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Question 1: The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has a number of programmes and/or workshops that intend to upskill and improve the professional development of teachers nationwide. Together with provinces, DBE developed a three-year plan which highlights all national priority programmes. These programmes and implemented by all provinces and monitored quarterly by the Department.  The success of these programmes is monitored by subject advisors as they regularly visit schools. Tracking of learner participation and performance in provinces through the NSLA has an indirect way of assessing teacher programmes.  The DBE has further just developed impact assessment tools which will used as from 2022 to determine the impact Teacher Development programmes.

Question 2: The Department has 133 District Teacher Development Centres and 9 Provincial Teacher Development Institutes which are used as hubs for Continuing Professional Teacher Development. The DBE also collaborates with Teacher Unions to deliver DBE priority programmes. The Department further works with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) to delivery the Primary School Reading Programme to General Education and Training (GET) teachers. A number of partners such as Sasol Foundation for Coding and Robotics,  Siyavula for Maths and Sciences, Cisco, SchoolNet and Vodacom for ICT programmes and Higher Education Institutions such Wits and University of Johannesburg in ICTs and Maths programmes and UNISA for Coding and Robotics.

Question 3: As indicated in Question1, the Department will share the 3- year plan for Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD). The Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) have a range of programmes covering a wide scope of subjects and grades. Some of the DBE initiated programmes are

* Support for Further Education and Training (FET) Accounting and Economics teachers

* Support for Senior Phase Mathematics and Natural Sciences

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a) The contract with Muhlbauer ID Services was subsequently terminated on 26 July 2021. The SCM process was followed and the local suppliers (South African) were appointed to provide this service.

b) The total amount paid during the extension from 27 January 2021 to 26 July 2021 amounted to R 8 million which was within the variation threshold (15%/ R15 million) provided by the National Treasury.

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Maintenance activities are carried out continually on the N12 and there is a dedicated Routine Road Maintenance team working on the road. Most of the N12 road under SANRAL jurisdiction is in a good condition.

There is a sinkhole that developed on the N12 near Stilfontein in the North West province. The sinkhole on the road reserve has affected both SANRAL and municipal land. To address this, SANRAL appointed consulting engineers who completed the required design work. For construction work to commence, SANRAL requires that a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) be entered into between itself and the Matlosana Local Municipality. SANRAL is in constant communication with the Matlosana Local Municipality to finalise the MOA.

SANRAL has gone out on public tender for the appointment of a contractor to repair the sinkhole but cannot complete the award of the construction tender until the MOA is finalised.

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1. There are no officials that received a combined salary increase of 88% in the past three years at the DLCA. The salary payments to the executives at the DLCA are provided below in line with the figures audited by AGSA and published in the audited Annual Performance Report of the Entity. All payments to staff at the DLCA are regulated by the Department of Public Service and Administration.

a) In 2018/2019 financial year, the top four executives earned a total of R3,404,000. The average was R 851,000 each. This average is distorted by the executive who worked only two months in the year and resigned. The average for the three executives excluding the resigned manager is 1,098,000.

b) In 2019/20 financial year, there were three (3) executives, who earned a total of
R3,104,000. This resulted to an average of R 1,035,000 each.

c) In 2020/21 financial year, there were three (3) executives, who earned a total of
R3,196,000. The average was R 1,065,000. The difference is due to the fact that the CFO did not act for 12 months.

Executives	2018/'19	2019/'20	2020/'21
Former CFO	178,000	Resigned	Resigned
Acting CFO	1,038,000	927,000	1,016,000
Senior Manager: Information Technology	109,000	Resigned	Resigned
Senior Manager: Production & Infrastructure	1,061,000	1,107,000	1,111,000
Senior Manager: Risk, Governance & Compliance	1,018,000	1,070,000	1,069,000
Total	3,404,000	3,104,000	3,196,000
Average	851,000	1,034,667	1,065,333

2. Refer to (1) above

3. Refer to (1) above

4. Refer to (1) above

5. Although the DLCA executives would appreciate the salary increase of 7.3%, all salaries paid to the DLCA executives are aligned to the DPSA directive of which in 2020-21 financial year no increases were paid to the executives/ senior managers.

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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION:

Name of institution	(i) (ii)	(i) (ii)	(c)
	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)	(dd)	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)	(dd)
					R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
DSI	None	None	None	None	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Not applicable.
CSIR	148	34	21	140	3,203	386	62	73	84% of the invoices were settled during January 2022. 16% of the invoices will be paid by 28 February 2022 (unless there is an unresolved issue regarding delivery of the product/service).
TIA	None	None	None	None	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Not applicable.
SANSA	23	5	5	14	73	1,034	3	1,320	The invoices will be settled by 28 February 2022.
HSRC	6	4	4	0	65	40	22	0	The invoices will be settled as soon as outstanding queries are resolved.
ASSAf	None	None	None	None	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Not applicable.
NRF	14	33	11	2	348	115	18	5	The invoices will be settled by 28 February 2022.

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Based on information received from the Department in response to Parliamentary Question 798, details are accordingly provided as follows:

The attachment provides details pertaining to outstanding invoices that have not been paid within the requisite 30-day threshold. These invoices are currently disputed with the respective suppliers, as the Department is of the view that they are too high. The latter payments therefore, can only be settled once suppliers have resolved individual disputes duly supported by relevant evidence. All correspondence related to engagements with suppliers is retained by the Department for record purposes.

Based on information received from the Public Entities reporting to the Department *details are also accordingly provided in the attachment. At the time of providing the required information, responses were received from 24 of the 26 Entities.

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The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities procured officials vehicles for the Minister and the deputy minister as follow:

	Minister	Deputy Minister
(a)	Audi	Audi
(b)	Q5 2.0 TDI S TRONIC SPORT	Q5 2.0 TDI S TRONIC SPORT
(c)	2020	2020
(d)	R690 000.00	R690 000.00
(e)	06 January 2020	06 March 2020

Approved by Minister
Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP
Date 28/02/2022

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(a) 

(i) Department of Basic Education

(aa) 30 days,  - 5

(bb) 60 days, - 2

 (cc) 90 days - 0

 (dd) 120 days,- 5

 

 (b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case:

 

No.	Order No	Amount
1	OR-013041	R24 909,00
2	OR-013070	R15 715,90
3	OR-012896	R4 218,20
4	OR-012347	R5 043,90
5	OR-012537	R2 314,38
6	OR-012733	R3 769,65
7	OR-012996	R10 301,62
8	OR-012708	R12 105,27
9	OR-012668	R9 078,95
10	OR-012742	R18 157,91
11	OR-012725	R12 105,27
12	OR-012816	R583 239,30
13	OR-012925	R16 883,00

(c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled?       

• 15 March 2022  

               

(ii) UMALUSI - See Annexure A Response received from UMALUSI 

 (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd), (b) and (c) 

 

SACE See Annexure B Response received from SACE 

  (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd), (b) and (c) 

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There are no new cars for Minister and her deputy purchased since 29 May 2019. However, below are details of their current cars:

(a) What is the (a) make:
    (i) Mrs. AM Motshekga, MP Minister
        1. BMW - Cape Town
        2. Mercedes Benz – Pretoria

    (ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister
        1. BMW - Cape Town
        2. AUDI - Pretoria

(b) Model
    (i) Mrs. AM Motshekga, MP Minister
        1. 535i Sedan
        2. GLE 500
    (ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister
        1. 530
        2. Q7 3.0 TDI Quatro

(c) Year of Manufacture
     (i) Mrs. AM Motshekga, MP Minister
        1. BMW - 2014
        2. Mercedes Benz - 2016
    (ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister
        1. BMW - 2018
        2. AUDI - 2018

(d) Price
    (i) Mrs. AM Motshekga, MP Minister
        1. BMW - R769,022.76
        2. Mercedes Benz - R849,900.00
    (ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister
        1. BMW - R833,488.41
        2. AUDI - R1,015,702.05

(e) Purchase Date of vehicle
    (i) Mrs. AM Motshekga, MP Minister
        1. BMW - 23 September 2014
        2. Mercedes Benz - 26 October 2016
    (ii) Dr MR Mhaule MP Deputy Minister
        1. BMW - 28 March 2018
        2. AUDI - 13 December 2018

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a) The table below reflects the 2022 enrolment targets for first-time entering undergraduate students at the 26 public universities.

