Reply:

 

• 1. The Fund-Raising Amendment Bill will culminate in the dissolution of the Refugee Relief, Social Relief, State President and Disaster Relief Funds with the exception of the South African National Defence Force Fund (in terms of clause 7 of the amendment Bill), The amendment Bill establishes a new Disaster Relief and National Social Development Fund, and in terms of clause 7, transfers all the assets and liabilities of the existing funds to the new Fund. There should thus be no impact on the Funds, as the four funds are being consolidated into one Fund, and all their assets and liabilities are being transferred to the new Fund.
  2. The Department has established an Entity Oversight Forum through which all DSD entities are supervised. The Forum serves as a platform through which the Executive Management team at the DSD, led by the DG and supported by Finance, Legal Services, Internal Audit, Risk Management, the respective line function unit. The Inspectorate engage the Entity CEOs and their executives on a quarterly basis. These engagements serve as the oversight platform through which the DSD interrogates the quarterly performance and financial reports as well as governance and compliance matters of all the entities, in order to identify challenges and give guidance to support and assist entities to improve their overall performance. The main focus is of the Entity Oversight Forum is to:
• • • Build a harmonious relationship with DSD Entities and Associated institutions; based on the Portfolio Approach
    • Address Auditor general’s concerns on oversight shortcomings;
    • Address governance weaknesses in all Entities;
    • Consider the quarterly reports of all entities and ensure that mitigation plans are developed where targets are not met;
    • Oversee the implementation of audit findings from both Internal Audit and Inspectorate
    • Engagement on matters pertaining to Parliament, Legislation and Cabinet that require the attention of this forum.

In addition, the DG has established the Audit Steering Committee to address all Auditor- General findings within the Department and its Entities. This committee meets on a monthly basis to discuss the Audit Implementation Action Plan of each of the Entities. Responses to challenges related to audit findings and related implementation plans are managed and overseen and also tabled to the scheduled Audit Committee meetings for further guidance and support.

Through these platforms, the Department elevated the oversight of its entities as one of its apex priorities, and expects to see a marked improvement in the tracking and implementation of corrective actions in the current year.

Reply:

 

We do not have a White Paper on Sport, Arts and Culture for whose implementation the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has set monies aside for.

Reply:

The stormwater outlet was deliberately blocked by community members during riots in the area and sometimes they dump garden waste in the channel which caused the stormwater system not to operate on its optimum level. Once the stormwater system is overloaded, water will overflow on the road and pond to the lowest point. This led to the weakening of the road surface and development of potholes, and the road was also further damaged during illegal connection of water by community members. The improper backfilling and sealing of the road by community members led to the formation of potholes during rainy season.

The Municipality intends to rehabilitate that section of the road and upgrade the stormwater management. The Municipality will prioritize the remedial works during the budget adjustment process in the current financial year.

Reply:

THE OCCUPATION OF STELLA OFFICES IN NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

On the 11th of November 2021 the Municipal Manager, Mr MT Segapo convened a meeting at the unoccupied office to introduce the Acting Manager for the satellite Office. The newly constructed office space was vandalised during riots in 2018, and the service provider vacated the site with snags remaining to complete the project. These developments affected service delivery negatively in the surrounding rural areas. To extend that community members were commuting from Stella to Vryburg just to access proof residence.

In view of the above, Administration took a decision to pay the service provider the outstanding amount due, utilising the operating budget to complete snags on the structure using municipal workforce.

With the project timelines at our disposal the Municipality will officially occupy the office in January 2022.

Reply:

a. Water: The municipality is working close with the District Municipality as the service provider to ensure that communities get access to clean basic water.

b. Electricity: The municipality recently rolled out electrification project (household connections) in the close vicinity through the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP) Grant Funding, These will be rolled out until all areas are saturated, ESKOM is also electrifying a number of areas in the municipality, the objective is to collectively reach universal access for Umhlabuyalingana citizens (Hlokohloko area is already planned for by ESKOM to be electrified in the next two year rolling plan. It is at design stage now. The project is known as Madonela Phase 2).

c. Roads: The area is accessed via D1834 which is owned and maintained by DoT, the municipality purchased yellow plant (X1 Grader, X2 TLBs, X2 Tipper Trucks, X1 Water Cart) to internally maintain its access roads, there is a ward- based plan and this area will also be attended to in line with the said plan.

d. Employment Opportunities: The municipality as with the rest of the country, is facing deepening unemployment rates, however, there are structured programs that assist with creation of job opportunities ranging from short term relief programs to more sustainable ones, e.g. Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) & Community Works Programme (CWP).

To illustrate employment opportunities through Community Works Programme (CWP) as at end October 2021: In uMhlabuyalingana Municipality there were 1746 participants in the programme of which 186 were youth, 1573 non-youth of which 1449 were female while in respect of Hlokohloko area participants were 44 of which 3 were youth and 36 women.

Cabinet has also approved the District Development Model (DDM) as an All of Government and Society Approach by which all three spheres of government and state entities work in unison in an impact-oriented way, where there is higher performance and accountability for coherent and effective service delivery and development outcomes.

The DDM aims to improve integrated planning and delivery across the three spheres of government in a spatially targeted way focused on the 52 district and metropolitan spaces as convergence points for all of government and private sector investment, which includes the development of communities in rural mining areas. The envisaged integrated planning and delivery in relation to district and metropolitan spaces will be enabled by joint planning, budgeting and implementation processes.

The DDM focusses on implementation of immediate priority projects, stabilisation of local government and long-term institutionalisation of integrated planning, budgeting and delivery anchored on the development and implementation of the “One Plan” in relation to each district and metropolitan space.

Reply:

• 1. (a) The Department has spent the 2019 financial year lobbying provinces around one common vision for the development of community arts centres. Intention was to realise a community responsive, municipally valued, sectorally informed, professionally managed, imaginatively programmed, digitally connected, securely funded, internationally recognized and provincially organized Community Arts Centres. We have since taken a strategic posture on Community Arts Centres and developed a programme that supports the vision cited above called Provincial Community Arts Development Programmes

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DATABASE FOR SUPPORTED PROVINCIAL CACS PROGRAMMES

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
1. NORTHERN	1.1 John Taolo Gaetse we	Traditional music,	01/10/2021	Celeste enterprise
CAPE		dance & Drama	to	(NPO)
			30/03/2022
		1. Music class,	01/10/2021	Thabo Moorosi
		Dance class.	to
		2. Drama Class	30/03/2022
			Daily
		Heritage route tours,	01/10/2021	The Workshop ko
		poetry, African	to	Kasi
		cuisine, arts & craft	30/03/2022	(NPO)
			Daily
		Arts & craft focus on	01/10/2021	Ba’One Centre for the
		people with	to	Physically Challenged
		disabilities.	30/03/2022

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
			Daily
	1.2 ZF Mgcawu District	Drama, Music and film making	04/10/2021 to 30/10/2022 Weekly 09:00- 19:00	Masakahane CAC
		Nama Arts, Culture, music, dance, language restoration programme	04/10/2021 to 30/03/ 2022 Weekly 07:30- 15:00	Khomanani/ !OmamaKultuurSkool CAC
		Community Arts: Drama classes, music classes, fashion, arts and craft	04/10/2021 to 30/03/ 2022 Weekly	Tsantsabane community arts and culture council

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		classes, dance classes.	07:30- 18:00
	1.3 Nama kwa District	Music and Dance programme	05/10/2021 to 30/03/2022 Weekly 08:30- 18:00	Concordia community Arts and Culture Council
		Teaching children Nama Dance and language	05/10/2021 to 30/03/2022 Weekly 08:30-18	Steinkopf CAC
		Calvinia Dance, Music Arts and Craft programme	07/10/2021 to 30/03/ 2022 adhoc	Calvinia community arts centre NPO

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	1.4 Pixley ka Seme District	1. Procurement of	11/10/2021	Phillips town CAC
		Music, arts and craft	to
		equipment.	30/10/2022
		2. Activation of	weekly
		Drama class	07:30-
		3. Phillips town CAC	17:00
		programme
		Apollo Theatre	08/10/2021	Apollo Theatre CAC
		community arts	to	NPO
		programme, script	30/03/2022
		writing, arts	weekly
		administration	07:30-
		classes.	17:00
		Revival of Film
		Festival
		1. Activation of		Umsobomvu CAC
		music, dance, arts		Love life Centre
		and craft classes
				NPO

