Questions and Replies

Reply:

It is not a function of the National Treasury to recover such amounts but well that of the related department. Once any formal processes in such cases have been concluded, and if it has been found that the department is to recoup monies from an individual or entity, then a debt must be recorded by the department on its financial system. It is only when such records are contained in systems controlled by the National Treasury that some report can be provided but again the correctness and completeness of such report will rely solely on the full and correct information submitted by the department itself.

Of such systems that National Treasury maintain, 84 individuals were identified from 17 National and Provincial Departments for the financial years 2016/17 – 2020/21 where cases were recorded on the Personnel and Salary System (Persal) where it relates to financial misconduct. The total amount of R 23 449 484,48 was recorded during this period on Persal where it relates to these cases where 13 individuals were dismissed.

The data for these cases and related individuals identified through Persal as per the above was then used to identify the appropriate recording of the related debt on the Basic Accounting System (BAS). Information for 46 officials of the 84 identified in Persal was captured in BAS with a debt take on amount of R 479 801,28. Of the take on amount recorded in BAS, R 385 697,91 has been recovered. The information is based on the appropriate recording of the data on BAS. And it must be emphasised that the correctness and completeness of this information is based on the appropriate recording of the data by the related institutions.

Reply:

1. PRASA’s business model does not devolve the operation of train services to a district or local municipality level in terms of the municipal demarcations framework but is based on a corridor approach managed at a Regional (Provincial) level. Therefore, the assessment of damages suffered will follow a corridor based model.

Thus, the full relevant details of the damages suffered by Metrorail due to (a) theft, (b) vandalism in (i) each (Region) province, to date are listed in the tables below.

Narrative for Crimes Related Incidents – 2019/2020

Narrative for Crimes Related Incidents – 2020/2021

2. The measures which are in place to ensure the safety of all passengers at all times is:

• Insourcing of security services to replace irregular contracts that were terminated in 2020;
• Joint operations with South African Police Services within the rail operational tunnel as well as disruptive operations at second-hand dealers to arrest those that buy stolen goods;
• Commuter Policing Forum deployment in home-based (township) stations;
• Increased train patrols on identified problematic trains in effort to arrest perpetrators;
• Line-based closures / stop-and-search with South African Police Service to search for stolen property that is being transported by train; and
• Commuter Forum engagement to share intelligence information that may assist in improving commuter experience.

Reply:

1. The Department allowed provinces to utilise up to 5% of the Public Transport Operations Grant funds reprioritised to respond to Covid-19 pandemic for the sanitisation of public transport vehicles and other public transport facilities, including the provision of personal protective equipment for public transport workers and hand sanitisers for passengers. For the 2020/21 the maximum amount provinces could utilise for the acquisition of personal protective equipment totalled R337 480 000 broken down as follows:

Eastern Cape: R13 450 000

Free State: R14 871 000

Gauteng: R129 965 000

Kwazulu Natal: R62 318 000

Limpopo: R20 102 000

Mpumalanga: R33 847 000

Northern Cape: R3 026 000

North West: R6 221 000

Western Cape: R53 680 000

2. Provinces are responsible for determining how these funds are distributed to individual operators and ensure that expenditure is within the allocated amount. The Department only receives high level consolidated monthly performance reports from provinces in line with the requirements of the grant framework. Specific details relating to names of operators/companies and precise amounts are retained by provinces.

(3) All grant related information including allocations, grant conditions and past performance are gazetted in the annual Division of Revenue Act and its Framework hence there is no need for an announcement.

Reply:

The National Department of Social Development does not owe money to municipalities as the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure manages the account for services on behalf of government departments.

Reply:

The department signed an MOU with GovChat to support the implementation of the Early Childhood Development Employment Stimulus Relief Fund.

Reply:

Nr	Province	(a)Unspent Amount	(b) How has their underspending affected the budgets available to welfare programmes?
	Eastern Cape	R262 293 000	The amount of effect in the Welfare programmes is that, a big quantum of the beneficiaries could not get the food relief meant to be funded by the funding referred to. The employees in the ECD centres could not access the stimulus package meant by the conditional grant (Presidential stimulus package).
	Free State	R 50 870 000	The Programme for Children and Families is the worst affected in that R48.432 million was not spent. The under expenditure is mainly as a result of additional funding amounting to R38,880 million for Early Childhood Development (ECD) received late in the year (third quarter) during the adjustment budget process. The application and verification process for the stimulus package by National DSD was slow and it took longer than anticipated; as a result, the bulk of the funds were not spent. Furthermore, some ECD`s were partially paid and some not paid due to COVID-19 restrictions. A roll-over has been requested.
	Gauteng	R438 000 000	Programme 2: Social Welfare Services Food parcels at Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) clinics were not distributed as planned and the HIV Social and Behaviour change programme was not fully implemented by the end of the financial year. Programme 3: Children & Families Beneficiaries of Presidential ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund (ECD-ESRF) were not paid as the verification process took longer than anticipated. The underspending also affected the distribution of school uniform to identified learners because the production of school uniform was not finalized on time by the appointed cooperatives. In addition, the funding of ECD centres was affected by the changes of some of the municipalities by-laws. Programme 4: Restorative Services The underspending affected the implementation of substance abuse mobile services. Delays were caused by lockdown restriction and the Department contracted with NPOs from the third quarter after the easing of lockdown regulations. Programme 5: Development & Research The underspending in this programme was mainly recorded on dignity packs. Thus, the Department did not distribute the number of dignity packs planned by the end of the financial year. Roll-over of unspent funds The Department requested the roll-over of unspent funds from the 2020/21 to 2021/22 financial year on both equitable shares and conditional grant. A total of R 158 586 013 was requested to be rolled over to fund the commitments as per the signed Service Level Agreement and Purchase Order created.
	Kwazulu Natal	R97 627 000	If the rollover of R91,242 million is not approved, the Department will have no funds to pay for ECD practitioners, whose applications have been approved. The underspending did not affect the budgets available to welfare programmes to be offered in 2021/2022 but the budget cuts of R223 million will result in limited services made available to the needy communities.
	Limpopo	R 45 444 000	The ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund has its own allocation and has not affected budget for other Welfare programmes.
	Mpumalanga	R 44 836 000	The underspending affected Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in that not all batches of claims received from Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) eligible and approved to benefit from the funding were not processed for payment. Roll over application request amounting to R30.495 million of the unspent funds of Presidential Employment Initiative has been made to the Provincial Treasury.
	North West	R144 100 000	The budget available to welfare programme will be for sustenance of existing programs and projects. Expansion of services will be visible on COVID-19 relief initiatives e.g. Provision of food parcels to vulnerable households and care and services to the homeless. The rollover of R28million for stimulus package has been requested to fund ECD practitioners who applied before the end of the financial year in question
	Northern Cape	R 53 059 000	Programme 1: R3.786 million Programme 1 incurred a saving of R3.786 million. The Department will request a roll-over of R3.479 million for Buildings and Administration for the construction of office buildings in Daniëlskuil. Programme 2: R3.786 million The underspending did not have a negative effect on welfare programmes because the reason for the underspending was due to the following: Resignation and death of community caregivers. Two (2) NPOs rendering Social Behaviour Change programmes did not utilize all their allocated funds due to the Covid 19 pandemic, therefor the allocation of the second tranche was decreased.   Programme 3: R40 464 of which R39 300 million was for the Presidential Stimulus ECD Fund. The unspent budgets did not negatively affect welfare programmes due to the following: The Province was overfunded for the Presidential Stimulus Package. Any funds required in the 2021/22 financial year for the stimulus purpose will be requested as a roll over. Lesser ECD centres were funded due to expired registration certificates. Certain ECD centres did not submit applications for funding because they received funding from other sources ECD Centres did not open and therefore submitted Due to restrictions on movement during the Covid Pandemic, the process of returning children, who have been visiting friends and family, to CYCC’s, were delayed. This resulted in some of the centres not operating at full capacity for the entire financial year. Since claims submitted are based on occupancy of the centres, the underspending of reflects this exceptional situation. Programme 5: R5.331 million Saving incurred due to the closure of Soup Kitchens based on Covid-19.
	Western Cape	R5 067 000	The department was able to deliver on its services but was not able to expand their services to the extent which it planned to, due to fewer facilities than anticipated applying for funding, and because of non-compliant facilities.