INSTITUTION	Enrolment Target
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	7 695
Central University of Technology	4 677
Durban University of Technology	9 595
Mangosuthu University of Technology	3 516
Nelson Mandela University	7 000
North West University	12 869
Rhodes University	1 434
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	992
Sol Plaatje University	1 467
Tshwane University of Technology	14 448
University of Cape Town	4 075
University of Fort Hare	4 290
University of Free State	8 100
University of Johannesburg	10 200
University of KwaZulu-Natal	8 761
University of Limpopo	5 310
University of Mpumalanga	2 300
University of Pretoria	7 903
University of South Africa	58 012
University of Stellenbosch	5 603
University of the Western Cape	4 550
University of Venda	3 474
University of Witwatersrand	5 569
University of Zululand	4 118
Vaal University of Technology	5 139
Walter Sisulu University	7 200
Total	208 299

b) Students are encouraged to sign-up with the Central Applications Clearing House (CACH) so that firstly they can be considered for spaces available at the other universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. Secondly, students will also be considered for spaces available for integrated work learning. The Department is engaging with several organisations to see if the CACH database could be used for the filling of learnerships and apprenticeships.

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The matter was referred to the Internal Audit Division for further investigation in December 2021, for determination of losses suffered, employees responsible for the irregularity, root causes of the irregularity, and internal control deficiencies that require correction.

In addition, an internal audit of the third-party funds received from the UIF and subsequently transferred to Regenesys, has concluded and recommended that further investigation be undertaken on the utilisation of the funds. The NDA has since obtained approval from National Treasury to participate in the NT 012-2020, Panel of Professional Forensic Investigation Firms, and a request for a forensic investigation on this transaction will be issued to the panel before the end of the current financial year.

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1. As per Service Level Agreement (SLA), article 6.1A.2, a total amount of R7.403, 103.53 (Seven Million four hundred and three thousand, one hundred and three rand and fifty three cents) was earmarked for as initial budget allocation for TeamSA for the Tokyo Olympic Games; SASCOC also utilised part of its Annual Grant from DSAC to cover other expenses on the delivery of the Olympic Games as outlined in the SLA on SASCOC’s Obligations. The National Lotteries Commission allocated R 6,650,000.00 for the Delivery of Team to Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games.

2. The breakdown of total costs for travel:

a	Travel (Local, International, and Excess Baggage/Freight)	R3 705 022,72
b	Holding/Quarantine Camp (No Pre-Game Camps Due to COVID-19)	R596 502,20
c	On-Site per Games Meetings (Site visit to Tokyo did Not Take Place)	N/A
d	Competition and Non-Competition Wear (Main Sponsor, Mr Price)	R678 026,88
e	Ticketing (COVID no Spectators)	N/A
f	Allowance and Professional Services (Per Diems and Professional Services for Athletes and Officials, including Press Attache/Videographer/Photographer)	R4 300 667,68
g	Sending of Formalities (No Banquet)	N/A
h	Medical Care (Screening, Testing, Consumables, CMO/CLO, CP, Medical Team)	R1 753 781,68
i	Insurance (Santam) and Contingencies	R63 880,00
j	Athletes Incentives (Paid by DSAC and NLC)	R4 400 000.00
Total	R15 497 881.16

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(1). The revised World Anti-Doping Code came into effect in January 2021. The revised Code includes mandatory compliance to the following International anti-doping standards:

• International Standard for Education
• International Standard for Testing and Investigations
• International Standard for the Protection of Personal Information.

(2). In 2020 SAIDS sent a draft of the 2021 South African Anti-Doping Rules to all national sports federation and stakeholders in sport. These sports entities were granted a three-month period to provide comment and feedback on the National Anti-doping Rules.

No significant comments were received that necessitated amending the initial draft. Subsequently, the SA Anti-Doping Rules were adopted by the Board of SAIDS and came into force in January 2021. These rules were amended to include the additional rules and obligations of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and the UNESCO Convention Against Doping in Sport.

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The Department allocates funds to universities through the block grant and earmarked grants, outlined in a Ministerial Statement every year. University budgets are approved by their Councils, who have the decision-making responsibility on budgeting issues. The block grant funding is discretionary, and guided by university’s own budget processes. The earmarked grants are subject to specific reporting requirements, including the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG) where the funds benefit the greater university community. The Department therefore did not budget for the UNISA VC’s house renovations.

The University was requested to respond and the total cost for the Cloghereen Renovations amounted to R 2 050 842.  This includes kitchen upgrades, floors, walls, electricals, plumbing and wet works. The total budgeted amount was R2 031 869.

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a) (i) My Department does not have supplier invoices currently remain unpaid for more than (aa) more than 30 days (bb) more than 60 days (cc) more than 90 days (dd) more than 120 days         Nil Nil Nil Nil b)) Total amount outstanding: (aa) more than 30 days (bb) more than 60 days (cc) more than 90 days (dd) more than 120 days         Nil Nil Nil Nil c) By what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amount will be settled (aa) more than 30 days (bb) more than 60 days (cc) more than 90 days (dd) more than 120 days         N/A N/A N/A N/A

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The Honourable member should note that the response to question 37 of 2022 still stands.

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The Department allocates funds to universities through the block grant and earmarked grants, outlined in a Ministerial Statement every year. University budgets are approved by their Councils, who have the decision-making responsibility on budgeting issues. The block grant funding is discretionary, and guided by university’s own budget processes. The earmarked grants are subject to specific reporting requirements, including the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant (IEG) where the funds benefit the greater university community. The Department therefore does not budget for any inaugural ceremonies at universities. Herewith responses from the three institutions:

(a) The total cost for the Investiture of the VC of Unisa amounted to R648 783.00 amongst other things the cost included the following;

• Live Stream at R127 742
• Catering at R341 167
• Entertainment at R93 000

(b) The total cost for the inauguration of the VC of Fort Hare was R134 050.73. The inauguration of Professor Sakhela Buhlungu in 2017 was a joint inauguration ceremony for the Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor, Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, as Advocate Ntsebeza was also newly appointed. The Table below reflects the breakdown of the amounts spent:

Catering	R25 000.00
Academic gown and bonnet: Chancellor*	R33 375.00
Academic gown and bonnet: Vice-Chancellor*	R25 385.00
Courier cost: gowns and bonnets	R350.00
Flights and accommodation for the Chancellor and his spouse	R14 940.73
Draping of the hall and sound system	R35 000.00
TOTAL	R134 050.73

*Although the costs of the gowns and bonnets for the Vice-Chancellor and the Chancellor were once-off payments, this attire is of course always worn by the Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor for all formal academic functions of the University. Although these costs have been included in the calculation of the cost of the inauguration, these costs are therefore not strictly speaking ‘inauguration function costs.’ 

(c) The current UCT Vice-Chancellor was installed as Vice-Chancellor at a UCT graduation ceremony in 2018.  The additional expenses incurred for the installation, over and above those of the graduation ceremony, was in the order of R300 000.

Reply:

The nature of The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation’s relationship with BT Communication is none other than the contractual relationship regarding the services provided by the company – BT Communication.

Also, the department’s officials have no special relationship other than that of a contractual one.”

The services rendered by BT Communications to the Department of International Relations and Cooperations is to provide, maintain and support a global managed Wide Area Network Infrastructure for information and communication technology

 

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The Inter-Ministerial committee has had regular engagements with the trucking industry, unions, interested organisations representing foreign drivers and senior officials in government. The resolutions taken so far are to increase inspections within the industry by the departments of Labour and Home Affairs, to work on policy changes within the respective departments legislation and to continue to build consensus and cohesion within the sector.

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The African Union (AU) and its member states strongly uphold the implementation of the provisions of the Lomé Declaration of July 2000 on the Framework for the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) response to unconstitutional changes of Government, and the related instruments for responding to unconstitutional changes of government. The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) is the principal organ within the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) to promote peace and security on the Continent, which includes addressing unconstitutional changes of government.

The APSA also embodies the principles of subsidiarity and complementarity. The APSA relies on the respective Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs) to take the lead in the regions, including in addressing coups d’états, with the PSC following up. This was done in every case where a coup occurred in the last year, including Mali, Guinea Conakry, Sudan, and Burkina Faso, which have all been suspended from the AU. At no time has the AU ever suspended four member states in one year for the same reason, that of unconstitutional changes of government.

The Report of the Peace and Security Council of the AU on its activities and the state of peace and security in Africa presented at the February 2022 AU Summit, as well as the numerous interventions by Heads of State and Government in the course of the deliberations, addressed the surge in unconstitutional changes of Government. The coups were unanimously and strongly condemned. These actions demonstrate that the AU and its members are committed to implementing the provisions of the AU Constitutive Act, the Protocol Relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, and the Lomé Declaration, as well as all related instruments, in the quest to promote democracy, good governance and the rule of law on the Continent.

South Africa will assume a two-year seat on the AU Peace and Security Council on 1 April 2022 and will work steadfastly for the effective use of the APSA, including the powers of the PSC.

