Questions and Replies

Reply:

1. (a) Information received from the Eastern Cape Department of Education indicates that the current status of the upgrades to the Asherville Secondary School are at Stage 7 works and that the contract stalled due to consultants who have abandoned work.

(b) The time-frames are yet to be determined pending budget availability and reappointment of replacement consultants.

2. (a) professional fees and contractor claims;

(i) main contractor: R150,223.05, Fencing Contractor: R 83,087.92

(ii) Architect R1,021,811.26, Engineer R114,968, Quantity Surveyor R45,178.23.

(b) R563, 604.50 has been paid in September 2019 and the rest will be paid by November 2019.

3. The additional expenses are yet to be determined pending consultant analysis.                                                                      

Reply:

1. The audit was necessary as the data in NEIMS is not real-time data, as there are schools that might have received intervention or are in the process of receiving intervention or their status might have deteriorated for one reason or another. Further:

(a) NEIMS get updated when the Provincial Education Department submit the NEIMS assessment forms for completed projects per quarter,

(b) Every five years the Provincial Education Department are required to conduct NEIMS condition assessment for the schools as stipulated in Government Immovable Asset Management Act.

2. National Education Infrastructure Management System report for 2019 will be released at the end of the second quarter of 2019/2020.

 

QUESTION: NA 534: I

COMPILER:

MR ER MAFOKO

EXT: 4317

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DATE:

MR HM MWELI

A/DDG: INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT

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DATE:

QUESTION: NA 534: I

MR HM MWELI

DIRECTOR–GENERAL

SIGNATURE:

DATE:

QUESTION: NA 534: I

DR R MHAULE, MP

DEPUTY MINISTER

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DATE:

QUESTION: NA 534: I

APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED

MRS AM MOTSHEKGA, MP

SIGNATURE

DATE:

 

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

1) As at 19 September 2019, the total number of international governments and private companies to whom Eskom provides electricity is 10.

(2)(a) As at 19 September 2019, the total amount of outstanding payments to Eskom by the respective clients is R632 million.

(2)(b) There are three clients who have outstanding payments to Eskom and the reasons for these are displayed in the table below.

	Client	Outstanding Balance Rm	(2)(b) Reasons
1	ZESA Zimbabwe	R322 million	Zimbabwe has economic challenges due to political challenges which have led to it being unable to honour its debt obligations. Eskom and ZESA currently have a payment plan agreement for the settlement of the debt and ZESA is paying off the debt as per the agreement.
2	Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM)	R221 million	Eskom supplies EDM with standby power. The utility has financial constraints due to their generation mix which includes IPP’s which are contracted on a take-or-pay basis.
3	ZESCO Zambia	R89 million	ZESCO owes Eskom due to power supplied during the previous drought period. The country has economic challenges which have led to it being unable to honour its debt obligations. Eskom owes ZESCO for energy imbalance which arises out of managing the regional system. Eskom and ZESCO are currently concluding a payment plan agreement for the settlement of the debt.

(2)(c) All the monies owed to Eskom are not in dispute. Eskom’s clients acknowledge their debt and attribute economic challenges as well as financial constraints as the cause of their delays in settling the outstanding debt.

(3) These funds could assist minimally with Eskom’s cash flows.

(4) Eskom will ensure that future contracts are designed to avoid build-up of debt in future.

Reply:

1. (a) (i)(aa),(bb)(cc) Please refer to the table below for details of advertising expenditure by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

(a) (ii)(aa),(bb),(cc) Please refer to Annexure A for entities reporting to the Minister.

2. (a),(b(i),(ii),(c) Please refer to the table below and Annexure A for a breakdown of expenditure by the Department and entities.

No	(aa) 2016/17	(bb) 2017/18	(cc) 2018/19
(1)(a)(i) DRDLR	5 534 999.71	4 452 087.95	5 638 759.39
(2)(a)(i) DRDLR	206 842.00	Mediamark	NONE	920 777.20	Cut to Black
	20 520.00	Radio Riverside		503 686.20	MSG Group
	69 000.00	ZaFanZone		6 000.00	Heartbeat FM
				6 000.00	Icora FM
	553 128.00	Mahuhumelo Trading		6 000.00	Nongoma FM
			6 000.00	Nqubeko Community Radio
			6 000.00	Pheli FM
			6 000.00	Pongola FM
			6 000.00	Radio Zibonele
			6 000.00	Eldos' FM
			12 400.00	Moutse FM
			102 500.00	Mohodi FM
			123 317.09	Jacaranda FM
			6 000.00	Rise Community Radio
(2)(a)(ii)	None	None	None

ANNEXURE A TO NA-QUES 795 of 2019

Deeds Registration Trading Account

(1) (ii)	(2) (b)	(2) (c)
(aa) 2016-17	(bb) 2017-18	(cc) 2018-19	Amount to Black-owned Media Company	(ii) Total Amount Outdoor Advertising	Outdoor Advertising : Black-owned Company
				2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
R6,379.33	R464,909.21	R171,860.27	R 32,026.75	Government Printing Works – Government Entity	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
			R 111,632.24	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions CC – 100% Black Owned
			R 425,457.12	Mahuhumelo Trading Enterprise CC – 100% Black Owned
			R 26,090.00	MacDuff Trading Enterprise T/A Mac Telecoms SA – 100% Black Owned
			R 47,942.70	BQT Construction (Pty) Ltd – 100% Black Owned

Office of the Valuer-General

(1)(ii)	(2)(b)	(2) (c)
(aa) 2016-17	(bb) 2017-18	(cc) 2018-19	Amount to Black-owned Media Company	(ii) Total Amount Outdoor Advertising	Outdoor Advertising : Black-owned Company
				2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
R36,448.24	R99,977.93	R134,862.79	R 21,136.41	Government Printing Works – Government Entity	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
			R 250,152.55	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions CC – 100% Black Owned

