Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. Whether a report has been commissioned to establish the (a) number of tourists who arrive in the Republic for hunting in the captive lion industry and (b) loss in tourism revenue caused by the international outcry over the captive lion industry;

(a) No study has been commisioned

(b) Refer to (a)

2. What are the details of the revenue generated to tourism from the captive lion industry;

There is no information available on revenue generated to tourism from the captive lion industry.

3. What is the demographic breakdown of the beneficiaries of the revenue to tourism

Refer to (2)

4. (a) What number of tourists visit the Republic for eco-tourism in each year

The UNWTO defines eco-tourism as “forms of tourism which have the following characteristics: All nature-based forms of tourism in which the main motivation of the tourists is the observation and appreciation of nature as well as the traditional cultures prevailing in natural areas”. Through South African Tourism’s monthly Departure Surveys, the number of tourists who indicated that they visited natural attractions and participated in wildlife activities such as game viewing in a nature reserve and whale watching is

Activities engaged in while in South Africa	2017	2018
Visiting natural attractions e.g. scenic drives, parks, dams, rivers, mountains	1,6 million	1,7 million
Wildlife e.g. game viewing in a nature reserve, whale watching	1,4 million	1,5 million

(b) is the annual rand value of tourism from this industry?

We do not have information on the annual rand value of tourism from eco-tourism.

Reply:

(a)What reviews have been initiated?

The Board conducted an independent evaluation of its effectiveness based on the Board Charter and

King IV best practice recommendations.

 

(b) On what dates did the specified reviews

(i) commence: September 2019

(ii) Report submitted to the Board: February 2020

 

(c) What was the outcome of each review?

The Minister is yet to receive a final report adopted by the board.

 

(d) What (i) were the recommendations in each case?

The final report with adopted recommendations has not yet been submitted to the Minister.

 

(d) (ii) What was the reason for each specified recommendation?

Not yet applicable

 

(e) what (i) recommendation was implemented as a result of such reviews in each case and

Not yet applicable

 

(e) (ii) was the reason for each such implementation and

Not yet applicable

 

(f) how is the process being monitored in each case?

Not yet applicable

Reply:

1. With reference to the recent announcement by the Minister of Finance in his budget speech regarding the reduction of the public sector wage bill, the Minister for the Public Service and Administration has developed the following strategies to give effect to the announcement:

(a) In terms of the respective Ministers, the Minister for the Public Service and Administration is not responsible for the Public Sector. The strategy is to reduce the cost of Public Administration in terms of minimizing the spending on the following cost drivers among others that have been identified:

i) Litigations against the state;

ii) Information and Communication Technology (ICT);

iii) Office accommodation;

iv) Corruption and fraud;

v) Use of Consultants;

vi) Irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure;

vii) Introduce reforms in the procurement and supply chain management processes; and

viii) The wage-bill.

The strategy is to create consistency in government wide remuneration through the following measures:

i) Curbing benefits and conditions of service that have proliferated.

ii) Consolidating efficiency measures in allowances, overtime and contract appointments.

iii) Introducing cost effectiveness and efficiencies in the guide for Members of the Executive in terms of office accommodation, cell phone allowances, securities and travel benefits.

iv) Extending such cost effectiveness and efficiencies to State Owned Entities, Boards and the Executive of Entities.

(b) The wage bill is currently at R629 billion and is unsustainable. Savings garnered from the above will allow increased investment in goods and services.

Definite amounts from the above will emerge as measures are put in place.

(c) Many of these are subject to legislation and collective bargaining in the short to medium-term.

2. Yes, all categories of employees in the public service who meet the qualifying criteria in terms of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) for the 2019/20 financial year will be paid their performance bonuses, within the reduced percentage allocation for remuneration budgets for the payment of performance bonuses for all categories of employees with effect from 1 April 2019.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me that DPWI spent R 11 790 000.00 for two houses in Cape Town and R26 500 000.00 for four houses in Pretoria during the past five financial years.

In respect of (a) and (b) please note that houses are not bought for a specific Minister or Deputy Minister, they can be occupied by any when the need arises. Different Ministers and Deputy Ministers have occupied these houses.

2. (a)

SUBURB	CAPE TOWN	PTA/JHB
Waterkloof	0	3
Athol	0	1
Milnerton	2	0

(b)  

AREA	HOUSE	NO OF BEDROOMS
Cape Town	House 1	4 Bedrooms
	House 2	4 Bedrooms
Pretoria and JHB	House 1	4 Bedrooms
	House 2	4 Bedrooms and Cottage
	House 3	5 Bedrooms
	House 4	5 Bedrooms

3. No renovation or upgrade was carried out.

4. None

(a) None

(b) None

 

Reply:

As of 26 March 2020 South Africa closed off its borders and effected lockdown for all local travel, all flights both domestic and international have ceased operations. The tourism sector is not classified as an essential services sector and thus not allowed to operate in general. Similarly, many of South Africa’s key source markets have also closed their borders and curtailed travel. It is becoming evident that South Africa’s Tourism recovery will be driven first by the gradual easing of local travel restrictions and second, by the pace at which source markets emerge from their own lockdown conditions. The unknown duration of the pandemic means that timing – alignment of marketing investment with readiness to travel – becomes imperative.

