Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. The ERAP was a short-term intervention implemented over six months to deal with the heightened levels of GBVF whilst the Interim GBVF Steering Committee (IGBVF-SC) was developing the National Strategic Plan on GBVF (NSP on GBVF). The Department was mainly responsible for playing an oversight, catalytic and supportive role to assist the process of successful implementation of ERAP projects; working in collaboration with the Interim GBVF Steering Committee (IGBVF-SC), including relevant departments. Over and above this, the department had to coordinate the urgent finalisation of the NSP on GBVF to allow for a smooth transition from the ERAP to the NSP on GBVF 2020-2030.
   
   The targets allocated to the department under Thematic Area 4 had long term interventions that could not be implemented within the 6-months ERAP timeframe. Moreover, budget constraints further hindered the execution of the targets. Some of the targets were started as pilots. For example, in partnership with UN Women, the Interim GBVF Steering Committee (IGBVF-SC) piloted the Rapid Response Initiative (RRI) in the Eastern Cape as a potential vehicle through which to build and expand rapid response to GBVF cases in communities. As we institutionalize the NSP on GBVF, the model is being used by some provinces to establish or strengthen existing RRTs in line with the principles of the NSP on GBVF.
   
   Conceptualisation and design of a Multisectoral Coordination Structure formed part of the NSP on GBVF development process approved by Cabinet in March, 2020; and now included in chapter 5 of the NSP on GBVF. The multisectoral coordination could not be established before approval of the proposed model by Cabinet.

1. The ERAP targets that were not met were phased and integrated into the NSP on GBVF; and necessary revisions were made as some of the targets were outside the ambits of my department’s mandate. My department is currently coordinating the establishment and alignment of GBVF structures at province, district and local municipality levels. A lot of progress has been made with most provinces showing urgency in establishing or revitalizing GBVF multisectoral provincial structures; Rapid Response Teams (RRTs); developing implementation plans; and coordinating reporting on progress. The status of the institutionalisation of the NSP on GBVF as it relates to multisectoral structures is illustrated in the below table:

	Standard Provincial NSP on GBVF Implementation Plan finalised	Established & Functional GBVF Coordination Teams	Established GBVF Provincial Task Teams but not yet functional	Finalised Provincial NSP on GBVF Implementation Plans	Developing Provincial NSP on GBVF Implementation Plans	Have civil society in Provincial Structures & are submitting reports
DWYPD	YES	YES	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Cape	N/A	YES	N/A	YES	YES	YES
Eastern Cape	N/A	YES	N/A	NO	YES	NO
Northern Cape	N/A	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Free State	N/A	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
KwaZuIu-Natal	N/A	YES	N/A	YES	N/A	YES
North West	N/A	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO
Gauteng	N/A	YES	N/A	YES	N/A	YES
Mpumalanga	N/A	NO	YES	NO	YES	NO
Limpopo	N/A	NO	NO	YES	N/A	YES

(2). A situational analysis of the reporting on the ERAP and NSP on GBVF was conducted as an initial step towards developing an appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system. A draft M&E implementation plan for the medium term (2020-2024) is developed for the NSP on GBVF. The M&E plan forms the basis for a functional, seamless, robust, comprehensive, and well-coordinated M&E system. The M&E Plan describes all M&E activities in an M&E system, including: indicators and targets; data collection tools; data flow mechanisms; reporting timelines; roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders; procedures to be implemented to determine whether or not the objectives are met; and expected results of the program and how they relate to goals and objectives.

Since 2020, the department has focused on the institutionalisation of the NSP on GBVF. GBVF is now a standing agenda item in all DG and Cabinet Clusters; and the Parliamentary Oversight Framework for the NSP on GBVF will contribute immensely towards reporting progress on implementation of the NSP on GBVF.

It is noted that for the year 2020, NSP on GBVF priorities were not optimally integrated into strategic plans and Annual Performance Plans (APPs) of national

departments. This made it difficult to monitor the implementation of the NSP on

GBVF. As we are in the new performance cycle, the NSP on GBVF priorities are likely to be prioritised in the Strategic Plans and APPs. In terms of progress, approximately 15 national departments have finalised refinement and integration of allocated NSP on GBVF targets for 2020-2024; and a total of 21 out of 30 national departments submitted progress reports in April 2021. We remain hopeful that as the culture of reporting is inculcated, M&E mechanisms will become much more seamless and systematic.

In addition, the DWYPD in partnership with UN Women and civil society partners has established a multisectoral implementation Collaborative Platform (CP) to foster monitoring and reporting systems. The Collaborative Platform is an organic structure that creates a voluntary platform to mainly facilitate multisectoral engagement and give impetus to the ownership and implementation of the NSP on GBVF. Six Pillar- based teams comprising government and its agencies; private sector, labour federations, research institutions, academia and civil society were established to enhance and assist in fast tracking implementation of the NSP on GBVF. The work of the Collaborative Platform feeds into the progress reports on the NSP on GBVF. The Collaborative Platform has developed a website as a one stop centre for documents and submission of progress reports by the respective pillar teams.

Approved by:
Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP
Minister
Date: 28 May 2021

Reply:

The ERAP was resourced through a reprioritization exercise by relevant government departments to the tune of R1,6 Billion. The departments and entities identified approximately R1,6 billion on baseline spending for 2019/20 relevant to the emergency action plan. This was higher than the R1,1 Billion costing for the ERAP. Below is a table of the baseline allocations breakdown across the 5 pillars of the ERAP:

ERAP	Departments and Agencies Baseline Allocation
Intervention Pillar	Estimated Budget	Total Baseline Allocation Per Intervention	Baseline Allocation Breakdown
Access to justice for victims and survivors	R 394 849 207	R 881 885 000	DoJ&CD	R 10 515 000
			NPA	R 871 370 000
	R 179 188 480	R 481 153 000	GCIS	R 5 715 000

Change norms and behaviour through high- level prevention efforts			SRSA	R 178 174 000
			DSAC	R 12 950 000
			DBE	R 46 594 000
			DHET	R 750 000
			DSD	R 66 000 000
			Provinces & Sport Federations	R 170 970 000
			Communications	R 0
Improved access to care, support and prevention services and interventions	R 517 000 000	R 251 377 000	CARA Projects	R 7 108 000
			DSD	R 244 269 000
			DoH	R 0
Strengthen accountability and architecture to adequately respond to the scourge of GBV	R 20 038 412	R 0	DWYPD	R 0
Total	R 1 111 076 099	R 1 614 415 000

Approved by:
Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP
Minister
Date: 28 May 2021

Reply:

(a) (i) The research entails details findings on experience of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations. Furthermore, the research report entails how South African government has performed in ensuring promotion, safety and inclusion of persons with disabilities in all measures introduced during the COVID-19 state of national disaster.
(ii) The outcomes of the research are available in the form of recommendations which outlines interventions and measures which must be put in place by government spheres to mitigate challenges faced by persons with disabilities during and for future state of national disasters.