 

 

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1. The media reports were incorrect, the correct message was that we were working with our Stakeholders such as the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and National Lotteries Commission to provide incentives. This was also clarified at a media conference that was held after the Games (August 2021).

2. The amount budgeted and paid out by DSAC & NLC was R4.40m.

Reply:

1. The Ministerial media engagement to promote the relationship that the Department has with the Hip-Hop Museum was held on 3 February 2022. The event was not held to open the Hip-Hop Museum. The Department also did not build the Hip-Hop Museum.

The event was held to profile the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture engineering and contribution to the Cultural and Creative Industry (CCI) Recovery and Reconstruction Plan. The event was also aimed to promote the projects and programmes, which are beneficiaries of the CCI Recovery and Reconstruction Plan Interventions and the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme. The project is aimed at profiling all institutions that have benefitted through the CCI Recovery and Reconstruction Plan Interventions and the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme.

2. The Department is open to consider collaborating and supporting any project that seeks to promote the development of our heritage and cultures as it provide economic opportunities to our people including the promotion of the Maskandi music.

My department has over years consciously promoted and continue to promote Maskandi. We held national conference in 2018 specifically for Maskandi on strategies of assisting the Maskandi genre.

We support annual South African Traditional Music Awards through our entity National Heritage Council. In our cultural diplomacy program we include Maskandi as we criss cross the world. The last of such was the visit to Angola where a Maskandi group was part of the program led by Dr Buselaphi Gxowa. Our support of Maskandi to fill up Moses Mabhida stadium led by Khuzani Mpungose to mention but a few

Reply:

(a) Due to a moratorium that was placed during March 2018 on the process of filling posts as well as the financial constraints experienced by the Department as a result of the drastic budget cuts to the compensation budget, the Department could not fill all its vacant posts and commenced with a process of prioritising critical posts to be filled.

The National Department did not freeze any vacant posts on its approved post establishment during 2021-22 financial year.

Due to the reduction in the compensation budget of the Department, not all funded vacant posts may be filled, and the Department is currently undergoing a prioritisation process in this regard.

The Department also identified other critical skills that are required in the Organisation, these include data analysts, researchers, economists and policy developers. This will necessitate a re-prioritisation of posts thus impacting on the vacant posts.

The prioritisation process is crucial as it will ensure that the Department does not overspend on the compensation budget over the medium term.

(b) The filling of vacant posts is an ongoing process, as one post is filled, another becomes vacant. The filling of posts are therefore always at various stages of the recruitment process.

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a) I would like to first inform the Honourable Member that for any offender’s name to be registered on the Child Protection Register (CPR), the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development through the courts, provides the Department of Social Development with all convictions of all people charged with child abuse, neglect or exploitation.

It is the legislative competence of courts to decide and declare any person unsuitable to work with children. The courts and forums such as the South African Council of Educators (SACE) have an important role in declaring any person unsuitable to work with children based on convictions and disciplinary proceedings.

The breakdown of the number of persons registered on the CPR is as follows:

(i) 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 is 23,

(ii) 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 is 509,

(iii) 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 is 144,

(iv) 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 is 148

(v) 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 is 359 and

(b) Not applicable. Form 29 (Annexure B of the Regulations) and Form 30 applications are received from employers and individuals as per the requirements of the Children’s Act (Act No. 38 of 2005).

The total number of Form 29 and 30s registered on the Child Protection Register are as follows:

Period	(b)(i) Form 29	(b)(ii) Form 30
1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017	34 721	65 440
1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018	48 989	91 094
1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019	34 243	34 243
1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020	1 731	45 233
1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021	45 023	90 070
Total	164 707	326 080

 

Reply:

1. SASCOC’s Constitution / Policy and position is very clear in relation to provision of equal incentives for any athlete who medals at multi-coded events. Discrimination of any form is not tolerated within the Organisation.

2. I as the Minister, I serve all South Africans from all walks of life, race, class or gender is not an issue to me and the political party I belong too.

SASCOC does not tolerate or practice a system of discrimination based on one or more grounds. This includes but not limited to race, gender, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language, or HIV and AIDS status. We also subscribe to the IOC Charter, the Constitution of SA and the SASCOC Constitution in this regard.

Reply:

School Sport remains an extra-curricular activity within the Department of Basic Education. This implies that, it remains an option to accommodate within the school’s programme, when all other core-curricular activities have been addressed. To this end, only Physical Education, through the Life Orientation Subject, remains a compulsory subject within the school’s curriculum. The implementation and the enforcement of the curriculum remain the function of the Department of Basic Education and as the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, we co-operate in the implementation of School Sport through the Memorundam of Agreement. The Minister therefore, cannot make, anything compulsory to the Department of Basic Education.

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This matter is ongoing and discussion are currently underway between the NDA and the National Treasury.

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1 (a) The OPG means test formula was last reviewed on 01 April 2011. The formula however is linked to the value of the grant, which is reviewed annually, based on the budget allocated for the grant.

(b) Provision is made for annual inflation related adjustment to all social grants, including the Old Age Grant. However, in recent years, due to fiscal constraints, and budget cuts across government.

(2) The means test assesses the income and assets thresholds of both a single and a married applicant, and does not consider the number of household members. One of the policy proposals in the Discussion Paper on Comprehensive Social Security is to align the means test criteria with the criteria for tax thresholds, and progressively move towards universalisation of all social grants. With regards to dependants of applicants, the Department’s policy is to provide individually for them. For example, if there are children in the household of the applicant, the caregiver can access the Child Support Grant. If there are dependants who have a disability, they can access the Disability Grant, and if there are adult dependants, they can access Social Relief of Distress.

(3) There is no such a thing as “blanket refusal” because every application is subjected to policy provision, including the means test.

(4) Yes, Section 18 of the Social Assistance Act (Act 13 of 2004) makes provision for applicants whose application has been declined to may appeal SASSA’s decision with the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals.

Once again, I would like to reiterate that there is no such thing as “blanket refusal” as every appeal is assessed on a case-by-case basis. The same qualifying criteria provided for in the Social Assistance Act are used to assess the appeal cases. The 2021/2022 threshold for the Old Age Grant is as follows:

• R 87 720 for and individual
• R175 440 for a couple

The asset threshold for the OPG is:

• R 1 247 400 for an individual, and
• R 2 494 800 for a couple.

 

Reply:

(1) The overwhelming majority of national sports federations cooperate actively with SAIDS and pro-actively engage on matters pertaining to drugs that affect their athletes. In 2018 SAIDS fined the national federation, Body-Building SA for the high number of doping positives and repeated doping offenses at their national championships over a four year period. A fine of R300 000 (three hundred thousand rand) was levied. The transgressions continued in 2019 and 2021. The fine was in line with the articles in the SA Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code. The matter was escalated to SASCOC in 2019. The then acting CEO refused to act against the federation. The matter has been resent to the new president of SASCOC and the DDG of DSAC. SAIDS identified the amount owing to it by Body-Building SA in our presentation to the Portfolio Committee in 2020.

Towards the end of 2021, the SA Wrestling Federation President threatened to sue SAIDS after one of the national wrestlers was charged with an anti-doping rule violation. SA Wrestling did not follow through with their threats and the wrestler was sanctioned by SAIDS.

(2) The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown had an effect across the board on all our operations. National sports federations were very pro-active in utilising technologies such as Zoom and webinars to collaborate on learning opportunities for their athletes and coaches. All education unit exceeded their performance targets of delivering anti-doping education sessions through virtual channels to different sport audiences.

All athletes who represented South Africa at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo went through an education webinar with our anti-doping education team, prior to leave SA.

Reply:

1. Firstly, it should be clarified that the maintenance and infrastructure of the border fence has not yet been moved to the Border Management Authority (BMA). However, it should clearly be noted that the process to do so is underway as provided for in section 38 of the Border Management Authority Act, 2020. In this case, the vehicle to be used to achieve the objective is section 97 of the RSA Constitution, 1996 which empowers the State President to transfer certain functions from one Cabinet member to another. Therefore, the rationale for the transfer of border related assets, liabilities and funds from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) to the Border Management Authority (BMA) is embedded on the fact that BMA will be operating as a schedule 3(A) public entity outside the public service but within public administration. As such, the BMA has to assume the full responsibility in the management and administration of the relevant border management assets, particularly those located at land borders. To this end, the legal clarity on this matter is located within section 38 (2) of the BMA Act which provides that, “all assets, rights, obligations and liabilities, including the unexpected balance of appropriations, authorisations, allocations and other funds held in connection with the management and administration of border law enforcement, are transferred to the Authority”.

