Reply:

1. Section 10 of the Civil Aviation Act 13 of 2009, which was supposed to establish the Aviation Safety Investigation Board, as an independent entity for investigation of aircraft accidents and incidents is not in force. The Chapter dealing with aircraft accident and incident investigation is part of the Civil Aviation Bill which is currently before parliament. An independent aircraft accident and incident investigation board will, therefore, be established upon proclamation of the Bill.

2. The Board has not yet been established. The budget will be appropriated upon the approval of the Civil Aviation Bill.

3. There is no allocation for the Board as it does not exist.

4. The Accident and Incident Investigation Division of SACAA is conducting the investigation in an independent manner in line with the Ministerial Order issued by the then Minister of Transport. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the incident report will be made public.

Reply:

1. The operational costs were for kerbside services of up to 22 buses by 2019/2020. During 2020/2021, the services expanded to 40 buses. It is envisaged that trunk stations will be operational in 2021/2022.

Due to delays in procuring buses and concluding minibus negotiations, the earlier projection of R258 million in operating costs for 2018/19 did not materialise and the City projects R214 million for 2021/2022.

The DoT has expressed concern at these costly interim operating costs and interim compensation and has requested that the City attempt to minimise costs and maximise revenues even prior to full trunk station operations commencing.

The City is currently exploring how it can reduce any contractual costs without jeopardising minibus operator negotiations.

2. The operations costs exclude consultants and are direct payments to the bus operating company.

(a), (b), and

(c) Consulting costs fall under the Project Management line item and are estimated at R57 million for 2021/2022. This covers professional services related to stakeholder consultation, contract monitoring and optimisation, system planning, minibus negotiations, universal access for people with disabilities, etc.

The DoT has informed all cities repeatedly over the past three years, that consulting costs via general purpose project management procurements is to be minimised and ultimately avoided and that specific specialised consulting services should be procured directly on a needs basis without costly Intermediary sub-contracting arrangements.

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

3. It is recommended that the EA approves the reply, should he concur with its content.

MS KHIBI MANANA

ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL: PUBLIC TRANSPORT

DATE:

MR M.E. MOEMI

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

DATE:

DECISION

Reply approved/amended.

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA, MP

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT

DATE:

Date: 15/02/2018

Private Bag X 193, 159 Cnr. Struben and Bosman, Forum building, Pretoria, 0001, Tel; 012 309 3172, Fax: 012 328 5926

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION FOR THE MINISTER

QUESTION 2035 (QUESTION PAPER NO 19, 27 AUGUST 2021) FOR WRITTEN REPLY IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

2035. Mr C H H Hunsinger (DA) to ask the Minister of Transport:

(1) Whether, with reference to the reply to question 898 on 20 April 2018, operating costs stated, only include the limited kerbside services; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how is the huge cost of limited kerbside services justified;

(2) whether the operational costs include payments of consultants; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what amount is to be paid to consultants in each year, (b) on what date will the consultants contracts come to an end and (c) what is the purpose of employing consultants in each case?

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REPLY:

. The operational costs were for kerbside services of up to 22 buses by 2019/2020. During 2020/2021, the services expanded to 40 buses. It is envisaged that trunk stations will be operational in 2021/2022.

Due to delays in procuring buses and concluding minibus negotiations, the earlier projection of R258 million in operating costs for 2018/19 did not materialise and the City projects R214 million for 2021/2022.

The DoT has expressed concern at these costly interim operating costs and interim compensation and has requested that the City attempt to minimise costs and maximise revenues even prior to full trunk station operations commencing.

The City is currently exploring how it can reduce any contractual costs without jeopardising minibus operator negotiations.

 

2. The operations costs exclude consultants and are direct payments to the bus operating company.

(a), (b), and

(c) Consulting costs fall under the Project Management line item and are estimated at R57 million for 2021/2022. This covers professional services related to stakeholder consultation, contract monitoring and optimisation, system planning, minibus negotiations, universal access for people with disabilities, etc.

The DoT has informed all cities repeatedly over the past three years, that consulting costs via general purpose project management procurements is to be minimised and ultimately avoided and that specific specialised consulting services should be procured directly on a needs basis without costly Intermediary sub-contracting arrangements.

MINISTER F.A. MBALULA, MP

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT

DATE:

Reply:

Yes, the South African Po\ice Service (SAPS) does have dedicated Railway

Police unite.

(1}{a) The Railway Police Is mandated to render a visible policing service, to ensure the safety of commuters, passengers, freight and the rail transport” system, conduct preventative and reactive policing service within the rail environment, provide a rapid rail policing service and perform crime prevention and crime combating operations, In the rail environment.

(1)(b}(l) The five Railway Police units are situated in four provinces, namely: The Western Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Each Unit has a dedicated responsibility towards Metrorail, Mainline (Long Distance Paa6anger Trains), High Speed Trains (Gautrain) and Cross-Border Freight.

Gauteng North and Limpopo- Unit 1: Railway Police officers are situated in me following Railway Police corridors, namely: Pretoria (Pretoria Corridor and High-speed North Corridor), Mabopane Corridor, Saulsville Corridor, Danneboom Corridor (Dennaboom and Cross-Border and Freight corridors),

Belle-Ombre Corridor, Kempton Park(Kempton Park Corridor and High-speed South Corridor) and Silverton, in the Pretoria-Mainline Corridor.

Gauteng South and North West- Unit2: Railway Police officers are situated in the following Railway Police corridors, namely: Johannesburg Corridor, Germiston Corridor, Springs Corridor, New Canada Corridor, Krugersdorp Corridor, Stretford Corridor and Mainline and Germiston Cross-Border and Freight.

Western Cape and Northern Cape- Unit 3: Railway Police officers are situated in the following Railway Police corridors, namely: Bellville Corridor (Bellville Corridor and Cross-Border and Freight Corridor), Cape Town (Cape Town Corridor, Cross-Border and Freight Corridor), Retreat Corridor and Phillipi Corridor.

Eastern Cape and Free State• Unit4: Railway police officers are sttuatad in the following Railway Police corridors, namely: Ea6t London Corridor, Mount Ruth Condor, Swartkops Corridor(Nqheberha) and Nqhaberha Cross-Border and Freight corridors.

KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga• Unit 5: Railway police officers ara situated in the following Railway Police corridors, namely: Durban Corridor, Kwa-Mashu (Kwa-Mashu and Mainline Corridor), Reunion (Reunion Corridor, Cross-Border and Freight Corridor, Cavendi6h Corridor and Escombe

(1)(b)(ii)Gauteng North and Limpopo- Unit 1: 800 members
Gauteng South and North West- Unit2: 711 members
Western Cape and Northern Cape- Unit 3: 502 members
Eastern Cape and Free State- Unit4: 314 members
KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga- Unit5: 621 members

(1)(a)(i) The Railway Police is a centralised structure, resorting within the Division: Visible Policing and Operations, under the command of the Component Head:

Rapid Rail and Police Emergency Services, at the level of a Major General. The Railway Police is a national competency.

(1)(c)(ii) The structure for all the unit are, as follows:

A Unit Commander, at the level of a Brigadier.

An Operational Commander, at the level of a Colonel, for Metrorail, a Colonel for Mainline and Cross-Border Freight and only in Gauteng, an Operational Commander, for the High Speed traina (Gautrain).

A Corridor Commander, at the level of a Lieutenant Colonel.

A Support Commander, at the level of a Lieutenant Colonel.

(1)(d) Training courses, which relate to the rail environment, are as follows:

Railway Orientation Course.

Railway Training Course.

Tactical Policing (TP) I and II.

Crime Prevention Course.

(2) This information is not readily available. A request is made for an extension of three weeks, in which to provide the ra9ponse.

Reply to question 2208 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-09-23

Reply to question 2208 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 29-09-2021

Reply:

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Date:

GENERAL

UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 2143 appr0ved/aet•appremd

MINISTER OF POLICE GENERAL B E, MP

Date:

Reply:

The investigation and (b) report into the SA Airways (SAA) Alpha Floor incident that occurred during the SAA flights to and/or from Brussels on or about the 24 February 2021 have been concluded (i) N/A (ii) The investigation was completed on 08 June 2021. The report was handed over to the operator and they were given a time to respond to the report addressing the contents of identified issues.

(aa) The findings of the investigations were as follows:

Similar occurrences happened in 2014 and in 2015 and were never reported to the SACAA.