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Partnership with Love life 2. Appointment of Music and Dance facilitator
		Appoint facilitator: Music, Drama, dance, Art & craft	09/10/2021 to 30/03/2022 weekly 07:30- 17:00	Emthonjeni CAC Spoornet Youth Precinct SOE
	1.5 Franc es Baard District	Appointment of Public art facilitator. Mayibuye Centre Digital arts and craft Programme.	/09/2021 to 30/03/2022 weekly 07:30- 20:00	Mayibuye Centre Government

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		4. Public art and beautification of the centre
		Music, Dance, Film making	15/10/2021 to 30/10/2022 weekly 09:30- 17:00	Karona trading CAC NPO
		Poetry, Music, Visual Arts and craft.	15/10/2021 to 30/03/2022 weekly 09:30- 17:00	Ivuma CAC NPO
		Heritage in school programme	15/10/2021 to 30/03/2022 weekly	Pride of Ubuntu CAC

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
			09:30-
			17:00
		Music, dance	15/10/2021	Ritchie CAC
		programme	to	NPO
			30/03/2022
			Adhoc
			09:30-
			17:00
		Ditshoswane CAC	15/10/2021	Ditshoswane CAC
		programme Arts,	to	NPO
		Craft, Music and	30/03/2022
		Poetry Classes	weekly
			09:30-
			17:00
		Drama, Music and	15/10/2021	Why wait CAC
		Dance	to	NPO
			30/03/2022
			weekly

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
			09:30-
			17:00
		Teaching children &	15/10/2021	MOGOPE WA KITSO
		Youth Cultural Music	to	CULTURAL CENTRE
		and Dance,	30/03/2022	NPO
		Setswana Traditions	weekly
		and Indigenous	09:30-17:
		knowledge
		Drama, Township	15/10/2021	Brave Soul CAC
		tours, Music and	to	NPO
		Dance classes for	30/03/2022	Galeshewe Arts &
		School Children &	Adhoc	Tourism Network
		Youth	09:30-
			17:00
		Traditional Music,	15/10/2021	UBUHLE
		Dance and Drama	to	DEVELOPMENT
			30/03/2022	FOUNDATION CAC
			daily

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
			09:30-
			17:00
		Theatre, Music,	15/10/2021	AMANDLA DANCE
		Dance, Fashion , Arts	to	TEATRO
		and Craft	30/03/2022
			Adhoc
			09:30-
			17:00
		Arts and craft classes	15/10/2021	STIMPA ART AND
		for youth	to	CRAFT
			30/03/2022
			Adhoc
			09:30-
			17:00
		Music, Dance,	15/10/2021	SPARKLING
		Drama, Puppetry,	to	DIAMONDS
		Poetry	30/03/2022	DEVELOPMENT
			Adhoc	ORGANISATION

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
			09:30-
			17:00
		CAPACITY	01/10/2021
		BUILDING	to
		PROGRAMME	30/03/2022
		Fashion, Visual Arts		Jane Shangwina & all
		and Crafts		Cultural Officers
		Drama, Film and TV		Thato Ngaba & all
				Cultural Officers
		Music and Dance		Happy Mocumi, Liezel
				Julie & all Cultural
				Officers
		Patriotism		Kgolo Mokwesi & all
				Cultural Officers
		CAC networks		Happy Mocumi

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
2. KWAZULU NATAL	2.1 uMgungundlov u District	Jazz festival - legends, Multicultural artists, Gospel festival & revival, music classes to benefit 20 aspiring artists Comedy shows Poetry training for 10 artists Fashion show of 5 designer Plays of four organizations, training for stage manager, and acting training for 20 people lights, props, wardrobe etc.	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	Winston Churchill Theatre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Training of facilitators (10) Workshops for unemployed youth and learners Crafters- assessment quality development. Sculptors- material and basic training Dance crews- youth competition Script writers Directors Actors Fine art exhibition

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Support municipal arts outreach programmes to all seven local municipalities under uMgungundlovu District Support ceramic and fine arts training in uMshwathi local municipality (Mpolweni and KwaSwayimini areas) Purchase of Sewing Machines		Jambo Art Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	2.2 AmaJuba District	Crafts Development Skills (Weaving/knittin g, Beadwork, Pottery, Leather Visual Art workshop for Silkscreen printing, Sculpture, fine art, drawing Instrument Training workshop Visual arts and craft exhibition Theatre training	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	Osizweni Arts Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Film Training for Script writers Directors Actors Training for traditional contemporary and urban dance Festivals and Competitions
	2.3 uMkhanyakude District	Drama understudy, training and mentorship Drama and Theatre Studies Instruments training	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	Mbazwana Art Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		facilitators and youth Mini Orchestra All visual arts and craft exhibiters Cinema in a Box: a Social cohesion tool for community dialogues addressing various community social ills Screaming of the trained up and coming film makers

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Skills transfer programme and mentorship of young comedians by Professionals Bringing Fine Arts to the Public and improve aesthetics Competition on Dance programme Youth Contemporal Dance displays Commemoration of National day June 16

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Exhibition of various women in Arts business accredited training for Arts facilitators Heritage Celebration Support the Fashion incubator programme under Big five Hlabisa municipality with skills training, buying of sewing machines. Training and

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		capacity building programmes
	2.4 Harry Gwala District	Basic sewing training, Advances sewing and designs, Quality Product development, Material, facilitators, and other logistics Ongoing training from basic to advanced 4 different groups, Material facilitators and other logistics	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	Bulwer Art Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Sculpture, fine art, drawing All visual arts and craft exhibition Comedy training, poetry training and mini festival for both Training for stage manager, acting training for 5 groups Training of facilitators, workshops for youth and mini maskandi festival

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Workshop for script writers, directors, and actors
	2.5 eThekwini Metro	Multicultural Theatre Production Arts & Cultural Workshops Youth Festival Ubuntu-Botho Heritage Festival King Cetshwayo Cultural Exchange Programme	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	2.5.1 Wushwini Arts Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Multicultural Theatre Production Actors Incubation Mentorship Programme Insika Festival of Men Ishashalazi Women’s Festival Isigcawu Theatre Festival KwaZulu-Natal African Film Festival		2.5.2 Ekhaya Multi Arts Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Practical Music and Ensemble Lessons IT And Recording Lessons Music & Dance Lessons Artists in Residence Programme (Visual & Music) Commemoration Days Sundowners Jazz Music		Durban Music School BAT Centre Wentworth Art Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Arts Development and Contemporary Dance Workshops Music Training and Performance		2.5.5 Khabza De Khabza Arts Community Centre
	2.6 Zululand District	Fashion Design Music Training & Recording Craft Development Umbele Wethu Music Festival Drama & Performing Arts	15/11/2021 to 31/03/2022	Indonsa Art Centre
	2.7 uMzinyathi District	Visual Arts & Crafts Programme	15/11/2021 to	Rorke’s Drift Craft

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		SA-Sweden Cultural Exchange Programme	31/03/2022
	2.8 uGu District	Visual Arts & Crafts Development Cultural & Creative Industries Workshops African History Indigenous Knowledge & Culture Development	15/11/2021	Gobhela Arts Centre
			to
			31/03/2022
				Ntelezi Msane Art
				Centre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
3. NORTH- WEST	3.1 DR Kenneth Kaunda District	1. ADMINISTRATION COORDINATION OF PROJECT ADMINISTRATION: Appointing Service Providers for Coordination of workshops. Booking theatre in relevant institutions for student tour, Communication with relevant Stokeholds for Cultural Exchanger, Procuring of Arts Equipment.	11 0ctober 2021 To 22 0ctober 2021	NWFCAC and NWACSR officials NWFCAC and NWACSR officials

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	DR Kenneth Kaunda District, Matlosana Municipality and Across The NW Province	2. PURCHASING OF ARTS EQUIPTMENT Procuring of Arts Equipment for CAC Fashion design, art and Drama	25 0ctober 2021 To 29 0ctober 2021
	Ngaka Modiri Molema District, Mahikeng Municipality	CAPACITY BUILDING Practitioners Workshop for Drama, Music and Dance. Three Tutor per Centre 3x 23 =69 People	15 January 2022 To 05 February 2022	NWFCAC and NWACSR officials
	Gauteng Province Benoni	CULTURAL EXCHANGE	26 November	NWFCAC and NWACSR officials

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	Johannesburg Pretoria	Film Visual Arts and Craft Student tour to Market Theatre and State Theatre. Management to tour Sibikwa arts Centre	2021 To 27 November 2021
	Across The Province four Districts	PROVINCIAL ARTS FESTIVAL Annual CAC digital Creative industry fair (film craft and visual arts performances Drama, Music and Dance)	13 December 2021 To 17 December 2021	NWFCAC and NWACSR officials

