Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) All overtime has been paid and

b) N/A

c) The policy allows staff members to take time off in lieu of overtime

Reply:

1. The total number of:

• 1. Control operators is 158
  2. Train control supervisors is 106
  3. CCTV operators is 17
  4. System supervisors is20
  5. Technical supervisors is 48
  6. Maintenance technicians is 909
  7. CIS operators is 20
  8. Security is 701 (Internal PRASA Staff); and
  9. Supporting staff currently employed at the Gauteng Nerve Centre rail signaling system = 9 Other support staff are not sitting directly in the GNC and are not included in the nine. Negotiations are underway with labour on their migration to the GNC.

2. (a) Integrated communication module

PRASA has the following communications systems which are currently used in train communications systems and also planned to be used in future:

1. Trunk radio communications: Communications between Train Driver to Train Control Officer
   1. GRM-R (Global System for mobile communication in Railway) will be used for communications between Train Drivers to Train Control Officer. (The system is yet to be handed over to the regions).
2. OTN (Optic telecommunications network) for signalling transmissions network which is being rolled out on the re-signalling project.
3. Rail Communications system which is meant for the Public Address system and which need to undergo a major repairs within Gauteng region.
4. LAN LINES (fixed telephones which are used for communications by Train Control Officers and Train drivers and are recorded).
5. Integrated System Access control Management Systems (ISAMS) the project is ongoing and handed over in Tshwane region.
6. Email Communications systems for the end user broader communications in PRASA.

All these communications systems except trunk radio systems are transmitted by the optic fibre backbone meaning any failure to the optic fibre network it will affect communications provided no redundancy in place. The systems are also power depended for an effective communications.

(b) Trunk Radio and Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway,

1. Trunk Radio : Gauteng North the system is working fully. In Gauteng South the system has just been repaired and the new hand set bought. They are being programmed and the system will be fully operational 11th November 2017
2. Global System for Mobile Communications: Not in place. PRASA is in the process of commissioning GSMR

(c) Overhead Track Equipment monitoring system and

There is no overhead Track Equipment Monitoring System but there is a power supply monitoring system (Telecontrol) and is working in full giving on line real time monitoring information.

(d) CCTV monitoring of stations system;

The CCTV monitoring system is fully operational in major junction stations and centers with the exception of some of the smaller stations where they are installed but not linked to the respective control rooms for monitoring due to repeated cable theft incidents.

Reply:

1. The Gauteng Nerve Centre (GNC) building has been commissioned and was officially opened for operation in October 2015. To date, the GNC operates the Irene, Olifantsfontein, Kaalfontein, Leralla and Tembisa corridor on a new signaling system. Currently, PRASA is moving the southern line which includes Midway – Residensia Corridor into the GNC.

2. The GNC is functional and connected as stated above, in line with the intended project rollout. As more stations are equipped with the new signaling system, they will progressively be migrated to the GNC for control.

3. Yes, the GNC's traffic operators are trained in accordance with the corridor commissioning program. To date, 82 train control officers have been trained. Further, 42 engineering technicians were trained to maintain the new signaling system

4. The requirement of the GNC is to control the entire Gauteng region only, in accordance with the operational plan. It should, however, be stated that other regions such as the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal will also be equipped with new modern control centres similar to the one in Gauteng.

Reply:

1. Mr Collins Letsoalo does not have any security detail.
2. (See (a) above
3. (See)(a) above
4. (See) (a) above

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) PRASA received 13 locomotives

(ii) One locomotive was damaged

(b) (i) The damage occurred on 18 August 2015

(ii) as a result of a derailment at Modderrivier outside Kimberly

(iii) The cost of repairs are estimated at R50 million; the final figure could not be established due to the current legal proceedings.

(c) PRASA has paid R2.6 billion to the supplier of the locomotive

(2) PRASA has issued a summons against the said company for repayment of the R2.6 billion.

Reply:

1. In terms of Section 73 National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996

The Act presumes that the owner drove or parked a vehicle, where in any prosecution in terms of the common law relating to the driving of a vehicle on a public road or in terms of this Act, it is necessary to prove who was the driver of such vehicle it shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary that such vehicle was driven by the owner thereof.

In terms of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, Section 56 (1)

If an accused is alleged to have committed an offence and a peace officer on reasonable grounds believes that a Magistrate's Court, on convicting such accused of that offence, will not impose a fine exceeding the amount determined by the Minister from time to time by notice in the Gazette, such peace officer may, whether or not the accused is in custody, hand to the accused a written notice which shall- (a) specify the name, the residential address and the occupation or status of the accused; (b) call upon the accused to appear at a place and on a date and at a time specified in the written notice to answer a charge of having committed the offence in question; (c) contain an endorsement in terms of Section 57 that the accused may admit his guilt in respect of the offence in question and that he may pay a stipulated fine in respect thereof without appearing in court; and (d) contain a certificate under the hand of the peace officer that he has handed the original of such written notice to the accused and that he has explained to the accused the import thereof.

(2) The business concern appoints a proxy who is deemed to be the registered owner of the vehicle. Therefore, if a fine is issued irrespective of who the driver is the fine is issued against such proxy.

(3) (4) (5) Response provided in Question 2 above is also applicable to Question 3, 4 and 5.

Reply:

(1) The Constitutional Court on 9 November 2016, in line with the Shareholders Committee resolution to transfer the NaTIS to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (Corporation) ordered the hand-over of the system and the services to the Corporation. On 05 April 2017, subsequent to an application brought to the effect by the Corporation, the Sherriff executed the Order of Tuchten J and evicted Tasima from the premises. Thereafter the Sherriff handed possession and control of the system to the Corporation.

(2) The NaTIS is a National Key Point and as such all physical, logical and network security assessments are conducted by the SAPS NKP unit and the National Communications branch of the State Security Agency (SSA). The initial physical security assessment was completed in July 2017. The Logical and Network Security assessment is subject to confirmation from SSA and is planned for completion in this quarter. The Auditor-General (AG) also includes the NaTIS audit in its annual Information Systems Audit of the Department of Transport. As of 2017/8 the AG will include it in the audit of the Corporation.

(3) (a) The total legal expenses for the Department spent on the Tasima litigation

Financial Year	Amount (R)
2017/18	466 287
2016/17	7 443 436.24
2015/16	7 356 858.60
2014/15	131 328.00
2013/14	622 765.00
2012/13	677 202.00
Total to date	16 697876.84

(b) The total spend on legal fees for the Corporation related to the Tasima (Pty) Ltd matter is:

Financial Year	Amount (R)
2017/18	3 858 342,63
2016/17	2 290 492,83
2015/16	16 651 202,05
2014/15	1 204 248,00
2013/14	1 463 619,63
Total to date	25 467 905,14

Reply:

a) There was no record showing that the removed Board members were afforded an opportunity to make representations to the Former Minister before they could be removed as Board members.

The Minister was also informed by the Popo Molefe and others court case pertaining to PRASA where the North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria ruled that Popo Molefe and others were incorrectly removed from their positions, as they were not afforded and opportunity to make representation to the former Minister on why should not be removed from the Board of PRASA. The Court thus ordered their reinstatement.

b) There are no issues or circumstances that have changed so far as the ACSA board is still quorating

c) Please refer to answer (a) above and further that there was a possibility of another court application against their removal, which would have interdicted their process of appointing new board of directors.

