Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. The Department is not aware of any cases of Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in South Africa. This is not unexpected. The condition remains very rare, and has only been documented in areas which have experienced a very high incidence of COVID-19 infection. In addition, most children have presented two to four weeks after the peak of the epidemic.

It is therefore likely that any cases which may occur in South Africa will present later in the year, during or after the expected peak in COVID-19 cases. It is however important that health care workers and parents remain alert as cases may be missed unless a high index of suspicion is maintained.

Any cases that are identified will be notified through the Notifiable Medical Conditions system, as well as to the World Health Organization clinical database.

(2) Evidence of past infection with coronavirus or exposure to someone with COVID-19 infection is part of the WHO case definition of the condition. The Department of Health currently uses the same case definition.

END.

Background

Most children with COVID-19 infection are asymptomatic or exhibit mild symptoms. However, in the last three months a small number of children have been identified who develop a significant systemic inflammatory response[1].

This rare syndrome shares common features with other paediatric inflammatory conditions including: Kawasaki disease, staphylococcal and streptococcal toxic shock syndromes, bacterial sepsis and macrophage activation syndromes. It can also present with unusual abdominal symptoms with excessive inflammatory markers. Affected children may require paediatric intensive care and input from paediatric infectious diseases, cardiology, and rheumatology specialists.

This syndrome has been named Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, and the World Health Organization has developed the following case definition[2]:

Children and adolescents 0–19 years of age with fever > 3 days AND two of the following:                                

1. Rash or bilateral non-purulent conjunctivitis or muco-cutaneous inflammation signs (oral, hands or feet).
2. Hypotension or shock.
3. Features of myocardial dysfunction, pericarditis, valvulitis, or coronary abnormalities (including ECHO findings or elevated Troponin/NT-proBNP),
4. Evidence of coagulopathy (by PT, PTT, elevated d-Dimers).
5. Acute gastrointestinal problems (diarrhoea, vomiting, or abdominal pain).

AND

Elevated markers of inflammation such as ESR, C-reactive protein, or procalcitonin. 

AND

No other obvious microbial cause of inflammation, including bacterial sepsis, staphylococcal or streptococcal shock syndromes.

AND

Evidence of COVID-19 (RT-PCR, antigen test or serology positive), or likely contact with patients with COVID-19.

As data on this condition remains very limited, clinicians have been requested to submit details of identified cases to a Global COVID-19 Clinical Data Platform.

1. Royal College of Paediatricians and Guidance: Paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19. https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/COVID-19-Paediatric-multisystem-%20inflammatory%20syndrome-20200501.pdf. Accessed 1st June 2020. ↑

2. World Health Organization. Scientific Brief: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents with COVID-19. Geneva, World Health Organization. 15th May 2020. https://www.who.int/publications-detail/multisystem-inflammatory-syndrome-in-children-and-adolescents-with-covid-19. Accessed: 1st June 2020. ↑

Reply:

(1) (a) As of 3 June 2020, 15,224,792 individuals have been screened for COVID19. The provincial breakdown is tabulated below:

Province	Number of Individuals Screened
Eastern Cape	1,419,988
Free State	1,914,289
Gauteng	1,835,140
KwaZulu-Natal	1,755,049
Limpopo	3,098,840
Mpumalanga	1,889,989
North West	1,892,341
Northern Cape	838,831
Western Cape	580,325
National	15,224,792

(b) The community screening campaign started on the 8th of April 2020 and continues to date, however a shift to a more targeted screening strategy commenced on the 18th of May 2020;

(c) The screening activities focussed in areas with confirmed CODIV-19 cases such as townships, villages, farms, suburbs including vulnerable groups such as old age homes, prisons, supermarkets etc. The number of people screened is highest in Limpopo Province as a result of careening even in districts with no confirmed COVID-19 cases. The list of areas where community screening was done received from GP,NW, EC and LIM is attached. Some provinces did not respond to the request on the areas covered through community screening;

(d) There is no evidence on the time it will take to physically screen every person in the country as this will be influenced by the distance and travel time between households, demographic structure, the number of household members per household and the working hours per each person doing screening. In order to reach others an application called Healthcheck was deployed. It can be used by anyone with a mobile phone to check and report symptoms. Between April 13 to June 3,922,626 users screened for symptoms through Healthcheck.

2. Statements are made on the screening activities as part of the media release on COVID-19.

END.

Reply:

1. (a) The regulation 9 of the Social Assistance Act 2004 indicates the following: A person in need of immediate temporary assistance qualifies for SRD if he or she:

i. has insufficient means;

ii. Is a South African citizen or permanent resident or a refugee

And complies with any of the following conditions-

(i) is awaiting payment of an approved social grant; or

The breadwinner -

i. has been assessed to be disabled for a period of less than six months

ii. of that household has died and an application is made within 12 months following the death of the breadwinner; or

iii. that household has been admitted to a public or private institution for at least one month

In addition to the above, Regulation 9(5) makes provision for social relief of distress to provide to persons where the households have been affected by a disaster (declared or undeclared). The above provisions are what informs the provision of any social relief of distress, including food parcels, by SASSA.

On the COVID-19 food parcels issued by DSD the following is considered:

• Households that have no source of income to buy food
• Households that were serviced by DSD centre based feeding programmes such as Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs), Drop-in Centres, Home Community Based Care Centres (HCBCC), Luncheon Clubs and etc that are closed due to lock-down,
• Households of orphans and vulnerable children needing support due to closure of the Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDs) National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP)
• Child-headed households

(b) The number of persons have received food parcels from the Government each month since 1 February 2020 (please note that information is not available for daily statistics) is indicated below:

Month	No of food parcels (SASSA)
February 2020	2,485
March 2020	5,378
April to 11May 2020	116 206

The Department started distributing food parcels specifically for COVID-19 through the Provinces on the 30th March 2020. Not all the provinces started on the same day due to procurement delays. The number of persons that have received food parcels from the Government each day since 1 February 2020 is as reflected on the table below:

DATES	EC	FS	GP	KZN	Limp	Mp	NC	NW	WC	TOTAL
30-Mar	0	0	514	0	0	0	0	0	0	514
31-Mar	0	0	293	0	0	0	0	0	0	293
01-Apr	0	0	451	0	0	0	0	0	0	451
02-Apr	0	0	936	0	0	0	0	0	0	936
03-Apr	0	0	1 385	0	0	0	105	0	0	1 490
04-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	20
05-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-Apr	0	0	2 379	0	0	0	5 693	0	0	8 072
07-Apr	0	0	2 438	0	0	0	1 056	0	0	3 494
08-Apr	0	0	2 790	0	0	0	2 011	0	0	4 801
09-Apr	0	0	2 303	0	0	0	1 570	0	0	3 873
10-Apr	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	164	1 050	1 355
11-Apr	0	0	0	0	1 751	495	1 121	164	2 000	5 531
12-Apr	0	0	0	0	833	1 506	0	164	2 500	5 003
13-Apr	0	0	1 843	0	2 000	351	0	1 310	1 500	7 004
14-Apr	0	0	1 963	0	8 847	131	705	164	490	12 300
15-Apr	0	0	2 952	0	1 500	0	1 018	164	2 020	7 654
16-Apr	0	0	3 151	0	1 990	0	3 258	164	1 655	10 218
17-Apr	354	0	3 126	0	1 990	2 627	1 161	0	750	10 008
18-Apr	546	0	814	0	500	2 375	188	164	2 750	7 337
19-Apr	890	0	0	0	1 990	2 627	0	164	486	6 157
20-Apr	666	0	3 224	540	1 819	1 805	1 223	164	4 575	14 016
21-Apr	400	0	2 680	1750	1 819	432	1225	164	1 080	9 550
22-Apr	575	0	2 159	3 000	473	1 831	1 644	5 082	2 010	16 774
23-Apr	1 010	0	2 440	2 000	3 277	82	1 523	0	576	10 908
24-Apr	380	525	1 467	1 250	1 983	131	1 528	0	666	7 930
25-Apr	875	782	617	2 500	1 000	4 352	364	856	3 400	14 746
26-Apr	275	394	54	2 000	233	4 192	0	6 296	2 010	15 454
27-Apr	369	434	855	2 500	1 500	1 943	0	1 206	5 200	14 007
28-Apr	384	414	2 146	2 441	1 500	2 538	0	206	1 450	11 079
29-Apr	1 000	443	12 058	1 300	267	83	0	1 338	4 700	21 189
30-Apr	330	454	4 713	875	1 500	316	0	462	3 650	12 300
01-May	530	309	5 163	335	1 000	0	0	412	2 355	10 104
02-May	0	466	234	200	500	0	450	0	3 030	4 880
03-May	141	503	3 936	450	1 322	0	100	0	2 015	8 467
04-May	675	0	2 421	750	350	0	1 682	668	3 000	9 546
05-May	2 289	918	2 983	2 300	1 300	138	2 502	1 030	342	13 802
06-May	1 074	271	6 140	2 400	2 000	186	1 704	412	478	14 665
07-May	2 400	148	3 729	575	1 200	133	1 786	618	450	11 039
08-May	1 059	570	2 552	800	780	0	2 645	998	2 000	11 404
09-May	2 300	875	2 081	875	650	0	913	750	1 950	10 394
10-May	754	300	5 527	985	1 200	0	0	800	1 900	11 466
11-May	898	243	4 965	1 075	1 000	0	2 421	650	2 700	13 952
12-May	154	566	4 518	586	570	0	2 639	1 300	1 060	11 393
13-May	0	639	3 634	789	380	0	0	0	1 500	6 942
TOTAL	20 328	9 254	107 634	32 276	49 024	28 274	42 396	26 034	67 298	382 518

(c) The food parcels contains the following food and other goods/ none food items:

Food Group	Items	Unit	Qty	Indicative cost per unit	Monthly cost (Rands)
Starch	Maize meal	KG	10	6	R60	R226
	Rice	KG	8	12	R96
	Potatoes	KG	7	10	R70
Protein	Pilchards	400g TIN	6	20	R120	R350
	Baked Beans	410g TIN	6	10	R60
	Lentils	KG	2	20	R40
	Milk Powder	KG/Litres	1 / 6	130	R130
Veg	Butternut	KG	10	6	R60	R60
Seasoning	Onions	KG	2	6	R12	R52
	Oil	LIT	2	20	R40
Other	Soap	Bar	2	8	R16	R16
Total monthly cost for food per month	R704	R704

Please also see food parcel content attached as Annexure A for normal SASSA SRD food parcel

See Annexure B for an amended food parcel being provided as a response to the current disaster.

(d) The cost of the food parcel was determined through the tender process. The cost of a food parcel varies by supplier, but cannot exceed R1 500. However, the food parcels provided by SASSA, with the reduced content is R1 200.

The DSD cost of each food parcel is R700.00 per food parcel. This was done to create uniformity and reduce the levels of disparities between the SASSA SRD and the DSD Food Relief food parcels. This amount excludes the sourcing, handling & distribution costs and the SASSA amount is inclusive.

