Questions and Replies

Reply:

The Department has a programme called the Community Residential Units (CRU) which provides grant funding to provinces and municipalities for the upgrading, conversion, or complete redevelopment of existing government owned rental stock, including hostels. It is a 100% subsidy funded programme that targets low income persons and households earning below R3 500 per month who are unable to access existing formal private rental options. The CRU programme provides family oriented accommodation typologies which usually comprises of separate bedrooms and living areas as opposed to previous hostels which were designed with the intention of housing single sex migrant labourers. The programme is available to all provinces and municipalities with hostels that are publicly owned.

Reply:

1. The table below which are categorized per province provide the details in respect of question 1 (a) (b) (i) &(ii)

1. NORTHERN CAPE

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Dingaan Hostel	Northern Cape	Sol Plaatje Municipality

 

  2. EASTERN CAPE

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
	NIL

1.  
2.  
3.  

 

 

 

​   3. MPUMALANGA

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	KwaGuqa Phase 1	Emalahleni	Emalahleni Local Municipality
2.	KwaGuqa Phase 2	Emalahleni	Emalahleni Local Municipality
3.	KwaGuqa Phase 3)	Emalahleni	Emalahleni Local Municipality
4.	Emthonjeni Phase 1	Emakhazeni	Emakhazeni Local Municipality
5.	Emthonjeni Phase 2	Emakhazeni	Emakhazeni Local Municipality
6.	Emgwenya	Emakhazeni	Emakhazeni Local Municipality

4. GAUTENG

No.	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Diepkloof Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
2.	Jabulani Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
3.	Orlando West Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
4.	Dube Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
5.	Meadowlands Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
6.	Nancefield Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
7.	Lifateng Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
8.	Mapetla Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
9.	Dobsonville / Simphiwe Hostel	Johannesburg	City of Johannesburg
10.	Rethabile LTA Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
11.	Van Beek Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
12.	Anthea Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
13.	City Deep Hostel	Gauteng
14.	M2 Nobuhle Women Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
15.	M1 Madala Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
16.	Helen Joseph Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
17.	Jeppe Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
18.	Denver Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
19.	George Goch Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
20.	MBA Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
21.	Murry and Roberts Hostel	Gauteng	Gauteng Department of Human Settlement
22.	City Deep Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
23.	Mai Mai Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
24.	Stan Hop Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
25.	Rosherville Hostel	Gauteng	City of Johannesburg
26.	Kagiso Hostel	West Rand	Mogale City
27.	Green Hostel	West Rand	Mogale City
28.	Munsieville Hostel	West Rand	Mogale City
29.	Boiketlo Hostel	West Rand	Mogale City
30.	Lanmen Hostel	West Rand	Mogale City
31.	Mohlakeng Hostel	Johannesburg	Rand West City
32.	Mohlakeng Madala Old Hostel	Johannesburg	Rand West City
33.	Bekkersdal Hostel	Johannesburg	Rand West City
34.	Khutsong Hostel	West Rand	Merafong City
35.	Foschville Hostel	West Rand	Merafong City
36.	Ratanda Hostel – Protea Street	Gauteng	Lesedi Municipality
37.	Ratanda Hostel – Shalimah Ridge	Gauteng	Lesedi Municipality
38.	Boipatong Hostel	Gauteng	Emfuleni Municipality
39.	Sebokeng Hostel	Gauteng	Emfuleni Municipality
40.	Kwa-Masiza Hostel	Gauteng	Emfuleni Municipality
41.	Sharpville Hostel	Gauteng	Emfuleni Municipality
42.	Saulsville Hostel	Tshwane	Tshwane Metro
43.	Mamelodi Hostel	Tshwane	Tshwane Metro
44.	Soshanguve Hostel	Tshwane	Tshwane Metro
45.	Refilwe	Tshwane	Tshwane Metro
46.	Kudube Hostel	Tshwane	Tshwane metro
47.	Zithobeni Hostel	Tshwane	Tshwane Metro
48.	Sethokga Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
49.	Mazibuko Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
50.	Nguni Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
51.	Sotho Hostel	Ekurhululeni	Ekurhuleni Metro
52.	Kwa-Thema Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
53.	Wattville Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
54.	Daveyton Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
55.	Thokoza Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
56.	Vusumuzi Hostel / Essellen Park Site	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
57.	Kwesine Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
58.	Buyafuthi Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
59.	Enhlanzeni Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
60.	LTA / Granaker Hostel	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
61.	NCP	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
62.	Park President	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
63.	Peter Faber	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
64.	Police Barracks	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
65.	Selcast	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
66.	Masisulu	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
67.	Clover	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro
68.	Dukathole	Ekurhuleni	Ekurhuleni Metro

5. FREE STATE

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Masimong 4 Estate	Free State	Matjhabeng LM
2.	Merriespruit 3	Free State	Matjhabeng LM
3.	Zamdela Hostel 4	Free State	Metsimaholo LM

6. KWAZULU NATAL

	NAME OF THE HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	S J Smith	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
2.	Dalton road	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
3.	Kwamashu	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
4.	Jacobs	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
5.	Glebelands	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
6.	Umlazi “t”/17	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
7.	Kwamakhutha	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
8.	Klaarwater	EThekwini	EThekwini Municipality
9.	East Street	KZN	Provincial Department of Human Settlements
10.	Ikwezi	KZN	Provincial Department of Human Settlements
11.	Enseleni	uMhlathuze	City of uMhlathuze
12.	Esikhaleni (bhambatha)	uMhlathuze	City of uMhlathuze
13.	Enhlalakahle	Umvoti	Umvoti Local Municipality
14.	nkongolwane	KZN	Abaqulusi Local Municipality
15.	Steadville	eMnambithi	eMnambithi Local Municipality
16.	Kwadabeka	KZN	EThekwini Municipality
17.	Thokoza women	KZN	EThekwini Municipality
18.	Shakaville men’s	KwaDukuza	KwaDukuza Local Municipality
19.	Shakaville women’s	KwaDukuza	KwaDukuza Local Municipality
20.	Sibongile	KZN	Endumeni Local Municipality
21.	Sithembile	KZN	Endumeni Local Municipality
22.	nkanyezi	eManambithi	eManambithi Local Municipality
23.	Bhekuzulu	KZN	Abaqulusi Local Municpality

