Questions and Replies
27 September 2021 - NW2160
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and TraditionalAffairs
What are the reasons that her department has not been providing relief to 123 villages that are currently without water in Peddie under the Amathole District Municipality?
Reply:
Amatole District Municipality (ADM) is the Water Services Authority (WSA) in the ADM area of jurisdiction which includes Peddie. The Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 defines a WSA as any municipality responsible for ensuring access to water services. ADM however gets grant funding and technical support from the provincial and national government departments.
According to ADM, the water infrastructure in the villages in Peddie is not operating as designed to provide basic water through standpipes because of rampant illegal yard and house connections in about 80 % of the villages. This causes pressure reduction and higher water demand resulting in no water or intermittent supply to about 23 of the 123 villages. ADM supplements supply with water tankers that deliver water to communities.
Furthermore, ADM is implementing a multi-year Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funded project, Ngqushwa Villages Water Reticulation for about R36 million scheduled for completion in January 2022. ADM is conducting community awareness programmes highlighting the negative impact of illegal connections.
27 September 2021 - NW2229
Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(1) How (a) was the target for poached rhinos derived (details furnished) and (b) is the target considered acceptable; (2) whether it is ethical to set acceptable targets for criminal activity; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the target will be reconsidered taking into consideration the impact on the rhino population; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1)
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- SANParks does not set rhino poaching targets. SANParks sets annual targets to systematically reduce poaching at Kruger National Park (KNP). The setting of the target to reduce poaching takes into account current poaching trends, the poaching compound effect, birth disruptions, diseases and droughts. Ultimately, we aim to eliminate rhino poaching in KNP and other national parks.
Yes, the target to reduce poaching is considered acceptable given the current realities and has helped to direct and better coordinate our anti-poaching efforts.
- There is no target for criminal activity. There is a target to reduce criminal activity.
Yes, the targets are continuously reviewed and revised and using new information to adapt management responses for improved performance outcomes. See attached annexure A, detailing the decline in rhino poaching in South Africa between 2014 and 2020.
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 23/09/2021
27 September 2021 - NW1828
Buthelezi, Ms SA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she intends to extend legal protection to small businesses facing liquidity challenges as a result of the pandemic, similarly to the legal protection that was given to residential tenants and unlawful occupiers under the COVID-19 Regulations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The issues relating to relief measures to small businesses facing liquidity challenges as a result of the pandemic are managed and administered by the Department of Small Business Development. The question needs to be redirected to the relevant department.
27 September 2021 - NW2243
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Finance
How have the rights and benefits of employees of Denel been protected in view of Denel’s omission to pay over Pay-As-You-Earn tax to Sars?
Reply:
Our tax legislation, in particular the paragraph 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, No 58 0f 1962 (the Act), obliges the employer to withhold or deduct an amount known as Pay As You Earn (PAYE) from the remuneration payable to the employee and pay such an amount over to SARS.
An employer is also obliged to provide an employee with an annual tax certificate (generally known as IRP 5 certificate) which provides a summary of all remuneration and all deductions made during the period.
Therefore, an employee has the right to obtain a tax certificate (IRP 5) from the employer regardless of the employer’s compliance obligations with SARS.
Any omission by any taxpayer to pay over the PAYE to SARS does not infringe on the rights of the employees to receive a tax credit based on the non-compliance by the employer. All employees will be entitled to the full tax credit. SARS has an obligation to ensure that the employer compliance with its obligations as indicated above.
Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011 (the TA Act) prohibits the South African Revenue Service (SARS) from disclosing taxpayer information to any person unless specifically provided for in the TA Act, in limited circumstances.
As there is no specific provision allowing SARS to release such information, SARS is unable to provide the specific requested information.
27 September 2021 - NW2233
Sarupen, Mr AN to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Which (a) months and (b) years did a certain organisation (name and details furnished) begin to default on the pay-as-you-earn payments of its employees; (2) whether there is a payment arrangement in place; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what action has the SA Revenue Service taken to ensure that the monies are recouped; (4) whether a competent court has been approached to ensure that the situation is corrected; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act No. 28 of 2011 (the TA Act) prohibits the South African Revenue Service (SARS) from disclosing taxpayer information to any person unless specifically provided for in the TA Act, in limited circumstances.
As there is no specific provision allowing SARS to release such information, SARS is unable to provide the requested information.
It is important to note that SARS does use the legislative tools provided in the TA Act to collect tax debt without fear, favour or prejudice.
27 September 2021 - NW2252
Chabangu, Mr M to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). What steps has he taken to address the many allegations of racism within professional cricket that have been aired over the past month; (2). whether he has engaged with Enoch Nkwe, the former assistant coach of the national cricket team, who resigned citing a toxic working environment as the reason for his resignation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
In its response CSA indicated the following;
1. CSA launched a Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) process, headed by Adv Dumisa Ntsebeza SC (Office of the Transformation Ombudsman – OTO). Part of the process has included having public hearings where different individuals and stakeholders made oral and written submissions. CSA supports this independent process and is eagerly awaiting the report and its recommendations that will help cricket with its healing process, redress and contribute to social cohesion and nation building. Reform and transformation remain non-negotiable as a means of correcting historical imbalances.
(a) CSA expects to receive the report from the OTO by end of November 2021.
2. The Board did engage Mr Nkwe and was rightfully concerned by what he had to say.
(a) As a result, a Board Task Team has been formed to do a fact-finding exercise and engage with the Team (players and management) and all other relevant stakeholders. On completion of this exercise, the Task Team will report to the Board and based on their conclusion, the matter will be addressed as a matter of urgency.
27 September 2021 - NW2162
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What measures have been taken by her department to ensure that the community of Ward 10 in QwaQwa in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality receive a regular supply of electricity, given that they experience over 12 hours of electricity cuts on a regular basis?
Reply:
1. The Department has;
- seconded MISA engineers to augment technical capacity in the municipality. The engineers have amongst other things developed an infrastructure master plan to inform better planning with respect to the electricity infrastructure. It is anticipated that MISA will also develop an Operations and Maintenance Plan for the municipality and continue to provide technical support, as implementation unfolds.
- Supported the intervention by the Service Delivery Task Team led by the Deputy President to fast track service delivery backlogs in Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality. Amongst the key deliverables of the intervention is the process of facilitating the partnership between Eskom and the municipality through which, Eskom will take over supply of electricity in the municipality for a specific time frame. The process towards legally concluding the partnership is unfolding and the Department is leading the application of sections 78 to 80 of the Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000; which is a mandatory undertaking, prior to utilizing an external mechanism to deliver services in a municipality.
27 September 2021 - NW2221
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(1) (a) What benefit does SANParks and/or the Kruger National Park (KNP) derive from hunting permitted in the Association of Private Nature Reserves (APNR); (2) by what date will the hunting and the relevant agreements that were advised by a certain person (name and details furnished) to ensure a more equitable sharing of benefits be reviewed; (3) what are the reasons that KNP does not take responsibility for oversight and formal approval of hunting in the APNR, but instead makes use of vague terms such as recommends and/or supports with regard to hunting off-takes; (4) whether she will furnish Mrs C Phillips with a detailed breakdown of the scientific evidence on which SANParks and/or the KNP support the annual hunting off-takes; if not, why not, if so, on what date?
Reply:
- (a) SANParks and/or Kruger National Park (KNP) receives no benefit (financial or otherwise) from the hunting at the Association of Private Nature Reserves (APNR). The APNR are responsible for costs pertaining to the safety and security functions, fence infrastructure maintenance costs, conservation management and their own socio-economic development programmes which they implement on the western boundary of the KNP.
- The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Cooperative Agreement (2018) and the workplan are currently being reviewed, and a report will be submitted to the relevant Members of the Executive Committees of Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, as well as the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA); Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) are being consulted as part of the review process.
The APNR Hunting Protocol is an operational protocol, and is annually reviewed by the APNR Executive structures — with representation by the provincial conservation authorities: the MTPA, LEDET and SANParks.
- The management functions within the protected areas are governed by the National Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003) (NEMPAA), including the associated Regulations, as well as Norms and Standards. The APNR structures are not contractual national parks, and SANParks is not the Management Authority of these protected areas. The provincial conservation authorities, the MTPA and LEDET are the regulatory authorities mandated with the regularisation and compliance oversight of these protected areas. The MTPA and LEDET are also the issuing authorities of the permits, and the oversight of the hunting.
The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area Cooperative Agreement (2018) provides the umbrella mechanism for SANParks to submit recommendations for resource use on open protected areas not managed or owned by SANParks-KNP.
- The following scientific information is presented to the APNR Joint Operational Committee, submitted to SANParks for recommendations and to the MTPA and LEDET for final approvals:
- Census information: demographics and animal counts for the game species within the respective reserves;
- Specialist studies pertaining to key species; and
- Post-off-take reports from the previous off-take season, including demographics.
The off-take requests are submitted annually during the last quarter of the calendar year, following post-off take committee discussions, specialist study submissions and approvals by the APNR EXCO and APNR Joint Operational Committees.