(2) The name(s) of the service provider(s) that was contracted to provide food parcels in each province are:

Province	Name of service provider
Eastern Cape	Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA)
Free State	Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA)
Gauteng	Kagisano
	Believers Care Society
	Entokozweni Development
	Siyabonga Development
	Carol Shaw
	Bokamoso Development
	Rorisang PTY LTD
	Barath Chemicals & Engineering
	Mohlodi 247 Business Solutions
	Schutz Trading and Enterprise
	Chobokwane PTY LTD
KwaZulu Natal	Action Development Agency (ADA)
Limpopo	Makotse Womens Club
Mpumalanga	Kago Yabana Foundation
Northern Cape	Motswedi Wa Sechaba
	Islamic Relief South Africa
	Lunchbox
North West	Motswedi Wa Sechaba
	Wolrd Focus Projects
	Mekgwe Mobile Shop (PTY) LTD
	RXD Logistics 9
	Re Thusa Botlhe Catering & Cleaning Services
	Mabogo Dinku Enterprise & Projects
	DM Mega Enterprise
	Mojero Trading
	Blink Of Africa Group of Companies
	Matshota Trading Enterprise
	Owabo Bonke Trading Projects
	Pefect Girlz
Western Cape	Ilitha Labantu
	Islamic Relief South Africa
	Mustadafin Foundation
	The South Africa Red Cross Society
	SANZAF

 

The name(s) of the service provider(s) that have been contracted by SASSA to provide food parcels in each province are attached as Annexure C.

(3) The majority of the applicants for social relief are also self-referrals by citizens experiencing undue hardship. However, SASSA does work with a range of stakeholders in administering this programme. These stakeholders include the Department of Health and Department of Education for the zero hunger programme which supports nutritionally challenged children.

With regards to social relief in the form of food parcels provided as a response to the current disaster, SASSA is a member of the provincial coordinating structures (Provjocs) in all provinces where the provision of social relief of distress is jointly coordinated by different key stakeholders (Municipalities and Government departments). In addition, SASSA has received lists of citizens who have been unable to contact SASSA directly from various NGOs and civil society organisations. The citizens off these lists have been contacted and an application form completed for each one. Those applications which have been approved are then issued with food parcels.

The Departmental officials profile households to identity people in need of food assistance and refer those in need to various social development centres that provide social development services including food assistance.

A community member is then serviced by one of the following DSD centre based programmes depending on the age and other social needs of the individual: Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD), a Community Nutrition and Development Centre (CNDC), Drop-in Centre (DIC), Home Community Based Care Centre (HCBCC), or the Luncheon Club.

The Department collaborates with non-profit organisations to then service the identified persons in need of social services. All DSD centres are operated by non-profit organisations and food parcels were 1st provided to DSD centres with already profiled beneficiaries that were receiving food assistance even prior to lock-down.

During lock-down these beneficiaries would have been more vulnerable. The food parcels intervention targeted them through the DSD centre based programmes. Refer to the attached - list of CNDCs from the provinces operated by NPOs.

Another mechanism is the call centre, which was established in most provinces during COVID-19 lock-down for receiving more people in need of assistance beyond DSD centres and self-referrals.

Call-centres in Provinces:

The Provinces received requests for food relief through the Call Centre or provided email. The information is shared with Provincial DSD Team, which then cluster requests by District and service area. Teams are then allocated to respond to the requests. On assessment, the team on the ground makes the determination based on set assessment criteria. Food parcels then get delivered to the households by the officials.

(4) The demand for food parcels has definitely increased since the lock-down was announced. In trying to ensure the Department was able to respond to the increased demand, the application form for SRD was reduced, to capture only essential information and Ministerial Directions signed on 30 March 2020 enabling SASSA to take telephonic applications, so that the need for face to face interviews could be dispensed with.

The content of the relief parcel and price was reduced as a strategy to stretch the budget and provide assistance to as many deserving beneficiaries as possible. The fresh produce, samp (which requires a long time to cook which means increased energy costs for those already struggling) were excluded and each parcel was issued at a standardised price of R1 200 per food parcel in all provinces.

The qualifying criteria for SASSA applications was limited to include specific categories only, in an effort to prevent duplication with other organisations also providing food relief. The following categories of clients were identified for assistance by SASSA:

• People who did not receive grants in April 2020 because their grants were suspended: temporary disability grants;
• Children who turned 18 after lockdown
• Grant beneficiaries who experienced challenges in April to access the grants (card lost or faulty; failed bank verification; fraud; etc)
• People who should have applied but could not do so as a result of the lockdown (people who turn 60 years old; new born babies whose care givers would have applied for CSG)
• Persons experiencing undue hardship but do not fall into one of the above categories.

A number of the above categories of clients have been addressed through the latest Directions signed on 9 May – these include the reinstatement of temporary disability grants and care dependency grants and care dependency grants where the care dependent children turn 18 years of age in February, March and April 2020. The grant amounts have also been increased as from May 2020 has also been implemented to try and ensure that social grant beneficiaries are cushioned from the impact of the disaster.

The introduction of the special relief grant of R350 per month as from May has also addressed the last category – that is persons experiencing undue hardship.

(5) The Department and SASSA has, as indicated above, cooperated with various civil society organisations in receiving information about citizens who could potentially qualify for food relief. However, distribution was done by Departmental (SASSA & DSD) staff only to ensure accountability.

National Assembly written Reply: 649 of 2020

Reply:

I have been advised by SAPO as follows:

1. The SAPO Board and Committees met as follows:

SAPO Board & Committee meetings November 2019-February 2020	No of meetings
(a)	SAPO Board	16
(b)	SAPO Board committee meetings November 2019-Feb 2020
	Docex Subsidiary Board	2
	Audit Committee	3
	Risk Committee	1
	IT Governance and Procurement Committee	1
	Strategic Turnaround & Investment Committee & Properties	8
	Govt service delivery and Corp Contracts Committee	3
	Remuneration and Performance Committee	2
	HR & Transformation Committee	4
	Social, Ethics and Stakeholder Committee	4
	Stamp Advisory Committee	2
Oversight meetings with Departments by identified Board Members
	Financial meeting	1
	Debt Management meeting	1
	Operations meeting	1
	Distribution Network Optimisation Task Team	2

2. (a)(i)(aa)(bb)(ii)(b)(c) Refer to the attached table.

3. The Minister and Deputy Minister only attended the Board induction meeting on 01 November 2019, as the Shareholder is not required to attend Board and Sub-Committee meetings.

 

MS STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Reply:

1(a) The number of foreign nationals in receipt of social grants as at January 2020 is 48 062.

(b) SASSA does not record the countries from which these citizens emanate, so is unable to provide that detail.

2(a) A total of 112 foreign nationals have received support in the form of social relief of distress (food parcels) since 1 April 2020.

(b) No undocumented foreign nationals have received assistance from SASSA during the period of the disaster.

Reply:

(1)(a),(b) Please refer to Annexure A.

(2) The grant allocations were spent.

(3)(a),(b),(c),(d) Drought relief applications were received from 7 provinces. Table below depicts the amounts applied by each specific province and the allocated amount as well as projects earmarked. Please refer to Annexure B.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 1014 OF 2020

ANNEXURE B OF NA-QUS 10 14 OF 2020
PROVINCE	APPLIED FOR	(c) ALLOCATION R	(d) PROJECTS EARMARKED
		2020/2021	2020/21
Eastern Cape	395 000 000	35 000 000	Fodder production and boreholes
KwaZulu-Natal	Not specified	4 000 000	Desilting of dams
Limpopo	117 000 000	18 500 000	Boreholes
Mpumalanga	400 000 000	12 500 000	Boreholes and fodder provision
Northern Cape	600 000 000	36 000 000	Removal of alien vegetation and provision of fodder
North West	252 000 000	8 000 000	Provision of fodder
Western Cape	123 000 000	25 000 000	Provision of fodder

Province	ALLOCATION R	EXP	ALLOCATION R	EXP	ALLOCATION R	EXP
	2016/17		2018/19		2019/20	-
Eastern Cape	29 000 000	29 000 000	20 000 000	20 000 000	-	-
Free State	31 000 000	31 000 000	13 500 000	13 500 000	-	-
KwaZulu-Natal	23 000 000	23 000 000	-	-	-	-
Limpopo	28 000 000	28 000 000	10 000 000	10 000 000	9 000 000	9 000 000
Mpumalanga	26 000 000	26 000 000	10 000 000	10 000 000	8 000 000	8 000 000
Northern Cape	25 000 000	25 000 000	43 000 000	43 000 000	34 000 000	34 000 000
North West	38 000 000	38 000 000	-	-
Western Cape	12 000 000	12 000 000	170 000 000	170 000 000
Total	R 212 000 000	R 212 000 000	R266 500 000	R266 500 000	R51 000 00	R51 000 00

Reply:

1. The oversight measuring tools to strengthen health system effectiveness based on the use of cost-effective interventions that are rendered at an appropriate level of the health system, the Provincial Health Departments report monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annually to National Department as per Public Finance Management Act No.1 of 1999 as amended, section 40. The reports entails In-Year Monitoring, Division of Revenue Act (Conditional Grants) and Pre-determined sets of Non Negotiables.

The reports are tabled and discussed through the National Health Chief Financial Officers Forum, Technical National Health Council and National Health Council.

2. Yes, the allocated funds were used adequately.

The Provincial Departments of health spending for the past three years are as follows;

EASTERN CAPE

ll Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	24 026 752	22 337 081	20 650 214	19 033 530	17 714 926
Actual Expenditure	24 472 665	22 275 458	20 506 290	18 957 776	17 549 854
Employee Compensation	15 980 940	14 558 949	13 454 333	12 562 282	11 576 335
Goods and Services	6 110 829	5 784 042	5 206 207	4 522 995	4 595 261
Capital Assets	1 287 172	1 236 256	1 277 587	1 280 152	1 020 742
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	-	-	-	90 403
Irregular Expenditure	295 570	176 117	241	946	91 209
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	1 224	998	6 855	2 161	1 819
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	48 005	52 246	45 140	45 140	43 210
Posts Filled	41 519	40 424	40 282	40 225	39 216
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

FREE STATE

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Qualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	10 381 697	9 738 931	9 043 067	8 728 675	8 327 177
Actual Expenditure	10 238 606	9 801 950	9 077 195	8 694 952	8 293 755
Employee Compensation	6 678 866	6 262 519	5 814 798	5 539 463	5 258 723
Goods and Services	2 586 120	2 647 858	2 365 315	2 375 189	2 287 592
Capital Assets	686 059	654 221	714 398	621 435	648 642
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	140 791	67 634	31 814	11 167
Irregular Expenditure	359 511	324 525	300 966	56 055	16 707
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	32 910	1 171	662	691	7 966
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	22 902	21 629	21 596	20 952	23 930
Posts Filled	17 781	17 371	17 329	17 810	17 916
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

GAUTENG

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	47 543 133	42 739 750	38 192 111	35 816 383	32 015 230
Actual Expenditure	46 010 560	42 013 459	37 440 067	34 864 555	31 005 212
Employee Compensation	26 902 299	25 085 331	23 289 574	20 648 000	18 654 909
Goods and Services	15 229 603	13 583 390	11 078 374	11 257 325	9 735 281
Capital Assets	1 572 106	1 476 113	1 582 158	1 481 189	1 031 499
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	-	-	-	-
Irregular Expenditure	2 292 068	1 352 204	1 860 020	493 155	-
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	26 682	37 918	-	7 433	159 759
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	72 244	71 943	72 894	73 199	n/a
Posts Filled	63 962	66 124	67 467	65 118	n/a
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