Reply:

Yes.

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has completed the Producer/Farmer Register. The report will be made available by end of July 2021.

Reply:

(1)(a) The total number of private firearm owners, in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is 1 614 291.

(1)(b) The total number of firearms, in private ownership, is 2 718 300.

(2)(a) The number of firearms, which have been acquired for personal self-defence and/or protection, is reflected in the table below:

	Application reason		Type of firearm		Number of firearms
SECTION 13	COMBINATION	417
SECTION 13	LIGHT MACHINE GUN	1
SECTION 13	MAIN FIREARM COMPONENT	15
SECTION 13	PISTOL	825 617
SECTION 13	REVOLVER RIFLE	236 285
SECTION 13		24 582
SECTION 13	S/L: PISTOL CAL - RIFLE/CARB	1 241
SECTION 13	S/L: RIFLE CAL- RIFLE/CARBINE SHOTGUN	449
SECTION 13		28 649

Source. Enhanced Firearm Registration System (EFRS), as at 2021-06-10

(2)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) The data, which is recorded on the EFRS, is not categorised, in terms of race or gender. The information, pertaining to black persons, white persons, brown per9one and Indians is, therefore, not available on the EFRS.

(3) The South African Police Service (SAPS) does not have a record of the number of illegal firearms, in the RSA. Illegal firearms are only recovered through policing activities.

(4) The Minister of Police will decide, whether to make a statement, in this regard.

Reply to question 1639 recommended/

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 202107-31

Reply to question 1639 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 04/08/2021

Reply:

a) SASSA currently links all children benefiting from social grants who are in matric to the Departments of Basic Education and Higher Education, so that they can be considered for NSFAS funding for further education. This is done in an effort to foster economic independence and break the inter-generational dependence on social grants.

With regard to citizens who receive disability grants, the ability to link them to opportunities is slightly more challenging. One of the qualifying criteria for a person to receive a disability grant is that the disability must be such that it prevents the person from being employed or able to support him/herself. The persons who receive permanent disability grants are effectively excluded from the open labour market. However, those who receive temporary disability grants, where the condition is likely to improve to the extent that it does not prevent the person from being employed, should be the target for opportunities.

In addition to SASSA interventions, DSD continues to support Persons with Disabilities in improving their socio-economic conditions with the following programmes:

• Protective Workshops

This programme seeks to improve and enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities through socio-economic development programme, in order to ensure their full and equal inclusion into mainstream society and economy. The key elements of this programme are psycho-social developmental services, inclusion of persons with disabilities as important role-players in mainstream socio-economic growth and development and promoting income generating programmes through business partnerships between government departments, the business sector and protective workshops, functioning under the auspices of the NGOs.

• Residential Facilities

Residential facilities provide protection, support, stimulation, skills development and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities who are unable to live independently, making provision for the ultimate re-integration back to the community, where possible. Most residential facilities have protective workshops empowering residents and persons with disabilities from surrounding communities through psycho-social programme, skills development and business skills. DSD will continue to support and subside these protective workshops, residential facilities and Independent Living facilities and Supported Living facilities through the country.

• Disability Mainstreaming

This programme is implemented through a two-pronged approach:

• The provincial departments implement disability mainstreaming services within the Welfare services to facilitate the mainstreaming of disability across all services.
• Through a technical cooperation project implemented since 2012 in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop approaches on the empowerment of persons with disabilities and disability mainstreaming (the DEM approach) towards the promotion of social participation of

Persons with Disabilities in South Africa.

• The above-mentioned DEM project engages key departments, including local government and other stakeholders to identify and address disabling barriers, negative attitude and exclusion, as well as ensuring that persons with disabilities play central role in creating an inclusive society as change agents in order to improve their quality of life in line with the vision of the National Development Plan (NDP).

• Capacity Building/Training Programme on Covid-19

Children with disabilities and their parents have faced difficulties in accessing significant information such as COVID-19 news, especially in rural areas. As a measure against COVID-19, DSD in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to conduct training for children with disabilities and their parents to deliver information effectively on COVID-19 in a train-the-trainer format.

b) The creation of opportunities for persons with disabilities is not a SASSA or Social Development sector responsibility alone, but requires a whole of government response.

Applicants for the R350 social relief grant who self-declared disabilities totalled 1 405 824. An initiative which has already been implemented is to try and link the applicants for the social relief grant who are aged between 18 and 35 with opportunities through cooperation with the Presidency. A project has been implemented in cooperation with both the public and private sector to list opportunities for employment and training for youth on the Youth.mobi website. SASSA sent approximately 6,5 million SMS notifications to the youth who had applied for the social relief grant (including those who self-reported disabilities) to advise them to register on the website.

The other initiative to provide opportunities for persons with disabilities is through direct employment. SASSA has a target to ensure that a minimum of 3% of the labour force comprises people with disabilities. We currently have achieved a total of 2.2%.

In addition to SASSA’s interventions, DSD has several plans including the following to enable persons with disabilities to achieve economic liberation:

• Protective Workshops and Residential Facilities

DSD has developed a Delivery Model for Protective Workshops that recognizes a need to identify beneficiaries’ barriers impeding their development and growth. An experiential learning will be conducted in nine provinces focussing on the following components of this Model:

• Psychosocial and Personal skills, including assessment, social services, self-care, life skills and assistive devices.
• Workplace Skills Development focusing on technical skills, job coaching, vocational, ABET, financial management, business skills, entrepreneurship and simulations.
• Supported Employment, including job placement, internships, job coaching, contract work, apprenticeship and learnership.

