Questions and Replies

Reply:

Law enforcement agencies have arrested several individuals alleged to have been involved in the instigation and/or incitement of the violence that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021. These cases are now before the courts and the law must be allowed to take its course. Investigations by law enforcement agencies are ongoing. It would not be correct to pre-empt the outcome of these processes.

In addition, I have appointed a panel of experts led by Professor Sandy Africa to undertake a full analysis of the possible causes of the unrest and the response of our law enforcement agencies. I look forward to their report, which they have promised me will be ready at the end of the year.

Reply:

(1) All universities have measures in place to raise awareness and offer guidance and advice on GBV related matters. These include but are not limited to workshops or presentations during orientation weeks and during various parts of the year for students; roadshows; training; production and dissemination of brochures and other literature for the university community; and information on institutional websites. In addition to these initiatives, a large number of students have completed a curriculum on GBV prevention and mitigation via Higher Health, empowering them with knowledge and understanding of GBV and related matters. Higher Health is the Department’s implementing agency for student health, wellness and development in the post-school system.

There is a need for more comprehensive training embedded in institutional policies. The Ministerial Task Team established to advise the Minister and Department on gender- based violence and related matters, is exploring the possibility of national standards and principles about what should be included as a minimum in training sessions.

Higher Health has established relationships with campus and community radio stations to engage young students routinely on matters related to sexual and gender-based violence, and mental health as a matter of priority. There is also Higher Health's 24-hour toll-free helpline available in all 11 official languages. The line offers health, wellness and psychosocial risk assessment toolkits for early screening, empowerment and referral related to gender-based violence, mental health, HIV, TB and other matters.

(2) Following the release of the policy framework and as part of its work, the Ministerial Task Team held a series of engagements with university communities across various institutions. Amongst others, the aim was to establish how universities respond to sexual harassment and gender-based violence and harm, and what support is needed from the Department to enable the effective implementation of the policy framework.

(3) It has been established that not all universities have sufficient means to deal with GBV, and the Department and Higher Health aims to support campuses in addressing the problem. There has to be a coordinated implementation of the framework by universities through a fully coordinated national response. The Ministerial Task Team will advise on areas requiring improvement in institutional responses to gender-based violence and sexual harassment, and appropriate levels of support needed for the implementation of the national policy framework to address gender-based violence by universities.

Higher Health, through the Department, has released a set of instruments that will further strengthen the realisation of the policy framework. These instruments are directives to all institutions and management to put the necessary infrastructure towards a comprehensive response on cases of sexual and gender misconduct, rape and sexual assaults across all our campuses. The procedural guidelines and protocols on rape, code of ethics ensure that reporting of cases, disciplinary systems, safeguarding evidence, provision of rape kits, psychosocial support services and survivor-friendly infrastructure are developed across campuses.

The Department will play an oversight role, monitoring institutions to ensure that they take full responsibility for addressing GBV on their campuses.

Reply:

I have been advised by the South African Post Office (SAPO) as follows:

Yes, the South African Post Office does offer registered digital communication. There is one system in operation, namely:

(a) Registered electronic mail system on RiPoste TrEx from Escher Group (IRL) Ltd;

b) SAPO entered into the Escher contract on 29 November 2013 and a modification was done on 27 June 2016. The original design of the service was one sender to one recipient. One sales engagement with customers, it became clear that customers were looking for an automated system to cater for one sender to many recipients (bulk). The cost of the modification amounted to R17 398.00.

c) The original cost was R 8 512 830.00. The maintenance cost amounted to R677 988.00 per quarter. SAPO has not paid maintenance for nine quarters due to the process of changing hosting providers. However, SAPO does not anticipate the need to pay outstanding maintenance costs.

d) The registered electronic mail system was concluded on agreement number 4600000491. The tender number was RFP No 03 E Registered Mail 12/13/HM. There was no tender conducted for the revenue sharing concept, it followed an investment procedure. The SAPO/Service Provider Agreement; SAPO Limited Bidding Document; and e-Registered Mail Statement of Work Agreement is attached as Annexures B1, B2 and B3 respectively.

Reply:

The Honourable member is referred to the Department of Tourism’s website where a list of all beneficiaries of the Tourism Relief Fund is published. The Honourable member is also referred to responses to Parliamentary Question (NA) 219 of 15 June 2020 and PQ 197 (NCOP) of 5 June 2020. Below is link to the Department’s website to access the list of beneficiaries:

https://www.tourism.gov.za/AboutNDT/Documents/Tourism%20Relief%20Fund%20Beneficiaries.pdf#search=Tourism%20relief%20Fund

Reply:

All organs of state must develop sustainable regulatory measures for the control of COVID-19 beyond the state of disaster. Measures must be infused into policies and regulations to normalise COVID-19 preventative measures in the society.

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

Once sustainable sectoral regulatory measures for COVID-19 response are in place or the need to invoke current extraordinary measures provided for under the state of disaster ceases, all the Regulations and Directions issued under the national state of disaster will cease to exist.

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.

Reply:

1. 1. The total overtime expenditure by provincial and national departments for the 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years are set out in the table below. In instances where no values are displayed, it is due to either the department splitting or merging with another/other department(s) or overtime payments not having been captured on the PERSAL system:

Department Name	2019-20	2020-21
	Amount (R)	Amount (R)
Eastern Cape Provincial Administration	Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	1,207,384.23	131,393.44
	Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism	511,581.59	249,209.73
	Education	18,113,853.20	13,965,584.32
	Health	829,123,891.33	922,173,581.39
	Human Settlements	183,421.78	130,867.37
	Office of the Premier	959,684.20	155,510.05
	Provincial Treasury	65,511.58	5,302.19
	Roads and Public Works	1,876,901.37	537,655.44
	Rural Development and Agrarian Reform	4,583,294.67	3,966,340.06
	Safety and Liaison	956,381.49	191,975.32
	Social Development	3,258,168.59	1,348,584.50
	Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture	971,988.92	29,116.44
	Transport	39,490,326.66	44,816,427.05
Free State Provincial Administration	Agriculture	1,406,881.16	1,517,070.60
	Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs	27,482.18	326,724.86
	Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs	3,686,637.87	1,145,811.34
	Education	6,663,922.23	6,077,107.86
	Health	412,804,512.48	448,065,887.45
	Human Settlements	919,669.23	282,820.62
	Office of the Premier	5,841.27	28,560.38
	Police, Roads and Transport	26,522,898.56	26,223,630.44
	Provincial Treasury	193,997.36	129,203.80
	Public Works	1,261,530.82	1,371,970.70
	Social Development	9,747,433.92	6,324,314.36
	Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation	1,029,939.76	116,687.64
Gauteng Provincial Administration	Agriculture and Rural Development	3,992,205.46	836,076.84
	Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs	280,270.04	954,484.62
	Community Safety	26,033,682.97	77,501,930.44
	E-Government	4,989,355.16	6,067,932.15
	Economic Development	14,159.93	40,695.39
	Education	21,995,472.75	24,786,642.54
	Health	2,435,543,294.00	2,763,210,382.50
	Human Settlements	129,667.01	58,370.18
	Infrastructure Development	28,723,049.87	29,295,939.15
	Office of the Premier	713,338.14	2,973,302.02
	Provincial Treasury	441,709.44	256,062.17
	Roads and Transport	2,286,377.10	8,877,497.13
	Social Development	1,435,832.52	1,268,506.95
	Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation	6,240,455.90	706,086.43
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Administration	Agriculture and Rural Development	7,863,906.28	8,384,542.17
	Arts and Culture	221,106.35	11,173.32
	Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs	1,130,739.09	563,901.35
	Community Safety and Liaison	260,549.36
	Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs	1,150,064.72	648,309.55
	Education	45,741,563.54	42,181,719.06
	Finance	1,374,313.87	615,340.64
	Health	1,443,466,029.40	1,651,250,447.20
	Human Settlements	1,753,104.14	487,113.17
	Office of the Premier	1,133,266.41	1,083,368.74
	Public Works	1,273,475.07	671,446.33
	Social Development	4,797,599.77	6,104,190.08
	Sport and Recreation	3,602,378.24	1,135,364.42
	Transport	120,146,901.38	114,084,581.30
Limpopo Provincial Administration	Agriculture and Rural Development	10,515,966.75	2,981,688.70
	Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs	4,358,545.18	1,093,578.77
	Community Safety	88,452.17
	Economic Development, Environment and Tourism	21,306,916.98	17,419,216.45
	Education	21,490,655.33	12,084,855.07
	Health	912,828,046.45	834,820,747.92
	Office of the Premier	2,626,255.86	207,299.01
	Provincial Treasury	61,181.02	83,157.58
	Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure	5,185,352.43	1,313,613.05
	Social Development	644,331.84	171,781.02
	Sport, Arts and Culture	381,760.10	19,709.53
	Transport and Community Safety	134,489,211.93	118,715,430.12
Mpumalanga Provincial Administration	Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs	2,512,911.27	1,108,970.79
	Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs	535,146.73	448,455.16
	Community Safety, Security and Liaison	21,406,246.29	27,837,333.02
	Culture, Sport and Recreation	3,558,405.69	1,892,291.27
	Economic Development and Tourism	786,429.45	8,047.20
	Education	9,496,317.00	10,047,619.84
	Health	425,888,487.00	495,675,959.89
	Human Settlements	2,742,950.17	1,418,061.16
	Office of the Premier	689,522.46	502,770.65
	Provincial Treasury	867,846.68	62,664.65
	Public Works, Roads and Transport	25,012,772.13	28,574,276.03
	Social Development	1,779,451.45	13,441,056.28
North West Provincial Administration	Agriculture and Rural Development	2,926,869.15	3,070,211.19
	Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation	280,463.39	496,449.11
	Community Safety and Transport Management	48,715,985.02	40,785,276.66
	Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs	1,154,554.32	1,826,152.58
	Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism	815,951.62	509,190.39
	Education	12,774,961.63	7,752,329.84
	Health	493,620,723.57	648,705,462.33
	Human Settlements		29,555.38
	Office of the Premier	916,062.45	1,049,945.94
	Provincial Treasury	3,060,051.70	1,629,648.73
	Public Works and Roads	14,270,996.60	5,642,349.40
	Social Development	1,116,656.03	1,731,924.82
Northern Cape Provincial Administration	Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development	1,419,518.86	751,237.42
	Education	4,511,565.10	3,364,596.93
	Environment and Nature Conservation	461,153.72	170,158.66
	Health	189,446,067.37	223,175,196.17
	Office of the Premier	891,074.34	549,628.18
	Provincial Treasury	64,866.20
	Roads and Public Works	1,556,828.92	419,632.24
	Social Development	193,823.21	193,274.31
	Transport, Safety and Liaison	1,630,716.95	3,176,554.74
Western Cape Provincial Administration	Agriculture	3,802,633.61	2,770,686.47
	Community Safety	1,857,729.80	1,460,201.91
	Cultural Affairs and Sport	1,686,526.30	135,725.04
	Economic Development and Tourism	131,377.14	174,957.97
	Education	11,463,379.32	5,749,486.77
	Environmental Affairs and Development Planning	326,097.58	63,502.19
	Health	1,157,736,241.00	1,243,312,634.20
	Human Settlements	5,295,675.96	1,742,808.98
	Local Government	943,099.21	851,712.07
	Provincial Treasury	669,139.26	389,753.04
	Social Development	8,378,531.97	9,032,576.23
	Department of the Premier	3,517,839.63	1,247,110.44
	Transport and Public Works	12,378,007.36	9,447,650.95
National Departments	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	17,779,803.32
	Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development	80,389,519.07	40,098,966.40
	Basic Education	7,897,621.06	5,681,828.67
	Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service	794,037.21	400,803.16
	Communications	541,647.64
	Communications and Digital Technologies	639,577.01	138,099.45
	Cooperative Governance	4,412,709.39	4,270,256.25
	Correctional Services	193,914,775.91	211,578,343.23
	Economic Development	280,232.85
	Employment and Labour	55,125,049.13	53,047,865.35
	Energy	612,460.36
	Environment, Forestry and Fisheries	10,565,727.39	12,219,404.08
	Government Communication and Information System	2,950,394.84	702,593.22
	Health	20,001,395.84	25,895,317.01
	Higher Education and Training	16,976,257.16	9,595,677.26
	Home Affairs	85,684,534.47	50,468,033.79
	Human Settlements	2,257,343.29	1,731,822.84
	Independent Police Investigative Directorate	1,816,320.14	1,339,076.49
	International Relations and Cooperation	11,755,886.85	8,905,729.97
	Justice and Constitutional Development	18,089,042.44	9,119,949.42
	Military Veterans	1,804,463.19	917,236.95
	Mineral Resources and Energy	4,878,887.82	2,823,676.98
	National School of Government	225,216.84	14,284.23
	National Treasury	16,347,923.84	3,179,421.72
	Office of the Chief Justice	2,194,424.04	856,071.81
	Office of the Public Service Commission	380,286.14	118,374.03
	Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation	1,099,056.25	408,591.27
	Police	1,058,957,936.40	703,439,233.53
	Public Enterprises	633,577.65	54,097.31
	Public Service and Administration	1,182,159.50	941,606.03
	Public Works and Infrastructure	41,830,007.47	22,785,119.14
	Science and Innovation	634,812.48	176,458.79
	Small Business Development	258,870.39	80,442.36
	Social Development	3,978,318.46	5,318,308.53
	Sport and Recreation South Africa	740,229.15
	Sport, Arts and Culture	2,211,959.45	1,123,723.21
	Statistics South Africa	1,750,411.32	1,208,001.54
	The Presidency	11,214,516.50	4,723,079.39
	Tourism	711,130.74	1,497,175.97
	Trade, Industry and Competition	1,058,217.03	282,276.81
	Traditional Affairs	550,756.28	23,888.86
	Transport	3,285,644.20	2,572,738.80
	Water and Sanitation	33,960,826.74	31,247,215.11
	Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities	190,896.72	44,683.56