United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) estimates that international tourist arrivals could decline by 20% to 30% in 2020. This would translate into a loss of 300 to 450 US$ billion in international tourism receipts (exports) – almost one third of the US$ 1.5 trillion generated globally in the worst-case scenario. Similarly, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) analysis also shows a sharp escalation in the economic loss to the world economy, up to US$2.7 trillion of GDP. This will put almost 75 million jobs at risk in G20 countries only. Apart from the international arrivals we received in the first two months, January (1 093 268) and February (800 815), before the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unlikely to receive more international arrivals this year. The sector’s recovery which will be on the latter part of this year will be driven by domestic tourism and international tourism will only start coming into operation next year. In essence the sector’s contribution to the GDP for this year will be very low.

SA Tourism is constantly monitoring and assessing the impact of the pandemic on the sector.

The department has a number reports so far on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the South Africa’s tourism sector, perhaps because we are still in the early stages.

• The Southern African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA), which represents vehicle rental and leasing companies that operate about 65 000 vehicles across the country reported that the subsector has seen a drastic contraction in demand due to both inbound tourism and all local travel and tourism activity declining. Contraction in the rental business thus far is estimated to be up to 80 – 90%. This affects jobs and potential for training.

• The Southern African Association for the Conference Industry (SAACI), as the nation’s largest organization representing the interests of the business events trade and professionals, indicated that the global lockdown has resulted in cancellation of conferences and other events. Initial estimates are that R746,8 million in business is lost due to cancellations, with potentially 6 039 jobs losses already.

The Minister of Tourism is equally concerned about the effects of Covid-19 on tourism sector as a whole. It is for this reason that she has put aside R200 million under the banner of the Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund to provide a once-off capped grant assistance to SMMEs in the tourism value chain to ensure their sustainability during and post the implementation of government measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. The sector is dominated by small businesses, majority of which are survivalist without any support, which makes their situation during this time extremely dire.

Reply:

The Department is currently implementing the Tourism and Climate Change Response Programme (2010). The programme addresses both climate change mitigation and adaptation measures within the tourism sector as follows:

Mitigation Measures

• • The Department has a Tourism Resource Efficiency Programme. The programme focuses on energy efficiency, water efficiency and waste management in tourism.
  • The Department is currently completing a pilot project on Tourism Resource Efficiency Training for unemployed Youth. One Hundred and Eighty (180) unemployed youth were trained by the National Cleaner Production Centre – South Africa (NCPC – SA) on Resource Efficient Cleaner Production and the Fundamentals of Energy Management. The trainees were placed at tourism establishments across the country for a period of six (6) months. During their placements, trainees assisted establishments to better manage their energy and water use.

• • The Department also has a Green Tourism Incentive Programme (GTIP). The incentive is implemented through a partners that include the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) and National Cleaner Production Centre (NCPC). Through this grant, the Department provides funding to assist tourism enterprises with between 30% and 90% on the capital investment cost of retrofitting tourism facilities with renewable energy and energy efficient systems. Through this incentive, the Department seeks to encourage private tourism enterprises to move towards cleaner and renewable energy sources to facilitate increased competitiveness and operational sustainability; encourage enterprises to improve energy efficiency; reduce high up-front capital requirement and facilitate reduction in operational input costs.

Adaptation Measures

• • The Department is also involved with a Tourism Adaptation Project (TAP). The project seeks to build the resilience and adaptive capacity of the tourism sector to the impacts of climate change.

• • In 2012, the Department partnered with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and the Deutsche fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German Corporation for International Cooperation (German Development Agency) to conduct a Baseline Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Tourism. A Basic Vulnerability Guideline was developed to assist tourism attractions to assess their vulnerability to climate change.

Currently, the Department has partnered with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFEE) and the GIZ to conduct risk and vulnerability assessment of 27 tourism sites across the country. A three-year tourism adaptation implementation plan will be developed as part of this project. The project will be completed at the end of March 2020.

Communication and Outreach:

• • The Department continues to raise awareness on both the contributions of tourism and its vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Information booklets on tourism and climate change are distributed to stakeholders. Furthermore, awareness is raised through capacity building and information sharing sessions.

Reply:

1. (a) The SA Tourism Board instituted an independent disciplinary enquiry which was conducted during the suspension period.

(b) As mentioned above, the only legal process was a disciplinary enquiry conducted by the Board. The only costs incurred related to the disciplinary process amount to R837 322.34.

(c) The Independent Chairperson of the disciplinary enquiry found the CEO not guilty of all charges.

2. (a) The forensic audit was in relation to the allegations of impropriety made against the CEO through an anonymous whistle-blower.

