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The national executive intervened in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (the Metro) in terms of section 139(7) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, read with section 150 of the Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003. The intervention is jointly led by the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) and the National Treasury.

On 20 April 2022, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), together with senior officials from the DCoG, attended and addressed a special council meeting of the Metro. Also in attendance were officials from the Free State Government led by the Premier and accompanied by the provincial MEC’s of Finance and CoGTA, as well as senior officials from their respective Departments.

The purpose of the special council meeting was to communicate the Cabinet decision for placing the Metro under national intervention and the implications thereof. Subsequently, on 28 April 2022 the Minister of Finance published the Terms of Reference (copy attached) to guide the work of the intervention team that have been seconded to the Metro by DCoG, National Treasury, and sector Departments from national and provincial government.

The areas of financial management and the provision of services are amongst the various areas of work that the intervention team will be focusing on.

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(1) (a) (i) and (ii)A person appointed as the head of the provincial disaster management centre is responsible for the exercise by the centre of its powers and the performance of its duties. Mr Sibongiseni Ngema has been appointed as the Head: KZN Provincial Disaster Management Centre in terms of the Public Service Act.

(b)The Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) was established in 2007.

(c) The budget allocation that is accessible on the financial system depicts the following allocation

No.	Year	Budget Allocated
1.	2018	R 51 017 000.00
2.	2019	R 65 218 000.00
3.	2020	R 48 229 000.00
4.	2021	R 17 083 000.00
5.	2022	R 52 583 000.00

The system could not retrieve information dating back beyond 2018 as Disaster Management did not have a separate vote. The budget was under Programme 3. 

(2) The Department of Cooperative Governance does not keep records of the provincial government. The Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) indicated that due to the changes in staff and technology, it is difficult to access the information dating back to 2007. The Provincial Disaster Management requires at least a month to locate these documents and furnish them to Ms E L Powell. This is mainly because the staff at the PDMC is still busy assisting with the coordination and supporting the stabilisation and recovery, the rehousing of people who have lost homes and restoring provision of services as a result of the flood disaster that have taken place.

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The below response was provided by the Mpumalanga province: 

1. The Emalahleni municipality section 106 investigation report has not yet been officially released by the provincial government.  The report is yet to be tabled before the provincial executive council and then be tabled before the municipal council for them to adopt and develop an action plan to respond to the findings. It would be premature to make any pronouncements on the contents of the report until it is tabled at both the executive council and the municipal council.

2. The report will be tabled before the municipal council after it has been tabled before the provincial executive council. 

(3) As indicated above the report has not yet been officially released by the provincial government.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

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The question replied to in PQ 1464 dated 22 April 2022. See submitted reply below.

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Claims against the No Fault Compensation Fund (NFC) are only lodged after the conclusion of assessment of an Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) that has been determined by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee (NISEC) to be caused by the Vaccine. It is not compulsory for an affected person with a causally linked injury to claim.

a) (i) 2 appeal claims and 2 claims have been sent to the NFC. There are 68 eligible individuals (AEFI causally linked to the use of the vaccine)

(ii) No claims have been rejected

(iii) No claims have been processed.

b) No claims have been rejected, although not all claims will be eligible as the outcome of the event should be serious thus either resulting in death, permanent or temporary disability.

c) 68 AEFI linked to the use of the vaccine of which the outcomes were not all serious (Only serious outcomes will be compensated, need for compensation will be determined by the adjudication panel.)

• M (14 ) F  (54)
• 12-18y (3); 19-30y (15); 31-50y  (19); above 50y (31)

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The Tribunal outcomes were issued to the Accounting Officer of OR Tambo District Municipality. No steps will be taken against the municipal officials by the National Treasury as the National Treasury does not have jurisdiction in the disciplining of any organ of state employees or officials. OR Tambo District Municipality will be required to take action against any transgressions of its employees.

The National Treasury are able to monitor to ensure that necessary actions are taken against the implicated officials.

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First, proposals to address a broad public policy on dealing with wage gaps in industry, were developed and drafted into legislation, in the form of a Companies Amendment Bill, 2021 (the Bill)

Second, these proposals were discussed with social partners in Nedlac, where the principle of disclosure of the wage gaps and responsibilities assigned to shareholders, were agreed

Third, Cabinet was briefed on the proposed changes

Fourth, the proposals were published for public comment.

The public comments are currently being considered and in the Department’s Budget Vote this year, I indicated that the anticipated timeframe for the Bill be submitted to Cabinet for consideration, which is within the next three months.

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According to a report from the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (MMM), MMM has just finalized the appointment of a contractor to attend to the flooding spots as and when required.

It is however expected that the acting senior personnel, including the Acting Municipal Manager and Acting Engineering Services Head of Department, will ensure that service delivery plans are in place within three (3) months, budgeted for and implemented. The service delivery plans will provide timelines.

The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) will provide technical support to MMM with regard to infrastructure development and service delivery.

 

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1. Government is extremely concerned about the killing of traditional leaders, I have requested the Minister of Police to put together a team to investigate this matter. We have also raised the matter with the Kwa-Zulu Natal CoGTA and they have advised that they are collaborating with law enforcement agencies. A number of interventions have been effected including entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Community Safety and Liaison and the Provincial House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders, hosting of Imbizo’s in all eleven (11) Districts and a Provincial Imbizo to listen to the views of traditional leaders and reporting this matter to the Justice Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council that has directed that the Provincial Priority Committee on Chieftaincy be re-established as a sub-committee of the Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure and further that the incidents of killings of traditional leaders be filtered within the Provincial Peace and Stability Strategy.

(2) A Commission of inquiry has not been established; however, a number of interventions have been put into place including the establishment of the Community Safety Intervention Unit within the Department of Community Safety and Liaison to primarily deal with these violent crimes.

(3) The Provincial Department has advised that a total of twenty-six (26) arrests have been made.

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The response below were provided by the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality.

There is a plan in place for implementing the project in 2022/23 Municipal FY under the Bulk infrastructure cluster funded by DWS under RBIG. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has confirmed that the Engineers/Consultants are busy with the design and finalization of the technical report which will be presented to the department for approval of the funding under the 2022/23 Municipal Financial Year, which starts on the 01 July 2022.

With regards to electricity, Esdale village is electrified, However, there is few newly built homes which have not yet received electricity. The municipality applies every financial year to Eskom for electrification of infills and Esdale will be included in 2023/2024 municipal financial year.