Ingonyama Trust Board

(1) (ii)	(1) (b) (i) Amount to Specified Black-owned Media Company	(2)(b)(ii) Total Amount Outdoor Advertising	(2) (c) Outdoor Advertising : Black-owned Company
(aa) 2016-17	(bb) 2017-18	(cc) 2018-19	2016-2017	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
398 411.79	327 754.02	423 951.81	10 326.10	Government Printing Works	0	0	0	0	0	0
			113 439.47	Illanga Newspapers
			215 879.40	Independent Newspapers
			51 054.66	Media 24
			5 500.01	MHP Geospace
			2017-2018
			47 477.00	Illanga Newspapers
			101 726.58	Independent Newspapers
			16 899.30	Media 24
			500.00	MHP Geospace
			109 305.00	TBG Media
			10 000.00	Tower Group
			33 950.00	365 Digital Media
			2018-2019
			66 241.00	Illanga Newspapers
			65 486.11	Independent Newspaper s
			34 446.17	Media 24
			5 000.00	MHP Geospace
			242 706.91	TBG Media

DALRRD response to the above-mentioned questions:

1. (a) (i) During the 2016/17 financial year, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) spent a total amount of R2 538 495.06.The money was spent on advertising the following departmental programmes:

• Bactocera Invadens Awareness (R249 933.60)
• External Bursary Scheme (R75 103.20)
• Female Entrepreneurial Awards (R359 350.80)
• Internship Programme (R260 357.76)
• LandCare (R620 638.86)
• Assignee DAFF notice (R13 570.56)
• World Food Day commemoration (R959 540.28)

(bb) During the 2017/2018 financial year, an amount of R 2 261 622.53 was spent. The money was spent on advertising the following departmental programmes:

• Arbor Week Launch (R1 201 616.08)
• World Food Day (R313 300.00)
• #YAFF Awards nominations advert (R190 608.75)
• #Youth Awards (R556 097.70)

(cc) During the 2018/2019 financial year an amount of R14 288 507.25 was spent. The money was spent on advertising the following departmental programmes:

• Arbor Month (R1 436 210.38)
• Bursary awards (R171 603.00)
• Call for nominations for Advisory Council (R297 459.00)
• Internship Programme (R278 428.80)
• LandCare Programme (R853 229.16)
• Nomination of Agricultural Producer Agents Council (R18 257.40)
• Nomination of Veterinary Council (R18 257.40)
• Protected Trees Awareness (R447 391.63)
• YAFF Awards (R613 471,86)
• Producer Farmers Register awareness campaign (R10 154 198.62)

2.(a) The department has been sourcing service providers for advertisements through the Government Communication and Information Services (GCIS) department in each specified financial year.

(i) 2016/2017 Financial Year - Black owned companies;

Kurara FM - R7000

Radio NFM - R7000

Radio Riverside - R7000

2017/2018 Financial Year – Black-owned companies – None

2018/2019 Financial Year – Black-owned companies – None

(ii) For the 2016/2017 Financial Year Outdoor Advertising - Alive Advertising company, not

Black-owned) - R110 010.00

2017/2018 Financial Year Outdoor Advertising – None

2018/2019 Financial Year – Outdoor Advertising – None

2. OBP response:

National Assembly Parliamentary question 795/NW1910E

(1)(a) What amount was spent on advertising by (i) her department - n/a and

(ii) state-owned entities reporting to her in the (aa) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (cc) 2018-19 financial years;

	(aa) 2016/17	(bb) 2017/18	(cc)2018/19
Advertising spent	R252 336.47	R57 390.00	R59 286.50

(2) What amount of the total expenditure incurred by (a) n/a
her department and

(b) state-owned entities reporting to her went to (i) each specified black-owned media company and (ii) outdoor advertising in each specified financial year and (c) on outdoor advertising by her department and state-owned entities reporting to her went to each black-owned media company in each specified financial year

	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
(i) Black media company	R39 600.00	R53 940.00	N/A
(ii)Outdoor advertising	N/A	N/A	N/A
(c)outdoor advertising to black media	N/A	N/A	N/A

3. PPECB’s response:

Question 1(a)(ii): The PPECB spent a total of R1,022,937 for the period consisting of F2017, F2018 and F2019 year, which was annually dispersed as follows:

Category	(aa)	(bb)	(cc)
	2016-17 R	2017-18 R	2018-19 R
Total excluding VAT:	425,829	277,314	319,794

Question 2 (b)(i) & (ii): The PPECB spent a total of R232,650 (black-owned media companies) and R790,287 (other companies) for the period consisting of F2017, F2018 and F2019 year, which was annually dispersed as follows:

Category	Black owned?	% Black owned
			2016-17 R	2017-18 R	2018-19 R
African Framers Association of SA	Yes	100%	-	-	7,500
Agri South Africa	Yes	51%	16,000	-	-
Dirang Bohle Trading	Yes	100%	28,950	-	-
Picasso Headline (Pty) Ltd	Yes	53%	32,000	8,000	30,900
Tusk Event Management	Yes	100%	72,700	17,600	19,000
(I) Advertising Expenditure: Black-Owned Companies			149,650	25,600	57,400

