant Beneficiaries were 19 years of age was considered large (107 743), therefore necessitating independent analysis of performance for learners of this age. Results confirm that SGB learners who were age congruent had higher performance compared to those who were age 19 and older. In fact, the learners that were 19 years had a 13.5 percentage points reduction in their pass rate compared to those who were age congruent. The learners that were 20 years and older had a 32.2 percentage point reduction in their pass rate compared to the age congruent learners. Some provinces experienced an average pass rates that is below 50% for over-age learners. These provinces are Limpopo (44.8%), Northern Cape (47.0%) and Western Cape (49.4%). This is a major concern and suggests that programmes to ensure that factors that lead to older age enrolment per grade are addressed.

b) The information is not readily available at it can only be determined upon receipt of registration data of learners from the DBE.

C) The information is not readily available and can be explored once the LURITS data from DBE is available.

d) The information that is available is only for 2021 Grade 12 learners as depicted in Table 1 above. It has to be noted the information is not disaggregated by grant type, therefore it is difficult on report on Child Support Grant Beneficiaries.

(2)  This information still needs to be explored. Evidence currently not available

(3)  A wealth of evidence shows that CSG receipt is good for children’s health and welfare: children who received the grant saw improved nutrition, more schooling, and less labour-force participation, and were more likely to possess formal identity documents.

The impact evaluation study conducted by Department of Social Development in collaboration with SASSA and UNICEF in 2012 indicated that the CSG appears to play a compensatory role for children with less educated mothers, narrowing the schooling gap between children whose mothers have less education and those who have more. In these ways the Child Support Grant promotes human capital development, improves gender outcomes and helps to reduce the historical legacy of inequality. Receipt of the CSG by the household reduces adolescent absences from school, particularly for male adolescents, even when the household does not receive the grant specifically for the adolescent. Recent evidence has also complimented this robust evidence on the positive impact of CSG on children and their families.

(4) The impact evaluation study conducted by Department of Social Development in collaboration with SASSA and UNICEF in 2012 indicated that for younger children, earlier receipt of the CSG improved girls’ grade attainment by a quarter grade compared to receipt of CSG at age six. In addition, early receipt of the CSG reduces delayed school entry of girls by 26.5 percent.

Receipt of the CSG by the household reduces adolescent absence from school, particularly for male adolescents, even when the household does not receive the grant specifically for the adolescent.

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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development seeks to intensify efforts in the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a strategic enabler to function more effectively and efficiently with the objective of improving internal operations and service delivery within the Department and its partners.

The two (2) facets of Modernising Business Services and Strengthening the ICT Infrastructure are interrelated, and are the key pillars for the overall Modernisation roadmap.

1. Modernising Business Services

Currently, access to Civil case adjudication in the lower courts is heavily dependent on foot traffic entering the court buildings for litigants and their representatives to file court papers. The Department seeks to modernize this access, and has embarked on a journey to provide an operational environment that is not so heavily dependent on physical appearance in the courtroom.

The ability to make use of e-filing and virtual appearances is a methodology to enable the courts to more effectively finalize civil matters and deal with the backlog in cases that have accumulated over time in the era of communicable diseases.

​1.1 Civil Case Management Solutions (ICMS – Civil module)

The ICMS Civil modernization case flow management functionality (Phase 1) was completed in 2017 and rolled out nationally to 488 courts.

The system enables the Department to strengthen its administrative capacity and capabilities in, amongst others, the following areas:

1. Developing and monitoring service standards based on electronic case management information, intelligence and reporting;
2. Limiting the extent of missing or fraudulent documents through scanning of documents to an integrated repository; and
3. Determining influencing factors which have an adverse effect on the speedy finalization of cases by providing management information on the reasons for postponements focusing on unwarranted postponements which defeat the rationale behind providing speedy and cost-effective justice services.

1.2 Online interphase with Case management system

The Department’s ICMS Civil system is now being integrated to the Civil Online Portal and caters for case information to be passed from the initiating party to the ICMS solution and thereby eliminates data capturing duplication from paper-based documents and therefore improves data quality.

The integration of the online portal through which litigants and legal practitioners can converse with the court clerks and upload their court filing, is a development priority and is currently nearing the pilot phase for testing with external parties, i.e. Legal / Legal Aid South Africa practitioners.

The Governance structure supporting this development is reliant on the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 12 of 2021) which contains amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to provide for “the giving of evidence through audio-visual link in proceedings other than criminal proceedings.”

The new Magistrate’s Court Act Rules that came into operation on 1 February 2022 are aligned to enabling digital filing of court documents and the virtual appearance of any or all parties to Civil court case proceedings.

The Online Portal is aligned to the Department’s modernization requirement to digitize all paper-based documents and through the creation of a portal whereby documents are uploaded outside the courthouse, this will render the cases initiated on system to be paperless from the start.

​1.3 Integration with Case participants – Case Outcome Messages and Court Orders

Alongside the paperless processing functionality, the Department has further developed Phase One of a digital work environment for Presiding Officers referred to as the e-Judicial Workspace.

The creation and transmission of a digital case file that has been enabled through the parties uploading court documents on the online portal to the ICMS system will enable the case file to be provided to the relevant Presiding Officer in digital format.

It is envisaged that the Judicial Officer would thus be enabled to perform case preparation from online case files and further empowered to issue court orders digitally using an authenticated digital signature to render the court order process to be paperless.