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE:
27 September 2021 - NW2082
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether, in view of the changes in the local and global economy, owing largely to the COVID-19 pandemic, which have compelled businesses in tourism to be proactive and flexible in dealing with challenges and opportunities, she has found that the growing gig economy, which is dominated by skilled part-time workers, freelancers and/or individuals with flexible working hours who are also leisure travellers, negatively affects the creation of permanent jobs in the tourism industry; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, which specific solution is she considering to minimise the impact on job creation, especially in light of high unemployment rates?
Reply:
SA Tourism has not conducted a study on the changes brought about by the COVID pandemic and gig economy and its impact on job creation in the mainstream tourism products. The entity therefore does not have any data to support the question.
27 September 2021 - NW2238
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether, in view of Denel’s admission to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) meeting on 24 August 2021 that it was operating without a tax clearance certificate, its situation regarding its tax commitments to the SA Revenue Service (Sars) and the agreement with Sars to settle the outstanding amounts owing by 31 August 2021, Sars intends to take steps against Denel’s failure as required by section 234 of the Tax Administration Act, Act 28 of 2011; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether Denel’s tax clearance certificate has been extended; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Section 256 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (the Act) provides for circumstances under which a Tax Compliance Status (TCS) of the taxpayer can be issued or declined. A TCS is issued where:
a) A taxpayer is registered for tax where required to do so;
b) A taxpayer has debt owed to SARS where but has made arrangements to pay in instalments or such debt has been suspended by SARS; and
c) All returns that needed to be submitted to SARS have been submitted or arrangements have been made with SARS to submit such a return(s) after due date.
The absence of a TCS does not preclude a taxpayer from carrying on his or her business or from continuing to operate. If a taxpayer did not comply with the required tax obligations, SARS has legal instruments at its disposal to ensure that such taxpayer is forced to comply. These instruments do not include stopping the operations of the business.
Section 234 of the Act provides that a taxpayer who willfully fails to comply with his or her tax obligations is guilty of an offence only after been convicted by a court. At this stage, there is no such conviction. Therefore SARS is precluded from divulging any information of the taxpayer because it will be in contravention of section 69 of the Act.
2. As indicated above, any information which has been provided to SARS, including information relating to TCS, is subject to confidentiality in terms of section 69 of the Act.
SIGNATURE PAGE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 2238 [NW2542E]
Deadline: 17 September 2021
Recommended / Not recommended
NAME: EDWARD KIESWETTER
COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES
DATE: 16 SEPTEMBER 2021
Recommended / Not recommended
DR. DAVID MASONDO
DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE
DATE:
Approved / Not approved
ENOCH GODONGWANA
MINISTER OF FINANCE
DATE:
27 September 2021 - NW2231
Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(1) Whether any study on plastic pollution along the coastline of the Republic has been undertaken; if not, why not; if so, what steps are being taken to reduce the impact of plastic waste and discarded nets on the Cape fur seals along the coast of the Republic; (2) what is the population of the Cape fur seals along the coastline of the Republic; (3) whether there has been any fluctuation in the population of the seals over the past 10 years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
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- In 2019, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), through the Waste Research Development and Innovation Roadmap, undertook a project aimed at reviewing the state of South Africa’s current knowledge base on marine litter. The objective of the study was to consolidate the existing scientific evidence and to assess the current gaps in knowledge. The study led to five papers published in the South African Journal of Science in May 2020, covering such topics as the sources and pathways of marine plastic litter, the transport and fate of plastic litter and its ecological impacts.
Several of the studies that have been conducted have recommended the strengthening of efforts to help reduce the leakage of plastic waste into the environment. Government aims to achieve this through a number of initiatives, some of which are summarized below.
- In September 2020, Cabinet approved the National Waste Management Strategy, 2020 (NWMS) in terms of Section 6 of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA), which updated the 2011 strategy. The Strategy strongly advocates the notion of a circular economy in which plastics are kept within the economy as far as possible through the application of waste avoidance, recovery,” recycling and reuse to minimise waste generated. Unlike the 2011 strategy, the 2020 strategy places a stronger emphasis on supporting innovation and partnerships with the private sector, collaboration with other departments on the beneficiation of waste and supporting the provincial and local spheres of government to build their capacity in respect of waste management.
The implementation of the 2020 strategy is centred around three strategic pillars of action, namely waste minimisation, waste service provisioning, and compliance and enforcement. For each of these strategic pillars, specific objectives, actions and targets have been formulated and are being monitored in terms of performance indicators within the waste management sector.
- In April 2021 the Department published amendments to the Plastic Carrier Bags and Plastic Flat Bags Regulations in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA) and the NEM:WA. The amendments focus on promoting the circular economy and to increase the amount of recycled content or “post-consumer recyclate" material being used in the manufacturing process of plastic bags. These amendments aim to enhance the demand-side of waste management and to secure the necessary demand to drive the diversion of plastic waste from landfill.
- In November 2020 the Department published the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations in Government Gazette 43879 (Notice No. 1184) on 5 November 2020 for implementation. These regulations make it compulsory for producers and importers of plastic packaging to belong to an EPR scheme. In doing so, such producers and importers must demonstrate how the environmental impacts of their products are being managed throughout the products’ life-cycle, from design to the post-consumer phase.
The department is also supporting several other initiatives that are led by various other organisations (private and civil society) in the country, aimed at addressing plastic waste in
South Africa. These initiatives include, amongst others, the SA Initiative to End Plastic Waste, the National Plastics Pact and the Plastics Master Plan (led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).
The steps taken to reduce the impact of discarded nets on the Cape fur seals along the coast of the Republic are as follows:
Most fisheries sectors are required (through permit conditions) to report gear loss (including the GPS co-ordinates) to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). Marking of fishing gear is not a requirement of fishing permits; however, all buoys and ropes are marked according to vessels, and traps are colour-coded specific to operators / vessels.
- There are mitigation measures in place for many fisheries as well, e.g. for the gillnet, octopus trap, and rock-lobster trap fisheries. A well-established disentanglement network of government and non-government organisations exist to deal with cetacean, shark, bird, and other entanglements, mostly due to ghost gear.
- The department and stakeholders have been monitoring trends of plastic pollutants that entangle Cape fur seals at the Cape Town docks since 1990. The effort is integrated into disentanglement efforts where role players conduct daily visits to known hotspots to remove plastic items from seals. The Benguela Current Commission will be funding analysis and the write-up of these data in 2021/22.
- Fishing gear may be deliberately abandoned or discarded to disguise Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing activities. South Africa has acceded to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing, including conditions in relation to the marking of the fishing gear. The agreement on Port State Measures is seen to be a cost effective and potent tool to combat IUU fishing.
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- The last comprehensive pup count was conducted in 2017. Based on these pup production estimates, there are at least 600 000 seals in South Africa.
The population is generally stable; however, scientists have noticed, through research and monitoring, that there are colony specific level fluctuations. A notable decrease was at Kleinsee (Northern Cape) where pup production declined by up to 50 000 between the years 2000 and 2017. Conversely, since 2006, there has been a rapid and exponential increase in the number of seals at Vondeling Island, south of Saldanha (which has now stabilised) and Robberg on the south east coast. This was not a biologically plausible increase and, as such, it is suspected that it was a result of immigration from northern colonies, most likely from Kleinsee. The increase in the south and the decrease in the north is consistent with the direction of shift in distribution of their preferred prey resources (sardines and anchovy).
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: '
27 September 2021 - NW1809
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsQUESTION
What action has her department taken against the Councilors and/or municipalities that have been found guilty through forensic investigations in terms of section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000?
Reply:
Most of the forensic reports instituted in terms of Section 106 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, Act 32 of 2000 made recommendations that certain remedial or other corrective measures should be taken. In instances where corruption, fraud and related offences have been identified, such reports are handed over to law enforcement agencies for further processing. Where Councilors are implicated and internal disciplinary processes are recommended, disciplinary processes are instituted in line with schedule 1 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act.
The outcome of the assessment in some of the forensic investigations reports points to the need for further investigations. The Department continues to collaborate with law enforcement agencies, provinces and municipalities to ensure that recommendations which emanates from forensic investigation reports are implemented.
27 September 2021 - NW2130
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
What support is his department providing for the first officially recognised Tana Baru Muslim Cemetery in Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, given its national heritage status?
Reply:
The Tana Baru Muslim Cemetery is managed by a private entity (The Tana Baru Trust) and as such do not receive any direct financial support from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
The Tana Baru Muslim Cemetery falls under the conservation framework laid out in Section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999). This ensures that the site will receive support in terms of conservation and protection from SAHRA
27 September 2021 - NW2164
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) On what date is it envisaged that her department will deliver water to the Lerome South community in Moses Kotane Local Municipality, since their taps have run dry?
