Reply:

(a) None. The latest report (ie. for January 2022) on the list of invoices paid after thirty (30) days, and invoices older than thirty (30) days but not yet paid from receipt by the Department reflects as a ‘NIL’ report, and by taking in to consideration that the current month is February 2022, the received invoices would currently be within thirty (30) days. Hence, there are no invoices that are more than 30, 60, 90 or 120 days within the Department of Employment and Labour.

(b) In relation to the 'NIL' report, there is no total outstanding amount.

(c) Since there is no outstanding amount, the above question is not applicable.

REPLY: The Entities: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW183-220225.xlsx

 

 

Reply:

According to the Eastern Department of Health -

(1) An inspection was carried out by the Environmental Health Practitioners (EHPs) from Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and a report was written with full recommendations to the company. It was established that the company was operating legally and at the site that is suitable for storage of medical waste as per the investigation.

(2) The report of the investigation is attached (Annexure A).

(3) The company has registered with the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DFFE) for a waste storage licence for two (2) sites in Eastern Cape, East London and Gqeberha (Annexure B).

(4) The company has no medical waste disposal site located in Eastern Cape, but has arrangments with companies outside the province where it disposes medical waste.

(5) The company makes use of the following facilities which are equiped for appropriate disposal of medical waste and body parts:

1. Averda in George – Western Cape
2. Averda in Klerksdorp – North West

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(1) The South African Revenue Service, in processing all refunds, will always seek to balance the protection of the fiscus from illegitimate refund claims and the optimal processing of all refunds that are legitimate. This balance is further enhanced when considering that more than R50bn in illegitimate refunds are prevented from flowing out of the fiscus every year.

SARS has for the period ending 31 December 2021 paid R193bn in refunds and 72% (R138bn) was paid within 21 days, furthermore it is worth noting that almost 80% of all refunds claims are paid without audit or verification interventions thus confirming our compliance theory that most taxpayers are honest that want to meet their tax obligations fully. The remaining 20% is the combination of taxpayers who make genuine errors as well as those who unfortunately seek to defraud the fiscus. It must be noted that the law does not prescribe a minimum period for the completion of an audit or verification process, therefore rendering the notion of overdue refunds a misnomer in law however SARS has committed to turnaround times in its service charter in line with the SARS desire to provide superior service to taxpayers in order to bring about clarity and certainty on their affairs

 

Yes, SARS has some refunds that are outstanding. SARS at any given time will have amounts outstanding on refunds for a number of reasons, key amongst these reasons are 1) SARS is at various stages of the audit and verification process and 2) Taxpayer related issues including invalid banking details, instances of outstanding documentation where SARS has communicated in more than one instance with the taxpayer requesting such supporting documentation (these are continuous non-compliance cases) as well as instances of suspected fraud by the taxpayer. The sectorial view of the balance of refunds in audit in excess of 21 days is as follows:

Industry	Vendors	Sum of Balance
AGENCIES AND OTHER SERVICES	11718	-R 3,485,040,995.02
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING	11228	-R 2,032,265,989.44
BRICKS, CERAMICS, GLASS, CEMENT AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS	338	-R 52,091,107.65
CATERING AND ACCOMMODATION	1827	-R 302,765,982.13
CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL, RUBBER AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS	707	-R 362,900,673.78
CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	520	-R 67,148,930.30
COAL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS	555	-R 216,979,759.08
CONSTRUCTION	10316	-R 4,273,709,791.85
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES	471	-R 81,063,823.27
ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER	583	-R 261,615,811.24
FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES	13678	-R 4,327,781,607.92
FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO	1630	-R 248,802,796.42
LEATHER, LEATHER GOODS + FUR(EXCLUDING FOOTWEAR + AND CLOTHING)	205	-R 20,001,623.97
MACHINERY AND RELATED ITEMS	1243	-R 304,557,104.71
MEDICAL, DENTAL AND OTHER HEALTH AND VETERINARY SERVICES	774	-R 218,844,178.05
METAL	437	-R 275,891,258.63
METAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT)	529	-R 108,858,944.81
MINING AND QUARRYING	3990	-R 934,174,989.83
OTHER MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES	719	-R 183,565,764.57
PAPER, PRINTING AND PUBLISHING	571	-R 98,998,679.73
PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD SERVICES	509	-R 177,524,560.34
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	236	-R 264,314,018.60
RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL SERVICES	561	-R 75,341,201.10
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTES	145	-R 24,340,885.13
RETAIL TRADE	4491	-R 707,260,203.27
SCIENTIFIC, OPTICAL AND SIMILAR EQUIPMENT	149	-R 60,521,555.14
SOCIAL + RELATED COMMUNITY SERVICES NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED	785	-R 95,335,672.15
SPECIALISED REPAIR SERVICES	599	-R 94,216,037.19
TEXTILES	300	-R 62,412,722.77
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT(EXCEPT VEHICLES, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES)	756	-R 338,988,730.81
TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION	3059	-R 757,966,821.77
VEHICLES, PARTS AND ACCESSORIES	1236	-R 240,996,838.88
WHOLESALE TRADE	3695	-R 1,740,906,434.94
WOOD, WOOD PRODUCTS AND FURNITURE	412	-R 46,556,690.16
Grand Total	78972	-R 22,543,742,184.65

The financing, insurance, real estate and business services accounts for the largest balance, followed by Agencies and other services, Wholesale Trade then Construction sector.

(2) SARS adopts a number of strategies to address the credit book backlog including but not limited to working overtime, repurposing of experienced staff to focus on audits and verifications, applying secondary risk tolerance and appetite based on taxpayer previous compliance track record and continued attempts to get taxpayers to comply with outstanding requirements in order to process refunds. SARS accepts that the balance of supply and demand is not always possible to maintain thereby leading to increase in inventory faster than the available capacity can handle. In this regard refinement of our risk approach is on-going.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a)(i)(aa)	(a)(i)(bb)	(a)(i)(cc)	(a)(i)(dd)	(b)	(c)
5 Supplier invoices	Nil	Nil	Nil	R9 228,78	Before end of February 2022
				R9 228,78
				R9 228,78
				R9 228,78
				R758 540,00

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS

As at 11 February 2022 the IRBA is not aware of any invoice older than 30 days due for payment.

OFFICE OF THE TAX OMBUD

a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid each entity reporting to him for more than

(aa) 30 days, - None

(bb) 60 days, - None

(cc) 90 days - None

(dd) 120 days – None

(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case - None

(c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled? - None

GTAC

a) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by entity reporting to NT entity (GTAC)

Question no	No of invoices
aa) 30 days	0
bb) 60 days	0
cc) 90 days	0
dd) 120 days	0

b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case? Zero amount

c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled? No applicable

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND (GEPF)

The details of unpaid supplier invoices are listed below:

Number of unpaid invoices	30 days	60 days	90 days	120 days	Date to be paid
16	R1 300 729	R 2 450	R1 026 375	N/A	24 Feb 2022
Total Payable Amount R 2 329 554

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

We have no unpaid invoices exceeding 30 days or more.