(b) The CEO was suspended on full pay in terms of the Labour Relations Act. There are no costs that were incurred on monthly basis. The costs of the forensic audit amounted to R1 918 192.50.

(c) The report of the Forensic Investigation recommended a disciplinary process against the CEO, which was undertaken by the Board. The Chairperson of the disciplinary enquiry found the CEO not guilty of all charges.

Reply:

What appointments of top management of SA Tourism whilst the CEO was on suspension were made.

What appointments were made	(b)What is th annual gross salary of each appointment	(c ) what process was followed in making such appointments in each case?	(d) who signed off on each appointment in each case	(e ) on what date does each appointment (i) commence and (ii) terminate
Chief Financial Officer	R2 315 771 per annum	Role was advertised internally and externally. First round of interviews yielded successful candidate who later declined the offer before the start date. Second round interviews the services of a headhunter was used. Internal candidate was considered in this round and was subsequently appointed	Acting CEO – Sthembiso Dlamini ARCO Chair – Dr. Tanya Abrahamse HCREMCO Chair – Ms. Dawn Robertson Board Chairperson – Ms. Pam Yako	Start Date – 05 August 2019 End Date – 31 July 2024 (Contract)
Chief Marketing Officer	R2 540 000 per annum	Role was advertised externally in newspapers as well as sourcing CVs through a headhunter. CVs were shortlisted for interview and the relevant checks conducted	Acting CEO – Sthembiso Dlamini HCREMCO Chair – Ms. Dawn Robertson Board Chairperson – Ms. Pam Yako	Start Date – 1 September 2019 End Date – 31 August 2024 (Contract)

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me that various government departments currently use Fernwood Estate for team buildings, meetings, training, end year functions, and Members of Parliament use the facility for private functions.

(b) (i) There is no operating budget.

(ii) There is no projected income.

2. (a) In 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 financial year the Department undertook an exercise of a feasibility study of the Fernwood Estate with the possibility of building Ministerial Residences at Fernwood Estate due to the increase of Cabinet then, the preliminary report of a feasibility study indicated that such exercise would be influenced by the following three items, namely:

• Environmental application;
• Heritage application;
• And a planning application (Town planning/zoning); which was estimated to take approximately 18 months.

At present, there are no plans for Fernwood Estate.

(b) The current Municipal value of Fernwood land according to City of Cape Town Municipal valuation is R 205 353 431.00

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me that the contractor indicated that the villages mentioned, namely Bennde Mutale, Tshikuyu, Masisi, Tshedzhelani, Gumbu, Sigonde and Madimbo were situated at least 50 to 100km away from Beitbridge border fence site. The Curriculum Vitae (CVs) (as per the CVs) sourced from Musina Local Municipality, were for labourers residing locally in Musina.

DPWI informed me that approximately 160 site workers were sourced from the local municipality.

Reply:

The response to the questions above is depicted in the table below. Please note that on the payment system there are no distinctions between payments of capped leave and unused leave. Consequently, the DPSA cannot report on capped leave specifically. This is a shortcoming that I have already addressed with my colleague the Minister of Finance.

	2018/2019 financial year	2019/2020 financial year
Implementation Area	number of officials paid	number of days payment made	total amount paid out	number of officials paid	number of days payment made	total amount paid out
National Departments	53	574.18	R7 512 648. 67	61	862.71	R7 320 156. 28
Provincial Government	632	17 531.63	R56 932 737.96	679	17 710.38	R64 902 746.42

Reply:

Honourable Dr MJ Cardo, the bargaining councils furnished the Registrar of Labour Relations with the aggregated figures of exemptions from SMMEs. They classify them all under small business.

• For 2017, bargaining councils with extended collective bargaining to non-parties received from SMMEs a total of 1388 exemption applications. 1266 were granted; 91 were refused; and 17 were either withdrawn or still under consideration by end of 2017.

• For 2018, bargaining councils received from SMMEs a total of 2764 exemption applications. 2588 were granted; 114 were refused; and 93 were either withdrawn or still under consideration by end of 2018.

• In 2019, bargaining councils received from SMMEs a total of 1712 exemption applications, 1464 were granted; 168 were refused; and 76 were either withdrawn or still under consideration by end of 2019

Reply:

The National Minimum Wage Commission is required by section 11 (b) of the National Minimum Act to investigate and report annually to the Minister on the impact of the national minimum wage on the economy, collective bargaining and in conducting that exercise, they have outsourced a research that will inform the adjustment to the national minimum wage level.

For the 2020 adjustment the researchers experienced some challenges such as the fact that accurately isolating the main effects of the NMW would require a reasonable time to have elapsed after the introduction of the NMW, and given that the NMW came into effect in January 2019, a comprehensive study on the short-term impacts in South Africa could not justifiable begin until after June 2020.