Reply:
The municipality does not have sufficient bulk water infrastructure to meet the demand of the growing area. To that end it is currently supplying water through interim measures of water carting to temporal storages including water tanks which are then utilized by the community of Lerome South. These are interim measures put in place while the municipality works on a permanent solution.
Moses Kotane Local Municipality (MKLM) is a Water Services Authority (WSA) in the MKLM area of jurisdiction which includes Lerome South. The Water Services Act, 108 of 1997 defines a WSA as any municipality responsible for ensuring access to water services. In executing its functions, which include the WSA function, MKLM gets grant funding and technical support from the provincial and national government departments.
MKLM is implementing a bulk water supply project (bulk water line and reservoir) scheduled to complete by end of November 2021. The bulk water supply project is funded thorough the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) administered by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
MKLM indicated that it has prioritised in this financial year Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) Implementation Plan a project, among others, for water reticulation for Lerome South. In an effort to avoid misalignment between bulk and reticulation, the reticulation project is only under consideration this financial year when the WSIG funded bulk project is near completion. The DWS, as the responsible sector department, is currently appraising the technical report submitted by MKLM for water reticulation through the MIG funding. The MIG funding is administered by the Department of Corporative Governance (DCOG). DCOG through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is providing technical support to MKLM for both project implementation and the MIG funding application.
The estimated date to deliver the full functional water supply project to Lerome South, having completed both the WSIG funded bulk water and MIG funded water reticulation projects, is anticipated to be in November 2022.
27 September 2021 - NW1851
Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department has any other projects in the pipeline for Lindelani Informal Settlement in terms of the provision of (a) electricity, (b) water and (c) sanitation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The response is received from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality; the Lindelani informal settlement is currently provided with basic services such as water, sanitation, refuse removal, grading of the streets and mobile community services.
Further to the above, the residents of Lindelani informal settlement are earmarked to benefit from the two housing projects which are currently in the implementation phase, namely Alliance Extension 1 which entails the construction of houses and Alliance Extension 9 which entails the provision of serviced sites.
The allocation of completed houses at Alliance Extension 1 is in progress, whereas the construction of serviced sites and allocation thereof has not commenced. No electricity will be provided for the beneficiaries of houses and serviced sites as per the applicable policy.
However, the residents of Lindelani informal settlements who did not benefit in the Alliance Extension 1 and Alliance Extension 9 projects will be considered for the provision of water, sanitation and electricity when the informal settlement is re-blocked. The re-blocking will take place once the relocation has been finalised.
27 September 2021 - NW2232
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(a). What amount did Cricket South Africa receive from the National Lottery Council in the past five years and (b) how was the money spent for the disadvantaged communities (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018?
Reply:
Cricket South Africa in its response indicated that;
a) The total funding received from the National Lotteries Commission between 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 is R2,5m.
A 100% of this funding was applied for the promotion of cricket amongst the groups designated as previously disadvantaged. The R2.5m breakdown is as follows;
(i) and (ii)
In 2017 no funds were received
In 2018 an amount of R1.5m was received for Project 96809 which covered the following;
- Rural Facility upgrades – Fort Hare University, Alice; Rabana Primary, NWP.
- Women Cricket Advancement – Equipment.
- Funding assistance to Disability Cricket Sector – National Cricket Weeks Education via Mindset TV – Hubs’ Progammes: Iqakamba broadcasts.
BUDGET LINE ITEM ( in line with Annexure A) |
EXPENDITURE ITEMS |
1. Accommodation |
28 000.00 |
2. Car Hire |
9 600.00 |
3. Cricket equipment |
500 000.00 |
4. Ed: Mindset |
189 600.00 |
5. Field Upgrades UFH |
70 000.00 |
6. Net Upgrades (Rural) |
300 000.00 |
7. SA Blind Cricket |
120 000.00 |
8. SA Deaf Cricket |
120 000.00 |
9. SASA Intellectually Impaired |
120 000.00 |
TOTAL |
R1,500,000.00 |
In 2019 an amount of R1,0m was received for Project M12946
- The funds were earmarked for the Advancement of Females’ in Cricket
BUDGET LINE ITEM |
EXPENDITURE ITEMS |
1. Clothing for Teams |
R165,919.72 |
2. Hosting Fee (Tshwane & Cape Town) |
R292,267.50 |
3. Accommodation |
R453,744.55 |
4. Flights |
R193,000.00 |
5. Meal Allowance for Supper |
R49,000.00 |
6. Pitch Vision (Live stream of matches) |
R18,930.00 |
7. Coach Bus |
R44,610.00 |
8. Catering for Launch |
R115,162.50 |
9. Deco for Launch |
R34,654.56 |
TOTAL |
R1,367,288.83 |
In 2020 no funds were received.
27 September 2021 - NW2110
Winkler, Ms HS to ask the Minister of Tourism
With reference to the assistance offered to community museums by her department, (a) under what programme does the specified assistance fall, (b) what are the qualifying criteria for communities to apply for this assistance, (c) what are the details of assistance to community museums that is offered by her department and (d) how do communities apply for the assistance?
Reply:
a) The specified assistance falls under Programme 3: Destination Development
b) This is not a formal funding programme with set qualifying criteria. The Department regularly receives requests for assistance from various organisations and entities which includes community owned facilities. Support is provided where possible provided that there is alignment with the overall strategic objectives of the Department and resource availability.
c) For the projects listed in the 2020/21 APP, a needs analysis was conducted to determine what enhancement interventions are necessary for these museums to attract more visitors. These interventions include improving exhibitions, training guides, improving signage, revamping some structures and improving the overall visitor experience.
d) Currently there is no call for communities to apply for assistance. The Department prioritised five community museums for enhancement and will review this assistance once work on these projects is concluded.
27 September 2021 - NW2201
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1).(a) What total amount of his department’s budget was spent on the SA Music Industry Council’s (SAMIC's) elective conference and (b) where did the money come from; (2). what measures did his department take as a precaution to see to it that public money is not reduced into wasteful expenditure, considering the previous track record of the SAMIC's non-compliance, as well as direct and indirect mismanagement of public funds; (3). whether any bodies and/or organisations indicated to him and/or his department their intention to contest the constitutionality of the elective conference and its outcomes in court; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4). given that his department has funded the elective conference, what is the short-term plan and long-term plan that justifies the urgent need to fund the legitimisation of SAMIC's existence, seeing that there is no track record of tangible programmes as per its mission and objectives other than meetings, hotel bookings and travelling costs, or can his department provide the relevant details? NW2502E
Reply:
1. The Department approved a grant for R602 000 to SAMIC for the hosting of this conference and the funds were sourced from MGE Cultural Events budget.
2. Upon approval of the grant, the Department entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with SAMIC stipulating the conditions of the grant and deliverables as the clause of the contract.
3. To our knowledge, no formations or individuals indicated any intention to contest the outcome of SAMIC elective conference. The Department has since received the SAMIC close out report as per the contractual obligation.
4. SAMIC was funded like the other sector organisation in the arts and culture sector with the objective of building capacity and creating a platform for engagements to strengthen their programmes and operations.
27 September 2021 - NW2255
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
What assistance will his department give to the Sekhukhune District, which currently boasts two professional soccer clubs, to ensure that they have a football facility, which is in accordance with professional soccer league standards?
Reply:
The provision of Sports facilities is the constitutional responsibility of Local Government. Be that as it may, through the intervention of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, the following Municipalities in Sekhukhune District were recommended to benefit from the ring-fenced MIG allocation: 2016/17 Elias Motswaledi LM benefited R10 000 000 (10 Million Rands) for upgrading of Tlogotlou Stadium and the project is completed and was handed over by the former Minister Xasa.
In 2017/18 Ephraim Mogale LM was allocated R10 832 00.00 (Ten, eight million rands) for construction of Leeufontein sports ground the project is at practical completion stage.
In 2018/19 Makhuduthamaga LM benefitted R5 125 000 .00 (five, one million rands) for construction of Moroangoato Sport Ground and the project is completed.
2021/22 Fetakgomo Tubatse LM is currently benefiting R10 000 000 (Ten million rands) for upgrading of the following sports facilities (Motodi, Mopodille, Orghstad, Fetakgomo, Kgopane, Fadingwana, Nchabeleng Stadium, and Strydikraal) project is at procurement stage and will be completed June 2022 of the 2021/22 financial year. Selection of site/location is done and finalised by the municipality linking it to their IDP
27 September 2021 - NW2163
Mokgotho, Ms SM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What interventions have been put in place by her department to ensure that the community of Ward 7, 8, 9 and 10 in QwaQwa in the Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality have water on a daily basis amidst the water shortage in that area?
Reply:
1. According to the Maluti-a-Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality the water situation in the municipality has improved significantly from last year. The major cause of water problems in QwaQwa was the drought. Following the recent rains, the main Fika Patso dam supplying QwaQwa is now at 75% full capacity. The other major problem is old infrastructure being mainly AC pipes that are constantly bursting causing intermittent cuts in water supply.
