Questions and Replies
20 July 2022 - NW2348
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether, with reference to the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State, his department spent any money on artists during the COVID-19 period; if not, what was the budget then used for; if so, what (a) the total amount of the budget was spent in support of artists during the specified period and (b) is the breakdown of the (i) relevant information and (ii) circumstances around the specified budget expenditure?
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.
19 July 2022 - NW2171
Myburgh, Mr NG to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether he has been informed that raw sewerage is still flowing into the Vanderkloof Dam on a daily basis as a result of the failure of the Renosterberg Local Municipality to render basic services, including a functioning wastewater treatment facility; if not, why not; if so, what are the reasons that he has not taken any steps to address the situation. (2) whether (a) the specified local municipality, (b) the Northern Cape Provincial Government and/or (c) any other person and/or entity has approached him and/or his department to intervene; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case. (3) whether his department will intervene to avert the looming human disaster of untreated sewerage flowing into the second largest dam in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) steps his department will take and (b) timelines in this regard?
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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18 July 2022 - NW2225
Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police
What are the details of the (a) measures and (b) legal recourse that the SA Police Service have in place to prevent the media from publishing important and confidential information of case before suspects are taken for identification parade, charged and taken to court, as the practice jeopardizes the investigation?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
18 July 2022 - NW1780
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What total number of persons (a) were charged with offences in terms of the State of Disaster Regulations, as amended from time to time, declared and maintained by the Government from 15 March 2020 until 4 April 2022 in order to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) formally appeared in court on a charge of contravening the said regulations?
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.
15 July 2022 - NW2335
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(1)Whether, with reference to his department’s statement in its report to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation on 6 June 2022, that all municipalities whose waste water plants are in a critical condition of dysfunction were instructed to submit turnaround plans within 60 days after the publication of the Green Drop Report, he will indicate the total number of municipalities that were instructed to submit turnaround plans; if not, why not; if so, what total number of municipalities (a) did comply and/or (b) did not comply with the specified instruction; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
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:
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- 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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15 July 2022 - NW2232
Mathulelwa, Ms B to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
On what date is it envisaged that the residents of Umvoti Ward 13, who are drinking water with cattle from the river and relying on rain water, with no proper sanitation structures in place since 1994, will be provided with clean water services?
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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15 July 2022 - NW2321
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
On what date is it envisaged that sufficient bulk water and sanitation will be provided to residents of Matlapeng in the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality, who currently receive their water from trucks which deliver water once every three weeks?
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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14 July 2022 - NW2381
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) What total number of (a) public schools specifically cater for learners who are blind and/or visually impaired in each province and (b) learners in each (i) grade and (ii) province are registered in such schools; (2) what (a) number of these schools have the adequate learning materials which have been adapted to suit the needs of the blind and/or visually impaired learners in each province and (b) steps are taken by her department in order to ensure that the specified schools get access to such materials?
Reply:
Attached please find the response.
14 July 2022 - NW2292
Gwarube, Ms S to ask the President of the Republic
What (a) number of advisory panels, advisory councils, task committees and commissions has he established since becoming President of the Republic on 15 February 2018, (b) are the details of the (i) mandate and (ii) work conducted to date of each of the specified panels, councils, committees and/or commissions, (c) is the (i) name and (ii) professional designation of each person serving on each of the specified panels, councils, committees and/or commissions, and (d) are the details of the costs incurred in the establishment and operation, including salaries and any other benefits paid to persons serving on each of the specified panels, councils, committees and/or commissions?
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.
14 July 2022 - NW2377
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) What are the (a) recommended capacity and (b) actual occupation levels for all prison facilities in the Republic; (2) By what percentage is each prison facility in the Republic over capacity; (3) What is the ratio of staff members of the Department of Correctional Services, excluding administrative staff, to prisoners in all prison facilities?
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 |
END
14 July 2022 - NW2376
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What number of (a) prisoners are currently incarcerated in our prison system as a result of drug related offences, (b) these incarcerations are a result of cannabis related offences and (c) the cannabis related offences involved amounts of less than 50 grams of cannabis?
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.
