Questions and Replies

23 March 2021 - NW374

Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)What are the conditions and the state of the kitchen at the Palm Ridge Alcohol and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Day Clinic in Gauteng; (2) whether the staff at the clinic have been paid their full salaries and timeously in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020; if not, why not; if so, what (i) are the relevant details and (ii) months in 2020 were the tranches disbursed on time?

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Reply:

1. The kitchen of SANCA EG currently have no food and medication for detoxification. The staff alternate to assist with admissions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Referrals are done to other Clinics for clients where services cannot be rendered. The Clinic do provide porridge from donations received.

2. (a) The staff a SANCA Eastern Gauteng: Palmridge Clinic were paid their salaries in full, however temporary staff employed for a certain period were paid accordingly. The permanently employed staff were paid on time. However the when Quarterly tranches were delayed and paid in June 2019 and December 2020 respectively, Staff salaries were delayed however was backdated and paid accordingly. This was verified through bank statements and quarterly expenditure reports submitted to the Department by the NPO as part of its compliance documents.

(b) (i) During 2020 financial year, all permanent staff were paid their salaries on time except for salaries of July 2020 which was paid in August 2020. Salaries for October and November 2020 were paid in December 2020 as the NPO only received their tranche on the 07th December 2020. This was verified through bank statements and quarterly expenditure reports submitted to the Department by the NPO as part of its compliance documents.

(b) (ii) The following amounts and dates indicate how funds were disbursed to SANCA EG:

Date	Amount
18 May 2020	R 1 960 388
05 August 2020	R 1 960 337
07 December 2020	R 1 960 337

Attached is the annexure indicating staff salaries and payments for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years

National Assembly Written Reply: 374 of 2021

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23 March 2021 - NW376

Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development

What (a) is the total number of children who are living with disabilities in each town in (i) Hantam and (ii) Karoo-Hoogland Municipalities and (b) kind of disabilities are the children living with mostly in Calvinia?

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Reply:

The Department renders, as one of the programmes, services to Parents and Children with severe and profound Intellectual disabilities accessing Day-care centres (Partial care services). We work in a co-ordinated manner with provinces in ensuring the mobilisation of Parents and identification of children with disabilities. Whilst the information provided in response to this parliamentary question was sourced from the DSD disability programme and SASSA, the DSD programme is hard at work with the identification and mobilizing parents to ensure an updated database.

The shared information is the consolidated data inputs from DSD disability programme and the SASSA Provincial office.:

a) Total number of children with disabilities:

NO	MUNICIPALITY	LOCAL OFFICE AREA	NUMBER
(i)	Hantam	Calvinia	18
		Brandvlei	12
		Niewoudtville and Louriesfontein	16
TOTAL			46

(ii)	Karoo Hoogland	Williston	20
		Frazerburg and Sutherland	19
TOTAL			39
GRAND TOTAL			85

b) Types of disabilities in identified children in the Calvinia Area:

8 Physical Disabilities

2 Cerebral Palsy

2 Multiple disabilities

6 Intellectual Disability

Total: 18

National Assembly Written Reply: 376 of 2021

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23 March 2021 - NW498

Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)With reference to the Early Childhood Development-Employment Stimulus Relief Fund (ECD-ESRF), (a) what are the reasons that the ECD Covid-19 relief package decreased significantly from R1,3 billion announced in July 2020 to R588.8 million announced in November 2020 to R496 million announced in February 2021; (2) whether these funds were not ring-fenced for the ECD sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) (a) what amount of funding did each provincial social development department receive and (b) how were these amounts determined?

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Reply:

(1) (a) The initial indication of R1,3 billion announced in July 2020 was subsequently revised based on the outcome of the assessment of the bid process through the National Treasury. The department received an amount of R588 728 000 from National Treasury. This included an amount of R380 million is allocated for unemployment risk support that will benefit 83 333 existing ECD related workers; R116 million allocated for the support of 25 500 compliance support officers, who are existing staff members at early childhood development programmes that will play a compliance support role within their ECD programmes; R16.5 million for registration support officers who will assist in scaling up registration and R76 million to sustain 1 809 social workers who have been appointed on contract. The R496 million is the total allocated to provide 108 833 ECD workers with income support through existing ECD services (unemployment risk support and compliance support officers).

(2) These funds were ring-fenced for the ECD sector under ECD Conditional Grant.

(3) (a) The Presidential Employment Initiative

funds are allocated as follows:

Eastern Cape: R60 million
Free State: R39 million
Gauteng: R78 million
KwaZulu-Natal: R90 million
Limpopo: R58 million
Mpumalanga: R42 million
Northern Cape: R42 million
North West: R34 million
Western Cape: R53 million

(b) In the absence of workforce data in the ECD sector, the department used the children’s population and the current formula for ECD conditional grant to determine allocations per province which were just the estimates.

National Assembly Written Reply: 498 of 2021

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23 March 2021 - NW474

Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)Whether the post of Senior Manager: Human Resource Capital in the SA Social Security Agency is vacant, if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for how long has the post remained vacant; (2) whether the specified post is a critical position for her department; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) are the reasons that it has not been filled?

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Reply:

1.The post of Senior Manager: Human Resource Capital does not exist on the approved structure of SA Social Security Agency, however there is a vacant post of Senior Manager: Human Operations Management which has been vacant since 01 July 2019.

2. The post is critical, however due to CoE budget cut during the 2020/2021 financial year, the post could not be prioritised for filling. The post of Senior Manager: Labour Relations was prioritised due to a need to promote and ensure sound working relations, manage the collective bargaining processes and facilitate labour relations, dispute resolutions in cases of grievances and discipline. The post was filled with effect from 04 January 2021

National Assembly Written Reply: 474 of 2021

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23 March 2021 - NW303

Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)What (a) is the total number of towns that do not have a physical SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) access point or office in the Northern Cape and (b) will she furnish Mrs G Opperman with a list of the specified towns; (2) what are the reasons that Loeriesfontein in the Hantam Local Municipality does not have a SASSA office despite many beneficiaries living there?

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Reply:

1(a) currently, there are Seven (7) towns that do not have a physical SASSA access point or office in the Northern Cape.

(b) These are Okiep, Concordia, Nababeep, Carolusberg, Matjieskloof, Fonteintjie and Kleinzee

2. Loeriesfontein is a small town with a population of 2 744 people (Census 2011) and 855 social grant beneficiaries. The town is serviced by the Niewoudtville SASSA Local office staff who visit the area on a weekly basis. On average, 10 -15 people visit the SASSA office per week therefore the weekly visits by the Niewoudtville local office staff is sufficient to take care of the needs of the people of Loeriesfontein.

23 March 2021 - NW371

Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

What is the total number of compliance monitors who have been appointed to monitor the norms and standards of COVID-19 compliance in the facilities managed by her department?

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Reply:

The department has not appointed any compliance monitors to monitor the norms and standards of COVID-19 compliance in the facilities managed by her department. Monitoring of compliance to norms and standards of COVID 19 is an added responsibility to the current existing personnel. In some cases the established structures are used to monitor compliance of norms and standards for COVID 19, for example in facilities that provide services to victims of Gender Based Violence. These facilities utilises established Task Teams across nine provinces to monitor compliance with norms and standards for COVID 19.

National Assembly Written Reply: 371 of 2021

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23 March 2021 - NW304

Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development

What (a) is the monthly amount of (i) petrol and (ii) vehicle maintenance for the visits of the departmental official to Loeriesfontein, (b) is the number of times that the SA Social Security Agency official, who handles grant applications, visit Loeriesfontein in each month, (c) is the ratio for an official to grant beneficiaries for Loeriesfontein and (d) number of beneficiaries are helped on a daily basis or during each visit?

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Reply:

a) The average monthly amount for petrol is

(i) R4 366.00

(ii) Maintenance is performed annually at an average cost of R7 000 if the vehicle is out of warranty.

b) The officials of Nieuwoudtville Local office visit the Loeriesfontein Service point on a weekly basis. More frequent visits are provided as informed by the number of people who need SASSA services.

c) The ratio is 1: 24 grant applications per day per single staff member

d) The average number of applications per day is between 10 and 15. This may increase to 40 on days when medical assessments are done for the disability related grants.

23 March 2021 - NW372

Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development

What is the total number of SA Social Security Agency (a) grant pay points and (b) open space pay points that are currently in operation?

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Reply:

Currently, all social grant beneficiaries receive their social grants payments in their bank accounts, thus are able to transact electronically (including the withdrawal of funds) at any ATM or retail store with a point of sale device. Through the contract with the South African Post Office, additional access channels have been made available for beneficiaries who have a SASSA/SAPO card. These include post offices and mobile cash pay points.

(a) In addition to the transaction points in the National Payment System (NPS), SAPO also provides an additional 1 611 mobile pay points, and all SAPO branches in communities where the NPS access is limited.

(b) 713 of the 1 611 mobile cash pay points operate in open spaces, as indicated in the table below:

BREAKDOWN OF CASH PAY POINTS PER REGION

REGION	NUMBER OF MOBILE CASH PAY POINTS	NUMBER OF OPEN POINTS
Eastern Cape	507	292
Free State	36	8
Gauteng	9	0
KwaZulu-Natal	334	192
Limpopo	482	203
Mpumalanga	60	14
Northern Cape	27	0
North West	143	4
Western Cape	13	0
TOTAL	1 611	713

23 March 2021 - NW86

van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development

(1)With regard to the tender that has been awarded to a company in order to boost capacity to the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) National Call Centre as well as the communications Company to render support to SASSA, what is the (a) name of the company that was awarded the communications tender and (b) cost of the tender, (2) whether the communications tender was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) was due process followed in awarding the tender; (3) what is the (a) name of the company that was awarded the call centre tender and (b) cost of the tender; (4) whether the call centre tender was advertised; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date and (b) was due process followed in awarding the tender; (5) (a) what number of (i) call centre agents are manning the national SASSA call centre, (ii) employees are employed at each provincial call centre and (b) on average, how long does it take for them to answer a call?

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Reply:

1. (a) The company that has been appointed to assist SASSA with the call centre is Altron TMT trading as Bytes People Solutions.

(b) The cost of the tender for a 6 month period is R29 497 500 (VAT inclusive).

2. The communications tender was not advertised but followed a closed bid process. SASSA participated in GCIS RFB 005 2017/2018 and appointed a service provider from the GCIS approved panel of agencies.

a) As indicated above, the tender did not follow an open tender process, but a request for quotations, following a closed bid process, was sent to service providers listed on the GCIS Panel of Agencies on 21 July 2020.

b) Due process was followed in awarding the tender. A request for approval to deviate from a competitive bidding process was submitted to the SASSA Bid Adjudication Committee, where support was obtained. The request was then submitted to National treasury for approval prior to the process being implemented, in accordance with recognised supply chain processes. Approval was granted. The specifications for the service required as well as the bid evaluation process followed approved processes.

3. (a) As indicated under point 1, the company appointed for the call centre is Altron TMT T/A Bytes People Solutions.

(b) The cost of the tender is R29 497 500 (VAT inclusive)

4. The call centre tender was advertised.

a) The tender was advertised on 28 August 2020.

b) Due process was followed in awarding the tender. The tender was advertised, allowing for an open and transparent process. An appointed Bid Evaluation Committee undertook the evaluation of all bids received, the results of which was presented to the Bid Adjudication Committee (BAC). On recommendation of the BAC, the appointment of the recommended company was approved by the Chief Executive Officer, and the award letter signed. The company then accepted the award.

(a) (i) The number of call centre agents in the national SASSA call centre is 30. This includes 9 back office call centre agents who are responsible for the management of all enquiries which come in through email as well as the more challenging enquiries; and 21 front office agents who are directly responsible for manning the telephone lines. This capacity is now supplemented by an additional 300 call centre agents provided by the contracted company, Altron Bytes People Solutions.

(ii) The provision of support in the respective regions is not through regional call centres, but rather help desks, which are manned by SASSA staff members. The number of staff per region is indicated below:

Eastern Cape 4

Free State 5

Gauteng 2 with 5 EPWPs

KwaZulu-Natal 6

Limpopo 4

Mpumalanga 1 with 2 part time staff

Northern Cape 3 and 1 intern

North West 5

Western Cape 3 interns

c) The international standard for responding to calls is that 80% of calls will be responded to within 20 seconds. SASSA does not achieve this standard.

Currently, once a call is accepted in the national call centre, the average time to respond is 5 minutes. However, this does not take into account the time it takes for a call to be accepted, which can be much longer than this. It is a concern that only approximately 35% of the calls made to the call centre are answered. It is this challenge that is being addressed with the contracting of the service provider, to ensure that all calls made to the 0800 60 10 11 number are responded to.

National Assembly Written Reply: 86 of 2021

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21 March 2021 - NW399

van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development

In light of the fact that many SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant recipients are still experiencing numerous problems with unauthorised deductions from their grants, and in view of the fact that when the gold SASSA cards were introduced grant recipients were told that the cards are totally safe and cannot be duplicated, what (a) measures does the department intend to put in place to resolve the ongoing problem of illegal deductions from grant recipients, (b) total number of SASSA officials have been prosecuted for their involvement in fraud over the past 12 months and (c) total amount has SASSA lost due to fraud during the past 12 months?

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Reply:

a) The introduction of the SASSA/SAPO card has addressed the issue of unauthorised deductions. Unauthorised stop orders or debit orders are not allowed off the SASSA/SAPO card account. The only deductions which are allowed off social grants are premiums for funeral policies, in accordance with Regulation 26A to the Social Assistance Act.

These deductions are managed by SASSA, before the social grant is paid, and are only effected with the consent of the beneficiary. The system is secure, and it is very unlikely that any unauthorised or illegal deductions are occurring; however, should this be the case, details can be forwarded to SASSA for further investigation.

In instances where social grant beneficiaries elected to receive the social grant into their personal bank accounts, they are able to authorise deductions and stop orders; and cancel these if needed, with their bank.

It is possible that abuse of deductions may occur in this commercial banking space. However, SASSA does not have any control over accounts held with commercial banks. Should a beneficiary have challenges with their bank, they can choose to have their grant paid via the SASSA/ SAPO payment system, which does not allow for deductions.

b) To date, 17 SASSA staff have been prosecuted for their involvement in fraud over the past 12 months.

c) The total amount that is attributed to fraud during the last 12 months from February 2020 to January 2021 is reported to be R17,279,523.95.

This amount mainly consists of money lost through SASSA cards that were fraudulently re-issued within the South African Post Office environment. This loss is covered SAPO which is responsible for the reimbursement of social grant beneficiaries who have been negatively affected by these fraudulent transactions.