The key determinant factor for the successful implementation of the delivery model is collaboration with key and relevant stakeholders such as the Departments of Health, Trade and Industry, Small Business Development, Education, Labour, disabled people’s organizations and private sector partners.

DSD plans to identify residential facilities that have good practice protective workshops that have established partnerships with the private sector implementing economic empowerment programmes and contributing to the independent living of persons with disabilities in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons Disabilities.

• Disability Mainstreaming

DSD is planning to roll out the DSD/ JICA’s Guidelines on Empowerment of Persons with disabilities and Disability Mainstreaming (DEM) that were implemented Limpopo, KZN, Eastern Cape, Free State in Northern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces in 2021-2022 financial year, as follows:-

• Create a platform to roll out disability mainstreaming through supportive partnerships and cooperation among provincial governments, municipalities, relevant departments, NGOs, Disabled People Organizations (DPOs), national and international organizations.
• Empowering persons with disabilities through leadership training and strengthening the capacity of disabled people organizations and mainstreaming through creating barrier free environments to ensure the active participation of persons with disabilities in society.
• Establishing partnership with government departments that have shown interest in utilising the DEM guidelines to enhance the integration of disability considerations in government services.
• Consultation with SALGA and COGTA to develop a programme to train municipalities on the Guidelines are at an advance stage.

• Training in Covid-19

The planned DSD/ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Covid-19 Training project for 9 provinces will focus on obtaining knowledge and skills on prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 and consists of the following two capacity development programmes:

• Training of Trainers for social workers in DSD and NGOs.
• Workshop for persons with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.

Capacitated persons with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities will be able to share knowledge and skills obtained with their families, friends and communities, including participating in the rolling out of the training. They will subsequently be able to participate and benefit from mainstream economy, despite the adverse impact of this pandemic.

Reply:

(a)(b) and (c)

Financial years		Total number of firearms, per owners category
	Individual owners	Official institutions	Non-official institutions
2020-2021	2727620	3467398	163980
2019-2020	2819004	3330083	163653
2018-2019	2791972	3286576	159917
2017-2018	2993425	3228,946	152385
2016-2017	2993425	2965282	147824
2015-2016	3 002 858	No record on the EFRS	141400

Source: Enhanced Firearm Register System(EFRS)

Reply to question 1666 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 202107-31

Reply to question 1666 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 04/08/2021

Reply:

1(a) The total amount paid to beneficiaries who were not eligible for the Special COVID-19 SRD Grant is R11 175 950.

(b) All people who received food parcels from SASSA met the broad qualifying criteria as set in the Social Assistance Act, which, under Regulation 9(2) stipulates that a person may qualify for social relief of distress “if refusal of the application may cause undue hardship…”

While some of the citizens who received a food parcel may have also been in receipt of a social grant (largely one of the child grants), this is also permitted in terms of Regulation 16A which allows for the provision of social relief of distress to a child already benefitting from a social grant, “where the prevailing economic circumstances warrants the provision of social relief of distress.”

In addition, Regulation 9(5) to the Social Assistance Act provides for the provision of social relief of distress to citizens who are affected by a declared or undeclared disaster. The COVID pandemic has been the largest declared disaster faced by this country and the number of citizens requiring assistance increased significantly during this period.

The assistance provided by SASSA was provided in accordance with the requirements of the Social Assistance Act and Regulations. However, SASSA was not the only instance providing assistance in the form of food parcels.

(2) (a) what are the reasons behind the slow progress in finalising cases under investigation in the SA Social Security Agency

The total number of exceptions that were identified by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) is 67670. Most of these exceptions were mainly as a result of SASSA not having access to the databases that the AGSA had. SASSA immediately stopped payments to all the cases flagged by the AGSA.

The number of exceptions identified by the AGSA are as follows:

Table: Exceptions identified by the AGSA and action taken by SASSA

Category	Number of exceptions	SASSA action
PERSAL/ PERSOL	15711	SASSA has SASSA has commenced the process of recovering money from public servants who received the Covid 19 SRD grant. In addition SASSA has referred the implicated public servants to the relevant departments for disciplinary action. The Fusion Centre is working with the Department of Public Service and Administration to ensure that all implicated public servants are pursued.
UIF	15069	People who benefitted from the Covid SRD grant and UIF were referred to the Fusion Centre for further investigation.
UIF-TERS	2119	People who benefitted from the Covid SRD grant and UIF were referred to the Fusion Centre for further investigation.
Social Pension	15062	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose from timing differences in the validation databases that were used by SASSA and AGSA.
NSFAS	10358	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose from timing differences in the validation databases that were used by SASSA and AGSA.
Internships	6562	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the internships databases.
Department of Agriculture vouchers	1281	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the Department of Agriculture database on recipients of their vouchers.
Spaza support	372	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the Spaza support database.
Inmates	332	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose from timing differences in the validation databases that were used by SASSA and AGSA.
GEPF	312	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the GEPF database.
PLAS farmers	289	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose from timing differences in the validation databases that were used by SASSA and AGSA.
Artists	111	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the Department of Arts database.
IDC Debt Relief	65	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the IDC database.
Sport applicants	27	SASSA has stopped payments to these cases, which mainly arose because SASSA did not have access to the Department of Arts database.
TOTAL	67670

SASSA has referred the suspected fraudulent cases to the Fusion Centre (which consists of the Financial Intelligence Centre, Special Investigating Unit, State Security Agency, National Prosecuting Authority, South African Police Service) for further investigation. The Fusion Centre is still busy with the investigations.

(b) what is the impact of the slow progress of finalising cases on consequence management;

It should be noted that the Covid SRD grant applications were processed electronically by matching information from various databases and systems. There is thus no consequence management that needs to be pursued on officials. However SASSA has commenced the process of recovering money paid to the implicated government employees. SASSA has in addition referred the implicated government employees to their departments for disciplinary action.

(3) With reference to the 2020-21 procurement plan, 14 (fourteen) contracts of the 19 contracts planned as per the 5th (fifth) amendment of the procurement plan were awarded by financial year end. The two contracts referred to by the Auditor-General, as not being included on the 2020-21 procurement plan, were for the Western Cape Provincial office space, and the Mpumalanga - Hazyview District office space. These contracts were extended briefly during the 2020-21 financial year, to accommodate the removal of furniture and equipment, and were then terminated, in accordance with a decision taken by management, early in the financial year, to rationalise the costs for leased premises. These contracts were however listed in the 2019-20 procurement plan, a tender for office space was issued in that financial year, and adjudicated in April 2020. It was subsequently cancelled to align with management’s decision to terminate the lease contracts for Western Cape and Mpumalanga –Hazyview, and these contracts were therefore not included in the 2020-21 procurement plan.

