Questions and Replies
05 November 2019 - NW825
Gumbi, Mr HS to ask the Minister of Police
What number of (a) police stations operate between lnanda, KwaMashu and Ntuzuma in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, (b) police officers are allocated to each of the specified police stations, (c) vehicles are operational at each police station and (d)(i) firearms are allocated to each police station and (ii) the specified firearms have been lost or stolen since 1 April 2014?
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.
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05 November 2019 - NW77
Mafanya, Mr WTI to ask the Minister of Police
What (a) is the total number of each type of cyber crime that was reported in the 2017- 18 financial year and (b) was the total financial cost in each case?
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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05 November 2019 - NW87
Chabangu, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
What (a) human and (b) financial resources has the Government made available to combat cyber crime?
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.
04 November 2019 - NW1144
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Whether her department collects statistics on the number and origin of learners and educators who (a) migrate between provinces and/or (b) are foreign nationals; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) what number of (aa) learners and (bb) educators (aaa) have migrated from another province and (bbb) are foreign nationals, (ii) where did each educator and learner come from and (iii) what is the nationality of each foreign educator and learner; (2) whether her department issued any circulars or guidelines in any of the provinces or nationally to districts or schools on foreign nationals or internal migrants; if so, will she furnish Mrs N I Tarabella Marchesi with copies of each of the circulars;
Reply:
(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.
04 November 2019 - NW558
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(1) With regard to the matter between the South African Ambassador to the United Nations and employee that was fired a year ago, (a) on what grounds was the employee first dismissed and (b) was the dismissal within the jurisdiction of Switzerland or South Africa; (2) was the Ambassador ordered to reinstate the employee; if so, (a) by who and (b) on what basis; (3) has the reinstatement taken place; if not, when will the employee be reemployed? NW 1555E
Reply:
1(a) There were no grounds for dismissal
(b) South Africa, as the employing country
2(a) Yes, by the Director-General
(b) On the basis that the dismissal was found to be both procedurally and substantively unfair
3(a) Not yet
(b) The date of reemployment has not been finalised
04 November 2019 - NW963
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Has her department established a new examination panel for the Business Studies Examination for the 2019 National Senior Certificate examinations; if so, what are the reasons for the establishment of the new panel?
Reply:
All examining panels are subjected to an annual review process, based on feedback from the previous cycle as well and replacements that may be necessary given the normal process of attrition. The 2018 Business Studies examining panel comprised four examiners and one internal moderator. On conclusion of the 2018 cycle, three examiners tendered their resignations due to personal reasons. Additional examiners were appointed to replace those that resigned and the panel has been augmented to ensure that internal moderation is strengthened. The panel now comprise four examiners and two internal moderators.
04 November 2019 - NW1304
Phillips, Ms C to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What number of the newly purchased vehicles of the white and yellow fleet of the Rustenburg Local Municipality are registered in the name of a certain company (name furnished) that had been contracted to manage the fleet; (2) what number of the specified vehicles cannot be used by the specified municipality to deliver services to the residents, as the contract is now in dispute; (3) whether she has found that a certain person (name and details furnished) is in any way involved with a certain contractor (name furnished) appointed to remove waste in Rustenburg; (4) what number of waste trucks does the specified contractor own; (5) why is the municipality outsourcing the work, instead of using the new waste trucks that they 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
Thank you
04 November 2019 - NW672
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether the National Treasury is actively considering to introduce the prescription of assets in the Republic; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the (i) relevant details and (ii) time frames; (2) whether he has held any consultative meetings with industry bodies and/or organised labour to discuss the introduction of the prescription of assets; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details
Reply:
1. No, National Treasury is not actively considering the introduction of prescription of assets. I want to assure all member of any retirement fund that Government’s first and foremost responsibility is to protect their funds at all times, and we have in fact strengthened our regulatory system to continue to do so (e.g. through “Twin Peaks” legislation like the Financial Sector Regulation Act of 2017). In addition, the current regulatory framework in terms of the Pensions Fund Act (PFA) places a fiduciary duty on trustees of funds to always invest prudently and in the best interest of the members. This naturally means investing for the long term, in ways that support economic development and growth, and earning good returns based on fund and market fundamentals. This is good for pension fund members as well as the country. Regulation 28 of the PFA and Guidance Notice 1 of 2019 on Sustainability of Investments and Assets already require pension fund trustees to consider Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues when making investments (refer to Guidance Notice 1 of 2019 on Sustainability of Investments and Assets in the context of retirement funds issued by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and available on its website www.fsca.co.za).
