Questions and Replies

Reply:

The parliamentary question has been forwarded to the entities and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

The Department has developed a draft training and development framework that seeks to address capacity building plans across the sector as a systematic approach to training. The framework will be looking into three year period. The framework will be ready following consultations with various stakeholders by 31 March 2020. The framework will cover the various thematic areas such as training within Gender Based Violence, Substance Abuse, Mental health, etc.

 

Reply:

1. Yes, the Minister retained some of the officials who served the previous / former Minister, but also released some of the officials in accordance with the Ministerial Handbook.

2. It is key to indicate that prior the introduction of Ministerial Handbook there were officials across Ministerial portfolios which were appointed permanently within Offices of different Ministers hence the below categories of staff compliments within Minister’s Office:

2.1 Permanent Contract:

The Accounting Officer is bound to accommodate officials with permanent contractual agreement. Furthermore they can be approached by considering the skills, competencies and qualifications they possess for correct placement in the vacant posts within the department by following due processes. The department has then placed the six (6) officials within the available vacancies in line with their expertise, competencies and skills.

The Minister retained an official whose contract was linked to the former Minister’s term of office. Minister needed the official’s skills and competencies to continue performing the work within her office;

The Minister did not have a vacancy for the Chief of Staff and the department found a placement in the department for the official. Transitionally the official is being managed by the Deputy Director-General: Corporate Support Services whilst finding a permanent placement. Furthermore the final placement will be addressed through the processes of organisational reconfiguration. Below is the list of officials redeployed within the department:-

a) Initials and surname	b) Redeployment	(c)(i)Current job description	(c)(ii) Current remuneration package
Ms SP Baninzi	Chief Directorate: Auxiliary Services	Administrative Assistant	R316,791.00 p.a.
Mr MM Koma	Office of the Director-General	Director: Stakeholder Management, Donor Funding and Coordination	R1,105,641.00 p.a.
Ms V Mangcu	Chief Directorate: Legal Services	Director: Legal Services	R1,245,495.00 p.a.
Ms M Nkone	Office of the Director-General (Cape Town Office)	Food Aid Service	R145,281.00 p.a.
Mr HLH Xaba	Office of the Director-General	Senior Administrative Officer.	R376,596.00 p.a.
Ms S Gola	Chief Directorate: Information Management Systems Technology	Administrative/secretarial Support	R470,040.00 p.a.
Ms TM Zabo	Branch Corporate Support Services	Providing support to the Deputy Director-General: Corporate Support services	R1,495,956.00 p.a.
Mr D Sambamba	Chief Directorate: Legal Services	Director: Legal Services	R1,245,495.00

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….

Reply:

Respective provincial departments are engaging various provincial Treasuries to secure funding for appointment of social work scholarship graduates. In this regard by end September 2019 a total of 239 social work graduates were appointed by provinces as follows: Gauteng appointed 140 permanent, Western Cape appointed 14 on one year contract and 8 on 24 months internship, Northern Cape, North West and Eastern Cape also appointed 23, 21 and 31 graduates respectively on internships.

The Department secured special allocation of R93 million, which will be used by provincial departments of Social Development for employment of 200 social work graduates.

These graduates will be appointed to support the Gender Based Violence Programme.

The 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework baseline for the scholarship programme has been reduced, where funds will be shifted towards employment of scholarship graduates. The implication is that budget has been allocated for the next three years where R112.6 million will be allocated for 2020/21, R139.4 million for 2021/22 and R146.1 million for 2022/23. These funds will be shifted to provincial equitable share to sustain employment of 326 scholarship graduates.

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Approved by the Minister of Social Development

Date……………………….

Reply:

The Department has embarked in process of developing a sector funding policy. The policy will provide guidelines to assist all Provinces to implement in a standardised way and address inconsistencies regarding funding. The draft sector funding policy was presented to MINMEC during the third quarter for consideration and approval. The MECs have not yet approved the policy and indicated the need for sufficient time to give the final inputs.

Furthermore, the Department developed the Victim Support Services (VSS) Policy and Bill which will be tabled to Cabinet during this financial year, 2019/20. The VSS Policy and Bill, amongst other elements, will be addressing the regulation of the provision of sheltering services.

The Department initiated a multi-year contracts approach to address the delays in funding of NGOs including shelters across provinces.

Reply:

At the outset, it must be noted that it will take a long time for Eskom to recover fully from the damage caused by the State Capture.

The Memorandum of Incorporation of Company (including Eskom) sets out the responsibilities, duties and rights of the shareholder and directors. The shareholder, particularly 100% shareholder as in the case with government and many state owned companies, can have a range of rights in relation to the governance of SOEs. The Shareholder Compact, prescribes the various performance targets expected to be met by an entity.

In the case of Eskom, targets will include plant performance (the level of energy availability factor to be achieved), financial targets (reduction in overall costs including primary energy cost) or implementation of various “turnaround” plans. Within these parameters, the Board must hold management to account on delivery of these targets. Likewise, the shareholder department must hold the Board accountable. Where necessary, usually at critical stages of an entity, the shareholder may initiate processes to assist both the shareholder and Board to both diagnose a problem and suggest solutions: examples being the Presidential Sustainability Task Team (to make recommendations on the future direction of Eskom given the challenges and changes in the electricity market) and the Ministerial Technical Review Team (to make recommendations on improving plant performance).

Reply:

I have been advised by officials in the Department as follows:

(a) Funds for the Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme projects derives from the Departments’ Critical Infrastructure Programme budget. The Department did not receive additional funding for the Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme from the national fiscus, necessitating reallocation within existing budget. The outcome of an application for further expenditure related to the Ekandustria Revitalisation Programme will be relayed to relevant stakeholders once the application process has been completed.

