Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1).Internationally, the accreditation of laboratories is a voluntary scheme, which is open to any laboratory performing testing and/or calibration. No current legislation exists, which requires accreditation as a prerequisite, for acceptance of scientific test results in legal proceedings when the credibility of the results can be proven according to full traceability of processes and materials, used to produce a result or finding.

Currently, the South African Police Service (SAPS) Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), is not an accredited laboratory, as per ISO 17025:2017. However, it is working towards obtaining accreditation, as a laboratory testing facility. Such accreditation status only provides a benefit, in terms of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006).

The FSL has a developed a Quality Management System (QMS), which is in line with ISO 17025:2017, through which the credibility of the results can be proven. Forensic analysts in the environment, are subjected to forensic training and mentoring programmes, prior to performing duties independently. Cases are subjected to peer review, as part of quality control. The FSL also participates in a proficiency testing programme, to provide confidence in test results and to monitor the performance of analysts.

The methods employed for analyses within the FSL are internationally accepted and have been used for many years. The methods are largely based on a qualitative comparison analysis, using certified reference materials, which are fully traceable.

The accreditation status does not prevent the FSL from providing forensic services, as Courts of Law will evaluate all the evidence and decide, on a case to case basis, the acceptability of the scientific evidence submitted.

(2) The Ballistics Section of the FSL is not registered with the Association of Firearms and Toolmarks Examiners (AFTE). The AFTE registers individuals and not institutions. It is not compulsory to be an AFTE registered member, to conduct forensic ballistics examinations, in South Africa. The fact that the Ballistics Section of the FSL is not registered with the AFTE, has no impact on the duties conducted by the personnel of the Ballistics Section, nor their testimony in Courts of Law.

Reply to question 2049 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/09/13

Reply to question 2049 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 27/09/2020

Reply:

(1)(a) No member of the South African Police Service (SAPS), has been dismissed for not complying with legislation, policies and directives in matters of gender- based violence.

(1)(b) A total of 28 SAPS members have been successfully charged, for not complying with legislation, policies and directives, in matters of gender-based violence, in 2020/2021. Of the 28 SAPS members, five were sanctioned short of dismissal, one member resigned, one member was found not guilty and 21 disciplinary cases are still pending.

(2)The Minister will decide whether he will make a statement, in this regard.

Reply to question 2053 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/09/13

Reply to question 2053 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 27/09/2020

Reply:

1. Yes, the primary reason of the firearm amnesty was to remove illegal firearms out of circulation. A total of 44 753 illegal firearms, were handed in.
2. (2)(a) Yes, firearm amnesty provides firearm owners with an opportunity to hand in unwanted firearms.
3. (2)(b) No, in terms of Section 28(1)(a) of the Firearms Control Act(Act No. 60 of 2000), a licence terminates if it has not been renewed. The Act does not provide for the renewal of expired licences.

Reply to question 2019 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/09/13

Reply to question 2019 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 27/09/2020

Reply:

1(a) (b) (c) The Department and SASSA were not involved in the progress you refer to in your question and as a result we are not able to provide the required details.

(1) (d) The Department’s oversight measures that have been put in place to ensure that provincial governments attend to all food relief requests submitted includes the following;

• Reporting by the provinces to National DSD on the progress in processing application received from the public,
• Oversight visits by National Officials in service delivery points in Provinces

(2) Not applicable

Reply:

	FY 16/17	FY17/18	FY18/19	FY19/20
	a	b	c	d
Murder	0	0	0	0
Unlawful Arrests	0	0	0	0
Assault GBH	1 Assault GBH member assaulted a civilian lady. Accused found guilty and fined R3000.	0	1 Assault GBH Member assaulted a civilian. 1st court appearance was on 24/4/2018, remanded, no further court date supplied.	1 Assault GBH Member assaulted a civilian. Case withdrawn by Wynberg Magistrate court.

This report relates to finalised cases where members have been convicted and do not include statistics on pending charges given the manner the questionwas phrased.

Reply:

1. No, Deputy Minister Botes did not travel over the last week of July 2020.

1. (i) and (ii) The Deputy Minister travelled to the Karoo and Garden Route district on official business from 2 to 7 August 2020.

(aa) Deputy Minister Botes travelled by road
(bb) R31 935.

(cc) The Office of the Deputy Minister covered the cost of the trip

(dd) The program/engagements over the period to assess responses to Covid 19 and Gender Based violence (GBV).

Reply:

1. The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) is not responsible for the National Credit Guarantee Scheme as it is being implemented by National Treasury with the Reserve bank through the Commercial Banks.

2. The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was not requested to provide inputs in the development of the Loan Guarantee Scheme. However, since it became apparent that the National Credit Guarantee Scheme is not succeeding to fund mainly black owned small businesses that are continuously being rejected despite the relaxation of the funding criterion, the Department together with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa), have tabled a proposal to National Treasury to accommodate Khula Credit Guarantee (sefa subsidiary) to participate in the National Credit Guarantee Scheme in address the apparent market failure. The proposal is awaiting the decision of the Minister of Finance.

Reply:

Before the declaration of National State of Disaster, Cabinet approved the Township and Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (TREP) on the 4th of March 2020 as a programme to support township and rural entrepreneurship. After the National Treasury reprioritised the national budget to fund the priorities that directly assisted the country to respond and mitigate against the impact of Covid-19 pandemic both on health and livelihoods of South Africans, the Department like most others was required to reprioritised its revised allocation in line with priorities focus areas. The Department in its priority interventions included the TREP as a priority programme that is funded through the adjusted Budget. The following interventions under TREP were implemented jointly with the agencies (Seda and sefa):

• Autobody Repairers and Mechanics Support Scheme;
• Bakeries and Confectioneries Business Support Scheme;
• Clothing, Textile and Leather Business Support Scheme;
• Personal care (Hairdressers) support programme; and
• Butcheries support programme

In addition, the department also implemented the Informal Business Support programmes that prioritised businesses located in townships and rural areas, such as:

• Spaza Shops and General Dealer Support Programme;
• Tshisanyama and cooked food support programme;
• Fruits and Vegetable Hawkers and Butcheries Support Programme.

Therefore, the suspension of the Township Entrepreneurship Fund has not suspended the Department’s support to township and rural based businesses in a form of a dedicated programme.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) The total number of applications received from early childhood development centres is 11 (eleven)

(1)(a)(Ii) The total number of applications received from partial care facilities is 0 (zero).

(1)(b)&(c) and (3)(a)-(c):

	No	Name of Centres / Facility	(1)(b) Qualified for SMME relief funding (Yes/No)	1(c) Rejected for SMME relief funding	(2) Reason for rejection.	(3)(a) total amount paid to qualifying applicants	3(b) Amount still to be processed
Early Childhood Development Centre	1.	Pretoria West Early Childhood Development Centre	Yes	No	n/a	-	R228,000
	2.	Ambulante (Pty) Ltd	Yes	No	n/a	R228,360	-
	3.	JHJ Training CC	Yes	No	n/a	-	R156,694
	4.	Canaan Consultants CC	Yes	No	n/a	R324,361	R170,768
	5.	Truand Trading CC	Yes	No	n/a	-	R292,404
	6.	Richys Training Centre & Technology (Pty) Ltd	Yes	No	n/a	R13,959	R13,959
	7.	Pita Pan Events Cc T/A EarthkidzCreche	Yes	No	n/a	R63,997	R299,330
	8.	Little Splash (Pty) LtdLtd	Yes	No	n/a	R18,500	R37,000
	9.	Learn Play And Grow Kuruman Montessori Tree	Yes	No	n/a	R385,382	-
	10.	Lauem Investments (Pty) Ltd	Yes	No	n/a	114,444	R329,200
	11.	JSLH School (Pty) Ltd	Yes			R481,474	-
Partial Care Centre	1.	None

2. There were 0 (zero) rejections in this category.

3.In order to ensure that funds are utilised for their intended purposes, disbursements are based on the clients’ monthly expenses and are paid out monthly. All remaining amounts will be disbursed by the end of July 2020 as the relief scheme comes to an end.

The table link below provides the provincial spread of approvals and disbursed amounts to date in this category:

https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW1485TABLE.pdf

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department and Entities as follows:

Department of Communications and Digital Technologies:

a) The department did not have early termination of contracts for the past two financial years.

ENTITIES:

SENTECH

(b) Sentech did not terminate any of its fixed term contracted employees over the last two financial years 2018/19 and 2019/20, neither did it pay out settlements over the stated periods.

NEMISA

(b) At NEMISA, during the financial year 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 all employees on contract, were not terminated before the contractually stipulated date of termination. Therefore, there were no pay-outs during these financial years.

BBI

(b) In the past two financial years no employee of Broadband Infraco (BBI) left the company before the contractually stipulated date of termination of their contract of employment. As a result, the company has not paid out any monies for the remainder of a contract to any employee.

ICASA

Not Applicable. ICASA did not have any such cases within the last two financial years.

SABC

b) Not applicable. The SABC did not pay out any employees whose fix term contracts were terminated before they came to an end in the last two financial years.

USAASA

(b) Mr Musa Ngidi, Executive Manager: Corporate Services was suspended on 1 June 2017; and dismissed on 30 September 2018. CCMA awarded his reinstatement retrospectively to 30 September 2018, with effect 01 October 2019, as well as paying his salary for the period that he was dismissed. Mr Ngidi entered into negotiations with the Agency that instead of him coming back to office, he be rather paid the remainder of his contract. Four (4) months instead of Six (6) months was agreed upon as a period to be settled as the remainder of his contract.

Payment in the amount of R2 180 453.00 (Two Million One Hundred Eighty Thousand Four Hundred And Fifty-Three Rand) which comprises of the following was paid out:

R1 189 338.00 awarded by the Commissioner for the period Sep 2018 to Oct 2019;

R594 669. 00 for the period Oct 2019 – Mar 2020;

R396 446.00 for termination of contract including all statutory costs, including but not limited to leave pay; and any other cost, including but not limited to interest.

Legal costs to review application incurred by Mr Ngidi in the amount of R25 000.00

(Twenty-Five Thousand Rand);

The above-mentioned amounts, except the legal costs, were subjected to SARS Tax

Directive and taxed before being paid to Mr Ngidi.

FPB

(b)The Film and Publication Board (FPB) did not terminate any of its fixed term contracted employees, over the last two financial years 2018/19 and 2019/20, neither did it pay out any settlements over the stated periods

SAPO

(b) Not applicable, SAPO did not pay out any employees whose fixed term contracts were terminated before they came to an end in the last two financial years.

POSTBANK

Not Applicable. Postbank did not have any such cases within the last two financial years.

ZADNA

c) Not applicable, ZADNA did not pay out any employees whose fixed term contracts were terminated before they came to an end in the last financial years.

SITA

b) Mr Louis Mark Schlebush was on a 2-year contract that was due to expire later in the current financial year ended on 09 April 2020. He was implicated in the NMMU project where amongst other things, he allegedly colluded with external suppliers. He was suspended and later charged, however, to continue with the case, the organization relied on evidence from external OEM’s who were not willing to testify. Based on the broken trust relationship between the organisation and the employee, a mutual separation agreement of three months was entered into. He was paid an amount of R564 300, 00 before tax.

Ms Sibongile Jabulile Tlhako was the Executive: Supply Chain Management. Her contract terminated on 05 August 2018. She was suspended and charged on allegations of poor management of contractors and other irregularities in the Supply Chain Environment. Upon receiving the charges, she requested to get into mutual separation agreement with the organization, which the then CEO approved at 3 months to avoid the costs of a lengthy litigation. The decision was also taken to ensure that the organization could speedily appoint a replacement considering the significance of the SCM division within SITA. She was paid an amount of R291 710, 04 before tax.

Mr Johnson Mzuvakile Dyodo’s case related to conflict of interest and procurement irregularities. During the disciplinary hearing proceedings, the parties came to an agreement to mutually separate on the basis of broken trust relationship. He was therefore paid his salary for the month of termination and an additional month’s salary as notice period. Her contract was terminated on 31 July 2018 and paid an amount of R468 187, 32.