KWAZULU-NATAL

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	42 850 312	40 228 250	37 337 104	34 213 586	31 409 398
Actual Expenditure	42 549 830	39 911 321	37 026 397	34 110 724	31 245 510
Employee Compensation	26 336 189	24 614 793	23 354 896	21 793 160	20 014 422
Goods and Services	13 342 400	12 343 292	11 382 844	10 105 233	8 895 999
Capital Assets	1 758 330	1 592 882	1 106 314	1 257 629	1 505 879
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	14 248	-	18 997	147 119	127 693
Irregular Expenditure	2 977 103	1 464 342	1 325 084	1 257 484	708 803
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	6 089	3 186	5 763	5 117	3 033
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	n/a	74 080	79 087	78 669	81 226
Posts Filled	n/a	68 125	69 924	72 078	71 257
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

LIMPOPO

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Financially Unqualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	19 801 784	18 609 439	17 300 715	15 501 794	14 618 588
Actual Expenditure	19 722 686	18 389 158	17 217 613	15 432 088	14 526 110
Employee Compensation	14 199 041	12 978 967	12 218 486	11 352 270	10 336 806
Goods and Services	4 839 161	4 259 771	3 785 515	3 012 337	3 122 861
Capital Assets	425 597	457 016	421 877	499 136	493 679
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	-	-	-	-
Irregular Expenditure	80 243	165 956	217 342	259 062	544 881
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	1 728	3 523	3 378	15 901	43 356
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	64 343	63 460	63 640	63 460	63 460
Posts Filled	32 908	33 848	34 613	35 552	35 202
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

MPUMALANGA

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	13 119 591	12 160 053	10 611 965	10 163 902	9 045 682
Actual Expenditure	13 055 943	12 083 013	10 579 880	10 080 392	8 879 292
Employee Compensation	7 662 953	7 217 105	6 686 678	6 102 017	5 537 663
Goods and Services	3 913 891	3 439 974	3 064 888	2 902 264	2 639 473
Capital Assets	1 028 712	1 057 356	509 496	595 955	434 074
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	33 999	-	-	190 115
Irregular Expenditure	138 899	309 920	1 552 623	1 919 578	1 918 896
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	487	317	2 306	1 007	3 614
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	22 338	22 516	21 970	21 670	31 277
Posts Filled	20 412	20 421	20 288	20 090	19 244
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report
Note

NORTH WEST

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Financially Unqualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	n/a	10 600 197	9 681 617	9 199 705	8 184 743
Actual Expenditure	n/a	10 303 417	9 767 254	9 042 677	8 372 853
Employee Compensation	n/a	6 412 002	6 051 077	5 609 901	5 389 881
Goods and Services	n/a	3 005 112	2 802 201	2 581 210	2 286 569
Capital Assets	n/a	641 097	600 349	675 411	579 777
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	n/a	-	99 647	-	262 564
Irregular Expenditure	n/a	880 911	682 777	696 654	763 834
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	n/a	1 770	1 501	15 254	20 374
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	n/a	21 809	21 357	21 334	21 103
Posts Filled	n/a	17 536	17 310	17 946	18 929
SOURCE	n/a	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report
Note

NORTHERN CAPE

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified	Qualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	4 858 837	4 631 443	4 494 185	4 228 961	3 758 130
Actual Expenditure	4 839 637	4 567 470	4 369 138	4 168 520	3 714 324
Employee Compensation	2 804 762	2 572 131	2 322 039	2 150 712	1 936 740
Goods and Services	1 627 617	1 452 145	1 479 782	1 317 295	1 150 049
Capital Assets	350 015	480 835	395 290	583 256	486 084
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	1 261	100 296	51 576	92 790	91 636
Irregular Expenditure	714 939	412 379	574 183	805 906	537 169
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	5 394	5 270	10 537	4 392	6 212
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	7 533	7 196	7 703	9 020	8 929
Posts Filled	6 828	6 924	6 882	6 840	6 694
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report
Note

WESTERN CAPE

Financial Information

All Financial Values: R'000	2018/19	2017/18	2016/17	2015/16	2014/15
AUDIT OUTCOME	Clean Audit	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified	Financially Unqualified
APPROPRIATION STATEMENT
Total Final Appropriation	23 215 861	21 738 171	20 234 419	19 154 794	17 552 380
Actual Expenditure	23 045 811	21 498 184	20 080 640	18 740 193	17 307 548
Employee Compensation	13 515 392	12 660 391	11 833 864	10 949 652	10 072 353
Goods and Services	7 219 595	6 892 429	6 457 483	5 976 263	5 510 960
Capital Assets	1 004 040	751 434	784 560	747 064	746 805
UIFW EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised Expenditure	-	-	-	-	-
Irregular Expenditure	12 886	23 553	11 330	7 284	24 426
Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure	-	-	7	-	-
HUMAN RESOURCES
Posts Approved	33 857	33 018	32 626	33 055	33 190
Posts Filled	31 914	31 549	31 463	31 432	31 267
SOURCE	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report	Annual Report

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Reply:

Yes.

The Attached list contains the (a) names of each person who registered with the department to receive food parcels in the (i) Rustenburg and (ii) Kgetlengrivier Local Municipalities and (b) dates on which the specified persons received food parcels

Reply:

1. (a) SASSA is utilising the services of:-

1. Vodacom SA to provide the USSD channel for capturing the grant applications.
2. GovChat to provide the WhatsApp channel for capturing the grants applications.
3. Prosense Technology to provide the WebApp channel for capturing the grant applications, as well as the processing of applications and creation and reconciling of payment files for the Special Covid-19 social relief grant.
4. National Treasury for Account verification and Cash flow Management
5. Bankserv for processing of the payment files from SASSA as per the Industry EFT payments process.
6. Banks for the payment of grants

(b) SASSA has used an existing contract and service provider, Prosense Technology, to leverage and expand on existing capabilities to assist to create and effect payments.

2. (a) SASSA is not privy to the partnerships which GovChat has and who they work with, but is aware that GovChat is also providing data service platforms to COGTA (since 2017) and the Department of Health.

(b) SASSA is not privy to the role that other partners play.

3. (a) Upon termination of the payment of the Covid-19 social relief grant of R350, the collected data will be stored or disposed of in terms of the applicable personal data protection laws.

(b) SASSA will have access and the full rights to the data will remain vested in the Data Subject as per the Protection of Personal Information Act. SASSA and GovChat have signed a Data Processing and Confidentiality Agreement which protects beneficiary data against access by any other party or sale of the beneficiary data or use for any other purpose other than for application for the special Covid 19 SRD grant.

Reply:

1. As at 15 June 2020, a total of 1138 ventilators have been procured through Provincial Health Departments as well as National Department and they are all imported with a lead-time of minimum of 3 months and maximum of 9 months. Eastern Cape and Limpopo received 15 of the 60 and 3 of the 133 procured ventilators, respectively. The remaining 1120 ventilators are still to be delivered. Table below give a full illustration of all ventilators procured and the numbers that were delivered.

Province	Current ventilator capacity	No of Ventilators Procured	Supplier	Date of delivery
National Procurement		300	SSEM Mthembu	Delivery expected on 1st week of August
EC	68	30	Mbuso Medical	15 delivered. 15 will be delivered on 31-Jul-2020
		30	SSEM Mthembu	5 on 30-Jun-2020, 10 on 31-Jul-2020, 15 on 31 Aug 2020
EC Total	68	60
FS	200	50	Phoenix Neomed	15 -31 July 2020
			Mbuso Medical
			SSEM Mthembu
			Drager
			Marquet
			Medhold
			Respiratory Care Africa
FS total	200	50
GP total	409	145	Drager	An incorrect order was placed for 145 circuits instead of ventilators. This will be amended & an order for 145 ventilators will be processed on today (15 June 2020)
KZN	164	18	Drager	26-Jun-20
			SSEM Mthembu	3 on 7 Jul 2020
		11		8 on 5 Aug 2020
		6	Marquet	05-Aug-20
KZN Total	164	35
LP	78	3		Only 3 delivered
		30	SSEM Mthembu	30-Jun-20
		100	Mbuso Medical	27 on 25-June-2020
				73 on 21-July-2020
LP Total	78	133
MPU	130	75	SSEM Mthembu	31-Jul-20
		50	Drager	31-Aug-20
		75	Marquet	31-Aug-20
		75	Mbuso Medical	31-Aug-20
MPU total	130	275	SSEM Mthembu	Awaiting delivery
NC total	17			No ventilator ordered
NW total	59	40	Drager	Jan-Mar 2021 - They are currently looking for another supplier who can deliver earlier
	125	70	Respiratory Care Africa	31 July 2020
		30	SSEM Mthembu	15 July 2020
WC total	125	100
Total	1250	1138		18 delivered

2. Yes, all are procured through local suppliers;

a) 1120 Ventilators are still to be delivered;

b) Local suppliers are SSEM Mthembu, Mbuso Medicals, Phoenix Neomed, Drager, Marquet, Medhold and Respiratory Care Africa;

c) Delivery dates are expected from end June to August 2020 and between January and March 2021.

END.

Reply:

Honourable Member, I wish to first correct a very common misunderstanding. The Department of Water and Sanitation is responsible for ensuring water security for the whole country. This includes ensuring that water as a resource is allocated equitably and used beneficially in the public interest, while promoting environmental values. In accordance with the Water Services Act, 1997, Municipalities are responsible for ensuring that the right of access to basic water supply and sanitation which mandates that “everyone has a right of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation” is realised. Further, Section 11 of the Water Services Act mandates that “every Water Services Authority has the duty to all consumers or potential consumers in its area of jurisdiction to progressively ensure efficient, affordable, economical and sustainable access to water services.”

Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) is a Water Service Authority (WSA) with a mandate to provide water and sanitation services within its jurisdiction, which includes areas such as Wonderkop and Marikana in the North West Province. The Department of Water and Sanitation has allocated R88 million through the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) to the Rustenburg Local Municipality for additional projects in the 2019/20 financial year.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality submitted their Business Plans for the three (3) projects listed below and funding was allocated accordingly by DWS.

No	Project Name and Description	Project Cost	Allocation	Progress
1	Marikana Upgrading Marikana rising mains, conservancy tank, size of the pumps, pump station.	R12 513 355,9	R12 513 355,9	The progress is at 67%
2	Rustenburg DMA Zones Water audit, meter replacement, sub-zoning, advanced metering infrastructure, reservoir telemetry, repair and replacement of infrastructure, pressure management, water monitoring dashboard and water conservation campaigns.	R37 000 000	R37 000 000	The progress is at 97%
3	Rustenburg North Replacement of AC pipes with PVC pipes and aged water meters, fire hydrants, valves.	R57 082 000	R38 486 645	The progress onsite is at 65%

The Department of Water and Sanitation does not have a mandate for reticulation and the installation of water taps in local government areas.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that the Wonderkop informal settlement is situated on privately owned land which belongs to a mine. The other portion of Wonderkop is under the jurisdiction of the Madibeng and Rustenburg Local Municipalities. The Rustenburg Local Municipality is currently providing water through tankers in the Madihloka area where the informal settlement is situated.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality together with Magalies Water will be implementing a groundwater development project in Wonderkop in the current financial year. The project will entail drilling, testing, equipping of three (3) boreholes, elevated storage tank, pipe connections and installation of communal taps. Unfortunately the current Covid-19 lockdown has delayed this project.

Reply:

(1) (a) The total number of outstanding tests fluctuates on a daily basis, mainly due to the increased community screening that was undertaken in the provinces with corresponding increase in demand for testing for persons under investigation. The number of outstanding COVID-19 tests as at 16 June 2020 in the public sector is currently 54 901, obtaining data from the private sector is proving difficult. The weekly outstanding tests are tabulated below, with backlogs being cleared:

	09/05/20	14/05/20	21/05/20	25/05/20	28/05/20	04/06/20	09/06/20	10/06/20	11/06/20	16/06/20
Total	49 550	58 930	101 000	96 480	83 767	81 069	70 219	63 244	57 034	54 901

(b) Currently the outstanding tests are about 107 hours old, this is approximately 4 and a half days.