(b)&(c) I refer to the response to the question of 18 November 2019. The second phase has been scoped and application for funding submitted. The work for subsequent phases will commence following implementation of each prior phase and subsequent strategic reviews completed. The outcome of the review will determine the extent of further phases and funding.

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Reply:

I have been advised by officials that the department did not contribute funding to the event.

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Reply:

The parliamentary question has been forward to the entities and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

(1)   SASSA has instituted legal proceedings against CPS for the recovery of R 74 million payments made to CPS. In the months of February and March 2018 SASSA paid 2 160 678 and 2 388 403 beneficiaries respectively, directly into their bank accounts without using the services of CPS.

CPS has, upon receipt of the summons claiming payment of R 74 million, filed a notice of exception to SASSA`s particulars of claim, demanding that SASSA provides more facts (such as contractual basis and principles upon which the claim is based). SASSA amended its particulars of claim (by incorporating other terms of the contract [contract for the payment of social grant services concluded with CPS during 2012]) and filed the notice to amend on 27 September 2019. CPS has filed a notice of objection to SASSA`s amendment on 11 October 2019. This matter is still pending arguments in Court.

(2)(a)  SASSA has sent a letter to CPS on 10 October 2019 demanding that CPS implements paragraph 36.2 (ordering CPS to pay R 316 million with interests) of the High Court order since CPS`s appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has been dismissed. CPS indicated in its letter dated 14 October 2019 that it is preparing to appeal to the Constitutional Court (CC) against the SCA judgment. SASSA will await the outcome of the intended appeal and if the SCA judgment is not overturned, SASSA will enforce paragraph 36.2 of the High Court judgment.

(2)(b)  The official who authorised the R 316 million transaction (afforded CPS the right to claim R 316 million) is no longer in the employ of SASSA and it is only recently in  September 2019, that the Court made a ruling on the R316m payment which  was made in 2014.

 

Supported/Not supported

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Mr M Toni

Acting Director-General: Dept. of Social Development

Date:

Supported/Not supported

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Ms H Bogopane-Zulu

Deputy Minister: Dept. of Social Development

Date:

Approved/Not approved

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Ms L Zulu, MP

Minister: Department of Social Development

Date:

Reply:

The Department has not used any of the individuals nor the companies as mentioned on the parliamentary question.

Reply:

The parliamentary question has been forward to the entities and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

The parliamentary question has been forwarded to the entities and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

 

Reply:

The parliamentary question has been forward to the entity and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

(1) (a) MTEF BASELINE REDUCTIONS

2020/21 R’000	2021/22 R’000	2022/23 R’000
(659 416)	(856 412)	(1 050 774)

1 (b)SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE BACKLOGS: Indirect Grant (buildings and other fixed structures)

2020/21 R’000	2021/22 R’000	2022/23 R’000
(32 623)	(43 836)	(46 345)

(1) (b) With regard to the provincial infrastructure programme funded through the Education Infrastructure Grant, the reduction will have a negative impact in terms of meeting the Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure. There has always been a deficit in terms of total budget required to eradicate backlogs and the current reduction will exacerbate the challenge. Provinces will also be left with a small window to introduce new projects into the pipeline.

(2)(a) ADJUSTMENTS TO CONDITIONAL GRANTS

MTEF YEAR	2020/21 R’000	2021/22 R’000	2022/23 R’000
National School Nutrition Programme	(30 014)	(40 010)	(53 055)
HIV and AIDS (Life Skills Education)	(23 945)	(26 987)	(33 939)
Education Infrastructure Grant	(458 665)	(616 331)	(775 099)
Maths, Science and Technology Grant	(12 397)	(13 079)	(13 708)
TOTAL	(525 021)	(696 407)	(875 801)

(2)(b) The Provincial Departments of Education will have to revise their plans and delay planned projects that cannot be funded as a result of the cut. On the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI) projects, no current projects will be affected as savings derived from the programme will be used to ensure that projects continue as scheduled.

Reply:

Information received from the Gauteng Department of Education indicates that their Districts have completed infrastructure assessments with regard to the number and type of facilities during the 2018/19 financial year. This data informs the number of additional facilities, including classrooms, required per school and by implication the number of new schools required in any given residential area.

a)  The table below summarises the findings of the assessments for all the schools in the 7 wards:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1684_Table.pdf

Based on a learner: classroom ratio of 40:1, none the schools in the 7 wards are overcrowded except one secondary school in Ward 55, i.e. Glenvista Secondary School. The school is overcrowded by 77 learners and this will be addressed by providing the school with 2 additional classrooms.

b) Given the current occupancy rate of the schools in the 7 wards there is no need for additional schools in the area. When a growth in learner enrolment in any of the schools occurs, the need will be addressed by providing additional classrooms to the affected schools.

It must be noted that where new schools are to be built that the availability of suitable sites are key. If suitable sites are available there are several processes that must be complied with before construction work can commence. These include inter alia the finalisation of ownership, approval of applications for rezoning if required, Environmental Impact Assessments, Traffic Impact Studies, Geotechnical Surveys and the approval of Site Development Plans by the relevant municipality. This is however not applicable to these 7 wards at this stage as there are currently no plans in place to build new schools. If new schools are to be built in any of these areas in the future, the above mentioned processes will have to be complied with.

c) See (b) above

Reply:

1. (a) 570 471

    (b) There are 848 full service schools across the country.