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
4. EASTERN CAPE	4.1 Alfred Nzo	District eliminations	01 December 2021
	4.2 OR Tambo	District eliminations	03 December 2021
	4.3 Amathole	District eliminations	05 December 2021
	4.4 Buffalo City	District eliminations	07 December 2021
	4.5 Joe Gqabi	District eliminations	09 December 2021
	4.6 Chris Hani	District eliminations	11 December 2021
	4.7 Sarah Baartman	District eliminations	12 December 2021

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	4.8 Nelson	District eliminations	14
	Mandela Bay		December
			2021
		Creative Leaders Camp	17 to 21 January 2022
		Provincial Elimination Provincial Festival	05 to 11 March 2022
		Finals National Arts Festival and Mandela Bay Theatre Complex	July 2022
5. MPUMALAN	5.1 Ehlanzeni	Festivals Marketing Exhibitions Training and skills development for	TBC	Tfolalwati
GA
				Siyanqoba Youth
				Centre
				Siyatentela Active
				Buddie

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		CACs leaderships Purchasing of materials, equipment and costumes		SA Active Disabled
				People Association
				Arts Africa Cultural
				Project
				Media on Africa
	5.2 Nkangala	Festivals Marketing Exhibitions Training and skills development for CACs leaderships Purchasing of materials, equipment and costumes	TBC	James Sculpture
				Zodela Community
				Art Center
				Khapha Madi
				Community
				Organization
				Creative Corner
				Centre
				Khayalami Art Center
				Endumbeni Cultural
				and Creative Art
				Center

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	5.3 Gert	Festivals Marketing Exhibitions Training and skills development for CACs leaderships Purchasing of materials, equipment and costumes	TBC	Ligwa FM
	Sibande			Cinisela
				Entertainment
				Nalithuba Woman’s
				Group
				Ukhamba Pottery
				Izinduku
				Entertainment
				Nometha Trading
				Mkhondo Art, Culture
6. LIMPOPO	6.1 Vhembe	Exhibition Traditional	2021 – 2022	Flea Market Areas: Venda (Thohoyandou) Pick n Pay Parking (Thohoyandou) Makhado Pick n Pay
		Dances Fashion show Workshops Comedians	Time: 09h00 – 17h00

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Theatre Film Talent Search/ I can Sing
	6.2 Waterberg	Exhibition Traditional	2021 – 2022	Flea Market Areas: Shoprite complex (opposite spur) Modi Mall Modimolle Town (next to Ackerman’s)
		Dances Fashion show Workshops Comedians Theatre Film Talent Search / I	Time: 09h00 – 17h00
		can Sing
	6.3 Sekhukhune	Exhibition Traditional	2021 – 2022	Flea Market Areas: Jane Furse Complex Burgersfort Mall
		Dances Fashion show Workshops

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Comedians Theatre Film Talent Search / I	Time: 09h00 – 17h00
		can Sing
	6.4 Mopani	Exhibition Traditional	2021 – 2022	Flea Market Areas: Giyani Mall Ba-Phalaborwa Mall Tzaneen Mall
		Dances Fashion show Workshops Comedians Theatre Film Talent Search / I	Time: 09h00 – 17h00
		can Sing
	6.5 Capricorn	Exhibition Traditional Dances Fashion show	2021 – 2022	Flea Market Areas: Polokwane Library Gardens Mall of the North

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Workshops Comedians Theatre Film Talent Search / I	Time: 09h00 – 17h00	Savannah Mall Lebo Mall (Lebowakgomo shopping complex Unit f)
		can Sing
7. WESTERN		1. Identify 1 community arts centre per district to serve as a central point for community arts in each of the districts in the province, and where there is no arts centre, an appropriate	15-12-	Stand Foundation
CAPE			2021

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		arts organisation will be recommended
		2. Launch a new Community Arts Network: Arts centres and arts organisations: A community arts conference/workshop with reps from all districts to be hosted in Feb/March where the network will be launched.	15-03- 2022	Stand Foundation
		3. Establish a database of community arts projects,	31-01- 2022	Stand Foundation

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		organisations and practitioners throughout the province.
		4. Public/Private partnership to support community arts development	15-03- 2022	STAND, BASA & WESGRO
		5. Capacity-building for community arts		Various entities per district and a training institution
		6. Develop M&E framework	27-02- 2022	ZAG Consultants
		7. Development of Community Arts Toolkits	15-03- 2022	ASSITEJ

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
8. FREE STATE	8.1 Xhariep	Capacity building programmes Craft development programme: 10 crafters per district; establishment of 5 district forums Visual arts development programme: 10 Female visual artist per district; 50 Artworks created by Female Visual Artists	TBC
	8.2		(Dates to
	Lejweleputswa		be
	8.3 Mangaung		confirmed
	8.4 Thabo		with the
	Mofutsanyana		new
	8.5 Fezile Dabi		implementi
			ng agency)
	Bethlehem
	City Hall
	Welkom
	Oppenheimer
	Theatre
	Bloemfontein
	BFN Civic
	Theatre

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
	Kroonstad	Photography development: 10 emerging and promising photographers from Xhariep District attending a 5 Day Master Class, each receiving a Camera Kit Professional Theatre productions produced by the Community Arts Centres
	Civic Theatre
	Koffiefontein
	Community
	Hall
	Ficksburg City Hall
	Thabanchu Mmabana
	Theatre
	Sasolburg Civic Theatre
	Zastron Community
	Hall

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Professional Dance productions produced by the Community Arts Centres Identification of 10 Comedians and 10 Poets Production of short films by local film makers and local talent
9. GAUTENG	City of Jo’burg City of Tshwane	PURPOSE: To create a platform of all this various community arts practitioners’ entities	Dates will be confirmed once an implementi	Each region will showcase its own work according to their capabilities

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		to come together and to map out provincial plan and to develop a strategy for Gauteng. To create a platform uniting all networks and individuals working in communities: To create a common goal for community arts organisations and centres in the province To develop a provincial strategy and	ng agency	GOMACC
	9.3 Ekurhuleni		nominated	Gauteng DSAR
			is finalized	Officials
	9.4 Emfuleni			SAACYF
				Iam4thearts
	9.5 Sedibeng			Abahlali

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		programmes that are provincial To share expertise and create a platform for exchange To have one umbrella body for all community arts development entities and individuals To review all legal framework in relation to government

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		and community arts Engage local government, all funding agencies and provincial government around all issues affecting community arts development Provincial Conference Gauteng Community Theatre Festival (Celebrating	February 2022 - March 2022

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		World Theatre Day) The Power of theatre The Theatre Festival intends to mobilize community theatre practitioners to break through language and cultural barriers and encourage our people to think about what they have seen or experienced and to also challenge them to face up to aspects of their lives that they try to ignore.

PROVINCE	DISTRICT	PROGRAMME	DATE	CAC/OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE
		Community Theatre supposed to challenge societal beliefs and intends to mold the mind while still entertaining. This makes it such a vital medium of conscientization, mobilization and communication.

Reply:

Ward 11 consists of the following Villages: Phadi, Mmorong and Bojating. Moses Kotane Local Municipality has constructed community halls in the three villages between 2006 and 2011. A visual conditional assessment was conducted on all the community halls within the jurisdiction of the municipality and the report is in possession of the municipality. The status of three community halls in Ward 11 is that

they have structurally deteriorated because of a lack of maintenance. According to the municipality’s programme for repairs and renovations for each financial year, community halls are identified as per their status, however due to insufficient budget allocations and O&M budget, the halls could not be repaired.

The repairs and renovations of ward 11 community halls will be done within the current council term of office. The municipality did not give an exact date as they stated to have +/- 60 community halls that are not in good condition and when they plan for repairs, they identify the most critical to be repaired and renovated, within the stringent budget available.

Reply:

The response sought falls within Cabinet’s broader Covid-19 containment risk adjusted strategy decision making. The department does not make the decisions on which countries are placed on the red list. Cabinet will make announcements on relevant covid-19 containment measures as and when it becomes necessary.

Reply:

The response sought falls within Cabinet’s broader Covid-19 containment risk adjusted strategy decision making. The department does not make the decisions on which countries are placed on the red list. Cabinet will make announcements on relevant covid-19 containment measures as and when it becomes necessary.