OFFICE OF THE OMBUD FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS (FAIS OMBUD)

The following table provides the information as requested relating to the amounts outstanding to suppliers based on their aging.

No	Description	Current	1 to 30 days	31 to 60 days	61 to 90 days	Over 90 days	Total outstanding
1	Total outstanding	-	-	644,39	5 000,00	6 974,21	12 618,60
2	Number of suppliers	0	0	1	1	2	4
Refer to legends below			*	**	***

	Legends
*	The Office is awaiting the credit note of R644,39 from the supplier in order to remove the balance from the aging report. The adjustment of the insurance policy has given rise to the credit note.
**	The Office is awaiting the credit note of R5,000.00 from the supplier in order for the account balance to be corrected. The disposal of an asset resulted in the adjustment of the insurance policy which has given rise to the credit note.
***	An amount of R400,00 is owed to a supplier. However, given the inability to contact the supplier, it may seem that the supplier is no longer trading. Once confirmation of this is received, the financial records will be adjusted accordingly. The remaining amount is still in dispute with the supplier and payment will be effected once the matter has been resolved between the office and the supplier. The dispute relates to the non-delivery of certain goods.

Of the R12,618.60 reflected in our records, a total amount of R5,644.39 relate to credit notes that need to be received and processed. Therefore, this amount is not actually owed to suppliers. The remaining amount of R6,974.21 relating to two suppliers will be paid over to the suppliers once the dispute is resolved with the one supplier and the existence of the other supplier is confirmed.

FINANCIAL SECTOR CONDUCT AUTHORITY (FSCA)

(aa) 30 days,

Answer: None

(bb) 60 days,

Answer: One

(cc) 90 days,

Answer: None

(dd) 120 days,

Answer: two

a) what is the total amount outstanding in each case

Answer: over 30 Days R25,000.00 and over 120 Days R16,165.00

Total outstanding; R41,165.00

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

Answer: Invoices under query with the service providers, envisaged to be resolved and paid within the next 30 days.

LAND AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

As at end 31 January 2022 Land Bank had 123 invoices owed to 85 vendors. All invoices were settled in February 2022.

As at 16 February 2022 the following remains outstanding and is envisaged to be paid by 28 February 2022.

aa) 30 days – 3 Invoices owed to 3 vendors amounting to R332 372.64

bb) 60 days – 1 invoice owed to 1 vendor amounting to R7 436.54

cc) 90 days – no invoices outstanding

dd) 120 days – 1 invoice outstanding owed to 1 vendor for the amount of R304 200.00

GOVERNMENT PENSIONS ADMINISTRATION AGENCY (GPAA)

The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) has a 99% rate on paying invoices on or before 30 days, see the below response:

1. 30 days, No outstanding supplier’s invoices on this period.

2. 60 days, No outstanding supplier’s invoices on this period.

3. 90 days, Two unpaid invoices valued at R206 634.00

One matter valued at R203 034.00 are subject to a dispute. The supplier did not complete the building renovations and payment is subject to the resolution of the dispute.

The other, an amount of R3 600.00 was retuned by the bank due to incorrect banking details. The service provider has been engaged to provide the correct banking details and should be resolved shortly.

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (DBSA)

(a)& (b)

c) the amounts outstanding will be settled within the next 30 days.

SASRIA SOC LTD

The table below depicts the number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by Sasria, the total amount outstanding and the envisaged settlement date:

CO-OPERATIVE BANKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CBDA)

The CBDA does not have invoices that have not been paid for more than 30 days. A monitoring tool is implemented to track the invoices received as well as ensure that any query or dispute is resolved within 30 days of receipt.

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

There are no supplier invoices outstanding for more than 30 days.

The rest of the questions fall away.

SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICE (SARS)

South African Revenue Service – Outstanding payments

	(aa) more than 30 days	(bb) more 60 days	(cc & dd) more than 90 days)
(a) Number of invoices	44	32	62
(b) Total amount outstanding	R1,682,119.93	R 2,987,788.79	R 4,183,355.50

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

The population outstanding invoices relates to 16 creditors that is currently under investigation to determine reason for non-payment and will be resolved by 28 February 2022 through either payment or requesting credit notes from service providers/suppliers if not valid goods or services. Internal communications have been issued to remind all SARS employees of timeous payment of invoices in April 2021 as per Treasury Regulations and related instruction notes and a follow up internal communication in terms of attracting interest on late account and the related consequences in terms of the Fruitless and wasteful expenditure framework was issued on 11 February 2022 reminding employees of the importance to pay service providers/suppliers on time.

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE (FIC)

OFFICE OF THE PENSION FUNDS ADJUDICATOR (OPFA)

As at 17 February 2022, the OPFA has no unpaid invoices older than 30 days.

Reply:

In terms of the Unemployment Insurance Act (UIA) as amended (1 November 2019), specially on section1 prescript 12 months’ period for which a beneficiary can claim and the Fund to accept claims within the prescribed period of 12 months.

Should the client not apply within the prescribed period, the claim is rejected by the Fund. However, the client can appeal against that decision if the client has satisfactory reasons why their claim should still be positively considered. The appeal process is extensively covered in the UI Act.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I have been informed by the Department that, after engagement with the Client, it was confirmed that the facility has been vandalised while SAPS is in occupation. Security of the facility is the Client’s responsibility.

• (a)(i)(ii) The Client confirmed the availability electricity and water. However both electricity and water are turned off due to vandalism that takes place at the facility.

• (b) There is currently no repair and renovations project at the facility, the last repair and renovations project was signed off in April 2012.

• (c) Cleaning and security of the facility is the Client responsibility.

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The National Treasury sets the overall expenditure ceiling for compensation budgets, which can be managed either through headcount adjustments or remuneration by departments. Wage agreements - for individual salary changes - in government are negotiated at the Public Service Coordinated Bargaining Council (PSCBC) with the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) representing both the national and provincial government departments. Once the wage agreements are reached, a circular is issued by the DPSA to the rest of government for implementation. Adherence to these circulars is a requirement for government departments. In this regard, the Department of Transport is no exception.

The Driving License Card Account (DLCA) is a trading account of the Department of Transport, with an acting chief executive currently a deployed employee of the Department of Transport. The reasons for approval of the salary increases of four of its employees may be answered by the DLCA and the Department of Transport. The National Treasury ensures that departments stay within their allocated budget ceiling, whether this involves changes in staff numbers or unit cost of employment.

Reply:

The South African Revenue Service, in processing all refunds, will always seek to balance the protection of the fiscus from illegitimate refund claims and the optimal processing of all those refunds that are legitimate. This balance is further enhanced when considering that more than R50bn in illegitimate refunds are prevented from flowing out of the fiscus every year.

