Questions and Replies
19 May 2022 - NW1311
Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Transport
(1) Whether she intends to lower the costs associated with obtaining a skippers licence, considering that many fisherfolk are currently struggling to make ends meet due to uncertainty regarding fishing permits, multiple administrative requirements and a difficult economic climate; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the details of how she will assist the fisherfolk with the rising cost of fuel, in particular diesel, and the impact this will have on the sector; (3) whether she intends to relax certain seaworthy requirements that may be deemed unnecessary in order to reduce costs for fisherfolk; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) received a 0% increase for the 2022-2023 financial year. All fees for Skipper Licences still the same as the 2021-2022 financial year and should assist fisher in the current economic climate. The 0% increase applies to all the services that the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) provide and include the cost of safety surveys for fishing vessels. Should an increase be approved, due consideration will be given to the impact that any increase may have on fishers.
2. Unfortunately SAMSA do not have an influence on fuel levies.
3. The challenge with lowering the current safety standards will lead to unseaworthy ships going to sea, which will not only endanger fishers but also other users of the sea. Reducing the safety standards will lead to unnecessary deaths amongst fishers and in turn impact on the fishing communities when a bread winner is lost. It must be noted that unseaworthy vessels lead to expensive Search and Rescue operations due to the number and type of sea and air assets that need to be mobilised to rescue a casualty at sea. Lowering Safety Standards which is meant to save both people and property at sea, or prevent pollution of the marine environment is not the solution
19 May 2022 - NW1168
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether, with reference to the variety of online services that he launched on 17 February 2022 (details furnished), his department has any plans in place to deal with and rectify the glitches that the new system may be experiencing; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the plans; (2) (a) how is his department making the public aware of the new online offerings and (b) what are the relevant details of the communications plan in this regard?
Reply:
1. The glitches experienced have been attended through various software updates released to date. The Road Traffic Management Corporation (the Corporation) has also in sourced the printing and packaging of the licence discs and replaced its delivery partner. Since Monday, the direct deliveries to the owners have commenced. By 01 April 2022 the backlog of licence distributions will have been attended to.
2. (a) Aligned to the nature of the service the Corporation communicates its services primarily via online platforms, social media, websites, etc. The Corporation also communicates directly via targeted SMS and email communications to motorists and drivers to make use of the service when they receive their renewal notifications.
(b) The communication plan includes interviews conducted by the RTMC and the department on community, regional and national radio stations including television stations. The MEC for transport in Gauteng has also rolled out a sustained campaign on radio television stations urging the public to book a slot.
19 May 2022 - NW1360
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Considering the growing negative impact of climate change in the Republic, what are the (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation plans that her department has put in place to ensure the (i) durability and (ii) sustainability of the agricultural sector?
Reply:
The existing departmental climate change mitigation and adaptation sector plans are currently being implemented to mitigate the risks and vulnerabilities associated with the negative impacts of climate change.
(a)(i),(ii) Mitigation plans
The Department has put in place Mitigation and Adaptation programmes to reduce the agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and enhance the resilience of food and agricultural production systems in the sector to ensure durability and sustainability of the agricultural sector, and safeguarding national food security. Under Mitigation programme, the Department has put in place programmes to provide support to the most vulnerable groups such as subsistence farmers on training, capacity building and creating awareness on the impact of climate change. The Department has planned to assist 44 subsistence producers to be supported with integrated bioenergy (biogas) technology over a period of three (3) years starting in the current financial year. The biogas programme is being implemented in Mpumalanga, North West, Kwazulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and Limpopo. The project on integrated bioenergy-crop production system assist farmers with the provision and installation of biogas digesters, roof water harvesting and irrigation system, rain gauges’ installation, establishment of backyard gardens as well as the provision of seedlings to subsistence producers. This also assist the Department and the sector to address priorities such as clean and renewable energy provision, climate change mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and food security.
(b)(i), (ii) Adaptation plans
Under Adaptation programme, the Department has put in place programmes to increase the adaptive capacity of the agricultural sector to the adverse impacts of climate change through research, training and capacity building. The Department is currently implementing crop suitability to climate change in four (4) provinces, namely: Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Kwazulu-Natal and Free State. The crop-suitability programme assist with developing drought resistant cultivars or crops, capacitating farmers on climate smart agriculture approaches (crop and livestock production) and conservation agriculture, etc. The sorghum production climate change adaptation strategies will provide guidance for sorghum producers/ farmers on how adapt to the impact of climate change. These strategies are being developed to ensure that the producers/growers acquire the appropriate management information, knowledge and skills to achieve maximum yields under climate change conditions through enhancing the resilience of sorghum production systems.
The Department has also commissioned research on vulnerability assessments on crops and livestock production to the impacts of climate change. The research outputs enable the Department and sector to inform policy development decisions and actions taking into consideration the long-term projections to implement the outcomes and ensure the achievement of the long-term objectives of increased resilience and adaptive capacity, reduced risk and vulnerabilities associated with the increasing climate variability and change.
19 May 2022 - NW1037
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
What total rental amount (a) does her department pay for leased buildings belonging to private entities in each month and (b) in arrears is owed to the specified entities currently?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
a) I have been informed by the Department that the total rental paid for leased buildings belonging to private entities in the year to date is:
Month |
Private Entities (R ) |
April 2021 |
172 187 274 |
May 2021 |
873 817 193 |
June 2021 |
224 744 354 |
July 2021 |
413 140 464 |
August 2021 |
331 225 938 |
September 2021 |
457 371 273 |
October 2021 |
484 853 590 |
November 2021 |
415 815 885 |
December 2021 |
460 821 365 |
January 2022 |
405 637 899 |
February 2022 |
269 957 050 |
March 2022 |
443 074 700 |
April 2022 |
311 062 035 |
TOTAL |
5 263 709 022 |
b) Arrear lease payments owed to private entities in April 2022 amount to R 333 890 214. The Department has an additional control measure that suspends payments so that they are verified first before released to avoid duplications which may result in overpayments. As soon as payments are verified, they are released to service providers accordingly.