The integration through the Civil Online Portal together with the e-Judicial Workspace seeks to enable automatic transmission through electronic portals of all case/court related information (e.g. case schedules, case outcomes and Court orders) to the parties and their representatives.

This seamless creation, communication and storages of court orders also seek to improve the integrity of Civil court orders, especially in the Regional Court Divorce matters where the Department experiences challenges with fraudulent court orders being generated.

The Department is focused on transitioning from the current state to the desired state, i.e. the ability to dispense justice and adjudicate matters through new processes utilizing systems as a tool of trade. To this end, the involvement from the Judiciary to engage and drive the change required to utilize 4IR as a strategic enabler is crucial. This common objective shall be achieved through ensuring that the partners that are impacted by it and have an interest in it, are on board and supportive.

​1.4 Initiatives for Legislative reform

It is necessary to take into consideration the concurrent monetary jurisdiction between District and Regional Courts as well as the concurrent area of jurisdiction between the High Courts and Lower Courts, which is required to bring about further efficiencies in the courts for the long term.

​1.5 Integration with Department of Home Affairs’ System

The Department’s ICMS Civil system has been integrated with the Department of Home Affairs’ system. This integration, which has been implemented in all courts country-wide, caters for identification related information to be verified with Home Affairs, thereby improving data accuracy, quality and reducing fraudulent or misrepresented identification information.

​1.6 Audio Visual Remand (AVR) Solution expanding to a fully-fledged Court Audio Visual Solution (CAVS)

The current AVR solution implemented in forty-three (43) courts provides for the use of CCTV system in the court environment to facilitate the postponement of cases in which the accused is an Awaiting Trial Detainee, without the detainee leaving the Correction Centre. The Sexual Offences System enables a Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) functionality for when intermediaries are utilised to assist vulnerable witnesses in sexual offence matters.

The implementation of the Converged Technology Project seeks to achieve a fully functional Court Audio Visual Solution (referred to as CAVS). This solution will enable the virtual appearance of any court participant in a civil matter. The next phase of the solution will be to provide a virtual courtroom whereby all parties to the matter will appear virtually.

2. Strengthening the ICT Infrastructure

Modernization of Business Services through the implementation of IT Business Solutions, requires a supporting, responsive and stable underlying IT infrastructure. The following are key achievements in terms of upgrading the IT Infrastructure:

​2.1 End User Devices: Scanning technology

The Department has implemented business solutions (e.g. ICMS Civil) that utilise scanning technology to enable the digitalization of court documentation into an electronic format. These scanners need to be continuously refreshed, and approximately 860 outdated case management system scanners have been replaced since 2015.

​2.2 Digital Signature Pads (hardware only)

The current process within the Department requires documents to be printed, physically signed and then scanned, resulting in increased printing and paper costs and turnaround times as well as creating dependencies on multiple devices such as printers and scanners. The objective of this project is to digitalize the court documentation and introduce a single inexpensive device known as signature pads to modernise the process of approving documents by means of a digital signature.

​2.3  Network Infrastructure

Installation of VPN (WAN) Optimisers in some of the courts to improve the performance of the already over utilised network in order to provide the necessary base infrastructure required to support the optimal operation of business solutions.

IT network infrastructure performance challenges create inefficient processing of business applications from network’s slow response experienced daily resulting in service delivery inefficiencies. The network upgrades (Core and Access Switches) are aimed at increasing bandwidth which is a crucial element for optimal performance of the DoJ&CD Business applications which includes the online portals aimed at improving service delivery and reducing frustration of users.

IT Disaster Recovery Plan supports the recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or man-made disaster. Disaster recovery solution based on the service recovery needs at the time, was required to prevent the loss of data in the event of a disaster and to enable business continuity between the Departments.

3. Practical steps taken to improve the capacity of courts to deal with civil matters:

The Civil Jurisdiction for the Regional Court has been extended to various courts within the Region, thereby bringing services closer to communities by ensuring access to justice at the local Magistrates’ Courts.

The Regional Offices has appointed Registrars, who oversee Civil Court process management in the Region.

Furthermore, Assistant Registrars have been appointed in all courts where the Regional Civil Court sits, and stamps have been procured for all appointed Assistant Registrars. Clerks of the Civil Court have been trained to deal with Regional Civil Court matters.

Regarding court capacitation, the Department will try and ensure that all civil courts are capacitated with human capacity when the need arises. Dedicated Civil Clerks have already been introduced and implemented in the big courts, but in some small offices, the Clerks are not only dealing with civil matters, but other matters as well. Dedicated capacity should be implemented in all the courts.

Regarding training, this ensures that all officials who are newly and recently appointed, are trained accordingly. Where need arises, the continuous refresher trainings will be conducted.

Regarding IT Infrastructure, the Department strives to ensure that the IT equipment (computers, printers, scanners, etc) utilized is up to date and of good quality.

Regarding modernization, it is regarded as essential to introduce and implement the current system to all stakeholders to move faster, e.g. serving of court documents and receiving court orders electronically. The Regional Head of Free State, for example, recommended an investigation and option to link the Civil Divorce system with Stats SA and the Department of Home Affairs, so that when a decree of divorce is issued, a notice is sent immediately.

Issues receiving attention in Civil Courts by the Regional Offices are attached as Annexures A, B, C and D as received from the Regional Heads concerned.