2. In accordance with the District Development Model (DDM) that ensures integrated service delivery by government and non-government stakeholders, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) through the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is supporting Maluti-A-Phofung (MAP) Local Municipality to monitor interventions and the implementation of projects aimed at proving electricity among other services.
3. According to MAP Local Municipality, the interventions and projects mentioned above include the following:.
i. In the wards in question the MAP Local Municipality is undertaking repairs to burst pipes, which are common in all wards due to aged infrastructure. ii. MISA supported the Municipality to develop a Water Conservation and Demand Management Plan and to draft a Water O&M plan to improve the operations and maintenance regimes for all wards in MAP Local Municipality. iii. In ward 10, Tseki area some 2 boreholes were drilled and equipped with solar pumps, 5 000 litre tanks and stand pipes and security fencing with funding from DBSA in partnership with MISA (as part of the COVID-19 interventions) for a total cost of R762 427,78. These were handed over to the community.
4. COGTA, with provincial counterparts and MISA, led a rigorous process of assessing the state of local government (SOLG). The assessment included all service delivery issues including the provision of electricity in MAP. A process is underway to address basic service delivery issues and the target date to complete the municipal intervention and support plans (MISP) for high priority municipalities like MAP is the end of September 2021. This MISP will include plans to address the water challenges mentioned above.
5. The compilation of MISP brings together all sector departments as advocated for by the DDM.
27 September 2021 - NW2091
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). (a). What is the time frame for the Chairperson of the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State (PACOFS) Audit and Risk Committee and (b) how long has the current chairperson been in the position; (2). whether the specified position has been advertised every three years; if not, why not; if so, (a)(i) where and on (ii) what dates, (b) what was the total number of applications .and (c) who did the interviews; (3) whether he has found it good governance practice for a chairperson to serve for three consecutive terms in one institution; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4). whether the current chairperson (name furnished) is a government employee at Treasury Northern Cape and being remunerated for it; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, does the policy permit for this; (5). (a) has the institution ever received a clean audit under the watch of the specified chairperson and (b) what was the role of the Chairperson of the PACOFS Audit and Risk Committee with regard the implementation of the recommendations of the Morar forensic investigation report which was completed in 2018? NW2372E
Reply:
1. (a) The time frame for the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee is 3 years, which can be renewable for another 3-year term as provided for in the Audit and Risk Committee.
(b)The Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee has served for a period of 5 years, and he is serving his second and final term.
(c) He was re-appointed unanimously by Council in its meeting held on 14 June 2019, after his effectiveness, independence and objectivity was evaluated by the Chairperson of Council.
2. There is no legal requirement to advertise the position every three years. The Charter states the term of office (3 years) and indicates that the Accounting Authority may renew the contract once, which is to a maximum of 6 years. In exceptional circumstance where a member has resigned, died or automatically terminated, the position may then be advertised only if there is no prospective substitute member.
3. As stated above, the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee is serving his second and final term. It is not good governance for a Chairperson of any Institution to serve over the prescribed term of office and the Charter does not allow for such. PACOFS applies the principles of KING IV to advance effective and excellent corporate leadership.
4. The current Chairperson is not a government employee at Treasury Northern Cape. He is compensated for being a Chairperson of Audit and Risk Committee according to rates determined by the National Treasury and approved PACOFS remuneration policy.
5. No, the institution has not received a clean audit under the leadership of the current Audit & Risk Committee Chairperson. Noteworthy is that the current Chairperson joined PACOFS in 2016 after it received a disclaimer of opinion in the financial period 2015/16. Under his leadership and active oversight role, he has since steered the institution to obtain an unqualified audit opinion in the period 2020/2021, a significant improvement worth noting since the past three financial period.
(b) The Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee has no role to play in the implementation of the recommendations of the Morar Investigation report, as it is Council’s responsibility to implement the recommendations of the report.
27 September 2021 - NW2022
Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a (a) list of all capital projects that a certain company (name furnished) has been contracted by her department to complete in the City of Ekurhuleni and (b)(i) detailed scope of work and (ii) bill of quantities for each of the specified projects; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) What was the (a) value of each contract her department awarded, (b) total amount paid to the company by her department for the specified projects in the City of Ekurhuleni and (c) date of inception of each contract awarded by her department to the specified company
Reply:
- The Department has not issued any contracts to NJR Projects/G5 Group.
- N/A
27 September 2021 - NW1813
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) number of traditional disputes has she resolved in each province in the past five years, (b) are the relevant details of each dispute and (c) number of traditional leaders (i) receive and (ii) do not receive a stipend in the Republic?
Reply:
a) In terms of disputes at the level of kingship or queenship, the AmaZulu Kingship dispute is being attended to at national government level, and it was formally brought my attention in August 2021 and we are working with a Mediation Panel to assist the Royal family to resolve the dispute amicably. Other disputes at kingship or queenship level are those that were/are in the courts and they cannot therefore be dealt with by the Minister.
b) Limpopo Province
VaVhenda Kingship Dispute
One section of the Royal Family is challenging the recognition of the current King Toni Ramabulana as the King of VaVhenda in court. The matter is therefore being handled by the courts.
Bapedi Kingship Dispute
Following the passing of the late King of Bapedi, there is now disagreement on who should be the successor, the acting king/queen or the regent. One section of the Royal Family has taken the matter to court for the court to rule on the matter.
Eastern Cape
Amaxhosa Kingship Dispute
One section of the Royal Family has taken Government to court, to challenge the recognition of the King.
AmamPondo Kingship Dispute
One section of the Royal Family has taken government to court after the recognition of His Majesty King Zanozuko as the King of AmaMpondo.
c) There are 882 Traditional Leaders in South Africa including kingship, queenship, principal and senior traditional leaders. All are remunerated in accordance with the Remuneration of Public Officers Act (Act 20 of 1998). The salaries of all legally recognized traditional leaders are paid by provinces from their respective budgets.
27 September 2021 - NW2195
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) total number of districts in the Republic are not covered in relation to (i) special needs school and (ii) schools for autistic children for early childhood development and (b)(i) are the names and (ii) other relevant details of the specified districts?
Reply:
a) (i) There are four (4) districts that do not have special schools; (ii) The ECD function does not reside with the Department of Basic Education;
b) (iii) Amathole West (EC), Chris Hani West (EC), ZF Mgcawu (NC) and Pixley Ka Seme (NC) (iv) There are no other details.
27 September 2021 - NW2237
Van Minnen, Ms BM to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)In view of Denel’s admission to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) meeting on 24 August 2021 that it was operating without a tax clearance certificate, is not up to date with its pay-as-you-earn and value-added tax payments and has an agreement with the SA Revenue Service (Sars) to settle the outstanding amounts owing by 31 August 2021, what is the (a) breakdown and (b) total amount that Denel owes to Sars; (2) whether Denel has made payments to Sars in terms of the agreement; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether Denel is now up to date with its repayments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a)(b) It is expected that any entity ensure that they are registered for all relevant taxes as required in terms of section 22 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011 (the Act).
Any entity have a duty to fulfill all its tax obligations as required in term of the Act, and equally, all entities enjoy the rights conferred to any other taxpayer in terms of the Act.
Chapter 6 of the Act prohibits SARS from divulging taxpayer information unless such information is provided to certain entities listed under section 70 and 71 of the Act.
(2) 3) As indicated above, all taxpayer information is subject to confidentiality in terms of Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act, 28 of 2011.
27 September 2021 - NW2200
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether he has found that his department is ignoring the findings of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition concerning the SA Music Industry Council that breached the Memorandum of Agreement, and therefore signalling that government departments are not working together and/or undermining each department’s authority; if not, what is the basis for such, where public funds are irregularly spent without accountability or even an attempt to recoup the funds; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department was not aware of any agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry with SAMIC.
This challenge is largely due to the lack of a centralised Government wide database of defaulting beneficiaries, so that we are able to identify and isolate them until they comply with all prescripts of the contracts without fail.
Internally, the Department’s Legal Unit has initiated a recovery process and black listing of defaulters.
However, upon approving the grant, the Department entered into a contractual agreement with SAMIC stipulating terms and conditions of the funds dispersed to ensure that they will be used to achieve the intended purpose.
27 September 2021 - NW1856
George, Dr DT to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional AffairsQUESTION
Whether Knysna Local Municipality is responsible for the maintenance of retaining sea wall surrounding Leisure Isle in Knysna, if not who is responsible for the maintenance of the sea wall, if so what are the relevant details of (a) Maintenance that was undertaken on the wall over the past five years and (b) What are the plans for future maintenance of the wall?
Reply:
a) Due to the ongoing dispute between the three role-players, Knysna LM, SANPARK and the Leisure Island Rate Payers Association about who is responsible for maintenance of such wall, no significant maintenance was done in the past five years. An Environmental Approval was issued by DEA&DP in 2019 to assigned to the Island Rate Payers Association to work on the sea wall.
b) The responsible party has not been formally identified and all maintenance remains on hold.