7. WESTERN CAPE

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Worcester, Russel Skema 22	Breede Valley	Breede Valley Municipality
2.	Paarl, Paarl Mbekweni B & C Hostels	Drakenstein	Drakenstein Municipality
3.	Paarl (East), Dube Village Houses (Hostel	Drakenstein	Drakenstein Municipality,
4.	Paarl, White City Hostels	Drakenstein	Drakenstein Municipality,
5.	Nduli, Ceres, V3	Witzenberg	Witzenberg Municipality,
6.	Zwelihle, Zwelihle, Shandu street	Overstrand	Overstrand Municipality,
7.	Caledon, Santa, Caledon	Theewaterskloof	Theewaterskloof Municipality
8.	Caledon, Kromco, Caledon - Botrivier	Western Cape	Provincial Government
9.	Grabouw, Hillside,	Theewaterskloof	National Public Works
10.	Grabouw, Waterwese,	Theewaterskloof	Water Affairs & Forestry
11.	Velddrif, Hostel Project	Western Cape	Berg River Municipality,
12.	Clanwilliam, Scheme House,	Cape Town	Cederberg Municipality,
13.	George, Rosemore Units for the aged,	George	George Municipality,
14.	Nelspoort, Nursing House,	Beaufort West	Beaufort West Municipality,
15.	Langa Old Flats	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro,
16.	Langa New Flats,	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro,
17.	Blue Line Hostel, Zone 1-16, Langa	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
18.	Dura Hostels, Zones 2 & 16,Langa	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
19.	Cape Foundary, Zone 2,Langa	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
20.	North Barracks Hostels,	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
21.	Zones:1,2,17,18,19,20,23,24 &26	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
22.	LTA Hostels,	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
23.	Police Quarters, Zone 2 & 5, Langa	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
24.	Cape Metro, Zone 2	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
25.	Wespico, Zone 2	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
26.	Nyanga: J - Section,	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
27.	R.J Southey Hostel, NY 61, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
28.	Simcor Hostel , NY 61, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
29.	Martin and East, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
30.	Lupini and Tate, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
31.	R.H Morris, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
32.	Stocks & Stocks, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
33.	Wonder Coat, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
34.	Renown, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
35.	Gorrie and Findlay, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
36.	Gordon Verhoef and Krause, NY 64, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
37.	Lingelihle Hostel, NY 110, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
38.	Cape Oil, NY 121, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
39.	Guguletu Hostel NY 76 (Block 7), Block G29 1-28, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
40.	Guguletu Hostel NY 76, NY 61, NY 64 and NY 67 (Block5), (Block G1-18 and 488), Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
41.	Guguletu Hostel NY 76, NY 61, NY 64 and NY 67 (Block5), (Block G1-18 and 488), Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro
42.	Guguletu 64(Block3)Block G23-25,27 A & B, 28 A & B, 32, 49 and 50, Guguletu	Cape Town	Cape Town Metro

8.NORTH WEST

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Dube Hostel	Tlokwe	Information is not available.
2.	Mafikeng Rental TBA	Mafikeng	Information not available.
3.	Jouberton Hostel	Matlosana	Information is not available.

9. LIMPOPO

	NAME OF HOSTEL	LOCATION	OWNER
1.	Tshikota Hostel	Makhado	Information is not available.
2.	Talana Hostel	Greater Tzaneen	Information is not available.
3.	Seshego Hostel	Polokwane	Information is not available.
4.	Marapong Hostel	Polokwane	Information is not available.

1. (a) (b) (iii) it must be noted that currently, the government does not have any legal authority/jurisdiction over privately owned hostels, and as such details required for this question are not held by any domain of government.

1. (a) (b) (iv), it must also be noted that government has no legal authority/jurisdiction over private hostels which have been built on public land (grey hostels), and as such details required for this question are not held by any domain of government.

2. The department does not regard grey hostels as public housing. The reason is, that such hostels are not subsidized by government funds and are owned by the private sector although some may be on government land. The private owners can sell to the government and or enter into partnership with the government such that these hostels can be used as part of other housing programmes that are meant for public housing.

Reply:

1. No
2. (b) and (c), Falls away

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Reply:

No. I did not receive any correspondence in any format whatsoever.

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Reply:

The Department of Human Settlements ensures quality control by insisting that all housing projects be enrolled with the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) which is a regulatory body of home building industry that was established in 1998 in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998). Its mandate is to protect the interests of housing consumers and to ensure that builders comply with the prescribed building industry standards. This enrolment protects housing consumers from any unscrupulous home builders who deliver substandard houses, shoddy workmanship and poor quality products.

It should also be noted that floods in the Province not only affected Breaking New Ground homes but also other forms of homes and houses including high-income residential units and general infrastructure as a consequence of prolonged high rainfall.

Reply:

Yes. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) amongst others; regulates the manufacturing, distribution, importation, sale and use of fertilizers in terms of Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947).

To be able to manufacture, import, sell and export; the mono-ammonium phosphate fertilizer must be registered in terms of the said Act. Thus, DALRRD provides support to local fertiliser production companies by ensuring that the mono-ammonium phosphate fertilizers they produce are registered in terms of the said Act to enable them to sell and export the products.

Reply:

All Provincial Education Departments have paid their invigilators, except for two PEDs, where there are outstanding payments. In the case of the Western Cape, 22 of the 2007 invigilators that were appointed have not been paid. The 22 outstanding payments emanate from administrative issues relating to incorrect banking details, awaiting deceased estate details, and individuals blocked on Persal due to different reasons. In the Eastern Cape, 594 of the 1192 invigilators have not been paid, due to incomplete or late submission of documents by the invigilators. However, this has now been finalised and the outstanding payments were made.   

Reply:

The Department including the North West Provincial Department of Human Settlements, is not aware of such a commitment made by the municipality. However, the Department will engage communities, and municipalities in order to undertake the necessary pre-planning and detailed planning processes, construct houses and thereafter allocate to qualifying beneficiaries.

Reply:

(a) North West Province (pages 2-4)

(i) 23 dipping tanks for cattle. There are no dipping tanks for sheep.

(ii),(iii),(iv),(v) Please refer to Table 1 below.

(ii) Northern Cape Province (pages 4-11)

(i) 96 dipping tanks for sheep and 1 dipping tank for cattle.

(ii),(iii),(iv),(v) Please refer to Table 2 below.

TABLE 1: NORTH WEST PROVINCE

Categories	No. of Dipping Tanks	Districts	Local	Village	(iii) Distances that the animals travel to reach the dipping facilities	(iv) Details of the dipping committees	(v) Frequencies of dipping in the past 10 years.
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Ditloung	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong boo Ratlou boo Mariba traditional council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Mayaiyane	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong boo Ratlou boo Mariba traditional council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Seatlhane1	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong boo Ratlou boo Mariba traditional council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Seatlhane2	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong boo Ratlou boo Mariba traditional council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Manthe	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Tlapeng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Matsheng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Longaneng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Morokweng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Dikhwiting	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Molelema	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Graspan	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Khudutlou	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Mothanthanyaneng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Kokomeng	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Batlhaping ba ga Maidi tribal Authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati	Greater Taung	Ga-modisenyane	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Tlakgameng Tribal authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Tswaing	Mofufutso2	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Mofufutso tribal council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Tswaing	Middleton B	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Middleton B tribal council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Mahikeng	Mogosane	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Mogosane tibal council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Mahikeng	Makhubung	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Makhubung tribal council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Mahikeng	Tsetse	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Bakwena tribal council	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Setlhwatlhwe	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong bo Ratlou tribal authority	Administered by the tribal authority
Cattle	1	Ngaka Modiri Molema	Ratlou	Madibogo	Installed right in the middle of the village+-1KM	Barolong bo Ratlou tribal authority	Administered by the tribal authority

TABLE 2: NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

Categories	(i)No. of Dipping Tanks	(ii)Districts	Local	Village	(iii)Distances that the animals travel to reach the dipping facilities	(iv)Details of the dipping committees	(v)Frequencies of dipping in the past 10 years
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Ditshoswaneng	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Mapoteng	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Seoding	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	2	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Batlharos x 2	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Maruping	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Witputs	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Legobate	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Galotlhare	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Gadiboe	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Ezperanza	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Gantatelang	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Lophalaphala	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Tshukudung	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Vergenoeg	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Gasegonyane (Seoding Ward)	Permonkie	10 km	Ms Kgopodithata	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Kamden	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Bushbuck	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Bailybriths	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Itireleng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Kikahela	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Motlhoeng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Bothetheletsa	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Matlhabanelong	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Zaneen	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Tamros 1	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Dikhing	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Colston	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Pietersham	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Zero	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong Kamden South Ward	Tokolaan	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 1	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 4	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 3	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 5	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 7	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 8	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk 9	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Gasehunelo Wyk2	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Deurward Ward)	Deerward	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Heuningvlei	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Greenwich	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Halifax	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Hove	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Conway	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Tauton	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Deal	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Harrow	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Makhubung	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Shalaneng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Tsiloane	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Leeds (	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Perth	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Glyde (Sesipi)	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Heuningvlei Ward)	Berwick	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Madibeng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Abbey	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Eiffel	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Klein Eiffel (Avon)	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Argyle	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Tay	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Madibeng Ward)	Sark	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Cahar	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Deurward	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Magwagwe	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Slough	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Padstow	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Laxey	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Rooipomp	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Garapoana	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Gamokatedi	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Gapitia	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Cattle	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Loopeng Ward)	Occidental Range	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Deurham	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Bendel	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Battlemount	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Gamorona	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Magobing	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Shipton	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Ellendale	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Fairfield	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Mathanthanyan	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Maketlele	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Kokfontein	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Radiatsongwa	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Cardington	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Logaganeng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Metswetsaneng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Molapotlase	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Bendel Ward)	Kgabetlwane	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Dithakong
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Segwaneng	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Cassel	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Danoon	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Gahuwe	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Glenred	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months
Sheep	1	John Taolo Gaetsewe	Joe Morolong (Glenred Ward)	Bothithong	12 – 20 km	Mr Mocwari	Every 6 months