I would like to caution all who make public comments on retirement funds, including those who report on them, to take greater care that they do not in the process scare retirement fund members to cash out their funds and hence not to preserve their savings. They will become more vulnerable in old age, when they retire and no longer have a decent income or savings.
2. National Treasury has not held any consultative meetings this year with industry or any person on prescribed assets. Guidance is currently given by Government through Regulation 28 and the abovementioned Guidance Notice.
04 November 2019 - NW1201
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)On which statutory grounds does each province rely to give effect 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; (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; (3) what steps has her department taken to ensure compliance with the requirement that traditional council financial statements be audited?
Reply:
(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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04 November 2019 - NW1327
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her department’s role in formulating norms and standards for the provision of water and sanitation services in urban areas, her department plans to formulate similar norms and standards for the provision of water and sanitation services in informal settlements so that the specified task is not left to local governments and services are aligned to those used in urban areas; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the (a) relevant details and (b) timeframes for the formulation of the specified norms and standards?
Reply:
The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is the most relevant department for the information requested by the Honourable Member.
Thank you
04 November 2019 - NW1337
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 188 by the former Minister on 25 March 2019 and her reply to question 331 on 1 August 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the information; if not, what steps/action does she intend taking to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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.
Thank you
04 November 2019 - NW1383
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Which 14 municipalities in the Northern Cape received assistance with the alignment of social labour plans with their Integrated Development Plans?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1342
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 240 on 1 August 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend to take in order to ensure that the specified municipality provides the information?
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
04 November 2019 - NW898
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) is the total number of contracts that have been issued for scholar transport in Limpopo, (b) is the total cost of the contracts and (c) are the details of the procedure that was followed in granting the contracts?
Reply:
a) Information received from the Limpopo Department of Education indicates that 107 contracts have been issued for scholar transport in Limpopo.
b) The financial implications for three years are as follows:
2019/20 Financial Year |
2020/21 Financial Year |
2021/22 Financial Year |
307,245 m |
324,143 |
341,970 |
c) The bid was evaluated on functionality, price and BBBEE Status. The Functionality evaluation was based on the following criteria and values illustrated below:
NO |
CRITERIA |
ALLOCATED POINTS |
Total Weight of criterion |
1 |
Capacity to deliver the service on tendered route : Busses available registered in the name of a bidding company |
20 |
20 |
2. |
Back-up per route Bidders are expected to show proof of backup vehicles in case of unavailabity of the contracted vehicles (Proof of backup in name of a bidding company or lease agreement in case the bidder does not have additional fleet) |
15 |
|
|
15 |
||
NB: Proof of ownership of busses for the third party must be attached. |
5 |
||
3. |
Proof of address for bus depot and business address documents issued by local municipality or traditional Authority. |
15 |
|
|
15 |
||
|
10 |
||
|
5 |
||
4. 4.1. 4.2 |
Risk Management
|
20 |
|
|
10 |
||
|
8 |
||
|
6 |
||
|
4 |
||
|
2 |
||
|
|||
|
10 |
||
|
8 |
||
|
6 |
||
|
4 |
||
|
2 |
||
5. |
Operational plan A detail operational plan that will be used to ensure that learners are always on time at school |
25 |
|
5.1 Adherence to time schedule/s |
5 |
||
5.2 Day to day operations 5.2.1 Daily Vehicle Maintenance 5.2.2 Inspection and services 5.2.3 Bus safety features (physical and electronic) 5.2.4 Safer driving techniques |
3 3 2 2 |
||
|
5 |
||
|
5 |
||
6. |
Proven track record on learner transport |
5 |
|
|
3 |
||
|
5 |
||
TOTAL 100
|
NB: Bidders that score less than 70 points out of 100 in respect of functionality will be regarded as non-responsive and will not be considered for further evaluation on Price and BBB-EE stages. Points scored for functionality will not be taken into consideration for price and BBB-EE evaluation
8.2. Price and BBBEE
PHASE 2
NO |
CRITERIA |
POINTS |
1 |
Price |
90 |
2 |
BBB-EE |
10 |
Total |
100 |
04 November 2019 - NW1202
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
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, (b) who is responsible for auditing the financial statements of traditional councils and (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, (ii) on what date was each audit conducted and (iii) what is the frequency of audits conducted on the financial statements of traditional councils?
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. |
Ends.