Ms Fikiswa Njongwe was dismissed on 31 July 2017 following forensic investigations. She challenged the case at CCMA which resulted in an award in her favour including interest of what was owed. The legal department filed for a review at the labour court, however, was advised to rather engage in a settlement with Ms Njongwe. The settlement was made on June 2020 and the amount that was eventually negotiated and paid out was R1 m lower than the CCMA award. She was paid an amount of R1 521 716, 69.

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

           

Reply:

(a) and (b) The appointment of Social Workers is the competency of the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), not the national Department of Basic Education. 

Reply:

During the lockdown levels 4 and 5 restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the corona virus, SASSA offices were initially closed, and when they were opened under level 4 restrictions, only limited services were offered. As a result, no applications for disability grants could be dealt with, as the assessments, which are done at health facilities, could not take place. The medical assessment is a prerequisite for any disability grant application.

When level 4 regulations were announced, it was unknown how long the restrictions would remain in force. This resulted in some staff members advising potential applicants for disability grants to apply for the special relief grant of R350, in an effort to ensure that they would at least receive some income for the period until the disability related services could commence once again.

However, under level 3 restrictions, SASSA has started reintroducing disability related services, and accepting applications once again according to an approved strategy. This means disability services will be limited where there is a dependency on health facilities.

In order to facilitate access to assessment services, SASSA has engaged with the Provincial Departments of Health to identify facilities where assessments can be done by the SASSA contracted doctors. Where this is not possible, SASSA has identified spaces within the local offices for assessments to be undertaken. Despite these measures, services cannot yet be offered at full capacity. This will be progressively increased, in line with available resources.

Reply:

Following on recent case law in this regard, the SANDF is busy reworking its medical classification policies to ensure that there is no discrimination against members who are HIV positive.

The SANDF cannot provide the number of HIV positive applicants enrolled in the SANDF.

Reply:

a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has not only advocated for the interest of women, youth and persons with disabilities in economic participation but has set specific targets to actively support businesses owned by women, youth and persons with disabilities included across its agencies.

The Department and its agencies (SEDA and sefa) have the following targets that are applicable for both financial and non-financial support across its implemented programmes:

Minimum of 40% of small-businesses supported must be women-owned and managed;

Minimum of 30% of small-businesses supported must be youth-owned and managed; and

Minimum of 6% of small-businesses supported must be owned and managed by persons with disabilities

In its reporting, the Department and its agencies report on progress that has been made in achieving these targets.

b) The DSBD actively participated and contributed to the development of the National Gender-based Violence and FemicideStrategicPlan (GBVF-NP) 2020-2030 especially Pillar 5, which deals with economic empowerment and the specific targets as indicated in (a) above are factored in the Plan as part of the department’s contribution.

c) The Department has no mandate to fund land acquisition, however the department and its agencies support small-scale agribusinesses in the areas of enterprise development, access to market support, and business infrastructure including equipment support (specific to agro-processing).

Reply:

(a)- (b) Two excel spreadsheets with detailed lists of all the approved beneficiaries of the SMME Debt Relief Fund, indicating the provincial breakdown and loan amounts specified in each case are attached as Annexure A and Annexure B.

NB: This information is also available on the Department’s website

Reply:

 

1. The compliance status of landfill sites in the Republic, according to the Department’s currently

available information, is as contained in the table below:

 

 

PROVINCE	Non-Compliant 0% to 49%	Partially Compliant 50% to 74%	Compliant 75% to 100%
Eastern Cape	7	3	2
Mpumalanga	17	4	4
Gauteng	7	5	5

 

Northern Cape	9	0	0
North West	11	7	0
KwaZulu Natal	12	3	9
Western Cape	41	26	24
Limpopo	14	6	16
Free State	6	1	1
TOTAL	124	55	61

 

1. (i) and (ii) The required information can be sourced from the relevant provincial authorities. (aa), (bb) See (b) above
2. (i) and (ii) See (b) above.

Reply:

 

1. (a) and (b)

The rationale behind the phasing out (or banning) of plastic carrier bags and plastic flat bags that are not manufactured from recyclate is to promote resource efficiency (that is, the use of recyclate as opposed to virgin material); improve waste management and create a demand for waste materials; increase circularity, recycling and recovery and to improve the design of environmentally sound bags and mitigate the economic impact of an outright ban of plastic carrier and flat bags.

This rationale is the result of extensive research and consultation with relevant stakeholders as well as consideration of international research and best practice.

 

(2). The Department has to consider the implications of any proposed policy interventions and the costs attached thereto as well as transitional measures. One of the critical stages of the Socio- Economic Impact Assessment System procedure is the identification of options, alternative, the implications (social and other) and the costs thereof. À policy recommendation needs B be guided by inter alia, evidence, B avoid unintended consequences. The Department is thereof e currently pursuing a study on single-use plastic products that would inform the policy direction. However, in the interim, the Extended Producer Responsibility is being put in place to manage items such as straws and cutlery. In this regard, the Department has been engaging industry and continues to do so. In addition:

(a).the Department has included straws as part of products to be controlled under Extended Producer Responsibility.

(b). the Department has included plastic cutlery as part of products to be controlled under the Extended Producer Responsibility.

©. The Department has also engaged the Department of Health b amend the Cosmetic Regulations b ban the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics.

Reply:

a). To address capacity challenges in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, the Air Quality Management Office was re-established in July 2020, with the appointment of a Director who will be responsible for Air Quality Management. In addition, an official was transferred horn the national Department B work in the Province. The process to develop the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) has been initiated by the Province.

(b). The Act does not explicitly state a deadline for the submis9ion of an AQMP. However, it was expected that when the Act was promulgated, all spheres of government would develop or initiate the process B draft their AQMPs.

©. In the absence of an AQMP, KZN is implementing the current air quality national legislation, i.e. Air Quality Act and the associated regulations.

(d)(i) Ambient monitoring is conducted by all sphere of government and there are a fair number of monitoring stations that are located in KZN. Of the 136 government-owned ambient air quality monitoring stations across the country, 25 of these are located in KZN province (the province has 5 stations under its control, eThekwini Metropolitan has 14 stations, the City of uMhlathuze has 3 stations and Msunduzi local municipality has 3 stations).

(ii). All spheres of government have comprehensive air quality monitoring of PM10 and PM2.5 across the country, as per regulations in accordance with the National Environment Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004). Of the 136 government-owned monitoring stations, nearly all of them monitor PM10. The monitoring of PM2.5 is still confined to the national priority areas and metropolitan municipalities, as the ambient monitoring standard for the pollutant was promulgated years after stations had been commissioned. However, the number of stations monitoring PM2.5 was significantly increased in 2016 through a national project initiated by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. As part of this initiative, 20 dual PM10PM2.5 monitors were rolled out into the national monitoring network to support municipal stations that were missing such Pm10/PM2.5 monitors, or had old monitors that needed to be replaced.

 

Reply:

Appointment of Social Workers is the responsibility of the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), and therefore falls outside the Executive Authority of the National Department of Basic Education. 

Reply:

a) The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is working with the relevant Government departments to facilitate the signing and ratifying process.

b) South Africa is committed to signing and ratifying the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data as soon as possible.

Reply:

1. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does not keep statistics/data on forced or coerced sterilisations on its integrated case management system. It should be noted that litigation arising from such forced or coerced sterilisations would normally be civil litigation matters, between the parties, as is the case with similar claims for medical negligence or medical malpractice, with corresponding claims for damages.

Claims for damages would be based on the fact that for a person to undergo the process of sterilisation, informed consent ought to be obtained. Using force or any other form of coercion is prohibited and amounts to a violation of a person’s human rights.

2. The NPA does not monitor or keep statistics on civil litigation matters and therefore it is not the appropriate institution to provide the requested information.

3. As mentioned, the NPA does not monitor or keep civil litigation statistics. However, in order to assist, it should be noted that the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) recently released its Report on the Forced Sterilisation of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa (Complaint Ref No: 414/03/2015/KZN). In the report, the CGE makes a number of recommendations, including further engagements with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the Department of Health. The CGE has also stated that it will present its report to the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) for possible amendments to legislation. The SALRC has indicated that it has not as yet received the CGE Report in this regard. The Department of Justice and Constitution Development will follow-up with the SALRC once the report reaches the SALRC.

Reply:

A. 

PROVINCE	Schools with pit latrines ONLY and unacceptable sanitation
Eastern Cape	1598
Free State	156
Gauteng	0
KwaZulu Natal	1365
Limpopo	507
Mpumalanga	127
North West	145
Northern Cape	17
Western Cape	0
TOTAL	3898

B. 

• 392 Schools have been provided with appropriate sanitation.
• The assessment which has been conducted, confirmed that 271 schools have proper sanitation but just lack maintenance and 78 schools have been rationalised. 
• 1675 Schools are under implementation (Between Planning and Construction).

Reply:

(a) - (c) The National Department of Basic Education does not employ Social Workers. This is the function that resides with the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs)

Reply:

(a) The position of Compliance Officer is not part of employees in the post establishments of public schools.  The Honourable Member is advised to refer her questions to the Provinces.

(b) N/A

(c) N/A

Reply:

a) (i)The department has provided the following training in the past three financial years:

(i) 2017/ 2018 FOOD SAFETY SKILLS PROGRAMME: (1 YEAR LEARNERSHIPtargeting 500 and implement over recruited to manage drop outs).

(a)Capacity Building Programme	b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h)which of these graduates were employed?
1. Food Safety Skills Programme consisting of the following: Hygiene and Food Safety Practices: NQF Level 2 Conduct Audits and Optimise Product and Process Quality within a Quality Management System in a Food Processing Environment: Occupational Health & Safety Unit standards	Eastern Cape: 53 Buffalo City Metro Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	Provincial Department and Municipalities provide the appointed service provider with learners’ database. Advertisement of the training through local newspaper and municipal offices. After the 2010 World Cup there were media reports of food poisoning in hotels. Research was conducted by an internal team from the HRD Unit within the Domestic Tourism Branch and report was compiled regarding this matter. The Food Safety programme was identified as a need through this process.	Eastern Cape:38 _____________ Limpopo: 75 ____________ Gauteng: 124 _____________ Free State:18 _____________ KwaZuluNatal:94 _____________ Mpumalanga: 69 _____________ North West: 20 Western Cape:38 _____________ Northern Cape:11	Formative and Summative assessment written by the learners and POE and learner logbook submitted for moderation.	Eastern Cape:38 _____________ Limpopo: 75 _____________ Gauteng: 124 _____________ Free State:18 _____________ KwaZuluNatal:94 _____________ Mpumalanga: 69 _____________ North West: 20 Western Cape:38 _____________ Northern Cape:11	CATHSSETA & Food and Bev SETA	Permanent employment: 133 Graduated: 483 Drop-outs: 90
	Limpopo: 75 Polokwane Waterberg
	Gauteng: 141 City of Johannesburg Ekurhuleni City of Tshwane ______________________________ Free State: 25 Mangaung
	KwaZulu Natal: 102 Ethekwini
	Mpumalanga: 75 Mbombela Emalahleni Nkomazi Emakhazeni Bushbuckridge
	North West: 25 Ruth SegomotsiMompati Dr Kenneth Kaunda Bojanala Platinum
	Western Cape: 65 City of Cape Town, _____________________________ Northern Cape: 12 Sol Plaatjie

2018/2019:HOSPITALITY YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME: NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES: 1 YEAR LEARNERSHIP

(a)Capacity Building Programme	b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
HYTP: Food and Beverage Services 2018/19 600 Youth were enrolled in the Food and Beverage Programme	NW: Dr Kenneth Kaunda DM, Bojanala Platinum DM, NgakaModiriMolema& Dr Ruth SegomotsiMompati	Provincial Departments and Municipalities provide the appointed service provider with learners’ database. Advertisement of the training through local newspaper and municipal offices. The training programme was identified through the CATHSSETA Sector Skills Plan.	North West Target :200 239 learners enrolled ____________ Limpopo Target: 300 300 learners enrolled ____________ Free State Target :100 106 learners enrolled	Formative and Summative assessment written by the learners and POE and learner logbook submitted for moderation.	NW 203(3 additional learners to mitigate drop outs) ________ Limpopo 281 passed _____________ Free State 91 passed 15 failed/drop out	CATHSSETA	North West: Graduated:203 Employed:37 Drop out:36 ____________________ Limpopo: Graduated: 281 Employed: 45 Drop out: 19 ___________________ Free State: Graduated: 91 Employed: 20 Drop out: 15
	Limpopo: Capricorn, Mopani and Vhembe, Sekhukhune & Waterberg districts.
	Free State: Thabo-Mofutsanyane, Lejweleputswa, & Xhariep

