Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) (b) and (c) The question has been referred to Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and response will be provided once received from the GDE. 

Reply:

1. The provincial breakdown for the allocation of title deeds per province per municipality is attached as Annexure A.
2. The number of persons who are still on the housing waiting list in each municipality in each province is attached as Annexure B.

Annexure B indicates the number of households per province that have registered their need for adequate shelter on the National Housing Needs Register (NHNR).

The total number of households per province are presented as follow:

• Approved On Housing Subsidy System (HSS): indicates the total number of households on the NHNR that have completed subsidy application forms and these subsidy applications forms were approved against the relevant project.
• On NHNR Only: indicates the total number of households that have registered their need for adequate shelter on the NHNR. These households have not completed the subsidy applications forms to date.

Please note that the Western Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements is not utilizing the NHNR.

Reply:

1. The local government equitable share supports Government’s policy on free basic electricity programme by providing funding for municipalities to deliver free basic services like electricity, water, sanitation and refuse removal to poor households.

2. The installation of prepaid meters is still at pilot phase now and as such the Department does not have details in terms of costs hence it cannot determine whether government will subsidise the cost or not.

3. No. Because municipalities are charging tariffs in terms of their tariffs policies approved by councils and have to be cost reflective.

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Reply:

1. The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee in its response indicated that they received reports from the Chief Medical Officer at each games

a) A total of 6 reports were submitted

b) and c) SASCOC indicated that the details of people implicated and matters highlighted cannot be provided due to the medical legal protocol confidentiality

Reply:

The matter with regard to the Executive Mayor of the Setsoto Local Municipality was investigated by the department and the outcome was communicated to the Mayor and the local municipality. Subsequent to this a court proceedings were initiated by the Mayor and pending the outcome of this process the department is not able to take further action.

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Reply:

We are still waiting for response from SAFA.

Reply:

The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee has indicated that;

a) There is no specific travel agency that arrange trips for SASCOC

b) (i) No tender was advertised and (ii) no new tender will be awarded

c) No amount is spent on travel agency

SASCOC indicated that where possible they book directly online. For the major games they deal directly with airlines to facilitate the travel of the team.

Reply:

The response below was provided by the City of Ekurhuleni:

a) Yes, the City of Ekurhuleni meets the remedial obligations as set out in the Public Protector’s report No 58.

b) The following actions were taken by the CoE in respect of the Public Protector’s Report No 58:

No	Remedial as per Report No 58	Remedial action taken by the CoE
7.1	Within sixty (60) working days from the date of this report, disclose all irregular expenditure to the Council, Treasury and Auditor General incurred by Municipality in connection with the irregular appointment of Mr Mulder to the position of a Divisional Head Maintenance.	City of Ekurhuleni quarterly presents a report to Council on Unauthorised, Irregular, Fruitless and Wasteful (UIFW) expenditure as part of the SCM Policy implementation report which is quarterly sent to the provincial CoGTA, provincial Treasury and National Treasury.
7.2	Within 60 working days from the date of this report ensure that the Recruitment and Selection Policy of the Municipality is amended to provide for clarity and clear policy direction on the head-hunting process within the Municipality.	The revised Recruitment and Selection Policy of the City has already been presented at the Corporate and Share Service Oversight Workshop and is being processed to be presented before Council for approval in the near future.
7.3	Disciplinary processes are instituted against Ms Lerato Gumbi and Ms Mbali Makara within 60 working days from the date of this report, as envisaged in section 67 (1) (h) of section 2 of the Code of conduct of municipal staff members for allowing Mr Mulder to be interviewed after a period of eight months without adhering to proper recruitment and selection processes of the Municipality. However, Dr Mashazi should not be part of the disciplinary proceedings herself since she was a panel member of the interview herself.	No disciplinary proceeding could be instituted against Ms Lerato Gumbi and Ms Mbali Makara as Ms Gumbi resigned from the City several years before report No 58 was finalised and Ms Makara (an observer during the interview of Mr Mulder) was never employed by the City.
7.4	Within sixty (60) working days from the date of this report, She (City Manager) initiates a judicial review process as prescribed in terms of sections 6 and 7 of the PAJA to set aside the appointment of Mr Mulder on the basis that he was irregularly appointed as per the job advertisement.	The Judicial Review Process which recommended against the appointment of Mr Mulder could not be embarked upon as his appointment and contract pertinent to the findings in Report 58 had long been terminated by the time the report was issued.
7.5	Disciplinary processes as envisaged in section 67 (1) (h) of schedule 2 of the Code of conduct of municipal staff members are instituted against Dr I Mashazi within 60 working days from the date of this for allowing Mr Mulder to be interviewed after a period of eight months without adhering to proper recruitment and selection processes of the Municipality. According to the schedule 2 of the Code of conduct of the municipal staff members, Dr I Mashazi acted contrary to section 2 (d) as she failed to act in the best interest of the Municipality during the appointment of Mr Mulder and such conduct compromised the credibility and integrity of the Municipality.	There was a disciplinary process and report was compiled and sent to Council advising on the outcome.
7.6	Disciplinary processes as envisaged in section 67 (1) (h) of the Code of conduct of municipal staff members, are instituted against Mr Myeza for the final award of tender number A-IS (RW) 03-2012 for the upgrading and construction of roads and storm water infrastructure, without adhering to procurement processes as provided for in the MFMA.	Disciplinary processes could not be undertaken against the said individual because he left the employ of the City.
7.7	Disciplinary processes as envisaged in section 67 (1) (h) of the Code of conduct of municipal staff members, are instituted against Mr Mulder, Mr van der Merwe, Mr Mohlabi, Mr Strydom, Mr Myeza and Mr Rautenbach for issuing appointment letters and making payments to contrators regarding tender number A-IS (RW) 05-2012 which was not approved by the former Municipal Manager: Mr Ngema.	Disciplinary processes could not be undertaken against the said individuals because all had left the employ of the City.