Relating to this specific incident of February 2021, when performing the engine run Procedure Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM) _71-00-00-860-845-A_Engine_Automatic_Start) the reset of the Fuel Control and Monitoring Computers (FCMC) 1&2 was not performed. Because the FCMC 1&2 was not performed and the AC remained powered since the engine run, the Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) inserted at the time of the engine run was still present in the FCMC when the engines were started again at 21:59 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

If the crew entered the ZFW, in the Multi-Function Display Unit (MCDU) INIT B page, as per “Cockpit preparation” Specific Operating Procedure (SOP), this new ZFW was necessarily different from the one actually recorded in the FCMC (107,9T) leading to the display of the amber scratchpad message - REENTER WEIGHT/CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG) - on the MCD and the request to re-enter the ZFW and the ZFWCG even if they were correct. Had this been performed, the new ZFW value would have been taken into account by the FCMC.

The pre-departure check of the Gross Weight (Comparison of the load sheet Gross Weight with the Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) Gross Weight (GW)) included in the “Before Eng Start” SOP was not performed. If done, the discrepancy would have been identified and the ZFW entered for the second time in the MCDU INIT B page, would have forced the new ZFW to be taken into account by the FCMC.

Although the Flight crew correctly assessed the situation and actioned the appropriate measures to contain the very short Alpha Floor alert that occurred, it is evident that both the flight crew and the ground crew did not execute any of the two procedures in place which are established to prevent this occurrence.

(bb) recommendations include the following:

1. SAA to document and record aircraft de-energizing methods and sessions as an occurrence.
2. The procedure of weight review before engine start, must be added into the pre-flight checklist.
3. SAA to create a SOP compliance procedure/checklist.
4. Ground and flight crew to attend CRM course together.
5. SAA to report any safety jeopardising action to the SACAA within a 12-hour period.
6. SAA to report to SACAA as to why previous Alpha-Floor incidents were not reported and propose how the organisation intends to rectify this shortcoming.
7. SACAA to consider taking enforcement action against SAA for failing to report these since 2014. (This recommendation has been implemented - Operator was issued with a financial penalty).

Reply:

(1) Yes, upon receipt of the missing parson’s report, a file was opened and registered, as per Dawn Park Missing Person’s Inquiry, Reference number 01/03/2021. The complainant was Interviewed and her statement was obtained. In her statement she mentioned a black BMW motor vehicle, with registration number WR647GP. The BMW was traced and found. it belongs to Mr. Olu Okpaisa. Further enquiries were conducted, which failed to link the BMW to this Incident. Enquiries were also conducted with family members and friends, with negative results.

2Yes, statements were taken from the following persons:

Name	Relationship to the missing person
Dorothy Neels	Mother
Denieva Louw	Cousin
Ganlyu Tejumola Latleef	BMW owner’s son
Olu Okpasie	BMW owner
Henry Jacks	Friend

(3) The affected family was last given a progress report, on 18 March 2021 and since then there has been no new information available. The matter is still under investigation

Reply to question 2204 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-09-23

Reply to question 2204 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERA BH CELE, MP
Date: 29-09-2021

Reply:

The question relates to Personal Information of the claimant, as regulated by the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013. In the absence of consent by the claimant the personal information requested cannot be disclosed in this reply and the claimant, who is legally represented, is advised to direct his enquiry to the Road Accident Fund.

 

Reply:

36/1/4/1(202100267)

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY QUESTION 2026

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 27 AUGUST 2021

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 19-2021)

2026. MR M Chetty (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

With reference to the aftermath of the civil unrest and looting that took place in KwaZu[u-Natal in July 2021 and with regard to CAS number36/7/2021,

(a) What (i) investigations did the local SA Police Service do to ensure forensics and necessary detective work was conducted,

(ii) was the result of this and (iii) is the current status of the investigation and (b) which officer has been assigned to the specified case?

NW2263E

REPY:

a). what

1. what (i) investigations did the local SA Police Service do to ensure forensics and neCe6sary detective work was conducted,

The local police did not conduct any investigation.

Investigation Is conducted by MN IPID as per IPID reference:

- CCN 2021070346.

• • Section 28(1)(a) death in Police custody.

This case is not unrest related.

1. was the result af this†

• • An Independent investigation la being conducted by IPID aa an oversight body.

(ii) what is the current status of the investigation and?

The investigation is finalized; the investigating officer to in the process of

preparing report.

b). Which officer has been assigned to the specified case?

• • KwaZulu Natel IPID senior investigating Officer: Ms. Ndlovu is the appointed investigating officer of this case.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. DJ NTLATSENG

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: IPID

DATE: 22-09-2021

RECOMPIENDED / NOT RECOMMENDED/ COMMENTS:

MR C MATHALE

DEPUTY MINISTER OF POLICE

DATE:

APPROVED/ NOT APPROVED/ COMMENTS:

HONOURABLE MINISTER

GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 29-09-2021

Reply:

Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), who are stationed at Ports of Entry are also safeguarding the infrastructure of the ports and Includes, but is not limited to, the vehicles and equipment used by other Government departments, that are performing duties at Ports of Entry. There are travellers that arrive after the dosing hours of the Ports of Entry and spend the night sleeping in the queue, outside the Ports of Entry. The SAPS members also safeguard the travellers, their vehicles and goods.

Many activities, like the smuggling of ill\cit goods and illegal crossings, take place at the borderline closer to the ports, after the Ports of Entry have closed, as these people come back to the load, to get transport and continue their journey. The SAPS Is responsible to prevent such activities, after the Ports of Entry have closed. The policing of the 10km radius from a Port of Entry is important, to curb the illegal activities, at night. If the SAPS members are removed and policing is not done in the 10km radius from the Port of Entry, Illegal activities will rise and pose a security threat to the Republic of South Africa (RSA).

Reply to question 2248 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE

Date: 2021-09-23

Reply to question 2249 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 29-09-2021

Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS) must, like all other road users, adhere to the provisions of the Road Traffic Act, 1986 (Act No. 93 of 199e) and the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000.

The National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000, issued in terms of the National Road Traffic Act, 1696, provides for the number of passengers that may be carried in a vehicle and the carriage of persons in a vehicle intended for carrying goods. It also makes provision for weight limitations, which would also apply in the case of persons being transported in the loading bay of a vehicle. Based on these provisions, a Nisaan NP 300 vehicle may only transport four persons, with or without rifles, if it is fitted with a suitable canopy or 'enclosed' in the prescribed manner, in Section 247 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000.

Reply to question 2194 recommended/

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-08-23

Reply to question 2194 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 29-09-2021

Reply:

There are 3 independent deployments daily at the border post precinct area, namely the CBRTA, RTMC and the Mpumalanga Provincial Traffic as follows;

CBRTA:

The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency does not have traffic officers permanently stationed at Komatipoort, Mpumalanga. There are however two (2) profiling officers who are based in Mpumalanga who go to Komatipoort occasionally to support law enforcement and to collect relevant cross border information.

a) Not applicable; they go there as and when a need arises.

b) Not applicable; it is part of normal operations.

RTMC:

Road Transport Inspectorate from Nelspruit (Mpumalanga) deploys six officers at Komatipoort port of entry daily from 06:00 to 14:00 and 14:00 to 22:00 to enforce the Cross Border Road Transport Act.

a) Deployment is for the duration of the shift; and

b) There is no special or additional budget.

 

MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL TRAFFIC

The Province of Mpumalanga has a Traffic Station at Komatipoort for Traffic activities in and around Komatipoort including the Port of Entry. This office consists of twenty-three (23) officials. There is no special or additional budget for daily deployment.

Reply:

Thu matter is being investigated. by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit, Gqeberha and involves allegations against tho Dr Beyers Naude Municipality, which relates to the non- payment of pension fund contributions of employees. to the pension fund administrator. during the period, September 201G, to date. The non-payment of employee's contributions, is in contravention of Section 13A, of the Pension Fund Act, 1956 (Act No. 24 of 1956). The matter is being investigated, as per Graaff-Reinet, CAS 68/12/3020.

The Investigation is progressing and three affidavits have been obtained, with bank statements. which have .been analysed. Affidavits from five identified persons are outstanding and the investigation plan, for obtaining these affidavits, is in place. The municipality is cooperating.

Reply to question 2198 recommended

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-08-27

Reply to question 2198approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 29-09-2021

Reply:

a) The detailed breakdown of the current average salary for each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service:

Salary level	Current average salary per salary level
SL 1	R 103 562
SL 2	R 171 278
SL 3	R 206 957
SL 4	R 247 296
SL 5	R 283 227
SL 6	R 332 985
SL 7	R 411 227
SL 8	R 479 868
SL 9	R 567 956
SL 10	R 710 273
SL 11	R 851 022
SL 12	R 1 222 246
SL 13	R 1 147 609
SL 14	R 1 378 620
SL 15	R 1 661 168
SL 16	R 2 130 602

b) Total amount that will be spent annually in terms of the latest Public Service wage agreement on paying public servant salaries in each of the 16 salary bands:

The latest wage agreement in the Public Service is Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2021. The table below reflects the total cost of implementing the Resolution per salary level. It should be noted that no decision has yet been taken regarding possible salary adjustments for members of the Senior Management Service (Salary levels 13 – 16).