There is currently a formal IGR dispute between the Knysna Local Municipality and SANPARKS in relation to the above. Knysna Local Municipality disputes liability for maintenance of the seawall and so does SANPARKS.
A formal IGR has been declared by the Knysna Local Municipality to resolve the dispute as to whether Knysna or SANPARKS should be responsible for the maintenance of the seawall. The dispute is still ongoing, but there are current attempts to facilitate a resolution. The dispute is however still ongoing and is not yet resolved.
The Acting Municipal Manager of Knysna Local Municipality on 8 December 2020 (attached as ANNEXURE A), requested that the Western Cape Provincial Government (WCG) designate a facilitator to assist with resolving the dispute between the Knysna Local Municipality (KLM) and SANParks regarding the repair and maintenance of the Leisure Island seawall.
The following three-pronged approach has been proposed to address the issue:
- The Development Management unit of DEA&DP in the George Office, will engage with the officials of the KLM and SANParks to see whether a longer-term solution can be found to the conflict relating to the responsibility for the maintenance of the Leisure Island seawall and research on the history of the dispute.
- Based on the outcomes of the engagement with the officials of KLM and SANParks, consider recommending the appointment of a facilitator (or facilitate such) to involve the parties in a high-level engagement which is documented in detail, to try and resolve the issue.
- Should the above approach not be successful in finding a solution, KLM will then forward all records to the DFFE, to prove that the parties have indeed undertaken every reasonable effort to resolve the dispute.
There is no set date on the outcome and no timelines determined but will depend on the procedures of the IGR dispute.
27 September 2021 - NW2159
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What remedial action has her department taken to respond to the tariff-hikes affecting historically poor and black communities during COVID-19, such as the community of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality?
Reply:
The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) does support municipalities in relation to the provision of electricity to indigent household in line with the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) policy. However, the Department provides support and guidance to all municipalities (not particular) with regards to the provision of FBE to indigent households. It further assists with the identification of indigent households not collecting their FBE thus not benefiting from the provision of FBE and enable the necessary interventions to be effected.
Tariffs are levied for the use of municipal trading services. Section 75 A of Municipal Systems Act (MSA) under general powers to levy and recover fees, charges and tariffs, it also states that the municipality may Levy and recover fees, charges, or tariffs in respect of any function or service of the municipality
Electricity tariffs is governed and approved by the National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) in as per the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) and water and sanitation tariffs are regulated by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) through the norms and standards.The tariffs approvals are outside the mandate of the Department, however, the Department plays a two important roles through provision of Free Basic Electricity (FBE) for poor households who qualifies as Indegents and also through providing inputs during tariff increase consultations..
The above is done through the regular monitoring of monthly FBE executive summary reports which shows transactions for that particular month, quarterly reports reflecting a list of municipalities that are in arrears on their FBE accounts and quarterly reports reflecting details of access/collection of FBE tokens per municipality.
The Department works closely with Eskom (where Eskom is the licensed service provider), Provincial COGTAs and Municipalities; with the objective being to ensure that municipalities provides FBE to all qualifying indigent households receive FBE guided by the FBE Funding Agreement.
27 September 2021 - NW2230
Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(1) What are the details of the progress of the negotiations between the Kruger National Park and employee representatives and other parties to institute a system of polygraph testing of employees; (2) what number of senior management members (a) have undergone polygraph testing to date and (b) is due to undergo such testing going forward; (3) what are the (a) implications of the human resources (HR) capacity constraints and cuts referred to during the presentation on 24 August 2021 and (b) details of the current HR system that is in place; (4) whether she has found that all employees are suitably qualified; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
- The South African National Parks (SANParks) Integrity Testing Policy was first approved in January 2017. Organised labour did not support the introduction of compulsory polygraph testing. The Integrity Testing Policy was subsequently revised by SANParks management for consultation with organised labour in September 2021.
It is recognised that were this policy to be implemented it would require a change to employees' conditions of employment.
2.
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- During 2016 and 2017, seventy-one (71) employees from the Ranger Services Leader Group and Kruger National Park MANCO underwent voluntary polygraph testing.
- If the policy is agreed to and approved, staff can be subject to random testing.
3.
- The current Human Resource (HR) constraints result from severe declines associated with the Covid-19 Pandemic. Until revenues increase SANParks can only fill critical vacancies
- SANParks uses the VIP Premier system and is in the process of upgrading to SAGE VIP 300 People.
4. Employees are qualified for the roles they are appointed to perform within the organisation.
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MlNISTER OF FORESTRY,FISHERlES AND THE ENVlRONMENT
DATE:
27 September 2021 - NW2236
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
Whether, with reference to the policy conference of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) held in KwaZulu-Natal from 11 to 13 December 2020 and from which many national and provincial CCIFSA sector leaders and representatives distanced themselves publicly, he has found that the conference was held in accordance with applicable legislation and/or policy directives and therefore legitimate; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
In our view, the conference was successful and hosted in accordance with applicable legislation based on one of the resolutions taken at an elective conference in Mpumalanga.
It was also attended by at least representatives from eight Provinces with the exception of the Free State Province.
27 September 2021 - NW2189
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Taking into account that his department was alerted of the status of the SA Music Industry Council (SAMIC) vis-à-vis the Department of Trade and Industry's withdrawal of its support towards SAMIC due to unaccountability and non-compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and Corporate Governance, what (a) informed the decision of his department to fund the hosting of the recent SAMIC conference and (b) documentation did his department acquire from SAMIC to warrant the approval of the specified funding; (2). whether his department will provide the specified documentation, since another SAMIC was registered in 2020, compared to the legitimate SAMIC which was registered in 2015; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) registration documents of the two SAMIC organisations that his department funded and (b)(i) proof of address, (ii) tax clearance certificate and (iii) bank confirmation letter in each specified case?
Reply:
1. The Department was not aware of any agreement between the Department of Trade and Industry with SAMIC.
This challenge is largely due to the lack of a centralised Government wide database of defaulting beneficiaries, so that we are able to identify and isolate them until they comply with all prescripts of the contracts without fail.
SAMIC is national, legal and autonomous body, comprised of members from music industry organisations that represent different constituencies. It is the sole voice and umbrella body for the entire South African music industry role-players, Established in 2014. The South African Music Industry Council (SAMIC) aims to transform protect and preserve the South African music market, assets and legacy.
a) The Department agreed to fund the recent SAMIC Conference held in April 2021. The decision by the Department to provide financial support was due to the following:
- The fragmentation within the arts and culture sector has contributed to its underdevelopment in terms of unified policy development and direction.
- The sector has not realised its full potential to effectively contribute to social development and initiative
- The music industry in particular has evolve as a result of fourth industrial revolution and its impact has affected the South African music industry,
- The legislative framework governing the music industry is out dated and requires to be updated in order to respond to the demands of the digitalisation in the industry.
The initiative by SAMIC to position itself as an umbrella body within the music industry is commendable and it is in line with the overall mandate of the Department.
b) SAMIC approached the Department requesting funding to host a national conference in January 2021 and provided a project proposal, a compliancy documents namely; company registration, tax certificate, entity form with a certified bank stamp,
2. The Department is able to provide all documents received from SAMIC,
a) The Department funded SAmic with the Registration Number: 150-953 NPO. -Registered in terms of the Non-profit Organisation Act, 1997, Act no 71 and we are not aware of another SAMIC formed in 2015.
b) Attached as (Annexure A) are documents received from SAMIC as per the question request.
27 September 2021 - NW2222
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
(1) Whether she will furnish Mrs C Phillips with the details of (a) all culling, (b) other lethal management operations and (c) the use of landscapes of fear undertaken by the Kruger National Park for the past three years; if not, why not; if so, on what date; (2) whether she will furnish Mrs C Phillips with the details of (a) the scientific evidence supporting the culling and/or management operations and (b) all animals processed through the Skukuza abattoir, including species and numbers, in the past three years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the resultant animal products were donated; if not, what (a) is the position in this regard and (b) was done with the specified resultant animal products; if so, (i) what are the names of people and/or communities who benefited and (ii) how were they selected?
Reply:
1)
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- The Kruger National Park (KNP) no longer conducts culling operations to control animal population numbers to a predetermined stable state, as was done historically with many species including elephants, hippo and buffalo.
- The following table provides a list of animals that were lethally managed in the KNP in the past three years. It must be noted that the table below excludes offtake numbers that were processed through the Skukuza Abattoir. These animals are euthanised for a range of reasons such as for bait, being alien species or the animal being injured. The carcases are either left in the veld or used for research and scientific purposes.
Table 1: Lethal Animal Management numbers in the KNP from 2019-2021, excluding offtakes that were processed through the Skukuza GPP
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Alien species |
33 |
45 |
8 |
Bait for predator capture |
7 |
23 |
25 |
Animal Welfare |
30 |
56 |
14 |
Problem Animals |
310 |
329 |
127 |
Self Defence |
23 |
22 |
8 |
Internal events eg Anti- poaching success, long-service, |
30 |
5 |
4 |
TOTAL |
433 |
480 |
186 |
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- SANParks does not use the “landscape of fear” as a management concept.