SARS has for the period ending 31 December 2021 paid R193bn in refunds of which 72% (R138bn) was paid within 21 days. It is worth noting that almost 80% of all refund claims are paid without audit or verification thus confirming our compliance theory that most taxpayers are honest and want to meet their tax obligations fully. The remaining 20% is the combination of those taxpayers who make genuine errors as well as those who unfortunately seek to defraud the fiscus. It must be noted that the law does not prescribe a minimum period for the completion of an audit or verification, therefore rendering the notion of overdue refunds a misnomer in law. However, SARS has committed to various turnaround times in its service charter in line with the desire to provide superior service to taxpayers.

The following table reflects the number of VAT credit returns submitted since March 2019 with total value and a column indicating credit balance in relation to those submissions. Some of the credits submitted will be outstanding and are reflected in the rolling credit balance. As can be generally noted on the percentage unpaid refunds, the amounts yet to be paid for these periods are much less than the original submission.

It must be noted that the unpaid refunds column is inclusive of all statuses i.e. cases where supporting documents have been requested and vendors have not submitted to date. Such vendors are categorized as Continuous Noncompliant (CNC). To date, SARS has over R11.5bn CNC cases for VAT which largely cannot be processed until the taxpayer responds to the SARS query.

As can be noted on the table, there is an increase in value of unpaid refunds from March 2021 onwards as reflected in the current balance per month which is in line with the increased number of return submissions and values coupled with an increased focus on the risk mitigation against refunds fraud (this focus in risk mitigation has resulted in R59 billion revenue protection across all tax refunds in current fiscal year). This is to ensure that SARS maintains the balance of protecting the fiscus from illegitimate refund claims whilst processing legitimate refunds. It must be noted as well that there are challenges experienced in matching the available capacity and the generated case load as the risk system responds to compliance risks that are inherent in the filed returns.

SARS at any given time will have amounts outstanding on refunds for a number of reasons including the following:

1. Audit within 21 days amounting to R8.5 billion,
2. Audit above 21 days amounting to R20.6 billion,
3. Continues Non-Compliant CNC) amounting to R9.1 billion, *
4. Suspected fraud amounting to R0.369 billion,
5. Outstanding Returns amounting to R1.8 billion, and
6. Invalid Banking details amounting to R0.5 billion.

* CNC includes cases where SARS is awaiting taxpayer response on long outstanding documents having granted in excess of 35 days for taxpayer to respond.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

1. (a) I have been informed by the Department that the damages incurred at the police station as a result of community protest.

DPWI assessed the damages and the work was to be done though a quotation, estimated below R500 000.00. The scope of work for the repairs was developed by DPWI and the service provider appointed. When the service provider and the Project Manager went to the site for handover 12 December 2018, they found that the entire building was vandalised further, beyond the initial damages that resulted from the community protest.

It was discovered that SAPS vacated the building without notifying DPWI. SAPS was requested to confirm the funding for the rebuilding of the Police Station. A reminder letter was sent to Provincial office of SAPS on 4 December 2020, following numerous correspondence, to confirm if it is still in need of the service and for the confirmation of funding.

(b) The SAPS is yet to confirm funding. Upon confirmation of funding DPWI will commence with planning and design processes including the development of timelines for the rebuilding of the Police Station.

2. The relevant details of rebuilding will be communicated as soon as the budget is confirmed by SAPS.

Reply:

Matlapaneng Clinic within the Greater Taung Sub-District operates 24 hour, 7 days a week service and renders the full package of primary health care services. This Clinic refers to Pudimong Community Health Center which is 8 km away. There are two clinics within the neighbouring villages to Matlapaneng, namely Leshobo Clinic and Mokgareng Clinic and both clinics are within 13 km from Matlapaneng Clinic.

Matlapaneng Clinic has 13 professional nurses and 3 Enrolled Nursing Assistants. The Clinic provides services to a population of 3,608 from the Matlapaneng Village, with an average headcount of 1,431 per month.

The province is of the view that there is currently no need to build another clinic within the surrounding villages, because the priority is in other villages where there are no clinics at all.

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I have been informed that Dr. Michael Sutcliffe has not been appointed to head the new board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT). He is only one of the 12 newly appointed board members approved by Cabinet.

a) The current Chairperson of the board is Ms Zimbini Hill.

b) The board’s term of office started on 05 July 2021 in accordance with the provisions of the IDT Deed of Trust, which stipulates that the term of each Trustee begins when they receive their letter of authority from the Master, which is on the date indicated above.

c) (i), (ii) and (iii) The board members do not receive a salary, but are paid an honorarium for preparation and attendance of board meetings. The board fees are aligned to the National Treasury prescripts and committee members are paid at the ordinary Board Member’s rate of R4 317.00

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Reply:

The most recent update of the NHI cost model was carried out in 2019/20, details of which can be found in section 8 of the explanatory memorandum to the NHI Bill and the 2019 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. This modelled the medium-term cost of specific NHI interventions at approximately R33 billion per annum by the 5th year. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has thus not been factored into the cost model. The need for and timing of further updates to the model will be determined by practical progress with preparing for the implementation of NHI, spending on the existing NHI allocations, as well as progress with processing the NHI Bill in the two chambers and relevant committees of Parliament.

Reply:

No, neither my office nor the Department of Health received any such correspondence.

(a), (b), (c) Not applicable.

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Reply:

(a)- (c) The Ministry of Tourism does not have a record of such correspondence or the receipt thereof. As for the Department of Tourism no such correspondence was received.

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Honourable Member, there is no positive trace results of such a correspondence or memo from the records, from the Ministry and Office of the Director General. The conclusion therefore is that such correspondence was not received.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1.0I have been informed by the Administrator that the various stages of construction are as follows:

a. (i) Tlotlang Thuto Secondary School – 98%

a. (ii) Loretlweng Primary School – 25%

b.

(i) Tlotlang Thuto Secondary School – 400 Learners

(ii) Loretlweng Primary School – 930 Learners

Both schools were handed over to Special Investigating Unit by the Minister on instruction, dated 24/07/2020.

2. Poor quality of work, Poor workmanship, Inherent structural instability of the proprietary system utilised by the contractor / proprietor of the building system.

23. e Department has taken the decision not to proceed with the project due to structural challenges identified with the construction method being declared unsafe by specialists who advised the complete demolition of the existing structures. Both construction contracts have been terminated.

(a) Tlotlang-Thuto Secondary School –

(i) R 41 356 312.38 (Contractor only)

R 51 819 451.67 (Contractor & Consultants excluding disbursements)

(ii) Loretlweng Primary School – R 46 886 401.08 (Contractor only)

R 56 787 571.00 (Contractor & Consultants excluding disbursements)

b) (i0 Tlotlang Thuto Secondary School – R35 777 620.05

    (ii) Loretlweng Primary School – R15 182 979.82

Reply:

a) There are no conditions attached to the loan.

b) The loan has a 13-year repayment period including a 3-year grace period (period after the disbursement where no capital repayments are required). The interest rate of the loan consists of the 6 month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (currently at 0.05%) plus a 0.75% variable spread, for an all-in rate of 0.80%.

c) It is a budget supported loan to assist the government to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

a) I have been informed by the Department that the subject property, house no. 06 Darling Street, Aberdeen was allocated to a Mr Mxolisi Mdze in the form of a Caretakership Agreement that was signed between National Department Public Works & Infrastructure and Mr Mxolisi Mdze. This took place in February 2018 when the house was returned to DPWI by the Department of Justice because DOJ did not have a further need for the property. The signing of a Caretakership Agreement is an interim arrangement until a decision about the future utilisation of the property is made. Routine maintenance is the responsibility of the Caretaker. On-site inspections took place and Occupancy Certificates were signed in year 2020 and year 2021.