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The National Disaster Management Centre each year monitors legislative compliance to the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002) in all Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMC) and two Municipal Disaster Management Centres (MDMC) located in each province. These assessments are done with the PDMC and then feedback is provided immediately on key issues that have been identified.  Provinces and each municipality to ensure that they comply with the requirements of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002), including to develop and implement a comprehensive disaster management plan. The District Development Model (DDM), presents an opportunity that, in the context of “Joint One Plans” and  “One Budgets”, organs of state and institutional role-players will be able to coordinate and align the implementation of their disaster (risk) management plans within each District and Metropolitan space across the country.

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a) The core business in the health sector is born in health services as provided by health professions that requires various skills mix to respond to the burden of diseases in South Africa. In response to the question, the following critical skills that are required in majority numbers were concentrated on (i.e. Medical Practitioners Categories, Nursing Categories, Pharmacists and Emergency Medical Services)

(i) The table below indicate the total identified critical skill personnel per province

Critical Skills employed per Province - All citizenship categories as at May 2022
	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu Natal	Limpopo Province	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Grand Total
NURSE CATEGORIES	20327	7158	31255	34714	16525	10256	9866	2618	13735	146454
EMS / PARAMEDICS	264	194	351	335	238	79	156	57	330	2004
MEDICAL PRACTIONER	2208	1116	6271	4639	1510	1227	1307	437	3400	22115
PHARMACIST	417	151	538	803	567	315	312	109	319	3531
Grand Total	23216	8619	38415	40491	18840	11877	11641	3221	17784	174104

 

(ii) A total of South African Citizens health professionals trained locally and employed in critical skills categories per provinces:

Critical Skills employed per Province - South African Citizenship as at May 2022
	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu Natal	Limpopo Province	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Grand Total
NURSE CATEGORIES	20304	7143	31180	34687	16510	10237	9837	2614	13693	146205
EMS / PARAMEDICS	263	194	351	335	238	79	156	57	329	2002
MEDICAL PRACTIONER	2020	985	5643	4338	1402	1139	975	339	3266	20107
PHARMACIST	404	139	511	781	558	303	291	103	313	3403
Grand Total	22991	8461	37685	40141	18708	11758	11259	3113	17601	171717

*Data source is PERSAL System extracted on May 2022

(iii) Other citizenship critical skill categories sourced from Countries

Critical Skills employed per Province - Other Counties as at May 2022
	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu Natal	Limpopo Province	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Grand Total
NURSE CATEGORIES	23	15	75	27	15	19	29	4	42	249
EMS / PARAMEDICS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
MEDICAL PRACTIONER	188	131	628	301	108	88	332	98	134	2008
PHARMACIST	13	12	27	22	9	12	21	6	6	128
Grand Total	225	158	730	350	132	119	382	108	183	2387

*Data source is PERSAL System extracted on May 2022

b) The following data indicates the countries the specified personnel come from.

Critical Skills employed per Province - Other Counties as at May 2022
	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KZN	Limpopo	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Grand Total
ANGOLA			1	3						4
ARGENTINA				1						1
ARUBA			1							1
AUSTRALIA			1	1					1	3
AUSTRIA		1							1	2
BANGLADESH	1	1	1	9	2		3			17
BELGIUM	1		5	3	1	1			2	13
BOTSWANA	4	3	29	2	6		20	2		66
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY	1					1				2
BULGARIA				3		1				4
BURKINA FASO									1	1
BURMA	1			1						2
BURUNDI				2					5	7
CAMEROON	1	1	8	1	2			1	4	18
CANADA			1	1	1				1	4
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	1	1		1			1			4
CHILE			1							1
CHINA			5	2						7
COLOMBIA					1					1
COOK ISLANDS			1					2		3
COSTA RICA			1	1						2
COTE D_LVOIRE			2	1						3
CROATIA			1							1
CUBA	20	21	22	15	24	16	40	27		185
CURACAO					1			4		5
CZECH REPUBLIC									1	1
DENMARK			1							1
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC		1	1							2
EAST GERMANY	1			1						2
EGYPT	1		2		1		1			5
ENGLAND	3		1	2					10	16
ERITREA			4	1			1			6
ETHIOPIA		1	3	1	2		1		1	9
FRANCE	2		1	2						5
FRENCH GUIANA					1		1			2
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES			1							1
GABON			1							1
GEORGIA					1					1
GERMANY	2		1			1	1		2	7
GHANA	10		6	6	1				1	24
HONG KONG						1				1
INDIA	18	6	37	14	10	3	14		3	105
INDONESIA			1							1
IRAN:ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF			6	1	1	3	3		1	15
IRAQ				1						1
IRELAND						1			1	2
ITALY	1		1							2
JAMAICA					1					1
JAPAN				1						1
KENYA	6		12	4	1	1	7	1	2	34
KOREA(NORTH)		1	1		1					3
KOREA(SOUTH)	2		1	1			2		4	10
LEBANON			1							1
LESOTHO	6	34	18	6	5	1	12	1	3	86
LIBERIA				2						2
LIBYA	4	1	1	6		1	7			20
MALAWI		2	8	4	3		2		3	22
MALI			1							1
MAURITANIA			1							1
MAURITIUS	2		6	5	1		1		7	22
MEXICO			1							1
MOZAMBIQUE			9	1		2	2			14
NAMIBIA	2	1	9	4	4	1	3	2	5	31
NEPAL						1				1
NETHERLANDS	1			1			1		7	10
NEW ZEALAND									1	1
NIGER							1		1	2
NIGERIA	36	14	66	45	14	26	33	9	18	261
NORWAY			1							1
PAKISTAN	6		8	2			1	1	1	19
PALESTINE: STATE OF		1								1
PHILIPPINES	2									2
POLAND					2				1	3
PORTUGAL			2							2
QATAR							1			1
REPUBLIC OF CONGO	42	37	266	87	9	13	152	44	36	686
ROMANIA			2							2
RUSSIAN FEDERATION			1							1
RWANDA		2	2	7	2	1		1	10	25
SCOTLAND								1		1
SENEGAL			1							1
SOMALIA	2									2
SOUTH SUDAN					1		1			2
SPAIN			1	2	1					4
SRI LANKA							1			1
SUDAN			4	1		1	1			7
SWAZILAND	2	3	16	6	2	10	2		1	42
SWEDEN									1	1
SWITZERLAND			1						1	2
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC				1						1
TAIWAN	1			1						2
TANZANIA	2		1	1			2			6
TOGO							1			1
TUNISIA	2	4	1	13		7	6	3		36
TURKEY					1					1
UGANDA	7		9	7	2	2	3		1	31
UKRAINE		1				1	2		1	5
UNITED KINGDOM			3	5					5	13
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	4		3	1					3	11
URUGUAY			1							1
USSR			3	1	2					6
WEST GERMANY		1	3	1					3	8
YUGOSLAVIA			1							1
ZAIRE	3	6	8	2			5	3	1	28
ZAMBIA	2		8	7	3	5	7		4	36
ZIMBABWE	23	14	102	49	22	18	40	6	28	302
Grand Total	225	158	730	350	132	119	382	108	183	2387

*Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

c) The following is the current vacancy rate of critical skills in each province.