END
14 July 2022 - NW2126
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What progress has been made with the request for extradition of the implicated members of the Gupta family from the United Arab Emirates; (2) whether the Red Notice has been implemented; if not, why not; if so, (3) whether he has found that it is of assistance in the extradition process; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
14 July 2022 - NW1783
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
With regard to the recent meeting in April 2022 between the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services and the Judiciary at the Supreme Court of Appeal, for oversight purposes where his Chief of Staff was present, (a) upon whose invitation or request was his Chief of Staff present, bearing in mind that this is a flagrant blurring of the lines between legislative oversight and Executive encroaching on territory it has no legitimate interest in and (b) why did he not ensure proper separation of powers?
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.
END
11 July 2022 - NW2037
Herron, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
With regard to her department’s policy review and proposed new Human Settlements Code, (a) on what date was the first Policy and Legal Expert Team (POLERT) successfully established and (b) what were the terms of office in the specified initiative; (2) what were the POLERT’s terms of reference; (3) what was the outcome of the POLERT’s work; (4) what was the total cost of the POLERT; (5) whether the POLERT has been terminated due to term limits; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) will there be a replacement and (b) what will the goals of that initiative be?
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.
11 July 2022 - NW1952
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
(1) What (a) are the relevant details of farmers who received cattle and/or livestock from her department in each province and (b) criteria were used to supply the animals to the recipients; (2) Whether agents were used in the allocation process of the livestock; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) amount and (b) are the details of commissions that were paid for the transactions
Reply:
- (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.
11 July 2022 - NW1834
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether the Ingonyama Trust Board has disclosed its revenue to her department in the past three financial years; if not, what are the reasons that she has failed to ensure that the Board discloses its sources of revenue; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
11 July 2022 - NW663
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)What number of senior officials of the State Security Agency (SSA) complied with Regulation 18 of the Public Service Regulations and made financial disclosures in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18, (e) 2018 19, (f) 2019-20 and (g) 2020-21 financial years; (2) whether the SSA has taken any steps against any senior officials who did not comply with Regulation 18 in the specified financial years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The reply to this parliamentary question has been logged with the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).
11 July 2022 - NW2030
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
(a) How much land in total has been given to land restitution beneficiaries since the beginning of the land restitution programme, (b) what is the total breakdown in each province and (c) how much land is currently being utilised for productive purposes?
Reply:
The department is consolidating the figures in respect of this question and will, upon completion of this process submit the reply to Parliament.
11 July 2022 - NW664
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)Whether he has found that any senior officials within the State Security Agency (SSA) did not comply with Regulation 18 of the Public Service Regulations and failed to make financial disclosures in this regard; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the reasons for the specified noncompliance; (2) whether senior officials of the SSA are exempt from complying with the provisions of the Regulations; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what basis are they exempted from complying with the provisions of the Regulations?
Reply:
The reply to this parliamentary question has been logged with the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).
11 July 2022 - NW1833
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) is the current status of the financial management of the Ingonyama Trust Board and (b) interventions have been put in place by her department to ensure that the Board is compliant with all legislative requirements for the management of funds of a public institution?
Reply:
The department is verifying the facts in respect of this question and will, upon completion of this process submit the reply to Parliament.
11 July 2022 - NW1692
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What number of the total number of 110 433 beneficiaries of land restitution in Mpumalanga continue to benefit from profits and/or revenue generated from the operations on the land?
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.
11 July 2022 - NW345
McGluwa, Mr JJ to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(1)What legislative steps and measures have been put in place currently in accordance with section 209(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, to ensure that (a) the (i) functions, (ii) operations, (iii) resources and (iv) means of the Security Cluster are not abused and (b) all and/or any of its activities are measurable and accountable to its objectives as stated above; (2) what means, procedures and/or controls have been put in place to pro-actively and pre-emptively detect and address any abuse of positions and resources?
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.
08 July 2022 - NW2400
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(a) On what date did her department receive the application for funds from the Emergency Housing Programme Grant for flood relief in KwaZulu-Natal from the (i) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government and (ii) eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and (b) what are the details of the (i) amounts disbursed and (ii) dates thereof?
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.
08 July 2022 - NW1585
Hinana, Mr N to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons that the goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
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.