Reply:

The Department of Water and Sanitation has appointed Rand Water as the implementing agent for the sanitation intervention in Emfuleni. Funding has been allocated to Rand Water to rehabilitate four wastewater treatments works and to increase the capacity of the Sebokeng wastewater treatment works.

In addition, contractors are currently on site replacing collapsed sewer pipelines and removing blockages in sewer pipelines to stop sewage spilling into people’s yards and into the environment.

Rand Water is also assisting Emfuleni Municipality to improve the operation and maintenance of its wastewater treatment systems. It is anticipated that the rehabilitation of the wastewater treatment works will be completed by the end of this year.

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Reply:

Makhado Local Municipality (MLM) is currently constructing the culvert bridge and the progress on the 3rd of May 2022 is as per pictures below. According to MLM, the completion date is the 31st of May 2022.

Reply:

Water Service Authorities (WSAs) are required to monitor the quality of drinking water as per the South African National Standard 241 (SANS 241). The SANS 241 is a drinking water specification that provides the minimum requirements for potable water to be considered safe for human consumption. These requirements include microbiological, chemical and physical properties of water.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) monitors the management of drinking water quality compliance by WSAs and further engages the WSAs where non-compliance is detected. WSAs are required to register for the monitoring programme on the DWS’s Integrated Regulatory Information System (IRIS). The monitoring program indicates the sampling point, frequency of monitoring and what determinants are monitored. All the drinking water quality results must be uploaded on the IRIS as required.

According to DWS, DWS has resuscitated the Blue Drop Certification Programme which aims to address the challenges associated with the provision of water. This programme seeks to implement a proactive drinking water quality risk management approach to ensure that quality failures are minimised, but when and where it inevitably occurs that acceptable responses are implemented to safeguard affected communities.

In the event of non-compliance to provide access to potable water, section 63 of the Water Services Act, No. 108 of 1997 provides, among other things, as follows:

“(1) If a water services authority has not effectively performed any function imposed on it by or under this Act, the Minister (Minister of Water and Sanitation) may, in consultation with the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development (then), request the relevant Province to intervene in terms of section 139 of the Constitution.

(2) If, within a reasonable time after the request, the Province—

(a) has unjustifiably failed to intervene; or

(b) has intervened but has failed to do so effectively, the Minister (Minister of Water and Sanitation) may assume responsibility for that function to the extent necessary—

• • 1. to maintain essential national standards;
    2. to meet established minimum standards for providing services…”

In light of the above, it is suggested that this parliamentary question be redirected to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

 

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

a) Eskom’s Generation fleet is unreliable and unpredictable because its plants have been run for over 10 years at exceptionally high utilisation factors, with less than adequate maintenance. there has been insufficient investment in maintenance as a result of inadequate ENERGY capacity and years of tariffs that were not reflective of prudent and efficient costs. Together with inadequate capacity on the system, this unreliability and unpredictability has led to load shedding and this also means that the risk of load shedding remains if there are more breakdowns than predicted in the base planning scenarios.

b) A reduction in the risk of load shedding depends on two factors. Firstly, an additional 6 000MW is required to be commissioned. This is being driven by the DMRE. Secondly, Eskom needs to improve the reliability and predictability of the coal fleet. This requires adequate financial resources and “space” on the system to execute the required additional reliability maintenance. To achieve this, Eskom is driving the Generation Turnaround Programme that includes focussing on the Seven Strategic Initiatives that include the 2035 Strategy, the 9-Point Plan and the Reliability Maintenance Recovery Programme.

In addition, special programs to deploy experienced personnel to assist power station managers, and a mentoring and training program is also being put in place to improve operational efficiency.

the negative impact of criminality, corruption, sabotage and fraud must also be taken into account. urgent law enforcement measures must be put in place to combat this.

please be assured that the management is very aware that agility, accountability and responsiveness is critical to the more efficient operation of plant.

Reply:

1. According to the time periods stated by the question, the information is currently not available because it being handled by various bodies such as those that are responsible for population register and as such the department does not keep this information. Stats-SA which is the health entity supporting us in this area of work, has the report on the official statistics as regards to intentional self-harm (suicide) by gender and age up to 2018. This means that the report for 2019,2020 and 2021 is not yet available.

2. The Department is implementing a number of interventions in collaboration with other stakeholders to address factors that increase the risks for suicide including prevention, education and early intervention. Among others these include:

• The Department has established a training programme for professional nurses and medical doctors on clinical mental health since 2018/19 to enhance early detection, diagnosis, treatment, referral and rehabilitation of mental disorders at Primary Health Care.
• Screening for mental health has been included as part of health care package of services at primary health care to bolster early identification and intervention services
• The Department is continually educating the public on mental health issues using various platforms with special emphasis in July on mental illness and October on mental health, on annual basis to increase public awareness on mental health issues that can contribute to suicide as well as where the public can access mental health services.
• Mental health has been integrated into Integrated School Health Programmes to ensure early identification through screening and referral of learners that need further assessment and management.

• Mental health is being included in the package of services that are rendered by Community Health Care Workers to ensure integration of education, early identification and referral at community level
• The Department is funding the South African Federation for Mental Health to provide mental health advocacy and health promotion interventions. Since COVID-19 the organisation has utilised the funding to run a mental health information and support desk to strengthen access to information on mental health including how and where to access mental health services
• The Department if working closely with the Higher Education and Training sector through providing support to Higher Health organisation to strengthen mental health interventions among students in higher education institutions.

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Reply:

Moses Kotane Local Municipality (MKLM) provided for installation of high mast lights in Ward 6 in its current 3-year capital budget plan and 2021/22 Integrated Development Plan. According to MMKLM, MKLM installed high mast lights in Motlhabe village in Ward 6 this financial year and has planned to install high mast lights in Mapaputle and Molorwe villages in Ward 6 in the 2022/23 financial year by the 30th of June 2023.

Reply:

I am advised by the Department as follows:

(1) There are 3 (three) officials who are undergoing disciplinary action and 1 (one) official who was suspended.