2. In order to determine the demand and supply for disabled learners at full service schools, in August 2019, the Department of Basic education (DBE) issued Circular S4 of 2019 requesting Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) to assess the status quo and to develop plans to address such. This process is currently underway.

Reply:

(a) (b) According to the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS), there are 26 remaining schools entirely built out of asbestos in Gauteng. The Department intends to replace this 26 asbestos schools within the next 5 years. The table below indicates the remaining 26 schools and the number of asbestos classrooms in each school.

No.	School Name	EMIS Number	Classrooms
1	Noordgesig Primary School	700140079	39
2	Rust -Ter- Vaal Secondary	700400673	22
3	Faresani Primary School	700121335	8
4	EW Hobbs Primary School	700120113	33
5	Mdelwa Hlongwane Primary School	700121541	20
6	Nancefield Primary School	700120261	37
7	Ditau Primary School	700132068	20
8	Randfontein Secondary School	700270025	44
9	Toekomsrus Primary School	700270033	36
10	Kliptown Primary School	700120196	22
11	Kwena Molapo Comprehensive Farm School	700152223	22
12	Laerskool Hennopsrivier	700232462	14
13	Leihlo Primary School	700121475	10
14	Newclare Primary School	700141200	40
15	Pretoria Primary School	700400278	25
16	Riverlea Primary School	700140103	25
17	Tshwane Secondary School	700400276	17
18	Wilhelmina Hoskins Primary School	700141226	44
19	Wisani Primary school	700121889	10
20	Fred Magardie Primary School	700220038	30
21	Laerskool Broederstroom	700230805	11
22	Lukholweni Primary school	700132456	14
23	Paradise Bend Primary School	700232074	11
24	Parktown Public School	700133512	42
25	Reiger Park Primary School	700160077	30
26	T C Esterhuysen Primary School	700141192	23

It must be noted that 6 of the 26 schools above are already in the implementation phase. The table below indicates the 6 schools that are in the implementation phase.

No.	School Name	Project Status
1	Faresani Primary School	07. Works
2	Noordgesig Primary School	07. Works
3	Rust -Ter- Vaal Secondary	07. Works
4	EW Hobbs Primary School	06. Tender
5	Mdelwa Hlongwane Primary School	06. Tender
6	Nancefield Primary School	06. Tender

Further take note that 20 of the 26 schools above are in the planning phase.The table below indicates the 20 schools that are in the planning phase.

No.	School Name	Project Status
1	Kliptown Primary School	03. Project Initiation
2	Kwena Molapo Comprehensive Farm School	03. Project Initiation
3	Laerskool Hennopsrivier	03. Project Initiation
4	Leihlo Primary School	03. Project Initiation
5	Newclare Primary School	03. Project Initiation
6	Pretoria Primary School	03. Project Initiation
7	Riverlea Primary School	03. Project Initiation
8	Tshwane Secondary School	03. Project Initiation
9	Wilhelmina Hoskins Primary School	03. Project Initiation
10	Wisani Primary school	03. Project Initiation
11	Fred Magardie Primary School	02. Feasibility
12	Laerskool Broederstroom	01. Identified
13	Lukholweni Primary school	01. Identified
14	Paradise Bend Primary School	01. Identified
15	Parktown Public School	01. Identified
16	Reiger Park Primary School	01. Identified
17	T C Esterhuysen Primary School	01. Identified
18	Ditau Primary School	05. Design
19	Randfontein Secondary School	05. Design
20	Toekomsrus Primary School	05. Design

The Department has included the asbestos schools in the current Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and anticipates that the eradication of all schools entirely built of asbestos materials will be completely addressed by the 2023/24 financial year.

The Department is prioritizing the asbestos schools so that it meets the target that relates to appropriate learning spaces and the reliability of the basic services in terms of the Regulations Relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, 2013.

Reply:

Information has been requested from the North West Department of Education and the response will be provided once the requested information has been received from the province.

Reply:

The Department reiterates that there is no new curriculum or topics introduced to the Life Skills (LS) or Life Orientation (LO) Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). In South Africa, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has been providing Sexuality Education through the LS and LO CAPS since 2000.

There has been no piloting of a new CSE curriculum.

Reply:

(a-b) Yes. The intended tariff adjustments for identity documents (re-issues) and passports is envisaged for the 2020/2021 financial year.

(i) In revising the tariff structure, the Department considers, amongst others, socio-economic factors, the principle of inclusivity and service provision to the public since the Department is not geared to profit making. This is due to the fact that all base documents (first issues) for identity documents, birth, marriage and death certificates are free and charges are only for reissue.

(ii) All revenue collected by the Department is deposited into the National Revenue Fund. In addition to complying to Treasury Regulation 7.3.1 that requires the Department to review all fees, charges or rates, scales or tariffs of fees and charges that relate to the National Revenue Fund, improved revenue collection by the Department will ensure the recovery of costs for production of enabling documents in a manner that suitably compensates for the cost drives relating to the provision of the service and meet the regulatory and wider government objectives as well as to ensure that the transaction costs where possible are minimized for the users and stakeholders.

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Thulani Mavuso Dr PA Motsoaledi, MP

A/Director-General Minister of Home Affairs

Date: Date:

Reply:

(1) Ms B O Dlamini holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies from the University of Zululand. She also possess in-depth practical knowledge of a vast range of social development issues that she obtained through participation in various social development organisations and structures over an extensive period. She will undoubtedly contribute immensely to ensuring that SHRA objectives are realised. The Chairperson will be supported by ten non-executive Council members.