 

 

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1. (a) (i) After receiving all required documents, the Masters’ Offices took, on average,

Twenty one (21) working days to issue appointments such as Letters of Executorship as well as Letters of Authority in the 2021/22 financial year.

(ii) The Administration of Estates Act No. 66 of 1965 does not prescribe a specific

time period within which an appointment in a deceased estate needs to be issued by the Master. After receiving all required documents, the Masters Offices did 77% of all appointments within 21 working days after receiving all required documents, in the 2021/2022 financial year. The set target for this objective was 65%.

The average performance over the 2021/2022 financial year, per office, is as follows:

OFFICE	PERFORMANCE
BISHO	97.83%
BLOEMFONTEIN	84.51%
CAPE TOWN	56.12%
DURBAN	75.87%
GRAHAMSTOWN	87.28%
JOHANNESBURG	92.26%
KIMBERLEY	39.53%
MAHIKENG	79.78%
MTHATHA	99.99%
NELSPRUIT	52.96%
PIETERMARITZBURG	83.09%
POLOKWANE	80.49%
PORT ELIZABETH	85.74%
PRETORIA	63.37%
THOHOYANDOU	100.00%

(b) The Administration of Estates Act No. 66 of 1965 does not prescribe a specific

time period within which an appointment in a deceased estate needs to be issued by the Master.

(c) Each year, the Master’s Branch reconsiders its Annual Performance Plan (APP)’s

objectives to determine if they are still realistic, and requests to have them adjusted where a need to change them arises. Currently, the target is to issue 70% of all appointments within 21 working days. The acceptable time to issue appointments is influenced by various internal and external factors such as vacancies, Covid-19 Regulations, network speed, load shedding, system downtime and system challenges, etc. It also differs from office-to-office as the workload and demographic of offices are not the same.

2. The timeframe for the issuing of appointments in deceased estates are measured through the APP, which currently have the following output indicator for the 2022/23 financial year: 70% of letters of appointment issued in deceased estates within 21 days from receipt of all required documents

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1. The DPSA is working on the directive for compulsory programmes offered by the National School Government (NSG) which will assist to increase funding from self-generated income. The NSG will still require funding from the allocation to continue delivering free courses to the public service like Ethics, Know your Constitution etc. which are essential in the capacity building of the state. The DPSA has in a number of other Directives like the use of the 1% skills development budget for the Public Service that indicates the importance of departments having to make use of the NSG as the first point of call for training before appointing other providers. The National Academy (NSG) is also a key feature of PILLAR 1 of the HRD Strategy for the Public Service, in that its purpose is necessary to foster and maintain a national approach and standard for Public Service education and training.

2. The number of public servants that have (a) enrolled for and (b) successfully completed the compulsory Nyukela training course offered by the NSG since the introduction of the course. According to the information depicted in the table below, there is a total of:

• a) 12 078 Public servants who enrolled for the course
• b) 8 422 Public servants who successfully completed the course

Number of Public Servants enrolled and successfully completed the Nyukela course
as on 31 May 2022
Dispensation	Course status
	Completed	Enrolled
	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022	2022/2023	Total
Total	81	4 529	3 811	1	8 422	3 656
Other	4	525	618		1 147	608
MMS	42	1 925	1 334	1	3 302	1 156
OSD	11	860	962		1 833	1 216
SMS	24	1 219	897		2 140	676
Data source: PERSAL & NSG
Compiled by the DPSA
Excluding Defence and State Security Agency

3. A breakdown of the specified number of public servants in each (a) national and (b) provincial government department who enrolled for the course since its introduction can be seen on the attached ANNEXURE A.

4. There are 2140 public servants occupying senior management positions within the public service who have completed the course since inception and the spread across the salary levels is as depicted in the table below:

Number of SMS members in the Public Service that successfully completed the Nyukela course
as on 31 May 2022
Dispensation and Salary level	Course status
	Completed
	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022	Total
Total	24	1 219	897	2 140
SMS	13	19	920	644	1 583
	14	4	225	191	420
	15	1	58	51	110
	16		16	11	27
Data source: PERSAL & NSG
Compiled by the DPSA
Excluding Defence and State Security Agency

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The Dinaledi schools and Technical Secondary School's Recapitalisation Conditional Grants were subsumed by the introduction of the Mathematics, Science and Technology Conditional Grant, following a review by the DBE in 2015, it was decided that these grants would be merged. The strategic goal of the MST Grant is to strengthen the implementation of the National Development Plan and the Action Plan to 2019 by increasing the number of learners taking mathematics, science and technology subjects, improving the success rates in the subjects and improving teachers’ capabilities. The purpose is to provide support and resources to schools, teachers and learners in line with the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for the improvement of mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning at selected public schools. 

The Grant's purpose is to provide support and resources to schools, teachers and learners in line with the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for the improvement of mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning at selected public schools, to be provided as follows:

School support:

o 485 schools supplied with subject specific computer hardware and related software in accordance with the minimum specifications prescribed by CAPS including coding and robotics pilot schools 

o 232 technical (including pilot schools for the vocationally oriented curriculum) and agricultural schools’ workshop tools, machinery, equipment and consumables for technology subjects repaired, maintained and/or replaced in accordance with the minimum specifications 

o 1256 laboratories supplied with apparatus and consumables for mathematics, science and technology subjects in accordance with the minimum specifications including coding and robotics kits.