2. As clearly reflected in section 38 (1) of the BMA Act, the funds currently budgeted and used to maintain the border related infrastructure and the fences by the DPWI would be transferred to the BMA in accordance with the requirements of the Public Financial Management Act, 1999. Therefore, the conclusion of the section 97 proclamation processes would locate such maintenance responsibilities to the Authority. As such, the BMA would then resume the responsibility of updating the nation regarding the status of the border fence and all other related border infrastructure.

END

 

Reply:

With the first iteration of the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, SASSA entered into contracts with banks to provide the cash send / mobile money transfer channel for approved applicants who chose this payment option. The reinstatement of the grant was only published in the Government Gazette on 3 August 2021, a month after the expiration of the contracts with the banks. As a result, SASSA had to follow a new procurement process.

SASSA got approval from the National Treasury to follow a closed tender process, directed at banks registered in South Africa only. This process was concluded in December 2021, with only 4 banks of the more than 20 banks in South Africa passing the tender processes. Work is currently underway to conclude the detailed contracts with the banks to be able to provide the cash send payment option.

Since the banks are also contracted to provide a means test for reconsideration of declined applications, SASSA approached the National Treasury for approval to negotiate with the remaining banks, as the service required is not based on competitive bids, but rather the intention is to include as many banks as possible. This will ensure that the most accurate decisions possible are made for applications for the grant. This process is underway.

Despite the mobile money transfer option not being operational at this stage, all applicants for the SRD grant who chose the money transfer method of payment were contacted in order to either provide bank account details, or opt to be paid through the post office, so as not to delay the payments of the approved applicants.

 

Reply:

a) R 961 242 959.16 is the total amount that has been paid to BT Communications

b) The owners of BT Communications are:

• BT Limited owns 70%

The Company Directors as per the Central Supplier Database for BT Communications are:

1. Abdula Khalid
2. Naidoo Presantha
3. Thomas Brian Keith
4. Ah Sing Chantelle
5. Shihabi Eyad
6. Delport Bertrandt
7. Dzvova Valentine Colleta

• Kilomix Investments (Pty) Ltd owns 30%

 

Reply:

a) SASSA engaged 7 banks for the first iteration of the Special COVID-19 SRD grant (May 2020 to April 2021). This was specifically for the purposes of means testing reconsideration of declined applicants.

(i) ABSA; First National Bank, Nedbank, Standard Bank; Postbank; Tymebank and Capitec. The contracts expired on 31 July 2021, prior to the implementation of the new iteration of the SRD grant.

SASSA then followed a closed tender process to contract with banks again. To date, no contracts have been finalised with any bank. Currently, contracts are being finalised with ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank and Grindrod Bank for the provision of means testing and mobile money transfer services, as these banks passed through the tender process. Approval to negotiate with other banks who did not pass through the tender process for the means testing services, approval is being sought from the National Treasury.

(ii) No outstanding appeals for the first iteration of the SRD grant. With regards to the second iteration, the number of outstanding appeals are as follows:

2021:

August 984 702

September 711 017

October 570 111

November 416 234

December 302 302

2022:

January 141 010

(Please note that the window to request reconsideration is still open for January 2022, so these numbers may still increase. Reconsiderations must be lodged within 30 days of the applicant having received the outcome of their application.

b) The requirement to assess income on reconsideration is set in the Directions for the SRD grant. This is the only means through which SASSA can electronically validate the assertion by the applicant that he/she does not have financial support from any other source. Despite the delays in finalising contracts with the banks, all reconsiderations will be attended to. Once concluded, the contracts will remain in place until end of March 2023. This will enable SASSA to effectively deal with all backlogs.

Reply:

1. NSFAS has improved its application processes, for the first time SASSA beneficiaries received real-time funding decisions. NSFAS has integrated its systems with SASSA, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the South African Revenue Services (SARS) to ensure accuracy and efficiency of funding decisions. It should be noted that NSFAS received approximately 900,000 applications of which 30% of the students received real-time funding decision. Using an example of four students is not a true and fair reflection of the performance of NSFAS. Whilst i am aware of some remaining challenges at NSFAS, NSFAS is addressing these matters.

2. As indicated above NSFAS, verifies household income through SARS data. All the students mentioned in the correspondence were advised by NSFAS of their funding decision and were deemed to not be eligible for NSFAS funding as their household income as per the SARS data is above the eligibility threshold.  NSFAS has an appeals process to cater for instances where economic circumstances might have changed between the submission of tax information and the time of application. All potential beneficiaries are given an opportunity to appeal as it is the case with the four potential beneficiaries that have been submitted.  The NSFAS records indicate that the four applicants have submitted an appeal on 4 February 2022 and will be processed by NSFAS accordingly. 

3.Yes, the Minister appointed the Board with the responsibility of governance and operational oversight to NSFAS.  The Board advises the Minister of any challenges that the entity may experience. Furthermore, the DHET engages with NSFAS in various platforms to provide oversight and address any challenges that the entity might be facing. NSFAS submits quarterly reports to the Department on its performance.

4. The Ministerial Committee of Inquiry (MCI) submitted its report into the business processes, systems and capacity of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation on 11 March 2021. The Committee made a number of findings and recommendations.  The NSFAS Board provided the Minister with a written report on the areas where work is already underway to respond to the findings and recommendations of the report, planned actions in response to the report and the Board’s formal response to the report. The report was submitted to the Department on 24 November 2021. It should be noted that the administrative budget funding model of NSFAS has not moved with the increase in the demand for NSFAS funding and has not changed with the mandate of NSFAS from being a loan scheme to a full bursary scheme. NSFAS administration budget only accounts for 0.9% of the funds that it administers, while best practice is that administration budget should at least be 10%. This is a matter that is being addressed between NSFAS, DHET and National Treasury.

Reply:

i) DSD

a) Two (2) suppliers remain unpaid, 5 invoices

(aa)                 One (1)           – R 591 712.00        

(bb)                 Two (2) – R 890 212.00

(cc)                  One (1) – R 606 202.00

(dd)                 One (1) – R 682 872.00  

b) Total value of R2,770 million

c) The payments for all invoices have been actioned and the settlement date will be 22 and 24 February 2022. 

ii) SASSA

One of the performance indicators SASSA is measured against is 100% supplier payments within 30 days.

SASSA has achieved this indicator since April 2020 to date where all suppliers were paid within 30 working days.

iii) NDA

The NDA processed a total of 605 invoices to the value of R54,86 million, for the financial year to the end of January 2022.

a) The NDA has no supplier that has not been paid.

During this period:

aa) 604 suppliers were paid within 30days

bb) 1 supplier paid within 60 days

cc) no supplier not paid in 90days

dd) no supplier not paid in 120 days

b) The NDA does not have any outstanding payment due to any of its suppliers.

Reply:

1. The Department allocated a grant of R2 500 000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RAND ONLY) to the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA) for the implementation of the 2019 South African Music Awards (SAMAs). Since 1995, the SAMAs have grown to be part of the South African entertainment calendar attracting many participants, fans and media followers. Given their popularity to the public, the SAMAs are also a good platform for marketing local content and one of the drivers of cultural tourism. An estimated 5070 guests attended the awards in 2019 and about 4.5 million viewers tune in to SABC 1 to watch the event live broadcast.

Apart from the awards, RISA also conducted education and awareness campaigns to educate emerging and aspiring artists about music business and Copyrights.

2. The Constitution of the Republic sets out the powers of Parliament and this include the powers to oversee the work of various Departments and public institutions. Within the prescripts of the Constitution and other related legislation and all protocol observed, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture would be obliged to provide Mrs V van Dyk in her capacity as the member of the legislature with access to and/or furnish her with the copy of the 2019 agreement between the Department and RISA.

3. Abiding by the parameters laid down in the Constitution as well as the Promotion of Access to Information Act, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and other relevant legislation/s and all protocol observed, the Department would be in a position to furnish or provide access to honourable Mrs Van Dyk with the SAMA 2019 report.

Reply:

No (a) Not applicable (b) Not applicable (c) Not applicable

Reply:

The projected unspent amount of R85 million on the compensation of employees’ budget relates only to the posts vacated as a result of natural attrition during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years within the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. Natural attrition increased by 2% during the periods mentioned above, mainly due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resignations, contract expiry and death, at 4.1% and 6.1% respectively. The vacancy rate in 2019/20 was 9.2% and 19% in 2020/21, an increase of 10% in 2020/21. The processes of recruitment and selection were inadvertently affected in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the national state of disaster and the lockdown leading to the cumulative effect on the 2021/22 budget. In addition, the Post Provisioning Norms (PPN) for the TVET Colleges could not be fully implemented in 2021/22 as a result of none or late submission of pertinent information by colleges. This resulted in delays in finalising verification processes, as well as transfer of staff to PERSAL. In the 2021/22 financial year, only 24 of the 50 colleges were able to process the PPN with the remaining 26 colleges to be processed from 1 April 2022.