(2)(a) The Social Housing Regulatory Authority plays a key role in the provision of social housing in South Africa and manages a budget allocation of close to R1 billion per annum. The derailment of good governance of the entity, as observed during the first half of the current financial year, required swift action to protect the investment of the state, as required in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, as amended, and to ensure continued service delivery to the citizens of the country. The appointment of the interim Council of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority is an interim measure to restore good governance at the entity. A selection committee will be established to advise me on the candidates to be appointed for the new Council, in terms of Section 9(2)(b) of the Social Housing Act, Act 16 of 2008.

(b) Refer to the answer provided in 2(a) above.

Reply:

(a) Consistent with the reply I submitted in respect Parliamentary Question 1523, I wish to reiterate that at present, no province has reported an inability to deliver on their approved human settlements business plans due to the massive strain on key water and sanitation systems.

(b) The Department will continue to exercise oversight on the performance of provinces for the commitments in their approved business plans. Moreover, we shall continue in our resolve to provide technical implementation support in pursuit of the targets set out in the business plans and Medium Term Strategic Framework.

Reply:

(1) To ensure the validity of the data the Department of Human Settlements has been working on and which was received from municipalities, we have been comparing this with the data from the Department of Social Development as its records are comprehensive in respect of those who require social protection from the state. The data held by the Department of Social Development is credible, based on processes approved by government.

 

In line with the decision of the United Nations to ensure that all social protection should be packaged together by 2020, we are on track to complete that process which already started in 2012. By the end of this process we will have all those who are entitled to benefit from social assistance disaggregated according to the various categories of the state’s assistance for housing. This will assist us to ensure that the rampant duplication of demands by people who have previously benefited is curbed and sift those who do not need free housing but require other assistance in the acquisition of housing. One of these is social housing, which is provided to a particular category of subsidised housing.

With her intimate knowledge of the process of building a social assistance database, Ms Dlamini will be able to guide the process.

(a)(i) The salary increase resolved upon by the Council of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) for the CEO of SHRA was 6%. This was made up of a 5,5% inflation linked cost of living increase plus an additional 0,5% performance linked increase arising from the 2017/18 performance result. This is in accordance with the SHRA remuneration policy and the terms of the employment contract.

(ii) The salary of SHRA CEO for the 2020/21 financial year has not yet been determined by the SHRA Council.

(b) Falls away.

(3)(a) I have no authority over the salaries of Public Office Bearers, like yourself. In terms of the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office- Bearers Act, 1997, the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office -Bearers is mandated to make annual recommendations relating to the salaries and /or the upper limits of the salaries, allowances and benefits of Public Office –Bearers.

(b) Refer to (3)(a) above.

 

Reply:

The mandate to manage immovable assets on behalf of government departments (including lease agreements) is with the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).

a) The expiry date for the lease agreement for the Centurion office is 31 May 2024.

b) The Department of Home Affairs has requested DPWI, as part of the long term strategy, to source state owned building or build per DHA specifications.

c) The Department of Home Affairs does generally provide parking for clients in all its offices throughout the country. The parking that is leased is only for state vehicles.

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Reply:

The lease agreement with the specified landlord for the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office (CTRRO) could not be finalised. The prospective landlord, who had been appointed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) through its Supply Chain Management processes, did not sign the lease agreement and sent a letter withdrawing from the process. The letter was dated 16 September 2019.

a) The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) requested DPWI to restart the procurement process on the 27th September 2019.

b) The planned date cannot be determined as DPWI has not commenced with the procurement process which will follow these key steps:

1. Specifications Committee to be set up to develop the specifications,
2. Publication of the tender advert,
3. Evaluation and adjudication of bidders.

The planned date for the re-opening of the CTRRO can only be determined after these processes are completed. Furthermore, the building obtained will need to be refurbished to be in line with the CTRRO processes before the office can be re-opened.

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Reply:

1. No, the Department is not aware of any backlogs pertaining to issuing of birth certificates, identity documents, marriage certificates and permanent residence permits prevailing at its Mitchells Plain office. It should be clarified that the Department’s office in Mitchells Plain deals with citizen affairs only, i.e. processing of applications mainly concerning identity documents, passports, birth, marriages and death in relation to South African citizens and naturalised persons. The office does not have an Immigration Unit and therefore does not process any citizenship or permitting applications.

2. We have not received any complaints from the broader public and immigrants.

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Reply:

1. No, the Department does not have memorandum of understanding with municipalities in place to assist with the loss of documentation in an event of shack fires. However National government, has a crucial role to play in conjunction with municipalities as a form of redress, whereby the affected settlement was declared a disaster area, to enable victims to access basic services from the municipalities with their enabling documents. When the fire disaster occurs, disaster management of the municipality concerned compiles a report with a name list of families that have been affected by shack fires and submits a disaster certificate through the Departments’ District Managers: Operations or Provincial Manager’s office. Subsequently the Department’s provinces draft submissions to the Accounting Officer (Director-General), to consider waiving of fees for reproduction and printing of temporary identification certificates or identity documents and birth certificates. Upon approval by the Accounting Officer, clients are immediately issued with temporary identity certificates and birth certificates on the spot. The turnaround times for issuance of Smart Identity Cards is within 13 working days.

2. In collaboration with District/Local municipalities, Councillor and CDWs an outreach programme is organised for such communities to lodge applications and in most instances, municipalities assist by arranging transport for the affected persons to be ferried to the nearest Departments front offices to apply for the services required. Once documents are issued, clients are brought back to the office to collect in the same arrangement.

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Reply:

(1) (a) The Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) spent 105% of its R743,64 million budget in the 2018-19 financial year on the development of social housing units, thus representing a total expenditure of R778 273 327.