(c) (i) The outstanding tests started in the first week of May 2020 when demand exceeded supply, this was due to:

• A global shortage of extraction and high throughput kits for undertaking the tests;
• Logistical issues – interruptions with production, flights cancellations, customs delays;
• The number of tests allocated to the country is not determined by what the country ordered or needs but by what the supplier can provide.

(ii) The Republic has the capacity to undertake 30 000 tests per day, the key challenge being faced is the supply of chemicals and reagents to undertake the testing. Testing will be prioritised in the hotspot areas especially among the vulnerable persons (greater than 60 years of age and those with underlying medical conditions).

END.

Reply:

Social Relief of Distress (SRD) is provided to an applicant, both male and female, who meets the eligibility requirements as set in the Social Assistance Act, 2004. SASSA has not issued food parcels only to males in the areas noted, as is illustrated in the summary below:

(a). WARD 75: ISIPINGO AND LAMONTVILLE:

1. PERIOD APRIL 2019 TO MAY 2020

Of the total of 152 citizens who received social relief of distress in this period, 77 were females, while 75 were males.

2. PERIOD APRIL 2020 TO MAY 2020:

During this period a total of 56 food parcels were issued by SASSA, Provincial Department of Social Development and Ethekwini Municipality. Of these, 48 went to females and only 8 were issued to males.

(b) KWAMASHU MENS HOSTEL: WARD 39:

1. PERIOD: MAY 2019 TO MARCH 2020:

For this period a total of 294 qualifying citizens received social relief of distress. Of this number, 150 were female and 144 were male.

2. PERIOD APRIL 2020 TO MAY 2020

For the period from April to May 2020 a total of 47 food parcels were issued, of which 32 were issued to females and 15 to males. The food parcels were issued by both SASSA and Ethekwini Municipality.

Reply:

1. We release data on Covid-19 daily. The following information is contained in the data daily reports to the public:

• Cumulative number of tests conducted by public and private sector laboratories;
• Daily new number of tests conducted by public and private sector laboratories;
• Cumulative number of positive cases identified by province;
• Cumulative number of recoveries by province;
• Cumulative number of deaths per province, including age and gender distribution of deaths; and
• We will indicate the issue of race classification later.

2. I am willing to make a statement in the House in this regard.

END.

Reply:

The measure implemented to limit the numbers of beneficiaries who try to access their grants on the day the money becomes available will not be reversed and the payment dates agreed with National Treasury for the remainder of the financial year will stand. This means that SASSA will continue with the split payment files as it is believed that the numbers would have been significantly higher had this split not been done.

The measures which will be implemented to try and manage the numbers of beneficiaries who access their social grants are as follows:

• The grant payments will continue in accordance with the dates as agreed with National Treasury (namely 3rd of each month for older persons and persons with disabilities and 5th of each month for all child grants – except where the 3rd and 5th respectively fall on a weekend or public holiday, in which case that specific date will be moved forward to the next working day after the 3rd or the 5th)
• Further splitting of the file between the older persons and persons with disabilities is being considered for the July payment cycle. (This cannot be done in June, as we are still finalising the development for the payment of the care givers grants as well as the special relief grant)
• Every beneficiary has their grant paid into a bank account – regardless of whether the account is with their personal bank or the SASSA/SAPO card account. Communication to advise beneficiaries of the fact that their card is a bank account and can be used as a debit card to swipe to pay for purchases and that there is no need to withdraw cash will be strengthened. The communication will also emphasize the fact that, once the grant is paid into the account, it will not be taken back if not utilised immediately.

• SASSA is negotiating with the banking sector to introduce additional mobile banking ATMs in rural areas in an effort to limit the numbers of beneficiaries who have to travel to towns to access their money. However, issues such as the availability of the infrastructure and security still have to be finalised.
• SASSA is also engaging the retail sector to see how they can assist. However, it should be understood that the banking and retail sector are not SASSA pay points – they are access channels through which beneficiaries and all other South Africans transact. All retailers have been implementing the relevant hygiene protocols in their stores, and have also dedicated additional till points specifically for older persons on the first few days of grant payments, in an effort to manage the numbers of beneficiaries. The challenge remains outside the stores, in malls and other points which is extremely difficult to control.

• SASSA is working with other stakeholders, including local authorities, to ensure that there are marshals at the busier access points to help with queue management and the maintenance of social distancing while waiting to access the retail outlets, bank ATMS and post office premises.
• In the Eastern Cape, negotiations have been undertaken with SAPO for them to utilise community halls to distribute the cash from, rather than some of their post offices which were not designed to cater for large number of beneficiaries. These community halls are used as extensions of the post office over the counter service and has really assisted to reduce the queues outside the facilities.
• Eastern Cape has also identified specific communities where there is a concentration of infections and arranged for SAPO to go to these areas, to prevent the beneficiaries from going into the towns – supporting the need to self-quarantine

• SASSA will continue to service the 1 740 cash pay points in the rural areas. At these pay points, hygiene protocols and social distancing is managed directly by SASSA and challenges have not been experienced.

An appeal is made to all in leadership positions to support SASSA in trying to limit the numbers of beneficiaries who go to the various access channels to access their grants.

Reply:

1. The costs in terms of procurement to have the system operation are:

(a) The USSD application platform was procured through the National Treasury RT 15 Transversal Contract with an estimated usage value of R15m.

SASSA has used an existing contract and service provider, Prosense Technology, to leverage and expand on existing capabilities to create and effect payments. The same contractor also effected the development of a website to receive applications and for the secure upload of banking details for the special Covid 19 SRD grant. This also included the building of Applications Programme Interface (APIs) to interface with other government datasets for the purposes of validation. It also includes API’s and other interface mechanisms to do account verification and payments. The services was procured through the variation of this existing contract with Prosense Technologies to the value of R2.9 million which includes the development work as well as monthly support and maintenance of the environment till 31 March 2021.

(b) No other costs were incurred to have the system operational to receive applications.

2. SASSA has used an existing contract and service provider, Prosense Technology, to leverage and expand on existing capabilities to create and effect payments. The same contractor also effected the development of a website to receive applications and for the secure upload of banking details for the special Covid 19 SRD grant. This also included the building of Applications Programme Interface (APIs) to interface with other government datasets for the purposes of validation. It also includes API’s and other interface mechanisms to do account verification and payments. The services was procured through the variation of this existing contract with Prosense Technologies to the value of R2 967 000.00 which includes the development work as well as monthly support and maintenance of the environment till 31 March 2021.

3. SASSA has no contract with the company Capital Appreciation and therefor there is also no costs involved.

4. The initial number was used for test/pilot purposes. It became apparent that the anticipated numbers of applications would burden and overwhelm the Covid 19 Department of Health WhatsApp Hotline. SASSA was advised to apply for its own WhatsApp line which would have taken anything between 6 weeks and possibly several months to obtain. SASSA was then offered a free WhatsApp platform by GovChat.

Reply:

(a) and (b) The Department has sought and received advice from the Department of Health through the Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 (MAC) on the medical conditions in children that place children at risk of severe COVID-19. Specifically, the MAC advisory is that children with well controlled asthma are NOT at high risk. Through the completed Learner Health Questionnaire that is submitted to schools, schools will be able to identify learners with medical conditions that pose a risk, and together with the parents/caregivers, agree on a plan to protect the health and on-going education of the child. 

Reply:

(aa) 2017/2018

These figures show the total number of registered guides per province for the 2017/18 financial year.

PROVINCE	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN	WHITE	TOTAL
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
1. Gauteng	610	284	14	6	12	7	1357	1193	1993	1490
2. Limpopo	244	47	0	0	2	0	572	169	818	216
3. North West	80	3	1	0	0	0	116	24	197	27
4. Mpumalanga	758	109	5	0	5	1	1126	300	1894	410
5. Northern Cape	22	22	32	27	0	1	83	52	137	101
6. Free State	26	22	0	0	0	0	20	9	46	31
7. Eastern Cape	218	103	60	19	0	1	454	181	732	304
8. KwaZulu- Natal	191	66	1	2	2	3	249	87	443	158
9. Western Cape	332	76	685	255	32	16	1414	945	2463	1292
Sub Total	2481	732	798	309	53	29	5391	2960	8723	4029
Grand Total	3213	1107	82	8351	12752
4402 Blacks	8351 Whites

(aa)2018/2019

These figures show the total number of registered guides per province for the 2018/19 financial year

PROVINCE	AFRICAN	COLOURED	INDIAN	WHITE	TOTAL
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
1. Gauteng	614	287	14	6	12	7	1370	1197	2010	1497
2. Limpopo	244	47	0	0	2	0	572	169	818	216
3. North West	83	4	1	0	0	0	125	25	209	29
4. Mpumalanga	787	116	7	0	5	1	1152	302	1951	419
5. Northern Cape	25	23	36	33	0	1	91	60	152	117
6. Free State	26	22	0	0	0	0	23	10	49	32
7. Eastern Cape	218	103	60	19	0	1	454	181	732	304
8. KwaZulu- Natal	204	67	1	2	3	3	261	89	469	161
9. Western Cape	372	109	766	291	34	17	1528	997	2700	1414
Sub Total	2573	778	885	351	56	30	5576	3030	9090	4189
Grand Total	3351	1236	86	8606	13279
4673 Blacks	8606 Whites

(aa)2019/2020

Based on what was reported by Provincial Registrars in the last financial year, these figures show the number of new tourist guides registered monthly per province for the 2019/20 financial year.

PROVINCE	Quarter 1	Quarter 2	Quarter 3	Quarter 4	TOTAL
	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	ANNUAL
Limpopo	14	17	29	18	16	10	10	10	4	29	17	5	179
Mpumalanga	22	18	4	9	19	8	10	8	4	9	17	5	133
Gauteng	47	7	8	20	14	9	25	5	12	13	5	1	166
KwaZulu-Natal	5	14	8	7	14	15	18	3	5	9	54	6	158
North West	9	1	2	3	1	2	1	2	0	6	0	0	27
Eastern Cape	3	0	14	21	9	3	9	12	2	9	4	3	89
Western Cape	76	56	56	65	62	45	93	46	28	25	64	46	662
Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	11
Free State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	4	0	11
MONTHLY SUB - TOTALS	176	113	121	143	136	92	176	93	55	100	171	66
QUARTERLY TOTALS	410	371	324	331	1436

(bb)2020/2021

Due to the Covid-19 lockdown, no new tourist guide registrations were processed between 01 April 2020 – 01 June 2020.

(b) (i) and (ii)

The Department does not maintain records in this regard. Those who feel aggrieved by the decisions taken by the Provincial Registrars are entitled to lodge appeals with the National Registrar as outlined in PQ 1034.

Reply:

Response to Parliamentary question 1044

(1) 

EMIS data is captured at source level (schools) on the transactional system called the South African School Administration and Management System (SA-SAMS) and uploaded to the National Data Repository called the Learner Unit Record Information and Management System (LURITS) from which statistical reporting takes place. The LURITS has built-in validation rules to verify data. This system was opened on 23 March 2020 for processing of the 2020 Enrolment Upload by the Provincial Education Departments and the initial closing date of LURITS uploads was planned for 30 June 2020. This date was reviewed to close LURITS on 12 June 2020 for 2020 Enrolment data in response to the growing need of updated data.  There is a further verification exercise and process of approval from the Provincial Heads of Departments, prior to finalization of the data for reporting purposes. The 2020 data will therefore be finalised by end July 2020 for reporting.