19 March 2021 - NW650

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

NATIONAL ASSEMBL1. (a). How long has the Bertram House been closed, (b) what are the reasons for the closure and (c) on what date will it reopen; 2. on what date will the marks on the Koopmans De Wet House indicating water leaks since October 2020 be attended to; 3. whether there has been proper inspection to see if there are indeed leaks; if not, why not; if so, (a) who conducted the inspection and (b) on what date? QUESTION NO. 650-2021 FOR WRITTEN REPLY INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.06- 2021: Date of publication – 05 March 2021 “Mrs V van Dyk (DA): to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture” (a). How long has the Bertram House been closed, (b) what are the reasons for the closure and (c) on what date will it reopen; on what date will the marks on the Koopmans De Wet House indicating water leaks since October 2020 be attended to; whether there has been proper inspection to see if there are indeed leaks; if not, why not; if so, (a) who conducted the inspection and (b) on what date? NW768E REPLY: (1).(a). Iziko Bertram House (IBH) has been closed since August 2015. (b). The closure was as a result of a health and safety hazard, where part of a ceiling dislodged making it unsafe for the public and staff. (c). It is scheduled to reopen Iziko Bertram House in April 2021. (2). The marks on the wall is as a result of a roof leak. In terms of the DPWI Guidelines for Day to Day Maintenance paragraph 5.2; repair work to roofs and waterproofing must be attended to by the DPWI. The DPWI conducted inspections and scheduled a Contractor for week of 15 March 2021 to attend to the leak. (3)(a). An inspection was conducted by Architects with heritage expertise. (b). On 7 and 21 October 2020 the Iziko Security Health and Safety Officer conducted the inspection and the Architects conducted inspections on 12 and 13 November 2020.

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Reply:

(1).(a). Iziko Bertram House (IBH) has been closed since August 2015.

(b). The closure was as a result of a health and safety hazard, where part of a ceiling dislodged making it unsafe for the public and staff.

(c). It is scheduled to reopen Iziko Bertram House in April 2021.

(2). The marks on the wall is as a result of a roof leak. In terms of the DPWI Guidelines for Day to Day Maintenance paragraph 5.2; repair work to roofs and waterproofing must be attended to by the DPWI. The DPWI conducted inspections and scheduled a Contractor for week of 15 March 2021 to attend to the leak.

(3)(a). An inspection was conducted by Architects with heritage expertise.

(b). On 7 and 21 October 2020 the Iziko Security Health and Safety Officer conducted the inspection and the Architects conducted inspections on 12 and 13 November 2020.

19 March 2021 - NW683

Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any entity reporting to her makes use of private security firms; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the (i) name of each firm, (ii) purpose, (iii) value and (iv) duration of each specified contract?

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Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

a) I have been informed by the Department that:

The DPWI has contracted the following security service providers to safe-guard vacant properties as well as occupied office buildings:

(a)(i) Name of the contracted security service provider	(a) (ii) Purpose of the service: Physical Security Guarding Services & access control	(a)(iii) (Value of contract	(a)(iv) Duration of contract
Sedima Security & Cleaning Services	251 AVN Building	R496 800.00	04 months
1st Respond Security	25 Soutpansberg	R492 000.00	06 months
Maahlo Protection Service	261 D F Malan Drive	R359 993.70	06 Months
Blueprint Associates	1025 Kruger Avenue	R367 999.97	06 Months
Siyaqhuba Business Trading	Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) – Lotus Gardens	R496 800.00	06 Months
Motheo Mateane Trading	Thabatshwane Golf Course Sewage	R498 900.00	06 Months
Phikama M Projects	Toitskraal Sewerage	R498 499.20	06 Months
Gesmeg Trading	31 Fiddures Bronkospruit	R355 200.00	06 Months
Simaledi Holding	600 Church	R359 973.00	06 Months
Botladaka Cleaning & Security	Salvokop Land	R496 998.00	06 Months
Securi24 Investments	Thaba Tshwane Sewerage Plant	R498 209.94	06 Months
Great Minds Network	94 Tom Jenkins Drive	R340 860.00	06 Months
Mkhontubomvu Projects Services	70 Paul Kruger Street	R378 000.00	06 Months
Mochide Trading & Projects	Vlakplaas	R495 000.00	06 Months
Heaviest Trading & Projects	127 Magarita Street	R369 000.00	06 Months
Ianjus & Trading Projects	287 Albert Street	R349 140.00	06 Months
Good Purpose Construction	205 Sterlizia Street	R356 400.00	06 Months
Heaviest Trading	SAPS Bonaccord Road	R496 000.00	06 Months
Salane Trading	Radio Uitkyk	R490 800.00	06 Months
Kingslead Security Services	38 Church Street	R352 800.00	06months
Mupowashu Environmental Consultants	No 9 Bryntirion	R353 400.00	06 Months
Wakanda Consultant	Wallmansdall Sewage Plant	R498 630.00	06 Months
Security 24 Investments	Telkom Towers A	R497 900.00	01 Month
Good work Security	237 Carina Street	R353 280.00	06 Months
Dikgabo Dikopane Trading	Union Building	R499 000.00	02 Months
NSSD Security	386 Bosman Street	R358 524.00	06 Months
Mpetha Investment	39 ARC Riet Fontein	R482 400.00	06 Months
Sakhowethu Security	159 Church Street PWH	R497 000.00	02 Months
Simaledi Holdings	326 Magalies Kruin	R350 154.72	06 Months
Selane Security	Zonderwater Waste Treatment	R494 730.00	06 Months
Kharitende Business Trading & Projects	125 Pretorius Street	R497 750.00	06 Months
Khabs Security Services	270 Delphinus	R342 000.00	06 Months
Mafelelong Security	1016 Kruger Avenue	R364 320.00	06 Months
Ebenezer Security	115 Minaar Street	R498 525.00	06 Months
Cardura Trading Enterprise	692 Bodel Street	R360 180.00	06 Months
Khakhakha Trading & projects	18 Rooth Street	R357 000.00	06 Months
Forwex Services	54 Kordaat Street, Die Wilge Pretoria	R364 999.92	06 Months
Silver Trading (PTY) LTD	213 Matroesburg Street	R364 800.00	06 Months
Xileketsi Construction & Projects	322 Rigel street Waterkloof	R358 296.66	06 Months
Ebukhosini TP Security	12 Anselia street	R351 600.00	06 Months
GJJ Construction & Projects	590 Madiba street	R495 396.00	06 Months
Mmetla Group	375 Lawley street	R359 999.76	06 Months
Touhg Security Services	05 Adina street	R346 800.00	06 Months
Umusa Security & Cleaning Services	421 Ulundi street	R348 000.00	06 Months
Emanzini Construction & projects	600 Church	R392 260.00	06 Months
Great Minds Network	94 Tom Jenkins Drive	R340 860.00	06 Months
No turning Back Security	18 Rooth Street	R357 000.00	06 Months
SNK Security	598 Bombani Street	R360 318.00	06 Months
Step Up Business Solutions	157 Stapelia Waterkloof	R355 500.00	06 Months
Senior Quality Protection & Projects	Custom house Cape Town Regional Office	R360 020. 96	2 months
Senior Quality Protection & Projects	Parliamentary Towers	R255 793. 20	3 months
Vhakula Trading & Project (Pty) Ltd	Nieuwemeester Parking	R240 070.99	3 months
BC Security Solutions	Hope Street Parking	R398 136.12	6 months
Striving Mind Trading 519cc	Fernwood Recreational Centre	R414 111. 30	6 months
Striving Mind Trading 519 cc	St. Helena Bay building	R398 773.84	6 months
Mokato Security	Pepper Bay Saldahna Building	R272 624.82	3 months
Senior Quality Protection & Projects	Oudtshoorn Workshop	R405 041.86	6 months
BC Security Solutions	21 Almain Road vacant house	R497 206.72	6 months
Mokato Security	Farm 352, Jonkershoek	R219 530.06	3 months
BC Security Solutions	Dennehof Resort vacant houses and Buildings	R399 319 .51	6 months
Maile Consulting	Kimberley Regional Office building and Workshop	R9 051 478.64	3 years
Vhakula Trading & Projects	Vacant house at 3 Hoof Street, Ritchie, Kimberley	R431 050.04	12 months
Vuyani & Monwabisi Investments	Vacant house at 12 King Street, Springbok	R452 602.53	12 months
Sputulwana Trading and Projects	Vacant house at 8 Kemp Street, Hartswater	R337 343.00	10 months
Tugela Risk Management	Vacant house at 60 Vlamboom Street, Kathu	R404 934.85	12 months
Onalenna Security	Water Treatment Plant, Louisvale; Upington	R443 981 .54	12 months
Amathuba Security and Cleaning Services	Vacant house at 31 Rossouw Street, De Aar	R374 826.12	12 months
Mzansi Protection	Alberton Police Station	R 220,000.00	3 months
Izwelethu Protection Services	No 19 Duplessis Avenue: Kempton Park, vacant house	R 423,200.00	08 Months
D Emandleni	No 126 Boeing Road: Bedfordview, vacant house	R 423,200.00	08 Months
Prosisec Security Group	No 79 Hendrik boom & Dromedaries, vacant house	R 378,000.00	08 Months
Tshapuks Trading	No 257 Cumberland Road: Kensington, vacant house	R 420,243.26	08 Months
Ianjus Trading &Projects	No 112 Commissioner Street: Boksburg, vacant house	R 435,597.28	08 Months
Dibakoane Security Services	No 55 Jordan Street: Heidelberg, vacant house	R 485,346.64	08 Months
Vhakula Trading & Projects	No 249 Cumberland Road: Kensington, vacant house	R 339,072.16	08 Months
OKS Investment	No 05 Birch Road Petit :Benoni , vacant house	R 386,860.00	08 Months
Kabela Trading	No 21 Unie Street:Heidelberg, vacant house	R 387,615.04	08 Months
MMNT SECURITY SERVICES	No 18 Van Riebeck: Alberton, vacant house	R 396,070.70	08 Months
Svoboda Security Services	No 48 Aida Street: Cyrildine, vacant house	R 495,789.47	08 Months
Bongiza Security Services	No 38 Best Street: Sophiatown, vacant house	R 430,790.00	08 Months
Matlharani Security Trading	Maraisburg Single Quarters	R 404,800.00	08 Months
Arise and Shine	No 15 Market Street: JHBC, vacant house	R 476,323.51	08 Months
Prosisec SECURITY SERVICES	No 42 Alida Street: De Deur, vacant house	R 368,000.00	08 Months
Kukanya Security Services	No 91 Main & Steyn Street: RANDFONTEIN, vacant house	R 432,759.04	08 Months
Sbu & Sbo Security Services	No 37 Frederick Street: Observatory, vacant house	R 476,470.71	08 Months
Victra Group of Companies	No 23 Wittenberg Street: Florida, vacant house	R 411,524.83	08 Months
Bongiza Security Services	No 54 Daniel Street: Debonair Park, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
PATKEY	No 78 Dave Street: Westonaria, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
Tolo Security Services	FAMILY COURT:JHBC	R 160,000.00	2 months
PATKEY	No 3 & 5 END STREET	R 160,000.00	2 months
Mushoma Security Services	ELSBURG Police Station	R 160,000.00	2 months
Tshaphuks Security	No 223 Berrymead: Ridgeway, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
MMNT Security Services	No 46 ALIDA STREET :DE DEUR, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
Dibakoane Diomonds Trading	Cnr Juta & Rissik street :JHBC,vacant building	R 160,000.00	2 months
Jugephaphi Construction	CNR Webber & Power Street: GERMISTON, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
Lungelo Protection Services	No 08 Helio Street: Naturena, vacant house	R 160,000.00	2 months
KMT Security and Events Management	Safe-guarding and access control of 2 Polokwane Regional Office Buildings	R5 600 000.00	24 months
Livhu na Mashudu Security Services	Safe-guarding and access control of Kareebase workshop	R483 540. 00	12 months
Uncommon Favour Consulting and Trading	Safe-guarding and access control of Bloemfontein Regional Office Building	R6 498 083.52	36 months
Uncommon Favour Consulting and Trading	Safe-guarding and access control of Bloemfontein Nursery	R3 190 200. 12	36 months
VMR Trading Enterprise Pty	Safe-guarding and access control of Bloemfontein Regional workshop	R3 060 000.00	36 months
Senzwa Security Services	Safe-guarding of property at 45 Don Thompson Drive, Fortgale, Mthatha	R267 293.52	06 months
Mpompo Security	Safe-guarding and access control of Mthatha Regional Office Building	R134 100.00	03 months
Nomandla Security Services 247 cc	Safe-guarding and access control of Durban Regional Office main Building and workshop	R11 176 344.00	36 months
Landa Agricultural & Construction	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 7 Hooper lane, Yellow wood Park	R370 715 .52	12 months
Maphuphu Security	Safe-guarding of DPWI owned vacant house, Weenen House, Retief Street	R222 650.04	12 months
Maphuphu Security	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 25 Carlton road, Ladysmith	R309 027. 96	12 months
The Greater 77	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 33 Marshall street, Pietermaritzburg	R278 400.00	12 months
Siyanqoba Security	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 9 Golf street house, Ladysmith	R300 164.76	12 months
Manciza Civil Contractor	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at Melmoth	R348 462.96	12 months
Echle Security	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 45 Bell street, Howick	R261 692.40	12 months
Echle Security	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house at 238 Pine street, PMB	R276 739.68	12 months
Silver Solutions Security	Safe-guarding the cancelled SAPS tender construction site in Queenswood	R96 267.90	01 month
Silver Solutions Security	Safe-guarding of protected site (Greydel Farm Forest Area)	R1 991 747.00	04 months
Silver Solution Security	Safe-guarding and access control of PE Regional Office Satellite Office in East London	R32 089.30	01 month
Msitwa Security	Safe-guarding and access control of PE Regional Office Building and the workshop	R993 200.00	04 months
HM Security &Armed Response	Safe-guarding and access control of Nelspruit Regional Office Building	R 1 958 400.00	12 months
Xilota Projects & Security	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned sawmill in Sabie, Mpumalanga	R1 833 468.00	12 months
Prosper 74 Trading & Projects	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house in Ermelo	R450 000.00	12 months
Sky Rocket Trading PTY (LTD)	Safe-guarding of vacant DPWI owned house in Bethal	R330 000.00	12 months
Makgobistad Security	Securing Old Labour Office Accommodation in Klerksdorp	R157 300.00	Two months
Kakapi Mushi Trading	Securing Lehurutshe DHA Old Building	R153 065.00	Two months
Best Enough Security	Securing Vrybug State House	R408 000.00	6 Months
Dibereki Trading	Securing Vrybug State House	R156 000.00	Two months
Dibereki Trading	Securing Vrybug State House	R156 000.00	Two months
Briliance Security	Securing Lichtenburg State House	R432 000.00	6 Months
BLTN Group	Securing State House in Mafikeng	R159 720.00	2 Months
Legend Security	Securing State house at 29 Gordon Street, Mafikeng	R158 139.46	2 Months
Sinike Trading	Securing State House in Mafikeng	R157 904.00	2 Months
Minatlou security	Securing State House in Mogwase	R158 026.00	Two Months
Androm Security	Securing State House in Schweizereneke	R154 880.00	Two Months
Sinike security	Securing State House in Wolmaranstad	R158 000.00	Two Months
Best For All Security	Securing State House in Brits	R158 752.00	Two Months
Best Enough Security	Rendering of Security Services at PC pelser Klersdorp	R1 416 000.00	24 Months
Makgobistatd	Renedering of Security Services at Mmabatho R/O Dada Motors Building	R178 000.00	Two Months
Red Neo Security	Renedering of Security Services at Mmabatho R/O 810 Albert Luthuli, Unit 3 Building	R240 000.00	Two Months

(b) Response in respect of Entities:

Agrément South Africa

Agrément South Africa does not make use of any private security company. The entity’s security is covered as part of the lease agreement with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The CSIR-appointed Security Company on the Campus where the entity is accommodated, services the tenants as well.