(b) Yes, there were material reasons why SHRA missed some of its targets. Those reasons have been summarized on page 129 of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) 2018-19 Annual Report in the column entitled “Variance and comments.” Further explanations were provided by the SHRA on page 35 of the 2018-19 Annual Report in section 4.3.4 of the report entitled “Project Development & Funding (PD&F) Programme”.  For a more detailed explanation of the reasons at a project level, this can be found in Table 4 on pages 17 through 20 of the 2018-19 Annual Report. The table is entitled “Project Challenges and Solutions.”

(c) The remedial actions being taken to ensure that the situation improves are also documented on the same pages of the SHRA 2018-19 Annual Report as has been stated under (b) above. Further to this, the following remedial actions are being implemented by the SHRA:

• Non-performing contracts are terminated within the provisions of the contracts and law;
• Improvements have been introduced in the project accreditation process to curtail delays in planning and projects meeting financial closure;
• The SHRA has engaged with financiers to provide debt/ loan and equity funding to projects toward meeting financial closure;
• The SHRA has employed additional resources to improve the project approval by the provinces in order to ensure contract compliance earlier in the process;
• The SHRA is intervening in the non-performing contracts with a bespoke approach according to the needs per contract.

(2) Conditions of employment such as salaries and qualifications of staff are confidential. Laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment, amongst others, protects the confidentiality of such information.

(3) The salary increase of the CEO resolved upon by the SHRA Council was 6% and not 12%. The increase comprises of a 5,5% inflation linked cost of living increase plus an additional 0,5% performance linked increase arising from the 2017 – 18 performance result. This is in accordance with the SHRA remuneration policy and the terms of the employment contract.

 

Reply:

Yes. In its commitment to end statelessness the Department has addressed gaps in its immigration and civil registration laws to assist stateless persons to acquire enabling documentation confirming their status within the country. This accorded status enables stateless persons to legally reside within the country and to apply for citizenship.

Section 31 of the Immigration Act, Act no. 13 of 2002 as amended, provides for foreigners or a category of foreigners the rights of permanent residence for a specified or unspecified period when special circumstances exist which would justify such a decision.

The South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 Act as amended, allows for acquisition of citizenship by birth, descent and naturalization. It also allows any person in the Republic and who is not a South African citizen by virtue of the provisions in the Act, to be granted citizenship by birth if s/he does not have the citizenship or nationality of any other country, or has no right to such citizenship or nationality and his or her birth was registered in the Republic in accordance with the Births and Deaths Registration Act.

Below are steps and plans put in place and implemented on an ongoing basis to address any challenges arising from statelessness.

A. Birth Registration

The Department, amongst other commitments, has implemented the Births and Deaths Registration Act. In terms of the Act, notice of birth must be given within 30 days of the birth occurence. This is aimed at ensuring that every child born is registered. In support of the above commitment, the Department embarked on the following programmes:

(i) Hospital connectivity:

Established birth registration offices in health facilities with maternity wards to facilitate the registration of birth and ease the burden of birth registration. This has resulted in the country seeing an increase in birth registration within the specified period. Conversely, we have begun to see a steady decrease of late registration of birth.

(ii) oreign births:

Notice of birth tendered at our offices of children born of parents who are non-South African citizens, are given DHA 19 (handwritten unabridged birth certificate for non-South African) in terms of the Regulations on the Registration of Births and Deaths, 2014.

South African citizens who live abroad can also register their newly-born children by completing relevant documents at the South African embassies and missions.

(iii) Late Registration of birth:

The Department has also opened a window for late registration of birth for persons who were not registered within the specified period. The long term plan is to eradicate late registration of birth.

B. Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

It must also be mentioned that South Africa is collaborating with neighbouring countries to promote civil registration through Civil Registration and Vital Statistics [CRVS] conferences, to ensure that all nationals of countries are registered on their respective national population registers.

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Reply:

Title deeds have been handed over by Members of the Executive Members (MECs) in the various provinces since 29 May 2019. I have therefore referred the question to provinces to provide the detailed information requested by the Honourable Member.

However, the information at the Departments’ disposal with respect to the status of the delivery of title deeds since July 2019 is as follows:

Western Cape – 60 Title deeds were handed over in August 2019

Eastern Cape - 500 title deeds were handed over to beneficiaries in July 2019.

Northern Cape – 209 title deeds were handed over in the province through the ‘Title Deeds Friday’ campaign in Tlhabane, Rustenburg with another 250 titles handed over in September 2019.

North West – 490 title deeds were handed over in August 2019.

Kwazulu Natal – 50 title deeds were handed over in the August 2019 and 500 in July 2019.

Gauteng – 217 title deeds were handed over in Johannesburg during August 2019

Mpumalanga – 700 title deeds were handed over in Barberton during August 2019.

A detailed breakdown will be submitted as soon as the outstanding information is available.

 

Reply:

a) (i) The Department only has statistics from 1998 as published in its reports and the totals are as below:

Year	Total
1998	11135
1999	31592
2000	12226
2001	16325
2002	24187
2003	41741
2004	41369
2005	43289
2006	53361
2007	45637
2008	207206
2009	223324
2010	124336
2011	106904
2012	85058
2013	70010
2014	71914
Total	1 209 614

(ii) As at 30 September 2019 the total number of active and inactive cases for the periods indicated in (a) (i) above that remain unprocessed since 1 January 2015 is 812 472 (117 991 active cases and 694 481 inactive cases.