Data Source: PERSAL

Compile by the DPSA

Excludes Defence and the State Security Agency

1. Overtime work is informed by the service delivery requirements of a department. Hence, Regulation 49 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 requires that a department must have an approved overtime policy in place. The said departmental overtime policy must be in keeping with the overarching policy requirements set out in the Public Service Regulations, 2016, applicable collective agreements and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, as amended.

a) The overarching policy requirements were established with the introduction of the Public Service Regulatory Framework in 1999 and the conclusion of Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 3 of 1999.

b) The said policy requirements are reviewed as and when required, for example, with the introduction of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, as amended, in the Public Service in July 2000 and with the promulgation of the 2016 Public Service Regulations. The applicable Regulation is currently being reviewed.

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Reply:

I have been advised by the SAPO as follows:

(a) On 11/07/2020 a fraudulent reissue card was performed (Card number 4213 xxxxxx100415) at Umzinto Post Office. The account was reimbursed on the 28/09/2020.

(b)(c) Another card was issued (4213xxxxx991290) on 18/11/2020 at Halfway Post Office which has an active status on the client’s profile.

(d) SAPO did not receive any new affidavit for any other disputed amounts.

Stats below refer:

(e) The modus operandi that criminal syndicates embark on from time to time changes continually. SAPO/POSTBANK have embarked on a process of cleansing its payment system and circumventing unauthorised access.

Reply:

In my address to the nation on 16 July 2021, I described the violence and destruction of the preceding days as an attempted insurrection that failed to gain popular support.

In that address I outlined some of the key features of this attempted insurrection, including:

• deliberate, coordinated and well-planned actions intended to cripple the economy, cause social instability and severely weaken – or even dislodge – the democratic state;

• the exploitation of the social and economic conditions under which many South Africans live to provoke ordinary citizens and criminal networks to engage in opportunistic acts of looting;
• economic sabotage through targeted attacks on trucks, factories, warehouses and other infrastructure necessary for the functioning of our economy and the provision of services to our people;

• attempts to inflame racial tensions and violence through social media, fake news and misinformation.

The characterisation of the unrest in these terms was based on reports and analysis received by the National Security Council, meetings with stakeholders, site visits to areas in KwaZulu-Natal affected by the violence and media reports of the events.

Reply:

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

a) DEPARTMENT

Yes

(i) Name of the company

Vimtsire Protection Services

(ii) Purpose

To provide physical security for the department (both Hatfield and Cape Town offices).

(iii) Value

R 18 091 921,34

(iv) Duration

Three years (01 December 2018 – 30 November 2021)

b) State-Owned Entities (SOEs)