Council for the Built Environment

The Council for the Built Environment does not have contracts with private security firms.

1. Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

The CIDB (b) makes use of private security firms, as follows:

	i) Name of each firm	ii) Purpose	iii) Value	iv) Duration
1	MAHLATJI MMETJI CLEANING AND SECURITY	Physical guarding	R440 334,67	6 months
2	RESTOCOM	Physical guarding	R499 500,00	6 months
3	DONALD MOGALE HOLDINGS	Physical guarding	R510 278,36	6 months

2. Independent Development Trust (IDT)

Yes, the IDT makes use of private security firms, as follows:

	i) Name of each firm	ii) Purpose	iii) Value	iv) Duration
1	At its National Office, the IDT makes use of the services of Madiali Security and Projects CC	Provision of security services to primarily protect office assets and employees.	R531 780.74	Thirteen (13) and half months (15 days).
2	Limpopo regional office, the IDT makes use of the services of Mokato Security	Provision of security services to primarily protect office assets and employees.	R93 481.06	Six (6) months.

19 March 2021 - NW585

Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1). Whether he will furnish Mr T W Mhlongo with the audited financial statements of Volleyball South Africa for the 2014-15 financial year; if not, why not; if so, (2). Whether his department has a stable relationship with Volleyball South Africa; if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details of the relationship?

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Reply:

Volleyball South Africa in its response provided us with the following;

1). Yes, the Audited Financial Statements for Volleyball South Africa for 2014 – 2015 financial year is attached.

2). Yes, the Department has a stable relationship with Volleyball South Africa. Through the support provided by the Department, Volleyball’s focus has been providing opportunities for participation in Volleyball in rural, local, district, provincial and national levels. The specific focus areas have been in the following:

a) Development of administrators, coaches and referees. (Indoor and Beach Volleyball)

b) Developing women’s’ participation at all levels of volleyball. (Indoor and Beach Volleyball)

c) Developing volleyball for people with disabilities.

d) Developing and encouraging youth participation.

19 March 2021 - NW586

Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

With reference to the statements by the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, regarding hydrogen fuel cell technology and deployment in line with the Hydrogen South Africa Strategy, (a) which schools and hospitals are currently using hydrogen fuel cell technology to provide electricity, (b) what amount of electricity is generated in each case and (c) what are the future plans and timelines for implementation of hydrogen fuel cells at other government facilities? NW642E

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Reply:

a) As part of government’s response to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, a temporary fuel cell system was deployed at 1 Military Hospital in Gauteng, which is utilised to support the Department of Defence. There is also one installed at the Science Center in Comimvaba (Eastern Cape).

b) The Seven Hydrogen Fuel Cells temporarily deployed at 1 Military Hospital has a total installed capacity of 35kW. The fuel cells deployed at a Science Centre in the Eastern Cape has a capacity of 5kW.

c) Post July 2021, the fuel systems currently at 1 Military Hospital will be redeployed as follows:

One fuel cell system will remain at 1 Military Hospital for use by the Department of Defence (DOD) for training purposes;
One fuel cell system at Mandeni Local Municipality, ILembe District in KZN, with a connection to the Youth Centre and Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) Stalls;
One fuel cell system at MINTEK with a connection to the Home Affairs offices in Randburg;
One fuel cell system at Masia Village in Limpopo;
One fuel cell system at the Department of Science and Innovation;
One fuel cell system at the Trevenna Building, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

There is also ongoing work to incorporate the deployment of fuel cells in public buildings through the existing policy instruments, which include Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) grant programme and the Public Works and Infrastructure Green Building Policy.

19 March 2021 - NW636

Mkhonto, Ms C N to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

Whether he has done any compliance assessment with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, Act 9 of 2018, since it became effective; if not, why not; if so, what (a) sectors has he found are not complying with the national minimum wage and (b) steps has he taken to ensure that they comply?

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Reply:

The Department has compliance assessment to determine compliance with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018. For the 2019/20 a total number of 134 964 inspections were conducted

a) The following sectors were found not have complied with the provisions of the National Minimum Wage:

• Community

• Wholesale & Retail

• Hospitality

• Private Security

• Domestic

(b) Those not complying were issued with the statutory non-compliance notice (undertaking/compliance orders). Those that did not comply with the terms of the compliance notices were referred for prosecution, at the expiry of the notice.

19 March 2021 - NW641

van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

With reference to his pronouncements in May 2020 that he intends to publish regulations aimed at introducing sectoral targets for the employment of foreign nationals, (a) what progress has his department made in finalising the process which was announced 10 months ago, (b) which sectors will be regulated and (c) by what date will the regulations come into effect?

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Reply:

(a) We have done a lot since the announcement and given the complexity of Labour migration, there is still more work that must be done.

We have initiated a process to develop a National Employment Policy on 31st March 2020 that has a number of Sub-themes such as Labour Migration Policy, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Employment Schemes targeting vulnerable groups etc. The Sub-theme on Labour Migration has been prioritized given its urgency and related activities include the following:-

(1) A Draft Labour Migration Policy has been developed and is currently being revised to a final policy.

(2) The President established an Inter-Ministerial Committee that I co-chair with the Minister of Home Affairs and we have since tabled our first report to Cabinet during December 2020. We were subsequently directed to address a number of other aspects.

(3) A number of short term interventions to address labour migration challenges were introduced such as stricter Border Management controls; increased joint inspection and collaboration in addressing and enforcing various migration aspects.

(4) Legal Teams have been appointed and are busy with a Draft Employment Services Amendment Bill that incorporates aspects contained in the Draft Labour Migration Policy recommendations that include introduction of quotas etc. The Amendment Bill will also contain or clarify labour provisions that were contained in the Immigration Act and other amendments that we intend introducing.

(b) Legislation will affect all sectors of the economy. We are putting more emphasis on those sectors that continue to employ low level skilled workers when we have many unemployed people locally that can work in mining, agriculture, construction, security, domestic, hospitality and tourism.

19 March 2021 - NW722

Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

1.What criteria and process was followed to appoint a certain person (name and details furnished); 2. whether she has found that the correct procedures were followed in order to fill the vacancy; if not, why not; if so, 3.whether the position was advertised; if not, why not; if so, will she furnish Ms A M M Weber with the (a) actual advertisement of the position, (b) list of names of the applicants attending the interviews and (c) minutes of when the process was completed?

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Reply:

A recruitment and interview process was followed in accordance with the recruitment policy of the South African National Parks (SANParks).
The Minister has written to the SANParks Chairperson to ascertain whether the recruitment process followed was in line with the SANParks recruitment policy.
a) The position was advertised nationally, with a closing date of 18 February 2014
b)There were four applicants who attended interviews: Mr J. De Ru, Ms S. Bokwe, Ms. M. Bokaba and Ms. V.N. Malematsa.
c) The formal process was duly approved on 3 July 2014, with the panel indicating that the candidate (name furnished) had received the best scores during the interview process and displayed the sufficient, knowledge, experience and competency for the position

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FOSTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE:: 18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW615

Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Given that during the term of the 5th Parliament the forestry branch undertook to provide evidence of the value of our forests, by what date will the specified report be published?

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Link

Reply:

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) calculates the fair value of biological assets on a quarterly and annual basis in terms of the Accounting Policy. The Chief Financial Officer of the DEFF discloses an input of the calculated biological asset report in the Financial Statements (interim Financial Statements and Annual Financial Statements) of the Department quarterly and annually as per the requirements of the Modified Cash Standards. The biological asset valuation report is not published, however, it is submitted to the office of the Auditor-General at the end of each financial year for auditing purposes. For the 2019/20 financial year, the value of the Biological Assets was R775,694,044.00. The Department is in a process of calculating the value for the 2020/21 year for disclosure in the Annual Financial Statements.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF, FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE: .18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW726

Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether, as part of the mechanisms to combat corruption and state capture and thereby increasing the attractiveness of the mining industry of the Republic to investors, he intends to apply for the Republic to be an implementing country of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW847E

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Reply:

No.

South Africa has not taken a decision to be part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

19 March 2021 - NW595

Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

Given that the African Growth and Opportunity Act, popularly known as the AGOA, which allows most sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the American market for almost 7,000 products is due to expire in 2025, and the fact that South Africa’s preferential market access to the United States of America is under review, what measures has he put in place to ensure that the outcomes of the discussions between South African officials with their American counterparts are favourable to the South African market?

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Reply:

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), enacted by the US Congress in 2000, extends preferential market access to the US market for around 5 235 products from eligible countries in Sub Saharan Africa. South Africa is a beneficiary country under AGOA. AGOA has been extended twice in 2008 and again in 2015 and the current term of AGOA continues until 2025. A decision to extend, adjust or finally terminate AGOA is expected to be decided by the US Congress in 2025.

Country eligibility for AGOA is subject to annual reviews, the last one of which was initiated in May 2020. Eligibility criteria include requirements that a country has established or is making progress toward establishing a market-based economy, the rule of law, political pluralism, the right to due process, amongst other things. South Africa participated in the AGOA review and submitted responses at public hearings to questions raised by several interested parties. The review process was concluded in November 2020 and South Africa remains a beneficiary under AGOA.

The South African and US Governments are in ongoing interaction on a range of trade and investment issues of mutual interest. The last Ministerial in-person bilateral engagement was held in December 2019 in Washington DC shortly before the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by virtual engagements at bilateral and multilateral level, including by trade officials.

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19 March 2021 - NW639

Denner, Ms H to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

With reference to the name change process of Port Elizabeth, King William’s Town, Uitenhage and MaClear in the Eastern Cape, what is the total projected cost on (a) national, (b) provincial and (c) municipal level to implement the name changes to (i) Gqeberha, (ii) Qonce, (iii) Kariega and (iv) Nqanqarhu respectively; 2. whether provision has been made for the specified name changes in the respective budgets on the three levels of government; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; 3. whether any impact study was conducted on the cost of the name changes for local businesses; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

(a). No cost is projected at the national level to implement the name changes to (i) Gqeberha (ii) Qonce, (iii) Kariega and (iv) Nqanqarhu, respectively. The Department has a national programme to transform South Africa’s heritage landscape through the transformation of colonial and apartheid symbolism reflected in statues, monuments and place names all over South Africa.

The cost of this national programme is budgeted for within the departmental allocations from the national fiscus. There are no extra funds allocated to any sphere of government to fund these name changes specifically.

(b). The provincial government in the Eastern Cape funds the programme of the transformation of its naming landscape from its share of the provincial treasury allocations, including implementing the name changes to (i) Gqeberha (ii)Qonce, (iii) Kariega and (iv) Nqanqarhu, respectively.

(c) Municipal authorities responsible for implementing the name changes to (i) Gqeberha (ii) Qonce, (iii) Kariega and (iv) Nqanqarhu, respectively will fund activities relating to the changed names from their existing budget allocations.

19 March 2021 - NW523

Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

(1).Whether any staff member in his department (a) performed work outside normal working hours in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work in the past five financial years and (b) has been performing such work during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, how is it determined whether such work is being performed or not; if so, in each case, (i) what number of staff members and (ii) in what job and/or work categories are the specified staff members employed; (2).whether approval for such work was obtained in each case; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the policy of his department in this regard, (b) by whom are such applications considered and approved, (c) what number of contraventions of this policy were brought to the attention of the National Treasury in the past five financial years and (d) what steps have been taken against the transgressors?

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Reply:

1. (a). Yes, the Department had staff who undertook Remunerative Work Outside the Public Sector.

(b)(i) and (ii) Approval for Remunerative Work is valid for a period of 12 months; awareness is conducted that no work should be done without the approval of the Executive Authority, in line with the Public Service Code of Conduct, and Public Service Regulations of 2016. The CIPC database is checked to identify all companies aligned to officials via their identity number. The Central Database at National Treasury (CDNT) is checked for active companies aligned to officials.

(b)(i)

Financial Year	Total
2014-15	0
2015-16	1
2016-17	8
2017-18	15
2018-19	11
2019-20	19

(b)(ii)

Financial Year	Job Category
a) 2015-16[01 April 2015-30 March 2016]	Director: Heraldry
2015-16 Total [1]
a) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Admin Clerk
b) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Deputy Director: Design
c) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Deputy Director: Executive Liaison/ Support
d) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Deputy Director: Preservation
e) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Director: Cultural Development
f) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Director: Terminology Coordination
g) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	ASD: EAP
h) 2016-17[01 April 2016-30 March 2017]	Deputy Director Touring Ventures-MGE
2016-17 Total [8]
a) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Director- Heritage Promotion [ Ex-DAC employee]
b) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Deputy Director Corp Service[DDG's Office] - [Ex-DAC]
c) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Deputy Director Human Resource Development
d) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Administration Officer
e) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Deputy Director- Language Planning
f) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Director - Language Planning
g) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Deputy Director- Institutional Policy
h) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Assist Director- Employee Wellness
i) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Director - Finance Admin [ Ex-DAC]
j) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Director: Terminology Coordination
k) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Principal Archivist [ ASD]
l) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Ambassador International Relations - EX- DAC
m) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Registration Clerk
n) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Ministry- Consultant [Ex-DAC]
o) 2017-18[01 April 2017 -31 March 2018]	Deputy Director - Cult Development
2017-18 Total [15]
a) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Director: Bureau of Heraldry
b) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Admin Officer
c) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Director: Terminology Coordination
d) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Registration Clerk
e) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Director: Internal Audit
f) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Deputy Director: Corporate Services Support
g) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Deputy Director Human Resource Development
h) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Director: Cultural Development
i) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Principal Archivist
j) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Deputy Director: ACPD
k) 2018-19 [01 April 2018-30 March 2019]	Director: Language Planning
2018-19 Total [11]
Financial Year	Job Category
a) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Chief Language Practitioner
b) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Chief Language Practitioner
c) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Admin Officer
d) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Principal Language Practitioner
e) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Principal Language Practitioner
f) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Deputy Director: Preservation
g) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Principal Language Practitioner
h) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Chief Language Practitioner
i) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Principal Language Practitioner
j) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Deputy Director : Craft
k) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Deputy Director Human Resource Development
l) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Principal Archivist
m) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Director : Language Planning
n) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Director: Terminology Coordination
o) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Assistant Director Employee wellness
p) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Director Cultural Development
q) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Deputy Director: Infrastructure Support
r) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Registration Clerk
s) 2019-20[01 April 2019-30 March 2020]	Deputy Director: Forensic Audit
2019-20 Total [19]

(2). Yes, approval was granted for all listed officials.

(a). The policy requires that written approval is granted by the Executive Authority.

(b). The immediate superior reviews and endorses the approval, the application is referred to the Ethics Committee, recommendation to approve are sent to the Accounting Officer, who then provides final recommendation to the Executive Authority.

(c). One, the matter was resolved.

(d). The official resigned as a Director of the company, after a letter to institute disciplinary action was issued to her.

19 March 2021 - NW649

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

What is the total number of the Iziko Museum (a) board members who have actual knowledge and qualifications in arts and (b) buildings that have reopened after they were closed following the COVID-19 lockdown? NW767E

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Reply:

a) nAdvocate Rod Solomons – Advocate focussing on constitutional; human rights; corporate governance and corporate matters. Previous Head of Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape that included being in charge of museums, he was instrumental in forming various public entities in the arts & culture sector; served on the National Film & Video Foundation council.