Reply:

The South African Police Services (SAPS) in partnership with the National House of Traditional and KhoiSan Leaders (NHTKL) and other stakeholders coordinate the implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy. The strategy primarily focuses on rural safety, including safety in traditional community areas.

In addition, the KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has advised that it has undertaken the following steps to address the recent killings of traditional leaders:

a) The Department entered into a Memorandum of Outstanding on 26 November 2020 with the Department of Safety and Liaison to foster safety and security in rural communities.

b) The Department of CoGTA met with the acting Provincial Commissioner, Mr. Zondi on 5 February 2021 to discuss progress on traditional leaders’ murder cases.

c) There are workshops planned for July 2021 that will be conducted for all local houses in partnerships with the Department of Safety and Liaison with the intent to create awareness on rural community safety strategies.

d) The Executive Council has also been apprised of the rampant killings of traditional leaders, which is a matter of concern.

e) An Imbizo has been planned and will soon be convened to communicate government interventions on Amakhosi and Izinduna killings.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) There are 17 Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units, in the Northern Cape. The details are reflected in the table below:

Reply:

No, the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) did not conduct a cost-benefit analysis relating to these aspects as the underlying economic and medical considerations that will inform such an analysis fall within the purview and expertise of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the National Treasury and the Department of Health. As such, these deaprtments are best placed to respond to the question.

 

Reply:

(a) The total number of social workers who graduated in 2020 is 284.

(b)

No of Social Workers absorbed	2020-2021
Gauteng	86
KwaZulu-Natal	150
Northern Cape	53
Mpumalanga	128
Limpopo	180
North West	13
Free State	92
Western Cape	118
Eastern Cape	128
TOTAL	948

2. (a) The monthly salary of a Social Worker is R29 408, 42 at an entry level (inclusive of service benefits).

(b) The monthly salary is R29 408, 42 which is the same across provinces (inclusive of service benefits).

3. The number of vacancies for social workers:

Province	Vacancies
Gauteng	356
KwaZulu-Natal	155
Northern Cape	158
Mpumalanga	72
Limpopo	5
North West	178
Free State	117
Western Cape	313
Eastern Cape	136

Reply:

1. (a)The total number of veterinarians in the Eastern Cape is 34.

(b) (i) The vacancies is 12, which gives us a current vacancy rate of 26 %.

(ii) The intended date to fill the vacant positions is 1 August 2021.

2. Livestock census as per National livestock statistics are as follows:

Cattle = 3 050 m which is equivalent to 3.050 m LSU

Sheep = 6 513 m which is equivalent to 1.085 m LSU

Goats = 1 991 m which is equivalent to 0.331 m LSU

Therefore, total Live Stock Unit (LSU) = 4.466 million which is equivalent to 131 352 LSU per veterinarian. The international norm is 100 000 LSU per veterinarian. (SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY STRATEGY (2016-2026, p26: FAO). There are therefore fewer veterinarians per livestock unit than desired.

3. Compulsory Community Service for Veterinarians is a National driven program, which is implemented in all provinces including the Eastern Cape. For 2021/2022 financial year, the Eastern Cape has been allocated 22 CCS veterinarians. These have been distributed to the six (06) districts of the Eastern Cape.

4. (a) Prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year are Rabies and African Swine Fever.

(b) Awareness and vaccinations were carried out in areas with Rabies outbreaks. Awareness and surveillance were carried out in areas with African Swine Fever outbreak.

Reply:

1. (a) The main contributors to the increase in irregular expenditure in the 2019-20 financial year (R39m), were the irregular contracting of the training service providers to implement the UIF third party contract (R23,3m), as well as lease costs related to the NDA’s head office (R5,9m), where the contract had expired, and was not extended on time. The training contract was terminated, and replaced by new service providers after a competitive bidding process was followed. National Treasury approved a deviation to continue with the head office lease for a further period of 5 years, thus regularizing this contract.

Up to the end of the third quarter of the 2020-21 financial year, the main contributors to the increase in irregular expenditure of R1,9m, were the internet services contract, the insurance contract, and lease contracts for the Western Cape and Gauteng provincial offices. The internet services contract had expired, and was extended irregularly in the past. This irregular contract was replaced in the 4th quarter, thus terminating the previous contract. The insurance contract was advertised for tender in April 2021, and will be regularised in the 2021-22 financial year. The lease contracts for office space were terminated in July 2020, thus curtailing the irregular expenditure.

1. (b)

(i) . In previous years the NDA experienced a high turn-over of staff and some instability in the Chief Financial Officer position, which resulted in this work not receiving the necessary attention.

(ii) The other contributing factor in the slow pace of implementing consequence management was the lack of capacity particularly in both Legal and HR Units.

(iii) However, the assessment of all cases from prior years done in 2020/21 financial year has revealed that there is no need for a formal investigation because such transactions do not raise ay suspicion of fraud fraudulent, corrupt or other criminal conduct.

The prior years’ irregular expenditure cases emanate from contracts which were concluded by officials who are no longer NDA’s employees. The individuals concerned are therefore no longer subject to the NDA’s Disciplinary Code and Grievance Procedures (“Disciplinary”).

The amounts involved have been included in the condonation application, which is currently under consideration by National Treasury

(2) Formal policies for Irregular and Fruitless and Wasteful expenditure were drafted and approved by the Board for implementation in November 2020.

(3) (a) The Department has never incurred a liable of R983 billion. (b)Therefore, does not have any information with regards to an investigation.

(4) (a)Not applicable to the Department of Social Development. (b)Therefore, does not have any information of any remedial actions taken.

Reply:

Yes, all funded Non-Governmental Organizations, including those in the disability sector are monitored in line with the Public Finance Management Act as detailed below:

1. First and foremost, for the organization to be funded, it must provide the information requested by the relevant department to demonstrate that it has the necessary capability and understanding to provide services according to the specified minimum norms and standards for that particular service, in this case, disability services.

2. Secondly, before the funds are transferred to any organization (including those rendering disability services), the Department obtains a written assurance from the organization that confirms that the organization implements effective, efficient and transparent financial management and internal control systems. The purpose of this assurance is to ensure that throughout the funding period, the organization is monitored towards adherence to its internal control systems as these are reviewed and tested on an ongoing basis during the funding cycle.

3. Lastly, as part of monitoring the organizations; appropriate measures are maintained to ensure that subsidies to organizations are used for their intended purpose in line with the norms and standards of that particular service. Such measures include-

• regular progress and annual reporting procedures on performance in line with the objectives and specifications i.e. for disability services – in this instance,
• analysis of the submitted progress reports to monitor performance and achievement of quarterly targets. This is also aimed at determining the release of the next tranche,
• internal and external audit requirements and, where appropriate, submission of audited statements; and
• regular monitoring procedures; which include both scheduled and unscheduled on-site visits to review whether the agreed upon objectives are attained or not.