1. The research project was entirely funded by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, no financial contributions from DWYPD and below is the breakdown of expenditure:

Consultancy fee: R139 200 Transport fees: R67 200

Incentives: respondents / participants: R114 000 Airtime & data: R6 000

Equipments (Tape recorder): R600
Sign Language Interpreters: R10 000 Braille printing: R1000
Incidental costs: R2000

• • TOTAL: R340 000

Approved by:
Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP Minister
Date: 28 May 2021

 

Reply:

Please refer to Annexure A for responses to part (a) and (b) of the question

Approved by:

Ms M Nkoana-Mashabane, MP

Minister

Date: 28 May 2021

Reply:

The department has introduced a programme called the Tourism Monitors programme. This programme forms part of the Proactive theme of the now finalised National Tourism Safety Strategy. The programme entails the recruitment, training and deployment of young people at key tourist attractions and sites. Some of the key functions of these Tourism Monitors is to;

• Enhance tourism safety awareness at key tourism attractions/sites;
• Raise awareness and reduce crime incidents that are directed at tourists who are visiting provinces and the communities that host them.
• Reduce tourist vulnerabilities and eliminate opportunities for violent crime aimed at tourist operations.
• Integrate current tourism safety and awareness initiatives into a strategies implemented by the public and private sectors, as well as communities.

Upon recruitment, these young people are vetted through the assistance of SAPS and part of the plan is to also link them with the various Community Policing Forums (CPF) and Provincial SAPS Command centres. SAPS has through the MoU signed with the department also informed their various provincial command centres to work closely with the Tourism Monitors.

Over and above the Tourism Monitors programme, the department also participates at the various safety awareness sessions that SAPS schedules, especially during the festive season and around other major national peak holiday periods like the Easter weekends. The department distributes tourism safety leaflets during such occasions.

As part of the signed MoU between the department and SAPS, a call for police reservists is done especially during the December holiday period, where the Police reservists are deployed in some of the key routes and sites used by tourists.

Reply:

1. Yes, the Department of Basic Education, together with the Eastern Cape Department of Education, are working together with the South African Police Service to investigate the incident.  A report is expected by the 31 May 2021. The Department will determine the next steps once the report has been studied in detail.

2. It is anticipated that the preliminary investigation which is currently underway will provide clarity in this regard.

3. It is also anticipated that the report from the preliminary investigation which is currently underway will provide clarity in this regard.

Reply:

The question has been referred to the Eastern Cape Department of Education, and a response will be forwarded as soon as it is received.

Reply:

a) The allocation of NSNP funds to provinces are based on the poverty index / distribution, and the number of learners in no-fee schools.  Provinces, such as KwaZulu Natal, Limpopo and Eastern Cape, with high levels of poverty, and which are predominantly rural, receive the largest share of the NSNP Grant allocation. 

b) The table below shows provincial allocation over the past three financial years (2018/19 -2020/21)

Provinces(Allocation)	2018/19  (R'000)	2019/20 (R'000)	2020/21 (R'000)
Eastern Cape	1 216 559	1 278 365	1 376 343
Free State	379 369	400 727	431 851
Gauteng	807  454	849 075	905 006
KwaZulu-Natal	1 534  878	1 621 292	1 717 512
Limpopo	1 229 299	1 292 010	1 369 485
Mpumalanga	651 036	687 691	734 414
Northern Cape	170 211	189 224	202 614
North West	456 176	481 859	516 114
Western Cape	357 097	385 202	412 548

 

Reply:

1. No, the department has not concluded any work exchange and/or employment agreements with any entity of the Republic of Cuba from 2010/ 2011 up to and including 2020/2021 financial year.
2. See (1) above.

Reply:

(1) The total number of fidelity fund certificates issued by the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) in each month in the period 01 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 is as follows:

Month	Number
January	4 431
February	2 298
March	1 234
April	2 027
May	1 613
June	1 259
July	1 048
August	1 352
September	1 942
October	9 573
November	15 429
December	6 819
Grand Total	49 025

(2)(a)&(b) The total number of incoming calls picked up by the automated welcome voice message and those answered by staff members are as follows:

 

Period	2(a) Number of calls picked up by the automated welcome voice message	2(b) Number of calls answered by staff members
January 2020	19 984	11 684
February 2020	19 306	10 922
March 2020	0	0
April 2020	0	0
May 2020	3 806	3 526
June 2020	13 759	12 643
July 2020	17 425	15 592
August 2020	15 859	14 218
September 2020	19 681	16 319
October 2020	23 393	18 412
November 2020	19 750	14 706
December 2020	13 097	9 780
Total	166 060	127 802

(c) It should be noted that on 13 March 2020, the staff of the EAAB and officials from the call centre had to evacuate their respective buildings after personnel members had contracted the COVID-19, which resulted in the suspension of services. The call centre was supposed resume its operations in May 2020, however this coincided with arrangements made to relocate offices from Sandton to Randburg. This explains the zeros for March and April 2020.

The EAAB also makes use of a general email address, namely [email protected] and its online query management system for stakeholders to send their complaints and enquiries.

Reply:

1. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) are engaged in two separate processes, albeit related. In the first instance, the Minister of Home Affairs approached the SALRC in 2013 to investigate the possible adoption of a single marriage statute for South Africa. This was prompted by the realisation that Marriages in South Africa are regulated through different pieces of legislation, namely:

a) The Marriage Act, 25 of 1961 (monogamous marriage for opposite sex couples);

b) The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 120 of 1998 (polygamous marriages for opposite sex couples who are black South Africans); and

c) The Civil Union Act, 17 of 2006 (monogamous partnerships for both same and opposite sex couples).

However, the current marriage legislation doesn’t enable all South Africans of different religious and cultural persuasions to conclude legal marriages that accords with the Constitutional values of equality, non-discrimination and human dignity. The SALRC's brief or focal area is therefore, to investigate the possibility of having a single statute dealing with all marriages in South Africa. The SALRC conducted a pre-investigation. In April 2019 the Commission of the SALRC approved the first paper of its investigation, namely Issue Paper 35, which was published in April 2019 for general information and comment. Comments were received from respondents which enabled the development of a discussion paper on the matter. In December 2020, the Commission approved the draft discussion paper 152 on the possible adoption of a single marriage statute which was subsequently published for general information and comment in January 2021.

Notwithstanding the mandate assigned to the SALRC, it then transpired that the legislation that regulates marriages in South Africa is not informed by a primary policy, which prompted the DHA to initiate the development of a marriage policy, which policy can then lead to legislation. However, the department is working closely with the SALRC to ensure harmony and synergy between the two processes to inform policy positions and proposals that are aligned and compatible with one another.

2. During the 2019/2020 financial year, the DHA hosted country-wide Ministerial dialogues with various interest groups with the purpose of stimulating discussions and soliciting inputs on the key issues that should be addressed by the Marriage Policy. Following government processes that guides the development of a public policy, the Department produced a Policy Paper (Green Paper) which was taken through the relevant Clusters for approval by Cabinet. The Green Paper on Marriage Policy was approved by Cabinet on 21 April 2021 for public comments, and published in the government gazette on 04 May 2021. The roadmap towards the implementation of the Marriage Policy is as follows:

a) Gazetting of the draft Marriage Policy for public comments by 30 April 2021

b) Submission of the Marriage Policy to Cabinet for approval by 31 March 2022

c) Submission of the Marriage Bill to Cabinet for approval by 31 March 2023

d) Submission of the Marriage Bill to Parliament for approval by 31 March 2024

END

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

I have been informed by the Department that:

1. The subject properties are owned and managed by the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
2. The responsibility to maintain and ensure safety within the aforementioned parks is within the ambit of the Municipality.
3. N/A

Reply:

As the majority of 4-year olds attend pre-Grade R in Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres, the responsibility of funding is still with the Department of Social Development.  The Department of Basic Education will only be responsible for this age group, once the ECD programme has been relocated from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education.