Reply:

 

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(b)

The agreed timeframes by the department to investigate reported cases of irregular, fruitless, wasteful and unauthorised expenditure within Community Work Programme (CWP), is estimated to be approximately a year . The budget spent is depicted in the table below :

No.	Investigation name	Financial Year	Expenditure (R)
1.	Investigation into the appointment and awarding of Tenders to the Implementing Agents for the Community Work Programme (CWP) and procurement processes of goods/services procured by the Implementing Agents	2015/16	821, 057.68
2.	Forensic Investigation into the Community Work Programme (CWP)	2016/17 & 2017/18	7, 486, 494.69
3.	Community Work Programme Forensic Investigation	2019/20	8, 585, 976.20
Total	16, 893, 528.57

• 1. Investigations are outsourced where necessary to ensure that cases are concluded timeously
  2. All cases of corruption are reported to the South African Police Service and are subjected to departmental disciplinary procedures.

The department has put in place the consequence management measures to deal with non- compliance where disciplinary actions were initiated.

Reply:

The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) does not have any incomplete training programme for Councilors at Nkomazi Local Municipality. Further, the municipality has no knowledge of a training programme facilitated by SALGA that is incomplete.

However, based on the Parliamentary question SALGA further enquired from Nkomazi Local Municipality whether the municipality has any knowledge of any training programme for Councilors that is incomplete.

Nkomazi Local Municipality indicated that there are two training programmes that were facilitated and funded by the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) which are incomplete, whose details are tabulated below:

#	Details of training programme	Reasons for being incomplete
1.	National Certificate in Municipal Governance, where the LGSETA in	The programme is incomplete, and the LGSETA indicated that it is due to

	2017 appointed Talent Emporium (an accredited service provider) to conduct the training programme.	outstanding (Portfolio of Evidence) POE’s from learner Councilors.
2.	National Certificate in Local Economic Development, where the LGSETA had appointed VPK Business Venture (an accredited service provider) to conduct the training programme that started on 18 February 2019.	The programme is incomplete, and the LGSETA indicated that it is due to outstanding (Portfolio of Evidence) POE’s from learner Councilors.

Reply:

 

I have and continue to engage and interact with the cricket fraternity, other sporting codes and SASCOC on issues of transformation as well as management and administration.

I met with sports persons and some sport media personalities across different sports codes (mainly cricket, also rugby and netball) and association of player representatives who indicated their own experiences dealing with racism. Cricket South Africa adopted a strategy of culture camps for their national teams and other contracted players to address the issues transformation, racism and value systems of loyalty, respect and belonging.

Upon receiving complaints from members of the public on the state of governance including progress in transformation in the sport of cricket, I appointed an interim board to replace the previous board who had resigned. The objective was to help Cricket SA to comprehensively assist with both governance and transformation. By the time the interim board finished their task, they left the new board with an extensive report on both governance and transformation that the current board has adopted.

Furthermore, by the time the previous board left, they had devised a transformation initiative whereby a platform was created to allow all transformation-related issues to be publicly ventilated. These hearings known as the Social Justice and Nation-building hearings, chaired by an Ombudsman, Adv. Dumisa Ntsebeza is now concluded with a report containing recommendations.

Reply:

It is not possible to respond to speculative circumstances that may never be realised as assumed in the question. For example, even if there was to be any level of lockdown, such can never occur under similar conditions to the past considering number of persons vaccinated.

Reply:

 

We are confirming details related to the question and will respond soon as these are secured and verified.

Reply:

Current measures contained in the regulations for dealing with the disaster in the context of the risk adjusted strategy therefore remain necessary to limit the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accordingly, ongoing assessments by the National Coronavirus Command Council and Cabinet will determine the satisfaction of conditions for terminating or allowing the state of disaster to lapse. The current epidemiological trends, health system capacity and other factors, including, the rate of infected persons needing hospitalisation and the mortality rate, underscore the rationale to maintain lockdown regulations after the elections.

Reply:

• 1. The Department has undertaken several initiatives including:-
• Support Parliament as it finalises the Copyright Amendment and Performers Protection Amendment Bills. The enactment of these two amendment Bills which are currently with Parliament will lay a solid legislative foundation to protect creatives from any form of exploitation.
• The Department of Labour have been engaged. See attached Government Notice No. R1591 dated 11 Dec 2019 for reference.
• Further, the Department have ongoing consultations with SARS to ensure that creatives are registered on their systems to enable access to available benefits from Government which requires compliance with SARS’ prescripts.

• 1. The Ministerial Advisory Team has been established to work with the department and the creative sector to address challenges faced by artists with an objective of securing permanent solutions that are sustainable.

Reply:

Implementing agents are appointed through an open tender process. Implementing Agents in turn appoint site staff to oversee CWP operations at the 223 sites and over 4000 sub-sites. The current compensation of employees budget allocated to the Department is insufficient to employ site staff directly.

Implementing Agents taking over sites are not obliged to retain site staff employed by a previous implementing agent and may decide to appoint new site staff. This will however not increase unemployment since Implementing Agents are required to maintain minimum levels of site staff to oversee CWP operations.

Reply:

 

The Department is in the process of implementation of the Revised White Paper which requires that the relevant Line function in the Department, Entities Management Unit, the Legal Services Unit and the Institution itself (Executive & Board or Council of State Owned Entities) should meet and identify issues of substance that need to be addressed if legislation needs to be amended. Consultations with other stakeholders will follow afterwards including the ones scheduled by Parliament.

The Department’s responsibility to create and/or provide an enabling environment for cultural expression and the arts with regard to independent institutions and any other institution within the cultural and creative space is being attended to through the process of development of the Cultural and Creative Industries Master Plan which is in the process being finalised and has started going through the structure of Cabinet for final endorsement. This is a blueprint strategic document aimed at creation of a conducive environment for the industry to grow and be self-sustainable.

Over and above this; the Department is in the process of development of the theatre and dance policy; in consultation with representatives from the sector; who are part of the policy development. All of these interventions; amongst others are geared towards the same objective”.

Reply:

Municipalities are required to adhere to legislative prescripts. Non-compliance by Councilors constitutes a breach of the Code of conduct for Councilors as contained in Schedule 7 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 2021.

If a Councilor fails to adhere to the legislative prescripts and the Minister becomes aware of any maladministration, fraud, corruption or any other serious malpractice which, in the opinion of the Minister, has occurred or is occurring in a municipality, the Minister will request the MEC responsible for Local Government to investigate the matter and council will be requested to institute appropriate disciplinary proceedings where necessary. In instances where corruption, fraud and related offences have been identified, such reports are handed over to law enforcement agencies for further processing.

Further, a number of Anti-Corruption Awareness sessions are held in the various Districts/Metros by the Department in collaboration with provinces and law enforcement agencies aimed at raising awareness on corruption and related offences. The workshops are also aimed at empowering officials and Councilors to understand

the protection in line with the Protected Disclosures Act in instances where they have to report wrongdoing and how it applies in practice.

The Department is also collaborating with South African Local Government Association (SALGA), The Ethics Institute (TEI), and the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) on a project aimed at promoting ethical leadership in municipalities. The project is aimed at developing a Code for Ethical Governance in Local Government.

 

Reply:

1. The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service {SAPS) is appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA), in terms of Section 207(1) of the Constitution of the RSA, 1906. It is, therefore, the prerogative of the President, to determine the process in appointing a National Commissioner, for the SAPS.
2. Adequate human capital is, however, key to the provisioning of a comprehensive policing service, which, despite available technology, is required in order in to execute this labour-intensive function. The reduction of the SAPS staff compliment over the medium-term, by implication, negatively Influences the SAPS’ ability to maintain an adequate work-force, in the pursuance of its objectives. Currently, the SAPS Management is forced to take strategic decisions, regarding the strategic resourcing and the operational focus of the SAPS, on the basis of the budget allocation, rather than on the reality on the ground and the associated demand for policing.

The R27,7 billion budget reduction, over the 2021 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), in relation to the 2020 budget estimates, comprises a reduction of R26, 2 billion, in respect of the compensation of employees and a

R1,5 billion reduction, in respect of goods and services. Of the R26,2 billion reduction on the compensation of employees, a reduction of approximately R18,8 billion is as a result of salary increases, which have not been provided for, over the period. As a result of these reductions, apart from the salary adjustments, the SAPS s ability to sustain the new intake of new recruits, as well as the capacitation of specialised units, will be severely affected.

In order to continue to allow for rte addressing of critical vacancies only and the augmenting of capacity at police stations, reprioritisation will remain a prominent feature over the medium-term. This will be achieved, by reducing the actual number of personnel allocated to non-operational, national and provincial competencies, in order to allow for the addressing of critical vacancies and the capacity at police stations and other key frontline capabilities, so as to ensure the sustainability of service delivery to communities. The reducing of non- operational national and provincial competencies, may however, compromise the various governance-related process that these capabilities are responsible for and which the operational environment relies on.