With respect to the Community Education and Training Colleges, projected unspent budget of R50 million, it is due to Persal systemic issues, as the National Treasury could not process the adjustments programmatically, which led to the department adopting a manual phased in approach in effecting salary adjustments, starting in May and completing in September 2021. It should be noted that standardisation entailed a manual process of conversion of payments of salaries from stipends to standardized notches inclusive of benefits such as pension, medical,13th cheque and housing allowances. Whilst CET lecturers were paid the once of gratuity and 1.5% adjustments as per the PSCBC Resolution 1 of 2021, lecturers were paid pro-rated amounts and not the full gratuities as per the directive from the Department of Public Service and Administration, which also led to paying a lesser amount than it was planned for. The standardisation processes have now mostly been undertaken with mop ups now being done to ensure full implementation by 31 March 2022.

Finally, it has to be noted that from September to November 2021 there was a moratorium on the filling of posts for both TVET, CET and Head Office due to transition management.

Reply:

a) SASSA has a cleaning contract with the company in question which was awarded in April 2022. This contract was not part of the SIU investigation. The contract that the Honourable Member is referring to in which the company was implicated in fraudulent activity relates to the procurement of food parcels under the state of national disaster. The final SIU investigation report became available early this year. The SIU will institute civil proceedings against this company in respect of the food distribution contract.

An investigation was conducted internally against the official and when no evidence of wrong doing was found, the matter was referred to the HAWKS for further investigation. The outcome of the investigation will determine the disciplinary action, including the current contract.

Reply:

a) I received the preliminary report in December 2021 and the final report last month.

b) Upon receipt of the final report, I made it available to the implicated officials to allow them an opportunity to state their cases in response to the SIU investigation and findings as required by law.

c) The Department had a meeting with the SIU investigators to discuss the report and to seek clarity. The SIU offered its assistance to the Department as it initiates the process to take the necessary disciplinary action against the implicated officials.

Reply:

The question is vague and a corresponding letter provided was not signed and lacks clarity, so we could not get a full insight on this question.

Reply:

1. Yes, there are minimum norms and standards in place to run government-subsidised old-age homes. The National Department of Social Development has established norms and standards which guide acceptable levels of services to Older Persons and service standards for residential to run government–subsidised residential facilities.

The details are as follows:

The norms and standards are developed within the regulations for the Older Persons Act, 2006 (Act No. 13 of 2006), viz. Regulations 33075 of 2010 (Gazette 33075, 01 April 2010). The norms and standards regulate the following, among others:

•  

1.1 Registration of all residential facilities and prescribed reporting and accounting systems thereof;

1.2Provision of financial awards;

1.3 Provision of acceptable levels of services within these facilities;

1.4 Required minimum staff complement and the suitability of their background or knowledge base in line with their roles and responsibilities within a residential facility;

1.5 Basic health and occupation systems mandated in line with health and safety of residents including staff members in line with relevant pieces of legislations;

1.6 Basic requirements to facilitate compliance with building regulations and standards and

1.7 Provision of monitoring and evaluation systems etc.

2. Residential facilities are funded by provinces based on available resources through funds appropriated by provincial treasuries. The following are minimum requirements needed to fund NPOs as spelled out in the Older Persons’ Regulations, Policy on Financial Awards and the Non Profit Organisations Act, 71(NPO Act, Act No.71 of 1997)- NPOs must:

• Be registered and be in terms of the Non-Profit Organisations Act, No. 71, 1997, and compliant with its provisions.
• Registered or have at least a conditional registration in the case of services where such a registration is a legislative requirement.
• Be compliant with the applicable governance, financial management, banking and reporting requirements.
• Have financial management and internal control systems applicable to the entity or NPO; in compliance with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
• Have a bank account in the name of the entity.
• Demonstrate the necessary capability and understanding to provide services according to the specified minimum norms and standards for the service.

1. LISTS OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES

3.1 EASTERN CAPE

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
	Thatcher Home\ Tehuis		R288,000
	Amatola Haven		R384,000
	Callie Evens		R720,000
	A.C.V.V Adelaide		R936,000
	Cingela Old Age Home		R480,000
	D.J. Sobey Old Age Home		R1,584,000
	Leisure Homes for Senior Citizens (Kennersley Park)		R1,344,000
	East London Senior Citizens Association (ELSCA)		R1,368,000
	Ethembeni Old Age Home		R984,000
	Huis John Vorster Old Age Home		R1,848,000
	ACVV Nerinahof Residential Facility		R1,008,000
	Huis Silwejare		R720,000
	Huis Tarkastad Home		R216,000
	Uniesfeesherdenkingtehuis		R360,000
	Elizabeth Jordaan Tehuis Residential Facility for Older Persons		R720,000
	Madeira Home Housing Utility Company		R1,560,000
	Marais Steyn Home For the Aged		R432,000
	Huis Van der Horst		R648,000
	Huis Dirk Postma vir Bejaardes		R528,000
	Gelvan Park Frail Aged Home		R2,352,000
	Malabar Home for the Aged		R936,000
	Ekuphumleni Old Age Home		R1,440,000
	ACVV Huis Genot		R1,320,000
	Nazareth House		R456,000
	Munro Kirk Home		R792,000
	Huis Louisa Meyburgh		R768,000
	A C V V Huis Najaar		R1,440,000
	Uitenhage ACVV Dienstak: Aandmymering Old Age Home		R1,200,000
	Rosa Munch House		R192,000
	Empilweni Home		R2,088,000
	Huis Formosa Tehuis vir Bejaardes		R792,000
	Huis Welverdiend		R768,000
	Gert Greeff Tehuis		R576,000
	Ons Tuiste		R1,248,000
	ACVV Huis Silwerjare		R624,000
	Mc Kaiser Old Age Home		R528,000
	Brookshaw Home		R168,000
	ACVV Huis Diaz, Alexandria		R672,000
	Aalwynhof Old Age Home		R480,000
	ACVV Huis Van der Graaff		R672,000
	Damant Lodge		R336,000
	Valleihof ACVV Old Age Home		R768,000

3.2 FREE STATE

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
FEZILE DABI	Amot- Andries Maria Oosthuizen Tehuis	70	R 512 976
	Najaarsrus	136	R 821 712
	Ons Gryse Jeug Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	60	R691 968
	Kroonstad Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	163	R 821 712
	Viljoenskroon Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	44	R 605 472
	Heil Van Bron	57	R 605 472
	Wilgerus Versorgingsdienste	60	R 1210 944
	Emily Hobhouse	44	R 1 081 200
	Onze Rust Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	36	R 735 216
LEJWELEPUTSWA	Huisgoed Vir Sorg	49	R821 712
	Bultfontein Versorgingsdienste	70	R735 216
	Hoopstad Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	40	R648 720
	Huis Moria Old Age Home	38	R864 960
	Rusoord	50	R562 224
	Mev President Steyn	80	R1643 424
	Huis Ougoud Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	44	R648 720
	Nasina Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	44	R778 464
	Huis Maranata	61	R778 464
MANGAUNG METRO	Ons Tuiste	206	R 1081 200
	Stillehawe Te Huis Vir Bejaardes	60	R 1081 200
	Mangaung Society for The Care of the Aged	80	R 3 459 840
THABO MOFUTSANYANE	Lidia Tehuis Vir Bejaardes	41	R648 720
	Cloc In	25	R432 480
	Imperani Park Home fortThe Aged	30	R389 232
	Senekal Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	72	R1556 928
	Huis Sorgvry	55	R562 224
	Huis Kosmos	23	R 648 720
	Clara Mabahloki	50	R2 162 400
	Avond Vrede	60	R1081 200
	Khabonina	20	R864 960
XHARIEP	Engo Trompsburg Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	66	R 908 208
	Huis Uitkom	65	R 648 720
	Reddesrus	48	R 1081 200
	Vergesig	38	R 259 488
	Ons Woning Sentrum Vir Bejaardes	45	R778 464
TOTAL	35		R31 565 040

