Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a)

Yes. DPE has recorded staff members who, according to the Financial Disclosures System on the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) website, were noted to have performed remunerative work outside the Public Service dating back to April 2014.

(b)

These cases are reported on, on an annual basis through the DPSA’s financial disclosures system and is verified by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) system conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC), by determining whether an employee is a Director of a registered company(ies). The available records are as follows:

2014/2015: eleven (11) staff members were detected through the financial disclosure and CIPC verification systems to have registered companies. During consultation with the officials, most companies were reported to be dormant, not trading, being a stokvel, staff members not actively involved, not generating an income, assisting on a voluntary basis, and staff member having resigned from the companies. Three (3) officials obtained formal approval to conduct Remunerative Work Outside the Public Service (RWOPS) and approval was confirmed.

2015/2016: twenty-one (21) staff members were detected through the financial disclosure and CIPC verification systems to have registered companies. During consultations held with the officials, most companies were reported to be dormant, not trading, being a stokvel, staff members not actively involved, not generating an income, assisting on a voluntary basis, and staff member having resigned from the company.

2016/2017: four (4) staff members were detected through the financial disclosure and CIPC verification systems to have been engaging on RWOPS. Three cases had no RWOPS approval.

2017/2018: six (6) staff members were detected to have been engaging in RWOPS through the financial disclosure and CIPC systems. RWOPS approval only confirmed for Three staff members.

(i) The number of staff members confirmed to have been involved in RWOPS are as follows:

• 2014/2015: a total of 11 staff members with registered companies,

• 2015/2016: a total of 21 staff members with registered companies,

• 2016/2017: a total of 4 staff members engaged on RWOPS, and

• 2017/2018: 6 staff members engaged on RWOPS.

(ii) Job categories of these staff members are as follows:

• 2014/2015: Directors-5 & Chief Director- 4 & Deputy Director-General-2.

• 2015/2016: Directors-13, Chief Director -5, Deputy Director-General-2, Director-General-1.

• 2016/2017 – Director – 2, Chief Director-1, & Deputy Director-General-1.

• 2017/2018: Director -3, Chief Director – 2, Deputy Director-General-1.

(2) RWOPS approvals verified were: 2014/2015 -3 approvals, 2016/2017 – 3 approvals, and 2017/2018 – 1 approval.

(a)

The Department does not have its own separate policy as this is a regulatory function prescribed in terms of Regulation 19 of the Public Service Regulations (PSR), 2016, which provides a list and details of financial interests which designated employees (SMS and Non-SMS) are required to disclose. This explanatory manual is issued by the DPSA to guide designated employees on the required information relating to financial disclosures. Details of interests to be disclosed include different categories, namely (1) Shares, loan accounts or any other form of equity in a registered private or public company and other corporate entities recognised by law, (2) Equity, (3) Loan accounts (4) other forms of financial interests from which he/she receives an income (4) Income generating assets; (5) Trusts, (6) Directorships and Partnerships, (7) Other Remunerative Work outside the employees’ department (RWOPS), (8) Retainers, (9) Gifts, (10) Sponsorship, (11) Immovable property and (12) Vehicles

Other remunerative work refers to any work which an employee performs and receives remuneration for, outside his or her official employment. This category covers other remunerative work not disclosed under directorship/partnership, consultancy/retainership, and trustee. All employees must obtain written approval to perform other remunerative work outside of their official duties before engaging in such other remunerative work. The certificate of approval must be uploaded on the eDisclosure system.

(b)

All employees must obtain written approval to perform other remunerative work outside of their official duties by the Minister (Executive Authority) before engaging in such other remunerative work.

(c)

None. In terms of the Public Service Regulations, transgressions are required to be reported to the PSC and the DPSA, and not to National Treasury.

(d)

The Department engaged all implicated staff members and obtained written reasons for non-compliance with RWOPS prescripts. Warning letters were issued where it was found that financial disclosures were submitted late. Officials who were conducting RWOPS without approval were required to cease with the activity. A workshop was also offered to assist staff members to comprehend the DPSA policy and regulations and its implications.

Reply:

I have been advised by the SAPO as follows:

a) SAPO has fourteen (14) bank accounts for different operational requirements.

b) The request for the bank account balances is noted. SAPO is however mindful that responses to parliamentary questions are public documents and given the sensitivities surrounding its finances, the bank account balances cannot be provided.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

1. The VSPs have since been paid with non-management and management employees paid on 12 and 19 February 2021 respectively. The payments could not be paid until the funds had been secured and this was achieved with the adjusted national budget on 28 October 2020. Immediately R3.5 billion of these funds were made available to start payment of employee related liabilities.
2. The Department does not anticipate that payment related to further restructuring including section 189 retrenchments shall be delayed. Funds necessary for this purpose have been deposited with BRPs.
3. All the funds for retrenchment packages for SAA employees have been transferred to SAA.
4. See (1) and (2) above.

Reply:

(aa) Union Buildings

The Presidency did not enter into a contract with any supplier for the above-mentioned items, however this items were sourced through once off procurement which was a combination of over the counter procurement and request for quotation through Central Supplier Database (CSD).

(bb) Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

See attached separate reply by DPME

(cc) Brand SA

a) Brand South Africa procured the following items for PPE to provide (i) masks, (ii) sanitisers and (iii) disinfecting and/or fogging services at the Brand South Africa Offices.

i) Masks

Period	Company Registration No	Service Provider	Commodity	Value in Rand
30-04-2020	2014/016785/07	Supra Latex (Pty) Ltd T/A Suprahealthcare	Mask - Surgical	R 216,315.00
09-07-2020	2012/210570/07	Kamageba Holdings	Face Shield	R 155.25
30-04-2020	2020/140895/07	Chima Lumumba (PTY) Ltd	PLASTIC FACIAL MASK	R 60.00

ii) Sanitisers

Period	Company Registration No	Service Provider	Commodity	Value in Rand
30-04-2020	2014/016785/07	Supra Latex (Pty) Ltd T/A Suprahealthcare	Hands Sanitizers (1l)	R 23,303.60
09-07-2020	2012/210570/07	Kamageba Holdings	Hand Sanitizer dispenser with sensor, wall mounted	R 5,520.00
09-07-2020	2012/210570/07	Kamageba Holdings	Sanitizer Gel Refill: 5L	R 1,610.00
30-04-2020	2020/140895/07	Chima Lumumba (PTY) Ltd	Wall Stand For The 500ml Sanitiser	R 4,153.00

iii) Disinfecting and/or fogging services

Period	Company Registration No	Service Provider	Commodity	Value in Rand
30-04-2020	2014/016785/07	Supra Latex (Pty) Ltd T/A Suprahealthcare	DISINFECTANT Sanitersers( 5L)	R 31,567.50
11-05-2020	2016/380292/07	The Dental Warehouse	5L Disinfectants	R 26,766.25
20-05-2020	2000/011511/07-2018/	(Organic Health CC)COVID-19 awareness collaboration with SA Taxi	25L Organic Fresh	R 261,463.65

(dd) Stats SA

See attached spreadsheet that reflects all COVID-19 Related Procurement for Stats SA for the above period as requested.