Entity	(b)	(i)Name of Firm	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Value	(iv)Duration
ICASA	Yes	Modise Protection Services	Physical guarding	R 5 097 931.15	3 years
		CIYTech Systems Cc	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 174 018.00	3 Years
		ADT Fidelity	Armed response & alarm monitoring	R 88 591.40	3 Years
		Modise Protection Services	Physical guarding	R 262 649.76	1 Year
		Televonic Systems	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 56 223.50	3 years
		Rishumele Trading	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 95 041.17	3 years
		Ubomi Technologies	Physical guarding	R 298 515.13	7 months
		Pro-Secure PTY Ltd	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 99 056.80	2 years
		Multi-Locking systems	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 268 984. 16	4 Years
		Multi-Locking systems	Maintenance of security systems (CCTV cameras & biometrics)	R 173 111.71	3 Years
Postbank	Yes	Vusela Security Company	Monitor access control; screening employees; escorting clients; protection of company assets and personnel, report criminal activities to SAPS and assist in handover of Postbank Visa and SASSA cards	R 44 000 per month	5 years
Nemisa	Yes	Rise Security Services	Provide physical protection in the Parktown Building	R 3 732 056.51	3 years (ending March 2021)
		PEPLER ALARMS CC	Provide reaction service and 24/7 monitoring of the alarm in the Franschhoek Building	R 462.30	Month to month contract
SABC	Yes	Mafoko Security Patrols (Head Office-Gauteng)	Provision of physical security services at SABC Auckland Park offices and TV Outside Broadcasts	R 185 519 425. 61	5 years
		Khayalami Security CC (Eastern Cape)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 13 838 216. 62	2 years
		Khayalami Security CC (Western Cape)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 11 525 746. 05	3 years
		Vhugi Protection Services (Limpopo)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 17 421 396. 43	3 years
		Modise Protection Services (North West)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 17 415 286. 04	3 years
		Mafoko Security Patrols (Free State)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 7 186 607. 46	3 years
		Khayalami Security CC (Northern Cape)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 4 569 137. 04	3 years
		Mafoko Security Patrols (Mpumalanga)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 4 966 994. 66	2 years
		Mafoko Security Patrols (Gauteng)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 3 236 391. 24	2 years
		Mafoko Security Patrols (KwaZulu Natal)	Provision of physical security services at TV Outside Broadcasts and Provincial offices	R 7 361 514. 50	3 years
Broadband Infraco (BB)I	Yes	Selkirk Security services	Provision of security services at Head Office	R 2 440 944. 00	3 years
		Mzuzovama (Pty) Ltd	Provision of alarm monitoring and ad hoc call outs for emergency responses at Newcastle Point of Presence	R 148 940. 00	2 years
		Nthuthuko Zulu Innovative Holdings	Provision of alarm monitoring and ad hoc call outs for emergency responses at Mzintlava Substation	R 20 400. 00	2 years
		Azifani Security and Cleaning Services	Guarding services on emergency basis and escorting of technical employees to dangerous sites in the Northern Cape and Gauteng regions	R 1 220 662.12	As and when – value is for the period 1 April 2020 to 28 February 2021 Provision of alarm monitoring and ad hoc call outs for emergency responses at Mzintlava Substation R 20 400.00 - 2 years
		National K9 Security Services	Guarding services on emergency basis and escorting of technical employees to dangerous sites in KwaZulu-Natal	R 572 784. 00	As and when – value is for the period 1 April 2020 to 28 February 2021
		Bohlale Security Services	Guarding services on emergency basis and escorting of technical employees to dangerous sites in the Free State	R 208 874. 00	As and when – value is for the period 1 April 2020 to 28 February 2021
Sentech	Yes	Collins Sebola Financial Services (PTY) LTD JV Ramadzwi Security Services and Training Agency (PTY)	NKP Security guards’ deployments	R 14 532 175. 93	3 years
		Afriguard Security Services	Security guarding for the sites	R 4 591 766. 81	2 years
		Fidelity Security Services	Emergency security guard’s deployment due to power and RF cable theft on site	No contract value, services charged on a month to month basis	Month to month until new contract is set up.
		Fidelity-ADT Security Services	Armed Response and monitoring	R 32 905. 00	5 years
		Buyisa Security Services	Guarding of the offices afterhours only and 24 hours on weekends and Holidays	R 753 210. 36	3 years
		Fidelity ADT and Technical	Armed Response and monitoring	R 27 000. 00	3 years
		National Security and Fire	Armed Response and Monitoring	R 24 443. 64	3 years
		National Security and Fire	Armed Response and Monitoring	R 15 120. 00	3 years
		Red Alert (PTY) LTD	Armed Response and Monitoring of all four areas/sites	R 85 523. 71	3 years
		Harambe Technologies	CCTV system maintenance	R 663 964.56	5 years
		Craddock Sekuriteit CC	Armed Response, monitoring and escorts to sites	R 9 457,20	3 years
SAPO	Yes	Fidelity Cash Solutions ** All Provinces	South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Pay point Services Cash-in transit (CIT) & Guarding	R 825 000 000. 00	2 years (RFP to be issued)
		Fidelity Security Services ** Gauteng	Guarding Services Static and SASSA	R 201 032 089. 00	5 years
		Fidelity Security Services ** Eastern Cape	Guarding Services SASSA	R 81 449 264. 51	5 years
		Fidelity Security Services ** Western Cape	Guarding Services SASSA	R 33 376 527. 70	5 years
		G4S ** All Provinces	CIT Services	R 400 447 987. 28	5 years (New Award pending)
		Vusela Sanmva Joint Venture ** Free State ** North West ** Kwazulu-Natal ** Northern Cape	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 240 656 922. 50	5 years
		Isidingo (UNITRADE 1047 CC) ** Western Cape	Guarding Services Static	R 33 422 400. 00	5 years
		Tyeks Security Services ** Eastern Cape	Guarding Services Static	R 59 942 143. 30	5 years
		Marumofase Security ** Limpopo	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 2 859 247. 04	1 year
		Ally’ s counter Force Security ** Limpopo	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 1 714 828. 32	1 year
		Clearpoint Security & Hygiene ** Mpumalanga	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 1 153 047. 60	1 year
		Sakhile Ezweni Group ** Mpumalanga	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 4 191 095. 23	1 year
		Khayalami Security ** Mpumalanga	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 8 667 153. 9	5 years
		Ndivhuwo Security Training ** Limpopo	Guarding Services Static & SASSA	R 3 302 970. 48	5 years
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (USAASA)	Yes	PMT Security Service	Provision of physical security services	R 29 000 per month	1 year
SITA		SITA currently does not have security contracts in place for the East London, Bhisho and Port Elizabeth offices.	SITA is receiving security services from the Landlord’s Security at East London and Bhisho that are on site. At Port Elizabeth there is currently no security on site. It is for this reason that a new Security Contract for SITA has been concluded for all 3 sites.	SITA is not paying for security service exclusively, as it is incorporated in the lease agreements.	We can thus not quantify any value for security service. East London Lease Term: 01 Mar 2019 to 28 Feb 2024 Port Elizabeth Lease Term: 08 Jul 2020 to 07 Jul 2021 Bhisho Lease Term: 01 Nov 2019 to 31 Oct 2024
		Bangilizwe Security Services	Physical Building security for SITA Eastern Cape premises (East London, Gqeberha and Bhisho)	R 475 410. 00	6 months
		Tyeks Security Services	Provide guarding and security services for SITA Free State premises ( Fort Drury Building and DATA CENTRE in Bloemfontein)	R 2 752 318. 30	3 years
		4B Protection Services	Provide 24/7 Physical Security Services for SITA Gauteng premises (Erasmuskloof, Centurion, Beta and Numerus Buildings )	R 50 248 823. 29	3 years
		Sbu & Sbo Protection Services (Pty) LTD	Provision of 24/7 Physical Security Services for SITA KZN premises (Pietermaritzburg & Durban Office)	R 4  839 720. 07	3 years
		R5 Security services Pty Ltd	Provision of physical security services for SITA Limpopo premises (Polokwane Office)	R 2 741 598. 87	3 years
		Mthenjankave Security Service	Provision of physical security service for SITA Mpumalanga premises	R 1 495 315. 01	3 years
		This forms part of the Landlord (Bridge Trust) Lease agreement. The security company is CCL Services	Provision of physical building security for SITA Northern Cape premises (Kimberley office)	R 151 800. 00 (Only 1 day shift guard, seven days a week from 06h00 to 18h00)	1 year
		SITA currently does not have a security contract in place as this forms part of the Landlord Lease agreement.	Provision of security services for SITA North West premises (Mafikeng, Rustenburg and Potchefstroom)	SITA is not paying for security service exclusively in terms of the lease agreements.	We can thus not quantify any value in terms of security.

The Film and Publication Board (FPB) and ZADNA do not make use of any private security firm as their offices are located at an office park which has its own security company.

Reply:

1. Overtime work is informed by the service delivery requirements of a department. Hence, Regulation 49 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 requires that a department must have an approved overtime policy in place. The said departmental overtime policy must be in keeping with the overarching policy requirements set out in the Public Service Regulations, 2016, applicable collective agreements and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, as amended.

a) The overarching policy requirements were established with the introduction of the Public Service Regulatory Framework in 1999 and the conclusion of Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 3 of 1999.

b) The said policy requirements are reviewed as and when required, for example, with the introduction of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997, as amended, in the Public Service in July 2000 and with the promulgation of the 2016 Public Service Regulations. The applicable Regulation is currently being reviewed.

2. Overtime payments are a function located in departments through the PERSAL system. The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) does not have access to, and control over the payment function taking place in departments. However, the DPSA from time to time does extract data on overtime from PERSAL and analyse the overtime expenditure in the Public Service. This analysis is used to engage with departments to ensure compliance with Public Service Regulations, 2016 including on the proper alignment of departmental structures to service delivery requirements. Since 2020, the DPSA has held regular meetings with departments that have been found to be non-compliant with applicable regulations and technical support has been provided to improve compliance.

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Reply:

The President of the Republic of South Africa has in terms of section 42A(3) of the Public Service Act,1994 (Proclamation 103 of 1994) delegated powers to the Minister of Home Affairs to deal with the possible precautionary suspension of the Director-General of the Department of Higher Education and Training, Mr Qwebinkundla Qonde. This arises from adverse audit findings made by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) in an audit of the financial years 2018/19 and 2019/2020 of the National Skills Fund, where the DG is an Accounting Authority.

The DG, as required by the law, was afforded an opportunity to make representations before the decision could be taken on the matter. After considering the entire case, he was put on precautionary suspension to pave the way for the forensic investigations to be conducted without any form of disturbance or interference. It is important to note that each case needs to be considered on its own facts.

In terms of the Public Service Act and the PFMA the relevant and responsible Ministers are in a position to respond to the Ministry-specific questions. Furthermore, questions related to the Auditor-General can be posed directly to the Auditor-General as the Auditor-General is accountable to Parliament.

Reply:

The department’s focus is on implementation of Norms and Standards for safe operations by the sector. The department also supports the call for South Africans to get vaccinated so that we could reach population immunity which would be a more sustainable way to mitigate against economic disruption.

Reply:

(a) In line with the Public Transport Action Plan and Strategy of 2007, the National Land Transport Act (NLTA) of 2009 and the Division of Revenue Act (DORA) Public Transport Network Grant framework, provision is made for the payment of compensation to incumbent public transport operators whose businesses will be affected by the implementation of Integrated Public Transport Networks (IPTN’s).

The interim compensation item is contained in periodic project progress reports that are submitted to the National Department of Transport and National Treasury.

The NDoT has informed the City that the interim compensation started in 2017/18 and was expected to be replaced by a final compensation agreement by 2018/19. The City is therefore required to urgently conclude a final negotiated compensation agreement that is based on an accurate valuation of the operating licences that will be affected.

2(a) R3.6 million.

2(b) The interim compensation agreement makes provision of R10.00 per fare paying passenger for the compensation of daily passenger revenue loss.

2(c) The Ekurhuleni Taxi Industry (ETI) comprises of the following Associations:-

LIST OF TAXI ASSOCIATIONS WITH COE AREA
No.	Taxi Association	Abbreviation
	Johannesburg Tembisa Taxi Association	JJTA
	Kempton Park Taxi Association	KETA
	Birchleigh Oakmoor Taxi Association	BOTA
	Lethabong Taxi Association	LETA
	Tembisa Pretoria Taxi Association	TEPTA
	Tembisa Alexandra Taxi association	TATA
	Tembisa Local Taxi Association	TELTA
	Tembisa Long distance Taxi Association	TELDTA
	Benoni Taxi Association	BTA
	Greater Brakpan Taxi Association	GBTA
	Springs Long Distance Taxi Association	SLDTA
	Springs Taxi Association	STA
	Nigel Taxi Association	NTA
	Daveyton-Kempton Park Taxi Association	DKTA
	Zonkizizwe Taxi Association	ZOTA
	Vosloorus Boksburg District Taxi Association	VBDTA
	Katlehong People’s Taxi Association	KAPTA
	Reiger Park Boksburg District Taxi Association	RTA
	Greater Germiston Taxi Association	GGTA
	Greater Alberton Taxi Association	GATA
	Bushbuck Transport Services	BTS
	Thaba-Bosiu Express Services	TBES
	Thahameso Nthwanatsatsi Thusanang	TNT
LIST OF TAXI ASSOCIATIONS WITH COE AREA
No.	Taxi Association	Abbreviation
	Germiston-Natalspruite LD Taxi Association	GNLDTA
	Germiston Limpopo LDTA	GLLDTA
	Ezibeleni Sterkspruite LDTA	ESLDTA
	Germiston- Jane Furse LDTA	GJFLDTA
	Inkanyezi LDTA	INLDTA
	Thuthukani LDTA	TLDTA
	Zamokhuhle LDTA	ZLDTA
	Taung-Bophirima LDTA	TBLDTA
	Izizwezomsinga LDTA	IZLDTA

CROSS-BORDER OPERATORS REGISTERED WITH THE CROSS-BORDER ROAD TRANSPORT AGENCY (CBRTA), OPERATING THE CROSS-BORDER ROUTES FROM WITHIN THE AREA OF JURISDICTION:
No.	Taxi Association	Abbreviation
1.	Boksburg Cross-Border Taxi Association
2.	Ekurhuleni Cross-Border Taxi Association
3.	Kempton Park Taxi Association (Cross-Border members)	KETACB
4.	Benoni Taxi Association (Cross-Border members)	BTACB
5.	Springs Long Distance Taxi Association (Cross-Border members)	SLDTACB
6.	Springs Cross-Border Taxi Association	SLDTACB
7.	Thaba-Bosiu Express Taxi Association (members)	TBES
8.	Kopanang Dikila Makaota Cross-Border Tax Association???	KDMCBTA
9.	Thahameso Nthwanatsatsi Thusanang Taxi Association	TNT
10	AMR Chitova Bus Express (Pty) Ltd
11	LJ Mokhabela Bus Company

(3) The NDoT has not been informed of the abovementioned correspondence by National Treasury and requests that this be sent directly to the Director General of the Department of Transport.