NB: Active cases refer to clients who regularly visit the office in relation to their application and inactive cases refer to clients who no longer visit the office to finalise their application.

b) The breakdown per country of origin for (a) (i) and (ii) above is:

Country	Inactive	Active
Afghanistan	41	8
Albania	1	0
Algeria	462	98
Angola	1071	5
Armenia	1	0
Australia	10	0
Azerbaijan	5	0
Bahamas	11	12
Bahrain	1	1
Bangladesh	13480	15979
Barbados	2	0
Belize	2	0
Benin	207	26
Bosnia	3	0
Botswana	41	2
Brazil	1	0
Brunei	1	0
Bulgaria	24	0
Burkina Faso	50	39
Burundi	3021	3588
Cambodia	3	0
Cameroon	3119	1000
Cape Verde	1	0
Central African Republic	10	6
Chad	11	4
Chile	23	0
China	13528	61
Colombia	2	1
Comoros	29	14
Congo	8761	7680
Croatia	1	0
Cuba	2	0
Czech Republic	1	0
Denmark	1	1
DRC	16204	22630
East Timor	5	7
Ecuadorian	1	0
Egypt	2076	62
Eritrea	375	382
Estonia	7	5
Ethiopia	11704	33737
Fiji	1	0
Gabon	44	6
Gambia	26	3
Germany	1	0
Ghana	8085	989
Guinea	95	37
Guinea Bissau	29	8
Guyana	1	0
Haiti	3	1
Ice Land	18	1
India	8871	2460
Indonesia	8	0
Iran	8	1
Iraq	12	1
Ireland	1	1
Israel	5	0
Italy	2	0
Ivory Coast	175	140
Jamaica	2	0
Jordan	40	6
Kenya	2014	807
Kiribati	1	0
Korea	1	0
Kuwaiti	1	0
Laos	1	0
Latvia	1	0
Lebanon	3	0
Lesotho	6744	31
Liberia	114	49
Libya	7	0
Macau	23	0
Macedonia	1	0
Madagascar	17	0
Malawi	40933	1294
Malaysia	5	2
Maldives	1	0
Mali	228	95
Mauritania	4	0
Mauritius	8	2
Mayotte	1	0
Mexico	1	0
Moldova	2	0
Monaco	1	0
Morocco	38	4
Mozambique	12842	300
Myanmar (Burma)	3	0
Namibia	13	0
Nepal	36	18
New Zealand	1	0
Nicaragua	2	0
Niger	5506	716
Nigeria	18502	3759
Niue	6	1
Pakistan	11672	5208
Palau	1	0
Palestine	26	5
Panama	1	0
Papua New Guinea	1	0
Philippines	18	0
Poland	4	0
Portugal	2	0
Principality of Andorra	5	0
Russia	2	0
Rwanda	666	676
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0
Saint Lucia	1	0
Saudi Arabia	1	0
Senegal	1163	433
Serbia	6	0
Sierra Leone	65	13
Slovenia	1	0
Solomon Islands	21	0
Somalia	9962	1587
Sri Lanka	109	11
Sudan	81	42
Suriname	1	1
Swaziland	196	10
Syria	8	1
Tajikistan	6	0
Tanzania	7740	422
Thailand	120	1
Togo	80	24
Tonga	1	0
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0
Tunisia	5	1
Turkey	7	1
Uganda	5993	3089
Ukraine	10	1
USA	5	1
Uzbekistan	2	0
Vietnam	2	0
Wallis and Futuna	1	0
Yemen	7	0
Zambia	2308	174
Zimbabwe	475390	10210
Total	694481	117991
Grand Total	812 472

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Reply:

(a - b) The number and types of visas issued to citizens from the mentioned countries are listed on the table below. This data is for the period 01 January 2018 to the 30th of September 2019.

Country – Category	2018	2019	Total
Nigeria	8010	4131	12141
Visitors	5840	3100	8940
Study Visa Section 13	1511	698	2209
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	251	127	378
Retired Person Visa Section 20	180	22	202
Medical Treatment Section 17	157	103	260
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	55	75	130
Work Visa Section 19(5)	15	5	20
Exchange Visa Section 22	1	1	2
India	6375	4195	10570
Visitors	4565	3212	7777
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	699	358	1057
Study Visa Section 13	705	412	1117
Retired Person Visa Section 20	160	8	168
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	142	87	229
Work Visa Section 19(5)	73	85	158
Medical Treatment Section 17	31	33	64
Country – Category	2018	2019	Grand Total
Bangladesh	3067	2139	5206
Visitors	2605	2083	4688
Retired Person Visa Section 20	379	13	392
Study Visa Section 13	65	30	95
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	8	5	13
Medical Treatment Section 17	8	6	14
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	2	1	3
Work Visa Section 19(5)		1	1
Congo Dem. Rep. of the	2320	1265	3585
Study Visa Section 13	1208	468	1676
Visitors	600	464	1064
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	224	90	314
Medical Treatment Section 17	242	219	461
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	31	20	51
Retired Person Visa Section 20	14	4	28
Work Visa Section 19(5)	1		1
China	2145	1405	3550
Visitors	1301	1165	2466
Retired Person Visa Section 20	533	52	585
Study Visa Section 13	228	91	319
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	24	16	40
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	12	56	58
Work Visa Section 19(5)	33	21	54
Medical Treatment Section 17	12	3	15
Exchange Visa Section 22	1	1	2
Visitors(CAU)	1		1
Cameroon	922	480	1402
Visitors	420	270	690
Study Visa Section 13	329	127	456
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	120	48	168
Medical Treatment Section 17	23	26	49
Retired Person Visa Section 20	10	2	12
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	17	6	13
Work Visa Section 19(5)	3	1	4
Ethiopia	673	356	1029
Visitors	493	281	774
Study Visa Section 13	108	44	152
Retired Person Visa Section 20	34	5	39
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	11	6	17
Medical Treatment Section 17	21	19	40
General Work Visa Section 19(2)	5	1	6
Work Visa Section 19(5)	1		1
Country – Category	2018	2019	Grand Total
Somalia	36	22	58
Visitors	16	14	30
Medical Treatment Section 17	9	5	14
Study Visa Section 13	7	2	9
Critical Skills Visa Section 19(4)	1	1	2
Retired Person Visa Section 20	3		3

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Reply:

(1)&(2) Honourable Member, please be advised that the question relates to transactions that fall over a ten-year period between 2006 and 2016. This period precedes the term of office of both the current Board as well as the current Executive Team.