Reply:

a) Presidency

(i)The Presidency has spent R10 539, 95 on flowers between the periods, 1 March 2020 to 15 February 2021.

(ii)The Presidency has spent R130.00, on sympathy cards between the periods, 1 March 2020 to 15 February 2021.

(iii)The Presidency has made the donation of R20 000.00 to two families of deceased staff members between the period, 1 March to 15 February 2021.

b) Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

With regard to (b) – The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation spent the following amounts during the period from 1 March 2020 to 15 February 2021 on:

(i) R 4 816.90 on flowers to families of the deceased staff members

(ii) R 0.00 no cards were purchased and

(iii) R 0.00 no gifts were purchased for the families of the deceased staff members.

c) Brand SA

Brand South Africa has not incurred expenditure, both local and abroad, in the period of 1 March 2020 to 15 February 2021 in respect of (i) flowers, (ii) cards and (iii) gifts to families of the deceased staff members.

Thank You.

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

a) The Wilge Residential Development investigation under Bowmans’ mandate letter dated 14 May 2018 and further Phase 2 mandate letter dated 08 August 2018 cost Eskom approximately R2,819,376.00 up to May 2019.  

Bowmans’ further investigation and attendance to the disciplinary proceedings under their mandate letter dated 20 June 2019 has cost Eskom R 2,811,915.37 up to 28 February 2021.

b) Bowmans was on Eskom’s panel of approved legal service providers when they were originally appointed in May 2018 to investigate procurement irregularities at Eskom. In June 2018, and pending the appointment of a new panel of attorneys, National Treasury provided approval for the continuation of existing legal services until completion of the work. This was for continuity purposes.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Department is not playing a direct role in the development process of the new generation Rooivalk Combat Helicopter MK II. The discussions are still at a technical level between Denel and Armscor.

(1)(b) No budget provision has been made by the Department.

(2)(a) Domestic partnership is the Light Mobility (LMT) Holdings. Denel acquired the controlling stake in LMT in 2012. Denel owns 51% of LMT Holdings, PAMODZI 29% and the remainder is owned by the previous owners of LMT.

(b) Yes, Denel has in the past managed to enter into international partnerships. These are:

(i) With SAFRAN of France in 2002 to form Turbomeca Africa. SAFRAN owned 51% of Turbomeca Africa and Denel 49%. The company was based in South Africa. The joint venture was discontinued in 2017.

(ii) With SAAB of Sweden in 2007 to form Denel SAAB Aerostructures (DSA). Denel owned 80%  of DSA and SAAB 20%. The company was based in South Africa. SAAB sold back to Denel its 20% stake left the partnership in 2010. Denel Aerostructures was discontinued in 2019.

(iii) In Optronics with Carl Zeiss of Germany in 2007 to establish Carl Zeiss South Africa (now Hensoldt South Africa). Carl Zeiss owned (now Hensoldt) 70% of Carl Zeiss South Africa (Hensoldt South Africa) and Denel 30%. The company is based in South Africa

(iv) With Rheinmetall of Germany in 2008 to establish Rheinmetall Denel Munitions (RDM). Rheinmetall owns 51% and Denel 49%. The company is based in South Africa

(v) With Tawuzan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2012 to establish Tawuzan Dynamic (now Barij Dynamics)s. Tawuzan owns 51% and Denel 49%. The entity is based in the UAE

(vi) With International Golden Group(IGG) PJSC of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2014 to establish Pioneer Land Systems LLC. Denel (through its subsidiary) own 49% of Pioneer Land Systems LLC and IGG 51%. The company is based in the UAE.    

                                               

Reply:

I have been advised by the SAPO as follows:

a) Of the 1 110 premises that are leased only 43 have been closed. The closure is mainly as a result of under utilisation of the core business of the SA Post Office by the customers.

b) The SA Post Office is currently embarking on processes to re-purpose its business model to adapt to new technologies, including digitising the services.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

(a) & (b) The closure of any SA Post Office as a result of late or non-payment for the monthly rental to owners of the buildings - or for whatever other reasons - is a concern and can be an inconvenience to all parties concerned.

The impact to both the SA Social Security Agency grant recipients and the renewal of motor vehicle licenses is that the customers often must incur additional costs as they are redirected to other branches.

The impact to SAPO staff members is that they often must attend to additional customers that are re-directed from the closed branches.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

a) Presidency

(i)The Presidency lost (01) female employee with a comorbidity (Disability) due to Covid 19

(ii) The Presidency lost (01) female employee due to Covid – 19 related complications in the period 01 March 2020 to 15 February 2021.

b) Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

DPME lost (02) staff members excluding the late Minister in the Presidency who lost his life due to Covid – 19 related complications.

c) Brand SA

No staff members, both local and abroad, lost their lives at Brand South Africa due to (i) COVID-19 and (ii) COVID-19 related complications in the period 1 March 2020 to 15 February 2021.

d) Stats SA

Statistics SA unfortunately had a total of five (5) colleagues countrywide plus one (1) employee from the service provider managing the Head Office Building who succumbed to COVID-19 for the period 1 March 2020 until 28 February 2021.

The following offices were affected:

• Head Office (Pretoria) – 3 (2 Stats SA employees plus the service provider employee mentioned above)
• Bhisho District Office – 1
• Zululand District Office – 1
• De Aar District Office – 1

Stats SA does not have any employees stationed abroad.

Thank You.

Reply:

Honourable Member the Provincial Departments of Human Settlements do conduct assessments on the prevalence of asbestos roofs in residential homes and are tasked to remove those found to contain asbestos

As indicated previously, I will ensure that the relevant MECs table reports on this matter at our MINMEC meetings where issues of concurrent functions are discussed. Further, it should be noted that the use of asbestos is against the norms and standards of the Department and it is also a violation of the existing government regulations, the regulation on the Prohibition of the Use, Manufacturing, Import and Export of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials forms part of the Environment Conservation Act of 1989).

Reply:

According to the information received from Transnet:

A. (I) and (II): FUEL THEFT INCIDENTS 19/20 AND 20/21 FINANCIAL YEARS:

(b) TOTAL MONatETARY VALUE OF THE STOLEN FUEL:

The total monetary value of the stolen fuel is arrived at utilising the approximate volume lost at the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) plus taxes over the respective reporting date.

(i) 2019/20: R 147 m (11,9 million litres at R12,38 BFP & Tax)

(ii) 2020/21: R 102 m (8,5 million litres at R12,03 BFP & Tax)

(C) security measures put in place:

Transnet has implemented various security measures which include tactical and aerial surveillance deployments. There is close collaboration with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (“Hawks”), National Crime Intelligence and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to deal with related fuel theft in the country.

Detail of Security Preventative Measures applied to reduce incidents:

(i) National Organised Crime Project registration (National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Directorate Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) and Crime Intelligence)

(II) Specialised Tactical Security deployments

(iii) Specialised Aerial Surveillance deployments

(iv) Specialised Aerial drone deployments

(v) Law Enforcement and TPL Security information/Intelligence led security operations

(vi) National Law Enforcement engagements for interventions and support (SAPS, NatJoints and SANDF)

(vii) Critical and Essential Infrastructure Protection Motivation – TPL Network (Pipeline) vs. only Pump Stations

(viii) Establishment of Transnet Group Security Fusion Centre

In addition there are specific anti-intrusion systems that are in the process of being implemented along the pipeline system.