The Visible Policing Programme comprises of three sections, the first of which is Crime Prevention, which incorporates the majority of the basic functions that are performed at police station level; certain key abilities are, such as the Central Firearms Register (CFR) and the majority of the Crime prevention- orientated partnership initiatives, such as the Community Police boards and forums. The Specialised interventions Section represents critical specialised Capabilities, including the Public Order Policing (POP) Units, the Tactical Response Teams (TRT's) and the Special Task FORGO (STF). The final section, Border Security, includes the policing and border control functions that are performed, in respect of ports of entry.

The R14, 4 billion budget reduction in the Visible Policing Programme, over the 2021 MTEF, in relation to the 2020 budget estimates, amounts to R13.6 billion reduction in the Compensation of employees and a R0,8 billion reduction in goods and services. Approximately R9,8 billion of the R13, 6 billion reduction in the compensation of employees, is as a result of salary increases, which are not being provided for, over the period. In view of the decline in the budget allocation to the compensation of employees over the medium-term, alternatives such as technological enhancements and force-multipliers will be addressed, e.g. the recruitment of reservists has been identified as a mechanism that could compliment the SAPS’ personnel numbers, over a medium-term to longer period.

The situation means that SAPS must attempt to optimally use its existing resources but it also means that during the time, where intense police operations are required, for example during the festive season, the SAPS must resort to short-term interventions, e,g. not allowing members to take leave, recalling members from rest days and making use of overtime.

The SAPS is committed to ensure that it makes optimal use of its limited resources, to ensure that policing is not compromised, during festive season,

Reply to question 2482 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2482 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

Reply:

(a) The South African Police Service (SAPS) provided inputs, with regard to the envisaged Section 97 Presidential Proclamation, to the Border Management Authority (BMA). The SAPS obtained a legal opinion, from counsel, which concludes that the envisaged Section g7 Presidential Proclamation will be ultra vires (beyond the powers).

Therefore, the SAPS is of the view that the sections of the legislation, mentioned in the envisaged Presidential Proclamation, do not deal with functions of the Minister of Police and may, therefore, not be transferred, in terms of Section 97, The only exception, is Section 92 of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000), which is the only section dealing with a clear power or function, assigned to the i4inister of Police. In terms of Section 92, the Minister of Police may prohibit or restrict the acquisition, disposal, possession or use of ammunition of a specified Clgss of ammunition.

(6) The SAPS and the Commissioner of the BMA are presently in a process of engagement, to find ways and means to empower border guards, to perform border law enforcement functions.

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Reply to question 2616 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2616 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

Reply:

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Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS) planned to build a total number of two police stations, in the rural areas, during the financial year 2020/2021, however, these police stations are not finalised yet,

The two police stations, which were scheduled for completion, are both in the North test Province

Reply to question 2628 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2628 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

Reply:

 

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

1. Unlike the occurrences i.e., accidents/serious incidents conducted under either ICAO Annex 13 or Part 12 of the Civil Aviation Regulations, the SAA Alpha Floor investigation was conducted under Section 73 of the Civil Aviation Act (Act 13 of 2009).

“Section 73 reads -

2. In addition to the functions referred to in subsection (1) the Civil Aviation Authority has the following functions:

m) to investigate aircraft accidents and aircraft incidents that the Aviation Safety Investigation Board has determined not to investigate in terms of Chapter 4 and for purposes of regulatory compliance with this Act;”

Investigations conducted under the above regulation are meant to determine regulatory compliance and therefore they are not published nor shared with the public as they present the compliance status of the operator and may also include punitive action taken against the operator or licence holder by the Regulator. Regulatory compliance inspections, audits and investigations are of a confidential nature as they may contain individual organisation’s sensitive information.

(2) The SACAA, did not receive nor is aware of any complaints and/or charges received from any Belgium and/or other jurisdiction and/or authority regarding any regulatory breaches allegedly committed by SAA. Our investigation though did reveal that the Alpha Floor activation at OR Tambo for the outbound flight to Brussels was not the first one the operator had experienced; an enforcement action has been taken against the operator for a failure to report both the last occurrence and the three previous occurrences.

Reply:

 

(a). (i) & (ii) Leasing and usage of locomotives does not take place at PRASA Corporate, but happens at regional level.

Gauteng Metrorail is currently leasing shunting locomotives which are primarily supposed to be used for shunting operations in the marshalling yards at Wolmerton and Braamfontein depots.

The Eastern Cape service are operated with diesel locomotives as opposed to electrified motor coaches as PRASA has a 25KV AC overhead voltage as opposed to 3KV DC in other regions/provinces for commuter services.

In the Western Cape diesel locomotives are leased for hauling movements of train sets/wagons/coaches where no Over Head Traction Equipment is available to enable self powering of motor coaches. Metrorail also lease diesel locomotives for shunting purposes of coaches and train sets within the maintenance yards, other related depots as well as for train set rescue in section and emergency during incidents/accidents.

KZN Metrorail is currently leasing shunting locomotives which is primarily used for shunting operations in the Durban marshalling yard and in Springfield maintenance yard.

(b). The number of Transnet locomotives that have been in use under the specified rental, lease and/or loan agreement conditions in the past 36 months are as follows:

Region	Gauteng	Eastern Cape	Western Cape	Kwazulu-Natal
2019/2020	4	8	1	1
2020/2021	4	10	1	1
2021/2022 to date	8	0	1	1

1. Operational costs on Transnet locomotives carried by (i) PRASA and (ii) Metrorail:

• 1. Refer to response in (a)
  2. Operation cost per region

Region	Amount
Gauteng Region	R80,735,340-75
Eastern Cape Region	R75,288,586-93
Western Cape Region	R11,079,828-00
Kwazulu Natal Region	R2,168,752-32

Reply:

 

a. Zones of increased vigilance are areas identified for their increased elephant impact and where the intensity of use is influenced by various factors that may drive undesirable impacts on biodiversity at a local scale. Research conducted by SANParks indicates that the elephant impact is not directly related to elephant density, but rather to the places elephants use in a landscape, the time they spend in those areas, the demographics of the specific elephants and what they are doing when they are there (feeding, drinking, comfort and safety).

The implementation of elephant management in the Kruger National Park (KNP) focuses on maintaining resource gradients in elephant habitats through fire, water and fence management policies. The zones of increased vigilance are intended to monitor elephant behaviour and influence elephant use space. Access to water, fencing off certain areas, the net-fencing of large trees and fire management are used to influence elephants’ use of space. The outcome of the implementation of zones of increased vigilance is intended to ensure that elephants reduce the use of areas where they are impacting negatively on the local biodiversity.

2. a. The zones of increased vigilance are used to identify elephant impact areas (EIAs) where the intensity of use is influenced by various factors which may drive undesirable impacts on biodiversity at a local scale.

b) The new concept of “zones of increased vigilance” is under development and, at this stage, only elephant impact areas have been identified. The zones of increased vigilance and management therein, are under development in the KNP and are informed by the current Elephant Norms and Standards.

3. a. There is no specific final measure at this stage as the zones of increased vigilance relate to the impact of elephants on local zones and less on a large-scale shift of elephant densities. Progress will be assessed within an adaptive management approach. At this stage, local intensity of elephant use at the end of the dry season serves as a good index of disturbance and will be a useful indicator of elephant impact. Methods used to monitor intensity of use currently being validated include dung counts, mark recapture techniques using camera traps, and collared individual movement patterns.

b) As research and validation is under way, it is not clear how long it will take for the interventions to yield meaningful results and guide ongoing management interventions.

Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 22 December 2021

Reply:

There is no Alberton North Police Station, in Gauteng.

(a)(i) Not applicable.

(a)(ii) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

A Planned Maintenance Project was registered, by the National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI), for maintenance to the existing Alberton Police Station. The project is currently dormant, due to the fact that the Contractor is in default, because of the non-fulfillment of an obligation, with respect to time (in mara).

Reply to question 2335 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2335 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

Reply:

 

The section 1 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. of 2013) (“POPI Act”) defines a “person” as meaning a natural or a juristic person. POPI Act, in this case, requires the Government Printing Works (GPW) to safeguard information in its possession. Further, section 36 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000) (the “Access to Information Act”) also requires GPW to ensure protection of commercial information relating to third parties. In this instance, section 36 finds expression in protecting the commercial interest of the companies that GPW does work with.

The Access to Information Act, in terms of section 42, also provides mechanisms under which a public body may not disclose information relating to economic interests and financial welfare of the Republic and commercial activities of public bodies.

END

 

Reply:

 

The expenditure on the 1321 km of national roads under SANRAL in KwaZulu-Natal, including the portion of the N3 concessioned to the N3 Toll Concessionaire is summarised in the table below per financial year.