Also, there is an unavoidable time lag in the release of the quarterly survey (Quarterly Labour Force Statistics) by Stats SA that the researchers use to obtain the relevant labour market information that they need to accurately analyse the impact of the NMW.

These challenges inadvertently led to the delay in the reviewing of the national minimum wage which was only reviewed and implemented on the 1st March 2020 by CPI 3.8% in order to protect low-income workers from erosion in their incomes.

For the 2021 adjustment, the Commission is intending to publish a comprehensive research in the second half of the year into the overall impact of the national minimum wage on employment, poverty and inequality. This is however dependent on the progress that will be given by the researchers on the meeting scheduled for the 24th March 2020.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available

Thank you

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available

Thank you

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available

Thank you

Reply:

The total enrolment in public higher education institutions (universities) is just over one million students (1 085 568 students). There are 11 official spoken languages in South Africa. Universities need to ensure that language is not used as a barrier to access higher education. Language has been used to exclude the majority of South Africans from accessing some universities in the past. Government supports the initiatives taken by universities to remove barriers, linguistic or otherwise, to ensure that universities across the country remain truly national entities and are accessible to all South Africans. In the democratic South Africa, there are no exclusively IsiZulu, IsiXhosa or Afrikaans language universities, but rather, South African universities that uphold the values of the Constitution and are mindful of the legacies of the past, and play their part in creating a fully transformed united South Africa that is at peace with itself and the rest of the world. Students of all linguistic backgrounds can enter any university to study, and must be supported to succeed. Therefore, students whose home language is Afrikaans or any other South African language may choose to study at any university in the country. We certainly cannot go back to a past where some of universities were earmarked for exclusive cultural and linguistic communities. Moreover, while English is utilised as the main language of teaching and learning, there is no official South African language that is excluded by universities as all universities have multilingual language policies. Universities determine their language policies and plans in terms of the Higher Education Act (No. 101 of 1997 as amended). These policies and plans must be in line with the Higher Education Language Policy Framework determined by the Minister as well as the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

 

Reply:

The Department appointed an independent 15 member COVID-19 Adjudication Panel. The panel is responsible for making recommendations on the distribution of relief funds to Arts, Culture and Heritage organizations and individuals excluding the DSAC public entities as stated in the Treasury regulations.

The Adjudication Panel was officially appointed on the 17th April and commenced the adjudication process on Tuesday 21st April 2020.

To expedite the process, the Department has also availed eleven Departmental staff members to provide administrative support to the adjudicators.

A criteria for application was announced to the public during the open call for Relief Fund requests and the adjudicators will use the criteria as a basis for assessment which includes the following:

• Quality of the Proposal,
• Value for Money,
• Nobility,
• Sustainability of the Project,
• Positive Legacy of project supported

Reply:

The Department of Cooperative Governance have established processes and procedures, including the monitoring support system, Municipal Infrastructure Grant Management Information System (MIG-MIS), to manage the assessment, registration, approval and implementation of the MIG projects.  It should however be noted that the MIG is a direct grant allocated to municipalities with specific conditions on what the funds could be utilised for.  The Department is not involved with the procurement processes within municipalities; however, municipalities are expected to comply with procurement legislation and policies issued by the National Treasury.  As such, municipalities follow their own procurement policies in the tendering and appointment of contractors and service providers. END.

 

Reply:

The data for the 2019 academic year is currently not available. Preliminary (unaudited) student enrolment data and data required for calculating success rates is due from universities on 30 April 2020. Some universities have indicated that they may require an extension due to the lockdown period. The final submission date for data is 31 July 2020. A process of verifying this data will thereafter commence and the full set of audited data is normally available in October each year.  

Reply:

From historical records, the project received a total of R 15 000 000 in funding, R14 000 000 in phase one between 2004 and 2007 and R1 000 000 in 2009. This funding was provided by the then Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. The project was handed over to the Capricorn District Municipality pre 2010.

Reply:

a) On What date will the specified fund be launched?

The launch of the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) pilot project to which the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr M C Ramaphosa, referred in the State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020, was initially planned to take place during the first Quarter of 2020/21 on a date that was yet to be determined. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic all plans were put on hold to focus on the response to the pandemic.

b) (i) How will it be funded?

In his address to the nation on 21 April 2020, the President announced that part of the social relief and economic support package of R500 billion to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic will come from the reprioritization of about R130 billion within government’s current budget. This means that the current budget allocations are all going to be revised. Once we have the revised budget we will communicate

(ii) What initial amount will go to the fund?

Refer to (i)

c) Who will administer the fund?

refer (i)

d) (i) To whom will the fund administrators report?

Refer to (i)

(ii) How regularly will they report?

Refer to (i)

e) What will be the objective of the fund?

Refer to (i)

f) (i) How will funds be disbursed?

Refer to (i)

(ii) How will such disbursement be monitored and evaluated?

Refer to (i)

Reply:

 

 

Reply:

Table 1 below indicates the number of learners enrolled in quintile 1 to 5 schools per province.It shows that the majority of learners are in quintile 3 with 3 218 301 followed by quintile 1 with 3 113 123.