4. All-in all, the organizations are monitored against the service level agreements that they enter into with the relevant department in terms of compliance, performance, financial management and reporting requirements.

Reply:

Price controls on cooking oil is not part of the country’s legal framework. However, we are concerned at spikes in food prices, including what was witnessed recently. For this reason, the Competition Commission has been monitoring prices to determine whether these increases are a result of the existence of monopolies or dominant firms abusing market power or through cartels colluding to raise prices.

The Competition Commission has recently noted global reports relating to oil producing crop shortages internationally, including sunflower, palm, soya and canola. It has provided me with a briefing on its observations, which I reflect in this reply.

In the Competition Commission’s preliminary view, the increases currently seen in the prices for cooking oil in the local market could be influenced by the global developments. Domestic wholesale prices for vegetable oil and retail prices for cooking oil (sunflower and canola), as seen from StatsSA data, shows a recent increasing trend in these prices.

Various commodity outlook reports have cited reasons for the recent surge in global oil prices including slow production and supply shortages in the large oil crop production regions including Malaysia and Indonesia (driven by poor weather and pandemic-led worker shortages), as well as stronger-than-expected consumption patterns from the main consumer nations of oil seed products such as China and India, further adding to global supply strains. In terms of soy oil, prices have risen off the back of global soybean shortages and shipment delays mainly due to the drought being experienced in the primary soybean crop areas like Argentina and Brazil. Furthermore, reports note that some countries have also lowered import tariffs or raised export tariffs on domestically produced vegetable oils in order to lessen the higher costs for vegetable oils.

Within the context of oil crop prices rising in global markets for the reasons outlined above, these price increases are feeding into domestic markets which appears to be flowing through into higher retail prices for cooking oil as South Africa imports a substantial portion of its oil seed requirements. In this regard, the Competition Commission will continue to monitor developments and may institute enforcement action should the information point to abuse of market power in the pricing.

In addition to the above, I have also asked the Consumer Commission to consider the rising prices and provide me with a report on its causes and any remedial action that may be required.

-END-

Reply:

(a) No. The Department renders services to orphand and vulnerable children irrespective of the cause of orphanhood.

(b) The department has developed a core package of services (CPS), which are central to the delivery of Community-Based Prevention and Early Intervention services (CBPEI). This core package of services is provided to all orphaned and vulnerable children a irrespective of the cause of the vulnerability to address different needs that they are presenting. The CPS was developed to operationalise community-based services by identifying and mobilizing the protective resources within children, families and communities to reduce risks and build resilient children.

(c) The department utilise the Prioritisation Framework of the CPS to identify the level of risk children find themselves in. This Framework provides guidance on the risk categorisation, expected actions and timeframes for service initiation based on escalating seriousness of the circumstances of the child. The Framework also ensures continuous support to children receiving CBPEI services form the time they are identified as being at risk and requiring services to the time they exit the system. Continuous assessment is done throughout the process of rendering services to establish their level of resilience.

Reply:

	Number of paid for Radio interviews	Date of the Radio programme	Name of the Community Radio	Name of the Messenger and Theme	Cost
	4 Interviews 16 Live reads	29 September 2020 30 September 2020 1 October 2020 6 October 2020 14-30 September 2020	WRFM –Witzenberg Radio	Mr P Titus Mr Maynier -Tourism Month Mr P Titus – Domestic Violence Mr P Titus – Gender Base Violence	R 15000.00
	3 Interviews 16 live reads	29 September 2020 30 September 2020 30 September 2020	Heartbeat FM	Heritage Day – Jethro Grootboom RCC Mr D Saur Mr J Grootboom	R 15000.00
	3 Interviews 16 Live reads	14 September 2020 18 September 2020 27 September 2020	Eden FM	Office of the Consumer Protector - Public Service Month Tourism Month - Mr J Grootboom Thusong Manager form Waboomskraal Thusong Centre	R 15000.00
	4 Live reads 20 Live reads	22 September 2020 30 September 2020 12 October 2020 15 October 2020	Radio Helderberg Radio Helderberg	Mr L Labantu Legal Officer Commission for Gender Equality Mr Z Badroodien Mr L Macakati MrsS Britz	R 15000.00
	5 Interviews 24 Live reads	2 October 2020 4 October 2020 6 October 2020 7 October 2020 9/10/2020	Whale Coast FM	Dr N Louw Mayor of the Overberg Sgt Jooste L Van Staden Badisa Brig D Heilbron Dr R van Renburg Surgeon Dr M Grobbelaar	R 24000.00
	5 Interviews 24 Live Reads	2 October 2020 9 October 2020 16 October 2020 23 October 2020 30 October 2020	Radio Namakwaland	Social Development Matzikama Municipality Disaster Management Disaster Management and Office of the Mayor - COVID-19 Cederberg Municipality – COVID-19	R 24000.00
	4 Live reads 24 Live reads	11 & 20 September 2020 12& 17 October 2020	Heartbeat FM	Mr J Grootboom - COVID-19 Mr Pat SAPS - GBV	R 24000.00
	5 Interviews 24 Live reads	30 September 2020 7 October 2020 14 October 2020 21 October 2020 28 October 2020	RWC - Radio West Coast	Disaster Management – COVID-19 Social Development–GBV Saldanha Bay Municipality – COVID-19 Disaster Management – COVID-19 Berg Rivier Municipality – COVID-19	R 24000.00
	24 Live reads 3 Interviews	18 September 2020 22 September 2020 29 September 2020	Radio Gamkaland	S Phiffers – COVID-19 Srg Louw SAPS – GBV H Jacobs – COVID-19	R 24000.00
	3 Interviews 24 live reads	14 September 2020 9 September 2020 22 September 2020	Eden FM	L Mcakathi CGE – GBV J Grootboom– Covid 19 Social Auxiliary Worker – GBV	R 24000.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	12 February 2021 25 February 2021	Whale Coast FM	E Maloy - Post Sona E Maloy and Dep Mayor Overstrand – Post Sona	R 9426.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	23 February 2021 25 February 2021	Radio Helderberg	M Mnqosela – Post Sona K Sayed Cllr Mfecane – Post Sona	R 7000.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	24 February 2021 25 February 2021	Heartbeat FM	T Wolmarans J Grootboom – Post Sona	R 7500.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live Reads	17 February 2021 18 February 2021	Radio KC	P Titus -Post Sona P Titus – Post Sona	R 10494.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	24 February 2021 25 February 2021	Radio Overberg	E Maloy & P Titus –Post Sona	R 8720.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	22 February 2021 24 February 2021	WRFM – Witzenberg FM	P Titus –Post Sona P Titus – Post Sona	R 8400.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	23 February 2021 27 February 2021	Radio 786	Nkodlo –Post Sona C Dagmore – Post Sona	R 9600.00
	2 Interviews 8 Reads	18 February 2021 12 February 2021	Eden FM	L van Rhenen – Post Sona Dr N Benjamin -Sona	R 8800.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	22 February 2021 24 February 2021	Radio Namakwaland	E Mckay - Post Sona E Mckay - Post Sona	R 5040.00
	2 Interviews 8 Live reads	24 February 2021	Paarl FM	P Titus – Post Sona	R 8720.00
TOTAL	59 radio interviews implemented with 292 Live reads where implemented	R 287 700.00

Thank You.