(D) OUTCOMES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES:

Reply:

(a) The Women in Construction Summit held in 2020 was hosted by the National Department of Human Settlements. Entities reporting to me did not spend any amounts towards the Summit.

The amount that the Department of Human Settlements spent on the Women in Construction Summit was R1, 024,279.05.

(b) The department used a company contracted for hiring or rendering services in respect of travel, accommodation, venue and facilities for conferences, departmental meetings and events.

I am constrained and prohibited by the document titled “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly” from providing the Honourable Member with the name of name(s) of contractors involved in the Summit. The document referred to states that:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(aa) The key note address was delivered by the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation. The other speakers and presenters were from the Human Settlements and Water and Sanitation sectors and they were not paid.

(bb) The department has service level agreement with a management company and the service fees are stipulated in the contract between the two parties.

(cc) Catering for the Women in Construction Summit was part of the full day conference package.

(a) The amounts in respect of the specified summit were paid from the departmental branch budgets indicated below:

Cost Centre	Amount paid (Rands)
Governance Frameworks	425 113.98
Governance Frameworks	51 885.70
PPMU	97 339.52
Corporate Services (Communication Services)	336 039.85
Corporate Services (Communication Services)	114 000.00
Total:	1,024 379.05

 

Reply:

I have been advised by the SAPO as follows:

(a) 1 414 Post Offices

(b)(i)

(aa) 458 owned Post Offices

(bb) 956 rented Post Offices

(b)(ii) 694 postal agencies

(c) Age analysis of rentals due as at January 2021 which includes 154 other rented

sites such as mail centres, depot’s box lobbies, etc. (A detailed list is attached hereto)

+30 days	+60 days	+90 days	+120 days	TOTAL
-24 514 125,63	-26 371 402,36	-26 803 607,04	-51 586 293,58	-129 275 428,61

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

1. The Department appointed Indingliz Advertising and Marketing for the service.

(b) It was appointed for a three year period to the total amount of R 14 912 901.00 vat inclusive.

(c) The supply chain management tender processes was followed.

(d) Artists will benefit through a platform for accessing assistance and professional

services for dealing with matters related to lifestyle management, financial management, mental health management, substance abuse management and legal advice. This in attempt to extend the strategies that the Department is continuously employing to provide a holistic conducive environment within which the arts and its practitioners must thrive.

(e) The amount used for refreshments, transport and venue during the launch is R60 592.50 as per the itemized billing from the appointed service provider. The Venue came at no cost.

(f) The guest speakers were 1. Ms Lilian Dube 2. Adv.Nakedi Ribane 3. Mr Jack Devnarain 4. Ms Gigi Lamayne 5. Mr Gaby Le Roux 6. Ms Joy Mbewana 7. Ms Mathapelo Voster 8. Ms Shudufhadzo Musida (pre recorded) 9. Advocate Steve Kekana.

(g) List of invitees to the lauch is as follows Media (provide detail) Panelist (as above) List of invitees attached.

(h) The attendance was controlled and confined to the covid-19 regulations for level 3 social gatherings as a result, reliance was on virtual viewing of the live stream. Physically, 73 people including artists attended the launch (lists and attendance register attached).

ILAPHA WELLNESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMME LAUNCH
NAME	SURNAME	MEDIA HOUSE	STAKEHOLDER	EMAIL	CONTACT NUMBER	SIGNATURE
Gabi	LeRoux	Panelist
Steve	Kekana	Panelist
Tshepiso	Mahlangu	Humbledrop productions		[email protected]	084 215 1742
Lilian	Dube	Panelist
Nozipho	Dlamini	Sisterhood			082 966 6500
Joy	Mbewana	Panelist
Natacia	Pakarnist	Interpreter			079 848 5281
Gigi	La Mayne	Panelist			078 129 7480
Natacia	Manni				067 125 6450
Nakedi	Ribane				082 789 2163
Dimakatso					084 324 3957
Mandla	Maeko	Seniorgroup			074 754 4477
Vuyi	Mothlabane	indingilizi			063 877 5697
Madimetja	Moleba	DSAC			066 301 4675
Jack	Devaeain	SAGA			082 467 8925
Mandla	Ntlatlane	NTLAKS			076 478 9972
Victor	Malaza	Indingilizi
Xenia	Malaza	Indingilizi
Cetshwayo	Ntuli	Indingillizi
Mavis	Chauke	Indingilizi
Dikeleli	Chabalala	Indingilizi
Tholakele	Temane
Frennie	Shivambu	Gallo images
Kgalalelo	`Tlhoaele				068 5842050
Joseph	Nkhumise	Steve Kekana Foundation			071 419 5743
Thulani	Mahlangu	Steve Kekana Foundation			082 081 2972
Bongane	Mkhatshwa	Breath of art			082 051 828
Thabo	Nkosi	Breath of Art			079 040 3702
Esau	Dlamini	Soweto TV
Sandile	Zikalala	Soweto TV
Dumsani	Mbatha	Soweto TV
IPELENG	MTWA	Ditshego Media			0115133244
Thuto	Ditshego	Ditshego media			0115133244
Zama	Mkhize	Gigi Lamaynes crew			072 496 1305
Tholakele	Temane	Indingilizi
Dikeledi	Ledwaba	Indingilizi
Lorraine	Mataboge	Magakwa Youth Developer
Joseph	Komani	Act café			067 794 8882
Mapule	Rafuthu	Makakwa Youth Dev
Masike	Lesego	Makakwa Youth Dev
Otshepeng	Mozima	Makakwa Youth Dev
Lebogang	Basiretsi	Makakwa Youth Dev
Boipelo	Dibopu	Makakwa Youth Dev
Mogomotsi	Seabelo	Makakwa Youth Dev
Lot	Modise	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tebogo	Mahaba	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tshegofatso	Mpete	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tshegofatso	Kgosinkwe	Makakwa Youth Dev
Victoria	Muelose	Makakwa Youth Dev
Kabelo	Mpete	Makakwa Youth Dev
Paris	Manalo	Makakwa Youth Dev
Stanley	Letebele	Makakwa Youth Dev
Vincent	Stephen	PRIDA ART
Lesego	Mogole	Prida Art