19 May 2022 - NW1547
Mathulelwa, Ms B to ask the Minister of Transport
By what date will his department rebuild the bridge in Bremma, Ward 6 of Umdoni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, that was washed away by floods seven years ago?
Reply:
The bridge is currently in use, the issue was that there were potholes back then which made it unsafe to go across the bridge but that was sorted, and the bridge is usable. As this is a low-level crossing, it is part of the list of all bridges that will be upgraded to large bridges as these are no longer suitable for areas where there are growing communities. Climate change is also another factor that lead the Department to embark on this exercise as there were a lot of low-level crossings that are no longer suitable as a result of these frequently experienced rainfall intensity.
It is anticipated that to attend to these structures could take more than five years depending on the availability of funds.
19 May 2022 - NW1016
Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)What (a) number of government properties are leased to third parties and (b)(i) departments have currently hired private facilities to house offices for the Executive and (ii) are the reasons that the departments have hired the specified private facilities; (2) whether she has considered utilising existing government buildings to house offices for departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) whether she has considered utilising existing government buildings to house offices for departments; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)
(a) I have been informed by the Department that it is currently leasing out about 1288 state-owned properties.
(b)
(i) There is no department that has hired a private facility for an Executive.
(ii)Not applicable
2. The primary mandate of the Department is to provide functional state-owned accommodation to various User Departments. The Department at the point of request for accommodation – does consider using State-Owned Facilities – however, in many instances – they are not readily useable nor available in areas identified for the executive. This is where the Department then considers using the private leases. In recognizing that there are challenges – the department has embarked on the following strategies in order to address overreliance on the private sector.
- Refurbish, Operate and Transfer Model for more office space;
- Precinct Development. Building head offices for Departments eg the Salvokop Precinct in Pretoria which will house five government Departments
- Lease to own model for smaller service delivery nodes in remote areas where there are no buildings.
19 May 2022 - NW1404
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) measures have been put in place to contain the recent spread of Foot-and Mouth- Disease and (b) are the reasons that her department has not built a proper fence along the Kruger National Park to prevent buffalos from interacting with cattle from the surrounding villages of the Collins Chabane Local Municipality and thus contain the spread of the specified disease?
Reply:
a) Affected dip tanks were placed under quarantine, while the animals in and around the affected dip tanks were subjected to clinical inspections, blood tests, vaccination and movement restrictions. The Disease Management Areas in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal will be enlarged accordingly. Where affected farms are well fenced, the farms and adjacent properties are under quarantine, with clinical inspections and blood tests continuing. Vaccination and controlled slaughter are allowed on a case by case basis. Forward and backward tracing continue in order to identify any other possibly infected properties without delay. There is intensified clamp down on illegal importation of animals or illegal movement out of the Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) controlled areas. The animals involved are destroyed, while the perpetrators are prosecuted for contravention of the Animal Diseases Act. Communication and awareness creation have been increased.
b) There is a fence on the western and southern boundaries of the Kruger National Park, which has been maintained by the Department for many years. Challenges, such as vandalism of fences, theft of the fencing material, damage caused by elephants and floods lead to continuous breakdown of these fences. The current FMD outbreaks in North-West Province, Free State Province and Gauteng Province are not related to recent buffalo escapes from the Kruger National Park, but to illegal movement of cloven-hoofed animals out of the northern FMD controlled areas in Limpopo Province.
19 May 2022 - NW1007
Brink, Mr C to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)Whether she has been advised that 19 Lyttleton Agricultural Holdings, Pretoria, T11634/1965, which is land belonging to the national government in Clubview in Centurion, is currently being occupied unlawfully, and that an unplanned settlement without access to basic services is developing on the site (details furnished); (2) whether the national Government, alone or in collaboration with any other Organs of State, will take steps to resettle the occupants, and secure the site, especially in light of its proximity to the Hennops River; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
- I have been informed that the Department has investigated custodianship and can confirm that DPWI is the custodian of mentioned property. The Department is aware that the property is unlawfully occupied.
- The Department has sent a request to the Department of Social Development for profiling of the illegal occupants so that we can be able to make informed decision on the property.
19 May 2022 - NW1562
Mthenjane, Mr DF to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What assistance will her department provide to the local crop farmers of Ward 6 at the Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality who are in need of (a) diesel and (b) seeds to use on their farms?
Reply:
Farmers in Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality are encouraged to approach our local offices of the Provincial Department of Agriculture to be guided on how to apply for support through our various programmes designed to provide production inputs like diesel and seeds. These programmes include Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) and Ilima/ Letsema, Blended Finance Scheme, the Jobs Fund and Land Development Support.
19 May 2022 - NW1549
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What additional assistance will her department provide to farmers, who are required to do costly pregnancy diagnosis of their cattle more often as part of the breeding season?
Reply:
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Council-Animal Production (ARC-AP) provides support service to farmers through provision of a mobile laboratory (gamete mobile laboratory). This provides for the delivery of assisted reproductive technologies such as synchronization, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis to farmers in the most remote parts of South Africa.
Participants in the sector also receive one-stop services of readily available database of registered reproduction operators within the department to help with artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis. Farmers requiring assistance may contact the Registrar for the Animal Improvement Act, 1998, (Act N0. 62 of 1998), Mr Joel Mamabolo contact number (012) 319 7597/7424 Email: [email protected]
19 May 2022 - NW568
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Whether her department has lease agreements with private individuals, firms and/or companies on behalf of various government departments and state-owned enterprises; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how is this spread in terms of province, region, area and/or town, gender, race and age group and (b) what are the full details of the company names, directors and amounts involved with annual escalations by percentage and the duration of such lease agreements?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
I have been informed that the department has lease agreements with private individuals, firms and/or companies on behalf of various government departments and state-owned enterprises.