Critical Skills employed per Province - Vacancy rate as at May 2022
	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu Natal	Limpopo	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Overall % Vacant
NURSE CATEGORIES	15.38	10.13	20.40	29.33	8.51	3.74	5.94	2.02	4.57	15.47
EMS / PARAMEDICS	10.72	11.60	49.21	8.96	3.69	0.53	5.27	1.76	8.26	28.39
MEDICAL PRACTIONER	8.42	13.58	16.15	23.95	20.97	3.12	4.21	2.40	7.19	16.22
PHARMACIST	13.76	8.56	10.40	16.51	25.99	4.89	11.31	2.75	5.81	9.26
Grand Total	14.34	10.59	20.32	28.04	10.26	3.60	5.76	2.07	5.01	15.59

*Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

 

d) The breakdown of the type of critical skills shortages in each province is as follows:

Vacant Posts in the Public Health Sector
JOB TITLE	Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu Natal	Limpopo Province	Mpumalanga	North West	Northern Cape	Western Cape	Grand Total
NURSE CATEGORIES	3484	2294	4621	6644	1927	847	1346	457	1035	22655
EMS / PARAMEDICS	61	66	280	51	21	3	30	10	47	569
MEDICAL PRACTIONER	302	487	579	859	752	112	151	86	258	3586
PHARMACIST	45	28	34	54	85	16	37	9	19	327
Grand Total	3892	2875	5514	7608	2785	978	1564	562	1359	27137

Data source is PERSAL report extracted in May 2022

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a. Department of Cooperative Governance & MISA

During the last five years, the Department has found no ghost workers within its system. No ghost employees were found within the Department of Cooperative Governance and MISA in the past five years. The department and MISA conducts regular employee verification and ensures payroll certification by employees monthly.

b.Community Work Programme

(i) & (ii) The Department identified that some implementing agents made payments to 909 deceased participants totalling R2,483,605.50.

(iii) Payments to deceased participants are being recovered from CWP Implementing Agents.

 

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a) The In-Kind Grant 2022/23 budget is R1.5 Billion. See below a detailed list of approved Infrastructure In-Kind Grant Projects that will be undertaken within the National Department of Health during the 2022/23 financial year.

b) It should also be noted that these projects are at the different stages as per the Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management (FIDPM) and the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS).

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The appointment of the Sectional Title Schemes Management Advisory Council is in progress and should be finalised by 15 July 2022.

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During the Budget Vote on Trade and Industry, I noted that building an enabling environment for industrialisation requires securing our key network infrastructure, such as energy and logistics, and protecting our electrical grid and rail network from the continued threat of scrap metal syndicates. I committed that by the end of July, the Department will have developed and tabled a draft policy on scrap metal, which will introduce a blend of domestic and export measures to address illegal trade in copper cable and scrap metal.

Since then, research has been completed and Cabinet has been briefed on the overall strategy. A document setting out the draft policy is being developed and will be published for public comment shortly.

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The intervention team in Managung Metropolitan Municipality is not empowered to determine whether motions of no confidence in elected office bearers may be allowed or not, while the intervention is in place. Thus, the scope and responsibilities of the intervention team are mainly related to the implementation of the Financial Recovery Plan, and not extended to cover matters relating to political decisions, and thus, Municipal Council resolutions on whether or not to remove an elected office bearer is not part of the implementation of the Financial Recovery Plan. The procedural requirements pertaining to a political decision that a Municipal Council is entitled to take, are prescribed in sections 29, 30, 40 and 58 of the Municipal Structures Act, No. 117 of 1998.

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1. Yes. Section 231 (1) of the Constitution is clear that the negotiation and signing of all international agreements is the responsibility of the national executive. Meaning that international agreements become national law only upon ratification by Parliament. The Minister of Health is therefore enjoined by the Constitution to submit the treaty to Parliament for consideration and approval.

2. No. The draft Pandemic Treaty will be subjected to legal scrutiny by State Law Advisers at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to ensure its compliance with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

3. For South Africa, it is crucial that the treaty is anchored on human rights to ensure equitable access to available medical solutions in order to improve the health and well-being of all, regardless of socio-economic status or geographical location. Therefore the main points to be pushed by South Africa in this regard are access and equity.

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(a) There is no specific budget allocated for termination of pregnancy services, however the services are covered under Equitable Share

(b) There is no specific budget calculation for termination of pregnancy, the service/program is not a stand-alone programme it falls within the Women, Maternal and Reproductive Health at all level of care, therefore the calculation is done under Equitable share budget.

(c) The clinic cannot turn away the clients however; clinic can only refer clients on the following basis:

• 1. If there is no one trained and providing the termination of pregnancy services in a facility; the health care workers, don’t turn them away BUT refer clients where services are rendered
  2. If the client is above 12 weeks, and there is no Doctor who can provide the above 12 weeks’ cases in a facility as stipulated in the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 92 of 1996, then the client can be referred to next level of care where second trimester termination of pregnancy is offered;
  3. If the client is above 20 weeks, however the client can be counselled on pregnancy resolutions e.g. adoption etc.

(d) The National Department of Health did not receive reports from provinces indicating challenges related to backlog on termination of pregnancy

(e) The National Department of Health has developed the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Training Package/Curriculum consisting of 14 modules.

1. Module one is compulsory and covers value clarification and mind transformation and

2. Module 7 is a specific module for termination of pregnancy (theory and practical session).

(f)-(g) Staff vacancy rate. The Department do not have the vacancy rate specific for termination of pregnancy however the service is being rendered under Women, Maternal and Reproductive Health programme. There is no breakdown of vacancies because termination of pregnancy is not a standalone programme it is offered under the Women, Maternal and Reproductive Health programme.