Reply:

The total amount that was spent on consulting fees for National Transport Master Plan was R35 923 481.23

Reply:

a) The total package of the Chief Executive Officer for 2016/17 financial year is R4, 905m compared to R4 5m in the 2015/16 financial year. This resulted into a 9% increase which was applicable to all employees. Included in the total package is the basic salary of R2,781m and the other benefits inclusive of Provident Fund, Non-Pensionable Allowance, Medical and Housing of R2,124m. Performance bonus is generally what is due to employees, however the contract of employment of the CEO makes specific provision for performance bonus, which bonus is determined by the Board from time to time and the CEO was granted R2,925m post assessment of his performance and performance of the organisation. It should be noted that the package of the CEO did not increase with 31.6% but with 9%.It should be noted that there were changes on year to year non-recurring items (performance bonus)

b) The packages of the Executive Senior Management increased by 9% across the board, which includes the basic salary and other benefits inclusive of Provident Fund/Pension Fund, Non-Pensionable Allowance, Service bonus provision, Car allowance, Medical and Housing. It should be noted that included in the Other benefits is non-recurring items like Subsistence, reimbursive kilometres and Performance bonus.

c) There was no increase to the individual remuneration (retainer and meeting attendance) of non-executive Board members. It should be noted that the increase reflected when comparing the financial years relates to all non-executive Board members and meeting attendance year to year as they are not the same as a result a bottom line comparison does not give a true reflection. The following are the main reasons for year to year differences in the total amount for all totals non-executive Board members:

• two non-executive Board members (DH Ewertse and TMN Kgomo) served the full term of the financial year compared to 2015/16. The two members were appointed with effect from 1 December 2015 and served four (4) months in 2015/16, as the remaining period before the end of the financial year.

• three of the non-Executive Board Members retired in December 2016, and replaced by three new non-executive Board members appointed with effect from January 2017.

Reply:

The Road Traffic Management Corporation was established by the Act of Parliament, the RTMC Act 20 of 1999. At the establishment phase it was conceptualised that the Corporation will be funded in line with provisions of Section 24 (1) of the Act which provides for and prescribes the sources of funding. The Corporation is funded in the following manner:

• Monies prescribed, subject to section 48 (1)(b) which must include transaction fees charged by the Corporation for the sale of services;
• Penalties and fines payable to the Corporation as an issuing authority in terms of section 32 of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, 1998 (Act No. 46 of 1988);
• Interest on invested cash balances and
• Monies appropriated by Parliament.

Transaction fees were introduced in terms of the RTMC Act and approved by then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in 2007 for the operation and maintenance of NATIS. At the introduction phase the fees were introduced at R30 and they were to increase by R6 annually.

Since the initial phase the fees were only revised by R6 in 2009 as per the provisions of Section 48 of the RTMC Act. This revision brought into effect the First Amendment of the Regulations in the Government Gazette No. 930 of 23 September 2009. The significance of the regulation amendment, was that the Regulations was amended to provide that the Minister of Transport, may henceforth, increase the Transaction Fee amount annually by Notice in the Government Gazette and in the process repealed the previous 5-year fee structure.

Subsequently there were no revisions and or increases of the transactional fees due to the impasse that related to the legal battles and other administrative challenges amongst others and the transaction fees remained R36 from 2009 to 2016.

Post the challenging period articulated above the transactional fees were only increased to R42 in January 2016, the same amount it should have been in 2010.

The current increase of R30 falls far below the required thresh-hold of required increase which should have been at R96,00 as per the then approval by the Minister of Transport. Mindful of the affordability test it become prudent that the increase be R30,00 as opposed to the once off R54, 00 increases.

The design of the NATIS has remained constant over the years and the system was never upgraded and no improvements were ever made. The current environment requires a complete overhaul and upgrading of the e-Natis and we are required by the provisions of the enabling legislation that the maintenance of the system should be done in line with the Act. The Act provides that the Corporation should ensure that phase out, where appropriate, public funding and phase in private sector investment in road traffic on a competitive basis; securing, where appropriate, full cost recovery based on the user-pays principle and introduce commercial management principles to inform and guide road traffic governance and decision-making in the interest of enhanced service provision

There is an urgent need to upgrade the architecture of the NATIS to make it more supportive to the current needs of users and registering authorities. The non-implementation of the annual increase has made the Corporation to lose the revenue of R2billion and this caring government deemed it prudent not to burden the public and not applied the increase retrospectively.

Reply:

1. No contract has been entered into between the Department of Transport or PRASA and the people Republic of China or Chinese companies

a) Refer to 1 above.

b) Refer to 1 above.

c) Refer to 1 above.

d) Refer to 1 above.

Reply:

The response below outlines payment of performance bonuses to employees as well as a breakdown of bonuses in each salary level for the 2016/17 financial year. Furthermore, the total estimated amount to be paid in bonuses to employees for 2017/18 financial year is provided. It should be noted that a breakdown of bonuses for the 2017/18 financial year would only be possible after all employees have been assessed at the end of the performance cycle i.e. 31 March 2018.

1(a) The total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in the Department of Transport for the 2016/17 financial year is R8 652.15 million.

1(b) Detailed breakdown of bonus according to each salary level for 2016/17:

Salary level	Total number of Beneficiaries	Amount
3	12	R 43 402.56
4	16	R 54 237.56
5	26	R 83 529.77
6	74	R 409 128.99
7	54	R 363 139.61
8	72	R 565 331.81
9	62	R 584 158.92
10	49	R 562 119.22
11	58	R 832 364.34
12	61	R 1 160 331.95
13	50	R 2 597 918.06
14	18	R 1 396 486.40
Grand Total	551.93	R 8 652 149.19

2 (a) In line with legislation and prescripts that regulate Performance Management and Development System in the Public Service, at least 1,5% is annually budgeted for payment of performance bonuses for employees. However, the Minister has the prerogative, in special circumstances to exceed the 1,5% allocated budget.

It is based on the above background that the 2017/18 projected amount for payment of performance bonuses to the deserving employees’ amount to: R6, 750,315.00.

2 (b) The Department is currently not in a position to provide detailed breakdown of the bonus that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year, as this is dependent on the individual performance outcome which will only be determined at the end of the financial year (i.e. 31 May 2018).

Reply:

a)  The Rail Transport Branch and PRASA as an implementing agency, is currently responsible for the Moloto Rail Development Corridor Project.

b) (i) The Moloto Rail Development Project is currently not funded. The Department submitted an application for funding to National Treasuary.

(b) (ii) Refer (b) (i)

(c) Refer to (b) (i)

(d) (i) (Refer to (b) (i)

(e) Refer to (b) (i)

(f) Refer to (b) (i)

(g)Refer to (b) (i)

(h) Refer to (b) (i)

Reply:

AIR TRAFFIC NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES

This refers to the above request as follows:

1. (a) What tenders have been issued and awarded in each month in the past three financial years by any of the entities which report to him, (b) to whom were they awarded, (c) what was the monetary value of each specified tender.

Table 1(a) below illustrate details and values of tenders issued and awarded in the 2014/2015 financial year:

Table 1(b) link below illustrate details and values of tenders issued and awarded in the 2014/2015 financial year:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2764TABLE1b_-170928.pdf

Table 2 (a) link below illustrate details and values of tenders issued and awarded in the 2015/2016 financial year:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2764TABLE2a_-170928.pdf

Table 2 (b) link below illustrate details and values of tenders issued and awarded in the 2015/2016 financial year:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2764TABLE2b_-170928.pdf

Table 3 link below illustrate details of tenders issued and awarded in the 2016/2017 financial year.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2764TABLE3_-170928.pdf

Question 2 (a), (b) and (c):

• The Air Traffic and Navigation Services, state Owned Company of South Africa, issue list of planned Capital investments to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) and local representatives for budgetary purpose at the beginning of the financial year of the existing permission and by doing so, it enables ATNS to comprehend potential service providers and as a result provide ATNS with acquisition approach when sourcing goods and services.
• The life of a permission spans five years. At the beginning of the financial year of the existing permission, ATNS submit procurement plan to the relevant Treasury as per the National Treasury SCM Instruction No 2 of 2016-2017 effective from 1 May 2016.
• The ATNS SCM process provide suppliers with the opportunity to compete for business in an open and transparent manner within the confines of the law.
• ATNS satisfy its requirements through competition unless there are justifiable reasons to the contrary. These reasons may include but not limited to the following:
• Emergency procurement process.
• Confined bidding process with limited number of suppliers in the market.
• Procurement of goods and services from a single source supplier.
• Appointment of a service provider providing maintenance and support on existing equipment.
• Procurement of additional spares.

PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA

1. (a) What tenders have been issued and awarded in each month in the past three financial years by any of the entities which report to him,

See the attached Master spreadsheet according to the Years

Period	Amount
2014-2015	R 1 623 755 794
2015-2016	R 4 031 270 139
2016-2017	R 1 789 291 731
Total	R 7 444 317 664

(b) to whom were they awarded,

• See attached Master spreadsheet column D companies awarded the tender

(c) what was the monetary value of each specified tender

• See attached Master spreadsheet column E monetary value

(d) what mechanisms exist to ensure that tenders are completed within the required time and budget;

• Constantly monitoring of our contract register across the PRASA group;
• Bilateral meetings with the line function regarding their contract; and
• Issue assessment forms to line function and the service provider to rate the performance.

(2) whether any of the specified tenders were not completed as required within the required time and within the allocated budget; if so,

(a) what are the relevant details,

• Many projects that are undertaken in communities such as station upgrades are not completed on time due to community unrests and disputes related to employment of community members on projects, these affect our deliverables and lead to extension of contracts.
• Tenders that are not completed due to poor performance of the contractor

(b) how were each of these tenders rectified and

• Stakeholder management and engagement with communities as pro-active measures to avoid delays.

ROAD ACCIDENT FUND

(1)(a) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) issued the following tenders in the past three financial years:	(b) the tender was awarded to:	(c) the monetary value of each specified tender was:	(d) the following mechanisms exist to ensure that tenders are completed within the required time and budget:
2014-15
ICT End to End Performance Assessment	Elimu Technology Solutions	R 688,788.00	Demand Management Plan; Project Plan; Monthly Reporting; Supply Chain Management Policy and Standard Operating Procedure.
Supply, installation and Configuration of Servers for SAP Migration (including high speed storage device and Citrix server capacity and SAP BI servers)	Aptronics	R 19,513,276.68
Branding and Promotional Materials (Panel)	Creative Harvest, Mithethe Trading and Shereno Printers	R 2,000,000.00
Supply Chain Management Turnaround Strategy	Astute Advisory	R 8, 000, 000.00
Panel of Medical Experts	A Wryly Birch Adelaide Phasha Adri Roos Adroit Roos Anneke Greeff Annelies Cramer Anton Schepers Ashnie Maharaj Ben Moodie Bernard Oosthuizen Bongone Ngwato Catherine Rice Christa du Toit Dorietta Vermooten t/a Takkie Dr. Annalie Pauw Dr. Gavin Fredericks Dr. I Malepfani Dr. Maxwell Matjane Dr. Mudau DR. P N Mafuya Dr. Sincha LB Mdaka Dr. V P Gqokoma EJ Prinsloo Elana Human Energy Plus Esme Noble Etienne Joubert Fitness 4 Work Fryer and Cornelius G O Read Gail Vlok Hanien Du Preez Hlunga Consulting Ilse du Plessis Ithubalethu Health and Wellness Janine Mare Schoeman JPV Business Solutions K Naidoo Karen L Dinah Plaatjie KCN Consulting Khazimla Occupational Health and Wellness Kim Kaverberg Kimbali Holdings Leazanne Toerien Letta Consulting Lisha Chetty Magdalene Mills Mamotshabo Magoele Marina Bosman Medexec Megan Sparvins Megan Townshend Melloney Smit Michelle Hough Monique Kok Motsepe Thandiwe N Runqu Trading Nevashnee Panchoo Nicolene Kotze Nonhlanhla Similane Peter Whitehead Re Intergrate Rehana Paruk Rejoice Talifhani Ntsieni Remotlotlo Health Rita du Plessis Robert Macfarlaine S De Freitas Salomien Pretorius Sekwari Management Shaida Bobat Sharon Truter SIMI Healthcare SL Naidoo SOMA Initiative Spear Success Moagi Sugreen Consulting Susan Verhoef T Van Zyl TC Consulting Thandeka Consulting TMR Nape TNL Consulting Tsebo Ke Thebe Vanaja Rama Women’s Health and Wellness Yandisa Ngoangashe Ye Ye Ye Human Development	R 50,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Panel of Funeral Parlours	Avbob, Doves, Sopema, Mabindisa, Two Mountains, Rand Funerals, Thabelo, Last Mile, Quma, Nomatye, Sokudela, Ncedisizwe, Ngoma, Ekuphumleni, Ulwazi, Shingas, Msizi, Zothani, Multi First Class, Mcosi, Lighthouse, Wyebank, and Solomons	R 30,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Panel of Internal Auditors	Sizwe Ntsaluba, KPMG, Indyebo, Ernst & Young, PWC and Deloitte	R 30,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Panel of Attorneys	A.K Essack, Morgan Naidoo & Company A.V. Dawson Alet Gerber Attorneys Bate Chubb & Dickson Borman Duma Zitha Attorneys Bowes, Loon & Connellan Inc. Dev Maharaj & Associates Diale Attorneys Diale Mogashoa Attorneys Duduzile Hlebela Incorporated Dwarika, Naidoo And Co. Excellent Mthembu Attorneys Inc. Fouriefismer Incorporated Friedman Scheckter Gcolotela and Peter Incorporated Govindasamy Ndzingi & govender Inc Hammann-Moosa Inc. Harja Patel Incorporated Harkoo, Brijal & Reddy Incorporated Hughes-Madondo Incorporated Ighsaan Sadien Attorneys IQBAL Mahomed Attorneys Joubert, Galpin & Searle Incorporate Karsans Incorporated Kekana Hlatshwayo Radebe Inc Ketse Nonkwelo Incorporated L. Mbanjwa Incorporated Ledwaba Attorneys Lekhu Pilson Attorneys Lindsay Keller Attorneys Livingston Leandy Incorporated M.F. Jassat Dhlamini Attorneys M.T. Silinda & Associates Incorporated Mabunda Inc. Maduba Attorneys Maluleke Msimang & Associates Maponya Inc. Maribana Makgoka Incorporated Marivate Attorneys Mastross Incorporated Matabane Incorporated Mathipane Tsebane Attorneys Mathobo Rambau & Sigogo Incorporated Mayat, Nurick Langa Incorporated Mayats Attorneys Mgweshe Ngqeleni Inc. Mkhonto & Ngwenya Incorporated Mnqandi Incorporated Moche Attorneys Molefe Dlepu Inc. Moloto Stofile Incorporated Morare Thobejane Inc. Mothle Jooma Sabdia Inc. Naidoo Maharaj Inc Ngubane & Partners Incorporated Ningiza Horner Inc. Noko Maimela Inc. Nompumelelo Radebe Incorporated Nongogo, Nuku Inc. Nozuko Nxusani Inc. Poswa Incorporate Attorneys Potelwa and Company Pule Incorporated Rachoene Incorporated Attorneys Rahman Attorneys Rambevha Morobane Attorneys Regan Brown Attorneys Rehana Khan Parker & Associates Riley Incorporated Robert Charles Attorneys S.C. Mdhuli Attorneys Sangham Inc. Saras Sagathevan Attorneys Shereen Meersingh & Associates Smith Attorneys T.M. Chauke Incorporated (Nelspruit) Tasneem Moosa Incorporated Tau Phalane Incorporated TJ Maodi Attorneys Inc. Tomlinson Mnguni James Attorneys Tsebane Molaba Inc. Twala Attorneys Z & Z Ngogodo Incorporated Z. Abdurahman Attorneys Zubeda K. Seedat & Co.	R50,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Panel of Assessors	Censeo / Santam Charmain Mabuza t/a Efficient Tracers Kaygee Investigations and Security Kutullo Investigation Services SKW Matima Stephen Black and Muthelo Investigators Tshidiso Trading Enterprise Tswelopele Business Services and Projects Gladko Consulting Ngangelive Trading and Projects Qhubeka Forensic Services Rheeder Nel Associates Malesa and Associates M.I. Abdulla SB Buthelezi Stonier A Meyiwa Roadmate Technologies t/a Lavela Assessors Joint Shelf 1185 CC t/a Accident Specialist Laurence Palmer Consultants Crawford & Company Inkomfe Trading Enterprise Francois Balt GD Engelbrecht t/a Independepent Analysis MVO Consultants Inquisitor Investigations Versitrade	R30,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Standby Generator for Block C Eco Glades (re-advertised)	Electrical Excellent	R 843,683.88
Storage Facilities	M & T Development	R3,931,829.81
Dry Goods	Schick Services, Tshiamo Trading Enterprise and DBZN Tarding and Projects	R 2,332,036.36
Offsite Storage (new process)	Metrofile	R 7,819,509.95
Audio Visual Maintenance	Dimension Data	R 3,444,998.14
Microsoft Premier Support Services	Microsoft	R 632,240.00
Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (Re-advertised)	Accutech	R 2,944,392.00
Citrix Licensing	EOH Mthombo	R 2,316,480.00
HP Data Protector Support	HP South Africa	R 781,514.88
HP Hardware maintenance	HP South Africa	R 9,889,578.24
Lucidview Maintenance and support	Lucidview	R 1,973,588.52
Nashua SLA Gold option	Nashua Communications	R 9,777,401.77
Panel of DC Experts	Matshekga Labour & Consultants Maserumule Incorporated Masipa Incorporated Luvuyo Dzanibe Qina Anisa Khan Attorneys & Conveyancers	R 2,400,000.00 Per annum budgeted
E-Recruitment	Epi-Use Africa	R 4,393,048.00
LMS	Bytes People Solution	R 1,847 789.52
Offsite Storage	Metrofile	R7,818,509.95
2015-16
SAP Mobile Platform and SAP Data Services	SAP	R 5,600,000.00	Demand Management Plan; Project Plan; Monthly Reporting; Supply Chain Management Policy and Standard Operating Procedure.
Nashua Mobile	Nashua Communications	R 9,431,126.84
Employee Awareness Programme (EAP)	Metropolitan Wellness	R 1,166,666.67
ICT Security Vulnerability Service	Ernst & Young	R 6,792,264.00
Insurance Brokerage Services	Marsh	R 12,791,580.00
Interface system between SAP and RAF Biometric system	Epi-Use Africa	R 2,795,799.84
New Office Space (Nelspruit)	FGK Capital	R 2,600,000.00
POPI	Performanta	R 1,800,000.00
Printing, Scanner and Photocopying	Altronics	R 19,513,276.68
SAP Support Services	Gijima Holdings	R 37,462,718.95
Knowledge Lake Scanning Solution and Support	Intervate Solutions	R735,527.81
Proactive 24 Hardware Maintenance and Support	HP	R9,889,578.24
SMS Notification Facility	Vodacom	R500,000.00
Courier Services	Crossrtoads Distribution t/a Skynet	R551,622.22
Vulnerability Management Services	Erns & Young	R6,567,375.00
Premiere Data Protector	HP	R390,757.44 Per annum budgeted
Lucidview	Lucidview	R1,891,508.52
IT Support to HSC, satellite and small provincial offices	EOH Mthombo	R6 314 549.58
APN Upgrade, Spend Manager Plus and Data Messenger	Vodacom	R21,901,888.08
2016-17
Research Agency Partner	Genex Insights (Pty) Ltd	R 3,046,086.88	Demand Management Plan; Project Plan; Monthly Reporting; Supply Chain Management Policy and Standard Operating Procedure.
Mobile Communication Services	Vodacom (Pty) Ltd	R 34,102,675.00
Panel of recruitment agencies	Morvest Professional Services, Phaki Personnel Management Services, Moshitoa Selections, Investong Human Capital, Toro Human Capital, Versatex Trading 505 (Pty) Ltd, Dalitso Consulting (Pty) Ltd, Ntirho Business Consulting	R 3,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Panel of Actuaries	JW Jacobson Consulting, Independent Actuaries and Consultant, NBC Holdings, Rose Wood Technologies	R30,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Statutory Actuary Services	True South Actuaries and Consultants	R 5,175,000.00
Procurement of McAfee licences	Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd	R 1,742,135.63
Cleaning Services: All Gauteng offices and Durban office	Monabo Hygiene services	R 12,450,610.08
Development of the RABSA logo branding	FCB Africa (Pty) Ltd	R 6,212,190.60
Courier Services	Skynet Courier IT	R 3,300,000.00
Back Scanning	Metrofile (Pty) Ltd	R 9,041,257.50
Panel of recruitment agencies	Pinpoint One Human Resource (Pty) Ltd Human Communications (Pty) Ltd EOH Abantu (Pty) Ltd	R 3,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
Provision of Cleaning Services	Enzani General Trade 828	R 425,005.57
Provision of Information Tracing Services	Crosscheck Information Bureau (Pty) Ltd	R 3,000,000.00
NAKISA Organisational Management Tool	EPI-USE Africa	R 2,795,779.84
Panel of DC Experts	Matshekga Labour & Consultants Maserumule Inc Masipa Inc Luvuyo Dzanibe Qina Anisa Khan Attorneys & Conveyancers	R 2,000,000.00 Per annum budgeted
SAP Support and Training	Gijima	R37,462,718.95
New Office Space (Tzaneen)	Resilient Properties	R 945,470.67
(2) The following tenders (contracts) were not completed as required within the required time and within the allocated budget:	(a) the relevant details are:	(b) the tenders (contracts) were rectified as follows:	(c) the steps taken to limit a reoccurrence are:
SCM turnaround strategy- Astute Advisory Consultancy	The project was not completed as per the project timelines and contract term	An extension was granted	Strict monitoring of deliverables against the contract and contracted timelines, and, earlier remedial action taken for contractual breaches, including but not limited to, activation of penalty clauses