The house is included on the list of surplus properties earmarked for disposal. A decision about the future use of the property is pending. The decision will determine whether to refurbish and rezone the house for State use, refurbish and keep the house as stock but let it out to generate revenue or dispose of the house permanently in line with conditions determined by the South African Heritage Resource Agency.

b) The Gqeberha region has one other building that is earmarked for repairs and maintenance in line with heritage requirements in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality in the next three financial years namely, the Refurbishment of the Willowmore Magistrate Office: Financial tender date is planned for September 2023.

Reply:

The department acknowledges the magnitude of health care services provided by the health COVID-19 contract workers in assisting with addressing the required daily routine health services to the public, assisting with responses to the fourth wave demands and also the vaccination drive.

However, it is not possible for the department to employ the health COVID-19 contract workers permanently as their services are of a temporary nature (for the Pandemic) and that funding for their positions is through the Covid-19 earmarked funding and the Presidential Stimulus package, which is only for a specific period. Ideally, the Stimulus package was meant to support hospitals in responding to COVID -19 demands by addressing the capacity requirements at the peak of the pandemic.

END.

Reply:

1) State hospitals have employee wellness programmes which are aimed at supporting the staff that have any workplace-related health problems including those who have mental health problems. These programmes are staffed by professionals who are trained in Employee wellness, including mental health support. Whenever there are staff members who are faced with a case that is beyond their level of expertise, they refer such cases to the relevant professionals for further management.

2) Health care workers who are suffering from Covid-19 burnout are managed on the case-by-case basis, as the situation differs from person to person. Whenever cases are reported in the health establishments, these are referred to the Employee Wellness programme manager, who makes a determination on the recommendation for leave of absence. Some of these health care workers make use of family doctors and such cases have been accepted by health establishments as genuine cases deserving leave.

(3) (a) The department has no record of any hospital management that has marginalised staff who admit to needing mental health leave as a result of the extreme pressures they have been subjected to as a result of COVID-19, and loss of life they have seen in the past 20 months. To the contrary, the department has been very appreciative of all health care workers including hospital managers who have equally been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

(b) The department is also not aware that there have been people that were stigmatised as a result of being in need of mental medical leave. The department is working on the sector wide productivity management and wellness services as part of post Covid-19, management for psycho-social support and reintegration.

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Reply:

 

	(aa) 30 days	(bb) 60 days	(cc) 90 days	(dd) 120 days
a) (i) Department	15	11	10	42
b) Total amount outstanding in each case	R131 658-51	R78 515-10	R54 254-53	R286 931-02
(a)(ii) Entity	None	None	None	None
Total amount outstanding in each case	None	None	None	None

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

(i) Department intends to conclude payment of these outstanding invoices by 15 March 2022

(ii) Not applicable

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) I have been informed by the Departments that the Department acknowledges that it has received an application to rent a Portion 1008 of the Farm 419JQ at Hartebeespoort in 2019. However the bid to let out State-owned properties was subsequently cancelled in order to review the leasing terms that were offered and to align the letting out strategy to the disposal policy and property empowerment policy.

b) Permission is not being withheld. However, DPWI experienced delays internally due to internal consultation between branches and with the executive authority before the circular could be finalised.

c) The letting out circular was approved on the 19 November 2021 and planning is underway to invite interested bidders to submit their proposals on the letting out of identified State-owned properties. The projected timeline of advert is March 2022.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The policy used by the Department on the leasing of State-owned houses is called the Immovable Asset Disposal Policy.

2. A standard business process on the letting out of State-owned properties is used by the Department at various Regional Offices. The Department has identified the need to enhance its strategy on the letting out of unutilised State-owned properties in order to realise highest and best use of the properties and to increase the revenue generation.

(b) The Department has developed a Circular on letting out of unutilised State-owned properties which will ensure optimal utilistion of State-owned houses.

Reply:

The decision that asymptomatic persons who test positive for COVID-19 infection do not need to isolate was based on advice from the COVID-19 Ministerially Advisory Committee. This is a committee of scientists that have been advising the Minister and the country on Covid-19 throughout the duration of the pandemic. The evidence underlying this decision can be summarised as follows:

From a public health perspective, the utility of isolation is dependent on rapidly identifying individuals with COVID-19. There is good evidence that the rate of case ascertainment in South Africa during the fourth wave (Omicron variant) is low and this due to a number of reasons including:

• There has been a small percentage of cases (perhaps 16%) that are symptomatic.
• Only a limited proportion of symptomatic cases access testing, and even when testing is performed, they come out with false negative results, leading to only a small proportion of positive cases are identified.
• By the time that the cases are correctly identified and timeously isolated, the onward transmission has likely already occurred between the person testing and the release of the results. This is due to SARS-CoV-2’s high transmissibility around the time of symptom onset, including substantial pre-symptomatic transmission.

At the same time, isolation has a substantial economic and social burden in the current climate, including significantly reducing economic and other activities especially amongst health care workers. On an individual level, extended periods of isolation can result in loss of income, loss of employment, and loss of schooling time.

The period of isolation should therefore be seen as a trade-off between its (limited) benefits and its costs, rather than as an effort to reduce the chances of onward transmission to zero for the small proportion of cases that are identified.

Asymptomatic persons are less likely to transmit the virus, and it is difficult to know when the period for which they are infectious starts and ends. As a result, the costs of isolating asymptomatic cases are considered to outweigh the benefits thereof. It should be noted that though people with asymptomatic infection do not have to isolate, such people should be advised to engage in COVID avoidance practises such as observing strict mask wearing, avoiding social gatherings and avoiding socially meeting with others in indoor spaces.

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The following table reflects the details in this regard.