2)

To increase learner participation and performance in the MST subjects, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has developed an Integrated Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) Strategy (2019-2030), in close collaboration with sister departments namely Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and  Various  directives from the Director-General regarding the mandatory offering, by all Public Ordinary Schools, of Mathematics or Technical Mathematics in Technical High Schools.

This was issued in Circular S13 of 2015, entitled, “THE MANDATORY OFFERING OF MATHEMATICS AS A CHOICE SUBJECT IN ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE(NSC)”. .

Since then, Circular S15 of 2015, Circular S1 of 2016 and Circular S6 of 2016 were issued regarding the implementation of Technical subjects including Technical Mathematics and Technical Science. The purpose of these directives was to reiterate the policy requirement of ensuring that all NSC pupils taking Technical subjects were to offer Technical Mathematics, not Mathematical Literacy. In addition, the policy precludes NSC candidates from offering Mathematical Literacy in conjunction with Physical Science.

Interventions of the DBE include directed funding support to 1000 schools, provided to all Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), via the MST Conditional Grant which also specifically aims at supporting PED’s programmes that will increase the number of girls who take MST subjects.

To address the challenge posed by schools that are unable to recruit Mathematics teachers, the DBE, in 2016 concluded a MoU with TEACHSA.

This Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) recruits and trains recently graduated young men and women, termed TEACHSA Ambassadors, with MST-related degrees, who are then placed in ‘difficult to staff’ schools.

Since 2015, 289 TEACH Ambassadors have served school communities throughout the country. Their contributions have resulted in measurable increases in pupil enrolment as well as improving quality of outcomes. The work done by them has been recognised for its excellence, as evidenced by their receipt of accolades in the National Teacher Awards.

Reply:

(a) Details on the arrangements for the reopening of schools for children with special educational needs are encapsulated in the Directions that were published in the Government Notice signed by the Minister on 1 June 2020 as well as in the Department of Basic Education’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

(b) The dates and other details are contained in the afore-mentioned Government Notice.

Reply:

1. The Department of Water and Sanitation is unable to provide the detailed list of tenders and how these were awarded by different municipalities as this responsibility is the mandate of municipalities to whom the funds have been transferred in terms of the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG). My department has the list of municipalities that benefited from the drought relief funds per province and it is appended as Annexure A.

2. Procurement was undertaken by the municipalities which benefited from the drought funding, therefore, the information relating to tenders should be sourced from the municipalities through the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

(a) The posts occupied by South Africa’s Delegation to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission are as follows:

• Chief Delegate, in an acting capacity
• Permanent Representative
• Delegate: Executive for Project Management and Implementation
• Three Alternate Delegates

Unfortunately, I am constrained and prohibited by the document titled “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly” from providing the Honourable Member with the names of the SA Delegates to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission. The document referred to states that:

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

(b) The post of the Chief Delegate in the Commission is vacant.

(c) The Chief Delegate’s post has been vacant since 19 May 2019.

(d) The vacant post was advertised on 12 January 2020 and the process of filling the post is well underway.

Reply:

1. Defence Intelligence can confirm that there is an increase of Islamic insurgency activities currently in the province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique and these has the potential to spread to other provinces and neighbouring Southern African Development Community (SADC) states.

2. As the Islamic insurgency activities may affect some SADC states, the regional political and military approach has been recommended and to this effect plans are in place to discuss and concretize the approach.

Reply:

Drought Relief funding is allocated by National Treasury through the Department of Water and Sanitation in accordance with the Division of Revenue Act. The funding is then transferred to provinces and municipalities. The total amounts transferred during the 2018/19 financial year are provided in Annexure A.

 

Reply:

(a) The Department of Human Settlements in collaboration with the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) commenced with a process to develop a policy framework on rental and social housing interventions as guided by the National Rental Housing Act (1999), the Social Housing Act (2008) and the Rental Amendment Act of (2014).

This work is aimed at addressing all other forms of rental such as backyard, private rental, large and small scale rental.

It is anticipated that the final draft of the policy framework will be concluded during the 2020/21 financial year after conducting a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) via the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).

(b) The operating business model of the Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB) has already been concluded and approved by National Treasury.

The consolidation of National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency (NURCHA) and the Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF) into the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) was finalized in October 2018, following the formal approval of the merger by MinMEC and National Treasury.

The Human Settlements Development Bank Bill is amongst the apex priorities of the Departmental 2020 Legislative Program that has been submitted to office of the Leader of Government Business.

The Office of the State Law Advisor has already been consulted on the contents of the draft HSDB Bill and a process is underway to incorporate the comments received for consideration by Cabinet. Once Cabinet approve the Bill, the next step would be to table it in Parliament for processing.

Reply:

(a) I have been informed that in Mothutlung village, 2 X2 500 litres and 10X5 000 litres water tanks have been delivered and installed. A further 3X10 000 litre water tankers (trucks) have been deployed to assist with water provision during our Covid-19 intervention. The community is currently benefiting from these interventions.

(b) The Karee informal settlement is part of the areas where the Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) has placed a total of 3X5 000 litre water tanks. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), through the Covid-19 integrated intervention is supplying water through water tankers. As part of the medium term intervention, the municipality is planning to connect the Karee informal settlement to the Rand Water line that is serving the Marikana community and the mine.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality is monitoring the supply of water to informal settlements. The municipality has been allocated 2 additional tanker trucks through my department and Magalies Water Board in order to meet the current water demand and to ensure that communities have access to water at all times.

Reply:

Yes.

(a) The Department has to date received almost 30 000 comments on the draft amendment to schedule 1 of the Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000).

(b) The analysis of the comments has not begun as the deadline for the comments was extended from the 30th April 2020 to the 30th June 2020 due to interruptions in communications and ability of citizens to respond due the COVID-19 lockdown.

(c) The final list will be compiled with effect from 01 July 2020 and after having looked at the comments made and consulted with relevant stakeholders.

Reply:

The Honourable Member is kindly referred to the Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) where a reply to this Parliamentary Question has been logged.

Reply:

(1) The reasons for the increase in the number of estate agents from 22 000 in 2018 to 25 000 in the 2019 financial year is mainly attributed to the implementation of the One Learner, One Estate Agency Youth Brigade Programme, which is funded by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). This is a programme that the Honourable Member should be familiar with having been on this portfolio for a year now and it is our response to the racially skewed nature of the industry.

The decrease in estate agency firms is due to a variety of reasons, among them being the market conditions in the property sector, the inaccessibility of markets by the smaller estate agencies and the non-compliance with the legislated requirements such as the submission of audited annual reports.

(2) There is no evidence that regulatory compliance prevents small firms from succeeding.  It would be helpful if any available report in this regard could be provided to the department.  The success of any business is informed by many factors some of which are non-regulatory.  Market conditions alone account for many of the basis for the failure of businesses of any size.  In the real estate sector for example, customer preferences are important. Many consumers view homeownership together with work mobility. This influences whether a consumer purchases or rents a home. In light of this, a proper market study can assist all of us so that we understand better the trends in our country.

Reply:

a) The Minister undertook to distribute masks and sanitizers to all provinces for drivers and marshals in the taxi industry to reduce infections

b) Masks, sanitisers and disinfectants have been procured and delivered in all provinces during April 2020. These materials were delivered to provincial Departments of Transport who subsequently distributed to the taxi industry in their respective provinces. The following have been delivered on 30 April 2020

Item	Quantity
Sanitizers (1 liter bottles)	160 000
Sanitizers (20 liter bottles)	2400
PPE Gear	1000
Masks	580 000
Gloves	800 000
Vehicle disinfectant spray	1200

Reply:

1. PRASA confirms that it has failed to pay R23 million towards the Transnet Retirement Fund (the Fund) benefits.

(a) The February and March 2020 membership contributions to the Fund is currently outstanding and engagements with the Fund are ongoing to agree on a payment plan to settle the outstanding amount without any risk to employee benefits.

(b) PRASA has written a letter to the Administrators of the Fund informing them of its current cash flow challenges. PRASA is yet to meet with the Administrators in order to discuss a payment plan of the outstanding amounts.

Reply:

(a) There number of trains operating between:

i. Germiston and Pretoria: - There are 12 train trips {Passenger Trains} operated via a diesel locomotive to shuttle services between Johannesburg and Elandsfontein. This then connects with an electrical Metro between Elandsfontein and Centurion – 10 trips, then connecting with another diesel locomotive between Centurion and Pretoria) 10 trips.

ii. There are 24 train daily trips between Springs and Dunswart.

iii. There are no train services running between Daveyton and Dunswart due to theft of overhead cables affecting both lines.

(b) There number of passenger trains that should be operating between

(i) Germiston and Pretoria is 42 passenger train trips

(ii) Springs and Dunswart is 24 passenger train trips

(iii) Dunswart and Daveyton is 72 passenger train trips

2. There reason why there is only one train that can operate at a time between Germiston and Elandsfontein is because during December 2019, when the train service was halted to allow for the signalling works project at Germiston, there was overhead cable theft between Knights and Germiston on one of the only two lines in this area. An alternative method of working (called Pilot working) in accordance with the Train Working Rules had to be implemented. This method ensures safety when train runs UP and DOWN using the same track.

Reply:

a) The payments deposited by agents to the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) are currently being processed manually on the Systems Application Product (SAP) software. This has resulted in a backlog and the Fidelity Fund Certificates not being issued on time. To mitigate this challenge, additional temporary employees were appointed to assist with the manual capturing of bank statements. As at 23 April 2020, all payments were allocated and 42 719 Fidelity Fund Certificates have been issued.

The current SAP software that is used by the Estate Agency Affairs Board does have shortcomings, such as the issuing of Fidelity Fund Certificates for principals linked to more than one firm. The EAAB has appointed a SAP specialist to address the software-related issues which are delaying the issuance of Fidelity Fund Certificates.

b) The Estate Agency Affairs Board acknowledges the challenges related to its portal and has accordingly developed a two-pronged approach to address this matter;

(i) To utilise its internal capacity with the assistance of a service provider to stabilise the current system, as a short term measure.

(ii) In the long term, the Estate Agency Affairs Board will overhaul its entire Information Communications Technology system. To this end, a tender, RFP – ERP/2020/009, was advertised on 28 February 2020 and a briefing session was held on 10 March 2020. The closing date for the tender was scheduled for 30 March 2020, but the National Treasury subsequently advised that it be extended to 1 June 2020 in view of the National Lockdown.

Reply:

The Eastern Cape Provincial Department (ECPDOT) of Transport has plans to build a bridge in Govan Mbeki township in the Mbashe local Municipality in the next financial year, 2020/21.

In the Current financial year, 2019/2020, an assessment was conducted and revealed the estimated cost of R 2500 000 for building of the bridge in the Govan Mbeki township. The ECPDOT also established that there’s currently a minor culvert which overflows when there are heavy rains; hence the prioritization of this project in the next financial year.

Reply:

The Honourable Member would know that Tembisa falls under the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng. The grant conditions determined by the National Treasury do not allow that the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) and the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) be utilized to repair old sewage pipes in metropolitan areas.

 

Reply:

(1) Yes, Rand Water has a service level agreement with the City of Ekurhuleni. The Bulk Water Supply contract details the provision of service rendered to the City of Ekurhuleni.