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

The information that I have received from the SACPCMP in response to the question is as follows:

1. (a) (i) Candidates who want to view their examination script are at liberty to apply to

view their scripts.

(ii) Candidates will know which questions they got right or wrong when they view their script and that should assist them to go back to the drawing board to fix their mistakes.

(b) Candidates who failed examination or interview are required to pay the full fee to rewrite.

(2) (a) The cost of examinations includes hiring venues, marking, moderating, storage and logistics of managing the entire examination process by the appointed service provider. This should be understood in the context of the Council being a self-funding entity. For business sustainability, the administrative cost of all of the Council’s processes must be recovered.

(b) The breakdown of the costs will reflect in the annual report for the 2020/21 financial year, which will be submitted to Parliament together with audited financial statements.

(3) The Council has determined that examinations should be delivered online and urgently, spurred on by the constant disruptions to examinations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions. However, security considerations necessitated the Council to investigate options to ensure that examination and interview security are not compromised. The Council has had a breach of its examination administration in the past, which was plagued with security vulnerabilities and corruption, where examination papers were leaked and also on social media platforms, in some cases, sold online. It is important that the Council, when it transfers its examination administration to an online system, ensures that it is secure and make breaches of the past impossible to repeat.

The Council had to ensure that it explores all the avenues required to enhance examination security including preventing the leaking of examination questions, which is paramount, given the high stakes nature of the examinations. The following aspects are being considered and finalised:

• Development of an online examination platform;

• Protecting the examination process through virtual proctoring software;

• Creating accessibility to the online examinations;

• The new logistical hurdles occasioned by the transition to a different delivery mode; and,

• The financial impact of moving examinations online – to ensure that there is no exorbitant increase in cost that must be transferred to applicants.

The timeline for the launch of online examinations has been determined as follows:

• The development of the online examination platform will be finalised and tested within four (4) weeks.

• Supply Chain Management (SCM) processes for procuring of a virtual proctoring service provider will commence after the budget review in October 2021.

• Once a virtual proctoring service provider is appointed, it will require approximately four (4) to six (6) weeks to set up the proctoring environment and integrate with the Council’s examination platform.

• The Council is most likely to be able to launch its online examinations in November 2021.

• Management will require approximately six (6) months to develop a plan for creating accessibility to its online examinations, through amongst others, partnering with service providers or institutions who have suitable computer facilities, disturbance free environments and secure Internet.

Reply:

The matter was referred to the Section 100 Administrator for the North West Department of Public Works& Roads and he confirmed that the suspension of the Chief Director for Roads in North West has been finalized and he was dismissed from Public Service on 29 November 2019. This matter is currently before the General Public Service Sectoral Bargaining Council as he is challenging his dismissal.

Reply:

1. In December 2020, the NRF communicated the funding outcomes for new successful masters and doctoral student applications for the 2021 academic year, including the extension support for masters and doctoral studies who would have completed in 2020 but were impacted negatively by the Covid-19 lockdowns. In March 2021, additional awards for extension support were made following the DSI approval of R9,08 million of reprioritised funds to award additional masters and doctoral extension support funding for the 2021 academic year. The deadline date for the submission of honours applications was extended to March 2021 to accommodate universities whose academic years have been extended due to the Covid-9 lockdown. Between April 2021 and May 2021 all honours awards had been concluded and communicated.

Successful applicants received their provisional award letters for postgraduate funding from the NRF and were required to submit the signed Conditions of Grants (CoGs), together with the proof of registration to the NRF, for the funds to be released to the university. Delays in the release of funding by the NRF were due to delays in the submission of the signed CoGs, and proof of registration. The Department has duly instructed the NRF to maintain constant communication with the universities’ Research Offices to facilitate the submission of outstanding documentation, by the universities to the NRF, to enable the release of outstanding funds within this year and before some of the students finish their studies.

In order to manage cash-flow, the universities have a grant deposit from the NRF which is used to pay out funds to postgraduate students and other grantholders. The grant deposit ensures the availability of funds at the university to honour grant payments and is replenished as the university invoices the NRF on grant expenditure.

2. Between 2017 and 2019 the NRF entered into a phase of preparing for the implementation of the DSI-NRF Postgraduate Funding Policy and held numerous engagements with the university stakeholder community. In 2020 and 2021, the NRF continued to hold virtual engagements with all 26 universities to ensure alignment with the implementation plan of the policy and to address challenges experienced by stakeholders. It must be noted that the start of the implementation of the policy coincided with the start of the COVID-19 related national lockdown and this may have impacted on the readiness of institutions to implement the new Full Cost of Study (FCS) and Partial Cost of Study (PCS) Funding.

The DSI has requested the NRF to engage further with the universities to streamline the payment processes in the 2022 academic year. Towards this goal/end, the NRF has made and authorised the following adjustments in relation to improving the payment processes for the 2021 academic year:

Accredited private rental accommodation - The NRF has taken note of the challenges relating to the requirement for universities to accredit all private rental accommodation occupied by postgraduate students and has therefore taken the decision to rescind the requirement for ‘accredited accommodation.’ The NRF is considering the option of setting regional accommodation allowances which could eliminate the need for a valid lease agreement for the private rental accommodation.

Payment of allowances to students - In order to be audit compliant, payments for allowances will be made either on a monthly or quarterly basis to students. The quarterly provision is made to accommodate institutions that have not as yet implemented systems and processes for monthly payments of student allowances.

Payments may be made according to the semester of registration – The NRF has provided clarity to the universities relating to this matter. If the student registered in the first half of the year (first semester), regardless of the month of registration, and is registered for the full year, the student is eligible for the full year scholarship which must be made available to the student. Likewise, if the student registers in the second half of the year (second semester), only half the scholarship may be made available for the 2021 academic year. The payment rules for each of the allowances still apply.

Payment of allowance for electronic study device – The NRF has provided clarity to the institutions relating to this matter. The institution and the NRF will not require quotations or proof of purchase for the electronic study device allowance. The allowance will be made available only once irrespective of whether the student receives NRF funding for a further postgraduate degree(s).

Reply:

The SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), (a) During the period 01 January 2020 and 15 August 2021 the following Instrument Landing Systems were switched off / were non-operational:

(a) Station	Facility	Description	(b) Unserviceable Dates	(b) Serviceable Dates	(c) Reasons why the systems were not operating.	(d) (e) Details of the persons who have been held accountable for the systems not being operational	(f) (g) what are the relevant details of the persons and/or entities who were responsible for the maintenance of the ALS during the specified period
FAPP	ILS	FAPP ILS RWY	August 2020	N/A	System unserviceable	Airport Management	The maintenance of ILS facilities is the responsibility of the airport management.
FAKN	ILS	KMIA ILS RWY 05	29-30 March 2021	31-Mar-21	25 days extension expired	The SACAA Flight Inspection Unit aircraft crashed on 23 January 2020 and the organisation went on a tender to source a service provider to conduct the calibration for its clients. The tender was approved, and an SLA signed in April 2020. The service provider appointed sub-contracted equipment and crew from a European company. Due to Covid-19 the service provider could not reposition the aircraft from Europe to South Africa due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. There were delays in obtaining a Foreign Operator Permit from the Air Service Licencing Council due to the Covid-19 outbreak. All the major airports are equipped with modern based technology such as GNSS and RNAV approaches, in addition to the standard VOR approaches. So, being without an ILS doesn’t leave an airport stranded with traffic that cannot land in bad weather. They can also use the GNSS/RNAV approaches to achieve the same effect. At the time of submitting this report all ILSes were operational and within the regulated parameters except for those where the owners opted not to calibrate.
FALA	ILS	Lanseria ILS RWY 05	27-Mar-21	18-May-21	FALA Airport closed down due travel restriction
FAOR	ILS 03R	OR Tambo ILS 03R	10-Aug-20	22-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
	ILS 21L	OR Tambo ILS 21L	10-Aug-20	23-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
	ILS 03L	OR Tambo ILS 03L	10-May-21	11-May-21	Exemption not yet granted
	ILS 21R	OR Tambo ILS 21R	10-May-21	11-May-21	Exemption not yet granted
FACT	ILS 19	Cape Town ILS 19	13-Aug-20	25-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
	ILS 01	Cape Town ILS 01	13-Aug-20	26-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
FALE	ILS 06	King Shaka ILS 06	06-May-20	02-Sep-20	Maintenance failure that needed flight calibrations resulting in the equipment NOTAM'd off air
	ILS 24	King Shaka ILS 24	02-Jul-20	31-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
FAEL	ILS 29	East London ILS	16-Aug-20	12-Sep-20	Exemption Not Granted
	ILS 11	East London ILS	16-Aug-20	11-Sep-20	Exemption Not Granted
FAPE	ILS 08	Port Elizabeth ILS 08	18-Aug-20	14-Sep-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
	ILS 26	Port Elizabeth ILS 26	18-Aug-20	28-Sep-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
FAGG	ILS	George ILS 11	10-Jul-20	29-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed
	ILS	George ILS 29	10-Jul-20	28-Aug-20	Exemption Period Lapsed

 

Reply:

1. The draft Proclamation in terms of section 97 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the “Constitution”), to transfer functions from relevant Organs of State, has been drafted and being consulted on with the said relevant Organs of State. Once there is concurrence on the contents of the Proclamation, the draft Proclamation will be forwarded to the Presidency for the President to approve same. Thereafter, the Department will cause the Proclamation to be gazetted.