(a)(i) NDOH	a)(i) What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by his department	(aa) 30 days	(bb) 60 days	(cc) 90 days	(dd) 120 days	c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled
National Department of Health	3,513	Nil	Nil	Nil	3,513	Payment dates will depend on the identification of funding to allow settlement of outstanding medico-legal claims received from Provincial Health Departments.
(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case		Nil	Nil	Nil	R72,080,183.92

(a)(ii) Entities	a) (ii)What number of supplier invoices currently remain unpaid by each entity reporting to him	(aa) 30 days	(bb) 60 days	(cc) 90 days	(dd) 120 days	c) by what date is it envisaged that the outstanding amounts will be settled
Council for Medical Schemes	10	1	1	1	7	The outstanding amounts for 30 days, 60 days and 90 days will be settled In February. However, the outstanding amounts for 120 days will be settled once the queries with the billings and Service Level Agreement are resolved.
(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case		R2,548.80	R26,580.94	R8,711.63	R2,690,826.82
National Health Laboratory Service	10,043	6	2,247	1,287	5,318	The NHLS aims to pay the total outstanding amount by the 31 March 2022, however, it must be noted that the NHLS total current payables amount stands at an amount of R785 million as at the end of 31 January 2022. Currently the NHLS has paid its suppliers an average of R607 million per month (R6,078m – 1 April 2021 to 31 January 2022). The NHLS’s ability and endeavour to pay its suppliers accurately and timeously is demonstrated by the NHLS’s creditors days being 29.61 days as at the end of January 2022.
(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case		R5,882,763	R62,445,992	R60,596,022	R200,258,904
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority	5	2	Nil	1	2	Payment will be made by 28 February 2022 or earlier depending on disputes being cleared.
(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case		R286,259	Nil	R21,866	R18,873,189
South African Medical Research Council	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
(b) what is the total amount outstanding in each case		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office of Health Standards Compliance	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A
(b) what is the total amount outstanding		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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The National Treasury does not have any record of receipt of the correspondence dated June 2020.

a) No record of receipt of this document.

b) No record of receipt of this document.

c) National Treasury continue to apply the prescripts defined in the Public Service Act and Regulations related to employment.

Reply:

The following table reflects the details in this regard, as received from the provinces.

PROVINCE	1. Whether a certain company (name furnished) has all the relevant waste storage licences in each province; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, will he furnish Ms E R Wilson with copies of the licences	2. where is each medical waste disposal site located that the company uses to dispose waste in each province;	3. where are the furnaces of the company located for the disposal of body parts in each province?
1. Eastern Cape	The Company, Buhle Waste has the relevant storage licences in the Eastern Cape (attached).	The disposal site is Enviro-Serv Waste Management and Landfill site – Holfontein in Springs.	Averda in George – Western Cape Averde in Klerksdorp – North West
2. Free State	Free State Health has currently signed an agreement with Limpopo DoH to participate on contract HEDP 027/18/19 Validity of agreement is from 01/09/2020 - 30/04/2022. Contractor: Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd (attached).	Buhle Waste Waste (Pty) Ltd uses the following treatment plant for disposal:  Averda (Pty) Ltd located in Gauteng (COVID -19 waste  and anatomical waste). Biomed  (Pty) Ltd located in Gauteng Ekurhuleni ( Infectious waste and sharp waste). Buhle (Pty) Ltd Treatment plant in Polokwane, Limpopo (Infectious and sharps waste) Enviro-Serv (Pty) Ltd  located in Roodepoort, Gauteng ( COVID-19 waste , anatomical waste and pharmaceutical waste).	Buhle Waste Waste (Pty) Ltd uses the following treatment plant for disposal of anatomical waste:   Averda (Pty) Ltd located in Klerksdorp Enviro-Serv (Pty) Ltd  located in Gauteng (Roodepoort).
3. Gauteng	No response received	No response received	No response received
4. Kwa-Zulu Natal	Buhle Waste has a waste storage in Mkhondeni in Umsunduzi Municipality. The license is attached.	The waste is being disposed in Holfontein landfill site in Gauteng	Anatomical waste is being incinerated in Averda, Klerksdorp, North West and Enviro-Serv in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
5. Limpopo	The company (Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd) has a licenced storage in Limpopo Province license 12/9/11/L/1906103812/5/Rand variation 12/9/11/L/200211114048/5/V (attached).	Enviro-Serv Waste Management in Holfontein: Located in portion 23&24 of the farm Holfontein 71 IR and Portion 8 of the farm Moderfontein, Benoni , Ekurhuleni 236 IR Metropolitan Municipality.	Biomed: Located in 13 Licon Road Dunswart, Benoni, Ekurhuleni, Metropolitan Gauteng Province Averda SA (Pty) Ltd located at Goudweg Street Dawnkinsville Klerksdorp, North West.
6. Mpumalanga	Buhle Waste does not have waste storage facility in the Province,	The service provider uses five (5) treatment plants for disposal. A. Enviro-Serv@Roodeport Pixer Rd, Rand leases Roodepoort 1724 B. Biomed@Benoni 13 Lincoln rd BENONI 1505 C. AVERDA@City Deep, 82 Heidelburg rd Citydeep 2197 D. AVERDA@Klerksdorp Golden Ave, Dawkinsville, Klerksdorp 2571 E. Limpopo WT@buhle Waste 25 Freedom Dr Seshego 0751	Eviro-Serv in Roodepoort, Gauteng Averda in Klerksdorp, North West
7. Northern Cape	Tshenolo Waste does not have waste storage facility in the Province, They transport waste for disposal after collection using cooler trucks (Trucks with freezers).	There is no waste disposal site in the Northern Cape or treatment site.	No treatment site in the Northern Cape.
8. North West	Tshenolo and Putting Waste Services does not have waste storage facilities in the Province.	Tshenolo and Putting Waste Services does not have waste disposal sites in the Province.	Putting Waste Services uses Averda SA (Pty) Ltd City Deep Treatment Facility in Gauteng Province.
9. Western Cape	Both Compass and Averda has Waste Management Licences in place for handling, storage and treatment of HCRW	Averda make use of two (2) HCRW treatment and storage sites; this is Averda, Killarney Gardens in Cape Town, Du Noon area and also Optimum Waste Treatment and storage facility in George, Garden Route District. Compass Medical Waste Services has a treatment and storage facility at Blackheath, Cape Town.	Compass Medical Waste Services make use of BCL Medical Waste Services Delft for disposal and treatment of anatomical waste Averda make use of their Optimum Incinerator for disposal and treatment of anatomical waste.

NB.

1. Information still outstanding from Gauteng Department of Health
2. “Name furnished” refers to Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd.
3. Five (5) Provinces (Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State, Eastern Cape & Limpopo) has contracted Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd for Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) management.

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a) The current total number of persons employed as nurses (all categories of nursing) in the Public Health Sector is 149 025.

b) The current retirement age in the Republic of South Africa is 65 years (Public Service Act, 1994, as amended). The total number of nurses that will reach this retirement age in the year 2025 is 1 359 which is 0.9% of the total number nurses employed in the Public Health Sector.

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

a) On 11 February 2022, The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure appointed an Implementing Agent (COEGA), which mainly consists of Structural Engineers to determine the structural integrity of the buildings damaged by the fire as part of the first phase.

The second phase has commenced, as the first phase has been completed, to conduct a full assessment on the extent of the damage and scoping for the restoration project.

b) The total cost to repair is yet to be determined once the full assessment has been concluded.

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(a) (i) Directors-General: 35 (Nationally) Directors-General: 7 (Provincially)

(ii) (aa) (bb) List is appended at Annexure A, derived from PERSAL ending January 2022.