Learner support:

o 50 000 learners registered for participation in mathematics, science and technology olympiads/fairs/expos and other events based on a structured annual calendar including support through learner camps and additional learning, teaching and support material such as study guides.

Teacher support:

o 1500 participants attending specific structured training and orientation for teachers and subject advisors in subject content and teaching methodologies on CAPS for electrical, civil and mechanical technology, technical mathematics, and technical sciences 

o 1000 teachers and subject advisors attending targeted and structured training in teaching methodologies and subject content either for mathematics, physical, life, natural and agricultural sciences, technology, computer applications technology, information technology, agricultural management and technology subjects

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1. My Department will follow the standard procedure of changing place names as guided by the South African Geographical Names Act of 1998;
2. All name changes have to be approved by the South African Geographical names in South Africa.

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The Critical Skills List was Published on 2 February 2022 with a detailed Technical Report by the Department of Higher Education and Training that provided a detailed methodology used to include and exclude certain occupations.

Subsequent to the publication of the final Critical Skills List 2022 of 2 February 2022, the Minister of Home Affairs received substantive representations from stakeholders within the health sector, including associations and organisations such as the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), motivating for the re-inclusion of certain Medical Specialist occupations into the List.

Following a high level meeting between the Minister of Home Affairs, senior officials from the National Department of Health, representatives from the Nursing Council and the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) a resolution was taken to amend the Critical Skills List published earlier this year to include Specialist Nurses and Medical Personnel.

The Critical Skills List was gazetted by the Minister of Home Affairs on 02 August 2022 and is inclusive of both Nurses and Specialist Medical Personnel as listed from the Occupation number 102 to 133 in the gazette.

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1. Below is the current status of the prosecution of each of the nineteen (19) accused instigators of the July 2021 unrest:

1. Orifile Oratile Sedika: The matter was struck off the roll in terms of section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 due to delays in investigation.
2. Crispin Bethwell Sibongiseni Sikhakhane: The matter is adjourned to 02 August 2022 for legal representation and instructions.
3. Themba Gundwane Emmanuel Minisi: The matter was postponed to 18 July 2022 for plea.
4. Montsamai Phineas Letsoalo: The matter was provisionally withdrawn for further investigations to be conducted.
5. Bonginkosi Khanyile: The matter was postponed for plea and trial purposes to 15-26 August 2022.
6. Mdumiseni Kheta Zuma: The matter was remanded to 10 May 2022 for the outcome of consultations and attorney to confirm fees. 4-5 August and 1-2 September 2022 trial.
7. Zamaswazi Zinhile Majozi: The matter was struck off the roll and subsequently declined to prosecute.
8. Joe Bernington Mabaso: The matter was withdrawn on 30 May 2022 due to insufficient evidence.
9. Mbonani Clarance Tabane: The matter was withdrawn on 20 October 2021.
10. Brian Ngizwe Mchunu: The matter has been adjourned for plea and trial to 12-13 October 2022.
11. Bruce Nimmerhoudt: The matter was postponed for plea and trial purposes to 25-29 July 2022.
12. Sibusiso Mavuso: The matter was withdrawn on 15 March 2022 due to insufficient evidence.
13. Sabelo Msomi: The accused appeared in court and the matter has been postponed to 22 July 2022 for trial.
14. Ike Thamsanqa Khumalo: The matter was remanded to 19 August 2022 for the results of the Mutual Legal Assistance application to the USA.
15. Solani Silawule, Sifiso David Nhlapo, Daluxolo Sizwe Weyi and Cebolazakha Sabelo Zondo: The Deputy Public Prosecutor did not pursue incitement charges but theft charges are preferred. The case is no longer being monitored as incitement case, and the matter was last in court on 22 June 2022.
16. Mandla Mahlangu: The matter was withdrawn on 07 December 2021.

2. There have been no additional persons arrested since 17 March 2022. The details as set out above has thus not change.

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Reply:

I would like to inform the Honourable member that; the office is waiting for a feedback from the Office of the Chief Justice.

Reply:

a) Steps taken to improve the communication process with the families of victims who are not receiving speedy justice for crimes committed against family members

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has already taken steps to improve the communication process with families of victims emanating from Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) matters. The Office of the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions (DNDPP), Adv de Kock, issued an internal memorandum on 2 June 2022, directing all dedicated TRC prosecutors to engage actively and directly with family members in respect of their matters. This is in line with the NPA’s victim-centered approach. A deadline was set in respect of which the contact details and names of all families affected, had to be compiled and forwarded to the National Office by 29 July 2022. Strict monitoring of regular updates to families will be captured on the monthly TRC reports, with particular communication dates documented thereon.

b) Steps to be taken to improve the slow pace of progress with the prosecution of matters emanating from the TRC:

The NPA acknowledges that the delay in finalising outstanding cases is unacceptable. However, the NPA does not have an investigative capacity, annd the functions of an investigator rests with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI). Prosecution Guided Investigation (PGI) methodology is being followed in respect of all TRC investigations. The NPA is working closely with colleagues/officials in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the DPCI to ensure that it is able to deal with all outstanding cases on an urgent basis.