Reply:

1. Whether she has found that the current criteria used to determine the quintile of a school reflect the true circumstances, if so, what are the relevant details?

The Department has, since 2011, been in the process of reviewing the use of the quintile system, as it relates to the funding of public schools, inclusive of no-fee schools.  A study in 2009 has revealed that there are a noteworthy number of quintile 4 and 5 school principals, who are interested in their school becoming no-fee schools.  This study also revealed that, if public funding, through the school allocation and fee revenue are added, then a large number of quintile 4 and quintile 5 experiences a level of funding that is below the no-fee threshold.  This confirms the reality of a group of schools that is not regarded to be poor enough to attract the higher level of public funding; but on the other hand, is not rich enough to fill the gap with sufficient fee revenue.  Inappropriate quintile classification may be a contributing factor to this situation.  These schools are under constant fiscal pressure, since it has all the financial and administrative obligations of other schools (no-fee as well as fee paying) but are not able to attract the necessary level of funding.

2. Whether her department will revise the criteria for each quintile; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

The following activities were achieved to give effect to the proposed review of the use of the quintile system, and the ultimate phasing out the use of quintiles in relation to the school allocation are the following:

1. Collapsing of Quintiles 1, 2 and 3; i.e., all no fee schools to be funded at the same (Q1) level.
2. A choice to fee charging schools (Quintiles 4 and 5) to be voluntarily reclassified as no-fee schools.  This would effectively result in there being only two categories of schools for allocation purposes; i.e., no-fee schools and fee charging schools.

In terms of voluntary reclassification of quintiles 4 and 5 schools, as no-fee schools (2. above); up to now no additional funding could be secured.  Some provinces (GP and WC) have however, to a limited degree, and from their existing funding, offered a choice to selected schools in quintiles 4 and 5 to be voluntarily declared no-fee schools.  Given the current fiscal environment, the proposed voluntary reclassification of Quintile 4 and 5 schools as no fee will, in the absence of securing additional funding, be difficult to implement nationally.

In order to address the challenge, some of the measures implemented by Provincial Education Departments are:

(a)    All Provincial Education Departments are accommodating more learners in no-fee schools than have been provided for by the policy. In 2021, approximately 87% of all schools have been declared as no fee schools, accommodating approximately 82% of all learners nationally; and

(b)  Some Provincial Education Departments are currently providing a funding allocation, which is above that, which is prescribed by the funding policy, to some of their quintiles 4 and 5 schools.

In the absence of additional funding, schools should use the normal communication channels to apply for re-classification to another quintile or to become no fee in line with paragraph 106 of the National Norms and Standards for School Funding.  The Head of Department considers each case on its merits, and provides a formal response.  Schools in Quintiles 4 and 5 can apply in writing to the Head of Department to challenge the quintile allocation.  The continued application of these measures however, depends on the available budget within the Provincial Education Department.

The school will be required to submit an appeal in writing on a school letterhead, signed by the principal and SGB chairperson to their relevant district office.  The appeal should clearly indicate the purpose of their appeal; i.e., no-fee status and/or quintile status.  The appeal should be well-motivated including the factors that are placing the school in financial difficulties.  Furthermore, detail must also be provided on the action that has been taken by the school to address these factors.  The application should be sent to the relevant Circuit Manager at the District office.

Reply:

1. The department has not concluded any 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;

(a)–(d) Not Applicable

2. (a) – (b) Not Applicable

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

I have been informed by the Department that the project in question was done by the KZN Provincial Department of Public Works, thus DPWI does not have details of the project as it was not done by them. It is therefore recommended that Questions office should re-refer the question to the relevant MEC.

Reply:

a) The recently released Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) Report (2019) indicates that 29% of Grade 5 learners and 18% of Grade 9 learners reported being bullied on a weekly basis. The most cited form of bullying is verbal, followed by physical, and then cyber bullying.

b) The National School Safety Framework remains the basic education sector's primary strategic response to violence and bullying prevention in schools.  The Department of Basic Education is also rolling out crime awareness campaigns, working with Community Policing Forums and the Quality Learning and Teaching Campaign.  Newly elected School Governing Bodies are trained, in order to strengthen School Safety Committees, as well as Codes of Conduct for learners.  The Department of Basic Education is currently implementing a bullying prevention programme, together with a range of government and civil society actors to address the scourge of bullying, including cyber-bullying, in our schools.

Reply:

2018

(a) (i) See table (a) – Column A

(a) (ii) (aa) See table (a) – Column B

(a) (ii) (bb) See table (a) – Column C

(a) (ii) (cc) See table (a) - Column D. 

(a) (iii) Response provided below.

2019

(b) (i) See table (b) – Column A

(b) (ii) (aa) See table (b) – Column B

(b) (ii) (bb) See table (b) – Column C

(b) (ii) (cc) See table (b) - Column D

(b) (iii) Response provided below.

2020

(c) (i) See table (c) – Column A

(c) (ii) (aa) See table (c) – Column B

(c) (ii) (bb) See table (c) – Column C

(c) (ii) (cc) See table (c) - Column D

(c) (iii) Response provided below.

				A	B			C	D
Exam Date	Province	District	Centre No	Centre Name	Total Entered	Total Wrote	Total Achieved	Repeaters	Total did not write
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	AMAJUBA	5213141	GROENVLEI COMBINED	26	8	0	0	18
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	ZULULAND	5112421	KWAMPUNZI COMBINED	9	7	0	0	2
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	UMZINYATHI	5212110	MAWENI H	12	7	0	0	5
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	UMZINYATHI	5212223	MPIKAYIZEKANYE SS	27	18	0	0	9
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	UMZINYATHI	5212419	MZONIWE JS	14	8	0	0	6
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	ZULULAND	5112136	NCWECWE SS	2	2	0	0	0
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	ZULULAND	5112233	NENDE SS	10	10	0	0	0
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	ILEMBE	5413332	SIBONGINHLANHLA SS	10	1	0	0	9
201811	KWAZULU-NATAL	KING CETSHWAYO	5113347	VULEKA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	9	4	0	0	5
201811	LIMPOPO	CAPRICORN 2	7042303	LETSHEGA-MALOKWANE SECONDARY	14	12	0	3	2
201811	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE 2	7103306	RAMOROKE SECONDARY	5	2	0	0	3
201811	LIMPOPO	MOGALAKWENA	7021210	SENWANE SECONDARY	15	12	0	0	3

Response to Question (a)(iii); (b)(iii); (c)(iii) 

In each case, the school was visited by a team comprising of the provincial head office and the district, and an audit was conducted and the reasons for the exceptionally poor performance was established and a turn-around plan would have been established for each school.  The turn-around plan would address each aspect of teaching and learning that would have resulted in the dismal performance.  This plan would have been monitored by both the district and the province in regular accountability sessions and on-site visits, to ensure that the elements of the plan are implemented.  Where there is slow or no improvements, more drastic measures would have been implemented; e.g., replacement of the school principal, or members of the Senior Management Team; and/or the replacement of educators.    

