Questions and Replies

Reply:

I have been advised as follows:-

No, the Department does not have programmes in place to promote cybersecurity training as the Department does not gave a training mandate.

However, the Department identified a gap in cybersecurity skills in the country and at present, partnered with the Bank SETA and the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) to develop a National Cybersecurity Skills Framework to guide the training of cybersecurity professionals by the relevant institutions.

Reply:

I have been advised SAPO as follows:

Most post offices in urban areas were closed due to unprofitability, as well as congestion of branches. The few branches closed in rural areas were due to incidents of crime. As a result, a total of 144 branches were closed. Out of the 144 closed branches, 26 were due to non-payment of rentals.

Authorised for submission by

 

MS. NONKQUBELA JORDAN-DYANI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL (ACTING)

DATE:

Recommended/not recommended

__________________________

HON. PHILLY MAPULANE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

Approved/ not approved

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HON. KHUMBUDZO NTSHAVHENI, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

DATE:

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

a) The total raised by the high-demand radio frequency spectrum auction is R14 477 889 512.60.

b) The revenue collected from the auction will go to the national fiscus.

c) Any details on the spending of the amount can be directed to the Minister of Finance.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

That the digital migration process commenced in South Africa around 2008 where the necessary Broadcast digital migration (BDM) Policies and Regulations guiding the broadcasters about the process was established. It is quite concerning and appalling that some broadcaster can claim that they are not ready after these many years.

(a) (i) At the time of publication of the question, the Gauteng High Court had extended the date for analogue switch off to 30 June 2022. As of 25 April 2022, 398 251 households were awaiting installations which must be completed by 30 June 2022.

(ii) Majority of South African television households are already receiving television services through satellite platforms. In addition, Digital television is also received through digital television sets which aresold in South Africa since 2012. Between 2016 to date, more than 2.6 million Digital TV sets have been sold.. Furthermore, government has taken measures to ensure South Africans do not unknowingly buy Analogue TV sets.

(b)       Refer to (a) above

Reply:

 (a)

The Minister gives strategic direction to the entity through the Strategic Intent Statement (SIS).  Regulation29.1 of Treasury Regulations, read with section 52 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) requires the entity to develop a Corporate Plan that covers three years and must include, inter alia, strategic objectives and outcomes identified and agreed on by the executive authority (the Minister of Public Enterprises) in the shareholder’s compact. The Shareholder’s Compact (SHC) is a negotiated performance agreement between the Shareholder and the Board.

​The Corporate Plan (which provides a perspective on Eskom’s strategy execution trajectory), drives the delivery of the approved SHC, directing the relevant business areas to deliver the KPI targets that have been compacted on. 

The Corporate Plan is reviewed annually to factor in the SHC decreed KPI targets and to ensure that Eskom’s strategy execution is realigned to the prevailing operating realities. The Corporate Plan was taken through the appropriate Eskom governance process (Exco/Board) for approval and was submitted to the Ministers of Public Enterprises and Finance on 31 March 2022, in accordance with Treasury Regulations 29.1.3.

(b)(i) (ii) 

Some of the information is deemed commercially sensitive, including industry analysis (including suppliers and customers bargaining power over the company and comparisons, benchmarking, competitive advantages, and corporate calendars). The SHC and the Corporate Plan are therefore largely company confidential internal documents. The Corporate Plan, in presentation format, can be shared with external parties, including Parliament, funders, rating agencies and other Government Departments. Given the disclosure of sensitive information that could have a negative impact on the entity, and undertaking to share information with Parliament, I will direct Eskom to share a redacted copy of the Shareholder Compact within the next month. 

Reply:

1. Cabinet’s decision to erect a monumental flag and the review of the project as proposed will be referred to Cabinet for further discussion and final decision; this is in the light of the fact that one of the key mandates of the department is to promote nation-building and social cohesion. National symbols, especially the national flag, expresses the country’s common identity, which is pivotal to building a common national identity and advancing unity.
2. The budget of R22 million that was allocated for the monumental flag project over two financial years is within the infrastructure unit of the Department. The Infrastructure Unit is responsible for implementing various infrastructure projects. There is therefore no need for a public participation process to guide the Infrastructure Unit of the Department on the re-allocation of funds to various projects.

Reply:

The Ministry does not get involved in labour relations matters at the company level. The company has a Board and an Executive Team that is fully mandated to attend to such matters. The operational matters fall within the ambit of the Executive Team.

Reply:

According to the information received from ESKOM

During the recent oversight visit by the Standing Committee on Public Accounts to Kusile Power Station, Unit 1 was on forced outage. The unit has since been repaired and it is back on load. The commercial process to establish the Operating and Maintenance Contract with Technical Support that will assist in restoring the reliability of the plant, as well as providing Kusile with skills development, is underway.

Flue Gas Desulphurisation has not yet been installed at Medupi Power Station, and when it is, the learnings from Kusile will be incorporated into the Operating and Maintenance processes.

Reply:

According to the information received from Denel

1. Out of the 42 current and former employees who won the case in May 2022, three (3) of them had already been paid by the time the Court Order was issued and they failed to inform their attorneys.
2. The amount owed to the remaining 39 claimants differ from person to person (due to some having received part-payment from the date of the Court Order to date), and to that end, Denel has been in discussions with the attorneys representing the claimants with a view to reconcile the records and agree on the legitimate amounts owed to each individual.
3. Part of our discussions with the attorneys includes agreeing on a date by which the amounts can be paid, in view of Denel’s ongoing liquidity challenges.

Reply:

There were no funds directly spent on PACOFS during the COVID-19 period by the Department.

Budget allocated for COVID relief by the Department since 2020 to date is R808 Million that has so far benefitted 59 224 creatives and athletes.

Out of these initiatives 8355 jobs were retained and 29 211 new jobs created in the sector.

Reply:

1. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is aware that there is still sewage flowing into the Vanderkloof Dam.

An initial investigation conducted by DWS into the Vanderkloof Wastewater Treatment Plant on 20 June 2018 and 13 September 2018 indicated the following:

• There was no operations and maintenance plan for the works.
• There was no security personnel and no protective personal equipment and working tools for the employees on site.
• The maturation ponds were not lined, posing significant threat of pollution to groundwater resources.
• There was no disinfecting of the final effluent before irrigating with onto open land next to the plant.
• The quality of the final effluent discharged into the environment was not being monitored by Renosterberg Local Municipality to comply with the applicable wastewater discharge standards.
• The untreated wastewater was flowing into the Vanderkloof Dam.
• Two (2) pump stations were non-functional and overflowing with raw wastewater into the Vanderkloof Dam; and
• There was no Water Use Authorisation in terms of Section 40 of the National Water Act, for all water use activities that were taking place, namely section 21(e), (f) and (g).

Following the initial investigation, the then Acting Municipal Manager was engaged by the DWS to address the non-compliances on site. When the municipality did not cooperate, a Directive was issued by the DWS to Renosterberg Local Municipality on 05 February 2019. in terms of Sections 19(3) and 53(1).

A follow up inspection was conducted by DWS at the Vanderkloof Wastewater Treatment Plant on 21 May 2019, and no improvements were found. The DWS team found that untreated wastewater was flowing into the nearest stream that flows into Vanderkloof Dam and Orange River. None of the temporary remedial solutions agreed upon were implemented by the municipality to curb pollution of the Vanderkloof dam.

2. The DWS has issued numerous administrative notices in terms of sections 19(3) and 53(1) of the National Water Act to the municipality. This administrative process has been unfolding since 2018 and includes investigations and follow up inspections as well as following up on plans and representations submitted by the Municipality to the department. The administrative action to date includes two (2) written directives and verbal directives issued to the Municipality directing it to stop pollution from its sewer reticulation networks into Vanderkloof dam, and to rectify sewer conveyance and ensure the full treatment of sewer in accordance with norms and standards.

The DWS has approached Renosterberg Local Municipality timeously about the pollution from its Vanderkloof Wastewater Treatment Works, with the latest administrative actions taken against the municipality by the issuance of a second Directive dated 24 March 2022 following recent public complaints and investigations conducted on 23 December 2021 and 18-22 March 2022 of the Vanderkloof Pump stations and Wastewater Treatment Works. From the three recent investigations as stipulated above, the following non-compliance were still observed with no remedial actions taken by the municipality:

• Wastewater discharges from the two (2) pump stations that were overflowing and discharging inside the dam, as a result, promoting the growth of algae blooms and hyacinth (limiting oxygen levels for the flora and fauna aquatic species living inside the dam); and
• Seepage of wastewater from the maturation ponds and the lack of chlorination of final effluent.

Furthermore, a recent site inspection conducted by the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs on 18 May 2022 also concurred with DWS investigations and inspections that the Vanderkloof Wastewater Treatment Works and associated pump stations are causing pollution to groundwater resources and the Vanderkloof Dam.