3.3 GAUTENG

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
	Daveyton Society for The Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R1,278,168
	Tsakane Home for The Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R1,513,608
	Vosloorus Society for Care of the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R2,584,680
	Raad Vir Berjaades Kempton Pak	102 - Old Age Home	R1,314,696
	Alberton Tuiste	102 - Old Age Home	R1,197,096
	Boksburg Society for Care of Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R4,407,096
	Ebenhaeze Tehuis Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R981,816
	ENTE ITALIANO CASA ANZIANI (CASA SA	102 - Old Age Home	R1,110,000
	SA RED CROSS	102 - Old Age Home	R1,290,000
	Frank Mynhadt Tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R4,020,000
	Hefsland Teiste Vi Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R1,671,864
	Korwa Pienaar Tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R1,440,000
	Marian House	102 - Old Age Home	R690,000
	Methodist Home for the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R900,000
	Rus 'N Bietjie Tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R1,950,000
	SA Redcross Soc Elandsvallei Old	102 - Old Age Home	R780,000
	SAVF HUIS DIEN BOTHMA	102 - Old Age Home	R2,367,096
	Solheim Tuiste	102 - Old Age Home	R3,150,000
	Methodist Home for the Aged (Springsetiementvillage)	102 - Old Age Home	R660,000
	Tehuis Vi Berjaades Nigel	102 - Old Age Home	R2,517,096
	Cunny Fam	102 - Old Age Home	R300,000
	Die Huis Andries Meye Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R3,866,592
	Die Stigting vir bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R2,007,096
	Ekklesiapak Tuiste vi Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R815,496
	Floroma Home Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R1,980,000
	Federick Place Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R4,175,244
	Itlhokoneleng Association for Aged and Alexandra	102 - Old Age Home	R4,844,664
	Johannesbug Society for the Blind	102 - Old Age Home	R300,000
	Jodan House Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R3,387,984
	Joseph Gead Foundation	102 - Old Age Home	R1,813,704
	MAX ODMAN DEAF ASSOCIATION t/a	102 - Old Age Home	R744,000
	Nazaeth House	102 - Old Age Home	R1,778,316
	Pak Care Centre/SogSENTRUM	102 - Old Age Home	R7,038,960
	Rand Aid Association	102 - Old Age Home	R2,457,096
	Resindentia Stigting	102 - Old Age Home	R1,557,096
	Salvation ARMY (Southen AFRICA Teitoy)	102 - Old Age Home	R4,714,104
	Sandigham Gardens	102 - Old Age Home	R6,510,000
	South African Nuses Tust Funds	102 - Old Age Home	R360,000
	Soweto Home for the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R5,737,224
	St Joseph Ithuteng campaign	102 - Old Age Home	R1,440,000
	The Women's Civic Benevolent Society incopaating	102 - Old Age Home	R1,617,096
	Vereeniging OLD AGE HOUSING UTILITY	102 - Old Age Home	R523,140
	VAAL ECHOES OF LOVE	102 - Old Age Home	R4,714,524
	Heidelbeg Vereeniging Vi Berjaades	102 - Old Age Home	R1,374,768
	Sebokeng Old Age Home & multi-Purpose CentreI(age in action)	102 - Old Age Home	R933,492
	Jeugland Tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R1,167,096
	Huis Meyeton Home for the Aged/Huis Meyeton Tehuis Vi Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R1,257,096
	Vanderbijlpak Vereeninging Vir Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R1,107,096
	Vukuzenzele Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R3,123,960
	Ratanda Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R2,316,912
	Randvaal Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R1,467,096
	Zilisiminye Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R1,456,680
	Holy Cross Home	102 - Old Age Home	R2,006,280
	St John The Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R2,633,052
	Phumula Old Age Home	102 - Old Age Home	R1,338,840
	Lodwyk P Spies Home	102 - Old Age Home	R4,284,288
	Mamelodi Care of the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R2,673,936
	Noma's Care Centre for the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R3,079,332
	Van Rensbug: Tak van Monumenttehuis van die NHSV Goep	102 - Old Age Home	R2,969,256
	Ons Huis (iviea)	102 - Old Age Home	R4,137,024
	SAVF Magaetha Ackeman Hebeg and SAVF Magaetha Ackeman tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R4,710,000
	Residentia Stigting	102 - Old Age Home	R1,049,256
	SAVF HUIS SILVESIG	102 - Old Age Home	R2,847,096
	Susan Strijdom Tehuis	102 - Old Age Home	R1,110,000
	Eersterust Welsynogan viR	102 - Old Age Home	R2,454,540
	Noma's Care Centre for the Aged	102 - Old Age Home	R1,606,608
	Tender Loving Care	102 - Old Age Home	R1,606,608
	Latte Rain	102 - Old Age Home	R3,000,000
	Moria Tehuis vi Bejaades	102 - Old Age Home	R3,444,768
	Moreglans Tehuis vi Berjaades	102 - Old Age Home	R3,879,096
	Tehuis Vi Berjaades - Luipaadsvlei	102 - Old Age Home	R3,626,304
	Mohlakeng Old Age	102 - Old Age Home	R1,902,960
	Viendskaps Tuiste	102 - Old Age Home	R4,701,864
	Mohlakeng Proto-Type	102 - Old Age Home	R1,080,000

3.4 KWA-ZULU NATAL

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
EThekwini North	Abalindi	65	R2 732 000
	Kwamashu Christian Care (Zamazulu Nokosi)	89	R4 060 000
	Mothwa Haven	43	R824 000
	Natal Settlers Memorial Homes	217	R7 948 000
	TAFTA - John Conradie	526	R5 040 000
	TAFTA -Farrer House	160	R978 000
	Verulam Frail Care & Service Centre	70	R3 960 000
	Zibambeleni	83	R3 128 000
	TOTAL		R 28 670 000
EThekwini South	ABH Home Dayanand	198	R8 628
	Issygeshan	67	R2 483 000
	Mooi Hawens	127	R2 140 000
	Ekhanana Old Age Home	44	R450 000
	TOTAL		R5 081 628
AMAJUBA DISTRICT	SAVF Huise Joanna	42	R1 400 000
	La-Gratitude	70	R3 400 000
	TOTAL		R4 800 000
UGU DISTRICT	Anerley Havens	69	R990 000
	Ntokozweni Village	39	R1 430 000
	Hibiscus Retirement village	88	R80 000
	Alexandra	39	R180 000
	TOTAL		R2 680 000
UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT	Sunnyside Park Home	32	R3 000 000
	Riverside Park Home	99	R700 000
	Marian Home for the Aged	132	R216 000
	Isabel Beardmore	64	R2 160 000
	Aryan Benevolent Home	28	R920 000
	SAVF	104	R3 000 000
	Victoria Memorial	44	R924 000
	Emuseni Centre for the Aged	56	R1 980 000
	TOTAL		R12 900 000
ZULULAND DISTRICT	SAVF Jubileum Tehuis	100	R3 272 000
ILEMBE DISTRICT	Ekuphumuleni KwaMaShandu Old Age Home	16	R816 000
	Banomusa Health and Welfare	32	R864 000
	TOTAL		R1 680 000
HARRY GWALA DISTRICT	Elonwabeni	35	R1 783 000
UTHUKELA DISTRICT	Juana Maria		R320 000
	Shepstone Place for Elderly	42	R1 292 000
	St Anthonines	63	R2 730 000
	TOTAL		R4 342 000
UMZINYATHI DISTRICT	ABH Glenco	32	R1 165 000
	ARCADIA	08	R144 000
	Dundee NDUMENI	29	R580 000
	ELC Mseni	68	R2 100 000
	TOTAL		R3 989 000

3.5 LIMPOPO

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
Waterberg	Piet Pot monument		R 948 720
	Naboom Old Age		R1 080 000
	Waterberg Old age		R 842 400
	Warmbath Rusoord		R1 1 66 400
Capricorn	Martha Hofmeyer		R2 754 000
	Sekutupu Old age home		R28 678 000
Sekhukhune	Loskop Vallei		R 734 400
Vhembe	Ons Tuiste		R1 468 800

3.6 MPUMALANGA

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
Nkangala	Emalahleni
	Edenpark Assisted Living	25	R102 000
	Mthumkhulu Assisted Living Facility	35	R142 800
	SAVF Immergroen Assisted Living Facility	25	R102 000
	Sub-total	85	R346 800
	Thembisile
	Ekukhanyeni Assisted Living	50	R204 000
	Sub-total	50	R204 000
	Total Assisted Living	209	R550 800
Ehlanzeni	Residential Care Facilities for Older Persons
	Ehlanzeni
	Bushuckridge
	Hlayisekani Nursing Home	30	R720 000
	Hlayisekani Nursing Home	Capacity strengthening	R600 000
	Mbombela
	SAVF Herfsakker Outehuis (1 emergency bed)	70	R1 512 000
	SAVF Rustig Outehuis e (1 emergency bed)	35	R756 000
	Sub-total	105	R3 588 000
	Thaba Chweu
	Lydenburg Rusoord (1 emergency bed)	55	R1 320 000
	Sub-total	55	R1 320 000
	Ehlanzeni Total	160	R4 908 000
Gert Sibande	Albert Luthuli
	Gugulethu St Benedict Home for the Aged (1 emergency bed)	79	R1 896 000
	Ons Eie Home Carolina	45	R1 080 000
	Sub-total	124	R2 976 000
	Govan Mbeki
	SAVF Silwerjare Buhuising	68	R1 468 800
	Standerton Association for the Aged (1emergency bed)	20	R1 080 000
	Sub-total	118	2 548 800
	Mkhondo
	Huis Immergroen Piet Retief Rusoord	21	R453 600
	Sub-total	21	R453 600
	Msukaligwa
	SAVF Huis Ermelo	100	R2 400 000
	Sub-total	100	R2 400 000