Category	Black owned?	% Black owned
			2016-17 R	2017-18 R	2018-19 R
Agri Connect (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	64,500	22,500	67,500
Fresh Produce Exporters Forum	No	0%	-	-	-
Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	11,020	-	-
Interact Media Defined (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	13,200	14,000	14,500
Kaqala Media (Pty) Ltd T/A Cape Media	No	0%	-	13,800	17,205
Malnor (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	35,600	13,400	44,850
Market Intelligence	No	0%	50,610	63,231	38,293
Media 24 News	No	0%	-	13,800	-
Mediacom Ltd	No	0%	20,860	31,377	41,500
MES Online South Africa (Pty)Ltd T/A Agrifood SA	No	0%	32,566	12,466	38,546
Now Media (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	34,840	66,450	-
Sa Fruit Journal	No	0%	12,500	-	-
Zip Print (Pty) Ltd	No	0%	483	690	-
(ii) Advertising Expenditure: Other Companies			276,179	251,714	262,394
Total excluding VAT:			425,829	277,314	319,794

4. NAMC response:

Expenditure on Advertisement NAMC
Financial year	Description	Supplier	Amount
2016/17	Internal Audit services tender advertisement	Human Communication	32,872.49
2017/18	Internal Audit services tender advertisement	Human Communication	33,611.76
2018/19	Internal Audit services tender advertisement	Human Communication	-
Total			66,484.25

Reply:

(1) (a) None (b)(i) none (ii) none

(2) (a) Not applicable (b) not applicable

(3) Not applicable

Reply:

(a) Persons

None

(b) Companies

None

(c) Trust

None

(i) The past five financial years

None

(ii) Since 1 April 2019

None

(aa) Dates, persons, companies and trusts

None

(bb) Nature

None

(bbb) Monetary value

Monetary value: R 0

Reply:

(a) The Department did not incur any costs during the inauguration of the President on 25 May 2019.

(i) No costs were incurred;

(ii) Not applicable

(b) The Department did not incur any costs during the State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019.

(i) No costs were incurred;

(ii) Not applicable

Reply:

The Department of Water and Sanitation working together with various municipalities that are Water Service Authorities (WSA) in the Limpopo Province have and continue to implement a number of projects to remedy the lack of clean running water in the Limpopo Province. The Honourable Member is referred to Annexure A, attached, which indicates the eight Regional Bulk Infrastructure projects which have either been completed or are being implemented.

 

Reply:

Honourable Member, the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is empowered under Section 3 of the Disaster Management, Act (No. 57 of 2002), to declare a national disaster in the provinces. Accordingly, this question should be referred to my colleague, the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

The Magoegoe, Khoi Khoi, Majemantsho, Makubung and Tsetse villages located in the outskirts of the Mafikeng Local Municipality jurisdiction are currently affected by drought. Funds have been made available through the Water Service infrastructure Grant (WSIG) in the 2018/2019 financial year to refurbish the existing operating boreholes to optimise them as part of the relief programme for the areas mentioned. Progress is at 90% to completion whilst awaiting the supply of electricity by Eskom.

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality is a Water Service Authority with a mandate to provide the provision of water and sanitation services within its jurisdiction. The Municipality has appointed Sedibeng Water Board as a Water Service Provider to some of its local municipalities including the Mafikeng Local Municipality. The conditional assessment was conducted by Sedibeng Water Board to optimize the waste water bulk infrastructures. The recommended action was to refurbish the Mmabatho Water Treatment Works (WTW) to bring it to its original capacity of 20Ml/d had deteriorated from 20 Ml/d to 15 Ml/d due to a lack of complying with the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) by the municipality. The project was completed in December 2015.

The Department of Water and Sanitation, through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) has availed funds for the upgrade of Mafikeng’s water infrastructure. Interventions that have been implemented and those that are ongoing to ensure water supply in the Mafikeng area include:

a) The refurbishment of six boreholes situated at the Molopo eye and Grootfontein compartment, which is another source of water supply to the Mafikeng area.

b) The pipeline from Molopo eye to Mafikeng was upgraded by the Department of Water and Sanitation through infrastructure built to ensure that the supply is sufficient to cater for the current demand. The scheme is operated by DWS and Sedibeng Water Board as the Water Service Provider.

c) A further upgrade of the Mmabatho Water Works will bring an additional capacity of 10Ml/d, for a total of 30Ml/d. The project is currently at 89% to completion on the upgrade of water works, whilst the mechanical and electrical is at 45% to completion. The project is anticipated to be completed in early 2020.

d) Phase 3 is a construction of the Lokaleng reservoir and a 10 km bulk pipeline to connect to existing reticulation which will commence once phase 2 is completed. Completion of the entire project is anticipated in mid-2021.

Reply:

SARS administers the Customs and Excise Act and does not perform immigration functions at places of entry or exit.

(a)(b)(i)(ii)

Processing times per location are not available as the customs declaration processing system is centralized. Import and export declarations are submitted electronically to customs, processed electronically and released electronically by customs.

The historic data is not readily available and involves an extensive process of data extraction due to the current system design. The average turnaround time consistently over the last several years is less than a minute.

For 2019, the average processing time for electronic import and export declarations on which there is no impediment to the release, i.e. detention for inspection purposes, was 39 seconds. In other words, service providers who submitted electronic declarations to Customs received an electronic release message from customs within 39 seconds of submission, on average.

It is to be noted that more than 70% of all cargo are cleared prior to arrival.

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:

Yes. In addition, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has developed a detailed implementation plan for the Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU) to be implemented by 31 March 2021 in order to further strengthen the services currently delivered from the FPSU. The plan is to provide additional production tunnels; upgrade the packhouse; and construct a new storage facility; security lighting; water reservoir and reticulation services; accommodation for FPSU Manager; mechanics workshop for local repairs and maintenance; and a shed for machinery and implements. The Gauteng Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) will also deploy crop and soil scientists.

(a),(b) Falls Away.

(i) 87 farmers in a 20km radius have been profiled to make use of the facility. In addition, four cooperatives are currently active in the FPSU. The Voice-Out-Deaf and Boo-Letsholo Cooperatives have been operating from the site for approximately two-years, whereas the Seeds of Change Cooperative (occupying a 6000 m² shade net structure) and City Harvest Cooperative occupying the Vertical Chamber farming structure have both taken occupation of the facility during October 2019 after an open tender process was concluded. The Voice-Out-Deaf harvest kale, lettuce and spinach. This group also won the Provincial and National Female Farmer Award on the category of disabled people in agriculture. Boo-Letsholo plant only spinach.