CROSS BORDER ROAD TRNSPORT AGENCY

1. Tenders issued by the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA):

Financial Year 2014/15	1. (a) Tenders Awarded	1. (b) Tenders to whom	1.(c) Amount	1. (d) Mechanisms to ensure completing within the required time and budget
	Implementation, support and maintenance of Virtual Private Network (VPN) – May 2014	Enhanced Network Services (Pty) Ltd	R2, 150, 000	The C-BRTA has put in place a contract management system, which monitors that contracts are completed within required time and within the allocated budget. Project managers are informed of the expiry and expenditure of the contracts on regular basis.
Financial Year 2015/16	Provision of Internal Audit services - March 2016	OMA Chartered Accountants Inc.	R2, 554, 118
	Development of Inspector Curricular – July 2015	Picawood T/A Academy Business	R865, 000
Financial Year 2016/17	Supply and delivery of Laptops, Desktops and Ipads – June 2017	Sage (Pty) Ltd	±R2, 000, 000
	Development of Enterprise Architecture – July 2017	Knotion Consulting (PTY) LTD	R982, 080
	Supply and Implementation of Microsoft High Availability –V Virtualization Solutions – July 2017	Bytes Systems Integration (Pty) Ltd	R3, 253, 341

2. The tender for the development of Inspector Curriculum was not completed within the contract period:

2. (a) Details	2. (b) Rectified	2. (c) Steps taken to ensure this does not happen again
The tender for the Development of Inspector Curriculum was not completed within the initial contract period due to quality checks and delays in approval of deliverables. The tender was however within the awarded contract value.	The contract period was extended for a further period to enable finalization of project deliverables within acceptable standard and quality. There were no additional financial implications as the contract was within the contract value.	Project management processes put in place to ensure projects are finalized within timeframes.

INDEPENDENT PORTS REGULATOR

(1) See table below for all tenders that have been awarded in the last 3 financial years by Ports Regulator:

(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
Tender	FY
Valuation of assets services	2016/17	Meridian Economic, Aurecon Group	R 1 915 086	The Ports Regulator has a contract management practice that monitors all issued tenders to ensure that no overruns in costs and time is allowed, this is monitored on a monthly basis and reported to the audit committee on a quarterly basis.
Procurement of IT hardware	2016/17	IT Master	R 389 994.38
Procurement of Multifunction printer	2016/17	Direct Office Technology	R 132 924
Procurement of internal audit services	2015/16	A2A Kopano Inc	R 824 686.50
Procurement of IT management services	2014/15	Teksys Computers	R 170 280

 

Reply:

1. AIRPORTS COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED (ACSA)

1. Airports Company SA integrated the Paterson job grading system, applicable to all positions in the company based on the grade of the position, pay scales are defined, noting the company job family classification framework per job, defining the minimum midpoint and the maximum of such pay scale. In the context of “equal pay for equal work” principles the ACSA further integrated pay ranges which defines the remuneration gap between lowest and highest earning employees, therefore supporting equality and transparency. The pay scales of the company are benchmarked against the South African market, on an annual basis whilst the pay policy is anchored at the 50th percentile.