2. The current draft Proclamation, in terms of section 97 of the Constitution has been revised to remove legislation that affects SARS-Custom and the SANDF. The Department is currently undergoing consultations with organs of state as required by the requisite processes and they have undertaken to provide such feedback by no later than 10 September 2021.

3. The establishment of the BMA in South Africa is an unprecedented “Whole-of-Government” endeavour led by the Presidency and guided by the Department of Public Service and Administration, and the National Treasury in terms of the Public Service Act, the Public Finance Management Act and the National Macro-Organization of Government (NMOG)principles.

The operationalization of the BMA Act involves multiple Organs of State, and complex regulatory, legislative, staffing, budgeting and funding processes; and as such, the BMA Act, 2020 will be operationalized in an incremental manner over a ten (10) year period ending in 2030.

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Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1) (a) (b) Information I received is that CBE waiver was not passed on to registered persons. The CBE levy waivered accounts for 1.1% (for Candidates R21 per person and for Professionals R42 per person) of the total annual fee invoice, the waiver granted by CBE which amounts to R218 672 for the 2020/21 financial year was utilized to assist the Council with some financial relief as cashflow was affected.

(2) No. see (1) above.

(3) Yes, new registrations paid the full registration fee; however, they are subjected to a pro-rated discount on their annual fees which is dependent on when the persons got to register.

(4) Below is a reconciliation of registered persons from 2019/20 to 2020/21 financial years. The reconciliations are as at 31 March 2021.

(i) Unpaid registered persons were 5 349 as at 31 March 2021 and

(ii) New registrations were at 900.

Analysis of declared membership movement
	Professional	Candidates	Totals
Record of client membership headcount 31 March 2020	6 979	4 684	11 663
Opening Balance at 01 April 2020 / Declared/audited	6 979	4 684	11 663
Movement
Additions	435	465	900
Upgrade to professionals	40	- 40	-
Reinstatement	17	12	29
De- Registration - Bad debts write off	- 289	- 783	- 1 072
Less/Add Balancing Figure that could not be traced			- 96
Closing Balance at 31 March 2021 / Declared/audited	7 182	4 338	11 424
Less unpaid registered persons	2 844	2 601	5 349
Total paid up membership declared: Paid membership- 2020/21	4 338	1 737	6 075
(b) Levies declared to CBE during the 2020/21 Financial Period
	Paid up membership
Total paid up membership declared: Paid membership- 2020/21	4338	1737	6075
CBE levy rate	42	21
Total payable to CBE for 2020/2021 period	182 196	36 477	218 673

(4)(b) The difference between registered persons is 239 (see table below).

Professional Category	2019/20 Financial year	2020/21 Financial year	Difference
Professional Construction Manager	888	919	31
Professional Construction Project Manager	1689	1679	-10
Professional Construction Mentor	28	13	-15
Professional Construction health and Safety Agent	100	109	9
Construction Mentor	8	9	1
Construction Health and Safety Officer	3367	3437	70
Construction Health and Safety Manager	921	905	-16
Candidate Construction Manager	417	542	125
Candidate Construction Project Manager	1945	1654	-291
Candidate Construction Health and Safety Agent	139	125	-14
Candidate Construction health and Safety Manager	107	78	-29
Candidate Construction Health and Safety Officer	2054	1954	-100
Grand Total	11663	11424	-239

Reply:

The Department has no plans to open a Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in ePhongolo.

Reply:

a) The Contractor KPMM ran into financial difficulty around November / December 2018 and declared the commencement of business rescue proceedings in May 2019. Up to the present date KPMM is still in business rescue and this has significantly slowed the N2 Gwaing River bridge construction progress. SANRAL has provided the necessary support the during this process in the interest of ensuring that the project is completed. The Contractor has now informed SANRAL that they cannot continue with the works.

b) The contract was awarded to KPMM Roads and Earthworks (Pty) Ltd to the value of R161 200 000-00 (including VAT). The contract commenced on 29 January 2018 with a completion date of 28 July 2020. The contract duration was for a 30 months period. At this stage, the works are 58.4% complete with a total of R 96 238 948.87 (including VAT) spent to date. SANRAL has been in continuous discussions with the Contractor regarding performance and has been applying all applicable contractual penalties. With the contractor now having informed SANRAL that they cannot continue any longer, SANRAL is taking the necessary actions in terms of the Contract to assign the contract to a replacement contractor to complete the outstanding works.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure :

The information that I have received from the SACPCMP in response to the question is as follows:

(1) (a) (i) The number of construction health and safety officers who failed examinations is 299 out of 585.

(ii) The number of construction health and safety managers who failed examinations is 61 out of 92

(iii) The number of construction health and safety agents who failed interviews is 6 out of 12

(iv) refer to (iii) above

(b) 32 failed more than once.

(2) The examination/interview tests the competence in the application of the scope of services and regulations that govern the Construction, Health and Safety Professions. It is an expectation therefore that candidates must be conversant with these.

(3) The examination/interview tests competence in the application of scope of services and regulations that govern the Construction, Health and Safety Professions.

Reply:

a) The City of Ekurhuleni’s 40 buses for Harambee are currently operational

b) The City has been instructed to speed up the Phase 1 operations rollout, reduce costs, increase passengers to over 10 000 a day and urgently conclude a final compensation agreement. Until all this is achieved, no future phases will be approved.

c) The City of Ekurhuleni does not have a bus lease contract as the 40 buses have been purchased outright by the bus operating company.

Reply:

The matter was queried with the North West Department of Public Works and Roads and the Administrator has indicated that there are disputes that are being handled in court and committed that the Department will maintain the roads until the litigation processes are complete as to ensure trafficability and safe condition of the road for commuters. Upon completion of the Legal processes, Department will expedite procurement processes as to ensure completion of all the outstanding work.

Reply:

1. The Department is in the process of evaluating its internal skills with a view to creating the necessary capacity for its work.

2. A review of its enterprise architecture is also underway. This will allow it to better plan its systems in line with the Government Wide Enterprise Architecture framework while pointing out areas where dependency on SITA can be managed

3. In addition, the Department has had an Executive Engagement with SITA, and the following interventions are currently in the pipeline:

• SITA’s proposal for an upgrade to Gold or Platinum will be tested through a proof of concept.
• Go to Market Strategy for Access Link – The implementation of a strategy wherein DHA has access to a localised pool of pre-approved service providers wherein a procurement of a connectivity service can be expedited without the onerous procurement processes has long been awaited by DHA. SITA’s promise to implement in early 2022/23 will be closely monitored and reported upon.
• SITA Strategy and Investment Plan for Uninterruptible Networks - SITA submitted a proposal to DHA that required a financial investment by DHA to the tune of R700m, whilst the Plan may not have been wholly accepted by DHA, the following critical parts of the Plan are being implemented by SITA and DHA:
  • Upgrade and maintenance of the dilapidated network equipment (routers and switches) - DHA.
  • Upgrade of SITA Switching Centres – SITA.
  • Expansion of SITA Core Network to reduce regional network outages – SITA.

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Reply:

1. Public Transport Network Grant

a) The Public Transport Network Grant (PTNG) is a Division of Revenue Act (DoRA) schedule 5B conditional Grant allocation;

To provide funding for accelerated construction and improvement of public and non-motorised transport infrastructure that form part of a municipal Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) and to support the planning, regulation, control, management and operations of fiscally and financially sustainable municipal public transport network services.

b) The PTNG allocations are subsequently appropriated to municipalities that submit business plans with associated expenditure estimates per Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period, wherein the 1st year of the MTEF reflects an actual appropriation whilst the 2 outer years are indicative allocations.

The allocation is governed by the Public Transport Network Grant Framework that is published with the annual Division of Revenue Act.

c)Infrastructure allocations:

Items	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Infrastructure component: Ekurhuleni	R 450 m	R 581 m	R 478 m	R 413 m	R 289 m

d) Capital expenditure for each of the five phases.

See table below. The initial costing of the system was based on build first and operate later approach whereby all corridors will be developed with dedicated bus lanes, however this approach is being reviewed and a financially contained approach will be implemented for future phases.

The total costs to date on Phase 1 are R 2 2290 mil. Due to a scaling down to now operate first and built later strategy, the infrastructure expenditure has been reduced for the next few years and for future phases. The estimates for the future phases are high-level and more accurate estimates will be developed during the design stage of each phase.

The NDoT will continue to work with the City to reduce costs, ramp up operations faster and increase fare revenue while reducing operating deficits.

It must be noted that the City is still operating a starter pilot service since November 2017 and therefore it is operating sub optimally and should have scaled up to a fully fledged service by July 2019.

Phase	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3	Phase 4	Phase 5		Total (R mill)
Corridor	2	1	3	5	4	7	6
Financial Year	2021/22	191								191
	2022/23	330								330
	2023/24	385								385
	2024/25	421								421
	2025/26	439								439
	2026/27	92	391							483
	2027/28		430							430
	2028/29		473							473
	2030/31		284	407						691
	2032/33		170	428	221					819
	2033/34			470	199					669
	2034/35			376	219					595
	2035/36			263	131	350				745
	2036/37				144	385	271			801
	2037/38					424	298			722
	2038/39					466	328			794
	2039/40					513	361			874
	2041/42						397	348		745
	2042/43							383		383
	2043/44							422		422
	2044/45							464		464

(2) What was the exact (a) operating costs, (b) fare income and (c) council funding for each specific cost including operational in the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18, (iii) 2018-19 and (iv) 2019-20 financial years?

Items	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Operations Cost	R0	R119,2m	R126,7m	R168,4m	R232,2m
Fare Income	R0	R0,33m	R4,7m	R8,1m	R8,5m
Council Funding	R0	R0	R0	R0	R0

 

Reply:

The Department of Home Affairs in partnership with the Matatiele Local Municipality has identified space to temporarily accommodate Home Affairs. This will ease congestion at the current location which is within the Department of Justice. The current space does not suit the needs for clients and resultantly leads to complaints and poor services in the area.

The envisaged temporary relocation to the ESKOM Building makes way for the erection of the office structure on the offered land to the Department by the Matatiele Local Municipality Council, which is next to the Matatiele Police Station.

The Department took a decision to render certain services during adjusted lockdown level 3. This amongst others, includes the issuance of identity documents to first time issuance and temporary identity certificates for those who may have lost their IDs.