Advocate Judith Leshabane – Advocate focussing on labour relations, human rights issues, policy, contracts and refugees. Chairperson of the National Museum in Bloemfontein Council.

Mr Dumisani Dlamini – Chartered Accountant and previous CFO of the National Arts Council and current CFO of SANPARKS and appointed to the Accounting Standards Board. Expertise in governance, turnaround strategies, risk management, financial management, asset management and tourism.

Professor Pitika Ntuli – 2 Post Graduate Degrees in Fine Arts, he is an accomplished expert in the arts and culture arena and served on various bodies and structures in this field

Mr Krishna Govender – Chartered Accountant; he was previous a CFO of Supersport, expertise in strategy, business process improvement, financial modelling and policy reviews and process-engineering.

Ms Sijabulile Makhathini – Chartered Accountant; expertise in governance, risk management, financial management.

Ms Magdalene Moonsamy – Lawyer; Deputy Chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism and previous Chief Operations Officer of the National Youth Development Agency.

Mr Popo Masilo – Lawyer; Chairperson of the William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberly.

b) 10

19 March 2021 - NW801

Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether the areas that are both supplied in bulk and billed by Eskom for energy provision are entitled to and receive a subsidy for the installation of prepaid meters as per relevant government programmes; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW958E

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Reply:

The only subsidy available from government is the electrification subsidy which is targeted at the electrification of indigent households. The subsidy covers the connection to the grid including the ready board and associated metering as per the technical designs of Eskom.

19 March 2021 - NW686

Chetty, Mr M to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

(1) Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him makes use of private security firms; if not; what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case what is the (i) name of each firm, (ii) purpose, (iii) value and (iv) duration of each specified contract? (NW804E)

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Reply:

a) Yes my Department makes use of private security firms as outlined below:-

(i)Name	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Value	(iv)Duration
Pristo Response Trading	Provision of a twenty-four hour security service at four Departmental sites.	R43 071 939.83	Three years – 29 June 2018 – 30 May 2021.

Cardura Security	Provision of a twenty four hour security service at Regent Place.	R4 176 000.00	Three years – 1 March 2019 – 28 February 2022.

(b). Yes Entities under my Department makes use of private security firms as outlined below-:

i) ENTITY

ii) NAME OF FIRM

iii) PURPOSE OF CONTRACT

iv) VALUE

v) DURATION

Iziko Museums of South Africa

Fidelity Security Services

Guarding services at the various Museums.

R113 168.54 per month

Month to month basis

ADT

Alarm monitoring and response services at buildings occupied by Iziko Museums.

R15 371.86 per month

Month to month basis

A tender for the services has been concluded and an agreement will be signed between the preferred service provider and Iziko Museums.

Ditsong Museums of South Africa

Senegal Security CC.

To meet all requirements of DMSA in terms of physical security access control. The purpose

of access control is to prevent the unauthorized access and egress of persons/vehicles and

the bringing in of any dangerous objects onto DMSA premises in order to safeguard the

people, the property, assets and buildings.

R 49 185 196

Thirty-Six (36) Months with effective from 1 November 2019.

Afikaanse Taalmuseum en monument

Drakenstein Security Services and CCTV Room (Pty) Ltd

Security guards for the Taalmonument and Amphitheatre for night shift

R 1 985 688

3 years

Expired on 31 December 2020

Baruch Security Services

Security guards for the Taalmonument and Amphitheatre for night shift

R 1 336 209

3 years

Active from 1 January 2021

Freedom Park

Elihle/Titanium Security Services

General access control and guarding services

R 12 755 026.

3 years (effective from 01 December 2019 to 30 November 2022

Kwazulu Natal Museum

Delta Force Security

To provide security at the Old St Anne’s Hospital property. The property is the site earmarked for the new KZN Museum building. Outsourced security is required while the project is at the planning and design stage. Security arrangements will change as soon as the site is handed over to a building contractor.

R9 016.00 per month.

Month to month contract.

National Museum

National security

Provision of armed response, monitoring of emergency services and annual maintenance

R 392 462.34

5 years

1 August 2019 to 31 August 2024

Stallion

Guarding services for the museum

R 1 765 060.16

3 years

1 February 2021 to 31 January 2024

Nelson Mandela Museum

Tyeks Security Services

To provide security guard services in order to maintain security on site, and ensure access control in the museum

R 8 000 018.07

3 year fixed contract

uMsunduzi museum

Siyejabula Security Solution cc

To provide security guard services in order to maintain security on site, and ensure access control is in place

R 1 270 980.00

3 years

ADT

To provide Alarm monitoring and armed response.

R69 386.37.

24 Months

Sizowakha Security and Cleaning Services cc

To provide security guard services in order to maintain security on site, and ensure access control is in place.

R1 113 133,41

3 years

War Museum of the Boer-Republic

Fidelity Security Services

To provide 24-hour guard on ground and guard in the museum when open

R 356 524.68

7 Months

William Humphreys Art Gallery

Gate to Door Security

To monitor the building

R 70 392.00

2 years

Luthuli Museum

Siyajabula Security Services

To provide security to the organisation

R 1,474,483.32

3 years

Robben Island Museum

G4S Security Services

Rendering of Security Services in safe guarding Robben Island Museum's properties and assets in Murray's Harbour, Nelson Mandela Gateway, Jetty 1 and Quay 501, including Cash Collection

R10 291 783.49

2 years

Khuselani Security & Risk Management

Rendering of Security Services in safe guarding Robben Island Museum's properties and assets in Murray's Harbour, Nelson Mandela Gateway, Jetty 1 and Quay 501.

R19 673 535.09

5 years

Prosec security services

Rendering of Security Services in safe guarding Robben Island Museum's properties and assets in Murray's Harbour, Nelson Mandela Gateway, Jetty 1 and Quay 501.

R19 673 535.09

2 years 9 months

City security cc

Rendering of Security Services in safe guarding Robben Island Museum's properties and assets in Murray's Harbour, Nelson Mandela Gateway, Jetty 1 and Quay 501.

R15 022 224.00

3 years

South African Heritage Resources Agency

ADT

Alarm installation, monitoring and armed response to Paarl office and buildings

R 3 030.00 p/m

Month to month

BC security solutions

Farm patrol

R 456 000.00

24 months

Security SA

On-site physical security for securing of vulnerable building structures

R504 576.00

12 months

Qamata Trading projects

Security services at Old Resi-dency in King Williams Town

R 414 000,00

24 months

Suidpunt Sekuriteit

Alarm installation and moni-toring of Struisbaai units

R 321.00/Per month

Month to month

Bokwe’s security services

Service Provider to provide physical security services at SAHRA Head Office

R778 073,76

36 months

South African Institute

for Drug Free Sport

No private security appointed

The South African Drug Free Sport Institution has no private security at its premises

N/A

Pansalb

No private security appointed

The language Board does not use private security the Landlord provide for the service

N/A

Boxing South Africa

No private security appointed

The Boxing South Africa has no private security at its premises

N/A

AMAZWI South

Museum of Literature

Hi-Tec Security

Monitoring of intruder security system, armed response and Monitoring of fire alarms

Approximately R50 000.00 per year.

Ongoing contract

NLSA

Eldna security services

Provision of security services at Pretoria campus

R 7 583,263.30

3 years

Eldna security services

Provision of services at Cape Town campus

R 5, 690,038.44

3 years

South African Library for the Blind

The Library do not have private security at its premises

N/A

National Arts Council

Khokhotiva General Services (Pty) Ltd

To provide 24 Hour Protection Service at the council

R398 600,00

12 Months

National Film video and Foundation

Satenga Security Services (Pty) Ltd

The company provides security services which include monitoring access control into the premises where the NFVF rents office space.

R321 540.00

12 Months

National Heritage

The Council do not have private security at its premises the landlord provide for that service

N/A

PACOFS

Ignite security

Provision of security services.

R4 640 400 for a period of three (3) years

3 years

South African State Theatre

Cardura Trading Enterprise

Security provision

R13,634,348.13

36 months

The Playhouse Company

Excellerate Services (Pty) Ltd

To safeguard employees, patrons, service providers, movable assets and property at The Playhouse Company buildings.

R 9 926 139 for the 3 year contract

3 years

ARTSCAPE

Afri Guard (Pty) Ltd

To provide security at the premises

R 12 186 334.08

3 years

The Market Theatre Foundation

Rise Security

To provide general security for the premises

R6 312 017.66

3 years

Fidelity ADT

To provide with armed response to the premises

R81 900.00

3 years

19 March 2021 - NW745

Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

Whether, in light of the fact that in the 2019-20 financial year a total amount of R10,6-million meant for bus transportation was allocated to the Parliamentary Villages Management Board, and in view of the fact that Parliament operated on a hybrid system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, any of the money was re-appropriated to cover the COVID-19 pandemic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) was the exact amount re-appropriated to the COVID-19 fund and (b) exactly has the re-appropriated money been used for?

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I have been informed by the Department that none of the funds appropriated to the Parliamentary Villages Management Board meant for transport for the 2019-2020 financial year were re-appropriated to cover the COVID-19 pandemic. The transport service was and is still provided to Members of Parliament as and when required and any money not used, remain in the account of the Parliamentary Villages Management Board.

a) Not applicable.

b) Not applicable.

19 March 2021 - NW709

Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

1) Whether, with reference to the proposed new nuclear build, his department conducted any (a) feasibility studies and/or (b) business or financial case studies for new nuclear generation in the past two years; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details; 2) In view of the fact that the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019) makes no provision for the procurement of new nuclear generation as indicated on table 5 on page 42 of the gazetted IRP, on what basis has he committed to procure 2500MW of new nuclear generation by 2024 in his Ministerial Performance Agreement; 3) Why is he prioritising nuclear power generation ahead of other generation solutions despite ESKOM’s admission that nuclear energy is neither a least-cost, nor a short-term solution to the electricity crisis in the Republic? NW828E

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Reply:

1. Whether, with reference to the proposed new nuclear build, his department conducted any (a) feasibility studies and/or

The Department has in the past, conducted at least 13 feasibility studies towards a framework for the realisation of the Nuclear New Build Programme. These include amongst others the International Atomic Energy Agency’s peer review expert mission on Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review. As result of this, a number of studies and strategies were developed to address identified issues raised for preparation toward procurement of the 9600MW nuclear programme previously. These feasibility studies provided the necessary foundation from which to prepare for the procurement of the 2500MW nuclear new build programme. Some of the relevant feasibility Studies included:

Study on comparative analysis of Shale Gas to power versus Nuclear Power in SA
Benchmark of Procurement Framework
Cost of Nuclear Power
Owner-Operator and Financing Structures
Finance Options Models Solutions
Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme

(b) business or financial case studies for new nuclear generation in the past two years; if not, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details;

Having those relevant studies as a basis, following the IRP2019 call for the smaller capacity of 2500MW the Department sought to update its information with the latest developments in the nuclear industry by testing the market appetite for the deployment of the Nuclear New Build Programme in South Africa. In June 2020, Department went out to test the market by issuing a non-binding Request for Information (RFI) for the 2500 MW of nuclear capacity. The process of finalising the RFI assessment is underway and this will culminate to into the implementation strategy, roadmap and procurement framework.

2. In view of the fact that the Integrated Resource Plan 2019 (IRP 2019) makes no provision for the procurement of new nuclear generation as indicated on table 5 on page 42 of the gazetted IRP, on what basis has he committed to procure 2500MW of new nuclear generation by 2024 in his Ministerial Performance Agreement;

The Department has been implementing the IRP2019 since it was promulgated in 2019 to provide sustainable energy mix to address the country energy needs with various energy technologies that are being rolled out. The IRP does not pronounce on procurement. It is a plan for electricity that is based on least cost calculations and policy adjustments. There are a number of steps in the IRP development process, one of the final steps is policy adjustment. The policy adjusted decision of an approved Integrated Resource Plan of 2019, Decision 8 states: “Commence 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”. The Minister’s Section 34 Determination in terms of the Electricity Regulations Act No. 4 of 2006, as amended, is where provision for procurement of electricity generation is made. The policy Decision 8 of the IRP2019 provides the basis upon which the Minister has committed to procure 2500MW of new nuclear generation by 2024 in his Ministerial Performance Agreement;

The preparations leading to the procurement in 2024 have already started taking into account:

That the 2500 MW Nuclear Build Programme is contained in the DMRE 2020-2025 Strategic Plan and the Annual Performance Plan
That the 2500 MW Nuclear Build Programme is contained in Policy Position 8 of the IRP 2019
That the 2500 MW Nuclear Build Programme is contained in the Performance Agreement of the Minister.
That the 2500 MW Nuclear Build Programme is contained in the 2019-2024 MTSF Priorities.

The preparation for nuclear power plant is long lead-time infrastructure project and takes up to about 12 years from the planning until the commission power plant to the grid to generate electricity. These preparatory activities include but are not limited to design, siting, procurement, construction and commissioning of the nuclear power station beyond 2030. Most of the baseload coal fired power plants will be decommissioned beyond 2030 and based on the long lead times for a nuclear programme, starting the process early will yield a no regret option taking into account that nuclear is a clean baseload source of power.

3. Why is he prioritising nuclear power generation ahead of other generation solutions despite ESKOM’s admission that nuclear energy is neither a least-cost, nor a short-term solution to the electricity crisis in the Republic? NW828E

The Department has a responsibility to implement the approved IRP in totality to ensure security of energy supply for the country. It is not true that nuclear is being prioritised. Since the promulgation of the initial IRP 2010-30 and the subsequent revised IRP 2019, the only other technologies to be commissioned in line with these plans have not included nuclear. We have procured more renewable energy technologies and we continue to do so and nuclear has not been one of those. Even with the section 34 determinations following the IRP 2019, Nuclear energy is being subjected to a robust public participation process prior to NERSA’s concurrence. It is therefore not true to imply that nuclear is brought in as short-term solution despite it having policy adjusted into the IRP post the modelling process. It must be noted that the IRP does not factor in a number of issues such as hidden costs including the grid costs, balancing costs, systems costs, job creation, local industry development, geopolitics, labour movement dynamics and other related aspects. In addition, the IRP modelling process used the average capital cost of nuclear projects as US$5000/kWe whilst unlike other energy sources, nuclear projects have shown to have a wide range from as low as US$2000. After testing the market, we may arrive at a cost far lower than any other energy source possible, and this is the reason why it will be prudent to move forward with procurement of nuclear power. In addition, unlike most other energy sources which have lifetimes and loans suit limited private investor positions of short-term returns, nuclear power plants have lifetimes exceeding 60 years. Koeberg is a prime example of this and has shown to be the cheapest of all energy sources currently on the grid. Even after 20 years when a nuclear plant has been paid off (due to market limitations on loan durations), the plants will continue to generate electricity at the lowest operational cost. Each energy source must be looked at for its merits, and hence a balanced energy mix of all sources is good for South Africa.

