Questions and Replies
16 August 2022 - NW2319
Siwisa, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Social Development
In light of the shortage of social workers especially in schools, what are the reasons that social workers who were beneficiaries of the Social Work Scholarship Programme are not placed in schools?
Reply:
The employment of social workers in school settings is the responsibility of the Department of Basic Education. However, sector departments such as DSD and DBE have not been able to absorb and employ qualified social work graduates due to budget constraints across the whole of Government.
The critical shortage of social service professionals is acknowledged as one of the challenges for the social sector in the National Development Plan (NDP). To address this, the Department of Social Development (DSD) is leading the Intersectoral Forum that is coordinating efforts in the development of a Draft Sector Strategy that seeks to bring on board sector departments for employment of social workers across Government, including DBE, Health. The sector departments will submit a joint bid to the National Treasury to obtain funds for the recruitment and permanent employment of social work graduates.
16 August 2022 - NW2356
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1) With regard to learners who are child support grant beneficiaries within the public-school system in the academic period 2017 to 2022 in each province, what number of learners (a) were 18 years and older in the period 2017 to 2021, (b) are expected to turn 18 years in 2022, (c) have remained in school after turning 18 years old and (d) completed their schooling to matric level after turning 18 years old; (2) what has she found are the reasons that the learners who are 18 years and older do not complete their schooling until matric; (3) what has she found have been some of the benefits of the child support grant to learners; (4) whether she has found that the child support grant supports and encourages vulnerable learners to attend and complete their schooling; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(a) The Department only started collecting statistics on the age categories of learners on social grants in 2021 Grade 12 Report. Prior to that, the Department was collecting data on the educational performance on learners who are beneficiaries of social grants. The information is not by grant type, but indicates information for all child Social Grant Beneficiaries (SGB). It is difficult to only report on CSG.
Table 1: 2021 Grade 12 Social Grant Beneficiaries achievement by age
Province |
Age congruent Age<18 |
Age 19 |
Over-age Age 20+ |
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Mean age |
Wrote |
Pass rate |
Wrote |
Pass rate |
Wrote |
Pass rate |
|
Eastern Cape |
19.4 |
34,764 |
84.8% |
17,055 |
70.7% |
26,351 |
55.1% |
Free State |
19.5 |
11,580 |
93.5% |
6,565 |
86.5% |
9,842 |
73.0% |
Gauteng |
19.1 |
50,514 |
88.8% |
19,788 |
75.0% |
16,863 |
57.5% |
KwaZulu-Natal |
19.3 |
36,558 |
86.8% |
13,709 |
73.6% |
20,007 |
58.2% |
Limpopo |
19.9 |
38,095 |
83.1% |
19,929 |
68.4% |
34,749 |
44.8% |
Mpumalanga |
19.1 |
25,321 |
84.8% |
12,450 |
72.9% |
19,959 |
56.2% |
North-West |
19.2 |
15,837 |
91.1% |
7,590 |
78.4% |
10,844 |
54.9% |
Northern Cape |
19.6 |
4,719 |
84.2% |
2,355 |
68.7% |
3,252 |
47.0% |
Western Cape |
19.1 |
22,375 |
85.2% |
8,302 |
68.8% |
5,440 |
49.4% |
Total |
19.3 |
239,763 |
86.5% |
107,743 |
73.0% |
147,307 |
54.3% |
The categorisation of congruent age for Grade 12 used the UNESCO levels that suggest that official ages for this grade are between the ages of 17 and 18 (Statistics South Africa, 2017). Learners that were over this age were considered over age.
The number of Social Grant Beneficiaries were 19 years of age was considered large (107 743), therefore necessitating independent analysis of performance for learners of this age. Results confirm that SGB learners who were age congruent had higher performance compared to those who were age 19 and older. In fact, the learners that were 19 years had a 13.5 percentage points reduction in their pass rate compared to those who were age congruent. The learners that were 20 years and older had a 32.2 percentage point reduction in their pass rate compared to the age congruent learners. Some provinces experienced an average pass rates that is below 50% for over-age learners. These provinces are Limpopo (44.8%), Northern Cape (47.0%) and Western Cape (49.4%). This is a major concern and suggests that programmes to ensure that factors that lead to older age enrolment per grade are addressed.
b) The information is not readily available at it can only be determined upon receipt of registration data of learners from the DBE.
C) The information is not readily available and can be explored once the LURITS data from DBE is available.
d) The information that is available is only for 2021 Grade 12 learners as depicted in Table 1 above. It has to be noted the information is not disaggregated by grant type, therefore it is difficult on report on Child Support Grant Beneficiaries.
(2) This information still needs to be explored. Evidence currently not available
(3) A wealth of evidence shows that CSG receipt is good for children’s health and welfare: children who received the grant saw improved nutrition, more schooling, and less labour-force participation, and were more likely to possess formal identity documents.
The impact evaluation study conducted by Department of Social Development in collaboration with SASSA and UNICEF in 2012 indicated that the CSG appears to play a compensatory role for children with less educated mothers, narrowing the schooling gap between children whose mothers have less education and those who have more. In these ways the Child Support Grant promotes human capital development, improves gender outcomes and helps to reduce the historical legacy of inequality. Receipt of the CSG by the household reduces adolescent absences from school, particularly for male adolescents, even when the household does not receive the grant specifically for the adolescent. Recent evidence has also complimented this robust evidence on the positive impact of CSG on children and their families.
(4) The impact evaluation study conducted by Department of Social Development in collaboration with SASSA and UNICEF in 2012 indicated that for younger children, earlier receipt of the CSG improved girls’ grade attainment by a quarter grade compared to receipt of CSG at age six. In addition, early receipt of the CSG reduces delayed school entry of girls by 26.5 percent.
Receipt of the CSG by the household reduces adolescent absence from school, particularly for male adolescents, even when the household does not receive the grant specifically for the adolescent.
15 August 2022 - NW2291
Marais, Mr S to ask the Defence and Military Veterans
(1) Whether, with reference to the findings and recommendations by the Auditor General of South Africa on all the contracts under Project Thusano, more specifically the irregular, illegal and fraudulent procurement and importation of the Cuban drug Heberon Alfa R (Heberon), any implicated and/or involved official of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and/or her department, at the time of the alleged transgressions in 2020, has been subjected to any disciplinary charges and hearings; if not, why not; if so, (a( on why date, (b) what are the names of the officials and (c) what were the outcomes of the disciplinary charges and/or hearings; (2) whether any criminal case has been opened with the SA Police Service and/or the National Prosecuting Authority against any implicated and/or involved official of the SANDF and her department, at the time of the transgressions in 2020; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date such charges be instituted; if so, what are the relevant details, including the progress of any such investigation?
Reply:
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15 August 2022 - NW2397
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With reference to Project Thusano with the two main contracts being (a) TI 17-001 SUDAFRICA, that is meant to provide for collaboration on professional and technical services and (b0 TI 17-002 SUDAFRICA, that is meant to provide for collaboration on vocational training services, what (i) number of subcontracts have been entered into between her department and/or the SA National Defence Force and the Cuban government under each of the two main contracts and (iii) amount of money was (aa) spent and (bb) actually paid to the Cuban on Project Thusano since its inception to date; (2) (a) what are the current remaining terms of the two main contracts and each of the sub-contracts and (b) is the monetary value of the contracts from the date of inception until its maturity dates; (3) whether, given that the Auditor-General South Africa has declared the two main contracts and all its subcontracts irregular and wasteful expenditures, and that it will certainly lead to audit qualifications, and their recommendation to suspend and end all the said contracts immediately, any consideration has been given to end all contracts and/or relations with the Cuban under the specified contracts; if not, why not; if so what are the details and dates to end the contracts?
Reply:
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15 August 2022 - NW1992
Marais, Mr S to ask the Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With reference to 1 Military Repair and Maintenance Project and the obligatory consequence management, on what date will the finding and recommendation of the Board of Inquiry subsequent to the findings and recommendations contained in the forensic Report be made available to the Portfolio Committee of Defence and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence; (2) whether any disciplinary action were taken against any staff who were implicated directly and/or indirectly; if not, why not; if so, what is the progress in each case, as it was done by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure report in December 2021; (3) what (a) was the value of the newly procured equipments as reported, specifically the one CT scanner, two X-ray machines and one mammogram machine that became outdated and obsolete years before it could be used, and (b) are the numbers of equipment and value of the equipment that were sold and had to be written off; (4) whether anyone has been held responsible and accountable for the fruitless and wasteful expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (5) whether the organisation and businesses mentioned and or implicated in the forensic report, specifically Tectura as mentioned on page 39 and 41 of the forensic presentation, have been barred from rendering further service to her department and or the South African National Defence Force; if not, why not; if so, what steps have her department and or SANDF in various projects?
Reply:
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15 August 2022 - NW1943
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) (a) Which company was award the for the 1 Military Hospital at Thaba Tshwane in Pretoria, (a) what total amount in funds were paid to the specified company and (c) has the company been blacklisted from doing business with the State; (2) Whether she will furnish Mrs M O Clarke with the contract agreement, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant the relevant details?
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15 August 2022 - NW1890
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) Given that the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) highlighted two material irregularities on property payments and asset management contracts and her reporting on expenses on unplanned and new leases, what were the processes followed fort hr lease on the St Georges Hotel in Tshwane atR5 million per month; (2) (a) on what sections of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and other relevant legislative and regulated processes did her department rely before considering and entering into the lease and (b) who 9i) signed off on the lease and (ii) will take responsibility for the irregular lease; (3) whether she will confirm that her department and the Government have no other properties and/or facilities which can be used for the same purpose: if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further, relevant details?
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15 August 2022 - NW2329
Marais, Mr S to ask the Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With reference to the continuous reliance on Reserve Force members for every authorized operation of the SA National Defence Force, (a) on what date will the new Chief of the SA Reserve Force be appointed after the termination of the term of the previous Chief on 31 May 2021 and (b) what are the reasons that the Chief of the SA Reserve Force has not been appointed for a full year; (2) (2) whether, with the term of the Reserve Force Council (RFC) members that ended towards the end of 2021, she has met with the previous RFC members; if not, why not; if so, on what date will the new members of the RFC appointed; (3) (3) What are the (a) reasons that the new members of the RFC have not been appointed and (b) consequences of not appointing the members ?
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15 August 2022 - NW2055
Mafanya, Mr WTI to ask the Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With reference to Operation Koba-Tlala, what total number of parcels are earmarked for agricultural produce under the SA National Defence Force; (2) Whether the quality of the soil has been assessed to ascertain suitability for agricultural production; if not, why not, if so; what are the relevant details?
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15 August 2022 - NW1991
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) With reference to Project Thusano with the two main contracts being (a) TI 17-001 SUDAFRICA, that is meant to provide for collaboration on professional and technical service and (b) TI 17-002 SUDAFRICA, that is meant to provide for collaboration on vocational training services, what (i) number of subcontracts have been entered into between her department and/or the SA National Defence Force and the Cuban government under each of the two main contracts, (ii) is the nature of each subcontract and how do they relate to each of the main contracts and (iii) amount of money was (aa0 spent and (bb) actually paid to the Cubans on the Project Thusano since its inception to date; (2) (a) what are the current remaining terms of the two main contracts and each of the sub-contracts and (b) is the monetary value of the contracts from the date of inception until its maturity dates; (3) whether, given that Auditor-General South Africa has declared the two main contracts and all its subcontracts irregular and wasteful expenditures, and that it will certainly lead to audit qualifications, and their recommendation to suspend and end all the said contracts immediately, any consideration has been given to end all contracts and/or relations with the Cubans under the specified contracts; if not, why not; if so what are the details and dates to end the contracts?