2)
- Our management decisions are based on the carrying capacity of land in different biomes and related animal censuses to ensure sustainable species conservation.
- The following species and numbers were processed through the Skukuza Game Processing Plant (GPP) for the past three years:
Table 2. Animals Processed through the Skukuza GPP (2019-2021)
2019 offtake |
2020 offtake |
2021 offtake |
|
Warthog |
56 |
0 |
0 |
Impala |
236 |
888 |
0 |
Elephant |
7 |
3 |
8 |
Buffalo |
90 |
0 |
0 |
Hippo |
0 |
13 |
0 |
It is important to note that the elephants in the table were euthanised because they were classified as damage causing or problem animals who regularly caused damage to infrastructure and showed signs of aggressive behaviour which posed a danger to human life. In line with SANParks Wildlife Management Policy, lethal management was recommended in order to mitigate risk to human life.
3)
- To offset costs, some animal products were sold to staff, 90% of which come from the neighbouring communities adjacent to the KNP.
- Animal products that become available as a result of animal offtakes in the KNP include meat, hides and bones. Of these, a portion of the meat is donated to communities living adjacent to the KNP. This is done in the spirit of sharing the benefits of biodiversity within the context of moral obligation, historical redress, relationship building and in the longer term, building protected area relevance – an important component of overall sustainability. However, it is important to acknowledge that meat donations are merely one of many tools in the large benefit sharing basket.
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- Beneficiaries from meat products vary, but broadly include the following:
- Local schools (there are more than 400 local schools adjacent to the KNP);
- Local traditional council community events (Ummemo days, chief inaugurations and certain annual meetings);
- Issue-based community campaigns (such as those linked to rhino anti-poaching); and
- Community forum meetings (there are seven community forums adjacent to the KNP, namely the Nkomazi Forum, Lubambiswano Forum, Ntirhisano Forum, Mahlamba Ndlopfu Forum, BaPhalaborwa Forum, Hlanganani Forum and the Makuya Forum. Each forum represents in the region of between 20 and 50 villages, each with at least one school, but in some cases more than four schools per village).
- Beneficiaries from meat products vary, but broadly include the following:
Donations to local schools form the bulk of the donations. SANParks utilises the existing government feeding schemes as a vehicle to implement the donations as there are already structured setups at the schools to handle the safe cooking and serving of the protein.
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- The schools are primarily selected by the relevant community forums, where possible, together with the social outreach officers from the KNP. This is done on a rotational basis with the objective that no school receives a “second” donation until all other schools in the forum have received their first donation. Records of these donations are kept, including the names of the recipients, the amount of the donations and details of the contact persons in each case. This is done specifically to ensure fairness, transparency and to enable an adaptive management approach to the strategy.
Owing to legislative prescriptions, such as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013) on privacy, SANParks is not at liberty to share personal details of the individuals who receive these donations, as consent will have to be requested from individuals.
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 23 September 2021
27 September 2021 - NW2038
Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she recommended a certain person (Dovhani Colbert Mamphiswana) for employment in any capacity to a municipality; if so, (a) in which municipality was the specified person employed; and (b) on what date was the specified person employed?
Reply:
I have not recommended Mr Dovhani Colbert Mamphiswana for employment in any capacity to a municipality.
a) Not applicable.
b) Not applicable.
27 September 2021 - NW1837
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
(1)What is the (a) total number of veterinarians in the Limpopo and (b)(i) current vacancy rate and (ii) date on which the specified province intends to fill the vacant positions (2) What is the total number of veterinarians in each livestock unit of her department in the North West; (3) Whether the department has implemented the compulsory service; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) What were the (a) prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year in Limpopo and (b) interventions of her department to treat them?
Reply:
1. (a) The total number of Veterinarian's posts in the province is 28 (Animal health, Labs and VPH).
b) N(i) 6 of these are vacant (5 in Animal health and 1 in the laboratory).
(ii) The province intends filling vacant positions in the new financial year.
2. With up 1000 000 mature livestock units in Limpopo province and 22 filled positions, the Livestock Units per State veterinarian ratio is 1:45 000.
3. Yes, the Compulsory Community Services (CCS) with Veterinarians has been implemented, and have been having a new cohort on an annual basis. There are currently 10 CCS Veterinarians across the Province.
4. (a) Foot and Mouth disease, Rabies, Lumpy skin disease and sporadic tick- borne diseases have been the major challenges.
(b) Vaccinations and identification of the susceptible population in the protection zone. Dipping of the communal cattle.
27 September 2021 - NW2041
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) is the rationale behind placing those who are nearing retirement and those with comorbidities before placing the middle-aged ones during the integration process, (b) concrete steps are taken to boost the morale of the staff after the integration and (c) are the reasons that the Deputy DirectorGeneral post was re-advertised?
Reply:
a) The Public Service Central Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2019 determines the provisions to be applied in the integration and migration process. These provisions were closely followed in the implementation of the integration and migration process.
b) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development rolled out the Change Management and Leadership programme to boost the morale of employees especially on Senior Management Service (SMS) and Middle Management Service (MMS) levels. Some of the key issues addressed which contributed to the establishment of the new Department were:
- Understanding how to manage new teams;
- How to build and keep cohesive teams;
- Working together as senior managers;
- Embracing change/common culture;
- Change management tools;
- Managing virtual teams;
- Dealing with fear on the ground;
- Creating an environment where there can be sharing of ideas and new ways of working;
- How to motivate the demotivated; and
- Improve my leadership skills.
c) The exposure of the initial advertisement was found to be too limited, and thus not all potential candidates were reached.
27 September 2021 - NW1903
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Finance
What is the (a) current status of the Public Investment Corporation’s liquidation proceedings against Sekunjalo Independent Media and (b) cause of delay of the proceedings?
Reply:
a) The liquidation proceedings have been stayed and are pending before the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town.
b) In the course of the liquidation proceedings, certain factual allegations emerged that caused a factual dispute which could not be resolved on paper or affidavit in the application. This necessitated that the liquidation application be held in abeyance pending action proceedings, which were instituted for purposes of resolving the factual dispute.
27 September 2021 - NW2197
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
With reference to the R60 million received in 2019 under the General Budget Support Programme, what (a) progress has been made on the development of the spatial and economic development frameworks for (i) Port St Johns, (ii) Port Nolloth and (iii) Port Edward, (b) total amount was spent in each case, (c) further steps have been taken in the development of the small harbours and (d) total amount has been budgeted (i) annually for the next five years for the required dredging and removal of sunken vessels in the proclaimed small harbours and (ii) for the current financial year for security services for the safety of the public and offices of the harbour masters at all the small harbours?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
I have been informed by the Department that the R60 million received under the General Budget Support Programme (GBS) was over the 2019 MTEF period and not solely for the 2019/20 financial year.
a) Identification of existing data and studies was the first step under the GBS programme and has been completed. With the existing data, the Department intends on focussing the funding on actual maritime infrastructure and therefore did not commence with the development of spatial and economic development frameworks (SEDF). Should saving be realised from the construction process, the spatial and economic development frameworks will be developed as long-term development guides for the three respective sites.
(i) Port St Johns has an existing feasibility study for the development of a small harbour and the Department intends on implementing the recommendations of the feasibility study to repair the existing slipway. The process of obtaining a Procurement Instruction is currently underway.
(ii) Port Nolloth has an existing jetty which is in a dilapidated state and has been prioritised to be refurbished to ensure the safe use of the jetty. A concrete slipway has also been proposed for the Port Nolloth site. The process of obtaining a Procurement Instruction is currently underway.
(iii) Port Edward forms part of the Ugu South Coast Masterplan and can currently accommodate thirty (30) launches per day from the beach area. The formalisation of the launching from a concrete slipway is currently under review due to the hydrographic conditions of the site being extremely rocky.
b) No funding has been withdrawn from the General Budget Support Programme as all the current work has been completed in-house by the Small Harbours directorate in conjunction with the respective coastal regional offices. Upon completion of the planning phase, including the Environmental Impact Assessments, the relevant funding allocations will be requested from National Treasury. It should be noted that the allocation has not been lost and is carried forward until the funding is requested by the Department.
c) The Department, guided by DIRCO, has received technical grant funding from the People’s Republic of China for the development of economic and feasibility studies which will utilise a nodal approach for the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The matching South African team comprising of DPWI and ISA officials, has been formed and an introductory session was held on 6 September 2021. As a Strategic Integrated Project (SIP) the Small Harbours programme has also been proposed for the upcoming SIDS Symposium. The Small Harbours Unit is also working closing with ISA to develop a project pipeline.
d) The Department is responsible for the capital works in the harbours. The removal of sunken vessels is solely the responsibility of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) however was executed under the repair programme as the Department would be unable to conduct capital dredging where sunken vessels would provide a blockage. The capital dredging has been completed within all the harbours where they were required.