Table 1: Number of learners in quintile 1 - 5 schools,by province, in 2019

Part 2 of the response refers to the attachment.

Province	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Grand Total
EC	555 913	335 572	744 697	53 600	80 385	1 770 167
FS	210 541	168 041	207 385	39 271	68 518	693 756
GT	310 456	319 183	385 513	464 180	671 763	2 151 095
KZN	562 445	703 099	832 338	362 525	320 254	2 780 661
LP	590 191	668 730	358 027	21 366	49 062	1 687 376
MP	476 069	391 077	98 192	52 136	49 801	1 067 275
NC	67 058	66 719	71 786	49 287	37 770	292 620
NW	231 983	165 320	326 956	87 844	16 138	828 241
WC	108 467	167 072	193 407	326 029	389 635	1 184 610
Grand Total	3 113 123	2 984 813	3 218 301	1 456 238	1 683 326	12 455 801

Source: LURITS 2019

Reply:

(a) A total of 4831 ordinary schools were provided with ICT equipment and Internet connectivity as part of the Universal Service and Access Obligation since 2015. The breakdown of schools that benefitted per Network Operators are follows:

Network operators	Phase 1: Ordinary schools
Vodacom	1501
MTN	1360
Cell C	1360
Neotel/Liquid Telcoms	610
	4831

(b) (i) (a)  Details of each school (Annexures A, B, C and D)  that benefitted from the rollouts.

(b) (ii) Each school was provided with the following ICT equipment:

• 24 x Learner tablets;
• 2 x Teacher laptops;
• 1 x Wireless Access Points;
• 1 x Server loaded with DBE electronic content;
• 1 x Data projector;
• 1 x Mobile charging trolley; and
• Connectivity (A SIM Card to support 26 devices) with 2GB of data.

(b) (iii) The date of installation per school are attached as Annexures A, B, C and D.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me an amount of R3 million was transferred from Programme 4 to Programme 1 for goods and services to assist the Chief Directorate: Legal Services. The Department usedthese funds to procure the services of the legal advisers to support the Department with its process of finalising the Expropriation Bill.

The Department received 50 000 public comments after the Expropriation Bill, 2019 was published in December 2018.

Senior Counsel assisted the Department by analysing substantive issues raised in comments submitted to the DPWI and assisted with the drafting of clause 12(3) of the Bill.

Reply:

(a),(b)(i) and (ii)(aa) and(bb). Information on un- and under-qualified Maths and Science educators is not available at the national level; as it is not routinely collected as part of the Department's monitoring frameworks.

Reply:

The National Strategy for the Prevention and Management of Alcohol and Drug Use amongst Learners in Schools, is the response to drug use/abuse by the Department of Basic Education.  This is in line with the National Drug Master Plan developed by the Department of Social Development.

a) All School Safety Provincial and District Coordinators have been trained.

b) The Provincial and District Coordinators have the primary responsibility to train the School Safety Committees.  

Further information regarding the roll-out in schools is obtainable from Provincial Education Departments

Reply:

Response from Mpumalanga Department of Education: The Department has no plans to build a school for learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Gert Sibande District Municipality. The establishment of a school is based on a wide range of criteria including the number of learners identified to attend the school. Currently; there are 42 learners with Autism that are admitted in Special Schools.  The Department has Units in the Special Schools for Severe Intellectual Disability (SID) to accommodate learners with Autism. Through the implementation of inclusive practices, learners with Autism are able to access required professional specialists appointed at SID schools because they are learners who require moderate to high levels of support. However; some learners referred and recommended for placement are not yet placed as the parents have a right to choose a school; unfortunately, in some instances preferred schools are full to capacity. It has to be noted that there is a plan in place to open a Unit for learners with Autism at the proposed school for hearing and visually impaired which is currently under planning and design in Barberton

Reply:

1. With regard to the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, the schools which are still NOT provided with facilities are as per Table 1 and Table 2 below.

• Table 1: Breakdown by Province for Primary schools

PROVINCE	(a) Sanitation (Using Pit-latrines)	(b) No Laboratories	(c) No Libraries	(d) No Internet Access	(e) No Sport Facilities	(f) No Electricity
Eastern Cape	574	3 032	2 155	937	2 041	84
Free State	86	679	350	0	239	0
Gauteng	0	1130	538	0	296	0
KwaZulu -Natal	791	3 540	2 354	2 218	2 006	51
Limpopo	305	2 296	1 997	1 971	775	0
Mpumalanga	26	1 094	847	345	317	0
North West	38	908	662	103	246	0
Northern Cape	0	354	199	0	129	0
Western Cape	0	810	340	0	271	0
Total	1 820	13 843	9 442	5 574	6 320	135