Salary level	Total cost of implementing Resolution 1 of 2021
SL 1	R9 552 000
SL 2	R1 235 509 000
SL 3	R1 146 359 000
SL 4	R619 649 000
SL 5	R3 382 164 000
SL 6	R2 457 016 000
SL 7	R5 854 878 000
SL 8	R3 434 624 000
SL 9	R2 261 454 000
SL 10	R1 416 912 000
SL 11	R989 621 000
SL 12	R888 732 000
SL 13	N/A
SL 14	N/A
SL 15	N/A
SL 16	N/A
Total	R23 696 470 000

c) Total amount of that amount that will be spent annually on employees in each specified salary band in the Public Service:

Salary level	Estimated total cost of employment, including the cost of Resolution 1 of 2021, per salary level
SL 1	R 45 851 000
SL 2	R 14 534 682 000
SL 3	R 15 577 597 000
SL 4	R 10 043 465 000
SL 5	R 60 279 792 000
SL 6	R 45 593 919 000
SL 7	R 130 820 285 000
SL 8	R 80 343 958 000
SL 9	R59 391 750 000
SL 10	R 40 307 049 000
SL 11	R 31 208 568 000
SL 12	R 34 486 430 000
SL 13	R 8 843 759 000
SL 14	R 3 343 153 000
SL 15	R 878 758 000
SL 16	R 1 499 944 000
Other (not linked to a specific salary level)	R 12 097 656 000
Total	R 549 296 616 000

d) The breakdown of the total number of employees currently employed in each of the 16 salary bands in the Public Service:

Salary level	Total number of employees per salary level
SL 1	263
SL 2	77 651
SL 3	69 003
SL 4	38 663
SL 5	201 244
SL 6	129 361
SL 7	306 703
SL 8	159 899
SL 9	99 927
SL 10	54 510
SL 11	35 365
SL 12	27 399
SL 13	7 660
SL 14	2 405
SL 15	528
SL 16	712
Other (not linked to a specific salary level)	27 423
Total	1 238 716

The information in the above tables represents the situation as at 31 July 2021 and has been obtained from the National Treasury PERSAL database. The information excludes Defence and the State Security Agency.

End

Reply:

NW2fi40E

The information provided in this respohse, is for the 2020/2021 financial year.

Yes, a fiat of all Beckets, includlng the docket numbers, of all rhincs poached in all the national parks, specified according to the park, with relevant details, aro ae follows:

Nc cause

9.

26. M_puin@laripa,

30.

Fark

37.

Perh

Kruger National

Kt«ger N,atlonal Park

Kiuger National ParL

Kruger National Patk Kruge,r Natiorial Pack

9/10/2020

!e5,.

4/11/2020

74,

7Y. “/8.

61.

Mp‹imolan a

_Mpumatanga _

Skukuza

1 /11/2020

20/11/2020

1/12/2n20

89.

90. [

81.,

' 94.

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Fark

109.

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111_ I1]2, 1 13.

114.

k2pumoJanpa MP!! alanga M unlalenga Mpumalni1g«

1. No, not all the dockets contain forensic reports, as sama of the reports are still outstanding from thu Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL). Restrictions and rotation of personnel, in terms of COVID-19 protocols, to prevent the spread cf the Coronovlru3, inpactert negatively on thu immediate attention to thase reports. The roports, that have bnen received, are filed in the dockets.

Thu number ot cases, that are ozs •s in re9pect nf aach park and province, is reflected below:

The numbar of casas still undar investigation, finalised and tha outcome, is reflected below:

Raplyto question 2244 recommended

ER:

GENERAL

FRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to. question 2244 epProved/n

GENERAL BH CI E, MP

Reply:

The information provided in this Response, is for the 2020/2021 financial year.

(1)No, not all the dockets relating to rhino poaching contains forensic reports of the bullets retrieved from the rhinos:

Find here: forensic reports

Reply:

The SACAA aircraft that crashed on 23 January 2020 has not been replaced to date (a) Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, SACAA’s financial position has been negatively affected. With its current financial position, SACAA cannot afford a replacement aircraft. In the interim the SACAA has appointed an external service provider to conduct calibration (b) SACAA is considering replacing the aircraft at the end of the next financial year (2022/23) or beginning of 2023/24 financial year, subject to the availability of funds; (i) SACAA is looking for an aircraft that will be able to withstand the low flying required when calibration is conducted; (ii) the specifications of the aircraft are contained in a document that was publicly advertised as part of the tender processes. The document is too bulky to be included in this response. However, a copy thereof can be provided to the honourable Member, if so required; (iii) the estimated cost of acquiring the required aircraft ranges between $6.5 million - $8 million excluding VAT and any other taxes that might be payable; (iv) the SACAA intends to buy an aircraft that will be able to carry out the required work, whether it is new, or a new second hand will be determined by what the organisation can afford at the point of acquisition; (v) estimated procurement date will be determined by the availability of funds and the financial position of the SACAA, and this will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Reply:

(a)(I)(ii)(iii) A total of 176 firearms have been confiscated. The make, model and serial number, of each of the 176 firearms, are reflected in the table below:

Reply:

The information provided in this response, 1s for the 2o20/2021 financial year.

Yes, a list of 42 dockets including the docket numbers, of all privately-owned rhinos poached in the entity anal/or farm, with relevant details, are as follows:

Reply:

(1}(a) Regulation 11(1) of the Regulations for Municipal Police Services, 1999, sets out the requirements for the appointment as a member of a municipal police service. Regulation 11(1)(g) Includes the requirement that the applicant may not have a criminal record (excluding previous convictions relating to political activities in the previous dispensation).

Furthermore, Regulation 11(2) provides that the National Commissioner may, subject to certain conditions. waive some of the requirements of appointment. including the requirement that the applicant may not have a criminal record, In the interest of the effective functioning of a municipal

The expungement of a criminal record is dealt with, In terms of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977). An application for the expungernent is considered by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Once a criminal record is expungad, the criminal conviction of a person is permanently deleted (in law the parson is deemed not to have been convicted of the offence concerned). If a criminal record has been expunged, there is no need for the National Commissioner to consider the waiving of the requirement set out in Regulation 11(1){g).

(b) Section 64C(2)(b) of the South African Police Service (CAPS) Act, 1885 (Act No. 68 of 19B5) provides that an executive head of a municipal police service is, inter alia, responsible for the recruitment and appointment of members of the municipal police service. A municipal police service functions within a municipality and accordingly, falls within the sphere of responsibility of local government. Neither the Minister of Police nor the National Commissioner has the power to interfere In the appointment process of any employee of a municipality.

(2)(a)(b) No. The explanation is provided above.

Reply to question 2147 recommended/

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2021-08-23

Reply to question 2147 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 29-09-2021

Reply:

(a)(b)(c) The information that is required, is not readily available. A request is made for an extension of three weeks, in which to provide the response.

Reply to question 1920 recommended

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE
KJ SITOLE, SOEG
Date: 2021-09-23
 

Reply to question 1026 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 29-09-2021

Reply:

The Umlazi Police Station is one of the priority stations, in the KwaZulu Natal Province and the South African Police Service (SAPS), ae a whole. Various disciplines are deployed in the area and intervention operations are continuously embarked upon. The Umlazi Police Station, assisted by the Provincial Commissioner: KwaZulu-Natal, has undertaken to embark on the following strategies, in 2021/2022, to address rampant crimes, in the Policing Precinct.

Proactive Policing

The Umlazi Policing Precinct Is divided into four manageable areas, hereafter referred to as sectors, which is in line with the Sector Policing Concept. Human and physical resources are deployed in all the sectors, in line with the Crime Threat Analysis (CTA) and the Crime Pattern Analysis (CPA). Hotspots are identified and addressed. on a weekly basis, while the trends are monitored, daily.

Sector one: Umlazi sections M, N, R, P, Q and U.
Sector two: Umlazi sections B, C, F, G, H and W.
Sector three: Umlazi sections A, D, E, S, T and V.

Sector four: Umlazi Lodge area, Glebelands, Megacity and Reunion.

Enforcement and Stamping of the Authority of the state, by Reducing the Availability of Illegal Firearms, by:

Ensuring the increase of stop and search, as well as cordon and search operations, at hotspots.