19 March 2021 - NW589

Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether, with reference to a celebrated settlement agreement more than two years ago after the landmark class-action suit against nine gold mining companies that were ordered to compensate miners who suffered from insidious respiratory diseases like silicosis, he intends to intervene to ensure that the miners who still have not been paid out are paid out; if not, why not; if so, what are the full details outlining time lines? NW645E

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The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is responsible for the regulation of the mining industry through the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA), No 29 of 1996. The Department of Health (DoH) governs the compensation of the mine employees diagnosed with Occupational Lung Diseases through Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA) 78 OF 1973 regulated by the Medical Bureau for Occupational diseases (MBOD).

Tshiamiso trust has been established to carry out the terms of the settlement agreement reached between amongst six mining companies and claimants to compensate current and ex-mineworkers for silicosis and TB. The trust works together with the MBOD in certification of mineworkers who have lodged claims. The certification process to identify ex-mineworkers with silicosis was apparently hampered by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 as lung function tests could not be carried out because of the risk of increasing exposure to COVID-19 infection. Outreach programmes are reported to be carried out to cater for outstanding compensations in areas like the Eastern Cape.

19 March 2021 - NW677

Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him makes use of private security firms; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the (i) name of each firm, (ii) purpose, (iii) value and (iv) duration of each specified contract? NW795E

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ENTITY	(b) entity reporting to him makes use of private security firms	(i) name of each firm,	(ii) purpose	(iii) value	(iv) duration of each specified contract?
CEF (SOC) Ltd	CEF, iGas and SFF do not make use of private security firms. PetroSA and AEMFC utilise the services of private security firms.	PetroSA: Quattro Security (Bloemfontein and Tzaneen depots); Fidelity Security Services (Parow Offices) Excellerate Security Services at the GTL Refinery and surrounding sites in Mossel Bay AEMFC: Protea coin t/s Bidvest Security	PetroSA is making use of private security guards armed and unarmed in its Depots (Bloemfontein and Tzaneen), GTL Refinery and its surrounding sites in Mossel Bay and Parow (Head Office).	PetroSA: Quattro Security (Bloemfontein and Tzaneen depots) – R1,243,371,41 Fidelity Security Services (Parow Offices) – R,414,893,84 Excellerate Services (GTL Refinery and sites around Mossel Bay) – R70 000 000.00 AEMFC: R 25,847,324.00	PetroSA: Quattro and Fidelity – 01 October 2018 – 30 September 2021 GTL Refinery and surrounding sites in Mossel Bay – 15 January 2021 – 14 January 2024 with an option to extend for one year. AEMFC: 01 December 2020 – 30 November 2023
NECSA	The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) does not make use of private security firms.	N/A – NECSA uses in-house security	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGS	Yes. The Council for Geoscience has established an in-house security capacity in Head Office, Donkerhoek Core shed and Bellville regional office through mass in-housing process, whilst other regional offices are still protected through contract security	Polokwane regional office: Field Security Services Upington regional office: ADT Fidelity Security Services Pietermaritzburg regional office: Peter Security Services	Polokwane Regional Office: 24/7 Security guarding services – one grade C armed guard during the day shift and similar during the night shift. Upington regional office: Providing armed response services only– alarm monitoring services Pietermaritzburg regional office: Providing armed response services only – alarm monitoring services	Polokwane Regional Office: R345, 000.00 Upington regional office: R88,252.04 Pietermaritzburg regional office: R19, 297.80	Polokwane Regional Office: 26 September 2020 – 26 September 2021 Upington regional office: 01 December 2020 – 30 November 2023 Pietermaritzburg regional office: 01 October 2019 to 30 September 2022
MINTEK	Mintek utilizes the services of three (3) companies for their security	Mfanyana Trading Enterprise Fidelity Security Services MI 7 Security Group	Mfanyana Trading Enterprise: General security services at Mintek Campus (24/7) Fidelity Security Services: Protection of Mintek’s Technology demonstration plant (Savmin) at Sibanye Gold Randfontein MI 7 Security Group: Tactical, Surveillance and protection services for derelict/ownerless holings closure (open shaft). These open shafts are used by illegal miners and syndicates to pursue Illegal mining activities.	Mfanyana Trading Enterprise: R375,898 p/m Fidelity Security Services: R R39,930 p/m MI 7 Security Group: R19m (total contract value. Payment based on use) Services are only used on adhoc basis as and when required	Mfanyana Trading Enterprise: 4 year contract Fidelity Security Services: month-to-month contract MI 7 Security Group: 3 year contract
MHSC	The MHSC does not make use of Private Security firm	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NERSA	Yes	Imvula Security Services (Sub-contracted by AFMS Group)	Building Security	R2,347,538	2 years
NNR	Yes	RAMS Fire, Security and Cleaning Services (Pty) Ltd	Building security	R5 268,218.20	01 May 2018 – 30 April 2021
NRWDI	NRWDI does not make use of private security firms.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SDT	Yes	Rise Security Services (Pty) Ltd	For the provision of armed guarding services for its diamond premises, and to provide access control services	R38 934.36 monthly, VAT inclusive	Three (3) years (1 September 2018 to 21 August 2021)
SADPMR	Yes	Fidelity Securities EOS Empire All System	Fidelity Securities: Armed response and static guard services EOS Empire All System: Maintenance of security equipment	Fidelity Securities: R1,284,126,.72 EOS Empire All System: R70 000 plus R345.00 call out, excluding travel claims	Fidelity Securities: 12 months EOS Empire All System: 6 months
SANEDI	SANEDI does not make use of the services of a private security firm.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

19 March 2021 - NW622

Madokwe, Ms P to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Given that departmental entities are stuck in litigation matters that were started by persons who are no longer in his department and have never been held accountable, what (a) is the (i) breakdown of all legal matters against the various entities of his department and (ii) cost to the taxpayer in each case and (b) are the reasons that his department has not, to date, used its own internal processes against those individuals who offset the specified cases, such that they are personally liable for the specified legal costs? NW738E

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ENTITY	what (a) is the (i) breakdown of all legal matters against the various entities of his department	(a)(ii) cost to the taxpayer in each case	(b) are the reasons that his department has not, to date, used its own internal processes against those individuals who offset the specified cases, such that they are personally liable for the specified legal costs
NECSA	On or about 12 August 2019, Mr Vusi Malebana, erstwhile Necsa Chief Legal Advisor filed an urgent application seeking a declaratory and interdicting order setting aside his suspension and stopping the disciplinary proceeding against him. The Labour Court ruled that the suspension of Mr. Malebana by the South Africa Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) was declared to be unlawful and constitutes an occupational detriment.	Necsa was ordered to pay the costs of Mr. Malebana in pursuing the urgent application, which costs were to include the costs of two (2) counsel. The bill of costs as per the Taxing Master certificate were R352 486.14 which Necsa honoured in full in January 2021.	Following the court interdict, Mr. Malebana was subjected to a disciplinary hearing and eventually dismissed. He took the matter to the CCMA whereby the CCMA ordered that his dismissal was procedurally and substantively unfair and awarded six months compensation amounting to R679 444.86. Mr Malebana subsequently served Necsa with a Notice of Motion together with the founding affidavit on 12 December 2020 in essence outlining his intentions to review the arbitration award issued by CCMA on 26 October 2020.
CGS	The Council for Geoscience has no pending legal matters emanating from the scenario outlined in the question.	N/A	N/A
MINTEK	Mintek does not have any litigation matters that were started by persons who are no longer at the company. The only legal matters currently active relates to labour issues such as unfair dismissal and unfair labour practice.	N/A	N/A
NNR	No outstanding litigation against NNR	N/A	N/A
NRWDI	The National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is not involve in any litigation matters and therefore the questions are not applicable to NRWDI.	N/A	N/A
SDT	The SDT has no litigation matters at present. No such matters were dealt with in the past. Consequently, the entity has incurred no costs in this regard.	N/A	N/A
SADPMR	The SADPMR has no former or current employees who were involved in any litigations of which the Regulator was responsible for paying their legal costs.	N/A	N/A
SANEDI	SANEDI is currently opposing one labour relation matter	R253,998.25	Matter is still pending

CEF (SOC) and its subsidiaries, NERSA and the MHSC responses listed separately below:

CENTRAL ENERGY FUND AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENTITY	what (a) is the (i) breakdown of all legal matters against the various entities of his department	(a)(ii) cost to the taxpayer in each case	(b) are the reasons that his department has not, to date, used its own internal processes against those individuals who offset the specified cases, such that they are personally liable for the specified legal costs
CEF (SOC) Ltd	CEF SOC Ltd and SFF jointly handled the stock rotation litigation matter	R11, 922, 752.15.	After the A&O Report, Application was made for a declaratory order declaring that the sale of strategic stock was invalid.
SFF	Stock Rotation already reported as stated above. Krone is suing SFF for payment, which they allege, is due in terms of the contract. Krone was required to install a metering system, which was aimed at improving accuracy levels of measuring of oil volumes. In the recovery of proceeds for the sale of diesel to Line Petroleum, a default judgment was granted in favour of SFF,	R4 500 685.00 R 43, 400.43	SFF is withholding payment on the grounds of non-performance under the contract. A legal opinion is being sought because Line Petroleum does not have attachable assets in South Africa.
iGas	No litigation to report on.	N/A	N/A
PetroSA	PetroSA is claiming damages from Odjfjell for the pipeline damages. PetroSA has instituted liquidation proceedings against Two Oceans for failing to honour payments for product sold PetroSA has obtained judgment against Fantastic View and a writ of execution has been issued	R 11,462, 280.93 R 1,457,266.26 R 738,755.57	Judgment is pending
AEMFC	The supplier being Innovent was found to have misrepresented AEMFC on registration with the Financial Service Board. AEMFC concluded a settlement agreement with NUM in 2017 at the CCMA which was made an Arbitration award and amongst the item agreed upon was that AEMFC will pay the 13th cheque each December. In 2019 there was another agreement which states that it supersedes all the previous agreements and a new bonus scheme which was performance bonus was introduced. Bargaining employees in 2019 as per the new agreement received 50% of their CTC as performance bonus and the 13th Cheque was not paid. NUM has now obtained an Arbitration award against AEMFC demanding the 13th Cheque for December 2019. Persuant to the Arbitration award, NUM applied for enforcement order of R2.9M which was granted and AEMFC property was attached by the sheriff. AEMFC has applied to the Labour Court to stay the enforcement order pending the rescission of the of the Arbitration award. The argument by AEMFC is that, the 2017 agreement was superseded by the 2019 agreement and further that the 13th Cheque must be from the employee’s salary and not at employers costs. An AEMFC former Senior Employee concluded a collecting Agreement with NUM in terms of which AEMFC will pay the risk allowance to employees who worked during the lockdown. In terms of the AEMFC LOA the collective agreement must be recommended by EXCO to the board for approval. The submission to the board by the former employed did not disclose that a collective agreement is already signed but created the impression that AEMFC must make a once off payment of R2.6 million for 5 weeks lockdown. AEMFC made a once off payment and the union lodge a grievance with the CCMA to enforcement the collecting agreement signed with the former employee. AEMFC disputed the validity of the collective agreement since it was not approved by EXCO and board and an urgent court application was filed to interdict CCMA to proceed with the matter pending review of the decision by AEMFC former employee to sign a collective agreement without authority.	R 241 016.43 R 192, 510.00 R 283,496. 62	The contract was classified as Irregular expenditure by National Treasury.

NATIONAL ENERGY REGULATOR OF SOUTH AFRICA (NERSA)

No.	Type of Litigation Matter	Breakdown of Legal Matters	Related Costs	Reasons for not using own internal processes
1.	Judicial review	ESKOM- Case arises from the decision of the Energy Regulator approving the MYPD3 RCA5 and Eskom is unhappy with the outcome. Eskom has taken the decision on judicial review.	R1 750 000.00	Only lawyers in the practising roll can appear in court. Despite NERSA legal advisors are all admitted attorneys/advocates, they cannot appear in court.
2.	Judicial review	AFGRI/PHILAFRICA- The judicial review case arises from the decision of the Energy Regulator not to amend or revoke the distribution licence of Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality licence.	2 900 000.00	Only lawyers in the practising roll can appear in court. Despite NERSA legal advisors are all admitted attorneys/advocates, they cannot appear in court.
3.	Judicial review	Drakenstein Local Municipality. The judicial review arises from the decision of the Energy Regulator not to approve some of the tariffs of the municipality during 2019/20 because of the impact that it would have had on the customers.	R2 200 000.00	Only lawyers in the practising roll can appear in court. Despite NERSA legal advisors are all admitted attorneys/advocates, they cannot appear in court.
4.	Judicial review/ Implementation of order pending appeal/ leave to appeal	Eskom- The appeal follows the judgement of the Pretoria High Court to substitute the decision of the Energy Regulator on the Eskom MYPD4 Year 3. This case has already had three judgements (review judgement, leave to appeal judgement and implementation of review judgement pending appeal judgement)	R7 400 000.00	Only lawyers in the practising roll can appear in court. Despite NERSA legal advisors are all admitted attorneys/advocates, they cannot appear in court.
5.	Judicial review	Sunrise- the matter arises from the judicial review brought by Sunrise against what they call improper formulation and reading of the Petroleum Pipelines Operating licence issued by NERSA to Avedia	R2 200 000.00	Only lawyers in the practising roll can appear in court. Despite NERSA legal advisors are all admitted attorneys/advocates, they cannot appear in court.

MINE, HEALTH AND SAFERY COUNCIL (MHSC)

what (a) is the (i) breakdown of all legal matters against the various entities of his department	(a)(ii) cost to the taxpayer in each case	(b) are the reasons that his department has not, to date, used its own internal processes against those individuals who offset the specified cases, such that they are personally liable for the specified legal costs
Investigation into allegations of financial misconduct	1 006 475,00	The matter is not finalised
Dispute at the Labour Court between employer an employee	233 770,00	Recovery if any will be based on outcome of the labour court
Challenging the recruitment process of the HR head at the Labour Court	45 007,55	Recovery if any will be based on outcome of the labour court
Termination of the Contract and recovery due to non performance	456 046,00	The matter is not finalised
Dispute at the Labour Court between employer an employee	301 357,44	Recovery if any will be based on outcome of the labour court
Dispute at the Labour Court between employer an employee	86 766,63	Settlement paid by MHSC
Dispute over employment Contract	153 060,00	Assessment still to be done pending the outcome of disciplinary hearing- employee on suspension

19 March 2021 - NW700

Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

What (a) was the (i) annual income of the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) (aa) in the 2019-20 financial year and (bb) since 1 April 2020 and (ii) breakdown of each sector of income from (aa) access fees at Cape Point and Boulders Beach, (bb) the Aerial Cableway company, (cc) permits and Wild Cards, (dd) picnic sites, and/or (ee) any other specified forms of income and (b) total amount of this income is reinvested into the TMNP?

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(i) (aa) In the 2019/20 financial year, the Table Mountain National Park generated R371657 366 in revenue.

(bb) Since the start of the 2020/21 financial year, the Table Mountain National Park

generated R23 531114 in revenue.