End.

Reply:

The payment process was adjusted as CWP Sites had to be closed in compliance with restrictions. As a result, the process of capturing CWP Participants Wage Payment information, which is undertaken at CWP sites could not be undertaken as normal. This required that the capturing of CWP Participants Wage Payment information undertaken at CWP sites, be transferred to DCoG headquarters (CWP Data Centre) for processing. It is important to note that the CWP Data Centre officials were also themselves observing the COVID-19 Lockdown restrictions. This meant that the CWP Data Centre capacity had to be reduced as per the COVID-19 regulations, and therefore could not operate at full capacity; andonce the CWP Sites resume activities, all processes will automatically go back to normal.

End.

Reply:

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) did not take a decision to end drought relief. The national state of disaster lapsed on 04 July 2020 according to its legislated timeframe. Kindly note that the decision not to extend the state of disaster was informed by the fact that pockets of drought that still exist in some parts of the country can be managed through existing legislation and contingency arrangements.

It is important to indicate that implementation of drought relief measures by relevant organs of state is currently underway with funding and resources from disaster grants within COGTA and budgets and grants of line-function organs of state to address drought and water scarcity conditions.

It is however important to note that disaster management cannot solely be achieved through disaster relief measures but the underpinning principle is disaster risk reduction measures which require of all relevant role players to prepare and implement Disaster Management Plans to mitigate the effects of any disaster including drought and water scarcity conditions. As such the declaration of a state of disaster is only an interim interventionist measure which cannot serve as a mainstay for managing disaster risks.

End.

Reply:

1. Section 216 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) provides that the National Treasury must enforce compliance measures to ensure both transparency and expenditure control in each sphere of government, by introducing generally recognised accounting practice, uniform expenditure classifications and uniform treasury norms and standards. All municipal bills fall within the scope of the National Treasury, therefore National Treasury not the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is in better position to respond the question correctly.

2. No. National Treasury which administers the legislation referred to above is better placed to issue a statement, if necessary.

End.

Reply:

Due to staff working remotely South African Sports Trust unable to provide us with the response to this question.

Reply:

(a) & (b) In the quest to contribute to protecting the public from the negative effects of Covid-19, the Minister relied on Section 27(2)(n) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).

(c) The Minister, through the NATJOINTS structures obtained advice and a legal opinion on the matter. The principle of the matter was also consulted with Cabinet Ministers through the various structures. The regulations were subsequently amended to bring legal clarity on the matter with a view to contribute to limiting the frequency of peoples’ movement in order to contribute towards flattening the curve of infections.

End.

Reply:

Section 32(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act outline the process of treating irregular expenditure, which requires the municipality to recover irregular expenditure from the person liable for that expenditure unless the expenditure certified by the municipal council, after investigation by a council committee, as irrecoverable and written off by the council.

The Eastern Cape Provincial Cogta issued a notice to invoke section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act on the 17 June 2020 to investigate allegations of irregular expenditure. The Department will collaborate with the Province to ensure that the municipality complies with section 32(2) of the Municipal Finance Management Act which requires investigation of irregular expenditure.

End.

Reply:

(1) The National Department of Human Settlements did not order the eviction of the residents of Fleurhof.

(2) Honourable Member, I learnt of the regrettable death of a man at the scene of the evictions in Fleurhof. I am informed that the matter is currently the subject of investigations by the relevant law enforcement agencies.

Further, the Honourable Member will recall that at the Portfolio Committee meeting of 6 October 2020 she asked me about the Fleurhof eviction and I promised to table a report on the matter once it has been finalised.

Reply:

(a). In response to this question the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee indicated that due to or staff still working remotely, they will need more time to collate the information. They further indicated that they would only be able to retrieve information for the past 5 years.

Reply:

No, I will notintroduce legislation to remove the powers of municipalities to grant permission to extend alcohol trading hours beyond national regulations. The Minister is however aware of the Liquor Products Amendment Bill and the Liquor Amendment Bill [B10B-2016] but would not be able to provide the requested details as these draft piece of legislation does not fall within the policy or legislative mandate assigned to the Minister of COGTA. Accordingly, it is best if the question is directed at the Minister for Trade, Industry and Competition who is best placed to provide a response in terms of the draft Bill and the national liquor policy.

End.

Reply:

The Department of Cooperative Governance is currently not developing

a) A Green Paper and/or a

b) A White Paper on local government.

The Department is implementing the District Development Model (DDM) as approved by Cabinet on 21 August 2019. The DDM is designed to improve collaborative planning amongst the three spheres of government, and the establishment of a One District,One Plan and One Budget for each of the 44 districts and 8 metros.The Department is reviewing several of its legislations and is developing regulations and frameworks to strengthen these legislations. These include but are not limited to:

• Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Bill, 2019. The objectives of the Amendment Bill are to inter alia:
  • Assist municipalities to build the skills base necessary to exercise their powers and perform their functions by appointing suitably qualified people and competent senior managers; and
  • To professionalise local public administrations.