SILAPHA WELLNESS INTERVENTION PROGRAMME LAUNCH
NAME	SURNAME	MEDIA HOUSE	STAKEHOLDER	EMAIL	CONTACT NUMBER	SIGNATURE
Gabi	LeRoux	Panelist
Steve	Kekana	Panelist
Tshepiso	Mahlangu	Humbledrop productions		[email protected]	084 215 1742
Lilian	Dube	Panelist
Nozipho	Dlamini	Sisterhood			082 966 6500
Joy	Mbewana	Panelist
Natacia	Pakarnist	Interpreter			079 848 5281
Gigi	La Mayne	Panelist			078 129 7480
Natacia	Manni				067 125 6450
Nakedi	Ribane				082 789 2163
Dimakatso					084 324 3957
Mandla	Maeko	Seniorgroup			074 754 4477
Vuyi	Mothlabane	indingilizi			063 877 5697
Madimetja	Moleba	DSAC			066 301 4675
Jack	Devaeain	SAGA			082 467 8925
Mandla	Ntlatlane	NTLAKS			076 478 9972
Victor	Malaza	Indingilizi
Xenia	Malaza	Indingilizi
Cetshwayo	Ntuli	Indingillizi
Mavis	Chauke	Indingilizi
Dikeleli	Chabalala	Indingilizi
Tholakele	Temane
Frennie	Shivambu	Gallo images
Kgalalelo	`Tlhoaele				068 5842050
Joseph	Nkhumise	Steve Kekana Foundation			071 419 5743
Thulani	Mahlangu	Steve Kekana Foundation			082 081 2972
Bongane	Mkhatshwa	Breath of art			082 051 828
Thabo	Nkosi	Breath of Art			079 040 3702
Esau	Dlamini	Soweto TV
Sandile	Zikalala	Soweto TV
Dumsani	Mbatha	Soweto TV
IPELENG	MTWA	Ditshego Media			0115133244
Thuto	Ditshego	Ditshego media			0115133244
Zama	Mkhize	Gigi Lamaynes crew			072 496 1305
Tholakele	Temane	Indingilizi
Dikeledi	Ledwaba	Indingilizi
Lorraine	Mataboge	Magakwa Youth Developer
Joseph	Komani	Act café			067 794 8882
Mapule	Rafuthu	Makakwa Youth Dev
Masike	Lesego	Makakwa Youth Dev
Otshepeng	Mozima	Makakwa Youth Dev
Lebogang	Basiretsi	Makakwa Youth Dev
Boipelo	Dibopu	Makakwa Youth Dev
Mogomotsi	Seabelo	Makakwa Youth Dev
Lot	Modise	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tebogo	Mahaba	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tshegofatso	Mpete	Makakwa Youth Dev
Tshegofatso	Kgosinkwe	Makakwa Youth Dev
Victoria	Muelose	Makakwa Youth Dev
Kabelo	Mpete	Makakwa Youth Dev
Paris	Manalo	Makakwa Youth Dev
Stanley	Letebele	Makakwa Youth Dev
Vincent	Stephen	PRIDA ART
Lesego	Mogole	Prida Art

Reply:

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee indicated that there has been only one anniversary dinner in the past 10 years in 2014 that cost R631, 293.20

Reply:

(a). The R6 600 was applicable to the 2nd Wave of relief funding. Unsuccessful applicants get informed accordingly, however, there was subsequently a 3rd Wave relief funding cycle to which the same artists were not prohibited from applying.

(b). The Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme is focused on job creation opportunities as well as job retention as opposed to the individual requests that were applicable to the relief of R 6 600 of the second wave. Any artist’s formations and organisations were allowed, in accordance with the prescribed criteria, to apply for the (PESP)

(c). The 2nd Wave was administered through the NAC and BASA and each entity provided responses to the applicants and where there were enquiries for the R6 600, there was a contact person and details for BASA [email protected] and 066 314 3374 whilst at NAC it was [email protected]

Reply:

S.A. Basketball in its response indicated that:-

1)(a)(i) and (b) There were no Board Members suspended since 1 January 2016.

(ii) One staff member (National Administrator).

2) (a)(b)(ii) an amount of R78, 442, 29 was paid to the Administrator whilst on suspension.

Reply:

(a) and (b) The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee provided the following response;

Norton Rose Fulbright
31/03/2017	7,226,093.95	Matters relating to dismissed employees as well as to another staff CCMA matter.
31/03/2018	2,385,177.49
31/03/2019	2,738,045.79
31/03/2020	323,762.39
	12,673,079.62
TWB
31/03/2017	R1,036,194.93	Defending claims from athletes and dealing with Arbitration involving National Federations
31/03/2018	R655,686.76
31/03/2019	R2,862,178.05
31/03/2020	R693,300.55
	R5,247,360.29
Spoor * Fisher
31/03/2011	R27,319.30	Trade mark copyright matters as per IOC requirements
31/03/2012	R21,904.42
31/03/2013	R831,048.43
31/03/2014	R403,891.87
31/03/2015	R175,941.16
31/03/2016	R810,837.92
31/03/2017	R165,364.68
31/03/2018	R23,367.61
31/03/2019	R215,674.74
31/03/2020	R83,541.94
	R2,758,892.07

(c) and (d) SASCOC indicated that the organisation does not specifically budget for legal fees, as this is an unfunded mandate. Any legal fees incurred in normal operational and administrative matters are budgeted for within that specific cost centre.

Reply:

1. (a) The agreements with manufacturers contain a confidentiality clause which precludes the sharing of contract terms. This includes the price of the vaccines. We have approached manufacturers to highlight the transparency requirements as enshrined in our constitution for the purposes of oversight. We hope that our representation would allow the Department to be released from the non-disclsoure clauses of the agreement.

(b) the first phase of the programme involves healthcare workers and commenced on the 17 February 2021 while the second phase is scheduled to start on the 17 May 2021. The groups targeted in each phase may be vaccinated in subsequent phases hence nobody will excluded from vaccination.

2. Transport costs are dependent on the Incoterms contained in the contract. In these contracts the manufacturers will be responsible for transportation of vaccines to South Africa. Once in the country, the Department of Health is responsible for warehousing and distribution costs of vaccines.

END.

Reply:

1. Birth certificates are issued on the spot therefore the Department does not have a backlog on the issuing of birth certificates.

2. (a), (b)(i)(ii) and (c)

The Department is mandated to do civil registration only and Statistics SA (StatsSA) as well as the Department of Health are mandated to produce official vital statistics from the civil registration system and to register birth occurrences at health facilities respectively.

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Reply:

I have written to SASCOC impressing upon them their obligation to respond to questions posed by Members of Parliament and to respond on time. Still waiting for their response.

Reply:

(1) The total number of the officials of the department that were allocated to front offices, who are not on sick leave but are off work due to restrictions related to COVID-19 as at 11 March 2021 are 108.

(2) No, these officials all fall within the category of persons with one or more of the underlying commonly encountered chronic medical conditions that are not well controlled. Assigning such officials to manage queues may heighten exposure and place them at a higher risk of complications or death than other employees if infected with COVID 19, considering the environment and observation of physical distancing protocols in queues.

The Department however deploys other officials as well as Supervisors and Office Managers to assist with queue management. COVID-19 Compliance officers are appointed in writing to manage the queues as well as Immigration Officers who add to the capacity to manage the queues. Furthermore, strategies including utilisation of different channels have been developed by the Department to put measures in place to deal effectively with long queues in Home Affairs offices country wide. Officials are thereby deployed to health facilities, banks and mobile units to reduce long queues. Some offices are assisted by the municipalities with (Expanded Public Works Programme) EPWP staff to assist DHA in managing the queues.