(ii) Several farmers have benefitted from bringing their produce for storage in the FPSU packhouse prior to sending the produce to the market. Veterinary and Extension Support Services are also available to all farmers in the FPSU catchment area. Mechanisation support is available to farmers, the tractors and implements are currently stored off site at a municipal facility, pending the completion of the warehouse. A farmer training facility is available at the FPSU.

Reply:

According to information received from Transnet SOC LTD:

No progress has been made to physically restore the line. Significant planning towards the restoration and re-opening is taking place. (a) A proposal from the private sector has been received and is currently in the final process of evaluation. The earliest time that the proposal can be fully supported and approved will be at the end of the first quarter of 2020. (b) The work towards the restoration will commence at the end of 2020 with initial operations, not on the full extent of the line, will be towards the end of 2021.

 

Reply:

1. The personnel suitability checks as prescribed by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration emanate from the National Vetting Strategy that resides with the State Security Agency. Departments keep their own databases on criminal records and information is not captured on the PERSAL system. A similar question was posed to me, when it was asked in the NCOP in relation to the murder of a 19 year old student of the University of Cape Town. My response to the question entailed that the Department of Public Service and Administration will be embarking on a number of initiatives to address the matter which includes, but is not limited to, the creation of a database of employees who have criminal records with the assistance of other relevant departments.

5. In terms of the provisions of the Public Service Regulations an Executive Authority must subject an employee or a candidate for employment to personnel suitability checks as directed by the Minister for the Public Service and Administration. The personnel suitability checks contemplated in Regulation 57(1) (c) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 shall consist of the following:

(i) Criminal record checks

(ii) Citizenship verification

(iii) Financial checks

(iv) Qualification/ Study verification

(v) Previous employment verification (Reference checks)

Should a verification confirm a criminal record, the department has to consider the relevance thereof to the person’s suitability for employment in a particular post on the following basis:

(a) The nature and severity of the negative finding.

(b) The relevance of the finding to the job duties and work environment in question.

(c) The amount of time that has passed since the negative incident and the applicant’s subsequent behaviour since then.

(d) The record of the applicant in respect of multiple incidents of misbehaviour and convictions.

A department’s decision to reject an application on the aforesaid grounds must, however, conform to the concept of a fair administrative action as provided for in the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000.

Reply:

(a)(b)(c)(d)(ii)

(a) Police stations th6t operate between Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMash u.	b n otice officers allocated to each Police station.	( ) Number of operational vehicles at each police station.	(d)(ii) Number of firearms reported stolen or last, since 2014 to date.
	Actual	Actual
Inanda	387	77	25
KwaMashu	256	43	11
Ntuzuma	219	46	8

(d)(i) The number of firearms, which are allocated to each police station, cannot be divulged, as this will pose a security threat.

2

Reply:

a) No

b) No

(i) N/A

(ii) N/A

Reply:

(a) In the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), the Serious Commercial Crime Unit assigned a total of 37 investigators and the Priority Crime Specialized Investigation (PCSI) allocated three specialized investigators, to deal with cyber investigations. A total of 99 cybercrime officials are employed by the Division: Crime Intelligence to combat cybercrime, nationally.

(b) No specific amount has been allocated to combat cybercrime. The DPCI has requested 196 additional posts to be filled, over a three year period. An estimated amount of R121,162,000,00 was requested from the National Treasury, through the office of the National Commissioner. However, the additional funding was not approved by National Treasury.

Reply:

(a) and (b) According to the South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Administration System Investigation Case Docket Management System (CAS/ICDMS), no reference is made to a crime type referred to as "cybercrime". However, provision is made for common law and statutory offences, relating to the description of cybercrime.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) classifies cybercrime as any unlawful act that is facilitated by, or involves the use of electronic communications and/or information systems as an instrumentality, thereby including cyber “enabled" and "depended" crime. The DPCI addresses National Priority Offences, in particular cybercrime, through the e-commerce (banking) and broader organized crime platforms.

The National Cybersecurity Policy Framework (NCPF), which was approved by Cabinet, in December 2013, defines cybercrime broadly as “...illegal acts, the commission of which involves the use of information and communication technologies".

In terms of the current South African Legislative landscape, in particular the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act, 2002 (Act No 25 of 2002), cybercrime is not clearly defined, instead referring to unlawful and intentional access and intrusion.

The proposed legislative framework, relating to the Cybercrimes Bill, adopted in the National Assembly, will ensure the categorization of cybercrime types and specified offences, which would be defined on the CAS/ICDMS as “specified cybercrime categories and specified offences".

In the 2017/2018 financial year, the DPCI received a total of 85 cybercrime investigations, of which 39 can be classified under e-commerce and 46 under organized crime. During the same period, the DPCI provided digital forensic support in 1 277 investigations, by examining a total of 4 234 electronic exhibits, allegedly involved in the commission of serious crime. The number of cybercrime cases reported to both Crime Intelligence Cyber Collection and Cyber Forensics, for 2017/2018, is 1 279.

The total cost, in each case, cannot be provided at this point, as the individual case dockets will have to be scrutinized to determine, what is in many instances, an estimated financial implication. It should be noted, however, that although victims often incur significant actual or potential financial prejudice, as a result of cybercrime, reputational damaged has, in many instances, proven to be even more significant.

Reply to question 77 recommended

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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:

May the Honourable Member state the actual question, noting that the questions that were not responded to in the last administration lapsed, therefore the Honourable Member is requested to ask the question than to refer to the number used in the fifth Parliament.