• Local Government Demarcation Bill, 2020 to provide for, amongst other, criteria and procedures for the determination and redetermination of municipal and ward boundaries, as well as the establishment of an Appeals Authority.

• An amendment of the Local Government Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, to amongst other issues:
  • Provide for a minimum of 10 councillors per municipality;
  • Provide for the prohibition of a councillor who was found guilty of a breach of the code of conduct for councillors for a period of two years;
  • Provide for additional functions of the speaker;
  • Provide for a whip of municipal council;
  • Clarify the formula for the composition of an executive committee; and
  • Provide for a Code of Conduct for Councillors.

• A review of Sections 84 and 85 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998 and the development of regulations to guide the ministerial authorization and revocation of powers and functions in terms of section 84(3) of the Local Government: Municipal Structures act, 117 of 1998.

End.

Reply:

1. The South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee in its response indicated that;

a). No spectators attended the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi because no South African athletes were participating at the Games

b). There is no specific person who was supposed to apply for the travel tickets

2. SASCOC indicated no SASCOC Board member attended the Sochi Games because there were no South African athlete participating at the Games

Reply:

(a). In response to this question the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) indicated that due to staff still working remotely, they will need more time to collate the information.

Reply:

Honourable Member, we received a number of complaints regarding evictions and therefore ensured that the following regulations were issued for the duration of the lockdown period.

The Regulations issued in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act of 2002 by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, on 16 April 2020 (Regulations Gazette 43232) on the prohibition on evictions, states that “no person may be evicted from their place of residence. Regardless of whether it is a formal or informal residence or a farm dwelling, for the duration of the lockdown."

Moreover, Regulation 19 of the Regulations issued on 29 April 2020 (Regulations Gazette 43258) on the Prohibition on Evictions provides that:

“A competent court may grant an order for the eviction of any person from land or a home in terms of the provisions of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 and the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998: Provided that any order of eviction shall be stayed and suspended until the last day Alert Level 4, unless a court decides that it is not just and equitable to stay and suspend the order until the last day of the Alert Level 4 period”.

Although the said regulations were issued, the implementation thereof fall under different authorities. In upholding and affirming the regulations cited above, Imade a public appeal to municipalities and private property owners to suspend evictions during the lockdown and instead for all parties to prioritise measures aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have intervened in cases where we had been made aware of this and have also communicated these details to the public.

On 16 July 2020, I issued a media statement wherein I urged the City of Cape Town to adhere to the Alert Level 3 Regulations which prohibit the evictions of persons from their homes. I also confirmed my unwavering commitment to support the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements to provide basic services such as water and sanitation in their rollout of the Upgrading of Informal Settlements Program.

Reply:

(a) Water purification is a function that resides with the Water Services Authorities (municipalities) according to Water Services Act no 108, 1997.

(b) The Temba Water Treatment Plant has been upgraded and handed over to the Water Service Authority (the City of Tshwane) in February 2020.

(c) The Department of Water and Sanitation monitors the Water Service Authority (the City of Tshwane) by conducting technical inspections to ensure:

• • that the plant is operated by qualified Process Controllers and a qualified maintenance team;
  • availability of operational manual and operational log books.

Reply:

1. The South African Football Association in its response indicated that;

(a) The only cost incurred is for the letter which amounted to R3,841.00. There is no case to defend from Mr Gay Mokoena and Mr Dennis Mumble noting that he is not a SAFA member. Therefore, there are no costs for associated with the two individual’s cases. SAFA further indicated that its NEC will decide, in its meeting that is scheduled for 19 September 2020, if there should be further action on these matters.

(b) SAFA indicated that there are no cases for SAFA to defend on behalf of any member in any court.

2. SAFA indicated that there are no cases for SAFA to defend on behalf of any member in any court.

Reply:

The Department established a Central Adjudication Hub at Head Office in November 2019 when it commenced with the testing of eVisa. Adjudication of eVisa applications from abroad was successfully tested at this Central Adjudication Hub. The eVisa is currently being tested in South Africa together with the Biometric Movement Control System (BMCS) and once these systems are fully implemented, the Central Adjudication Hub will also begin to adjudicate eVisa applications in a phased-in approach.

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Reply:

The Cuban medical personnel who arrived in the Republic around 27 April 2020 to assist in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic were issued with Treaty visas. These visas were issued until 27 April 2021 in terms of the Treaty Agreement between South Africa and Cuba.

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Reply:

1. Chile – 06
2. Argentina – 20
3. India – 3547
4. The People’s Republic of China – 507
5. Canada – 71
6. United States of America – 356
7. Russia – 52
8. Australia – 85

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Reply:

a) The budget cuts were effected by National Treasury in response to COVID-19 needs. MISA has allocated the budget cuts mainly under subsistence and travel allowance and depreciation. It should be noted that all infrastructure related projects that MISA is implementing in support of municipalities will not be affected by the budget reduction of R5.9million.

b) Based on discussions held with National Treasury, there was no indication that MISA’s budget will be repurposed for as the budget cuts were effected throughout the whole CoGTA portfolio and other departments.

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Reply:

Section 139(7) of the Constitution was never invoked in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. In the 2018/19 financial year, the City experienced political challenges which resulted in the City Manager being suspended in October 2018 and the Mayor being removed from his position in December 2019. Based on the above challenges the National, Provincial COGTA, National Treasury and SALGA together with the Metro developed a Section154 support plan to ensure that the Metro remains functional so as to continue providing services to the communities. The support plan focused on service delivery, financial management, governance and service delivery.

End.

Reply:

(1) Two prospecting rights were issued

(b) There is no specified timeframe with regard to issuing of rights.

(2) Please see (1)(b) above

(3) No mining rights were issued since 01 April 2020

(4) Please see (3) above

DDG: MR

Date:

Recommended / Not Recommended

Advocate TS Mokoena

Director General: Department of Mineral Resources and Energy

………………/………………/2020

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2020

Reply:

1. Answer:The GPS co-ordinates, MHSC has experienced various delays in the finalisation of the projects especially on the approval of site location after the City of Joburg change in position on their original approval of site location for the projects. The details will be provided at the later stage the location of new MHSC offices is confirmed.

2. Answer: (a) Initial total project amount is confirmed to be R4 800 000,00 inclusive of value added Tax.

(b) Total amount paid to the service provider is R4 457 741.14 on original project plan. This excludes the additional costs incurred for additional technical R 191 291.32 for more technical work and storage costs.R 104 291.32 was spent onNew Site Additional Costs (Drawings, Design & Artworks) for Johannesburg Land Company application requirements R 87 000.32 Storage Costs as Result of Delays in Installation of the Monument. Therefore the total amount paid to date on the project is R 4 649 032,46.

Reply:

Hospitals do not have beds in the emergency centers, and as such the information that is required is not available. The Department does however have a record of the head count for the casualty per province for the same period, which is reflected here below, which does not show marked change. This could be due to the fact that the opening of alcohol sales was for a shorter period with added restrictions, coupled with health education.

Province	Element	April 2020	May 2020	June 2020	July 2020
Eastern Cape	Casualty headcount - total	19 523	17 371	21 618	19 232
Free State	Casualty headcount - total	5378	6294	7036	6727
Gauteng	Casualty headcount - total	10 520	10 930	14 876	7 244
KwaZulu-Natal	Casualty headcount - total	23456	23966	25521	27460
Limpopo	Casualty headcount - total	17661	16584	18103	16147
Mpumalanga	Casualty headcount - total	12 096	13 705	15 312	13 686
Northern Cape	Casualty headcount - total	4 353	3 288	4 740	3 791
North West	Casualty headcount - total	7483	9652	10734	9330
Western Cape	Casualty headcount - total	5275	2701	1636	2391
South Africa	Casualty headcount - total	96 000	95 594	112 320	116 482

NB: Western Cape

The figures for Western Cape are low due to the fact that they conducted a sentinel trauma survey in the following hospitals to establish the trends in the number of alcohol induced injuries treated at hospitals: Michell’s Plain, Groote Schuur, George, Heideveld and Tygerberg Hospitals

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Reply:

a) The latest details are that this matter is still ongoing. The School Principal in the presence of the Department of Employment and Labour handed the names and capacities of the Department of Basic Education officials over to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

b) Then the NPA subpoenaed the Department of Basic Education officials regarding non-compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in some classrooms of that particular school.

Reply:

List of application for Prospecting Rightlodged in Limpopo for the past two years

DATE LODGED	COMPANY	MINERAL
16 Feb 2018	KADOSH MINING PTY LTD	COPPER,DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),GEMSTONE EXCEPT DIAMONDS,GOLD,PHOSPHATE,PGM
01 March 2018	DE BEERS CONDOLIDATED MINES PTY LTD	DIAMOND (INKIMBERLITE)
14 Nov 2018	RAZORBILL PROPERTIES 12 (PTY0 LTD	DIAMOND,DIAMOND(GENERAL),DIAMOND (KIMBERLITE)
14 Nov 2018	RAZORBILL PROPERTIES 12 (PTY0 LTD	DIAMOND,DIAMOND(GENERAL), DIAMOND(KIMBERLITE)
27 Nov 2018	BOLDMAN MINING ENTERPRISE (PTY) LTD	COAL,COPPER,DIAMOND,MAGNESITE,URANIUM
15 March 2019	GABBINS HOLDINGS PTY	DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (INKIMBERLITE),DIAMOND ALLUVIAL),GOLD,PGM,SILVER
09 April 2019	KDB MINING PTY LTD	DIAMOND (GENERAL)
15 April 2019	WIZA MINING PTY LTD	Chrome,andalusite,diamondgeneral,iron,manganese,pgm
15 April 2019	BASADZI PELE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING AND PROJECTS	Chrome,andalusite,diamondgeneral,iron,manganese,pgm
27 May 2019	ANGLO EXPLORATION HOLDINGS PTY LTD	CHROME,COPPER,DIAMOND(GENERAL),GOLD,IRON,LIMESTONE,MAGNESITE,MANGANESE,SILVER,TIN,ZINC
03 June 2019	VHARANANI MINING PTY LTD	DIAMOND, GOLD
22 Aug 2019	NKUZI YA MANANGA GROUP PTY LTD	GEMSTONES EXCEPT DIAMONDS, GOLD ORE, TUNGSTEN ORE, ZINC ORE
21 Oct 2019	YUGASET PTY LTD	DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL)
22 Oct 2019	Atok Mining House Pty Ltd Limpopo	COPPER ORE , DOLOMITE, GEMSTONES EXCEPT DIAMONDS, SILICA SAND (GENERAL)
10 Dec 2019	ANOITED MINING (PTY) LTD	CHROME,COPPER,DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIENSION STONE, GOLD,IRON,MAGNESITE,MANGANESE,METALLURGICAL,NICKEL,PGM,SILICA SAND (GENERAL),SILICA SAND (SILICA) SILICON,SILVER
17 Dec 2019	BARWA BA PHALADI MINING AND PROJECTS CC	DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),DIAMOND(KIMBERLITE),GRAPHITE,MAGNESITE
17 Dec 2019	ON REEF INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD	DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),DIAMOND(KIMBERLITE),GRAPHITE,MAGNESITE
25 Feb 2020	BOO WANDO HOLDINGS	AGGREGATE,CHRONME,COBALT,COPPER,DIAMON (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (KIMBERLITE),GOLD,GRAVEL,IRON,NICKEL,PGM,RARE EARTHS,SILVER,SULPHUR(IN PYRITE)
27 Feb 2020	SAMIN GROUP (PTY) LTD	BRYTES,CHROME,COAL,COBALT,COPPER,DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),DIAMOND (KIMBERLITE,GOLD,GRAPHITE,IRON,NICKEL
27 Feb2020	SAMIN GROUP (PTY) LTD	BRYTES,CHROME,COAL,COBALT,COPPER,DIAMOND (GENERAL),DIAMOND,DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL),DIAMOND (KIMBERLITE,GOLD,GRAPHITE,IRON,NICKEL
04 Mar 2020	MIHLOTI MINING (PTY) LTD	DIAMOND, DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL), DIAMOND (IN KIMBERLITE)
27 Mar 2020	TSHIKUNDA MINING (PTY) LTD	NICKEL,LEAD,IRON,GRAPHITE,GOLD,GARNET(GEMSTONE),GARNET(ABBASIVE),DIAMOND (KIMBERLIET), DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL), DIAMOND, DIAMOND (GENERAL),COPPER,CORUNDUM, COBALT,BRYTES
24 April 2020	MAFURI MINING CONSTRUCTION (MPUMALANGA) PTY LTD	COPPER, GEMSTONES EXCEPT DIAMONDS, GOLD, Phosphate, URANIUM, VERMICULITE
09 July 2020	MBOKOTO MIINING GROUP (PTY) LTD:	BRYTES, COBALT, COPPER ORE, CORUNDUM, DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL), DIAMOND (IN KIMBERLITE), GARNET (ABRASIVE) ,GARNET (GEMSTONE) ,GOLD ORE ,IRON ORE, LEAD, NICKEL ORE
10 July 2020	MAKANYAGO GENERAL BUSSINESS ENETERPRISE	DIAMON (GENERAL) DIAMOND DIAMOND (ALLUVIAL) DIAMOND (IN KIMBERLITE)
17 July 2020	MAMPURU RED GRANITE INVESTMENTS	COBALT, COPPER ORE, DIAMON (GENERAL), DIAMOND, DIAMOND (IN KIMBERLITE), GOLD ORE, IRON ORE, MANGANESE ORE, NICKEL ORE QUARTZ (GEMSTONE), SILCRETE (SILICA), SILICA SAND (GENERAL) URANIUM ORE, VANADIUM ORE, VERMICULITE, ZINC ORE
29 July 2020	MARALE COMPANY PTY LTD	AGGREGATE, COAL, DIAMOND, PSEUDOCOAL, TORBANITE/OIL SHALE

 

Reply:

Information on this matter is still being sought from the provincial Department of Health to enable the Minister to respond to the question. The response will be furnished as soon as the relevant information has been solicited from the Province in this regard.

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Reply:

(a) No Regional Offices of DMRE are still closed under Level 2.

All sixteen (16) Regional Offices of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy are operating during lock down level 2. However, these offices are operating at the capacity of 30% to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Reply:

The project in question has not yet reached financial close.Consequently there is no construction taking place and therefore no jobs to measure.

Reply:

Yes, theDepartment has a contract as follows:

What is the scope of the agreement	What is the name of the service provider	Where is the service provider based and	What is the value of the contract?
SAP Roadmap Implementation (Please see the attached business case)	Tech Mahindra SA	It is an international company that has it South African branch based in Gauteng, Midrand and its headquarters are in Pune, INDIA	Total Contract amount is R434 751 219.66

UIF is currently engaged in the following contracts:

What is the scope of the agreement	What is the name of the service provider	Where is the service provider based and	What is the value of the contract?
Biometric system implementation (Supply thumbprint devices, implementation and support)	2Identify	Pretoria	Contract value R 8 748 559.85 for 3 years to Dec 2021
Ufiling and VO support and maintenance including system enhancements and System migration	Interfile	Randburg	Contract value R 123 950 737.50 for 3 years from August 2020 to Aug 2023
Queue Management System Implementation and support	Emerge Customer flow Management	Centurion	Contract value R49 366 744.28 for 3 years to August 2021
Provision of ICT Resources	Vindhya Systems	Sandton Resources (in house)	R 51 030 840.30 3 years to August 2021

The Compensation Fund is currently engaged in:

What is the scope of the agreement	What is the name of the service provider	Where is the service provider based and	What is the value of the contract?
Development, maintenance and support of Claims management system (CompEasy) on SAP for Insurance (S4i) for a period of six years	Dimension Data.	Gauteng, Johannesburg	Contract value is R287 829 047.00

Reply:

1. South African Civil Aviation Authority has followed a tender process for the replacement of the Cessna Citation Aircraft that crashed in January 2020.Three separate tender bids were issued.

(a) irst tender was advertised on the 13 July 2018 and closed on the 10 August 2018

Second tender was advertised on the 12 April 2019 and closed on the 10 May 2019 and

Third tender was advertised on the 01 November 2019 and closed on the 22 November 2020.

(b) The tenders were advertised as follows:

• First and Second tender - SACAA website and National Treasury e-Tender Portal.
• Third tender - SACAA website, National Treasury e-Tender Portal and Tender Tiger (International Advertising portal).

2. Whether a successful bidder was selected:

(a)

• The first tender was cancelled as none of the bidders met the functionality requirements of the bid;
• The second tender was also cancelled as none of the bidders met the functionality requirements;
• The third tender was also cancelled as the price for the successful bidder for a second-hand used aircraft was more expensive than a brand-new aircraft from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). After engagements with the National Treasury (NT), SACAA received approval from NT to acquire a new aircraft directly from the OEM manufacturer.

b) (i)

National Treasury approved that SACAA can purchase a new aircraft directly from the OEM as it is more cost effective than the tendered price for a used aircraft.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and SACAA’s financial position a Board decision was taken to delay the acquisition of the Aircraft until the next financial year.

No contract has been concluded with the OEM as yet.

b) (ii)

A separate tender will be issued for the calibration equipment and the process of the calibration is underway.

Reply:

The current headcount of security personnel employed by companies contracted by PRASA to provide security services is as follows:

#	Company	Complements
1	ComweziSecurity Services (62 Metrorail and 34 Main Line Passenger Services)	96
2	Chippa Training Academy (Company did not return to sites following the termination in April 2020)	157
3	Sechaba Security Services	268
4	Supreme Security Services	200
5	ChumaSecurity Services	200
Total	921

Reply:

1. The SACAA went on an open tender to procure the services of a service provider who can provide calibration services to the SACAA FIU clients.The tender was advertised on 19 February 2020 and ultimately closed on 17 March 2020. A service provider was appointed according to the PFMA requirements and they commenced work on 22 August 2020. The permanent replacement has been halted for about 12 months due to financial constraints as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

2. As far as the SACAA is aware there is no service provider for flight calibration in South Africa other than the SACAA FIU, neither is there an aircraft in South Africa that is fitted with a flight inspection system.Flight Inspection requires specific flight profiles to enable specific tests to certify a landing system, these flight profiles are not common to general flying procedures and requires specific pilot training as the flight profiles are done at very low levels. Unless a South African pilot is conducting the same type of flying overseas, the SACAA is not aware that there are any SA pilots who are current on flight calibration flying at the moment.

3. The SACAA advertised an open tender and there was more than one SA company who participated in the tender. A South African company was eventually appointed even though they are using an aircraft and crew from Europe. The operations with the flight calibration service provider started on the 22 August 2020 and continuing.

Reply:

1. The Witbank Parole Board granted offenders parole on the following grounds:

2. 

(i)Willem Oosthuizen

The offender has no previous conviction and has one disciplinary offence recorded against him. He underwent Anger Management and Cross Roads (life Skills) programmes and he also completed Human Resources Management N4. He qualified for twelve (12) months special remission of sentence and his support system is positive and suitable for parole requirements.

In addition, the offender was subjected to a compulsory pre-release programme and taking of DNA buccal sample. Parole was approved for
05 March 2020 to 26 October 2021.

(ii) Mr Theo Jackson

The offenderhas no disciplinary offence and no previous conviction recorded against him. He underwent Anger Management and Life Skills programmes and he also completed vegetables and plant production skills courses. He benefitted twelve (12) months special remission of sentenceand his support system is positive and suitable for parole requirements.

The offender was subjected to a compulsory pre-release programme and taking of DNA buccal sample.Parole was approved for 27 February 2020 to 26 October 2021.

However, it became apparent that placement on parole of these offenders was approved without their Correctional Sentence Plans being fully implemented as the Parole Board indicated that the offenders can do Victim Offender Dialogue at Community Corrections.

3. The decision of the Witbank Parole Board was referred to the Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board (Review Board) in accordance with section 75(8) of the Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998) and this meant that the decision of the Witbank Parole Board was suspended pending the decision of the Review Board. Section 75(8) provides as follows:

(8) A decision of the Board is final except that the Minister, the National Commissioner or the Inspecting Judge may refer the matter to the Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board for reconsideration, in which case—

(a) the decision of the Board is suspended pending the outcome of the decision of the Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board; and

The decision of the Witbank Parole Board was referred to the Review Board because Restorative Justice process was not held between the offenders and the victim as prescribed by their Correctional Sentence Plans and that the victim was not given a chance to make representations to the Witbank Parole Board in line with section 75(4) of Act 111 of 1998 read with section 299A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977).

Parole placement was not revoked due to the fact that the offenders had violated parole conditions but it was revoked because the decision of the Witbank Parole Board in respect of these offenders was referred to the Review Board in line with section 75(8) of Act No. 111 of 1998.

A parolee remains a sentenced offender and parole is a privilege and not right that an offender can lay claim to.

4. No

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Reply:

The details, with regard to the number of police stations, with victim friendly rooms (VFR’s), are reflected in the table below:

Summary of Victim Friendly Rooms: 30 June 2020
Categories	Provinces’	Total per category
	EC	FS	GP	KZN	LIM	MP	NC	MW	WC
Number of police stations, per province	198	111	143	184	104	90	91	63	151	1 155
Number of police station• with VFRa, per province	159	84	137	154	93	84	70	74	151	1 006
Number of police stations without VFRa, per province but at which an alternate venue has been designated.	39	27	6	30	11	6	21	9	0	149

1. The list of police stations, is attached as Annexure A. All police stations have frontline service members, working in community service centres (CSCs), who have been trained in one or more of the following learning programmes:

Basic Training in Domestic Violence.

• • Domestic Violence.
  • Victim Empowerment.
  • Sexual Offences.
  • Family Violence.
  • Vulnerable Children

A directive was sent to all the SAPS provincial commissioners, indicating that SAPS members, who are deployed in CSCs and VFRs must be prioritised for training in victim empowerment, first responder sexual offences and domestic violence learning programmes.

Reply to question 1974 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
DATE:22/09/2020

Reply to question 1974 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
DATE: 01/10/2020

Response to question in Parliament, number 1974 Annexure A
Response to question in Parliament, number 1974 Annexure A

Reply:

PRASA has a Recruitment and Selection policy which amongst other things details the minimum qualifications, experience and skills for advertised positions. It is also important to note that this was not an automatic absorption of security personnel, but a thorough, comprehensive and rigorous recruitment and selection process to identify fit for purpose security personnel.

In this regard, the minimum educational criteria was a Matric certificate or NQF Level 4 equivalent as well as minimum Grade C PSIRA registration. Other minimum requirements included clear criminal record with no pending cases, 6 months security operation experience, medically fit and clean bill of health. The candidates were also required to participate in physical activities including completing a 2.4 km run within a specified time frame.

Reply:

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

a (i) (ii) (iii) The Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) and in this case the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) is required to maintain Air Navigation Systems (Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), Very High Frequency Omni-directional Radio Range (VOR) and Distance-Measuring Equipment (DME) in accordance with ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices, Part 171 of the Civil Aviation Regulations and the SA-CATS 171. One of the SA-CATS 171 requirements is that all Air Navigation Systems must be subjected to periodic flight calibration, which is 150 days for the ILS and one (1) year for the VOR and DME. Each stipulated period has an automatic tolerance of 30 days. On expiry of the tolerance period, the ANSP can apply for 25 days extension if flight calibration of the system is not possible and provided that the system proved to be stable during three (3) consecutive flight calibrations which were conducted by an approved Flight Inspection Organisation. If flight calibration of the system is still not possible after expiry of the extended period, the ANSP can apply for an exemption for a period not exceeding 180 days.

b) The ANSP is required to switch off any Air Navigation System which cannot be operated in accordance with the prescribed standards and notify all users of the facility to avoid its usage in air navigation. This may result in some airports being downgraded. In addition, a NOTAM must be published to notify air crews of the status of facilities in the airports so that they plan their flights safeiy in relation to this status. Lastly the result of switching off the ILSes at airports means that pilots may not be able to land at airports when there are inclement weather conditions. However, operations at the airports can continue as required as there are prescribed safety standards that must be followed by pilots.

Reply:

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

a) The front and back rowsof the aircraft are left open to ensure that if a suspected case is picked up on board the passenger will be isolated during flight. The 1,5 – 2metre social distancing is not applied inside the aircraft because the new generation aircraft are fitted withsophisticated air filters calledHigh-Efficiency-Particulate Air Filters / Arrestors (HEPA) which cleans the air in the aircraft every 3 minutes and purifies the air circulation with 99,99% efficiency. These filters have been proven through tests to provide air that meets the standards set for theatres in hospitals. This is a much higher rate of flow than people experience in other indoor environments and means that passengers are provided with about 80 times as much air as they need to breathe.

b) Additional risk mitigation measures are well articulated in the guidelines / protocols that were issued by the Minister of Transport and which are implemented by all air operators including airports. These protocols start as passengers arrive and enter the airport terminal building, to when the passengersaboard the aircraft and until they arrive at the destination. These measures include among others the following:

• Screening of passengers as they enter the terminal building;
• Compulsory wearing of masks;
• Filling in of health declarations and collecting information for contact tracing purposes;
• Markings of airport floors ensuring social distancing;
• Regular sanitising and washing of hands and disinfection of all touchpoints e.g. check in counters, boarding, baggage trolleys, security check points etc.;
• Self-service and contactless check-in and boarding processes;
• Staggered boarding and disembarkation of passengers;
• Compulsory wearing of masks on board an aircraft and throughout the journey;
• Limited movement on board an aircraft;
• On-board magazines distribution discontinued;
• Pre-packaged meals where they are served;
• Aircraft are disinfected before each flight, amongst others.

Reply:

a) A total of 7 170 amnesty firearms were tested through the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS), up until 31 May 2020.
b) The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) linked a total of 108 amnesty firearms to previously received ballistics cases, by means of the serial numbers. One amnesty firearm was linked to a previous case, by means of ballistics.
c) No firearms, which were handed over to the South African Police Service (SAPS) during the firearm amnesty, which ended on 31 May 2020, have been destroyed.
d) No firearms, which were handed over to the SAPS during the firearm amnesty, which ended on 31 May 2020, are subject to a license renewal application.