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Reply:

The pollution of the Vaal River System is a consequence of poor maintenance of sanitation infrastructure by a number of municipalities located along the Vaal River including the Provinces of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Free State and North West. The Emfuleni Local Municipality (LM) contributes a significant amount to this pollution. The water and sanitation infrastructure challenges in the Emfuleni LM which the provincial and national government interventions are focusing upon are as follows:

a) Operations and Maintenance

b) Refurbishment

c) Upgrade

The Honourable Member will be aware that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) published its report titled “Final Report of the Gauteng Provincial Inquiry Into the Sewage Problem of the Vaal River” on 17 February 2021. Immediately thereafter we started consultations with the relevant stakeholders in accordance with the Water Services Act.

I have had meetings with my colleague, the Minister of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs, the Premier of Gauteng and the Gauteng MEC of COGTA as well as the Emfuleni Local Municipality to solicit inputs that will be incorporated into the intervention plan. 

A task team comprising senior officials of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Water and Sanitation Advisory Panels, NRRTT and other technical experts have been established to manage the implementation of the intervention plan.

I shall be approaching Cabinet to brief it on the SAHRC Report and to present the intervention plan for support and approval as soon as the necessary consultations are completed.

Reply:

(a)(b) (c) (i) (ii) and (iii) Breakdown is provided in the table below;

Federation Name	SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee	Department of Sports and Recreation	National Lottery	The Sport Trust	Other
	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
Athletics SA	-	-	-	2,000,000	2,000,000	7,800,000	14,260,400	9,111,600.
Basketball South Africa	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chess South Africa	-	-	-	1 800 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cricket South Africa	-	-	-	2 000 000	4 000 000	5 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jukskei South Africa	-	-	-	950 000	950 000	950 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Netball South Africa	-	-	-	3 800 000	4 000 000	7 833 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Softball South Africa	-	-	-	2 000 000	3 000 000	13 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Football Association	-	-	-	-	2 000 000	2 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Gymnastics Federation	-	-	-	2 000 000	2 000 000	2 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Hockey Association	-	-	93 272.94	12 840 000	4 000 000	4 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African National Amateur Boxing Organisation	-	-	-	1 200 000	1 200 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Rugby Union	359 425.43	109 865.70	197 087.47	3 000 000	6,000,000	5,000,000				130 000	40 000
South African Golf Association	-	-	-	1 200 000	1 200 000	1 200 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SA Sports Association for the Physically Disabled	-	-	-	1 200 000	1 200 000	1 200 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Table Tennis Board				2 000 000	2 000 000	2 000 000	5 500 000		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swimming South Africa	2 000 000	2 000 000	1 900 000	2 000 000	2 000 000	2 000 000		500 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Federation	SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Rand)	Department of Sports and Recreation (Rand)	National Lottery (Rand)	The Sport Trust (Rand)	Other (Rand)
	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
Tennis South Africa	-	-	-	2 199 000	2 000 000	3 500 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Volleyball South Africa	-	-	-	2 000 000	13 000 000	4 000 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bowls South Africa	-	-	-	500 000	750 000	525 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cycling South Africa	-	-	-	600 000	750 000	525 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Federation of Dance Sport South Africa	-	-	-	500 000	750 000	525 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Judo South Africa	-	-	-	700 000	850 000	595 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rowing South Africa	-	-	-	800 000	1 200 000	1 600 000	768 000		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SA Association for the Intellectually Impaired (SAAII)	-	-	-	750 000	750 000	525 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Baseball Union	-	-	-	550 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Deaf Sports Federation	795 000			750 000	750 000	525 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	257 500	150 000	694 000
South African Equestrian Council	-	-	-	-	550 000	385 000	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darts South Africa	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African National Archery Association	-	-	-	500 000	600 000	525 000	1 422 517	-	-	-	-	-	-	500 000	250 000
SA Shooting Sport Federation	-	-	-	550 000	600 000	420 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Sport Anglers & Casting Confederation	-	-	-	500 000	550 000	385 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Squash South Africa	-	-	-	600 000	650 000	455 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Transplant Sport Association	-	-	-	450 000	600 000	420 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Surfing South Africa	-	-	-	650 000	700 000	490 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Aero Club of South Africa	-	-	-	450 000	-	300 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Federation	SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Rand)	Department of Sports and Recreation (Rand)	National Lottery (Rand)	The Sport Trust (Rand)	Other (Rand)
	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18		2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
Badminton South Africa	-	-	-	500 000	550 000	330 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canoeing South Africa	6 357	88 420	8 990	600 000	650 000	890 000	-	-	250 000	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karate South Africa	-	-	-	550 000	600 000	360 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lifesaving South Africa	-	-	-	550 000	600 000	600 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Masters Sport South Africa	-	-	-	200 000	270 000	180 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Motorsport South Africa	-	-	-	550 000	600 000	360 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ringball Association of South Africa	-	-	-	450 000	500 000	300 000	-	-	400 000	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roller Sport South Africa	-	-	-	500 000	600 000	600 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Snow Sports South Africa	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Amateur Fencing Association	-	-	-	450 000	500 000	300 000	500 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Confederation of Cue Sport	-	-	-	450 000	780 000	918 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Figure Skating Association	-	-	-	450 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		339 290.	296 376.	350 160
S A Fitness Sport Aerobics Federation	-	-	-	450 000	500 000	300 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Handball Federation	-	-	-	700 000	-	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Ice Hockey Association	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Korfball Federation	-	-	-				-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Love Life	-	-	-	38 508 000	40 433 000	42 788 00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Federation Name	SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Rand)	Department of Sports and Recreation (Rand)	National Lottery (Rand)	The Sport Trust ( Rand)	Other (Rand)
	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18		2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2016/17	2017/18		2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
South African Orienteering Federation	-	-	-	300 000	-	240 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Powerlifting Federation	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Body Building Federation				200 000	550 000	390 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Sailing		120 143.00	238 170	450 000	500 000	300 000	137 395.00
South African Taekwondo Federation	-	-	-	200 000	450 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Tug-of War Federation	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Water Ski Federation	-	-	-	400 000	450 000	270 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Weightlifting Federation	-	-	-	500 000	600 000	360 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
South African Wrestling Federation	-	-	-	500 000	600 000	360 000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Triathlon South Africa	-	-	-	450 000	600 000	-	-	3 500 000	-	-	-
Underwater Sport South Africa	-	-	-	450 000	500 000	300 000	-		-	-	-
University Sport South Africa	-	-	-	600 000	700 000	420 000	-	2 000 000	-	-	-		967 951	1 950 408	942 143
Mountain Club of South Africa	-	-	-	400 000	400 000	400 000	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Sport for Social Change Network	-	-	-	1 100 000	1 610 000	4 200 000	-	-	-	-	-	10 000 000	-	-	-
Gary Kirsten Foundation	-	-	-	1 000 000		1 000 000	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-
Sport Coaches Outreach	-	-	-	8 000 000	12 244 000	8 500 000	50 000	-	-	-	-		-	-	-

Reply:

a) Tourvest Destination Management a division of Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd is the appointed authorised ticket reseller (ATR) for the 2020 Olympic Games.

b) Service providers apply directly for qualification to the IOC and enter directly with them as an ATR for the Olympic Games. The qualification criteria is managed by the IOC.