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(a) The Independent Committee appointed by the Ministry of Health to accelerate the implementation of redress to complainants of forced/coerced sterilization has concluded its work. Unfortunately, the CGE was unable to provide the committee with particulars of the 48 women identified in the report as women who were allegedly coerced into sterilisation due to their HIV status. Instead, names of 106 women were finally submitted to the committee of which only 16 were part of the original list.

After further searching a final list of 24 women’s names were submitted by the CGE (of an original allegation of 48 women) with only 14 accompanied by affidavits. The CGE was also not confident that they had identified the women that they originally believed had made allegations. A further complication was that most cases were many years old (2005 to 2010) so patient records were incomplete or completely missing. The committee did what they could to document the details but could confirm that a tubal ligation had been done in only 4 cases.

Despite best endeavours the detailed clinical histories of the women from the original group of complainants could not be adequately verified. There are no grounds to proceed to compensation at this stage other than continued health care in public health facilities.

Since this matter is of such importance it is imperative that the medico-legal reform process in the department for the health sector is being pursued with vigour to address the plight of the 82 who attended a dialogue although they were not part of those in the CGE report.

Rather than pursue a separate committee consideration is being given to amending the terms of reference of the Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) on Maternal Child and Women’s Health to include strengthening of action around sterilisation or women, with specific guidance from:

• South African Maternal, Perinatal and Neonatal Health Policy (23-6-2021)
• Sterilisation Act [No. 44 of 1998]

(b) All the women who reported to have medical problems associated with the sterilization were evaluated at major public hospitals in the country (16 in KwaZulu Natal and 8 in Gauteng) and the report is available.

Psychological services were initiated by the Office of the Premier in KZN for women who attended the dialogue. In addition, HODs in various provinces were asked to ensure that each woman is supported with appropriate clinical and psychological care in the public hospital closest to their place of residence. The responsibility for ongoing clinical and psychological care is part of the clinical services that will be provided in the public health services of the provinces.

To my knowledge there was no commitment from the Department to compensate the alleged victims. There is no mechanism for financial reward for any damages to be determined by the department. The intention of the medico-legal reform process also is not to provide financial compensation but to ensure that the health needs of the patient are assured.

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The details of the spouses’ pension benefit cannot be provided due to the fact that such information is deemed to be personal and cannot be made available to third parties.

Members are encouraged to utilize the available GEPF channels to obtain information regarding their pension benefits such as the call centre (telephone number 0800 117 669); walk in centre facilities across the country (details obtainable on the GEPF website (www.gepf.co.za)) or via email at [email protected] to deal with enquiries.

 

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The South African Revenue Service, in processing all refunds, will always seek to balance the protection of the fiscus from illegitimate refund claims and the optimal processing of all refunds that are legitimate. This balance is further enhanced when considering that more than R50bn in illegitimate refunds are prevented from flowing out of the fiscus every year through tight risk engine rules.

The following table depicts the ageing of the VAT credit book as at 31 December 2021. The month end reports run on the 3rd of the following month hence the report is dated 3 January 2022.

Age Bracket	Amount
0 – 1 Month	12 124 197 396
2 Months	8 096 487 168
3 Months	6 013 454 301
4 – 6 Months	10 972 108 740
7 – 9 Months	5 197 216 823
10 – 12 Months	3 993 203 326
13 – 24 Months	4 620 035 970
25 – 36 Months	1 181 352 081
37 – 48 Months	928 762 378
49 – 60 Months	717 706 100
60+ Months	2 358 401 594
Grand Total	56 202 925 877

It must be noted that 81% of the book is within 12 months whilst 45% is within 3 months.

SARS at any given time will have amounts outstanding on refunds for a number of reasons including the following:

1. Audit cases amounting to R39.9 billion,
2. Continues Non-Compliant CNC) amounting to R11.1 billion, *
3. Suspected fraud amounting to R0.369 billion,
4. Credits payable within 24 hours amounting to R2.6 billion
5. Outstanding Returns amounting to R1.8 billion, and
6. Invalid Banking details amounting to R0.5 billion.

* CNC includes cases where SARS is awaiting taxpayer response on long outstanding documents having granted in excess of 35 days for taxpayer to respond.

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No, they have not been capped for good reason, given the complexity and potential unintended consequences arising from such measures. As you may be aware, Government has been totally committed to bringing down charges in the retirement industry to maximise benefits for members of such funds, as can be seen from the government policy paper titled Charges in South African Retirement Funds published in 2013. The paper found that the layering of many fees and costs, which were also opaque for certain products, was driving the high charges, and therefore clearly unfair to members of retirement funds since they were reducing their savings significantly by up to 40% over a lifetime in one scenario presented in that paper.

It is also recognised that structural reform issues were also driving costs, with too many funds (nearly 4 500), many of which only had small memberships and were not economical – hence the focus on consolidation, widening coverage and strengthening preservation to drive costs down. The recent December 2021 papers give further effect to these reforms.  The proposed reforms are in line with best international practices than direct measures like caps, which have limitations and could have perverse outcomes. Different countries are taking different approaches to regulating the fee structure of retirement fund providers.

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(1) (a) Material misstatements of receivables, payables, immovable tangible assets, and commitments identified by the auditors in the submitted financial statement were corrected. Effective and appropriate steps were not taken to prevent irregular expenditure, as required by section 38(1)(c)(ii) of the PFMA and treasury regulation 9.1.1. The majority of the irregular expenditure disclosed in the financial statements was caused by contravention of procurement processes. Some of the contracts were awarded to suppliers whose tax matters had not been declared by the South African Revenue Service to be in order, as required by treasury regulation 16A9.1(d). Some of the contracts were awarded to bidders who did not submit a declaration on whether they are employed by the state or connected to any person employed by the state. Some of the goods and services of a transaction value above R500 000 were procured without inviting competitive bids, or deviations were approved by the accounting officer, but it was practical to invite competitive bids.

(b) The Department has a Loss Control Committee which will investigate and determine if there are any officials accountable. Subsequently, appropriate measures in line with the labour relations prescripts will be applied.

(2) The labour relations directives and prescripts have prescribed timelines on dealing with consequence management once accountability issues have been dealt with and determined.

(3) (a) Non-compliance with the prescripts such as Public Financial Management Act no.1 of 1999, National Treasury Instruction note 3 of 2016/2017, Departmental Policy and SARS requirements;

(b) Departments that were guilty are as follows:

a) Nature of Transgression	b) Guilty Department
AGSA had indicated that the transaction did not meet the definition of emergency procurement in terms of National Treasury prescripts. Management should have requested pre-approval from National Treasury. The service was to render emergency support services to Project Management Office (PMO) during Covid-19.	Supply Chain Management
AGSA had indicated that the transaction did not meet the definition of emergency procurement in terms of National Treasury prescripts. Management should have requested pre-approval from National Treasury. The service was to investigate an urgent transaction on expenditure that was deemed irregular.	Supply Chain Management
AGSA had indicated that the transaction was Non-compliant with Local production and content for designated sector and noncompliance with tax requirements on foreign procurement. The services were for emergency procurement of vaccines for the country.	Affordable Medicines
AGSA had indicated that the services were rendered outside the approved period without sourcing the necessary approval from the accounting officer / delegated official / approving authority such as National Treasury.	Workforce Management
The service was for rendering of strategic communication services for NHI and emergency communication for Covid-19: Non adherence with SCM processes and National Treasury prescripts on emergency procurement.	NHI and Communication

4. (a) Other cases have been sent for assessment in terms of the Irregular Expenditure Framework as published by National Treasury, dated 16 May 2019 to determine whether the transactions are indeed irregular or not. Some of these transactions have been sent to the Office of the Accountant-General to determine if indeed the findings of AGSA are valid or not in terms of the Mechanism for Resolving Disagreement Between the Auditor (AGSA) and Auditee dated 01 June 2021, the auditee in this cases is (NDOH). Some of the officials implicated in the cases mentioned had been suspended and disciplinary hearings are underway/ in progress.