(a)Capacity Building Programme	b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN FAST FOOD SERVICES: 1 Year learnership programme 2018/19 Implementation commenced in 2018	Gauteng: Target 575 West Rand,City of Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng (Emfuleni and Lesedi Local Municipalities), City of Tshwane and City of Johannesburg	Provincial Department and Municipalities provide the appointed service provider with learners’ database. Advertisement of the training through local newspaper and municipal offices. The training programme was identified through the CATHSSETA Sector Skills Plan.	GP: Enrolled 575 Completed: _____________ MP: Enrolled: 350 Completed 296 _____________ EC: Enrolled 216 Completed:181 ____________ WC:800 Cluster1: 400 Still under implementation Cluster 2: 400 _____________ KZN: Enrolled: 661 Completed: 610	Formative and Summative assessments, POE and learner logbook completed & submitted for moderation. Learners complete the 30% practicals at the assigned workplaces and the 70% theory classroom work.	_____________ MP: 296 _____________ EC: 181 _____________ WC Still under implementation ___________ KZN: 610	CATHSSETA	_________________ MP Graduated:296 Employed:53 Drop outs:54 ____________________ EC Competent: 181 (No graduations) Employed: N/A Drop outs: 32 ____________________ WC Still under implementation ____________________ KZN Graduation postponed due to COVID 19
	Mpumalanga: Target:350 KwaMhlanga, Witbank, Nkomazi, Badplaas, Ermelo, Bushbuckridge, Mbombela and Lekwa
	Eastern Cape: Target 200 (Addition 16) Buffalo City Municipality, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and OR Tambo District Municipality
	Western Cape: Target 800 City of Cape Town, Winelands, Overstrand and West Coast Eden District and Central Karoo District
	Kwa-Zulu Natal:Target 575 (Addition 86) Big 5 Hlabisa Municipality, Jozini-, Mtubatuba-, Umhlabayalingana-, Nongama, Phongola-, Umhlathuze-, Ethekwini-, Umgeni- , Okhamhlamba-, Umtshedzi-, Ray Nkonyeni-, Greater Kokstad& Dr NkosazannaDlamini-Zuma Municipalities

2019/2020 (HYP)

(a)Capacity Building Programme	b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN FAST FOOD SERVICES 2019/20 Projectscommenced in 2019 and projects are still under implementation.	Limpopo: Target 550 Capricorn, Mopani and Vhembe, Sekhukhune & Waterberg districts.	Provincial Department and Municipalities provide the appointed service provider with learners’ database. Advertisement of the training through local newspaper and municipal offices.	LP: 550 attended ___________ NC: 200 ___________ North West: 400 FS 250 -Currently amending the SLA to amend the project duration as implementation is delayed due to COVID 19 -Interviews scheduled for November 2020.	Learners complete the 30% practicals at the assigned workplaces and the 70% theory classroom work.	LP Still under implementation ________ NC Still under implementation North West Still under implementation FS Not yet implemented due to COVID 19.	CATHSSETA	LP Still under implementation ________________ NC Still under implementation ____________________ North West Still under implementation ___________________ FS Not yet implemented due to COVID 19
	Northern Cape: Target 200 Namakwa Local Municipality – Springbok, Ga Segonyana& John TaoloGaetsewe, Kuruman, Sol Plaatje – Kimberly, Umsobomvu – Colesbergand DawidKruiper – Upington
	North West:Target 400 Dr Kenneth Kaunda DM, Bojanala Platinum DM, NgakaModiriMolema& Dr Ruth SegomotsiMompati
	Free State: Target 250(Not yet implemented due to COVID 19). Mangaung Thabo-Mofutsanyane, Maloti a Phofung Dihlabeng

2020/21 HYTP: National Certificate in Fast Food Services

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN FAST FOOD SERVICES 2020/21 Targeting 500 youth in all nine provinces .	Q1 HYTP implemented utilising e- learning LP: Capricorn, Mopani and Vhembe, Sekhukhune & Waterberg districts. Finalisation of HYTP in implemented in KZN, WC, NW, GP and MP	Provincial Department and Municipalities provide the appointed service provider with learners’ database. Advertisement of the training through local newspaper and municipal offices.	LP: 550 attended ___________ NC: 200 ___________ North West: 400 FS Not yet implemented due to COVID 19 250	Learners complete the 30% practical’s at the assigned workplaces and the 70% theory classroom work.	LP Still under implementation ________ NC Still under implementation North West Still under implementation FS Not yet implemented due to COVID 19	CATHSSETA	LP Still under implementation ________________ NC Still under implementation ____________________ North West Still under implementation ___________________ FS Not yet implemented due to COVID 19

2017/2018: WINE SERVICES / SOMMELIER TRAINING PROGRAMME TARGETING 300 UNEMPLOYED YOUTH (May 2017 – April 2018)3 YEAR PROGRAMME

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Wine Service /Sommelier Training Commencement (Year 1) 2017/18	KZN- Ethekwini&Umkhanyakude NC- ZF Mgcawu WC – Cape Winelands GP- City of Johannesburg	KZN – Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases NC – Unemployed database from the Municipality WC- Unemployed database from the Municipality GP – Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases	KZN – 100 NC – 20 WC – 150 GP – 30	1)Bar Attendant Skills Programmes 2)Drink Service Skills Programme 3) Sommelier Module one (Wine Level 1)	1)Bar Attendant – 267 Wrote, 267 Passed 2) Drink Service – 247 Wrote 247 Passed 3) Sommelier Module 1 – 281 Wrote 281 Passed	CATHSSETA (Bar Attendant & Drink Services) Sommelier Academy (Module 1)	This is a 3 year Programme

2018/2019 (May 2018 – April 2019) WINE SERVICES/ SOMMELIER TRAINING: 3 YEAR PROGRAMME

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Wine Service/ Sommelier: Training continuation (Year 2) 2018/19	KZN- Ethekwini&Umkhanyakude NC- ZF Mgcawu WC – Cape Winelands GP- City of Johannesburg	KZN – Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases NC – Unemployed database from the Municipality WC- Unemployed database from the Municipality GP - –Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases	Enrolled 280 Completed 270	1)Sommelier Module two (Wine Ambassador) 2)SommelierModule 3 (Wine Level 2) 3)Sommelier Module 4 (Wine & Beverage Services)	1) Sommelier Module 2 – 280 Wrote 280 Passed 2) Sommelier Module 3 275 Wrote 275 Passed 3)Sommelier Module 4 270 Wrote 270 Passed	Sommelier Academy (Module 2, 3 and 4)	This is a 3 year Programme

2019/20 (MAY 2019 – APRIL 2020) WINE SERVICE /SOMMELIER TRAINING

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Wine Service/ Sommelier: Training continuation for 300 target Year 3: 2019/20	KZN- Ethekwini&Umkhanyakude WC – Cape Winelands GP- City of Johannesburg	KZN – Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases of the municipality? WC- Unemployed database from the Municipality GP - –Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases	Enrolled: 269 Completed: 242	1)Sommelier Module five (Wine Level 3 International Wines) 2). SommelierModule 6 (SASA Wine Steward) 3) Event Support Assistant, Customer Care, Culture and Nature Site Guide	1). Sommelier Module 5  2). Sommelier Module 6 3). Cathsseta Skills Programme (EXAMS STILL IN PROGRESS)	Sommelier Academy (Module 5) SASA (South African Sommelier Association) (Module 6) CATHSSETA (Event Support, CustomerCare, Nature and Culture Site Guide)	40 – Employed and 4 started their own business NB: 59 dropped out

2020/21 WINE SERVICE /SOMMELIER TRAINING

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Wine Service/ Sommelier: Training continuation for 300 target-2019/20 Targeting 252 Youth for 2020/21	Q1 Implemented in 3 Provinces GP,KZN and WC KZN- Ethekwini&Umkhanyakude WC – Cape Winelands GP- City of Johannesburg Q2 Completion of Wine Service training Programme (Sommelier) Project planning finalised, currently under procurement and commencement in Q4	KZN – Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Databases of the municipalities WC- Unemployed database from the District Municipality GP - –Unemployed Tourism & Hospitality Database of the City of Johannesburg	Enrolled: 269 Completed: 242	1)Sommelier Module five (Wine Level 3 International Wines) 2)SommelierModule 6 (SASA Wine Steward) 3) Event Support Assistant, Customer Care, Culture and Nature Site Guide	1)Sommelier Module 5  2) Sommelier Module 6 3). Cathsseta Skills Programme (EXAMS STILL IN PROGRESS)	Sommelier Academy (Module 5) SASA(South African Sommelier Association)(Module 6) CATHSSETA (Event Support, Customer Care, Nature and Culture Site Guide)	40 – Employed and 4 started their own business NB: 59 dropped out

2017/18 YEAR ONE: NATIONAL YOUTH CHEF TRAINING PROGRAMME: (The programme was implemented for a period of three years)

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
NYCTP 2017/2018 Targeting 577 trainees was implemented Certificate – 250 Diploma- 227 Pastry - 100	Limpopo Vhembe Municipality Mogalakwena Municipality Capricorn Municipality Sekhukhune Municipality Greater Tzaneen Thabazimbi Municipality Maruleng Municipality Blouberg Municipality Mpumalanga City of Mbombela Nkomazi Local Municipality Emakhazeni Local Municipality Gauteng City of Tshwane City of Johannesburg Merafong Local Municipality Ekhurhuleni Local Municipality Midvaal local Municipality Emfuleni Municipality North West Mafikeng Local Municipality Bojanala Platinum District Rusternburg Local Municipality JB Marks Municiplaity Western Cape Cape Town Municipality George Municipality Knysna Local Municipality Overstarnd Municipality Swellendam Municipality Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Buffalo City Municipality Northern Cape Sol PlaatjieMunicipality Free State Mangaung Municipality Kwazulu Natal Ethekwini Municipality Zululand District Municipality Umgungundhlovu Municipality Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality Uthukela Local Municipality	Advertised: Department of Tourism Media and Website SA Chefs Media	Enrolled – 766 Dropped out - 74 Completed – 692 Certificate graduates -429 Diploma graduates –121 Pastry graduates – 40	City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Certificate (8065-01) City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Diploma (8065-02) City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Patisserie (8065-03)	Wrote - 692 Passed – 590 Failed – 99 Absent - 3	City & Guilds Qualification Recognised Internationally: London Africa – including Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. ASEAN and Greater China – including Brunei Darussalam, Burma, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Caribbean and the Americas – including Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands. India and Nepal Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE. South Asia – including Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.	46 employed as follows: Diploma - 6 Pastry - 40

2018/2019: YEAR TWO: NATIONAL YOUTH CHEF TRAINING PROGRAMME (Continuation of the programme with certificates and diploma graduates only)

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b)Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
The NYCTP 2018/19 Targeting 477 unemployed youth trainees was implemented (561 learners enrolled) Diploma – 250 Pastry- 227		No advertisement was released as the students were already in the system and continued to Diploma and Pastry	Diploma Learners – 392 Pastry Learners -169 Completed - 561 learners	City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Diploma (8065-02) City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Patisserie (8065-03)	Successful – 536 Failed – 16 Exams Absentees (both levels) - 9 Diploma Passed– 375 Pastry Passed – 161 Diploma Failed – 9 Pastry Failed – 7	City & Guilds Qualification Recognised Internationally:	Pastry employed -76

2019/20: YEAR THREE: NATIONAL YOUTH CHEF TRAINING PROGRAMME (Continuation of the programme with certificates and diploma graduates

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(c) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
The NYCTP 2019/20 Targeting 250 unemployed youth trainees was implemented Pastry- 250	All 9 provinces	No advertisement was released as the students were already in the system and were continued to Diploma and Pastry	Still in progress – 368 Pastry learners Not yet completed	Not yet completed Exams to be written: City & Guilds Food Preparation and Cooking Patisserie (8065-03)	Not yet completed	City & Guilds Qualification Recognised Internationally:	Learners to complete the programme in December 2020