(ii) The detailed breakdown of each section of income is provided on the table below:

Table 1. Table Mountain National Park Revenue streams

Question	Income Description	2019-20	2020 - 21
		Apr 2019 • Mar 2020 (12 months)	Apr 2020 – Feb 2021 (11 months)
(a)(ii)(aa)	Cape Point	R216 960 043	R 7 496 115
	Boulders	R90 502 407	R 2498 787
(a)(ii)(bb)	Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Concession	R39 795 627	R 5 217 361
(a)(ii)(cc)	My Green - and My Activity Card	R3 374 628	R 2 643 888
(a)(ii)(dd)	Picnic Sites	R2 757 167	R 1 251 262
(a)(ii)(ee)	Tourism Income	R7 588 972	R 2 868 400
	Other	R10 678 522	R 1 555 301
Tourism income includes Accommodation, Recreational Permits, Trail Fees, etc.
Other includes the other Filming, Rent Received, etc.
Total Revenue	R371657 366	R 23 531 114

The amount re-invested in operations for the 2019/20 financial year was R99 481 040. In the 2020/21 financial year, R74498 832 has been reinvested into operations.

Table 1. Table Mountain National Park Revenue streams

Question	2019•20 Apr 2019 - Mar 2020 Income Description	2020-21

(a)(ii)(aa)	Cape Point
	Boulders

(a)(ii)(bb)	Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Concession	R39 795 627	R 5 217 361
(a)(ii)(cc)	My Green - and My Activity Card	R3 374 628	R 2 643 888
(a)(ii)(dd)	Picnic Sites	R2 757 167	R 1 251 262
(a)(ii)(ee)	Tourism Income	R7 588 972	R 2 868 400
	Other	R10 678 522	R 1 555 301
Tourism Income includes Accommodation, Recreational Permits, Trail Fees, etc.
Other includes the other Filming, Rent Received, etc.
Total Revenue	R371657 366	R23 531 114

b) The amount re-invested in operations for the 2019/20 financial year was R99 481 040. In the 2020/21 financial year, R74 498 832 has been reinvested into operations.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: .18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW751

Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

With regard to the Construction Health and Safety Examinations offered by the SA Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions, (a) what total number of persons are (i) waiting to write the examinations and (ii) in the process of registering for the examinations, (b) what are the reasons for the delay in the examinations, (c) what steps have been taken to address the delay, (d) how often are the examinations offered and (e) on what date will the next examination take place?

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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

(a)(i) I have been informed by the Department that the total number of the persons waiting to write the examinations is 1138.

(ii) The total number of persons in the process of registering for examinations is 2243.

(b) The examinations were delayed by the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdowns which had restrictions on gatherings.

(c) The Council adopted the principle of first in first out (FIFO) to address the backlog of those who need to sit for examinations. In addition, the Council is currently developing an online examination portal which will be operational in the new financial year.

(d) Notwithstanding the Covid-19 challenges, under normal circumstances the examinations are conducted monthly.

(e) The next examinations will be conducted from 24 March 2021.

19 March 2021 - NW638

Denner, Ms H to ask the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture

With reference to the name changes of Port Elizabeth to Gqeberha, King William’s Town to Qonce, Uitenhage to Kariega and MaClear Town to Nqanqarhu, what (a) total number of representations and/or comments were received by (i) the Geographical Name Change Committee tasked with the name change process and (ii) his Office following the advertisements of the name changes as required by legislation during the different stages of the process, (b) number of the specified comments were (i) in favour of and (ii) against the specified changes and (c) are the reasons that the comments against the name changes were not taken into account?

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(1) The Eastern Cape Provincial Geographical Names Committee conducted public hearings as followings:

Raymond Mhlaba Sport Centre on 13 November 2018
Port Elizabeth City Hall 14 November 2018
Uitenhage Town Hall 20 November 2018
Chatty Community Hall 21 November 2018
Nangoza Jebe Hall 22 November 2018
Maclear Town Hall 27 February 2019
King Williamstown Town Hall 19 November 2019
Berlin Town Hall 21 November 2019
East London City Hall 26 November 2019.

During these public consultations the name Nelson Mandela and Bhayi were also proposed for Port Elizabeth. However, the name Bhayi was disqualified as it was argued that it was just a translation of the word Baai. The name Nelson Mandela was disqualified as it was argued that it was overused in South Africa and the President Mandela never resided in the city. The counting of objections was never carried out as the sessions were not treated as referenda.

(1 and 11) The department has received twelve objections at the time this reply was being written from the public following the gazetting of the name changes on the 22nd of February 2021.

(b) on the number of comments for and against the name change. Section 10 of the South African Geographical Names Act 118 of 1998 provides for objections to the gazetted names but not for those who support the name changes hence no details of those who support the name changes were collected.

(c) As stated above the reasons given for the disqualification of the name Nelson Mandela was that the name was overused in South Africa and that President Mandela never lived in Port Elizabeth. The name Bhayi was disqualified because it was argued that the name Bhayi is a translation of the Afrikaans word Baai referring to any bay.

19 March 2021 - NW669

Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

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Yes, the table below lists the security contracts by which the Department makes use private security firms:

(i) Name of Firm	(ii) Purpose	(iii) Contract Value	(iv) Duration Contract
SBU and SBO Protection Services	Guarding Services to protect departmental assets and personnel at 110 Hamilton Building Pretoria	R2 919 633.12	36 months
National Security and Fire (Port Elizabeth	Guarding Services to protect the departmental assets and personnel at Port Alfred Office	R10, 050.00	10 months
ADT Security	Guarding Services to protect the departmental assets and personnel at Port Elizabeth Office	R9, 132.00	36 months

(i) Name of Firm	(ii) Purpose	(iii) Contract Value	(iv) Duration of each Contract
Trident Security	Guarding services to protect the departmental assets and personnel at the Sea Point Aquarium	R187, 500.00	3 months
Royal Security	Guarding services to protect the departmental assets and personnel at Gariep ATDC offices	R272, 300.17	3 months
Bihlale Risk Protection	Guarding services to protect the departmental assets and personnel at Gariep ATDC offices	R435, 968.88	4 months

Yes, the Entities (isimangaliso, SAWS, SANBI, SANParks) makes use of private security firms, and they are listed in the table below:

(i)Name of Firm	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Contract Value	(iv)Duration of Contract
ISIMANGALISO
Sizisizwe Security	To protect isimangaliso including its assets in different parts of the Park.	R17 251488	36 months
Nkalavasi Security	To protect isimangaliso including its assets in different parts of the Park.	R17 013 888	36 months
Let2Kuphepha	To protect isimangaliso including its assets in different parts of the Park.	R13 809 888	36 months
SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICES (SAWS)
(i)Name of Firm	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Contract Value	(iv)Duration of Contract
Maemo Security Services	Security services to protect SAWS’ assets and personnel at the Eco-Glades Head Office in Eco Park, Centurion.	R2 219 634.28	31 months
	Security services to protect SAWS’ assets and personnel at the Irene Weather Office situated in the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Campus.	R2315 351.91	36 months
	Security services to protect SAWS' vacant land at Part 264 of Garsfontein 374 JR (Waterkloof Heights); Pretoria.	R2 925 287.03	36 months

Fidelity ADT and Technical	Video alarm monitoring system at Three Rivers Air Quality Monitoring Station	R36 505.80	24 Months

	24hrs Monitoring and Armed Response on Radar Sites at: East London, Mthatha, Durban, Ottosdal, Bethlehem and Polokwane.	R767 893.01	36 Months
Astron Alarms	24hrs Monitoring and Reaction for De Aar weather Office	R4 560.00	12 Months
BAI Security Services	24hrs Monitoring and Reaction for Calvinia Weather Office	R2 052.00	12 Months
Suidekruis Security Services	24 Hour Monitoring and Reaction for George Weather Of ce	R5 070.00	12 Months
RQ Alarms	24 Hour Monitoring and Reaction for Springbok Weather Office	R3 900.00	12 Months
Highbury Community Development Trust	MoU concluded 5* July 2006 with the Highbury Community in Mthatha to provide security at Mthatha Radarsite	R159 313.30 for 2020/21 FY, with annual CPIX escalation.	5th July 2005 till either party terminates the MoU
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)
(i)Name of Firm	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Contract Value	(iv)Duration of Contract
G4S Secure Solutions	Renter security services and cashier services through alarm monitoring, access control, guarding, patrolling, armed response, cashier and customer services at Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden	R2,226,287	5 Years
Selkirk Security Services	Security guarding, patrol duties and access control at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden	R7,777,879	5 Years
Gobizazi Security	Security and cashier services at the KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Gardens	R3,379,059	5 Years
Selkirk Security Company	Campus security, access control, customer and cashier services, patrolling, alarm monitoring and response at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden	R12,707,681	5 Years

GnG Security Services		Guarding services at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden	R12,038,026	5 Years
Mmaketse Project Management Services		Guarding and cashier services at Thohoyandou Botanical Garden	R2,902,395	5 Years
Afri-Guard		Security and cashier services which includes guarding, access and exit control and cash management for the Free State National Botanical Garden	R2,444,279	5 Years
Metro Security		Security, access and armed response services at the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden	R2,528,772	5 Years
Phepha MV Security Services		Guarding, cashier services and armed response at Lowveld National Botanical Garden	R6,460 255	5 Years
ELDNA Security Services	Guarding Services to protect SANBI’s asserts, animals and personnel at SANBI’s National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria.	13 448 572.36	36 months
Sun Rise Security	Guarding Services to protect SANBI’s asserts, animals and personnel at SANBI’s Mokopane Biodiversity Centre.	154 907,27	6 months
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS (SANParks)
(i)Name of Firm	(ii)Purpose	(iii)Contract Value	(iv)Duration of Contract
Tyeks Security Services	Guarding services to protect SANParks assets and personnel at Addo Elephant National Park	R990, 553.37	6 months
Raite Security Services and Consulting	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Augrabies Falls National Park	R182, 413.44	4 months
Tyeks Security Services	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Camdeboo National Park	R4, 068, 092.00	60 months
South Cape Security	Armed Response and CCTV cameras at Garden Route Scientific Services	R28, 060.00	36 months

RRA Trading CC	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Groenkloof National Park	RS, 269, 714.20	36 months
Jen Foods	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Karoo National Parks	R470, 744.44	18 months
All Sound Security	Armed Response and CCTV cameras at Knysna Lakes	R30,728.05	36 months
Bangilizwe Security and T. Centre	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Mountain Zebra National Parks	R336, 000.00	12 months
SmhaRSecuity	Armed Response and CCTV cameras at Tsitsikamma National Park	R33, 200.00	4 months
Bamogale Security Solutions	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Tsitsikamma National Park	R1, 250 334.00	36 months
Shelfplett 40	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Tsitsikamma National Parks	R382, 800.00	12 months
Darling Security Service	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at West Coast National Parks — Langebaan Gate and R27 Gate	R461,725.00	12 months
AR 24	Armed Response and CCTV cameras at West Coast National Parks — Langebaan Offices and Mooimaa/r Facilities	R139, 566.00	36 months
Bamogale Security Solutions	Guarding services to protect assets and personnel at Wilderness National Parks	R3, 162, 000.00	5 years
M-Sec Security	Armed Response and CCTV cameras at Wilderness National Parks	R52, 653.57	36 months

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW598

Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What total number of (a) applications for the South African Film and Television incentives has his department received since the reopening in August 2020 and (b) the specified applications have been granted? [NW654E

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a) I have been advised by the department that sixty-six (66) applications were received under the South African Film and Television incentives since the reopening in August 2020.

b) Twenty-seven (27) compliant applications have been adjudicated and thirty-one (31) non-compliant applications were returned back to clients in line with the scheme guidelines. Eight compliant applications are ready for adjudication at the next committee meeting.

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19 March 2021 - NW643

Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Whether she will provide a status update with regard to the Republic's signature and endorsement of the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, recently adopted at the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity in September 2020; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) advantages and (b) disadvantages of South Africa's signature and endorsement thereof?

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and (b)

Please draw your attention to the Department’s response to parliamentary question 2298, dated 30 October 2020. The Department’s position in this regard has not changed.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DATE: 17/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW673

Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

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(a) Department of Home Affairs

(i) NAME OF SERVICE PROVIDER	(ii) PROVINCE/SITE	(iii) CONTRACT VALUE	(iv) CONTRACT PERIOD
MODISE PROTECTION SERVICES	LIMPOPO	R 51 487 678.38	36 MONTHS
MODISE PROTECTION SERVICES	HEAD OFFICE	R 11 491 104.68	29 MONTHS
MODISE PROTECTION SERVICES	MPUMALANGA (x10 OFFICES)	R 10 757 845.57	29 MONTHS
INTENSE PROTECTION & TOURISM SERVICES	KWAZULU/NATAL	R 61 587 719.24	36 MONTHS
TLHOMPHANANG BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	NORTH WEST	R 23 957 448.54	36 MONTHS
TLHOMPHANANG BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	GAUTENG	R 59 182 035.70	36 MONTHS
TLHOMPHANANG BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	MPUMALANGA	R 19 318 448.54	36 MONTHS
TLHOMPHANANG BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	EASTERN CAPE	R 52 065 886.02	36 MONTHS
BAMOGALE ENTERPRISE	WESTERN CAPE	R 32 340 481.29	29 MONTHS
BAMOGALE ENTERPRISE	NORTHERN CAPE	R 13 382 827.05	36 MONTHS
MAFOKO SECURITY SERVICES	FREE STATE	R 18 851 637.24	36 MONTHS

a) The Electoral Commission

(i.)Name of firm	(ii.) Purpose	(iii) Value	(iv) duration
Fidelity Security Service National Office	Guarding services	R11,715,374,96	54 months
Mafoko Security service Northern Cape	Guarding services	R5 549 538,24	36 months
Huibidu Group North West	Guarding services	R4 871 417,75	36 months
Vimstire Security Free State	Guarding services	R3 289 522,92	36 months
Khayalami Security Service Limpopo	Guarding services	R2 326 347,90	36 months
Rise Security Services Kwazulu Natal	Guarding services	R9 055 266,08	48 months
Tykes Security Services Gauteng	Guarding services	R2 131 100,25	36 months
Mafoko Security service Western Cape	Guarding services	R270 019.70	36 months
Shumelahaya Security Service Mpumalanga	Guarding services	R4 475 328,77	36 months
Likunga Security Services Eastern Cape	Guarding services	R5 039 987,52	36 months

(i.)Name of firm	(ii.) Purpose	(iii) Value	(iv) duration
Red Alert Security Eastern Cape	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R44 712.00	36 Months
National Security and Fire Gauteng	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R39 856.32	36 Months
National Security and Fire Mpumalanga	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R73 237.80	60 Months
African Urban Security Limpopo	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R54 000.00	60 Months
National Security and Fire National office	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R36 712.80	36 Months
Securiforce Free State	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R48 300.00	60 Months
Defensor Security Northern Cape	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R59 048.40	60 Months
Mzanzi Fire and Security Kwazulu Natal	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R51 414.00	60 Months
Xpanded Security Solutions North West	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R49 200.00	60 Months
National Security and Fire Western Cape	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R32 400.00	36 Months
Gauteng (Local office) Nokeng tsa Taamane	Alarm Monitoring and armed response	R27 000.00	60 Months

(b) Government Printing Works

GPW has appointed a private security service provider, for the provision of physical security guarding services, in order to complement a total of 52 internally appointed security officers.

(i) Name of the firm: Mahlatje Mmetji Cleaning and Security (Pty,) Ltd

(ii) Purpose: the company serves to protect and secure assets, people and resources both in head office and regional offices located in Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces.