(i) The operational/maintenance dredging and removal of sunken vessels is a function of the DFFE. The Department will assist the DFFE in completing the User Asset Management Plan (U-AMP) to ensure that the budgeted amounts for maintenance dredging and removal of sunken vessels are within the market prices and not under budgeted for.
(ii) The Department is responsible for the security of infrastructure i.e. security fencing, gates, booms and CCTV apparatus which has been completed under the current repair and maintenance programme to the proclaimed fishing harbours. The only two remaining harbours are Saldanha Bay and Pepper Bay where the work is expected to be completed by the end of the current financial year. The actual warm bodies for security is the responsibility of the DFFE as they manage the operations within the harbour precincts and generate revenue from such activities taking place from the use of the marine infrastructure
27 September 2021 - NW2088
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Finance
With reference to his reply to question 2644 on 7 December 2020 on the non-payment of pension funds by municipalities, what (a) measures have been taken by the National Treasury to address the non-payment of pension contributions by the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality to third parties, (b)(i) undertakings have been given to the National Treasury by the specified municipality to ensure that all pension monies have been paid up and (ii) date will this be achieved, (c) measures does the National Treasury have in place to ensure that not only the contributions, but the interest that would have been earned, is paid and (d) measures will be taken by the National Treasury if the municipality fails to meet its obligations in this regard?
Reply:
a) National Treasury after being informed by the Pension Fund concerned, wrote to the municipality early in October 2020 to request the municipality to pay the outstanding debt and also to warn the Municipal Manager that it is a criminal offence not to pay over the pension contributions deducted from the employees to the Pension Fund.
b) (i) The municipal manager responded in late October 2020 acknowledging the debt and committed to settle all the outstanding amounts.
(ii) National Treasury is aware that by 15 December 2020, the municipality did not follow through on its commitment to settle all the outstanding amounts, but has since made a number of payments since January 2021, including current and outstanding debt. To date as at 08 September 2021, the total outstanding pension debt is at R16.4 million, which is a reduction by 50 per cent since January 2021.
As the Pension Funds Act currently stands, the Dr Beyers Naude Municipality is required to pay over pension contributions, in terms of the rules of the fund, deducted from member’s remuneration within 7 days of the end of the month in terms of section13A(1) read with 13A(3) of the Pension Funds Act, 24 of 1956 (“the Act”). Further, in terms of section 13A(7) interest is payable on the late payment of contributions, which starts running from the 1st day of the end of the month in terms of Regulation 33(7). Regulation 33(4) further requires the monitoring person, usually the Principal Officer, to bring the non-compliance to the attention of the affected members and advise the FSCA of the action taken. If the non-compliance persists after 90 days, the Principal Officer must report the matter to the SAPS. Should the Board of the Fund not take the requisite action against the employer, it may face regulatory action.
c) National Treasury does not have the power to take direct measures against a municipality that has not paid, as such power resides firstly with the provincial government. National Treasury can only act in terms of section 139 of the Constitution if the province has failed to exercise its oversight over the municipality.
d) The powers of the National Treasury are very limited in following up on non-payment by municipalities, and can only intervene via a province in terms of section 139 of the Constitution. National Treasury is working on amending the PFMA and MFMA to put in place a stronger framework to deal with non-payments on tax, pension contributions, as well as to suppliers like Eskom and Water Boards.
National Treasury does the have the power to stop the transfer of the equitable share funds to a municipality in terms of Section 216(2) of the Constitution and other applicable legislation in the event of persistent failure by a municipality to honour its financial commitments. National Treasury does require municipalities to report on the non-payment of its commitments to SARS, pension and other staff benefits deducted from municipal officials to be paid over to the appropriate Funds and / or institutions. Failure for municipalities to provide this evidence may result in their equitable share being withheld in an effort to enforce compliance.
Until further legislative changes are made to the MFMA, the power of the National Treasury to directly intervene in a municipality is very limited, and often restricted to a form of moral suasion and naming and shaming, or if it is suspected that there is a case of criminal actions, to refer such matter to the police for further action.
27 September 2021 - NW2089
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)Whether her department has developed an action plan to address the 30 findings in the report it commissioned in October 2020 titled Review of Parliament’s Prestige Construction Projects; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what measures (a) will be taken against those who are implicated in fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure and (b) are being taken to (i) address the issue of capacity within this directorate and (ii) ensure that proper risk assessment and mitigation strategies are being implemented in this directorate; (2) what is the reason that the specified report has not been presented to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure; (3) whether she will provide the minutes of the Internal Audit Committee Meeting in which the report was presented and discussed; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) whether she will furnish Ms S J Graham with a copy of the report; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. A draft report on the independent assessment by BDO was submitted to the department on 19 October 2020 for the department’s management to comment on. The final report was submitted by DPWI management on 20 November 2020.
The report was, however, not submitted to me as the Executive Authority of the Department who commissioned the independent assessment. This audit report was only submitted to me on Friday, 17 September 2021, almost a year after the Department received it. This, after I made regular enquiries about the final report.
I have been informed by the Department that the draft action plan has been crafted and will be finalised with Internal Audit and be effective immediately upon finalisation. The final action, incorporating Internal Audit inputs, have not yet been shared with the Ministry. It is anticipated that this internal consultative process will be finalised by 30 September 2021.
a) No actions have been taken against any Official at this time.
b) I have written to the Acting Director-General to immediately institute consequence management against a) those who failed to share the report with me and 2) those implicated in any wrongdoing.
2. The report has been submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly, as the report was commissioned following meetings held with the former Speaker.
3. I was not part of the meeting held by Internal Audit in which the report was presented.
(4) As indicated above, I have furnished the Speaker with the report for further processing
27 September 2021 - NW2235
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture
(1). Whether the current leadership of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) has received the audited financial statements from the previous CCIFSA leadership; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2). whether he has found that the audited financial statements were satisfactory; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2539E
Reply:
1. The Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) has always been managed as an independent institution from DSAC given the manner in which it was formed and registered. The Companies Act provides for the business and affairs of a company to be managed by, or under, the direction of its board and the Act also puts a legal duty to Directors to keep company records. While DSAC facilitated the handing over of CCIFSA from the previous leadership, we were also mindful of the independence of the structure hence CCIFSA is not part of our declared institution and therefor did not attend the meetings of the parties to check what exactly items are being handed over, we are aware that the handover process from the previous leadership to the current CCIFSA leadership was conducted.
2. Yes, we found that the audited financial statements were satisfactory. As you are aware, the Companies Act requires all financial statements to be prepared in accordance with a particular framework, also referred to broadly as accounting standards or financial reporting standards.
As part of the requirement, independent auditors using a framework of generally accepted auditing standards which set out the manner in which audit is conducted should evaluate financial statements. The auditors are responsible for expressing an opinion indicating that reasonable assurance has been obtained that the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and that they are fairly presented in accordance with the relevant accounting standards.
According to the information presented, this was the case with CCIFSA and based on the auditors’ opinion, the financial statements presented fairly, in all material respects. It is upon this independent judgement that we found the statements to be satisfactory.
23 September 2021 - NW2270
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
With regard to the Government employees who, contrary to legislation, have done and continue to do business with the State, what (a) measures has the Government undertaken, in the past 24 months, to ascertain the total number of government employees doing business with the State, (b) total number of government employees in the specified period have been identified as doing business with the State and (c) steps has the Government taken against its employees who do business with the State?
Reply:
a) The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) draws reports of employees who are alleged to have conducted business with the State from the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) on a monthly basis and alert their departments to take appropriate steps and provide progress reports to the DPSA on action taken.
b) At the end of March 2019, National Treasury found 1068 employees alleged to have conducted business with the State (270 from national departments and 798 from provincial departments). In April 2020, the number increased to 1539 (this number was 1544, but Department of Trade and Industry confirmed that the 5 cases identified in their departments were in fact employees officially representing that department). A total of 1111 employees, possibly conducting business with the State, were from provincial departments, whilst 428 were from national departments. At the end of June 2021, the total number of employees alleged to have conducted business with the State has drastically decreased to 118, wherein 38 employees were from national departments whilst 80 were from provincial departments. This shows the effectiveness of interventions that the Public Service has introduced to eliminate this action.
c) The DPSA is working closely with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to assist with the investigations and prosecution of cases of employees who are criminally charged with conducting business with the State, in terms of the Public Administration Management Act, 2014. SAPS is currently investigating 17 employees who were alleged to be conducting business with the State and three of these cases have already been referred to the NPA for prosecution. One of these cases was enrolled in court. On a quarterly basis the DPSA also follows up with Departments to verify any disciplinary action taken against such employees alleged to have conducted business with the State.