Conducting intelligence-driven operations.

Swift reaction for the arrest of perpetrators.

increasing arrests, for possession of illegal firearms.

Conducting compliance inspections, at official and non-official Institutions.

Reducing the Availability of Illegal Liquor Outlets, by:

Identifying, charging and closing down unlicensed liquor outlets.

Coordination of and execution of liquor blitz operations, with the Liquor Authority,

Ensuring high police visibility.

Reducing the Levels of Contact Crime, by:

Intelligence approach to policing. o Responsive and reaction capacity.

Ensuring immediate arrest, through real time.

Monitoring when crimes are committed (CPA/CTA).

Ensuring sufficient awareness campaigns and operations, through social crime prevention.

Ensuring 70/30 minimum deployment standard9, for deployment of personnel, at hotspots.

Reducing all Serious Crimes by:

Conducting compliance inspections, at second-hand dealers and scrapyards.

Participating in multidisciplinary operations, with relevant stakeholders in the fight against crime.

Reducing Levels of Gender-based Violence, Crimes against Women and Children through Strengthened Community Partnerships, by:

Ensuring the availability and functioning of Victim Friendly Facilities, at police stations.

Increasing awareness campaigns and education programmes, focusing on women

and children, within the Policing Precinct.

Enforcing In terms of the responsibilities of the SAPS, in the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act.

Monitoring the provision of resources, for participation In multidisciplinary service centres (Thuthuzela Care Centre).

Proactive Policing investigation

Reducing the Levels of Crime, by ensuring:

Prioritisation of the investigation of contact crimes.

Speedy finalisation of investigations.

Optimal utilisation of Crime Intelligence.

Profiling and linking of suspects.

Proper crime scene management and collection of evidence.

Identification of repeat offenders.

Allocation of serious cases to seasoned detectives

Ensuring prosecution-guided investigations.

Conducting weekly suspect raids.

Prioritisation of investigation and arrest of perpetrators of crimes against women and children, with the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit.

Reply to question 2251 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE

Date: 2021-09-23

Reply to question 2251 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 29-09-2021

Reply:

The total paid to AURECON SA thus far is R 236 205 932.

AURECON SA is participating in various Consulting Joint Ventures for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project as per shares and figures indicated in the schedule below.

Contract LHDA No.	Description	Contracted Party	Total Contract Amount (R)	Aurecon SA Share of Total Contract Amount (%)
3020	Design and Supervision of Major Bridges	Aurecon Consortium	123 892 049	30%
3022	Design and Supervision of Polihali Diversion Tunnels	Metsi a Senqu Khubelu Consultants (MSKC)	82 460 577	19.6%
3007	Design and Supervision of Polihali Transfer Tunnel	Metsi a Senqu Khubelu Consultants (MSKC)	914 276 029	20%
TOTAL				21%

Reply:

1 (a) Section24 of the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act, 1989 (Act No. 9 of 1989 is the legal framework for the Board Composition and it provides as follows-

24 (1) The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the Board of Control of not more than 11 members including the Chairman, who shall be appointed and dismissed by the Minister

(ii) The Act do not expressly indicate the maximum but provides that not more than 11 members.

(iii) Section 24 (2)(d) provides that three of the members of the Board of Control shall have expertise and experience in the management of a private enterprise.

(iv) Section 24(2)(a)(b)(bA) and (c) provides that one of the members of the Board of Control shall be an officer in the (a) Department of Transport

(b) Department pf Finance

(c) Department of State Expenditure

(d) South African Local Government Association (SALGA)

 

(b) The details of the Departmental Representatives are as follows-

(i) Dept. of Transport: Mr Ngwako Makaepea

(ii) Dept. of Finance: Mr Themba Zulu

(iii) SALGA: Mr Xolile George

2. The details of the Board members are as follows-

NO	NAME	GENDER	RACE	EXPERTISE	DESIGNATION
1.	Mr. Leonard Ramatlakane	Male	African	Governance	Chairperson
2.	Adv. Smanga Sethene	Male	African	Legal	Non-Executive
3.	Mr. Mukhuba Matodzi	Male	African	Mechanical Engineering	Non-Executive
4.	Ms. Boitumelo T Mokgoko	Female	Black	Chartered Accountant	Resigned
5.	Mr. Dinkwanyane K Mohuba	Male	African	Governance	Non-Executive
6.	Dr Allison E Lewis	Female	White	Civil Engineering	Resigned
7.	Ms. Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo	Female	African	Private Sector Enterprise	Non-Executive
8.	Ms. Thinavhuyo N Mpye	Male	African	Chartered Accountant	Non-Executive
9.	Mr Ngwako Makaepea	Male	African	DoT Rep	Non-Executive
10.	Mr Themba Zulu	Male	African	Dept. of Finance	Non-Executive
11g.	Mr Xolile George	Male	African	SALGA Rep	Non-Executive

1. Yes the Board is properly constituted with nine (9) members and has two vacancies, the process of filling those vacancies is underway, however, the Board if quorating.

a) See the response in 3 above (N/A)

b) (i)The Western Cape High Court declared the appointment of the Administrator unlawful and thus reviewed and set aside. The Court however did not declare that the decisions therein taken by the Administrator were also unlawful, invalid and set aside as such there is no need to review those decisions.

(ii) Mr Mpondo’s remuneration package R5 450 549.00 p annum. He did not contribute to the PRASA Provident Fund. He did not receive any other benefits.

2. There were no recoveries made and reference is made to (b) (i) above.

Reply:

A list of North West roads planned and approved by the North West Department of Public Works and Roads to be tarred or paved in the financial year ending March 2022 is provided on Table A below.

Table A: Upgrading of North West Roads

Project No.	Project Name (a)	Status of the Project (b)
PWRT 91/13	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road D201 from Pampierstad to Matlapaneng to N18	Procurement Stage, advertised on 07 July 2021 Closing date for advert – 9 August 2021 @ Evaluation Stage
PWRT 99/13	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road D520 from Mokolokwe to Bethanie	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 05 May 2021 Closing date for advert – 9 June 2021 @ Evaluation Stage
PWR 30/15	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road P66/1 (Kgomo Kgomo to P65/1) and Road D614 / Z614 (P65/1 to Lebotlwaane to Tlholwe) and Road Z619 from Tlholwe to Ga - Habedi) and D639 from Moretele to Ga - Habedi)- phase 3 of 10km	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 19 May 2021 Closing Date for Advert 17 June 2021 @ Evaluation Stage
PWR 75/16	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road Z422 from intersection of Albert Luthuli Road through Lokaleng and Mogosane village to Tlapeng (30km)	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 07 July 2021 Closing Date for Advert 05 August 2021 @ Evaluation Stage
PWRT 120/12	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road D327 from Ganyesa to Vragas to Madinonyane (57km), Phase II of road D327 from Vragas to the Bnorthen Cape border and of Road Z389 from road D327 to Madinonyane	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 21 April 2021 Closing Date for Advert 26 May 2021 @ Adjudication Stage
PWR 58/17	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard(tar) of Road Z482 from Madibogo through Madibogopan to the intersection at D1727 between Stella and Delareyville, 13km	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 25 August 2021 Closing Date for Advert 29 September 2021
PWR 105/18	Upgrading from gravel to surface standard of Road from Gopane passing villages Maphephane, Mmutshweu, Ga-seane to Lobatleng; Road D417 (Lobatleng to Motswedi) of approx 27km ( phase II 13KM)	Procurement Stage, Advertised on 19 May 2021 Closing Date for Advert 17 June 2021 @ Evaluation Stage

 

Reply:

During the 41st Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 17 and 18 August 2021 in Lilongwe, Republic of Malawi, the Republic of South Africa became the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.

The overall objective and function of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security is the promotion of peace, security and stability as well as good

governance and democracy in the SADC Region.

The political and the security situation in the Region is relatively peaceful and stable, notwithstanding isolated challenges in some Member States (Kingdom of Lesotho, DRC, Mozambique and the Kingdom of Eswatini) and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the Chairship of South Africa, the Organ’s focus will be on the following key issues:

• The facilitation process in the Kingdom of Lesotho;
• The deployment of the SADC Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM);
• The continuation of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC);
• The situation in Eswatini; and
• Observation of elections in the Region.
• Operationalisation of the Mediation Reference Group and Council of the Elders.

Reply:

As the honourable Member may be aware, Department tabled various funding options around the Electronic Toll on Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) for Cabinet decision, however, after consideration of the options, Cabinet directed that both the Department and Treasury jointly, re-look at the options and re-submit to Cabinet for consideration.