2. Remuneration is dealt with in accordance with 1 above. All employees are therefore remunerated within the pay scale as well as pay range, differentials in pay, within the pay scale, will be dictated by qualification experience technical capability critical and scarce skills as well employee considerations.

3. All employees of the company belong to a medical aid noting that is part of company policy. Employees inside the bargaining unit are subsidized, principally on a 50/50 basis.

4. Airports Company South Africa describes all positions in the company through detailed role profiles, these role profiles amongst others describe the purpose of the job, KPI’s to be achieved, competencies as well as qualifications. Recruitment, Selection and appointment processes are therefore based on this meaning, the most suitably qualified employee will be appointed.

2. CROSS-BOADER ROAD TRANSPORT AGENCY (C-BRTA)

1. At the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA), salaries and salary scales are determined through a process of job evaluation and grading which is based on the remuneration philosophy. The job evaluation system used within the C-BRTA is the Peromnes job evaluation system, which directly correlates with all known Job Evaluation Systems.

2. Yes, employees who are employed on the same level may be remunerated differently depending on their skills, experience and earnings prior to joining the Agency. This may also be attributed to the fact that some remuneration bands per job grade level overlap between levels, and as a result, employees who are on the same level may be remunerated differently within the remuneration bands.

3. In the C-BRTA it is mandatory that all employees are covered by medical aid, either as principal members or as dependents to their spouses. The remuneration packages offered within the Agency are all inclusive Total Cost to Company.

4. The Agency employees progress from one position to another through an open, fair competition process where everyone who meet the minimum requirements of the job is given a fair chance to compete in an interview.

3. SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY (SAMSA)

1. The salary scales are determined by developing a job grade using the Patterson job grading system. This determines the seniority level of the job.

We used job grades to do internal benchmarking as well as a per-grade benchmark with other State Owned Enterprises (SOE). The survey used was 21st Century Pay Solutions survey amongst State Owned Enterprises including those in the Department of Transport.

We positioned a rational pay curve after analyzing the compo ratio with external benchmarks and created the pay ranges taking into consideration the seniority levels in the organization and pay ranges that allows for overlap.

Salaries are determined based on the job’s grade and the salary range the job falls under. A number of factors are then taken into consideration including amongst others: work experience, previous salary.

2. Yes. The reason may be seniority, level of responsibility, qualifications, experience, and scarce skills

3. Yes. The reasons include belonging to spouses’ medical aid, on fixed term contract, have medical aid but has not transferred to SAMSA’s billing. Historically, medical aid was not compulsory, therefore a few employees are not part of medical aid due to additional cost. These employees are being engaged at the moment to choose cheaper medical aid options.

4. Yes, with the proviso that they meet the minimum requirements of the job.

4. PORTS REGULATOR OF SOUTH AFRICA

1. The Ports Regulator performed a salary benchmarking exercise in 2014/15 financial year. In the exercise the Regulator utilised the services of Rem-channel from PWC to compare the positions in the Ports Regulator organogram to similar positions in the database from Rem-Channel which includes both private and public sector remuneration data. The results were extracted and then also compared in the equate process with the Department of Transport to ensure that the salary levels and bands are in line with Government. The results from the latter process were then used to develop the salary scales and levels within the band for all positions in the Regulator organogram. It must be noted that the Ports Regulator is a unique organisation in the country and not easily comparable in its job descriptions to other transport entities.

2. There’s no instance of any official being remunerated more than others as all salaries given to employees are based on their qualifications, experience and skill and the job requirements.

3. All employees of the Ports Regulator have medical aid as per the requirements of the conditions of services of the Regulator, but employees may choose not to take this up as part of their package.

4. The Ports Regulator does not have a practice of promotions. All positions are filled through a normal recruitment process to ensure that competent talent is sourced for the vacant funded position, whether from internally or externally.

5. AIR TRAFFIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM (ATNS)

Factors	Source Document	Notes
CPI	Stats SA P0141	To obtain a view of commodities price changes in the market.
BER Projections	Bureau for Economic Research	To do projection and establish affordability for the next coming financial year.
External Market Survey	PE Trend Analysis Report	Provide insight of external market movement
Inflation Rate	PE Trend Analysis Report	To consider for annual salary scales movement
Individual Performance	ATNS Remuneration Directive	To encourage high performance culture through pay for performance matrix. The matrix is applied to determine individual salary increases based on the employee’s performance score.

1. Below is the list of factors considered to determine salary scales and employees’ salaries.
2. The officials are remunerated differently based on the relative worth of the job which then informs various grade levels and different salary scales in the organization.

On appointment, factors below are considered to determined salary to offer:

1. current earnings of potential candidate;
2. internal parity; and
3. salary scale of that particular position.

For annual salary adjustment, since ATNS drives high performance culture. The below matrix (Pay for Performance approach) is used to determine annual salary increases:

Performance Category	Final Score	Pay Position relative to the Company Salary Band for the Job
		Minimum	Midpoint	Maximum
Significantly Exceeded Expectation (SSE)	4.51 - 5	Base +4%	Base + 3%	Base + 1%
Exceeds Expectation (EE)	3.26 - 4.5	Base+3%	Base + 2%	Base + 0.5%
Meets All Expectations(MAE)	2.91 - 3.25	Base +1.5%	Base	Base
Meets Some Expectations(MSE)	2.01 - 2.75	Base - 1	Base - 1	Base -1
Not Meet Expectations(NME)	< or =2	0%	0%	0%

3. ATNS is on Total Guaranteed Package structure which includes statutory benefits i.e. Medical Aid and Pension Fund. Medical Aid Membership is a condition of employment for all permanent employees at ATNS unless if the employee elects to be a dependant of his/her Spouse. Such employees must provide the Company Annually, with proof of membership when they choose to join their spouse’s Medical Aid scheme.

As end of August, 94% of our employee are on ATNS Medical Aid, 6% are dependents on their spouses’ medical aid.

4. Amongst the number of factors that get considered in recruitment is meeting the minimum requirements of the job advertised.

 

6. PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)

1. PRASA uses the Paterson Grading System to determine pay scales.

2. Some officials get remunerated at the same level, but at a higher band than their peers because of the following reasons:

i) Their entry into the job market may have happened at different times.

ii) Their job experience is not at the same level, one might be compensated at a 25th percentile, but the other at a median whilst in the same job family and level.

iii) The span of control, decision making complexity, and accountability levels may also contribute to the different remuneration.

3. Yes. Employees get a medical aid subsidy as part of their Total Guaranteed pay, however, some employees opt out of medical aid.

4. This rarely happenes. Promotion in the same job families takes into account qualifications, competence, capability and performance and not only qualifications.

7. ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)

1. Salaries and salary scales in the Road Accident Fund (RAF) are determined with reference to salary benchmark surveys using three (3) different salary survey houses. The RAF uses the survey reports to draw a comparison with its current salary scales and where there are gaps, these are adjusted accordingly. Any adjustments made based on the survey outcome are submitted to the RAF Board for consideration and approval. RAF has a Remuneration and Reward Policy according to which salaries are managed.

2. The RAF’s Pay Progression Policy provides for a pay differentiation between high and average performing employees, that is, salaries of high performing individuals will get adjusted in accordance with their level of performance. Other elements that will qualify an employee for salary adjustment are the attainment of a new qualification, and tenure, provided that they have met the set performance score. In addition, there is provision in the RAF’s Talent and Succession Management and Staff Retention Policy for the payment of a retention allowance in respect of scarce and critical skills.

3. It is a condition of service at the RAF that employees must join a medical aid, except in an instance where the staff member is already a member of a medical aid at the time of joining, or belongs to a spouse’s medical aid.