No	(a)(i) Disciplinary action	(a)(ii) Suspension	(b) Job Title	(c) Reason for disciplinary action and/or suspension	(d) Reasons for non-finalisation
1	Yes	No	Deputy Director	Failure to fully disclose financial interest	The audi alteram partem letter was issued and the official’s representation is pending.
2	Yes	No	Chief Director	Alleged fraud	The notice still to be served. The identified witnesses were not cooperating to prepare for the hearing. The Department of Agriculture is being requested to release the witnesses.
3	Yes	No	Director	Incompatibility/ Insubordination	The matter was postponed by the Chairperson and could not be set down expeditiously until the Promotion of Access to Information Act application was finalised. The appointed external Chairperson could not continue with the matter and a new Chairperson had to be appointed. The matter is scheduled for 25 and 26 May 2022.
4	No	Yes	Cashier: Financial Accounting	Alleged fraud	The matter is under investigation. However, the official resigned on 4 March 2022, with his last working day on 31 March 2022. The new employer was informed and the outcome is pending the findings.

2. The official was suspended for four (4) working days with effect from 25 March 2022, he resigned on 4 March 2022 and his last day with the Department was 31 March 2022.

2. Yes, the official was suspended with full pay and received R3,712.51 as part of his monthly remuneration during the period of his suspension.

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Reply:

In response to the questions above, the National Prosecuting Authority has informed me as follows:

1. Orlando CAS 150/08/19

It was declined to prosecute the matter, as the case docket contained very scant evidence. Mr Tshepo Mhlongo, provided a very cryptic statement where he mentioned that he is the lawful owner of a certain property and alleged that Sibusiso Duma and his two brothers are collecting rent. The accused denies this allegation. The decision to decline a prosecution was made on 11 December 2019. The Investigating Officer was informed that he may re-submit the case docket once further admissible evidence that objectively supports the allegation made by Mr Mhlongo is obtained. Up to date, no such evidence has been obtained.

2. Orlando CAS 220/11/2019

The matter is on the court roll as prosecution was instituted. This matter is partly heard and Mr T Mhlongo is again the complainant herein. The State of Disaster that existed, the non-availability of Legal Aid South Africa, the absence of accused on more than one occasion, the non-availability of the docket and the non-functioning of the court recording machine are cited as reasons for the number of remands. The matter was remanded to 22 April 2022 for continuation of the trial. The Presiding Magistrate came from another court to attend to the partly heard matter, but unfortunately the matter could again not proceed due to a faulty recording machine. The case was subsequently remanded to 21 June 2022 to court “A” for hearing further evidence. The State’s case is not closed yet as the Investigating Officer still needs to testify.

3. Orlando CAS 551/04/2018

This matter involves the brother of Mr T Mhlongo who is called Lincoln Mhlongo. This matter was finalised on the 29 August 2019 wherein the accused was found guilty of assault and sentenced to twelve (12) months imprisonment which was wholly suspended for five (5) years.

4. Orlando CAS 133/10/2015 (with Orlando CAS 513/04/2019)

These matters are being dealt with at the Office of the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) under DPP ref 10/2/4/3-306/19 and as per the latest correspondence to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Head, Gauteng Detectives dated 30 March 2022, it is clear that there are still investigations outstanding and a return date of 14 April 2022 is stated for an update from SAPS side. SAPS is supposed to advise the DPP’s office on the appointment of an expert who will do a voice comparison.

5. Orlando CAS 40/10/2019

The complainant is also Mr T Mhlongo. This case is also on the court roll after prosecution was instituted. On 07 May 2021, warrants of arrest were authorised against the two (2) accused. As warrants of arrest were issued, it is unclear when the warrants will be executed as this function falls within the ambit of SAPS.

6. None of the cases mentioned above were withdrawn.

Reply:

(a) (i) The Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) is administered by the Department of Cooperative Governance with the aim of developing infrastructure to provide poor households with at least a basic level of service. Municipalities have been allocated R15,6 billion in 2021/22 that is aligned to the municipal financial year that will end on 30 June 2022.

Municipalities have reported expenditure on the MIG over the last 5 years 2016/17 - 2020/21) as follows:

Financial year	Transferred	Spent by receiving municipalities	% spent against transferred
2016/17	14,914,028	13,784,509	92.40%
2017/18	15,891,252	14,545,025	91.50%
2018/19	15,287,685	13,831,893	90.48%
2019/20	14,816,103	11,720,688	79.11%
2020/21	14,491,065	13,226,723	91.28%
Total	75,400,133	67,108,838	89.00%

Disaster Grant contribution to Infrastructure Development (NDMC):

Funding allocations have been done from the Disaster Grants within the NDMC to augment resources of affected organs of state regarding infrastructure development: The funds were allocated from the Municipal Disaster Relief Grant, Provincial Disaster Relief Grant and Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant mainly in addressing the drought conditions in affected provinces and municipalities. The allocations were as follows:

Financial years	Type of grants	Amounts transferred	Purpose of allocation
2017/2018	Municipal Disaster Relief Grant	R341 373 000	Drought interventions: Infrastructure
	Provincial Disaster Relief Grant	R78 000 000
2018/2019	Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant	R 1 025 484 000
2019/2020	No disaster grant allocations
2020/2021	Provincial Disaster Relief Grant	R138 489 000
2021/2022	Municipal Disaster Relief Grant	R 173 132 000
	Provincial Disaster Relief Grant	R48 100 000
Total (infrastructure development)	R1 804 578 000

(ii) According to the MIG Framework, which stipulates the conditions under which the funds allocated to municipalities must be used, indicates that funds for the maintenance of roads must be in line with the maintenance priorities identified through the Rural Roads Asset Management System (RRAMS) administered by the Department of Transport. Although this provision has been made within the MIG no maintenance on roads maintenance has been funded form the MIG within the last 5 years.

(b) MIG receiving municipalities reported that:

- In 2019/20 MIG allocations were reprioritised in April 2020 to address Covid-19 related areas. The expenditure reported on projects was R204 million.
- In 2020/21 (period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022) MIG receiving municipalities reported expenditure of R609 million.

Disaster Grant allocation to Covid-19 response measures

Financial years	Type of grants	Amounts transferred	Purpose of allocation
2019/2020	Provincial Disaster Relief Grant	R 466 392 000	Covid-19 response measures
2020/2021	Municipal Disaster Relief Grant	R150 970 000
Total (Covid-19)	R617 362 000

(c)

Financial years	Type of grant	Amounts transferred	Purpose of allocation
2016/2017	No disaster grant allocations
2017/2018	Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant	R26 147 000	Interventions to sinkhole formation conditions
		R16 304 000	Interventions to storm damages
2018/2019		R200 654 000
2019/2020	No disaster grant allocations
2020/2021	Municipal Disaster Relief Grant	R157 137 000
Total (flood and storm damage interventions)	R400 242 000

(d) (i) The total amount of R14,7 billion was transferred to the eThekwini over the last 5 years and (ii) R909 million had to be returned to the National Fiscus.

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has received various grants (conditional and unconditional) from the national fiscus over the last five years to assist with infrastructure development. They are:

• Municipal Emergency Housing Grant
• Neighbourhood Development Partnership Grant
• Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant
• Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management Grant
• Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant
• Public Transport Network Grant
• Urban Settlements Development Grant
• Integrated City Development Grant

Financial tear	Grants received	Actual Expenditure reported	Total unspent	Approved Rollover	Amount to be returned
2016/17	2,976,972	2,948,818	28,154	-	28,154
2017/18	3,036,370	2,700,090	336,280	554	335,726
2018/19	2,984,325	2,482,135	502,190	2,662	499,528
2019/20	3,189,069	3,120,680	68,389	32,449	35,940
2020/21	2,515,345	2,497,398	17,947	8,528	9,419
Total	14,702,081	13,749,121	952,960	44,193	908,767

National Treasury

(ii) The total amount of R908.7 million was recorded as unspent conditional grants by the National Treasury (this amount has since returned to the NRF). This amount excludes the grants allocated for operational purposes, unconditional grants, indirect grants and the rollover approved amount of R44.2 million. 