I have therefore instructed the Board to conduct an investigation into this matter and provide me with a report, which upon completion will be shared with the Portfolio Committee.

 

Reply:

Conditions of employment such as salaries and qualifications of staff are confidential.  Laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment, amongst others, protects the confidentiality of such information.

                                                                                                                       

(i)         I However, wish to indicate to the Honourable Member that posts in the Ministry have been filled as outlined in the Guide for Members of the Executive, otherwise commonly referred to as the Ministerial hand Book.

No	Designation/ Position
1.	Head of Ministerial Services
2.	Cabinet & Parliamentary Liaison Officer
3.	Chief Protocol Officer
4.	Private Secretary
5.	Director: Communications
6.	Stakeholder Relations Officer
7.	Assistant Private Secretary
8.	Appointments Secretary
9.	Office Manager to Head of Ministry
10.	Office Manager to Special Adviser
11.	Personal Assistant
12.	Ministerial Aide
13.	Assistant Stakeholder Relations Officer
14.	Driver/ Messenger
15.	Domestic Worker
16.	Domestic Worker

           

(ii)  I will preface my response to this question by providing background to the Ministerial National Rapid Response Task Team (NRRTT). As far back as 7 May 2015 during my Budget vote speech I said the following: 
 

“Communications and outreach programmes are part of our frontline services to ensure that the correct messages reach our people, in order to reduce the social distance referred to. I have decided to appoint a National Rapid Response Task Team that will help us communicate with our communities before implementing any policies, so that they understand the benefits, who would qualify and who would not, etc. This, we believe will lessen the tension that always arise when there is a development. This Task Team will also assist us understand where there is a problem and allow us to rapidly respond to problems as they arise”.

 The NRRTT has been in existence since the Fifth Administration when I was the Minister of Human Settlements. The Team did not only act as communicators and a consultation arm of the department but it is also in the frontline when there are emergencies in informal settlements. A case in point is the disaster which befell the community of Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay in 2017, where a large section of this area was devastated by fires. Another example is the delay that was caused to the implementation of the N2 Gateway Project in 2007 and 2008 where people who were due to benefit from the project refused to relocate.

Due to the enormity of the challenges facing the Department of Water and Sanitation, which I am now also responsible for, we replicated the model and appointed additional NRRTT members to assist with water and sanitation issues such as the protests in the Vaal and Butterworth areas.

Accordingly, the NRRTT consists of a Convenor, two Deputy Convenors, for Human Settlements and for Water & Sanitation, as well as eight members responsible for Human Settlements and eight members for Water & Sanitation.

Reply:

The Honourable Minister is referred to my response to her question 1665, which deals with the same matter. I wish to reiterate that the appointment of the interim Council of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority is an interim measure to restore good governance at the entity. A selection committee will be established to advise me on the candidates to be appointed for the new Council, in terms of Section 9(2)(b) of the Social Housing Act, Act 16 of 2008.

Reply:

(a)Yes, the R50 million that the Minister of Social Development referred to during her budget speech is allocated from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account for funding of Non-Profit Organisations providing services to victims of crime and violence. Additional amount of R50 million has been recommended from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account as part of the Emergency Response Plan on Gender Based Violence. This funding will be used to fund Non-Governmental Organisations that provide direct services to victims and survivors of gender-based violence. The process of submitting the recommended additional amount of R50 million from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account for Cabinet approval is underway. (b) The Department of Social Development is also ensuring that provinces increase allocations for services to victims of crime and violence including shelters for victims of crime and violence. The provincial allocations for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework are as follows:

Provinces	MTEF Allocations
	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22
	R’000	R’000	R’000
Eastern Cape	1 058 220	1 120 267	1 178 549
Free State	545 086	563 780	586 850
Gauteng	2 457 722	2 634 964	2 906 075
KwaZulu-Natal	1 600 679	1 705 787	1 796 502
Limpopo	991 860	1 048 534	1 141 305
Mpumalanga	673 557	745 092	806 043
Northern Cape	322 153	341 577	357 909
North West	531 800	578 602	613 132
Western Cape	804 918	845 940	884 365
Total	8 985 995	9 584 543	10 270 730

Reply:

Of the 31 announcements made at the 2018 investment conference, 8 projects have been launched or are about to be launched.

A further 20 projects are in the implementation stage, meaning that either ground has been broken, construction has begun, equipment ordered and installed or, in the case of financial institutions like the IDC, DBSA and NDB, funds are being disbursed.

Of the 31 announcements, 3 are progressing more slowly due to regulatory and other challenges. Invest SA is working with these companies to unblock and resolve any challenges so that projects can be implemented.

ANNEXURE 1 contains the detail of the projects.

1617. The Leader of the Opposition (DA) to ask the President of the Republic:

1. What (a) is the name of each investor who pledged funds at the 2019 investment conference, (b) amount did each investor pledge, (c) project was each pledge invested in, (d) is the time frame of each project and (e) number of jobs did each project create;

1. whether each project was new or an existing project in each case?