Reply:

1267

Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020-21	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136D	0.818
	INANDA B-SINAMUVA DRIVE SEWER	Y8783D	0.228
			1.046	1.046
2019-20	Umbhayi Housing Development	X8224	0.152
	INANDA NEWTON C SEWER RETICULATION	Y8136B	5.630
	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136C	-
	INANDA NEWTOWN C SEWER RETICUL	Y8136C	-
			5.782	5.782
2018-19	INANDA NEWTON C SEWER RETICULATION	Y8136B	0.186
	Inanda B Sinamuva drive sewer	Y8783	0.268
			0.454	0.454
2017-18	Inanda Newtown 'C' Sewer Reticulation	Y8136B	0.138
			0.138	0.138
2016-17			-
				0
2015-16			0
				0
2014-15			0
				0
2013-14	Inanda Glebe Sewer Reticulation	Y6459	0.079
			0.079	0.079
2012-13	Etafuleni phrase1 and 2 collector	Y6523	2.871
			2.871	2.871
Grand total				10.3698

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2012/13 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2012/13 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted.

Reply:

The GCIS is not aware of any operation to harm the Independent Media Group and its major shareholder Sekunjalo Investment Holdings. The department is obliged in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa to treat all media fairly.

Thank You.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) There is a total of 25 Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units in KwaZulu-Natal. The details are reflected in the table below:

Reply:

1. (a) The size of Erf 292 Butterworth in the Mnquma Local Municipality is 595 m2

(b) No. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) does not have a lease agreement with anyone on Erf 292.

(c) Falls away.

2. (a),(b),(c) Falls away.

3. Yes.

• a) The total amount of R 11 134.64 is in arrears.
• b) The invoice indicated that the outstanding amount is for April 2021.
• c) The outstanding amount will be paid as soon as an engagement between DALRRD, Provincial Department of Public Works and the Municipality had reached an agreement.

Reply:

South African Ministry of Employment and Labour concluded a Bilateral Agreement with the Cuban Ministry of Employment, Social Security and Occupational Health and Safety in Cape Town on the 1st March 2004 that is renewable unless terminated by either party through diplomatic channels. This agreement remains in force and forms part of the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Cuba relations.

The rest of the questions posed by Honourable Mrs N I Tarabella Marchesi with regard to employment of Cubans locally are not applicable under this agreement.

The agreement with the Cubans only confines itself to cooperation in the fields of “Employment, Social security and Occupational Health and Safety on the basis of equality and mutual benefits, taking into account the experience of specialists in these fields and possibilities of cooperation available in each country” Each country bears its own costs in implementing the agreement.

Reply:

My department requested the Provincial department to provide a details in relation to question raised by the honourable member. The reply will be updated with the information as it becomes available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Reply:

1. The District Development Model (DDM) as a approach towards ensuring improved intergovernmental coordination and cooperation is premised on utlising enabling levers within existing legislation, policies, and experiences within the government and non governmental space. The Intergovernmental Relations Act, 13 of 2005 (IGRFA), is one such piece of legislation that contains several enabling provisions that are used to frame the design, institutionalisation, and implementation of the DDM. More specifically section 47. Currently Regulations as required and specified under section 47(1)(b) of the IGRFA are being drafted that will, once gazetted and approved provide a legal framework for the institutionalisation and implementation of the DDM. The draft Regulations as it stands is a culmination of extensive intergovernmental consultations and dialogues that were facilitated by my Department over the course of the 2020/21 financial year. Further consultations and dialogues will continue during the 1st quarter of this financial year that will provide further insights to the strengthening and finalisation of the Regulations.

2. Constant dialogues on the relevance and impact of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 13 of 2005, have been facilitated by my Department since 2015 (marking the 10 years of enactment of the Act), which were also complimented by various research studies. One key finding that came out from these studies and dialogues was a need to review the Act as a whole in order to discern which sections are still relevant, which sections need to be refined,and what additional sections could be added in a amended Act. At the end of the 2020/21 financial year a discussion document outlining several proposals for amendment was produced through several intergovernmental dialogues, which will continue during the course of the 1st and 2nd quarters of this financial year. The build-up and collected experiences gained from the implementation of the DDM will therefore compliment the review of the IGRFA where needed for future implementation. It therefore should be indicated that the review have been undertaken before the advent of the DDM as a continuos process.

Reply:

1143

Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020/21	MZINYATHI	X7533	-
	ETAFULENI TOWNSHIP	X5653D	0.185
				0.185
2019/20	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	2.706
	MZINYATHI,EMAQADINI RETICULATION	X7533	8.774
	Umzinyathi - 16 Water tankers		32.120
				43.600
2018/19	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	9.997
	Etafuleni Township	X5653	0.111
	Intathakusa elevated tower & outlet pipeline	X5028A	3.746
	Umzinyathi - 15 Water tankers		27.375
				41.229
2017/18	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.011
	Mzinyathi infill project	X6540	0.001
	Intuthuko infills	X4506A	-
	Umzinyathi - 12 Water tankers		19.710
				19.722
2016/17
	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.066
	Etafuleni Township	X5653B	0.737
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		14.600
				15.403
2015/16
	INTHUTHUKO WATER INFILLS		0.003
	Intathakusa Project		-
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		12.775
				12.778
2014/15	Ekukhanyeni/Mzinyathi	X3675	0.011
	Intuthuko Water	X4506	0.180
	Mzinyathi Baseline Survey	X5720	0.570
				0.761

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2011/12 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2011/12 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c)(d)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

	(1)(a) 2017/2018	(1)(b) 2018/2019	(1)© 2019/2020	(1)(d) 2020/2021
& (ii)	Firearms	6669	7373	7752	8388
	Knives	4902	4772	4553	3675
	Other sharp objects	2571	2330	2415	2097

* It is not possible to differentiate between legal and/or /licensed firearms and illegal and/or unlicensed firearms, as the type of weapon used is one reflected as “Firearm‘ on the Crime Administration System (CAS)/investigation Case Docket Management System(ICDMS).