3. The DWS has intervened by providing funding relief through WSIG (Water Sector Infrastructure Grant) to the Renosterberg LM for the lining of the maturation pond to prevent seepage of wastewater into the Vanderkloof Dam; and a further R4.5 million for the municipality to repair the two (2) non-functional and overflowing pump stations. However, due to the debt that Municipality had with ESKOM, their bank account was frozen as per court interdict in favour of ESKOM recovering outstanding monies owed to it by Renosterberg LM. As a result, no improvements were made to curb the pollution of Vanderkloof Dam and the Orange River.

It should be noted that the municipality has confirmed that the challenges with Eskom have been resolved and that the necessary repairs and maintenance to the sewer reticulation system will commence with the relief funding granted by DWS. The department will closely monitor the implementation of remedial measures and ensure that the requirements of the issued Directives are fully complied with.

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Reply:

a) The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does not arrest or charge accused but is involved in the prosecution of accused persons. The South African Police Service will be in a better position to respond to the above question, especially due to admission of guilt options having been determined by the Judiciary on various of these contraventions. Persons charged with offences related to contraventions in terms of the State of Disaster Regulations, may have paid admission of guilt and those dockets would not be sent to NPA – except if the admission of guilt fine may have been set aside in terms of Section 57(7) of the Criminal Procedure Act, Act 51 of 1977.

b) Information extracted from the Electronic Case Management System consists of 265 accused still in court with cases involving 9 489 accused disposed of in court. The total accused that appeared on charges relating to the State of Disaster Regulations amounts to 9 754 accused.

Reply:

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Reply:

The Tlapeng village is currently receiving water supply through tankering and three (3) existing boreholes. The existing boreholes are unable to cater for the demand in the village. The boreholes discharge an average of 2l/s instead 3.5 l/s which is needed to meet the current demand of approximately 2900 people being serviced at RDP standards.

To address the challenge of water provision and meet the demand for water supply the following plans are to be implemented:

• A professional service provider has been appointed to do the investigation and designs for construction project of a bulk water scheme.
• The preliminary design report will be presented to the Department in August 2022 and the final detailed design report will be tabled in September 2022
• Tender documents will be prepared by November 2022
• The plan is to commence with construction in January 2023 for a period of 18 months

Should the study meet all the requirements, the Department of Water and Sanitation will avail funding under the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant for the implementation of Tlapeng Cluster Water Supply System.

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Reply:

The Department of Water and Sanitation engaged the Mvoti Local Municipality regarding the provision of water and sanitation services to the residents of Umvoti in Ward 13. The municipality reported the following:

• A total of 1 603 households, 44% of them are served with water from the Mbuba stand-alone water scheme.
• Water is pumped from the production borehole to supply the 700 households.
• The water service backlog within Ward 13 stands at 56% (903 households) which are currently serviced with water tankers.
• The Mbuba water supply scheme currently runs on a diesel generator, and the municipality has plans to connect the plant to an ESKOM power connection due to huge operational costs.
• Regarding the sanitation services about 96% (1 543 households) are served with VIP sanitation system and there is a backlog of 60 households.

The municipality also indicated that it is currently not able to implement any new projects for water and sanitation services due to funding constraints and over commitment of grant funding for the MTEF period.

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Reply:

1.  A total of 90 Water Service Authorities responsible for 334 wastewater collection and treatment systems that achieved less than 30% during the Department’s Green Drop Assessment were issued with non-compliance letters and instructed to prepare and submit corrective action plans as highlighted in the Green Drop 2022 Report.

a) Six (6) of the Water Services Authorities have complied and submitted action plans which are currently being considered by the Department as follows:

• Joe Morolong LM
• Ndlambe LM
• Koukamma LM
• Hessequa LM
• Alfren Nzo DM
• Langeberg LM

Two (2) Water Service Authorities indicated below have requested and granted additional time to develop action plans:

• • Emthanjeni LM
  • Dipaleseng LM

A further five (5) Water Services Authorities did not provide action plans but requested support from DWS as follows:

• • Dr Beyers Naude LM
  • Siyancuma LM
  • Zululand DM
  • Khai Ma LM
  • Blue Crane LM

b) Seventy-seven (77) Water Services Authorities did not adhere to their non-compliance letter issued.

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Reply:

Attached please find the response. 

Reply:

As regards question (a), I received a letter (the letter), dated 07 April 2022, from the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Honourable Mangwanishe. The letter states that the Committee would embark on oversight visits to courts and correctional centres from 19 April 2022. The letter states further that “[t]he Committee requests that relevant departmental officials be part of the visits”. In response to and in honour of the Committee’s request, I requested the Chief of Staff from the Ministry and other officials from the Department to be part of the visit.

I would like to point out that the Chief of Staff and the other officials from the Department were not part of the Committee’s oversight visit so as to interfere with, take over or usurp the Committee’s functions during the visit. But, as indicated above, were there in response to the Committee’s invitation. It is not only unfair, but also unjustifiable to suggest that the Chief of Staff’s presence during the oversight visit was a “flagrant blurring of the lines between legislative oversight and Executive encroaching on territory it has no legitimate interest in”.

To the best of my knowledge, the Chief of Staff did not interfere or encroach on, or influence any one or structure that was visited by the Committee. I wish to point out that the Chief of Staff has, following the oversight visit, provided me with valuable feedback on how we, as a Department and Ministry, can improve services delivery based on the issues highlighted by the Committee.

As regards question (b), the question assumes that the Chief of Staff violated the separation of powers. This is incorrect because, as indicated above, the Chief of Staff’s presence was in response to and in honour of the invitation from the Chairperson of the Committee. To the best of my knowledge, there are no functions of the Committee that the Chief of Staff usurped or took over thereby encroaching on the principles of the separation of powers. There is no failure that can be attributed to me that I failed to ensure proper separation of powers because there was no encroachment on the separation of powers by the Chief of Staff’s presence during the Committee’s oversight visit.

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Reply:

The following advisory panels, advisory councils, committees and commissions have been established since 2018:

Panel, Council, Committee or Commission	Responsible department
1. Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution	Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services
2. Presidential Economic Advisory Council	National Treasury
3. Presidential Advisory Council on Investment	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
4. Presidential Commission on Climate Change	Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
5. Presidential State Owned Enterprises Council	Department of Public Enterprises
6. Working Group on Disability	Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities

The following have been closed on completion of final reports:

Panel, council or committee	Responsible department
1. Commission of Inquiry into the South African Revenue Service	Department of Justice and Correctional Services
2. Commission of Inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation	Department of Justice and Correctional Services
3. High-Level Review Panel on the State Security Agency	State Security Agency
4. Expert Panel on July 2021 Unrest	The Presidency

Secretariat support for panels and councils, together with responsibility for their costs, resides with the relevant lead departments.

The information regarding the establishment of panels, advisory councils and commissions is in the public domain as there are media releases that indicate the names of the appointees, dates of appointment and terms of reference on the Presidency website.

The costs incurred by the Presidency with respect to the Expert Panel on the July 2021 Unrest was R530,231. Details on the costs incurred for the other bodies may be sourced from the relevant departments.

Reply:

(1) The National Prosecuting Authority has prepared and stands ready to submit the extradition requests to the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in his capacity as the Central Authority, so that same can be transmitted to the country or countries where the implicated members of the Gupta family are ultimately located. In order for the National Prosecuting Authority to finalize and submit the requests to the Central Authority, the exact whereabouts of these implicated members have to be first established. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol): National Central Bureau in Pretoria is engaging with their counterparts in foreign countries to obtain the whereabouts of the implicated members of the Gupta family.

(2) The Red Notices have been issued on 5 July 2021, and have been circulated on the Interpol system. This is to ensure that should any of the implicated members of the Gupta family be found within the jurisdiction of an Interpol Member State, they can be arrested provisionally to allow for the extradition request to be transmitted urgently to that particular country.

(3) A Red Notice is a request, published by Interpol at the request of a member country, to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action. It is circulated by Interpol which is the largest police organisation in the world, consisting of 195 member countries. These countries work together to share data related to police investigations. The issuing of a Red Notice assists the requesting country to cast the net wider in the search for the implicated person/s, by having the 194 members of Interpol assist in searching and locating the wanted individual/s. It also flags the wanted individuals, and should they attempt to cross an international border, their location will be known to law enforcement agencies. Therefore, a Red Notice is of great importance and assistance in the extradition process.

Reply:

(1)(a)&(b) The table below reflects the recommended capacity and actual occupancy levels as at 01 June 2022.

Correctional Centre	Approved Bed Space	Inmate Population	Occupancy Levels	Overcrowding Levels
Eastern Cape	12 431	20 265	163.02%	63.02%
Gauteng	23 630	34 405	145.60%	45.60%
KwaZulu-Natal	18 117	22 414	123.72%	23.72%
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West	18 265	22 190	121.49%	21.49%
Free State & Northern Cape	18 547	19 031	102.61%	2.61%
Western Cape	17 814	26 633	149.51%	49.51%
TOTAL	108 804	14 4938	133.21%	33.21%

(2) The table below reflects the overcrowding levels per correctional facility as at 01 June 2022.