An ATR that has received clearance from the IOC then engages the NOC. In addition to Tourvest, SASCOC was also approached by Fly Now Travel Agency. Flynow eventually withdrew as an ATR for the 2020 Olympic Games. Tourvest has since been appointed.

b) Due to the qualification process, there was no tender put out by SASCOC. The IOC managed the process.

c) The value of the contract is based on the application by the ATR for tickets for onward selling.

This application is not guaranteed and the IOC reserves the right to allocate tickets on a country bases. ATR’s also have to provide a financial guarantee for any tickets allocated by the IOC. The value of the tickets applied for by Tourvest is R1m. This may change depending on the final allocation by the IOC.

Reply:

(1). Yes, the list has been attached with the above details as requested.

(2). (a). The NAC has committed itself to resolve the process speedily.

(b). the entity has been hard at work to conclude the contracting process and paying the beneficiaries.

(c)(d). All applicants that have been approved are notified and no pending decision for the outstanding applicants except to send them decline letter which will be finalised soon.

(3). The NAC consulted with the sector as follows:

• 23 February 2021, 5 March 2021, 12 March 2021, and on the 19 March 2021

4. (a)(b). The NAC Council took a decision to revise the guiding figures for stream and stream that saw the initial approved amount cut by over 56 per cent. Those that were affected by the decision challenged the decision that resulted in the sit in at the NAC.

The Department met with protesting artists and we are looking at various interventions to address the matter of the shortfall. We will make the necessary updates as we make progress on the matter.

Reply:

1. The Department has put in place mechanisms to eradicate any element of corruption during the vaccine roll-out through the implementation of policies and legislative framework governing the distribution of medicines

a) The National Department of Health (NDoH) has been guided by National Treasury in the procurement for services related to the warehousing and distribution of vaccines. An open bidding process was followed to contract appropriate service providers for the warehousing and distribution of vaccines. Being a specialized supply chain, service providers were required to meet specific criteria aligned to the requirements in the Medicines and Related Substances Act.

b) All vaccination sites will be required to meet specific criteria, aligned to the requirements in the Medicines and Related Substances Act as well as the Pharmacy Act. In addition, where private sector service providers are contracted, the relevant requirements in terms of the procurement policies of the NDoH will be followed.

2. (a) The NDoH conforms to its policy and delegations on procurement of goods and services. The selection of service provider in the Central Supplier Database (CSD) albeit being done manually, a criterion for selection is enforced through various filtering fields in the system i.e. per province, district, local municipality, town/ city-based and BEE status.

Officials that are involved in the procurement process are made to complete all necessary declaration forms for confidentiality and business interests. This enables officials to disclose upfront if they have people they know who may lead to the procurement process being compromised. Officials who are found to be linked to any business interests are recused from the procurement process. The Department further ensures that segregation of duties and authority levels within the department are adhered to. The NDOH provides transparency in the entire procurement cycle in order to promote fair and equitable treatment of potential suppliers.

The Department further maximizes transparency in competitive tendering process and takes precautionary measures to enhance integrity and ensure accountability for public funds expenditure. The Department also strives to ensure that procurement officials meet high professional standards in knowledge, skills and integrity and establish responsibility along with control mechanisms in order to avoid any corrupt activity.

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Reply:

Honourable Member there were no packages of personal protective equipment given to (i) councillors, (ii) government officials, (iii) National Rapid Response Task Team Members and (iv) Advisory Committee Members at the community outreach events.

 

Reply:

PHASE ONE

a) (i) R80 044 284,14 was paid to beneficiaries

(ii) 4166 (including 319 from Sport sector) received funding

PHASE TWO

(i) R 5 543 800 was paid to beneficiaries including the partnership between

DSAC/DSBD.

(ii) 4110 (including 88 from Sport sector) beneficiaries received funding.

PHASE THREE

c) (i) No beneficiaries have been paid yet in the third phase.

(ii). Still to be determined

Reply:

SASCOC indicated that the website is currently up to date. Further indicated that the organization went through a process of building a new website and it might have been during this transition phase from the old to the new that may have resulted in the website seemingly out of date

Reply:

In order to respond to this Question, information must be sourced from the provinces. The Department is still in the process of sourcing this information and as soon as all the information is received, the Minister will provide the response to the Question.

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Reply:

According to NAC:

(1)(a)(i). In 2019, the National Arts Council initiated a mentorship programme for specific approved beneficiaries. However, the programme did not proceed as there was no policy developed for it.

(ii) The mentorship was proposed for projects in marginalised and rural areas that needed support in implementing projects. The amount was meant to be 25% of identified projects’ allocation.

(b)(i) There was no procurement process followed as the programme did not continue.

(ii) There were no mentors nominated

(c)(i) None as the programme did not proceed, mentorship fees were not allocated.

(ii) Nothing is reflected as there were no payments done to mentors

(d) Ten (10)

(ii) The money is still in the NAC’s account

(2). The money remaining will be allocated to funding of bursaries and projects through an open call for funding.

Reply:

a) and b) The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee provided the following information;

The OPEX programme ended in November 2019 after the last World Championships. Below is a list of the athletes that benefited for the 2019 season, the athlete allocations were between R75000-00 to R300000-00 for a 10 month period. We have not had an OPEX programme operating in 2020.

OLYMPIC OPEX ALLOCATION 2019
Athlete Name	Sport
Wayde van Niekerk	Athletics
Caster Semenya	Athletics
Luvo Manyonga	Athletics
Akani Simbine	Athletics
Ruswahl Samaai	Athletics
Chad le Clos	Swimming
Ashleigh Pasio	Cycling
Henri Schoeman	Triathlon
Richard Murray	Triathlon
Kirsten Mcann	Rowing
Alan Hatherly	Cycling
John Smith	Rowing
Lawrence Brittain	Rowing
David Hunt	Rowing
Jake Green	Rowing
Tatjana Schoenmaker	Swimming
Mona Pretorius	Weightlifting
Sunette Viljoen	Athletics
Lebogang Shange	Athletics
PARALYMPIC OPEX ALLOCATION 2019
Athlete Name	Sport
Anrune Liebenberg	Para Athletics
Charl du Toit	Para Athletics
Dyan Buis	Para Athletics
Jonathan Ntutu	Para Athletics
Reinhardt Hamman	Para Athletics
Tyrone Pillay	Para Athletics
Zanele Situ	Para Athletics
Hilton Langenhoven	Para Athletics
Louzanne Coetzee	Para Athletics
Nompumelelo Mhlongo	Para Athletics
Union Sekailwe	Para Athletics
Hendri Herbst	Para Swimmig
Khothatso Montjane	Wheelchair Tennis
Lucas Sithole	Wheelchair Tennis
Liezel Gouws	Para Athletics
Ernst van Dyk	Para Athletics
Johanna Pretorius	Para Athletics
Pieter du Preez	Para Cycling
Christiaan Sadie	Para Swimming
Hendrik van der Merwe	Para Swimming
Gert van Heerden	Para Swimming
Theo Cogill	Para Table Tennis
Goldy Fuchs	Para Cycling

Reply:

1. The engagements with the medical schemes industry have been coordinated and managed by the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), which is the body mandated with oversight of the industry as per the provisions of the Medical Schemes Act (No. 131 of 1998). One of the core provisions of the Act is the need for all medical schemes to cover Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs), except for those that have applied and qualified for specific exemptions. By definition, PMBs are a set of predefined conditions which, anyone who is part of a medical scheme, no matter what benefit option they are on, can receive treatment for 270 hospital-based and 25 chronic conditions, and the price of these will be covered in full. The aim of PMB cover is to ensure that the wellbeing and health of South African medical scheme members is safeguarded, and that private healthcare is more affordable. PMBs also cover any kind of emergency treatment and include certain out-of-hospital treatments.