(2) It would be appreciated if the Honourable Member could ask specific questions.

(3) Rand Water supplies water to Kempton Park through the City of Ekurhuleni and has confirmed that there have been no sporadic and unreliable supply from Rand Water over the past 12 months within its network in Kempton Park.

(4) If there are consumer problems within Kempton Park that have been reported within area, the City of Ekurhuleni will be in a better position to respond.

Reply:

(1) The Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality (KRLM) recently increased the existing water supply of 1.1 Ml/d of water by drilling nine (9) boreholes in the Redirile Township. The boreholes are not yet connected to the Eskom network due to delays by Eskom. The new boreholes tested positive and will provide an additional 1.2 Ml/d as soon as they are functional. The municipality is investigating whether an additional three (3) boreholes could be drilled in the 2020/2021 financial year in order to meet the increasing water demand and mitigate water shortages in the area.

(2) The Local Municipality has appointed the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) to investigate possible solutions to provide sustainable water supply to the entire jurisdiction of the Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality area. Plans are underway to consider the feasibility of integrating the systems of the neighbouring towns and to connect it to the Rand Water supply pipeline.

The current water supply by Rand Water Board is approximately 1.8 Ml/d. The new informal settlements areas in the KRLM jurisdiction are served by boreholes. The Local Municipality is currently developing a Water Master Plan that will include a practicable solution to provide bulk water to Derby and Redirile.

Reply:

Social relief of distress in the form of food parcels, provided by SASSA is distributed in accordance with the provisions of the Social Assistance Act. For every applicant who calls in, an application form is completed and approved, prior to the delivery of the support.

In addition to individual requests for assistance, SASSA has also accepted referrals from the provincial coordinating structures, NGOs and civil society organisations. Where these referrals have been received, SASSA has contacted the citizens on the lists provided and completed the application form telephonically.

The various channels through which applications can be lodged have been implemented in an effort to ensure that everyone in need has been able to apply.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Entity:	(a). Was there any paid consultants used to write the;  (i) Strategic Plan, (ii) Annual Performance Plans?	(b) Amount that each consultant charge?	(c) What was the total cost to his department/entity for outsourcing the plans?	(d) What were the reasons for outsourcing?
CHE	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
INSETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
CHIETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
SAQA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
MerSETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
FP&M SETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
CHIETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
CETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
ETDP SETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
TETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
EWSETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
SASSETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
HWSETA	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
FoodBev SETA	Strategic Plan - Yes for facilitation of Board strategy Annual Performance Plans - No	i. R40 250 ii. Not applicable	R40 250	There was no outsourcing of the developing of the plans however there was a facilitator who facilitated the board strategy session that led to the development of the strategic outcomes by the Board
LGSETA	The consultant was appointed and paid to facilitate the strategic planning session only for 2020/21 financial year. The development of the plans were done internally   Appointed Service provider: Simulation Consultants CC	R145 000	R145 000	The consultant was appointed for facilitation of the strategic planning session only because he/she had to give an external perspective/insight on the review of the five year plans ensuring that the session addresses the new developmental goals assigned for our sector during the strategic planning session.
AgriSETA	Strategic Plan, Sector Skills Plan, Annual Report and Annual Performance Plan	Regenesy -R93 100 Blackmoon Advertising – R283 426	R376 400	AgriSETA doesn’t appoint service provider for writing APP and Strategic plans, management write and prepare those documents    A consultant is only appointed to edit and design and layout, printing of the documents etc since we have no graphic designers internally. That part is outsourced because we have no graphic design and printing equipment to produce such documents including annual reports.
MICT SETA	Motif Capital Partner	R 66 240	R 66 240	‒      The introduction of a new framework for the development of Strategic plans was quite different from the previous framework.   ‒      The lateness of the introduction of the framework versus submission timelines.
NSFAS	YES	R490 000.00	Refer (b)	When the Entity was placed under Administration one of the major concerns and challenges was the substandard work that came from the Planning and Monitoring Unit in terms of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan. The onboarding of a specialist was to assist the Entity to meet this requirement. The mandate ranged from providing ad-hoc advice on the design of SMART indicators in relations to targets to the training of key staff on the design in order to avoid submitting a sub-standard work.
QCTO	The services of facilitators from Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) was engaged for supporting the development of the strategic plans.	R 919 296.00	R 919 296.00	QCTO used GTAC as the new Framework for Medium Term Planning was introduced by DPME and the QCTO needed capacity building for management to develop plans that comply with the new framework. The process was not outsourced but GTAC facilitated and guided the process. QCTO management with full consultation of staff developed the plans across all levels of the organisation.
FASSET	Africa International Advisors	R 115 000.00	R115 000	Due to internal capacity constraints and the new framework which was introduced. This was to ensure that we were able to adhere to the requirements of this new framework.
CATHSSETA	Yes	R247  068	R247  068	1.  Due to the DPME revised framework on SPs and APPs the CATHSSETA acquired the services of an experienced and reputable company to assist in the compilation of the documents. The framework had a lot of changes that required the SETA to appoint someone who is knowledgeable about the new planning needs etc. It must be noted that Ziko Consulting played a supportive role in the process and the CATHSSETA team managed the entire consultation and approval process. 2.   The SETA is also challenged with capacity issues within the unit in terms of human resources, therefore a support structure is required for the short term to assist professional compilation of such these entity strategic do documents.
W&RSETA	W&RSETA contracted Underhill Corporate Solutions for the compilation of its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan	The contracted company (Underhill Corporate Solutions) assigned 4 of its employees to the project; and the total amount charged by the company was R489 670.00.	R489 670.00.	Limited resources as the unit only had one employee responsible for strategic planning.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION 

The entities reporting to the Minister did not outsource the writing of the Strategic Plans or Annual Performance Plans, and responded as follows:

(a) None. The Department of Science and Innovation, National Research Foundation, Academy of Science of South Africa, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Council, Human Sciences Research Council, National Advisory Council on Innovation and South African National Space Agency did not pay consultants to write the:

(i) Strategic Plan; and/or

(ii) Annual Performance Plan.

(b) Nil.

(c) Not Applicable (N/A).

(d) N/A.

Reply:

a) The appeals committee was appointed on 25 May 2019.

b) The then Minister was requested to consider and appoint an Appeals Authority.

c) (i) Adv. Zandile Gail Mpungose, (Chairperson); Adv. Sivalingam Pather; Mr James Cornwall; and Mr James Makiwane.

(ii) Adv. Mpungose – attorney in private practice;

Adv. Pather – is a Director of Labour Relations in the National Prosecuting Authority.

Mr Cornwall – retired / former chief negotiator for the employer in the Public Health and Welfare Sectoral Bargaining Council.

Mr Makiwane – Former manager of Labour Relations in the private sector.

d) The Committee considers appeals referred to the Minister and takes a final decision on whether to uphold the sanction or appeal. Such outcomes are then communicated to the appellant.

e) The Appeals Panel derives its authority from clause 8 of the Disciplinary Code and Procedures for the Public Service (Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2003.

Reply:

(1) Examples of five SMME projects that TIA funded in the 2018/19 financial year through its various funding instruments (including the Seed Fund, Technology Stations Programme and Technology Development Fund) are:

i. RIOT Network – RIOT has developed a wireless communications network technology that makes it easy for anyone to setup, operate and monetize public wireless broadband networks by agglomerating private network access devices of individuals (i.e. households) and very small businesses. The technology is useful for extending broadband coverage to underserviced areas, and it enables SMME to operate as local internet service providers (ISPs). The project is currently completing its technology development and received financial support of R3 451 700 in 2018/19.

The technology has been successfully tested and deployed in Olievenhoutbosch (an area plagues with break-ins), where a subset of the local community is using the technology to monitor theft in the area. This is achieved through artificial intelligence enabled IP cameras, that detects and alert residences of suspicious behaviour in the region. The cameras are interconnected and access through RIOT’s network infrastructure.

Currently the organisation employs ten people in high value engineering jobs. At full commercialisation the company will enable thousands of jobs as SMEs leverage the technology to set up and monetise local networks. The company has also attracted private investment that enables it to continue improving its technology and in preparation for scale. The company is 100% youth owned, 41% black owned and 18% female owned.

ii. SAMEC Engineering - TIA provided the company with an amount of R1 700 959.00 in the 2018/19 financial year out of an approved amount of R7 799 775.00 for the development of an air condition system using thermal storage to cool buildings (industrial and commercial) or temporary structures (e.g. a marquee). Thermal storage happens during off-peak periods when electricity is cheap and that energy is used to cool buildings during high peak periods when electricity is expensive. This will lead to cost savings and load reduction during peak periods.

The first tranche enabled the project to develop a demonstration unit which has been installed at Durban University of Technology and it serves as a data collection point to demonstrate the performance of the unit.

iii. AgriProtein Technologies (Pty) Ltd is a technology start-up company that successfully developed and piloted a nutrient recycling technology (converting organic waste to animal feed protein) to commercialise an insect-based protein feed in the animal feed industry. TIA, through its Bioeconomy Programme extended a loan of R11 968 573 to AgriProtein to carry out phase one of the project known as “Magmeal” as a low cost and environmentally sustainable animal feed.

To-date, AgriProtein has successfully developed an operational Generation 1 (G1) Production Facility employing a total of 141 employees, in Philippi an economically depressed area in Cape Town and has expanded to attract the international market. They secured about $105 million investment in 2018 to fund global expansion.

In a region characterised by low youth employment a total of 57% of permanent employees were under the age of 35. Over R 44 million was spent on local payroll in 2018 and directly supported a total of 139 permanently, decent jobs as December 2018, with a gender split of 30% females and 70 % males.

iv. Mkazi Concepts

TIA funded Mkazi Concepts (Pty) Ltd through the Technology Stations Programme for R502 000 towards development of a Hand-Hygiene Monitor with a RFID (radio frequency identification) badges or wrist bands that track and record on the number of times in-between user-wash per control area. The project falls within the Internet of Things (IoT); and Data Monitoring and Controls in decision making (i.e. Machine Learning) in the primary healthcare environment and other markets such hospitals, mobile health clinics, schools, food industry, etc.

The grant funding subsidised the Technology Station in Electronics hosted at Tshwane University of Technology and the Product Development Technology Station at Central University of Technology for engineering and technology support to assist the client from concept development, first-type prototype to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with additional financial to conduct a demonstration in an open environment. This was done at a clinic in Windsor East in Gauteng, Johannesburg.

The project provided at least for job opportunities with a locally available intelligent product for the fourth industrial revolution (FIR).

The product intends to increase level of effectiveness of hand hygiene compliance which are currently at 40% nationally due to manual based hand-washing systems and lack of surveillance. In light of COVID 19 the product becomes more important for the implementation and controls of hand-hygiene intervention that are regarded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the lowest-costs with highest-impact for effectively preventing infections.

v. Smart Blade - SmartBlade Video

Laryngoscope is a medical device that

harnesses smartphone technology to provide

guided and more cost-effective method for

examining or inserting a tube through the

larynx. The process of inserting the tube

is called endotracheal intubation. SmartBlade

will thus enable single operators of varied skill

levels to intubate difficult airways in a cost-effective way. Currently the cost of video laryngoscopy is prohibitive to the individual clinician, small clinics and ambulance services.