Note:

In terms of question (a)(ii)(cc); (b)(ii)(cc); (c)(ii)(cc), i.e. "the number of learners that left school in each year without completing Grade 12", the data provided refer to candidates who registered to write the examination at the beginning of the year, but did not pitch to write the examination.  It is assumed that these candidates dropped out of school, but it could also imply that these learners were absent from the examination for a valid reason; and would have therefore, registered to write the June examination of the following academic year.  Therefore, the numbers provided in Column D, are estimate figures, and the correct figures can only be determined if an audit is done of each candidate that registered and did not write the final examination.  

Table (a): NSC 2018

 

Table (b): NSC 2019

				A	B			C	D
Exam Date	Province	District	Centre No	Centre Name	Total Entered	Total Wrote	Total Achieved	Repeaters	Total did not write
201911	EASTERN CAPE	CHRIS HANI EAST	4261011	DOLOPHINI SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL	57	14	0	0	43
201911	EASTERN CAPE	BUFFALO CITY	4321038	HOHO SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL	46	22	0	0	24
201911	EASTERN CAPE	AMATHOLE EAST	4301060	NGUBESIZWE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL	8	8	0	0	0
201911	EASTERN CAPE	CHRIS HANI EAST	4261057	ZWELIVUMILE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL	107	7	0	0	100
201911	GAUTENG	EKURHULENI SOUTH	8800008	DESIGNATED CENTRE GALLWAY PRIM SCH	6	4	0	0	2
201911	GAUTENG	TSHWANE SOUTH	8400444	ROSTEC TECHNICAL COLLEGE - PRETORIA	26	6	0	0	20
201911	KWAZULU-NATAL	UGU	5312107	FINGQINDLELA S	3	2	0	0	1
201911	KWAZULU-NATAL	UMZINYATHI	5212217	MAHLOKOHLOKO S	8	2	0	0	6
201911	KWAZULU-NATAL	KING CETSHWAYO	5113339	PHINDIZWE H	10	9	0	0	1
201911	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE EAST	7091408	KANAMA SECONDARY	5	5	0	1	0
201911	LIMPOPO	MOGALAKWENA	7023311	KGABEDI SECONDARY	13	13	0	0	0
201911	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH	7102307	MAHLABA SECONDARY	15	13	0	4	2
201911	LIMPOPO	CAPRICORN NORTH	7043307	MAKAMA SECONDARY SCHOOL	10	3	0	3	7
201911	LIMPOPO	CAPRICORN NORTH	7042206	MAKOBATENG SECONDARY	8	8	0	0	0
201911	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE EAST	7092301	MANAWE SENIOR SECONDARY	14	6	0	0	8
201911	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH	7101207	MATSEBE SECONDARY	7	6	0	0	1
201911	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE EAST	7093202	MOKHULWANE SECONDARY	1	1	0	1	0
201911	LIMPOPO	WATERBERG 2	7011104	ROEDTAN COMBINED	12	10	0	1	2

 

Table (c):  NSC 2020

				A	B			C	D
Exam Date	Province	District	Centre No	Centre Name	Total Entered	Total Wrote	Total Achieved	Repeaters	Total did not write
202011	EASTERN CAPE	OR TAMBO INLAND	4292104	KHANYA PRIVATE SCHOOL	10	4	0	1	6
202011	EASTERN CAPE	NELSON MANDELA METRO	4343099	REUBEN BIRIN SPECIAL SCHOOL	3	3	0	0	0
202011	EASTERN CAPE	NELSON MANDELA METRO	4345514	ST JUDES ACADEMY	17	15	0	0	2
202011	FREE STATE	Lejweleputswa	3182008	ED-U-COLLEGE WELKOM CI/S	6	5	0	0	1
202011	KWAZULU-NATAL	HARRY GWALA	5313322	RAMAROBI S	9	6	0	0	3
202011	KWAZULU-NATAL	UMZINYATHI	5212255	SINOTHANDO SECONDARY SCHOOL	7	7	0	0	0
202011	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE EAST	7091408	KANAMA SECONDARY	9	9	0	2	0
202011	LIMPOPO	MOPANI WEST	7081131	KHESETHWANE REPEAT PART-TIME	22	22	0	1	0
202011	LIMPOPO	MOGALAKWENA	7023306	KUBUSHE SECONDARY	15	15	0	5	0
202011	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE EAST	7091411	MAKIDI SECONDARY	5	5	0	2	0
202011	LIMPOPO	MOGALAKWENA	7023203	MASHUBASHUBA SECONDARY	7	7	0	3	0
202011	LIMPOPO	CAPRICORN SOUTH	7031211	MMADITHAKADU SECONDARY	9	9	0	0	0
202011	LIMPOPO	SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH	7103412	NGOATOANAPE SECONDARY	6	6	0	0	0

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

The responsibility to monitor the operation of the Gautrain and any other mode of public transport is within the ambit of the National Department of Transport. It is therefore, recommended that Questions office should re-refer this question accordingly.

Reply:

There were no rewards issued to schools as incentives. 

Reply:

a) (i) South African Tourism has never had any suppliers that defaulted in any of the contracts from the past three years and since 1 April 2021.

      (ii) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable since no suppliers defaulted for the past three years and since 1 April 2021.

d) Not Applicable

e) No financial losses have been incurred in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2021

Reply:

a) With regard to (a) (i) to (iv), and further to information previously supplied on qualifying bidders in response NO1192E, the list of unsuccessful bidders under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is as follows:

Qualifying Bidders who were unsuccessful on the basis of Price Evaluation

Project Number	Price Bid (ZAR)	Capacity bid (MW)	Earliest anticipated SCOD	Technology
Bidder 1	2 504.68	217.40	31 December 2022	LPG Gas Turbines and Solar Photovoltaic
Bidder 2	2 661.00	61.00	1 September 2022	LPG Gas Turbines and Solar Photovoltaic
Bidder 3	2 836.65	399.34	1 December 2022	LPG Gas Turbines and Solar Photovoltaic
Bidder 4	2 871.00	112.00	31 December 2022	LPG Gas Turbines, Battery Storage and Solar Photovoltaic
Bidder 5	3 165.00	62.00	1 September 2022	LPG Gas Turbines, Battery Storage and Solar Photovoltaic
Bidder 6	3 414.00	197.40	31 December 2022	LNG Gas Turbines and Solar Photovoltaic