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12 August 2022 - NW1872
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) is the (i) average time it takes to issue a letter of executorship by the Masters Offices in the Republic and (ii) turnaround time with regard to each of the 15 offices in the Republic when compared to the legislated time period for the issue of such a letter and (b) are the primary reasons for taking any periods of time longer than the legislated period and (c) is the acceptable time period, besides the legislated time, for the issue of executorship letters; (2) Whether the time frame is (a) measured and/or (b) accessed by his department; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
1. (a) (i) After receiving all required documents, the Masters’ Offices took, on average,
Twenty one (21) working days to issue appointments such as Letters of Executorship as well as Letters of Authority in the 2021/22 financial year.
(ii) The Administration of Estates Act No. 66 of 1965 does not prescribe a specific
time period within which an appointment in a deceased estate needs to be issued by the Master. After receiving all required documents, the Masters Offices did 77% of all appointments within 21 working days after receiving all required documents, in the 2021/2022 financial year. The set target for this objective was 65%.
The average performance over the 2021/2022 financial year, per office, is as follows:
OFFICE |
PERFORMANCE |
BISHO |
97.83% |
BLOEMFONTEIN |
84.51% |
CAPE TOWN |
56.12% |
DURBAN |
75.87% |
GRAHAMSTOWN |
87.28% |
JOHANNESBURG |
92.26% |
KIMBERLEY |
39.53% |
MAHIKENG |
79.78% |
MTHATHA |
99.99% |
NELSPRUIT |
52.96% |
PIETERMARITZBURG |
83.09% |
POLOKWANE |
80.49% |
PORT ELIZABETH |
85.74% |
PRETORIA |
63.37% |
THOHOYANDOU |
100.00% |
(b) The Administration of Estates Act No. 66 of 1965 does not prescribe a specific
time period within which an appointment in a deceased estate needs to be issued by the Master.
(c) Each year, the Master’s Branch reconsiders its Annual Performance Plan (APP)’s
objectives to determine if they are still realistic, and requests to have them adjusted where a need to change them arises. Currently, the target is to issue 70% of all appointments within 21 working days. The acceptable time to issue appointments is influenced by various internal and external factors such as vacancies, Covid-19 Regulations, network speed, load shedding, system downtime and system challenges, etc. It also differs from office-to-office as the workload and demographic of offices are not the same.
2. The timeframe for the issuing of appointments in deceased estates are measured through the APP, which currently have the following output indicator for the 2022/23 financial year: 70% of letters of appointment issued in deceased estates within 21 days from receipt of all required documents
12 August 2022 - NW276
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What steps does he intend to take to improve the capacity of the magistrates’ courts to deal with civil matters?
Reply:
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development seeks to intensify efforts in the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a strategic enabler to function more effectively and efficiently with the objective of improving internal operations and service delivery within the Department and its partners.
The two (2) facets of Modernising Business Services and Strengthening the ICT Infrastructure are interrelated, and are the key pillars for the overall Modernisation roadmap.
1. Modernising Business Services
Currently, access to Civil case adjudication in the lower courts is heavily dependent on foot traffic entering the court buildings for litigants and their representatives to file court papers. The Department seeks to modernize this access, and has embarked on a journey to provide an operational environment that is not so heavily dependent on physical appearance in the courtroom.
The ability to make use of e-filing and virtual appearances is a methodology to enable the courts to more effectively finalize civil matters and deal with the backlog in cases that have accumulated over time in the era of communicable diseases.
1.1 Civil Case Management Solutions (ICMS – Civil module)
The ICMS Civil modernization case flow management functionality (Phase 1) was completed in 2017 and rolled out nationally to 488 courts.
The system enables the Department to strengthen its administrative capacity and capabilities in, amongst others, the following areas:
- Developing and monitoring service standards based on electronic case management information, intelligence and reporting;
- Limiting the extent of missing or fraudulent documents through scanning of documents to an integrated repository; and
- Determining influencing factors which have an adverse effect on the speedy finalization of cases by providing management information on the reasons for postponements focusing on unwarranted postponements which defeat the rationale behind providing speedy and cost-effective justice services.
1.2 Online interphase with Case management system
The Department’s ICMS Civil system is now being integrated to the Civil Online Portal and caters for case information to be passed from the initiating party to the ICMS solution and thereby eliminates data capturing duplication from paper-based documents and therefore improves data quality.
The integration of the online portal through which litigants and legal practitioners can converse with the court clerks and upload their court filing, is a development priority and is currently nearing the pilot phase for testing with external parties, i.e. Legal / Legal Aid South Africa practitioners.
The Governance structure supporting this development is reliant on the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, 2021 (Act No. 12 of 2021) which contains amendments to the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to provide for “the giving of evidence through audio-visual link in proceedings other than criminal proceedings.”
The new Magistrate’s Court Act Rules that came into operation on 1 February 2022 are aligned to enabling digital filing of court documents and the virtual appearance of any or all parties to Civil court case proceedings.
The Online Portal is aligned to the Department’s modernization requirement to digitize all paper-based documents and through the creation of a portal whereby documents are uploaded outside the courthouse, this will render the cases initiated on system to be paperless from the start.
1.3 Integration with Case participants – Case Outcome Messages and Court Orders
Alongside the paperless processing functionality, the Department has further developed Phase One of a digital work environment for Presiding Officers referred to as the e-Judicial Workspace.
The creation and transmission of a digital case file that has been enabled through the parties uploading court documents on the online portal to the ICMS system will enable the case file to be provided to the relevant Presiding Officer in digital format.
It is envisaged that the Judicial Officer would thus be enabled to perform case preparation from online case files and further empowered to issue court orders digitally using an authenticated digital signature to render the court order process to be paperless.
The integration through the Civil Online Portal together with the e-Judicial Workspace seeks to enable automatic transmission through electronic portals of all case/court related information (e.g. case schedules, case outcomes and Court orders) to the parties and their representatives.
This seamless creation, communication and storages of court orders also seek to improve the integrity of Civil court orders, especially in the Regional Court Divorce matters where the Department experiences challenges with fraudulent court orders being generated.
The Department is focused on transitioning from the current state to the desired state, i.e. the ability to dispense justice and adjudicate matters through new processes utilizing systems as a tool of trade. To this end, the involvement from the Judiciary to engage and drive the change required to utilize 4IR as a strategic enabler is crucial. This common objective shall be achieved through ensuring that the partners that are impacted by it and have an interest in it, are on board and supportive.
1.4 Initiatives for Legislative reform
It is necessary to take into consideration the concurrent monetary jurisdiction between District and Regional Courts as well as the concurrent area of jurisdiction between the High Courts and Lower Courts, which is required to bring about further efficiencies in the courts for the long term.
1.5 Integration with Department of Home Affairs’ System
The Department’s ICMS Civil system has been integrated with the Department of Home Affairs’ system. This integration, which has been implemented in all courts country-wide, caters for identification related information to be verified with Home Affairs, thereby improving data accuracy, quality and reducing fraudulent or misrepresented identification information.
1.6 Audio Visual Remand (AVR) Solution expanding to a fully-fledged Court Audio Visual Solution (CAVS)
The current AVR solution implemented in forty-three (43) courts provides for the use of CCTV system in the court environment to facilitate the postponement of cases in which the accused is an Awaiting Trial Detainee, without the detainee leaving the Correction Centre. The Sexual Offences System enables a Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) functionality for when intermediaries are utilised to assist vulnerable witnesses in sexual offence matters.
The implementation of the Converged Technology Project seeks to achieve a fully functional Court Audio Visual Solution (referred to as CAVS). This solution will enable the virtual appearance of any court participant in a civil matter. The next phase of the solution will be to provide a virtual courtroom whereby all parties to the matter will appear virtually.
2. Strengthening the ICT Infrastructure
Modernization of Business Services through the implementation of IT Business Solutions, requires a supporting, responsive and stable underlying IT infrastructure. The following are key achievements in terms of upgrading the IT Infrastructure:
2.1 End User Devices: Scanning technology
The Department has implemented business solutions (e.g. ICMS Civil) that utilise scanning technology to enable the digitalization of court documentation into an electronic format. These scanners need to be continuously refreshed, and approximately 860 outdated case management system scanners have been replaced since 2015.
2.2 Digital Signature Pads (hardware only)
The current process within the Department requires documents to be printed, physically signed and then scanned, resulting in increased printing and paper costs and turnaround times as well as creating dependencies on multiple devices such as printers and scanners. The objective of this project is to digitalize the court documentation and introduce a single inexpensive device known as signature pads to modernise the process of approving documents by means of a digital signature.
2.3 Network Infrastructure
Installation of VPN (WAN) Optimisers in some of the courts to improve the performance of the already over utilised network in order to provide the necessary base infrastructure required to support the optimal operation of business solutions.
IT network infrastructure performance challenges create inefficient processing of business applications from network’s slow response experienced daily resulting in service delivery inefficiencies. The network upgrades (Core and Access Switches) are aimed at increasing bandwidth which is a crucial element for optimal performance of the DoJ&CD Business applications which includes the online portals aimed at improving service delivery and reducing frustration of users.
IT Disaster Recovery Plan supports the recovery or continuation of technology infrastructure critical to an organization after a natural or man-made disaster. Disaster recovery solution based on the service recovery needs at the time, was required to prevent the loss of data in the event of a disaster and to enable business continuity between the Departments.
3. Practical steps taken to improve the capacity of courts to deal with civil matters:
The Civil Jurisdiction for the Regional Court has been extended to various courts within the Region, thereby bringing services closer to communities by ensuring access to justice at the local Magistrates’ Courts.
The Regional Offices has appointed Registrars, who oversee Civil Court process management in the Region.
Furthermore, Assistant Registrars have been appointed in all courts where the Regional Civil Court sits, and stamps have been procured for all appointed Assistant Registrars. Clerks of the Civil Court have been trained to deal with Regional Civil Court matters.
Regarding court capacitation, the Department will try and ensure that all civil courts are capacitated with human capacity when the need arises. Dedicated Civil Clerks have already been introduced and implemented in the big courts, but in some small offices, the Clerks are not only dealing with civil matters, but other matters as well. Dedicated capacity should be implemented in all the courts.
Regarding training, this ensures that all officials who are newly and recently appointed, are trained accordingly. Where need arises, the continuous refresher trainings will be conducted.
Regarding IT Infrastructure, the Department strives to ensure that the IT equipment (computers, printers, scanners, etc) utilized is up to date and of good quality.
Regarding modernization, it is regarded as essential to introduce and implement the current system to all stakeholders to move faster, e.g. serving of court documents and receiving court orders electronically. The Regional Head of Free State, for example, recommended an investigation and option to link the Civil Divorce system with Stats SA and the Department of Home Affairs, so that when a decree of divorce is issued, a notice is sent immediately.
Issues receiving attention in Civil Courts by the Regional Offices are attached as Annexures A, B, C and D as received from the Regional Heads concerned.
12 August 2022 - NW1111
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What number of National Security Council meetings has he (i) been invited to and (ii) attended since his appointment as Minister on 27 February 2018 and (b) on what dates were the specified meetings held?
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12 August 2022 - NW2262
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
(what total number of the SA Police Service members who failed (a) their firearm competency assessment., (b) their firearm licence examination and (c) to complete the annual firearm training requirement in each financial year since the 2011-12 financial year ?
Reply:
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12 August 2022 - NW377
Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police
Whether, following the Inter-Ministerial Committee meeting he hosted together with the Minister of Employment and Labour, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Transport with representatives of the trucking industry, including other engagement related to the specified meeting, there has been a successful outcome of the resolutions taken in the meeting which fall under the mandate of the SA Police Service; if not, why not; if so, what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
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11 August 2022 - NW1843
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)How is his department assisting the National School of Government (NSG) to develop a sustainable self-funding model that will not place such a heavy reliance on the national budget allocation; 2) What number of public servants have (a) enrolled for and (b) successfully completed the compulsory Nyukela training course offered by the NSG since the introduction of the course; (3) will he provide Dr M M Gondwe with a breakdown of the specified number of public servants in each (a) national and (b) provincial government department who enrolled for the course since its introduction; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (4) What number of public servants who successfully completed the course currently occupy senior management positions within the public service?