(a) The date for announcement on the future of e-tolls in Gauteng cannot be determined at this stage as the discussions around funding for the system continue to take place, focusing on the various financial options available.

(b) The delay on the announcement is that the process to pronounce on the future of the e-toll take time as the two Ministers (Transport and Finance) had to first meet and in their meeting they agreed that further studies be conducted to inform the decision to be made.

(c) It is important to note that the Department is committed to finding a workable solution that does not ‘drown the country in debt’ but is equally sensitive to the public’s issues and once it is clear on the sustainable model, a submission will then be made for Cabinet final decision

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

a) (i) (aa) Nil

(bb) One

b) (i) R260 507,19

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board did not suspend any employees during the 2020/21 financial year. No employees have been suspended to date. No reporting to the National Treasury was necessary.

CBDA

The Co-operative Banks Development Agency has no employees on level 11 salary scale and above suspended with full pay (aa) in the 2020-21 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2021 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) no amount of money was paid.

DBSA

a) (aa) None during FY2020/1

(bb) One employee suspended in FY2021/22 on the 28 July 2021 – currently still on suspension for a cumulative period of two (2) months.

b) (ii) The cumulative total amount – for the employee suspended from 28 July 2021 is R280k (gross) for the two months.

FAIS OMBUD

No employee was suspended in the 2020/21 financial year for the Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers.

FIC

(a)(ii) No employees of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) were suspended during (aa) the 2020-21 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2021 to date.

(b)(ii) Not applicable.

FSCA

The FSCA had no employee suspended with full pay for the period under review.

GEPF

There are no employees in the Government Employees Pension Fund that have been suspended during the 2020/21 financial year as well as the period from 1 April 2021 to date.

GPAA

The Government Pensions Administration Agency has no staff members in the category specified in the above question on suspension.

GTAC

a) Government Technical Advisory Centre – GTAC.

(aa) No employees of GTAC who are on level 11 salary scale and above have been suspended in the 2020-21 financial year.

(bb) No employees of GTAC who are on level 11 salary scale and above have been suspended in the 2021-22 financial year up to 28 September 2021.

b) (ii) Based on the answer provided above no money was paid out.

IRBA

(aa) The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has not suspended staff with pay at any level for the 2020/2021 financial year.

(bb) The IRBA has not suspended staff with pay at any level, for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021.

LAND BANK

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa had one employee at Senior Management level (Peromnes level 4) that was placed on precautionary leave for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 of which the full pay amounted to R1 938 336.10.

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa had no employees on suspension for the period 1 April 2021 to date.

PFA

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has no employees suspended for the period mentioned.

PIC

The PIC makes use of Patterson Grades with regards to remuneration and not the levels of the Public Service as referred to in the question. However, following below are the details regarding employees on suspension during the periods specified:

Financial Year	Employees suspended	Total amount paid
2020 – 2021	3 employees	R 14,350,271

1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021

*3 employees

R 5,979,279.60

*One employee who was suspended in 2020 resigned in June 2021 following a disciplinary process in which there were no adverse findings against him.

SARS

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) was established in terms of the SARS Act, no 34 of 1997, as an organ of state within the public administration, but as an entity outside of the public service. Consequently, the salary scales of SARS does not align to the public service.

SASRIA

(aa) Sasria Soc Ltd had 3 employees suspended with full pay for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

(bb) Sasria Soc Ltd had 0 employees suspended with full pay for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 August 2021.

(b) (ii) R 758,656.87 was paid in 2020-21

TAX OMBUD

1. The Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) has no employees suspended with full pay (aa) in the 2020-21 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2021 up to the latest specified date for which information is available.

Reply:

The investigation and report into the crash of the SA Civil Aviation Authority aircraft that crashed near George in the Western Cape on the 23 January 2020 have not yet been completed.

a) The accident could not be investigated by the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (AIID). The Minister therefore delegated the investigation of the ZS-CAR aircraft accident to the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigations Board (AAIB). The Ethiopian investigators arrived in South Africa on 24 January 2021 and commenced with the Investigation of the ZS-CAR aircraft accident on 25 January 2021.

b) It is envisaged that the Ethiopian AAIB will issue the Final Report by end of March 2022

 

Reply:

Cricket South Africa in its response indicated that;

a) The total funding received from the National Lotteries Commission between 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 is R2,5m.

A 100% of this funding was applied for the promotion of cricket amongst the groups designated as previously disadvantaged. The R2.5m breakdown is as follows;

(i) and (ii)

In 2017 no funds were received

In 2018 an amount of R1.5m was received for Project 96809 which covered the following;

• Rural Facility upgrades – Fort Hare University, Alice; Rabana Primary, NWP.
• Women Cricket Advancement – Equipment.
• Funding assistance to Disability Cricket Sector – National Cricket Weeks Education via Mindset TV – Hubs’ Progammes: Iqakamba broadcasts.

BUDGET LINE ITEM ( in line with Annexure A)	EXPENDITURE ITEMS
1. Accommodation	28 000.00
2. Car Hire	9 600.00
3. Cricket equipment	500 000.00
4. Ed: Mindset	189 600.00
5. Field Upgrades UFH	70 000.00
6. Net Upgrades (Rural)	300 000.00
7. SA Blind Cricket	120 000.00
8. SA Deaf Cricket	120 000.00
9. SASA Intellectually Impaired	120 000.00
TOTAL	R1,500,000.00

In 2019 an amount of R1,0m was received for Project M12946

• The funds were earmarked for the Advancement of Females’ in Cricket

BUDGET LINE ITEM	EXPENDITURE ITEMS
1. Clothing for Teams	R165,919.72
2. Hosting Fee (Tshwane & Cape Town)	R292,267.50
3. Accommodation	R453,744.55
4. Flights	R193,000.00
5. Meal Allowance for Supper	R49,000.00
6. Pitch Vision (Live stream of matches)	R18,930.00
7. Coach Bus	R44,610.00
8. Catering for Launch	R115,162.50
9. Deco for Launch	R34,654.56
TOTAL	R1,367,288.83

In 2020 no funds were received.

Reply:

Our tax legislation, in particular the paragraph 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, No 58 0f 1962 (the Act), obliges the employer to withhold or deduct an amount known as Pay As You Earn (PAYE) from the remuneration payable to the employee and pay such an amount over to SARS.

An employer is also obliged to provide an employee with an annual tax certificate (generally known as IRP 5 certificate) which provides a summary of all remuneration and all deductions made during the period.

Therefore, an employee has the right to obtain a tax certificate (IRP 5) from the employer regardless of the employer’s compliance obligations with SARS.

Any omission by any taxpayer to pay over the PAYE to SARS does not infringe on the rights of the employees to receive a tax credit based on the non-compliance by the employer. All employees will be entitled to the full tax credit. SARS has an obligation to ensure that the employer compliance with its obligations as indicated above.

Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011 (the TA Act) prohibits the South African Revenue Service (SARS) from disclosing taxpayer information to any person unless specifically provided for in the TA Act, in limited circumstances.

As there is no specific provision allowing SARS to release such information, SARS is unable to provide the specific requested information.

Reply:

Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011 (the TA Act) prohibits the South African Revenue Service (SARS) from disclosing taxpayer information to any person unless specifically provided for in the TA Act, in limited circumstances.

As there is no specific provision allowing SARS to release such information, SARS is unable to provide the requested information.

It is important to note that SARS does use the legislative tools provided in the TA Act to collect tax debt without fear, favour or prejudice.

Reply:

In its response CSA indicated the following;

1. CSA launched a Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) process, headed by Adv Dumisa Ntsebeza SC (Office of the Transformation Ombudsman – OTO). Part of the process has included having public hearings where different individuals and stakeholders made oral and written submissions. CSA supports this independent process and is eagerly awaiting the report and its recommendations that will help cricket with its healing process, redress and contribute to social cohesion and nation building. Reform and transformation remain non-negotiable as a means of correcting historical imbalances.

(a) CSA expects to receive the report from the OTO by end of November 2021.

2. The Board did engage Mr Nkwe and was rightfully concerned by what he had to say.

(a) As a result, a Board Task Team has been formed to do a fact-finding exercise and engage with the Team (players and management) and all other relevant stakeholders. On completion of this exercise, the Task Team will report to the Board and based on their conclusion, the matter will be addressed as a matter of urgency.

Reply:

1. The Department has;

• seconded MISA engineers to augment technical capacity in the municipality. The engineers have amongst other things developed an infrastructure master plan to inform better planning with respect to the electricity infrastructure. It is anticipated that MISA will also develop an Operations and Maintenance Plan for the municipality and continue to provide technical support, as implementation unfolds.