Correctional Centre	Approved Bed Space	Inmate Population	Occupancy Levels	Overcrowding Levels
Queenstown	114	397	348.25%	248.25%
Bizana	48	166	345.83%	245.83%
Mount Frere	39	134	343.59%	243.59%
Allandale	293	920	313.99%	213.99%
Lusikisiki	126	377	299.21%	199.21%
Flagstaff	45	134	297.78%	197.78%
King William's Town	281	787	280.07%	180.07%
Thohoyandou Med B	225	616	273.78%	173.78%
Burgersdorp	176	471	267.61%	167.61%
George	510	1257	246.47%	146.47%
Worcester Males	402	955	237.56%	137.56%
Knysna	165	386	233.94%	133.94%
Mount Fletcher	107	250	233.64%	133.64%
Johannesburg Med A	2468	5703	231.08%	131.08%
Oudtshoorn Medium A	281	632	224.91%	124.91%
Pollsmoor Females	253	568	224.51%	124.51%
Oudtshoorn Medium B	54	121	224.07%	124.07%
Butterworth	134	299	223.13%	123.13%
Beaufort-West	73	161	220.55%	120.55%
Mosselbaai	290	624	215.17%	115.17%
Odendaalsrus	293	616	210.24%	110.24%
Makhado	303	629	207.59%	107.59%
PMB Med A	1493	3072	205.76%	105.76%
Prince Albert	42	86	204.76%	104.76%
Barkly-East	62	126	203.23%	103.23%
Modomolle	318	646	203.14%	103.14%
Grootvlei A	806	1630	202.23%	102.23%
Ladysmith	307	619	201.63%	101.63%
East London Med. B	477	957	200.63%	100.63%
Mount Ayliff	68	136	200.00%	100.00%
Middledrift	565	1124	198.94%	98.94%
Willowvale	43	85	197.67%	97.67%
Robertson	182	359	197.25%	97.25%
Mdantsane	635	1237	194.80%	94.80%
Mthatha Medium	640	1246	194.69%	94.69%
Caledon	194	375	193.30%	93.30%
Vereeniging	637	1217	191.05%	91.05%
Engcobo	74	140	189.19%	89.19%
Johannesburg Med B	1499	2819	188.06%	88.06%
Polokwane	501	921	183.83%	83.83%
St Albans Med.A	733	1345	183.49%	83.49%
Worcester Females	114	208	182.46%	82.46%
Malmesbury	158	288	182.28%	82.28%
Springbok	69	125	181.16%	81.16%
Nqgeleni	84	152	180.95%	80.95%
Krugersdorp	1466	2641	180.15%	80.15%
Uniondale	37	66	178.38%	78.38%
Pollsmoor Medium B	648	1151	177.62%	77.62%
Dwarsrivier	185	325	175.68%	75.68%
Piet Retief	239	417	174.48%	74.48%
Graaff-Reinet	68	118	173.53%	73.53%
Ladismith	49	85	173.47%	73.47%
Waterval Med B	278	482	173.38%	73.38%
Mqanduli	66	112	169.70%	69.70%
Kgoši Mampuru II Female	132	224	169.70%	69.70%
Pollsmoor	1512	2565	169.64%	69.64%
Kranskop	59	100	169.49%	69.49%
Barberton Max	780	1311	168.08%	68.08%
Sada	269	452	168.03%	68.03%
East London Med. A	797	1333	167.25%	67.25%
Brandvlei Medium C	303	506	167.00%	67.00%
Harrismith	209	349	166.99%	66.99%
Greytown	57	95	166.67%	66.67%
Bethlehem	180	298	165.56%	65.56%
Lady Frere	50	82	164.00%	64.00%
Mthatha Remand	679	1113	163.92%	63.92%
Stellenbosch	53	86	162.26%	62.26%
St Albans Max.	1225	1970	160.82%	60.82%
Goodwood	1653	2658	160.80%	60.80%
Buffeljagsrivier	214	344	160.75%	60.75%
Helderstroom Med A	636	1019	160.22%	60.22%
Modderbee	2309	3661	158.55%	58.55%
Durban Med B	1936	3059	158.01%	58.01%
Idutywa	92	145	157.61%	57.61%
Nqamakwe	51	79	154.90%	54.90%
Sasolburg	302	467	154.64%	54.64%
Drakenstein Medium A	458	706	154.15%	54.15%
Helderstroom Max	534	820	153.56%	53.56%
Durban Med C	552	845	153.08%	53.08%
Colesberg	159	243	152.83%	52.83%
Hopetown	40	61	152.50%	52.50%
Durban Female	230	349	151.74%	51.74%
Middelburg	333	505	151.65%	51.65%
Klerksdorp	930	1392	149.68%	49.68%
Mogwase	396	590	148.99%	48.99%
Dundee	82	122	148.78%	48.78%
Johannesburg Female	711	1055	148.38%	48.38%
Victoria West	65	96	147.69%	47.69%
Frankfort	58	85	146.55%	46.55%
Richmond	41	60	146.34%	46.34%
Grahamstown	371	539	145.28%	45.28%
St Albans Med.B	963	1393	144.65%	44.65%
Vryheid	244	351	143.85%	43.85%
Bethal	765	1100	143.79%	43.79%
Glencoe	497	714	143.66%	43.66%
Leeuwkop Max	688	984	143.02%	43.02%
Drakenstein Maximum	383	543	141.78%	41.78%
Leeuwkop Med C	601	850	141.43%	41.43%
Calvinia	29	41	141.38%	41.38%
Baviaanspoort Max	360	508	141.11%	41.11%
Malmesbury Medium A	1080	1521	140.83%	40.83%
Ncome Med A	534	740	138.58%	38.58%
Obiqua	223	309	138.57%	38.57%
Rooigrond Med A	645	877	135.97%	35.97%
Potchefstroom	557	752	135.01%	35.01%
Rooigrond Med B	266	357	134.21%	34.21%
Kgoši Mampuru II Central	1514	2029	134.02%	34.02%
Dodrecht	103	138	133.98%	33.98%
Staart Van Paardeberg	231	305	132.03%	32.03%
Groenpunt Max	1326	1748	131.83%	31.83%
Witbank	1312	1724	131.40%	31.40%
Middleburg	287	377	131.36%	31.36%
Johannesburg Med C	307	402	130.94%	30.94%
Wolmaranstad	101	132	130.69%	30.69%
Lichtenburg	188	245	130.32%	30.32%
Nelspruit	757	986	130.25%	30.25%
Matatiele	70	91	130.00%	30.00%
Durban Med A	2202	2859	129.84%	29.84%
Pietermaritzburg Med B	316	410	129.75%	29.75%
Odi	861	1116	129.62%	29.62%
Barberton Med B	606	783	129.21%	29.21%
Uthrect	38	49	128.95%	28.95%
Baviaanspoort Med	649	836	128.81%	28.81%
Ncome Med B	724	931	128.59%	28.59%
Mtunzini	84	108	128.57%	28.57%
Boksburg Med A	2062	2646	128.32%	28.32%
Emthonjeni	192	246	128.13%	28.13%
Volkrust	202	258	127.72%	27.72%
Riebeek-West	185	236	127.57%	27.57%
Pollsmoor Medium A	1028	1309	127.33%	27.33%
Zonderwater Med A	825	1047	126.91%	26.91%
Stutterheim	42	53	126.19%	26.19%
Heidelberg Male	517	651	125.92%	25.92%
Christiana	89	112	125.84%	25.84%
Somerset-East	123	153	124.39%	24.39%
Nongoma	46	57	123.91%	23.91%
Zonderwater Med B	770	954	123.90%	23.90%
Empangeni	276	340	123.19%	23.19%
Ixopo	79	97	122.78%	22.78%
Melmoth	44	54	122.73%	22.73%
Drakenstein Medium B	402	493	122.64%	22.64%
Kgoši Mampuru Ii Local	2304	2819	122.35%	22.35%
Female & Youth	140	171	122.14%	22.14%
Zeerust	132	161	121.97%	21.97%
Vanrhynsdorp	556	678	121.94%	21.94%
Atteridgeville	546	664	121.61%	21.61%
Ingwavuma	71	86	121.13%	21.13%
Bergville	24	29	120.83%	20.83%
Kokstad Med	345	416	120.58%	20.58%
Heilbron	54	65	120.37%	20.37%
Kirkwood	707	850	120.23%	20.23%
Sterkspruit	65	78	120.00%	20.00%
Eshowe	459	546	118.95%	18.95%
Ermelo	498	585	117.47%	17.47%
Kuruman	325	381	117.23%	17.23%
Nkandla	36	42	116.67%	16.67%
Cradock	301	350	116.28%	16.28%
Grootvlei B	237	272	114.77%	14.77%
Bizza Makhate D	64	73	114.06%	14.06%
Lindley	36	41	113.89%	13.89%
New Hanover	110	125	113.64%	13.64%
Belfast	53	60	113.21%	13.21%
Lydenburg	82	92	112.20%	12.20%
Boksburg Juveniles	271	301	111.07%	11.07%
Bizza Makhate B	533	588	110.32%	10.32%
Newcastle	254	280	110.24%	10.24%
Jansenville	34	37	108.82%	8.82%
Nigel	310	336	108.39%	8.39%
Waterval Med A	608	656	107.89%	7.89%
Qalakabusha	1638	1767	107.88%	7.88%
De Aar Male	268	287	107.09%	7.09%
Fauresmith	29	31	106.90%	6.90%
Maphumulo	44	47	106.82%	6.82%
Sevontein	823	879	106.80%	6.80%
Thohoyandou Med A	685	722	105.40%	5.40%
Kimberley	795	831	104.53%	4.53%
Elliotdale	49	51	104.08%	4.08%
Estcourt	513	529	103.12%	3.12%
Voorberg Medium B	1423	1448	101.76%	1.76%
Upington	744	757	101.75%	1.75%
Stanger	81	82	101.23%	1.23%
Kutama Sinthumule	3024	3024	100.00%	0.00%
Ladybrand	32	32	100.00%	0.00%
Mangaung	2928	2928	100.00%	0.00%
Hawequa	202	202	100.00%	0.00%
Warmbokkeveld	499	489	98.00%	-2.00%
Rustenburg Med A	555	534	96.22%	-3.78%
Boshof	44	42	95.45%	-4.55%
Kgoši Mampuru II Max	294	280	95.24%	-4.76%
Voorberg Medium A	493	462	93.71%	-6.29%
Venterburg	192	179	93.23%	-6.77%
Groenpunt Med	683	630	92.24%	-7.76%
Port Shepstone	180	166	92.22%	-7.78%
Virginia	375	343	91.47%	-8.53%
Tzaneen	501	455	90.82%	-9.18%
Losperfontein	792	719	90.78%	-9.22%
Patensie	417	377	90.41%	-9.59%
Bizza Makhate A	1069	959	89.71%	-10.29%
Leeuwkop Med B Juvenile	673	597	88.71%	-11.29%
Bethulie	44	39	88.64%	-11.36%
Senekal	120	106	88.33%	-11.67%
East London Med. C	280	244	87.14%	-12.86%
Bizza Makhate C	191	166	86.91%	-13.09%
Winburg	141	122	86.52%	-13.48%
Leeuwkop Med A	954	818	85.74%	-14.26%
Tabankulu	46	38	82.61%	-17.39%
Hennenman	230	185	80.43%	-19.57%
Barberton Town	365	293	80.27%	-19.73%
Douglas	279	219	78.49%	-21.51%
Ekuseni	90	69	76.67%	-23.33%
Hoopstad	72	55	76.39%	-23.61%
Brandvlei Maximum (Medium)	981	747	76.15%	-23.85%
Pollsmoor Medium C	522	389	74.52%	-25.48%
Barkley West	58	41	70.69%	-29.31%
Umzinto	287	202	70.38%	-29.62%
Edenburg	55	38	69.09%	-30.91%
Brandvlei Youth	284	190	66.90%	-33.10%
Rustenburg Med B	152	101	66.45%	-33.55%
Zastron	55	36	65.45%	-34.55%
Groenpunt Youth	238	152	63.87%	-36.13%
Ficksburg	69	44	63.77%	-36.23%
Carolina	110	70	63.64%	-36.36%
Port Elizabeth	665	420	63.16%	-36.84%
Devon	347	218	62.82%	-37.18%
Standerton	1462	918	62.79%	-37.21%
Mafikeng	100	60	60.00%	-40.00%
Goedemoed A	696	409	58.76%	-41.24%
Cofimvaba	45	26	57.78%	-42.22%
Tswelopele	2930	1628	55.56%	-44.44%
Pomeroy	78	43	55.13%	-44.87%
Wepener	105	56	53.33%	-46.67%
Goedemoed B	546	280	51.28%	-48.72%
Ebongweni	1536	618	40.23%	-59.77%
Durban Youth	732	269	36.75%	-63.25%
Fort Beaufort	139	46	33.09%	-66.91%
Umzimkulu	60	19	31.67%	68.33%
Brandfort	125	21	16.80%	-83.20%
Barberton Med A	147	0	0.00%	-100.00%
Geluk	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Brits	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Parys	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Brandvlei Maximum	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Swellendam	0	0	0.00%	0.00%