Unsuccessful Bidders that failed to meet Qualification Criteria

Project Number	Price Bid (ZAR)	Capacity bid (MW)	Earliest anticipated SCOD	Technology
Bidder 7	2 737.17	50.00	1 December 2022	Solar PV, BESS & Thermal
Bidder 8	2 839.00	75.00	31 December 2022	Solar + Thermal Hybrid
Bidder 9	1 300.00	55.00	1 October 2022	Solar PV, BESS, Gas
Bidder 10	1 466.00	55.00	1 October 2022	Solar PV + BESS, Gas
Bidder 11	2 049.37	80.00	1 November 2022	Solar PV & BESS
Bidder 12	2 531.18	80.00	1 November 2022	Wind, Solar PV and BESS
Bidder 13	2 196.76	80.00	1 November 2022	Solar + BESS
Bidder 14	2 519.29	414.72	1 October 2022	Gas fired reciprocating engines
Bidder 15	2 509.76	414.72	1 October 2022	Gas fired reciprocating engines
Bidder 16	2 506.92	414.72	1 October 2022	Gas fired reciprocating engines
Bidder 17	2 613.48	315.40	1 September 2022	Various (LPG to power; wind; solar PV; BESS

b) With regard to Bidders who failed the meet the Qualification Criteria, the reasons were among others as follows:

• Failure to comply with the Land and Environmental qualification criteria (did not have the necessary permits, authorisations, land rights or Final Scoping Reports for environmental purposes);
• Failure to meet all the Financial qualification criteria such as debt track records or letters of commitment from the ultimate providers of equity;
• Failing to meet Technical qualification criteria such as demonstration of secure fuel supply agreements; and
• Failure to meet the Economic Development criteria such as proof of substantiating the South African Entity Participation or contributor status level and failure to meet designated local content.

Reply:

a) The application for a temporary residence visa, Ref: TRR3123279 is currently finalised, captured and dispatched on 18 May 2021.

b) The application was delayed due to the backlog that the office is faced with in the processing of temporal residence visas. The unintended consequences of the provisions of the Disaster Management Act and regulations in respect of quarantine by persons infected by Covid, isolation by the contacts thereof and the numerous evacuations of the building has also impacted on the operating capacity of the office.

c) The application was adjudicated on the 11 May 2021, Printed on 12 May 2021 captured on relevant systems and dispatched on 18 May 2021.

END

Reply:

(1) a) The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) is leading a number of the initiatives to address the problem of plastic waste pollution, some of which are executive in collaboration with civil society and the plastics industry. The initiatives that are led by the DFFE to recover or remove waste and litter from land and aquaic systems include, but are no limited to :

i. National Working for the Coast programme: a job creation initiative targeting women youth and persons with disabilities, focussing on promoting responsible coastal management through, among others, regular collection of litter along South Africa’s beaches and waterways;

ii. Good Green Deeds programme: a nation-wide programme aimed at mobilising the public to clean local communities and raise awareness around illegal dumping and management;
iii. Source to Sea programme: a programme aimed at reducing litter flows into the marine environment by targeting and recovering litter at source (in river catchments and human settlement along rivers) and promoting improved waste management. This project is currently being expanded to all coastal district municipalities as part of a Presidential Employment Stimulus initiative to counter the negative economic impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic;
iv. Operational Clean Sweep; an industry led initiative aimed at reducing the accidental loss of pellets, flakes and powder from processing facilities into the environment;
v. Municipal Cleaning and Green programme (Presidential Economic Stimulus); the aim of this programme is to fight environmental degradation and ensure that our country is free from litter and illegal dumps. This will be done through mass public employment, with a special prioritisations of women, youth and persons living with disabilities;
vi. Provision of Institutional support through:
assisting municipalities to develop 5 year integrated waste management plans (IWMP) to ensure sustainable planning for waste management and to leverage funding;
assisting with the development of municipal by-laws to ensure compliance and enforcement on waste management matters, and
building capacity through training of municipal officials and councillors on Waste Management matters such as waste planning, collecting, collecting, recycling, landfill compliance, etc.
vii. Provision of financial support through assisting municipalities to access the Municipal Infrastructure Grant to improve waste collection, recycling/diversion and landfill compliance; and
viii. Conducting the National Consumer Awareness campaign ( by the Department) on plastic waste, food waste, construction and demolition waste, and waste declaimer integration.
b) The initiative above are targeted at the general public, including Matzikama Local Municipality residents, to reduce plastic waste pollution.

(2) The Constitution places the responsibility on municipalities for refuse removal, landfill site management and waste management. The National Environment Management; Waste Act 2008 (ACT No. 59 of 2008) (NEMWA) requires a municipality to deliver waste management services, including waste removal, waste storage and waste disposal service; in addition, integrating its waste management plans with its integrated development plans and ensuring access to residents for such services. NEMWA requires municipalities, amongst others, to minimise the generation of waste through implementation of the Waste Management Hierarchy. The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations require municipalities, where applicable, to co-operate with the relevant industry (producers and producer responsibility scheme, to increase the recovery of identified products from municipal waste.

Regards
MS BD CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 28/05/2021


 

Reply:

1. The following agencies have been involved in the busts/confiscation of rhino horn at the 0:R. Tambo International Airport between July 2020 and February 2021, which have been widely reported in the media: Private security companies employed by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and the warehouse operators I cargo handers who are responsible for manning the x-ray machines.
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs.
South African Police Service (SAPS): Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).
Environmental Management Inspectors from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).
2. The seized rhino horns are handled as per the prescribed crime scene standard operating procedures. A chain of custody principle is followed and the seized horns are bagged, sealed and entered into the SAPS evidence register (SAPS 13). From thee, the horns are taken fbr forensic examination and DNA sampling in order to be compared to the DNA samples in. the national database. The hams are then kept in a secure location until the relevant court case is finalised. Thereafter, the horns are moved to another central secure location for storage.
3. Confiscated rhino from stockpiles have not been destroyed. They are stored in a secure location.
4. Yes, there are other seized rhino horn stockpiles, and these are all kept under lock in secure locations.

The High Level Panel (HLP) set up to review existing policies, legislation and practices on matters elated to the management, breeding, hunting, trade and handling of elephant, lion, leopard and rhinoceros recommended the Department develop a stockpile management and disposal policy. This recommendation is currently under consideration.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE: 28/05/2021

Reply:

(1) The Z83 application for employment form was amended extensive public consultations to address, among others, the issue of employees trying to escape disciplinary procedures and accountability by resigning when charges are proffered against them. The revisions empower the Public Service to give effect to section 16B (4) and (5) of the Public Service Act, 1994 which allows for employees to be disciplined for misconduct allegedly committed in their former department, when they are appointed in a new department. In addition other amendments included the race categorisation for ‘other’’.

(2) There is no legal definition accorded to the category of “other”. Under note 3 attached to the information of race as reflected in the Z83 form, it is indicated that the information is to enable the department to comply with the employment Equity Act, 1998. The information provided in respect of the race of applicants is therefore utilised to implement any affirmative action measures that a department may have.

In terms of the Employment Equity Act, “designated groups” is defined to include South Africa citizens who are black people, women and people with disabilities. In the same Act, “black people” is defined to mean Africans, Coloured and Indians. In addition it is also recognised that there are applicants, such as foreign nationals, who do not fall within these definitions provided for in the Employment Equity Act and therefore the category of “other” was introduced.

(3) The Z83 form is for purposes of employment in the public service and does not address broad-based black economic empowerment prescripts. The intention of the Z83 form is to allow the ease of categorisation of persons for employment taking into account the Employment Equity Act. Therefore an applicant who reflects himself or herself within the category of “other” indicates that the applicants does not fall within the other categorisations as contemplated in the Employment Equity Act.