2017/2018 Training for Tourist Guides - Upskilling
a)Capacity Building Programme	(b)Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Adventure Guiding (NQF2)	Northern Cape ZF Mgcawu District	Interviews	12	Adventure Guiding: Hiking (NQF2)	All 12 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were new entrants. Subsequent to completion of training and registration, they were able to operate on a freelance basis.
Culture Guiding (NQF2)	Northern Cape ZF Mgcawu District	Interviews	15	Culture Guiding (NQF2)	10 passed 5 dropped out	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were new entrants. Subsequent to completion of training and registration, they were able to operate on a freelance basis.
Culture Guiding (NQF2)	North West Dr Ruth SegomotsiMompati District	Interviews	10	Culture Guiding (NQF2)	10 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were new entrants. Subsequent to completion of training and registration, they were able to operate on a freelance
Adventure Guiding (NQF4)	KwaZulu-Natal uThukela District	Identified by Ukhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife	16	Adventure Guiding: Hiking (NQF4)	16 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were registered community guides operating on a freelance basis for Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Culture Guiding (NQF2) & Customer Service Training	Limpopo Vhembe District	Identified by Mapungubwe World Heritage Site, SANParks.	8	Culture Guiding (NQF2) and Customer Service	8 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were registered tourist guides fully employed by SANParks

2018/2019 Tourist Guides Training and upskilling

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d) What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Adventure Guiding (NQF4)	Eastern Cape O.R.Tambo District	Identified by Eastern Cape Parks & Tourism Agency	20	Adventure Guiding: Hiking (NQF4)	20 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were new entrants. Subsequent to completion of training and registration, they were able to operate on a freelance basis.
Nature and Culture Guiding (NQF2)	Limpopo Waterberg District	Interviews	16	Nature and Culture Guiding (NQF2)	16 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were new entrants. Subsequent to completion of training and registration, they were able to operate on a freelance basis.
Nature Guiding (NQF4)	Kwazulu-Natal Umkhanyakude District	Identified by iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority	10	Nature Guiding (NQF4)	10 passed	CATHSSETA	Beneficiaries were operating on a freelance basis.

2019/20 TouristGuides Trainingand upskilling

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b)Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Mandarin Language Training HSK Level 1	Beneficiaries were from Western Cape, Gauteng & Eastern Cape	Interviews	20	HSK 1 Equivalent Exam	20 passed	Confucius Institute ( International recognised)	Out of the 20 beneficiaries, two (2) are business owners, 6 are employed and the remaining operating on a freelance basis.

2020/21Tourist GuidesTraining and upskilling

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b)Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
Mandarin Language Training HSK Level 1	Beneficiaries are from Limpopo Mpumalanga & KwaZulu-Natal	Interviews	20 students are expected to attend and complete the training	HSK 1 Equivalent Exam will be written	TBC as training will be implemented during Q3 and Q4	Confucius Institute (International recognised	To be determined.

2016/17 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN TOURISM

(a)Capacity Building Programme	Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
EDP Training 2017	Training was open for all 9 provinces. Selected learners came from KZN, Gauteng, Western Cape, NW	Request for nominations were sent to employers through associations of all the tourism value chain	20 attended	Assignments and POE’s were submitted in 2 semesters which are June and Dec	19 wrote exams as 1 student passed during the programme 16 graduated	This programme is NQF level 8 aligned	This programme is for employed women A branch manager for Avis Car Rental in Menlyn (Pretoria). Promoted to an Area Manager overseeing 7 Avis Car Rental branches in Limpopo, Operations Department, to Operations Duty Manager at Sun Times Square (Sun International) Rooms Divisions Manager at Protea Hotel Fire and Ice! Melrose Arch to General Manager at Protea Hotel Karridene

2018 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN TOURISM

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
EDP Training 2018	Training was open for all 9 provinces. Selected learners came fromGauteng,Western Cape,North West,Mpumalanga,Kwa – Zulu Natal,Eastern Cape	Request for nominations were sent to employers through associations of all the tourism value chain	40 attended	Assignments and POE’s were submitted in 2 semesters which are June and Dec	40 wrote exams 32 graduated	This programme is NQF level 8 aligned	This programme is for employed women Assistant General Manager: City Lode Hotel Groups to General Manager: Road Lodge Kimberly Deputy Manager: Bidvest Prestige to General Manager Regional (North West Hospitality Region): Bidvest Prestige Branch Manager: Illios Travel to Head of Operations: Illios Travel Head Office Johannesburg Assistant General Manager: City Lodge Hotel Group to Senior Assistant General Manager: Town Lodge Greyston, Sandton Assistant front office manager: Hilton Cape Town to Guest Relation Manager – Hilton Worldwide Luxury Brand Dubai

2019 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN TOURISM

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
EDP Training 2019/20	Training was open for all 9 provinces. Selected learners came from Gauteng, KZN, EC, NW, Limpopo	Request for nominations were sent to employers through associations of all the tourism value chain	20 attended	Assignments and POE’s were submitted in 2 semesters which are June and Dec	20 wrote exams 12 graduated ( 3 dropped out due to ill health, the other 5 have modules outstanding, hence only 12 was eligible to graduate)	This programme is NQF level 8 aligned	This programme is for employed women

2020 EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN IN TOURISM

(a)Capacity Building Programme	(b) Where were the training courses run? (province and district)	(c )How were students Identified?	(d)What number of students attended and completed each training course	(e) what exams were written in each case,	(f) what number of students wrote, passed and failed the exams,	(g) Where is the course recognised ?	(h) which of these graduates were employed?
EDP Training 2020 20 black women enrolled in executive Development Programme for WiT	Training has not commence however it will be conducted in Gauteng	Request for nominations were sent to employers through associations of all the tourism value chain The intake for 2020/21 commencement date was postponed from July 2020 to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The selection process for 20 candidates is still in progress.	NA	Assignments and POE’s were submitted in 2 semesters which are June and Dec	NA	This programme is NQF level 8 aligned	This programme is for employed women

Reply:

Partner	Number of Projects	Completed to date
Assupol	10	10
Adopt-a-school/AFRISAM	4	4
AVBOB	6	4
LONMIN	13	0
Department of Environment Affairs	30	19
Department of Water and Sanitation	3	0
Nelson Mandela Foundation	1	1
NORCOS	5	1
Tiger Brands	5	4
Unilever	3	2
Total	80	45

The financial contributors were allocated schools; at which the contributors conducted the necessary condition assessments, compile the scope of work for the sanitation infrastructure, aligned to the Norms and Standards, and proceed to construct the sanitation infrastructure.  No funding was managed by the department. Upon the completion of the ablution facilities, the completed assets were officially handed to the department and the school.

Reply:

(1) The performance of Denel against contracts for the DOD is currently being hindered to a great extent as a result of their financial distress which is impeding the procurement of subsystems and components required for meeting their contractual deliveries, as well as a significant loss of capability in certain critical areas.

Armscor and the DOD have developed alternative options with respect to the future of Denel, which will be presented for consideration by decision makers within government. It is clear that, without a significant bailout by Government, Denel will not be in a position to exist in its current form, nor will it be in a position to meet its contractual obligations to Armscor.

Denel possesses specific critical strategic and sovereign capabilities that are not duplicated elsewhere in the RSA, and the proposed options for going forward are aimed at maintaining at least those identified strategic and sovereign capabilities.

At present there is no imperative to restructure Armscor. Armscor recently completed a turnaround process which resulted in a restructuring that was aimed at optimising the performance of the organisation and which furthermore focussed on increased revenue generation in view of the decrease in the Defence budget and anticipated decreases in the transfer payment allocated to Armscor.

(2) Over the past few years, Project Hoefyster has suffered from significant delays and Denel is currently reneging on their contractual deliveries on this project. During 2018, Denel formally indicated to Armscor that it cannot complete the project within timescales, specifications or within budget, and requested a reset of the contract.

Armscor has presented several options with respect to going forward with the project to all relevant forums within the DOD. These options were thoroughly considered by both Armscor and the DOD, and a preferred option of deferment of the project was further developed and motivated. This option was supported by the SA Army, and has been presented to the respective governance forums within the DOD and was eventually recommended to the Armaments Acquisition Council (AAC) which is chaired by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. The AAC is the final decision making authority on projects, and it will provide guidance with respect to the preferred option regarding going forward with the project.

(3) In spite of the decline in the Capital Budget of the DOD which forms part of the Special Defence Account, sufficient funding is available to fund both projects Biro and Hotel. Neither of the projects will thus be delayed as a result of insufficient funding and Armscor will not be defaulting on any of the contractual payments. The worsening Rate of Exchange of the South African Rand against the Euro and other major currencies is placing significant pressure on the available budget for both projects, but the DOD has to date been able to provide sufficient funding to maintain the required budget for the projects.

Some delays on both projects have however been incurred as a result of the COVID-19 Lockdown and the resultant inability to import certain critical subsystems, but both projects are endeavouring to make up the delays that have been suffered. At present, project Biro is still expected to deliver the first vessel on time (January 2020), while a number of the contractual deliverables on project Hotel have been completed ahead of time.

In this regard, it is not expected that there will be any negative impact on the management of the anticipated Dockyard activities.

Reply:

a) Honourable Member would recall that Statistics South Africa is responsible for collection, collating and releasing of the official employment statistics through the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) and the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES).

The number of jobs lost in the mining industry since the beginning of the lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 is not yet available because the QLSF 2nd Quarter will be released around the dates of 29th September 2020 and the QES will be released around the 15th of October 2020.

We will therefore request that we humbly await the publication of the official data in the country.

Reply:

(a) The reporting of death relating to COVID-19 does not seek to check whether the deceased had comorbidities or not. Attached are the COVID-19 related fatalities as reported by the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs)

(b) The Department of Basic Education does not collect the requested data. 

Reply:

Municipalities’ employees are legible to apply for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)benefits if the employer has registered them using a reference number.

UIF Covid-19 TERS, are funds that a meant for employees who have been temporary laid-off due to lockdown as everybody is adhering to health and safety protocols having occasioned by the outbreak of devastating Covid-19. Attempting to curb the spread of Covid-19 and flatten the curve, many employees had to stay at home, so, to mitigate against the hardship of not earning whilst staying at home, employers on behalf of employees or employees themselves had to apply for UIF Covid-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS).Ifworkers were on strike and notat work it would not be possible for them to qualify for COVID-19 TERS benefits.

The employees could qualify for other UIF benefits as and when they getunemployed, dismissed, retrenched deceased, on maternity leave etc.

Municipalities have the right to register for the Unemployment Insurance and pay contribution to the Fund.

Reply:

The Department does not provide support to organisations.

(a) to (g) not applicable

Reply:

For the month of May the following represents the applications received and paid:

Many applications and queries were received after the special relief grant was announced, but after all duplicate applications were removed, 6 605 445 applications remained that represented a single, complete application per applicant.

These 6 605 445 applications were all validated against databases such as UIF, NSFAS, IRP-5, National Population Register, Social Grants, and Correctional Services. After reconsideration, 2 180 725 applications were rejected as they were found on the aforementioned databases as provided by the relevant Departments.

SASSA approved 4 424 720 applications to receive the grant.(The just over 5 million approved in the above question is only from June 2020). Clients whose applications failed as the personal information did not match that held by Home Affairs were then requested to correct their personal details (it must be reflected as per the National Population Register) and to provide their banking preferences. Once the clients provided their banking preferences the bank details are verified through National Treasury with the Banks. The delay in providing either updated personal details or banking details delays the payment process.

A number of clients requested their money to be paid into the accounts of other people (family members or spouses). SASSA can only pay into an account which is registered to the client. In an attempt to expedite matters, SASSA requested Post Bank to open accounts for the clients where the account details could not be verified.

Challenges experienced with the provision of banking details include the capturing of incorrect banking details (wrong account numbers, which could be attributed to finger faults or wrong account types). Unfortunately this delays the process of being able to pay the clients.

To date SASSA has paid 4 423 387 clients of the 4 424 720 approved for May. There are currently 1 333 clients who qualify for payment for the month of May which SASSA still needs to pay. The breakdown of this number is as follows:

826 clients who have recently provided SASSA with their banking details are with National Treasury for account verification with the banks.