3. The ratio of staff members of the Department of Correctional Services, excluding administrative staff, to prisoners in all prison facilities is 4,47 which is approximately 1: 4. The Department has a total of 30 630 filled Security personnel posts with 1 762 vacancies, the total number of posts is 32 392 with an inmate population of 144 663. The breakdown per region is as follows:

Region	Inmate Population	Total No. of Posts	Ratio
Eastern Cape	20 166	4 445	4,54
Free State & Northern Cape	19 068	4 554	4,19
Gauteng	34 289	6 972	4,92
KwaZulu-Natal	22 473	5 789	3,88
Limpopo, Mpumalanga & North West	22 224	4 908	4,53
Western Cape	26 443	5 724	4,62
TOTAL	144 663	32 392	4,47

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Reply:

a) The table below provides details of the number of Prisoners currently incarcerated in our prisons system as a result of drug related offences:

Region	Remand Detainees	Sentenced	Total
Eastern Cape	132	207	339
Free State, Northern Cape	25	95	120
Gauteng	529	220	749
KwaZulu- Natal	129	109	238
Limpopo,Mpumalanga, North –West	62	187	249
Western Cape	798	642	1440
National	1675	1460	3135

b) The crime description captured on the Integrated Inmate Information Management System (IIMS) is “Dealing and/ possession of prohibited drugs)”

In the legacy Admissions and Release (A&R) system, the crime description is “( Marijuana- Possession of) (Marijuana- Use of), ( Marijuana- Crimes N.M.E), (Marijuana- Trade With), (Proh Habit form Med Use/ Possess)”. It can therefore not be ascertained if Marijuana (cannabis) is the only drug related offence to the exclusion of other drugs offences being captured on the system to make the distinct difference.

Region	Remand Detainees	Sentenced	Total
Eastern Cape	132	179	311
Free State, Northern Cape	25	94	119
Gauteng	529	220	749
KwaZulu- Natal	129	105	234
Limpopo,Mpumalanga, North –West	62	186	248
Western Cape	798	638	1436
National	1675	1422	3097

(c) The information regarding possession of marijuana in quantities is not captured on the Admission and Release System.

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Reply:

1. (a) Please refer to the table below:

Province	Total farms Supported	Sum of Total Cattle	Sum of Procured cows	Sum of Procured Heifers	Sum of procured Bulls	Sum of Procured weaners
Eastern Cape	4	295	109	100	11	75
Free State	7	490	260	205	25	0
Gauteng	4	140	33	64	13	30
Kwazulu-Natal	3	64	62	0	2	0
NC	17	295	271	0	24	0
MP	15	1183	900	250	33	0
North West	14	756	341	234	17	164
Limpopo	5	364	0	341	23	0
Grand Total	69	3587	1976	1194	148	269

b) Land Development and Post Settlement program is empowering the farmers to get exposure to the industry by allowing them to develop specifications of animals suitable for their farms through the help of commodity organisations and procure direct from breeders using their own entity, which helps them to improve their profiles and their reputation in the industry.

2. No agents were used to procure livestock; farmers procure directly from the cattle breeders through the help of commodity organisations.

(a), (b) Falls away.

Reply:

Yes, the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) has submitted the Ingonyama Trust audited Annual Financial Statements (AFS) to the Department for the past three financial years.  The AFS contains information on revenue of Ingonyama Trust and has been tabled in Parliament, except for the year ended 31 March 2021 where the audit process was only finalised in March 2022. ITB has since submitted this information to the Department and will be tabled in Parliament.

Reply:

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is not responsible for monitoring and does not have information relating to the number of restitution beneficiaries in Mpumalanga who derive profits and/or revenue from operations on the land. This is a private land and the Communal Property Associations or Trusts are not bound to report their business operations to DALRRD.

Reply:

The department is verifying the facts in respect of this question and will, upon completion of this process submit the reply to Parliament.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(b)

Section 209 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides that “ any intelligence service, other than any intelligence division of the defence force or police, may be established only by the President, as head of the national executive, and only in terms of national legislation”. In 2013, the President, as head of the National Executive and through a National legislation promulgated the General Intelligence laws Amendment Act no 11 of 2013, establishing the State Security Agency (SSA) as an intelligence service. This Act referred to above contained provisions relating to functions, operations and resources of the new intelligence service known as the State Security Agency (SSA). This Act also amended and aligned other relevant Intelligence laws that deal with functions, operations, resources, controls and other relevant issues of intelligence mandate on intelligence. The laws that were amended and aligned to the new legislative mandate of the SSA were, amongst others, the National Strategic Intelligence Act no 39 of 1994, Intelligence Services Oversight Act no 40 of 1994, the Secret Services Act no 56 of 1978, The Secret Services Special Account Act 81 of 1969 and the Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd Act no 68 of 2002. The General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act referred to above further disestablished the Intelligence Services and structures that existed at the time and integrated them into the new intelligence service. The Intelligence Services and structures referred to were the following:

• The South African Secret Service

• The National Intelligence Agency

• The South African National Academy of Intelligence

• The Electronic Communications Security (Pty) Ltd.