Reply:

 

a) b) The Department has not instituted a forensic investigation nor disciplinary action. The official that was responsible for the execution of this task and who took all the final decisions has left the Department.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES ACID THE ENVIRONMENT
Date: 28/05/2021

Reply:

1. The Z83 application form is a prescribed form. An applicant is required to fill in all sections of this form completely, accurately and legibly. In addition, the declaration at the end of the form requires the applicant to confirm that all the information provided (including any attachments) is complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge. Therefore it is incumbent on an applicant to complete the form in full. In the event that this information or any other information is not indicated, the application will not be compliant and may result in disqualification.

2. There is no requirement for any department to attempt to classify applicants into racial groups. The information provided on the Z83 form by the applicant is relied upon as correct and true based on the declaration as mentioned above.

3. As neither the DPSA nor any other department is required to determine the categorisation of the race of an applicant, there are no physical characteristics taken into account.

Reply:

 

1. The Department has drafted the regulations prohibiting fishing at night in estuaries in terms of subsections 2(e) and 2(n) of section 77 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act 18 of 1998). The draft regulations will be published in due course for public comment as part of Phase 2 of the socio-economic impact assessment system (SEIAS). SEIAS aims to minimise unintended consequences from regulations and legislation, including unnecessary costs from implementation and compliance as well as from unanticipated outcomes and to anticipate implementation risks and encourage measures to mitigate them.
2. (i) Departmental Fishery Control Officers, the Department's patrol vessels, Law Enforcement Agencies forming part of Phakisa Initiative 5 and SAPS will police the night fishing ban.

(ii) The Branch: Fisheries Management and the Branch: Oceans and Coasts through its Chief Directorate: Integrated Coastal Management will be responsible for the management of the night fishing ban in estuaries.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE:

Reply:

1 (a)(b)

Province	NOT CLASSIFIED	RURAL	URBAN
EC		2 846	2 680
FS		163	986
GT		180	2 936
KZN		4 315	1 789
LP		3 436	484
MP	1 804
NC		308	288
NW		40	1 525
WC		561	1 298
Grand Total	1 804	11 849	11 986

Note: Schools were classified into Rural and Urban. Due to not having a formal definition of Rural, Mpumalanga schools were not classified. The detailed list of above is included as Annexure A, with physical addresses of each school for further identification of township schools.

 

2 (a)(i) (ii) and (b)

Refer Annexure B

Reply:

a) PRASA will request all service providers that are currently rendering services where physical contract documentation could not be traced to submit copies of the signed contract agreements with PRASA.

b) (i) PRASA has signed a Secondment Agreement with SIU to investigate all contracts that were identified in the Public Protector Derailed report and flagged also by AGSA as irregular. Such investigation would shed light on how contract documents went missing in the first place and what corrective measures should be taken against responsible individuals. The SIU report would be finalised during March 2021.

(ii) The process to pay for services where contract documentation is missing requires end-user departments to compile the necessary submissions with relevant source documents and confirmation of receipt of goods or services for approval by the GCEO and Finance prior to processing of any payment, especially for goods and services of a critical nature that PRASA cannot afford to operate without. In instances where payments have been processed without the necessary documents, based on the SIU investigation, appropriate corrective action will be taken against responsible individuals.

 

Reply:

It is correct that the National Guidelines for traffic calming have not been updated since 1998, however, it is worth noting that in the process of reviewing the guidelines through the National Road Safety Steering Committee (NRSSC), the committee found no major changes to the present 1998 guidelines. It is for that reason that the NRSSC looked at it as these guidelines will effectively remain unchanged.

 

Reply:

 

• IPID investigate cases in terms of its mandate as per section 28 of IPID Act 1 of 2011. This matter was referred to IPID by MEC Fritz of the Western Cape Provincial Government in terms of section 28 (1)(h) of IPID Act 1 of 2011.
• Based on the investigation of incident in question where IPID found no offence or misconduct was committed by members of SAPS.
• IPID confirmed that SAPS acted within the law, as they were called for intervention to assist in the crowd management and enforcement of the Disaster Management Act at the SASSA Bellville offices.
• SAPS intervened upon request by SASSA to assist in crowd management and in execution of their duties ensure the use of non-lethal intervention, managing the crowd; being the grant recipients, in implementing the Disaster Management Act to maintain social distancing and Crowd Control Management.
• IPID therefore did not recommend any action to be taken against the members as they were acting within confines of the law and no misconduct was committed in terms of SAPS regulations.

 

(2) Whether the IPID report is the final report on this matter; if not, will there be further investigation; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from IPID:

A. The IPID report is final, there is no further investigation to be conducted on the above complaint herein by IPID.

 

APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MS DJ NTLATSENG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: IPID DATE:

 

Recommend/ Not Recommended/Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRCCMATHALE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER OF POLICE
DATE:  21-05-2021

 

Approved/ Not Approved

 

 

 

 

GEN, BH CELE, MP

MINISTER OF POLICE DATE:  24-05-2021

 

 

Reply:

1. The persons that were allegedly invol\led in the assault are not security officers but self-employed businessmen. The following cases were opened and are being investigated:
   • White River, CAS 214/03/2021, common assault, pointing of a firearm and malicious damage to property. This case was opened by Mr Byliefeldt against Mr Maroga, Mr Nkadimeng and others.
   • White River, CAS 196/03/2021, malicious damage to property and crimen injuria. This case was opened by Mr Maroga against Mr Byliefeldt.
   • White River, CAS 74/04/2021, crimen injuria. This case was opened by Mr Masuku against Mr Byliefeldt.

1. The businessmen, referred to above, are also the complainants in criminal cases, involving the alleged victim of the assault, at White River. Multiple cases are, therefore, being investigated, all of which are still pending.

1. The misconduct investigation against the members in question, in terms of the SAPS Disciplinary Regulations, 2016, was instituted and finalised. It has been referred to the Office of the Provincial Commissioner, for the implementation of further departmental steps and possible sanctions.

Reply to question 1134 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date:2021-05-19

Reply to question 1134 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 24-05-2021

Reply:

I have been informed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation that in her Oral Reply to the question posed by the Honourable Member on this matter, she indicated that the Department had brought a review application in 2018 to have the tender award reviewed and set aside, and to request the recovery of the money that had been paid to the service provider. As the Minister also indicated in her Oral Reply, the judgement is still awaited.

Ambassador Jerry Matjila, who was the Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, is no longer an official of the Department, as the Employer-Employee relationship was terminated on 15 January 2021.

There is no intention to suspend Minister Nkoana-Mashabane.

Reply:

The Departments response to the current energy supply challenges consist of a number of interventions including procurement under the RIMPPPP (commonly known as emergency power). The interventions by the Department are follows:

• We have amended regulations to enable municipalities to build or procure power from IPPs.
• We have amended of Schedule 2 of ERA and therefore making exempting certain categories of generation for own use from the requirements to hold apply for a license.
• We are working with IPPs and Eskom to ensure that projects signed under bid-window of renewable energy are completed as soon as possible. 1 200 megawatts of the 2 200 megawatts has already been connected to the grid. The remaining capacity is expected to be connected to the grid by not later than December 2021
• We are procuring power from existing private generators through short-term contracts. Eskom is finalising the procurement of 128 megawatts and the Department is finalising an offer to purchase additional power from existing renewable energy IPPs.
• We are proceeding with the procurement of 1 995 megawatts of power under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP). Preferred bidders have been given until end of July 2020 to reach financial close. The Department is planning to conclude the signing of Power Purchase Agreements shortly after that.
• We have issued Request for Proposal to procure 2 600 megawatts from renewable energy (Bid window 5)
• We will be issuing additional Requests for Proposal for 9 213 megawatts from renewables, coal, gas, and battery storage. These will be done between now and March 2022.