04 November 2019 - NW1315
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to grants provided to the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality by the Government, what number of grants have been returned because they were not spent in the past five financial years; (2) what are the details of each grant amount that was not utilised; (3) whether there were any reasons provided for the nonutilisation of the grants; if not, why not; if so, what are the details of the reasons?
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
04 November 2019 - NW302
Sarupen, Mr AN to ask the Minister of Finance
(1) What (a) total amount was (i) appropriated and (ii) disbursed from the National Revenue Fund to each state-owned entity (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2019 and (b) are the details of the conditionalities attached to each disbursement in each case in each specified financial year; (2) Whether all conditionalities were met; if not, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) Whether any mechanisms were put in place by the National Treasury to monitor the conditions applied to the disbursements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (4) Whether any accountability measures were taken by the National Treasury when conditions were breached; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) Below are link summarizing the monies allocated and disbursed to state owned enterprises over the last years. There are two types of payments, the first is the recapitalization funding and the other transfers to public corporations. Transfers are regular payments made to entities by parent departments.
http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW302.pdf
1) (b) With regard to transfers to public corporations- Regular transfers for operations paid by the parent department have no conditions. The recapitalization conditions detail is listed below for each SOE.
Broadband Infraco:
1) (b) No Conditions - Funds were allocated for establishment costs as this was a newly created entity.
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
Denel
- (b) Allocated subject to Cabinet approval of Denel's strategy, business plan and funding plan
- Corporate plan approved
- Monthly meetings continue to be held with the SOC and the Department of Public Enterprises
- NA
Development Bank of Southern Africa
- (b) There were no specific conditions for the recapitalisation the Development Bank of Southern Africa. It was meant to stabilise their financial position after making loses in the previous years
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
Eskom
2008/09 -2010/11 Subordinated loan (R60 billion)
1) (b) The conditions that were imposed on Eskom mainly related to Eskom achieving certain financial metrics in order to service the debt as well as interest.
2) Due to deterioration of its financial position, Eskom did not meet these conditions. Ultimately, the loan was converted into equity in 2015 as part of the Government support package that was provided to Eskom.
3) Quarterly progress reports and regular engagements between the National Treasury, DPE and Eskom.
4) No conditions were breached. The subordinated loan was later converted to equity in line with a cabinet decision as part of Government Support Package to Eskom.
2015/16 R23 billion equity
1.(b) The conditions as detailed below:
- 1. Developing a three-year generation strategy;
- 2. Developing a comprehensive maintenance strategy;
- 3. Delivering at least R60 billion through cost savings programme in line with the 2015 corporate plan;
- 4. Submit application to NERSA for tariff adjustments;
- 5. Raise the borrowing programme additional R52 billion of debt over the planned borrowings in the MYPD3;
- 6. No new investment to be undertaken in future coal mines;
- 7. Connect Renewable Energy programme to the National grid;
- 8. Implement the R250 billion capex together with additional R29 billion for critical transmission and distribution infrastructure;
- 9. Limit cost overruns in the new build programme;
- 10. Review of labour costs, employee benefits and salary adjustments;
- 11. Develop a detail proposal for the disposal of non-core assets;
- 12 Independent review of operating model and subsidiaries;
- 13. Ensure all the investigations initiated by the Board are concluded within the contracted timelines and submit findings to National Treasury and DPE;
- 14. Fill vacant position as a matter of priority; and
- 15. Provide quarterly reports to National Treasury and DPE
- However, initially did not meet the below conditions such as:
- 1. Detailed study on labour costs;
- 2. Study on the operating model; and
- 3. Not providing sufficient information on the quarterly report according to National Treasury requirements.
2) Yes all the conditions were subsequently met
3) Quarterly progress reports and regular engagements between the National Treasury, DPE and Eskom.
4) Funds were withheld until ESKOM complied with conditions
2019/20 R23 billion equity
1) (b) No conditions were attached.
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa
- (b) There were no specific conditions for the recapitalisation the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa. It was meant to stabilise their financial position after making loses in the previous years
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
National Housing Finance Cooperation
- (b) No conditions were given
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency
- (b) Use recapitalisation funds to repay loan commitments.