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:

(a)(b)(c) A certain company (details furnished) is not reflected on the SARS vendor masterrecord and therefore SARS has no record that this company has ever been contracted, including the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2014, by SARS.

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:

1. The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs established a forum of Ministers and MECs responsible for local government called ‘MINMEC’. This Forum is established in terms of Section 9(1) of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Framework Act, Act No 13 of 2005.

2. (a) The membership of the MINMEC forum comprises of the following:

(i) Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs as the Chairperson of the Forum;

(ii) Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs;

(iii) Executives of the South African Local Government Association;

(iv) Chairpersons of the Select Committee and Portfolio Committee of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; and

(v) Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders.

(b) The MINMEC meets quarterly.

(c) This year the forum met on 22 February 2019, 19 June 2019 and 16 August 2019.

(d) The objectives of this Forum are as follows:

(i) To raise matters pertaining to the core mandate of COGTA affecting Cooperative Governance, provinces, local government and traditional leadership;

(ii) To discuss initiatives and facilitate inputs from provinces and organised local government to improve and align the coordination of planning efforts across the three spheres of government;

(iii) To consult provincial governments, organised local government, sector departments and the institution of traditional leadership on:

• The development and implementation of national programmes, policy and legislation impacting on local government and ensure that they are responsive to municipal and community needs and that resources for implementation are identified; and
• Measures to improve performance of local government.

(iv) To coordinate and monitor the implementation of strategies to accelerate service delivery to detect failures and to initiate preventive or corrective action when necessary and

(v) To discuss the developmental role of the institution of Traditional Leadership especially in relation to rural development and ensure acceleration of the work of the Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and Claims.

(e) The forum concurs that vertical and horizontal IGR challenges be addressed and that the review of the IGRFA of 2005 be used as a starting point in addressing some of the persisting governance challenges.

3. The Department conducted an IGR status quo analysis study in the 2014/2015 financial year. The primary objective of this study was to ascertain the true state of affairs (what are the critical challenges but also what is working) relating to IGR at all three spheres of government.

In a summary, the study found that a plethora of IGR platforms and structures exist vertically and horizontally across all three spheres of government, but for example, proper agenda setting for service delivery orientated and outcomes based planning, budgeting and implementation remain a challenge. Furthermore the study found that a mandate and role confusion still persists amongst these different platforms and structures which lead to inter alia duplication of mandates and reporting challenges, etc.

The study recommended that these and other governance related matters should be addressed through the review of the IGRFA of 2005, which will be undertaken in the 2019/20 financial year, but also the implementation of certain empowering provisions as specified under section 47(1) of the IGRFA. Regulations relating to section 47(1)(c) of the IGRFA will be Gazetted in the 2019/20 financial year that will frame the implementation of the District Development Model that will not only contribute to strengthening intergovernmental planning, budgeting and implementation but to start making IGR more outcome orientated.

Ends.

Reply:

The Honourable Member may note that questions that were not responded to in the fifth Parliament lapsed, therefore the honourable member is advised to ask the question in full but not to refer to the number so as to get full response.

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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

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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

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(a)(b)(c) According to SARS available records, SARS did not lease any offices in Waterfall Park during the period 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2014.

Reply:

The information was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

(1)(a)Ten (10) waste management depots in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

(b) The depots are situated in the following areas:

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(c) Geographical areas the depots covers

DEPOT	ADDRESS	CONTACT DETAILS
Alberton	Swartkoppies Complex, Swartkoppies Road, Randhart, Alberton	011 999 2598
Bedfordview	Cnr Van Vuuren and Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview	011 999 0915
Benoni	4 Golden Drive, Morehill, Benoni	011 999 6827
Brakpan	C/o Lemmer and Denner Roads, Vulcania, Brakpan	011 999 7731
Boksburg	19 Reservoir Street, Boksburg South, Boksburg	011 999 5070
Edenvale	Cnr Lahla & Bahla rd, Sebenza, Edenvale	011 999 40/50
Germiston	Ostend Road (south of Jack Pienaar), Lower Germiston	011 999 5432
Kempton Park	Cnr H Lewis & Kelvin rd, Spartan , Kempton Park	011 999 4075
Nigel/ Duduza	Fred Wagener Street, Prosperitas, Nigel	011 999 9251
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	Stadium Road, Geduld Extention 4 Springs	011 999 8509

(d) The number of households and businesses within the collection area of each depot and the following areas are serviced by CoE internal staff:

DEPOT	SERVICE POINTS
Alberton	32307
Bedfordview	10659
Benoni	56561
Brakpan	23496
Boksburg	38823
Edenvale	18838
Germiston	50368
Kempton Park	59061
Nigel/ Duduza	30282
Springs/ Kwa-Thema	48177

 The following areas are serviced by the Service Providers:

AREA	SERVICE POINTS
Katlehong	54043
Thokoza	42759
Vosloorus/Boksburg South N17	57154
Tsakane/Langaville	46164
Daveyton/Etwatwa	56319
Tembisa 1 and Tembisa 2	74252

(2) The ratio is 1:1000

 

(3)