The following measures have been implemented to expedite the speedy finalisation of investigations and decisions whether or not to institute a prosecution:

1. Scoping exercise completed to identify additional resource allocation to NPA and DPCI;
2. Appointing dedicated capacity within the NPA and DPCI to specifically deal with TRC matters;
3. Joint collaboration with DPCI to expedite investigations and prosecutions/decisions;
4. Creation of a separate portfolio at Head Office to manage, monitor and evaluate progress in respect of TRC matters;
5. Identified matters for prioritisation within the DPP divisions of the High Courts;
6. Divisions set action plans and time-frames for completion of investigations and decisions;
7. Monthly progress reports submitted to Head Offices of the NPA and DPCI: Monitoring, evaluation and assessment;
8. Identification of challenges and impediments in respect of each case and how to overcome it;
9. Addressing challenges pertaining to dockets, inquests documents that are destroyed, witnesses/perpetrators who are old, tracing of witnesses and suspects;
10. Immediate redress and guidance to prosecutors and investigators in respect of outstanding investigations;
11. Interventions employed where there’s no progress within divisions;
12. Quarterly joint, accountability instituted sessions between NPA and DPCI;
13. Training and skills transfer between NPA and DPCI implemented;
14. Ongoing coordinated guidance and support from Head Office; and
15. Ongoing consultation with victims and family members and continuous feedback to families via the offices of the NPA and DPCI.

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Reply:

Department of Social Development (DSD)

(a)(b)

As at 31 March 2021, the Department of Social Development has recorded the following outstanding investigations:

Category of cases	Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21	(a) were finalised as at 31 May 2022	(b) are still outstanding
Irregular expenditure	09	09	0
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure	69	61	8

• Irregular Expenditure (9 cases):

The investigations have been completed and has been referred Labour Relations to institute the disciplinary processes.

• Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure (69 cases):

• Sixty-one (61) cases have been investigated and finalised.
• Thirty-seven (37) cases have been recommended for recovery from the departmental officials
• Eight (8) cases have been recommended for recovery from the travel agency.
• Sixteen (16) cases were written-off
• Seven (7) out of the thirty-seven (37) cases for recovery were referred to Labour Relations to institute the disciplinary processes
• The remaining eight (8) cases has been investigated and will be presented at the next Loss Control Committee.

South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)

As at March 2021, the following are the financial misconduct cases which the investigations were not finalised:

Category of cases	Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21	(a) were finalised as at 31 May 2022	(b) are still outstanding
Irregular expenditure	778	353	425
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure	38	25	13

• Of the Four Hundred and Twenty-Five (425) irregular expenditure cases in the table above under (b), SASSA has completed investigation and consequence management of the Two Hundred and Twenty- Six (246) cases which are currently with National Treasury for consideration and approval of condonation.

• Of the Fourteen (14) fruitless and wasteful expenditure cases in the table above (b), four (4) are going through civil or court process where SASSA is pursuing recovery against affected persons

• SASSA is focusing efforts in ensuring all the cases are finalised by the end of 2022/23.

National Development Agency (NDA)

Background

The National Treasury Irregular Expenditure Framework requires the investigation of expenditure incurred to determine whether any official is liable for losses. Disciplinary steps must be taken against officials who caused or permitted the irregular expenditure, and losses incurred as a result must be recovered from the person liable.

As at the 2020/2021 financial year, the NDA had a total of 195 cases made up of 166 Irregular Expenditure cases and 29 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases.

a) A total number of 71 cases have been finalised. These cases are made up of 64 Irregular Expenditure cases and 7 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases. The finalisation of these cases resulted in the condonation of Irregular Expenditure to the value of R96,115,315.51 for the 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 financial years. The officials responsible for Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure have been issued with written warnings following disciplinary proceedings.

b) A total number of 124 cases are outstanding. These cases are made up of 102 Irregular Expenditure cases amounting to R 78,752,277.99 and 22 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases amounting to R168 239.84. These cases have since been referred to the Loss Control Committee for further investigation. The Loss Control Committee was established in line with the National Treasury Irregular Expenditure Framework and assumed duty on 01 July 2022.

Below is a table of the total number of cases finalised and outstanding as at 2020/21 financial year:

Category of cases	Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21	(a) Cases Finalised	(b) Cases outstanding
Irregular expenditure	166	64	102
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure	29	7	22
Total	195	71	124

Reply:

For the 2022/23 financial year, SASSA has been allocated a budget that can accommodate approximately 10.5 million COVID-19 SRD eligible applicants, which is slightly less than the previous iterations of the SRD Grant. It is also important to note that the National Treasury has made additional budget allocation to various government departments to create the much-needed job opportunities.

Currently, SASSA is in the process of establishing a data sharing relationship with the Departments of Public Works and Infrastructure and Employment and Labour with the goal of assisting COVID-19 SRD recipients gain access to employment opportunities. Furthermore, the Department has finalised a framework on linking social protection beneficiaries to sustainable livelihoods initiatives, with the view to provide skills targeting the unemployed and those on the SRD database to enhance chances of employment.

These initiatives are complemented by sustainable livelihoods programme that empowers vulnerable individuals, with particular focus on youth and women who are disproportionately affected by unemployment. Through this programme, the Department and its entities, working development agencies, provides skills development project that have a potential to generate income and create employment opportunities. These measures are intended to provide for those who cannot be accommodated through the social grants or the Special COVID-19 SRD Grant and to channel them into more sustainable jobs and other economic activities.