(a) As illustrated in the summary table below, this is the spread over the nine (9) regional offices;
Indicate whether DPWI has leases on behalf of various government departments |
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Company details |
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REGION |
TOTAL |
TOWN |
Leases with private entities YES/NO |
Company Name |
Names of the Director(s) of the company |
Gender |
Race |
Amount involved with annual escalation by % |
Duration of the lease |
BLOEMFONTEIN |
158 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
119 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 82 White = 101 Indian = 17 Coloured = 3 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
CAPE TOWN |
206 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 120 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 49 White = 228 Indian = 14 Coloured = 19 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
DURBAN |
207 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 121 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 40 White = 112 Indian = 119 Coloured = 0 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
JOHANNESBURG |
208 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
122 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 75 White = 96 Indian = 0 Coloured = 0 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
KIMBERLEY |
209 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 123 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 27 White = 182 Indian = 30 Coloured = 23 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
MMABATHO |
210 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
124 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 26 White = 62 Indian = 45 Coloured = 0 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
NELSPRUIT |
211 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 125 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 60 White = 85 Indian = 26 Coloured = 3 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
POLOKWANE |
212 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
126 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 41 White = 76 Indian = 24 Coloured = 2 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
PORT ELIZABETH |
213 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 127 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 156 White = 253 Indian = 0 Coloured = 0 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
PRETORIA |
214 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
128 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 98 White = 108 Indian = 21 Coloured = 8 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
UMTATA |
215 |
Various towns within the province (as appended in the spreadsheet) |
No = 39 Yes = 129 |
Various - details available on attached spreadsheet |
Full details provided on appended spreadsheet |
Male and female (varies per company composition. Details available on appended sheet) |
Black African = 73 White = 30 Indian = 8 Coloured = 3 |
Varies from minimum 5.5% to maximum 8.0% |
Varies from minimum 2 years to 3, 5, 7 & maximum 9.11 years |
a) The full details of the company names, directors and amounts involved with annual escalations by percentage and the duration of such lease agreements have been provided in the attached, Annexure A.
18 May 2022 - NW1392
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
What are the details of the (a) quantity of fertiliser the country has imported in the past five years, (b) top five countries from which the Republic imports fertiliser and (c) kinds of fertiliser that the Republic imports the most? [
Reply:
a) The quantity of all types of fertilisers imported under HS code Chapter 31 (H31: Fertilisers) over the last 5 years is given in the table below:
Fertiliser Imported |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Quantity (kg) |
2 271 365 365 |
2 018 206 922 |
2 029 747 898 |
2 230 811 393 |
2 572 542 319 |
Value (R) |
6 656 612 069 |
7 908 784 745 |
8 265 235 097 |
8 354 231 397 |
15 235 368 483 |
b) In 2021, the top five countries from which South Africa imported fertiliser from is given in the table below:
TOP 5 COUNTRIES SOUTH AFRICA IMPORTED FERTILISER FROM , BY VALUE, IN 2021 |
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COUNTRY |
VALUE (R) |
QUANTITY (KG) |
1. Saudi Arabia |
3 078 674 393 |
346 948 554 |
2. Russia |
2 249 902 035 |
306 099 894 |
3. Qatar |
2 069 268 636 |
310 356 864 |
4. China |
1 572 415 102 |
384 444 680 |
5. Germany |
1 289 965 653 |
274 766 845 |
These listed countries have been the main sources of imports for South Africa (by value) over the last 5 years.
c) Chemical fertilisers are generally divided into three main nutrients: Nitrogen (N), Phosphate (P), and Potassium (K). Each fertiliser base has a separate primary function in spurring plant growth. In 2021, nitrogen based fertilisers were the most imported, followed by chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; followed by potassium based fertilisers and then phosphorous based fertilisers. The quantities and value of these are given in the table below:
TYPE OF FERTILISER IMPORTED IN 2021 |
QUANTITY (KG) |
VALUE (R) |
Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous |
8 949 665 815 |
1 636 219 538 |
Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing two or three of the fertilising elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium |
3 601 768 964 |
392 324 029 |
Mineral or chemical fertilisers, potassic |
2 483 240 713 |
515 006 507 |
Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic |
130 932 227 |
22 934 366 |
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18 May 2022 - NW1637
Bodlani, Ms T to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) has considered the request of the community of Ward 38 for permanent buildings for the Brackendowns SAPS; if not, why not; if so, what steps have been taken to ensure the need is met; (2) whether, given that SAPS is leasing from the City of Ekurhuleni, he has found that it is of benefit to SAPS to keep renewing the lease with the City; if not, what has been done to acquire the property from the City; if so, what are the reasons that it is wise to do so?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
18 May 2022 - NW1596
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons why these goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
Reply:
(a) (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) (ee)
The department advises that it, through DIRCO concluded a Tenancy Agreement for the dtic’s Foreign Economic Representative’s residential accommodation. The Tenancy Agreement came to an end on the 30th May 2020. The Department advises that the value since 1 April 2017 to 30 May 2020 was R6.2 million.
The department through the Export Marketing and Investment Assistance (EMIA) scheme entered into annual agreements for the rental of space during the annual World Food Moscow exhibition to showcase South African products. The total value for 1 April 2017 to February 2020 was R9.6 million.
(b)(i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd) (ee)
The Department advises that entities reporting to the dtic do not have commercial contracts with the government of the Russian Federation, nor with any entity based in the Russian Federation.