Reply:

Honourable Member, this information is not readily available at the National Department of Health but is with the provinces. The National Department of Health is therefore consulting with all the Provincial Departments of Health to source the full details on this matter. The Minister will provide the Honourable Member and Parliament with the response as soon as the details have been received from the Provinces.

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Reply:

The funding made available to the Solidarity Fund, like that of all donors, are not ring-fenced to individual projects. The reports of the Solidarity Fund, setting out its work is obtainable from its website at https://solidarityfund.co.za/

In respect of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), the following information has been provided:

• the NLC approved micro pro-active funding of R 10 Million for basic and essential hygiene goods, food parcels and cooked meals to assist the most vulnerable groups. To ensure that the approved funds reach affected citizen, the funds were allocated to fifty-four (54) organisations across the country. The above intervention assisted in providing immediate relief programme to affected communities.
• The NLC concluded that many Non-Profit Entities (NPEs) were at a brink of collapse because of the nation-wide lockdown. The NLC approved further funding of R 150 Million to assist NPEs to stay afloat. The fund targeted mainly the operational cost of the organisations. In order to ensure that the approved funds yield the envisaged return, the funding was divided into two categories:

(1) R 100 Million will fund operational cost for the qualifying NPOs and

(2) R 50 Million will be for macro projects that will assist in cross-functional relief programme nationally.

(b) The list of organisations that received R10 million for food and hygiene hampers is attached as Annexure A.

(c) The list of organisations that received R150 million for relief fund to assist struggling non-profit organisations to keep afloat and cross functional relief programmes is attached as Annexure B.

In terms of the Covid Fund Relief, R145 799 864 was allocated from the R150 million. There was a saving of R4 200 136 from the amount that was approved. Details of the beneficiaries and different categories have been attached in Annexure B.

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Reply:

According to the information received from Transnet

The information as requested is reflected in the table below. The cost in terms of question (b)(i) and (b)(ii) is the same and therefore depicted as (b)(i) in the table.

Member	Date of entry	Tenure (a)	Annual remuneration FY2018/19 R 000 (b)(i)	Annual remuneration FY2019/20 R 000 (b)(i)	Annual remuneration FY2020/21 R 000 (b)(i)
PS Molefe (Chairperson)	May 2018	4 years	1 078	1 278	1 278
LL Von Zeuner	May 2018	4 years	647	777	840
DC Matshoga	May 2018	4 years	566	671	575
UN Fikelepi	May 2018	4 years	485	675	671
GT Ramphaka	May 2018	4 years	472	656	671
FS Mufamadi	May 2018	4 years	550	671	671
AP Ramabulana	May 2018	4 years	472	575	575
ME Letlape	May 2018	4 years	517	671	834

FY2021/22 annual remuneration figures will be issued following finalization of the audit and other governance approvals.

Reply:

(a) Provincial Disaster Management Plan (s)

It is encouraging to note that all provinces submitted their disaster management plans to the NDMC. Following submission of the plans by these organs of state, the NDMC assesses them to check amongst others the following:

• Level of compliance with the Disaster Management Act of 2002, other relevant legislative frameworks, policies and bylaws.
• Alignment with the guidelines on “development and structure of a disaster management plan”.
• Whether these plans incorporate disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation measures for inclusion into sector programmes and projects as required for by the priorities and targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).

The NDMC further provides written feedback as well as hold engagement sessions on this feedback with provinces through Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMCs) as the custodians of these plans.

(b) District Disaster Management Plan (s) 

It is encouraging to note that 38 District Municipalities and 7 Metropolitan Municipalities submitted their disaster management plans to the NDMC. Following submission of the plans by these organs of state, the NDMC develops the “municipal support schedule” in line with the APP project to “provide support to a number of municipalities in priority disaster areas to prevent, prepare and mitigate disaster risks through implementation of applicable disaster management plans”. In line with the developed Support Schedule, the NDMC assesses these identified disaster management plans to check amongst others the following:

• Level of compliance with the Disaster Management Act of 2002, other relevant legislative frameworks, policies and bylaws.
• Alignment with the guidelines on “development and structure of a disaster management plan”.
• Whether these plans incorporate disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation measures for inclusion into sector programmes and projects as required for by the priorities and targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030). 

The NDMC further provides written feedback as well as hold engagement sessions with municipalities and PDMCs in the provinces within which municipalities whose disaster management plans were assessed belong. The NDMC further developed the “Support Plan” to assist and guide municipalities to address identified challenges prohibiting them to develop fit-for-purpose disaster management plans. Also, the NDMC developed “Guidelines on the integration of DRR, IDPs and DDM-One Plans of each District and Metropolitan Municipalities”. Both (Guidelines and the Support Plan) will be rolled out in all the provinces through the Provincial Disaster Management Centres (PDMC) for the duration of the current financial year. The  DG of DCOG regularly writes letters to Accounting Officers within provinces and municipalities for non-submission of, as well as a reminder to update and review their plans that were previously developed and are outdated.

To complement all NDMC efforts in (a) and (b) above, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) supported all district municipalities to develop the district climate change adaptation plans. Furthermore, all provinces have been supported to develop their provincial climate change adaptation strategies. DFFE further provided capacity building programmes on climate change to all district municipalities with the view to facilitate mainstreaming of climate change considerations into the municipal planning system. This was done with the development of various tools such as Greenbook and Let-respond Toolkit which are aimed at offering municipalities with tools that could be used for climate change response planning. All the inter-institutional support complements the current and planned work of the NDMC on disaster management planning and Impact Based Early Warning training that the NDMC does with the South African Weather Service. In the 2022/23 financial year, the NDMC and SAWS will conduct Impact Based training for all districts in KZN. Both will continue to issue weekly Impact Based Early Warnings for the approaching severe weather systems, especially in the eastern coastal area. The NDMC Autumn and Winter seasonal plans highlighting hazard prone areas will also be distributed to all disaster management stakeholders in the province of KZN for the medium-term planning.

Reply:

According to the information received from Alexkor

The audit process has taken longer than expected. In this regard, the Company requested a concession for late submission of their integrated report. The new interim board is working as expeditiously as possible to finalise the integrated report.

Accordingly, the approval of integrated report and publication of the same will be concluded at the annual general meeting (AGM), to be held in a fortnight at the latest.

Reply:

Ward 26 falls under the Eskom Licenced Area of Supply which is the Wonderkop area. Ward 26 is situated on private land and Eskom has since asked landowners for consent to electrify the area. No response has been received and the local municipality (Madibeng) has been asked to assist with the process. Electrification of the area can therefore only resume as soon as all the above issues are resolved.

Reply:

The North West Provincial Department of Human Settlements has indicated that it is currently seized with the installation of engineering services. Once completed, housing construction will commence and thereafter qualifying beneficiaries will be allocated houses as soon as construction is completed.

Reply:

Treasury Bills (T-bills) are held by every commercial bank in the country that holds a banking license since they form part of the High-Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) which are required by the Prudential Authority. These assets allow banks to meet their short-term liquidity requirements and can be used as collateral for central bank operations, as well as benchmarking for pricing financial assets. The same banks may hold both T-bills and bonds on behalf of clients in their stockbroking or wealth management units. For the latter reason, it would be impossible for the National Treasury (NT) to determine what rate investors bought the bonds at and who the clients are.