Reply:
1. The DPSA is working on the directive for compulsory programmes offered by the National School Government (NSG) which will assist to increase funding from self-generated income. The NSG will still require funding from the allocation to continue delivering free courses to the public service like Ethics, Know your Constitution etc. which are essential in the capacity building of the state. The DPSA has in a number of other Directives like the use of the 1% skills development budget for the Public Service that indicates the importance of departments having to make use of the NSG as the first point of call for training before appointing other providers. The National Academy (NSG) is also a key feature of PILLAR 1 of the HRD Strategy for the Public Service, in that its purpose is necessary to foster and maintain a national approach and standard for Public Service education and training.
2. The number of public servants that have (a) enrolled for and (b) successfully completed the compulsory Nyukela training course offered by the NSG since the introduction of the course. According to the information depicted in the table below, there is a total of:
- a) 12 078 Public servants who enrolled for the course
- b) 8 422 Public servants who successfully completed the course
Number of Public Servants enrolled and successfully completed the Nyukela course |
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as on 31 May 2022 |
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Dispensation |
Course status |
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Completed |
Enrolled |
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2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
Total |
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Total |
81 |
4 529 |
3 811 |
1 |
8 422 |
3 656 |
Other |
4 |
525 |
618 |
|
1 147 |
608 |
MMS |
42 |
1 925 |
1 334 |
1 |
3 302 |
1 156 |
OSD |
11 |
860 |
962 |
|
1 833 |
1 216 |
SMS |
24 |
1 219 |
897 |
|
2 140 |
676 |
Data source: PERSAL & NSG |
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Compiled by the DPSA |
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Excluding Defence and State Security Agency |
3. A breakdown of the specified number of public servants in each (a) national and (b) provincial government department who enrolled for the course since its introduction can be seen on the attached ANNEXURE A.
4. There are 2140 public servants occupying senior management positions within the public service who have completed the course since inception and the spread across the salary levels is as depicted in the table below:
Number of SMS members in the Public Service that successfully completed the Nyukela course |
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as on 31 May 2022 |
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Dispensation and Salary level |
Course status |
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Completed |
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2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
Total |
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Total |
24 |
1 219 |
897 |
2 140 |
|
SMS |
13 |
19 |
920 |
644 |
1 583 |
14 |
4 |
225 |
191 |
420 |
|
15 |
1 |
58 |
51 |
110 |
|
16 |
|
16 |
11 |
27 |
|
Data source: PERSAL & NSG |
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Compiled by the DPSA |
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Excluding Defence and State Security Agency |
10 August 2022 - NW2058
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Pertaining to the implementation of the Maths, Science and Technology Strategy in Dinaledi schools, how does her department intend to ease the burden in schools, since the specified schools have not performed well?
Reply:
The Dinaledi schools and Technical Secondary School's Recapitalisation Conditional Grants were subsumed by the introduction of the Mathematics, Science and Technology Conditional Grant, following a review by the DBE in 2015, it was decided that these grants would be merged. The strategic goal of the MST Grant is to strengthen the implementation of the National Development Plan and the Action Plan to 2019 by increasing the number of learners taking mathematics, science and technology subjects, improving the success rates in the subjects and improving teachers’ capabilities. The purpose is to provide support and resources to schools, teachers and learners in line with the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for the improvement of mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning at selected public schools.
The Grant's purpose is to provide support and resources to schools, teachers and learners in line with the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for the improvement of mathematics, science and technology teaching and learning at selected public schools, to be provided as follows:
School support:
o 485 schools supplied with subject specific computer hardware and related software in accordance with the minimum specifications prescribed by CAPS including coding and robotics pilot schools
o 232 technical (including pilot schools for the vocationally oriented curriculum) and agricultural schools’ workshop tools, machinery, equipment and consumables for technology subjects repaired, maintained and/or replaced in accordance with the minimum specifications
o 1256 laboratories supplied with apparatus and consumables for mathematics, science and technology subjects in accordance with the minimum specifications including coding and robotics kits.
Learner support:
o 50 000 learners registered for participation in mathematics, science and technology olympiads/fairs/expos and other events based on a structured annual calendar including support through learner camps and additional learning, teaching and support material such as study guides.
Teacher support:
o 1500 participants attending specific structured training and orientation for teachers and subject advisors in subject content and teaching methodologies on CAPS for electrical, civil and mechanical technology, technical mathematics, and technical sciences
o 1000 teachers and subject advisors attending targeted and structured training in teaching methodologies and subject content either for mathematics, physical, life, natural and agricultural sciences, technology, computer applications technology, information technology, agricultural management and technology subjects
08 August 2022 - NW2034
Madokwe, Ms P to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
(1)Whether, with regard to the commitment made by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, that his department would be approached to rename one of the colleges in the Eastern Cape after struggle stalwart and the first woman in the Republic to make education fashionable, Mme Charlotte Maxeke, and in light of the fact that it has been over a year since that commitment was made, his department has been approached to rename any college; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether his department has considered giving similar honour to Mme Maxeke; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- My Department will follow the standard procedure of changing place names as guided by the South African Geographical Names Act of 1998;
- All name changes have to be approved by the South African Geographical names in South Africa.
08 August 2022 - NW2226
Mohlala, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Police
What total number of rogue police elements have been convicted on charges of smuggling evidence out from crime the scenes in the past five years?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
08 August 2022 - NW856
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Police
What total amount in Rand has been spent on (a) catering, (b) entertainment and (c) accommodation for (i) him, (ii) the Deputy Minister and (iii) officials of his department since 29 May 2019?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
05 August 2022 - NW1700
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In light of the right to practice cultural and religious believes being guaranteed in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, what action has been taken by her department to introduce national legislation that will rescind discriminatory by-laws relating to permits often required in municipalities to slaughter cows and goats for customary purposes in urban areas?
Reply:
Government has not introduced additional legislation on the slaughtering of animals in urban areas for customary purposes. These practices are currently guided by municipal by-laws and guidelines which are also informed by the Abattoirs Hygiene Act. The CRL Rights Commission has also released a Guidelines Report on the African Ritual of animal slaughter. The Report notes, amongst others, that seeking a municipality’s permission to slaughter should be encouraged and approached as a courtesy, as no municipality may refuse an individual’s right to slaughter animals.
Municipal by-laws are there to ensure that the slaughtering of animals is not done in an inhumane manner and takes into consideration applicable health requirements as well as the rights of others. In the recent work done by the CRL Rights Commission on the review of by-laws that impact on the slaughtering of animals for cultural and religious purposes in the 8 Metropolitan Municipalities in the previous financial year, the Commission observed that the time period for application for slaughtering of animals in some of the Metropolitan Municipalities needs to be revised to accommodate slaughtering for funerals. Similarly, the Commission found that in other municipalities, the by-laws need to be made more explicit when it comes to expectations regarding slaughtering in a residential area. As part of its intervention to assist, the Commission is arranging to meet with these municipalities to take these matters forward.
Based on the above work of the Commission and its on-going engagements with affected municipalities, we believe that it may not be necessary to promulgate national legislation at this stage. However, in the meantime where communities feel that they face discrimination when they want to slaughter for cultural purpose, they may liaise with the CRL Rights Commission for the necessary assistance.
05 August 2022 - NW2173
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
What total number of homeless (a) adults and (b) children are recorded within the Republic (i) at night shelters and (ii) living on the street in each province as at the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
It is important for the Honourable to note many of the homeless people are in and out of shelters, which serve as the point of contact. While there is no national database on homelessness, the table below gives a provincial data on homeless people accessing services at the time of replying to the question:
Province |
(a) |
(b) |
(i) |
(ii) |
Adults |
Children |
Night shelters |
Street living |
|
Limpopo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Free State |
199 |
44 |
243 |
74 |
Eastern Cape |
161 |
0 |
161 |
0 |
Gauteng |
1949 |
98 |
2047 |
0 |
Mpumalanga |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
KZN |
602 |
0 |
602 |
0 |
Western Cape |
2308 bed spaces |
41 |
2308 bed spaces 41 children |
764 |
North West |
8 |
51 |
59 |
721 |
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
05 August 2022 - NW2279
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
(a) What is the total number of community nutritional development centres (CNDCs) that are funded by her department and currently operating in the Northern Cape, (b) where is each centre located and/or situated, (c) what is the total number of CNDCs, funded by her department, that are currently functioning in the (i) Hantam Local Municipality and (ii) Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality and (d) where are the CNDCs situated in the Namaqua District of the Northern Cape?
Reply:
2279 (a) What is the total number of community nutritional development centres (CNDCs) that are funded by her department and currently operating in the Northern Cape
- There are currently 22 CNDCs in the Northern Cape Province.
2279 (b) Where is each centre located and/or situated
- Refer to the attached list (Annexure A)
2279(c) What is the total number of CNDCs, funded by her department that are currently functioning in the;
2279(c)(i) Hantam local Lunicipality.
- No CNDCs funded in Hantam Local Municipality.
2279(c)(ii) Karoo-Hoogland Local Municipality
- 1 Organization - Amandelboom CDC.
2279(d) Where are the CNDCs situated in the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape
- Amandelboom CNDC –Williston
- Gharana CNDC – Garies
- Luvuyo CNDC - Port Nolloth
- Ubuntu CNDC – Steinkopf
05 August 2022 - NW2401
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What are the reasons for the delay of approximately three months by the National Prosecuting Authority to respond to a request by the United Arab Emirates for photographs of and fingerprints of the Gupta Brothers, for whom an Interpol Red Notice was issued?
Reply:
There was no delay in providing the requested fingerprints and photographs. The following timeline reflects how this process progressed:
a) 02 March 2022: Request received from Interpol Pretoria, on a request that they received from Abu Dhabi on 01 March 2022 for fingerprints and photographs of the Gupta brothers.
b) 03 March 2022: Fingerprints requested from the Criminal Record Centre.
c) 04 March 2022: Requested fingerprints obtained from Criminal Record Centre.
d) 10 March 2022: Fingerprints forwarded to Interpol Pretoria.
e) 14 March 2022: Fingerprints and photographs sent to Abu Dhabi. Photographs were in fact sent with the Red Notices in June 2021 but sent again in March 2022.
05 August 2022 - NW2222
Arries, Ms LH to ask the Minister of Social Development
What measures of intervention will her department take to accommodate the more then 500 000 people that will be excluded from the Social Relief of Distress Grant due to budget constraints?
Reply:
For the 2022/23 financial year, SASSA has been allocated a budget that can accommodate approximately 10.5 million COVID-19 SRD eligible applicants, which is slightly less than the previous iterations of the SRD Grant. It is also important to note that the National Treasury has made additional budget allocation to various government departments to create the much-needed job opportunities.
Currently, SASSA is in the process of establishing a data sharing relationship with the Departments of Public Works and Infrastructure and Employment and Labour with the goal of assisting COVID-19 SRD recipients gain access to employment opportunities. Furthermore, the Department has finalised a framework on linking social protection beneficiaries to sustainable livelihoods initiatives, with the view to provide skills targeting the unemployed and those on the SRD database to enhance chances of employment.
These initiatives are complemented by sustainable livelihoods programme that empowers vulnerable individuals, with particular focus on youth and women who are disproportionately affected by unemployment. Through this programme, the Department and its entities, working development agencies, provides skills development project that have a potential to generate income and create employment opportunities. These measures are intended to provide for those who cannot be accommodated through the social grants or the Special COVID-19 SRD Grant and to channel them into more sustainable jobs and other economic activities.