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18 May 2022 - NW1514
Majozi, Ms Z to ask the Minister of Police
(1) In view of an official statement by the Police Service (SAPS) on 24 April 2022, that during March this year more than 300 undocumented persons were arrested and that the suspects are due to appear at the different magistrate courts from Monday, 25 April 2022, what are the relevant details of the process that the SAPS follows with regard to undocumented persons (2) whether any falsified documents were discovered; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, will there be further investigations to uncover the source of such documents
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
18 May 2022 - NW1575
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation Since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons that the goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
18 May 2022 - NW1776
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether, in light of the fact that the Silapha Wellness Intervention Programme hosted four social media interventions, which according to their report not a single intervention reached more than 150 persons, his department has considered that the programme has a low success threshold in social media interventions and a particularly low outreach to the arts sector?
Reply:
The hosted 4 social media interventions on spaces; in November and December 2021; were over and above other social media activities that help to drive traffic to the call centre during Covid-19 pandemic Lockdown. See below table on numbers as of end of April 2022:
Month |
Call Centre |
Telephone |
Face to Face |
Males |
Females |
Social Media |
Road Shows |
GBV Walk |
Debriefing |
Total |
Mar 21 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Apr 21 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
158 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
May 21 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jun 21 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jul 21 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Aug 21 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
Sep 21 |
21 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Oct 21 |
18 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
153 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nov 21 |
18 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
250 |
147 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dec 21 |
12 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jan 22 |
19 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Feb 22 |
22 |
3 |
19 |
10 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Mar 22 |
42 |
18 |
24 |
20 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
April 22 |
27 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Total |
237 |
270 |
458 |
50 |
10 |
1025 |
18 May 2022 - NW956
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What informs the proposed extension of the tenure of heads of department from 5 to 10 years?
Reply:
The tenure of HoDs is still a matter being consulted as part of the Professionalization Framework for the Public Service and no final decision has been reached. The proposed extension is from 5 to 7 years and not 10 years. The following are some of the reasons that have been put forward for the consideration to increase the tenure of HODs:
- The National Development Plan; the 10 and 20 Year Review of Government; the Human Science Research Council, the Department of Public Service and Administration; and the National School of Government have highlighted that the short tenure of HODs has had a negative impact on the stability of government and its ability to provide services. Departments with long serving senior managers appear stable and effective;
- The management of the political-administrative interface can be improved through stability and longevity at the level of HoDs; and
- The 7 year tenure would allow for an integrated and properly processed handover system to the new administration following the 5 year term of office of governments.
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18 May 2022 - NW1143
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) In view of the alarming use of legal firms in the public sector over the past few year and with Armscor being a state-owned entity and a custodian of taxpayers’ money and public funds, what total amount was paid by Armscor to legal firms in each of the financial years in th 2011-12 to 2021-22 financial years; (2) what is the (a)(i) total amount and (ii) breakdown in each year for each firm that was used (b) breakdown of the amount that was paid in each case in each specified financial year and (c) breakdown of the amount that was paid for (i) disciplinary cases, (ii) consultations, (iii) investigations, (iv) representations and (v) the use of chairpersons for hearings, to each firm in each year?
Reply:
Attached find here: Reply
18 May 2022 - NW1636
Bodlani, Ms T to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether, with regard to records and a case number CAS 226/04/2019 showing that a burnt down building, which was used by police reservists at the Brackendowns SA Police Service (SAPS), has not been investigated since the fire in 2019,a case of arson was investigated by the Brackendowns SAPS; if not, what are the reasons that the matter has not been investigated; if so, what was the outcome and/or status of the specified case; (2) whether SAPS has requested by the City of Ekurhuleni to restore the buildings; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of the outcome of the request made?
Reply:
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18 May 2022 - NW1764
Nodada, Mr BB to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) are the criteria for (i) the admissions for the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme, (b) what are the criteria for (ii) a student wanting to change subjects when receiving the scholarship, (b) number of learners have (i) been accepted for mathematics and science, (ii) passed with mathematics and science in the past three academic years and (iii) dropped out of their studies before completion?
Reply:
a) What are the criteria for the admissions for the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme?
(i) There are criteria for first time applicants who include the District and Community-based recruits and the returning or existing students who are already enrolled at an HEI. The criteria are stipulated as follows:
A. For 1st time entrants to a Higher Education Institution
- An exemption, endorsement, or ‘admission to bachelor degree studies’ pass at Grade 12 level.
- At least a level 4 pass at Grade 12 level in the subject which leads on to the priority area/subject in which the applicant will specialize to teach.
- For students who wish to specialize in the Foundation Phase, a pass in Mathematics or at least level 4 pass in Mathematical Literacy at Grade 12 level is required. In addition, a level 4 pass in the Home Language is required.
- Students who wish to specialize in the teaching of Technology subjects, including CAT, and who do not have these subjects at matric level, must have at least a level 4 pass in Mathematics.
- If the institution’s admission requirements are higher than the bursary requirement and vice versa then the higher requirement will apply.
- For existing bursars
- The student must have passed at least two-thirds (66.6%) of all the subject modules studied in the last year of study at the university.
- The student must have passed at least two-thirds (66.6%) of the priority subject area modules studied in the last year of study at the Higher Education Institution. This should include specific province-specific subjects of students selected through the District and Community Based teacher recruitment programme.
- For the Foundation Phase, Language, Mathematics and Life Skills will form the priority subjects for purposes of the re-awarding of the bursary.
- If a student is doing one priority subject, he/she must pass it to qualify for re-award.
- The student must be progressing to the next level/year of study.
- The students must achieve at least a 55% average across all subject modules.
- Students who register and fail a module twice in a year, that module will be counted twice for purposes of determining the course load and the number of modules failed.
- Students who fail to meet the above will have their bursaries temporarily withdrawn until they redeem themselves by meeting these requirements, where they will again be considered for funding.