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Reply:

a) In 7 of the 9 provinces affected by the backlog, working hours have been extended including operations on Saturdays. Challenges relating to overtime is preventing the extension of operating hours in some provinces.

b) The department has extended the validity and grace period of all learner’s licences, driving licence cards, temporary driving licences and professional driving permits that expire during the period that commenced from 26 March up and including 31 August 2021 to 31 March 2022l.

Considering that Gauteng poses the biggest challenge due to the large population of motorists and the fact that it remains the only province that has extensively deployed the online booking system, an email service for Gauteng users who experience difficulties with online bookings and renewing their licences has been activated.

Processes are underway to introduce online payments.

The RTMC is in discussions with the Health Professions Council of South Africa to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding which will allow motorists to make use of private optometrists who will have the authority to upload eye test results directly to the Natis system.

The interface of live enrolment units with home affairs has been completed. This will enable immediate validation of the fingerprints and reduce delays.

A process to deploy new Natis end-user equipment in all provinces has started.

The RTMC is opening additional DLTCs with more staff working from 7 in the morning and ending at 9 at night for seven days a week. This initiative will increase the capacity in Gauteng by 30%. The initiative can be deployed nationally in consultation with the MECs concerned

A new DLTC in Tembisa has opened its doors.

Two busses have been fitted with state of the art equipment to serve as mobile centres to assist with licence renewals

Two self-service kiosk are being prepared for testing and should be rolled out by October 2021.

Reply:

1. There are only two municipalities in South Africa that applied in terms of section 45 of the National Environment Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008), namely:

- Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality applied for and received a Waste Management Licence for the disposal of both General and Hazardous Waste.

- Eden District Municipality applied for and received a waste management licence for the Disposal of both General and Hazardous Waste.

2. All licences issued in terms of waste listed activities can be found on the South African Waste Information Centre website on http://sawic.environment.gov.za/?menu=88

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 10/09/2021

Reply:

(1)and (2)

(I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JOUBERTON CHC

1.1 STATUS SUMMARY

The project status summary is highlighted in the matrix below.

Table 1.1: Project status summary: Construction of a new Jouberton CHC

No.	Item	Description
1	Contract Number	DoH/020/PS/11
2	Date of Site Handover	19 September 2016
3	Original Contractor	JV Group Five & ENM
4	Implementing Agent	NWDoH
5	Principal Agent	Tiki Architects
6	Contract Commencement Date	19 September 2016
7	Contract Duration ( Original )	410 Calendar days
8	Practical Completion (Original )	3 November 2017
9	Revised practical completion date (As per EoT 8)	21 May 2019
10	Cost of EoT	R 4 358 562,97 Excl VAT
11	Contract value before EOT 8 (with EOT 7)	R 205 320 122, 91 Excl VAT
12	Revised contract value with EOT 7 & 8 awaiting Approval by Provincial treasury	R 209 678 685,88 Excl VAT
13	Original Contract Amount	R 146 622 724,20 Excl VAT
14	Progress to Date	100 %
15	Expenditure to date	R 222 217 461.09

​1.2 PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT

The project scope includes the following health units amongst others:

CTOP, Dental, Emergency, Maternity, Theatre, Outpatients, Crisis Control, Radiology, Sputum Booth, TB and appurtenant works.

The following service units are also included:

Guardhouse, Main Reception and Administration, Pharmacy, Service Building, Generator and Gas Control, Medical Waste and refuse Deposit, Pump Station, Carports. Staff accommodation comprising of six (6) two bedroom flats and four (4) one bedroom flats and appurtenant works also forms part of the scope of works.

​1.3 PROGRESS TO DATE

The project is at 100% completion, with final completion achieved. The clinic is currently operational.

(ii) CONSTRUCTION OF A SEKHING chc

​1.4 STATUS SUMMARY

The project status summary is highlighted in the matrix below.

Table 1.1: Project status summary: Construction of a new Sekhing CHC.

No.	Item	Description
	Contract number	NWDOH/PS/019/11
	Contract sum	R 84 026 731.26
	Commencement date	4 October 2012
	Original Contractor	ENM Trading Pty Ltd
	Principal Agent	Phitlhelelo Properties Pty Ltd
	Project Period	22 months
	Practical completion date (original)	31 August 2014
	Revised practical completion date	21 February 2019
	Progress to date	89%
	Revised contract amount (Incl approved V.O’s)	R 130 686 350.69
	Expenditure to date	R 121 557 456.64

​1.5 PROJECT SCOPE STATEMENT

Community Health Centre with Administration Building, OPD, Male and Female Medical Wards, CTOP, EMRS, Crisis Control, Pharmacy, Dental Unit and Services Building. Residential Accommodation with parking Bays, Water storage tanks, Generator and Diesel Tank Rooms, Boundary Fence for both developments and parking for visitors.

​1.6 PROGRESS TO DATE

The contractor has currently abandoned the site citing financial difficulties, and further requested settlement on the project. The Department has appointed an external investigator on the project, of which the finding on the report shall provide a way forward on the project as the Department is considering termination.

iii) Information about the Mathibestad CHC is still being verified by the Province, it will be submitted as soon as it is completed.

(3) According to the North West Provincial Department of Health the current breakdown of the vacancy rate of health care workers in each hospital are as follows (a)-

HOSPITAL / HEALTH CARE WORKER CATEGORY	FILLED	VACANT	TOTAL	VACANCY RATE
Bophelong Psychiatric Hospital	220	34	254	13.4
Brits District Hospital	377	72	449	16.0
Ganyesa District Hospital	96	27	123	22.0
Gelukspan District Hospital	142	37	179	20.7
Gen De La Rey District Hospital	44	14	58	24.1
Job Shimankane Tabane Hospital	792	113	905	12.5
Joe Morelong Memorial Hospital	289	40	329	12.2
Klerksdorp Tertiary Hospital	1032	144	1176	12.2
Koster Hospital	91	11	102	10.8
Lehurutshe District Hospital	74	25	99	25.3
Mafikeng Provincial Hospital	593	56	649	8.6
Moses Kotane District Hospital	426	119	545	21.8
Nic Bodenstein District Hospital	94	23	117	19.7
Potchefstroom: Hospital Primary	457	98	555	17.7
Schweizer-Reneke Hospital	72	16	88	18.2
Taung District Hospital	330	39	369	10.6
Thusong District Hospital	136	32	168	19.0
Tshepong Primary Hospital	121	26	147	17.7
Witrand Regional Hospital	509	130	639	20.3
Zeerust District Hospital	67	17	84	20.2
Grand Total	5962	1068	7035	15.2

(b) Position in the North West

The North West Provincial Department of Health has an overall health care workers vacancy rate of 15.2%. The North West Provincial Department of Health’s budget baseline for the financial year 2020-2021 is reduced over R400 million and therefore the department is mainly filling critical replacement posts and some priority posts which were identified in the beginning of the financial year. The posts are being filled as and when the budget is available and confirmed by the Chief Financial Officer.

The Province ensure that health care service are continuously provided in the Province and not compromised through payment for overtime for additional hours worked by health care workers.

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Reply:

The DTIC, together with the IDC and NEF developed a relief package for businesses covered by the recent unrest in parts of KZN and Gauteng and full details of the measures were made public shortly after they were finalised and further details were subsequently provided to Parliament through the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, on 24 August 2021.

Funding was reprioritised from the budgets of the three entities and this was further supplemented by a fiscal transfer from the National Treasury. The components of the funding covered ddifferent kind of support, often as a ‘blended’ product comprising:

• Grants: this portion is not repayable and is normally granted based on need or developmental objectives being achieved
• Loans: granted at concessionary terms and it is typically for working capital, machinery, repairs to premises, fitment replacement, etc.
• Bridging finance: covers ‘cash-flow’ challenges until SASRIA payouts are made.

The Critical Infrastructure Reconstruction Programme aims to leverage investment by supporting damaged infrastructure. This is a cost-sharing grant of 50% of the total qualifying infrastructure costs with a maximum cap of R30 million.

The Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) Economic Stabilisation Fund that provides funding to companies affected by the unrest and associated supply chain disruptions. This will be achieved through financing uninsured businesses not covered by insurance or those with funding insurance shortfalls. The fund offers concessionary funding through interest-free loans with a maximum investment of R50 million.

The NEF Economic Recovery Fund supports affected businesses in all sectors of the economy focused on manufacturing, retail and services businesses. The support targets building improvements and fittings for premises, replacement of machinery, equipment, commercial vehicles and replenishing stock and working capital shortfalls owing to supply chain disruptions. A maximum of R10 million in loan funding will be provided.

In particular, IDC Support Package totalling R1.5 billion from its own balance sheet, made up of R800 million developmental grants and R700 million concessionary loans. To focus the implementation efforts on the delivery of this package, the following essential institutional arrangements were put in place:

• Refined investment guidelines and simplified evaluation process.
• Multidisciplinary deal teams including Business Development Managers, Risk Analysts, and Legal Advisors who meet daily to drive transaction delivery.

Applications are approved by a special Exco committee, composed of IDC Divisional Executives and Senior Professionals, which meets daily.

IDC is also administering the dtic’s R400-million Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme (MCEP) Economic Stabilisation Fund that supports manufacturing companies affected, including those impacted by supply chain disruptions. Fund offers concessionary funding through interest-free loans.

The IDC is participating in physical visits to the affected companies. Together with the dtic the IDC is conducting coordinated publicity events to ensure that the funding packages are well advertised to the affected enterprises. This includes roadshows, webinars, virtual and physical site visits to affected clients.

The IDC is also providing Post-funding Business Support to offer non-financial advisory support aimed at restoring the long-term resilience and competitiveness of the affected businesses.

On 24 August 2021, the Department provided information on the approvals made as at that date through the IDC and NEF funding. Since then, a number of further transactions have been approved. The Department will be releasing the updated figures within the next five days and I will provide a copy of the updated data in a supplementary reply.

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Reply:

In his oral reply to similar question posed by Mr Steenhuisen of the DA on 03 September 2021 in the National Assembly, President Ramaphosa outlined matters of principle with regard to the security and travel arrangements of the President and Deputy President.

The President said: “Deputy President, is entitled to security wherever he is, including that of the President. This is not a personal choice. The Deputy President do not choose to be continuously shadowed by security people, but it is a requirement because it is taken that when the President, and the Deputy President are in positions that are in, they almost become state property, this is what comes with the job. Therefore, wherever the Deputy President and the President goes, they have to have security. They have security whether they are awake or asleep. The other issue is that whenever the President or the Deputy President goes, at any given time, their transportation is the responsibility of the government. When they fly it is the responsibility of the Air Force and as they travel on the ground it is the responsibility of the police, the Presidential Protection Unit. This is what comes with the job.”