08 July 2022 - NW2425
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
On what date is it envisaged that her department will provide adequate housing for the community of Clarens in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality in the Free State, which has been promised housing since 2007?
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.
08 July 2022 - NW2429
Mohlala, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether he has been informed of reports of a controversial R225 million IT tender in the Office of the Chief Justice involving three officials who helped to set up the deal; if not, why not; if so (a) what (i) are the names of the three officials and (ii) positions did they hold in the specified Office and (b) (i) who are the directors of the company that was awarded the tender and (ii) which previous work did they do with government?
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.
END
08 July 2022 - NW700
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
In light of the fact that several courts in Limpopo have been without functional court recording equipment since August 2021 and without closed-circuit television systems since March 2021, and in view of the fact that there are no service contracts in place for the equipment, what measures has he and/or his department put in place to address the untenable situation?
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.
08 July 2022 - NW1900
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(a) What remedial assistance will be provided to beneficiaries of the Breaking New Ground houses that were destroyed during the KwaZulu-Natal floods and (b) on what date is it envisaged that such assistance will be provided?
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.
07 July 2022 - NW2125
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
In light of the fact that the Waterval Magistrates’ Court in the Makhado Local Municipality in Limpopo has been non-functional since 2019 due to a complete lack of telephones, what measures have been put in place to rectify the situation?
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.
END
07 July 2022 - NW2307
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Since April 2022, what steps has he taken to rectify the most egregious of the myriad of faults at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), such as a roof that has been leaking for years, an air-conditioning system that has been dysfunctional since 2014, an elevator that has been dysfunctional for four years or more, a very valuable library collection housed in an area that is not fireproof and an important court subjected to load-shedding, which were observed when the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services paid an oversight visit to the SCA on 22 April 2022?
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.
END
07 July 2022 - NW2138
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(a) On what date did the Department of Justice last produce an uptodate (i) report on the state of all court buildings and (ii) assessment on the maintenance needs of each and every one of the buildings and (b) what is his plan to ensure that maintenance work, which falls outside the scope of day to day maintenance, is scheduled and undertaken in respect of each of the buildings in a timely manner?
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.
- 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.
- 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
06 July 2022 - NW2426
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
On what date is it envisaged that the housing project of Phumelela in the Free State, will be completed by her department as they have been standing incomplete for a while without roofs and some with foundations only?
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.
06 July 2022 - NW2437
Wessels, Mr W to ask the Minister of Finance
Since the 1994-95 financial year up to the latest date for which information is available, what percentage of the total Governmental expenditure at national, provincial and local level was channeled to the (a) general social grants, (b) Social Relieve of Distress grants, (c) school fee subsidies, (d) tertiary support via the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, (e) subsidised and free electricity for those qualifying in terms of means test, (f) subsidised and free water for those qualifying in terms of means test, (g) other subsidised and free municipal services for those that qualify in terms of means test, (h) subsidised and free housing and (i) subsidised and free medical services?
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).
06 July 2022 - NW2250
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether, in light of the fact that in terms of section 24(1) of the Municipal Finance Management Act, Act 56 of 2003, municipal councils must consider approval of the annual budget at least 30 days before the start of the budget year, any municipalities failed to comply with the specified provision; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) which municipalities failed to comply and (b) what are the reasons for the non-compliance in each specified case;
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.
06 July 2022 - NW2044
Dyantyi, Mr QR to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1)What total number of correctional centres in the Northern Cape provide education, skills and training to inmates; (2) How big are the classes, especially in larger correctional centres such as (a) Kimberley and (b) Upington; (3) What total number of juveniles (a) are attending and (b) are not attending such classes, particularly in Kimberley and Upington; (4) Whether he has found that there is adequate institutional support for such schools in terms of (a) classes, (b) stationery and (c) learning material; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) Whether there is a functional relationship between the schools and the Department of Basic Education in terms of support; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details
Reply:
- The following correctional centres in Northern Cape provide Education, Skills and Training to sentenced offenders:
- Kimberley Correctional Centre female;
- Tswelopele Correctional Centre;
- Douglas Correctional Centre;
- Upington Correctional Centre;
- Kuruman Correctional Centre and
- Colesburg Correctional Centre offering only skills training.