Table 1: SANRAL Annual Expenditure in Kwazulu-Natal (R Million)

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
(a) Employee Cost	R12.4	R13.4	R16.8	R18.5	R20.0	R22.8	R24.5	R25.8	R26.7	R32.2
(b) New road construction	R98.5	R65.9	R242.4	R260.8	R266.3	R593.5	R562.5	R442.0	R275.9	R62.8
(c) Maintenance	R1 204.0	R1 475.1	R1 691.4	R1 916.5	R1 637.7	R1 128.9	R1 230.6	R1 179.7	R988.6	R918.0

Reply:

 

1. (a) The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) initiated a criminal investigation in relation to the operations undertaken by Alexkor SOC (Ltd) (Alexkor), which is situated in Alexander Bay.

(a)(i) The criminal investigation against Alexkor commenced in 2020 and was registered with the South African Police Service (SAPS) under CAS Alexander Bay 19-09-2020. This investigation is complete and was submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in

the Northern Cape for a decision to be made on whether or not to institute a prosecution. The DFFE is currently awaiting the decision from the office of the DPP.

(a)(ii) In addition to the criminal investigation, the DFFE issued Alexkor with a Compliance Notice, dated 29 July 2021. This Compliance Notice is aimed at instructing Alexkor to implement measures to address the harm that was caused to the environment during the construction of the cofferdams by using mafic rocks and to cease the use thereof.

(b)(i)(ii) According to the departmental records, there are no reports of non-compliance that bears reference to Koingnaas.

1. As explained in (a)(ii), a criminal case was registered by the DFFE with Alexander Bay CAS 19/09/2020 as reference against Alexkor. According to departmental records, there is currently no investigation in relation to any activities in Koingnaas.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 22 December 2021

Reply:

 

The expenditure on the 183.2 km of national roads which are under SANRAL in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal is summarised in the table below for each financial year. Please note that the employee cost of SANRAL’s regional office in Kwazulu-Natal has been pro-rated in proportion to the network length in the Uthukela District as SANRAL has no employees at municipal level.

Table 1: SANRAL Annual Expenditure Uthukela District (R Million)

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
(a) Employee Cost	R2.2	R2.3	R2.6	R2.8	R3.0	R3.2	R3.4	R3.5	R3.7	R4.1
(b) New road construction	R0.0	R0.0	R0.0	R15.6	R0.0	R0.0	R0.0	R0.0	R0.0	R0.0
(c) Maintenance	R189.5	R187.5	R322.2	R218.6	R153.7	R132.9	R90.9	R206.3	R206.6	R229.8

Reply:

 

During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, operators experienced a significant increase in both recorded and unrecorded theft and vandalism security-related incidents on their assets and infrastructure. The RSR continued to advocate for means to curb these incidents throughout the rail sector influence and stakeholders. State agencies, private security employed to guard assets and infrastructure and law enforcement agencies, such as the South African Police Services (SAPS) have been actively engaged by the RSR to employ proactive measures to arrest perpetrators of these incidents. These activities included the RSR making submissions during the National Rail Crime Combating Forum under the guidance of the SAPS for action, including proactive investigations for possible prosecutions.

The 105% does not mean it is an increase between two financial periods but between 2010/11 and 2018/19 reporting. The immediate comparison between the 2019/20 and 2020/21 reporting period, reflects a decrease from 9 996 to 8 052 security-related incidents. This represents a 19% decrease.

Reply:

 

1. (a) The 2008 Elephant Norms and Standards (ENS) are very prescriptive in terms of what could be done to manage elephants and their use of space. One of the key challenges for SANParks is the restriction on the number of times an individual elephant can be translocated.

Parks outside of the Kruger National Park, such as Marakele, have had their elephant population seeded from other populations, which meant that these individuals could not be translocated a second time unless there were extraordinary circumstances necessitating such translocation. The same is true for responding to repeat offender damage-causing animals. SANParks’ proposal on translocating elephants a second time under extraordinary circumstances has been included in the revised ENS.

The revised ENS still considers the potential stressful impact of translocation on elephants. Therefore, the approach of the ENS to allow the repeat translocation of elephants only in extraordinary circumstances has, therefore, not been changed.

The NCOP has approved the final draft revised ENS. The process to obtain the Minister’s approval for the publication of the final draft ENS in the Government Gazette for implementation has been initiated and the document is currently undergoing legal vetting.

2. One of the important developments in the revised ENS was the inclusion of Chapter 28 on Research. This will allow for well-structured, repeatable research, meeting the criteria as listed in the revised ENS in order to improve the knowledge and understanding of elephants, their use of space and how to better manage their impacts at a local scale. The outcomes of such research, if and when undertaken, may have a bearing on future policy iterations, which is in keeping with a strategic adaptive management approach, as set out in the ENS specifically and in conservation policy more broadly.

Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 22 December 2021

Reply:

(1)(a) The total number of inspectorate officials is 677.

Province	Total
Head Office	88
Eastern Cape	66
Free State	50
Gauteng	119
Head Office	88
Kwazulu Natal	42
Limpopo	89
Mpumalanga	69
Northern Cape	44

North West	64
Western Cape	46
TOTAL	677

(1)(b) The total number of vehicles the department has assigned to deportations is:

Province	Total
Eastern Cape	19
Free State	12
Gauteng	110
Head Office	9
Kwazulu Natal	19
Limpopo	23
Mpumalanga	8
Nothern Cape	13
North West	13
Western Cape	12
TOTAL	236

(2) The measures that are in place to curtail illegal foreign nationals into the Republic are border patrols conducted by the SANDF, immigration inspections done by Home Affairs and crime prevention and crime combatting operations conducted by the South African Police supported by other law enforcement agencies as well as Home Affairs.

END

Reply:

1. SANParks is of the view that the rhinoceros populations in the Kruger National Park (KNP) did not decline by 720 in the 2020/2021 financial year. With respect to annual rhinoceros population counts, annual census figures are given with confidence limits (CLs), which state that there is a 95% probability that the actual number of animals counted fall between the upper and lower confidence intervals. For public reporting, the median figures are given as an indicative figure. There is still a 5% probability that the real number is outside the upper or lower CLs. For consecutive reporting years, it is possible for the lower CL of the preceding year to overlap with the upper CL of the subsequent year. If there is an overlap, it is possible that no real decline took place, even if the median figure is lower in the subsequent year, as is the case with the 2018 and 2019 census figures. However, when the lower and upper CLs do not overlap, as is the case with the census figures for 2019 and 2020, there is a real decline. It is not possible to attach a specific number to that decline as we are working within CLs, but also due to the challenges associated with rhinoceros counting over such a large area.

The value of game censuses lies in the population trends shown over time and not in the specific numbers counted owing to the number of variables involved. The rhinoceros population has clearly been in decline since 2010 and that trend is continuing. In a vast area such as the KNP, it is not possible to know the exact numbers of animals due to the many variables that impact game surveys.

2. The counting of rhinoceros in an area the size of the KNP is not an exact science and errors in counting, which create uncertainty, include –

• availability bias (rhinoceros under trees are not seen);
• observer bias (rhinoceros missed in the open);
• detectability bias (rhinoceros further away missed); and
• sampling error (for example, rhinoceros counted twice/not counted).

The growth rate is also variable owing to environmental and biological factors, including synchronisation of births after the last drought. Rhinoceros do not calve annually due to a 16- month gestation period. Other biological factors impacting births and natural deaths, such as drought impacts, predation on calves, cow fecundity (fertility), and intraspecific fighting between rhinoceros.

Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 22 December 2021

 

Reply:

A task team of Detective Service members, has been established, at the Phoenix Police Station, to investigate the matter. The task team is currently conducting enquiries with the view to obtain eyewitness statements.

The complainant alleges that there is video footage, which could help to identify the suspects. Several attempts have been made by the task team to locate the video footage, with no positive results. Up to date, no suspects have been identified, Once the suspects have been identified by witnesses, as well as video footage, thereafter arrests will be made.

The task team is also in the process of tracing the organisers of the march, to obtain their statements. The case docket with be submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority {NPA), for prosecutor-guided investigation.

Reply to question 2330 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2330 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

Reply:

(a) . A total of 33 owners of ammunition have been identified and charged and the investigation is continuing.

(b). The 963 live rounds of ammunition were confiscated from the 33 arrested persons and the ammunition has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for ballistic examination, in order to determine the manufacturer of the ammunition (the source).