• Supported the intervention by the Service Delivery Task Team led by the Deputy President to fast track service delivery backlogs in Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality. Amongst the key deliverables of the intervention is the process of facilitating the partnership between Eskom and the municipality through which, Eskom will take over supply of electricity in the municipality for a specific time frame. The process towards legally concluding the partnership is unfolding and the Department is leading the application of sections 78 to 80 of the Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000; which is a mandatory undertaking, prior to utilizing an external mechanism to deliver services in a municipality.

Reply:

1. The Department approved a grant for R602 000 to SAMIC for the hosting of this conference and the funds were sourced from MGE Cultural Events budget.

2. Upon approval of the grant, the Department entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with SAMIC stipulating the conditions of the grant and deliverables as the clause of the contract.

3. To our knowledge, no formations or individuals indicated any intention to contest the outcome of SAMIC elective conference. The Department has since received the SAMIC close out report as per the contractual obligation.

4. SAMIC was funded like the other sector organisation in the arts and culture sector with the objective of building capacity and creating a platform for engagements to strengthen their programmes and operations.

Reply:

The provision of Sports facilities is the constitutional responsibility of Local Government. Be that as it may, through the intervention of  the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, the following Municipalities in Sekhukhune District were recommended to benefit from  the ring-fenced MIG allocation: 2016/17 Elias Motswaledi LM benefited R10 000 000 (10 Million Rands) for upgrading of Tlogotlou Stadium and the project is completed and was handed over by the former Minister Xasa.

In 2017/18 Ephraim Mogale LM was allocated R10 832 00.00 (Ten, eight million rands) for construction of Leeufontein sports ground the project is at practical completion stage.

In 2018/19 Makhuduthamaga LM benefitted R5 125 000 .00 (five, one million rands) for construction of Moroangoato Sport Ground and the project is completed.

2021/22 Fetakgomo Tubatse LM is currently benefiting R10 000 000 (Ten million rands) for upgrading of the following sports facilities (Motodi, Mopodille, Orghstad, Fetakgomo, Kgopane, Fadingwana, Nchabeleng Stadium, and Strydikraal) project is at procurement stage and will be completed June 2022 of the 2021/22 financial year. Selection of site/location is done and finalised by the municipality linking it to their IDP

Reply:

1. According to the Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality the water situation in the municipality has improved significantly from last year. The major cause of water problems in QwaQwa was the drought. Following the recent rains, the main Fika Patso dam supplying QwaQwa is now at 75% full capacity. The other major problem is old infrastructure being mainly AC pipes that are constantly bursting causing intermittent cuts in water supply.

2. In accordance with the District Development Model (DDM) that ensures integrated service delivery by government and non-government stakeholders, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is supporting Maluti-A-Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality to monitor interventions and the implementation of projects aimed at proving electricity among other services.

3. According to MAP Local Municipality, the interventions and projects mentioned above include the following:.

i. In the wards in question the MAP Local Municipality is undertaking repairs to burst pipes, which are common in all wards due to aged infrastructure. ii. MISA supported the Municipality to develop a Water Conservation and Demand Management Plan and to draft a Water O&M plan to improve the operations and maintenance regimes for all wards in MAP Local Municipality. iii. In ward 10, Tseki area some 2 boreholes were drilled and equipped with solar pumps, 5 000 litre tanks and stand pipes and security fencing with funding from DBSA in partnership with MISA (as part of the COVID-19 interventions) for a total cost of R762 427,78. These were handed over to the community.

4. COGTA, with provincial counterparts and MISA, led a rigorous process of assessing the state of local government (SOLG). The assessment included all service delivery issues including the provision of electricity in MAP. A process is underway to address basic service delivery issues and the target date to complete the municipal intervention and support plans (MISP) for high priority municipalities like MAP is the end of September 2021. This MISP will include plans to address the water challenges mentioned above.

5. The compilation of MISP brings together all sector departments as advocated for by the DDM.

Reply:

a) (i) There are four (4) districts that do not have special schools; (ii) The ECD function does not reside with the Department of Basic Education; 

b) (iii) Amathole West (EC), Chris Hani West (EC), ZF Mgcawu (NC) and Pixley Ka Seme (NC) (iv) There are no other details.

Reply:

1. (a)(b) It is expected that any entity ensure that they are registered for all relevant taxes as required in terms of section 22 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (the Act).

Any entity have a duty to fulfill all its tax obligations as required in term of the Act, and equally, all entities enjoy the rights conferred to any other taxpayer in terms of the Act.

Chapter 6 of the Act prohibits SARS from divulging taxpayer information unless such information is provided to certain entities listed under section 70 and 71 of the Act.

(2) 3) As indicated above, all taxpayer information is subject to confidentiality in terms of Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011.

Reply:

The Department was not aware of any agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry with SAMIC.

This challenge is largely due to the lack of a centralised Government wide database of defaulting beneficiaries, so that we are able to identify and isolate them until they comply with all prescripts of the contracts without fail.

Internally, the Department’s Legal Unit has initiated a recovery process and black listing of defaulters.

However, upon approving the grant, the Department entered into a contractual agreement with SAMIC stipulating terms and conditions of the funds dispersed to ensure that they will be used to achieve the intended purpose.

Reply:

 

1. The South African National Parks (SANParks) Integrity Testing Policy was first approved in January 2017. Organised labour did not support the introduction of compulsory polygraph testing. The Integrity Testing Policy was subsequently revised by SANParks management for consultation with organised labour in September 2021.

It is recognised that were this policy to be implemented it would require a change to employees' conditions of employment.

2.

• 1. During 2016 and 2017, seventy-one (71) employees from the Ranger Services Leader Group and Kruger National Park MANCO underwent voluntary polygraph testing.
  2. If the policy is agreed to and approved, staff can be subject to random testing.

3.

1. The current Human Resource (HR) constraints result from severe declines associated with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Until revenues increase SANParks can only fill critical vacancies
2. SANParks uses the VIP Premier system and is in the process of upgrading to SAGE VIP 300 People.

4. Employees are qualified for the roles they are appointed to perform within the organisation.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MlNISTER OF FORESTRY,FISHERlES AND THE ENVlRONMENT
DATE:

Reply:

In our view, the conference was successful and hosted in accordance with applicable legislation based on one of the resolutions taken at an elective conference in Mpumalanga.

It was also attended by at least representatives from eight Provinces with the exception of the Free State Province.

Reply:

1. The Department was not aware of any agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry with SAMIC.

This challenge is largely due to the lack of a centralised Government wide database of defaulting beneficiaries, so that we are able to identify and isolate them until they comply with all prescripts of the contracts without fail.

SAMIC is national, legal and autonomous body, comprised of members from music industry organisations that represent different constituencies. It is the sole voice and umbrella body for the entire South African music industry role-players, Established in 2014. The South African Music Industry Council (SAMIC) aims to transform protect and preserve the South African music market, assets and legacy.

a) The Department agreed to fund the recent SAMIC Conference held in April 2021. The decision by the Department to provide financial support was due to the following:

• The fragmentation within the arts and culture sector has contributed to its underdevelopment in terms of unified policy development and direction.
• The sector has not realised its full potential to effectively contribute to social development and initiative
• The music industry in particular has evolve as a result of fourth industrial revolution and its impact has affected the South African music industry,
• The legislative framework governing the music industry is out dated and requires to be updated in order to respond to the demands of the digitalisation in the industry.

The initiative by SAMIC to position itself as an umbrella body within the music industry is commendable and it is in line with the overall mandate of the Department.

b) SAMIC approached the Department requesting funding to host a national conference in January 2021 and provided a project proposal, a compliancy documents namely; company registration, tax certificate, entity form with a certified bank stamp,

2. The Department is able to provide all documents received from SAMIC,

a) The Department funded SAmic with the Registration Number: 150-953 NPO. -Registered in terms of the Non-profit Organisation Act, 1997, Act no 71 and we are not aware of another SAMIC formed in 2015.

b) Attached as (Annexure A) are documents received from SAMIC as per the question request.

 

Reply:

1)

• 1. The Kruger National Park (KNP) no longer conducts culling operations to control animal population numbers to a predetermined stable state, as was done historically with many species including elephants, hippo and buffalo.
  2. The following table provides a list of animals that were lethally managed in the KNP in the past three years. It must be noted that the table below excludes offtake numbers that were processed through the Skukuza Abattoir. These animals are euthanised for a range of reasons such as for bait, being alien species or the animal being injured. The carcases are either left in the veld or used for research and scientific purposes.