4. The RAF does not have a promotion policy. When a position becomes vacant interested employees may apply and compete with other internal and external candidates for appointment to the position, based on the RAF’s Resourcing Policy. Consequently, it may happen that an official with a higher qualification does not apply, or that an official or external candidate with a lower qualification scores better overall in the resourcing process which score could be based on performance in the interview, techical assessment, psychometric assessment, etc., depending on the level of the position.

8. RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR (RSR)

1. The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) salaries are governed by the RSR Remuneration Policy, as approved in September 2014. All salary scales are benchmarked within the South African Industry by Remuneration Consulting organizations. The RSR’s affordability and pay philosophy determines the salary pitch (25th, 50th or 75th) for the RSR in the market.

2. Officials within the RSR are remunerated differently within their respective salary and job bands depending on the outcome of both job evaluation and recruitment offers made. These recruitment offers are based on the level of qualification and experience of the individual candidate as per the job requirements, as governed by the relevant Labour law legislation and RSR Recruitment and Selection Policy, Job Evaluation Policy and job evaluation outcomes.

3. As per the RSR Conditions of Employment, dated September 2014, a Total Cost To Company remuneration methodology is applied. Section 6 of the said conditions of employment stipulates: “It is a mandatory requirement that all Employees of the Regulator must belong to a medical aid while in the employ of the RSR. Membership to a spouse’s medical aid will be sufficient to fulfill the requirements of this section. Employees who are members of registered medical aid schemes are not obliged to structure for an employer contribution towards the scheme”.

4. The RSR Talent Management Approach, read with the RSR Performance Management policy provides for recognition of high performance and dedication to the RSR Strategic objectives, values and vision. Promotion within the RSR is based on qualification, experience and a sustained level of high performance. Qualification per se does not determine promotion, but rather suitability, contribution and cultural alignment.

9. ROAD TRAFFIC INFRINGMENT AGENCY (RTIA)

1. The salaries and salary scales of the Agency are determined by the Department of Public Service and Administration ( DPSA).

2. Officials on the same level are not remunerated the same, due to the fact that some are on higher salary ranges within a level.

3. Every employee has medical aid as part of their remuneration package, however some officials choose not to utilise the benefit due to the fact that they are on their spouses medical aid and some just choose not to utilise the benefit.

4. No officials with lower qualifications got promoted above those with higher qualifications.

10. ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (RTMC)

1. The Salaries of the Road Traffic Management Corporation are reviewed annually as per the outcome of the bargaining chamber negotiation and are based on the Patterson Remuneration Model.

2. Salaries are negotiable with newly appointed employees taking into consideration RTMC salary bands, the respective employee’s package from the previous employer, experience and market comparative analysis.

3. All RTMC employees are on a Total Cost to Company (CTC) salary package and they are allowed to join any medical aid of their choice.

4. There is no promotional policy within the Corporation, all posts are advertised and the successfull candidate determined through the recruitment process is appointed.

11. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED (SANRAL)

1. SANRAL salaries are managed within the framework of the SANRAL Remuneration Policy which is approved annually at the Annual General Meeting with the Minister of Transport. The salary scales have been designed specifically for the organization and the grading system is aligned with the Paterson Modern system. The salary scales are periodically benchmarked against the DPE guidelines and the market.

On an annual basis salaries are reviewed and adjustments made using the individuals’ performance in comparison with his/her peers in the same grade. The formula below is used and taking into account each individual’s merit rating and the grades’ average merit rating.

The formula is as follows:

M = Average merit rating for the grade

A =Percentage change or adjustment of the pay scale of the grade: average adjustment

R = Merit rating for the individual

C = Current Cost to Company for the individual

P = New Cost to Company for the individual after the adjustment

P = (1 + (A+ ((R - M) / M x A))) x C

2. The SANRAL salary scales are broad banded and as such there is an overlap between the maximum of the grade and the minimum of the next grade. It is therefore possible for a lower level employee to earn more than one at the bottom end of a higher grade. This allows for flexibility based on individual employee expertise and experience. This flexibility is also needed to attract and retain scarce technical skills and pay a premium for engineers from designated EE groups. Due to the shortage of technical, particularly engineering skills in South Africa and globally, attention needs to be paid to appropriately remunerating employees who possess these critical skills as one way of retaining key staff in critical grades.

3. SANRAL has a medical aid scheme as part of the benefits package and employees are only allowed to opt out of the scheme on condition that proof is provided confirming that they are on a private medical aid.

4. Promotions at SANRAL, as is practice in Government, only happen through a formal recruitment process that is governed by prescribed minimum qualification requirements in accordance with the recruitment policy. Where cases of irregularity are reported, investigations are conducted and where warranted corrective action is taken.

 

13. SOUTH AFRICA CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (SACAA)

1. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) salaries are determined in line with the approved salary scales which are linked to job grades. The scales are benchmarked with the market using remuneration service providers.

2. The scales are broad banded and remuneration may differ based on experience, qualifications etc. however within the appropriate job pay scale.

3. Medical aid is compulsory unless employees can provide proof that they are in their spouse’s medical aid. Currently all employees are covered.

4. The SACAA has no ad hoc promotions. All promotions happen after a proper recruitment process which considers minimum requirements of the job.

NW3071E

Reply:

The Term of office of the board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) came to an end on the 31 July 2017.

Section 49 (2)(b) of the Public Finance Management Act No.1 of 1999 (PFMA) provides that

If the public entity-

(b) does not have a controlling body, the chief executive officer or the other person in charge of the public entity is the accounting authority for that public entity unless specific legislation applicable to that public entity designates another person as the accounting authority.

The legal succession to South African Transport Service Act no 9 of 1989, is silent on this matter. In terms of the above-mentioned section (49 (2)(b) of the PFMA) the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer assumes the role of the Accounting Authority and will therefore sign off the Financial Statements as duly authorized by the PFMA.

Reply:

(a) Yes the Minister of Transport has met with all the boards of entities reporting to the Department of Transport.

(b) (i) He met with all the 12 entities’s Boards and CEO’s to introduce himself as the new Minister of Transport.

(ii) On 16 April 2017

(iii) He has also met the board at the Annual General Meetings of the following entities:

Name of Entity	Date
1. CBRTA	1 September 2017
2. RSR	4 September 2017
3. SACAA	1 September 2017
4. RAF	17 September 2017

Reply:

The Department has representatives in eight entities and has no representatives in the four entities reporting to the Department.

1. The founding legislations of the other four entities do not provide for the Departmental Representative on their Boards.
2. All twelve entities reports quarterly to the Department to keep the Minister abreast on the performance of the Entity.
3. The eight entities whose founding legislations provides for departmental representatives are capacitated with departmental representatives and in instances where the Board’s term expired, a Departmental representative is always nominated when the new Board is appointed.

Reply:

NAME OF THE ENTITY	(a) HOW MANY OFFICIALS OF ENTITIES REPORTING TO HIM WERE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE ANOTHER IN THE PAST THREE YEARS	(b) (i) WHEN DID THE TRANSFER TAKE PLACE and (ii) WHY?	(c) AT WHAT LENVEL WERE THESE OFFICIALS	(d) HOW WERE THEY ABSORBED AND INTEGRATED	(e) WHAT ARE THE COST IMPLICATIONS TO THESE ENTITIES
1. Railway Safety Regulator	No Officials were transferred	This question falls away	This question falls away	This question falls away	This question falls away
2. Road Traffic Management Corporation	One hundred and ninety for (194) Officials were transferred	b (i) March 2017 b (ii) for the primary purpose of integrating and harmonisation of Road Traffic Law Enforcement Services	Two Officials in the Top Management, twenty Officials who are professionally qualified, ninety five Skilled Officials, fifteen Semi Skilled Officials and six Unskilled Officials. The total is one hundred and thirty eight	The integration was expected in terms of Section 197 of the Labour Relations and tripartite agreement between RTMC, CBRTA and Recognised Labour	R20 520 017.00
3. South African Civil Aviation Authority	No Officials were Transferred	Question falls away	This Question falls away	This question falls away	This Question falls away
4. Cross Border Roads Transport Agency	138 officials were transferred to the Road Transport management Corporation	b (i) the transfer took place on the 31st March 2017 with the effective date of the 1st April 2017 b (ii) The transfer occurred in order to consolidate all law enforcement functions under the Transport Portfolio	1 official at Top management 1 official at senior management 7 officials at professional/qualified/ experienced/ specialist 123 skilled officials 6 unskilled officials	The officials were absorbed and integrated in term of section 197 of the Labour Relations Act	Salaries cost R68.1m Operating cost R11.3m Fixed Assets R1.2m
5. Air Traffic Navigation Services	No officials were transferred	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
6. Road Traffic Infringement Agency	No officials were transferred	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
7. South African Maritime Safety Authority	No officials were transferred	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
8. Airports company of South Africa	No employees were transferred	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
9. Road Accident Fund	No officials were transferred	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
10. South African National Roads Agency limited.	One Official was transferred from DOT SANRAL	b (i) the transfer occurred on the 1st March 2017 b (ii) the Transfer was done to fill the position of the executive PA to SANRAL Chief Executive Officer.	The Official was at the level of an Administrative Officer	The official was converted to SANRAL employment terms and conditions in accordance with SANRAL‘s HR Policies	None other than the complete takeover of the salary obligations from DOT to SANRAL
11. Ports Regulator	There was no transfer that took place	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away
12. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.	There was no transfer that took place.	These questions falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away	Question falls away

Reply:

Department

Note: Amounts are as at 30 June 2017

(i) Department (a) Breakdown	(b) Valuation	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	Beyond 12 months
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	28,000	28,000
Advances paid:
Department of International Relations and Cooperation	2,697,000			2,697,000
Northern Cape Provincial Government	631,000				631,000
Government Communications and Information Services	360,000			18,000	342,000
Prepayments:
Taxi scrapping	3,641,000	3,641,000
Claims recoverable:
National Departments	949,000				949,000
Provincial Departments	102,000			63,000	39,000
Public Entities	7,649,000			3,598,000	4,051,000
Recoverable expenditure:
Salary overpayments	206,000			206,000
Staff debt	810,000			213,000	597,000
Other debtors	522,000			320,000	202,000
Non-current assets
Investments:
Shares and other equity:
(aa) Listed	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
(bb) Unlisted:
(aaa) Directly held:
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Ltd.	4,248,259,000				4,248,259,000
Airports Company Ltd.	559,492,000				559,492,000
Air Traffic and Navigational Services Company Ltd.	190,646,000				190,646,000
S.A. National Roads Agency Ltd.	1,091,044,000				1,091,044,000

(ii) Department (b) Breakdown	Valuation	0-3 months	3-6 months	6-12 months	Beyond 12 months
Movable Tangible Capital Assets:
Transport assets	5,934,000			2,282,000	3,652,000
Computer equipment	99,104,000			4,890,000	94,214,000
Furniture and office equipment	31,508,000			2,286,000	29,222,000
Other machinery and equipment	5,094,000			1,366,000	3,728,000
Intangible Capital Assets:
Software	65,255,000				65,255,000
eNaTIS software	254,648,000				254,648,000
(bbb) Indirectly held	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil
Immovable Tangible Capital Assets
Mthatha Airport	353,434,000				353,434,000

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(a) breakdown of and (b) valuation for current and non-current assets and investments held by

(i) her department and

(ii) each entity reporting to her according to

(aa) listed assets

(aaa) directly held and

(bbb) indirectly held and

(bb) unlisted investments

(aaa) directly held and

(bbb) indirectly held by each of the entities,

in each case breaking the current assets and investments down by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and beyond 12 months?

Herewith the breakdown requested. From the next page.

Detail per line:

Property and equipment

Investment property

Intangible assets

Investments in subsidiaries

Investment in joint ventures

Investments in associates

Other non-current assets

Inventories

Trade receivables

Investments

ROAD TRAFFIC INFRINGEMENT AGENCY (RTIA)

(ii) RTIA

(a) breakdown of and

(b) valuation for

current held by between 6-12 months

Receivables R57 769 725

Cash and cash equivalents R176 978 094

non-current assets held by beyond 12 months

Furniture & Fittings R1 606 205

Motor Vehicles R1 812 823

Office Equipment R1 115 502

IT Equipment R1 586 750

Leasehold Improvements R20 284

(aa) listed assets

(aaa) directly held There are none

(bbb) indirectly held: There are none

(bb) unlisted investments:

(aaa) directly held There are none

(bbb) indirectly held:

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)

(ii) The detailed (a) breakdown of and (b) valuation for current and non-current assets and investments held by (ii) the Cross-Border Road Transport Agency according to (aa) listed assets (aaa) directly held and (bbb) There are no assets that are indirectly held and (bb) unlisted investments (aaa) directly held and broken down by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and beyond 12 months are highlighted in the table below. (bbb) There are no investments indirectly held.

ROAD ACCIDENT FUND (RAF)

(ii) The below table provides a (a) breakdown of the current assets and non-current assets and investments held by the Road Accident Fund as at 31 August 2017:

(aa) listed assets:	(aaa) directly held:	0-3 months:	3-6 months:	6-12 months:	Beyond 12 months:	(b) valuation:
		None
	(bbb) indirectly held:	None
(bb) unlisted investments:	(aaa) direcly held:	Short-term call deposits	None	None	None	R 1,430 038
		Rent-a-captive insurance	None	None	None	R 107, 24
	(bbb) indirectly held:	None

ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (RTMC)

Valuation of current assets	Valuation of non-current assets	Valuation of investments	Listed assets	Unlisted investments
N/A. The RTMC has not conducted any valuation of assets.	N/A. The RTMC has not conducted any valuation of assets.	N/A. The RTMC doesn’t have investments	N/A. The RTMC doesn’t have listed investment	N/A. The RTMC doesn’t have unlisted investment

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY LIMITED (SANRAL)

ii) SANRAL’s Non-current and Current assets as per the Annual Report 2016 is as follows:

		2016	2015
	R’000	R’000
Non-current assets	317 047 850	310 441 492
	Property, Plant and Equipment	315 293 978	308 819 013
	Investment Property	1 404 075	1 318 565
	Intangible assets	60 704	44 009
	Investments	289 093	259 905
Current assets	17 808 351	14 926 180
	Trade and Other receivables	7 661 333	4 967 164
	Investments	636 814	452 605
	Non-current assets held for sale	20 096	26 971
	Cash and cash equivalents	9 490 108	9 479 440
Total assets	334 856 201	325 367 672

(aa) Listed investments

SANRAL only invests in listed bonds, which was R636 814 000 for 2016, which are current assets included above and are held for trading.

(aa) Unlisted investments

SANRAL has a Capped Insurance receivable of R289 093 000 for 2016, with a 12 month term, which is a non-current asset included above.

For a further breakdown of the information the member is invited to peruse the Annual Report as stated above or visit SANRAL offices.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(a) Breakdown and (b) valuation of non-current and current assets, held by (ii) PRASA as below:

(aa) PRASA does not have listed assets

(aaa) directly held or

(bbb) indirectly held.