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REPLY

Seventy companies announced investments at the second South Africa Investment Conference, held in Johannesburg from 5-7 November 2019. The total value of these commitments was just over R363 billion.

Invest SA is working with the companies that made announcements to categorise and determine the level of implementation and to provide assistance to unblock and fast-track these investments where necessary.

ANNEXURE 2 contains the details of the projects.

Reply:

The function of amending the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land without compensation is currently the responsibility of Parliament.

(a)(b),(c),(d) Falls away.

Reply:

The Department has requested the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to compile a comprehensive response to the question raised by M. Gen O S Terblanche (DA).

The comprehensive response will be submitted in January 2020.

Reply:

(1) 410.

(2)(a) 233.

(2)(b)

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• There are reallocations that are currently being done, which have been occasioned by the death of lessees.

• There are instances where multiple farmers have been allocated a single farm, which has not yet been officially subdivided hence lease units are still being created.

• There are instances where the land is the process of being donated to a municipality for commonage purposes.

• Some farms are in the process of being transferred to farm dwellers.

• Some farms are being used by neighbouring communities and have therefore become unleasable.

(3)(a) R353 956.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1) 223

(2)(a) 227

(2)(b)

• Conflict among beneficiary members.

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• Some farms are in the process of being reallocated.

• Some farms are in the process of being transferred to farm dwellers.

• Some farms are not leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R51 577.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1). Please find attached original list of 240 claimant beneficiaries.

(2). (a) Of the 240 claimant beneficiaries on the original verified list, 91 are deceased. There is a need to regularly update the verification list by the CPA to replace household representatives of those that passed away.

(b) Hantam Municipality donated the land (Commonages A, B and C) for restitution purposes. Commonage A was transferred to the CPA on 30 March 2017 However, this property is currently being used by the emerging farmers under a formal lease agreement with Hantam Municipality. The municipality is yet to issue the tenants with termination letters so that the CPA can fully occupy the land. The CPA can only occupy the land once the current tenants have been relocated elsewhere.

(3). There was a need for regularisation of the CPA and a new Executive Committee was elected on 05 November 2019. In addition, a panellist has been appointed to assist the CPA on disputes regarding access to the land.

Reply:

(1) 192.

(2)(a) 70.

(2)(b)

• Some properties were acquired to pilot a policy for the benefit of the First Nations that were disadvantaged by the land restitution deadline of June 1913. A notarial land use right is envisaged for registration instead of a lease.

• Dispute between the allocated beneficiaries and farm workers.

• Ongoing investigation by the Special Investigating Unit thereby resulting in the non-conclusion of a lease since any affected party may become a suspect.

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• Some previously allocated farms are in the process of being reallocated.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R 47 000.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

No.

Reply:

(1) 467.

(2)(a) 251.

(2)(b)

• Some previously allocated farms are in the process of being reallocated to lessees.

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• Some farms are in the process of being transferred to farmers and farm dwellers.

• There are instances where the beneficiaries are still sorting out issues relating to the legal entity that must contract with Government.

• Some farms are no longer leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• There are instances of illegal invasion, which impacts on orderly allocation processes.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3) (a) R995 614.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1) 259.

(2)(a) 34.

(2)(b)

• Some previously allocated farms are in the process of being reallocated as consequence of death, abandonment of the property and lease termination due to breach of lease terms

• There are disputes regarding allocation as well as property boundaries.

• Illegal invasion of leased farms by neighbouring communal settlements.

• Some farms are no longer leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• Existence of land restitution claims on leasable properties.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R222 543.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1) 397.

(2)(a) 529.

(2)(b)

• Some farms which were previously allocated are in the process of being reallocated.

• There are instances where multiple farmers have been allocated a single farm, which has not yet been officially subdivided hence lease units are still being created.

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• Some farms are occupied by farm dwellers hence land rights enquiries are still being conducted.

• Some farms are in the process of being transferred to farm dwellers.

• There are instances where the beneficiaries are still sorting out issues relating to the legal entity that must contract with Government.

• Some farms are no longer leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• There are instances of illegal invasion, which impacts on orderly allocation processes.

• Disputes among beneficiaries.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R375 819.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1) 218.

(2)(a) 609.

(2)(b)

• Some farms are still in the process of being allocated to lessees.

• Some previously allocated farms are in the process of being reallocated.

• There are instances of illegal invasion of farms.

• There are instances of disputes with lessees regarding the suitability of the farm, which result in refusal by prospective lessees to sign lease agreements whilst the matters giving rise to a dispute are still being dealt with.

• Some farms are no longer leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• There are instances where multiple farmers have been allocated a single farm, which has not yet been officially subdivided hence lease units are still being created.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R252 391.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793

Reply:

(1) 282.

(2)(a) 787.

(2)(b)

• Some farms are still being reallocated as a consequence of abandonment.

• There are instances where multiple farmers have been allocated a single farm, which then requires an official subdivision.

• Some leases are currently being taken through administrative lease approval processes.

• Some farms are in the process of being transferred to farm dwellers.

• There are instances where the beneficiaries are still sorting out issues relating to the legal entity that must contract with Government.

• Some farms are no longer leasable since they are occupied by communities.

• There are unlawful occupations of leasable farms.

• There have been changes in the leasing policy in the past three years, which impacted on the conclusion of leases.

(3)(a) R 378 347.00 (April – November 2019).

3(b)

• Agricultural Land Holding Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 407 449 8283

• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Account: ABSA Bank Account No.: 405 400 6793