Below is the table indicating all transactions declared irregular by AGSA in terms of NDOH Final Management Letter. The table below provide details in so far as question 4(a) is concerned on the nature, the amount and the status.

Nature of the services	Amount	Status on Disciplinary Action	Non-compliance with the law, regulations and documents, internal policies and procedures
According to AGSA, the transaction did not meet the definition of emergency procurement in terms of National Treasury prescripts. Management should have requested pre-approval from National Treasury. The service was to render emergency support services to PMO during Covid-19.	R14 671 755	Referred to NT to mediate between AGSA and NDOH to determine if transaction are irregular.	Non-compliance with NT instruction note.
According to AGSA, the transaction did not meet the definition of emergency procurement in terms of National Treasury prescripts. Management should have requested pre-approval from National Treasury. The service was to investigate an urgent transaction on expenditure that was deemed irregular.	R592 250	Referred to NT to mediate between AGSA and NDOH to determine if transactions are irregular.	Non-compliance with NT instruction note.
Non-compliance with Local production and content for designated sector and non-compliance with tax requirements on foreign procurement. The service was for emergency procurement of vaccines for the country.	R4 350 502	Referred for assessments to determine if the transgression is non-compliance or irregular.	Non-compliance with SARS requirements
Services were rendered outside the approved period without sourcing the necessary approval from the accounting officer / delegated official /approving authority such as National Treasury.	R14 984 000	Referred for assessments to determine if the transgression is non-compliance or irregular.	Non-compliance with NT instruction note.
The service was for rendering of strategic communication services for NHI and emergency communication for Covid-19: Non adherence with SCM processed and National Treasury prescripts on emergency procurement.	R150 000 000	Disciplinary hearings are currently in emotion.	Non-compliance with NT Instruction.

(b) The status above encompasses both non-compliance and irregular expenditure.

(5) The National Department of Health developed and implemented the online National Quarterly Reporting System (NQRS) in 2017 to ensure quarterly progress on the Annual Performance Plan (APP) is tracked and on-line evidence storage. The system tracks progress towards attaining the objectives and targets set in the APP, highlighting achievements, deviations, factors enhancing or inhibiting progress, as well as corrective action when targets are not achieved. The Portfolio of Evidence for reported performance is uploaded on the online NQRS to support indicator performance reports. By Day 6 of the reporting month, the Quarterly Performance Information is captured and signed-off by Directors/Cluster Managers together with the Portfolio of Evidence which is uploaded on the online NQRS. The Quarterly Performance on APP targets is reviewed and signed off by Branch Managers. The Internal Audit Unit of the National Department of Health reviews the Performance Information and supporting evidence every quarter and reports to the Audit and Risk Committee. The primary objective is to review reported Performance Information against the Portfolio of Evidence and provide feedback to the Department to address any shortcomings identified. The NQRS system provides a single online storage for all Performance Information updated during quarterly reporting which is also used by Auditor General for auditing purposes

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Yes, National Treasury keeps a record of the debt owed to creditors.

(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The tables (attached as Annexure A) provides the detail of the debt owed by municipalities to creditors for the respective years per province as per the Local Government Data Base - Section 71 reports of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003, (MFMA). This information is for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years and the Annual Financial Statements for the 2019/20 financial year.

(b)(c) The column, “Year 2021/22 – Month 06” in Annexure A provides the year to date amount owed by each municipality. The total for municipalities is R76.6 billion (unverified). Due to the amounts being accumulative, it will be the same for total amount in debt as well as current total outstanding.

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The following table reflects the details in this regard, as received from the provinces.