Long term loans are bought by the 9 primary dealers in the primary market on behalf of insurers, asset managers, hedge funds and others on a weekly basis. These bonds are then traded in the secondary market where they are bought and sold by different entities. The 9 primary dealers are:

1. ABSA
2. HSBC
3. NEDBANK
4. CITIBANK
5. STANDARD BANK
6. INVESTEC BANK
7. DEUTSCHE BANK
8. RMB
9. JP MORGAN

To qualify as a primary dealer, applying banks are required to comply with capital adequacy requirements as well as additional NT requirements. These banks would buy these bonds at different rates on a weekly basis and distribute these bonds in the secondary markets both on exchange and over the counter which also impacts the rates at which the bonds trade. The interest rates and amounts at which the bonds are auctioned in the primary market are available on the NT website on a weekly basis. The amount that each bank buys in the auction are not public information since this information is sensitive for the ongoing auction process. There are no terms associated with each bond purchase except the obligation to pay the interest rate and principal when it is due on NT’s part.

The ultimate holders of the bonds can categorized as follows:

1. Monetary Institutions

a) Banks

b) SARB

2. Insurers

a) Long Term Insurers

b) Short Term Insurers

3. Pension Funds

a) PIC

b) Private self-administered pension funds

c) Official Pension Funds

4. Other Financial Institutions

a) Unit Trusts

b) Participation Mortgage bond schemes

c) Financial Public enterprises

The details of the ultimate holders are not recorded by NT. It is in the secondary market where these bonds bought and sold by various institutions. The JSE, STRATE and the institutions themselves would be best placed to provide details in terms of the quantity of bonds they hold. Market data systems like Bloomberg and Reuters would also provide details for the reported market.

It is worth remembering is that these institutions would themselves be holding these bonds on behalf of individual investors or policy holders who cannot be legally disclosed as per FICA and POPIA act. The holdings change regularly owing to the needs of each category of holder. It is therefore impractical for NT to quantify how much each institutional holder owns at a point in time or what interest rate they are receiving.

Retail bonds are held by individual investors whose names cannot be disclosed. Retail bond interest rates are available on the retail bonds website along with the terms and conditions of each retail bond.

The National Treasury publishes monthly detailed information on outstanding bonds, redemption dates, redemption amounts, and coupon rates, which can be found on the National Treasury's investor website.

Table 7.5 of the 2022 Budget Review reflects the international financing institution borrowings. The table provides information on the institution, disbursement date, interest rate, terms (years), grace period (years), and amount (billion). From the table, the borrowing has only been long-term in nature, with no short-term loans being entered into.

Reply:

Below are the names of the INTERIM board members appointed by the Department:

Alexkor Board (Company Secretary) Mr Lopang Peacock
Dr Patricia (Trish) Elizabeth Hanekom	Non- Executive Director CHAIRPERSON	Female	White
Ms May Hermanus	Non- Executive Director	Female	Coloured
Mr Alan Aubrey Roberts	Non- Executive Director	Male	Indian
Ms Hilary Alana Swartbooi	Non- Executive Director	Female	Coloured
Ms Dineo Peta	Non- Executive Director	Female	African
Ms Karabo Mbele	Non- Executive Director	Female	African
PSJV board (Company Secretary) Mr Lopang Peacock
Dr Patricia (Trish) Elizabeth Hanekom	Non- Executive Director CHAIRPERSON	Female	White
Ms Dineo Peta	Non- Executive Director	Female	African
Ms Karabo Mbele	Non- Executive Director	Female	African
Mr Brain Grobbelaar	Non- Executive Director	Male	African
Ms Adelaide Ranape	Non- Executive Director	Female	African
Mr Raymond Maboe	Non- Executive Director	Female	African

Reply:

(a) and (b)

Following the retirement of the former Director-General, the Department advertised the position in July 2021. At the same time, a process to consider a reconfiguration of the Department commenced, which process was put on hold to enable staff to focus on the work required to support firms and workers affected by the July unrest last year. A Transition Team of three senior staff was put in place, with two Deputy Directors General and the Chief Financial Officer. The approach also provided leadership stability during this key period leading up to the conclusion of the Annual Performance Plan and the Budget of the Department. This affected the timelines on the recruitment processes. The recruitment process is now recommencing following the completion of the Department’s Annual Performance Plan.

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Reply:

According to the information received from Denel

The following are the names of the current Board, their tenure and Remuneration:

Name	Tenure	Remuneration
Gloria Serobe	9 April 2018 (appointment date) 2018/19	R616 000
	2019/2020	R389 000
	2020/2021	R240 151
	2021/2022	R1 042 340
Mandla Mnisi	9 April 2018 (appointment date) 2018/19	R385 000
	2019/2020	R269 000
	2020/2021	R161 259
	2021/2022	R217 775
Thami Magazi	9 April 2018 (appointment date) 2018/19	R693 000
	2019/2020	R751 000
	2020/2021	R325 882
	2021/2022	R275 994
Temba Matanzima	9 April 2018 (appointment date) 2018/19	R112 000
	2019/2020	R326 000
	2020/2021	R105 216
	2021/2022	R231 390
Tshidi Mokgabudi	25 June 2021 (appointment date) 2021/2022	R 12 873
Tryphosa Ramano	23 February 2022 (appointment date) 2021/2022	R21 337

Reply:

According to the information received from Alexkor

1. (a) Ms Leilani Swartbooi was never appointed as CEO or Acting CEO of the PSJV.

(b) Ms Swartbooi was appointed to act in the position of Mr Bowers, the General Mine Manager, for the period 8 February 2022 to 14 February 2022 while Mr Bowers was on leave.

(c) Mr Bowers is still the General Mine Manager of the PSJV. He was never removed from this position.

(2) Mr Bowers has not been removed from the performance of his duties and there has been no change to his remuneration package.

Reply:

The number of workers that have been affected by the floods is still being established. Once lodging of claims gets to its logical conclusion, certain things will become clearer, including the stats that Hon. Member is looking for.

Currently, the Unemployment Insurance Fund is engaged in discussions with a number of stakeholders (including NEDLAC) in terms of how best to respond to the disaster in KwaZulu Natal and the ripple effect (of the floods) downstream.

The Provincial Offices of the Department of Employment and Labour in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal have been tasked with handling the claims related to recent floods in those provinces.

These claims have been given priority by the provinces. Affected employees are able to claim for Reduced Work Time and the unemployment benefit claim in line with the Unemployment Insurance Act and the Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act. Employers are also able to apply for the Reduced Work Time and the unemployment benefit claims directly with the provincial offices on behalf of their employees.

Unemployment Insurance Fund through its Labour Activation Programme has (the normal) Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme which provides support to distressed companies that seek to retain their employees. Under the scheme, the UIF funds 75% of an employee’s basic salary up to a maximum amount of R17 119,44 per month, for a maximum period of twelve months. Eligible companies affected by the flood can apply for this relief scheme through the CCMA.

Furthermore, the UIF also has another Labour Activation Programme called the Business Turnaround and Recovery Programme which provides support to enterprises facing economic distress and initiatives aimed at preventing job losses. Eligible companies affected by the flood can apply for this support scheme through Productivity South Africa.

Reply:

a) The Department has not concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017.

b) None of the Human Settlement Entities have concluded commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or any entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017.

Reply:

The public finances are governed by legislative prescripts and regulatory frameworks that stipulate the conditions including the roles and responsibilities of all relevant stakeholders. It is therefore important that the accounting officers of organs of state and stakeholders ensure that funds are utilised in accordance with the applicable regulatory frameworks. For the response and recovery measures of the recent flooding, government through relevant organs of state has strengthened the monitoring systems through the following key measures:

1. Tracking of expenditure by National Treasury where changes to the fund and project segment have been implemented in the Basic Accounting System (BAS),
2. Tracking procurement where all institutions affected by the flood disaster must report to National Treasury all procurement transactions related to flood interventions,
3. Real time auditing by the Office of the Auditor-General focussing on the following areas:

Prevention – testing the implementation of the preventative controls and the remaining risks will be reported to the accounting officer/authority, 

Detection - high-risk transactions will be subjected to an audit and key observations reported to the accounting officer/authority; and

Reporting on work done by the AGSA, the outcome thereof and the responses by accounting officers and authorities to any weaknesses identified are reported in a special report. The audits are meant to provide independent assurance on whether public funds have been appropriately accounted for and were used for its intended purpose.