In this specific matter, the Deputy President flew commercial at his personal cost, and the supporting official was the Private Secretary. The Presidency was only responsible for costs that were incurred on behalf of the Private Secretary to the Deputy President in terms of flights, accommodation and S&T with the total budget allocation of R158, 542.54.

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Reply:

(a) There are currently no known challenges. Projects are expected to manage the process of securing land use rights from landowners and ensure compliance with environmental requirements.

The projects are also dependent on the availability of grid capacity which Eskom has indicated is starting to become a limitation.

(b)  The current procured and contracted capacity of Wind Energy Facilities in the Eastern Cape is about 1432 MW. According to the Grid Connection Capacity Assessment 2023 report published by Eskom, the Eastern Cape electricity network can accommodate an additional 1740MW of generation capacity and it will therefore require upgrading in the future.

Reply:

As indicated under question 1874 from the same Honourable member, the Deputy President paid for his flight costs to and from the Russian Federation as well as medical expenses.

The breakdown for the costs incurred for the support staff are hereby attached as Annexure A.

ANNEXURE 

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Reply:

The CEO of the NRCS, Mr Mamaditse, has provided the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) with the following information.

(1) A case of fraud was detected in the NRCS in December 2020. The NRCS reports that it commissioned a full investigation of the matter which confirmed that fraud amounting to R4,501,488.21 was committed. The disciplinary process is underway and a criminal case has been opened. The NRCS insurers have been notified and are currently assessing the claim. The NRCS reports that it has also reviewed its procedures to mitigate the risk of this type of fraud recurring.

(2) Six hundred and seventy-two (672) illegally imported television sets were handed over to the NRCS on 4 July 2017. The NRCS reports that 641 were stolen and the theft was discovered in December 2018. A criminal case was opened. The NRCS Legal Services unit has been tasked with investigating the matter and is assisting the police investigation.

(3) (i) Losses Due to the Unrest in Durban

One of the NRCS rented warehouse in Durban was looted during the unrest and the full extent of the loss is still in the process of being determined. The warehouse was used to store Electro-technical, Automotive and Chemicals, Materials and Mechanicals products.

(ii) Reported and confirmed Losses over the past 12 Months, excluding the loss arising from looting in Durban.

Premises	a) Product	Quantity	b) Value
Port Elizabeth	Safety Shoe	21	R8 400
Port Elizabeth	Paraffin heaters	110	R55 000
Total			R63 400

The NRCS reports that it is actively addressing the challenges experienced with regard to products being stolen. To this end, the NRCS has appointed a panel of service providers to destroy non-compliant products. In addition, it advises that it has undertaken a review of its storage facilities and will shortly issue a tender to source more secure storage facilities.

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Reply:

 

1. South Africa is aware of the global discussions around a potential new international treaty on marine litter and plastic pollution and has been participating actively in the United Nations Environment Assembly’s Ad Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics, where the matter has been considered. South Africa has not finalised the due process to inform any pronouncement on a position concerning the global treaty for plastic pollution. This will only be done after a position paper is taken through the Cabinet Cluster process.
2. South Africa is a party to the Basel Convention on the control of the trans-boundary movement of waste. The 2019 amendments of Annexes to the Basel Convention addresses plastic waste in guiding member countries on the management of import and export of plastic waste. Using the guidance from the Basel Convention, the department has set up systems to handle applications for the importation of plastic waste. The applicants that intend to bring plastic waste into the country are obliged to indicate the intended use of the plastics and evidence of scarcity of the type of plastic waste they intend to import into South Africa.
3. South Africa’s current systems and processes are effective in significantly reducing the amount of plastic waste, in particular the amount of waste going into the ocean. The department has introduced the following to address the potential leakages of plastic into the ocean:

a). The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations were published in Government Gazette 43879 (Notice No. 1184) on 05 November 2020 for implementation and apply to the following sectors: electrical and electronic equipment, lighting and paper, packaging and some single use products. These EPR Regulations outline a new approach to waste management in South Africa and will contribute significantly to the diversion of plastic waste from landfill.

b). In September 2020, Cabinet approved the National Waste Management Strategy, 2020 in terms of section 6 of NEM: WA. The strategy is based on the update and revision of the 2011 version and built on the success and lessons learnt from the previous version. Waste Minimisation forms part of the focus areas in the latest version of the strategy.

c). The amended regulations to Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags Regulations were gazetted on 07 April 2021 in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and NEM:WA. The amendments focus on promoting a circular economy and ensuring circularity by prescribing the design through setting minimum recycled content in a phased manner starting in the year 2023 until 2027. The amended regulations create a demand for plastic waste to be used as a recyclate.

d). The department is also supporting other initiatives that are led by numerous organisations (private and civil society) in the country that are aimed at generating valuable information to support policy making for the management of plastic waste in South Africa. These initiatives include, amongst others, the initiative to end plastic waste, the Plastic Pact and the Plastics Master Plan (led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC)).

e). The department implements various Environmental Programmes that are aimed at cleaning waste in the environment. The department's Source to Sea initiative aimed at stemming the flow of litter from upstream sources and catchments on land into the ocean environment is one such programme. Under this project, the department is working with municipalities to deploy litter interception devices in priority rivers and to collect litter from these rivers systems.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE: 10/09/2021

Reply:

I have been furnished with a reply to the question submitted, by Ms Thabang Mampane, Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission. The reply states that the NLC received “a formal anonymous complaint” relating to Mr Raymond Joseph having direct or indirect interest in eight NLC funded organisations. The NLC provided a list of the organisations, which did not contain the details of the alleged link. I have requested that such information be supplied and will prepare a supplementary reply after receipt of the information.

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Reply:

The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, to which the DTIC contributed, sets out the overall approach by Government to boost exports, promote investment and create decent work opportunities as part of the response to Covid-19.

Within that framework, the Annual Performance Plan of the Department tabled in Parliament this year sets out a more detailed set of actions covering trade, investment and industrial development. This was further complemented by the package of measures announced recently to address the damage caused by the unrest in parts of KZN and Gauteng in early July 2021.

The work programme cover inter alia the following

• Progressing the work on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, specifically focused on completion of a set target on rules of origin on industrial products; and conclusion of discussions on services.
• Implementing a number of sector growth plans, covering core industrial activities (steel and autos), food security (poultry and sugar) and consumer goods (clothing & textiles and furniture).
• Expanding levels of private sector investment in the economy to boost economic output, including through support to firms in implementation of pledges made at South African Investment Conferences.
• Improving the business environment through providing an efficient company registration service and addressing unnecessary regulatory requirements applicable in DTIC public entities;
• Promoting opportunities for a larger number of South Africans through competition and empowerment policies, which include the work of development finance institutions; and
• Supporting equitable development in different parts of the country through a new focus on district development and compiling economic information on each district municipality.

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Reply:

I have been advised by the Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission that the NLC has not funded the individual or the named company.

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Reply:

 

(1) (a)

We hope to publish phase two of the Social-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) by mid-September.

(ii)The SEIAS Phase 2 documents, which will be made available to stakeholders for comment during the public participation process on draft policies in mid September.

(b) Yes consultation will conform with Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) requirements .

(2) Yes.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 10/09/2021

Reply:

The Deputy President like any other South African is entitled to choose his or her preferred medical practitioner. In recent past in Parliament, the Deputy President took South Africans into confidence about him taking ill and how he ended-up receiving lifesaving treatment from doctors in the Russian Federation.

It would thus be medically imprudent for anyone to abruptly abandon medical treatment by medical practitioners who are intimately au fait with one’s medical profile. Further details regarding the Deputy President’s consultations with the Surgeon-General can be obtained from the Office of the Surgeon-General, and the SA Military Health Service.

In instances where the Deputy President has had to postpone sessions for oral reply, such was communicated to the Presiding Officers of Parliament in accordance with Rule 144 (1) read together with Rule 11 (2). The Deputy President is fully competent to execute his responsibilities as delegated by the President.

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Reply:

1. (a) The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy does not receive applications for the erection of Wind Farms but receive bids following a request for proposals. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is probably best placed to provide this information based on environmental impact assessments applications they receive.

(b) Find below a list of wind-based projects in the Eastern Cape procured under Bid Windows 1 – 4.

Project	Area
Dorper Wind Farm	Stormberg
MetroWind Van Stadens Wind Farm	Port Elizabeth
Kouga Wind Farm	Port Elizabeth
Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm (RF) (PTY) LTD	Jeffereys Bay
Cookhouse Wind Farm	Cookhouse
Amakhala Emoyeni	Bedford
Tsitsikamma Community Wind Farm Project	Tsitsikamma
Waainek	Grahamstown
Grassridge	Coega
Chaba	Komga
Nojoli Wind Farm	Cookhouse
Red Cap-Gibson Bay	Oyster Bay
Nxuba Wind Farm	Cookhouse
Golden Valley Wind	Cookhouse
Wesley-Ciskei	Hamburg
Oyster Bay Wind Farm	Humansdorp

2. Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) does not dictate the location of the Wind Energy Facilities. IPPs are required to select their own location and conduct the necessary studies to ensure viability of the project.

The department has however worked with international partners and local industry associations to produce the Wind Atlas. The Wind Atlas is a high-resolution wind resource map that shows South Africa’s wind resource.

 

Reply:

1. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) was not aware of the storage of the chemicals in close proximity to the natural area prior to the fire incident that took place in July 2021. The DFFE is not the competent authority for issuing environmental authorizations in respect of such an activity as this function lies with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs. As a result of the fire incident, the DFFE received a notification in terms of section 30 of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) and has subsequently therefore become aware of the storage facility.

2. On the 25* of August 2021 the Minister in the National Assembly committed to release the findings of the investigation by a multi-departmental investigative team in relation to the compliance profile of United Phosphorus Limited (UPL) by the end of September 2021. The drafting of that report is at an advanced stage and the department remains on track to disclose this to the public as the Minister committed to do.