(h) The Department Conduct Value Clarification and mind transformation workshop to address unwillingness and negative attitude of the health care workers at all levels of care. Choice on termination of pregnancy guidelines (2019) provides guidance to managers, frontline workers and service users to respond to issues on conscientious objection which is described as blocking access to care .

(i)-(j) The following table reflects the details in this regard.

	Year	Total number of TOP’s performed in the last five years per province and National
		Province (i)	South Africa (National) (j)
		Eastern Cape	Free State	Gauteng	KwaZulu-Natal	Limpopo	Mpuma-langa	Northern Cape	North West	Western Cape
	2017	9,905	5,397	11,929	17,700	6,703	3,080	1,149	4,859	15,415	76,137
	2018	14,130	7,404	18,827	27,032	11,297	5,738	1,671	7,840	18,785	112,724
	2019	13,342	7,666	19,881	28,344	14,323	7,584	1,533	9,557	18,831	121,061
	2020	10,922	7,242	23,338	22,399	14,494	4,449	1,337	8,325	17,209	109,715
	2021	12,118	7,617	25,827	23,688	13,828	5,014	1,705	9,002	16,129	114,928
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The Honourable Member should note that the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA), vests financial governance, accountability and responsibility for a municipality with the municipal council and its administration. This includes appointment of relevant and appropriate skills, ensuring proper internal controls are implemented and to prevent the incurrence of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (UIFW).

Specifically, section 62 of the MFMA provides that the accounting officer of a municipality is responsible for managing the financial administration of the municipality, and must for this purpose ensure internal controls, take all reasonable steps to ensure that unauthorised, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure and other losses are prevented, amongst others.

The National Treasury has issued cost containment regulations that elaborate on the process to be followed and measures to be implemented by municipalities on the use of consultants with the objective of reducing reliance thereon. The Regulations requires a thorough needs assessment to be undertaken to demonstrate the need for appointing a consultant. In cases where consultants are appointed, a municipality must ensure the transfer of skills by consultants to municipal officials are included in all contracts.

A number of MFMA Circulars have been issued and officials trained in implementing their financial management responsibilities, including regulating a set of minimum requirements. These address all financial management disciplines, including revenue management, asset management, expenditure management and liability management.

Additionally, the National and Provincial Treasuries, have collaborated to render support to municipalities in various ways, both technical, financial and at knowledge sharing platforms. The issuance of the UIFW reduction strategy documents, preventative controls and assistance in preparation of support plans for implementation by municipalities are geared to address these financial challenges. Furthermore, all municipalities are required to assess their Budget and Treasury Office capability, capacity and competencies in financial management and to implement corrective measures to address gaps and audit findings. These have been communicated in MFMA Circulars available on the National Treasury website. Training has been provided and will continue in the use of these tools, interpretation of accounting standards, preparation of annual financial statements and disclosures to municipal officials.

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1. The bridges project mentioned in PQ 2027 belongs to Thulamela Local Municipality (TLM). The pertinent details of the project are outlined below.

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) is responsible, in terms of section 154 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 among others, to provide support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities including TLM to manage their own affairs, to exercise their powers and to perform their functions. To that end, DCOG through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) provides technical support to TLM in accordance with the District Development Model (DDM). The MISA technical support includes the following:

• Development or review of technical reports and other related documentation for project registration at project funding approval stage.
• Development and review of project planning documents, supporting with preparation of procurement documents for service providers.
• Support the municipality by giving technical advice, review reports submitted by the professional service provider appointed by TLM and conduct site inspections.

The cracks on the bridges are part of the defects that the contractor is required to fix within 21 days from the issue of the Practical Completion Certificate done on 23 May 2022. MISA conducts site visits and inspections to monitor the fixing of the defects as part of the support to TLM.

2. The contractor was instructed to fix the defects, which include the cracks, within 21 days. The days are counted from 23 May 2022 when the Practical Completion Certificate was issued as indicated in the background above.

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The National Department of Health is working with the Provincial Departments of Health and the private health sector to source this information. As soon as the information has been received by the National Department of Health, the Minister will be able to furnish the full response to the Honourable Member and Parliament.

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(a) In an effort to determine the proportion of the excess deaths which are attributable to COVID-19 and what proportion are attributable to non-COVID factors, the SAMRC Burden of Disease Research Unit and University of Cape Town (UCT) Centre for Actuarial Research used the correlation of excess natural deaths with other measures of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. Based on comparison of the time trends in excess deaths, the confirmed COVID-19 deaths (by date of occurrence), and proportions testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in 2020 and 2021, the SAMRC/UCT collaboration estimated that 85%-95% of excess deaths were directly related to COVID-19. However, it was not possible to assess whether this differs by age groups.

(b) The remaining 5-15% of the excess deaths are considered to be attributable to non-COVID-19 factors.