Reply:

The matter is not within the mandate of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy as it is an operational matter which should be responded to by the relevant mine(s).

 

Reply:

I have been advised by the IDC and NEF as follows:

Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)

The IDC set aside a R800 million fund that gave financial support to companies providing essential supplies to address the COVID-19 Pandemic. This fund includes R300 million from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP). The table below provides details of the companies supported by the COVID Essential Supplies Fund.

Applicant Name	MCEP Finance	IDC Finance	Total Approved	Total Disbursed
Supra Healthcare	30,000,000	100,000,000	130,000,000	130,000,000
Alternative Living and Technical Solutions for Africa (Pty) Ltd	-	27,000,000	27,000,000	25,639,250
Amka Products (Pty) Ltd	30,000,000	120,000,000	150,000,000	150,000,000
Pharmapac (Pty) Ltd	16,000,000	4,000,000	20,000,000	19,993,500
Blend Tech (Pty) Ltd	30,000,000	27,000,000	57,000,000	56,875,793
Starrate (Pty) Ltd	-	5,000,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Maba Africa (Pty) Ltd	1,400,000	3,600,000	5,000,000	5,000,000
Isondo Investments (Pty) Ltd	1,200,000	300,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
Crystal Pier 148 (Pty) Ltd	12,000,000	14,000,000	26,000,000	10,728,407
Starrate (Pty) Ltd		13,000,000	13,000,000	13,000,000
GQ Tissue Products (Pty) Ltd	13,000,000	7,200,000	20,200,000	20,200,000
Grand Total	137,000,000	398,531,730	535,531,730	437,936,950

National Empowerment Fund (NEF)

The NEF set aside R200 million to provide financial assistance to companies that manufacture and supply essential products for Covid-19. A total of R211 million support was approved to the following beneficiaries:

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Reply:

The Department has no commercial contracts with the government of the Russian Federation

Reply:

Honourable Member, the National Department of Health is consulting with the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Health to source the full details of this matter. The Minister will provide the Honourable Member and Parliament with the response as soon as the details have been received from the Province.

END.

Reply:

DPE Response

The Department has not concluded any commercial contracts with the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017

According to the information received from Alexkor

There is no contract with the Russian Federation and / or any other entity based in the Russian Federation recorded in the Alexkor SOC Limited contract register since 1 April 2017.

According to the information received from Denel

(i) No (ii) Yes (aa) Ohotnik v Sheremetievo Ltd. (bb) R4,525,815.33 (cc) 2017 to 2018 (dd) Commercial ammunition (ee) Sales

According to the information received from Eskom

(b)(i) and (ii)

Eskom has not concluded any commercial contracts with the government of the Russian Federation, or any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017.

However, Eskom had a commercial contract with a Russian entity that commenced in 2010 and ended in 2017.

(aa)

The contract was with Tenex, a Russian Joint Stock Company owned by the Russian state- owned company Rosatom, to supply the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant with Enriched Uranium Product (EUP).

The sourced EUP is delivered to the Eskom nuclear fuel suppliers abroad where it is processed into small pellets, which are loaded into the metallic fuel rods that make up a nuclear fuel assembly.

(bb)

The value of the contract was $411 121 667,50.

 

(cc)

The contract commenced on 9 March 2010 and ended on 31 December 2017.

(dd)

The contract was for the supply of EUP.

(ee)

The reason EUP is not procured within the Republic is due to the unavailability of enrichment and/or conversion facilities in South Africa.

According to the information received from SAFCOL

(b) According to records at our disposal SAFCOL had never concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entities based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017. SAFCOL procures its goods and services within the boundaries of the Republic of South Africa, there are and were never intentions to contract any commercial contracts with the Russian Federation.

According to the information received from SAA

SAA has no commercial contracts with the Russian Federation nor any entity based in the Russian Federation to supply goods and services.

According to the information received from Transnet

(b)

On 05 March 2018, Transnet SOC Limited (Transnet) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Joint Stock Company Russian Railways. This MOU is for 5 years, and it is valid until 2023. However, Transnet has not concluded any commercial agreements to date. The objective of this MoU was to collaborate on the following areas:

• Implementation of railway infrastructure projects.
• Provision of consulting services in the field of development of passenger and freight traffic solutions.
• Cooperation in the field of innovation, scientific Research & Development and experience exchange.
• Integration of railway and port infrastructure.
• Staff training.
• Interaction with the BRICS New Development Bank.

To date none, of the above projects has been implemented because Transnet could not find an appropriate procurement mechanism to procure the necessary services from Russian Railways.

 

 

Reply:

(a) The Auditor General signed off on the 2019/20 audit report on 18 December 2020, and the 2019/20 Annual Report was sent to Parliament for tabling on 30 September 2021.

(b) The main reason for the delay was the interactions between Management and the Auditor-General and the disputes that arose from the Auditor-General’s findings that ultimately led to a disclaimer opinion being issued.

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Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1)

(a) I have been informed by the Department that the entrances to the property were previously boarded up. However, vandals have since removed the boards at the entrances and regained access. Subsequently, on 1 May 2022 the Department’s Security Division conducted a site visit, during which it was established that is not feasible to brick up / board up the openings of the buildings due to the extent of the damages to the building. A decision has been taken to deploy a security company to monitor the remains of the building as well as to prevent further vandalism and any illicit activities from taking place. The security company will be appointed by June, so as to allow the SCM processes for the appointment to unfold.

(b) The Department will deploy a security company to monitor the property. Subsequent to our previous response, the Client Department, South African Police Service, has expressed interest in the property for official accommodation purposes.

A Technical team has visited the site to conduct a Technical Condition Assessment of the facility to quantify the extent of the damage as well as costing. The Assessment Report will be finalized by the end of May 2022. The outcome will determine whether the nature of the work to be done is of a capital nature or it is work that can be done by our in-house team.

(2)

(a)

(i) Approvals: Depending on the outcome of the Technical Condition Assessment on the extent and cost of the damage, a formal process of registering a project for budget allocation purposes will be followed during the budget process of the 2022/23 financial year.

(ii) Authorities: Currently not applicable.

b) Timeline: A Project Execution Plan will be developed and available once the Assessment Report has been finalized by the Technical Team.

c) Status of the subdivision – This is no longer required.

d) Proposed timeline – Not applicable as the subdivision of the property is no longer required.

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom:

In accordance with the Eskom Memorandum of Incorporation, the directors serving on the Board of Eskom are appointed on a three-year term, which is reviewed annually by the Shareholder. The directors may serve up to three terms with the approval of the Shareholder.

The period served by the current directors on the Eskom Board is as set out in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Tenure of Eskom Directors

Name of Director	Date appointed	Length of term to date
Non -executive directors
Dr Pulane Elsie Molokwane	15 December 2017	4 years,4 months
Dr Banothile Charity Events Makhubela	15 December 2017	4 years,4 months
Prof Malegapuru William Makgoba	15 December 2017	4 years,4 months
Prof Tshepo Herbert Mongalo	20 January 2018	4 years,3 months
Ms Busisiwe Mavuso	20 January 2018	4 years,3 months
Dr Roderick de Brissac Crompton	20 January 2018	4 years,3 months
Executive Directors
Mr André de Ruyter	December 2019	2 years ,4 months
Mr Calib Cassim	28 July 2017	4 years, 10 months

The annual remuneration for each of the past five years for the current Non-Executive and Executive Directors is set out in the Table 2 below.