The 507 remaining clients for May have been sent to a team of SASSA officials who are currently actively assisting these clients to provide SASSA with their banking details and correct personal details. They will be paid as and when the required information has been received and verified.

It is extremely important to note that the number of May applicants who are approved and paid for the grant might still increase as more applicants correct their banking information or even as SASSA proceeds with its reconsideration process. It therefor does not mean that SASSA did not pay all people months later, but should rather be seen as SASSA being able to increase the accessibility to the grant as SASSA assists these clients through reconsideration.

The validation process for every application is redone monthly, to ensure that everyone paid does indeed qualify for the grant.

National AssemblyWritten Reply: 1853 of 2020

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….

Reply:

(a)(b)and (c)

In line with the reply provided in Question 829, SASSA’s proposed operating model has not been implemented. However, the three existing Regional Executive Managers have been seconded on a temporary basis to manage additional Regions each for a period of six months. The secondments are in line with the Staffing Practices Policy of SASSA.

The full names and titles of the current managers at each specified office, and (c) the reporting lines for the managers in the offices are listed on the attached list (Annexures A1-A10)

The current Organisational Structure as approved by the Minister of Social Development comprises of Head Office (Pretoria) and nine (9) Regional Offices.The Agency’s organogram caters for 9 Regional (Provincial) Executive Managers that report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of SASSA (i.e., 1 Regional Executive Manager for each province). For ease of reference, the Organisational structure is attached below.

In each province/region there are a number of District Managers that are appointed and they report to the Regional Executive of the province/region. The diagram below depicts the high-level structure as approved which includes 9 provincial/regional offices. Attached are organograms demonstrating reporting lines of all the regional,provincial and districts offices, including reporting lines for managers.

Vacant posts;

• Ms Dunkerley is managing functions of Grants operations and Policy implementation
• Vacant Regional Executive Managers posts (6) have the 3 Regional Managers seconded as incumbents acting in clusters positions
• GM Office of the CEO position is vacant, but has been advertised.
• The position of COO is identified as a key and critical position,and funded, but currently vacant.

d) Physical Addresses Regional, Provincial and District Offices, please refer to (Annexure B)

National Assembly Written Reply: 1983 of 2020

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….

Reply:

I am advised by the Department that:

1. The sabbatical leave was not taken. The employee in question was granted an International Scholarship and sabbatical leave was approved for this purpose for the period 1 October 2017 until 30 September 2018. Due to personal circumstances, the employee could not take up the scholarship and returned to work on 27 November 2017 and the sabbatical leave for the period 1 October 2017 until 24 November 2017 was subsequently converted to unpaid leave and is being recovered.

2. The sabbatical leave for the period 9 February 2018 to 8 February 2019 was approved in line with the Departmental policy on sabbatical leave as the Department of Public Service and Administration does not specifically provide for sabbatical leave, but allows departments to determine their own sabbatical leave policies.

a) The original approval was granted for a period of 12 months, from 9 February 2018 until 8 February 2019. The Accouting Officer did, however, approve a deviation from the 12 months consecutive sabbatical leave to allow for taking the leave in non-consecutive intervals as and when required, provided that the total period of leave taken does not exceed 12 months (261 working days). However, the employee took 249 working days out of the 261 working days; and

b) A breakdown of each period taken is provided in the table below:

2018
Period	No. of working days
09.02.2018 – 22.02.2018	10
27.02.2018 – 07.03.2018	7
29.03.2018 – 10.05.2018	27
01.06.2018 – 22.06.2018	16
02.07.2018 – 06.07.2018	5
13.08.2018 – 31.08.2018	15
10.09.2018 – 18.09.2018	7
12.11.2018 – 26.11.2018	11
	98 working days
2019
21.01.2019 – 08.02.2019	15
18.02.2019 – 29.03.2019	29
08.04.2019 – 16.04.2019	7
06.05.2019 – 14.05.2019	6
10.06.2019 – 21.06.2019	9
26.06.2019 – 28.06.2019	3
08.07.2019 - 30.07.2019	17
31.07.2019 – 04.09.2019	25
06.09.2019 – 20.09.2019	11
23.09.2019	1
25.09.2019	1
03.10.2019 – 08.11.2019	27
	151 working days
Total working days taken	249 working days

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Reply:

1. I am advised that according to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) records, the specified person travelled overseas as detailed below and that all trips undertaken were aligned to the functions for which the official is responsible and were duly authorised by the delegated authority.

No	Destination (b)	Date	Cost (a) in Rand (R)	Purpose of each trip (c)
1	Boston	Oct 2011	73 727,00	Learning and development intervention.
2	Beijing and Shanghai	Nov 2011	61 661,00	Attended the SA EXPO in Beijing and Shanghai as part of the Dept’s trade promotion programme.
3	Boston	Mar 2012	73 596,00	Learning and development intervention.
4	Boston	Apr 2013	63 296,00	Attended the 2013 Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Summit.
5	Kuala Lumpur	Jun 2013	35 454,00	Invited to attend The Global Summit for Women 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
6	Brazil	Aug 2013	57 077,00	Conducted an international benchmarking study in Brazil pertaining to Public Entities and Statutory Institutions.
7	Washington	Nov 2013	75 843,00	Attended the 17th Annual KM World Conference & Exposition in Washington.
8	Paris	Jun 2014	59 026,00	Attended the Global Summit of Women in Paris.
9	Washington	Jul 2014	77 898,00	Attended and participated in the AGOA Forum and the business engagements on the margins of US-Africa Leaders’ Summit. Provided support to the Minister.
10	Brazil	Oct 2014	69 708,00	Led the delegation for the 6th Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) in Brazil.
11	Washington	Nov 2014	96 567,39	Learning and Development Conference in Washington.
12	Atlanta and Santa Fe	Jul 2015	100 311,72	Trade promotion programme to Atlanta & Santa Fe. Supported the Deputy Minister.
13	California and St Louis	Oct 2015	104 453,72	Learning and Development intervention. Also met with Showroom Management Company regarding the trade promotion Hub in Atlanta.
14	Hong Kong	Mar 2016	60 916,72	Participated in the Trade Promotion Expo.
15	Atlanta	Jul 2016	119 081,23	Participated and attended the trade promotion programme in Atlanta.
16	Moscow	Sept 2016	48 688,23	Attended and participated in the national Pavilion in Moscow.
17	Washington	Nov 2016	64 713,23	Learning and development intervention.
18	Atlanta and Miami	Nov 2016	100 375,23	Participated in the trade promotion programme.
19	San Diego	Apr 2017	125 456,23	Meeting with institutional buyers regarding the trade promotion programme.
20	Doha Qatar	Apr 2017	60 793,23	Attended the International Conference on Chemical Disarmament and Security as part of council function.
21	Atlanta	Jul 2017	97 586,29	Participated in the Trade Promotion programme.
22	Atlanta	Jan 2018	80 163,29	Participated in the Trade Promotion programme.
23	Atlanta	Jul 2018	64 021,68	Participated in the Trade Promotion programme.
24	New York, Philadelphia and Orlando	Oct 2018	119 116,68	Participated in the outward mission as part of the Trade Promotion programme.
25	Atlanta	Sept 2019	90 927,93	Facilitated the Trade Promotion project closure.
26	Geneva, Germany and the United Kingdom	Nov 2019	101 427,93	Part of SABS administration function to address a session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardisation Policies and undertook benchmarking visits to the British Standards Institute (BSI), German National Standards Body (DIN) and Swiss Standards Body (SNV).

2. The specified person received the following gifts from Ithuba in 2016 when representing the Department at the launch of Ithuba’s new “Raffle” game:

• 1 box of chocolates;
• Two wine glasses;
• 1 pair of Jenna Clifford earrings; and
• Soap.

3. I am advised that the gifts were disclosed to the Department in 2016.

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Reply:

I am advised by the Director-General that the Department has not received any allegations of the awarding of incentives through the Industrial Financing Branch to family members of the officials mentioned.Therefore, no investigations have been necessary.

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Reply:

Following my reply to PQ 737, I requested the Department to contact the provincial regulators and ask for information to advise on further steps that national government may need to take.

Information was received from the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces. I am advised that no information was received as yet from the Free State and Northern Cape.

The provincial liquor regulators form part of the National Liquor Regulators Forum (NLRF), which also consist of the South African Police Services (SAPS). SAPS indicated that in order to address liquor abuse as a contributor to contact crime as well as serious violent crimes, the National Crime Combatting Forum (NCCF) Instruction 2 of 2019 was issued to address the policing of the legal and illegal liquor trade from 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

All provinces were instructed to plan and execute joint liquor control operations to ensure compliance by liquor traders with the provisions of national and provincial liquor legislation, focusing specifically on licensed liquor premises and illegal liquor outlets in close proximity of schools. This focused operational approach ensured the termination of illegal liquor trade at 2 279 unlicensed liquor outlets which were located in close proximity of schools.

With the country now at Level 1 and with the return of full government functions, further steps will be taken to request the outstanding information from the two provinces. The replies from provinces will form the basis for consideration by national government and where challenges were identified (e.g. the need for a clear and empowering legislative framework to enable provinces to take additional action), this is currently under consideration. On completion of these processes, a report will be prepared.

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Reply:

1. No dedicated COVID-19 Anti-Corruption Unit has been established.

2. Instead, the President has requested the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster to consider establishing measures through which corruption emanating from COVID-19, both in terms of procurement as well as the implementation of the COVID-19 stimulus package announced by the President, could be dealt with.

a) The NatJoints Command Centre which comprises Directors-General in the Security Cluster and the Directors-General from other Departments directly affected by COVID-19, including National Treasury, have discussed measures meant to prioritize measures aimed at COVID-19 Anti-Corruption cases. The coordination is done through the Anti-Corruption Task Team (ACTT).

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the Financial Intelligence Centre and the National Prosecuting Authority, are members of the ACTT.

b) In addition, the SIU has requested that the President issue a Proclamation to enable the SIU to investigate COVID-19 related corruption.

It can therefore be deduced from the work under way that the existing law enforcement agencies have the ability and the competence to deal with COVID-19 related corruption.

Therefore, there is no compelling reason for the establishment of a Special COVID-19 Anti-Corruption Unit at this stage.

Reply:

a) In September 2019, President Ramaphosa announced a 5-point emergency plan to tackle gender-based violence and one of the key elements is enhancing the legal framework in order to strengthen the response of the State to GBV.

With this in mind, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is intensifying the fight against GBV and femicide and have prepared three pieces of draft legislation. The three Bills were approved by Cabinet on the 5th of August and will be introduced into Parliament soon.

The Bills are aimed at amending a number of Acts to prevent and combat GBV and offences committed against vulnerable persons, and to provide for additional procedures to reduce secondary victimisation of vulnerable persons in court proceedings. These Bills are -

1. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill:

This Bill seeks to give further effect to the 5-point emergency plan by, amongst others, introducing a new offence of sexual intimidation.

Currently the law provides that there is an obligation to report to the police the commission of a sexual offence against a child or a person who is mentally disabled. A person who has “knowledge” that a sexual offence was committed against a child must immediately report such knowledge. On the other hand, a person who has “knowledge, reasonable belief or suspicion” that a sexual offence was committed against a person who is mentally disabled must immediately report it to the police. The Bill now aims to ensure that the reporting duty is the same in respect of both groups.

With regards to the National Register for Sex Offenders (“the NRSO”), the law currently provides that the particulars of persons who have been convicted of sexual offences against children and persons who are mentally disabled, are to be registered on the NRSO and it prohibits persons whose particulars are on the NRSO from working with or having access to children or persons who are mentally disabled.

The Bill expands the scope of the NRSO to include the particulars of all sex offenders, in other words not only sex offenders against children and persons who are mentally disabled. It expands the ambit to include other vulnerable persons, such as female persons between the ages of 18 and 25, persons with disabilities and persons who are 60 years of age or older who, for example, receive community based care and support services.

It also makes provision for certain particulars of persons who have been convicted of sexual offences to be made publicly available and increases the periods for which sex offenders’ particulars must remain on the NRSO before they can be removed.

2. The Domestic Violence Amendment Bill

In 1999 the Domestic Violence Act was lauded as a progressive tool in the armoury against the abuse of women, but since then challenges relating to implementation of the Act have been identified.