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FINANCIAL 2019/2020

PROJECT NAME	BENEFICIARY	BUDGET
1. Annual Celebration of African Culinary 2019: Indiza Foods	Indiza Food Women Catering company Co-Operative Ltd	R700 000
2. Innibos:	Laeveld Nasionale Kunstefees	R2 000 000
3. Collins Chabane Cultural Heritage Festival:)	Isiko Foundation	R2000 000
4. Celebrate Africa Carnival:	The World Gospel Power House Organisation	R3000 000
5. African Legendary Queens Festival:	Lw Group (Mr Wl Letlaka	R800 000
6. Lo Spirito Del Pianeta Fest:	Phambili African Events cc (Ms Gm Ryan)	R600 000
7. We Are Africa Film Fest:	Traffic Events (Mr Ls Mphake)	R1000 000
8. Go West Festival	Zenone Productions	R750 000
9. Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival	TMusicman	R3000 000
10. Kalahari Desert Festival	San Council of South Africa	R1 500 000
11. Ubuhle Bomzansi Cultural Dance	Kwagogo Studio Productions Pty Ltd	R500 000
12. Msomi Gang Film	Lucky Legodi	R500 000
13.Madiba Jive Music Festival	Zwide 247 Events and Entertainment	R 1 000 000
14.Moretele Tribute Concert	Drakensburg Promotions	R 2 500 000
15.Mpumalanga Comes Alive Festival	Mpumalanga Comes Alive	R800 000
16.National Arts Festival	National Arts Festival NPC	R 3 000 000
17.Umshado: Marriage of Heritage (The Rave Theatre Festival In Broadway)	One Step Productions	R1000 000
18.Pale Ya Rona	GPSRC	R 2 500 000
19.Sister Bucks Design Academy	Sister Bucks Design Academy	R700 000
20.Vaal River Festival	JCEE Entertainment Pty Ltd	R750 000
21.Abantu Book Festival	Abantu Book Festival (PTY Ltd)	1 000 000
22. Buyel 'Khaya Pan African Festival	Mbuyambo Cultural Organization NPC	R 2 500 000
23.Children's Festival	Redeemed Business solutions Pty Ltd	R3 000 000
24.Ebubeleni Music Festival	Mahambehlala Communications	R2 500 000
25.Feather Awards	Quad Republic Communications	R 3 000 000
26.Macufe	Fs DSRAC	R3 000 000
27.Mapungubwe	Dept sports Arts & Culture Limpopo	R4 000 000
28.We Can Arts Festival	Outrage Concepts CC	R 2 500 000
29. South African Literary Awards	THE SOUTH AFRICAN LITERARY AWARDS NPC	R2 000 000
30.Armor Clothing Boutique	Armor Clothing Boutique	R400 000
31.A Re Bineng, Re Ipele Ka Ngwao Le Setso Sa Rona	Bafana Abram Matome	R200 000
32.Bayede Cultural Festival	Bayede Cultural Projects	R200 000
33.Women Celebrating Albertina Sisulu	Doggo Production House: Nc	R400 000
34.Skierlik Tour	Lentswe Arts Projects	R250 000
35.Meropa Marimba Sing Along Session	Performing Arts & Culture Development Project NPO	R400 000
36.Mother To Mother	Phambili Spirit Sister NPO	R600 000
37.Mponi Cultural Music	Seponono Florah Makua	R500 000
38.Afrieuro	Thabo Shadrack Kobeli	R500 000
39.Ubuhle Be Africa Tour	Thandisiwe Hallam	R210 000
40.Afripella	Zacharia Tshepiso Ramokobye	R200 000
41.Last Supper	Xolani Mali	R300 000
42.3rd Imvunge Indigenous Festival	World Vision House:	R800 000
43.25 Years Of Freedom Celebration Expo 2019	Amawelase Consulting Services Pty Ltd	R800 000
44.What Or Tambo Did For Us	Artmatem Projects & Trading	R300 000
45.Training In Painting And Wood Carving	Arts And Painting Youth Development	R250 000
46.Xirimelo Heritage Celebration	Atras Tours And Heritage Services Pty Ltd	R600 000
47.Bom Music Development Programme	Bao Music Business & Learnership cc	R500 000
48.5th Azibuyele Emasisweni	Bliss Global Pty Ltd	R500 000
49.Abadala Cultural Event	Damilos MP Pty Ltd	R500 000
50.Eagles And Butterflies :	Vhembe Golden Economy Cultural Event	R500 000
51.Ezakithi The Homestead :	Ezakithi Homestead Of Culture	R 500 000
52.Johannesburg Reggae Splash Project	Fuse Africa GroupInvestment Pty Ltd :	R700 000
53.Ihashi Music Talent Search	IHN Records	R800 000
54.6th Annual Hlanganani Traditional Music And Arts Festival	Kincha Media	R800 000
55.Kopano Traditional Music And Urban Dance Workshop	Wmj Production And Events	R500 000
56.90's AFFAIR 2019 FESTIVAL	LCP CONCEPTS :	R500 000
57.The Annual Tshwane Regional Dance Tour	Lovemore Ndou Tainments cc	R600 000
58.Vhembe Cultural Festival	Matsila Community Development Trust	R1000 000
59.Youth Day Reconciliation Expo Music Festival	Miown Productions Pty Ltd	R300 000
60.Manyano Project	Namahadi Youth	R100 000
61.Phuzekhemisi Music Festival	Nsepheni TradingEnterprise cc	R500 000
62.Angingedwa, This Is My Story	Dr Rebecca Malope Foundation NPC	R700 000
63.Simphiwe Dana Symphony Experience	Black Carrot Creative Solutions	R2000 000
64.Swilombe Music Association	Swilombe Music Association NPO	R700 000
65.Traditional Horse Racing Event	Fashion Engagement:	R500 000
66.Mafikeng Design	Londa Designs	R500 000
67.Limpopo Art In Motion.	Limpopo Art In Motion NPC	R800 000
68.Tshwane Gospel Choir	Tshwane Gospel Choir	R500 000
69.21Station Arcade	21 Station Arcade Pty Ltd	R500 000
70.Mpumalanga Cultural Experience		R2 000 000
71.Suidoostefees	SUIDOOSTERFEES NPO	1 250 000
72. Mpumalanga Fashion and Craft Show	Malengs Holdings	R800 000
73.Ncwane Communications	Ncwane Communications	R600 000
74.Puloya Meropa	Puloya Meropa Cultural Development & Support Trust	R600 000
75. IBioscope ye Community – Cinema for peoples Development Project	Rudzani Muthumbi Properties	R300 000
76.Free State Symphony Orchestra	Free State Symphony Orchestra NPC	R225 000
77.Isupport Music Business	Isupport Music Business cc	R134 000
78.Ndatopa Kusauka	Ndatopa Kusauka Events & Projects cc	R500 000
79.Sing Africa	Sing Africa Trust	R1000 000
80.Rashied Lombard	Rashied Lombard Pty Ltd	R80 200
81.Agang Productions	Agang Productions & Entertainment	R300 000
82.Princess of Africa Foundation	Princess Of Africa Foundation	R2000 000
83.Distant Memory (The Archive and Memory)	Kauru African Contemporary Art Form Africa	R1 503 000
84.One Night Only	Gateway Media	800 000
85.Johannesburg International Comedy Festival	Johannesburg International Comedy Festival	R1 500 000
86. Love & Hope Musical Festival	To The Throne NPC	R800 000
87. South African Music Award	RISA	2 500 000
88. Bassline Festival	Bassline Jazz Club	R2 500 000
89. KZN Music Imbizo	KZN Music Imbizo	R1 500 000
90. Zakifo Festival	Zakfifo Pty Ltd	R3 000 000
91. The Cape Town Carnival	The Cape Town Carnival Trust	R2 500 000
92. South African National Book Development Council: National Book Week	South African National Book Development Council NPC	R5 000 000
		R75 899 200