TIA funded SmartBlade [http://smartblade.co.za] to the tune of R484 275 through its Seed Fund Programme for prototype development, premarket sample manufacturing and testing, market research, regulatory compliance research. This resulted in the filing of two (2) provisional patents and a design registration. Prototypes were manufactured and pre-clinical trials conducted using the SmartBlade technology and generated good results. The android app was developed and tested. The SMME managed to secure follow-on funding of R9,5 million from Savant Venture Fund in May 2019 for technology optimisation and commercialisation. In response to COVID 19 they have optimised the Video laryngoscopy technology to incorporate a disposable laryngoscope as a recommended intervention for COVID-19 patients.

 

(2) In line with its approved Strategic Plan 2020-2025 TIA, through its Bio-economy Programme, aims to support indigenous knowledge-based innovation in targeted areas. These include African Traditional Medicines, neutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and health infusions. In respect of specific products, these will be solicited through TIA’s Call for Proposals during the financial year, from which specific products will be selected for funding.

(3) Yes. The plan will be made available by 15 July 2020.

(4) The current models accord with international best practice in some respects, specifically, the Technology Acquisition and Deployment Fund which was adapted from the Indian model that uses a similar approach to commercialisation. Secondly, the ecosystem approach has been widely used by Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency responsible for supporting technology innovation together with other like-minded entities around the world, especially in Europe. Thirdly, the SBRI is a model that originates from the USA, subsequently adopted and successfully used by countries such as the UK, Netherlands, India, Australia, and now broadly adopted by the European Union.

The plan nevertheless is largely home-grown, based on TIA’s own understanding and knowledge of the RSA ecosystem, and specific dynamics that are peculiar to a developmental state and a maturing ecosystem.

(5) The Plan, once finalised, will be released publicly.

Reply:

(a) (i) Five cases of fraud involving NSFAS employees were registered with the Wynberg South African Police Services.

(ii) Following the arrest of three NSFAS employees on or about 9 October 2019, the NSFAS Chief Governance, Risk and Compliance Executive initiated a reconciliation project, which entailed extracting a history of all SBux purchases and withdrawal transactions concluded with merchants in the Western Cape specifically. The rationale being that there were no institutions on SBux in the Western Cape, yet transactions were being concluded daily, which pointed to the operation of a syndicate.

(b) The five cases registered with the Wynberg SAPS office between 2017 and 2019, were handed over to the Commercial Crimes Unit on or about 10 November 2019. A criminal inquiry under Case No: 200/08/2019 was also handed over at the same time.

(c) In the five cases of fraud involving NSFAS employees, the following progress has been made:

• Case No: 323/05/2017 – Warrant of arrest has been issued as the accused fled the province and his whereabouts are unknown.
• Case No: 80/11/2018 - Warrant of arrest has been issued as the accused fled the province and his whereabouts are unknown.
• Case No: 14/10/2019 – Allegations are being investigated.
• Case No: 200/08/2019 – The National Prosecuting Authority is negotiating a plea bargain.
• Case No: 82/10/2019 – The matter has been placed on the court roll for 7 July 2020 to view video footage obtained of the alleged fraudulent transaction.

The criminal inquiry registered under Case No: 200/08/2019 is being investigated. Given that the transactions at the Western Cape merchant stores were concluded during September 2019, and the criminal inquiry was officially opened in November 2019, the video footage at the specific merchant stores were only retained for a maximum of 14 days from the date of the incident, where after the video footage is deleted by the merchant store.

(d) In the five cases of fraud involving NSFAS employees, the total value of the suspected fraud is as follows:

• Case No: 323/05/2017 – R15 503.76
• Case No: 80/11/2018 - R86 135.41
• -Case No: 14/10/2019 – Contravening the provisions of the National Qualifications Framework Amendment Act, No. 12 of 2019
• Case No: 200/08/2019 – R3 500.00
• Case No: 82/10/2019 – R8 000.00

The reconciliation project and subsequent criminal inquiry under Case No: 200/08/2019 revealed 508 individual transactions/fraudulent transactions were concluded, amounting to R354 595.65.

(e) & (f) There are currently internal disciplinary hearings underway and subject to the dismissal of the relevant employee(s), the NSFAS management team will consider pursuing criminal charges against the employee(s).

Reply:

(1)(a)

The SASSA Act No 9 of 2004, Section 6.1 (a) stipulates that the CEO is responsible for the management of the Agency subject to the direction of the Minister. This in essence includes inter alia the review of the operating model to enable the efficient service delivery.

The proposed model is not yet implemented since it is still on route for approval by the three Ministers in line with section 7(2) of the SASSA Act, 2004.

Kindly note that the three Regional Executive Managers are seconded on a temporary basis to manage two additional Regions each for the period of six months which will lapse at the end of October 2020. It should be noted that the said employees are not compensated as a result of the job enlargement and consultations took place before they were seconded. The secondments are in line with the Staffing Practices Policy of SASSA.

(b)

The CEO, in consultation with EXCO, identified the need to review and streamline the current operating model, business processes and Organisational structure to ensure alignment to the strategic direction of the Agency.

The following strategic considerations were taken into account:

• The National Development Plan
• The President’s expectations, the Minister’s expectations, the CEO’s expectations and the Stakeholder’s expectations
• The strategic direction of the Agency in alignment with its Mandate
• The CEO extensively consulted with internal stakeholders through roadshows across the Provinces
• The assessment of the current operating model and the desired “future” state
• The segregation of functions between Core and Support functions
• The composition of EXCO as well as the synergy between EXCO and the Regional Executive Managers
• The rationalisation of Organisation Structure i.eSpan of control, lines of reporting, delegations of Authority, staff complement, the evaluation and grading system
• Different and yet complementary roles with respect to strategic, tactical and operational planning

(2) SASSA is in the process of obtaining the necessary approval from the Minister, in consultation with the Ministers of Finance and Public Service and Administration. At this stage there is no approval therefore implementation cannot be effected as it is depended on approval by the three Ministers.

(3) (a) The Regional Executive Manager’s positions were evaluated and graded at salary level 15. The newly proposed Cluster Head positions are not yet evaluated and graded as the said process will follow after the approval by the relevant structures.

(b) The outcomes of the evaluation and grading processes is dependent on the approval of the operating model by the Ministers. In the event that the operating model is approved, the said job will be subjected to the evaluation and grading process.

(4) The secondment of the cluster heads is in line with:

1. The current SASSA Staffing Practices Policy which states that “the secondment of a staff member from another Branch/Department/Organisation may be considered when the need exists to fill a vacant post on a temporary basis”.
2. Section 62 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, which states that “a secondment may only take place if the employee or person being seconded has the necessary competency and the period of secondment does not exceed 12 calendar months, unless due to operational reasons determined otherwise by the Minister”.

The secondments of the Cluster Heads were approved in line with the above legislative framework, policy provision and Human Capital Management Delegations for a period of six months, effective from 01 May 2020 until 31 October 2020. The seconded employees have the necessary competencies since they have occupied the same position i.e Regional Executive Managers for more than seven years.

As already mentioned, the three Regional Executive Managers were duly consulted and they accepted additional responsibilities at no additional costs to the Agency. Whether the operating model is approved or not approved, relevant Human Resources (HR) interventions will be effected.

(5) The operating model was developed in October 2019 which was before the realisation of the COVID 19 pandemic. As a result, the proposed model did not directly address the COVID-19 pandemic, however the Agency developed a broad Risk Plan that ensured the efficient rendering of essential services during any calamity.This was based on the SWOT as well as the PESTLE Analysis deliberations conducted during the proposed operating model sessions. SASSA has subsequently adopted a Risk Plan with mitigating strategies which incorporates COVID 19 pandemic. Same will beincluded in the operating model if approved.

Reply:

a) Yes, the Gender Based Violence Command Centre compiles/records statistics. See below records of calls, USSDs as well as SMSs recorded:

(b)

All Gender Based Violence emergency calls are referred to SA Police Service. However, not all received calls are reported or referred to SA Police Service. It is dependent on the merit of case as well as the present issue of the client. The Gender Based Violence Command Centre is equipped with Social Work Practitioners who provides immediate psychosocial social support services including emotional support through trauma counselling and victim containment.

Reply:

The Department has established state treatment centres in all the nine provinces. The total number of (a)state treatment centres in the country are thirteen (13) centres. The breakdown of treatment centres in provinces is as follows: Gauteng (1) Dr FF Ribeiro treatment treatmentcentre; Limpopo (1)Seshegotreatment centre; Northern Cape (1) Northern Cape treatment centre; Eastern Cape (1) Ernest Malgastreatment centre; Western Cape (2)Denovo and Kensington treatment centres; KwaZulu Natal(2)Madadeni and Newlands Park treatment centres; Mpumalanga (2) centres Swartfointen and Nkangala treatment centres; Free State (1)Botshabelo treatment centres ; and North West (2)Taung and J B Marks treatment centres. Taung treatment centre (North West) and Botshabelo (Free State) are not yet operational.

The bed capacity in each centre (b)and the location of the centres(c)is as follows:

Province and name of the centre	Bed capacity	(c) Location
Gauteng DrFF Ribeiro centre	300	Zonderwater Cullinan, Pretoria
Limpopo Seshego centre	72	Seshego Zone 1 Polokwane, Limpopo
Northern Cape Northern Cape centre	40	R31 National road, Kimberly
Eastern Cape Ernest Malgas centre	38	New Brighton 2, Port Elizabeth
Western Cape Denovo centre	120	Old Paarl Road Kraaifontein, Cape Town
Western Cape Kensington centre	30	Kensington Road Maitland, Cape Town
KwaZulu Natal Madadeni centre	44	Madadeni Township, Newcastle
KwaZulu Natal Newlands Park centres	100	New Land West-Newlands Park, Durban
Mpumalanga - Swartfointen centre	50	R40 Road White River, Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga -Nkangala centre	Operationalisation underway it will have 50 bed capacity	Nkangala district: Blesfontein Farm Ogies
Free State - Botshabelo centre	Construction is underway: will have 40 bed capacity	Botshabelo, Bloemfontein
North West - J B Marks	40 capacity	Tlokwe-Potchefstroom
North West - Taung	Once operational it will have 20 bed capacity	Greater Taung Nr.1 Village

State treatment centres (d) have started to implementSubstance Use Disorders (SUD) treatment, in an inpatient treatment setting. The SUDtreatment include the medical and psychosocial treatment services. The treatment is also based on individual service users’ treatment needs identified during the assessment process.

The treatment modalities that are usedare individual therapeutic counselling, therapeutic group counselling and family therapy. In terms of treatment regime for specific drugs, the centres observe the Department of Health Standard Treatment Guidelines for Essential Medicines List, of South Africa.

(e).The treatment period/duration range from 6 weeks to 16 weeks based on the needs of each service user.

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(1) The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), through the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR), established the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR). SADiLaR has an enabling function, with a focus on all official languages of South Africa, supporting research and development in the domains of language technologies and language-related studies in the humanities and social sciences. The Centre supports the creation, management and distribution of digital language resources, as well as applicable software, which are freely available for research purposes through its online repository.

The resources include language datasets (for all official South African languages, including the indigenous languages) as well as high-level resources, such as natural language processing tools that are developed for use in applications, such as machine translation engines for local languages, automatic speech recognition systems, text-to-speech systems, speech-to speech translation systems, interactive communication systems, and a variety of text-related applications, such as grammar and spelling checkers, online electronic dictionaries, and so forth.

SADiLaR plays a strategic role in ensuring the constitutional imperative is achieved in the long term to ensure that the historically diminished use and status of the indigenous languages of the people of South African are redressed and positive measures are taken to elevate the status and advance the use of these languages.