This Amendment Bill will amend the Domestic Violence Act, in order to address practical challenges, gaps and anomalies which have been identified in practice during the implementation of the Act. It aims to optimise collaboration between relevant functionaries to streamline the provision of services to survivors. Interventions included in the Bill are the mandatory reporting of cases of domestic violence, screening, counseling, a referral to suitable shelters and the provision of medical treatment.

It also introduces electronic applications for protection orders which will allow for applications for protection orders to be made outside of ordinary court hours, thereby giving complainants of domestic violence speedy relief.

It also extends the protection for domestic violence to the elderly, places a duty on anyone who is aware that an act of domestic violence has been committed to report it, provides for mandatory arrest and prosecution where there is physical violence or a weapon is used, and increases the penalties for convictions for offences emanating from domestic violence.

Alcohol abuse fuels domestic violence. The Amendment Bill obliges a court to order the seizure of any weapon, recognises the role that alcohol plays in violence and enables the court to hold an enquiry whereby a perpetrator can be referred for treatment. It further aligns itself with mirror provisions in the Protection from Harassment Act.

3. The Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill:

This Amendment Bill seeks to amend numerous Acts intended to address GBV and offences committed against vulnerable persons and aims to reduce secondary victimization of vulnerable persons in court proceedings.

Currently, the intermediary service is available to a child witness or complainant in criminal proceedings. The intermediary service is currently not available to any other witness or complainant who may be exposed to similar undue mental stress or trauma. The proposed new amendments aim to extend the intermediary service.

It provides that a presiding judicial officer may appoint an intermediary in order to enable a witness under the biological or mental age of eighteen years, a witness who suffers from a physical, psychological, mental or emotional condition, or a witness who is an older person to give their evidence through that intermediary, if it appears to the court that the proceedings would expose the witness to undue stress, trauma or suffering if he or she testifies.

The Bill further provides that in respect of an offence against a person in a domestic relationship an accused may not be released on bail before his or her first appearance in a lower court. The definition of a "domestic relationship" is wide and provides for many different types of relationships.

The Bill further tightens up provisions relating to the granting of bail in respect of such offences, the placement of a person who has been sentenced in respect of such offences on parole, the powers of the State to appeal inadequate sentences that are imposed for such offences, the ability of the SAPS to arrest, the prescribed discretionary minimum sentences that may be imposed for such offences, and the protection of victims of such offences against victimisation during legal proceedings.

b) GBV comes in different forms, depending on the circumstances of each case. It can therefore take the form of various different offences, such as assault, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, attempted murder, intimidation, stalking, various sexual offences and so forth. The different offences will therefore fall under different Schedules in the legislation.

What is important to note is that the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Bill aims to ensure that the discretionary minimum sentences dispensation would apply, amongst others, to the offences of murder, where the death of the victim resulted from physical or sexual abuse as contemplated in the definition of “domestic violence”.

Reply:

a) According to our records, the number and percentage of backlog cases in the District and Regional Magistrates’ Courts as at the end of July 2020. It is to be noted that the total percentage (%) of backlog cases in the District Courts stands at 39% whereas the percentage in the Regional Courts stands at 75%.

The tables below provide details of the cases on the court roll exceeding nine (9) months from end of July 2020 in District and Regional Courts:

District Courts
Admin Region	Backlog	Outstanding	% Backlog
Administrative Region 05 (Gauteng) Pretoria	8 44	2 537	33%
Administrative Region 05A (Gauteng) Johannesburg	7229	20 546	35%
Administrative Region 08 (Mpumalanga) Nelspruit	3 336	9 608	35%
Administrative Region 09 (North West) Mmabatho	2 955	7 204	41%
Administrative Region 1 (Eastern Cape A) Port Elizabeth	7 133	15 513	46%
Administrative Region 10 (Northern Cape) Kimberley	1 178	3 988	30%
Administrative Region 11 (Limpopo) Polokwane	4 719	11 986	39%
Administrative Region 12 (Western Cape A) Cape Town	6 124	12 300	50%
Administrative Region 13 (Western Cape B) Wynberg	8 599	18 699	46%
Administrative Region 2 (Eastern Cape B) Mthatha	3 730	7 786	48%
Administrative Region 3 (Free State A) Bloemfontein	1 412	4 578	31%
Administrative Region 4 (Free State B) Welkom	830	3 780	22%
Administrative Region 6 (KwaZulu Natal A) Durban	5 430	17 314	31%
Administrative Region 7 (KwaZulu Natal B) Pietermaritzburg	2 439	7 991	31%
Grand Total	55 958	143 830	39%

Regional Courts
Region	Backlog	Open	% Backlog
Eastern Cape	5 172	6 135	84%
Free State	1 827	2 881	63%
Gauteng	7 233	11 525	63%
KwaZulu Natal	5 103	6 415	80%
Limpopo	2 563	3 067	84%
Mpumalanga	2 424	3 042	80%
North West	2 698	3 155	86%
Northern Cape	1 014	1 516	67%
Western Cape	6 661	8 342	80%
Grand Total	34 695	46 078	75%

b) The Covid-19 context has posed many challenges for court efficiency with 268 courts having to close down, as at end of July 2020, for days at a time for decontamination when one (1) or more positive COVID-19 cases are detected, leading to self-isolation and/or self–quarantine for a period of time. Due to an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, some of the courts had to close more than once. The same challenges are being equally experienced by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), South African Police Service (SAPS) and Legal Aid South Africa (SA). It must be understood that ‘business as usual’ has not been possible since the declaration of the State of Disaster due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the Department has sought to optimize court efficiency in order to reduce the number of backlog criminal cases. Engagements with the Lower Court Judicial Forums, Regional Court Heads, NPA, Legal Aid SA, SAPS, and Department of Correctional Services have taken place to identify and resolve blockages impeding the processing of criminal cases. These engagements have been formalized under the leadership of the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, and will continue to take place on a frequent basis.

Projects are underway to facilitate court processes through digitalization, and many of these are at a developed stage which will soon proceed to roll-out. Protocols have been developed to ensure that courts operate as optimally as possible in the current Covid-19 context, and these include guidance on when and for how long court closures should take place.

A national plan to manage these backlogs is in the process of being developed in order to address the backlog.

Reply:

Every effort is made to minimize and prevent any secondary trauma of the victim and a number of procedures and measures are in place to prevent this.

However, whilst the prosecution guard against additional statements from the same witness, in some instances there may be a need for supplementary statements to be provided and filed in the relevant police docket. This is to ensure that a comprehensive and detailed investigated docket and trial-ready case is put forward for prosecution where a prima facie case exists.

All relevant stakeholders in relation to Gender-based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) matters – such as for the South African Police Service in respect to investigations, Department of Social Development and non-governmental organisations on trauma containment services, the Department of Health regarding forensic medical examinations, National Prosecuting Authority as the prosecution, and the judiciary – all play a crucial collective role towards enhancing a victim-centric approach and minimising secondary victimisation.

The following initiatives, as implemented by the NPA, play a specific role towards minimizing any secondary victimization and ensuring a victim-centric approach in improving service delivery and support to victims of GBV:

The Thuthuzela Care Centres (TCCs) have specifically been established as a mechanism to minimize secondary victimization, as the objective of the TCC model is to provide all related services (medical, psycho-social, statement taking, follow-up services) at a 24-hour One Stop Centre. There are currently 55 TCC-sites nationally, with six (6) additional sites in the process of being added to the list.

Measures such as quality trauma containment assistance to victims, forensic medical examinations, specifically designed court preparation programmes to collectively increase the quality of prosecutions and achieve higher conviction rates all play a role.

 

The current court preparation model provides essential services to all witnesses to appear in courts, and 50% of their focus is specifically on victims of sexual offences.

In addition, the NPA Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit has developed a comprehensive training module (as part of the advanced sexual offences training curriculum) dealing with all related aspects on social context sensitivity awareness in a prosecutorial decision-making environment. The training manual specifically includes a module on secondary victimisation, its possible impact and how prosecutors should avoid it in GBVF matters.

Our dedicated Sexual Offences Courts make use of a number of interventions to reduce secondary trauma for victims, such as preparation services, pre-and post-trial trauma debriefing services, intermediary services, private testifying room/closed court services (via a closed-circuit TV system) and private waiting rooms for adult and child victims.

The aforementioned initiatives and activities are specifically aimed at constantly improving service delivery, which includes minimising any secondary victimization.

The recently promulgated Regulations give further impetus to section 55A of the Sexual Offences Act, 2007 and provide for the required facilities, devices, equipment, and services that these courts have to offer to be a designated Sexual Offences Court. All these measures are aimed at reducing secondary victimization.

In addition thereto, we are pleased to inform this House that three new Bills pertaining to preventing and combating GBV have recently been approved by Cabinet for introduction into Parliament and these Bills, once passed, will go a long way in further reducing and preventing secondary victimization.

Reply:

(1)(a) As on24 June 2020 the total number offenders released was4138.

(1)(b) & (2) The breakdown of releases and percentage per region and correctional centre is as follows:

EASTERN CAPE REGION
Correctional Centre	(1)(b)Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b)Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Fort Beaufort	6	25.60%	22.02%
Grahamstown	12	158.25%	151.78%
King William's Town	0	136.57%	136.38%
Middledrift	13	177.71%	174.61%
Stutterheim	3	78.00%	64.00%
East London Medium. A	0	162.56%	161.84%
East London Medium. B	0	178.82%	169.98%
East London Medium. C	13	93.77%	79.12%
Mdantsane	29	214.09%	205.50%
Graaff-Reinet	0	242.86%	223.81%
Jansenville	15	90.32%	41.94%
Kirkwood	12	133.04%	125.79%
Somerset-East	13	91.62%	71.26%
Bizana	1	229.79%	234.04%
Elliotdale	0	30.61%	30.61%
Flagstaff	4	221.62%	200.00%
Lusikisiki	3	265.14%	260.55%
Mount Ayliff	2	158.82%	156.47%
Mount Fletcher	0	196.51%	194.19%
Mount Frere	3	193.75%	181.25%
Mqanduli	4	99.07%	95.33%
Nqgeleni	1	107.41%	102.78%
Tabankulu	3	164.06%	150.00%
Mthatha Remand	0	198.11%	200.47%
Mthatha Medium	0	215.14%	212.08%
Barkly-East	0	116.42%	104.48%
Burgersdorp	7	292.62%	259.73%
Butterworth	0	104.14%	92.48%
Cofimvaba	5	33.66%	24.75%
Cradock	13	168.77%	154.94%
Dodrecht	7	142.39%	127.17%
Engcobo	1	121.21%	114.14%
Idutywa	2	240.32%	233.87%
Lady Frere	0	71.74%	50.00%
Middelburg	12	149.84%	145.11%
Nqamakwe	0	0.00%	0.00%
Queenstown	0	275.20%	236.00%
Sada	3	165.52%	162.84%
Sterkspruit	8	62.90%	24.19%
Willowvale	20	107.69%	55.77%
St Albans Maximum	0	128.61%	128.81%
St Albans Medium A	1	235.13%	214.16%
St Albans Medium B	34	136.17%	132.29%
Patensie	29	84.42%	73.65%
Port Elizabeth	50	91.36%	78.72%
Regional Total	329	150%	147.80%

GAUTENG REGION
Correctional Centre	(1)(b)Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b)Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Baviaanspoort Maximum	0	148.48%	148.25%
Baviaanspoort Medium	14	129.64%	124.37%
Emthonjeni	32	31.88%	26.88%
Boksburg Medium A	46	139.45%	132.15%
Boksburg Juveniles	0	146.35%	141.61%
Heidelberg Male	25	96.75%	86.26%
Johannesburg Medium A	7	248.90%	247.11%
Johannesburg Medium B	42	159.97%	157.43%
Johannesburg Medium C	0	141.74%	141.45%
Johannesburg Female	31	155.79%	144.21%
Krugersdorp	74	164.92%	165.48%
Leeuwkop Max	42	151.08%	151.46%
Leeuwkop Med A	37	102.20%	98.03%
Leeuwkop Med B	7	113.74%	106.80%
Leeuwkop Med C	0	148.93%	147.50%
Modderbee	27	167.34%	164.33%
Devon	40	24.45%	16.05%
Nigel	33	118.02%	115.02%
KgošiMampuru II Maximum	0	99.65%	98.59%
KgošiMampuru II Local	3	173.24%	162.41%
KgošiMampuru II Central	35	142.39%	141.28%
KgošiMampuru II Female	33	145.78%	123.49%
ODI	43	118.17%	112.42%
Atteridgeville	102	96.06%	67.82%
Zonderwater Medium A	0	149.54%	149.54%
Zonderwater Medium B	57	121.73%	114.10%
Grand Total	730	149.03%	144.09%