FINANCIAL 2020/2021

PROJECT NAME	BENEFICIARY	BUDGET
1.KZN Music Imbizo	KZN Music Imbizo Pty Ltd	R957 000
2.Crown Gospel Awards	The World gospel Power house Organisation	R2 000 000
3.ASM Fashion Consulting: Sa Fashion Industry Awards Launch	ASM Fashion Consulting Agency CC	R500 000
4.Africa Rising International Film Festival	Africa Rising International Film Festival	R1 200 000
5.Ibotwe Investment	Ibotwe Empire Investment NPC	R1 000 000
6.Art Ubuntu Trust	Art & Ubuntu Trust	350 000
7.Emerging Creatives capacity building program (virtual & streamed)	Interactive Africa Pty Ltd	R1 500 000
9.Buzz Foundation	The Buzz Foundation	350 000
10.South African Guilds Actor (SAGA)	South African Guilds Actor (SAGA) NPO	R300 000
11.Writer Guild of SA (WGSA)	Writer Guild of SA NPO	R700 000
12.Phanzi Resource Outreach	Phansi Resource Centre NPC	R 850 000
13.South African Music Week (SAMW)	South African Music Week (SAMW)	R2000 000
14.Playhouse company Incubator	Playhouse Company Incubator	R1500 000
15.Bridge Visual Production	1Bridge Visual Productions	R300 000
16.E-Sthetics Software Solution	E-Sthetics Software Solution	R350 000
17.Prof Wally Reading Programme	Mongane Wally Serote	R1000 000
18.National Arts Festival	National Arts Festival NPC	R2 500 000
19. South African Literary Awards	THE SOUTH AFRICAN LITERARY AWARDS NPC	R2 000 000
20.We Can Arts Festival	Outrage Concepts CC	R 2 500 000
21.Ebubeleni Festival	Mahambehlala Communications	R2 500 000
22.Buyela E’khaya (Flagship)	Mbuyambo Cultural Organization NPC	R 2 500 000
23.Johanessburg International Comedy Festival (Flagship)	Johannesburg International Comedy Festival	R1 500 000
24.Abantu Book Festival	Abantu Book Festival (PTY Ltd)	R2 000 000
25.South African National Book Development Policy Consultative Session	South African National Book Development Council NPC	R261 340
26.Kwamaimai Project	KwaMai Mai	R2 000 000
27. Replaced Spoken Word Project	Gcinamasiko Storytelling Arts & Heritage Trust	R800 000
28.Zindala Zombili	Zindala Zombili Productions	R1000 000
29.Kuhle Kwetu Project	Mr Wiseman Mkhize	R200 000
30.Baz Art Public Art Project	BAZ ART NPC	R400 000
31. Collaborative (Public Art Project)	Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative NPO	R500 000
32.Refiloe General Suppliers (Public Art Project)	Refiloe General Suppliers cc	R500 000
33.Saturday Arts Academy (Public Art Project)	Saturday Arts Academy NPC	R250 000
34.Sezilapho Trading (Public Art Project)	Sezilapho Trading Pty Ltd	R500 000
35. Annual Dundee Public Art Festival	Thateho Business Enterprise (Public Art Project)	R500 000
36. Downtown Music Hub	Downtown Music Hub	R6 000 000
3.7. CCIFSA	CCIFSA	R 2 500 000
38.Feather Awards	Quad Republic Communications	R 3 000 000
		R43 068 340

FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/2022

PROJECT NAME	BENEFICIARY	BUDGET
1.Lagos Fashion week in Partnership with SEDA	Vangigyn	500 000
2.Craft Competition & Awards (Virtual Exhibition)	Art Aid Pty Ltd	445 050
3.Beautiful Things Craft Exhibition - National & Show case	Art Aid Pty Ltd	1 929 238
4. SA Fashion Industry Awards	ASM Fashion Consulting Agency	800 000
5.Africa Rising International Film Festival –Int	Africa Rising International Film Festival NPC	1 500 000
6 Moshito Music Market & Exhibition	Moshito Music Conference & Exhibition, NPC	2 000 000
7. South African Music Awards (SAMA)	The Recording Industry of South Africa, NPC	2 000 000
8 Crown Gospel Awards	The World Gospel Power House Organisation	2 000 000
9 Africa Book and Design Fair	Londilox (Nonhlanhla Matshazi)	1 500 000
10 South African Literary Awards	THE SOUTH AFRICAN LITERARY AWARDS NPC	2 000 000
11.Choral Music Awards	Choral, Opera and Orchestral Music Federation of South Africa	2 000 000
12. ARTBANK	The National Museum Bloemfontein	3 000 000
13. Africa Fashion International (AFI) Development Program Online) EASTERN CAPE DESIGN FOCUS	Africa Fashion International (AFI)	800 000
14. Igoda Fashion Incubator	Igoda Incubator	2 000 000
15. Craft Explore	The Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council	1 000 000
16. National Craft Incubator	To be determined by the outcome of the supply chain process.	2 000 000
17. Market Theatre Incubator	Market theatre foundation	1 500 000
18. State Theatre Incubator	The South African State Theatre	1 500 000
19. Playhouse Company Incubator	PACOFS	1 500 000
20. PACOFS Incubator	The Playhouse Company	1 500 000
21. Artscape Incubator	ArtsCape Theatre	1 500 000
22. Reading Incubator projects	SOECA (Congress Mahlangu)	1 000 000
23. Training program (Amambazo Mobile Academy)	AMAMBAZO THE MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS(PTY) LTD	12 000 000
24. INDONI SA	INDONI SA	10 000 000
25. Emerging Creatives	Interactive Africa PTY LTD	1 500 000
26. DSAC Publishing and Reading Hub	Individual Authors & Motherbox (Lindiwe Matshikiza	5 000 000
27. Eersterust Visual arts Incubator	Eersterust Arts & Culture School	750 000
28. Sello-Maake Ncube		1 500 000
29. Casterbridge Academy	Casterbridge Music Development Academy	1 500 000
30.Reading promotion and African colloquia programme	TBC after SCM process	1 500 000
31. African Women Writers Network	Afro-Arts SA (Nonceba Ntintili and Roshnie Moonsammy)	900 000
32.The Creative and Technology hub	Creative and Technology hub	1 500 000
33. Vaalriver Jazz Carnival Festival	JCEE Entertainment (PTY) LTD	750 000
34. Go West Music Festival (is this hangouts music festival?)	ZENONE PRODUCTIONS (PTY) LTD	750 000
35.Pale Ya Rona Carnival	The Gauteng Provincial Department of Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture	2 500 000
36. Cape Town carnival	The Cape Town Carnival Trust (NPO)	2 250 000
37.SuidOoste Fees	SUIDOOSTERFEES NPO	1 250 000
38. Spirit of Praise( Coastal Cultural Heritage Experience )	KZN Department of Arts & Culture	4 000 000
39. Mahika Mahikeng	NORTH-WEST DEPARTMENT OF CUTLTURE, ART & TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS	2 500 000
40. Taung Cultural calabash	NORTH-WEST DEPARTMENT OF CUTLTURE, ART & TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS	1 500 000
41 Mpumalanga Cultural Experience	MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL Department of Culture, Sport & Recreation	2 000 000
42.Innibos - is this Arts of Legends?	Laeveldt Nasionale Kunstefees NPC	2 000 000
43.Mapungubwe Arts Festival	THE LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, ARTS & CULTURE	3 000 000
44. Isinqisethu Cultural Festival (Wildcost)	EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS, ARTS & CULTURE	2 000 000
45. PE Opera House	PE OPERA HOUSE	2 000 000
46.Kalahari Desert	San Council of South Africa NPO	1 500 000
47. Diamonds & Dorings	MACRONYM 37 CC	1 500 000
48. Macufe-	FREE STATE ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL	3 000 000
49. Famo Cultural Mine Dance Festival	FREE STATE ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL	1 000 000
50. Cape Town Jazz International	ESP AFRIKA PTY LTD	2 500 000
51. TMUSICMAN Spectacular Concerts (Previously known as Joy of Jazz)	TMUSICMAN CC	2 500 000
52. National Arts Festival	National Arts Festival Grahamstown NPC	2 500 000
53. Moretele Tribute Concert	Drakensberg Promotions CC	2 500 000
54. We Can Festival	OUTRAGE CONCEPTS CC	2 500 000
55. Buyelekhaya Pan African Festival	Buyambo Cultural Organisation (NPO)	2 500 000
56. Ebubeleni Music Festival	Mahambehlala Communications (CC)	2 500 000
57. Johannesburg International Comedy Festival	Johannesburg International Comedy Festival (PTY Ltd)	1 500 000
58. Abantu Book Festival	Abantu Book Festival (PTY Ltd)	2 000 000
		21 000 000
59. Legends of Arica Virtual Campaign	Splendid Marketing & Comms	1 100 000
60. Africa Youth Ambassadors	Lebemba Media House	1 000 000
61. Culture connect Beit Bridge project	RLL Solutions Pty Ltd	300 000
62. Africa Screen festival	Africa Screen Festival Pty Ltd	208 250
63. Pan African Language Comedy & Story Telling	Rainbow Re-Ignite NPC	230 000
64. Continental Design Initiative	10 One hundred Lifestylec cc.	700 000
65. Intercultural & economic Forum	Senlid Project Pty Ltd.	1 000 000
66. Botlokwa Cultural Dialogue & Performers	Mokgatla M. Foundation NPC	300 000
67. Embrace our Common Heritage	Roli Global Pty Ltd	300 000
68. The Pan African Cultural Week	Glamorous Factory Pty Ltd	200 000
69.War Museum	War Museum	200 000
70. SA gallery of Legends	SA gallery of Legends	160 000
71. SA State Theatre	SA State Theatre	1 000 000
72.Zazi Ekhaya	Zazi Ekhaya Heritage and Culture NPO	R150 000
73. Sinezwi Project Solution	Sinezwi Project Solution	R180 000
74. Segomotso Modise	Segomotso Simon Modise	R150 000
75. Hope Mogorosi	Hope Tsholofelo Mogorosi	R150 000
76. Forgotten Angle	The Forgotten Angle Theatre Collaborative	R300 000
77. Eddie Lebeko	Eddie Lebeko	R250 000
78. ISupport Music	ISupport Music Business cc	R150 000
79. Bongane Mishack Melane	Bongane Mishack Melane	R300 000
80. Bridget Mahlangu	Bridgeetee Jewels Pty Ltd	R250 000
81.Fihla Miranda	Fihla Miranda	R400 000
82.Freddy Arendse	Mr Freddy Arendse	R500 000
83.Jabulani Bogatsu	Steel pan and Marimba Youth Development	R350 000
84.Jacob Mokoena	Performing arts & Culture Development Project NPO	R300 000
85.Kabelo Mpete	Kabelo Samuel Mpete	R300 000
86.Kenneth Bolokwe	One Step Productions	R300 000
87.Lunch Box	Lunch Box Theatre	R450 000
88.Makwena Peu Ebang Productions	Ebang Productions Pty Ltd	R300 000
89.Moses Ngwenya	Soul Brothers Music Pty Ltd	R500 000
90.Mphakisane Motloung	Mehaladitwe YabaSotho	R300 000
91.Noxolo Selepe	Twogetha Pty Ltd	R450 000
92.Ntando Sgudla	Ntando Mpendulo Sgudla	R50 000
93.Bakeng Motshwari	Bangwa Logistics and Projects Pty Ltd	R350 000
94.Peggy Mokgubu	Resaobaka Matsediso	R300 000
95.Thandiswa Mazwai (	King Tha Pty Ltd	R450 000
96.Young Strings.	Young Strings Development NPO	R300 000
97.Annual Collins Chabane Festival	Isiko Foundation SA NPC	R200 000
98.Xiseveseve Champions League	Xiculu Mukti Media Pty Ltd	R200 000
99.Basile Art and Projects	Basile Art and Projects	R200 000
100. Our South African Intangible Cultural Heritage	Creative Feel NPC	R 200 000
101.Free Native	Free Native	R100 000
102.H D World	H D World	R100 000
103.Jungle Theatre Company	Jungle Theatre Company NPO	R180 000
104.Maxaka Africa Festival	MAKAMA B and B Trading PTY LTD	R200 000
105.Motse wa mashi camp festival	Sinatemba Nathanlie Mashiana	R200 000
106.Musina Womens Cultural and Heritage	3rd Level and Marketing Media Group Pty Ltd	R130 000
107.Nkowankowa Film Festival	SAMREC Productions	R100 000
108. Mzansi Africa United Premier League	Vizion Comm Group	R110 000
109. Coming Home: A Jazz Cantanta	Web Maestro	R 200 000
110.Zizipho Matu	Zizipho Matu	200 000
111.Ipeleng Keamogetswe Matlhaku	Ms Ipeleng Keamogetswe Matlhaku	R200 000
112.Mary Gary Theatre Project	Mary Gary Theatre Project	R200 000
113.Mpumalanga comes alive	Mpumalanga Comes Alive	R200 000
114.Zigna Theatre	Zigna Theatre NPC	R200 000
115.Masia MSP Holding and Projects	Masia MSP Holding and Projects	R200 000
116.Tee Media	Tee Media CC	R100 000
117.Africa Screen Festival	Africa Screen Festival Pty	R208 250
118.Mokgatla Foundation	Mokgatla Foundation NPC	R300 000
119.Rainbow Reignite	Mokgatla Foundation NPC	R230 000
120.RLL Solutions	Mokgatla Foundation PTY LTD	R300 000
121.Roli Global	Roli Global PTY LTD	R300 000
122.Splendid	Splendid Communication & Marketing cc	R1 100 000
123.Glamorous	Glamorous Factory Pty Ltd	R200 000
124.Senlid	Senlid Projects Pty Ltd	R1000 000
125. 10 One hundred	10 One hundred Life Style cc	R700 000
126. Lebema Media	Lebema Media House	R1000 000
127. Downtown Music Hub (Star Strider	Downtown Music Hub	R6 000 000
128. Madosini@Home	M Mpahleni (Individual)	R400 000
129. Independent digital Monitoring	Away from Here cc	R2 000 000
		174 960 788