The SSA) adheres to existing legislation and in addition, it recently adopted the following measures to ensure that its resources are not abused and that its work is measurable:

• At the beginning of every financial year, the SSA prepares a strategic and operational plan that sets out activities of the SSA including financial, human and technical resources to be utilised as well as reporting measures.

• The SSA established an Audit and Risk Committee consisting and chaired by external professionals to continuously monitor the implementation of the strategic and operational plans, including the utilisation of the budget. This process also establishes close cooperation with the Auditor-General in relation to the auditing of activities of the SSA.

• The SSA has recently reviewed its delegation of authority, commonly referred to as the Ministerial Policy and Payment directive. This directive has decentralised authority to various management members and provides limitations on operational and financial approvals. This enables the Director-General to exercise appropriate control and take appropriate actions where there is abuse of authority at any level of the delegated authority.

• The SSA, in consultation with the Audit and Risk Committee as well as the AG, has finalised the Operational Assets and Expenditure Directive. This directive enables the review and monitoring of operational expenses and the proper management of operational assets. This directive also requires the DG SSA to consult DG Treasury on the utilisation and access to the Security Services Special Account established by law.

The SSA is also legally obliged to comply with the Public Finance Management Act no 1 of 1999 and, in particular, Section 40 (a) of the Public Finance Management Act of 1999 (PFMA) that requires that the Accounting Officer of the department keep full and proper records of the financial affairs of the department in accordance with prescribed norms and standards. This is done.

• The SSA also presents its operational reports to the Inspector-General and the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence in line with the requirements of the applicable laws.

• Section 40 (b) of PFMA states that the department must prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with generally recognised accounting practices (GRAP). The SSA prepares GRAP compliant Annual Financial Statements; these are included in the Annual Report as required by Section 40 (d) of the PFMA, and the Annual Report is presented to the Executive Authority, Auditor-General in line with Section 40 (e) and is tabled at the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) in line with Section 65 (a) of the PFMA. The Annual Report covers the following:-
• Performance Information
• Governance Reports from the Auditor-General, Audit and Risk Committee
• Human Resource Management
• Annual Financial Statements.

(2)

In order to answer the question as to the means, procedures and/or controls that the SSA has instituted to prevent abuse of positions and resources, the legal prescripts are provided and then the action taken.

• Section 10 (3) of the Intelligence Services Act no 65 of 2002 provides that the Director-General of the SSA must, after approval by the Minister, issue functions directives on:
• Physical security
• Computer security
• Protection of classified information
• Conditions of service and human resources of the Intelligence Services;
• Any other matter that is necessary for the Intelligence and Counter-intelligence functions of the Intelligence Services.
• In line with the above legal provisions, the Director-General has, since 2013 and after approval of the Minister, issued functions directives relating to the above-listed matters. These functional directives contain provisions and instructions to the SSA management and rest of the members on procedures and/or controls that have been put in place to detect and address any abuse of positions and resources.

Section 38 (a)(i) and Section 45(a) of the Public Finance Management Act of 1999 require that the Accounting Officer and other officials ensure that the department maintains effective, efficient and transparent system of financial and risk management and internal control.

• In this regard, the SSA has:-
• an integrated financial management system, which is used for processing of income received and expenditure incurred and managing the assets (current and fixed) and liabilities of the department. The system maintains audit trails and ensures compliance with applicable prescripts.
• a risk management unit that is responsible for identifying the organisational risks that can prevent the department/organisation from achieving its objectives, assess the risks and recommend mitigation measures.
• internal audit whose responsibility it is to monitor the implementation of internal controls, evaluate internal controls implemented and make recommendations on how they can be improved.

In relation to Secret Services as provided for in the Secret Services Account Act no 56 of 1978 and Secret Services Special Account Act no 81 of 1969, the SSA has Operational Directives that cover every aspect of operational activities provided for in this Act as well as procedures and controls for authorisation and management of resources, including measures to detect and address abuse of the positions and resources.

Reply:

The reply to this parliamentary question has been logged with the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

Reply:

The department is consolidating the figures in respect of this question and will, upon completion of this process submit the reply to Parliament.

Reply:

1. (a) On the 27th of October 2018, the Department of Human Settlements appointed twenty-seven (27) persons as members of POLERT for a period of two (2), 13 Legal Experts, and 14 Policy Experts.

2. The terms of reference for POLERT were to assist the Department with, inter alia, the following:

a) To review the housing and human settlements macro policies such as the White Paper Housing, 1994, the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Sustainable Human Settlements, 2004 (otherwise known as the ‘Breaking New Ground’ [BNG], including with International Treaties and Commitments such as the New Urban Agenda, and to further analyse the implications against other approved policies in the human settlements space, and to make recommendations for consideration by the Minister of Human Settlements;

b) To review the housing and human settlements legislation, and existing court judgments (jurisprudence), with a view to analysing the implications thereof and make appropriate recommendations for consideration by the Minister of Human Settlements, and

3. The outcome of the work carried out by POLERT includes, among others: The process of the incremental review of the Draft Housing and Human Settlements White Paper, 2016; Research and literature review, and the development of macro policy frameworks toward a Policy Foundation for Housing and Human Settlements White Paper, including the development of policy programmes for a new Human Settlements Code in at least four (4) critical themed areas - Integrated Planning and Residential Development, Informal Settlements Upgrading, Social Housing Interventions, and Affordable Housing.

These are underpinned by a macro policy framework on Human Settlements Land Assembly, Land Release (Site and Service) as well as the Individual Voucher Subsidy Programme, the programme for the removal of asbestos in homes, diagnostic investigation, and the empowerment of designated groups.

Over and above the initial assignment, some POLERT members were extensively utilised to formulate a Human Settlements response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent declaration of the State of Disaster and Lockdown for a sector that was hugely impacted upon, as part of the entire construction industry, by the pandemic.

4. The initial operational budget that was set aside for POLERT was R4 million for a period of two (2) years. An amount of R3 530 416, 40 was paid to POLERT members, with an additional amount of R187 520,00 for traveling costs. In all, a total of R3 717 936,40 was expended on POLERT.

5. Yes, POLERT has been terminated due to term limits. The initial contract period was two (2) years, after which an extension for a period of one (1) year was granted until the end of October 2021. Currently, there are no POLERT members and there are no contractual appointments under POLERT. (a) Yes, there will be a replacement and a procurement process to this effect has commenced (b) the goal will be to conclude the development of a Human Settlements Policy Foundation i.e. the White Paper on Human Settlements as well as the new Human Settlements Code.

Reply:

The reply to this parliamentary question has been logged with the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

Reply:

(a) and (b) (i) - (ii) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, National Prosecuting Authority, Legal Aid South Africa and Special Investigating Unit have neither entered into nor concluded any commercial contracts with government of the Russian Federation and/or any entity based in the Russian Federation since 01 April 2017 to date. Neither, Department of Correctional Services and Office of the Chief Justice concluded with the Government of the Russian Federation from 1 April 2017 to date.

(aa), (bb), (cc), (dd) and (ee) Not applicable.

Reply:

A Service Provider has been appointed for a period of twelve (12) months whilst awaiting the finalisation of the procurement of a solution for Maintenance and Support Services thereof. The Maintenance and Support Services include support for both the Court Recording Technology (CRT) systems and SOS systems. The process of dealing with all backlogs technical repair, as logged, has commenced in February 2022. The biggest challenge in resolving logged calls was the replacement of the hardware (e.g. Microphones, etc.) which comprised about 80% of the calls. The hardware could only be obtained via a Service Provider accredited for the solution and the hardware. These calls are currently being dealt with as part of the twelve (12) months contract.

Concurrent to this, the Department has already started with the procurement process to appoint a service provider to deliver the support and maintenance for CRT and SOS systems over a period of three (3) years. At the date of responding to this question, this process has progressed quite significantly, with the procurement process expected to be finalised by the end of June 2022 (barring any delays in the process, i.e. Constitutional Court Judgement re procurement, etc.) Implementation of this process is being monitored on a weekly basis by the relevant senior manager, supported by a Task Team monitoring High Priority procurements.

The Department currently has 11 courts equipped with Security CCTV Systems in the Limpopo Province. The contract of the Service Provider appointed in December 2020 expired in January 2022 and a new Service Provider, Morobisi Technologies, was appointed in April 2022 to maintain, monitor and repair the CCTV Systems. Service Points (Courts) without Security CCTV Systems are physically monitored by the Outsourced Guardian Services as contracted by the Department.

Reply:

(a) The final consolidated application from both KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements and eThekwini Metropolitan municipality to access funds from the Provincial Emergency Housing Grant to provide 4983 Temporary Residential Units (TRUs) was received by the Department of Human Settlements on 5 May 2022.

