Questions and Replies

Reply:

1(a) National Treasury only has access to payments information from national and provincial departments using the BAS payment system. In order to search for information against individuals, the National Treasury would need the identification numbers as a search by names may result in inaccurate results.

1(b) A search was done on the BAS payment system for the period 1 April 2017 to date and no payments were found that were made to the entities or initiatives mentioned.

2 The National Treasury is not aware of any application of any nature to obtain state funding and/or tenders by the specified persons, entities and/or initiatives.

Reply:

Below is a table depicting the applications for each month which were considered, rejected, approved and paid.

PROCESS	MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUGUST
Applications considered for the month¹	6 605 445	7 518 308	8 346 136	8 881 380
Applications Rejected²	2 180 725	2 454 765	2 770 122	Means tested
Applications Approved	4 424 720	5 063 543	5 576 014
Applications in Payment Process³	1 335	331 796	774 154
Clients Paid	4 423 385	4 731 747	4 801 860

Consideration¹:

Every month every application from the previous months as well as new applications received in that month are reconsidered and re-verified against all databases (even if they were rejected in the previous months) as circumstances of applicants may have changed.

Validation Process to determine rejected or approved²

During the consideration and validation process, applications are validated against various databases such as SASSA Social Grants, UIF, NSFAS, Persal, Correctional Services etc. Applications are also sent to SARS to validate whether the applicants are registered on the IRP-5 database at SARS and results are then provided to SASSA.

Any findings which AGSA may have raised are also considered and applied, since AGSA has databases which SASSA does not yet have.

From the month of August the bank accounts of applicants are also tested to determine whether there was any income into the account in the prior month.

The above tests are all applied to confirm that approved applicants have no income, as required in terms of the signed Directions for this grant.

Applications in the Payment Process³

Once an applicant is approved he/she is informed of the outcome and his/her banking preference is requested (either being paid in his own account or paid through cash send to his mobile number). Unfortunately a significant number of clients are slow in providing details, provide incorrect details or want their money to be paid into someone else’s account. (SASSA cannot pay the money into someone else’s account or cellphone number.)When an applicant provides the banking details, an account verification process is undertaken whereby National Treasury verifies the bank details with the Banks. This process ensures that the bank account belongs to the applicant and that all details are correct.

As indicated, experience has shown that the applicants make quite a number of errors such as indicating their account is a savings account instead of a transmission account, etc. The technical team attempts to resolve these minor challenges for instance incorrect account type (saving vs transmission etc.). Where it is not possible to assist in resolving the challenges, SASSA opens accounts with Post Bank for the clients who did not provide banking details, provided incorrect details or where the bank verification process failed. For high risk clients, accounts are opened with Post Bank for initial face-to-face contact and verification.From August cellphone numbers are validated and added to a specialized Risk Management Process to ensure that SASSA pays the correct applicant.

The group of applicants outstanding for May, June and July are all clients where SASSA has not received banking details, received incorrect details or other challenges exist. The remaining unpaid May clients are currently in the process of being contacted individually by SASSA to assist them in resolving their challenges, where after the same will be done for the June and July clients.

SASSA has recently concluded a week where clients were invited to update their banking details and all these details have now been sent for account verification. It is trusted that a number of the June and July clients would now have provided their banking details which will facilitate the payments.

For the August clients, the means test with banks have been concluded and payments will commence from 10 September. The delay has been as a result of the above processes, but also to stagger the payments which are accessed through the Post Office, which has been busy with the normal social grant payments until 7 September 2020.The staggering of payments is done to limit the numbers of people who report to Post Offices daily to collect their money, to minimise the exposure to the COVID threat.

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….

National AssemblyWritten Reply: 2068 of 2020

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(i) The department procured the following goods and services connected to the Covid-19 pandemic:

(d) Name of company	(aa) Covid-19 related activities	(bb) Personal Protective Equipment	(c) Method of procurement	(b) Service and/or product that each company rendered
Lechoba Medical Technologies	R182 263.50	-	Three quotations	Hand sanitizers
Masana Hygiene Services	R156 302.26	-	Three quotations	Hand sanitizers liquid dispensers
	R121 446.00	-	Three quotations	Building decontamination
	R3 801.00	-	Three quotations
	R10 500.00	-	Three quotations
Nesoscope Holdings (Pty) Ltd	R68 410.50	-	Emergency deviation on existing contract	Surface sanitizers
MPM Enviro Enterprise	-	R342 125.00	Three quotations	N95 masks and latex gloves
Class Three Medical Solution	R12 128.82	-	Three quotations	Thermometers
Tsuamo Civils (Pty) Ltd.	R9 000.00	-	Three quotations	Building decontamination
	R1 900.00	-	1 quotation amount below R2000.00 SCM threshold
	R75 950.00	-	Emergency deviation memo approved
	R80 850.00	-	Three quotations
Khulanathi Black Ginger	-	R135 125.00	Three quotations	Cloth masks reusable
Benixo Utility Services	R98 640.00	-	Three quotations	Building decontamination
Armani Office Solutions	R5 900.65	-	Three quotations	Face shields
Techcon Systems Pty Ltd	(f) R332 062.50	-	Three quotations (e) Contract signed on 7 July 2020	Rental, supply, installation, replenishing and maintenance of foot operated hand sanitizer dispensers.
TOTAL	(a) R1 636 405.23

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

(a)(aa) R2 592.29

(bb) R2 681.00

(b)

Lockdown expenditure to enable staff to work from home
What?	From whom?	Process	Month	Amount
1 Printer cartridge	Reimbursement of staff member	Internet purchase by staff member from Takealot	30 June 2020	R229.00
DATA top up	MTN	Existing contract	May, June, July	R2 104.00
Zoom license	Zoom	Internet purchase	15 July 2020	R259.29
PPE
3 COVID 19 posters	UVO Communications	3 written quotes	28 May 2020	R414.00
3 Ply facemasks	Takealot	3 written quotes	30 June 2020	R370.00
1 infrared thermometer	Alphabetsoup	3 written quotes	8 May 2020	R1 897.00

CO-OPERATIVE BANKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The CBDA did not send on Covid-19 related activities since CBDA is housed in the National

Treasury (NT) building and follow NT protocols.

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

a) ii) (aa) R 57,530,574-20

(bb) R 27,578,337-70

 

b) Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps

Isolation Pods

Screening Units

PCR Testing machinery and consumables

Microbial Fogging

Deep Cleaning

PPE

 

c) Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps – open advertised tender

Isolation Pods – single source emergency COVID19 procurement

Screening Units – open advertised tender

PCR Testing machinery and consumables – sole source

Microbial Fogging – 1 quote emergency COVID19 procurement

Deep Cleaning – Request for Quote to 3 service providers

PPE – where value was less than R10,000, 1 quote. Where value exceeded R10000, competitive Request for Quotation to 32 companies.

The following section constitutes responses to sections (d), (e) and (f) in tabular format:

Description of goods and services	(d)	(e)	(f)
	Company name	Company Registration	Date contract was awarded	Contract Amount
Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps	MVULA TECH	2001/046344/23	25 June 2020	R 807,058.50
	MICROZONE PROJECTS	2014/114267/07		R 2,962,860.00
	KOLWANA	2010/102453/23		R 2,684,675.00
	NDZALO	2016/294581/07		R 1,674,342.50
	BLUE STAR	2011/036213/23		R 2,218,177.50
	MAGISTRA	2015/170215/07		R 2,205,700.00
	ZHEMVELO	2016/412151/07		R 769,860.00
	ZITHUNZUZO	2006/103795/23		R 377,775.00
	ZITHUNZUZO	2006/103795/23		R 368,000.00
	MTHOMBELI	2008/190157/23		R 855,660.38
	MSK CONSTRUCTIONS	2014/174945/07		R 442,218.13
Isolation pods	Everblock SA		24 June 2020	R 14,124,600.00
Description of goods and services	(d)	(e)	(f)
	Company name	Company Registration	Date contract was awarded	Contract Amount
Screening units	Abacus Space Solutions - Division of Waco Africa		02 July 2020	R 827,087.48
	Container Conversions			R 1,054,099.20
	Kwikspace Modular Buildings			R 2,345,550.81
PCR Testing machinery and consumables	LTC Tech SA Pty Ltd		15 May 2020	R 22,341,159.74
Microbial Fogging	Kagollo	2012/024874/07	26 March 2020 and 28 April 2020	R 480,000.00 and R 480,000.00
Deep Cleaning	Lapeng la gae	2009/032219/23	18 March 2020 and 05 May 2020	R 241,500.00 and R 270,250.00
Description of goods and services	(d)	(e)	(f)
	Company name	Company Registration	Date contract was awarded	Contract Amount
PPE	Supra-Health Care (Pty) Ltd	2007/027848/07	21 May 2020	R 1,815,401.50
	BEADICA 423 CC	2011/085389/23	03 July 2020	R 3,010,781.25
	PSR Solutions (Pty) Ltd	2014/183355/07	18 June 2020 and 03 July 2020	R 2,547,000.00 and R770,525.00
	DPA Diesel and Electrical Services (PTY) LTD T/A DPA Chem	1961/000129/07	18 June 2020 and 03 July 2020	R 4,990,198.00 and R 2,325,250.00
	GTL Consulting (Pty) Ltd	2016/202388/07	18 June 2020	R 11,765,000.00
	Tumis Projects	2014/073200/07/23	29 July 2020	R 85,750.00
	Melokuhle	2012/197977/07	18 May 2020 and 21 May 2020	R 75,637.82
	Mmusi	2009/101050/23	15 June 2020 and 05 August 2020	R 9,400.00 And R4,700.00
	Steiner	1969/005893/07	from 30 March 2020 to 13 July 2020	R 37,557.68
Description of goods and services	(d)	(e)	(f)
	Company name	Company Registration	Date contract was awarded	Contract Amount
PPE	KPRG	1996/051772/23	18 March 2020 and 24 March 2020	R 32,056.25
	Protechnik Laboratories	1968/008611/30	18 May 2020	R 9,394.70
	Life Occupation	2012/07783/07	30 March 2020	R 1,185.30
	Servest	1997/006391/07	04 June 2020	R 4,844.20
	Hamisi	2015/077626/07	30 April 2020	R 93,656.00

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE

FINANCIAL SERVICES CONDUCT AUTHORITY

FSCA spent for Covid-19 related activities and personal protective equipment is as follows:

a) The total amount of R341 884.20 was spent from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

b) goods and/ services that were procured are:

1. Cloth masks;
2. Hand sanitizers;
3. All-purpose wipes / cloths;
4. Digital body thermometer infrared non-contact;
5. Disposable gloves; and
6. Sanitizing/Disinfecting of FSCA and FST Buildings;

c) All items were procured from existing cleaning, hygiene and pest control services contract with Masana Hygiene Services except for cloth masks which were procured from The Express Penguin Consultancy (Pty)Ltd identified from the list of SMEs provided by National Treasury.

d) Details of suppliers:

(i) Masana Hygiene Service (Pty) Ltd, Registration number - 2014/110265/07, Business Address - Block 1 Falcon Crest Office Park, 142 South Street, Dooringkloof, Centurion; Contact numbers - 012 663 1626; 071 571 7311. Owned by TSHILILO CYNTHIA MKHOMBO and MIKATEKO RICHARD MKHOMBO;

(ii) The Express Penguin Consultancy (Pty) Ltd, Registration number 2015/194676/07, Business Address - 33 Dane Road, Castenhof, Midrand, contact numbers – 084 974 0016, Owned by Pamela Lozizwe Ngwenya

e) No new contract was awarded between 01 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

f) Not applicable, see (a) and (e) above.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND

(aa) The GEPF spend a total of R74 462.45 on Covid-19 related activities.

(bb) The GEPF spend a total of R35 552.23 on personal protective equipment

(b) The GEPF purchase the following personal protective equipment:

• Masks
• Cloves
• Face shields
• Bottle spray trigger
• Sanitizer
• Protective overalls
• Infra red thermometer
• Multi surface wet wipes

The GEPF disinfected its office space on two occasions after positive Covid-19 cases were reported.

(c) Emergency procurement processes were followed to disinfect the GEPF’s offices and the existing contract with a cleaning service was utilized. All personal protective equipment was purchased from suppliers.

(d) MasanaHigiene Services disinfected the GEPF’s offices.

(e) The GEPF’s offices was disinfected on 6 May and 8 June 2020.

(f) The total value was R38 910.23

GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY CENTRE

a) Total spent on:

aa) Covid19 activities is R446, 562.27

bb) PPE from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020 isR27,500.00

b) Goods procured include:

1. 500 branded face masks for GTAC employees.
2. Clear Perspex screens to serve as desk dividers.
3. Additional data sim cards were procured to enable staff to work from home.

c) All procurement took the form of Requests for Quotations. Data sim cards were requested on the existing Vodacom RT15 contract.

d) See table below.

e) See table below.

f) See table below.

SUMMARY TABLE FOR COVID-19 RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR GTAC

Description	Method of Procurement	Request No	Date Procured	Service Provider	Companies Registration Nr	Quantity	Total Invoice
GTAC branded 2-ply netted face masks	RFQ	RFQ/2020-21/185	2020/05/28	Mothizamo Trading	2016/445473/07	500	R27,500.00
COVID19 clear perspex screens for all GTAC desks: Phase 1 (Programme 1 and 3)	RFQ	RFQ/2020-21/191	2020/07/06	Maverick Business Solutions	Agreement with NT Reg: 2012/111721/07	305.7m	R165,385.81
COVID19 clear perspex screens for all GTAC desks: Phase 2 (Programme 2)	RFQ	RFQ/2020-21/195	2020/08/21	Pheladi Maisa Trading	2009/214327/23	84.4m	R53,500.00
Mobile Voice and Data - Working From Home	Existing Vodacom RT15-2016 Contract	N/A	April - August 2020	Vodacom	N/A	7 Voice Lines 39 Data Sims Data claims from staff without Vodacom connectivity up to maximum of R487.50 per month	R200, 176.46

GOVERNMENT PENSIONS ADMINISTRATIONS AGENCY

The Government Pensions Administrations Agency has kept a spreadsheet to monitor the Covid-19 expenditure incurred.

Please find attached the most recently updated spreadsheet to answer (aa), (bb), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS

1 - COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020
GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED	PROCUREMENT PROCESSES FOLLOWED	COMPANIES APPOINTED	COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER	DATE OF APPOINTMENT	VALUE OF EACH CONTRACT
(b)	(c)	(d)	(d)	(d)	(f)
SANITISERS AND WET WIPES	3 QUOTATIONS	SERVEST	1997/006391/07	11/03/2020	3 795.00
SURFACE DISINFECTANT, THERMOMETERS	3 QUOTATIONS	WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP	2017/509402/07	29/04/2020	5 500.00
HAND SANITIZER REFILL SACHETS	3 QUOTATIONS	WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP	2017/509402/07	11/06/2020	10 800.00
				(aa)	20 095.00
2 - Spent on procurement of PPEs
GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED	PROCUREMENT PROCESSES FOLLOWED	COMPANIES APPOINTED	COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER	DATE OF APPOINTMENT	VALUE OF EACH CONTRACT
(b)	(c)	(d)	(d)	(d)	(f)
180 x FACE MASKS FOR STAFF MEMBERS ( Note 1)	3 QUOTATIONS	RITA HATTINGH (employee of the IRBA)	IRBA STAFF MEMBER - NO COMPANY ESTABLISHED	09/06/2020	3 150.00
HAND SANITISERS	3 QUOTATIONS	SERVEST	1997/006391/07	29/04/2020	6 513.60
RECEPTION DESK SCREEN	3 QUOTATIONS	SIGNARAMA	2011/099901/23	03/06/2020	4 143.43
GLOVES	3 QUOTATIONS	WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP	2017/509402/07	29/04/2020	1 850.00
SANITATION STATIONS	3 QUOTATIONS	WE CLEAN  IT ALL SHOP	2017/509402/07	11/06/2020	12 150.00
				(bb)	27 807.03

Note 1:

The face masks were obtained by obtaining 3 quotes and the IRBA employee was the cheapest. A first batch of 90 masks were ordered and when the OHS regulations were published an additional batch of 90 were purchased. Total transaction value of R3 150.

PENSION FUNDS ADJUDICATOR

LAND BANK

(aa) Covid-19 related activities:

(bb) personal protective equipment from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020, (b) what goods and/or services were procured, (c) what procurement processes were followed, (d) what are the details of each company that was awarded a contract, (e) on what date was each contract awarded and (f) what was the monetary value of each contract?

OFFICE OF THE OMBUD FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS

The total value of procurement for the period 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020 was as follows:

SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT SPEND ON COVID19 BY THE FAISOMBUD 1 MARCH 2020 TO 29 JULY 2020
1.	Covid19 related expenditure	99 089.98
2.	Personal protective equipment	142 120.27
TOTAL	241 210.25

The detailed breakdown is as follows:

COVID19 RELATED ACTIVITIES
DATE	COMMODITY	METHOD OF PROCUREMENT	SUPPLIER	SUPPLIER REGISTRATION NUMBER	VALUEOFCONTRACT (RAND)
29-04-2020	Disinfection, sanitation, fumigation anddeepcleaningoftheofficefora period of 6months	Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)1	Masana Hygiene Services (Pty) Ltd	2014/110265/07	90 098.13
21-07-2020	Emergency disinfection of the office (New Covid19 Case)	Emergency	Masana Hygiene Services (Pty) Ltd	2014/110265/07	8 991.85
TOTAL	99 089.98

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
ITEM	DATE	COMMODITY	METHOD OF PROCUREMENT	SUPPLIER	SUPPLIER REGISTRATION NUMBER	VALUEOF CONTRACT (RAND)
1.	01-05-2020	Cloth masks and digital thermometers	Deviation: Emergency	Masana Hygiene Services (Pty)Ltd	2014/110265/07	R23 768,02
2.	07-05-2020	Surgical masks	Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)2	Dante SA (Pty) Ltd	2014/000057/07	R38 812.50
3.	07-05-2020	Aprons and face shields	Deviation: Emergency	Masana Hygiene Services (Pty)Ltd	2014/110265/07	R4 421,75
4.	11-05-2020	Surgical gloves, stand-alone units and hand sanitizers	Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)3	Dante SA (Pty) Ltd	2014/000057/07	R57 149,25
5.	12-07-2020	Surgical masks	Normal	Vuma Furniture Projects (Pty) Ltd trading as Vuma Office Supplies	2006/019558/07	R17 968.75
TOTAL	142 120.27

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

1. The COVID-19 related procurement of the PIC was done in line with the National Treasury Instruction 08 of 2019/20.
2. These purchases consisted of PPE and other COVID-19 related items.
3. PPE purchases relate to masks and latex gloves for staff, visitors and service providers working on site.
4. Other COVID-19 purchases are composed of temperature scanning equipment, sanitisers including foot pedal dispensers, regular microbial fogging of the building and deep cleaning premises.
5. The table below summarises the COVID-19 related expenditure of the PIC. We have also attached Annexure A which shows the expenditure in detail.

Description	Amount (R)
COVID-19 Normal Procurement	153, 515.00
PPE- Deviations as per Instruction 3.5.1	67, 783.00
Other COVID-19 Deviations as per Instruction 3.5.1	114, 925.00
Total	336, 223.00

SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES

(a)(i) NT to respond

(ii) A total of R 32, 796, 893 was spent by SARS on Covid-19 related activities and PPE’s from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

(aa) Total spend on Covid 19 related activities amounts to R 15, 901, 463.

(bb) Total spend on PPE related expenses amounts to R 16, 895, 430.

(b) Services and goods procured is tabled below. Further detail is provided as Annexure A.

Bio boxes & bags	Surgical mask
Dust coats	Dust mask
IT costs	Delivery costs
Tape and Stickers	Cloth masks
Wipes	Spray bottles
Tissues	Covid tests
Glass dividers	Thermometer Scanners
Disinfectants	Sanitisers
Face Shields	Detergents
Gloves	Thermometer
Masks	Decontamination foggers

The IT related cost was to enable staff to work from home. Delivery cost was for centralised purchases to be distributed to regional offices.

(c) The Procurement processes followed includes:

RFQ Process (3 Quotes),

National Treasury Prescribed Emergency Deviation,

Petty Cash,

(d)(e)(f) The detailed information of the Companies used, Dates awarded as well as the monetary value is attached as annexure A.

SASRIA

Spend on COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020
Business requirements	Goods and services procured	Procurement processes followed	Companies appointed	Date of Appointment	Value of contract
1	Hygiene Services - Due to COVID19 pandemic, management took decision to install hand sanitizer dispensers and related chemicals (sanitizers) at entrance and exit points of the buildings for staff hygiene	Hand sanitizer Stands and related sanitizers (alcohol based)	Extension of the existing contract for office hygiene services	Perla Hygiene Solutions (Pty) Ltd (2006/009521/07)	18-Mar-20	R17 955,00
2	Security Services - Due to lockdown, there was a need to extend security service to day services since the offices would not have been manned by Sasria staff	One Grade D security officer	Emergency procurement	CKN Security Services CC (2006/192256/23)	25-Mar-20	R138 150,00
3	Hygiene, Health & Safety Services - In preparation of the offices for staff returning to work after lockdown, certain hygiene measures had to be put in place in the office to ensure safety of staff and visitors in line with the set regulations	• Conduct COVID Site Specific Risk Assessment; • Develop and Implement COVID Workplace Policy; • Submit COVID Policy to Department of Employment and Labour; • Provide HPCSA Registered Medic; • 1 x COVID – 19 Isolation Booth; • COVID – 19 Training (Online Training Portal); • COVID – 19 Screening/Monitoring/Recordkeeping System (Online); • 2 x No-Touch Thermometers; • 2 x Automated Disinfectant Tunnel/Sanitazation booth; and • 200 x Disinfectant Solution/Sanitiser	Emergency procurement	Altra Medical Productions CC (1997/056694/23)	15-May-20	R271 950,00
	Spend on PPE between 1 March and 29 July 2020
Business Requirement	PPEs procured	Procurement processes followed	Companies awarded contract including company registration number	Date of procurement	Value of contract
1	PPE - staff welcome back-pack (in anticipation for staff to return to the office)	2 x Washable Face Masks, Small Hand Sanitizer, Face Shield and 10 x New Filters	Emergency procurement	Altra Medical Productions CC (1997/056694/23)	15-May-20	R41 250,00

Note: This PPE purchase is included in the 3rd transaction listed above.

TAX OMBUD

1. (aa). The Office of the Tax Ombud has spent R 224 888.20 on COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020.
2. (bb). The Office has spent R 25 764.09 on the procurement of PPEs between 1 March and 29 July 2020. There were other PPEs centrally procured by SARS and shared with OTO, the costs and procurement details is accounted for by SARS.
3. Table 1 below details (b) goods and/or services procured, (c) procurement processes followed, (d) the details of each company that was awarded a contract, (e) the date was each contract awarded and (f) the monetary value of each contract.

TABLE 1: DETAIL EXPENDITURE ON COVID-19 AND PPE

No	Goods and Services (b)	Process followed (c )	Company awarded (d)	Date of procurement (e)	Value (R) (f)
1	Surface cleaner, soap dispenser, hand wash, wipes	Petty cash	Clicks	Mar-20	652.20
2	Surface cleaner, soap dispenser, hand wash, wipes	Petty cash	Dischem	Mar-20	229.90
3	Disinfectants	Petty cash	Checkers	Mar-20	474.80
4	Sanitisers	Petty cash	Picknpay	Mar-20	111.90
5	Sanitisers	Petty cash	Pep Stores	Mar-20	109.90
5	Sanitisers/Disinfectants	Petty cash	Makro	Mar-20	1 002.30
7	Disposable Gloves	Petty cash	Makro	Mar-20	726.90
8	Disinfectants, Wipes	Petty cash	Dischem	Mar-20	160.30
9	Sanitisers	Petty cash	Crazy Plastics	Mar-20	269.80
10	Bottles for sanitiser	Petty cash	Picknpay	May-20	79.99
11	Thermometer batteries	Petty cash	Picknpay	May-20	1 953.20
12	Sanitizing Spray, wet wipes, batteries	Petty cash	Game	Jun-20	790.80
13	Face shields	Petty cash	Clicks	Jun-20	652.20
14	Branded Cloth Masks	Request For Quotation (RFQ)	Tammy Tailor Nails	Jul-20	9 275.50
15	Face shields (50) & Wet wipes buckets (2)	SARS Contract	JD Strategic Investments	Jul-20	6 726.60
16	Laptops (8)	Request For Quotation (RFQ)	Ubuntu Technologies	Jul-2020	211 744.40
17	Data Costs  (March to June 2020)	Vodacom Contract with SARS	Vodacom Contract with SARS	Jul-2020	13 143.80
18	Plexiglass shield (4)	Request For Quotation (RFQ)	Domelanco	Jul-20	3 200.00

Reply:

The Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000) (“the Act”) does not prescribe which animals are to be farmed or slaughtered for consumption.However, it promotes the safety of the products and welfare of the animals listed under Schedule 1 of the Act. The afore-mentioned applies, irrespective of whether the animal is a conventional farm animal, game or wild animal, and regardless of whether game or wild animals originate from a captive-bred facility or from a natural system.

The Act provides for measures to:

• promote meat safety and the safety of animal products;
• establish and maintain essential national standards in respect of abattoirs;
• regulate the importation and exportation of meat;
• establish meat safety schemes; and
• provide for matters connected therewith.

The Department has made a proposal to amend Schedule 1 of the Meat Safety Act, which contains a list of animals to which the Act applies. The schedule proposes the expansion of the list of animals to which the Act applies, in order to ensure that where animals are slaughtered for human or animal consumption, these are slaughtered in a hygienic manner and animal welfare is observed.

Reply:

I have been advised by SAPO as follows:

1. (a,b,c) In terms of payments SAPO has information as per “Withdrawal transactions” and not beneficiary numbers. The reason for this is that one beneficiary is doing more than 1 transaction in a month (balance enquiry, 2x withdrawals maybe, and so forth). Out of 8,1 million beneficiaries SAPO paid during the month of February 2020, total transactions that were done were 63,155,360 which far exceed the 8,1 grants that gets paid through SAPO channel. However, SAPO is able to ascertain that of this transaction total 57,97% make use of ATMs, 31,55% use Retailers; those that access their grants making use of SAPO branches and CPPs are 4,38% and 7,50% respectively. These figures fluctuate slightly around these percentages on monthly basis.

(d) SAPO disburse to Special Disbursement Accounts (SDA – commonly known as a SASSA Cards). SASSA client (beneficiaries) that are not using SDA are handled direct by SASSA through their EFT process to their bank accounts. SAPO is not privileged to those numbers.

2. a) SAPO is contracted to service 1740 Cash Pay Points (CPPs) with SASSA.

b) The cost of cash pay points since inception is R962 million: September 2018 to March 2019: R267 million; 2019/20 Financial Year is R695 million.  The average cost of each Cash Pay Point per month is R40, 000 (17,703 CPPs (Apr – Feb) / R695m = R39,259).

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

I have been advised by SAPO as follows:

1. The South African Post Office is currently dispatching and receiving mail from the following countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dubai, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Japan, London (UK), Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, USA, Botswana, ESwatini, Lesotho and Mozambique. Swisscargo is currently utilised as the dispatching and receiving airline.

2. At the time of drafting of the response,theDurban office of exchange was the only centre without mail on hand. As for Johannesburg and Cape Town offices of exchange there has been a backlog from the time that SAPO was allowed to reopen the Office of Exchange. Due to the regulatory requirements to maintain social distancing and at some point that only a third of the workforce could be in attendance, the working off the backlog is not as fast as it would usually take.

The volumes were as depicted in the table below represents in the two centres:

2.1 Johannesburg Office of Exchange (JIMC)

Product	Mail Bag	Mail items	Inbound	Outbound	Total
EMS	101	568	568	0	568
Small packets	5900	997320	997320	0	997320
Parcels	173	4697	4697	168	4865
Registers	3088	3220	3220	1687	4907
TOTAL	9262	1005805	1005805	1855	1007660

2.2 Cape Town Office of Exchange

Product	Mail Bags	Mail Items	Inbound	Outbound	Total
EMS	0	0	0	0	0
Small packets	0	4654	4654	0	4654
Parcels	0	168	168	0	168
Registers	17	1745	1745	0	1745
TOTAL	17	6567	6567	0	6567

(3)(a) The designated postal operators of Namibia, Singapore and Australia are international postal destinations that are closed to mail due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

(3)(b) Namibia mail is affected by air transportation which is not yet operational. SAPO is looking at the option of transporting Namibia mail to Gaborone in Botswana, and Namibia Post can collect from there. SAPO’s plan has been communicated to Namibia and SAPO is waiting for the response from Namibia Post whether the proposed arrangement is suitable.

The designated postal operators of Singapore and Australia have opted for the alternative of sending mail by road or sea to South Africa. The mail will be received at the Durban Office of Exchange. This will include transit mail into Africa. With regards to other international postal destinations, SAPO’s capacity to dispatch still remains dependent of the availability of flights. SAPO continue to observe the situation and as more flights become available the list of countries where dispatch is possible will be updated and the public informed.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

I have been advised by USAASA as follows:

1. The provision of IDTV’s to indigent households with grade 12 learners, but do not have access to a television, is a Covid 19 initiative to assist the most vulnerable Grade 12 learners to keep up educationally with their peers who have more resources.

The provision of a 32-inch IDTV to these indigent households enables the Grade 12 learners to view educational programmes broadcast on SABC channels in preparation for the 2020 matric exams. Tender USAF – IDTV/01/2020 was a multi-facetted tender which was divided into Part A – Establishment of a database of suppliers to supply 32 Inch IDTV’s for indigent households with Grade 12 learners and Part B – Establishment of a database of suppliers to supply 32 Inch IDTV’s for the BDM Phase 2 roll out.

This tender was cancelled for the following 2 reasons: Localisation and local production was not clearly defined in the initial tender which has major economic consequences for South Africa and that the tender was to be split into 2 separate tenders in order to ease the evaluation and adjudication of the tenders and the administration thereof.

The two tenders were published on 12 June 2020 with a closing date of 2 July 2020 in the Tender Bulletin with the Tender Numbers (i) USAF-IDTV/02/2020 and (ii) USAF- IDTV/03/2020

2. The IDTVs were chosen as it is a technology that has already been approved by Cabinet for Phase 2 of the BDM project. IDTVs enable any person to actively participate in TV programs and live debates on key issues that are important for the society as a whole. Thus, transforming a formerly passive device into an active medium for spreading information and opinion. The IDTVs for Grade 12 learners from Indigent households is an early implementation of the Phase 2 of the BDM project and will be continued and phased in to the process. USAASA is therefore not in a position to provide any other technology such as laptops etc, as these will be misaligned to Phase 2 of the BDM project.

3. The IDTVs are intended for indigent households with Grade 12 Learners, who do not have access to a TV, primarily in the following provinces and areas/district as per the attached Annexure A for ease of reference:

a. Limpopo

b. Eastern Cape

c. North West

d. Northern Cape

e. Mpumalanga

f. Free State

g. KZN

4. The tender is currently at the bid evaluation stage. It is envisaged that the tender would be adjudicated in September 2020 and thereafter the distribution of the IDTVs will take effect.

5 (a) (i) USAASA is still in the process of collating lists of qualifying households through the assistance of Department of Basic Education. Application forms have been sent to all the schools as stated in section 3 above. Information is being received from the various schools and is being consolidated. As such, the list of qualifying Grade 12 learners has not yet been finalised.

(ii) The list of schools has not been finalised.

(b) The tender has not been awarded as yet.

(c) The final cost of the IDTVs is not yet known as the procurement process is still underway. However, approval was received from National treasury to retain R242 million from accumulated interest from the 2019/20 financial year.

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

      

Reply:

National Treasury has not awarded any contracts to the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) up to October 2018.

Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) awarded three contracts awarded to PARI.

These were for;

1. the provision of action learning support to the Eastern Cape Department of Education turnaround project;
2. the provision of technical advisory services to the Eastern Cape Department of Education with the schools’ rationalisation project for knowledge management specialist advisory services, and;
3. an expenditure and performance review of the National Language Services.

The procurement and selection processes for all three of these bids were fully complied with. They included a properly constituted panel, which followed all required governance processes, including the signing of a Declaration of Conflict of Interest form. Each of the individuals in each of the three evaluation committees indicated in their Declaration of Conflict of Interest form that they had no conflict of interest to declare.

There was one additional project undertaken by PARI during the period under discussion. The work completed was a set of longitudinal city case studies for the Cities Support Programme. The mechanism utilized to complete this work was a Memorandum of Understanding between PARI and GTAC which was in place. This process did not require separate procuring of the required skill and the work was therefore delivered within the terms of this MoU.

Reply:

I have been advised by the USAASA as follows:

a) Tender USAF – IDTV/01/2020 was a multifaceted tender which was divided into Part A (establishment of a database of suppliers to supply 32 Inch IDTV’s for indigent households with matric learners) and Part B (establishment of a database of suppliers to supply 32 Inch IDTV’s for the BDM Phase 2 roll out).This tender was cancelled for two reasons; namely (i)localisation and local production was not clearly defined in the initial tender which has major economic consequences for South Africa; (ii) the tender needed to be split into two (2) separate tenders to ease the evaluation and adjudication of the tenders and administration thereof.

The two separated tenders were re-advertised on 12 June 2020 with closing date of 2 July 2020 in the Tender Bulletin with the Tender Numbers (i)USAF-IDTV/02/2020 and (ii) USAF- IDTV/03/2020. USAASA indicated they are at the Bid Evaluation stage to appoint suppliers for the 32 inch IDTV, it is envisaged that the Adjudication will be done in September 2020 and thereafter the distribution of the IDTVs will take effect. 

b) The procurement of IDTV’s for indigent households with matric learners is a Covid- 19 initiative which was not budgeted for. However, National Treasury was approached to approve utilising accumulated interest to the amount of R242 million.

c) USAASA is working closely with seven (7) provincial Departments of Basic Education to collect information regarding indigent households with matric learners. The final numbers of indigent households with matric learners are not yet finalised. The total number of IDTV’s to be procured will be for the total amount of R242 million, at a market price.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

           

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:

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.

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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.

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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:

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:

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:

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.

End

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. 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.

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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:

(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:

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.

End.

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.

END

 

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:

(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:

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:

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:

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

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.

END.

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:

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

END.

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:

(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:

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:

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:

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.