 

Reply:

a) the proposed tenure for the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) is 20 years.

b)

Project Name	Contracted Capacity (MW)	Evaluation Price (ZAR/kwh)*
Oya Energy Hybrid Facility	128	1.55
Umoyilanga Energy	75	1.72
ACWA Power Project DAO	150	1.46
Karpowership SA Coega	450	1.49
Karpowership SA Richards Bay	450	1.50
Karpowership SA Saldanha	320	1.70
Mulilo Total Coega	198	1.89
Mulilo Total Hydra Storage	75	1.52

*the evaluation price is rounded off to the nearest ten

A further three (3) eligible bidders will only be announced after further value for money propositions have been successfully concluded.

c) See response table above

d) The projects are expected to connect to the grid between June 2022 and December 2022.

2. a) The Department is not aware of any exemptions granted by the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries.

b) The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition granted exemption from certain designated local content requirements.

c) See response to question (b) above.

3. a) Regarding to environmental compliance, bidders were only were only required to submit a scoping report as part of their response to the Request for Proposal.

b) No public participation was conducted regarding economic impact of successful bids, but bidders have committed to prescribed minimum economic development requirements in line with the PPPFA and the RFP.

c) See response to question (b) above.

Reply:

1. (a). A forensic investigation into the handling of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) is being instituted by the Council of NAC. The findings of the report will be analysed and implemented in line with the governing legislation. If there is/are individual/s that may have transgressed in the management of the PESP rollout, consequence management will apply.

(b). The recommendations coming out of the Forensic investigation will determine further steps to be taken.

2. The Department has not taken any steps against any individual as the findings of Forensic investigation will determine the scale of the problem and what steps to take; and this will be done by the Council. My duty will be to play an oversight in ensuring that recommendations coming out of the Report are implemented and consequence management where applicable. However; also note that a legal opinion was sought on the matter of alleged conflict of interest by some Council members; to which it stated that there was no conflict of interest as adjudication was done under the previous Council.

3. The NAC did pay the legal bill relating to the internal disciplinary hearing of the Chief Executive Officer.

a) This was the re-imbursement paid to the CEO as she won the disciplinary hearing and Council agreed to settle her legal costs.

b) The amount paid was R594 500. The NAC Council approved the payment in 2020.

4. The National Arts Council has since instituted a Forensic investigation into the handling of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme (PESP) by management. Once that process is finalised the Council will work with speed to adequately and swiftly act on the implementation of the recommendations of the Forensic Report including disciplinary hearing if that is part of the recommendations.

Reply:

No. The Department did not intervene, as this is an administrative matter the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee is empowered to deal with.

Notwithstanding the latter, SASCOC indicated that they have secured a sponsorship from Mr Price Sport, with regards to the kit for the Tokyo Games. As part of the process the athletes have joined the Mr Price Sport design team to finalise the design of the kit. The kit design will therefore have full input from the Athletes who will be wearing it. SASCOC also indicated that the EThekwini Municipality has also provided professional designers to join the Mr Price Sport Team to design the opening ceremony outfits.

Reply:

a)  The Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IPR2019), Decision 8: directed the Government to commence with the preparations for a nuclear build programme to the extent of 2500 MW, at a pace and scale that the country can afford because it is a no-regret option in the long term. To implement this decision, in June 2020 the Department commenced with the preparations, including issuing a non-binding Request for Information (RFI), to test the market’s appetite for the 2500MW nuclear new build programme.

In terms of the Electricity Regulations Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006), the Department has submitted the Ministerial Section 34 determination to request the concurrence of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for the procurement of additional 2500MW from nuclear energy. The Department is awaiting NERSA’s decision on the Ministerial section 34 determination. Subject to the Regulator’s approval, the Department will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of 2500MW nuclear new build programme, at a pace and the scale that the country can afford.

b) As indicated in the IRP2019 Decision 8, the Department targets to procure the 2500MW from nuclear energy.

c) The decision from whom to procure the 2500MW nuclear energy will only be known once the procurement process has been concluded and successful bidder(s) appointed. This decision has not been made at this stage because procurement has not started. The Department is still awaiting NERSA’s verdict on Ministerial section 34 determination.

d) To ensure security of energy supply and in line with the Medium-Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2019-2024, the Department plans to complete the procurement of the 2500MW nuclear new build programme by 2024.

Reply:

 

1. Yes, the Department has been informed of the open mine shaft directly south of the Zamampilo informal settlement at Riverlea, Johannesburg. Subsequently a site visit was conducted on a joint operation with South African Police Services because of the prevalence of illegal miners operating with the area. It was observed during the site visit that the said open mine shaft that was opened, is the same shaft that was rehabilitated, sealed off and fenced off by concrete palisade fencing. The resealing of the said shaft is being prioritised and will be completed within the current financial year.

2. Yes, the Department is putting interim measures in place including erecting warnings and conducting public awareness.

 

Reply:

(1) All higher education institutions will be included in the countrywide government phased plan to vaccinate all South African citizens. Higher Health, as the entity that supports the post-school sector in this area, will liaise with the Department of Health, and ensure regular communication with the sector on all matters relating to COVID-19 and vaccination. Higher Health, in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Higher Education and Training, and post-school institutions will ensure that all relevant plans and communication relating to vaccination are put in place effectively across the sector.

(2) Higher Health works with all post-school public institutions to support the training of institutional staff and peer mentors on many aspects of work, including COVID-19. This has included the distribution of information on the current phase of the vaccination programme and will include awareness raising at the appropriate times during the phased vaccination programme of government.

Reply:

1. A company by the name of Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd had a mining right, dealt with under reference GP 30/5/1/2/2 (140) MR, issued in terms of the provisions of the MPRDA on 11 November 2008. The mining license expired/ lapsed in 2017. Prior to the lapsing of the validity of the mining license, Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd applied for a renewal of their licence, in terms of the provisions of the MPRDA. The Department refused to renew the mining licence. Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd then lodged an appeal against the Department’s decision to refuse to renew their licence.

a) Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd went into liquidation during the appeal process by the Department. The final decision on the appeal has not been finalised since the appellant went into liquidation and/ or business abandonment.

b) The Department issued several orders, instruction and notices in terms of the provisions of the MPRDA and NEMA, to Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd when the company was still in operation and when the company still existed.

c) Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd went under liquidation in 2018. The Department was not able to finalise the appeal since the appellant was liquidated.

(2) Yes, a rehabilitation programme was submitted by a company called Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd, wherein it proposed to rehabilitate many parts of the mining area of Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd, namely,

a) Backfilling of the open pit (which lies behind T.C Esterhuysen Primary School and George Harrison Park on R41 Main Reef Road).

b) Backfilling of the open pit (which lies south of the cement plant at approximately 300m from the CRG Plant area).

c) Levelling and cleaning of the CRG Plant Area.