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23 September 2021 - NW2220
Seitlholo, Mr IS to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)What (a) number of employment opportunities have been created by the Expanded Public Works Programme in the Greater Taung Local Municipality and (b) was the monthly salary for each employee; (2) whether the employees contributed towards the Unemployment Insurance Fund; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) other contributions have the employees made?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. a) I have been informed by the Department that for the period from 01 April 2021 – 31 August 2021, a total of 3 466 work opportunities were reported in the EPWP Reporting System for participants who participated in various EPWP Projects implemented in the Greater Taung Local Municipality.
b) Based on the duration of work reflected as total employment days for each participant reported, participants were paid an average daily minimum wage rate of R97.50 which sums up to approximately R3 120 a month.
2. The Code of Good Practice on EPWP indicates that employers should comply with the Unemployment Insurance Act 63 of 2001. However, based on the data reported in the EPWP Reporting System of EPWP participants in Greater Taung Municipality, the DPWI has noted that only the North West - Education and Sports Development have reported the payment of UIF contribution for participants to the value of R16 051. In cases where it’s reported that UIF has not been paid, the Department will request the proof of payment from those public bodies.
a) From the public bodies that implemented EPWP Projects in Greater Taung Municipality, there were no reports of the UIF payments for the participants captured in the EPWP Reporting System. To ensure the information on UIF is reported, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) will engage the public bodies who have not reported on the UIF payments for participants in the EPWP Reporting System. In the event that there is non-compliance by public bodies towards the payment of UIF for participants, the Unemployment Insurance Act provides for enforcement measures to be undertaken by a Labour Inspector.
(b) From the information required to be reported in the EPWP Reporting System, there are no other contributions reflected made by the employers. The information on any payments made to EPWP Participants by employers reside with the public bodies.
23 September 2021 - NW2223
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1293 on 9 July 2021, any client and/or user department has requested to use the Van Rooyen House of Horrors; if not, what process must the Capital Park Ratepayers and Residents Association follow to apply for use of the specified property as a centre; if so, which department and/or client?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
I have been informed by the Department that the DPWI has not received any request by any client to use the property. The Department has however, offered the property to the Department of Social Development and still await their response.
If the Department of Social Department indicates that they will not need the property, the DPWI may consider other organizations.
23 September 2021 - NW2178
Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
What are the details of the additional measures that he has put in place to ensure that (a) citizens in general and (b) citizens affected by the unrest that took place in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021 will receive their identity documents on time and before the commencement of the local government elections?
Reply:
a) The Department has developed an ID distribution strategy and the following programs have been put in place to ensure that citizens receive their Identity documents on time before the commencement of the local government elections:
The Department has undertaken to prioritize its services to those who have applied for their identity documents ahead of the general elections by issuing election enabling documents, i.e. Identity Documents, and also to issue Temporary Identification Certificates (TIC’s) on the spot to those whose identity documents are lost.
- Targeted Communication intervention on uncollected Green Barcoded Identity Books and Smart Identity Cards.
- Provinces in collaboration with stakeholder forums will embark on public awareness campaigns for the distribution and collection of ID’s.
- Communities are encouraged to collect Identity documents already received at offices.
- Collections of ID smart cards are prioritised at all offices.
- Provinces to work with Stakeholders to deploy mobile units for people to collect their Green Barcoded Identity Books.
- Mobile Offices will be deployed to service a cluster of Voter Registration stations (Green Barcoded ID Books). Mobile trucks are also deployed in cooperation with the local government office of the premier to voter education programs throughout the provinces.
- Provincial managers to make announcement making use of local media.
- Rescan all Green Barcoded Identity Books on hand on track and trace to reactivate the Short Message System (SMS) to clients informing them to collect IDs.
- A contingency plan to provide back office support services, where its front offices are experiencing problems with issuance of ID’s and TIC’s enabling documents.
- Clients to contact the Call Centre using 0800 60 11 90 to establish the status of their Identity Documents.
- Lastly, the Department plans to extend its operational hours during the Voters Registration Weekend as well as on the scheduled Election day(s). It is against this backdrop that the Department has aligned its working hours with those announced by the Independent Electoral Commission(IEC). On the weekend of the 18th and 19th September 2021, all DHA offices will be opened in order to fast track the processing of identity document applications and to ensure that all persons who are legible to vote are not excluded from participating in the next upcoming local government elections.
b) There were no identity documents that got lost during the unrest of July 2021 in both KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng provinces. However, in KZN only three offices were accessed during the unrest namely Vulamehlo, Eshowe and Impendle. All three offices reported that no documents of value were lost during the unrest as the areas where the documents were stored were not accessed. In Gauteng province, at Bara Mall (Soweto) office only, death registers that were already recorded on the system and ready for dispatch for archival purposes were damaged during the unrest due to burst water pipes, however all citizens who were affected applied for death certificates, and received them the same day.
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23 September 2021 - NW2215
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
What is the total number of estate agents who hold Fidelity Fund Certificates in each of the financial years from 1 April 2016 to date?
Reply:
Financial Year |
Total number of Fidelity Fund Certificates |
2015/16 |
43 729 |
2016/17 |
48 563 |
2017/18 |
49 645 |
2018/19 |
51 430 |
2019/20 |
47 356 |
2020/21 |
51 063 |
23 September 2021 - NW2205
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) total number of land claims are currently instituted against land of the SA Forestry Company SOC Limited (SAFCOL), (b) is the status of each specified land claim and (c)(i) total number of claims have been settled and (ii) is hampering the settling of the land claims; (2) whether any title deeds have been handed over to the local folk in terms of the process; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what role has the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform played in order to deal with the land claims relating to SAFCOL?
Reply:
1. (a), (b), (c )(i)(ii) Attached as Annexure A
2. Attached as Annexure A
3. Attached as Annexure A
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23 September 2021 - NW2265
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development
In light of the fact that her department has noted that there is a fine line between adoption and the sale of a child, what total number of cases (a) is her department aware of where South African children have been trafficked through adoptions and (b) were intercountry adoptions?
Reply:
a) The department is not aware of any South African children trafficked through adoption. Thus, there is no statistics of children trafficked through adoption. The department only have statistics of children legally adopted through intercountry adoption.
b) are three thousand three hundred and fifteen (3 315) intercountry adoptions recorded in the adoption register from 1 April 2004 – 31 March 2021. The following reflects the breakdown according to financial year:
Period |
Intercountry Adoptions |
1 April 2004 – 31 March 2005 |
239 |
1 April 2005 – 31 March 2006 |
248 |
1 April 2006 – 31 March 2007 |
256 |
1 April 2007 – 31 March 2008 |
231 |
1 April 2008 – 31 March 2009 |
218 |
1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010 |
234 |
1 April 2010 – 31 March 2011 |
200 |
1 April 2011 – 31 March 2012 |
194 |
1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 |
177 |
1 April 2013 – 31 March 2014 |
212 |
1 April 2014 – 31 March 2015 |
250 |
1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016 |
187 |
1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017 |
149 |
Period |
Intercountry Adoptions |
1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 |
153 |
1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019 |
151 |
1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020 |
156 |
1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021 |
60 |
TOTAL |
3 315 |
23 September 2021 - NW2224
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1293 on 9 July 2021, the house was given to the Department of Social Development; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how was the house placed on auction on 1 July 2021; (2) whether the house was sold on the auction held on 1 July 2021; if not, has the house been given to the Department of Social Development; if so, (a) what was the amount realised from the sale and (b) to whom was the money paid; (3) whether the house was sold by the Real Estate Management section of her department; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (4) whether the proceeds of the sale of the house reflected in the bank account of the entity; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. I have been informed by the Department that the DPWI communicated its intention to transfer/allocate the said property to the Department of Social Development on 01 June 2021 and is still awaiting their response. The house was not placed on auction.
2. The DPWI did not sell the referenced property in an auction
(a) Not applicable;
(b) Not applicable
3. The referenced property is still under the custody of and reserved for Government purposes.
4. Not Applicable
23 September 2021 - NW2260
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
In light of the fact that his department is facing a backlog that includes pre-COVID-19 permanent residence applications, and given that the Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZPS) dispensation is set to expire on 31 December 2021, how does he plan to address the backlog of (a) permanent residence applications and (b) ZPS permit holders, with only a few months until the year is over?
Reply:
a) The Department has not been receiving Permanent Residence applications since March 2020. An extensive project plan to address the current Permanent Residence application backlog at all delegated approval levels was developed and implemented. Staff are currently working overtime until end of March 2022 in an attempt to address the backlog.
b) The Department is currently consulting the various Government clusters where after a Cabinet Memorandum will be presented to Cabinet for a final decision whether any further dispensation will be issued or not.
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23 September 2021 - NW2239
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
With reference her reply to question 1486 on 18 August 2020, what does the term in-house workshop under the service provider column explicitly mean?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
I have been informed by the Department that the term in-house workshop refers to full time employees of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) housed in the Workshop Section of the Facilities Management Branch. The Workshop undertakes various routine maintenance and repair activities on various facilities.