Table 1: Lethal Animal Management numbers in the KNP from 2019-2021, excluding offtakes that were processed through the Skukuza GPP

	2019	2020	2021
Alien species	33	45	8
Bait for predator capture	7	23	25
Animal Welfare	30	56	14
Problem Animals	310	329	127
Self Defence	23	22	8
Internal events eg Anti- poaching success, long-service,	30	5	4
TOTAL	433	480	186

• 1. SANParks does not use the “landscape of fear” as a management concept.

2)

1. Our management decisions are based on the carrying capacity of land in different biomes and related animal censuses to ensure sustainable species conservation.

1. The following species and numbers were processed through the Skukuza Game Processing Plant (GPP) for the past three years:

Table 2. Animals Processed through the Skukuza GPP (2019-2021)

	2019 offtake	2020 offtake	2021 offtake
Warthog	56	0	0
Impala	236	888	0
Elephant	7	3	8
Buffalo	90	0	0
Hippo	0	13	0

It is important to note that the elephants in the table were euthanised because they were classified as damage causing or problem animals who regularly caused damage to infrastructure and showed signs of aggressive behaviour which posed a danger to human life. In line with SANParks Wildlife Management Policy, lethal management was recommended in order to mitigate risk to human life.

3)

1. To offset costs, some animal products were sold to staff, 90% of which come from the neighbouring communities adjacent to the KNP.

1. Animal products that become available as a result of animal offtakes in the KNP include meat, hides and bones. Of these, a portion of the meat is donated to communities living adjacent to the KNP. This is done in the spirit of sharing the benefits of biodiversity within the context of moral obligation, historical redress, relationship building and in the longer term, building protected area relevance – an important component of overall sustainability. However, it is important to acknowledge that meat donations are merely one of many tools in the large benefit sharing basket.

• 1. Beneficiaries from meat products vary, but broadly include the following:
     • Local schools (there are more than 400 local schools adjacent to the KNP);
     • Local traditional council community events (Ummemo days, chief inaugurations and certain annual meetings);
     • Issue-based community campaigns (such as those linked to rhino anti-poaching); and
     • Community forum meetings (there are seven community forums adjacent to the KNP, namely the Nkomazi Forum, Lubambiswano Forum, Ntirhisano Forum, Mahlamba Ndlopfu Forum, BaPhalaborwa Forum, Hlanganani Forum and the Makuya Forum. Each forum represents in the region of between 20 and 50 villages, each with at least one school, but in some cases more than four schools per village).

Donations to local schools form the bulk of the donations. SANParks utilises the existing government feeding schemes as a vehicle to implement the donations as there are already structured setups at the schools to handle the safe cooking and serving of the protein.

• 1. The schools are primarily selected by the relevant community forums, where possible, together with the social outreach officers from the KNP. This is done on a rotational basis with the objective that no school receives a “second” donation until all other schools in the forum have received their first donation. Records of these donations are kept, including the names of the recipients, the amount of the donations and details of the contact persons in each case. This is done specifically to ensure fairness, transparency and to enable an adaptive management approach to the strategy.

Owing to legislative prescriptions, such as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013) on privacy, SANParks is not at liberty to share personal details of the individuals who receive these donations, as consent will have to be requested from individuals.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 23 September 2021

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

I have been informed by the Department that the R60 million received under the General Budget Support Programme (GBS) was over the 2019 MTEF period and not solely for the 2019/20 financial year.

a) Identification of existing data and studies was the first step under the GBS programme and has been completed. With the existing data, the Department intends on focussing the funding on actual maritime infrastructure and therefore did not commence with the development of spatial and economic development frameworks (SEDF). Should saving be realised from the construction process, the spatial and economic development frameworks will be developed as long-term development guides for the three respective sites.

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(i) Port St Johns has an existing feasibility study for the development of a small harbour and the Department intends on implementing the recommendations of the feasibility study to repair the existing slipway. The process of obtaining a Procurement Instruction is currently underway.

(ii) Port Nolloth has an existing jetty which is in a dilapidated state and has been prioritised to be refurbished to ensure the safe use of the jetty. A concrete slipway has also been proposed for the Port Nolloth site. The process of obtaining a Procurement Instruction is currently underway.

(iii) Port Edward forms part of the Ugu South Coast Masterplan and can currently accommodate thirty (30) launches per day from the beach area. The formalisation of the launching from a concrete slipway is currently under review due to the hydrographic conditions of the site being extremely rocky.

b) No funding has been withdrawn from the General Budget Support Programme as all the current work has been completed in-house by the Small Harbours directorate in conjunction with the respective coastal regional offices. Upon completion of the planning phase, including the Environmental Impact Assessments, the relevant funding allocations will be requested from National Treasury. It should be noted that the allocation has not been lost and is carried forward until the funding is requested by the Department.

c) The Department, guided by DIRCO, has received technical grant funding from the People’s Republic of China for the development of economic and feasibility studies which will utilise a nodal approach for the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The matching South African team comprising of DPWI and ISA officials, has been formed and an introductory session was held on 6 September 2021. As a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) the Small Harbours programme has also been proposed for the upcoming SIDS Symposium. The Small Harbours Unit is also working closing with ISA to develop a project pipeline.

d) The Department is responsible for the capital works in the harbours. The removal of sunken vessels is solely the responsibility of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) however was executed under the repair programme as the Department would be unable to conduct capital dredging where sunken vessels would provide a blockage. The capital dredging has been completed within all the harbours where they were required.

(i) The operational/maintenance dredging and removal of sunken vessels is a function of the DFFE. The Department will assist the DFFE in completing the User Asset Management Plan (U-AMP) to ensure that the budgeted amounts for maintenance dredging and removal of sunken vessels are within the market prices and not under budgeted for.

(ii) The Department is responsible for the security of infrastructure i.e. security fencing, gates, booms and CCTV apparatus which has been completed under the current repair and maintenance programme to the proclaimed fishing harbours. The only two remaining harbours are Saldanha Bay and Pepper Bay where the work is expected to be completed by the end of the current financial year. The actual warm bodies for security is the responsibility of the DFFE as they manage the operations within the harbour precincts and generate revenue from such activities taking place from the use of the marine infrastructure

Reply:

1. The Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) has always been managed as an independent institution from DSAC given the manner in which it was formed and registered. The Companies Act provides for the business and affairs of a company to be managed by, or under, the direction of its board and the Act also puts a legal duty to Directors to keep company records. While DSAC facilitated the handing over of CCIFSA from the previous leadership, we were also mindful of the independence of the structure hence CCIFSA is not part of our declared institution and therefor did not attend the meetings of the parties to check what exactly items are being handed over, we are aware that the handover process from the previous leadership to the current CCIFSA leadership was conducted.

2. Yes, we found that the audited financial statements were satisfactory. As you are aware, the Companies Act requires all financial statements to be prepared in accordance with a particular framework, also referred to broadly as accounting standards or financial reporting standards.

As part of the requirement, independent auditors using a framework of generally accepted auditing standards which set out the manner in which audit is conducted should evaluate financial statements. The auditors are responsible for expressing an opinion indicating that reasonable assurance has been obtained that the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and that they are fairly presented in accordance with the relevant accounting standards.

According to the information presented, this was the case with CCIFSA and based on the auditors’ opinion, the financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects. It is upon this independent judgement that we found the statements to be satisfactory.

Reply:

 

1. (a) SANParks and/or Kruger National Park (KNP) receives no benefit (financial or otherwise) from the hunting at the Association of Private Nature Reserves (APNR). The APNR are responsible for costs pertaining to the safety and security functions, fence infrastructure maintenance costs, conservation management and their own socio-economic development programmes which they implement on the western boundary of the KNP.

1. The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Cooperative Agreement (2018) and the workplan are currently being reviewed, and a report will be submitted to the relevant Members of the Executive Committees of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, as well as the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA); Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) are being consulted as part of the review process.

The APNR Hunting Protocol is an operational protocol, and is annually reviewed by the APNR Executive structures — with representation by the provincial conservation authorities: the MTPA, LEDET and SANParks.

1. The management functions within the protected areas are governed by the National Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003) (NEMPAA), including the associated Regulations, as well as Norms and Standards. The APNR structures are not contractual national parks, and SANParks is not the Management Authority of these protected areas. The provincial conservation authorities, the MTPA and LEDET are the regulatory authorities mandated with the regularisation and compliance oversight of these protected areas. The MTPA and LEDET are also the issuing authorities of the permits, and the oversight of the hunting.

The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Cooperative Agreement (2018) provides the umbrella mechanism for SANParks to submit recommendations for resource use on open protected areas not managed or owned by SANParks-KNP.