Reply:

There was no delay in providing the requested fingerprints and photographs. The following timeline reflects how this process progressed:

a) 02 March 2022: Request received from Interpol Pretoria, on a request that they received from Abu Dhabi on 01 March 2022 for fingerprints and photographs of the Gupta brothers.

b) 03 March 2022: Fingerprints requested from the Criminal Record Centre.

c) 04 March 2022: Requested fingerprints obtained from Criminal Record Centre.

d) 10 March 2022: Fingerprints forwarded to Interpol Pretoria.

e) 14 March 2022: Fingerprints and photographs sent to Abu Dhabi. Photographs were in fact sent with the Red Notices in June 2021 but sent again in March 2022.

Reply:

2279 (a) What is the total number of community nutritional development centres (CNDCs) that are funded by her department and currently operating in the Northern Cape

• There are currently 22 CNDCs in the Northern Cape Province.

2279 (b) Where is each centre located and/or situated

• Refer to the attached list (Annexure A)

2279(c) What is the total number of CNDCs, funded by her department that are currently functioning in the;

2279(c)(i) Hantam local Lunicipality.

• No CNDCs funded in Hantam Local Municipality.

2279(c)(ii) Karoo-Hoogland Local Municipality

• 1 Organization - Amandelboom CDC.

2279(d) Where are the CNDCs situated in the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape

• Amandelboom CNDC –Williston
• Gharana CNDC – Garies
• Luvuyo CNDC - Port Nolloth
• Ubuntu CNDC – Steinkopf

Reply:

It is important for the Honourable to note many of the homeless people are in and out of shelters, which serve as the point of contact. While there is no national database on homelessness, the table below gives a provincial data on homeless people accessing services at the time of replying to the question:

Province	(a)	(b)	(i)	(ii)
	Adults	Children	Night shelters	Street living
Limpopo	0	0	0	0
Free State	199	44	243	74
Eastern Cape	161	0	161	0
Gauteng	1949	98	2047	0
Mpumalanga	0	0	0	0
KZN	602	0	602	0
Western Cape	2308 bed spaces	41	2308 bed spaces 41 children	764
North West	8	51	59	721
Northern Cape	0	0	0	0

Reply:

The National Treasury does not have information on the number of municipal employees doing business with the State, as such cases are not reported to the National Treasury. However, the National Treasury has data from Central Supplier Database which has been compared to payments data (Basic Accounting System) from the National and Provincial Departments. The following number of individuals (municipal employees) are linked to businesses that have been paid through BAS by National or Provincial Departments:

Financial Year	Number of Officials
2019/20	1086
2021/21	890
2021/22	657

It must be noted that the data above is based purely on identity number matches and has not been interrogated further to ascertain whether there is any wrongdoing.

Reply:

Government has not introduced additional legislation on the slaughtering of animals in urban areas for customary purposes. These practices are currently guided by municipal by-laws and guidelines which are also informed by the Abattoirs Hygiene Act. The CRL Rights Commission has also released a Guidelines Report on the African Ritual of animal slaughter. The Report notes, amongst others, that seeking a municipality’s permission to slaughter should be encouraged and approached as a courtesy, as no municipality may refuse an individual’s right to slaughter animals.

Municipal by-laws are there to ensure that the slaughtering of animals is not done in an inhumane manner and takes into consideration applicable health requirements as well as the rights of others. In the recent work done by the CRL Rights Commission on the review of by-laws that impact on the slaughtering of animals for cultural and religious purposes in the 8 Metropolitan Municipalities in the previous financial year, the Commission observed that the time period for application for slaughtering of animals in some of the Metropolitan Municipalities needs to be revised to accommodate slaughtering for funerals. Similarly, the Commission found that in other municipalities, the by-laws need to be made more explicit when it comes to expectations regarding slaughtering in a residential area. As part of its intervention to assist, the Commission is arranging to meet with these municipalities to take these matters forward.

Based on the above work of the Commission and its on-going engagements with affected municipalities, we believe that it may not be necessary to promulgate national legislation at this stage. However, in the meantime where communities feel that they face discrimination when they want to slaughter for cultural purpose, they may liaise with the CRL Rights Commission for the necessary assistance.

Reply:

1. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), in support of Government Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP), developed procedures to facilitate and promote the involvement of victims in Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPB) meetings whern an offender is considered for possible placement on parole.

in order to facilitate the involvement of victims in the Parole Board meetings, provisions were made in both Section 75 (4) of Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act 111 of 1998), as well as Section 299 A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977) to regulate matters in this regard.

1. (a) & (b) Yes, it is a requirement to consult only victims of offences that are specified in section 299A of Act 51 of 1997. Such a victim, whether was present or absent during the sentencing of the offender, have the right to be informed of his right to make representations when placement of an offender on parole, day parole or correctional supervision is being considered. The victim is notified of the date, time and place of the Parole Board meeting. Formats of the representations, process of the meeting, and influence of representation on the decision are also explained to the victim.

In case where the primary victim was murdered the family is also considered as victim and is invited to make a representation when an offender is considered for possible placement. It is important to note that the notification/ invitation is sent to the victim at least 30 days to the scheduled date of the Parole Board meeting.

A list of such offences in which victims may participate in the parole processes is provided as follows in section 299A of the Act 51 of 1977:

a) Murder or any other offence which involves the intentionally killing of person;

b) Rape;

c) Robbery where the wielding of a fire-arm or any other dangerous weapon or the infliction of grievous bodily harm or the robbery of a motor vehicle in involved;

d) Assault of a sexual nature;

e) Kidnaping or any conspiracy, incitement or attempt to commit any offence contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (b)

However, a victim of any other offence not listed above is also allowed to make representations to the Parole Board and the Board may not disapprove such a request without good reason.