B. What are the criteria for a student wanting to change subjects when receiving the scholarship?
Students are not allowed to change subjects, once awarded they have to adhere to the subject until the qualification is completed.
b. (i) The number of learners have that been accepted for mathematics and science,
- For 2022, selections at HEIs are still being conducted and the data will be made available after the outcome of the selections have been concluded. However, the table below illustrates the number of Mathematics and Sciences students for the previous academic year (2021).
SUBJECTS/MODULES |
Number of students |
Mathematics |
5958 |
Physical Science |
1970 |
Source: FLIMS SUBMITTED Q4 LIST
b. (ii) The number of student passed with mathematics and science in the past three academic years is indicated in the table below:
Mathematics and Physical Science Pass Rate in the past three academic years |
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Subject |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
Mathematics |
1500 |
2355 |
2408 |
6263 |
Physical Science |
430 |
687 |
807 |
1924 |
b. (iii) The number of drop out of their studies before completion?
- No drop-outs from the Funza Lushaka bursars, however, one (1) student was reported as deceased.
18 May 2022 - NW1612
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Police:
Are there any kiosks of the SA Police Service currently being used and/or allocated to assist with visible policing in the Benoni area; if no, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
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18 May 2022 - NW1505
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) what total number of members in each respective stock theft unit in each province are currently 55 years or older; (2) whether he will make a statement on this matter?
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18 May 2022 - NW1725
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether air support was rendered by the SA Police Service during the floods in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, why not; if so, (a) what type of aircraft and/or helicopter was used, (b) on what date was each aircraft and/or helicopter used and (c) what was the nature of each specified application; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
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18 May 2022 - NW1635
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).Whether his department provides prescribed targets and/or guidelines to its entities and federations for opportunities and participation for persons with disabilities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2). whether the revised white paper of his department by Parliament in November 2019 and the legislative process relating to the amendment bill enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3). what percentage of the budget of his department was dedicated to programmes for persons with disabilities for the 2021-22 financial year; (4). whether persons with autism benefit from the programmes; if not, why not; if so, how? NW1962E
Reply:
(1). The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture provides prescribed targets and guidelines to employees as per the DPSA guidelines. The National Targets are at 2% and the Department is at 2.4% People with disabilities in DAC/ DSAC as from 2019 are as follows:
March 2019 – 2,64% |
March 2020 – 2,40% |
March 2021 – 2,35% |
March 2022 – 2,42% |
The need for 2% persons with disabilities remained constant.
18 May 2022 - NW1670
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).Whether a certain person (name furnished) did business with the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee before the specified person became a board member; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) services were provided by the person and (b) settlements were made; (2). whether he has found any conflict of interest as the person is part of the current board; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further, relevant details?
Reply:
In terms of Section 13 (5) (b) (ii) of the National Sport and Recreation Act, the Minister is debarred from involvement in matters of administration in sport. Therefore, the Minister cannot pronounce on whether there is a conflict of interest because this is an administrative matter for SASCOC to manage.
18 May 2022 - NW1607
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1) With reference to the findings of the Office of the Auditor General that at least 5 812 public servants fraudulently applied for and received the R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant, what (a) informed the decision to investigate only 242 of the implicated public servants, (b) is the current status of the specified investigations and (c) date will the investigation be concluded; (2) whether the SA Police Service is providing updates to Department of Public Service and Administration on the progress of the investigations and their outcomes; if not, why not, if so; what are the relevant details?
Reply:
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18 May 2022 - NW1621
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to criminal cases opened with the SA Police Service (SAPS) relating to the (a) Department of Tourism and (b) SA Tourism, (i) what number of cases have been laid in each month by the Department of Tourism and South African Tourism in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2022, (ii) on what date was each charge made in each instance, (iii) which officers have been allocated to each case in each instances, (iv) what are the officer’s contact details for each case in each instance, (v) what progress has been made in each case to date, (vi) what number of persons have been arrested and charged in each case, (vii0 on what date was each person charged in each instance and (viii) what were they charged for?
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18 May 2022 - NW937
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) (a) In which military bases were and/or will bakeries be established, (b) what are the reasons, criteria and/or motivations for establishing the bakeries, (c) how does the bakeries project correlate with the objectives of Project Koba Tlala to procure from local small, medium and micro enterprises and (d) what is the capital cost of each bakery including renovations, upgrades and construction; (2) whether the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and the National Treasury regulations and requirements were fully complied with in the construction of each bakery; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, from which financial resources is the construction work financed; (3) (a) who are the persons working in each bakery, (b0 what is the monthly salary paid to each person, (c) what are their relations to the SA National Defence Force and its members if the persons are not soldiers and (d) who are the contractors used for the capital work of building each bakery?
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18 May 2022 - NW1142
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1) In view of the alarming use of legal firms in the public sector over the past few years and with Armscor being a state-owned entity and a custodian of taxpayers’ money and public funds, what total amount was paid by Armscor to legal firms in each of the financial years in the2011-12 to 2021-22 financial year; (2) what is the (a)(i) total amount and (ii) breakdown in each year for each firm that was used, (b) breakdown of the amount that was paid in each case in each specified financial year and (c) breakdown of the amount that was paid for (i) disciplinary cases, (ii) consultation, (iii) investigations, (iv) representations and (v) the use of chairpersons of hearings, to each firm in each year?
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18 May 2022 - NW1566
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What are the reasons that his department has discontinued the working hours of his department’s office on a Saturday and (b) how has that decision affected the functioning of his department?
Reply:
a) The Department desperately want Home Affairs offices to open on Saturdays. The type of services rendered by Home Affairs offices fall in the same category as services rendered by Police Services and Clinics.
Unfortunately, the Unions took the matter to the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) and made it a subject of negotiations, it ended in a stalemate. We wanted Saturday work done through the shift system in the same way Police and Nurses do. However, the unions insist on deploying the same people who work during the week hours, but paying them overtime.