(b) Due to the limited annual allocation for 2022/23 of funds in the Provincial Emergency Housing Grant (R325,8 million) and Municipal Emergency Housing Grant (R175,4 million) both the province and eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality were advised to reprioritise funding from the Human Settlements Development Grant and the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant. Concurrently, eThekwini Metropolitan municipality was requested to reprioritise the Urban Settlements Development Grant and the Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant. These requests were meant to ensure that both the Province and eThekwini Metropolitan municipality is able to expeditiously assist floods victims whilst the application is being processed.

(i)The application was approved by this Department for the provision of 4983 Temporary Residential Units at a cost of R342 million. However, National Treasury could only approve an amount of R325,8 million which is the entire 2022/23 annual allocation of the Provincial Emergency Housing Grant. Furthermore, as the 2022 Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB) is not presently enacted, only R140.003 million could be transferred as the first tranche, in compliance with section 27 of the 2021 Division of Revenue Act. The second tranche can be made after the 2022 DoRB has been enacted.

(ii)The first tranche was disbursed to the Province on 17 June 2022.

Reply:

Based on information provided by the Dihlabeng Local Municipality is currently finalizing various township establishment projects in Clarens, whereafter the sites will be made available to qualifying and approved households.

Reply:

Yes, the Office of the Chief Justice published two media statements regarding the matter stating, amongst others, that they are gathering information regarding the matter and is also taking legal advice on the way forward. The Office of the Chief Justice is also conducting a review of active contracts by the Department for any impropriety, particularly within the information Communications Technology. .

(a) (i) and (ii) Mr Vickqus Nkosinathi Mncube, Chief Director: Court Administration and Spokesperson for the Judiciary;

Mr Casper Nicolaas Coetzer, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Director: Information and Communication Technology; and

Ms Yvonne Van Niekerk, Director: Case Management: Lower Courts.

(b)(i) The Office of the Chief Justice awarded to a tender Thomson Reuters who subcontracted with a South African company. Information about the directors of Thompson Reuters is publicly available at https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/board-of-directors.html

(b)(ii) Thompson Reuters previously provided Westlaw subscription services to the OCJ.

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Reply:

In terms of the provisions of the Constitution, policy, and legislation, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements (KZNDHS) is responsible for the planning and implementation of housing and human settlements programmes in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. This includes the Human Settlements Emergency Housing Programme. The Province has advised that they have commenced with the construction of Temporary Residential Units (TRUs) for households whose homes have been damaged or destroyed by the floods which occurred during the course of April 2022. The households are currently being accommodated and housed with neighbours and/or in halls and/or churches and/or tents.

The Department is planning in the immediate future to construct approximately one thousand eight hundred and ten (1810) temporary residential units. One hundred and eight (108) temporary residential units (TRUs) have been completed for families affected by floods in various District Municipalities including eThekwini Metro.

The target is to complete all the 1810 Temporary Residential Areas (TRAs) within a period of three months (May to July 2022), however, it should be noted that the set timeframes will depend on a number of operational and technical variables which include obtaining suitable land for displaced families, the necessary planning and environmental approvals, availability of materials to construct the temporary residential units (TRUs) and so on.

KwaZulu-Natal Department of Human Settlements in conjunction with eThekwini and the National Department of Human Settlements developed a long-term or permanent solution to assist flood victims. To date, a total of 199 Serviced Sites located within eThekwini Metro have been identified and a verification process, as well as site visits, have been completed. A total of 65 sites have been identified as developable and will be suitable for development as a permanent solution. The 65 sites vary in size, ranging from 300sqm-2800sqm, therefore more than one unit can be constructed. The Department also identified various land parcels to provide permanent accommodation.

 

Reply:

I have been informed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) that the PABX-system was installed by ITEC through a Departmental contract on 2 November 2018. At the expiry of the contract, the license was not renewed, and it started malfunctioning in August 2019.

In April 2021, Brilliantel Communications was appointed to supply and install PABX systems (including 3 years’ maintenance and support) in all the DoJ&CD sites, including all the courts.

Calls were logged from April 2021, and subsequently Brilliantel Communications visited the site on 7 February 2022. The service provider advised that the system is dead and needs replacement. This is one of the sites affected by contract management issues, i.e. affected by lapsed contracts.

In addressing the problem, the site has been scheduled for the installation of new PABX-system by 6 June 2022. I have been informed that the PABX-system was installed at the relevant court on 2 June 2022.

Whilst the Department was waiting for the new PABX-system to be installed as scheduled, and to minimize the impact of non-functional phones onsite, the Head of Office and all Magistrates, Court Manager as well as the Domestic Violence/Harassment Clerks applied for cellphone allowance and were approved to participate in the cellphone allowance policy.

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Reply:

Leaking roof:

There is a plan to replace the leaking roof and the project is currently in the planning phase.

Air-conditioning

There is a terms contract in place with DPWI that covers for the repair and service of HVAC system which commenced on the 1st April 2021 and due to expire in April 2023.

However, due to the fact that the system is very old, the HVAC system has to a history of continuous breakdown with recommendations that the system be replaced due to lack of availability of spares as the system is too old. The system was repaired in numerous occasions without any lasting solutions. There is a plan to replace HVAC system and the project is currently in the planning phase.

On the 12 May 2022 the commissioned engineers conducted a conditional assessment of the HVAC system. Taking into consideration the planning and the procurement processes that are still to ensure, it is anticipated that the contractor for the replacement maintained through the existing term contract until it is replaced.

The Elevator

a) Both the elevator and the lift shaft are back in service since 28 April 2022.

b) The sump pumps in the lift shaft were fixed on 28 April 2022.

c) The supplier is currently finalising the fixing of the pipes under the basement parking areas and is scheduled to complete the repairs fully by 30 June 2022.

Fireproof in library

The possible risk of fire, the fire suppression gas system is operational and serviced. The fire extinguishers were serviced on the 20 April 2022.

Load shedding

The Office of the Chief Justice has received confirmation from the electricity service provider, Centlec that the Supreme Court of Appeal has been taken off the load shedding schedule during official working hours. The court has experienced load shedding on a few occasions during May 2022 and these were all after 17: 00. A generator is available and fully functional at the court.

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Reply:

a) The Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA) No. 19 of 2007 requires each User of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) to develop a User Asset Management Plan (UAMP). GIAMA entrenches a rigorous and planned approach to the provisioning of accommodation and maintenance requirements aligned to MTEF cycles. The UAMP is a systematic process which allows for the acquisition, refurbishment, maintenance and operation of immovable assets in a cost-effective manner. The UAMP is accompanied by a condition assessment report of all immovable assets. The condition assessment is valid for a period of five (5) years, and it further outlines the budget required to acquire new accommodation and maintain the existing assets. On an annual basis, the templates to the UAMP are updated and submitted to both the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) for implementation, and National Treasury for funding allocation. The DoJ&CD is due to commission a new UAMP in 2022/2023 that will be valid for the next five (5) years.

1. In 2017, DoJ&CD commissioned a team of professional built environment consultants (engineers, architects and quantity surveyors) to develop the 2017/2018 UAMP. The Plan gives a state of each building and the cost required to maintain and keep the asset in habitable and acceptable standards to occupational health and safety.
2. The UAMP has condition assessment report for each building which is captured in numerous templates and stipulate the maintenance needs and estimated costs.

b) The UAMP templates are submitted annually to the Custodian of government immovable assets, which is DPWI. A three (3) years planned maintenance plan is developed out of the UAMP, and this maintenance plan gets funded and executed by DPWI on behalf of the User. This is as per GIAMA. The projects are scheduled and prioritised according to their condition assessment ranking and the availability of budget. Through different forums (Ministerial meetings, Director-General’s meetings and Joint Task Team meetings), DPWI provide progress reports on each asset that has been prioritised for maintenance in that particular financial year. The Regional Offices of DoJ&CD assist with project management of these projects. Due to budget constraints and minimal technical capability within DPWI and DoJ&CD, some of the planned maintenance projects tend to lack behind and end up not being delivered in timeously. The Department is exploring different service delivery vehicles that will assist with the execution of planned maintenance backlog and not rely only on DPWI to execute the projects.

END

Reply:

a) (i) (iii) (iv) The Honourable Member is referred to the presentations made to the Portfolio Committee on 1 March 2022 and 7 June 2022. These presentations contain a summary of all of the infrastructure projects that are currently underway in terms of Programme 3: Destination Development.

The Honorable Member is also referred to my response to Question 946 dated 18 March 2022 as asked by Honorable Mr. MSF de Freitas, which is included below for the Honourable Member’s convenience.

(ii) I am not able to reveal any amounts as this could jeopardize the current supply chain processes that are underway.

(a) (v) (aa and bb) I am unable to divulge the names of persons and contractors involved in the projects for two reasons:

• In terms of the POPIA, the names of persons and contractors may not be provided without prior permission; and
• According to established practise applicable to parliamentary questions and guidelines contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, Members of Parliament, including the Executive, are prohibited from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. The document referred to specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(b) How are tenders advertised?