The Department has employed Auxiliary Social Workers who are amongst others assisting with victim tracing in each Management Area.

2. The table below outlines the number of cases in which victims and\/ or their families were not consulted before parole was granted:

Region	2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022
Eastern Cape	20	81	15
Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West	245	470	351
Free State & Northern Cape	21	39	07
Kwa-Zulu Natal	235	605	947
Gauteng	836	776	551
Western Cape	39	62	11
Grand Total	1396	2033	1882

Covid-19 had a negative impact on victim participation in the Parole Board meetings, which made it difficult for more victims to be traced during that period. Although some participated in Victim Offender Dialogue they have registered a need not to participate when parole is considred.some victims that were traced had relocated to unknown areas. It should be noted that efforts have been made to trace all victims with no success.

For the same reported period the following number of victims participated in the Parole Board meetings through various forms of representations during parole processes such as physical, written and audio recordings.

2019/2020	2020/2021	2021/2022
1456	1765	1721

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Reply:

1. (a) SANRAL is not conducting any operations from 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo. SANRAL appointed Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV (Contractor) through an open tender process on contracts R.518-020-2016/1 & R.518-020-2016/2 which started on 03 October 2016 and was completed on 29 April 2019. In terms of the conditions of contract, once appointed, contractors enter into private arrangements for the accommodation of their staff and for sourcing of offices from which they may execute the contract. In line with this approach, Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV established their site office at 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo. Since this is a private contract between the contractor and the landlord, SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between the Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and property owners. Additionally, since this matter is subject to litigation under case number 9088/2021 in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division, Polokwane), it remains sub- judice’.

(b) As indicated the contracts with SANRAL ended on 29 April 2019, and since SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and the property owners, SANRAL does not have the full details of the number of people who might have worked at the site. These details would be in the possession of Quality Plant Hire.

(c ) As indicated Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV established their site office at 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo for SANRAL projects R.518-020-2016/1 & R.518-020-2016/2. The reason for selecting this site would have been considered by Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV as a private entity. SANRAL has asked Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV for their input, but they have indicated that this matter is subject to a litigation under case number 9088/2021 in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division, Polokwane) and hence they cannot comment on this matter.

(d) As indicated the site was selected by a private contractor Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV, and SANRAL was not involved in that process.

2. (a), (b), (c) SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between the Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and property owners and can thus not respond to these questions.

3. It is our understanding that the lease between the parties allowed for the commercial use of the property. SANRAL further notes that changes in land-use will generally be managed by the property owner. In this regard, SANRAL has no further information on the processes that might have been followed for a change in land-use, if any.

(4) In terms of the records SANRAL has, there were no outstanding matters relating to the site that SANRAL is aware of.

(5) As the honourable member may be aware, SANRAL is an independent statutory company established in terms of the South African Companies Act and is governed by a board of directors with Minister of Transport being the sole Shareholder representing Government. Since the Board is the Accounting Authority of the Entity, the Board is in a better placed to make the necessary pronouncement at the opportune time in this regard.

Reply:

Repairs on road R556 near Sun City would have been done, but it has been delayed by the court matters relating to 2017 Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act. Now that this matter has been clarified, the procurement processes will commence during the third quarter of the financial year and a suitable contractor will be appointed.

Reply:

a) Since the financial year 2019/20, the food relief budget from the national level is distributed directly from the National Treasury to the Provincial Equitable Share (PES) of provinces. The budget of Community Nutritional Development Centres (CNDCs) allocated in the PES is R8 280 141 per province from the R74 521 272 national allocation, which is divided equally amongst the 9 provinces.

b) The amount that each province allocated for CNDCs in 2022/23 financial year is as reflected below:

Province	Number of CNDCs	Amount allocated (2022/23)
Eastern Cape	36	R13 599 000
Free State	51	R9 300 000
Gauteng	25	R17 148 588
KwaZulu Natal	49	R19 425 000
Limpopo	19	R20 404 000
Mpumalanga	11	R9 704 000
Northern Cape	22	R6 000 000
North West	33	R22 626 645
Western Cape	36	R15 826 000
Total	282	R134 033 233

c) Please see the list above reflecting the number of CNDCs per province (i) registered and (ii) The listed CNDCs are operational in each province and;

d) Also attached is the database of CNDCs indicating where they are located:

Reply:

1. The Taxi Relief Fund Project was successfully launched 11 January 2022. The Taxi Relief fund project was extended by Cabinet till end March 2023.

Total number of Operating Licenses successfully applied as 20 June 2022 – 74 320 out of 142 075 = 52.31%

Province	Total Qualifying OL's	Total Applied	%
Eastern Cape	13117	6960	53.06%
Free State	8258	3040	36.81%
Gauteng	39810	19159	48.13%
KZN	18152	9906	54.57%
Limpopo	13833	9294	67.19%
Mpumalanga	16260	9213	56.66%
North West	12751	7215	56.58%
Northern Cape	2602	668	25.67%
Western Cape	17292	8865	51.27%
Total	142075	74320	52.31%

2. The Department has not made any financial contributions towards taxi associations in the past three financial years. Taxi associations are voluntary structures that are self-sustainable from member contributions.