Vehicle Type	Depot	Mech. W/shop Responsible	Defect	Date of Breakdown	Days Out-standing	Workshop Remarks/Progress/ Comments
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gears	2018/08/20	70	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Control lever	2018/09/04	55	The report we received from the foreman was not correct, unfortunately he is on leave but we managed to get hold of the documents, compiled,signed and was sent to CPO for order number. 17.10.2018. Order outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tail gate, lifter	2018/10/25	4	Qoutation outstanding
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Tailgate cover	2018/10/26	3	Booked in on 26 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Service	2018/10/29	0	Booked in on 29 October 2018
Compactor	Alberton	Alberton	Gearbox	2018/08/31	59	Department signed,DH signed documents were dropped off at CPO today 25.10.2018 for order number
FEL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Overheating	2018/09/19	40	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Packer blade cracked	2018/10/23	6	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Service & COF	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/15	75	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	PTO Pump burned	2018/08/10	80	Strip & quote
Lugger	Boksburg	Boksburg	Hydraulic Service	2018/08/10	80	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/09/28	31	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Oil & Service	2018/07/23	98	Strip & quote
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Mian cylinder damaged	2018/06/14	137	Awaiting official order
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Damaged sweeper cylinder	2018/09/28	31	14-4 Initialed, must be signed by acting DH: Waste
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	COF & Service	2018/10/15	14	14-4 signed by Manager to go to Fleet(At Keptonpark for signature)
REL	Boksburg	Boksburg	Check Hydraulics	2018/10/19	10	14-4 signed by Manager to go to (At signature for signature)
Roll On	Boksburg	Boksburg	Clutch	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting official order
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	TRANSMISSION	2018/09/19	40	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/10/25	4	GERMISTON DEPOT
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SWITCH LINK BROKEN	2018/10/25	4	SWITCH LINK BROKEN
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	BIN LIFTERS	2018/02/05	266	BIN LIFTERS/AWAITING TENDER
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	CYLINDER MOUNTINGS	2018/06/14	137	CYLINDER MOUNTING
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	COMPACT SPEED SLOW	2018/10/12	17	COMPACT SPEED SLOW
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	OVERHEAT	2018/09/12	47	OVERHEAT/TRANSMISSION
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	SERVICE	2018/10/01	28	SERVICE
Compactor	Germiston	Germiston	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS	2018/07/24	97	HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKS
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Pipe Leak	2018/07/13	108	papers for last signature/at DH Fleet
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Service & C.O.F	2018/10/01	28	order received/awaiting for spares
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Sweeper Blade Broken	2018/07/30	91
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	No Power	2018/04/23	189
D/Diff Lift On	Benoni	Benoni	Leaking from Gear Box	2018/08/06	84
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	P.T.O Pump Problem	2018/08/21	69
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Bin Lifters Broken	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Benoni	Benoni	Hydrolic Oil Leak	2018/04/05	207
Lift-On	Benoni	Benoni	Overheating	2018/10/05	24
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/19	40	VEHICLE CAME BACK FROM COF. WAS THEN REPORTED FOR GEARS. GEO ATTENDING TO PROBLEM AT PRESENT.
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	Hydraulic pipe leaks on both Jack	2018/10/02	27
Compactor	Brakpan	Brakpan	Tail gate open half,head light and dash board,rear lights not working.	2018/10/10	19
Load Lugger	Brakpan	Brakpan	COF	2018/09/17	42
Skip	Springs	Springs	brake lights	2018/10/04	25
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Hydraulic leak	2018/10/26	3	Awaiting order
Compactor	Springs	Springs	Work in Kemptonpark	2018/10/08	21
Skip	Springs	Springs	Repair rediator	2018/10/22	7	Awaiting order
Lugger	Nigel	Nigel	Gearbox ,COF	2018/04/11	201
REL	Nigel	Nigel	Vehicle damaged by protesters	2018/07/09	112	Vehicle damaged during civil unrest
LDV	Nigel	Nigel	Oil seals	2018/08/20	70	Order submitted
REL	NIGEL	Nigel	Head gasket, radiator, turbo	2018/08/28	62	Awaitng order
Roro	Nigel	Nigel	Transmission problems	2018/10/23	6
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulics	2018/10/16	13	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Bin lifter arm broken	2018/10/03	26	Awaiting a quotation, Hydrapump sent vehicle back to Depo while waiting for quotation
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	COF	2018/10/03	26	Busy with repairs
SKIP	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Gearbox	2018/07/16	105	Busy with repairs
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Service	2018/07/16	105	Busy with service
REL	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Hydraulic Pipe Burst	2018/10/18	11	Busy with repairs
ROLL ON	Kempton Park	Kempton Park	Boom Arm Sensors	2018/10/16	13	Awaiting order
Mec-Benz	Edenvale	Kempton park	C.O.F and Service	2018/09/19	40
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Engine oil leak	2018/08/20	70
Nissan	Edenvale	Kempton park	Lifting boom cracked	2018/07/30	91
Isuzu	Edenvale	Kempton park	Clutch blade to be replaced	2018/10/05	24
Nissan	Edenvale	Mopedi	Air Leak and hydro oil pump	2018/10/24	5
Nissan	Edenvale	Panel Beater	Front Panel Gril	2018/10/29	0
Nissan	Edenvale	W/SHOP	C.O.F and Service	2018/10/29	15
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/07/19	102	We received the quotation on the 16.08.2018
Skiploader	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX	2018/08/31	59	GEO ENGINEERING TO RE-INSPECT THE TRUCK
Compactor	BEDFORD	KEMPTON	GEARBOX OIL LEAK	2018/10/18	11
					43402

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Reply:

1. The current administration has no knowledge that any SARS employee held an in-depth interview with a certain newspaper. SARS employees are prohibited from disclosing any taxpayer information contrary to the provisions of Chapter 6 of the Tax Administration Act, 2011. This is an offence in terms of section 236 of that Act.

2. (a)(b) As at the date of providing this response SARS cannot locate a reply to a media inquiry to a certain newspaper during 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2014. It is however noted that in an article published by a certain newspaper on 20 March 2014 it is reported that “Sars provided amaBhungane with general details of the work it has done to combat non-compliance in the tobacco industry, but did not comment on the specific incidents referred to in this article.”

Reply:

The Honourable Member is requested to note that the Department of Traditional Affairs did not do business with any of the specified (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) fall away (bb) fall away (aaa) fall away (bbb) fall away.