2. (a) Kimberley and (b) Upington;
The classes are big enough to accommodate the number of learners registered for skills training and also big enough to accommodate female offenders to be taught (4 Classes), AET Level 1-4.
Tswelopele Correctional Centre – There are 08 classes in total and are not sufficient to accommodate AET Level 1-4 and FET (Grades 10-12). Thus, the AET classes rotate eg. AET L3 and L4 go to school on certain days such as Monday and Tuesday and may not go to school on Wednesday and Thursday to make space for Grade 10 -12.
Douglas Correctional Centre – The Classes are extremely small, not big enough to accommodate the total number registered and the Centre is using the platoon system to cater for the needs of the learners.
Kuruman Correctional Centre - has 03 Classes - AET Level 1-3 & Senior Certificate.
Upington Correctional Centre – has 03 Classes - AET level: Pre-AET, Level 4 & Senior Certificate which can accommodate 05 leaners per class.
(3)(a &b)
Correctional Centre |
|
|
Kimberley Correctional Centre |
07 |
0 |
Douglas Correctional Centre |
68 |
0 |
Upington Correctional Centre |
All juveniles transferred to Douglas Correctional Centre |
|
Kuruman Correctional Centre |
10 |
0 |
(4)(a) Classes are insufficient at Tswelopele, Upington and Kuruman.
(4)(b & c) The Department is participating in contract RT17-2020 which includes the provision of Learner Teacher Support Material and the supply of School Stationery for the period 01 June 2021 to 31 May 2023. All material is purchased and distributed based on needs registered.
Funds for purchasing ICT equipment were made available to all full time schools (in 2020) and AET centres (in 2021) to advance e-learning.
(5) Yes, the Department has is a functional relationship with the Department of Basic Education and Department of Higher Education which can be outlined as follows:
- There is an Implementation Protocol signed on 25 August 2020 between the Department of Higher Education and the Department of Correctional Services for matters that involve Adult Basic Education and Training and Technical Vocational Education and Training; and which remains in force for 3 years (till August 2023).
- Further to this the DBE and DCS have a MOU that regulates the relationship with regard to DCS receiving Grade 12 results on an annual basis.
- The DBE assists the DCS nationally with regard to providing training to Further Education and Training educators on invigilation, curriculum related intervention, school management system (SA-SAMS).
- The DHET also assists with training of DCS educators on matters pertaining to the ABET curriculum and policy matters on the administration of examinations.
- Tswelopele Secondary School - the Department of Basic Education in the Northern Cape provides support as follows:
- In auditing the examination centres;
- Providing relevant School Based Assessments
- Monitoring of examinations;
- Moderate educators portfolio’s and learners;
- Provision of the necessary Curriculum to schools;
- Provision of external examination question papers during exams;
- Appointment of DCS Educators as markers, moderators etc;
- Circuit Managers visit schools regularly to provide guidance and support;
- DCS Educators attend District and Provincial Sessions on a quarterly basis.
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06 July 2022 - NW2045
Dyantyi, Mr QR to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1)Whether he has found that inmates in correctional centres in the Northern Cape who are pursuing higher education are getting the necessary support; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether the skills development programmes for inmates are linked with the various technical, vocational education and training colleges and/or other learning institutions in the specified province; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) What total number of inmates have been given access to accredited skills programmes in the correctional centres in (a) Kimberley and (b) Upington; (4) Whether he has found that the specified correctional centres have enough sports and recreational facilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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:
- All registration processes;
- Examination administration and arrangements;
- Submission of tasks, projects and assignments;
- Queries related to their studies; &
- 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.
06 July 2022 - NW2120
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) What (i) projects are currently underway in terms of Programme 3: Destination Development, (ii) total amount is allocated to each project, (iii) is the nature of each project, (iv) are the timelines for each project and (v) are the names of the (aa) persons and (bb) contractors for each project and (b) how were the tenders for each project advertised?