05 August 2022 - NW1942
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What are the reasons that (a) nurses and (b) specialist medical personnel have been left out of the critical skills list, considering the high number of vacancies in the regards?
Reply:
(a) and (b)
The Critical Skills List was Published on 2 February 2022 with a detailed Technical Report by the Department of Higher Education and Training that provided a detailed methodology used to include and exclude certain occupations.
Subsequent to the publication of the final Critical Skills List 2022 of 2 February 2022, the Minister of Home Affairs received substantive representations from stakeholders within the health sector, including associations and organisations such as the Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA), motivating for the re-inclusion of certain Medical Specialist occupations into the List.
Following a high level meeting between the Minister of Home Affairs, senior officials from the National Department of Health, representatives from the Nursing Council and the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) a resolution was taken to amend the Critical Skills List published earlier this year to include Specialist Nurses and Medical Personnel.
The Critical Skills List was gazetted by the Minister of Home Affairs on 02 August 2022 and is inclusive of both Nurses and Specialist Medical Personnel as listed from the Occupation number 102 to 133 in the gazette.
END
05 August 2022 - NW2344
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
With reference to the report of the Auditor-General for the 2020-21 financial year, regarding investigations which have been outstanding since 2011, what total number of the specified investigations (a) were finalised and (b) are still outstanding?
Reply:
Department of Social Development (DSD)
(a)(b)
As at 31 March 2021, the Department of Social Development has recorded the following outstanding investigations:
Category of cases |
Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21 |
(a) were finalised as at 31 May 2022 |
(b) are still outstanding |
Irregular expenditure |
09 |
09 |
0 |
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure |
69 |
61 |
8 |
- Irregular Expenditure (9 cases):
The investigations have been completed and has been referred Labour Relations to institute the disciplinary processes.
- Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure (69 cases):
- Sixty-one (61) cases have been investigated and finalised.
- Thirty-seven (37) cases have been recommended for recovery from the departmental officials
- Eight (8) cases have been recommended for recovery from the travel agency.
- Sixteen (16) cases were written-off
- Seven (7) out of the thirty-seven (37) cases for recovery were referred to Labour Relations to institute the disciplinary processes
- The remaining eight (8) cases has been investigated and will be presented at the next Loss Control Committee.
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)
As at March 2021, the following are the financial misconduct cases which the investigations were not finalised:
Category of cases |
Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21 |
(a) were finalised as at 31 May 2022 |
(b) are still outstanding |
Irregular expenditure |
778 |
353 |
425 |
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure |
38 |
25 |
13 |
- Of the Four Hundred and Twenty-Five (425) irregular expenditure cases in the table above under (b), SASSA has completed investigation and consequence management of the Two Hundred and Twenty- Six (246) cases which are currently with National Treasury for consideration and approval of condonation.
- Of the Fourteen (14) fruitless and wasteful expenditure cases in the table above (b), four (4) are going through civil or court process where SASSA is pursuing recovery against affected persons
- SASSA is focusing efforts in ensuring all the cases are finalised by the end of 2022/23.
National Development Agency (NDA)
Background
The National Treasury Irregular Expenditure Framework requires the investigation of expenditure incurred to determine whether any official is liable for losses. Disciplinary steps must be taken against officials who caused or permitted the irregular expenditure, and losses incurred as a result must be recovered from the person liable.
As at the 2020/2021 financial year, the NDA had a total of 195 cases made up of 166 Irregular Expenditure cases and 29 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases.
a) A total number of 71 cases have been finalised. These cases are made up of 64 Irregular Expenditure cases and 7 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases. The finalisation of these cases resulted in the condonation of Irregular Expenditure to the value of R96,115,315.51 for the 2015/2016 to 2019/2020 financial years. The officials responsible for Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure have been issued with written warnings following disciplinary proceedings.
b) A total number of 124 cases are outstanding. These cases are made up of 102 Irregular Expenditure cases amounting to R 78,752,277.99 and 22 Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure cases amounting to R168 239.84. These cases have since been referred to the Loss Control Committee for further investigation. The Loss Control Committee was established in line with the National Treasury Irregular Expenditure Framework and assumed duty on 01 July 2022.
Below is a table of the total number of cases finalised and outstanding as at 2020/21 financial year:
Category of cases |
Total number of the specified investigations for the year 2020/21 |
(a) Cases Finalised |
(b) Cases outstanding |
Irregular expenditure |
166 |
64 |
102 |
Fruitless and wasteful expenditure |
29 |
7 |
22 |
Total |
195 |
71 |
124 |
05 August 2022 - NW277
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the policy position of his department with regard to judges who take leave of absence without having delivered judgments on urgent applications that were heard by them before they took leave?
Reply:
I would like to inform the Honourable member that; the office is waiting for a feedback from the Office of the Chief Justice.
05 August 2022 - NW1791
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
With reference to the reply of the Minister of Police, Mr B H Cele, to question 703 on 17 March 2022, what is the current status of the prosecution of each of the 19 accused instigators of the July 2021 unrest; 2) whether any additional persons have (a) been arrested and/or (b) appeared in court since 17 March 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the (i) name of each additional person arrested and (ii) current status of the prosecution of each of the additional arrested persons?
Reply:
1. Below is the current status of the prosecution of each of the nineteen (19) accused instigators of the July 2021 unrest:
- Orifile Oratile Sedika: The matter was struck off the roll in terms of section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 due to delays in investigation.
- Crispin Bethwell Sibongiseni Sikhakhane: The matter is adjourned to 02 August 2022 for legal representation and instructions.
- Themba Gundwane Emmanuel Minisi: The matter was postponed to 18 July 2022 for plea.
- Montsamai Phineas Letsoalo: The matter was provisionally withdrawn for further investigations to be conducted.
- Bonginkosi Khanyile: The matter was postponed for plea and trial purposes to 15-26 August 2022.
- Mdumiseni Kheta Zuma: The matter was remanded to 10 May 2022 for the outcome of consultations and attorney to confirm fees. 4-5 August and 1-2 September 2022 trial.
- Zamaswazi Zinhile Majozi: The matter was struck off the roll and subsequently declined to prosecute.
- Joe Bernington Mabaso: The matter was withdrawn on 30 May 2022 due to insufficient evidence.
- Mbonani Clarance Tabane: The matter was withdrawn on 20 October 2021.
- Brian Ngizwe Mchunu: The matter has been adjourned for plea and trial to 12-13 October 2022.
- Bruce Nimmerhoudt: The matter was postponed for plea and trial purposes to 25-29 July 2022.
- Sibusiso Mavuso: The matter was withdrawn on 15 March 2022 due to insufficient evidence.
- Sabelo Msomi: The accused appeared in court and the matter has been postponed to 22 July 2022 for trial.
- Ike Thamsanqa Khumalo: The matter was remanded to 19 August 2022 for the results of the Mutual Legal Assistance application to the USA.
- Solani Silawule, Sifiso David Nhlapo, Daluxolo Sizwe Weyi and Cebolazakha Sabelo Zondo: The Deputy Public Prosecutor did not pursue incitement charges but theft charges are preferred. The case is no longer being monitored as incitement case, and the matter was last in court on 22 June 2022.
- Mandla Mahlangu: The matter was withdrawn on 07 December 2021.
2. There have been no additional persons arrested since 17 March 2022. The details as set out above has thus not change.
END
05 August 2022 - NW2421
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance
(a) What total number of municipal employees have been reported to her department to have companies that conducted business with the State across the Republic in the past three financial years and (b)(i) what is the nature of the disciplinary action that has been taken against such employees?
Reply:
The National Treasury does not have information on the number of municipal employees doing business with the State, as such cases are not reported to the National Treasury. However, the National Treasury has data from Central Supplier Database which has been compared to payments data (Basic Accounting System) from the National and Provincial Departments. The following number of individuals (municipal employees) are linked to businesses that have been paid through BAS by National or Provincial Departments:
Financial Year |
Number of Officials |
2019/20 |
1086 |
2021/21 |
890 |
2021/22 |
657 |
It must be noted that the data above is based purely on identity number matches and has not been interrogated further to ascertain whether there is any wrongdoing.
05 August 2022 - NW2305
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
With reference to the limited and slow pace of progress made by the National Prosecuting Authority’s Priority Crimes Litigation Unit in the prosecution of matters emanating from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), what steps will he take to improve the (a) communication process with the families of victims who are not receiving speedy justice for crimes committed against family members and (b) slow pace of progress with the prosecution of matters emanating from the TRC?
Reply:
a) Steps taken to improve the communication process with the families of victims who are not receiving speedy justice for crimes committed against family members
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has already taken steps to improve the communication process with families of victims emanating from Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) matters. The Office of the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions (DNDPP), Adv de Kock, issued an internal memorandum on 2 June 2022, directing all dedicated TRC prosecutors to engage actively and directly with family members in respect of their matters. This is in line with the NPA’s victim-centered approach. A deadline was set in respect of which the contact details and names of all families affected, had to be compiled and forwarded to the National Office by 29 July 2022. Strict monitoring of regular updates to families will be captured on the monthly TRC reports, with particular communication dates documented thereon.
b) Steps to be taken to improve the slow pace of progress with the prosecution of matters emanating from the TRC:
The NPA acknowledges that the delay in finalising outstanding cases is unacceptable. However, the NPA does not have an investigative capacity, annd the functions of an investigator rests with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI). Prosecution Guided Investigation (PGI) methodology is being followed in respect of all TRC investigations. The NPA is working closely with colleagues/officials in the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the DPCI to ensure that it is able to deal with all outstanding cases on an urgent basis.
The following measures have been implemented to expedite the speedy finalisation of investigations and decisions whether or not to institute a prosecution:
- Scoping exercise completed to identify additional resource allocation to NPA and DPCI;
- Appointing dedicated capacity within the NPA and DPCI to specifically deal with TRC matters;
- Joint collaboration with DPCI to expedite investigations and prosecutions/decisions;
- Creation of a separate portfolio at Head Office to manage, monitor and evaluate progress in respect of TRC matters;
- Identified matters for prioritisation within the DPP divisions of the High Courts;
- Divisions set action plans and time-frames for completion of investigations and decisions;
- Monthly progress reports submitted to Head Offices of the NPA and DPCI: Monitoring, evaluation and assessment;
- Identification of challenges and impediments in respect of each case and how to overcome it;
- Addressing challenges pertaining to dockets, inquests documents that are destroyed, witnesses/perpetrators who are old, tracing of witnesses and suspects;
- Immediate redress and guidance to prosecutors and investigators in respect of outstanding investigations;
- Interventions employed where there’s no progress within divisions;
- Quarterly joint, accountability instituted sessions between NPA and DPCI;
- Training and skills transfer between NPA and DPCI implemented;
- Ongoing coordinated guidance and support from Head Office; and
- Ongoing consultation with victims and family members and continuous feedback to families via the offices of the NPA and DPCI.
END
02 August 2022 - NW2367
Engelbrecht, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1)Whether interaction with the (a) victims and (b) their families is a requirement in the parole hearing of the perpetrator; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the number of cases in which victims and/or their families were not consulted before parole was granted since 1 March 2019?
Reply:
1. The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), in support of Government Victim Empowerment Programme (VEP), developed procedures to facilitate and promote the involvement of victims in Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (CSPB) meetings whern an offender is considered for possible placement on parole.
in order to facilitate the involvement of victims in the Parole Board meetings, provisions were made in both Section 75 (4) of Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act 111 of 1998), as well as Section 299 A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act 51 of 1977) to regulate matters in this regard.