(3) A company called Amatshe (Pty) Ltd provided a rehabilitation plan to backfill and rehabilitate areas that were left by Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd. On 03 December 2021, a directive was issued to Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd by this Department, in terms of section 28 of the NEMA, to rehabilitate the areas that were left in a degraded and unsafe state by the mining operation of Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd.

(4) (a) (i) Rehabilitation are anticipated to resume by June 2021 when all necessary access negotiations between the applicant and Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd have been completed.

(ii) The rehabilitation project will proceed for a period of at least 10 months. Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd.

(b) (i) Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd is rehabilitating for the account of the surface owner and the relevant costs of rehabilitation should be borne by the land owner or whoever the landowner deems fit and appropriate to help. In the case at hand, the costs are to be borne by Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd.

(ii) The rehabilitation programme submitted by Amatshe Mining (Pty) Ltd projected the cost of their rehabilitation project to be R10 400 000.00. In addition, the Department has about R44 774 902.01 held as financial provision provided by Central Rand Gold (Pty) Ltd which could still be used for rehabilitation purposes.

Reply:

(a) Yes, after the Constitutional Review Committee of Parliament had recommended that section 6(1) and (5)(a) of the Constitution be amended to include South African Sign Language (SASL) as the 12th South African official language, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DoJ) took the necessary steps to kick-start the Constitutional amendment process. The first working session for all national departments to make contributions to the draft 19th Constitutional Amendment Bill was held in March 2021. DSAC and PanSALB as the key implementers of section 6 of the Constitution were working closely with DoJ. A follow-up working session was facilitated by DSAC in April 2021 where all affected stakeholders mainly the deaf community gave input into the draft Bill.

DSAC is also planning to conduct further consultative meetings with all relevant structures of the Deaf Community as users of the South African Sign Language (SASL) to understand their specific needs that will inform the draft implementation plan to give effect to section 6 of the Constitution when it is amended.

In the meantime, PanSALB is workshopping stakeholders on the SASL Charter, which sets out key obligations to improve access to quality services and effective protection of the linguistic rights of deaf people.

(b) There is no budget yet allocated for the SASL as the constitutional amendment process is still ongoing. When SASL is finally adopted as the 12th official language of the Republic of South Africa, DSAC will include it in its plans with cost implications.

Reply:

Yes.

a) One.

b) Pursuant to a claim by three communities in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 22 of 1994, a consent order was granted by the Land Claims Court that the state acquire 10 properties in the Mthonjaneni area pending the resolution of a dispute regarding the properties between the Mthonjaneni Community and the Toggkry Community. The properties were duly acquired by the department and are managed in terms of the State Land Lease and Disposal Policy. The South African Farmers Development Association (SAFDA) was appointed as caretaker of the properties, with the view to later appoint it as lessee pending the resolution of the above-mentioned dispute. The caretakership agreement with SAFDA was an interim measure to safeguard the properties and to ensure that farming operations continued on the properties. The Mthonjaneni Community Trust subsequently brought an application against the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development & 2 others (Case No LCC201/2013) seeking the following orders:

• That the Minister and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (the Commission) (the second respondent) immediately cease to harvest all crops on the relevant properties;
• That a joint committee between the Mthonjaneni Community Trust and the department be established to determine various service providers to undertake the harvest of the timber;
• That the Minister and the Commission ensure that an interest-bearing account is ringfenced for all funds generated by the lease or the farming operations; and
• In the alternative, that the Minister and the Commission are directed to ensure that all funds that are generated from the farming operations as at date of transfer must be held in an interest-bearing account.

The department successfully defended the application in the Land Claims Court and the judge dismissed the application of the Mthonjaneni Community Trust with each party to pay their own costs. The transfer of the properties from the state to the beneficiaries is currently in progress and a further consent order with time frames are being negotiated with Cox and Partners Attorneys.

Reply:

(1). The lists of beneficiaries for Phase 1 and 2 COVID-19 Relief are attached. For Phase 1 each applicant was paid an amount of R20,000.00 and for Phase 2 each applicant was paid an amount of R6,600.00.

(2). Yes Phase 1 was completed, (a). the list is provided as per (1) above, (b) each successful applicant was paid R20,000.00.

(3) Clarity is required in terms of this question to determine what the question is referring to regarding those who were contracted in Phase 2. No one was contracted in Phase 2.

Reply:

Yes. According to the provisions of the State land Lease and Disposal Policy as well as the Lease Contract, a lessee is eligible for a renewal of the lease agreement on state-owned land.

Reply:

1. The list of paid beneficiaries of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme that is being rolled out by the National Film and Video, inclusive of the amount is attached as requested.
2. PESP Phase 1 of the National Film and Video Foundation is not yet completed and it is envisaged that it will be concluded by the end of June 2021. The list of beneficiaries paid is the same as the one provided in question 1 above.
3. PESP phase 2 has not started. No approval for implementation has been granted yet by the National Treasury.

Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme
Split	Allocation	Paid to date	Balance available	Jobs proposed	Jobs projected	Jobs outstanding
Stream 1	84 534 772,00	58 764 484,00	25 770 288,00	6 375	5 838	537
Stream 2	22 513 038,00	22 263 038,00	250 000,00	1 200	1 187	13
Stream 3	12 950 000,00	12 950 000,00	-	705	705	-
Stream 4	13 002 190,00	10 502 190,24	2 499 999,76	675	480	195
Admin	7 000 000,00	4 531 324,12	2 468 675,88
Total	133 000 000,00	104 479 712,24	28 520 287,76	8 955,00	8 210,00	745,00

Reply:

Government has contributed R1.7 billion to NSFAS as a result of the due diligence exercise that was undertaken in 2018 towards the historic debt owed to universities by continuing or returning NSFAS qualifying students, registered in 2018.  This allocation specifically targets students who were subject to the R122 000 family income threshold and the NSFAS funding cap, and also covers students registered in 2019, 2020 and 2021.  In many cases, the amount of funding provided was insufficient to cover the actual fees and costs of the study, where the cost of the study was higher than the NSFAS cap. These students (referred to as capped students) therefore accrued debt with their institutions.

Students, including former qualifying NSFAS students, had to meet the academic progression criteria for the years being claimed for and had to sign an acknowledgment of debt with their institutions. Students (including former NSFAS students) who did not meet the NSFAS academic criteria do not qualify for continued funding.

This project is work in progress as it is subject to an audit process required by NSFAS and has not yet been finalised.

Reply:

(1) In March 2021, the Department requested universities to complete a student debt survey template with the aim of providing the best possible data on the total student debt as at 30 December 2020. This work will feed into the review requested by Cabinet on government policy in relation to student financial aid, including the “missing middle” and the sustainability of institutional funding (block grants, earmarked and infrastructure funding). 

(2) The Minister will appoint a task team to review the sustainability of and options for the post-school education and training student financial aid system. The focus of the review will be on the sustainable modelling of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), as well as to explore a different public-private sector mechanism to enable better support for the “missing middle” income bracket. Once concluded this will be tabled for Cabinet’s consideration.