1. The following scientific information is presented to the APNR Joint Operational Committee, submitted to SANParks for recommendations and to the MTPA and LEDET for final approvals:
   1. Census information: demographics and animal counts for the game species within the respective reserves;
   2. Specialist studies pertaining to key species; and
   3. Post-off-take reports from the previous off-take season, including demographics.

The off-take requests are submitted annually during the last quarter of the calendar year, following post-off take committee discussions, specialist study submissions and approvals by the APNR EXCO and APNR Joint Operational Committees.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE:

Reply:

1. Section 256 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (the Act) provides for circumstances under which a Tax Compliance Status (TCS) of the taxpayer can be issued or declined. A TCS is issued where:

a) A taxpayer is registered for tax where required to do so;

b) A taxpayer has debt owed to SARS where but has made arrangements to pay in instalments or such debt has been suspended by SARS; and

c) All returns that needed to be submitted to SARS have been submitted or arrangements have been made with SARS to submit such a return(s) after due date.

The absence of a TCS does not preclude a taxpayer from carrying on his or her business or from continuing to operate. If a taxpayer did not comply with the required tax obligations, SARS has legal instruments at its disposal to ensure that such taxpayer is forced to comply. These instruments do not include stopping the operations of the business.

Section 234 of the Act provides that a taxpayer who willfully fails to comply with his or her tax obligations is guilty of an offence only after been convicted by a court. At this stage, there is no such conviction. Therefore SARS is precluded from divulging any information of the taxpayer because it will be in contravention of section 69 of the Act.

2. As indicated above, any information which has been provided to SARS, including information relating to TCS, is subject to confidentiality in terms of section 69 of the Act.

SIGNATURE PAGE

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER: 2238 [NW2542E]

Deadline: 17 September 2021

Recommended / Not recommended

NAME: EDWARD KIESWETTER

COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES

DATE: 16 SEPTEMBER 2021

Recommended / Not recommended

DR. DAVID MASONDO

DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE

DATE:

Approved / Not approved

ENOCH GODONGWANA

MINISTER OF FINANCE

DATE:

Reply:

 

• 1. In 2019, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), through the Waste Research Development and Innovation Roadmap, undertook a project aimed at reviewing the state of South Africa’s current knowledge base on marine litter. The objective of the study was to consolidate the existing scientific evidence and to assess the current gaps in knowledge. The study led to five papers published in the South African Journal of Science in May 2020, covering such topics as the sources and pathways of marine plastic litter, the transport and fate of plastic litter and its ecological impacts.

Several of the studies that have been conducted have recommended the strengthening of efforts to help reduce the leakage of plastic waste into the environment. Government aims to achieve this through a number of initiatives, some of which are summarized below.

• In September 2020, Cabinet approved the National Waste Management Strategy, 2020 (NWMS) in terms of Section 6 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA), which updated the 2011 strategy. The Strategy strongly advocates the notion of a circular economy in which plastics are kept within the economy as far as possible through the application of waste avoidance, recovery,” recycling and reuse to minimise waste generated. Unlike the 2011 strategy, the 2020 strategy places a stronger emphasis on supporting innovation and partnerships with the private sector, collaboration with other departments on the beneficiation of waste and supporting the provincial and local spheres of government to build their capacity in respect of waste management.

The implementation of the 2020 strategy is centred around three strategic pillars of action, namely waste minimisation, waste service provisioning, and compliance and enforcement. For each of these strategic pillars, specific objectives, actions and targets have been formulated and are being monitored in terms of performance indicators within the waste management sector.

• In April 2021 the Department published amendments to the Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags Regulations in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and the NEM:WA. The amendments focus on promoting the circular economy and to increase the amount of recycled content or “post-consumer recyclate" material being used in the manufacturing process of plastic bags. These amendments aim to enhance the demand-side of waste management and to secure the necessary demand to drive the diversion of plastic waste from landfill.
  • In November 2020 the Department published the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations in Government Gazette 43879 (Notice No. 1184) on 5 November 2020 for implementation. These regulations make it compulsory for producers and importers of plastic packaging to belong to an EPR scheme. In doing so, such producers and importers must demonstrate how the environmental impacts of their products are being managed throughout the products’ life-cycle, from design to the post-consumer phase.

The department is also supporting several other initiatives that are led by various other organisations (private and civil society) in the country, aimed at addressing plastic waste in
South Africa. These initiatives include, amongst others, the SA Initiative to End Plastic Waste, the National Plastics Pact and the Plastics Master Plan (led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).

The steps taken to reduce the impact of discarded nets on the Cape fur seals along the coast of the Republic are as follows:

Most fisheries sectors are required (through permit conditions) to report gear loss (including the GPS co-ordinates) to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). Marking of fishing gear is not a requirement of fishing permits; however, all buoys and ropes are marked according to vessels, and traps are colour-coded specific to operators / vessels.

• There are mitigation measures in place for many fisheries as well, e.g. for the gillnet, octopus trap, and rock-lobster trap fisheries. A well-established disentanglement network of government and non-government organisations exist to deal with cetacean, shark, bird, and other entanglements, mostly due to ghost gear.
  • The department and stakeholders have been monitoring trends of plastic pollutants that entangle Cape fur seals at the Cape Town docks since 1990. The effort is integrated into disentanglement efforts where role players conduct daily visits to known hotspots to remove plastic items from seals. The Benguela Current Commission will be funding analysis and the write-up of these data in 2021/22.
  • Fishing gear may be deliberately abandoned or discarded to disguise Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing activities. South Africa has acceded to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing, including conditions in relation to the marking of the fishing gear. The agreement on Port State Measures is seen to be a cost effective and potent tool to combat IUU fishing.

• 1. The last comprehensive pup count was conducted in 2017. Based on these pup production estimates, there are at least 600 000 seals in South Africa.

The population is generally stable; however, scientists have noticed, through research and monitoring, that there are colony specific level fluctuations. A notable decrease was at Kleinsee (Northern Cape) where pup production declined by up to 50 000 between the years 2000 and 2017. Conversely, since 2006, there has been a rapid and exponential increase in the number of seals at Vondeling Island, south of Saldanha (which has now stabilised) and Robberg on the south east coast. This was not a biologically plausible increase and, as such, it is suspected that it was a result of immigration from northern colonies, most likely from Kleinsee. The increase in the south and the decrease in the north is consistent with the direction of shift in distribution of their preferred prey resources (sardines and anchovy).

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: '

Reply:

The municipality does not have sufficient bulk water infrastructure to meet the demand of the growing area. To that end it is currently supplying water through interim measures of water carting to temporal storages including water tanks which are then utilized by the community of Lerome South. These are interim measures put in place while the municipality works on a permanent solution.

Moses Kotane Local Municipality (MKLM) is a Water Services Authority (WSA) in the MKLM area of jurisdiction which includes Lerome South. The Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 defines a WSA as any municipality responsible for ensuring access to water services. In executing its functions, which include the WSA function, MKLM gets grant funding and technical support from the provincial and national government departments.

MKLM is implementing a bulk water supply project (bulk water line and reservoir) scheduled to complete by end of November 2021. The bulk water supply project is funded thorough the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) administered by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

MKLM indicated that it has prioritised in this financial year Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) Implementation Plan a project, among others, for water reticulation for Lerome South. In an effort to avoid misalignment between bulk and reticulation, the reticulation project is only under consideration this financial year when the WSIG funded bulk project is near completion. The DWS, as the responsible sector department, is currently appraising the technical report submitted by MKLM for water reticulation through the MIG funding. The MIG funding is administered by the Department of Corporative Governance (DCOG). DCOG through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is providing technical support to MKLM for both project implementation and the MIG funding application.

The estimated date to deliver the full functional water supply project to Lerome South, having completed both the WSIG funded bulk water and MIG funded water reticulation projects, is anticipated to be in November 2022.

Reply:

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• 1. SANParks does not set rhino poaching targets. SANParks sets annual targets to systematically reduce poaching at Kruger National Park (KNP). The setting of the target to reduce poaching takes into account current poaching trends, the poaching compound effect, birth disruptions, diseases and droughts. Ultimately, we aim to eliminate rhino poaching in KNP and other national parks.

Yes, the target to reduce poaching is considered acceptable given the current realities and has helped to direct and better coordinate our anti-poaching efforts.

1. There is no target for criminal activity. There is a target to reduce criminal activity.

Yes, the targets are continuously reviewed and revised and using new information to adapt management responses for improved performance outcomes. See attached annexure A, detailing the decline in rhino poaching in South Africa between 2014 and 2020.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 23/09/2021