(2) The Minister of Police will decide if he will make a statement. in this regard

Reply to question 1637 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
DATE: 2021-07-01

Reply to question 1637 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE., MP
DATE: 22/07/2021

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) There are 13 Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units, in the North West Province. The details are reflected below:

Reply:

1. I can only be able to respond on the Brand SA which is under my authority. The temporary moratorium was put in place, whilst the work assigned towards establishing an effective and streamlined entity out of the three mentioned entities. The mentioned entities will drive an international marketing programme of the country.

2. Whether there are plans in place to lift the moratorium in order to allow for the filling of critical posts at an executive level in the specified entities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

• In December 2020 my predecessor lifted the moratorium on critical posts, to be filled on a contract basis whilst this work continues.
• I have also met with the Board of the Brand SA to discuss their Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2021/22. These discussions are continuing with the Director General of the GCIS to guide me on the posts that might need to be filled urgently whilst the work of rationalizing these entities continue.

Thank You.

Reply:

1. (a) The NDA raised an amount of R399 485 000 since 2016/17 to date (Three hundred and ninety nine million four hundred and eighty five thousand rand) towards support to civil society organisations. The funds were raised through strategic partnerships such as DoSD (National and Provincial), SASSA, Unemployment Insurance Fund, CARA and National Lotteries Commission.

(b) The revenue generation will be anchored on partnerships with strategic private sector partners such as Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), the Solidarity Fund and the Jobs Fund in order to establish high yielding collaborative partnerships in the fight against poverty. Within government, the NDA will seek to establish partnerships within the three spheres of government with regards to co-ordination of community-based development efforts. The NDA will also employ cross referral strategies with other funding agencies such as the National Lotteries Commission, NYDA and SEDA whereby unsuccessful applicant CSOs can be referred to the NDA for further capacitation.

2. The NDA has created linkages and ensured access to markets for 978 co-operatives through SASSA which provide social relief to poor communities through the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) programme. This programme procures uniforms, including sanitary pads for children and they provide nutritious food for families identified to be in social distress.

3. The Mikondzo approach affirmed the critical role that NDA has to play in building the capacities of the NGOs working in the most deprived wards and municipalities. As a result, the NDA adopted a decentralized approach that would be achieved through establishing district offices to bring its services closer to the communities. Nine District offices were then established with 52 additional Development Officers hired to work in the Districts across the country. In the process over 25 550 CSOs were profiled and formed the database of the NDA.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) There are 26 Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units, in the Western Cape. The details are reflected in the table below:

Reply:

The department does not currently rely on of the many external institutions or agencies to assess and compare the financial health and performance of municipalities. Municipalities also use different financial ratios and norms to assess their own performance and set benchmarks for improvement to be measured over time.

The department shares best practices from other municipalities and uses these benchmarking initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services like the water services delivery, strengthening performance measurement monitoring and measurement, in order to build resilient and climate-smart communities and improve the quality of people’s lives.

Reply:

My department requested the North West Provincial department, and the line department for sanitation to provide a detailed report in relation to question raised by the honourable member. MISA will provide the necessary technical support. The reply will be updated with the information as it becomes available.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Reply:

(1) Yes, a framework was developed.

(2) The President will perform reviews annually considering performance score cards developed by DPME. DPME will also submit Mid-Year reports concerning progress in the implementation of the Annual Performance Plans (APP’s) of Departments. This will serve as early warning systems to identify areas that are lagging behind against the targets set in the APP.

(3) The Mid-Year performance reviews on the APP’s are published on the website after approval by Cabinet.

(4)(a) The performance agreements signed by the Ministers have included the delegated functions to Deputy Ministers.

Thank You.

 

Reply:

No. The department has not concluded work exchange and/or employment agreements with any entity of the Republic of Cuba from the 2010-11 financial year up to the 2020-21 financial year.

Reply:

a) The Director – Generals and /or Heads of Departments are most Senior officials in Government and are expected to be exemplary by submitting on time. However, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation sends reminders of the submission deadlines. In addition, the conclusion of Performance Agreements of Director-Generals and Heads of Departments are part of Performance Agreements of Ministers.

b) Section 7.2 of the Directive on Performance Management for Heads of Department state that the DG/HoD will forfeit their performance incentives (bonus and pay progression) if they do not comply with the submission date of their performance agreements. As stated above Ministers will also be assessed on this.

c) The Senior Management Service policy for the management of poor performance is also applicable to the HoDs. Annexure I to the PMDS for HoDs outlines the process to be followed in cases of poor performance. The process entails that if it is the first occurance then the reasons for non-performance will be explored and a performance improvement plan should be developed and implemented. If the non-performance is not the first time then the process of warnings and disciplinary hearings must be instituted which could result in sanctions, extension of notice period, demotion, transfer or dismissal.

Thank You.

Reply:

1142 AND 1143

Financial year	Description	Project No.	YTD Actuals (at 30 April 2021)	Total per FY in Rm
2020/21	MZINYATHI	X7533	-
	ETAFULENI TOWNSHIP	X5653D	0.185
				0.185
2019/20	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	2.706
	MZINYATHI,EMAQADINI RETICULATION	X7533	8.774
	Umzinyathi - 16 Water tankers		32.120
				43.600
2018/19	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	9.997
	Etafuleni Township	X5653	0.111
	Intathakusa elevated tower & outlet pipeline	X5028A	3.746
	Umzinyathi - 15 Water tankers		27.375
				41.229
2017/18	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.011
	Mzinyathi infill project	X6540	0.001
	Intuthuko infills	X4506A	-
	Umzinyathi - 12 Water tankers		19.710
				19.722
2016/17
	Intathakusa ET & Outlet pipeline	X5028B	0.066
	Etafuleni Township	X5653B	0.737
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		14.600
				15.403
2015/16
	INTHUTHUKO WATER INFILLS		0.003
	Intathakusa Project		-
	Umzinyathi - 10 Water tankers		12.775
				12.778
2014/15	Ekukhanyeni/Mzinyathi	X3675	0.011
	Intuthuko Water	X4506	0.180
	Mzinyathi Baseline Survey	X5720	0.570
				0.761

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

It is to be noted that parliamentary question require information since 2010, however information submitted by the Ethekwini Metro is for period since 2011/12 financial year. According to the Metro, information before 2011/12 is not readily available and therefore will require more time to be extracted and submitted

Reply:

• None of the two Entities (Brand SA and MDDA) use private security.

Thank you.

Reply:

To redirect the question to: Department of Agriculture, Land and Rural Development

Matters relating to the commonage land and farming activities are managed and administered by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. The Honourable member is advised to re-direct the aforementioned department.

Reply:

(1)(a)(b)(c) There are 15 Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) units, in Mpumalanga. The details are reflected in the table below.

Reply:

(1) Sixteen (16) Gender Based Violence Social Workers received training on psycho-social support.

The first training session was on Trauma Management and it was held on the 17-21 February 2020 and the second session was on Trauma Debriefing held on the 21-28 February 2020.