1. (a) & (b) Yes, it is a requirement to consult only victims of offences that are specified in section 299A of Act 51 of 1997. Such a victim, whether was present or absent during the sentencing of the offender, have the right to be informed of his right to make representations when placement of an offender on parole, day parole or correctional supervision is being considered. The victim is notified of the date, time and place of the Parole Board meeting. Formats of the representations, process of the meeting, and influence of representation on the decision are also explained to the victim.
In case where the primary victim was murdered the family is also considered as victim and is invited to make a representation when an offender is considered for possible placement. It is important to note that the notification/ invitation is sent to the victim at least 30 days to the scheduled date of the Parole Board meeting.
A list of such offences in which victims may participate in the parole processes is provided as follows in section 299A of the Act 51 of 1977:
a) Murder or any other offence which involves the intentionally killing of person;
b) Rape;
c) Robbery where the wielding of a fire-arm or any other dangerous weapon or the infliction of grievous bodily harm or the robbery of a motor vehicle in involved;
d) Assault of a sexual nature;
e) Kidnaping or any conspiracy, incitement or attempt to commit any offence contemplated in paragraphs (a) to (b)
However, a victim of any other offence not listed above is also allowed to make representations to the Parole Board and the Board may not disapprove such a request without good reason.
The Department has employed Auxiliary Social Workers who are amongst others assisting with victim tracing in each Management Area.
2. The table below outlines the number of cases in which victims and\/ or their families were not consulted before parole was granted:
Region |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
Eastern Cape |
20 |
81 |
15 |
Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
245 |
470 |
351 |
Free State & Northern Cape |
21 |
39 |
07 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
235 |
605 |
947 |
Gauteng |
836 |
776 |
551 |
Western Cape |
39 |
62 |
11 |
Grand Total |
1396 |
2033 |
1882 |
Covid-19 had a negative impact on victim participation in the Parole Board meetings, which made it difficult for more victims to be traced during that period. Although some participated in Victim Offender Dialogue they have registered a need not to participate when parole is considred.some victims that were traced had relocated to unknown areas. It should be noted that efforts have been made to trace all victims with no success.
For the same reported period the following number of victims participated in the Parole Board meetings through various forms of representations during parole processes such as physical, written and audio recordings.
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
1456 |
1765 |
1721 |
END
29 July 2022 - NW2214
Langa, Mr TM to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether, following the discovery of a cell phone in the possession of Philemon Lukhele while he is in remand custody for the murder of Hillary Gardee, his department ascertained (a) how he got to be in possession of the cell phone, (b) what did he use the cell phone for and (c) how will this affect the ongoing investigation into the case; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
a) Upon enquiry remand detainee, Philemon Lukhele alleged that a cell phone was delivered to him by unknown Correctional Official. The Department and South African Police Services conducted an investigation, subsequently an official who is suspected of giving the mentioned inmate the cell phone was issued with a contemplation of suspension letter as part of the departmental disciplinary process.
b) The matter was reported to South African Police Services (SAPS) under case number 420/05/2022, which should determine what the cell phone was used for.
c) The criminal investigation by SAPS which is currently underway will determine its impact on the ongoing murder investigation.
END.
29 July 2022 - NW2228
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Transport
On what date is it envisaged that the R556 road to Sun City will be repaired?
Reply:
Repairs on road R556 near Sun City would have been done, but it has been delayed by the court matters relating to 2017 Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act. Now that this matter has been clarified, the procurement processes will commence during the third quarter of the financial year and a suitable contractor will be appointed.
29 July 2022 - NW2281
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
(a) What is the budget of community nutritional development centres (CNDCs) nationally, (b) what amount does each province get for CNDCs, (c) what number of (i) registered and (ii) operational CNDCs are in each province and (d) where are the centres located?
Reply:
a) Since the financial year 2019/20, the food relief budget from the national level is distributed directly from the National Treasury to the Provincial Equitable Share (PES) of provinces. The budget of Community Nutritional Development Centres (CNDCs) allocated in the PES is R8 280 141 per province from the R74 521 272 national allocation, which is divided equally amongst the 9 provinces.
b) The amount that each province allocated for CNDCs in 2022/23 financial year is as reflected below:
Province |
Number of CNDCs |
Amount allocated (2022/23) |
Eastern Cape |
36 |
R13 599 000 |
Free State |
51 |
R9 300 000 |
Gauteng |
25 |
R17 148 588 |
KwaZulu Natal |
49 |
R19 425 000 |
Limpopo |
19 |
R20 404 000 |
Mpumalanga |
11 |
R9 704 000 |
Northern Cape |
22 |
R6 000 000 |
North West |
33 |
R22 626 645 |
Western Cape |
36 |
R15 826 000 |
Total |
282 |
R134 033 233 |
c) Please see the list above reflecting the number of CNDCs per province (i) registered and (ii) The listed CNDCs are operational in each province and;
d) Also attached is the database of CNDCs indicating where they are located:
29 July 2022 - NW2328
Mey, Mr P to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)What (a) operations is the SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (Sanral) and/or entities reporting to him conducting and/or have conducted from the property at 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo, (b) total number of employees of Sanral and/or the specified entities reporting to him work and/or worked at the specified property, (c) were the reasons to use the property and (d) division and/or entities reporting to him were responsible for selecting the site for operation; (2) (a) what process was followed to enter into a contract with the owners of the property, (b) who signed the lease with the registered owners and (c) what is the period of the lease and total amount of rental being paid; (3) what process was followed to change the land purpose from residential to commercial and did the owners of the property agree to the zone change; (4) whether rehabilitation was done at the property; if not, why not; if so, were the owners satisfied with the rehabilitation of the property; (5) whether he will make a statement on the matter
Reply:
1. (a) SANRAL is not conducting any operations from 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo. SANRAL appointed Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV (Contractor) through an open tender process on contracts R.518-020-2016/1 & R.518-020-2016/2 which started on 03 October 2016 and was completed on 29 April 2019. In terms of the conditions of contract, once appointed, contractors enter into private arrangements for the accommodation of their staff and for sourcing of offices from which they may execute the contract. In line with this approach, Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV established their site office at 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo. Since this is a private contract between the contractor and the landlord, SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between the Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and property owners. Additionally, since this matter is subject to litigation under case number 9088/2021 in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division, Polokwane), it remains sub- judice’.
(b) As indicated the contracts with SANRAL ended on 29 April 2019, and since SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and the property owners, SANRAL does not have the full details of the number of people who might have worked at the site. These details would be in the possession of Quality Plant Hire.
(c ) As indicated Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV established their site office at 59 Schoeman Street Mokopane, Limpopo for SANRAL projects R.518-020-2016/1 & R.518-020-2016/2. The reason for selecting this site would have been considered by Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV as a private entity. SANRAL has asked Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV for their input, but they have indicated that this matter is subject to a litigation under case number 9088/2021 in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division, Polokwane) and hence they cannot comment on this matter.
(d) As indicated the site was selected by a private contractor Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV, and SANRAL was not involved in that process.
2. (a), (b), (c) SANRAL is not a party to the agreement signed between the Quality Plant Hire/Expectra 388 JV and property owners and can thus not respond to these questions.
3. It is our understanding that the lease between the parties allowed for the commercial use of the property. SANRAL further notes that changes in land-use will generally be managed by the property owner. In this regard, SANRAL has no further information on the processes that might have been followed for a change in land-use, if any.
(4) In terms of the records SANRAL has, there were no outstanding matters relating to the site that SANRAL is aware of.
(5) As the honourable member may be aware, SANRAL is an independent statutory company established in terms of the South African Companies Act and is governed by a board of directors with Minister of Transport being the sole Shareholder representing Government. Since the Board is the Accounting Authority of the Entity, the Board is in a better placed to make the necessary pronouncement at the opportune time in this regard.
29 July 2022 - NW2372
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)What is the current status of the designated Taxi Relief Fund; (2) whether his department has made any financial contributions towards taxi associations in the past three financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The Taxi Relief Fund Project was successfully launched 11 January 2022. The Taxi Relief fund project was extended by Cabinet till end March 2023.
Total number of Operating Licenses successfully applied as 20 June 2022 – 74 320 out of 142 075 = 52.31%
Province |
Total Qualifying OL's |
Total Applied |
% |
Eastern Cape |
13117 |
6960 |
53.06% |
Free State |
8258 |
3040 |
36.81% |
Gauteng |
39810 |
19159 |
48.13% |
KZN |
18152 |
9906 |
54.57% |
Limpopo |
13833 |
9294 |
67.19% |
Mpumalanga |
16260 |
9213 |
56.66% |
North West |
12751 |
7215 |
56.58% |
Northern Cape |
2602 |
668 |
25.67% |
Western Cape |
17292 |
8865 |
51.27% |
Total |
142075 |
74320 |
52.31% |
2. The Department has not made any financial contributions towards taxi associations in the past three financial years. Taxi associations are voluntary structures that are self-sustainable from member contributions.
28 July 2022 - NW1362
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Noting that a group of leaner support agents who work in schools under her department have raised certain issues in relation to their working conditions (details furnished), (a) how will she address the specified issues across the board and (b) what are the prospects of having such learner support agents permanently employed by her department?
Reply:
How will the minister address these issues across the board? What are the prospects of having them permanently employed by the department?
1.Learner Support Agents Recruitment, Roles and Responsibilities and Working Environment.
- Learner Support Agents are placed in schools by the Department of Basic Education and sector partners supporting the implementation of Co-curriculum programmes including the USAID and the Global Fund. To ensure that the implementation is standard and LSAs are not exploited, the DBE has developed a standard contract for LSAs which articulates the roles and responsibilities of the LSAs and schools. Provinces also conduct an orientation workshop for the school community and the LSAs on the contracts, roles and responsibilities .
- Furthermore, the Department is in the process of developing the LSA Operational Framework which aims to standardise the LSA programme and provide a clear field guide for the implementation and management of LSA programme across the country.
2. Prospects of them being permanently employed.
- The LSA offering is an empowerment or learnership programme which seeks to assist young people by giving them an opportunity to get skills and work experience. They are employed through the EPWP Code of good practice which clearly outlines the nature of the employment – e.g. Section 4 (Beneficiaries of special public works programmes), Section 7 (Duration of Participation), Section 8 (Forced labour is prohibited), Section 9 (Unemployment insurance), Section 10 (Payment), Section 11 (Hours of work), Section 13 (Health and Safety) amongst others.
27 July 2022 - NW2407
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
(a) What (i) total number of use licenses applications for chrome wash plants were rejected since 2016, (ii) are the names of the (aa) individuals and (bb) companies who applied for the licenses and (b) where were the wash plants going to be located?
Reply:
a) Based on our database there is one (1) water use licence application for chrome wash plant that was withdrawn by the applicant since 2016.
b) The details are indicated below:
No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Date of withdrawal |
1 |
Glencore Operations South Africa (PTY) LTD Glencore Chrome Plant |
Portion 3 of Land Parcel 462 of the Major Region JQ |
NW |
2021/10/25 |
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27 July 2022 - NW1524
Buthelezi, Ms SA to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What (a) areas has his department identified nationally, as being the most (i) affected by the water crisis and (ii) likely to have major water and sanitation issues and (b) plans does his department have in place to prevent day zero?
Reply:
a) Areas experiencing water shortages are mostly rural areas in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, KwaZulu Natal, Free State and the Northern Cape. In addition, 32% households in South Africa do not have access to a reliable services due to dilapidated infrastructure as well as lack of proper operations and maintenance of existing infrastructure which results in disruptions and shortage of water supply.
Access to sanitation services is less than 85% in six provinces including in the Free State (82.3%), KwaZulu Natal (KZN) (80.9%), Limpopo (63.7%), North West (68.8%), Mpumalanga (63.7%), and Northern Cape (83.9%). Access in the provinces of, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West are below the national average at 82.1%. in the efforts to remedy these challenges, the DWS will be submitting a National Sanitation Framework (NSF) to Cabinet for approval.