Should we agree, the Department will be forced into paying overtime for life/permanent overtime and this is untenable. The Department has submitted to Cabinet a Home Affairs Bill which will change the nature of Home Affairs Department into a security Department which is entitled to open on weekends.
b) It has affected it negatively, because we could reduce long queues through Saturday work. It is affecting clients in a bad way, especially clients who work during the week and have no time to visit Home Affairs because they are always at work. Ironically, I believe this affect members of unions the most.
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18 May 2022 - NW1755
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Police:
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 366 on 2 March 2022 that seven out of the 10 police vehicles were in operational order and three were awaiting services and/or repairs at the Gordon’s Bay Police Station situated in the Cape Town Metro, he can advise (a) for how long the three non-operational vehicles have been in for service and/or repairs and (b) what the turn-around time will be before they are operational again?
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18 May 2022 - NW1775
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).In light of the fact that certain persons (names furnished) were appointed as ambassadors for the Silapha Wellness Intervention Programme, (a) criteria were used to select the ambassadors, (b) specific experience and/or qualifications do the specified persons have to be ambassadors in matters of gender-based violence, mental health, drug abuse and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others matters, (c) work has each ambassador done and (d) total amount has each ambassador been paid; (2). how representative are the five ambassadors in terms of (a) race, (b) province, (c) language, (d) genre and (e) sexuality?
Reply:
1. a) The selection criteria was based on the relevance of the experience each ambassador endured that speaks to the mandate of the programme. Their social media following was also taken into consideration, to leverage on it to reach out to as many practitioners as possible.:
(b) & c)
Penny Lebyane - She spent most of her years struggling with the art industry challenges, openly discuss her mental illness struggle, she was in psychiatric ward for her mental illness. A committed activists for women’s rights in the arts, she's also an ambassador for other wellness programs and organizations and a Radio 2000 host, her show focuses on wellness. Social Media: Face Book - 201 000; Twitter - 244 000; Instagram - 172 000.
Portia Modise - A champion for the LGBTQ+ community, An openly gay women, a committed community activist with her foundation . Portia Modise Foundation that is helping young girls through challenges of life and developing their football skills. Soon to launch her Book "From Portia with Love" where she discusses all the women challenges in football and the LGBTQ+ Community. Social Media: Facebook - 26 084; Twitter - 3 185; Instagram - 4 441.
Dawn King - A champion for mental illness and GBV movement, a motivational speaker in her own right, as well as a spiritual healer. A GBV survivor and an activists. Host her own podcast show, dealing with Mental illness and the business of the arts. Social Media: Facebook - 1 194 809 Twitter - 261 000 Instagram - 1 900 000
Gigi Lamayne - She suffered with depression for many years and was once admitted in hospital because of it. She went on to say that her difficult upbringing had detrimental effect in her life and not having a mentor in life and as an artist. In one of the interviews she credited the help and counselling she received during the ordeal. Youth Activist that encourages artist to seek counselling if needed. Social Media: Facebook - 736 715; Twitter - 334 000; Instagram - 592 000
Jabu Mahlangu - Formerly Jabu Pule, a former great player, that has been and done it all from alcohol addiction to drug addiction. Currently an Ambassador for Super Sports, teaching young people about dangers of drugs and alcohol. A great motivational Speaker. Social Media: Facebook - 6 938; Twitter - 47 200; Instagram - 114 000
(d) Each ambassador was paid R35 000.00 for a period of 5 months= to R175 000.00 per ambassador
2. The selection criteria as per the TORs was not based on race, sexuality, language or province but rather on the relevance of the experience each ambassador endured that speaks to the mandate of the programme.
Ambassador |
Race |
Province |
Language |
Genre |
Sexuality |
Penny Lebyane |
African |
Originally MP but now in GP |
Sepedi |
TV/Radio presenter |
Female |
Portia Modise |
African |
GP- Soweto |
Sotho |
Athlete |
Lesbian |
Dawn King |
African |
Originally KZN but now in GP |
IsiZulu |
Actress |
Female |
Gigi Lamayne |
African |
Originally KZN but now in GP |
IsiZulu |
Artist |
Female |
Jabu Mahlangu |
African |
Gp- Ekurhuleni |
IsiNdebele |
Athlete |
Male |
18 May 2022 - NW1545
Mohlala, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Whether his department has any industrialisation projects and/or initiatives in progress to address the high unemployment rate in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, where?
Reply:
The dtic has a number of industrialisation projects and initiatives in progress to address the need to expand industrial output, save jobs and increase the level of employment in South Africa. These are set out in more detail in the Annual Reports and parliamentary Portfolio Committee reports of among others:
- the Department (www.thedtic.gov.za)
- the Industrial Development Corporation (www.idc.co.za)
- the National Empowerment Fund (www.nefcorp.co.za)
- the Export Credit Insurance Corporation (www.ecic.co.za)
- the Competition Commission (www.compcom.co.za)
- the International Trade Administration Commission (www.itac.org.za)
These projects and initiatives include:
- Direct financial support through grants to firms in sectors where employment is a key concern
- Industrial loans to firms, through development finance institutions
- Equity in private companies
- Support to provincial Special Economic Zones and Industrial Parks
- Competition settlement agreements that protect jobs or require firms to increase the number of jobs as a result of mergers
- Industry partnerships through master plans that are directed at saving and growing jobs
- Export promotion and facilitation projects, including outward missions and exhibitions of SA-made products, as well as provision of export credit insurance
- Trade agreements at bilateral and multilateral levels, including negotiation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
- Promotion of investment in job-creating activities, including through initiatives to address red tape and make it easier to start new businesses
- Initiatives to assist businesses with licenses, and to address challenges at local levels
- Protection of jobs through use of import tariffs and safeguard and anti-dumping duties; as well as import rebates that lowers the cost of key inputs
- Public procurement measures
- Localisation measures through working closely with firms, trade unions and sectors
- Competitiveness enhancing measures, including on technology
- Projects that promote beneficiation of raw materials locally
- Initiatives to support food and health-care security in SA, in particular covid-19 therapeutics, PPEs and vaccines
- Support to companies displaced or damaged by the July 2021 unrest in KZN and elsewhere
- Support for black industrialists and SMMEs.