KWAZULU NATAL REGION
Correctional Centre	(1)(b)Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b)Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Durban Medium A	0	172.13%	165.33%
Durban Medium B	28	151.95%	150.23%
Durban Medium C	33	59.51%	41.94%
Durban Female	39	142.63%	121.12%
Durban Youth	44	49.76%	41.02%
Umzinto	22	129.77%	120.55%
Ingwavuma	4	42.20%	41.28%
Mtunzini	16	47.83%	39.13%
Stanger	10	56.39%	45.86%
Maphumulo	3	54.55%	46.75%
Eshowe	28	114.66%	109.58%
Empangeni	68	60.9%	50.81%
Qalakabusha	53	148.46%	137.63%
Glencoe	51	113.06%	110.36%
Dundee	26	42.48%	28.32%
Pomeroy	10	33.33%	17.24%
Ladysmith	11	188.66%	170.06%
Bergville	19	113.79%	86.21%
Greytown	21	55.24%	29.52%
Estcourt	7	52.34%	50.00%
Kranskop	5	46.49%	42.11%
Ebongweni	0	74.4%	73.33%
Port Shepstone	35	80%	52.00%
Kokstad Medium	30	133.24%	127.94%
Matatiele	10	79.5%	63.86%
Nongoma	13	120.37%	100.00%
Ncome Medium A	9	160.37%	157.29%
Ncome Medium B	18	128.82%	125.10%
Melmoth	18	117.39%	93.48%
Vryheid	21	146.89%	133.33%
Nkandla	4	111.11%	100.00%
Pietermaritzburg Medium A	28	142.25%	137.39%
Pietermaritzburg Medium B	40	70.2%	68.26%
Sevontein	19	128.83%	124.52%
New Hanover	12	101.30%	93.51%
Ixopo	26	81.8%	66.67%
Waterval Medium A	45	142.29%	133.50%
Waterval Medium B	15	89.6%	83.41%
Uthrect	15	48.78%	43.90%
Newcastle	5	142.21%	125.10%
Ekuseni	21	27.83%	24.33%
Grand Total	882	119.73%	112.87%

LIMPOPO/MPUMALANG/NORTH WEST REGION
Correctional Centre	(1)(b)Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b)Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Rooigrond Medium B	10	135.71%	156.02%
Lichtenburg	5	60.82%	67.35%
Zeerust	15	123.08%	159.35%
Mafikeng	0	129.63%	74.07%
Losperfontein	14	117.33%	126.49%
Rustenburg	29	102.83%	60%
Rustenburg COE	13	44.19%	38.60%
Mogwase	18	122.33%	132.28%
Bethal	56	137.48%	137.48%
Ermelo	28	142.15%	123.78%
Piet Retief	38	142.15%	159.39%
Standerton	20	132.48%	125.48%
Volkrust	13	122.75%	111.85%
Modimolle	21	136.54%	126.10%
Polokwane	33	166.80%	182.65%
Tzaneen	18	34.33%	44.78%
Thohoyandou Medium A	14	143.13%	137.92%
Thohoyandou Females/Juveniles	32	115.67%	114.18%
MakhadoCoE	27	152.47%	148.46%
Belfast	5	37.93%	29.31%
Carolina	6	20.00%	52.85%
Middelburg	9	104.42%	85.80%
Witbank	2	134.57%	130.24%
Wolmaransstad	9	99.07%	36.11%
Christiana	6	90.65%	100%
Potchefstroom RDF	18	230.33%	219.15%
Klerksdorp	25	127.50%	126.23%
Barberton Maximum	0	150.65%	150.77%
Barberton Medium A	0	0.00%	0%
Barberton Medium B	45	166.88%	166.24%
Barberton Town	19	102.42%	94.62%
Lydenburg	17	160.49%	158.02%
Grand Total	565	133.84%	129.23%

FREE STATE / NORTHERN CAPE REGION
Correctional Centre	(1)(b) Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b) Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Colesberg	19	106.45%	97.31%
De Aar Male	63	122.35%	89.77%
De Aar Female	3	93.94%	81.82%
Hopetown	12	85.94%	73.44%
Richmond	13	116.28%	95.35%
Victoria West	22	165.22%	133.33%
Goedemoed A	34	87.21%	81.06%
Goedemoed B	37	96.47%	88.68%
Bethulie	3	123.53%	103.92%
Edenburg	5	89.80%	73.47%
Fauresmith	5	71.93%	56.14%
Zastron	1	20.31%	42.19%
Groenpunt Maximum	3	143.02%	142.95%
Groenpunt Medium	7	71.29%	71.97%
Groenpunt Youth	6	72.60%	70.82%
Frankfort	13	52.44%	50.00%
Heilbron	5	116.67%	113.64%
Parys	6	82.76%	89.66%
Sasolburg	11	122.11%	105.26%
Vereeniging	0	132.32%	129.26%
Grootvlei A	14	172.99%	170.54%
Grootvlei B	1	120.08%	118.44%
Brandfort	13	42.55%	4.96%
Boshof	6	83.33%	63.33%
Ladybrand	1	103.70%	74.07%
Wepener	11	36.05%	23.13%
Winburg	13	69.59%	60.81%
Mangaung	0	100.00%	100.00%
Kimberley	18	121.97%	104.12%
Tswelopele	25	75.50%	73.25%
Barkley West	9	32.79%	47.54%
Douglas	11	84.85%	72.05%
BizzaMakhate A	17	82.50%	75.61%
BizzaMakhate B	2	100.19%	106.44%
BizzaMakhate C	38	137.50%	120.83%
BizzaMakhate D	0	0.00%	0.00%
Bethlehem	12	148.89%	141.67%
Ficksburg	6	139.08%	132.18%
Harrismith	33	146.8%	130.53%
Hennenman	18	49.05%	36.19%
Hoopstad	0	35.86%	26.21%
Lindley	7	58.54%	31.71%
Odendaalsrus	0	160.49%	142.38%
Senekal	8	49.25%	42.54%
Venterburg	6	70.87%	55.91%
Virginia	33	84.83%	98.60%
Upington Males	45	73.04%	65.67%
Upington Females	3	50.68%	39.73%
Kuruman	12	125.91%	100.24%
Springbok	4	62.67%	50.67%
Grand Total	634	99.15%	93.61%

WESTERN CAPE REGION
Correctional centres	(1)(b)Total releases DUE TO SPECIAL PAROLE DISPENSATION 24 JUNE 2020	(2)(a) Percentage of overcrowding before releases	(2)(b)Percentage of overcrowding after releases 24 JUNE 2020
Allandale	38	226.79%	238.10%
Hawequa	7	105.29%	14.42%
Obiqua	39	117.52%	117.52%
Paardeberg	43	134.87%	106.90%
Brandvlei (New Centre)	2	95.37%	71.36%
Brandvlei Medium C	86	95.00%	64.21%
Brandvlei Youth	41	103.76%	108.33%
Drakenstein Medium A	39	132.37%	109.03%
Drakenstein Medium B	32	112.03%	117.30%
Drakenstein Maximum	1	148.96%	153.37%
Stellenbosch	3	211.27%	121.13%
Beaufort-West	10	239.47%	188.16%
George	26	187.03%	184.72%
Knysna	13	177.65%	145.25%
Ladismith	2	205.56%	185.19%
Mosselbaai	68	128.32%	136.99%
Oudtshoorn Medium A	43	186.33%	155.33%
Oudtshoorn Medium B (f)	19	153.85%	91.03%
Prince Albert	8	157.69%	86.54%
Uniondale	9	150.00%	140.38%
Goodwood	38	156.85%	121.09%
Buffeljagsrivier	23	144.49%	134.69%
Caledon RDF	6	196.69%	154.88%
Helderstroom Medium A	51	129.54%	128.48%
Helderstroom Maximum	0	143.80%	145.16%
Malmesbury Medium A	39	97.84%	98.49%
Malmesbury RDF	4	229.21%	253.37%
Riebeeck-Wes	1	29.76%	6.34%
Pollsmoor RDF	5	177.27%	173.57%
Pollsmoor Medium A	1	153.66%	131.50%
Pollsmoor Medium B	100	161.02%	177.35%
Pollsmoor Medium C	38	83.54%	34.66%
Pollsmoor Females	46	186.12%	79.79%
Calvinia	1	100.00%	121.95%
Vanrhynsdorp Males	12	265.24%	100.20%
Vanrhynsdorp Females	0	128.00%	93.75%
Voorberg Medium A	25	56.32%	48.50%
Voorberg Medium B (new)	4	110.13%	107.95%
Dwarsrivier	27	136.36%	130.80%
Robertson	19	102.14%	87.61%
Warmbokkeveld	21	199.56%	73.85%
Worcester Males	1	180.67%	186.91%
Worcester Females	7	180.00%	161.97%
Grant Total	998	140.15%	120.15%

Overcrowding level –

The percentage of inmates in excess to the available bed space in percentage.

Occupancy level –

The number of occupied bed space at a given timecompared to the total number of bed space available in percentage.

(3) There are 1854 officials employed at community corrections to deal with the current situation. Officials are rotated within priority tasks that are presented by the pandemic at this time.195 vacant positions are still to be filled through human resource process.

The increased strategic partnerships within communities and in Government (District Delivery Model (DDM) model assist in this regard.

There are 958 service points established nationally through partnerships with external stakeholders to enhance the accessibility of community corrections services for parolees and probationers.

Twenty one (21) halfway houses were established through partnerships in order to successfully reintegrate probationers and parolees.

(4)

Filled	Offender caseload 28 May 2020	Ratio: number of Offenders per Official	Ratio: number of Offenders per Social Worker
1854	55882	1:30	1:485
Filled	Offender caseload 28 May 2020 PLUS 19 000 releases	Ratio No of offenders per Official	Ratio No of offenders per Social Worker
1854	74882	1:40	1:651
Percentage increase	25.37% caseload increase	25% per correctional official	25.49 % increase Per Social Worker

END

Reply:

1. Customary law is mostly unwritten, with no dedicated body of persons tasked with making rules or with the authority to define its norms. This body of law covers all matters regulating personal and family life, and only certain aspects of customary law have been codified, for example the recognition of customary marriages, and parts of the law on succession, especially that dealing with the abolition of the principle of primogeniture. Often, this codification emanates from court orders on disputes lodged with the courts.

 

2. The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act,1998(Act No. 120 of 1998) defines customary law as the customs and usages traditionally observed among the indigenous African peoples of South Africa and form part of the culture of those peoples. Section 211 protects those institutions that are unique to customary law. It follows from this that customary law must be interpreted by the courts, as first and foremost answering to the contents of the Constitution. Specifically, section 211(3) of the Constitution orders the application of customary law by the courts, where this law is applicable. Customary law is protected by and subject to the Constitution in its own right, and may be tested only against the Constitution, and not the common law or legislation. While many South Africans subscribe to and live according to customary law, sections 30 and 31 of the Constitution provide for the right to cultural diversity. The recognition and application of customary law rests on the right to culture of the particular community. Customary law in South Africa is tied to ethnicity, therefore the law regulating the lives of people will differ across communities, ethnicities and provinces.

3. Living customary law exists in the system of living norms that regulate everyday lives of people who live according to customary law. This type of customary law is seen as dynamic, evolving and context specific as it changes in the beliefs and circumstances it applies to.

4. Also, in Pilane and Another v Pilane and Another 2013 (4) BCLR 431(CC) the Constitutional Court confirmed the notion of living customary law as follows:

‘the true nature of customary law is as a living body of law, active and dynamic, with an inherent capacity to evolve in keeping with the changing lives of the people whom it governs’.

5. Since the advent of democracy, the Department has through the South African Law Reform Commission, codified certain Branches of customary law, and this includes Customary Marriages and the Law that relates to the Customary Marriages Act.