3. The DFFE received 12 (twelve) complaints from the public through the departments Environmental Crime and Incidents Hotline at the time when the fire was not fully extinguished. It should, however, be noted that the majority of the complaints were reported to the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE: .10/09/2021

Reply:

(a) The Department does not keep a register of all chicken suppliers. According to SA Poultry, there are 1 117 chicken and egg suppliers in South Africa, the vast majority of which would be South African owned.

(b) The Department does not keep a register of rice suppliers.

(c) It is not clear whether the question on car accessories is intended to refer to items that are solely ‘accessories’ i.e. dash covers, mirrors, car seat covers, phone mounts etc, for which details are not kept; or whether it covers auto components too. The Department has furnished me with the number of local component manufacturers they are aware of – once the question is clarified, the number can be provided.

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Reply:

I have been furnished with a reply to the question submitted, by Ms Thabang Mampane, Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission.

Ms Mampane advises as follows:

“ (1)(a) Venalor NPC applied to the National Lotteries Commission in the 2018 and 2020 financial years in terms of section 2A (4) Lotteries Act No 57 of 1997 as amended (“the Act”) and the application was adjudicated by the ACNHDA in terms of section 26 of the Act and related regulations.

The first application for the 2017/18 financial year was for an amount of R4 672 180.00 and the second application was awarded in the 2019/20 financial year for an amount of R2 292 300.00.

The National Lotteries Commission funded Venalor NPC to host the annual awards ceremony that recognise the contribution of South African female artist in their respective genres and facilitate a platform in which up and coming aspiring artists can have access to a larger audience and to perform alongside established artists in the industry in line with the funding focus areas.

(b) The funding covered amongst others workshops, marketing and communications, women summit, mbokodo awards and other logistical matters such as transport, security.

(2) The NLC conducted a site visit with regards to the grant for the R4 672 180.00 to ascertain whether funds are being used according to the conditions stated on the Grant Agreement. The site visit reports found that the funded organisations utilised the funds in line with the conditions of the grant. Following submission of a satisfactory progress report, the project has been closed.

The NLC conducted a site visit with regards to the grant for the R2 292 300.00 to ascertain whether funds were utilised in accordance with conditions stated in the Grant Agreement. To date the funded organisation has submitted a satisfactory interim progress report for the first tranche that was paid. The NLC continues to enforce the Grant Agreement.”

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Reply:

1 (a) The amount that has been allocated by the Department of Social Development for food relief as a result of the violent protests is R100 million, which was distributed as follows: in (i) KwaZulu-Natal = R60 million for 81 429 food parcels and (ii) R40 million for 57 143 food parcels in Gauteng.

In addition to this allocation, SASSA has an allocation for social relief of distress in both provinces, which is used for the issuing of vouchers for affected families – not specifically for the response to the unrest.

(b) The criteria which will be used to allocate food relief includes:

• People experiencing hunger as a result of the public violence and looting.
• Families with bread winners who have been laid off from industries that have closed down.
• Families battling with hunger where there is no income (Living below the food poverty line of R585 per month).
• Targeting 70% rural & 30% urban areas of KZN

(c) The measures that have been put in place to eliminate double-dipping include verification of qualifying beneficiaries against the different lists, such as the SASSA social relief of distress vouchers vs the identified beneficiaries by Social Development officials;

(2) a) SASSA issued 5 568 food vouchers in KwaZulu-Natal and 337 food vouchers in Gauteng region to respond to the unrest for the period between 1 April 2021 to end July 2021.

b) Vouchers to be allocated will depend on the assessment of applications received since provision of this benefit is needs based and dependent on available resources. SASSA will provide assistance in accordance with the provisions as set in the Social Assistance Act, 2004.

Food relief provision from the Solidarity Fund was purely using food parcels and no vouchers were part of this response. This was due to the fact that the food outlets in some of the affected areas were destroyed. The provision of food parcels therefore ensured that vulnerable citizens had access to food;

(3) The cost of each food parcel is R700. The breakdown in terms of (a) food items, (b) packaging is as follows:

Category	Food items	Unit	Qty
Starch	Fortified Maize meal	KG	10
	Rice	KG	10
	Potatoes	KG	7
Protein	Tinned fish -Pilchards in Tomato Sauce	400g TIN	6
	Baked Beans in Sauce	410g TIN	6
	Sugar Beans/Split Peas	KG	2
	Milk Full Cream (Powder - not creamer) or liquid	KG Litres	1 6
Vegetable	Butternut OR Cabbage (Any veg in season)	KG	10 3
Seasoning	Onions	KG	2
	Cooking Oil	LIT	2
Other	Soap	Bar	2

(c) Transport and/or (d) food sourcing, packaging and distribution to households is fixed to not more than 5% of the food parcel value = R35 per food parcel.

Reply:

The South African Government’s industrialisation and localisation policies aim to build and upgrade domestic production to supply domestic and foreign markets, support wider economic development and promote employment growth.

I draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that localisation policies are not simply that of the DTIC. Localisation is a policy framework that enjoys resounding support among South Africans who recognize the need to industrialise our economy. It is the policy of the Administration and follows the commitment in the Manifesto of the ruling party to stronger localisation as a pillar of its industrial policy. The commitment to localisation is included in the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan of government.

The approach on localisation has also been unanimously endorsed by the business, labour and community representatives at Nedlac. They represent a large number of firms and entrepreneurs, workers in different sectors of the economy and organisations made up of representatives of various community interests. Indeed the agreement at Nedlac specifically provides for a quantitative target and a list of sectors and products. In these circumstances, the consultations on the South African approach to localisation were at the appropriate level at which consultations on policy matters normally take place, namely with social partners and with other Government policy-makers.

I further draw the Honourable Member’s attention to local industrialisation policies of governments across the world, in both developed and developing countries. It is what governments do to enable achievement of national objectives and indeed there is today a growing consensus on the value of carefully targeted and well-implemented industrial policy measures. I will be happy to brief the Portfolio Committee in due course on these developments should the Committee so request. There is also a growing literature on the subject which is easily accessible to the public.

In respect of trade, the localisation policies are consistent with South Africa’s international trade obligations and building industrial capacity is the very purpose of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in order to reduce the over-reliance by countries on the continent to imports of manufactured products from elsewhere in the world. The localisation policies followed by the SA government (with the support of business, labour and community organisations) represents inter alia the plan to build South Africa’s industrial capacity within the framework of the AfCFTA.

I also draw attention to the Policy Statement on Localisation for Jobs and Industrial Growth as well as the Trade Policy for Industrial Development and Employment Growth, available on the DTIC’s website.

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Reply:

1. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy does not receive applications for the erection of Wind Farms but receive bids following a request for proposals. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is probably best placed to provide this information based on environmental impact assessments applications they receive.

2. See response to (1) above.

Reply:

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Reply:

(i) There was no Facebook meeting held on the 3 March 2021 involving any the Chairperson or any Member of Council . The NAC held two weekly Industry briefings on the 24th February and the 5th March 2021 respectively during the period mentioned.

(ii) Yes, there are Arts and Culture Industry practitioners who serve on the NAC Council whom are employed by organisations that applied for PESP funding prior to their appointment to Council.

(1).

a) All PESP applications were adjudicated by independent panel of experts prior to the commencement of the term of this Council before the 30 December 2020. The New Council commenced on the 1st January 2021 and found all respective applications already adjudicated and approved by the adjudication panels.

b) A list of the organizations that applied that employ the Council Members is attached below (*Please note that no member applied in their personal capacity*):

Project Number	Organisation name and Project Name	Lead Applicant name	Amount Applied for	Amount Approved /Declined	Declaration of Interest Received
1.	BAT Centre Trust - Open Call	Nontsikelelo Ngqakayi	R 275 000	Not funded. Second application	YES
2.	Federation of Community Arts Centre KZN	Samukelisiwe Dlamini	R 1 941 076	Declined	YES
3.	Zikmo Consultants – Kapa Bokone Music and Cultural Festival	Zikie Molusi	R 4 350 000	Application withdrawn. (Council Member did not declare his interest)	Not Received, Council Member did not declare his application during 5 meetings he Chaired, which led to the Council suspending him and referring his matter to the Ministers office
4.	Durban Music School – Skills development Programme	Kim Mathews	R 608 000	R414 010,00	YES
5.	Durban Music School – Ignite a Flame	Kim Mathews	R 995 000	R 174 320	YES
6	Cape Town Opera -Monteverdi Vespers	Jade Lewis	R 500 000	R 500 000	YES
7.	Cape Town Opera – Singing for sustainability	Lize Coetzer	R 496 000	R337 745,00	YES
8.	BAT Centre Trust - Open Call	Nontsikelelo Ngqakayi	R 400 780	R151 780,17	YES
9.	Afrocentric Talent Agency (Pty) Ltd – Giya M’aFrika Giya	Dr Sipho Sithole	R 3 518 828	R 1 089 500	YES
10.	BAT Centre Trust – 2021 Project Plan	Xolani Sithole	R 3 000 000	R 435 800	YES
11.	Federation of Community Arts Centre KZN	Samukelisiwe Dlamini	R 1 941 076	Declined	YES

(2) (a) i. Members of Council organizations applied on the basis of a funding call for PESP which was advertised on the 30 October 2020. Long before their appointment to serve on NAC Council was confirmed.

ii. The funding guidelines were broadly advertised on various media platforms, consultative processes done via zoom sessions and on the Grant Management System (GMS). The call was open to both individuals and formally registered organizations, institutions and groups active within the Arts, Culture and Heritage sector for the purposes of job retention wage subsidies in Stream 1 and for the creation of new work opportunities in Stream 2.

iii. In addition, the PESP is an initiative of government that is meant to benefit ALL South Africans by creating and/or retaining work opportunities to all practitioners in the sector that have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

iii.Their applications were adjudicated prior to their commencement to serve on NAC Council.

(b) Please refer to the table for how much each organisation applied for.

(c ) The total amount recommended for approval for the organisations that employ Council Members affected is R3,103155, 17.

(3). Council members are remunerated as per Treasury Guidelines. They are not paid a salary but receive an honorarium per sitting, preparation and are reimbursed for any costs incurred while undertaking any other approved work on behalf Council. The honoraria is paid as follows:

Chairperson – R 3 888 for sitting fee and R 3 888 for preparation fee;

Vice Chairperson – R 3 738 for sitting fee and R 3 738 for preparation fee and Members - R 2 382 for sitting fee and R 2 382 for preparation fee.