(2) The Northern Cape has six (6) functional Shelters in the Province.

NAME OF THE SHELTER DISTRICT AND TOWN

1. Ethembeni Centre, Pixley Ka Seme, De Aar

2. Colesberg Shelter, Pixley Ka Seme, Colesberg

3. Bopanang Centre, Z. M. Mgcawu, Upington

4. Prinsess Poffadder Safe House, Z. F. Mgcawu, Keimoes

5. Kimberley Shelter, Frances Baard, Kimberley

6. Bankhara Bodulong White Door, John Taolo Gaetsiwe, Kuruman

Reply:

1. The Department provides support and guidance to all municipalities with regards to the provision of FBE to indigent households, through the regular monitoring of monthly FBE executive summary reports reflecting 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. This assists with identifying municipalities that are constantly in arrears especially in light of the annual rate increment and enable the necessary interventions to be effected. 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.

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.

2. No, there is no specific electricity tariff subsidy to the households that lost their jobs due to Covid-19 Pandemic. However, any household that requires subsidy for basic services is required to register at the municipality for free basic services subject to them meeting the criteria utilized for eligibility to receive the subsidy.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The government’s intention is to provide support to municipalities by facilitating the provision of free basic services, namely: free basic water, free basic electricity, free basic sewerage and sanitation, and free basic solid waste management services to all qualifying households/consumers. The Electricity Basic Services Support Tariff (EBSST) policy introduced by the Department of Energy prescribes that 50kWh per provided to indigent households connected to the national grid on a monthly basis. The provision of FBE is funded through the Local Government Equitable Share (LGES) which augments municipal own revenues, to assist municipalities in providing free basic services to indigent housholds.

The Department of Cooperative Governance’s (DCoG) monitoring of the provision of FBE in Eskom supply areas is based on the FBE Funding Agreement between Eskom and the respective municipalities. Eskom is a licensed service provider to provide FBE to 213 municipalities across the country. It is critical to note that the absence of signed Funding Agreements or SLAs makes it difficult for the DCoG to intervene when there are disputes, such as delays by municipalities in paying for services rendered by Eskom as well as the identification of indigent households not collecting their FBE tokens. This has a negative impact on the provision of FBE.

The current three-year contract cycle commenced on 1July 2018 and will end on 30 June 2021. The Department and Eskom are busy engaging on processes to facilitate the renewal fo the current multi-year Funding Agreement that is due to commence from 1 July 2021 and end 30 June 2024.

The increase in municipal debt and its effects has been reiterated by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) and has been declared as an enormous challenge that has resulted in the disconnection of electricity of some indigent households. Poor communities are the ones who are affected the most by these disconnections and are deprived of their basic needs as reflected in the National Development Plan. Municipalities with escalating outstanding are constantly encouraged by the Department, to settle their FBE debt on time to avoid disputes and disconnections. It must be emphasized that municipalities, need to equally pay Eskom for the services rendered on their behalf for the provision of FBE to indigent households within their municipal jurisdiction.

Reply:

a) The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has not signed any agreements on behalf of the South African Government over the past 10 financial years with the Republic of Cuba.

b) The question is not applicable due to the response provided in (a).

c) There are no amounts of money paid to any Cuban entities in the past 10 financial years by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs or any entities reporting to the Minister of COGTA.

Reply:

1. The following Table shows the breakdown of implicated public service employees in each government department

Name of Department	Number of employees
Agriculture And Rural Development	1
Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development	4
Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs	2
Correctional Services	2
Culture Sport And Recreation	1
Economic Development Environment Conservation &Tourism	13
Education	75
Health	71
Justice And Constitutional Development	3
Offices Of The Premier	7
Police	1
Public Works	7
Public Works and Infrastructure	1
Roads And Public Works	1
SANDF	1
Social Development	5
South African National Biodiversity Institute	1
Statistics South Africa	1
Transport	45

 

2. The target date for the conclusion of the outstanding investigations is March 2022.

3. SASSA wrote to the Heads of the affected Departments on 1 April 2021. The 19 departments that have been listed in the response to question 1 have been approached to assist with the recovery of the monies that were paid and the disciplinary process.

SASSA has also elicited the assistance of the Department of Public Service and Administration.

The matter of government employees who benefitted from Covid 19 relief funds is also being investigated by the Fusion Centre.

Reply:

My department requested the Eastern Cape Provincial department to provide a detailed report in relation the water challenges raised by the honourable member. The reply will be updated with this information as it becomes available.

Reply:

Yes.

a) 365.3609 hectares.

b) The Payne and Qelana communities.

c) Crops production and grazing.

Reply:

a) The average per capita costs per month incurred by the Department during the 2020/21 financial year (unaudited figures) are as follows:

The average per capita costs projected to be spent by the Department for the 2021/22 financial year to keep inmates incarcerated monthly including and excluding CoE are as follows:

The following should be noted on the calculations of the average monthly per capita expenditure of inmates:

• For both financial years the total number of offenders in the two Public Private Partnerships (PPP) correctional centres are 5 952. The PPP expenditure is excluded on calculations and the average monthly per capita of offenders in PPP correctional centres is indicated separately. It should be noted that the PPP Index Fee includes Compensation of Employees appointed in the two PPP correctional centres.
• The expenditure incurred under Programme 5: Community Corrections are excluded as the whole programme deals with Parolees, Probationers, and Awaiting Trial Persons who are not incarcerated.
• The average monthly per capita expenditure is also shown excluding Programme 1: Administration and Sub Programme Facilities under Programme 2: Incarceration. Programme 1: Administration deals with the administration and management of the whole department including PPP correctional centres and Community Corrections population. Sub Programme Facilities deals with maintenance, upgrade, and construction of correctional centres, municipal services and accommodation for state-owned buildings.
• The most accurate average monthly per capita total cost incurred in 2020/21 financial year would be R10 890.52 including CoE and R2 946.91 excluding CoE.

b) The items from the operational budget that cost the Department most (using the threshold of R200 million per annum) apart from Compensation of Employees are as follows:

• Property Payments item is for the payment of electricity, water and sanitation services to the various municipalities and the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) where relevant;
• Agency and Support/outsourced Services item is used for the payments to the two PPP correctional centres;
• Operating Leases item is for expenditure incurred for the accommodation charges for state buildings paid to the DPWI and the private leases for various offices;
• Inventory: Food and Food Supplies is for the expenditure of food for inmates;
• Fleet Services is for the payment of all running costs of government vehicles including repairs and maintenance;
• Consumable Supplies item is for cleaning material, stationery and printing supplies, building material and supplies and IT consumables;
• Inventory Farming Supplies is for the animal feed, farming and gardening supplements, fertilisers, and seedlings.

Expenditure Items above R200 million for 2021/22 Financial Year Projected Expenditure are as follows:

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