(bb) PRASA does not have unlisted investments

(aaa) directly held

(bbb) indirectly held

Timeframes as indicated above.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

1. Breakdown and (b) valuation of non-current and current assets held by (ii) Railway Safety Regulator as below

March 2017 unaudited figures

Non-current assets	37,873,539
Property, plant and Equipment	26,970,909
Intangible assets	10,965,630

Current assets	11,300,085
Trade Receivables	10,146,526
Prepayments	562,065
Staff Debt	291,454
Cash and cash equivalent	300,040

 

 

Total Assets 49,173,624

(aa) The Railway Safety Regulator does not have listed assets

(aaa) directly held or

(bbb) indirectly held

(bb) The Railway Safety Regulator does not have unlisted assets

(aaa) directly held

(bbb) indirectly held, in each case breaking the current assets down by

0-3 months R8,881,478

3-6 months R2,418,607

6-12 months Not applicable

beyond 12 months Not Applicable

South Africa Maritime Safety Authority ( SAMSA)

SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME AUTHORITY
CURRENT AND NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Description	(R'000)
0 to 3 Months	68 684
3 to 6 Months	6 082
6 to 12 Months	2 262
Beyond 12 Months	33 677
TOTAL	110 705

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

(a) (ii) Breakdown of assets, (b) (ii) Valuation of current and non-current assets as at 30/06/2017

Current assets		Amount (R) 000
	Receivables	37
	Cash and Cash equivalents	16 110
Non-current assets
	Property, plant and equipment	954
	Intangible assets	38

(b) (ii) Valuation of Investments: (held with Standard bank as at 30/06/2017):

R 15 880 256 (included in Cash and Cash equivalents above) which is in terms of the Treasury Regulations to invest surplus funds. There are no other investments held by the Regulator

(aa) No listed assets

(bb) as above – with Standard bank

Reply:

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(1) Restricting public access to the upper and lower roadways will prevent vehicles from gaining easy access to the terminal building, this is measure to enhance security and reduce opportunitistic criminal activities. A case in point was experioenced on the 21st October 2016, when the airport experienced an armed robbery at 09h30, opposite the KFC outlet. This incident occured inside the main passenger terminal building, wherein armed men accosted a staff member from one of the retail stores whilst enroute to bank the takings of the previous evening. The staff member concerned was accompanied by two private security officers whose responsibility was to ptotect the movement of cash. The armed robbers ovepowered the private security officers and dashed off with the suitacse. A get away car was awaiting the criminals outside Piece a Piazza on the upper frontage road. The get away car was parked at the front door of the terminal which enabled the robbers to get away without any difficulity.

The risk of having an improvised explosive device detonated close to the terminal building which may result in a significant disruption to the airport and to the economy is a threat that must be take into consideration, noting the vulnerability of airports on Landside.

Restricted access of the airport frontage roads will further assist the poorly resourced law enforcement agencies with effective managemnt and reduction of illegal touting activities which takes place on a daily basis opn the airport’s frontage roadways. The illeagl touters will be easily identifiable and better managed by all law enforcement agencies.

Restricted access of frontage roads at O.R. Tambo Intrenational Airport is further informed by Amendment 15 to Annex 17 of International Civil Aviation Organisatioon (ICAO) which states that “ this amendment includes a definition of behaviour in relation to the implementation of security controls. It also includes new/revised provisons on Landside Security, behviour detection, innovation in aviation security amd Man-Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS).” Annex 17 is attched to this response for ease of reference.

The amendment was adopted on 23rd November 2016, effective on 3rd April 2017 and applicable from 3rd August 2017.

(2). (a) An internal assessment was done by the airport’s industrial engineers as a preliminary study to establish traffic patterns and vehicle counts. This is not a scientific study.

b) The restriction is necessitated by the safety and security requirements and in the interest of the airport users and its employees.

(1) the assessment considered vehicle counts using the roadway in 10 minute intervals during the peak hours in the month of June 2017.

(11) The preliminary traffic analysis is an internal document of the Airports Company of South Africa.

(3) An environmental impact assessment is not required as no major infrastructure changes are being proposed.

(4) whether attention has been given to the impact that the decision will have on traffic flow, particularly the bottleneck that could be caused and that could result in a traffic tailback as far as the R21 freeway;

Currently the traffic already backs up towards the freeway during peak time. We do not foresee this to be exacerbated. The current behavior of the users of the frontage roadways results in severe congestion due to some users parking for extended periods of time thereby preventing other users easy access.

(5) what are the mitigating steps that the relevant authorities will take regarding the (a) traffic flow, (b) deprivation of the comfort in respect of the embarcation and disembarcation of flight passengers, (c) deprivation of the loading and unloading area of parking operators en destruction of their businesses, (d) disadvantagement and/or destruction of any other businesses that depend on the use of the relevant roads and (e) air pollution of queuing cars that have to travel along the side roads of the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), including gas emission pollution inside the ACSA parking buildings?

a) ACSA cannot comment on behalf of the ‘relevant authorities’

b) Embarkation and disembarkation can take place in the multi story parking facilities at the airport. This will be of greater comfort and will enhance the safety of passengers.

c) All pick ups and drop off can take place in the multi story parking facility at the airport. the Airports Company of South Africa will embark on fair and transparent process with entities wanting to do business on its property.

d) The use of the public roadway to conduct one’s private businesse will require formal approval from the relevant authorities. Public users that use the airport frontage roaway as a throughfare can use alternate roads instead of the roadways alongside the terminal building.

e) The side roads are opened air roadways that will not be adversely impacted. We do not forsee that there will be an increase in air polution due to the restrcted access of the frontage roaways.

Our parking facilities comply with the design requirements as approved by the relevant municipality. Our parking facilities are not roadways and have to be used a parking facility. Owners of vehicles will be required to switch off their engines once parked.

 

Reply:

a) Currently, the Department of Transport does not have any agreement with the Ivory Coast

b) (i) (ii) (c) (d) (e) (i) (ii) Falls away

Reply:

(a) Since the inception of the contract in October 2009, the toll operator has been paid R3 840 million up to August 2017 for toll operational costs. This amount includes the amount of R476 million paid under provisional sums for amongst others, rates and taxes of all properties related to the project, rental costs of customer services centers, purchasing of e-tags, printing of invoices and other correspondence to violators and posting of these invoices. The honorable member is invited to view the monthly information at the offices of SANRAL.

(b) The contractor participated in a tender process during which the contractor provided rates for the provision of services in terms of the requirements of the Contract. These rates are fixed for the contract period and only adjusted for inflation in accordance with the published CPI. At the end of every month, measurement of the quantity of services performed by the contractor takes place. The contractor is then compensated for these services in accordance with the tendered rate. For example the contractor is required to record each toll transaction. The end of month payment will be calculated by multiplying the actual number of toll transactions recorded, with the tendered rate as was provided at the tender stage. Provisional sums are paid in terms of invoices produced e.g. municipal accounts, postage costs, etc. The toll operator therefore does not receive the toll revenue, but is compensated for services provided in terms of tendered rates.

(c) The current e-toll operations contract comes to an end in December 2019 and has an option to be extended for a further 2 years. SANRAL will review its options and the performance of the current contractor before making a decision whether to extend the contract for such an extension or retender.

(d) R645 million.

Reply:

1. Interim requirements have been developed and accepted by the acting CEO of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications in accordance with Section 22 (2) (c) of the Legal Metrology Act. The remainder of the question is therefore not applicable.

2. The system is currently undergoing type approval evaluation in accordance with the interim requirements.

Reply:

a) On the 19th July 2017 I met with the Minister of Police and the Acting National Commissioner and his team to discuss the state of affairs between the metered taxis and /app-based operators and to propose a more focussed enforcement strategy.

In addition, I met with the MEC for Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and the MMC’s of the relevant metropolitan municipalities on the 24th July 2017.

Furthermore, I met with the Gauteng Metered Taxi Council, the Concerned Metered Taxi Operators and the app-based operators on the 27th July 2017 in Midrand.

I also arranged a walk-about programme on 11th September 2017 in Sandton to sensitize operators that they must abide by the prescripts of the law which requires them to have a valid operating licence and that there will be no compromise on law enforcement.

b) See a) above.

c) The issues raised by the metered taxi and app-based operators are being addressed in the National Land Transport Amendment Bill which is before the Portfolio Committee on Transport.

Reply:

During the late afternoon of 9 November 2016 flash flooding resulted in sections of the national road network in Gauteng being flooded. SANRAL initiated an investigation by a Specialist Engineering Company for the meteorological, hydrological and hydraulic assessment of the R24/N12, Linksfield and Gillooly’s interchanges to understand the underlying causes of the flooding. A final report was tabled on 12 September 2017 by the investigating Specialist.

The report reflects on the event of 9 November 2016 and explored reasons for the flooding which occurred at specifically three sites (see Figure 1):

• R24/N12 interchange
• Linksfield Road interchange
• Gillooly’s Interchange