	Volksrust Rusoord (1 emergency bed)	30	R648 000
	Sub-total	30	R648 000
	Total Gert Sibande	393	R7 946 400
Nkangala	Emakhazeni
	SAVF Silwedae Ons Tuiste Home for the Aged (1 emergency bed)	30	R648 000
	Rusoord Belfast	50	R1 200 000
	Sub-total	80	R1 848 000
	Emalahleni
	SAVF Immergroen Home Hergurg	68	R1 632 000
	Sub-total	68	R1 632 000
	Steve Tshwete
	SAVF Hendrina Tehuis	45	R1 080 000
	SAVF Home Middelburg	60	R1 296 000
	St Joseph's Home for the Aged	40	R864 000
	Sub-total	145	R3 240 000
	Victor Khanye
	SAVF Ons Eie Outehuis Delmas (1 emergency bed)	40	R864 000
	Sub-total	40	R864 000
	Nkangala Total	333	R7 584 000
	Total Residential Care for Older Persons	886	R20 438 400
	Total Assisted Living Facilities	209	R550 800
	Total Residential Care and Assisted Living Facilities	1 095	R20 989 200

3.7 NORTHERN CAPE

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
Frances Baard	Ons Huis	36	R487 872
	Resthaven	39	R709 632
		TOTAL	R1 1985 504
John Taolo Gaetsewe	Kgomotsego	26	R412 473.60
	Mimosahof	36	R381 427.20
		TOTAL	R793 900.80
Namakwa	Huis Namakwaland	65	R887 040.00
	Huis Harmonie	42	R660.844.80
	Huis Sophia	13	R257 241.60
	Huis E.J. Appies	44	R758 419.20
	Johenco	45	R634 233.60
	Amandelhof	13	R137 491.20
	Emmanuel	20	R372 556.80
	Onse Rust	20	R195 148.80
	Sorgvleit	56	R727 372.80
		TOTAL	R4 630 348.80
Pixley kaSeme	Huis Danie van Huysteen	15	R323 697.60
	Huis H du Pickard	66	R944 697.60
	Huis Daneel	13	R164 102.40
	Huis Kiepersol	20	R186 168.40
	Sondersorge	40	R425 779.20
	Huis Frank du Toit	41	R452 385.30
	Huis Frieda Kempen	14	R186 279.60
	Huis Heldersig	18	R270 547.20
	Huis Spesbona	44	R558 835.20
		TOTAL	R3 512 492.50
ZFM	Orangehof	89	567 705.60
	Jan Voster	25	239 500.80
		TOTAL	807 206.40
TOTAL	24	841	10 941 452.50

3.8 NORTH WEST

District	Name of residential facility	Number of residents the facility is registered to accommodate	Number of residents subsidised	Amount of subsidy paid during the financial year 2021/22	Number of economically viable older persons	Comments
BOJANALA PLATINUM DISTRICT
Madibeng Local Municipality	Brits Maatskappy	100	22	R881 919.04	78	None
	Letlhabile Old Age Home	72	72	R2 261 919.04	0	None
Rustenburg Local Municipality	Sering Residentia	150	30	R1 006 033,36	120	None
	MTS Ancillary Health Care	30	27	R1 035 607,36	0	Funding is based on current occupation
Kgetleng Local Municipality	Koster Old Age Home	96	25	R700 000	71	None
	SAVF Rodenhoff Ouetehuis	42	29	R992 833.36	13	None
DR. KENNETH KAUNDA
JB Marks local Municipality	SAVF Ons Hulde Ouetehuis	96	63	R1 748 800	33	None
	Samuel Broadbent old age home	155	44	1 224 400	111	None
	SAVF Huis Ann-viljoen	94	35	R976 000	59	None
	SAVF Ventersdorp	42	32	R1 351 633,36	10	None
Matlosana Local Municipality	SAVF Evanna Tehuis	92	77	R2 135 200
	Klerksdorp Old Age Home	100	91	R2 511 600	9	None
Maquassi-Hills	Wolmaransdat Home For The Aged	92	92	R2 549 200	0	None
DR. RUTH SEGOMOTSI MOMPATI
Lekwa -Teemane Local Municipality	Jappie Kritzinger Old Age Home	115	42	R1 441 134.76	73	None
	Edith Smith Old Age Home	38	26	R999 534.00	12	None
Naledi Local Municipality	Rusoord Ouetehuis - Vryburg	82	42	R1 340 833.36	40	None
	Huis Louis Swanepoel Old Age Home	40	8	R230 800.00	32	None
Mamusa Local Municipality	Silwerjaare Old Age Home	54	30	R833 176.00	24	None
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA
Ramotshere-Moiloa	Zeerust Old Age Home	48	25	R700 000.00	23	None
	Ke Ba Rona Old Age Home	42	41	R1 247 934.76	0	Additional one person was admitted after the SLA was signed for 2021/22. Consideration will be done in the new financial year.
Mafikeng Local Municipality	Rotarus Home For Senior Citizens	37	36	R1 380 693.04	Funding is based on current occupation	None
	Lapa Lapa La Botlhe Old Age Home	72	64	R2 374 293.04	0	Funding is based on current occupation
Tswaing Local Municipality	Huis Louw Van Wyk	46	40	R1 114 000.00	6
	Huis Delareyville	42	37	R1 408 293.04	5
	Legae La Bone	35	35	R1 353 093.04	0	None
Ditsobotla Local Municipality	SAVF Licht Huis	96	61	R1 693 600	35	None
TOTAL	26	1911	1138	R35 502 532 NB. Payments are done on a quarterly basis. Currently processing the last payments for the quarter. Current expenditure is at 81.37%	754	Additional one person was admitted after the SLA was signed for 2021/22. Consideration will be done in the new financial year.