- Yes - conditions were met
- Quarterly reports - Proof of loan repayment contained in 2016 Annual Report notes to the financial statements
- NA
Rural Housing Loan Fund
- (b) No conditions were given
- No conditions
- No conditions
- No conditions breached
South African Airways (SAA)
1) (b) Money should be used only for government guaranteed debt, SAA should submit maturity profile of government guaranteed debt together with negotiation plan to manage short-term debt; provide progress reports on progress on initiatives that have been implemented to improve working capital management, provide quarterly financial performance reports
2) Yes
3) Weekly and monthly meetings are being held to monitor financial performance and implementation of measures to improve cash flow
4) Na
South African Express SOC Limited (SAX)
1 (b)
- 1. Funds will not be utilised to repay any portion of debt owed by South African Express Airways SOC Limited to Transnet;
- 2. The funds should be utilised only to repay South African Express Airways SOC Limited government guaranteed debt;
- 3. Upon recapitalisation, South African Express Airways SOC Limited’s government guarantees will be reduced in line with the quantum of recapitalisation;
- 4. South African Express Airways SOC Limited submits monthly progress reports on the utilization of funds to the Department of Public Enterprises and the National Treasury;
- 5. By 31 December 2018, Department of Public Enterprises should present a plan for approval by Cabinet of the optimal corporate structure for state owned airlines which should include options that will be pursued for strategic equity partnerships and the disposal of non-core assets; and
- 6. By 31 December 2018, South African Express Airways SOC Limited and Department of Public Enterprises should submit a comprehensive plan that outlines the airlines strategy to reduce its reliance on Government financial support in the form of guarantees or recapitalisation.
2) The airline used some of the money to pay for leases instead of guaranteed debt as was required
3) Monthly meetings are held
4) A Letter was written to the Department of Public Enterprises and the entity was notified about the irregular expenditure. The Auditor General South Africa was also notified.
South African Post Office
1) (b)
- R650m Amount was allocated as recapitalisation of SAPO to implement a strategic turnaround plan. The conditions set were as follows: 1. SAPO must not utilize this allocation to fund any past or future salary increases and bonuses. The DTPS must ensure compliance with this condition.
- 2. The Department must further ensure SAPO continues to submit progress reports on the implementation of its Strategic Turnaround Plan by 20th of every month, clearly providing a breakdown of how the funds have been used. National Treasury should be notified prior to the due date should there be any delays in the submission of the report.
- R3.7bn
- 1. SAPO effect payment to the Facility Agent (Nedbank) to defray the R3.7bn loan.
- 2. SAPO providing a letter to National Treasury from Facility Agent confirming that the R3.7bn facility has been defrayed in full.
- 3. The guarantee agreement entered into between the lenders and the National Treasury will be terminated upon the receipt of the confirmation letter as set out above.
- 4. SAPO will be liable to pay any outstanding interest of fees that may arise, after the R3.7bn allocation is affected, ensuring that the R3.7bn facility is fully defrayed.
- 5. SAPO's R4.17bn guarantee and R4.42bn borrowing limit will be reduced by R3.7bn. The National Treasury will issue a letter to this effect upon the settlement of the R3.7bn facility. All guarantee conditions will remain in full force and effect.
- 6. SAPO will continue to report to the Monthly Monitoring Task Team on the development and implementation of a revised corporate strategy on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- R2.9bn
- 1. SAPO's R470 million guarantee will be folded into this guarantee.
- 2. The guarantee will lapse after three years or as soon as the loan to be raised is defrayed, whichever comes sooner.
- 3. The monthly monitoring task team will continue for the duration of the guarantee period.
- 4. SAPO to provide monthly reports on the company's financial position and progress in developing and implementing a longer term turnaround strategy.
- 5. SAPO will provide monthly cash flows and projections as well as a breakdown of all outstanding creditor balances and projected creditor balances.
- 6. Should labour increase (including back pay) exceed the assumption included in the cash requirement calculation submitted for this application, measures will be taken by SAPO to ensure that the overall salary bill remains within the budget identified.
- 7. The guarantee will be reduced by allocations or recapitalisation that may be made to SAPO.
- 8. SAPO will be responsible for the drafting of a feasible and implementable corporate strategy framed within the legislative prescripts of its relevant policies. The corporate strategy will be accompanied by operational plans that will assist in monitoring the implementation and progress made by SAPO.
- 9. SAPO with the assistance of DTPS to implement its 4 phased cost reduction strategy including its revised business model as part of the 2019 corporate strategy.
- 10. All critical vacancies are to be filled within 5 months of the issuance of this guarantee.
- 11. SAPO will rebalance its post office network in an effort to eliminate operational and cost inefficiencies.
- 12. SAPO will not utilise the excess capital within Postbank to fund operations.