Province , Tender No. & Description	(1) (a) Date of Advertisement	(1) (b) Names of Bidders who Applied as SP	(1) (a) Name(s) a of Successful Bidder	(2) (a) Total Value of Top 5 Bidders	(2) (b) Value of Tender Awarded incl JV Partners	(2) (c ) Total Amount Paid to a Successful Bidder To Date
EASTERN CAPE SCMU3-18/19-0461-HO: Supply of Containers, Safe and Effective Handling of HCRW, Through Appropriate Segregation, Packaging, Carting Storage, Loading, Transportation, Treatment And Safe Disposal Of Health Care Risk Waste/Medical From PHC Facilities, Nursing Colleges, Ems, And Forensic Pathology, Psychiatric Hospitals And Tb Hospitals For A Period Of 36 Months With An Option To Extend For 24 Months.	01 February 2019	1. Phuting Medical Waste 2. Wastegro Project 3. Seane Medical Waste JV Diponto Investment 4. Compass Waste Services JV DOH Enterprise 5. Compass Medicall Waste Services 6. Enerwaste Solution 7. Mampuru Waste Management CC 8. Zikhumbuze Aborist and General Service 9. Ecocycle Waste Solution (Pty) Ltd 10. Power Sprinks JV Vikela Afrika Waste Care CC 11. Tshenolo Waste (Pty) Ltd 12. Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd 13. Cycle Sol CC	Buhle Waste	Bidder 1 – R214 582 468.81 Bidder 2 – R316 069 497.15 Bidder 3 – R325 535 297.26	R214 582 468.80 (value based on rates and indicative quantities)	FY 20/21 - R44 264 070,38 FY 21/22 - R48 862 888,33 (Based on actual waste collected)
LIMPOPO HEDP027/18/19: Collection, Treatment & Disposal of Health Care Risk Waste	14 December 2018	1. Stericycle Medical Waste Management 2. NTC Group JV Ngwako a Maloa Farming 3. Averda South Africa 4. Q Waste Management Services 5. Enerwaste Solutions 6. Ingwe Waste Management Services 7. Tshenolo Waste 8. Buhle Waste 9. Seane Medical Waste	Buhle Waste	Compass Medical Waste Services Eco-cycle Waste Solutions Limpopo Supllements Traders	Per kg = R28.00 Training cost = R700.00 pp Service & Repair = No charge Chest Freezer outright purchase 130L = R2 279.05 195L = R2 564.00 207L = R2 659.05 210L = R2 659.05 270L = R3 609.05 285L = R3 609.05 320L = R5 129.05 530L = R5 984.05	R160,369,231,55
MPUMALANGA Heal/038/19/MP: Provision of Health Care Waste Management for Mpumalanga Department of Health for a period of three (03) years	Tender Bulletin No. 276 Advertised: 09 April 2019 Closing: 06 May 2019	1. Vumani Waste Solution 2. Erner Waste Solutions Gauteng 3. Ingwe Waste/Hitekani Trading 4. Healthcare Waste Services 5. Compass Medical Waste Service 6. Tshenolo Waste (Pty) Ltd 7. Mampuru Waste Management 8. Averda South Africa (Pty) Ltd 9. Cinding Enterprise 10. Zenzeleni Cleaning and Transport 11. Nyembe Waste Management JV Clinix Medical Waste Management 12. Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd	Buhle Waste Medical (Pty) Ltd	None of the Service Providers were evaluated in terms of the Preferential Points	Tendered Rates	R 124 824 713,13
Kwazulu Natal Department of Health is currently participating on contract awarded by Mpumalanga Province and approval to participate was obtained. The participation is in line with Treasury Regulation 16A6.6 which states that "The accounting officer or accounting authority may, on behalf of the department, constitutional institution, or public entity, participate in any contract arranged by means of a competitive bidding process by another organ of State, subject to written approval of such organ of State and the relevant contractors."
KWAZULU-NATAL HEAL/038/19/ MP: Appointment of the service provider for the provision of healthcare waste management for Mpumalanga Department of Health for a Period of 3 Years	Date Advertised 9 April 2019 (Bid information and Document available online): Duration 3 year period from 1/12/2019 to 30/11/ 2022	1. Vumani Waste Solution 2. Ener Waste Solutions Gauteng 3. Ingwe Waste/ Hitekani Trading 4. Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd 5. Healthcare Waste Services 6. Compass Medical Waste Services 7. Tshenolo Waste (Pty) Ltd 8. Mampuru Waste Management 9. Averda South Africa (Pty) Ltd 10. Cinding Enterprise 11. Zenzeleni Cleaning and Transport Nyembe Waste Management	Buhle Waste	Refer to Mpumalanga Department Contract Heal/038/19/MP	Refer to Mpumalanga Department Contract Heal/038/19/MP	Fin Year 2019/2020 R 63 753 398.63 (From 1/12/2019 to 31/03/2020) Fin Year 2020/2021 R 159 409 734.90 Fin Year 2021/2022 R 130 685 862.96 (1 April 2021 to 31st December 2021) Grand Total R354,004,326.73
Northern Cape did not award to Buhle Waste
NORTHERN CAPE NCDOH/ENV/001/2018: Removal of medical waste	10 March 2017	1. Tshenolo Waste 2. Buhle Waste 3. Eco Cycle 4. Compass Waste 5. Averda 6. Thari Waste	Tshenolo Waste (Pty) Ltd		R 154 008 00.00	R 214 799 626,89
North West did not award to Buhle Waste
NORTH WEST NWDOH 270/2019: Supply Of Containers, Collection, Removal, Transportation And Treatment Of Health Care Risk Waste (Hcrw) And Final Disposal Of Residues From Public Health Care Facilities Of The North West Department Of Health For A Period Of Four (04) Years	20 February 2019	1. Reagetswe Trading and Waste Management services 2. Dodi Medical waste Enterprise 3. Enerwaste Solutions 4. Averda South Africa 5. Phuting Medical Waste 6. Buhle Waste 7. Seane Medical Waste. 8. Ingwe Waste Man 9. Anele Masego Project JV Vikela Waste Management 10. Mohaumolotsi Civils Works 11. Nyembe Waste Management 12. Tshenolo Waste Management 13. T & T Group & Projects 14. Black Stone Enviro Solutions 15. HealthCare Waste Services 16. Compass Medical Services 17. Mampuru Waste Management CC 18. Golden Skips PTY LTD	Phuting Medical Waste Tshenolo Waste Management	Value not applicable as it is as in when required	N/A	1.R 49,008,676.60 2.R 37,449,215.37
WESTERN CAPE	Indicated that they do not have a contract with Buhle Waste

We still await information from Gauteng and Free State Provinces. This will be submitted to Parliament as soon as it is received.

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

There are no records of correspondence received from a certain political organisation (details furnished), via email, WhatsApp, hardcopy, and/or in any other format.

a) As indicated above there are no records of any correspondence received either on the 20 June 2020 or any other date

b) There are no records of any correspondence received as indicated above

c) The matter is not applicable due to the fact that there are no records of any correspondence received from the political organisation ( details furnished).

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(1)(a) Although the Minister of Finance is the custodian of the Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003, (MFMA), it is the policy adopted by the respective municipality or Metro that dictates the process or procedure to be followed for debt recovery. In this case, the policy will be the Credit Control and Debt Management Policy. National Treasury have been persistently advocating through various correspondence and budget circulars that debt owed to creditors by municipalities must be paid within 30 days as stipulated by Section 65(e) of the MFMA.

The City has informed National Treasury that majority of the debt owed by Soweto is to Eskom. National Treasury has no legal mandate to address the debt owed by consumers to Eskom, however, the Government through the Political Task Team Chaired by the Deputy President is addressing municipal debt owed to Eskom. It is the City’s responsibility to intensify its credit control and debt collection strategies to ensure that the debt owed by consumers is collected. Similarly, it is the responsibility of Eskom to implement its Credit Control and Debt Management strategy to achieve a sustainable solution to the recovery of Soweto arrear debt.

The City reported that the following measures are being institutionalised to collect the outstanding debtors:

• Councilor intervention in areas with limited access.
• Applying of strict control measures on customers who acknowledges their debt, by ensuring thorough affordability checks are done against each customer to determine the down payment and reasonable terms of payment.
• Intensify internal meter audits on accounts confirmed by entities as successfully disconnected.
• Promote support from the councilors during the City’s Open Days (to assist on educating customers about City’s relief programs and instant query resolutions); and
• Promote visibility of the Stakeholder Relations Officers to all the regions at all times (as the support for clear communication of the customers concerns in the entire value chain).

(1)(b) The City has informed National Treasury that it has embarked on a number of revenue enhancing initiatives to collect debt older than 90 days (this includes debt owed by Soweto residents). The City will be in a better position to provide the progress made so far in relation to revenue collection of debt older than 90 days. The City has intensified the credit control actions taken since December 2021 and January 2022 by issuing pre-termination notices and delivered it to most of the Soweto owing households. Disconnection of services have commenced after 14-days lapse of the notices delivered but with low return on investment, this is due to community disturbance to effect credit control measures. JMPD Officers have been called to provide security since the beginning of February by escorting the technicians to various areas wherein they are likely to experience backlash (trusting that their visibility will slowly show improved results).

2. According to the Section 71 of the MFMA reports for the second quarter ending December 2021, reports submitted to National Treasury by municipalities indicates that the total debt owed by municipalities to various creditors is R73.7 billion.

(3)(a)(b) Below is the list of municipalities with debt owed over R100 million as per the Local Government Data Base - Section 71 reports of the MFMA.

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