The framework seeks to:
- Revise the national norms and standards for sanitation and provide for equitable sanitation provision across all settlement types
- Strengthen monitoring and compliance to the standards, and
- Sets out measures to improve service delivery such as support in various forms to address service delivery lapses.
b) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is in the process of planning and implementing a range of major projects to augment national bulk water resource infrastructure and is in the process of establishing the National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) to finance and implement the large-scale investments in national water resource infrastructure that are required to ensure that South Africa has sufficient bulk water supply now and in future. The use of groundwater, desalination of seawater and rainwater harvesting are also being implemented to address local water requirements.
The DWS will strengthen its role in supporting and intervening in municipalities where water and sanitation services are failing, in conjunction with provinces, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, National Treasury and the South African Local Government Association. This will be done in the spirit of cooperative governance in the Constitution to avoid creating inter-governmental conflict. The service delivery imporvement plan will include:
- Optimal use of the legislative framework
- Reconfiguration of Water Boards
- Positioning of reconfigured Boards to work closely with Municipalities with regards to ensuring capacity for service delivery
- Development and implementation of rolling plans for providing support and intervention for water and sanitation services to municipalities, drawing on a range of national support programmes
- Partnerships with the private sector that includes funding as well as technical and managerial expertise
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27 July 2022 - NW2302
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether the National Prosecuting Authority has taken any decision on whether any prosecution will be instituted in respect of case number CAS 109/09/2021 opened at the Parkweg Police Station, with regard to possible financial crimes committed within the administration of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality; if not, what is the reason for the failure to take such a decision; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Director of Public Prosecutions: Free State confirmed that the Specialised Commercial Crime Unit received the said criminal case docket, allocated to a Senior Advocate to deal with the docket. Additional information was subsequently submitted by the Investigating Officer towards the end of May 2022 for evaluation. The decision in respect of all matters is pending.
27 July 2022 - NW2406
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What (a)(i) total number of water use licenses applications for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District have been received since 2016 and (ii) have not yet been processed, (b) are the names of the (i) individuals and (ii) companies who applied for the licenses and (c) is the identified location of the wash plants in each case?
Reply:
a) Since 2016 the Department received four (4) water use licenses applications for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District. Currently there are no applications that are yet to be finalised for chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District.
b) Please refer to the table below:
No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Application Date |
1 |
Glencore Operations South Africa(PTY)LTD Glencore Chrome Plant |
Portion 3 of Land Parcel 462 of the Major Region JQ |
NW |
2018/09/03 |
2 |
Rustenburg Platinum Mine: Amandelbult Fine Chrome Recovery Plant |
Land Parcel 383 of the Major Region KQ |
NW |
2019/04/05 |
3 |
Kumene Technologies |
Rustenburg on Farm and Townlands of Rustenburg 272 JQ |
NW |
2016/06/01 |
4 |
Anglo American Platinum (Pty) Ltd: Amandelbul Complex Fine Chrome Complex Recover Plant |
Schilpadnest 385 KQ |
NW |
2019-04-05 |
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27 July 2022 - NW2405
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
What (a) number of water use licenses have been issued to existing chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District since 1 January 2011, (b) are the names of the (i) individuals and (ii) companies who hold the licenses and (c) is the location of each of the wash plants?
Reply:
a) There are 7 Water Use Licences issued to existing chrome wash plants in the Bojanala Platinum District since 1 January 2011.
b) The list below indicates the details of the applicants.
No |
Name of Applicant |
Property Details |
Region |
Date of Issuance |
1 |
Rustenburg Platinum Mine: Amandelbult Fine Chrome Recovery Plant |
Land Parcel 383 of the Major Region KQ |
NW |
2022/03/26 |
2 |
Elgagen (Pty) Ltd–Zandfontein Chrome Wash Plant |
Portion of portion 181 (a Portion of Portion 2) of the Farm Zandfontetn 447 JQ |
NW |
2018/05/16 |
3 |
Kumene Technologies |
Rustenburg on Farm and Townlands of Rustenburg 272 JQ |
NW |
2020/12/08 |
4 |
Xstrata Alloys Wonderkop plant |
Brakspruit 229 JQ, Spruitfontein 341 JQ and Hoedspruit 298 JQ |
NW |
2011-02-12 |
5 |
Evraz Vametco Alloys (Pty) Ltd |
Krokodilkraal 426 JQ |
NW |
2017-05-31 |
6 |
Eagle Granite (Pty) Ltd |
Portion 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183 and the remaining extent of the Farm Hartebeestpoort B410JQ |
NW |
2015-04-30 |
7 |
Anglo American Platinum (Pty) Ltd: Amandelbul Complex Fine Chrome Complex Recover Plant |
Schilpadnest 385 KQ |
NW |
2022-03-26 |
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27 July 2022 - NW2316
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance
What remedial action has been taken to ensure that the four districts in the North West, which were listed as being in financial distress, fulfil their obligations of delivering on the allocated grants in their local municipalities?
Reply:
The North West province has four districts namely, Ngaka Modiri Molema, Bojanala Platinum, Dr Kenneth Kaunda and Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Molema District municipalities. These districts receive grant allocations in terms of the annual Division of Revenue Act (DoRA) in accordance with the powers and functions allocated to them in terms of section 84 of the Municipal Structures Act and Regulations (Act No. 117 of 1998). Therefore, various districts and local municipalities in North West would have different powers and functions allocated to them in terms of the Structures Act. These powers are in the main the powers to provide the water, sanitation, roads, refuse, and electricity services.
In the North West province, Bojanala Platinum and Dr Kenneth Kaunda districts municipalities have no powers and functions to provide services for water, sanitation, refuse, roads and electricity, while Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Ngaka Modiri Molema districts municipalities are delivering these services on behalf of their local municipalities.
It is therefore important to distinguish and note that the local municipalities in the Bojanala Platinum and Dr Kenneth Kaunda districts are the ones responsible for delivering these services, while the other two districts in the North West province, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Ngaka Modiri Molema districts municipalities are responsible for both receiving and spending the DoRA allocations on behalf of their local municipalities.
Through the principle of delegated and non-delegated responsibility, the Provincial Treasury is directly responsible to support these municipalities to ensure that tabled budgets are assessed and adopted in time and to ensure that municipalities consider the recommendations provided to them for various Council’s considerations. Only Rustenburg and Mahikeng local municipalities are non-delegated and remains a direct responsibility of National Treasury whilst the rest of the local and district municipalities are under a direct support of the Provincial Treasury.
The Provincial Treasury has been providing support to the municipalities in distress through placing various support skills and capacity support in those municipalities. A number of deployees through the National Treasury’s Municipal Finance Improvement Programme (MFIP) continues to support in the affected municipalities. Further, National Treasury continues to identify struggling municipalities through the process of Invoice Verification Process (IVP) wherein, payments and transfers of grants can only be made to the municipalities only after the work done and invoiced has been verified by both National Treasury (PT) and DCoG (MISA). On an annual basis, National Treasury and DCoG agree on a list of municipalities that are placed under these micro-management support.
In exceptional circumstances or persistent and material breach of the measures on prudent financial management, National Treasury may consider exploring the feasibility of utilising other organs of state to deliver these services on behalf of the municipalities that are in distress. These measures are, the utilisation of the district municipality to be a delivery vehicle against a municipality in distress to avoid conditional grants misuse or vice versa, wherein, the local municipality is considered to assist its district.
27 July 2022 - NW2384
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the language policy status of the top 20 performing schools in each province in terms of whether they are (a) single medium, (b) double medium, (c) parallel medium and (d) other?
Reply:
Please find attached the response on Single medium, Double Medium, Parallel Medium.
27 July 2022 - NW2424
Langa, Mr TM to ask the Minister of Water and Sanitation
On what date is it envisaged that his department will assist with providing an adequate water supply to the residents of Tongaat in KwaZulu-Natal, whom have been without water since the floods?
Reply:
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) established a WAR room to assist the Ethekwini Metro Municipality to manage the impacts of the floods on water services provision, on 15 April 2022. Officials of the DWS are members of the WAR room and are monitoring interventions to ensure water services are restored and alternative water supplies provided.
The Ethekwini Metro has appointed a contractor to reinstate the Tongaat Water Treatment Works (WTW). The construction is scheduled to be complete and the works commissioned by 30 September 2022.
In the interim the Ethekwini Metro is providing water via approximately 20 water tankers and 33 static tanks installed in the Tongaat area.
Some parts of Tongaat including Watsonia, Buffelsdale, Mithanager, Trurolands, Gandhinagar, Chelmsford Heights and parts of Tongaat Central that are supplied from the Tongaat South Reservoir, are receiving water for a few hours a day.
Other parts of Tongaat that are receiving water from alternative systems include parts of Belvedere area, Raj Kumar’s farm areas, Walter Reid Road, Amanzimnyama area, Brake Village, Plain Street and parts of the Gandhinagar area.
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26 July 2022 - NW2280
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)(a) What is the total number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are funded by her department who provide feeding in the Northern Cape, (b) where is each NGO situated, (c) what is the name of each NGO, (d) what number of persons does each organisation feed, (e) how do they target the people they support and/or where are they from and (f) what criteria do they use in order to support the persons; (2) what (a) is the total number of persons recorded by her department who are living below the food poverty line in the Northern Cape, (b) are the reasons for extreme poverty in the specified province and (c) where is poverty the most extreme in the province?
Reply:
(a)What is the total number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are funded by her department who provide feeding in the Northern Cape
- 213 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) funded (detailed in “List A” below).
(b) where is each NGO situated
- See areas listed below under heading “List A”
(1)(c) what is the name of each NGO,
- See organizations listed below under heading “List A”
(1)(d) what number of persons does each organisation feed,
- Number of persons listed below under heading “List A”.
(1)(e) how do they target the people they support and/or where are they from
- Each NPO services the food insecure people in the community where they are located.
(1)(f) what criteria do they use in order to support the persons;
- R0 income households, with no employment and income;
- Beneficiary households that access DSD food provision services at the 213 Nutrition Centres. These are:
- Chronically food insecure households that experience hunger and have no access to one balanced meal per day;
- Households with unemployed people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases;
- Households with malnourished individuals referred by clinics and hospitals;
- SRD beneficiary households;
- Child headed households; and
- Households with learners benefitting from the School feeding scheme
List A: Applicable to NAPQ 2280 of 2022 question 1(a) – 1(d).
Details of the 213 funded NGO’s in the Northern Cape where feeding is provided.