2) Yes
3) Monthly meetings, Monthly and quarterly reports
4) None. All conditions relating to the R650m and the R3.7b allocations have been fully met. With regard to the R2.9b allocation, conditions have been met, and the 2019 Corporate Plan submitted by the Post Office addresses the conditions that are related to the revised business model.
South African Postbank
1) (b)
- The Postbank is to provide a comprehensive project plan that sets out specific project implementation, timelines and responsibilities along with associated budgets;
-The Postbank will provide quarterly progress reports on projects and expenditure against the budget.
2. Conditions are partially met in a sense that the corporatisation is still ongoing process due to the long nature of the process that had to be undertaken
3. Monitoring meetings between DoC and Treasury were held on a regular basis where progress was discussed and noted.
4. NA
04 November 2019 - NW1312
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)In view of the huge challenges that the Municipal Demarcation Board is facing (details furnished), what plans are in place for the preparation of (a) draft wards that must be tabled this year and (b) the boundary redetermination policy that must be reviewed before the end of March next year; (2) in view of the huge challenges resulting from the categorisation of municipalities (details furnished), what are the amalgamation possibilities for wall to wall category B plenary municipalities in the Northern Cape; (3) in view of the fact that small municipalities in the Northern Cape cannot retain or attract skilled senior staff, as remuneration for Municipal Managers and Senior Managers are not competitive (details furnished), what steps can the SA Local Government Association take to address the situation?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1284
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) number of companies were appointed to install boreholes during the recent drought period in the Western Cape, (b)(i) are the names of the specified companies and (ii) is the value of the respective contracts and (c) procedures were followed in appointing the companies?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1384
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What are the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent criteria on which bursaries are awarded for further studies in the technical profession?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1033
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How did her department ensure that the views of (a) parents, (b) religious groups and (c) relevant nongovernmental organisations are taken into consideration in respect of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programmes;
Reply:
1. Since the introduction of Comprehensive Sexuality Education in 2000, the Department of Basic Education has held continuous consultative engagements with education stakeholders at National and Provincial level. The views of parents are represented by School Governing Body Associations who form part of the National Consultative Forum of the DBE, where CSE programmes are continually discussed.
The views of religious groups and relevant non-governmental organisations are represented through the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), which is the official coordinating structure of the country’s response to HIV and the relationship between Government, civil society organizations and the religious sector among others.
(2) whether the CSE policy is evidence based; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is the empirical evidence upon which the policy is based;
Response: The Department of Basic Education has no CSE policy. Instead, CSE is embedded in the Life Skills and Life Orientation Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). The empirical evidence is drawn from the following studies:
- General Household Survey on Schooling
- South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey
- South African Youth Risk Behaviour Survey
- Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality
- UNESCO International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education
(3) (a) can a parent choose to opt out of the CSE by not allowing their child to attend the programmes, (b) were the parents given an opportunity to give their views on the content of the CSE, (c) were their concerns addressed and (d) how was this conducted;
Response: (a) All learners in public schools receive set provisions as per the CAPS. Parents have a right to opt out of the current curriculum, provided that they can produce an alternative curriculum that meets the required CAPS criteria for competence. (b) see number 1 above; (c) see number 1 above; (d) see number 1 above.
(4) (a) what actions will be taken against teachers who are opposed to the CSE and (b) is there an option for a teacher to refuse to give CSE programmes?
Response: CSE is provided as part of the Life Skills and Life Orientation CAPS. Teachers are required to deliver curriculum as set in the CAPS. The DBE ensures that teachers are supported on seamless delivery of CSE lessons in life Orientation.
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04 November 2019 - NW1228
Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 494 on 12 September 2019, what number of (a) public service employees are currently employed in each local government and (b) the specified public service employees are appointed in the (i) senior and (ii) middle management levels; (2) what is the average remuneration package of public service employees appointed at (a) senior management and (b) middle management levels in the local government; (3) what is the current total amount spent on salaries for senior and middle management managers in local governments?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1072
Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Finance
With reference to the statement by the Commissioner of the SA Revenue Service (SARS), Mr E Kieswetter, in a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance held on 17 September 2019, wherein he said that SARS had 4 000 recording devices in offices around the country, what is the total (a) number of recording devices that were imported and (b) monetary value of each device?
Reply:
a) SARS cannot identify listening devices imported into the country by SARS.
b) Not applicable.
04 November 2019 - NW1246
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply of the former Minister to question 605 on 22 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has provided the information; if not, what steps/action does she intend taking to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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.