The Recognition of Prior Learning is an initiative of the DSI, which through the implementation of the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act No 6 of 2019, aims to recognise the skills of indigenous practitioners in various IKS domains. The initiative focuses on the development of a competency-based qualification to be registered on the National Qualifications Framework. The Department is currently working with IK practitioners (Traditional Health Practice IK domain), to scope their

competencies of their various cultural settings, and has so far documented competencies in isiZulu, Setswana and TshiVenda languages. The workshops with IK practitioners are conducted in the vernacular languages of the IK practitioners. To this end, the IK occupations and accompanying competencies that are documented in the vernacular languages serve as a principle and as a means to promote and preserve the languages of the knowledge systems in its own context.

The National Recordal System (NRS) of the DSI supports the Protection, Promotion, Development and Management of Indigenous Knowledge Act No 6 of 2019 (herein after referred as the IK Act) through the registration of IK. The initiative promotes the recording of IK in vernacular languages using multimedia technology (recording of audio, video, images and transcriptions of each recorded IK story), as a means to preserve IK for future generations so that the context is not lost. Further hereto, the aim is to protect the IK from biopiracy and misappropriation, and to enable the sharing of benefits to the local and rural communities who have registered such IK in the system, should the knowledge be used by any 3rd party, following the various legal prescripts of the IK Act, No 6 of 2019. A key element of the NRS in the promotion of the vernacular languages is by having IK recorders from the participating communities to implement the documentation of IK. In this way, the youth are exposed to the value of their community IK, and through using their languages they are able to capture extensions of the very rich IK that are held by their own communities. The registered IK is held in a digital repository that stores, provide access to, transmit, manage and secure the registered indigenous knowledge via the digital platform.

(2) The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources provides a digital space for language resources and tools as part of its online repository available at https://repo.sadilar.org/. SADiLaR, through its nodes, focuses on ensuring African Languages are digitised, relevant text and speech processing technologies are developed, terminology development is supported through the creation of wordnets (which are large lexical databases containing nouns, verbs, etc. and their relationships) and language testing and training projects.

SADiLaR funds and supports a range of projects related to indigenous languages in collaboration with SADiLaR’s nodes (consisting of University of Pretoria (Department of African Languages); University of South Africa (Department of African Languages); CSIR (HLT Research Group); North-West University (Centre for Text Technology); and Inter-Institutional Centre for Language Development and Assessment (ICELDA). Projects relate to digitization, semantics and terminology, language development and teaching resources, speech resources, and text resources and technologies.

Collaboration between the North-West University, University of Pretoria and the CSIR in the area of Human Language Technologies predates the establishment of the SADiLaR. The development of a Human language technologies (HLT) speech-activated multilingual service delivery platform was funded from the European Union Government Budget Support programme, between 2014 and 2017. The platform is aimed at providing technology tools necessary for delivering information and services to South African citizens in their language of choice, in an affordable and sustainable manner. The focus was on the development of core technologies in automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) using mobile phones as the primary communication channel, furthermore, providing an HLT-enabled solution for website accessibility to print-disabled and low literate end-users.

The aim of the solution was to enable access to information and promote multilingualism. The solution involved the integration of TTS voices in South African English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa with the Non-Visual Desktop Access screen reader. Cape Access (CA) of the Western Cape Government was identified as a possible government partner following a need expressed to make their websites more accessible. CA identified 11 eCentres in which to pilot this technology. A demographics survey was conducted at these eCentres to determine who the typical visitors to these eCentres are and how they operate. After this, eCentre managers were trained on how to use the technology and the technology was subsequently installed and piloted at these eCentres.

The HLT-enabled solution which was also piloted at Kaleidoscope SA (Institute for the Blind). This pilot aimed at allowing blind students to use the Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) screen reader with local languages as a basis for receiving training. Kaleidoscope SA offers formal qualifications (N4 & N5) in a number of fields to blind students.

Furthermore, an activity aimed at assessing communication practices and needs of multilingual persons using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) was undertaken. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria and entailed the integration of CSIR Text-to-Speech (TTS) voices with AAC software. Two sets of evaluations were held and the local voices evaluated were South African English, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Afrikaans and Setswana.

The DSI is also currently funding the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Research (CAIR), which has a node at North West University. This particular node’s area of expertise is led by a Multilingual Speech Technologies (MuST) research group focused at the creation and use of speech technologies in the less-resourced languages.

SADiLaR, through its involvement with the UNESCO Year of Indigenous languages, reached more than 850 participants directly through language celebration events. These events created a space for academics, lecturers, students (undergraduates – postgraduates), broader public as well as profound contributors in the various languages to interact, and were held across South Africa at various universities in cooperation with the National Lexicography Units of South Africa. These events culminated in SADiLaR taking part in the Language Technologies for All conference with a focus on Enabling Linguistic Diversity and Multilingualism Worldwide, creating awareness of how the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap is directly contributing toward linguistic diversity and multilingualism through SADiLaR.

SADiLaR is also brainstorming its COVID-19 response, in particular to allow for “Rapid situational awareness in emerging situations like natural disasters or disease outbreaks”. This requires availability of Human Language Technology not only for the official languages of the country, but all languages spoken in South Africa.

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The Department has not given municipal councillors any role in distributing food parcels during the national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department assigned Provincial, District and Local DSD officials and its Agencies to handle the food parcels distribution.

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The Department’s position is that agricultural exports to China will and should continue in line with the existing sanitary and phytosanitary prescripts.

COVID 19 pandemic has not affected the exports of animal and plant products to China.

• Wool exports are going according to plan and local purchases are still ongoing. The last wool auction as reported by Cape Wool industry was only 0.7% down which is normal. Because of the global uncertainties, with movement restrictions all over the world, the wool prices are expected to temporarily go down. The meat export is still going well to date.

• Exports of Apples, Table Grapes and Citrus to China is on-going in line with agreed protocols and no changes have been observed since the outbreak of Coronavirus and no restrictions to market access has been observed. Containers are cleared at the ports in China, with no hold ups or delay. All the necessary inspections for Production Units, Packhouses and Inspection Points have been done and approval has been granted by China.

• With regard to other preclearance or special programmes:

1. Japan-Exports of Citrus and Barlinka Grapes 2) Mexico - Exports of Apples 3) Taiwan - Exports of Apples 4) South Korea - Exports of Citrus – For these markets, there is a requirement for pre-inspections to be conducted in South Africa by inspectors from those countries before consignments leave the South African shores. In an attempt to adhere to the travel restrictions for incoming visitors from high risk countries, the Department proposed to those countries the following:

• Departmental inspectors who are familiar with the export programme undertake the required preclearance inspections; and
• provide the necessary reports and records to the importing country.

Feedback is awaited from the trading partners on the proposed alternative inspection protocol.

2. United States of America (USA) – Exports of Flower Bulbs, Apples, Pears, Table Grapes and Citrus- the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USA Preclearance inspector who is based in Cape Town is currently inspecting Table Grapes to USA and the volume has tripled as compared to the past ten years.

With regard to field inspections for Apples, Pears and Citrus, the USDA had granted approval for exports without field inspections. The Department is also in communication with USDA with regards to the intended visit of four (04) USA inspectors who are due to come to South Africa for preclearance of consignments of citrus to be exported to the USA for the current season.

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1. The challenges experienced with the May payment file were as a result of multiple factors. Firstly, technical development was required to implement the decision to split the payment files to ease congestion at access points. This required the separation of grants for older persons and persons with disabilities together with the child grants that are received by these beneficiaries, from the stand alone children’s grants.

The second technical adjustment which was required was the addition of the top up amounts announced by the President in his relief package designed to provide the most vulnerable members of our society with the ability to withstand the effects of the pandemic and in particular the lockdown. The addition of the top up amounts required programmatic changes, as the system is programmed to read the means test requirements when any increase is affected. For the top up amounts, the means test requirements had to be by-passed.

Both the above changes were implemented within a relatively short space of time, and there was not sufficient time to complete the full automation of the extraction process prior to the extraction of payments.

Furthermore, the naming convention of files had to change to accommodate the split of the grant types, as well as an extraction of less than 500 000 records per file to meet the Bank transfer requirements. This resulted in some manual intervention being required with the extraction of files.

During the manual extraction, some of the files between Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as well as Free State and Northern Cape were mixed, resulting in 457 044 transactions for KwaZulu-Natal not being extracted; 435 004 for Western Cape being extracted in duplicate; and 165 412 transactions for Northern Cape being extracted in duplicate.

The challenge between Free State and Northern Cape records were picked up on Thursday, 30 April 2020 and the double payments were recalled through the approved banking process.

The challenge with the KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape files was only picked up late on Sunday, 3 May 2020. While the recall files were sent to the banks through the South African Reserve Bank, not all the double payments could be reversed in time, before beneficiaries starting accessing their money.

a) The non-payments for KwaZulu-Natal were addressed through the extraction of a second file in the evening of 3 May and sent to the banks on 4 May. By 5 May all beneficiaries had access to their funds.

B) While a number of the double payments were reversed in time by the banks, some were not done in time, and the beneficiaries were able to access the double payment. The final numbers will only be confirmed after the reconciliations are complete.

2. A full investigation is underway. Given the changes in standard procedures and the manual interventions required in a usually automated environment; shortcomings of additional controls, both within the SITA and the SASSA environment, were identified. The implementation of these controls will be addressed to ensure that a similar situation does not occur in the future.

3. Since the matter is still under investigation, no disciplinary action has been taken yet. A decision as to consequences to be implemented will be made on conclusion of the investigation.

4. The affected beneficiaries will be expected to repay the amounts received in error, in terms of Section 17 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004. Immediately the error was picked up, SASSA communicated broadly, appealing to beneficiaries to return the money they should not have received, or to leave the second payment in their account. Some heeded the call and repaid the amount to SASSA, while banks were able to reverse a significant number of the double payments.

a) For those who withdrew and utilised the funds that they were not entitled to, there will be no payment of the grant in June, as they effectively received the June money in advance. Those who, on personal submission, indicate that they are unable to repay the amount in a single amount, will be allowed to sign an acknowledgement of debt and repay the amount over a 3 month period. The refund will be deducted directly from their social grant payments for the next 3 months, with their consent.

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1. The following are categories of registrations:

Area of service	Theme	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Family services	Including Substance Abuse, family life/parent education, family violence shelters	1107	1131	1271
Victim Support	Victim violence shelters and services	679	699	770
Services to Children		49482	50538	53761
	Adoption Services	14	18	20
	Child Protection	314	308	331
	Child welfare, child services, day care	36927	35870	37536
	Children’s Homes	863	816	860
	Community –Based Care Services for Children	1813	1885	2128
	ECD and Partial Care Centres	7818	9700	10870
	Homes for Children with Special Needs	286	320	333
	Schools of Industry/ Reform Schools	480	412	413
	Secure Care	97	129	151
	Temporary Safe Care/ Place of Safety	870	1080	1119
Services to people with disabilities	Homes, recreation and other specialized services for people with disabilities	3423	3626	4162
Services to the elderly	Elderly care; recreation, meal programs and other services geared towards senior citizens	6941	7146	7360

2. The NPO Database captures those NPOs that opt to wind up and those that opt to Voluntary Deregister. Below is a total number:

Area of service	Dissolved (wound up) in terms of section 23(2)	Voluntary Deregistered: according to section 23(1)
Family services	4	1
Victim Support	0	4
Services to Children	3	46
Services to people with disabilities	3	7
Services to the elderly	1	12
Totals	11	70