All tenders are published on the relevant state organ’s website and on the etender website of National Treasury. http://www.etenders.gov.za

All suppliers must be registered on the Central Supplier Database of National Treasury in order to do business with government. http://www.csd.gov.za

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY:

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY:

Question Number: 946

Date of Publication: 18 March 2022

NA IQP Number: 11

Date of reply: Still to be tabled

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) to ask the Minister of Tourism:

With reference to tourism infrastructure projects (a) in the past three financial years and (b) since 1 April 2021, (i) what total number of projects commenced, but were not completed in each specified month and/or period, (ii)(aa) what and (bb) where were the projects in each month and/or period, (iii)(aa) which projects did not have an environmental impact assessment undertaken and (bb) why not, in each case, and (iv) why were the projects not completed in each month and/or period? NW1189E

REPLY:

a) (1) 2018/19 Refer to Annual Performance Report 2018/19 page 46-51 https://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Publications/Department%20of%20Tourism%20Annual%20Report%202018-2019.pdf

(2) 2019/20 Refer to Annual Performance Report 2019/20 page 47-54 https://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Publications/Tourism%20Annual%20Report%202019-20.pdf

(3) 2020/21 refer to Annual Performance Report 2020/21 page 34-36

https://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Publications/Tourism%20Annual%20Report%2020-21.pdf

b) Since April 2021 the following infrastructure projects are outlined in the Department’s 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan

1. Infrastructure maintenance programme implemented at 19 (nineteen) National Parks:

1. EC Addo National Park
2. EC Camdeboo
3. EC Mountain Zebra
4. WC Garden Route (Knysna, Wilderness)
5. EC Tsitsikamma
6. NC Karoo
7. FS Golden Gate
8. NW Marakele
9. LP Mapungubwe
10. NC Kgalagadi
11. NC Augrabies
12. NC Namakwa
13. NC Richtersveld
14. WC Agulhas
15. WC Bontebok
16. WC Table Mountain
17. WC West Coast
18. WC Tankwa-Karoo
19. MP Kruger

2. Infrastructure maintenance programme implemented in one state owned asset in all nine Provinces.

Built Environment Professional Service Providers have been appointed and conditional assessments have been completed for sites recommended for inclusion in the provincial maintenance programme.

3. Support the Implementation of Thirty Community-based Tourism Projects:

1. LP Matsila Lodge
2. LP Phiphidi Waterfall
3. LP The Oaks Lodge
4. MP Mnisi Resort
5. LP Ngove
6. LP Tisane
7. LP VhaTsonga
8. FS QwaQwa Guest House
9. FS Vredefort Dome
10. FS Monotsha
11. NW Manyane Lodge
12. NW Lotlamoreng Dam
13. NC Platfontein Lodge
14. NC Kamiesburg
15. KZN Muzi Pan
16. EC Maluti Hiking Trail
17. EC Mthonsi Lodge
18. EC Qatywa Lodge
19. EC Nyandeni Chalets
20. EC Western Tembuland
21. KZN Anton Lembede Museum eThekwini Municipality
22. NC McGregor Museum
23. KZN AmaHlubi Cultural Heritage
24. NC & NW Sol Plaatjie Museum
25. NW Lehurutshe Liberation Heritage Museum
26. MP Numbi Gate
27. LP Nandoni Dam
28. LP Tshathogwe Game Farm
29. LP Mtititi Game Farm
30. LP Mapate Recreational Social Tourism Facility

(iii) (aa) and (bb) In 2021/22, built environment professionals were appointed for these projects and planning is being finalised, including the necessary planning approvals which would include EIA’s if and where applicable.

(iv) Final completions of projects can only be reported once the financial year has been concluded with an audit of all the project

Reply:

In the excel workbook attached as Annexure A, is the information requested. Kindly note that prior to 2015, classification of the social wage was at a high level classification of Housing, Education, Health and Social Development. It is therefore not possible to provide the lower level detail for the years prior.

In the workbook attached, the responses to Questions a, h and I are in the first tab, titled A, H and I. The responses to the rest of the questions are in the tabs titled B, C, D; and E, F, G (combined).

Reply:

1. The Northern Cape consists of 13 Correctional Centres, support is provided to offenders who are pursuing higher education at the following centres:

• Tswelopele Correctional Centre

Educators are assigned to register and assist students with the relevant institution in compliance with the approved DCS Formal Education policy including administrative assistance. Daily time slots are allocated to assist with queries relating to their studies.

Laptops are checked on a regular basis to ensure that students adhere to relevant guidelines. A total of forty (40) laptops are available at the Tswelopele Hub for students who pursue their studies.

All students in the Northern Cape with a need to use the laptops should thus be at Tswelopele Correctional Centre at Kimberley. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with UNISA which guides interventions and services relating to education and related support. Data and a modem have been provided to students writing exams online.

• Upington Correctional Centre:

DCS assists Offenders doing DHET Programmes with the following:

1. All registration processes;
2. Examination administration and arrangements;
3. Submission of tasks, projects and assignments;
4. Queries related to their studies; &
5. Provision of tutorial letters and assignments.

2. Yes, all Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes are linked with the Department of Higher Education and Training. All TVET programmes are portable in that an offender can continue with their studies at any TVET College after release.

Skills development programs offered are linked to the funding requirements of the National Skills Fund (NSF) for service providers to give accredited training. Relationships exist between MERSETA and Northern Cape TVET College for accreditation for the Motor Mechanics workshop and to purchase the equipment in the Motor Mechanics workshop.

Tswelopele Correctional Centre is completely self-sufficient in terms of National Accredited Technical Education Diploma (NATED) programmes (N1-N6). There are lecturers and thus it is regarded as a TVET College. Northern Cape Urban TVET College assists Tswelopele Correctional Centre with examination support and moderation of learner portfolios.

In Upington, an MoU was signed with the Northern Cape Rural TVET College. The offenders benefit from this agreement as of February 2022, one Technical Educator is already available to provide support in this regard.

(3)(a) Kimberley Female Correctional

Accredited Program	No of female learners	NQF Level
Computer Repair	13	04
Nail Technology	08	04
Building & Plastering	08	03

(3)(a) Tswelopele Correctional Facility

Accredited Program	No of Learners	NQF Level
Electrical	15	02
Hairdressing	10	03
Building and plastering (8 female)	28	02
Assistant Chef	25	02
Bakery	20	02
Garment Making	25	02
Nail Technology (female)	25	02
Motor Mechanics	60	02
Computer Repair (female 13)	30	02
New Venture Creation	22	03
TOTAL	260

(3)(b) Upington Correctional Centre

Accredited Program	No of Learners	NQF Level
Cabinet Building	10	1
Computer Literacy	10	1
Building and plastering	10	1
Sewing	10	1

4. All offenders participate in various sporting activities. The provincial Department of Sports, Arts and Culture in the Northern Cape is offering programmes such as accredited soccer training in level 1 and 2 refereeing course, aerobics, arts, library training amongst others.

In addition, all offenders are encouraged to participate in the Funda Mzantsi programme.

Kimberley Correctional Centre:

The centre has a library and an active book club, accessible to all offenders. There is a gym with equipment for female offenders as well as netball, volley ball and a soccer ground to be utilised by female offenders. TVs are also available and other different indoor games are also provided.

Tswelopele Correctional Centre:

The Correctional Centre has three 03 well equipped gyms. Offenders participate in the Funda Mzantsi programme – reading, analysing books, debates and Spelling B. This is done in conjunction with Sol Plaatje University and the Northern Cape Department of Sports, William Humphrey Art Gallery presents art workshops and will host the Offender Art Exhibition on a date to be confirmed.

Kuruman Correctional Centre:

The Correctional Centre has a sports field for playing soccer and other outdoor activities, as well as a gym and a library.

Upington Correctional Centre:

Offenders are using courtyards for recreational activities such as painting, board and indigenous games as well as to play soccer. Gyms are also available. Furthermore, there is a library available in order to encourage and promote a culture of learning, reading and writing as well as to promote access to knowledge and information.

Douglas Correctional Centre:

Offenders participate in Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture (SRAC) programmes offered by DCS ( as per the Daily Structured Programme): Soccer, Cycling, Recreational activities (Courtyards): Indoor games: dominos, Cards, board games, Library programmes, Funda Mzantsi: Offenders have book clubs: reading, analysing books, debates and Spelling B.

END.

Reply:

(a) The Minister is not aware of any funding pledge made at the Africa Travel Indaba. The Department stands ready to assist where possible as indicated by the Minister in support of tourism recovery efforts for both KZN and EC provinces regarding the recent floods. However, provinces will have to confirm the respective needs so as to avoid duplication of resources.

(b) Not applicable

(c) Not applicable

Reply:

The lead department for the South African Pavilion at the Dubai Expo was the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. It is therefore suggested that the Honourable member redirect his question to the relevant Minister.