Table 2: Breakdown by Province for Secondary schools

PROVINCE	(a) Sanitation (Using Pit-latrines)	(b) No Laboratories	(c) No Libraries	(d) No Internet Access	(e) No Sport Facilities	(f) No Electricity
Eastern Cape	923	1 802	1 739	526	1 313	14
Free State	14	70	81	0	79	0
Gauteng	0	181	157	0	138	0
KwaZulu-Natal	356	1 198	1 338	851	1 083	0
Limpopo	109	769	1 139	197	431	0
Mpumalanga	2	385	360	152	176	0
North West	15	212	221	57	108	0
Northern Cape	0	51	55	0	39	0
Western Cape	0	85	109	0	50	0
Total	1 419	4 753	5 199	1 783	3 417	14

 Water: There is no school without water supply, all schools have been provided with some form of infrastructure for water supply. It must be noted that there are instances where as a result of drought or lack of supply by municipalities, the supply of water to a school might be intermittent.

2. (a). As per the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, which are aligned to the National Development Plan, all schools should reached optimum functionality by 2030.
(b) The estimated total cost of meeting the minimum uniform norms and standards is R268 billion.
(c ) There are approximately 1 115 023 learners that are affected in schools that have yet to meet basic services and where schools still make use of inappropriate structures.

3. The Education Infrastructure Grant and equitable share allocation are not allocated per learner but are based on the equitable share formula. The Schools backlog grant is based on the backlogs in a specific province that needs intervention, and is also not calculated and allocated per learner.

Reply:

57 193 permanently appointed educators resigned between January 2012 and December 2019.  The unusually high numbers of resignations were recorded in 2014 and 2015.  This coincided with the period in which there was uncertainty relating to the changes in pension dispensation.  However, it should be noted that as at February 2020, about 17 800 of the educators who resigned, were back - appointed as educators in schools.
Number of permanently employed educator that resigned, 2012 to 2019
PROVINCE	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Grand Total
EASTERN CAPE	464	830	1566	886	357	635	728	533	5999
FREE STATE	297	394	683	535	242	487	446	435	3519
GAUTENG	1477	1650	2678	2267	1083	1768	1611	1654	14188
KWAZULU/NATAL	1640	1589	2332	2299	1491	1379	1235	1376	13341
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	248	385	1098	1021	572	533	395	354	4606
MPUMALANGA	442	660	1026	633	383	364	286	393	4187
NORTH WEST	201	289	924	669	497	529	508	444	4061
NORTHERN CAPE	98	142	247	216	98	203	196	344	1544
WESTERN CAPE	365	544	821	784	450	896	916	972	5748
Grand Total	5232	6483	11375	9310	5173	6794	6321	6505	57193

Source: PERSAL 

Reply:

The information requested falls within the competence and purview of the Department of Higher Education and Training. The Honourable Member is urged to request the information through the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

As the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, I was not informed that the 5000 contracts, of participants in the Expanded Public Works Programme in Gauteng, were being terminated.

Each public body that implements an Expanded Public Works Programme is responsible for the recruitment and terminations of contracts of participants in a programme. However, in this particular case, I was subsequently informed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) that the matter was addressed by the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and Property Management, as the coordinator of the EPWP in the Gauteng Province.

a) The participants were initially informed of the termination of their contracts by the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and Property Management, via a text message. This was to be followed by letters from public bodies to the participants in their respective programmes.

b) The contracts of the affected participants had come to an end on 31 March 2020.

c) The following public bodies were affected by the termination of the EPWP participants:

Provincial Departments	Municipalities
Gauteng Department of Health	Sedibeng
Gauteng Department of Education	Merafong
Gauteng Department of Community Safety (SAPS)	Emfuleni
	Rand West
	West rand

d) The public bodies affected were informed in advance, by the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and Property Management,of the contracts ending on 31 March 2020. The public bodies were advised to recruit new participants to avoid disruption of services.

Reply:

Currently the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is utilizing the services of patrollers through CPF (Community Policing Forum) to qualifying schools.  Nzamo Primary School did not constitute part of the services of patrollers.  As per the number of reported burglaries, the school will be put on the patroller programme.  The envisaged period of deployment will be linked to the re-opening of schools for the second term.

Reply:

The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, launched the District Development Model (DDM) in OR Tambo (ORT), Ethekwini and Waterberg municipalities in 2019. The DDM is intended to enhance service delivery through collaboration of all government departments in all municipalities through a single plan called the One Plan.

The basic education sector is already steps ahead in the implementation of the DDM. Firstly, the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga MP, gazetted an amended Policy on the Organisation, Roles and Responsibilities of Education Districts in January 2018. The Policy, in addition to providing norms for the structure, size and resourcing of education districts, mandates that education districts should be aligned to municipal districts and metros. This is done in a manner that makes educational sense and takes into account other factors such as geographical orientation. For example, a municipal district/metro might have more than one education district in order to enhance manageability and support to schools. Subsequently, ORT municipality is comprised of two education districts - ORT Coastal and ORT Inland, Ethekwini metro is comprised of Umlazi and Pinetown education districts.