In the 2020/21 financial year, the dtic, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) reported that R16.2 billion in financial support was provided to domestic firms to improve their overall competitiveness. It resulted in the creation of new jobs and the retention of large numbers of existing jobs. Firms that benefited from the dtic, IDC and NEF support are located in all nine Provinces.
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18 May 2022 - NW1736
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). What (a) total amount did it cost Cricket SA to conduct the recent Social Justice and Nation Building hearing involving a certain person (name and details furnished) and (b) is the detailed breakdown of all the costs incurred; (2). what amount did Cricket SA incur for (a) legal and (b) any other costs incurred on behalf of the specified person? NW2063E
Reply:
Cricket SA has responded to the questions as follows:
The total cost of the entire process has not yet finalized, once that is done Cricket South Africa will furnish the Honourable with the relevant amounts.
18 May 2022 - NW1777
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether, in light of the fact that by the end of February 2022, the Silapha Wellness Intervention Programme has reached out to only 953 persons at a budget of R3 388 615,97 and furthermore most of the engagements were through social media posts which implies that Silapha has earned an average of R3 388 per person reached out, his department considers this to be accountable and responsible expenditure; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
It is important to note that the Silapha Wellness programme renders a 24 hour Call Centre services with costs paid monthly. It is therefore misleading to equate the amount spent to only the number of the beneficiaries assisted as the total amount spent is made up of the following elements:
-The expenses of executing the outreaches, equates to the biggest percentage spent. Other costs are the monthly payment of the ambassadors; the monthly costs of running social media platforms and other media & PR expenses, as well as the branding and merchandise expenses for marketing. All these are accounted for as per the contract that the service provider entered into with the Department.
18 May 2022 - NW1619
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Police
What (a) is the current usage of the mothballed SA Police Service (SAPS) station situated in Main Road in Somerset West in the Western Cape net to the old Magistrate’s Court, which is a national monument that carries heritage status and for which SAPS received an award from a civic group for its care of the building several years ago and (b) steps are being taken to maintain the integrity of the building?
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18 May 2022 - NW1611
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Police
Considering that the Crystal Park Police Station serves an extensive area of suburbs and sections (details furnished), what is the breakdown of the number of (a) cases of armed robbery, murder, attempted murder, vehicle theft, possession of illegal substance and narcotics and gender-based violence and (b) convictions for such cases that were reported and opened at the Crystal Park Police Station since 1 January 2020 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
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18 May 2022 - NW1779
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 638 on 22 April 2022, the house (a) previously occupied by Gen (rent) Shoke belongs to her department and (b0 appears on the asset register of her department and/or the SA National Defence Force (SANDF); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) what rental amount has been determined for the Chief of the SANDF to occupy the specified house, (ii) on what date did Gen (ret) Shoke vacate the house, (iii) what rental amount did Gen (ret) Shoke pay for the period he occupied the house after he left the service of the SANDF at the end of May 2021 and (iv) what were the cost details to clean and prepare the house for the current Chief of the SANDF after Gen (ret) Shoke vacated the house?
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18 May 2022 - NW1554
Matumba, Mr A to ask the Minister of Sport Arts and Culture”
On what date will his department set in motion the renaming of the Hendrick Verwoerd tunnel which stands as a constant reminder of apartheid and its atrocities to the black population.
Reply:
The processes of renaming of geographical features in South Africa is set in motion by applicants who may be at local authorities like municipalities, government agencies and individual South Africans who wish to propose a geographical name change.
This process is provided for in terms of the South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998. Such individual, authority or entity may approach the municipality under which the feature proposed to be changed falls so that public consultations can be organized.
18 May 2022 - NW1532
Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police
On average, what is the response time of SA Police Service to attend an accident which is 1.5km away from the police station after it has been reported?
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18 May 2022 - NW1402
Mohlala, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Noting the snail-pace progress in eradicating pit latrines in schools, by what date is it envisaged that the pit latrines in rural schools will be completely eradicated?
Reply:
DBE plans to eradicate pit toilets on the original list of schools which were identified at inception of the SAFE initiative during the 2022/2023 financial year.
18 May 2022 - NW1735
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
What number of Social Justice and Nation Building hearings have been held by governing bodies of the various sporting codes in the Republic since 29 May 2019, (b) which governing bodies held the hearings, (c) on what dates were the specified hearings held, (d) what was (i) each hearing about and (ii) the outcome of each hearing and (e) what did it cost to conduct each hearing?
Reply:
The social justice and nation building SJN hearings were confined to Cricket South Africa only.
18 May 2022 - NW824
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What measures and/or interventions has her department put in place to ensure that the Public Service recruits only ethical public servants with the highest degree of integrity?
Reply:
All individuals who wish to apply for a post in the Public Service, are required to complete the Z83 application for employment form. The form is designed to assist department to only recruit only ethical public servants with the highest degree of integrity as they are required to declare matters related to all pending disciplinary and criminal cases as well as matters related to doing business with the State amongst others.
The declaration of all pending disciplinary cases, discourages public servants from moving around within the Public Service without accounting for their actions. Any misrepresentation on the Z83 form is considered a misconduct which may result in the termination of an employee’s service. Lastly, as part of the recruitment process, all departments are required to conduct pre-employment screening activities to verify the information supplied by applicants including on their qualifications, citizenship and criminal records amongst others.