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:
- EC Addo National Park
- EC Camdeboo
- EC Mountain Zebra
- WC Garden Route (Knysna, Wilderness)
- EC Tsitsikamma
- NC Karoo
- FS Golden Gate
- NW Marakele
- LP Mapungubwe
- NC Kgalagadi
- NC Augrabies
- NC Namakwa
- NC Richtersveld
- WC Agulhas
- WC Bontebok
- WC Table Mountain
- WC West Coast
- WC Tankwa-Karoo
- 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:
- LP Matsila Lodge
- LP Phiphidi Waterfall
- LP The Oaks Lodge
- MP Mnisi Resort
- LP Ngove
- LP Tisane
- LP VhaTsonga
- FS QwaQwa Guest House
- FS Vredefort Dome
- FS Monotsha
- NW Manyane Lodge
- NW Lotlamoreng Dam
- NC Platfontein Lodge
- NC Kamiesburg
- KZN Muzi Pan
- EC Maluti Hiking Trail
- EC Mthonsi Lodge
- EC Qatywa Lodge
- EC Nyandeni Chalets
- EC Western Tembuland
- KZN Anton Lembede Museum eThekwini Municipality
- NC McGregor Museum
- KZN AmaHlubi Cultural Heritage
- NC & NW Sol Plaatjie Museum
- NW Lehurutshe Liberation Heritage Museum
- MP Numbi Gate
- LP Nandoni Dam
- LP Tshathogwe Game Farm
- LP Mtititi Game Farm
- 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
06 July 2022 - NW1844
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
With reference to the audit on ghost workers within (a) her department and (b) the SA Tourism, (i) on what date was such an audit undertaken, (ii) what was the result of the specified audit, (iii) what number of ghost workers or non-existent officials was identified, (iv) what have been the cost to her department and the SA Tourism in the past three financial years and the current financial year to date in this regard, (v) what investigations have been undertaken in this regard, (vi) what were the outcomes of the investigations in each case and (vii) what processes, procedures and mechanisms are being implemented to ensure that the type of fraud is not repeated in future?
Reply:
a) Department
(i) No formal audit has been undertaken however preventative and detective internal controls measures are implemented on the departmental post establishment.
(ii) Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i).
(iii) Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i).
iv)
2019-2020 financial year |
2020-2021 financial year |
2021-2022 financial year |
2022 to date |
Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i). |
Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i). |
Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i). |
Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i). |
v) Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i).
(vi) Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i).
(viii) Not applicable, based on the answer provided in (i), however the Department has adequate internal control measure on the monthly review of the post establishment and certification of salary expenditure where Head of business units sign-off on the payroll certificates as confirmation that all the names listed therein are employees. Review, monitoring of the post establishment and signing of pay sheets is conducted monthly by the PERSAL manager and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
b) SA Tourism
(i) The audit is conducted annually by the Auditor General
(ii) No ghost employees were identified in the last audit
(iii) Not applicable
(iv) Not applicable
2019-2020 financial year |
2020-2021 financial year |
2021-2022 financial year |
2022 to date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
(v) Not applicable
(vi) Not applicable
(viii) The organisation conducts monthly head count report against payroll and the monthly alignment of the organogram against the head count.
06 July 2022 - NW2330
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Finance
What is the current total amount of tax being levied annually for the sugar tax?
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.
06 July 2022 - NW1881
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What number of persons (a) were (i) released on parole since 01 March 2019 and (ii) in breach of parole conditions after being released since 01 March 2019 and (b) committed serious offences after being released on parole since 01 March 2019?
Reply:
(a)(i) The total number of parolees released on parole since 01 March 2019 is: 99 146
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
38 193 |
33 231 |
27 722 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
6 404 |
4 309 |
5 399 |
(ii) The total number of parolees in breach of parole conditions after being released since 01 March 2019 is: 16 112
This includes the actual numbers of all revocations such as reoffending, loss of support system, revocation of absconders, and violation of conditions.
(b) The total number of parolees who committed serious offences after being released on parole since 01 March 2019 is: 6 417
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
1 457 |
2 451 |
2 509 |
END.
06 July 2022 - NW863
Gumbi, Mr HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
What total amount in Rand has been spent on (a) catering, (b) entertainment and (c) accommodation for (i) her, (ii) the Deputy Minister and (iii) officials of her department since 29 May 2019?