(iii) Value: The monetary value for provisioning of security services on the current arrangement is R 353, 050.00 (VAT inclusive) for each month.

(iv) Duration: For the months of February and March 2021 (2 months, renewable), whilst the organisation plans to procure and contract security services on a 3 years basis, to assist complement the internally appointed officials. The contracted service provider would focus on the non-core areas whilst the internal officials would secure the cores areas of GPW, in order to manage security risks and breaches.

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19 March 2021 - NW614

Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

What steps has his department taken to ensure that Engen is held liable for the damage caused to homes and loss of property in Wentworth after the explosion at its oil refinery in Durban South in December 2020? NW730E

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The matter referred to in the question should be addressed to the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries who handle Environmental impact issues, as well as the Department of Employment and Labour as the responsible Department for the investigation of industrial accidents.

19 March 2021 - NW648

Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture

1.(a). Who is supposed to maintain the Rust en Vreugd gardens and (b) how regularly is the maintenance done; 2. whether there are any window panes missing; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, on what date will the window panes be fixed? NW766E

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1.(a). Iziko Museums maintain the gardens

(b). Iziko’s Maintenance team attends to daily garden maintenance. A Service Provider specialising in tree felling is scheduled quarterly to cut the trees.

2. There is one window pane missing at a height of more than 4 metres at Iziko Rust en Vreugd (IR&V). In terms of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Guidelines for Day to Day Maintenance paragraph 4.3, any infrastructural services/ work three metres above the ground cannot be executed by the User Department. A Contractor is being appointed to perform repair and maintenance of the exterior of IR&V, so the broken window pane will be repaired as part of the project. The Contractor will be appointed by the end April 2021.

19 March 2021 - NW668

Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour

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1. The Supported Employment Enterprises (SEE) has its Head Office in Silverton and shares the same premises with the Pretoria Factory. There are 13 Factories in total and all of them use private security companies to guard the premises.

No.	Factory Location	(i) Name of Security firm	(ii) Purpose	(iii) Value	(iv) Duration	(v) Appointment date
1	BLOEMFONTEIN	G4S SECURE SOLUTION	SECURITY SERVICES	R380 611.32	12 months	01 JUNE 2020
2	DURBAN	IQ SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R391 440.00	12 months	01 MARCH 2020
3	EAST LONDON	SEKHUSELEKILE SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R496 200.00	12 months	1 AUGUST 2020
4	EPPING	CENGANI SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R449 983.20	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
5	JOHANNESBURG	BRAVE MOUNTAINS SECURITY	SECURITY SERVICES	R414 987.60	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
6	KIMBERLEY	BHUBA SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITTY SERVICES	R298 020.00	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
7	NDABENI	CENGANI SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R489 600.00	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
8	PIETERMARITZBURG	UVIKELA SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R420 141.00	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
9	POTCHEFSTROOM	TJ PROTECTION SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R295 200.0	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
10	PORT ELIZABETH	MKHWAZE SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R418 394.52	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
11	PRETORIA	KE NNA MALOBISE SECURITY	SECURITY SERVICES	R453 678.36	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
12	RAND	JM SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R497 352.00	12 months	1 JUNE 2020
13	SESHEGO	DINIKO MONYELA SECURITY SERVICES	SECURITY SERVICES	R473 999.76	12 months	1 JUNE 2020

TOTAL VALUE: R5 479 607.76

2. PRODUCTIVITY SA

Productivity SA does not make use of any private security firms. The entity has is rented office premises where the landlord is responsible for security obligations.

3. NEDLAC:

Name of firm	Purpose	Contract value	Duration of contract
Tiya Security Services	Security Guards - 24 Hrs	R 303 600	12 months
ADT	Alarm monitoring and armed Response	R 33 672.38	36 months

4. COMPENSATION FUND

No, Compensation Fund did not make use of any private security firms in the current financial year.

There was no need for these resources within the Fund.

5. The Unemployment Insurance Fund

Name of firm	Purpose	Contract value	Duration of contract
G4 Security	Cash delivery and collection	R154,671.97	19 June 2018 and will expire on 18 June 2021

6. CCMA

NO	REGION	NAME OF SERVICE PROVIDER	START DATE	END DATE	AWARD AMOUNT	PURPOSE OF USAGE
1	Durban	Imvula Quality Protection	01-Jun-18	31-May-21	R1 242 858.81	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
2	Richards Bay	Imvula Quality Protection	01-Dec-17	28-Feb-21	R349 149.87	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
3	Port Elizabeth.	Metro Security (Pty) Ltd	01-Nov-18	31-Mar-21	R509 359.23	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
4	Johannesburg	Imvula Quality Protection	01-Sep-18	31-Aug-21	R4 220 298.59	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
5	Ekurhuleni	Fidelity Security Services	01-Jan-19	31-May-21	R1 411 439.98	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
6	Kimberley	Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Feb-19	31-Mar-21	R341 671.90	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
7	Rustenburg	TJ Protection Services	01-May-19	31-Aug-21	R317 600.00	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
8	Port Elizabeth	Imvula Quality Protection	01-Jun-19	31-Mar-21	R267 609.62	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
9	Vryburg	Papa Mike Protection Services	01-Sep-19	31-Aug-22	R461 103.91	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
10	Vaal	Fidelity Security Service (Pty) Ltd	17-Apr-20	31-Mar-24	R1 187 301.19	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
11	Welkom	Khensani Security Services and Trading	01-Jun-20	31-May-21	R284 556.00	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
12	George	Fidelity Security Service (Pty) Ltd	01-Jul-20	30-Jun-21	R145 395.08	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
13	Cape Town	Fidelity Security Service (Pty) Ltd	01-Jul-20	30-Jun-21	R280 074.98	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
14	Polokwane	Papa Mike Protection Services	01-Dec-20	31-Oct-21	R448 822.00	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
15	Secunda	Fidelity Security Service (Pty) Ltd	01-Dec-20	30-Nov-25	R1 475 646.68	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
16	Pietermaritzburg	Royal Security CC	01-Dec-20	31-Mar-24	R947 593.94	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
17	Port Shepstone	Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Dec-20	31-Oct-25	R1 463 978.09	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
18	Emalahleni	Sinqobile Equestrian Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Dec-20	31-Mar-22	R880 635.96	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
19	Newcastle	Sinqobile Equestrian Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Dec-20	30-Jun-22	R250 650.18	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
20	Mbombela	Jubzin Security	01-Dec-20	30-Apr-21	R125 522.50	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
21	Tshwane	Eldna Security Services	01-Jan-21	31-Dec-23	R2 725 336.47	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
22	East London	Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Feb-21	31-Jan-22	R135 710.38	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.
23	Richards Bay	Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd	01-Mar-21	31-Mar-22	R119 451.24	To safe guard the CCMA property, personnel and its users.

19 March 2021 - NW737

Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Whether, in light of the fact that the dumping of used tyres appears to have increased across the Republic over the past few years with a significant negative impact on the environment, particularly in parts of Durban as well as in stormwater drains in Cape Town and elsewhere, her department has undertaken any research into the correlation between the tyre levy which was instituted in 2017 and dumping of tyres that could otherwise be reused; if not, (a) why not and (b) what systems are currently in place to address the recycling of used tyres; if so, what are the relevant details;

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No research has been undertaken into the correlation between the Tyre levy and the dumping of tyres.
1. There has not been evidence to suggest that an in-depth study on correlation of the tyre levy and waste tyre dumping can assist with managing waste tyre environmental pollution. However, some of the funds collected from the tyre levy by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) are made available to the Waste Management Bureau through the Department of Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries for the management of waste tyres.
2. The Waste Management Bureau supplies waste tyres to processors to facilitate the reuse, recycling and energy recovery.

The Department has appointed the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in terms of Section 29 of the National Environment Management: Waste Act, No. 59 of 2008 to prepare an Industry Waste Management Plan (IndWMP) for tyres. The IndWMP’s intention seeks to address the current challenges that are being experienced with regard to collection, storage and processing.

One of the key objectives of the IndWMP aims to support the establishment of a viable waste tyre processing sector in South Africa which will reduce the negative environmental impacts of waste tyres. The specified actions that would be undertaken as part of the implementation of the IndWMP is to ensure that the following objectives are achieved:

- 1. providing surety of supply contracts to processors to support investment in the sector;
  2. supporting investment in pollution abatement technologies and equipment through

incentives on a cost sharing basis;

- 1. creating pre-processing capacity at depots;
  2. free delivery of feedstock to processors including the cement and brick-making facilities;
  3. payment of a subsidy in the form of a processing fee to all waste tyre processors, including the cement and brick-making facilities and
  4. development of markets including but not limited to:
    1. Road-building;
    2. Applications in public open spaces; and
    3. Tyre-derived fuels.

At present, the tyre levy goes into the fiscus and the Waste Management Bureau gets an allocation through the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries from National Treasury. The Waste Management Bureau uses the budget that has been allocated to collect waste tyres and promote recycling.

Storage facilities in a number of areas are full. As a temporary measure while awaiting the finalisation of the Section 29 lndWMP, the department is focusing on the following for 2021/22:

To expand storage on a short-term basis through engagement with cement manufacturers, provinces and municipalities.

To increase the number of processing plants that want to use waste tyres for fuel or recycling purposes.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW537

Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(1) (a) On what date was the SA Trade Policy and Strategy Framework last revised and/or updated and (b) what are the relevant details thereof; (2) whether he has found that the SA Trade Policy and Strategy Framework accurately reflects the nature of the current South African economy and global economy at large; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether his department has a trade policy review mechanism in place, with clear terms of reference; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details thereof?

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The Trade Policy and Strategy Framework (TPSF) document was published in 2010 and represents South Africa’s broad approach to trade policy and strategy, following extensive consultations between government and stakeholders in NEDLAC. An update was issued in November 2012, largely focused on updating trade data. The DTIC website now contains regularly-updated and comprehensive trade data on a monthly basis, the latest reflecting the position as at January 2021, which includes trade import and export values for all trading partners.

The TPSF is premised on objectives set out in the National Development Plan to promote and accelerate economic growth along a path that generates sustainable, decent jobs in order to reduce the poverty and extreme inequalities that characterise South African society and economy. It outlines how trade policy and strategy in South Africa can make a contribution to meeting the objectives of upgrading and diversifying the economic base in order to produce and export increasingly sophisticated, value added products that generate employment. Trade policy should support industrial policy.

The TPSF aims to ensure that we preserve the policy space to pursue national objectives while leveraging the benefits of more integrated regional and global markets. This has also informed our approach to a range of trade-related policy areas.

The TPSF recommended strengthening the institutional arrangements for trade policy making in South Africa. Ongoing efforts have been undertaken to improve coordination and consultation within government and between government and stakeholders in Parliament, NEDLAC, research institutions and academia. This work is ongoing.

The TPSF is broadly framed in policy and strategy terms. While there have been changes in the value of trade and rankings amongst trade partners as well as changes in the content of bilateral trade, the strategic thrust and overall orientation of the TPSF to support industrial development in SA remain relevant. The core principles and approach set out in the TPSF continue to offer importance guidance in approaching international trade from an industrial development and transformation perspective.

Application of trade policy needs to be agile, taking account of changes in the trade and policy environment – for example, the position of the previous US Administration on trade matters, the decision of the UK to leave the European Union, the opportunity to expand trade with the rest of the African continent and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on SA national priorities. The policy is reviewed regularly internally and the manner in which it is applied and adjusted are set out from time to time by statements made by the Executive Authority, including in Budget Votes, other statements in Parliament and at the World Trade Organisation. The following trade interventions illustrate how the Trade Policy and Strategy Framework is applied and adjusted to circumstances.

2011: Negotiations of the SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement (entered into force in December 2018)
2011: Adoption of modalities at the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement Summit to promote regional trade between SADC, EAC and COMESA.
2014/15: Engagement and agreement with US and SA on poultry quotas and its relationship with continuation of AGOA benefits by SA
2015: Decision to launch negotiations leading to the conclusion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
2015: Engagements with the US Trade Representative on the extension of AGOA (followed with annual Ministerial meetings of the AGOA Forum in 2018 and 2019).
2017: Trade negotiations initiated with the UK in July 2017 following the UK’s decision to exit the EU.
2018: Review of the SACU-EFTA Free Trade Agreement
2018: Signing of AfCFTA agreement and ratification by SA Parliament
2015: Conclusion of negotiations with the EU to update trade arrangements (the agreement that flowed from this, the SADC-EU EPA, entered into force in September 2016).
2019: Negotiations on a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) concluded with the UK in September 2019 at which time a Ministerial Statement was delivered in the National Assembly. The new EPA entered into force on 1 January 2021.
2019: Review of outcomes and issues in SA-US trade relationship - bilateral Ministerial meetings held with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Agriculture in December 2019 on broad trade policy issues and bilateral trade challenges and opportunities.
2019: Development of integrated approach at sector level on trade, competitiveness and procurement matters for poultry industry and clothing, textiles, footwear and leather products
2019/20: AfCFTA: Development of a country approach on specified Rules of Origin and SA submission (through SACU) of offer on tariff reduction
2020: Trade policy adjustments to take account of Covid-pandemic: trade-related regulations issues; and proposal submitted at the WTO for a Waiver of specific provisions of the Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights to overcome shortfalls in the equitable supply of affordable COVID-19 vaccines.
2021: integrated approach between trade and a range of policy areas, including industrialisation, transformation, building a capable state and local economic development set out in the DTIC Annual Performance Plan for 2021/22 tabled in Parliament in March 2021.

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19 March 2021 - NW583

Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Whether the general public is able to view the locality of applications, rights and permits made and/or held in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, Act 28 of 2002, via his department’s South African Mineral Resources Administration System; if not, (a) why not and (b) for how long has the View South Africa Geographic Information System facility not been available; if so, what are the relevant details? NW639E

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Reply:

a) The general public can view the locality of applications. Members of the public will need to register as a user of the system, select relevant province and commodity/ies to able to view.

b) The South Africa Geographic Information System facility has always been available.

19 March 2021 - NW713

Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

(a) What is the size of the administration building at the isimangaliso Wetland Park, including all outbuildings, garages and/or carports, (b) what is the total budgeted cost of the building and (c) what number of staff members will be accommodated in this building on a daily basis?

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(a). ISimangaliso has been using prefabricated containers as administration offices since 2004. In 2019/20, approval to build an administration block was granted and funds were allocated. Construction started on 09 January 2020 and is anticipated to be completed in August 2021.

(b). The size of the building constitutes 840 square meters of the ground floor, 600 square meters of the second floor, 120 square meters of the archives room and 75 square meters of the ablution block. There is no parking or garages at the building and parking will be in the existing carports, outside the building.

The total budgeted cost of the building is R35 000 000.

MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW524

Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

(1) Whether any staff member in his department (a) performed work outside normal working hours in addition to the responsibilities related to his or her work in the past five financial years and (b) has been performing such work during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, how is it determined whether such work is being performed or not; if so, in each case, (i) what number of staff members and (ii) in what job and/or work categories are the specified staff members employed; (2) whether approval for such work was obtained in each case; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the policy of his department in this regard, (b) by whom are such applications considered and approved, (c) what number of contraventions of this policy were brought to the attention of the National Treasury in the past five financial years and (d) what steps have been taken against the transgressors? [NW580E]

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1. (a) I have been advised that departmental records reflect that there were no employees of the then Department of Trade and Industry who performed work outside normal working hours, in addition to the responsibilities, related to their work in the past five (5) financial years.