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Whether the department did busines with

The department has not appointed any of the (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts as listed ,in the (i) in each of the past five financial years nor (ii) since 1 April 2019.

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(aa) – (bb) and (aaa) – (bbb) Not applicable

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(b) SARS has no record that a certain person was approached with a financial offer in April 2014 and no amount was ever paid by way of settlement to the person concerned.

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

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Reply:

The information was provided by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

1. Please see the attached document for more information on the vehicles that were budgeted for and purchased. The number of refuse collection trucks that were budgeted for corresponds to the number of trucks that were actually purchased.

2. There were no variances between what was budgeted for and what was actually purchased.

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

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(1)(a) Information on State-paid educators is captured on the PERSAL system and their origin can be traced. However, the Department does not necessarily monitor interprovincial migration of educators as it is not a priority at this stage.

(b) Similarly, information including the nationality of foreign educators that are employed and paid by the State is captured on the PERSAL system.

(i) (bb) (aaa) As indicated above, information is currently not available as the Department does not analyse information on educator interprovincial migration.

(bbb) As at August 2019, there were 1 348 foreign educators on PERSAL, excluding those that have since obtained permanent residence.

(iii) The following table shows the nationality of foreign educators currently employed in State-paid posts, excluding those that have since obtained permanent residence.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN	NUMBER OF EDUCATORS
BOTSWANA	3
BURUNDI	2
CAMEROON	11
COTE D'LVOIRE	1
CUBA	1
EGYPT	1
ETHIOPIA	2
GERMANY	2
GHANA	128
INDIA	16
LESOTHO	19
MALAWI	7
NAMIBIA	19
NIGER	1
NIGERIA	42
PERU	4
REPUBLIC OF CONGO	4
ROMANIA	1
SWAZILAND	10
UGANDA	14
ZAMBIA	10
ZIMBABWE	1 050
Grand Total	1348

(2) Yes. The Department issued guidelines on the appointment of foreign educators. The copy is attached.

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

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(1) The information which was received from the Provincial Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is contained in the table below.

REPLY: PQ 1201 (1)

NORTHERN CAPE	Provincial legislation is aligned with the provisions of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003. Section 9 of the Northern Cape Traditional Leadership, Governance and Houses of Traditional Leaders Act, 2001 deals with the function of a traditional Council which determines “(1) The traditional council of any traditional community, must subject to the provisions of the Constitution , the Framework Act, this Act and any other law: (m) keep proper records of its activities and accounts as audited; (n) have its financial statements audited.” It also makes provision in Section 27 (1)-(4) for the auditing of the books and accounts of traditional councils by the Auditor-General. In addition, because of the high costs involved with auditing of books, most of the councils are not in a financial position to have their books audited. As an intervention, the Head of Department (HoD) of the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Setllements and Traditional Affairs (CoGHSTA) approved the auditing of the accounts of Traditional Councils in 2016, however the actual audit was not actioned. The Department has been checking the books of the traditional councils on a monthly basis. It is then processed and captured on an online system Softline Pastel. To date all bank statements are reconciled and provisional financial statements are compiled and provided to the traditional councils.
GAUTENG	The Gauteng Provincial Government is empowered by Section 7(1) and 28(a)-(b) of the Gauteng Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2010 (Act No4 of 2010). Section 7 (1) states that “the books and accounts of every traditional council must be audited by the Auditor-General”. Section 28(a)(b) states that “A traditional council must- (a)keep proper records of all its activities and income and expenditure; and (b)make the records referred to in paragraph (a) available to be audited by the Auditor-General”.
NORTH WEST	Section 31(1) of the North West Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005) provides that:- “The books and accounts of every traditional community, recognized in terms of section 3 must be audited by the Auditor-General”.

LIMPOPO	The Limpopo Province has through the Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act, Act 6 of 2005, gave effect to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, by legislating it into law. Section 29(2) of Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institution Act, Act No 6 of 2005 states as follows: “A traditional council must make the records referred in sub section (1) available to be audited by the Auditor General.”
KWA-ZULU NATAL	Section 8 (2) (b) of The KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act No. 5 of 2005 states that; “A traditional council must have its financial statements audited by the Auditor-General”
FREE STATE	Section 26F (2)(b) of the Free State Traditional Leadership and Governance Amendment Act, Act No. 4 of 2018 states as follows: “A principal traditional council must- (b) have its financial statements audited by the Auditor-General and submit such audited statements to the Premier within one month from the date of receipt thereof”
MPUMALANGA	The Mpumalanga Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, No. 3 of 2005 under Section 9 (4) makes the following provision “the books of account of the traditional council must be audited as prescribed”.
EASTERN CAPE	The Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, No. 1 of 2017 under Section 17 (2) (b) makes the following provision, “A principal traditional council is required to have its financial statements audited”.

(2) whether any mechanisms have been put in place by her department to monitor the implementation of the requirement that traditional councils’ financial statements need to be audited; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

Currently the Department does not have a formal mechanism to monitor the auditing of financial statements in traditional councils. Engagements with Provinces and the Auditor General revealed challenges of the possible costs of auditing the accounts of traditional councils given that most councils manage fairly small amounts of money. In addition, a concern was raised about a lack of a clear Accounting Convention Framework for traditional councils.

(3) what steps has her department taken to ensure compliance with the requirement that traditional council financial statements be audited?

The Department has introduced a quarterly reporting system at which Provincial Departments of Traditional Affairs are required to report quarterly on traditional affairs matters. A formal structure called the Traditional Affairs Technical Governance Forum (TATGoF) has been established and meets regularly to process the reports referred to. The reporting framework will be revised to include the auditing of accounts of traditional councils.

In addition, the Department of Traditional Affairs is investigating the feasibility of developing an Accounting Convention Framework for structures of traditional leadership and once this exercise is complete, it would provide a guide on how to proceed with this matter.