A total of R808 million has been spend on COVID relief funding.

Reply:

We are still awaiting response from SAFA on that question.

Reply:

As articulated in responses to question 818 and 819, the status quo remains.

Reply:

CCIFSA have since responded as follows:

(a). Yes, board members are getting paid a salary of R30 000 per month. With regards to CCIFSA boards allowances, the organisation conducted research on how other confederations like SASCOC and other institution operates, and the board fees are therefore in line with the industry standards.

(b). CCIFSA is a democratic organisation that accommodates all races, as a result there are members of colour in the organisation; however, the Executive do not have any control on the outcomes of conferences as this was done through an open democratic process. However, the current leadership has already reached out to organisations like TUMSA, SACIA and Visual Arts Network of South Africa (VANSA). The first two organisations are currently associates of the organisation with the purpose of winning their confidence to be fully members of the organisation; and engagements are going on with VANSA with the purpose of finding each other and working together, no formal relationship has been finalized between the two organisations yet.

As the current leadership, we are unable to respond to whether CCIFSA is not representing the creatives. We believe that CCIFSA has played significant role in organising the sector. CCIFSA has managed to create a platform where national organisations are able to engage and discuss challenges of the sector and find ways of resolving them.

(c). The organisation plans to hold an AGM in the next financial year as it needs budget for that, the current budget can only cover administration, and few identified critical programmes. The organisation is doing everything in its power to source more funds including applying to National Lottery to raise more funds to push the work of the federation.

Reply:

1. The Liliesleaf staff have been kept abreast by the Trustees on measures that have been undertaken by the Trustees regarding the stabilisation and the re-organisation of the Liliesleaf Museum. The Liliesleaf Board met with the staff on 19 April 2022, where the staff was informed that the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has been granted R7 million to re-establish the museum. The staff was also informed that they will be paid 3 months salaries from April 2022. The Department can confirm that staff has been paid their 3 months salaries as agreed with the staff on the 19th of April 2022.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) I have been informed by the Department that:

(i) hospitals and/or former hospital buildings, and

(ii) Warehouses, belonging to the Government that are not in use in each province, can be best dealt with by the National and Provincial Departments of Health.

(iii) residential buildings belonging to the Government that are not in use in each province are listed on the table below:

PROVINCE	NUMBER OF PROPERTIES
EASTERN CAPE	46
FREE STATE	14
GAUTENG	32
KWAZULU NATAL	17
MPUMALANGA	14
LIMPOPO	63
NORTHERN CAPE	16
NORTH WEST	17
WESTERN CAPE	40

(b) The unutilised properties listed were handed back to DPWI by various User Departments as they are no longer required. Most of the properties are not in a habitable state.

(c) The Department intends to re-allocate the unutilised properties to other socio-economic objectives of government such as Gender-Based Violence and Femicide shelters and rental to interested tenants/Investors for revenue generation.

Reply:

No such policy has been made by the Department or the Ministry to remove Afrikaans from the name of the Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en monument. So there will be no name change on the atm. We have charged our entities to ensure that as part of the language development, the entity should take on board at least one indigenous language.

Reply:

No such policy has been made by the Department or the Ministry to remove Afrikaans from the name of the Afrikaanse Taalmuseum en monument. So there will be no name change on the atm. We have charged our entities to ensure that as part of the language development, the entity should take on board at least one indigenous language.

Reply:

(1)(a). Yes, my department can confirm that it did meet its deadline in finalising the second draft of the National Theatre and Dance Policy. Currently, the second draft policy document has been analysed, aligned and will be published in June 2022, to create a conducive platform for Theatre and Dance Practitioners to engage and make positive contributions.

(b). The publishing is planned for this fiscal year 2022/23, as all key processes would have been completed as envisaged.

2. For now, no, as the draft will only be used once it has been adopted and approved as policy document of the Department

Reply:

CCIFSA have since responded as follows:

The CCIFSA memberships comprises of cultural and creative industry formations as defined in UNESCO. CCIFSA current members includes 9 provincial federations as stipulated in our constitution, we can also mention the following organisations: South African Music Council, South African Arts and Culture Youth Forum, South African Creative Practitioners in Unity, CISTERWOOD, AESA and many more. Beyond that CCIFSA has associates like Trade Union for Musicians of South Africa (TUMSA) and Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA). Beyond this CCIFSA continue to engage other national organisations to join the Federation.

Reply:

a) Employees who are receiving the old housing allowance are those who have not submitted the required housing allowance documents to their respective Human Resource Sections within their respective departments. The required documents include a completed and signed application form for homeowners, proof of home ownership as well as proof that the employee occupies the property concerned. Upon submission of the necessary documents, the affected employees shall receive the current amount of R1 500.07 per month.

b) The only way for the affected employees to move from the outdated housing allowance, is to comply with the information as stipulated in (a) above. In 2015 and 2016 respectively, the DPSA issued Circulars (17/3/P) to all government departments detailing the manner in which the implementation of migration to the new housing allowance should occur.

In addition to previously issued Circulars, the Director-General will again communicate with Directors-General and Heads of Departments of the affected departments and provincial administrations regarding the importance of migrating employees to the new housing allowance system. The Circular will be issued in June 2022.

Over and above issuing Circulars, Government Employees Housing Scheme conducts information Sessions with Human Resource Practitioners in government departments to engage on issues of compliance with the prescripts of housing allowance for the benefit of government employees.

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