(b) (i) In 2017, the dti had two (2) applications declined by the Head of Department as conflict of interest was determined.

In 2021 one (1) application was declined by the HoD as conflict of interest was determined.

(ii) The above applicants are employed in the Industrial Financing Branch.

2. No approval was granted for the applicants as conflict of interest was identified.

(a) According to Public Service Regulations, 2016; Regulation 24 states that “An application by an employee to perform remunerative work outside his or her department shall be in accordance with the process determined by the Minister and in the form issued by the Minister”. No employee at the dti/c is allowed to perform other remunerative work without approval.

(b) The HoD of the dtic is responsible for approving other remunerative work applications as delegated by the EA.

(d) N/A

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19 March 2021 - NW712

Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

1.What is the total number of applications in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act2 of 2000, (PAIA), that (a) her department and (b) the entities reporting to her have received since 1 January 2015; 2.what number of the PAIA applications that were received (a) have not been replied to at all,(b) were replied to, but without answering the questions and (c) were replied to comprehensively with all the information required by the PAIA?

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The total number of applications in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, Act 2 of 2000, (PAIA) received:

THE DEPARTMENT:

TOTAL PAIA APPLICATIONS RECEIVED	FINANCIAL YEAR
53	2015/2016
50	2016/2017
58	2017/2018
68	2018/2019
67	2019/2020
89	2020/2021

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19 March 2021 - NW689

Ngcobo, Mr S to ask the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

Whether (a) his department and (b) any entity reporting to him make use of private security firms; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the (i) name of each firm, (ii) purpose, (iii) value and (iv) duration of each specified contract?

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Yes, as set out below:

i. Name of Firm

ii. Purpose

iii. Value in Rand of Contract

iv. Duration of contract

Dibakoane Security (Pty) Ltd

Physical Guarding Security of Block G to protect Government assets and all occupants of Block G.

Total Value

R3 467 444.05

3 years.

Procurement through a bid process

Rainprop (RF) (Pty) Ltd

Physical and monitoring security of the dtic campus and perimeter to protect the campus and all occupants of the dtic campus.

Monthly payment:

R678 839 as at Feb 2021 (a service element of monthly PPP unitary payment charge)

25 years

In terms of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

(b) and (per public entity responses): Yes, as set out below:

No.	Entity	(b)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)	(b)(iv)
1.	B-BBEE Commission	The B-BBEE Commission does not make use of any private security firms. It currently operates the dtic campus and the dtic is responsible for security of the campus. The B-BBEE Commission has employed only one (1) security official on its structure for the daily security requirements for its staff and offices	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
2.	Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	The CIPC does make use of a private security firms	CIPC SSC Cape Town Royal Security	Private security firms at CIPC SSC safeguarding of CIPC assets and personnel within the office and also includes access control in duties terms of the ‘Control of Access to Public Premises and Vehicle Act, 1985 (Act 53 of 1985) Monday to Friday 06h00 to 18h00	R1 129 676.55	Three (3) years
			CIPC SSC JHB Kgaogelo Motau General Trading	Private security firms at CIPC SSC safeguarding of CIPC assets and personnel within the office and also includes access control in duties terms of the ‘Control of Access to Public Premises and Vehicle Act, 1985 (Act 53 of 1985) Monday to Friday 06h00 to 18h00.	R466 800.00	One (1) year
			CIPC SSC Pretoria Mabuzitha Security	Private security firms at CIPC SSC safeguarding of CIPC assets and personnel within the office and also includes access control in duties terms of the ‘Control of Access to Public Premises and Vehicle Act, 1985 (Act 53 of 1985) Monday to Friday 06h00 to 18h00.	R465 651.72	One (1) year
3.	Companies Tribunal (CT)	The CT does not make use of any private security firms but shares the security officers deployed on the dtic campus, who are under contract with the dtic	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
4.	Competition Commission	The Competition Commission does make use of a private security firm	Mafoko Security Patrols	The Commission has appointed a private security firm that has been responsible for providing security services and guarding the institutions premises	R2 424 868.00 R368 098.00	April 2020 to January 2021 February 2021 to April 2021
5.	Competition Tribunal	The Competition Tribunal does make use of a private security firm	The Tribunal signs an annual memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Competition Commission (Commission) for shared services, which includes security services. The Commission contracts directly with the security firm, Mafoko Security. The Tribunal pays 27% to the Commission in terms of the MOA for the cost of the security services	The said security firm has been appointed to safeguard Block C on the dtic campus occupied by the Tribunal and the Commission on a 24-hour, 7 days a week-basis.	R206 416.00	The Tribunal signs an annual MOA with Competition Commission
6.	Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	The ECIC does make use of a private security firm	Selkirk Security Services (Pty) Ltd (Reg. No. 2014/019174/07)	Provision of physical security and guarding services	R748 788.00	Twelve (12) months (1 Nov 2020 – 31 Oct 2021
7.	Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC)	The IDC does make use of a private security firm	Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd with Company Registration no: 1997/013274/07	The IDC as an organisation is exposed to potential security risks, threats and vulnerabilities which necessitate the need for a security structure responsible for safeguarding of property assets (office buildings), human lives (staff, visitors and service providers), personal belongings and information. It is for this purpose that the IDC appointed a security firm that provides 24-hour security and guarding services to the IDC, covering Head Office in Sandton and Provincial Offices.	R43 087 225.40	5 years which commenced on 01 July 2019 and will expire on 30 June 2024.
8.	International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC)	The ITAC does not make use of private firms, as there has not been any need for security firms services	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
9.	National Consumer Commission (NCC)	The NCC does not make use of any private security. The NCC is a tenant of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) who provides security services	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
10.	National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	The NCT does make use of a private security firm	Jalesca Technologies	The main purpose of this contract was concluded to ensure the provision of armed response services to the NCT	R25 700.00	The contract commenced on 1 October 2020 and will end 30 September 2022
11.	National Credit Regulator (NCR)	The NCR does make use of a private security firm	Phuthadichaba Trading Enterprise cc (sub-contractor is Fidelity Security)	Providing guarding and electronic security services	R4 689 713.59	Three years, contract ending on 13 February 2022
12.	National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	The NEF has previously procured security services for the Head Office. The NEF has resolved to insource the security personnel with effect from 01 April 2021. The NEF will therefore not be using any private security firm going forward.	Marshal Nights Security	Security Services for the National Empowerment Fund Head Office	R7 897 183.57	1 June 2017 to 31 March 2021
13.	National Gambling Board (NGB)	The NGB does make use of a private security firms	Ubomi Technologies (Pty) Ltd, Fidelity ADT (Pty) Ltd	Security guarding service for office premises Alarm system linked to armed response for office premises	R370 530.00 R20 311.05	12 months 36 months
14.	National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	The NLC does make use of a private security firm	Titanium Security Services	Provision of physical security services Head Office	R3 562 712.00	3 years
			Rise Security Services	Provision of physical security services Northern Cape	R792 167.00	3 years
			KRA Security and Projects	Provision of physical security services Free State	R1 757 257.00	3 years
			HM Security and Armed Response	Provision of physical security services Mpumalanga	R432 000.00	1 year
			Ensemble Trading 2366	Provision of physical security services Western Cape	R 2 133 105.00	3 years
				Provision of physical security services Eastern Cape	R2 065 045.00	3 years
			Amazim-Zim Security Services & Private Investigations	Provision of physical security services Kwa-Zulu Natal	R301 533.00	13 months
			Katlego Security	Provision of physical security services North West	R464 999.00	1 year
			The Lady Boss Security Services	Provision of physical security services Limpopo	R462 000.00	1 year
15.	National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	The NMISA is a tenant of the CSIR within the CSIR campus both in Cape Town and Pretoria. In terms of the lease agreement between NMISA and the CSIR, the CSIR as landlord provides security for leased buildings NMISA occupies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
16.	National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	The SABS does make use of a private security firms	Bughatti Security Services	Provision of physical security services Cape Town	R455 999.96	1 February –31 July 2020
			Joritans Logistics	Provision of physical security services Port Elizabeth	R405 999.00	1 February –31 July 2020
			Results Security Services	Provision of physical security services Bloemfontein	R440 000.00	1 February –31 July 2020
			Tikedi Security Services	Provision of physical security services Cape Town	R488 266.66	1 August 2020 - February 2021
			Fidelity Security Services	Provision of physical security services Port Elizabeth	R249 018.20	1 August 2020 - February 2021
			Vice Grip Security Services	Provision of physical security services Bloemfontein	R389 515.14	1 August 2020 - February 2021
			Mupo Weshu Environmental Consultant	Provision of physical security services Bloemfontein	R399 000.00	1 March 2021 – 31 August 2021
			Venus Security International (Pty) Ltd	Provision of physical security services Port Elizabeth	R432 000.00	1 March 2021 – 31 August 2021
			Matome and Moloto Protection Services	Provision of physical security services Cape Town	R439 530.00	1 March 2021 – 31 August 2021
17.	South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)	The SABS does make use of a private security firm	Bidvest Protea Coin (Pty) Ltd	The main objective is for Bidvest Coin (Pty) Ltd to protect all SABS property and staff, to provide access control for staff, tenants, visitors and contractors at the following premises: Groenkloof Campus, Pretoria NETFA, Olifantsfontein Secunda premises East London Office Durban Office Cape Town Office New Castle premises Richards Bay premises	R45 846 360.00 (including VAT) for 36 months however savings of R1 454 644.80 (including VAT) were negotiated and realised in the 2021 financial year, due to revisions in contract as a result of COVID 19	The national contract was issued for a three (3) year period and currently the contractor is month 16 of the contract
18.	South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	The SANAS does make use of a private security firm	Titanium Security Services National Security and Fire	24 Hour Security and Monitoring of Office Alarm response and Monitoring of the Office	R923 717.71 R 28,330.08	Three (3) Years Three (3) Years

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19 March 2021 - NW616

Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Given that air quality monitoring stations (AQMS) are essential for a country like South Africa that relies heavily on fossil fuels, (a) how often does her department inspect the condition of the AQMS and (b) what measures are in place for her department to react to any adverse measurements at the AQMS?

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There are a total of one hundred and thirty-five (135) Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AQMS) owned by provinces, municipalities and the South African Weather Service (SAWS). While the department provides support to provinces and municipalities on AQMS operations and maintenance, the department does not own the AQMS.

The conditions of AQMS are inspected in line with established standard operating procedures for AQMS operations and management. For routine services, the stations are inspected every two weeks by AQMS technicians. These inspections are guided by checklists which contain a list of activities that should be undertaken by the technicians. The checklist includes physical inspection of the AQMS environmental conditions, the general conditions of all instruments, power supply and air conditioner status, as well as detailed instrument diagnostic checks. The station inspections are documented and reported in line with standard operating procedures. During these inspections, if instruments failures are identified, the instruments are repaired onsite by technicians, where possible. Otherwise, if the technicians cannot repair the instruments because of major faults, the equipment is removed from the AQMS for further repair and maintenance.

In addition to the biweekly visits, every three months, comprehensive inspections are conducted to ensure that data collected from all instruments are credible and accurate. In these visits, the technicians undertake the general inspection and also calibrate and assess the performance of instruments. These visits are regarded as separate quarterly AQMS visits, and there are four visits per station per year.

There are also those situations when the AQMS might stop operating due to unforeseen circumstances such as power failure disruptions on instruments. In these situations, the AQMS are inspected as soon as is possible whenever an incident is identified on the South African Air Quality Information System (SAAQIS) as a disruption in data.

Information from the AQMS is a major driver in air quality management decision making. When adverse measurements are observed at the AQMS, different jurisdictions have tailor-made interventions designed in air quality management plans or other strategic government programs to identify sources contributing to adverse measurements, and to implement necessary air pollution reduction measures. With the regulated air pollution sources such as industries, these interventions include enhanced compliance monitoring and enforcement through the atmospheric emission licencing command and control regime. For non-regulated pollution sources, such as veld-fires, transport, waste burning or residential fuel burning and others, air quality management interventions are designed to target those pollution sources, towards progressive realisation of air that is not harmful to the health and well-being of the public.

19 March 2021 - NW724

Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

What criteria and process was followed to appoint a certain person (name and details furnished);whether she has found that the correct procedures were followed in order to fill the vacancy; if not, why not; if so, whether the position was advertised; if not, why not; if so, will she furnish Ms A M M Weber with the (a) actual advertisement of the position, (b) list of names of the applicants attending the interviews and (c) minutes of when the process was completed?

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An interview process was followed in accordance with the Recruitment Policy of the South African National Parks (SANParks).
I have written to the SANParks Chairperson to ascertain whether the recruitment process followed was in line with the SANParks recruitment policy.
a) The position was advertised nationally, with a closing date of 2 June 2015.
b) There were five aplicants who attended interviews: Ms B. Mabandla, Ms. T. Kunene, Mr D. Erasmus, Ms. H. Sello and Mr B. Mhlongo
The formal process was duly approved on 6 October 2015, with the panel indicating that the candidate (name furnished) had received the best scores during the interview process and displayed the sufficient, knowledge, experience and competency for the position

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATE: 18/03/2021

19 March 2021 - NW644

Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Whether any recent (a) interventions and/or (b) oversight activities have been actioned by her department in order to facilitate the safe removal of toxic mercury waste substances from the shutdown of a certain chemical factory (name and details furnished); if not, what (i) interventions and/or (ii) oversight processes will immediately be put in place in order to ensure that such substances do no further harm to the surrounding environment; if so, what are the relevant details?

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a) b) The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is currently in the process of facilitating the movement of the mercury containing waste materials from Cato Ridge, KwaZuIu- Natal to Switzerland where it is being treated prior to its safe disposal. Since April 2020, 1082 (one thousand and eighty-two) tonnes of this waste has been removed from the Cato Ridge site in 57 (fifty-seven) sea freight containers.

In order to ensure strict regulatory oversight during the extraction, repackaging and transporting of this material, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, with the support of the political heads of the Department of Water and Sanitation; the Department of Labour; KwaZulu- Natal: Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality formed an Intergovernmental Task Team in order to ensure strict compliance with, amongst others, the following:

On site health and safety by evaluating the outcomes of the biomonitoring that is done on all the employees involved in the extraction and repackaging of this material. Furthermore, and to the extent that it relates to onsite health and safety, a detailed Environmental Monitoring Programme was designed to identify the risks associated with each aspect of the removal process;

Ensure compliance to road transport regulations; and Monitor compliance with the Basel Convention which regulates the transboundary movement of hazardous waste.

There is also further work being undertaken to build a water-related inventory which will enable the authorities to make objective findings relative to the analysis done by the land owner. This information will be used to inform the Terms of Reference for the appointment of the services of an independent specialist to provide an independent recommendation around whether further remediation work is required after the waste is removed from this property.

There is an ongoing risk of theft of this material from the property, despite the many security measures that are being implemented. These incidents are reported to the South African Police Service as and when they occur, and have been elevated to the Minister of Police in order to request additional assistance, given the inherent risks associated with this material. It is anticipated that the removal of this waste will be finalised by June 2022.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP
FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT