Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follow: -

1. Yes.

	Name of supplier 1(a)	Amount 1(b)	Goods/Services provided 1(c)
1	Meze Trading	R430 000.00	Defogging and deep cleaning
2	Mahika Trading	R166 248.00	Themometers, hand saniters and mask
3	Samson Cleaning and hygiene services	R356 946.50	Defogging and deep cleaning

2. There was no deviation from standard supply chain management procedures in procuring the goods/services.

(a) Not applicable

(b)  Not applicable

3. The goods/services were procured to comply with the COVID-19 Regulations as issued by the DPSA. The companies were appointed through competition and awarded based on compliance with specifications, price and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).

4. No

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

The Directions in respect of the phased return to school, which are an amendment of the earlier versions, have since been published on 23 June 2020 in Government Gazette (GG No 43465).

The Directions are attached for ease of reference.

Reply:

(1) (a) No final agreement has been reached on the reduction of the headcount at PRASA and PRASA is still in consultation with Organised Labour.

(b) Please refer to (a)

(c) Please refer to (a)

(2) (a) Early retirements are considered as retiring before the age of 63, PRASA had 67 early retirements for 2019/2020 financial year.

Table1 –Early Retirements during 2019/2020 financial year

Early Retiredments	2019/2020
Division/ Subsidiary	No of employees
Autopax (Pty) Ltd	3
Metrorail	55
PRASA Technical Division	1
Shosholoza Meyl	8
Total	67

(b) The amount paid out to date for early retirements in the 2019/2020 financial year is R5 730 356.17.

Reply:

1. Goods and services purchased with a value below R500 000.

(a) Names of Suppliers (b) Amounts awarded (c) Product supplied

 

(a) Names of Suppliers	(b) Amounts awarded	(c) Product supplied
HEAD OFFICE
DA Elite SV	R 3850.00	Waterless hand sanitizer
Sivesethu Waste Management and Projects	R 107 500.00	Waterless hand sanitizer
Quantum Life Projects	R 175 000.00	Waterless hand sanitizer
Yalt General Trading	R 15 050.00	Latex gloves
Zans African Medical	R 255 178.56	PPE Medical kits and N95 masks
Kravisize Technologies	R 107 500.00	Face shields
Mpilonde Technologies	R 171 913.50	Protective body suits/medical gowns for inspectors

(2). All procurement stated above were done through the emergency procurement procedures as communicated by National Treasury, to avert the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and as such were reported to the National Treasury.

(a) Inspectors, essential and frontline staff dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic had to be geared and protected through the necessary PPE.

(b) Due to shortness of PPE stock at the beginning of the lockdown, all procurement had to happen quickly to ensure the spread of the virus is averted, hence the use of the emergency procedures. In most of the cases more than one quotation was sourced, but this was also mandated by National Treasury Instruction notes to assist Departments with this process.

(3) Although availability of stock was one of the deciding factors, all suppliers were sourced through the CSD and the prices were equal or lower than that on the list of suppliers provided by National Treasury.

(4) At the moment no.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) The total number of grants paid by SASSA is 18,258,883

(ii) There are no social grants directly administered by the Department. All social grants are administered by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on behalf of the Department of Social Development in line with the provisions of the Social Assistance Act no. 13 of 2004.

(b) The total amounts paid for social grants by SASSA in each of the financial years is:

(aa) 2015-16: R127,225,718,470.00

(bb) 2016-17: R137,752,469,100.00

(cc) 2017-18: R149,958,272,080.00

(dd) 2018-19: R161,678,879,150.00

(ee) 2019-20: R170,894,670,350.00

2. Minister can and does make a statement whenever necessary.

Reply:

a) The total number of number of social workers who have been trained by the State that are unemployed since 1 March 2020 is 5 372.

b) The number of unemployed in each province:

PROVINCE	UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES
Eastern Cape	1164
Kwa-Zulu Natal	1301
Mpumalanga	350
Limpopo	1159
Gauteng	374
North West	241
Western Cape	440
Northern Cape	78
Free State	265
Total	5 372

Reply:

1. (a) There are currently 418 Residential facilities (old age homes) spread nationally as follows:

NAME OF THE PROVINCE	NO. OF FACILITIES
North West	28
Gauteng	76
Limpopo	8
Free State	49
Western Cape	120
Mpumalanga	21
KZN	41
Northern Cape	26
Eastern Cape	49
Total	418

(1) (b) Frail- care facilities:

In terms of the Older Persons Act No. 13 of 2006, Old Age Homes are Frail-Care Facilities. The name used is “residential facility”. The Older Persons Act, 2006 mandates that Older Persons should remain in their communities within their families for as long as possible. Institutional care should be the last resort or the last stage of Social Work intervention, i.e. the continuum of care. For an Older Person to be accommodated in a residential facility, (old age home or frail-care facility), one of the assessments done is one’s ability to perform their activities of daily living, a process which measures the Older Person’s need for assistance or frailty.

2. The total number of COVID-19 infections in (a) Old Age Homes and (b) Frail Care Facilities are as follows:

PROVINCE	NAME OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITY	AREA	NUMBER OF CURRENT INFECTIONS
			Residents	Staff
Kwa Zulu-Natal	Bill Buchanan Old Age Home	No 1 Goodwin Drive, Morningside EThekwini North District Municipality	3	19 tested negative
Eastern Cape	Gelvan Park Frail Aged Home	Gelvan Park Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District	1	1
Eastern Cape	ACVV Huis Genot	Algoa Park Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District	1	4
Eastern Cape	Lorraine Frail Care – Life Esidemeni facility	Lorraine Suburb Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District	7 Older Persons	10 Staff Members
Mpumalanga	Mayibuyimpilo Residential Facility	Kwa-Mhlanga	1
Western Cape	House of Nazareth	1 Derry Street, Vredehoek 8001 Cape Town	1	5
Western Cape	Sencit Resthaven,	Boradlands Road, Strand	16	1
Western Cape	ACVV Huis Marie Louw	Metro East 18 Fagan Street, Somerset West	1	2
Western Cape	CPOA Lilyhaven	Privet Road, Bonteheuwel	2	1
Western Cape	CPOA Erica Place	Overton Road, Silvertown, Athlone	1
Western Cape	CPOA Oakhaven	Metro South Zuurberg Road, Heideveld	1	2
Western Cape	CPOA Lotus River	Metro South 5 Buck Road, Lotus River	9
Western Cape	CPOA Anchusa	Howard Drive, Meadowridge	1
Western Cape	CPOA Fairmead	College Road, Rondebosch	4
Western Cape	CPOA Seapoint Place	183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay	10	2
Western Cape	CPOA The Manor	183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay	2	1
Western Cape	CPOA Trianon	Birmingham Road, Diep River	1	1
Western Cape	Highlands House	MetroNorth 234 Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town	12	26
Western Cape	Brown & Annie Lawrence Home Private Facility	Metro North 7 Broad Walk, Pinelands		1
Western Cape	Bay CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex Private facility	Metro South Victoria Road, Hout Bay	6	13
Western Cape	The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Private facility	Metro North 1 Derry Street, Vredehoek	2	13
Western Cape	Ladies' Christian Home	20 Vrede Street, Garden, Cape Town	5	6
Western Cape	Ons Tuiste ACVV Dienstak	Dreyer Street, Kemperville,		1
Western Cape	Rusthof Tehuis	24 Bauhunia Street, Klein Nederburg, Paarl	9	1
Western Cape	Zonnebloem ACVV-dienstak	61 Caledon Street, Cape Town		1
Western Cape	CPOA SAWAS HOUSE - Independent Living Facility (Private)	Pinelands		2
Western Cape	CPOA Sea Point Place & Annex Private facility	183 Beach Road, Three Anchor Bay	6
Western Cape	Libertas Retirement Centre Private facility	Libertas Retirement Centre		1
Western Cape	Magnolia Tehuis Private Facility	4 Baxter Street, Bellville	1	1
Western Cape	Oasis Care Centre Private Facility	Century Way, Century City, Milnerton	7	27
Western Cape	Othello Frail Care Centre Private Facility	Amelia Street 18, Protea Heights	8
Western Cape	Panorama Palms Retirement Village Private Facility	66 Uys Krige Drive, Panorama		30
Western Cape	Brenton Lodge (Brenthurst Residence) Private Facility	7, 9, 11 Brent Road, Plumstead	1
Western Cape	St. Johannes Heim Private Facility	155 Frans Conradie Drive, Parow	1
Western Cape	CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex	Victoria Road, Hout Bay	4	4
Western Cape	ACVV Jan Swart	Lourensriver Road, Strand	1
Western Cape	Huis Ebenheaser	C/O Valentine & Pool Street, Cloetesville, Stellenbosch	4	2
Western Cape	ACVV Rusoord	4 Devine Street, Paarl		1
Western Cape	Huis Luckhof – Badisa	42 Alma Road, Rosebank	10	1
Western Cape	Huis Nuweland – BADISA	22 Sylvia Road, Claremont	1	2
Western Cape	Auberge – Private facility	20 Upper Bebington Road, Bishops Court	5	3
Western Cape	Van Niekerk/Benadehof – ACVV Private	3030 Neethling Street, Strand	2
Western Cape	Evergreen Retirement Village Private facility	302 Sunrise boulevard, Muizenberg	2	11
Western Cape	Ametis – Strand Naastediens Private facility	4 Gordons bay Road, Strand	5	4
Western Cape	Carlisle Lodge Private facility	116 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek
TOTAL	151	221

2. (c) There are 27 fatal cases for Older Persons

PROVINCE	NAME OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITY	AREA	NUMBER OF DEATHS/ FATALITIES
Kwa-Zulu Natal	Bill Buchanan Old Age Home	No 1 Goodwin Drive, Morningside EThekwini North District Municipality	1
Western Cape	House of Nazareth	1 Derry Street, Vredehoek 8001 Cape Town	1
Western Cape	Carlisle Lodge Private facility	116 Kommetjie Road, Fish Hoek	1
Western Cape	Sencit Resthaven, (media enquiry)	Boradlands Road, Strand	3
Western Cape	CPOA Kronendal Village & Annex	Victoria Road, Hout Bay	2
Western Cape	Highlands House	Metro North 234 Upper Buitenkant Street, Cape Town	1
Western Cape	Huis Luckhof – Badisa	42 Alma Road, Rosebank	2
Western Cape	Huis Nuweland - BADISA	22 Sylvia Road, Claremont	1
Western Cape	Auberge – Private facility	20 Upper Bebington Road, Bishops Court	1
Western Cape	Huis Luckhof – Badisa	42 Alma Road, Rosebank	2
Western Cape	The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Private facility; Registered	Metro North 1 Derry Street, Vredehoek	2
Western Cape	ACVV Jan Swart	Lourensriver Road, Strand	2
Western Cape	Nazareth House - Cape Town	Metro North	1
Western Cape	Sen-Cit Resthaven	Merto East	3
Western Cape	Oasis Care Centre	Century Way, Century City, Milnerton	1
Western Cape	The Villa (Alzheimer’s & Dementia)	1 Derry Street, Vredehoek	2
Eastern Cape	ACVV Huis Genot	Algoa Park Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Metro District	1
Eastern Cape
TOTAL DEATHS	27

(3) In response to this section, it should be noted that the numbers provided are relevant as at the time of submission as the number of infections, the number of recoveries, as well as the number of deaths across these Residential Care Facilities for Older Persons are not static.

(3)(a) There are 151 Older Persons and 221 staff members who are currently infected.

(3)(b) The respective numbers of recovered cases of Covid-19 infections in the specified facilities in each province is not available at the disposal of the Department of Social Development. However, engagements in sourcing the required data from the Department of Health was facilitated. Unfortunately, although the data on recoveries nationally is available, the data has not been disaggregated according to neither age nor specified facilities, including those providing care to Older Persons.

Kindly refer to Annexure (A), where the total number of recoveries in the country as received from the Department of Health are reflected.

(3)(c) A total of 27 deaths of Older Persons in residential care facilities has been reported.

4. According to the South African Policy for Older Persons Services, each residential facility should keep an emergency bed. Some Provinces identify facilities either at District or Provincial level that will keep these beds. During this period of the COVID-19 epidemic, these beds are utilized to quarantine Older Persons during observation.

The national plan of isolating the COVID-19 infected South African citizens will also accommodate Older Persons from residential facilities. South Africa practises a non-discrimination policy. Thus Older Persons will not be discriminated against when the national plan is implemented.

ANNEXURE (A)

Reply:

Early Childhood Development services registered in terms of Children’s Act 38 of 2005 remain closed under level 3 of risk adjusted approach to Covid-19 within the Republic:

(a) Currently the department is working with civil society, private and International organisations such as UNICEF and Nelson Mandela Foundation to prepare readiness for re-opening. The task team will lead readiness assessment; the outcome of the assessment will determine the date for re-opening.

(b) The opening and closure of ECD services in provinces that remain on level 4 will be determined by the national risk restrictive measures attached to that level. If national risk measures require ECD services to remain closed during that level, ECD services will remain closed

(c) It should be noted that unlike Education there are no public ECD services, ECD services are provided through NPOs. There is therefore no budget specifically allocated to ECD services to provide PPEs except the subsidy to increase access to children whose families are in distress and cannot afford ECD fees. However, the department has requested provinces to use the savings from subsidy for the first quarter to procure PPEs and ensure readiness and compliance with COVID19. Furthermore, the conditional grant makes provision for infrastructure which is minimal.

The department therefore engaged National Treasury to re-purpose the infrastructure grant towards provision of support to ECD services that are basically serving children in disadvantaged communities. The funding thereof is limited and strict criteria will be developed to ensure that support is directed where there is dire need.

(d) The established task team referred to in (a) is in a process of finalising the protocols that will guide the reopening of ECD services, the number of children will be within the protocols guided by risk measures as per the national regulations and Directives. (e) The established team has developed mechanisms for monitoring compliances which places responsibility on the department working in collaboration with the ECD structures. The department will take measures to those ECD services that do not adhere to COVID 19 compliance measures. Such ECD services may face closure as they will be endangering the health and lives of children. (f) It is the responsibility of each ECD operator to ensure that ECD practitioners and all categories of workforce are capacitated on COVID 19 measures and are ready to receive children. The department will work in collaboration with DoH to do spot checks for opening readiness.

Reply:

(a) No amount was paid to the enterprise

(b) Call Centre Services

Reply:

 

1167. THE MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT REPLIES:

(a, b & c) On 24 June 2020 the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, delivered a Supplementary Budget in the National Assembly. Accordingly, all Departments and Entities are required to re-submit their Annual Performance Plans (APP’s).

Once the revised APP of SANParks is submitted to the National Assembly, further information on the maintenance budgets and projects will be available.

Regards

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT DATE: 25 JUNE 2020

Reply:

(a) There are 8 nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) also referred to as Provincial Implementing Agents that were selected to partner with the Department to provide services during the national state of disaster and lockdown period as listed in the table below.

The 8 Organisations (NPOs) were working with a network of 235 Organisations (NPOs) that operate Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs) in communities across the nine provinces.

One national organisation Kirinox was working with the shelters across the country.

Province	Provincial Implementing Agents (PIAs)	NPO Number	Year of registration
Eastern Cape	Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA)	002-076	2000
Free State	Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA)	002-076	2000
Gauteng	Kagisano	117-036	2013
KwaZulu Natal	South African Food Security Development Agency (SAFSDA)	011-280	2001
Limpopo	Makotse Womens Club	009-730	2002
Mpumalanga	Kago Yabana Foundation	128-095	2013
Northern Cape	Motswedi Wa Sechaba	146-183	2014
North West	Motswedi Wa Sechaba	146-183	2014
Western Cape	Ilitha Labantu	030-804	2003
National	Kirinox	124-809	2013

(b) The specified NGOs were (i) established NGOs in the years reflected on the last column.

We are not aware of an Organisation (ii) less than three months old. All these Organisations have worked with DSD for at-least more than one year.

Reply:

Military Veterans have access to health care through the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) across all nine Provinces. The process has been designed such that military veterans consult at their nearest sick bay, if there is need for referral, they are either referred to Military hospitals or nearest Public or Private health care facility especially in Provinces where there are no military Hospitals.

Reply:

Yes, members of the Hermanus Police Station are continuously policing the area. Regular joint operations, including other law enforcement agencies are also conducted in the area. The South African Police Service (SAPS) recruits informers to identify and trace the perpetrators.

The Minister will decide whether he will make a statement, in this regard.

Reply:

The parliamentary question has been submitted to the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) for response and once the response has been received, then it will be forwarded.

Reply:

1. Reports received from the Provincial Education Departments indicate that school furniture has been planned and delivered as follows;

PED	2018/2019	2019/2020	2020/2021
	Furniture  Delivered	Number of Schools	Furniture  Delivered	Number of Schools	Furniture  Planned	Number of Schools
EC	220099	1415	237250	1415	56 829	241
FS	43035	244	42560	185	82 102	245
GP	168829	447	175260	763	414 997	1031
KZN	48643	657	7023	64	248 129	1334
LP	43593	175	120	1	211 640	1141
MP	17448	100	25312	732	80 446	732
NC	4899	362	731	111	78 437	459
NW	27154	196	82309	384	181 097	544
WC	184160	527	77396	642	81 182	645
Total	757860	4123	647961	4297	1434859	6372
* The 3 Year School Furniture Tender in Limpopo for the 2019/20 Financial Year was advertised, Service Providers appointed but had to be cancelled and withdrawn due to legal challenges. The new 3 year tender was advertised and closed in March 2020.

    2. School furniture is not funded by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) but by the Provincial Education Department’s Equitable Share. Newly built and replacement schools’ furniture is funded through the Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG) whilst  ASIDI Schools’ furniture is funded by the Schools Infrastructure Backlogs Grant (SIGB).

   3. The Department of Basic Education has entered into the Memorandums of Agreements with the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) as well as the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) for the  manufacture, delivery, maintenance and repair of school furniture in an effort to ensure that all learners have desks and chairs. The DEFF has just donated 54 000 wooden components of learner desks during covid19 to assist the sector to deal with school furniture backlogs. The DBE is also constantly in partnership with the private sector which saw the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) purchasing and donating learner furniture to 12 needy schools in Gauteng province in 2019/20 financial year.

COMPILED BY:

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Attached is the response in respect of PQ 1144.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION:

1.	(a) the name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased	(b) the amount of each transaction	(c) the service and/or product that each company rendered
	1	XL Nexus Travel	R42 500,00	Shuttle Services
	2	Dischem	R949,50	Surgical Gloves
	3	Dischem	R61,90	Sanitizer
	4	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy	R398,00	Surgical Gloves
	5	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy	R1 561,00	Face Masks
	6	Serene Pharmacy	R699,90	Surgical Gloves
	7	Serene Pharmacy	R629,80	Sanitizer
	8	Pharma Value Pharmacy	R2 638,68	Face Masks
	9	Barclay Square Pharmacy	R1 881,30	Sanitizer
	10	Masana Hygiene	R20 412,50	25 Sanitizer Dispensers
	11	Masana Hygiene	R20 829,38	Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months)
	12	Maanda Nes Investment	R67 212,60	Once-Off spray deep cleaning of offices
	13	Us-pects Trading Enterprise	R40 500,00	Face Mask
	14	Us-pects Trading Enterprise	R8 450,00	Surgical Gloves
	15	Supra Healthcare	R4 312,50	Face Masks
	16	Supra Healthcare	R5 637,30	Surgical Gloves
	17	Maanda Nes Investment	R63 000,00	Once-Off Decontamination Spray
			R281 674,36

2(a) There was one deviation from normal supply chain management process for the appointment of Masana Hygiene to provide sanitiser dispensers and sanitiser refills for a period of three months at an amount of R41 241,88.

The deviation was sought and approved in accordance with the provisions of National Treasury Instruction No. 05 of 2020/21, which permits emergency procurement in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Covid-19 has been classified as a global threat to human life. Thus, eminent steps had to be taken to proactively minimise its spread in the Departmental premises. The immediate procurement of sanitisers enabled the Department to ensure that the risk of infection is minimised.

2(b)	The name of the company	The amount of each transaction	The service and/or product that each company rendered
	Masana Hygiene	R20 412,50	25 Sanitizer Dispensers
	Masana Hygiene	R20 829,38	Sanitizer refill for dispensers (3 Months)
		R41 241.88

3.	The name of the company from which the specified goods and/or service were purchased	reasons that the goods and/or services were purchased from the specified companies
	1	XL Nexus Travel	The Department has a contract for travel and accommodation with the company. Moreover, the contract was established through an open tender process.
	2	Dischem	Petty cash was used to procure from these companies. They are retailers and they were randomly selected for procurement based on the availability of stock.
	3	Dischem
	4	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy
	5	Lynnwood Road Pharmacy
	6	Serene Pharmacy
	7	Serene Pharmacy
	8	PharmaValue Pharmacy
	9	Barclay Square Pharmacy
	10	Masana Hygiene	The Department has a contract for cleaning and Hygiene services with the company. Thus, it was more cost-effective to utilise them.
	11	Masana Hygiene
	12	Maanda Nes Investment	An open and fair request for quotations process was followed to appoint these companies. These companies won the bids on the basis that they scored the highest number of points on the 80/20 preference point system and also complied with the bidding requirements.
	13	Uspects Trading Enterprise
	14	Uspects Trading Enterprise
	17	Maanda Nes Investment
	15	Supra Healthcare	An open and fair request for verbal quotations process was followed to appoint this company. The company won because it quoted the lowest price and complied with the bidding requirements.
	16	Supra Healthcare

4. The Minister’s office will advise if the Minister has to make a statement in this regard.

Reply:

A case docket was opened and the criminal investigation has been finalised. The case docket will be presented to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for a decision.

Reply:

Yes, there are plans to construct a satellite police station in the Derby/Redirile area, as confirmed by the assessment, which was conducted. The satellite police station is prioritised for execution, in 2021/2022.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is considering the placement of or erection of temporary prefabricated or modular structures, in 2021/2022. The communities of Derby /Redirile are currently policed by the Koster Police Station, which is 20 kilometers from the area.

Reply:

(1) The National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and the SA Revenue Service (SARS) concluded an agreement on 5 December 2019. The agreement did not seek to govern the provision of personal tax status information by SARS to NSFAS. The primary purpose of the agreement was to permit NSFAS to obtain additional information from SARS relating to the gross annual income of NSFAS applicants, or their parents and/or guardians by enhancing the scope of section 70(2)(b) of the Tax Administration Act, Act No. 28 of 2011 and section 24 of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Act No. 56 of 1999, which governs the provision of SARS information to NSFAS. Prior to the conclusion of the agreement, NSFAS could only request and SARS was only obliged to provide NSFAS with information, which related to the name and address of the employer of a person to whom a loan or bursary has been granted under that scheme.

(2) Not Applicable.

(3) Not Applicable.

Reply:

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GENERAL

TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

GENE

BH CELE (MP)

MINISTER OF POȘICÈ

Reply:

(a) and (b) 

In preparing for the function shift, it has emerged that limited accurate information on Early Childhood Development (ECD) delivery currently exists. It is therefore, not possible to provide the number of registered and unregistered ECD programmes per province. 

Many actors in the sector have realised this, and various projects are underway to address this need:

Department of Social Development (DSD) database:  Starting in 2016, the DSD, in collaboration with Ilifa Labantwana, undertook to collate all the information on registered ECD programmes that existed at a district level.  This database contains information on about 18 500 ECD programmes.  However, using General Household Survey data, it is estimated that there could be about 40 000 – 60 000 ECD programmes that exist nationally; suggesting that the 18 500 is still a gross undercount.

Vangasali:  On 02 June 2020, the DSD in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, launched the Vangasali campaign, as part of Child Protection Week.  The purpose of the campaign is to crowd-source information on how many ECD programmes there are, and where the ECD programmes are located.  Although this campaign strives to find all registered and unregistered programmes, the data is self-reported; and the data collection process does not entail comprehensive verification of all the information received.

ECD census, including ECD in the Education Management Information System (EMIS):  Building on both these projects, the DBE, with funding from the LEGO Foundation, is planning to do a census of all registered and unregistered ECD programmes in 2021.  Using both the Ilifa database and the Vangasali database, the census will entail fieldworkers physically validating the existence of the ECD programmes in these databases, as well as all other programmes that they can find, to check the registration requirements of the programmes; and enter the programme into a database, which will serve as the baseline ECD EMIS database.  This should then allow the DBE to provide accurate information on the number of registered and unregistered ECD programme in each province.

Reply:

(a) Honourable Member, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not be able to provide names of people who were allocated houses and sites as requested. The document referred to prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. It specifically states the following:

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

(b) In terms of section 7(3) (a) of the Housing Act, 107 of 1997, the MEC is empowered to approve a project and determine the funding to be allocated for it.

(c) There was no Council resolution for the construction of the houses at Northleigh Farm. However, during 2010, the Free State Provincial Department of Human Settlements had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Moqhaka Local Municipality for the construction of infrastructure installation for 2900 erven in Northleigh Farm.

(d) I have been informed that the Moqhaka Local Municipality did not sell any land for the development of the housing project.

(e) Falls away.

(f) Occupation Certificates (also known as happy letters) were issued and signed by beneficiaries before they took occupation of the houses.

Reply:

1. It is not expected that the demand for additional teachers due to social distancing will be significant, as the main constraint is the availability of classroom space.  Schools will use  various models to accommodate learners; all of them including alternate times / days / weeks attendance, depending on the context of a particular school.  Therefore, the same number of teachers will be used to teach in terms of the trimmed curriculum and reworked timetables. 

2. As indicated above, there will be a few cases where schools will require additional classroom space to accommodate learners.  On the whole, there will be no need to appoint additional educators in large numbers to accommodate social distancing.

3. The plan currently, is to maintain the workload of teachers in line with the current regulations and in terms of their conditions of service, as stipulated in the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM), Government Notice No, 222 of 1999, published in Government Gazette No. 19767 dated 18 February 1999 as amended.  This will be possible within the context of trimmed curricula and reworked timetables, to accommodate social distancing.  Where educators will be required to work additional hours, it will be within reasonable limits, also taking into account that all extra-curricula activities have been suspended.

4. Yes.  The details thereof, will depend on the health, safety and social distancing protocols on COVID-19, intended to curb the spread of the virus, that may have to be observed beyond the national lockdown, as they relate to social distancing.

Reply:

Procurement and installation of Telephone System:
Only one direct telephone line is currently installed, in the office of the Station commander, Aberdeen Police Station. Telkom is busy finalising the planning for the installation of the new Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) switchboard, with seven extensions, by 31 March 2020.

Procurement and installation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT):
The cabling Infrastructure was installed, in 2018/2019. The State information Technology Agency (SITA) is busy with the tender for the procurement of network equipment, which is scheduled to be installed, in the first quarter of 2020/2021. An application for a data line, has been submitted to Telkom.

 

Reply:

No, there is no policy In the. South African Police Service (SAPS) that determines that once a member has qualified and applied for a specific post, he/she is placed in another post that he/she” has‘ not applied for. ’

(a) and (b) The administration of promotions in the SAPS is regulated by, inter alia, National Instruction, 3 of 2015 (Promotion and Grade Progression of Employees of the SAPS, from Post Level 1  to Post Level 12 and from Constable up to Colonel). This National Instruction requires employees to physically assume a post that he/she was promoted to and function in that post, for a minimum period of two years. This National Instruction provides for a process of withdrawing a promotion, should such requirements not be complied with. However, the National Instruction makes provision for ther National Commissioner, a Divisional Commissioner or a Provincial Commissioner to transfer an employee, from th new higher post to another vacant post, at the same level, in the interest of enhancing service delivery.

Reply to question 521 recommended


 

Reply:

(1) (a) The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) was placed twice under administration.

(b) 25 March 2011 and 3 February 2020.

(c) In 2011, CETA was placed under administration due to allegations of financial mismanagement and in 2020, due to allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.

(2) (a) CETA received four clean audits in the 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years.

(b) The total amounts of underspending are as follows:

Year	Amount
2015/16	R 315 136 800.80
2016/17	R 255 673 499.26
2017/18	R 236 761 241.45
Total	R 807 571 541.51

(3) Based on information obtained from CETA and the National Artisan Moderation Body, CETA has trained a total of 25 362 artisans to the point of qualification.

(4) No instances of corruption have been uncovered to date. The independent investigation commissioned is currently under way looking into the allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.

Reply:

(1) Tenders which were connected to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, were not advertised or awarded by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The procurement of personal protection equipment, to protect SAPS members from the COVID-19, were done on a quotation basis and are from the existing National Treasury Transversal Contract (RT76-2020).

(1)(a) (1)(a) The names of the 45 suppliers, to whom quotations were awarded, are as follows:

Find here: Names of the Suppliers

 

Reply:

(a) South Africa has a bilateral science and innovation partnership with the United Kingdom as part of the Newton Fund initiative, which is operational in 17 other countries. The UK-South Africa Newton Fund is administered by the South Africa’s Department for Science and Technology and the UK’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

The Newton Fund is part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitment. As such, the partnership is required to subscribe to development cooperation principles which include country ownership, a focus on results and accountability, inclusive partnerships, and transparency and mutual accountability.

Matter Innovation is a private sector consultancy domiciled in the United Kingdom. The company was selected, appointed, and contracted by the UK’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. United Kingdom (UK) government to implement a specific Newton Fund initiative known as the Global Innovation Partners Programme in South Africa.

The DSI engaged with Matter Innovation within the framework of the Newton Fund cooperation in 2018 and 2019.

(b) The engagement was pursued at the request of the United Kingdom Government because Matter Innovation was appointed under the SA-UK Newton Fund bilateral partnership and the intended purpose of the initiative was in line with the mandate of the DSI to strengthen science, technology, and innovation in South Africa.

(c) The engagement ended in 2019 when the contract between Matter Innovation and the UK Government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills ended. At this stage there was no mandate or enabling institutional framework to continue the cooperation. Matter Innovation was funded by the UK government to engage in this cooperation.

(d) As highlighted above, the engagement between the DSI and Matter Innovation arose as a result of a Newton Fund supported contract between the UK’s Department of Business, Innovation, and Skills and Matter Innovation. As such, there was no basis for the DSI to continue engagement with Matter Innovation independently. The DSI continues to implement multiple partnerships with the UK Government strengthening science and innovation capacities in South Africa, none of which has been impacted by the discontinuing of the engagement with Matter Innovation. There has never been any link from the Department’s perspective between the engagement with Matter Innovation and cooperation with the EU. The latter continues to flourish.

Reply:

The measures that are in place to protect all women in South Africa, from gender- based violence, are also applicable to migrant women. This applied, prior to the COVID-19 epidemic and still applies during the lockdown period. Over and above the existing measures, the following has also been put in place.

 

An additional referral list was issued, known as the 'pathways data base”, to all police stations. It depicts the contact numbers of government departments and non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), which can be contacted, to assist victims with:

• Psycho-social support services.
• Justice and human rights services.
• Basic needs services.
• Thutuzela care centres.
• Shelter and housing services.
• Civil society organisations.

 

4 Packaged awareness raising material, in the form of a leaflet, sharing information with communities, on:

• Gender-based violence-related risks during lockdown.
• What the public can do about gender-based violence.
• Crime reporting numbers, for example, the 10111 emergency numt›er, the crime stop tip-off line - 08600 10111, crime line sms - 32211, the Gender-based Violence (GBV) command centre line - 0800 428 428, the children toll free line- 0800 055 555, human rights and trafficking hotline - 0800 222 777 and My SAPS App.

• How to lodge service delivery complaints (natonal service complaint centre line - 0800 333 177.

 

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of persons repatriated from other African countries during the period of lockdown by air is 1966, and those through land borders can be best provided by the Department of Home Affairs.

(b) The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is not responsible for allocating quarantine sites. The Department of the Public Works may be in a better position to respond to questions related to quarantine sites.

2. No

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable

Reply:

1. For the current financial year only SMS members have been required to disclose their financial interests. In terms of regulation 18(1) and (2) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, SMS members are required to disclose their financial interests annually by 30 April. Out of 10 011 SMS members in the Public Service, 309 failed to disclose their financial interests by 30 April 2020 (243 in national departments, 14 in national government components and 52 in provincial departments).

2. a) Doing business outside the prescripts of the State: At the end of February 2020, 1544 public service employees were identified to be possibly conducting business with the State. Of these 1544 public service employees, 1111 were from Provincial Departments and 433 from National Departments. Letters were sent to relevant departments to take action against identified employees and to report investigation and disciplinary outcomes to the DPSA. The DPSA committed to present quarterly reports to the Forum of South African Director-Generals (FOSAD) and Ministers and Members of Executive Councils Meeting (MINMEC) to monitor implementation progress. As it is a criminal offence for Public Service employees to conduct business with the State, the DPSA had interaction with the South African Police Service to investigate confirmed cases with the aim of prosecuting offenders.

	A	B
	Provincial Departments	Number of Public Servants listed on CSD conducting business with an organ of state as at end of Feb 2020
1	KwaZulu-Natal	357
2	Gauteng	117
3	North West	40
4	Eastern Cape	118
5	Limpopo	138
6	Mpumalanga	104
7	Free State	93
8	Northern Cape	101
9	Western Cape	43
	Total Provincial Departments	1111
	Total National Departments	433
	Grand Total	1544

(ii) Conflict of interest and (b) potential conflict of interest: In terms of regulation 18(5) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, the Head of Department and the Executive Authority are required to submit the disclosed financial interests to the Public Service Commission (PSC) by 31 May 2020. It will only be thereafter that the PSC can determine if there is potential or actual conflict of interest regarding the disclosed financial interests, as per their mandate.

Reply:

(1)(a) There are three (3) reported cases involving members of the SANDF where civilians are involved:

I) Alleged assault case in Alexander involving Mr Khosa who later passed on. (CAS no 353/04/20 (Sv Khosa). An internal investigation in a form of a Board of Inquiry was conducted and finalised. The members allegedly involved were placed on special leave to allow the SAPS investigation to run smoothly and be finalised as well. Allowing SAPS process to proceed will also assist to determine what the cause of death is. It must also be mentioned that another parallel investigation by the Military Ombud would be done as directed by the Minister.

II) SANDF members were captured on social media assaulting a young man in Sebokeng. Those members have since appeared on negative office orders where they were duly reprimanded and warned against such behaviour. An assault case has also been opened under Sebokeng SAPS CAS Number 130/04/20 and is still under investigation thereof. No internal investigation was convened since the matter was handled through the Officer Commanding office orders process.

III) Alleged Common Law Assault in Cato Manor, KZN. This came to the SANDF’s attention when the SAPS investigating officer contacted the Company Commander with a view to interview our members. No internal investigation has been done as this was not reported to us. SAPS is investigating under CAS number 45/04/20.

IV) Alleged Common Law Assault in North West, Ikageng (SAPS CAS 62/05/2020). This incident was reported to us as an altercation between two SANDF members. We will then allow SAPS to carry on with its own investigation on the matter. This will also help determine if there are other people involved or not.

(2) All these cases are still under SAPS investigation, however internal Departmental Board of Enquiries have not been convened, but we understand that the Military Ombud and/or Human Rights Commission are also investigating some of these incidents.

Reply:

(a) (b) In order to address social distancing protocols during the phasing in and full opening of school, provinces are providing mobile classrooms for additional spaces as well  identifying additional spaces inside the school campuses and or around the school  to address any additional needs for space. Provinces are also considering non-infrastructure solutions, which include 3 schooling models to cater for social distancing, These are:

• Platoon / shift arrangements
• Alternate days;
• Alternate weeks

Reply:

Yes: The Department is constantly working towards aligning the curriculum to the demands of the 4th Industrial Revolution hence Robotics and Coding are being introduced. Marine Sciences and the Occupational stream for schools of skill, special schools and mainstream are being finalised. School communities where robotics and coding are currently piloted have welcomed the Department's direction, which is towards improving skills.

Since 1998, there have been several waves of curriculum reform in South Africa as we moved from the old curriculum inherited in 1994 to Curriculum 2005, to the National Curriculum Statement, which in turn has been revised several times. Throughout this time, curriculum reforms have been based on substantial research and the work of a wide range of curriculum experts.

For example, in July 2009, a Ministerial Task Team, consisting of researchers and academics, was appointed to investigate the challenges experienced with the school curriculum. Following the Task Team’s wide-ranging recommendations, a re-packaged curriculum, the National Curriculum Statement Grades R-12 (NCS), supported by the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS) for the various subjects and phases, was launched in schools, commencing in 2012.

It is therefore fair to say that as a matter of historical fact, South Africa has experienced many years of research into alternative curriculum and this research has had the outcome of curriculum reforms that were subsequently implemented in schools. This continues to be the case.

Much of the curriculum research being done by scholars across the country, some of which is in collaboration with the DBE, is focused on specific subjects, phases or even topics and pedagogical approaches in the curriculum. It is important to understand curriculum research in this way, as focused in its application on specific subjects, phases and topics, rather than in the first place being seen as an overall government system or policy. The challenges experienced in mathematics in the FET phase may, for instance, be very different from those experienced in Foundation Phase Home language literacy, and may therefore require a completely different type of curriculum revision. This work done by external researchers, done through work commissioned by the DBE or done by entities like Umalusi, continues to feed into curriculum revisions.

Another relatively recent curriculum research project which is worth describing is the 2017 implementation evaluation of the National Curriculum Statement that was jointly commissioned by the DBE and the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. This evaluation concluded that the NCS and CAPS documents themselves were broadly supported, even if further improvements were still possible, but that the larger challenges were around factors affecting how the curriculum is implemented in classrooms. Factors such as lost teaching time, weak content- or pedagogical knowledge amongst teachers, and gaps in instructional leadership at schools were identified as common challenges to effective curriculum implementation. This evaluation is available on the DPME website:

https://evaluations.dpme.gov.za/evaluations/601

Although much research is needed on how to achieve better delivery of the curriculum, there is also research into alternative approaches to parts of the existing curriculum. For example, the department is closely following the “Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education pilot” being run by the Eastern Cape Department of Education. This project is piloting the use of mother-tongue instruction (isiXhosa in this case) beyond the Foundation Phase. Based on the experience with this pilot the department is eager to explore the possibility of encouraging mother-tongue instruction in grades beyond the Foundation Phase. Although such an approach would not really be in conflict with the existing curriculum, it is not a widespread practice in our schools and a supportive environment would need to be created to facilitate the widespread adoption of this approach. The Incremental Introduction of African Languages Policy is another example of a new policy, which is being introduced while informed by research, so as to reform the curriculum.

Another study that investigated a type of alternative approach to what is prescribed in CAPS was the 2014 impact evaluation of a Reading Catch Up Programme (RCUP). This programme, which was first administered as part of the Gauteng Primary Literacy and Mathematics Strategy (GPLMS), was based on a recognition that many grade 4 learners whose first language is not English do not reach grade 4 having sufficiently mastered all the learning intended to be achieved through the Foundation Phase curriculum for English as a First Additional Language (EFAL). The RCUP programme therefore spends one term of grade 4 going over topics and vocabulary that is actually covered in the Foundation Phase curriculum in order to help children catch up to the level required for grade 4. Unfortunately, the results of the impact evaluation were that this programme did not significantly improve English reading outcomes compared to grade 4 schooling as usual (Fleisch et al, 2017). Nevertheless, this study does present an example of the sort of research into alternative curricular approaches that the department is eager to engage with and would encourage researchers to pursue.

The DBE website has a research repository which includes a special theme on curriculum research, although this merely includes a selection of reports commissioned by DBE or done internally, and is by no means representative of all curriculum research that has been done. The research repository is available here: https://www.education.gov.za/ResearchRepository.aspx.

 

Bibliography

Fleisch, B., Taylor, S., Schöer, V., & Mabogoane, T. (2017). Failing to catch up in reading in the middle years: The findings of the impact evaluation of the Reading Catch-Up Programme in South Africa. International Journal of educational Development, 53, 36-47.

Reply:

REPORT ON THE BENCHMARKING VISIT TO THE UK UNDERTAKEN BY DAC AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN ROADIES ASSOCIATION ON TECHNICAL SERVICES FROM 24 FEBRUARY TO 01 MARCH 2019

DISCUSSION

The Minister approved that the DG lead a South African delegation on a benchmarking exercise on technical services to the United Kingdom (UK) from 24 February to 01 March 2019. Please find the report on benchmarking study below:

1. The SA delegation was led by the Director General, Mr Vusumuzi Mkhize, and he was accompanied by the Director: International Relations, Mr John Mogashoa, and Deputy Director: Stakeholder Management in the DG’s Office and President of South Africa Roadies Association, Mr Freddie Nyathela.

Meeting with the British Council

2. The delegation met with the British Council to understand their mandate and work. The meeting was also to introduce the DG to the leadership of the British Council in the UK so as to encourage more collaborative work between the DAC and the British Council and solicit their support where necessary.

3. The Creative Cultural Industries (CCIs) is one of the key focus areas of the British Council. The Council view the CCIs as very critical in promoting economic opportunities and economic growth. The CCIs also addresses the unemployment of young people and promote entrepreneurship.

4. The delegation was informed that the British Council offices wherever they are based their focus on technical skills, mentoring, coaching and partnership. The SA delegation informed the British Council that SA is in the initial stages of planning to build an academy for the arts to train young people in particular in creative skills. The DAC and British Council agreed to continue to work together for possible partnership. The British Council also advised the SA delegation to engage closely with the British Council offices in SA and share areas of common interests for mutual support and partnership.

Meeting with the SA Embassy in the UK

5. The DG outlined the objective of the visit. The Embassy also appraised the DG on the status of relationship between SA and the UK in general and some of the work that is taking place in arts and culture.

6. Some of the issues that the Embassy is currently working on in partnership with the DAC and other partners in the UK are: the statue of O.R Tambo as part of the Heritage Liberation Route project and Edinburgh Festival. The O.R Tambo statue project is at various levels of development as it also involves the rehabilitation of a part of the city where it is installed.

7. The difficulty in finalising the OR Tambo statue is mainly due to the lack of funds to complete the project. The DG promised to look into the project and assist where possible to ensure completion. The Embassy also informed the DG that one of the key events in the UK is the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe Festival that takes place annually between July and August. The DAC involvement in the Festival has somewhat dwindled over the years. There is a need to find a creative way to maintain SA presence at the festival. Some of the ways are to have a stand at the festival to profile and support those South Africa artists who do find their own way to the festival in order to attract relevant decision makers to their event by way of hosting dinner and media engagements.

Meeting with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

8. The festival is the longest running festival in the world having been established in 1947. The festival is only second to the FIFA World Cup in global audience and participation. It receives some of its funding from the British Council and the UK government.

9. One of the most important aspects of the Fringe Festival is the Marketplace where people buy works of art, various programming of the festival takes place and new artists are profiled. The Festival also indicated to the delegation that a programme called “Stage for Life” is available for mentorship and training for technical services in the areas of stage management and technical skills. However the trainee must be partnered with a senior technical person from the festival. Most of this training happens on the lead up to the fringe festival as it offers on the job training in various aspect of the technical services.

10. The Fringe Festival has invited DG to visit the Fringe Festival this year. In return, the festival will develop a programme for the DG that would allow him to meet with the decision makers and to learn how the festival is put together and to understand further the “Stage of Life” training programme.

Meeting with the National Skills Academy

11. The National Skills Academy was set up the by City Council as the voice of the employers for skills and creative industry. The National Skills Academy also focuses on research skills gaps mostly in the backstage as a result of industry not linking with the education institutions. The academy also focuses on apprenticeship, apprenticeship standards and framework. Skills diversity and inclusion and working with EFT colleges and creative cultural industries. The academy also offers courses not only in backstage but offstage as well such as administration. The academy is employer/industry run. Employers form the Board of the academy, are active in course design in terms of their need, help in dealing with marketing and publicity and serve as brokers as well. It is an ever expanding network as more employers are getting more involved in the creative and technical skills training. The focus of the training is also self-employment as most of the jobs are not long term.

12. The National Skills Academy has committed to support and engage South Africa going forward in the development of SA Cultural and Creative Technical Skill Academy.

Meeting with the Backstage Academy

13. The Backstage Academy is nestled in the middle of the creative and technical services industry. The Backstage Academy is a privately funded institution that bridges the gap between industry and education, working closely with the various institutions, practitioners, professions and other partners. Industry partnership is an integral part of what Backstage Academy is all about. There are three core companies to the Backstage Academy, namely: Brilliant, Backstage Academy and Light Structure that makes up the Production Park which is the campus on which Backstage is based or built. The Backstage live events production is made up of Design, Event Management and Sound Engineering and the other aspect to Backstage Academy is Production Futures which is about the future of the industry.

14. The Backstage Academy has a target of 14-18 years old. Each year about 100 students graduate in various fields, study and roles. Key critical success factors or model strategies for Backstage Academy are content development, funding strategies and industry partnerships. Some of the entry requirements to study at Backstage Academy is not related to the academic achievements of students, but issues of attitude and love for the industry, willingness of students to work in local communities and volunteerism are attributes that are required.

Backstage has agreed to partner with South Africa for the development of the SA Cultural and Creative Skills Academy

Reply:

(1) Due to lock down, the requested information will be available after June 2020.

(2) Due to lockdown the requested information will be provided after June 2020.

(3) (a) There are no persons sitting at home because of pending disciplinary hearings. (b) and (c) falls off as there are no disciplinary hearings.

Reply:

1. No. The identities of the alleged conspirators and co-conspirators are unknown to the Department and the Ministry.
2. The Minister has not been presented with the evidence to launch an investigation into the alleged bribe paid to the Diaspora legacy Fund.
3. The Minister has not been presented with a report on the irregularities raised in the report of the South African Football Association Chief Executive Officer, Mr Dennis Mumble.

Reply:

1. The salaries for the specified individuals were as follows:

Name	2014/15 (a)	2015/16 (b)	2016/17 (c)	2017/2019 (d)	2019/20 (e)
CEO- Rosemary Mangope	1,296,226	1,556,926	1,771,453	1,725,888	1,820,812
Interim CEO - Zolani Mkiva (25 September 2018 to 31 January 2019)					460,720
CFO- Dumisani Dlamini(1 April to 30 November 2017)	753,769	1,475,781	1,661,388	1,374,843
CFO- Thami Kubheka	190,838
CFO(Appointed 24 January 2018)- Karen Son				227,688	1,365,016
Executive Salaries Total	3,032,707	3,432,841	2,240,833	3,328,419	3,646,548

2. The variance in staff costs between the senior management salary band and top management band were as follows:

	2014/15 (a)	2015/16 (b)	2016/17 (c)	2017/2019 (d)	2019/20 (e)
Arts Development Manager- Julie Diphofa	902,841	906,945	1,050,838	1,235,678	1,219,273
Finance Manager- Dakalo Mandiwana	504,402	892,415	949,956	941,776
Finance Manager- Reshma Bhoola					955,376
IT Manager- Krishna Perumal	705,509
IT Manager- Itumeleng Sikhosana		463,667	750,858	802,988	851,167
Communications & Marketing Specialist- Carol Maluleke	472,914
Communications & Marketing Specialist- Janet Molekwa		567,467	731,514	808,881	800,253
Council Secretary- Mary-Anne Makgoka	675,326	692,804	747,811	806,961	252,614
Project Manager in CEO's Office- Rosie Katz		616,917	160,000
Project Manager in CEO's Office- Denzil Jones		50,000	600,000	377,296
HR Manager (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018)- Total Matsepa				463,477
HR Manager (Appointed 24 January 2018)- Thabiso Selai				149,223	900,244
Senior management salaries	3,260,991	4,190,215	4,990,977	5,586,280	4,978,927
Variance	(1,020,157.88)	(1,157,508.00)	(1,558,136.00)	(2,257,861.00)	(1,332,379.00)

Reply:

May the Hon. Member note that SASCOC has not re-opened due to the lockdown, therefore for now the information is inaccessible.

 

Reply:

(a) It is not a requirement for any applicant for the special relief grant of R350 per month to have a bank account. The various methods of payment which are available in order to ensure that all citizens are accommodated are:

• Direct deposits into bank accounts, where the applicant has a bank account and provides that information to SASSA on request;
• Money transfers into cell phones for those clients who have a cell phone and elect to receive the payment through this channel. The money transfer is then cashed out at one of four participating bank ATMs or at the retail outlets contracted to those banks;
• Payment through the South African Post Office. This channel is available for all citizens who do not have a bank account, or a mobile phone. Payment is made over the counter on production of an identity document and the SMS notification of payment.

(b) (i) One of the requirements contained in the signed Directions is that the applicant must be a South African citizen, permanent resident or refugee as registered on the Department of Home Affairs database. This implies that applicants without identity documents cannot be accepted. The identity number is one of the very few control measures to ensure that the grant does go to the right person, and for purposes of auditability and accountability cannot be compromised.

(ii) Proof of residence is not a requirement. The only requirement is for the applicant to provide an address on the application – this address could even just be the name of the town in which he/she resides.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the specified person was appointed and will be earning an acting allowance during the lockdown in line with the NLSA’s Acting Policy.

(2) (a) The salary scale for Directors on level 12 is from R933 995 to R1 0600.

(b) As per the NLSA’s Acting Policy, an acting allowance is the difference between the current package and the minimum of the position the person is acting on. The salary bracket for the position of Executive Director starts at R1.2 million.

(3) (a) Yes, the position was advertised from 4 to 21 February 2020.

(b) NQF Level 9 qualification in Business Administration/Human Resources Management/Legal or an equivalent qualification coupled with six to ten years of senior management experience in the public service.

(c) Total number of applications received were 44.

(d) The Selection Panel was comprised of the following members:

• Mr Lufuno Nematshwerani, Chairperson: HR & REMCo
• Mr Jimmy Morakile, Chairperson: Information Communications Technology Board Sub-Committee
• Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata, Chairperson: Research and Knowledge Management Board Sub-Committee
• Mr Kepi Madumo, National Librarian and CEO
• Ms Matuma Masipa, Director: Human Resources Management (Custodian People Processes)

(e) Unfortunately, no decision can be shared at this stage, the recruitment process is still in progress.

(4) Yes, in the acting role the incumbent fulfills their own duties as well as those of the position they are acting in. Qualifications include a Master’s in Business Administration degree, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Public Relations Management.

Reply:

In my previous response I advised that all travel in the department has been considered in line with internal policies of the department as well as National Treasury’s Instruction Note No. 04 of 2017/2018 on cost containment related to travel and subsistence.

National Treasury’s Instruction Note No. 04 of 2017/2018 allows for the following air travel arrangements for departments and constitutional institutions:

“5.7.3.2 For flights that are five (5) hours or less, business class tickets may only be purchased for:

1. Director- Generals or persons holding equivalent ranks in departments;
2. Persons appointed on grounds of policy considerations in terms of Section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (i.e. advisors to exceutive authorities); and
3. Accounting officers of constiutional institutions

5.7.3.3 For flights exceeding five (5) hours, business class tickets may only be purchased for:

1. Directors- General or persons holding equivalent ranks in departments;
2. Deputy Directors-General and Chief Directors or persons holding equivalent ranks in the department;
3. persons appointed on grounds of policy considerations in terms of Section 12A of the Public Service Act, 1994 (i.e. advisors to exceutive authorities);
4. accounting officers of constitutional institutions;
5. employees at the level of management that report directly to the accounting officer of a constitutional institution;
6. employees at the level of management that report directly to the officials referred to in paragraph (e) above and
7. non-executive members serving on any governance committee of a department or constitutional institution.
8. any other employee to whom authority was granted as indicated in 5.3.7.1.

5.7.3.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of 5.3.7.1, 5.3.7.2 and 5.3.7.3 above, accounting officers or delegated officials of departments and constiutional institutions may approve the purchse of business class tickets:

1. for employees with disabilities,
2. for employees with special needs,
3. in cases where economy class flights are not available, or
4. where the business class ticket is the same price or cheaper than the economy class ticket to the same destination.

In line with the above provisions, the Director-General, Deputy Directors-General, Chief Directors and officials with disabilities and special needs have travelled business class. The names of persons below the level of DDG who travelled business class, as provided by the Department, is submitted below:

Passenger	Job Title
Moosa Ebrahim	Chief Director
Molefane Maoto	Chief Director
Kruger Niki	Chief Director
Jensma Stieneke	Chief Director
Medupe Moloantoa Sidwell	Chief Director
Le Roux Adriaan	Chief Director
Mene Wamkele	Chief Director
Osman Shareen	Chief Director
Hudson Daryl	Director
Xulu Noziphozandile	Director
Mogashoa Ephraim	Deputy Director
Padayachy Meshendri	Deputy Director
Skosana Vusumuzi Jeffrey	Deputy Director
Ndikandika Nangamso	Executive Assistant
Mkhwebane Precious Nthabeleng	Personal Assistant

-END-

Reply:

The Hon. Member may please note SASCOC has not re-opened due to the lockdown.

Reply:

1. The total number of applications received is 3 919 (470 Sport and 3449 for Arts and Culture applications)
2. The total number of applications paid is 1 163 (307 Sport and 856 Arts and Culture)
3. List of (Names) of persons who have been paid is attached.
4. The total number of applications that were declined is 1 505 (163 Sport and 1 342 Arts and Culture). Noteworthy is that the adjudication process has not yet been completed.
5. The reasons for unsuccessful applications vary from applicant to applicant.  These include:

• Applications received after closing date ( 06/04/2020),
• Applications that did not adhere to the Sport, Arts and Culture Relief Fund criteria,
• Applications that were not related to the Sports and Creatives sector,

• Applicants who have sources of income, employed, have a business,
• Applicants who cannot be confirmed as national athletes, coaches or technical personnel (more appropriate for Provincial Relief),
• No indication of cancelled or postponed events.

 

List of Beneficiaries - COVID-19 Relief Fund (Sport beneficiaries)

 

FEDERATION	APPLICANT	APPROVED
EQUESTRIAN	Chad Cunningham	Approved
EQUESTRIAN	Nicola Mohr	Approved
NETBALL	Ine Maree Venter	Approved
NETBALL	Khanyisa Chawane	Approved
NETBALL	Pumza Maweni	Approved
NETBALL	Rome Dreyer	Approved
NETBALL	Sigrid Burger	Approved
NETBALL	Shadine Van Der Merwe	Approved
NETBALL	Karla Pretorius	Approved
NETBALL	Zanele Vimbela	Approved
SURFING	Tanika Hoffman	Approved
SURFING	Shuan Solomons	Approved
SURFING	Tasha Mentasti	Approved
SURFING	Kai Linder	Approved
SURFING	Johnathan Hutchison	Approved
FENCING	Andrei Mikhailovich	Approved
FENCING	Mkhatshwa Hawkins	Approved
FENCING	Joseph Maluleke	Approved
FENCING	Galukhin Mikhail	Approved
FENCING	Pavel Tychler	Approved
FENCING	Juliana Rose Barrett	Approved
FENCING	Gunter Barry Schröder	Approved
SASAPD	Hilton Langenhoven	Approved
SASAPD	Hamman Reindhardt	Approved
SASAPD	Anrune Weyers	Approved
SASAPD	Suzanne Ferreira	Approved
SASAPD	Raymond Julius	Approved
SASAPD	Jason Sewanyana	Approved
SASAPD	Daniel Damon	Approved
SASAPD	Cathy Landsberg	Approved
SASAPD	Charl du Toit	Approved
SASAPD	Dyan Buis	approved
SASAPD	Mpumelelo Mhlangu	approved
SASAPD	Jonathan Ntutu	Approved
SASAPD	Louzanne Coetzee	Approved
SASAPD	Johanna Pretoruis	Approved
SASAPD	Zanele Situ	Approved
SAFA	Amanda Mthandi	Approved
SAFA	Bongeka Gamede	Approved
SAFA	Cameron Cox	Approved
SAFA	Kaylin Swart	Approved
SAFA	Kholosa Biyana	Approved
SAFA	Leandra Smeda	Approved
SAFA	Lebohang Ramalepe	Approved
SAFA	Lorraine Makhoali	Approved
SAFA	Mapaseka Mpuru	Approved
SAFA	Pride Nthite	Approved
SAFA	Robyn Moodaly	Approved
SAFA	Shilene Booysen	Approved
SAFA	Tiisetso Makhubela	Approved
SAFA	Xiluva Tshabalala	Approved
SAFA	Monde Hlatswayo	Approved
SAFA	Noxolo Cesane	Approved
SAFA	Nomvula Kgoale	Approved
SAFA	Neliswa Luthuli	Approved
SAFA	Noko Matlou	Approved
SAFA	Jessica Williams	Approved
SAFA	Eloise Bowers	Approved
ATHLETICS	Frans Melikhaya	Approved
ATHLETICS	Nolene Conrad	Approved
ATHLETICS	Conradie Jacobus	Approved
ATHLETICS	Mmone Mohau	Approved
ATHLETICS	Glenrose Xaba	Approved
ATHLETICS	Adams Luxolo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Bosman Charne	Approved
ATHLETICS	Bield Taylon	Approved
ATHLETICS	Zeney Van Der Walt	Approved
ATHLETICS	Ruan De Vries	Approved
ATHLETICS	Khotso Mokoena	Approved
ATHLETICS	Shaun Bownes	Approved
ATHLETICS	Qhina Mthandazo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Paul Corries	Approved
ATHLETICS	Monareng Thembo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Roto Thando	Approved
ATHLETICS	Tshite Tshepo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Gardeo Isaacs	Approved
ATHLETICS	Gift Leotlela	Approved
ATHLETICS	Victor Hogan	Approved
ATHLETICS	Samuel Sepeng	Approved
ATHLETICS	Gerrit Young	approved
ATHLETICS	Anaso Jobodwana	Approved
ATHLETICS	Thulani Mabida	Approved
ATHLETICS	Lebo Phalula	Approved
ATHLETICS	Rikenette Steenkamp	Approved
ATHLETICS	Mazibuko Mthokozisi	Approved
ATHLETICS	Clarence Munyai	Approved
ATHLETICS	Goodman Thaba	Approved
ATHLETICS	Emile Erasmus	Approved
ATHLETICS	Theodor Young	Approved
ATHLETICS	Owen Van Niekerk	Approved
ATHLETICS	Maryna Van Niekerk	Approved
ATHLETICS	Sandile Mthembu	Approved
ATHLETICS	Karin Le Roux	Approved
ATHLETICS	Nick Bester	Approved
ATHLETICS	Oliver Mundell	Approved
ATHLETICS	Hendrick Ramaala	Approved
ATHLETICS	Edwin Khonkhobe	Approved
ATHLETICS	Sanelisiwe Mbanjwa	Approved
ATHLETICS	Edward Mothibi	Approved
ATHLETICS	Zolile Makwayiba	Approved
ATHLETICS	Khumo Kotsedi	Approved
ATHLETICS	Siyabonga Sakwe	Approved
ATHLETICS	Nkosikhona Mhlakwane	Approved
ATHLETICS	Desmond Mokgobu	Approved
ATHLETICS	Kabelo Seboko	Approved
ATHLETICS	Lindsay Hanekom	Approved
ATHLETICS	Moondisi Mthethwa	Approved
ATHLETICS	Edwin Pule	Approved
ATHLETICS	Sityhilo Diko	APPROVED
ATHLETICS	Antonio Farmer	Approved
ATHLETICS	Ranti Dikgale	Approved
ATHLETICS	Makhosazane Mhlongo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Dylon Cotter	Approved
ATHLETICS	Tebogo Mamatu	Approved
ATHLETICS	Wayne Snyman	Approved
ATHLETICS	Hamman Le Roux	Approved
ATHLETICS	Wenda Nel	Approved
ATHLETICS	Irvette Van Blerk	Approved
ATHLETICS	JovanVan Vuuren	Approved
ATHLETICS	Collen Mulaudzi	Approved
ATHLETICS	Marc Mundell	Approved
ATHLETICS	Bongimusa Mthembu	Approved
ATHLETICS	Rynardt Van Rensburg	Approved
ATHLETICS	Thapelo Phora	Approved
ATHLETICS	Prinsloo Werner	Approved
ATHLETICS	Simon Magakwe	Approved
ATHLETICS	Lesiba Mashele	Approved
ATHLETICS	Wayde Van Niekerk	Approved
ATHLETICS	Chederick Van Wyk	Approved
ATHLETICS	Thandolwenkosi Dlodlo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Lynique Prinsloo	Approved
ATHLETICS	Akani Simbine	Approved
ATHLETICS	Ruswahl Samaai	Approved
ATHLETICS	Sibusiso Nzima	Approved
ATHLETICS	Annie Bothma	Approved
ATHLETICS	Zazini Sokwakhana	Approved
ATHLETICS	Rantso Mokopane	Approved
ATHLETICS	Gerda Steyn	Approved
ATHLETICS	Ndumiso Sokhela	Approved
ATHLETICS	Sunette Viljoen	Approved
ATHLETICS	Juan Van Deventer	Approved
ATHLETICS	Cornel Fredericks	Approved
ATHLETICS	Antonio Alkana	Approved
ATHLETICS	Lebogang Phalula	Approved
CANOEING	Bridgitte Hartley	Approved
CANOEING	Daniel Graham	Approved
BOXING	Nkululeko Mhlongo	Approved
BOXING	Joshua Pretorious	Approved
BOXING	Mnqobi Mkhize	Approved
BOXING	Nkosinathi Sphamandla	Approved
BOXING	Siboniso Gonya	Approved
BOXING	Cleutus Mbhele	Approved
BOXING	Ntethelelo Nkosi	Approved
BOXING	Mduduzi Mzimela	Approved
BOXING	Sanele Maduna	Approved
BOXING	Smiso Buthelezi	Approved
BOXING	Lindokuhle Dlamini	Approved
BOXING	Damien Durandt	APPROVED
BOXING	Thysee Brandon	Approved
BOXING	Boyd Allen	Approved
BOXING	Tristan Webb	Approved
BOXING	Roarke Knapp	Approved
BOXING	Jabulani Makhense	Approved
BOXING	Ricardo Malajika	Approved
BOXING	Sebastiaan Rothmann	APPROVED
BOXING	Anton Gilmore	APPROVED
BOXING	Marco Luis	APPROVED
BOXING	Cyprian Ndaba	Approved
BOXING	Thulani Mbenge	Approved
BOXING	Hector Budler	Approved
BOXING	Khaya Busakwe	Approved
BOXING	Bheki Mahlangu	Approved
BOXING	Laten Gloss	Approved
BOXING	Khayalethu Mbhedje	Approved
BOXING	Kabasile Tshabalala	Approved
BOXING	Sisipho Dyariwe	Approved
BOXING	Don Van Heerden	Approved
BOXING	Cayden Webb	Approved
BOXING	Rirothe Randima	Approved
BOXING	Harry Manaka	APPROVED
BOXING	Norman Hlabane	APPROVED
BOXING	Konanani Mutavhatsindi	Approved
BOXING	Thembani Mbangata	Approved
BOXING	Abdulaziz Kunert	Approved
BOXING	Ruhan Louw	Approved
BOXING	Wade Hammond	Approved
BOXING	Juan  Roux	Approved
BOXING	Sean Stacey	Approved
BOXING	Fenyes Robert	Approved
BOXING	Marc Subramoney	Approved
BOXING	Cain Dube	Approved
BOXING	Sabelo Nkosi	Approved
BOXING	Sphesihle Mntungwa	Approved
BOXING	Sanele Msimango	Approved
BOXING	Mpilo Cele	Approved
BOXING	Sthabiso Shabangu	Approved
BOXING	Doctor Ntsele	Approved
BOXING	Mfundisi Ngema	Approved
BOXING	Sphelele Myeza	Approved
BOXING	Thabiso Mchunu	Approved
BOXING	Xolisani Ndogeni	Approved
BOXING	Nonina Bukiwe	Approved
BOXING	Rowan Campbell	Approved
BOXING	Sean Smith	Approved
BOXING	Kevin Lerena	Approved
BOXING	John Tshabalala	Approved
BOXING	Tebogo Molefe	Approved
BOXING	Abbey Mnisi	Approved
BOXING	Namhla Tyuluba	Approved
BOXING	Pumeza Zinakile	Approved
BOXING	Simon Xamalashe	Approved
SANABO	Mlandeleni Mqibisa	Approved
SANABO	Thandolwethu Mathiba	Approved
SANABO	Zimisele Khomo	Approved
SANABO	Zanele Kebeni	Approved
SANABO	Sinethemba Blom	Approved
SANABO	Makopane Gilbert	Approved
SQUASH	Alexandra Fuller	Approved
SQUASH	Jean Brits	Approved
GOLF	Ahlers  Jaco	Approved
GOLF	Albertse Louis	Approved
GOLF	Barker, Kyle	Approved
GOLF	Becker-Frankel, Anna	Approved
GOLF	Basson, Dwayne	Approved
GOLF	Bekker, Oliver	Approved
GOLF	Bregman, Stacy Lee	Approved
GOLF	Bremner, Merrick	Approved
GOLF	Buhai, Ashleigh	Approved
GOLF	Burmester, Dean	Approved
GOLF	Coetzee, Bryon	Approved
GOLF	Conradie, Estiaan	Approved
GOLF	Conradie, Ruan	Approved
GOLF	da Silva, Adilson	Approved
GOLF	Davidse, Keenan	Approved
GOLF	De Decker, Andre	Approved
GOLF	De Jager, Louis	Approved
GOLF	De Kock, Allister	Approved
GOLF	Diab, Jason	Approved
GOLF	Dreyer, Juran	Approved
GOLF	Du Preez, James Hart	Approved
GOLF	Fichardt, Darren	Approved
GOLF	Filippi, Luca	Approved
GOLF	Fisher, Trevor	Approved
GOLF	Garcia, Nicole	Approved
GOLF	Groenewald, Vaughn	Approved
GOLF	Grosskoff, Madeleen	Approved
GOLF	Harvey, Lynne	Approved
GOLF	Higgo, Garrick	Approved
GOLF	Hollick, Michael	Approved
GOLF	Horne, Keith	Approved
GOLF	Hugo, Jean	Approved
GOLF	Kaminski, Rupert	Approved
GOLF	Korb, Ruan	Approved
GOLF	Kruger, Jbe	Approved
GOLF	Kruyswijk, Jacques	Approved
GOLF	Lewthwaite, Lejan	Approved
GOLF	Lombard, Zander	Approved
GOLF	Lupini, Roberto	Approved
GOLF	Mavundla, Thandazo	Approved
GOLF	Mazibuko, Irvin	Approved
GOLF	Mazibuko, Makhetha	Approved
GOLF	Mc Callum, Tandi	Approved
GOLF	McIntyre, David	Approved
GOLF	Meyer, Breyten	Approved
GOLF	Michael, Anthony	Approved
GOLF	Molloyi, Tumelo	Approved
GOLF	Moralee, Cameron	Approved
GOLF	Mowat, Callum	Approved
GOLF	Mwandla, Siyanda	Approved
GOLF	Nel, Andre	Approved
GOLF	Norris, Shaun	Approved
GOLF	Nortje, Frederik	Approved
GOLF	Petersen, Derick	Approved
GOLF	Redman, Jacob	Approved
GOLF	Roets, Jason	Approved
GOLF	Roos, Jake	Approved
GOLF	Rowe, Lyle	Approved
GOLF	Samu, Ivana	Approved
GOLF	Simon Thabang	Approved
GOLF	Smit, Monique	Approved
GOLF	Smith, Jason	Approved
GOLF	Strydom, JP	Approved
GOLF	Swanepoel, Chris	Approved
GOLF	Thimba, Toto	Approved
GOLF	Van den berg, Ulrich	Approved
GOLF	Van den Heever, Divan	Approved
GOLF	Van der Merwe, Petrus	Approved
GOLF	Van der Spuy, Rourke	Approved
GOLF	Van Zyl, Jacobus	Approved
GOLF	Vaughan, Bradford	Approved
GOLF	Vljoen, MJ	Approved
GOLF	Williamson, Andrew	Approved
GOLF	Wilsnach, Quintin	Approved
GOLF	Myeki Zethu	Approved
GOLF	Duma Siviwe	Approved
GOLF	Duma Yolanda	Approved
GYMNASTICS	Caitlin Rooskrantz	Approved
GYMNASTICS	Naveen Daries	Approved
GYMNASTICS	Mammule Rankoe	Approved
WEIGHTLIFING	Mona Pretorius	Approved
TENNIS INDIVIDUAL	Alwande Skhosana	Approved
TENNIS INDIVIDUAL	Amos Magagula	Approved
TRIATHLON	Wian Sullwald	Approved
TRIATHLON	Richard Murray	Approved
TRIATHLON	Henri Schoeman	Approved
TRIATHLON	Henrie Michael Schoeman	Approved
TRIATHLON	Gillian Sanders	Approved

Reply:

Since the start of the national lockdown, engagements with members of the Provincial Executive Councils included the following:

1. Meetings convened by the Presidency and attended with Premiers, on discussions related to the Covid-19 pandemic were held as follows:  

• 4 April,
• 18 April,
• 16 May, and
• 17 June.

2. Discussions were held between Deputy Ministers and Provincial MECs in May/June 2020, to discuss the regulation of liquor sales under Lockdown Level 3. A meeting of the Ministry with the MECs in the Economic Development Portfolio was held on 17 June 2020, covering a briefing on Covid-19 recovery plans at provincial level and views on the sale of alcohol.

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Reply:

I have requested the additional information and am advised as follows:

1. The names and the job titles of the relevant employees as per question 259 on 25 May 2020 who have taken sabbatical leave since 1 January 2019 and the details are as follows:

No	(a) Name of employee	(b) Job title	Details
			Period	Duration	Details
1.	Ms Z Kobue	Deputy Director: Technology Architecture	1 March 2019 to 30 November 2019	9 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards an MBA
2.	Ms J.K.M Maifadi	Assistant Director: MCEP	1 April 2019 to 30 November 2019	8 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards an MBA
3.	Mr M.M Mahlangu	Administrative Assistant	1 October 2019 to 31 August 2020	10 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Business Management
4.	Ms A.T Mashimbyi	Assistant Director: SACU	1 May 2019 to 30 November 2019	7 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards an MBA
5.	Mr N.S.C Nkuna	Director: Communication and Marketing	26 July 2019 to 25 January 2020	6 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards an MBA
6.	Ms R Raluthaga	Trade and Industry Advisor	1 August 2019 to 31 October 2019	3 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Public Management
7.	Ms R Ramdhani	Deputy Director: Chemicals and Allied Industries	16 August 2019 to 15 November 2019	3 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation
8	Ms B.P Phatlane	Trade and Industry Advisor	16 January 2019 to 31 March 2019	2½ months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Public Administration
9.	Mr D.M Ndhlela	Deputy Director: Regional Industrial Development	1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021	12 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a PhD
10.	Ms A.T.V Lebuso	Director: Organisational Development and Transformation	1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019	12 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Industrial/ Organisational Psychology
11.	Ms A.A Ontong	Director: Human Resource Development	3 April 2018 to 3 April 2019	12 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a PhD
12.	Mr S.J Melodi	Investigator	1 September 2019 to 31 December 2019	4 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Law
13.	Mr A.N Makhuvela	Deputy Director: Capital Equipment and Allied Industries	1 October 2019 to 28 February 2020	5 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Masters in Management (Public Policy)
14.	Ms J Scholtz	Chief Operating Officer	9 February 2018 to 8 February 2019	12 months	Attendance of classes towards an MBA
15.	Ms J.R Vass	Chief Director: Skills for the Economy	1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019	12 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a PhD
16.	Ms P.Q Myeki	Deputy Director: Industrial Climate Change Response	1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020	12 months	Research and writing a dissertation towards a Doctorate in Business Administration

(2) None of the employees have subsequently applied for an additional period of sabbatical leave.

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Reply:

The essential service certificates issued by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) were not a compulsory requirement for businesses to operate during the Lockdown.

The CIPC provided a service to businesses, registered under the Companies Act, to register as essential service providers.

The status of the CIPC certificate was made clear in a statement issued by the Department on 26 March 2020. It was stated that possession of a CIPC certificate did not constitute permission to operate during the Lockdown and that companies should be guided by the Regulations as to whether they were permitted to operate.

The information on the number of companies which operated as essential (and later, ‘permitted’ services) enabled government to keep a record of the number of workers who were employed at such companies This information was important when considering the level of movement of workers outside their homes during the early phases of the lockdown; and the appropriate transport directions and regulations. It provided law enforcement officers with proof that a company’s senior management certified that it was an essential service.

Almost 500 000 companies registered on the CIPC’s Bizportal website, as essential service providers and, later, as permitted service providers under Alert Level 4.

I decided not to issue Directions that would have required companies to register, even though I was advised that the Lockdown Regulations would have permitted me to issue such Directions. I took the view that it was preferable to allow companies to determine whether their business fell within the definition of essential services in terms of the Lockdown Regulations.

With effect from 1 June 2020, and the start of Alert Level 3, the concepts of essential and permitted services no longer apply. The CIPC has therefore stopped issuing the certificates.

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Reply:

Following an initial reply from the NLC setting out the reasons why they will not be able to provide the requested information within the available time before the Parliamentary Reply was due and requesting additional time, kindly find the supplementary reply submitted by Ms Thabang Mampane, Commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission, which is reproduced below.

“The names of top 50 funded organisations and the amounts are highlighted on the attached list (See Annexure A). The NLC has a fully-fledged Monitoring and Evaluation Department that monitors implementation and outcomes of funded projects. All funded organisations signs a Grant Agreement with the NLC with terms and conditions relating to how the grants are to be used. The NLC follows up on these conditions and applies its internal policies in cases on non-compliance. The NLC has sourced the services of a panel of engineers responsible to assist in providing NLC with quality assurance reviews on funded infrastructure projects. The Office of the Auditor General South Africa (AGSA) also conducts in-depth audit into NLC’s funding process. In recent years, the NLC received a negative media coverage from an on-line media publication (GroudUp) alleging a wide range of corruption in relation to certain projects that were funded by the organisation. The NLC Board appointed an audit firm, Sekela Xabiso to investigate the alleged corruption and the investigation is on-going. In addition to that, the Honorable Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition has also appointed an audit firm, Nexia, SAB&T to investigate the same allegations and the investigation is on-going as well. All findings from the relevant assurance bodies (audit/investigation) are/will be analysed and reviewed in order to ensure that proper remedial actions are implemented.”

Reply:

The Comrades Marathon like other sport events which have been cancelled or postponed, remain the responsibility of the organisers.  This includes all related liabilities and benefits accrued; be it entrance fees or any other obligations and or transactions between the organisers, the entrants (participants) as well as any other interested party.  Naturally, the terms and conditions of engagement between the parties (organisers and entrants) would guide the management and resolution of these matters.

Reply:

1). The Hon. Member may please note SASCOC has not re-opened due to the lockdown.

2(a) The National Colours Board was last functional when the South African Sports Commission Act was repealed.

(b) and (c) It became dysfunctional due to the lack of enabling provisions in the National Sport and Recreation Act, 2007. This lack of empowering provision from the Act, made it difficult for the Minister to pass the Regulations to give effect to the establishment of the National Colours Board.

(d) the Department has been making efforts to amend the Act to give effect to enabling provisions required to promulgate the Regulations.