Reply:
What total amount in Rand has been spent on:
a|) Catering since 29 May 2019 – until 31 March 2021* |
b) Entertainment since 29 May 2019-– until 31 March 2021* |
c) Accommodation since 29 May 2019-– until 31 March 2021* |
|
i) Minister |
R 79 451.51 |
R 8 341.00 |
R 168 847.36 |
ii) Deputy Minister |
R 98 984.71 |
R 10 438.17 |
R 597 072.93 |
iii) Officials in the department |
R 6 681 088.58 |
R 482 948.00 |
R 11 020 937.57 |
*Spent from April 2021 -March 2022 is excluded as it is being audited and spent from April 202 until date still needs to be audited.
06 July 2022 - NW2083
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
What (a) total amount in Rand has been spent every month on (i) catering (ii) entertainment (iii) accommodation (iv) domestic flights and (v) international flights for (aa) her (bb) the Deputy Minister and (cc) officials of her department in the (aaa) past three financial years and (bbb) since 1 April 2022 and (b) were the reasons for such expenditure in each case?
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.
06 July 2022 - NW2119
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
(a) What total amount of funding was pledged from the Tourism Indaba held in KwaZulu Natal towards relief for floods, (b) who will administer the funds and (c) where will the funds be allocated?
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
06 July 2022 - NW2340
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
With reference to the South African pavilion at the Dubai World Expo that was held during the period 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, (a) what was the total (i) budget allocated and (ii) amount spent, (b) what were the objectives for the specified pavilion, (c)(i) what objectives were achieved and (ii) how were they measured and (d)(i) who were present and (ii) which departments were they from?
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.
06 July 2022 - NW2436
Wessels, Mr W to ask the Minister of Finance
Since the 1994-95 financial year up to the latest date for which information is available, what total (a) amounts were spent by the Government at national, provincial and local level on (i) general social grants, (ii) Social Relieve of Distress grants, (iii) school fee subsidies, (iv) tertiary support via the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, (v) subsidised and free electricity for those qualifying in terms of means test, (vi) subsidised and free water for those qualifying in terms of means test, (vii) other subsidised and free municipal services for those that qualify in terms of means test and (viii) subsidised and free housing and (b) number of individuals were reached and/or benefitted in each case?
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).
05 July 2022 - NW2245
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether, with the understanding from the New Development Bank (NDB) and the headquarters in Shanghai that South African NDB five-year country partnership plan will be adopted within six months of the finalisation of the NDB five-year strategic plan, there will be a multi-stakeholder engagement with the public and/or civil society on the Republic’s partnership plan; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether he will furnish Inkosi B N Luthuli with the first five-year South Africa country partnership Plan 2016-21, which has not been made available; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, was public multi-stakeholder engagement made?
Reply:
The work of the NDB is guided by its General Strategy. The first General Strategy was for the period 2017 to 2021. The Bank has recently approved its second General Strategy for the period 2022 to 2026. The National Treasury commented and contributed to the finalization of the Bank’s second General Strategy.
The Bank has not yet finalized its policy on member country partnership plans. This policy will set out the relationship between the Bank and its member countries.
The Honourable Member can access the Bank’s General Strategy on the Bank’s website (https://www.ndb.int/about-us/strategy/strategy/).
05 July 2022 - NW2433
Ngcobo, Mr SL to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) What is the reason behind the decision to discontinue the incentive given to teachers working in the rural areas; (2) whether her department consulted with any education stakeholders before reaching the decision; if not, why not; if so, what are the full relevant details; (3) whether there is a plan to address the issues that the incentive policy was initially instituted for; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The Minister took the decision to withdraw the policy on incentives for teachers after consideration of implementation challenges that Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) had been experiencing since the inception of the policy. These implementation challenges included the practicalities related to the identification of qualifying posts and the availability of funding to sustain and extend the policy have affected its effectiveness. These challenges, compounded by the current budget constraints that most PEDs are facing, has resulted in a decision to terminate the policy.
2. Although the policy was contained in a Ministerial determination as opposed to a collective agreement with teacher unions, the Department consulted with unions that are party to the Education Labour Relations Council. The consultation with teacher unions on the intention to withdraw the policy was finalised on 14 February 2022.