Education districts within a municipal district/metro, like all other government departments, should contribute to the development of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP). The education sector must identify catalytic projects/programmes, e.g., school nutrition, infrastructure and sanitation to enhance service delivery, and impact positively on the lives of the people; and to address their needs. The identified projects must be informed by research. For example, one of the immediate needs in ORT district municipality is that more than 60% of the youth have not passed the National Senior Certificate (NSC). To this necessity, the education sector is providing the Second Chance Matric Programme (SCMP), which provides learning materials and tuition to ensure that more youth can attain the NSC. Overall, all planning for capital projects in the basic education sector, will be done and coordinated through the One Plan of the District Development Model in each of the district municipality or metro.

Reply:

(1) Yes, the investigation into CAS 34/11/2015, opened at the Pretoria Central Police Statio, id ongoing. The date of finalisation of the investigation cannot be provided at this stage, due to the complex nature of the investigation.

(2) No, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has not obtained and/or executed any search and seizure warrants, while investigating the specified case. The acquiring of any search and/or seizure warrants will be determined as the investigation progresses.

(3) No. The interviewing of any persons of interest to the investigation will be conducted as the need arises, during the investigation process.

Reply to question 477 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/03/31

Reply to question 477 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, (MP)
Date: 07/04/2020

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me an amount of R3 million was transferred from Programme 4 to Programme 1 for goods and services to assist the Chief Directorate: Legal Services. The Department usedthese funds to procure the services of the legal advisers to support the Department with its process of finalising the Expropriation Bill.

The Department received 50 000 public comments after the Expropriation Bill, 2019 was published in December 2018.

Senior Counsel assisted the Department by analysing substantive issues raised in comments submitted to the DPWI and assisted with the drafting of clause 12(3) of the Bill.

Reply:

1(a) 416 of the 467 farms were bought under the Land Redistribution Programme, whilst the balance are pre-1994 government properties.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2006	16
2007	5
2008	57
2009	11
2010	11
2011	74
2012	41
2013	58
2014	49
2015	54
2016	18
2017	4
2018	18

2. 467.

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 141.2020 (NW).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. I have been informed the Department of Public Works and infrastructuredecided to let out the property through an open tender process.

2. Yes, measures were put in place to install security burglar bars and guards on the property to prevent vandalism and illegal occupation.

3. Yes, the structural engineer is to assess the property and identify any repair that needs to bedone.

Reply:

No housing allowance deductions are made for South African Police Service (SAPS) employees, who do not reside in official accommodation.

However, in forms of the Government Employee Housing Scheme (GEHS), .those employees who are renting and who ware employed, before 27 May 2015, receive R1 398,35 of which R498,35 is transferred to an interest bearing saving facility. For those employees who were appointed, after 27 May 2015, the whole amount. of R1 398,35 is transferred to an interest bearing saving facility.

The saving facility is administered by the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the National Treasury and funds can only be withdrawn when:

An employee becomes a homeowner.

In case of a contracted employee, his/her contract expires and the contract is. not renewed.

An employee passed on.

An employee retires or is medically boarded.

With effect, from 1 March 2017, all employees who currently rent official accommodation, pay R900,00 rental, per month, for state accommodation.

The deduction, in respect of state accommodation is paid into the National Revenue Fund. The deposit is made, in terms of Section 11(1)(a) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No 1 of 1999).

Reply to question 357 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)|
Date; 2020/03/31

Reply to question 357 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE |
GENERAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 07/04/2020
 

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

1(a) 217 of the 218 farms were bought under the Land Redistribution Programme and the other farm is a pre-1994 government property.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2002	1
2006	1
2007	12
2008	2
2009	16
2010	17
2011	60
2012	6
2013	23
2014	9
2015	20
2016	37
2017	11
2019	2
Grand Total	217

2. 218.

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 140.2020 (LP).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

The structures of police stations have lower and upper limits. A police station, at the level of Lieutenant Colonel, has between 91 and 179 staff. The grading of a police station does not only apply to the command structure but also to additional resources, without necessarily upgrading the post of the Station Commander.

Reply to question 466 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/04/03

Reply to question 466 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, (MP)
Date: 07/04/2020

Reply:

1(a) Land Redistribution Programme.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2003	1
2006	6
2007	64
2008	20
2009	14
2010	8
2011	22
2012	10
2013	25
2014	4
2015	12
2016	6
2017	9
2018	21
2019	1
Grand Total	223

2. 223.

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 139.2020 (GP).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

1(a) Land Redistribution Programme.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2006	3
2007	22
2008	41
2009	20
2010	3
2011	44
2012	37
2013	17
2014	9
2015	27
2016	44
2017	2
2018	9
2019	4
Grand Total	282

2. 282.