Reply:

a) Upon enquiry remand detainee, Philemon Lukhele alleged that a cell phone was delivered to him by unknown Correctional Official. The Department and South African Police Services conducted an investigation, subsequently an official who is suspected of giving the mentioned inmate the cell phone was issued with a contemplation of suspension letter as part of the departmental disciplinary process.

b) The matter was reported to South African Police Services (SAPS) under case number 420/05/2022, which should determine what the cell phone was used for.

c) The criminal investigation by SAPS which is currently underway will determine its impact on the ongoing murder investigation.

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Reply:

How will the minister address these issues across the board? What are the prospects of having them permanently employed by the department? 

1.Learner Support Agents Recruitment, Roles and Responsibilities and Working Environment.

• Learner Support Agents are placed in schools by the Department of Basic Education and sector partners supporting the implementation of Co-curriculum programmes including the USAID and the  Global Fund. To ensure that the implementation is standard and LSAs are not exploited, the DBE has developed a standard contract for LSAs which articulates the roles and responsibilities of the LSAs and schools. Provinces also conduct an orientation workshop for the school community and the LSAs on the contracts, roles and responsibilities .
• Furthermore, the Department is in the process of developing the LSA Operational Framework which aims to standardise the LSA programme and provide a clear field guide for the implementation and management of LSA programme across the country.

2. Prospects of them being permanently employed.

• The LSA offering is an empowerment or learnership programme which seeks to assist young people by giving them an opportunity to get skills and work experience. They are employed through the EPWP Code of good practice which clearly outlines the nature of the employment – e.g. Section 4 (Beneficiaries of special public works programmes), Section 7 (Duration of Participation), Section 8 (Forced labour is prohibited), Section 9 (Unemployment insurance), Section 10 (Payment), Section 11 (Hours of work), Section 13 (Health and Safety) amongst others.

Reply:

a) Since 2016 the Department received four (4) water use licenses applications for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District. Currently there are no applications that are yet to be finalised for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District.

b) Please refer to the table below:

No	Name of Applicant	Property Details	Region	Application Date
1	Glencore Operations South Africa(PTY)LTD Glencore Chrome Plant	Portion 3 of Land Parcel 462 of the Major Region JQ	NW	2018/09/03
2	Rustenburg Platinum Mine: Amandelbult Fine Chrome Recovery Plant	Land Parcel 383 of the Major Region KQ	NW	2019/04/05
3	Kumene Technologies	Rustenburg on Farm and Townlands of Rustenburg 272 JQ	NW	2016/06/01
4	Anglo American Platinum (Pty) Ltd: Amandelbul Complex Fine Chrome Complex Recover Plant	Schilpadnest 385 KQ	NW	2019-04-05

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Reply:

Please find attached the response on Single medium, Double Medium, Parallel Medium. 

Reply:

a) Based on our database there is one (1) water use licence application for chrome wash plant that was withdrawn by the applicant since 2016.

b) The details are indicated below:

No	Name of Applicant	Property Details	Region	Date of withdrawal
1	Glencore Operations South Africa (PTY) LTD Glencore Chrome Plant	Portion 3 of Land Parcel 462 of the Major Region JQ	NW	2021/10/25

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Reply:

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) established a WAR room to assist the Ethekwini Metro Municipality to manage the impacts of the floods on water services provision, on 15 April 2022. Officials of the DWS are members of the WAR room and are monitoring interventions to ensure water services are restored and alternative water supplies provided.

The Ethekwini Metro has appointed a contractor to reinstate the Tongaat Water Treatment Works (WTW). The construction is scheduled to be complete and the works commissioned by 30 September 2022.

In the interim the Ethekwini Metro is providing water via approximately 20 water tankers and 33 static tanks installed in the Tongaat area.

Some parts of Tongaat including Watsonia, Buffelsdale, Mithanager, Trurolands, Gandhinagar, Chelmsford Heights and parts of Tongaat Central that are supplied from the Tongaat South Reservoir, are receiving water for a few hours a day.

Other parts of Tongaat that are receiving water from alternative systems include parts of Belvedere area, Raj Kumar’s farm areas, Walter Reid Road, Amanzimnyama area, Brake Village, Plain Street and parts of the Gandhinagar area.

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Reply:

a) There are 7 Water Use Licences issued to existing chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District since 1 January 2011.

b) The list below indicates the details of the applicants.

No	Name of Applicant	Property Details	Region	Date of Issuance
1	Rustenburg Platinum Mine: Amandelbult Fine Chrome Recovery Plant	Land Parcel 383 of the Major Region KQ	NW	2022/03/26
2	Elgagen (Pty) Ltd–Zandfontein Chrome Wash Plant	Portion of portion 181 (a Portion of Portion 2) of the Farm Zandfontetn 447 JQ	NW	2018/05/16
3	Kumene Technologies	Rustenburg on Farm and Townlands of Rustenburg 272 JQ	NW	2020/12/08
4	Xstrata Alloys Wonderkop plant	Brakspruit 229 JQ, Spruitfontein 341 JQ and Hoedspruit 298 JQ	NW	2011-02-12
5	Evraz Vametco Alloys (Pty) Ltd	Krokodilkraal 426 JQ	NW	2017-05-31
6	Eagle Granite (Pty) Ltd	Portion 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183 and the remaining extent of the Farm Hartebeestpoort B410JQ	NW	2015-04-30
7	Anglo American Platinum (Pty) Ltd: Amandelbul Complex Fine Chrome Complex Recover Plant	Schilpadnest 385 KQ	NW	2022-03-26

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