Reply:

(a)(b) According to our records, 17 Municipalities have failed to table their 2022/23 MTREF budgets on time. They are listed below together with the explanation provided to the National Treasury.

a) Municipality	b) Reasons
Nelson Mandela Bay NMA	Council did not sit/non-compliance letter
Mangaung MAN	Council did not meet quorum
Kopanong FS162	Council did not sit/non-compliance letter
Dihlabeng FS192	Council did not sit/non-compliance letter
Nama Khoi NC062	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Khai-Ma NC067	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Namakwa DC6	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Ubuntu NC071	Financial System related challenges
Renosterberg NC075	Not having staff in the office due to non-payment
Thembelihle NC076	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Siyathemba NC077	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Siyancuma NC078	Financial System related challenges
Dawid Kruiper NC087	Financial System related challenges
Sol Plaatje NC091	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May due to late submission of the IDP
Phokwane NC094	Community Consultation was not concluded by 31 May
Bitou WC047	Bitou Municipality did not approve the budget process plan in August 2021. It was only approved in December 2021 and the strategic session was only held in March 2022 hence the request for extension to better align the budget with the IDP.
Laingsburg WC051	The Municipality failed to comply with the provisions of section 14(1) of the Municipal Budget and Reporting Regulations which states that an annual budget and supporting documentation tabled in a municipal council in terms of section 16(2) of the MFMA must be in a format in which it will eventually be approved by the Council. The reason for non-compliance with the submission of the budget in the prescribed format is because the financial system settings were not such that the budget schedules could be generated from the system.

The Honorable member will recall that the National Treasury as a routine, consolidate this information for all 257 Municipal, verify the information and formally table a consolidated report to this effect in Parliament annually. All the previous reports are hosted on the National Treasury’s website on the following link:

http://mfma.treasury.gov.za/Media_Releases/mbi/2020/2020MTREF/Pages/tablingdates2020.aspx

Once the formal process has been concluded for this cycle, the updated report will once again be tabled in Parliament.

Lastly, municipalities have until 30 June 2022 to formally adopt their 2022/23 MTREF budgets hence it may be premature for me to make a statement in this regard at this stage.

Reply:

The Free State Department of Human Settlements has completed the process of procuring a replacement contractor to complete the work in Thembelihle Ext 4 in Vrede. It is expected that the new contractor will be on site in or about July 2022.

Reply:

a) (i) (aa) and (bb) Catering: Ministry

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(i) Catering	(i) Catering	(i) Catering	(i) Catering
April	10 403.08	-	To be audited	To be audited
May	-	7 355.00
June	49 061.46	-
July	-	-
August	1 640.00	-
September	-	-
October	-	9 652.55
November	-	-
December	-	1 000.00
January	-	-
February	7 152.15	21 992.50
March	3 485.00	42 974.86
Total	71 741.69	82 974.91

(a) (i)(cc) Catering: Officials in the department

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(i) Catering	(i) Catering	(i) Catering	(i) Catering
April	166 628.05	60 716.50	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	329 146.80	90 093.05
June	38 645.23	3 156.20
July	531 471.80	10 000.00
August	207 516.40	1 744.50
September	305 755.20	461 903.00
October	113 323.50	608 559.60
November	440 785.25	554 512.04
December	571 318.90	292 207.70
January	217 514.70	19 950.00
February	113 473.40	70 977.60
March	1 242 868.70	705 752.28
Total	4 278 447.93	2 879 572.47

a) (ii) (aa) and (bb) Entertainment: Ministry

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(ii) Entertainment	(ii) Entertainment	(ii) Entertainment	(ii) Entertainment
April	1 500.00	-	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	-	-
June	-	-
July	480.67	-
August	-	-
September	-	-
October	-	2 915.50
November	-	5 425.50
December	-	-
January	-	-
February	-	-
March	-	-
Total	2 030.67	18 298.50

(a) (ii)(cc) Entertainment: Officials in the department

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(ii) Entertainment:	(ii) Entertainment:	(ii) Entertainment:	(ii) Entertainment:
April	15 975.11	-	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	724.00	-
June	-	-
July	-	-
August	-	4 475.00
September	9 500.00	113 490.00
October	-	-
November	-	69 413.00
December	-	-
January	9 000.00	-
February	61 000.00	-
March	135 250.00	79 920.00
Total	232 349.11	267 298.00

a) (iii) (aa) and (bb) Accommodation: Ministry

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(iii) Accommodation	(iii) Accommodation	(iii) Accommodation	(iii) Accommodation
April	30 496.28	-	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	4 046.58	19 624.84
June	21 726.49	3 007.50
July	108 329.56	-
August	61 477.86	7592.50
September	99 843.71	1 592.50
October	109 581.67	-
November	8 295.18	27 723.70
December	21 949.88	12 207.50
January	89 948.01	-
February	76 976.65	-
March	179 212.91	13 234.50
Total	811 884.78	84 983.04

(a) (iii) (cc) Accommodation: Officials in the department

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(iii) Accommodation:	(iii) Accommodation	(iii) Accommodation	(iii) Accommodation
April	1 290 765.20	10 077.77	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	643 079.51	374 319.26
June	573 968.41	32 960.77
July	709 894.08	3 747.50
August	1 165 472.22	23 987.45
September	1 303 342.65	83 027.31
October	1 129 517.76	385 179.59
November	833 461.78	362 128.25
December	705 196.07	483 663.91
January	573 528.18	61 405.40
February	793 454.91	195 888.39
March	1 019 777.87	458 150.59
Total	10 741 458.64	2 474 536.19

a) (iv) (aa) and (bb) Domestic flights: Ministry

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(iv) Domestic flights	(iv) Domestic flights	(iv) Domestic flights	(iv) Domestic flights
April	126 761.27	-	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	70 736.28	80 286.92
June	63 177.10	74 939.45
July	163 780.20	12 212.92
August	109 375.16	-
September	88 203.84	-
October	117 854.14	-
November	121 741.23	28 116.34
December	137 332.22	5 163.21
January	111 676.23	-
February	50 346.40	45 795.97
March	63 599.40	27 658.09
Total	1 224 583.47	274 172.90

a) (iv)(cc) Domestic Flights: Officials

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(iv)Domestic Flights	(iv)Domestic Flights	(iv)Domestic Flights	(iv)Domestic Flights
April	117 6905.81	-	Still to be audited	Still to be audited
May	926 238.49	517 864.81
June	822 139.92	167 187.14
July	1 192 714.26	12 212.92
August	1 569 268.82	2 426.46
September	1 713 913.55	122 570.92
October	1 903 064.12	420 226.45
November	1 592 496.77	697 071.61
December	1 336 801.79	174 357.96
January	663 784.35	-
February	1 187 906.52	471 265.49
March	1 488 086.33	424 268.28
Total	15 573 320.73	3 009 452.04

(a) (v) (aa) (bb) International flights: Ministry

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(v) International flights	(v) International flights	(v) International flights	(v) International flights
April	192.67	-	To be audited	To be audited
May	-	-
June	-	-
July	-	-
August	68 279.93	-
September	150 035.79	-
October	-	-
November	132 723.86	-
December	61 484.93	-
January	218 689.65	-
February	70 610.43	-
March	197 574.79	-
Total	899592.05	-

a) (v) (cc) International Flights: Officials

Month	(aaa) 2019-2020 financial year	(aaa) 2020-2021 financial year	(aaa) 2021-2022 financial year	(bbb) Since 1 April 2022 to date
	(v) International Flights	(v) International Flights	(v)International Flights	(v) International Flights
April	268 276.89	-	To be audited	To be audited
May	83 337.29	77 577.43
June	89 462.72	142 800.00
July	20 871.93	-
August	143 796.65	-
September	212 570.44	-
October	264 061.65	-
November	553 958.30	-
December	304 018.91	-
January	266 708.91	-
February	56 815.36	-
March	518 604.02	-
Total	2 782 483.07	220 377.43

b) All above expenses are related to the execution of official duties of the Minister, Deputy Minister and Officials of the Department.

Reply:

In the revenue year 2021/22, the Health Promotion Levy (colloquially referred to as the sugar tax) contributed a total of R 2,259,832,000.00* in the revenue collections that were reported by the South African Revenue Service. The R 2,259,832,000.00* collected reflects R2, 182,323,000.00* in domestic levy and R77, 510,000.00* in an import levy. Overall the FY2021/22 collections represent a growth of 6.92% on the FY2020/21 collections of R2, 113,606,000.00 (R2, 046,177,000.00 domestic levy and R67, 429,000.00 in import levy).

* All figures for FY2021/22 are preliminary pending auditing processes.

Reply:

In the excel workbook attached, is the information requested. Kindly note that prior to 2015, classification of the social wage was at a high-level classification of Housing, Education, Health and Social Development. It is therefore not possible to provide the lower-level detail for the years prior.

In the workbook attached, the responses to Questions a, h and I are in the first tab, titled A, H and I. The responses to the rest of the questions are in the tabs titled B, C, D; and E, F, G (combined).