Reply to question 2359 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICANPOLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-12-15

Reply to question 2359 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BHCELE, MP
DATE: 2021-12-21

 

Reply:

 

Penalties fees are charged in terms of section 45A of the National Railway Safety Regulator Act NO.16 of 2002 as amended and the penalty fee model developed in terms of the Penalty Fee Regulation of 2011.The penalty fees are approved by the Minister of Transport and published in the Government Gazette. The purpose of imposing such penalties is to: (i) Promote, improve and achieve sustained compliance with the National Railway Safety Regulator so that incidents where penalties are reduced over a period of time; and to (ii) promote safe railway operations.

The RSR uses various tools to regulate the rail industry which includes; issuing of safety permits, issuing penalties (fines) in accordance with the Act, conducting safety awareness and training of operators, developing standards, conducting audits, investigations and inspections to monitor compliance with the RSR regulatory tools, with the main aim of improving safe railway operations. As indicated issuing of penalties (fines) is only one of the instruments used by the RSR and it is intended to serve as a deterrent from contravening the Act. The issuance of penalties is not intended to be a revenue generating tool. It should be noted that the RSR does not budget for penalties. Penalty revenue for 2019/20 and 2020/21 amounted to R770 000 and R800 000 respectively.

The significant bank balance that the RSR has, is as a result of the entities implementation of its 2018 financial recovery plan and 2021 financial sustainability plan.

Reply:

 

The eThekwini Rolling Stock fleet has been severely affected by the following:

• Theft and vandalism;
• Old railway lines affecting the condition of the rolling stock wheels.

The above mentioned resulted in the loss of coaches which could not be recovered through internal maintenance processes.

PRASA has appointed a panel of external service providers for a period of 36 months through a Maintenance Support Contract to assist with the recovery of coaches as well as reliability improvement which will result in the functionality of trains.

In addition, PRASA is also concluding the procurement of Mission Critical Components contract, which will also improve the availability of spares and sustainability of rolling stock.

With regards to infrastructure, rehabilitation work is planned for the Durban-KwaMashu line as follows:

• Substation rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation of the Over Head Tract Equipment (OHTE) system\Replace stolen signalling equipment
• Track rehabilitation\installation of backup fibre
• Bridges project
• Station rehabilitation

Infrastructure work on the Durban-Umlazi lines will cover the following:

• Substation rehabilitation
• Tunnels rehabilitation
• Signalling rehabilitation
• Perway rehabilitation
• Installation
• Bridges rehabilitation
• Station rehabilitation

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Reply:

 

Price-fixing is a statutory offence under the Competition Act (part of cartel-behaviour by firms who collude). The Competition Commission therefore does not make recommendations in this respect to the Executive but instead the Commission prosecutes firms where there is evidence of price-fixing. During the review of the Competition Act in 2017, the Ministry identified measures to strengthen the penalties applicable to cartel behavior (including price-fixing) by firms in the SA economy. This has subsequently been incorporated into law by Parliament.

In respect of data prices, the Minister requested the Competition Commission in 2017 to undertake a market inquiry into data prices charged by mobile operators. The results of the market inquiry were publicly released by the Commission and the Ministry. Based on the outcome of the market inquiry, three mobile networks reached settlement agreements with the Commission or changed their prices on data for consumers.

The Commission has provided me with information that shows that prices have reduced substantially over 2 price changes – the first in April 2020 and the second in April 2021. Vodacom and MTN implemented deep price reductions ranging from 13% to 50%. The price reductions are a combination of direct price reductions on certain bundle sizes (see details below), increases in bundle sizes on certain price points (e.g. Vodacom increased the bundle size at R12 from 39MB to 50MB) or a complete replacement of bundles (e.g. Vodacom replaced the 300MB priced at R63 with 325MB priced at R55.

Vodacom prices of the monthly 1G data bundle reduced from R149 per month (original price) to R99/ month (April 2020) and then to R85 per month (April 2021) reflecting a - 43% reduction in prices overall.

MTN prices of the monthly 1G data bundle reduced from R149 per month (original price) to R99/ month (April 2020) and then to R85 per month (April 2021) reflecting a -43% reduction in prices overall.

The zero rating of websites is another major area of impact. Before the consent agreement was reached less than 100 websites were zero rated. This grew to 2 261 websites post the intervention. This growth was further substantially spurred by the DCDT gazzetting directions for the zero-rating of websites for education and health on 5 June 2020.

The number of users of newly zero-rated websites increased 22% over the last year from 3 266 895 In April 2020 to 10 744 224 in April 2021.

I am advised that the interventions saved consumers approximately R2.1 billion (annualized at R1.97 billion) for the first 13 months from April 2020.

To enable the Commission to undertake its work on areas such as data prices, the Ministry supports the budget requests of the Commission.

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Reply:

(1) (a) 57 406, 6707 hectares.

(b) The current usage of the land is for livestock, crop production, and settlement.

1. The commonage land belongs to different municipalities and they will assist the beneficiaries should the need for water rights arises.

1. Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.

1. No. There are no reports of any invasion of commonage land that has been reported to the Department by the Municipalities.

• 1. ,(b) Falls away.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2701 OF 2021

Property Description	Hectares Acquired	Production Type	Water Rights	Invasions
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 7/R Macleantown, East London	245,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.313, Remaining Extent of Farm No.314, Remaining Extent of Farm No.315, Remaining Extent of farm No.316, Remaining Extent of Farm No.317, Remaining Extent of Farm No.318 and Remaining Extent of Farm No.319, Stockenstrom.	148,7439	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm Hogsback no178, Ptn 0 of the farm Hogsback no182, Stockenstrom	1019,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of Farm Buxton Commonage No.1316	615,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the farm no: 950 Gonzana, Stockenstrom RD	650,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.162 and Remaining Extent of Farm No.188, Victoria East	1109,6571	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Ext of Farm Keibolo No 37; Remaining Ext of Farm Elfin No 38 Elfin, Stutterheim RD	1568,8953	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 129. EAST LONDON RD	212,8977	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3 of the Farm 149, Remainder of farm 148	698,6132	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm KARKOTS KRAAL No.116; Remaining Extent of Farm No.391	1600,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the Farm 129; Erven 466; 467; 468	2448,9494	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
358/80,81,102,103,104,110,302,303,304,325,327,328,329,330,334,335,336,337; 366/1,2	476,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.334, Graaf Reinet	973,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
280/R8,343/R,344/R,345,346/R1,347/R,372/2,373/R2	700,1537	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no214; Ptn 0 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no214; Ptn 3 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no257, Jansenville	4263,9206	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the Farm Kareedouw no797, Humansdorp	1123,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm Groote Vlei No.146, Baviaans	1326,7477	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.55, Hankey	522,8771	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no240, Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no241, Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no335, Albany RD	2070,1935	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Rem Ext of Portion 5 of the Farm BRAKFONTEIN No.241, Portion 8, 18 and 19 of the Farm KRUISFONTEIN No.249	597,7495	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm bushmans river no338, Ptn 5 of the farm Bushmans river 228, Bathutrust	621,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of the Farm No 145; Portion 1 and 4 of the Farm Cypress Valley No.144, Aberdeen RD	3920,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.128, Takastad	3084,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Lukhanji Commonage, Queenstown	909,2616	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 2 of the farm commonage no164, Ptn 6 of the farm commonage no 164, Queenstown	237,0256	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 4, 8 & 17 of the farm PAARDE KRAAL 64, Molteno RD	741,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of Portion 2, Portion 3, Portion 4 & 5 of the Farm Weltevreden No. 45 Division of Queenstown: and Remainder of Portions 1,2, &4 of farm Weltevrede Annex No. 196 Wodehouse Registration Division.	1376,5635	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3, Portion 11, Portion 13, Portion 14 of Farm No.50; Portion 2, Portion 4, Portion 15 of Farm No.59; Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm No.61, Venterstad	5297,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.26; Remaining Extent and Portion 12 of Farm No.32; Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm No.46, Lady Grey	2591,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 2 and Portion 4 of Farm No.56; Remaining Extent of Farm No.189; Portion 1 of Farm No.190, Albert	1700,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 236, WODEHOUSE RD	171,4971	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 4 and Portion 5 of Farm No.181; Portion 7 of the Farm No.180; Portion 2 and Portion 3 of the Farm No.181, Burgersdorp	2079,0400	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.72, Portion 17 of Farm No.73, Remaining Extent of Farm No.75, Remaining Extent of Farm No.76, Steynsburg	1228,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0,1, of the farm DRIEFONTEIN 168; Ptn 0 & 1 of the farm COFFEE FONTEIN 138 and Ptn 0 of the farm ANDERSON VREDE 263 Wodehouse RD	3570,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of Farm No.168; Remaining Extent and Portion 2 of Farm No.138; Remaining Extent of Farm No.263, Wodehouse	3579,3911	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
62 Ruigterfontein, 12 Melkspruit, Fonteinskloof (61/4,5,6)	2161,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
177/2 (Dunkeld) Craigievar, 203/13 Portion of Portion12) Gelege Fontein, Albert RD	1239,1463	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent, Portion 4 and Portion 9 of Farm Vaalkop No. 48, Venterstad	531,3468	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown

Reply:

 

(1) (a) 17 945,6863 hectares.