6. The Traditional Courts Bill which seeks to create a uniform traditional court system, is currently with the National Council of Provinces, after having been passed by the National Assembly.

This is part of the ongoing Project of Transformation of Customary Law, because customary law is living law. Codification is not do-able in a once-off project.

 

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

(a) The Grievance was attended to in line with the Eskom HR Management priscipts and the outcome was provided to the aggrieved employee.

(b) The advert that had been provided initially was the copy of the working draft. The error was corrected when it was posted out. There were no material differences between the working draft and final version published.

 

Table 1: Comparison of pdf copy of the advert vs advert on the Eskom recruitment site

 

Advert on the pdf copy

Advert  on       the  Eskom        recruitment portal

Position: GM TREASURY Position Task Grade: EEE – GENERAL MANAGER Purpose: Ensure Eskom has necessary policies, strategies, processes and systems to optimize Eskom’s financial liquidity through providing an effective Treasury function. Business Unit: Office of the CE/Chairman Location: Megawatt Park Reference Number: 041120191 Closing Date: 07 November 2019 Line Manager: Jabu Mabuza

Position : GM Treasury Task Grade : E-Band Area of Specialization: Ensure Eskom has necessary policies, strategies, processes and systems to optimize Eskom’s financial liquidity through providing an effective Treasury function. Department : Chief Financial Officer Business Unit : Office of the CFO              Location : South Africa (Gauteng)              Reference Number : 041120191 Closing Date : Monday, 11 November 2019

 

(c) The Eskom recruitment and selection process make provision for a subject matter expect to form part of an interview panel. Ms Ramos was brought in on this basis.

None of the candidates of the candidates interviewed expressed discomfort or objected to discomfort with the composition of the interview panel.

Reply:

(a) The Rand Merchant Bank had been appointed as transaction advisor to oversee the Strategic Equity Partner (SEP) transaction of Air Chefs by SAA, the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) expanded the scope in line with procurement prescripts to include a similar scope on the SAA group, in line with Treasury Regulation 16A6.6.

(b)The contract value is capped at R12 million as retainer fee and R25 million as success fee for concluding a partnership for S

(c) The deliverables are;
i. Initial evaluation
ii. Due diligence and agreeing heads of agreement
iii. Final Due Diligence, definitive Transaction agreements, Transaction approvals and closing

(d) The timeline for the contract is 12 months. But the project may be concluded earlier due to the urgency of the matter, and the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has an option of exiting within 15 days, a month’s notice or by mutual agreement.

Reply:

No I have not been informed about the allegations referred to in the question. The Honourable Member is requested to urgently report the matter to the nearby police station and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Further, the Member is requested to provide me with details of this alleged crime.

I wish to state categorically that we are enjoined to deliver a service to our people and for a greater good. As public representatives, the duty of our office requires that we must take legal action against the wrong doing when brought to our attention and not wait for sharing such information through parliamentary questions. In doing so, we run the risk of losing crucial evidence that law enforcement agencies might require. If proven to be true, this is a serious offence and it will not be tolerated.

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development offers assistance to child victims of sexual violence in a number of ways.

Over the years, the justice system has moved towards an approach tailored to prevent and minimize any further hardships and trauma often encountered by child victims of sex crimes when seeking redress for violation of their rights.

Since 2013, the Department has been establishing Sexual Offences Courts founded on a best practice model that offers a wide range of child support services. This model seeks to give children a court experience that is age-appropriate, caring, and responsive to their needs for dignity, respect and privacy.

In line with the 2019 Presidential Summit Declaration against Gender-based Violence and Femicide, the Department facilitated a process which, in February 2020, culminated in the promulgation of section 55A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act of 2007 and accompanying Regulations. The Regulations provide for required facilities, devices, equipment, and services that these courts have to offer to be a designated Sexual Offences Court.

The Regulations provide for a range of victim support services - amongst these are services for children which include the court preparation service, the pre-trial and post-trial emotional containment service, the child-friendly private waiting room service, the private testifying service, the intermediary service, counseling services, as well as travelling and food allowances. This package also offers support to children with disabilities. The Regulations further incorporate the court support and accompaniment services, mostly offered by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to children.

The Sexual Offences Courts offer these services in a sequential value process to prevent any incidence of secondary traumatization. The child is kept safe in a private waiting room which is furnished to respond to the psychosomatic needs of the child. The room offers a play area to keep the child entertained, and is also attached to a private toilet facility to protect the child from exposure to the accused person and other court users.

From a private room, the child testifies with the assistance of an intermediary via a dual-view closed circuit TV (CCTV) system. The goal is to save the child from hearing communication directly from the courtroom. The intermediary therefore serves as the conduit between the courtroom and the child, and conveys questions to the child. When the child is tired during testimony, the court adjourns for the child to take a nap on a custom-made sofa-bed provided for in the testifying room.

The Regulations also make provision for the use of anatomical dolls for use by the prosecutor and the intermediary.

Provision is also made for a court preparation programme which is programme developed by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and accredited with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority which is aimed at familiarizing complainants and witnesses in sexual offence cases with the court environment, with a view to preparing them to testify in court and providing assistance and support to them.

Services are also offered at the Thuthuzela Care Centres and victim assistance officers are employed on the establishment of the National Prosecuting Authority and attached to a Thuthuzela Care Centre.

The Department and the NPA progressively improve these services to ensure that child victims of sexual offences receive the support they need.

Reply:

a) The total number of food parcels distributed by SASSA and DSD in the City of Ekurhuleni since 26 March 2020 is 73 089 as reflected below, 2 929 by SASSA and 70 160by DSD.

b) Breakdown per ward of SASSA food parcels distributed is detailed in the table below:

Local Office Name	Number of parcels = 2929	Ward Number(s) or Local Office
Germiston	9	W33=1,W35=1, W38=1, W40=1, W41=1, W42=2, W45=2
Benoni	12	Benoni/Daveyton
Tsakane	30	Tsakane
Vosloorus	43	W44=16, W46=11, W47=9, W107=7
Thokoza	118	W40=8, W47=6, W50=13, W54=14, W56=19, W58=21, W60=18, W109=19
Benoni	24	Benoni/Daveyton
Germiston	27	W21=4, W41=4, W43=12, W93=7,
Tsakane	86	W84=86
Thokoza	66	W40=1, W45=1, W48=11, W49=4, W50=2, W51=12, W56=6, W57=5, W60=24
Benoni	19	Benoni/Daveyton
Tembisa	50	W91=5, W13=9, W6=23, W104=7, W10=6
Germiston	27	W35=19 , W42=3, W93=5
Germiston	18	W34=1 , W35=13 , W41=3, W45=1
Benoni	30	Benoni/Daveyton
Springs	44	Springs
Kwa-Thema	62	Kwa-Thema
Thokoza	115	W37=4, W40=5, W48=9, W50=7, W51=10, W52=6, W53=6, W54=8, W57=9, W58=12, W60=7  (Thokoza)
Tembisa	40	W1=6, W91=8, W104=4, W5=22
Germiston	28	W21=14 , W34=3, W35=7, W36=2, W45=1, W32=1
Benoni	38	Benoni/Daveyton
Vosloorus	135	W35=1, W41=3, W43=4, W44=39,W45=25, W46=2,W48=10,W47=2, W50=2,W58=1,W60=1, W64=3, W95=22   (Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe)
Tsakane	22	W83=5, W82=7, W81=10,
Springs	16	W75=16
Kwa-Thema	11	W75=11
Duduza	21	W86=9, W87=7, W89=5
Vosloorus	72	Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe
Tembisa	37	W104=23, W14=4, W91=2, W13=4, W5=3, W7=1
Tembisa	47	W6=34, W14=5, W2=1, W11=1, W10=2, W102=1, W91=1, W1=1, W10=1
Thokoza	130	W37=3, W40=3, W48=9, W49=24,W50=24, W51=1,W52=20,W53=2, W54=6,W55=1,W56=4, W57=4, W58=2, W60=13, W61=7, W63=1, W103=2, W107=4
Germiston	42	W21=10, W33=13, W34=10, W35=3, W40=1, W42=2, W53=1, W93=2
Benoni	21	W24=1, W25=2, W28=1, W29=1, W31=2, W68=2, W69=4, W70=3, W90=1, Benoni/Daveyton
Germiston	35	W21=12, W35=3, W38=1, W40=16, W93=2, W99=1
Tembisa	73	W2=3, W11=4, W14=20, W6=10, W12=9, W19=2, W90=2, W104=17, W5=3, W3=3, W9=2  (Tembisa)
Duduza	6	Duduza/Nigel
Tsakane	39	Tsakane
Kwa-Thema	17	W78=7, W79=10
Springs	37	Springs
Benoni	46	W24=1, W28=3, W29=9, W30=3, W31=5, W65=3, W66=1, W69=14, Benoni/Daveyton/Actonville
Vosloorus	62	Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe
Vosloorus	130	W95=31, W107=22, W41=8, W47=4, W45=10, W65=5, W63=1, W62=1, W61=1, (Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe)
Tembisa	61	W9=14, W5=4, W11=2, W91=17, W3=3, W6=3, W2=3, W1=6, W14=1, W4=4, W12=1, w9=3
Thokoza	139	W47=1, W48=5, W49=5, W50=40, W52=7, W55=7, W58=16, W63=45, W95=1, W103=1, W107=11   (Thokoza)
Germiston	27	W21=8, W34=3, W35=5, W38=1, W40=3, W41=2, W42=1, W93=1, (Germiston/Reiger Park/Primrose)
Duduza	7	Duduza/Nigel
Kwa-Thema	8	Kwa-Thema
Springs	18	Springs
Tsakane	21	Tsakane
Benoni	35	W24=4, W35=2, W28=3, W29=2, W30=10, W65=6, W69=4, W71=2, W92=1, W125=1
Thokoza	57	W56=57
Vosloorus	71	W61=50, W62=21
Vosloorus	54	W95=54
Germiston	37	W15=1, W19=1, W21=3, W32=3, W34=5, W35=2, W39=2, W40=4, W41=1, W42=1, W53=1, W93=2, W99=4, (Germiston/Primrose/Reiger Park/Boksburg)
Germiston	39	W32=1, W35=14, W40=15, W41=1, (Germiston/Primrose/Reiger Park/Boksburg)
Benoni	26	Benoni/Daveyton/Actonville
Benoni	60	W24=1, W25=1, W28=5, W29=5, W30=23, W31=1, W32=1, W65=8, W69=14, Benoni/Daveyton/Actonville
Germiston	9	W18=1, W21=2, W33=1, W35=2, W34=1, W40=2
Thokoza	40	Thokoza/Katlehong/Palm Ridge
Thokoza	50	Thokoza/Katlehong
Thokoza	50	Thokoza/Katlehong/Palm Ridge
Thokoza	50	Eden Park/Thokoza
Thokoza	52	Eden Park/Thokoza
Vosloorus	49	Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe
Vosloorus	84	Vosloorus/Zonkezizwe

Total number of food parcels delivered	Ward Number(s)
883	1	3	4	5
7853	2	6	7	9	10	11
323	8
200	11
93	12
404	13	66
27	14
745	15	16	17	90	106
158	15	91
68	17
446	18	19
769	21	20
353	21	33
430	22	32	73
50	22
99	23
766	24	110	108
511	25	96	100
1205	25
598	25
5895	26	69
136	27	28	29
935	30
442	33	93	34
1040	33
885	34
552	35
2745	36	35	93
332	36
50	37
173	39	35
441	40	41
940	40
883	41	95
2554	41
25	42
1998	43
3485	44	64	45	94	102	47
33	49
1836	52	50	51	56	59
372	53
200	54
358	57
1441	58	111
102	60
1481	61	62
600	62
1052	68	67	70	26	65
254	69
21	70
110	71
554	72	75
250	76
793	77	80
498	78	77	112
319	78	109
684	79
3479	81	85	84	83	86
755	82
1246	84	87	98
919	88	104
1657	89	49	103	102	94	52	58	57	40
7568	89	57	55	63	58	40	49	46	48
871	92
439	93
123	94
891	95
394	97	105	74
912	99
50	101
200	107
206	110
70 160	Total Number of Food Parcels Distributed from April 2020- July 2020

National Assembly written Reply: 1350 of 2020

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….