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION |
Child and Youth Care Centres |
|||
District |
NAME |
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
TARGET GROUP |
CRITERIA |
Frances Baard |
Helen Bishop |
45 |
Children found to be in need of care and protection in the Northern Cape |
|
Jannie Roux |
85 |
|||
Christina Kiddie |
28 |
|||
Bophelo 1 |
10 |
|||
Bophelo 2 |
10 |
|||
Sinothando |
35 |
|||
ZF Mgcawu |
Jogabed |
10 |
||
Namaqua |
VGK Herberg |
70 |
||
Bright Lights |
65 |
|||
Pixley Ka Seme |
De Aar Precinct |
16 |
||
TOTAL |
374 |
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION |
Residential programs for older persons |
|||
DISTRICT |
NAME |
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
TARGET GROUP |
CRITERIA |
Namaqua |
Huis Namakwaland |
61 |
Frail older persons who need 24-hour care |
|
Huis Harmonie |
37 |
|||
Huis Sophia |
13 |
|||
E.J. Appies |
45 |
|||
Sorgvliet |
56 |
|||
Amandelhof |
16 |
|||
Emmanuel |
43 |
|||
Johenco |
47 |
|||
Onse Rust |
18 |
|||
Pixley Ka Seme |
Heldersig |
19 |
||
Frank du Toit |
40 |
|||
Freda Kempen |
13 |
|||
H Du P.Pickard |
66 |
|||
Danie van Huysteen |
14 |
|||
Sonder Sorge |
40 |
|||
Huis Daneel |
14 |
|||
Huis Kiepersol |
20 |
|||
Spes Bona |
47 |
|||
Frances Baard |
Resthaven |
44 |
||
Ons Huis |
36 |
|||
ZF Mgcawu |
Oranjehof |
80 |
||
Jan Voster |
25 |
|||
JT Gaetsewe |
Kgomotsego |
24 |
||
Mimosahof |
35 |
|||
TOTAL |
853 |
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION |
Service centres for older persons |
||
DISTRICT |
NAME |
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
TARGET GROUP AND CRITERIA |
Frances Baard |
Resego |
30 |
|
Dr. Mandela |
25 |
||
Ikageng |
39 |
||
Living Waters |
30 |
||
Shining Stars |
24 |
||
Sunshine |
30 |
||
Thebe-ya-Kgomotso |
30 |
||
Theron Math |
40 |
||
Pniel |
20 |
||
Deborah |
30 |
||
Rolihlahla |
30 |
||
GAASCA |
80 |
||
Gopolanang |
40 |
||
Tshwaraganang(FB) |
45 |
||
Phutanang |
40 |
||
Pixley Ka Seme |
BadisaLowryville |
50 |
|
Rehoboth Centre |
40 |
||
Masakhane |
40 |
||
Morester |
30 |
||
Uyaphendula |
30 |
||
Silwerkrone |
25 |
||
Petrusville |
80 |
||
Van Wyksvlei |
31 |
||
ZF Mgcawu |
Gee my jou hand |
30 |
|
Goeiejaar |
25 |
||
Goeiemoed |
40 |
||
KopanangBagodi |
25 |
||
Lesedi Centre |
20 |
||
Morningside |
20 |
||
Nuwe Hoop |
30 |
||
On the Top |
25 |
||
Rethuseng |
35 |
||
Rooisand |
25 |
||
Ruach |
30 |
||
Sarah Kotze |
34 |
||
SkitterendeBejaarde |
40 |
||
Tabita |
30 |
||
Thembelihle |
90 |
||
Ubuntu Abantu |
30 |
||
VlytigeBejaardes |
30 |
||
St Marys |
30 |
||
Zamani |
20 |
||
Dibasen |
20 |
||
Khani Kla |
40 |
||
Lena Mouers |
20 |
||
Thembelihle |
90 |
||
Namaqua |
Concordia |
22 |
|
Sonneblom |
40 |
||
Sonskyn |
60 |
||
Andrew Denise |
55 |
||
Bulletrap |
25 |
||
JT Gaetsewe |
Oarabile centre |
25 |
|
Kopanang club |
24 |
||
Tshwaraganang(JTG) |
27 |
||
ThusanangBagodi |
51 |
||
TOTAL |
1877 |
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION NUTRITIONAL CENTERS - SOUP KITCHENS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTERS |
|||
DISTRICT |
NAME |
AREA |
NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
Frances Baard |
1. 3L Development |
Barkly West |
245 |
2. Broader Delportshoop CDC |
Delportshoop |
283 |
|
3. Hope Christian Centre CDC |
Galeshewe |
76 |
|
4. Mogomotsi Drop-in Centre |
Pampierstad |
228 |
|
5. Thabang CDC |
Hartswater |
235 |
|
6. Helping Hands CDC |
Colville |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
7. Readira Soup Kitchen |
Galeshewe, Stok n stok |
207 |
|
8. Abongile Soup Kitchen |
Beaconsfield |
283 |
|
9. Ark of Noah Soup Kitchen |
Phutanang / Snake Park |
126 |
|
10. BancedeniNgabantu Soup Kitchen |
Lerato park |
117 |
|
11. Batho Pele Soup Kitchen |
Galeshewe / Vergenoeg |
285 |
|
12. Bloemanda Soup Kitchen |
Galeshewe |
380 |
|
13. Kopano Soup Kitchen |
Warrenton |
249 |
|
14. Boitumelo Feeding Scheme |
Romance Farm |
264 |
|
15. Bokamoso Home-Based Care |
Warrenton |
99 |
|
16. Bophelo CNDC |
Ricthie |
200 |
|
17. Colville Soup Kitchen |
Colville |
108 |
|
18. Donkerhoek Soup Kitchen |
Galeshewe |
384 |
|
19. El Shaddai Soup Kitchen |
Roodepan |
157 |
|
20. Galeshewe Care Centre |
Galeshewe |
340 |
|
21. Ganspan Soup Kitchen |
Ganspan |
103 |
|
22. Katlego Soup Kitchen |
Majeng |
321 |
|
23. Kgatelopele Soup Kitchen |
Koopmansfontein |
173 |
|
24. Kopanang Soup Kitchen |
Holpan |
273 |
|
25. Kopano Soup Kitchen |
Bonita Park, Hartswater |
178 |
|
26. Kutlwanong Soup Kitchen |
Galeshewe, Kutlwanong |
351 |
|
27. Longlands Soup Kitchen |
Longlands |
228 |
|
28. Masakeng Soup Kitchen |
Tadcaster |
224 |
|
29. Mountain View Soup Kitchen |
Pampierstad |
132 |
|
30. Norman Mpisi Soup Kitchen |
Roodepan |
376 |
|
31. Pampierstad Soup Kitchen |
Pampierstad |
197 |
|
32. Pniel Soup Kitchen |
Pniel |
156 |
|
33. Riverton Feeding Scheme |
Riverton |
197 |
|
34. Sakhile Soup Kitchen |
Pampierstad |
174 |
|
35. Santa Soup Kitchen |
Santa |
112 |
|
36. Lesedi Soup Kitchen |
Florianville |
186 |
|
37. Bambanani Soup Kitchen |
Ritchie |
142 |
|
38. Southern San SA Soup Kitchen |
Platfontein |
89 |
|
39. Batho Botle Soup Kitchen |
Greenpoint |
174 |
|
40. Tsolofelo Soup Kitchen |
Tidimalo - Delportshoop |
131 |
|
41. Re-A-Thusa Soup Kitchen |
Proefplaas |
196 |
|
42. Kokomane Building inovaters Soup Kitchen |
Vergenoeg - Galeshewe |
96 |
|
43. Simanye Soup Kitchen |
Lethabo Park - Roodepan |
142 |
|
44. Riem-vas-maak Support Centre |
Ritchie |
87 |
|
45. Maswabi Soup Kitchen |
Greenpoint - Thompson Shacks |
103 |
|
46. Reakofella Feeding Scheme |
Tswelelegang |
89 |
|
47. Masibambaneni Care DIC |
Galeshewe - Retswelele Shanties |
112 |
|
48. Kopano Ke Maatla Soup Kitchen |
Kimberley |
109 |
|
49. New Stands Soup Kitchen |
Put sonder water |
205 |
|
50. Devine Glory DIC |
Bufferzone |
99 |
|
|
Gong Gong |
131 |
|
|
Refitlhile |
117 |
|
|
New York / Jacksonville |
89 |
|
|
Vat jouklipsaam |
101 |
|
|
Greenpoint - Old Diamond Park |
99 |
|
|
Bloemanda Shanties |
102 |
|
|
7De Laan |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
|
Gatvol |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
|
Barkly West - Smithsmine |
198 |
|
|
Galeshewe |
0 funding in process |
|
|
Hartswater |
124 |
|
|
Valspan |
117 |
|
|
Jan Kempdorp |
199 |
|
|
Windsorton |
598 |
|
|
Galeshewe, Bantu Hall |
191 |
|
|
Galeshewe |
245 |
|
Pixley Ka Seme |
|
Prieska |
268 |
|
Strydenburg |
376 |
|
|
Lowryville |
326 |
|
|
Carnarvon |
216 |
|
|
Victoria West |
382 |
|
|
De Aar |
294 |
|
|
Colesburg |
358 |
|
|
Douglas |
219 |
|
|
Steynville, Hopetown |
178 |
|
|
Leeuwenshof |
213 |
|
|
Britstown |
191 |
|
|
Britstown |
322 |
|
|
Richmond |
152 |
|
|
Marydale |
293 |
|
|
Lukhanyenisweni, Phillipstown |
164 |
|
|
Hanover |
261 |
|
|
Norvalspont |
288 |
|
|
Griekwastad |
221 |
|
|
Griekwastad |
203 |
|
|
Niekerkshoop |
308 |
|
|
Carnavon |
239 |
|
|
Bongani |
232 |
|
|
Noupoort |
184 |
|
|
De Aar |
265 |
|
|
Petrusville/CBD |
815 |
|
|
Hutchinson |
93 |
|
|
Smidtsdrift |
117 |
|
|
Kuyasa 1 |
87 |
|
|
Kareeville |
146 |
|
|
Richmond |
169 |
|
|
De Aar |
104 |
|
|
Loxton |
194 |
|
|
Kleurtjieskloof |
253 |
|
|
Van Wyksvlei |
399 |
|
Kitchen |
Vosburg |
352 |
|
ZF Mgcawu |
Vroue Aksie OntwikkelingProjeck |
Askham |
349 |
Development Forum |
Danielskuil |
396 |
|
Kitchen |
Kakamas |
355 |
|
Kitchen |
Keimoes |
316 |
|
|
Upington |
269 |
|
Kitchen |
Andriesvale |
318 |
|
Kitchen |
Karos |
169 |
|
Kitchen |
Friersdale |
359 |
|
Kitchen |
Groenwater |
265 |
|
Kitchen |
Jenn Heaven |
138 |
|
Kitchen |
Lennertsville |
278 |
|
Kitchen |
Louisvale |
263 |
|
Kitchen |
Maramane |
0 funding in process |
|
|
Arendsorg |
167 |
|
Kitchen |
Philandersbron |
188 |
|
Kitchen |
Progress, Upington |
125 |
|
Kitchen |
Rietfontein |
195 |
|
Kitchen |
Rosedale, Upington |
225 |
|
Kitchen |
Skeyfontein |
141 |
|
Centre |
Groblershoop |
272 |
|
Kitchen |
50 Hectors |
200 |
|
Kitchen |
Topline |
357 |
|
Women Community Centre |
Postmasburg |
153 |
|
|
UAP |
100 |
|
|
Boegoeberg |
156 |
|
Development Centre |
Carnation |
187 |
|
Development and Care Centre |
Groblershoop |
133 |
|
Kitchen |
Lambersdrift |
148 |
|
that gives |
Postmasburg |
201 |
|
|
Dakotaweg |
188 |
|
|
Jurgenskamp |
137 |
|
Skills Centre |
Leerkans |
142 |
|
Centre |
Louisvale Dorp |
144 |
|
|
Groot Drink |
202 |
|
|
Rosedale |
199 |
|
Development Forum (Satellite) |
Maranteng |
106 |
|
Kitchen |
Welkom |
104 |
|
Namaqua |
CNDC |
Williston |
315 |
|
Garies |
235 |
|
|
Port Nolloth |
121 |
|
|
Hondeklipbaai |
129 |
|
|
Steinkopf |
301 |
|
Kitchen |
Onseepkans |
0 funding in process |
|
Kitchen |
Brandvlei |
119 |
|
Sopkombuis |
Komagas |
296 |
|
Kitchen |
Lekkersing |
123 |
|
|
Leliefontein |
250 |
|
Kitchen |
Nababeep |
323 |
|
Voedselhulp Soup Kitchen |
Alexanderbaai |
316 |
|
|
Okiep |
263 |
|
|
Kuboes |
240 |
|
Soup |
Rooifontein |
157 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Rooiwal |
316 |
|
|
Sutherland |
240 |
|
Kitchen |
Sandrift |
208 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Concordia |
331 |
|
|
Bergsig, Springbok |
217 |
|
|
Nieuwoudville |
123 |
|
Kitchen |
Swartkop |
194 |
|
Support |
Vioolsdrift |
247 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Pofadder |
0 New Organization has been identified funding in process |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Kharkams / Kamiesberg |
152 |
|
Kitchen |
Loeriesfontein |
0 New Organization has been identified funding in process |
|
Kitchen |
Calvinia |
0 New Organization has been identified funding in process |
|
life |
Fraserburg |
156 |
|
Initiative |
Kheis |
283 |
|
Group Soup Kitchen |
Carolusberg |
252 |
|
JT Gaetsewe |
Group SK |
Dibeng |
176 |
|
Tsineng |
172 |
|
|
Perth |
122 |
|
CDC |
Bankhara |
0 New Organization has been identified funding in process |
|
Kitchen |
Mapoteng/Sesheng |
199 |
|
Support Group |
Bendel |
155 |
|
Caring Group Soup Kitchen |
Cassel |
186 |
|
Kitchen |
Gadiboe |
149 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Magojaneng West |
104 |
|
|
Dingleton |
281 |
|
|
Dithakong |
279 |
|
|
Ipontsheng |
123 |
|
Kitchen |
Wrenchville |
192 |
|
Kitchen |
Penryn |
105 |
|
Kitchen |
Camden |
87 |
|
Kitchen |
Seoding |
160 |
|
|
Colston |
210 |
|
Community Based Organisation |
Loopeng |
126 |
|
Community Nutritious Development Centre |
Vanzylsrus |
166 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Ellendale |
197 |
|
Faith Orphanage |
Manyeding |
181 |
|
Kitchen |
Batlharos |
146 |
|
Kitchen |
Maipeing |
116 |
|
Kitchen |
Madibeng |
153 |
|
Kitchen |
Kagung |
219 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Heuningvlei |
209 |
|
Kitchen |
Laxey |
133 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Seven Miles |
206 |
|
Kitchen |
Washington |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
Kitchen |
Madula Ranch |
80 |
|
Elderly Club |
Olifantshoek |
97 |
|
Kitchen |
Bothithong |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
Bagodi for the Aged |
Maruping |
102 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Ditshoswaneng |
98 |
|
Orphans Care |
Mapoteng |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
|
Gantatelang/Magojaneng |
162 |
|
|
Vergenoeg |
0 New Organization funding in process |
|
|
Gamorona |
135 |
|
|
Gasese |
110 |
|
Centre |
Pietersham |
198 |
|
HBC |
Maphiniki |
109 |
|
|
Bothetheletsa |
117 |
|
Soup Kitchen |
Perdmonkie |
187 |
|
Lorato Community Organisation |
Letlhakajeng |
209 |
|
Centre |
Mecwetsaneng |
188 |
|
TOTAL |
40 510 |
Responses to Parliamentary Questions 2280
Question 2(a) What is the what (a) is the total number of persons recorded by her department who are living below the food poverty line in the Northern Cape,
- There are approximately 354 306 households in the Northern Cape.