3.There is currently no specific plan. However, a number of developments have occurred since the determination of the policy in 2008 which are directly or indirectly addressing the supply challenges that the incentives policy aimed to address. There has been a rapid growth in the supply of teacher education graduates from an annual output of about 7000 graduates in 2008 to about 30000 in 2022. In addition, as part of the implementation of the Funza Lushaka Bursary Scheme, a portion of bursaries are reserved for the district-based allocation targeting rural districts. This is in addition to targeted recruitment in scarce skills subjects.
05 July 2022 - NW2399
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
What are the details in respect of the (a) names, (b) salaries, (c) date of commencement of service, (d) terms of references and (e) performance outcomes of all members of the Human Settlements War Room that she announced during the delivery of her department’s 2022 Budget Vote?
Reply:
(a), (b) and (c) are reflected in the table below:
No: |
(a) names |
(b) salaries |
(c) date of commencement of service? |
Contract duration |
Mr. Dan Metlana Gorbachev Mashitisho (Chairperson) Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 5260 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
21 March 2022 |
12 months |
|
Dr. Mmaphaka Ephraim Tau Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 4317 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
01 May 2022 |
12 months |
|
Mr. Abongile Dyariwe Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 4317 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
01 May 2022 |
12 months |
|
Mr. Job Katlego Ditshego Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 4317 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
01 May 2022 |
12 months |
|
Mr. Kwena Maphoto Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 4317 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
01 May 2022 |
12 months |
|
Ms Patience Ntombifikile Ndlovu Qualifications:
|
Remunerated at R 4317 per day for a maximum period not exceeding 20 days per month |
01 May 2022 |
12 months |
(d) The terms of reference for the War Room provides for delivery objective on human settlements sector, aimed at improving inter-governmental relations across the human settlements sector, addressing service delivery challenges and fast-tracking the implementation of matters raised in provincial visits; as well as overall human settlements service delivery.
(e) The War Room was established in May 2022; the performance outcomes will be provided as the work continues in various strategic interventions.
05 July 2022 - NW2333
Van Staden, Mr PA to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1063 on 28 October 2019, she will indicate (a) what progress her department has since made to address the stated estimated maintenance backlog of R74 billion to the 81 575 buildings under the custodianship of her department and (b) what measures her department has put in place to (i) conduct condition surveys at all the specified buildings and (ii) execute maintenance on a regular basis in order to prevent further deterioration of the State’s fixed assets; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details, specifically with regard to (aa) structured maintenance plans for each individual property, (bb) sourcing sufficient funding to address the specified backlog and (cc) entering into the proposed public-private partnerships referred to in her specified reply; (2) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1)
(a) I have been informed by the Department that based on the budgets allocated, a number of buildings have been prioritised in the Repairs and Maintenance Programme since 2019 that will contribute to addressing the maintenance backlog. Further, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in various buildings is implemented via term contracts for preventative/corrective and corrective/reactive maintenance calls.
Table below indicates the expenditure that has been incurred on Repairs as well as Preventative and Corrective Maintenance:
YEAR |
EXPENDITURE ON REPAIRS |
EXPENDITURE ON PREVENTATIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE |
2019/2020 |
R1 045 276 524 |
R 1 781 094 850 |
2020/2021 |
R 762 613 802 |
R 1 461 487 679 |
2021/2022 |
R 778 825 485 |
R 1 794 585 504 |
(b)
(i) The Department is focused on maintenance of existing immovable assets in pursuit of optimising the cost of service delivery and ensuring a dignified client experience are central to effective and efficient execution of maintenance. In line with the National Immovable Asset Maintenance Management Framework (NIAMM), maintenance is being prioritised first, with the implementation of preventative and condition-based maintenance for highly critical components with priority condition rating, proceeding to moderately and less critical components. Condition assessments have been institutionalised as part of the Strategic and Annual Performance Plans.
The Department has procured a Multi-disciplinary Technical Team to support with conducting condition assessments and development of maintenance plans. Aligned to this is the development of the condition assessments reporting templates and training of internal resources.