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Reply:

The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is the most relevant department for the information requested by the Honourable Member.

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Reply:

May the Honourable Member state the actual question, noting that the questions that were not responded to in the last administration lapsed, therefor the Honourable Member is requested to ask the question than to refer to the number used in the fifth Parliament.

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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 contained in the tables below was received from the Provincial Departments of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	(a) No, because of the high costs involved with auditing of books, most of the traditional councils are not in a financial position to have their books audited by the Auditor-General.
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b) The unit within the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs has been checking the books of traditional councils.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) (i) No traditional council in the Northern Cape had its financial statements audited by a particular person or the Auditor-General because of lack of funds.
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	The books of the traditional councils are checked on a monthly basis. The information is then processed and captured on an online system Softline Pastel.

GAUTENG PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	The Gauteng Provincial Government is empowered by Section 7(1) and 28(a)-(b) of the Gauteng Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2010 (Act No4 of 2010). Section 7 (1) states that “the books and accounts of every traditional council must be audited by the Auditor-General” Section 28(a)(b) states that “ A traditional council must- (a)keep proper records of all its activities and income and expenditure; and (b)make the records referred to in paragraph (a) available to be audited by the Auditor-General.
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b) The Auditor-General is responsible for auditing the financial statements of the traditional councils and the audits forms part of the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affair’s annual audit.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) Not applicable. (i) The two traditional councils in Gauteng, namely the Amandebele ba Lebelo and Amandebele Ndzundza Sokhulumi traditional councils.
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	(ii)(iii)The audits are conducted annually as part of the Department’s audit.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	Section 31(1) of the North West Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, 2005 (Act No. 2 of 2005) provides that:- “The books and accounts of every traditional community, recognized in terms of section 3 must be audited by the Auditor-General”.
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b)The Auditor-General, but due to a lack of an accounting framework the financial statements of traditional councils were not submitted for auditing.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) None of the traditional councils’ financial books and accounts were audited by the Auditor General since the inception of Act No. 2 of 2005. (i) None
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	(ii) No audits were conducted (iii)No audits are conducted

MPUMALANGA PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	The Mpumalanga Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, No. 3 of 2005 under Section 9 (4) makes the following provision “The books of account of the traditional council must be audited as prescribed”
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils and	(b)The Internal Audit and the Risk and Compliance Unit of the Department are responsible for auditing the financial statements and issue opinions for management to attend to.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) All the Traditional councils are audited by the Internal Audit and the Risk and Compliance Unit of the Department. (i) As alluded above, financial statement are not audited by the AG directly
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	(ii)As indicated there are no specific dates that the Auditor General conducted the audits. (iii)The internal audit conducts the audit of financial statement through the year. The risk and compliance unit conducts quarterly audit of the Traditional council, the Traditional council coordinators visits all Traditional council every week to check the financial books of the traditional councils

LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	Section 29(2) of Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institution Act, Act No 6 of 2005 states as follows: “A traditional council must make the records referred in sub section (1) available to be audited by the Auditor General.”
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b)The Auditor-General is supposed to conduct the audits in respect of the financial statements of traditional councils in line with Section 29(2) of Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act, Act No 6 of 2005. Attempts were made by the Provincial Treasury to request the Auditor-General to audit financial statements of traditional councils. The response by the Auditor-General regarding this matter dated 06 November 2017 indicated to the effect that the request by the Provincial Treasury cannot be implemented as traditional councils do not have accounting standards.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c)None. The Department assists Traditional Councils by reconciling their financial records. (i) None
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	(ii) No audits were done (iii)Traditional Councils are supposed to be audited annually, in terms of Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institution Act No 6 of 2005.

FREE STATE PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	Section 26F (2)(b) of the Free State Traditional Leadership and Governance Amendment Act, No. 4 of 2018 states as follows: “ A principal traditional council must- (b) have its financial statements audited by the Auditor-General and submit such audited statements to the Premier within one month from the date of receipt thereof”
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b) The Free State Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has only provided an opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls governing the bank and cash management process to enhance financial record keeping and ensure consistency across the traditional councils.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) The Free State CoGTA has only provided an opinion on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls governing the bank and cash management process (i) None, The traditional councils do not compile financial statements due to lack of capacity/expertise to compile the said statements for auditing purposes.
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	Information not received from the Free State CoGTA

KWA-ZULU NATAL PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	Section 8 (2) (b) of The KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act No. 5 of 2005 states that “ A traditional council must have its financial statements audited by the Auditor-General”
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	(b)In KwaZulu-Natal the financial statements of the 289 Traditional Councils are audited by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA).
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	(c) None (i) 289 Traditional Councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA). (Names not furnished)
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	(ii) The AGSA starts the audit process by conducting a status of records review in December of each year which is then followed by the main audit of the annual financial statements and legislation in May of each year The AGSA conducts this audit on an annual basis with the last audit outcome of financial year ended 31 March 2019 receiving a clean audit opinion.

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL COGTA

REPLY: PQ 1202

Whether, with reference to section 4(2)(b) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, which requires that provincial legislation must regulate the performance of functions by a traditional council by requiring the auditing of its financial statements, any province requires the Auditor-General to audit traditional councils’ financial statements; if not, (a) why not,	The Eastern Cape Traditional Leadership and Governance Act, No. 1 of 2017 under Section 17 (2) (b) makes the following provision “ A principal traditional council is required to have its financial statements audited”
(b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils; and	Information not received from Eastern Cape Provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
(c) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by a person other than the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect; if so, (i) which traditional councils had their financial statements audited by the Auditor-General since the specified Act came into effect,	Information not received from Eastern Cape Provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
(ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils? NW2412E	Information not received from Eastern Cape Provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

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