3.9 WESTERN CAPE

District	Name of Residential Facility	Number of Beneficiaries in Residential Facility	Budget Allocation
City of Cape Town Metropolitan
Metro East	ACVV Huis Jan Swart	79	R356 484
	ACVV Huis Marie Louw	69	R550 068
	ACVV Huis Soeterus	69	R635 052
	AGS Kuilsriver Tehuis	41	R1 286 460
	AGS Sarepta	150	R5 637 300
	Esperanza	112	R 2 000 326
	Helderberg Society for the Aged Helderberg Lodge	166	R 1 286 460
	Huis De Kuilen	150	R 2 322 596
	Huis Ravenzicht	99	R 1 276 594
	KSE Kraaifontein Tehuis	156	R6 236 458
	Pam Brink	111	R755 460
	Sen Cit Resthaven	39	R 979 121
	Zandvliet Care Facility	45	R 1 427 731
Metro North	Andre van der Walt	90	R267 700
	CPOA Arcadia Place	17	R 513 135
	CPOA Lilyhaven	124	R4 756 776
	CPOA Nerina Place	98	R4 036 740
	Haven Homes	70	R 2 580 341
	Highlands House	220	R670 476
	Huis Aristea	80	R 356 933
	Huis Boland	38	R84 984
	Huis Martina	153	R 3 393 394
	Kendrick House	67	R217 200
	Kensington Home for the Aged	97	R3 725 160
	Ladies Christian Home	122	R1 690 542
	Nazareth House Cape Town	40	R1 170 900
	Nazareth House Elsies River	30	R961 745
	Ons Tuiste ACVV Dienstak	93	R1 383 360
	Protea Home for the Aged	116	R453 276
	Ria Abel Home For The Aged	46	R 1 432 708
	Rogelim Monte Rosa	111	R 1 068 354
	Uitsig Tehuis	178	R1 281 912
	Zonnebloem ACVV Dienstak	106	R 2 493 641
	Zonnekus	96	R1 510 836
Metro South	Beaconvale Frail Care Centre	134	R5 693 928
	Beit ul Aman	78	R1 815 432
	CPOA Oakhaven	78	R2 219 148
	CPOA Erica Place	80	R3 257 748
	CPOA Lotus River	120	R 3 371 130
	Douglas Murray	90	R2 455 140
	FG Lowe Village Old Age Home	79	R2 386 704
	Huis Luckhoff	143	R1 732 776
	Huis Nuweland	55	R 267 700
	Ikaya Loxolo Lase gugulethu NPC	124	R4 862 157
	Plumstead Rusoord	95	R675 216
	Sunnyside Lodge	58	R748 392
Cape Winelands/Overberg	AA Tomlinson	89	R2 001 864
	ACVV Bredasdorp Suideroord Tehuis vir Bejaardes	157	R2 025 480
	ACVV Grabouw Huis Groenland	35	R892 332
	ACVV Heidehof	78	R 679 203
	ACVV Huis Maudie Kriel	89	R 1 526 918
	ACVV Nuwerus Tehuis	145	R 2 129 463
	ACVV Robertson Huis Le Roux	95	R 671 782
	ACVV Silwerkruin	113	R998 941
	AGS Tehuis vir Bejaardes Touwsrivier	50	R2 153 995
	Awendrus	100	R4 206 708
	Fleur de Lis	34	R 535 399
	Geluksoord Bejaardesorg	80	R394 236
	Herberg aan See	35	R460 344
	Herfsvreugde Tehuis	31	R1 189 776
	The Hermanus Frail Care Centre	63	R394 236
	Huis Andries Hamman	58	R 736 218
	Huis Brevis	70	R2 294 568
	Huis Ebenhaeser	105	R 3 403 348
	Huis Klippedrift	42	R 941 926
	Huis Lafras Moolman	37	R860 114
	Huis Lettie Theron	92	R1 209 625
	Huis PJ Du P Strauss	77	R3 229 392
	Huis Silwerjare	72	R2 998 056
	Huis Uitvlucht	81	R1 764 844
	Joseph Matwa Old Age Home	20	R 847 715
	Lingelihle Old Age Home	30	R1 127 003
	Mimosa	57	R1 012 740
	Mostertshoek Tehuis	43	R917 129
	Overberg Tehuis	40	R1 043 424
	Rusoord Tehuis vir Oues van Dae	176	R 2 136 796
	Rusthof Tehuis	104	R4 419 168
	Tulbagh ACVV Dienstak Huis Disa	42	R 483 361
	Vrederus	52	R 624 632
Eden / Karoo	ACVV Helen Bellinghanhof	193	R5 334 172
	ACVV Hesperos	77	R 1 534 340
	ACVV Huis Malan Jacobs	41	R 991 519
	ACVV Prins Albert Kweekvallei Tehuis	56	R1 399 908
	ACVV Seebries	80	R 1 829 281
	ACVV Tuishuis	22	R436 728
	Albertinia Versorgings Dienste	33	R819 156
	Benevolent Park Home for the Aged	41	R1 657 188
	Coronation Memorial Versorgingsoord vir Bejaades	100	R2 806 956
	DROOM	129	R1 284 240
	Hartenbos Bejaardesorg	97	R324 715
	Huis Izak van Tonder	66	R963 180
	Huis JJ Watson	60	R819 156
	Huis Johannes	66	R2 761 980
	Huis Spitskop	52	R1 827 156
	Loeriehof	57	R566 616
	Rosemoor Home For The Aged	98	R4 359 158
	Stilbaai Tehuis	58	R 381 730
	Tuiniqua Versorgingssentrum	40	R970 248
	Vermont Old Aged Home	50	R1 990 056
	Vygieshof	47	R 1 886 296
	Zenobia du Toit	57	R 909 707
West Coast	ACVV Aandskemering	101	R 1 821 859
	ACVV Huis Bergsig	47	R946 632
	ACVV Huis Moorrees	102	R3 356 868
	ACVV Huis Nerina	63	R934 824
	ACVV Piketberg Huis AJ Liebenberg	49	R1 095 595
	ACVV Sederhof	35	R 674 226
	ACVV Somerkoelte	42	R861 648
	Goue Aar Old Age Home	70	R2 219 064
	Groeneweide	42	R 1 095 595
	Huis Matzikama	40	R 775 858
	Huis van Liefde	80	R3 411 168
	Ons Huis	56	R1 145 189
	Sederville Tehuis vir Bejaardes	74	R3 123 162
	Vredendal Tehuis	72	R1 194 516
	Wittekruin	117	R1 564 114
TOTAL	116	9314	R198 670 234

4. The following tables reflect the salaries of employee who works in an old-age home and (b) breakdown in each province.

4.1 EASTERN CAPE

RANK	SALARY SCALE
Nursing Assistant	R132,525.00 – R149,613.00 per annum
Staff Nurse	R171, 381.00 – R192, 879.00 per annum
Professional Nurse	R256, 905.00 – R297, 825.00 per annum
Care Giver	R 52 428 per annum

4.2 FREE STATE

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES	STIPEND FOR EACH
Manager	R15 060 pm
Social Worker	-
Professional Nurse	R15 594 pm
Administrator
Administrative Officer/Clerk	R7 977 pm
Caregiver	R4 440 pm
Household supervisor	R5 955 pm
General assistant/worker: cleaners / launderer /cooks etc.	R4 011 pm
Handy man/gardener/driver	R4 011 pm

4.3 KWA-ZULU NATAL

R3 750.00 is the average stipend paid by funded residential facilities in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

4.4 LIMPOPO

District	Name of the Facility	Subsidy Received
Waterberg	Piet Pot monument	R 948 720
	Naboom Old Age	R1 080 000
	Waterberg Old age	R 842 400
	Warmbath Rusoord	R1 1 66 400
Capricorn	Martha Hofmeyer	R2 754 000
	Sekutupu Old age home	R28 678 000
Sekhukhune	Loskop Vallei	R 734 400
Vhembe	Ons Tuiste	R1 468 800

4.5 MPUMALANGA

The Department pays the unit cost of R1800 for each older person per month. The funding is not prescriptive on the utilisation of the funding regarding stipend.

4.6 NORTHERN CAPE

The Northern Cape Department of Social Development does not have a government run old age home. All old age homes are run by the NGOs and they determine the salaries of their staff members. The salaries differ from facility to facility based on the finances of each facility. However, these are average salaries received from some of the facilities.

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES	STIPEND FOR EACH
Manager	R 17 000 per month
Social Worker
Professional Nurse	R 9 000 per month
Administrator	R 6 000 per month
Administrative Officer/Clerk	R 4 600 per month
Caregiver	R 2 274.60 per month
Household supervisor	R 3 500 per month
General assistant/worker: cleaners / launderer /cooks etc.	R 2 600 per month
Handy man/gardener/driver	R 2 250 per month

4.7 NORTH WEST

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES	STIPEND FOR EACH
Social Worker	168 033.36 p.a
Professional Nurse	103 901.40 p.a
Manager	40% of the R2300 of monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Administrator	40% of the R2300 of monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Administrative Officer/Clerk	40% from R2300 on monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Caregiver	40% from R2300 on monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Household supervisor	None
General assistant/worker: cleaners / launderer /cooks etc.	40% from R2300 on monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Handy man/gardener/	40% from R2300 on monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
Driver	40% from R2300 on monthly subsidy depending on the number of beneficiaries. Amount is determined by the Facility Board
NB Any other staff not mentioned above like security personnel, their stipend is derived from the 40% of the subsidy unit cost. The Actual amount is determined by the facility board.

4.8 WESTERN CAPE

CATEGORY OF EMPLOYEES	STIPEND FOR EACH
Manager	R 547 890 + 25% Admin pa
Social Worker	R 198 136 + 25% Admin pa
Professional Nurse	R 297 516 pa
Administrator	R 5 500 – R 7 000 pm
Administrative Officer/Clerk	R 85 548 + 25%Admin pa
Caregiver	R 4 000 pm
Household supervisor	R 4 500 – R 5 500 pm
General assistant/worker: cleaners / launderer /cooks etc.	R 4 000 – R 5 500 p.m
Handy man/gardener/driver	R 4 000 – R 7 000 p.m

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

(1) The Department appointed an Implementing Agent (COEGA), whose team consists mainly of Structural Engineers, to determine the structural integrity of the buildings damaged by the fire and safety. This team will commence with investigations, for the first phase.

The second phase, which will commence once the investigation has been concluded, entails conducting a full assessment on the extent of the damage and scoping for the restoration project. A full team of consultants will be executing this assessment through the same Implementing Agents.

(2) No. The structural integrity of the buildings first has to be determined before further investigations can proceed and safety is part of that.

(3) Yes. The Department will be employing the services of a fire expert.

(4) Yes, a policy document will be developed to attend to all buildings on the Parliamentary Precinct with specific reference to fire protection. The current legislation will be looked at to ensure compliance with the latest SANS requirements. The policy will focus on protecting the building as well as the occupants within the building.