(b) The current usage of the land is for crop, livestock production and settlement.

The commonage land belongs to different municipalities and they will assist the beneficiaries should the need for water rights arises.

Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.

No. There are no reports of any invasion of commonage land that has been reported to the Department by the Municipalities.

,(b) Falls away.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2803 OF 2021

Property Description	Total Hectares Acquired	Production Type	Water Rights	Land Invasions
R/E of Ptn 1 & 34 (a portion of portion 7) Elandsdrift 467, JQ	70,4326	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
PTN 235 ( a portion of Portion 233) and one and a half share of PTN 182 of the farm Rooikoppies 297	60,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
PTN 23 (a portion of Portion 3), PTN 9 ( a portion of Portion 2), remaining extend of PTN 11, PTN 5 ( a portion of Portion 1, PTN 22 (a portion of Portion 3), PTN 25 ( aportionof Portion 1) and remaning extent of PTN 1 of the farm Leeuwfontein 456	862,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 11, 25, 26 and 1/24 of Syferfontein 381	784,9574	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
1/48 share in R/E of the farm Klipgat 249 JQ	807,3071	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remainder of Ptn 7; Remainder of Ptn 8; Ptn of Ptn 18; Ptn 23; Remainder of Ptn 13; Ptn 11 (Ptn of Ptn 3) of the farm Doornpan No 195, IP	1538,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 7 of the Farm Eleazer 377, IP	818,7054	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 24 of the farm Klipkop no 24 HP,Portion 21( a Portion of portion 5), Remaining portion of portion 4,a Portion of portion 35 of portion 29, certain portion 29 of portion 4,portion 38 (a Portion of portion 7), remaining extent of portion 7 and remaining extent of the farm LEEUBOSCH 44 HP.portion 52(a Portion of portion 50), remaining Portion of portion 50, remaining extent of portion 1and remaining Portion of portion 12 all of the farm Rietkuil 43 HP	1464,7601	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of the Farm Rosendal 673 IN	1044,2062	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 3 (A por of Por 1) of the farm Zoutpan, Por 14 of the farm Zoutpan 349.	425,6793	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of Farm FOREST HALL 182	2534,4682	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3 of the farm Zoutpan 301 and portion 2 of the farm Holwater West 303 HO	869,9300	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
farm Kareeplaas No 255 HO; ptn 2 of Smitskraal No 254 HO and Remaining extent of the farm Uitkyk No 256 HO	3085,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining portion of the farm Witpoortje 88 and Portion 22 (portion of Portion 19 of the farm Palmietfontein 92	1422,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remainder Portion 33 (Harmonie) (a portion of portion 18) and Portion 51( a portion of Portion 44) of the farm Rietdraai 51	72,2400	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
portion 2 of the farm zandpootje 95 JP and portion 10 of the farm petrusdam 55 JP	2086,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown

Reply:

 

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) provides technical support and advice to the organic farming sector. This include cultivation practices, pests and disease control and post-harvest handling practices. Provincial departments of agriculture provide financial support to farmers through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) and Ilima/ Letsema conditional grants.

Organic farming has great potential in terms of economic growth and job creation. This is due to the fact that organic farming is highly labour intensive. There is a bigger scope for increasing the size of the industry in terms of hectares and farmers because organically produced products fetch premium prices on both local and export markets.

DALRRD had also collaborating with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition regarding linking smallholder organic farmers to retail outlets, including the big supermarket chains. The biggest efforts were directed at helping farmers to comply with market requirements of these retail outlets. This was in line with recommendations from the Fund for Research into Industrial Development, Growth and Equity (FRIDGE) study on organic farming carried out through National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC).

DALLRD is also responsible for regulating the organically produced products through the Agricultural Products Standards Act (Act 119 of 1990). This is done to ensure that good agricultural products are used when products are produced as well as the post-production handling procedures to ensure the quality and safety of products destined for local as well as export markets. Inspection services of the DALRRD ensures that all farmers and other stakeholders in the food value chain comply with the prescribed requirements.

Reply:

 

1. (a) The Honourable Member is requested to source the document title ‘Guide to Parliamentary Questions’ from Parliament.
   1. Not applicable
   2. Not applicable
   3. Not applicable

1. The Honourable Member is requested to furnish the full information including the names of contractors.

No	Name of companies contracted by the events management company of the Department – Travel with Flair (TWF)	Amount paid (Rands)
1.	The Galleria	425 113.98
2.	GL Events	97 339.52
3.	Unlimited Events	51 885.70
4.	Events Options	336 039.85
5.	Bentry Projects Limited	114 000.00
	TOTAL	1,024 379.05

Reply:

 

The outbreak of Covid–19 brought new challenges in the Traditional Health Practice, which led to the Department of Health developing Guidelines for Traditional Health Practitioners in dealing with Covid-19.

The Department supported the role played by Traditional Health Practitioners during the hard lockdown period by providing them with travel permits to allow them to continue looking after their patients and assist in the prevention and control of COVID-19. Traditional Health Practitioners have also been supported by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), by providing them with PPE procured through the Global Fund money.

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Reply:

 

1. There are four officials from the National Department of Health (NDOH) that have been suspended and are currently undergoing a disciplinary hearing. Charges were served on the officials and the Disciplinary Hearing commenced on 22 November 2021, it is currently underway.
2. Kindly refer to (1) above, charges have been served on the four implicated officials.
3. The NDOH has resolved to minimize the use of deviations, and these will only be resorted to under extremely exceptional circumstances. In addition, the NDOH is the process of improving its contract management processes to ensure efficient and effective contract management.

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Reply:

 

The Honourable Member is kindly informed that this kind of information is not readily available at the National Department of Health. This information must be sourced from hospitals in provinces, and therefore the department is busy collating the information from the hospitals through the provinces. The information will be shared with the Honourable Member and Parliament as soon as it is received from the provinces.

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Reply:

 

No COVID-19 vaccines are currently approved for use in South Africa in children under the age of 12 years.

Trials in young children have been completed for two inactivated vaccines (Sinovac-CoronaVac and BBIBP-CorV), and these products have been approved by Chinese authorities for use in children 3-17 years. However, although these vaccines have received emergency use approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) for adults, they have to date not been approved by WHO for use in children1. Several additional COVID-19 vaccines are undergoing trials in young children (including children as young as 6 months of age). Results from these trials are expected in late 2021 or early in 2022, and it is likely that the manufacturers will then apply for regulatory approval for the vaccines to be administered to children under five years of age. Decisions to vaccinate young children in South Africa will require approval by SAHPRA, and will be guided by recommendations of the Vaccine Ministerial Advisory Committee.

It should be noted that whilst initial COVID cases caused by the Omicron variant included a large proportion of children under five years of age, this pattern has changed with more cases now being seen in older (adult) age groups. The incidence and severity of disease in young children is being carefully monitored in order to understand the impact of the new variant on young children.

Caregivers should protect young children from COVID infection by ensuring that all household members and other close contacts who are eligible to be vaccinated, are fully vaccinated, and that standard COVID prevention practices are followed at all times.

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1 World Health Organization. Interim statement on COVID-19 vaccination for children and adolescents. 24 November 2021

Reply:

 

(a). All gazetted hospitals in the country are declared ready for the Covid-19 variant. These hospitals are able to manage Covid-19 cases in the context of the hierarchy of health services per type of facility. This arrangement ensures that the patients are referred the next level of care as and when the condition of the patient changes, from mild, moderate to severe state.

(b). The department has prepared all the 336 gazetted public hospitals plus the private sector hospitals for Covid-19 variant depending of the packages of services and hierarchy of care for each level of the hospital. At the start of the pandemic in 2020, the department did the following in order to determine the state of readiness for Covid-19 admissions:

• • conducted an audit for oxygen reticulation capability;
  • identification of respiratory support devices needs;
  • determined infrastructure needs as well as Human Resource needs.

This is the information that has been used to ensure that the hospitals are ready for all various Covid-19 variants, including preparations for this current variant. Based on the Intra-Action Review that was conducted for the third wave, the department was confident to confirm during the planning for the fourth wave that all hospitals are ready for this new variant.

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