Reply:

a) The current grade status of each (i) airport and (ii) runway in the Republic:

AIRPORT	RUNWAY	ILS CATEGORY
O.R.Tambo International Airport	RWY 03L	CAT II
	RWY 21R	CAT II
	RWY 03R	CAT II
	RWY 03L	CAT II
Cape Town International Airport	RWY 01	CAT IIIB
	RWY 19	CAT II
King Shaka International Airport	RWY 06	CAT II
	RWY 24	CAT II
Port Elizabeth International Airport	RWY 08	CAT II
	RWY 26	CAT II
East London Airport	RWY 11	CAT I
	RWY 29	CAT I
George Airport	RWY 11	CAT I
	RWY 29	CAT II

b) Details of the changes in the grading of each (i) airport and (ii) runway since 1 January 2020:

AIRPORT	RUNWAY	RUNWAY STATUS SINCE 1 JANUARY 2020	CURRENT STATUS
O.R.Tambo International Airport	RWY 03L	CAT II	CAT II
	RWY 21R	CAT II	CAT II
	RWY 03R	CAT II non available from 10 Aug to 23 Aug 2020	CAT II
	RWY 03L	CAT II non available from 10 Aug to 23 Aug 2020	CAT II
Cape Town International Airport	RWY 01	Downgraded from CAT IIIB to CAT II from 14 Feb 2020 to 13 Aug 2020. Non available from 13 Aug to 26 Aug 2020	CAT IIIB
	RWY 19	CAT II non available from 13 Aug to 26 Aug 2020.	CAT II
King Shaka International Airport	RWY 06	CAT II non available from 29 April 2020.	In process of being flight calibrated by SACAA
	RWY 24	CAT II non available from 2 July 2020.	In the process of being flight calibrated by SACAA
Port Elizabeth International Airport	RWY 08	CAT II non available from 17 Aug 2020.	Awaiting approval from SACAA
	RWY	CAT II non available from 17 Aug 2020.	Awaiting approval from SACAA
East London Airport	RWY 11	CAT I non available from 17 Aug 2020.	Awaiting approval from SACAA
	RWY 29	CAT I non available from 17 Aug 2020.	Awaiting approval from SACAA
George Airport	RWY 11	CAT I non available from 10 Jul 2020 to 29 Aug 2020.	CAT I
	RWY 29	CAT II non available from 10 Jul 2020 to Aug 29 Aug 2020.	CAT II

(c) Due date of the next grading of each specified runway? NW2603E

ILS calibrations are valid for 180 days. Next scheduled flight calibration dates are available from SACAA.

Reply:

1. The Department secured a once-off relief fund to the tune of R1,135 million, as part of government’s response package. The funds werebased on a principle of ex gratia payment and were not intended to compensate for loss of income. The following conditions were put in place for operators to qualify for the relief:

1. The taxi operation must be formally registered as a business entity,
2. The business must be registered for Income Tax and other applicable taxes related to running a business in South Africa
3. The registration process should also include registration of employees with the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Compensation Commission etc.
4. They must be in possession of a valid Operating License or receipt as proof of application for an operating license.

The qualifying criteria was developed as an opportunity to formalise the taxi industry. The benefits of using the relief process as a springboard towards formalisation is that, once the industry is formalised, it would be equipped for future participation in, amongst others, subsidisation. In this regard, the Department solicited the services of the South African Revenue Service as the vendor and Implementation Agency to administer the disbursement of the relief funds primarily due to their experience and capacity in dealing with such systems but also to authenticate the registration of these operators as business entities. Regardless of extensive consultationsbetween the Department and the taxi industry, the industry objected the conditions put in place as qualifying criteria arguing that the conditions were too stringent. The relief process has since stalled and the funds have not been distributed to date.

2. Therefore:

a) i) No taxi owner has benefited from the scheme to date

ii) Qualifying criteria are as per 1.1 to 1.4 above

b) Funds have not been disbursed todate

Reply:

(a) The Department has spent a total of R31 342 694,01, to date.

(b)

DESCRIPTION	SERVICE PROVIDER	PROCESS FOLLOWED
(b)	(c)(i)	(c)(ii)
Public Transport: Activation at Taxi Ranks	Moloko Family Holdings	Competitive Quote Process
Public Transport: Round 1 - DOT assistance to the taxi industry and commuters	C Squared Consumer	Emergency procurement in terms of Instruction Note 5 of 2020/2021 and Instruction Note 3 of 2016/2017. Competitive Quote Process
Public Transport: Round 2 - DOT assistance to the taxi industry and commuters (Multiple Award)	C Squared Consumer Ecko-Green Mistralog	Emergency procurement in terms of Instruction Note 5 of 2020/2021 and Instruction Note 3 of 2016/2017. Competitive Quote Process
Ministry: Outreach and DLTC's: Face Shields and Sanitizers(Multiple Award)	Cherry Pickles Morerishi Travel	Competitive Quote Process
PT: Assistance to DBE by providing Sanitizers and Disinfectant to Scholar Transport(Multiple Award)	Maputha Ba Africa Atlas Paints	Emergency procurement in terms of Instruction Note 5 of 2020/2021 and Instruction Note 3 of 2016/2017. Competitive Quote Process
COO: PPE for DOT officials/internal use	Way 2 Go It Solutions	Competitive Quote Process
COO: PPE for DOT officials/internal use (Multiple Award)	Mistralog Hamisa Amet Ecko-Green	Competitive Quote Process
COO: PPE for DOT officials/internal use	Tshwane Running Shop	Competitive Quote Process
Disinfecting of Forum Building	Rimone Wako Mzantsi C Squared Consumer I Riai Trading	Competitive Quote Process

Reply:

I refer the Honourable member to the response I gave him in Parliamentary Question 1307 on the same matter. I have already responded by indicating there was no announcement of a COVID-19 outbreak in November 2019.

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