To ensure that the population is adequately covered for COVID-19, the CMS included it as part of the PMB conditions in May 2020. Additionally, COVID-19 vaccines were also included as a benefit in December 2020. These two inclusions were done in concurrence between the Minister of Health and the Council for Medical Schemes in line with the provisions of the Act. This essentially implies that each medical scheme is compelled to cover the full costs of testing, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of COVID-19 related conditions. This also includes covering all clinical adverse events as well as any complications that may arise because of being inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.

2. All medical schemes are legally obliged through the amendments that have been made to the PMB regulations to cover the full costs of any side effects that their members may experience due to having being inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.

3. There are several requirements when governments and or international entities engage with manufacturers and suppliers of vaccines globally. In the engagements that we have been having regarding access to and supply of COVID-19 vaccines, some of the core requirements include the need for countries to make (a) upfront payments for vaccines prior to receiving delivery of their orders; (b) compliance with all contractual confidentiality clauses for a period of up to 10 years; (c) the establishment of No-Fault Compensation systems to indemnify manufacturers from any adverse events that may occur as a result of administering the vaccines; (d) the demand for Ministers to sign contracts and not DGs; and (e) the change in delivery terms without negotiating with the purchasing country and no penalties to be imposed in instances where that occurs.

The National Department of Health is in full support of the no-fault compensation fund mentioned by the Finance Minister in his recent Budget Speech. To this effect, the Department has initiated a few actions to support the expedited establishment of the no-fault compensation fund. We are proposing the establishment of a National Immunisation Safety Committee (NISEC) to be chaired by a Retired Judge. The NISEC would be charged with determining causality in terms of the adverse events. It would be supported by an Adjudication Committee which will look into the severity of the injury suffered by the claiming party and also determine the appropriate level of compensation. An Appeals Committee will also be created to handle all appeals and an Administrator would be in place to manage all matters pertaining to records keeping, communication with claimants, processing and payment of claims and all other relevant administration matters. The administration could be under an entity similar to SASRIA. Standard operating procedures would be in place to follow clear steps that ensure appropriate adjudication of claims, and also providing opportunity for claimants to accept or reject the recommended compensation.

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Reply:

The table below outlines the total amount spent in the past five years (2015-2019) and the sporting codes that benefitted

Item	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Codes that benefited
i) Infrastructure	R24 488 888,72	R19 813 800,00	R8 680 520,26	R20 300 000,00	R8 696 310,00	Soccer, netball, tennis, volleyball, basketball, cricket, table tennis, tennis and general gym
ii) and (iii) Kit and equipment	R4 970 166,64	R680 100,00	R840 506,61	R648 976,50	R163 630,00	Various codes
iv) Programmes	R425 000,00	R350 000,00	R1 265 000,00	R550 150,00	R608 628,26	Soccer and cycling
TOTAL	R29 884 055,36	R20 843 900,00	R10 786 026,87	R21 499 126,50	R9 468 568,26

Reply:

a) The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) indicated that the organisation does not currently pay any amounts to any sponsorship consultants. SASCOC further indicated that;

i) During the period 23 August 2018 to 30 September 2019 SASCOC engaged the sponsorship services of Mr Qondisa Ngwenya.

(ii) The monthly retainer related to this sponsorship arrangement during this period was R45,000. (iii) The retainer was subsequently stopped with the sponsorship contract since being rescinded. (iv) There were no sponsorship raised during this period.

(b) The Sports Trust indicated that as a non-profit organisation, The Sports Trust does not employ or make use of the services of sponsorship agents/consultants to assist with the procurement of sponsorship properties. The in-house, full time employees approach corporates ongoing as part of our normal and daily operations

(c) Below is the a table with information Federations that responded;

Federation Name	(i) organisation pays any amounts to sponsorship consultants	(i) Name of consultants	(ii) total amount paid to each specified consultant each month	(ii) total amount paid to the consultant	(iv) the monetary value of the sponsorship that each consultant has secured since their appointment (s
South African Golf Association	Golf RSA (Women’s Golf South Africa and the South African Golf Association) does not have any contracts with any sponsorship consultants and as such have not paid any fees to consultants
Cycling South Africa	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African Baseball Union	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Surfing South Africa	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canoeing South Africa	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African Amateur Fencing Association	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African Ice Hockey Association	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African Powerlifting Federation	None	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reply:

The following information is as received from the Provincial Departments of Health.

1. (a) The overall percentage (%) rate for vacant posts in state hospitals in each province is 13%. The table below indicates the percentage (%) of vacant posts in Government Hospitals per Province as at end February 2021.

Province	% Vacant posts in Hospitals
Eastern Cape	13%
Free State	21%
Gauteng	11%
KwaZulu Natal	14%
Limpopo Province	7%
Mpumalanga	12%
North West	14%
Northern Cape	17%
Western Cape	15%
Overall Total	13%

2. The total number of Chief Executive Officers in acting positions is 64. The table below illustrates numbers per Province.

Total acting CEOs per Province
Province	Acting CEO's
Eastern Cape	14
Free State	6
Gauteng	10
KwaZulu Natal	-
Limpopo Province	11
Mpumalanga	7
North West	7
Northern Cape	7
Western Cape	2
Overall Total	64

The National Department of Health (NDoH) acknowledges the reported number of acting Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) as high. As a result, the Director-General has written letters to the Provincial Heads of Health Departments to prioritise the appointment of experienced eligible candidates permanently to the positions of CEOs at their earliest convenience to ensure stability and service delivery continuity in the affected Hospitals.

(2) A full report on the infrastructure upgrades of state hospitals in each province is herewith attached as Annexure 1.

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Reply:

1. Nature and purpose  of vents:

Honourable Member community outreach engagements are part of our work, each Member of Parliament is accountable to the public. These sessions are meant to raise awareness and afford us an opportunity to account directly to our communities. The Community Outreach drive is done in partnership with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to raise awareness on Informal Settlements Upgrading, Emergency Housing, and the COVID-19 pandemic and its implication on affected communities throughout the country.

 

 

 (b)       Full cost of the events:                         

Total Costs

R487 735.00

R431 710.00

R496 715.20

R272 005.00

R492 595.00

R199 105.00

 

(c)        Total number of persons in attendance, including the attendance register:

Based on a headcount by members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) and our Security Management, the number of community members gathered varied between 50 and 100.  The figures varied based on the number of people allowed as per the different Gazetted COVID-19 Lockdown Levels.

(d)       A copy of the report tabled at the Portfolio Committee has been attached.

(e) to (j) The information requested by the Honourable Member is available on the departmental website, and is public information. Further, alerts are sent out before events and media statements are issued afterwards. The Honourable Member is encouraged to join us to have first-hand information of the work we do. We also publicise our work, including events, in our Breaking New Ground (BNG) Journal.  

Reply:

(a). (i)(ii). Attached is the list of all towns and cities whose names have been changed since 1994.

(b). The timeframes for names standardisation vary from province to province but is estimated at nine months for each name. This estimated period includes the consultation period by the Provincial Geographical Names Committees, the sitting of the South African Geographical Names Council, and the gazetting of the names by the Government Printers.

(c) The costs for geographical names standardisation are budgeted for both at the provincial and national Departments responsible for Sport, Arts and Culture.

NO	NEW NAMNEW NAME	PREVIOUS NAME OR STATUS CHANGE.	PROVINCE	FEATURE	DATE GAZETTED
	Gqeberha	Change of name from Port Elizabeth	Eastern Cape	City	2021/02/22
	Kariega	Change of name from Uitenhage	Eastern Cape	City	2021/02/22
	Ntabozuko	Change of name from Berlin	Eastern Cape	Town	2021/02/22
	Nqanqarhu	Change of name from MaClear Town	Eastern Cape	Town	2021/02/22
	Makhanda	change of name from Grahamstown	Eastern Cape.	Town	2018/06/29
	eMthonjaneni	Change of name Melomoth	KZN	Town	2017/12/15
	Cacadu	Change of name from Lady Frere	Eastern Cape	Town	2016/02/09
	Komani	change of name from Queenstown	Eastern Cape	Town	2016/02/09
	Khowa	change of name from Elliot	Eastern Cape	Town	2016/02/09
	KwaBhaca	change of name from Mount Frere	Eastern Cape	Town	2016/02/09
	Dikeni	change of name from Alice	Eastern Cape	Town, Post Office and Railway Station	2016/06/17
	Qumrhra	correction of spelling from Komga	Eastern Cape	Town	2015/05/15
	Maletswai	Change of name from Aliwal North	Eastern Cape	Town	2015/09/11
	James Calata	Change of name from Jamestown	Eastern Cape	Town	2015/09/11
	Hlohlolwane	change of name from Clocolan	Free State	Town	2015/12/09
	Makhado	change of name from Louis Trichardt	Limpopo	Town	2014/11/25
	Nthorwane	change of name Greylingstad	Mpumalanga	Town	2013/03/28
	Thaba-Kgwali	change of name from Grootvlei	Mpumalanga	Town	2013/03/28
	Mbizana	Correction of spelling from Bhizana	Eastern Cape	Town, River and Post Office in the Mhlonto Municipality in the Eastern Cape	2013/08/08
	eMuziwezinto	correction of spelling from Mzinto	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2013/10/02
	Mamafubedu	change of name from Petrus Steyn	Free State	Town	2012/11/02
	Makhado	change of name from Louis Trichardt	Limpopo	Town	2011/10/14
	eMkhuze	correction of spelling from Mkuze	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2011/10/07
	Nokakgolo	new name	Free State	Town	2011/10/07
	eMdloti	correction of spelling from Town Umdloti	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2010/10/01
	eManzimtoti	correction of spelling Town from Amanzimtotl	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2010/10/01
	KwaKhangela	correction of spelling from Congella	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2010/10/01
	Tshwane	registration of a Town in Gauteng Municipal Council name as a geographical feature	Gauteng	City	2010/01/29
	eMkhondo	change of name from Town in Mpumalanga Piet Ritief	Mpumalanga	Town	2010/01/29
	eManzana eManzana (Change of name from A town in Badplaas in Mpumalanga 8adplaas)	Change of name from A town in Badplaas in Mpumalanga adplaas	Mpumalanga	Town	2009/09/18
	Bhisho	Correction of spelling from Bisho	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Boardwalk Meander	Registration of new settlement	Free State	Town	2006/07/27
	Centane	Correction of spelling from Kantane	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Dutywa	Correction of Spelling from Idutywa	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Early Dawn	Registration of new settlement	North West	Town	2006/07/27
	EMalahleni	Formerly Witbank	Mpumalanga	Town	2006/07/27
	Emshinini	Formerly Lydenburg	Mpumalanga	Town	2006/07/27
	Hammanskraal West	Registration of existing settlement	Free State	Town	2006/07/27
	Khumula Estate	Registration of new settlement	Mpumalanga	Town	2005/05/01
	KwaDukuza	change of name from Stanger	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2006/07/27
	Lakeside Estates	Registration of new settlement	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Malalane	correction of spelling from Malelane	Mpumalanga	Town	2006/07/27
	Midstream Estate	Correction of spelling	Gauteng	Town	2006/07/27
	Modjadjiskloof	Change of name from Duiwelskloof	Limpopo	Town	2006/07/27
	Mookgophong	Former Naboomspruit	Limpopo	Town	2006/07/27
	Mthatha	Correction of Spelling from Mtata	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Mvane	Correction of Spelling from Imvani	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Ngcobo	Correction of Spelling from Engcobo	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Ngqamakhwe	Correction of Spelling from Nqamakwe	Eastern Cape	Town	2006/07/27
	Orlando Ekhaya	Registration of existing settlement	Gauteng	Town	2006/06/30
	Wigwam	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2004/04/08
	Magobe Extension 1	Registration of existing settlement	Northern Cape	Town	2005/02/25
	Ntabankulu	Correction of Spelling from Tabankulu	Eastern Cape	Town	2005/02/25
	Pirintsho	Correction of Spelling from Pirintsu	Eastern Cape	Town	2005/07/01
	Riverside Township	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Town	2005/07/01
	Summerfields	Change of name from Crystal Park Ext 17	Gauteng	Town	2005/05/27
	Lethabong	Formerly Hartbeesfontein	North West	Town	2004/05/28
	Thembani	Registration of existing settlement	Eastern Cape	Town	2004/10/01
	Umhlanga Gateway	Not indicated on the gazette	KwaZulu-Natal	Town	2003/06/06
	Lephalale	Ellisras	Limpopo	Town	2002/05/01
	Modimolle	Formerly Nylstroom	Limpopo	Town	2002/05/01
	Bela-Bela	Change of name from Warmbaths	Limpopo	Town	2002/06/14
	Mogwadi	Dendron	Limpopo	Town	2002/10/01
	Mokopane	Formerly Potgietersrus	Limpopo	Town	2002/05/01
	Ormonde View	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Town	2002/11/08
	Musina	Formerly Messina	Limpopo	Town	2002/05/01
	Polokwane	Formerly Pietersburg	Limpopo	Town	2002/05/01
	Boardwalk Manor	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Residential Town	2001/04/09
	Boshoek	Registration of existing setllement	North West	Town	2001/04/09
	Isisekelo	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Town	2001/10/29
	N12 Highway Park	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Town	2001/02/16
	Ditshoka	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Freedom Park	Registration of new settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Reagile	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Nkaikela	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Mmaleupa	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Mantsie	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Kgosing	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Go-Nkwe	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Goedgevonden	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Ga-Seane	Registration of existing settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Freedom Park	Registration of new settlement	North West	Town	2001/11/16
	Chief A Luthuli Park	Registration of new settlement	Gauteng	Town	2000/09/22