- Of these 354 306 households, 139 395 households have an income of less than R624 per month.
- This constitutes 39.34% of the total number of households in the Northern Cape.
- The average household size in the Northern Cape, in 2020, was 3.7 people per household.
- Therefore, approximately 515 760 people in the Northern Cape, were living below the food poverty line of R624 per month in 2020.
2 (b) are the reasons for extreme poverty in the specified province and
- The Northern Cape is a vast and rural province with the smallest population in the country.
Job opportunities are scarce in the rural areas, leading to people flocking to urban areas, in the hopes of finding employment. This leads to more mouths to be fed while the chances for employment are slim. Unemployment is also a big contributing factor towards the burden of poverty – according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey of Statistics South Africa, 1st Quarter, the Northern Cape had an unemployment rate of 24.9%.
2 (c) where is poverty the most extreme in the province? NW2697E
In order to obtain information on the most extreme incidences of poverty in the Northern Cape, the only available data on income poverty, broken down to lower levels, is the Census 2011 information from Statistics South Africa. This information is also only available in income categories, i.e. No Income, R1 – R400, R401 – R800, etc. For the purpose of this report, the afore-mentioned categories were used to obtain information on income poverty; thus, people earning R800 or less per month. A total of 697 761 people earned R800 or less per month in 2011 – approximately 60.89% of the total population of 1 145 862 people in the Northern Cape as per the Census 2011 information.
The table below gives a breakdown of the number of people earning less than R800 per month per local municipality, in the Northern Cape according to the Census 2011 data available.
Table 1: Breakdown of individual income per local municipality
Local municipalities |
Nr of people earning less than R800 per month |
Total nr of people |
% earning less than R800 |
DC6: Namakwa |
62973 |
115842 |
54.36% |
NC061: Richtersveld |
6471 |
11982 |
54.01% |
NC062: Nama Khoi |
25749 |
47040 |
54.74% |
NC064: Kamiesberg |
5583 |
10185 |
54.82% |
NC065: Hantam |
12237 |
21579 |
56.71% |
NC066: Karoo Hoogland |
6819 |
12588 |
54.17% |
NC067: Khâi-Ma |
6120 |
12465 |
49.10% |
DC7: Pixley ka Seme |
116517 |
186351 |
62.53% |
NC071: Ubuntu |
11889 |
18600 |
63.92% |
NC072: Umsobomvu |
18465 |
28374 |
65.08% |
NC073: Emthanjeni |
26094 |
42357 |
61.60% |
NC074: Kareeberg |
6924 |
11673 |
59.32% |
NC075: Renosterberg |
6885 |
10980 |
62.70% |
NC076: Thembelihle |
9207 |
15699 |
58.65% |
NC077: Siyathemba |
13491 |
21591 |
62.48% |
NC078: Siyancuma |
23556 |
37074 |
63.54% |
DC8: ZFM |
131928 |
236784 |
55.72% |
NC081: Mier |
4140 |
7002 |
59.13% |
NC082: Kai !Garib |
31425 |
65868 |
47.71% |
NC083: //Khara Hais |
54813 |
93492 |
58.63% |
NC084: !Kheis |
10809 |
16638 |
64.97% |
NC085: Tsantsabane |
19695 |
35094 |
56.12% |
NC086: Kgatelopele |
11046 |
18687 |
59.11% |
DC9: Frances Baard |
233562 |
382086 |
61.13% |
NC091: Sol Plaatjie |
142851 |
248043 |
57.59% |
NC092: Dikgatlong |
30978 |
46842 |
66.13% |
NC093: Magareng |
16788 |
24204 |
69.36% |
NC094: Phokwane |
42948 |
63000 |
68.17% |
DC45: John TaoloGaetsewe |
152781 |
224799 |
67.96% |
NC451: Joe Morolong |
70368 |
89532 |
78.60% |
NC452: Ga-Segonyana |
65040 |
93651 |
69.45% |
NC453: Gamagara |
17376 |
41616 |
41.75% |
Total - NORTHERN CAPE |
69 7761 |
1 145 862 |
60.89% |
Areas where poverty is the most extreme in the province
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District: Joe Morolong Local Municipality with 78.60% earning R800 or less per month;
- Frances Baard District: Magareng Local Municipality with 69.36% of the people earning R800 or less per month;
- Pixley ka Seme District: Umsobomvu Local Municipality with 65.08% earning R800 or less per month;
- ZF Mgawau District: !Kheis Local Municipality with 64.97% earning R800 or less per month; and
- Namakwa District: Hantam Local Municipality with 56.71% earning R800 or less per month.
_______________________
Ms S Wookey
Acting Head of Department
Date……………………….
_______________________
Ms N.E. Vilakazi, MPL
MEC: Social Development
Date……………………….
26 July 2022 - NW2343
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)With reference to the report of the Auditor-General for the 2020-21 financial year, with what total amount did the debtors book increase in the specified financial year, due to the R350 grant overpayment; (2) (a) what total number of ineligible beneficiaries received (i) food parcels and/or (ii) vouchers in the past financial year and (b) to what total monetary value?
Reply:
(1) To date, there is no COVID-19 SRD Grant debtors recorded by either SASSA or DSD. Pending further investigation, an estimated amount of R11 million was recorded as a disallowance under miscellaneous due to recipients who may have potentially wrongfully benefited from the grant. However, I must point out that this an estimated figure as the final will only be known after the investigation has been completed. The debt management process will only resume once a definitive overpayment has been confirmed or established.
2 (a) (i) and (ii) None. Any applicant who does not meet the eligibility criteria for the SRD does not receive it.
(b) None.
26 July 2022 - NW2432
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Social Development
With regard to the old age centre in Podimoe Location in Taung in the North West, which was completed three years ago but has not been occupied and remains a white elephant with some social workers appointed and not doing anything on a daily basis, (a) on what date is it envisaged that her department will open the old age centre, (b) what total amount did the centre cost her department and (c)(i) what total number of social workers are currently working from the specified centre and (ii) for how long?
Reply:
a) The province does not have a date as yet for the opening of the old age centre in Podimoe Location in Taung. The actual date of opening is dependant on the following which are still pending:
- Appointment of a Nursing Manager and other nursing personnel
- Delivery of furniture in accordance with the norms and standards
- Registration of the facility in terms of the provisions of the Older Persons Act 13 of 2006.
Once the province has conclude on the above upon which it is working on, the old age home will be opened.
b) The total amount that the centre cost her department was R 73, 064 777.10
(c) |
(i) |
3 Social Workers. They are currently delivering statutory services at community level. |
(ii) |
The Social Workers have been delivering statutory services at community level from 2017/2018 financial year to date. |
26 July 2022 - NW2172
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Given that the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework budget tabled for the 2022-23 financial year makes no specific reference to the increasing crisis of homelessness and noting that the subprogramme Families, where the process of family reunification falls, is the only social development programme dedicated to address homelessness, what are the reasons that she has not dedicated a specific budget to address homelessness in terms of providing dignity to such individuals; (2) what budget allocations have provincial departments made to address homelessness and street persons in the specified financial year; (3) what is the budget breakdown of the R10,5 million for the Families sub-programme in the specified financial year; (4) what (a) total amount was allocated towards the reunification of homeless persons with their families and (b) has been the success rate of the family reunification programme in each province?
Reply:
1. Homelessness is a complex and cross-cutting issue that no single Department or entity of Government can address on its own. The Department is currently leading efforts to develop a policy framework that will guide and coordinate interventions by various key role players in addressing homelessness.
The policy framework will outline the roles and responsibilities, norms and standards within which such services should be provided. The department further has to provide psychosocial support and reunification services which are part of the package of services included within the current baseline.
2. Currently, two provincial departments, namely Gauteng (R 11 545 986) and Western Cape (R R2 898 560) have a dedicated budget to address homelessness.
(3)
NATIONAL BUDGET BREAKDOWN 2022/2023 |
|
Compensation of employees |
R5 168 |
Goods and Service |
R3 295 |
Transfers |
R1 868 |
Capital payments |
R 241 |
Total |
R10 573 |
(4) The table below indicate the total amount allocated towards the reunification of homeless persons with their families and the success rate of the family reunification programme per province.
Province |
(a) Allocated Budget |
(b) Recorded Numbers |
Limpopo
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
No official record at the time of reply |
Free State |
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
117 |
Mpumalanga
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
No official record at the time of reply |
Northern Cape
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
602 |
Western Cape
|
Refer to 2 above |
602 |
Eastern Cape
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
463 |
Gauteng
|
Refer to 2 above |
2 279 |
North West
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
97 |
KwaZulu-Natal
|
No dedicated budget. Reunification services is part of the basket of services rendered by social workers. |
1 799 |