(ii) The Department has issued a term contract directive in 2021 with a minimum suite of contracts with a criticality criteria to ensure that there is a reduction in reactive maintenance and more corrective and preventative maintenance. The Department has rolled out the Total Facilities Management Contract in 2020 for three (3) pilot facilities. The Department has procured the DPWI TFM panel in 2021 and are anticipating rolling out 15 facilities for the 2022/2023 FY.
(aa) In line with the NIAMM Framework, maintenance is being prioritised first, with the implementation of preventative and condition-based maintenance for highly critical components with priority condition rating, proceeding to moderately and less critical components.
The budget availability and the client’s facility maintenance needs, allows the Department to offer the following:
- Facility Condition and Critical Components Assessments for which the Department has completed 301;
- Total Facilities Management Contract, comprising of hard and soft services;
- Comprehensive Term Contract, comprising of hard services in a single facility;
- Term Contract, comprising of maintenance of critical components in various facilities and;
- Corrective maintenance and reactive maintenance
(bb) There is continuous engagement with National Treasury and User Departments to close the funding deficit that each client has on their portfolio. The deficit is the difference between the full cost recovery (including property rates, maintenance and allowance for refurbishment) and what the clients are paying as a result of the devolved budgets. Leveraging these funds will avail funds for covering the full asset life-cycle costs. The DPWI has also devolved maintenance to User Departments to the value of R1 million.
(cc) In pursuit of the long-term strategy in the management of government properties, DPWI is introducing a Refurbish, Operate and Transfer (ROT) Programme to be implemented for DPWI’s High Priority Facilities. The programme is planned to be out in two phases with the first phase being a pilot project on at least five strategic facilities for the Proof of Concept (PoC) and the second phase being the long term roll out of the ROT Programme to the reminder of additional High Priority Facilities. The plan is to collaborate and form partnerships with the private sector, wherein the private sector will invest their resources to refurbish these facilities, operate these facilities for a period of twenty (20) to twenty five (25) years, including maintenance, and handover the facilities back to government after this period. The government will repay the private investor for the duration of the lease through the User Accommodation Charges collected from the Client Departments.
The five strategic facilities prioritised for the Proof of Concept are all in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and they are:
- Telkom Towers Complex (3 buildings within the complex)
- Public Works House
- Civitas Building
The plan of the Department supported by ISA, is to go to the market through the Request For Interests (RFI) before the end of the second quarter, 30 September 2022.
(2) There’s no need for a statement as the questions have been answered.
05 July 2022 - NW2404
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
With reference to the trenches that are up to 2m deep that have been left open for more than four years in Radio Uitkyk following either water and sanitation works or laying of cables, what steps will her department take in response to the repeated concerns raised by residents to ensure that (a) the current trenches are filled in and streets paved to prevent accidents happening, (b) once work is carried out by contractors of her department, wayleaves are restored immediately and not left for years to come and (c) contractors are monitored to ensure that work is carried out timeously and to a high standard?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
Background:
I have been informed that the department has an existing project, for upgrading of civil engineering services and sinkhole repairs in the vicinity of Radio Uitkyk. However this project is approximately One (1) kilometre away from Radio Uitkyk. The scope of work includes the upgrading of old subsurface piping to HDPE piping and rehabilitation of sinkholes as per the department’s specifications. The name of the contractor for this project is BhekuAngel Trading and Projects and the Consultant is IIifa Consulting Engineers.
a) The location of the site under this parliamentary question was not specific however, the department has the above mentioned project in the vicinity of Road Uitkyk. In this project, the trenches are opened and safely barricaded by the contractor to enable the contractor to carry out the scope of work. Upon completion of the scope of work, e.g. laying of HDPE piping, the trenches are subsequently closed. The trenches that were opened have been backfilled in the residential area in Tobias Street. The contractor is busy with the construction of ring beams, around the installed manholes and casting manhole covers for completion.
b) The department has appointed the Consulting Engineers and Occupational Health and Safety (“OHS”) Agent to restore all wayleaves immediately upon completion of the works. The detailed assessment of the status of the wayleaves is underway.
c) The appointed Consulting Engineers and OHS Agent are placed on-site to monitor the quality of work carried out by the contractor, under the supervision of the Project Manager. Any identified transgressions will be dealt with in terms of the provisions of the contract.