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18 May 2022 - NW1406
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
(1)What (a) are the reasons that the Reconstruction and Development Project which was initiated by her department in 2009-10 financial year at Tiyani and/or Magoro Village in the Collins Chabane Local Municipality has been abandoned and (b) total amount of the allocated budget was spent by her department?
Reply:
1. (a) The total number of units allocated to Tiyani/Magoro Village in Collins Chabane Local Municipality was 77. The number of units completed is 76 and the remaining one unit is at a wall plate level. The contractor is currently at a final stage for completion and the project is not abandoned.
(b) The total budget allocated was R 6,366,849.92. The total budget spent by the Department is R 6,317,529.47. The remaining amount of R49,320.45 will be paid after the completion of the outstanding unit.
18 May 2022 - NW1593
Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons why these goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
Reply:
My Department and the Entities reporting to me have not concluded any commercial contracts with the Russian Federation since 01 April 2017.
18 May 2022 - NW1701
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
Whether she has taken any action in terms of speeding up the completion of the vehicle verification panel process of military veterans; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
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18 May 2022 - NW1672
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
With reference to the outreach events organized by SILAPHA, which provided him with an opportunity to address the sector, what role did SILAPHA play in mediation between him and the artists who had occupied the offices of the National Arts Council of South Africa?
Reply:
Silapha did not play any mediation role on the matter.
18 May 2022 - NW1587
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Police
Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation Since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons that the goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
Reply:
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18 May 2022 - NW1662
Nodada, Mr BB to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) components of her department make up the Inclusive Basket of Results score for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, (b) are the reasons that the particular components of the score were chosen, (c) are the reasons that the score is not announced at the same time as the pass rate at the beginning of the year and (d) are the Inclusive Basket scores for each (i) province and (ii) education district in the 2021 NSC results?
Reply:
(a) The nine criteria that constitute the reporting in terms of the Inclusive Basket framework, are as follows:
(i) Overall Achievement (%).
(ii) Mathematics Participation (%).
(iii) Mathematics Achievement (%).
(iv) Physical Science Achievement (%).
(v) Technical Mathematics Achievement (%)
(vi) Accounting Achievement (%)
(vii) Admission to Bachelor Studies (%)
(viii) Distinction Achievement (%)
(ix) Throughput rate (%)
(b) The rationale for the Inclusive Basket of Criteria, is to move away from a single determinant of the performance of the schooling system (i.e. Overall Pass Percentage) to a more comprehensive set of quality indicators that more accurately reflect the performance of the schooling system at the end of Grade 12. The specific subjects which include Mathematics, Physical Science, Technical Mathematics and Accounting, represents the priority subject fields that need to be promoted in the schooling system. Accounting has been added as a proxy subject for the Business, Commerce and Management subjects, and Technical Mathematics added as a proxy subject for the Technology stream. Admission to Bachelor Studies and the Distinction Achievement are strong indicators of the quality of the achievement and throughput rate reflects the efficiency of the system.
(c) The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) made a decision that the Inclusive Basket of Criteria will be piloted for a few years so as to obtain feedback on the uptake of this new system of reporting and to ensure that the criteria are appropriately selected. Therefore, over the last three years the criteria have been amended based on feedback on what should be the priority drivers in the system and there has been a shift from aggregating the individual scores of the selected indicators to reporting on each of the criteria individually. The Inclusive Basket of Criteria has been used as the secondary mode of reporting, while overall pass percentage remained the primary reporting tool. This will be reviewed once again this year and a decision will be made as to how the Inclusive Basket of Criteria will be used in 2022 and beyond.
(d) (i) Table representing the Performance of the Nine PEDs, in the 2021 NSC Examination, in terms of the Inclusive Basket of Criteria.
Province Name |
% Achieved |
% Accounting Achieved |
% Mathematics Achieved |
% Physical Sciences Achieved |
% Technical Mathematics |
% Maths Participation |
% Bachelors |
% Distinctions Achieved |
% Throughput |
EASTERN CAPE |
73.0% |
76.4% |
46.6% |
62.3% |
50.7% |
48.0% |
34.3% |
3.7% |
66.2% |
FREE STATE |
85.7% |
81.9% |
66.6% |
75.1% |
73.5% |
36.4% |
39.9% |
3.5% |
58.7% |
GAUTENG |
82.8% |
81.9% |
68.2% |
73.5% |
63.4% |
31.2% |
43.8% |
5.2% |
70.4% |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
76.8% |
70.1% |
54.2% |
71.2% |
63.0% |
36.9% |
37.1% |
5.0% |
73.5% |
LIMPOPO |
66.7% |
65.2% |
54.5% |
67.8% |
53.6% |
42.7% |
26.7% |
2.4% |
70.1% |
MPUMALANGA |
73.6% |
71.4% |
54.0% |
61.5% |
78.0% |
42.8% |
31.5% |
2.4% |
77.3% |
NORTH WEST |
78.2% |
79.6% |
71.5% |
77.5% |
48.4% |
23.9% |
33.8% |
2.8% |
61.5% |
NORTHERN CAPE |
71.4% |
80.8% |
59.2% |
65.2% |
59.8% |
21.1% |
30.3% |
2.1% |
58.1% |
WESTERN CAPE |
81.2% |
80.1% |
73.4% |
78.3% |
63.2% |
26.3% |
45.3% |
7.2% |
73.4% |
NATIONAL |
76.4% |
74.7% |
57.6% |
69.0% |
60.1% |
36.8% |
36.4% |
4.2% |
69.8 |
(d) (ii) Annexure A, Representing the Performance of the Seventy Five Education Districts in the 2021 NSC Examinations, in terms of the Inclusive Basket of Criteria.