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 144.2020 (KZN).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

1(a) Land Redistribution Programme.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2007	9
2008	13
2009	1
2011	16
2012	99
2013	13
2014	11
2015	21
2016	5
2017	1
2018	2
2019	1
Grand Total	192

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 143.2020 (WC).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

The total number of police stations that have received a thorough inspection by the National Inspectorate, since the 2014/2015 financial year, up to the latest date for which information is available, is reflected in the table below.

Financial Year	Number of Inspections conducted	Type of Inspections
2014/2015	1 020	Full inspections: 556 Focused inspections: 69 Follow-up inspections: 395
2015/2016	1 308	Full inspections: 714 Focused inspections: 418 Follow-up inspections: 176
2016/2017	270 high crime-weight police stations	The details of the inspections, are reflected in paragraph(b).
2017/2018
2018/2019
2019/2020

The relevant details of each inspection that was conducted, are reflected below.

Financial Year	Details of Inspections
2014/2015	Attached as per Annexure A.
2015/2016	Attached as per Annexure B.
2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020	The Division: Inspectorate functioned as Management Intervention. Management Intervention inculcated a culture of uncompromising compliance and performance management and implemented a multi- year programme at 270 high crime-weight police stations that gave impetus to the stabilisation of internal functioning, which lays the foundation for improved service delivery, capacity development and impact on crime

Financial Year

Diagnostic assessments were conducted; basic non-compliance rectified and root cause resolved that compromised service delivery and impact on crime. For this purpose, an intervention execution plan was developed and implemented at each of the 270 police stations, in consultation with the station commanders and members. The output of the programme was evaluated at the 270 police stations, using a compliance assessment tool, containing 361 indicators. The average result of the evaluation indicated a compliance rating above 80% threshold, in each of the following functional areas: - System utilization and date integrity - Administration and support - Community satisfaction - Service delivery complaints against the police - Visible policing - Crime and Management information - Concept of operations, command and control - Detective service The result standards for mitigation action, which were issued during previous inspections, were provided to the 270 police stations, for self-diagnoses and self-correction, in achieving the desired outputs and outcomes. The list of the 270high crime – weight police stations, is attached as Annexure C

Reply to question 465 recommended
 

GENERL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/04/03

Reply to question 465 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENEDRAL BH CELE, MP
Date: 07/04/2020

Reply:

1(a) 220 of the 259 farms were bought under the Land Redistribution Programme, whilst the balance are pre-1994 government properties.

1(b)

Year of Acquisition	Number of Farms
2006	4
2007	23
2008	11
2009	8
2010	31
2011	34
2012	16
2013	20
2014	20
2015	22
2016	17
2017	8
2018	3
2019	3

2. 259.

3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 142.2020 (NC).

(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.

4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.

Reply:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTIO’N 405

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 13 MARCH 2020 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 9-2020)

405. Mr C Brink (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) whether the investigation into CAS 816/11/2018 opened at the Brooklyn Police Station, and then transferred to CAS 1747/11/2018 at the Pretoria Central Police Station, is still open; if not, why not, if so, by what date is it expected that the investigation will be finalized;

(2) whether the SA Police Service (SAPS) obtained and /or executed any search –and seizure warrant while investigating the case; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

(3) whether the SAPS interviewed or attempted to interview (a) certain persons (names and details furnished) an/or (b) any executives of a certain company (names furnished); in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

REPLY

(1) The case is still open and due to the nature of complexity of the case and expected date of the finalization cannot be provided, at this stage.

(2) No search and./or seizure has been executed as yet. Any warrant for search /or seizure shall be determined as the investigation progresses.

(3)(a)(b) There has been no interviewing of certain persons or any executives of certain companies, are yet. The interviewing of any persons of interest shall be conducted as the need arises, during the investigation process.

Reply to question 405 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020/03/31

Reply to question 405 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE, (MP)
Date: 07/04/2020

Reply:

1) A total of 10 reservists were appointed, at the Actonville Police Station, in the past three financial years.

(2) Thee following criteria are used to determine where reservists should be appointed:

- The police station's needs challenges and skills required.
- The availability of trainers to train the reservists.
- The budget to train and equip the reservists.
 

 

Reply to question 487 recommended


GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2020-04-02


Reply to question 487 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
Date: 07/04/2020

 

 

 

 

Reply:

(1) The construction of the Wattville Police Station has been prioritised on the Gauteng Province User Asset Management Plan, for the 2021/2022 financial year.

(2)(b) The staff complement of Wattville Police Station, is projected at 1.05 members.

(2)(c)(i) The projected allocation of vehicles is 25.

(2)(c)(ii) The table below reflects the possible allocation and the type of vehicles:

Component	Vehicle Type	Number	Total
Visible Policing	Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV)	8	14
	Sedan	4
	Minibus	1
	Truck	1
Detective Service	Sedan	4	8
	LDV	4
Support Service	Sedan		3
	LDV	1

Reply to question 486 recommended

GENERAL NATIOAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Date: 2020/04/03
 

Reply to question 486 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
Date: 07/04/2020