Table 2: Annual Remuneration of Eskom Directors

Name of Director	2017/2018 (R)	2018/2019 (R)	2019/2020 (R)	2020/2021 (R)	2021/2022 (R)
Director Fees of Non-Executive Directors
Ms Busisiwe Mavuso	112 000,00	593 000,00	593,000.00	711,000.00	592 889,40
Dr Banothile Charity Events Makhubela	543 000,00	489 000,00	497,000.00	593,000.00	682 164.60
Dr Pulane Elsie Molokwane	640 000,00	578 000,00	618,000.00	717,000.00	710 530,56
Prof Tshepo Herbert Mongalo	196 000,00	593 000,00	543,000.00	717,000.00	716 766,36
Prof Malegapuru William Makgoba	233 000,00	717 000,00	952,000.00	1,687,000.00	1 598 571.96
Dr Roderick de Brissac Crompton	101 000,00	524 000,00	540,000.00	717 000,00	716 766,36
Cost to Company of Executive Directors
Mr André de Ruyter	-	-	1,654,000.00 (3 months)	7,040,010.00	7,040,010.00
Mr Calib Cassim	1 649 000,00	3 130 000,00	4,900,020.00	4,900,020.00	4,900,020.00

Reply:

(a) The appointment of the legal team was handled by the Office of the State Attorney according to its procurement processes.

(b)(i) Advocate R Schorn, Advocate SJ Coetzee SC and Advocate P Nonyane.

(ii) They were appointed to advise the Department on the actions to be taken by the department or the specific entity based on the findings and recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture particularly those that relate to the State-Owned Enterprises within the Department’s portfolio.

(iii)(aa) The appointment is product-based. Once the advice has been provided, the instruction will automatically terminate.

(bb) There is no monetary value set for each contract. Counsels are paid on the submission of an invoice submitted to the Office of the State Attorney for the work done.

Reply:

The department remains the custodian of the State’s 20% stake in West Coast Resources (WCR). WCR is currently under business rescue. A 7-year business rescue plan was approved in July 2020. The shareholding is held through a special purpose vehicle created by De Beers called Mainstreet( Pty) Ltd. The Department is currently working on a process to have the shareholding held in the name of the State directly or through one of the State-Owned Entities.

Reply:

Bid number DPE07-2021-2022 relating to the Appointment of Service Provider to assist with determining the Optimal Operating Model for the State’s Diamond Assets

Status: It was cancelled due to the changed of circumstances, there is no longer a need for the services requested.

Reply:

(a)(i) People who have lost their IDs are already being helped. The Provincial Manager of Home Affairs in KZN has attended meetings of the Disaster Management Center since its inception. The Center provided him with a list of affected people/families. The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs led a campaign to trace such people, offer them identity documents and these are in two forms, (a) Temporary Identity Certificate (TIC) )which they get same time on the scene. (b) An application for a smart card which is issued after a week. All these are provided free of charge.

(ii) Yes their applications are fast tracked, because this is a special project.

(b) The people who have lost their documentation are already in the system, i.e the National Population Register (NPR), hence this whole exercise is a replacement exercise, where there is no chance of fraud.

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Reply:

Currently, SAFCOL has a total of 189 747 hectares with plantable area of 120 644 hectares. As a result, only 116 695 hectares is planted and 3 949 hectares is “Temporary Unplanted” (TUP). This is approximately 3% of the total ,which was maintained for the past 5 years, is in line with annual industry targets.

The Department of Public Enterprises has since requested SAFCOL to consider assisting the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) in reducing its TUP which is currently above 30%, either by leasing or managing plantations near its operations in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KZN. This will not only reduce unlimited risks DFFE is currently exposed to but also increase rural employment and sawlog availability for supply of raw material to small and medium business in response to sector transformation and addressing the Commercial Forestry Masterplan objectives.

Furthermore, DPE has encouraged SAFCOL to ensure that it remains a preferred partner post the land settlement process as currently 57% of SAFCOL land under operation is under land claim. This is in collaboration with DFFE and the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform.

 

Reply:

It is important to note that the Fire Brigade Services Act, 1987 (Act 99 of 1987) is the primary legislation regulating the provision of fire services. Section 5 (1)  a controlling authority shall appoint a person who possesses the prescribed qualifications and experience, as chief fire officer to be in charge of its service. In response to the above questions:

a) What  action has she taken to hold municipalities accountable for such irregularities?

The Directorate facilitated the process of developing Fire Service career path as part of Municipal Staff Regulations which will come into effect from 1 July 2022.

b) What oversight mechanisms has her Department implemented to monitor the redress of the situation?                                                

The Department is in the process of developing an oversight mechanism for Municipal Fire Services career path once the Regulations is effective. The Directorate will monitor and support the implementation of the Municipal Staff Regulations.

The link to the Municipal Staff Regulations is below

https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202109/45181gon891.pdf

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Reply:

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) will be strengthening the support to municipalities in the following:

• The development and implementation of disaster management plans as per Sections 38, 39, 52 and 53 of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002;
• The assessment of submitted disaster management plans to check amongst others the level of compliance with the Disaster Management Act as well as the alignment with the guidelines on “development and structure of a disaster management plan”.
• Whether these plans incorporate disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation measures for inclusion into municipal programmes and projects as required for by the priorities and targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030).
• Engagement sessions with municipalities and Provincial Disaster Management Centres within respective provinces to discuss the respective assessment feedbacks. 

DCOG will continue to collaborate with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) in supporting the district municipalities to develop the district climate change adaptation plans as well as providing capacity building programmes to the district municipalities on climate change with the view to facilitate mainstreaming of climate consideration into the municipal planning system. This will be done with the development of various tools such as Greenbook and Let-respond Toolkit which are aimed at offering the municipality with tools that could be used in planning for climate change response.

The above-mentioned inter-institutional support complements the current and planned work of the NDMC on disaster management planning and Impact Based Early Warning training with the South African Weather Service. The NDMC and the South African Weather Service will conduct Impact Based training for all districts in KZN for the 2022/23 financial year. The South African Weather Service and the NDMC will continue issuing of weekly Impact Based Early Warnings for approaching severe weather systems, especially in eastern coastal area. The NDMC will continue to distribute seasonal plans to all disaster management stakeholders highlighting hazard prone areas for medium term planning. and informed decision-making.

Reply:

a) The two events were scheduled to take place in KwaZulu Natal and the Eastern Cape

b) A call centre has been established to assist creatives and athletes around the clock as they require assistance with the services provided by the Silapha Wellness programme. Different social media platforms have been provided where artists and athletes are able to interact with experts in the area of mental health; financial management etc.

Interventions were also made through the Silapha Ambassadors who use their social media platforms to engage the creatives and athletes on the work done by Silapha and for them to ask questions and get direct response/assistance from Silapha counsellors.

Reply:

• Inspections were conducted on employers mentioned above Blinkwater and SIS Farming group on the 18 August 2021 and 26 April 2022 respectively.
• Inspections were conducted on Basic Condition of Employment Act guided by Standard Operating Procedure of the Department of Employment and Labour
• Employers will again be inspected after 12 months to monitor compliance, as guided by Standard Operating Procedure of the Department of Employment and Labour
• However re-active inspection can be conducted on request