04 November 2019 - NW1242
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)(a) On what date were the electrical substations situated at (i) the corner of Elberfield Road and Van Riebeeck Road and (ii) Meppen Road in the City of Ekurhuleni last inspected, (b) what are the details of the maintenance plans for each substation, (c) how often should maintenance take place at each substation, (d)(i) what number of times and (ii) on what dates was each substation inspected in each of the past three years and (e) what are the details of planned maintenance to be performed on each substation until 31 October 2019; (2) whether she will furnish Mrs M O Clarke with copies of the maintenance plans for each substation; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case
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
04 November 2019 - NW1311
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) How good has she found the GovChat WhatsApp facility to be in dealing with the escalation process for unattended queries in municipalities and (b) do ordinary citizens get access to it; if not, why not; if so, how?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1338
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply by the former Minister to question 1996 on 25 July 2018 and to question 603 on 16 April 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the information; if not, what steps/action does she intend taking to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1283
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) is the breakdown of the financial assistance given by her department to each (i) province, (ii) district and (iii) local municipality in terms of the bulkwater system and (b) number of trucks are functional at present and able to deliver water in rural areas?
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
04 November 2019 - NW899
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) is the total number of mud schools that are in the Limpopo province and (b) are the details of her plan to eradicate mud schools in the province and (c) by what date will there be zero mud schools in the specified province?
Reply:
a) There are no reported mud schools reported by the Limpopo Province to the National Department.
b) No plans by the National department to eradicate as they do not exist
c) Please see (a) and (b)
04 November 2019 - NW1078
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) contracted a certain company (details furnished) in the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2014; if so, what (a) goods and/or services was the specified company contracted for, (b) total amount was the company paid and (c) process was followed to appoint the company?
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.
04 November 2019 - NW1341
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 239 on 1 August 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend taking to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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
04 November 2019 - NW994
Sarupen, Mr AN to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
(1)Has her department been informed that the rehabilitation project for the Jan Smuts Dam in Brakpan has failed; (2) whether her department can provide a breakdown of the total amount that was spent on the specified project; (3) has her department been informed that the specified dam is overgrown with hyacinth; (4) by what date will she take concrete steps to rehabilitate the dam; (5) what (a) budget and (b) time frame has her department put in place for the rehabilitation of the dam?
Reply:
The Jan Smuts Dam in Brakpan is owned by the City of Ekurhuleni and not by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) as it is not classified as a dam with a safety risk it terms of Section 117(c) of the National Water Act.
Accordingly, it is suggested that the Honourable Member consider referring the question to, the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs who is in a better position to respond to issues regarding the rehabilitation works, the budget and timeframes for the Jan Smuts Dam.
04 November 2019 - NW1324
Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What is the number of persons who were employed in addition to the existing establishment in each local government (a) in each of the past 10 municipal financial years and (b) since 1 July 2019; (2) from which budget(s) are the salaries of the specified persons paid?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1215
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any measures have been put in place to facilitate intergovernmental relations between national and provincial government departments and local governments to ensure that efforts to provide services to residents of municipalities are coordinated and not duplicated and that joint ventures are not missed due to misunderstandings; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (a) what is the name of each person who serves on the intergovernmental forum of her department, (b) how regularly does the forum meet, (c) on what date did the forum last meet, (d) what are the relevant details of the matters discussed by the forum, and (e) what has the forum found to be the current state of intergovernmental relations in the Republic; (3) Whether her department conducted any assessments to review the effectiveness of the current intergovernmental relations systems in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW242E
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.
04 November 2019 - NW1248
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply of the former Minister to question 598 on 22 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has provided the information; if not, what steps/action does she intend taking to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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.
Thank you
04 November 2019 - NW1073
Shivambu, Mr F to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the State Security Agency (SSA) whereby the SSA would pay a portion of tax owed on source payments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who from SARS signed the MoU and (b) on what date was it signed?
Reply:
All employers, including the SSA, are required to deduct pay-as-you-earn from remuneration paid to employees in accordance with the Fourth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 1962; and SARS has issued a Guide which is publicly available to assist employers.
(a)(b) SARS is statutorily unable to disclose details of any arrangement made with or about any person who is a taxpayer.
04 November 2019 - NW80
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)What are the current gold reserves of the SA Reserve Bank; (2) whether there are any plans to increase the reserves; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The value of the official gold reserves as at 30 September 2019 was US$5.97 billion (ZAR90,88 billion) (as outlined in the monthly release below), which is approximately 4 million fine ounces. As indicated to the Honourable Member in response to his previous question PQ NW232E (as published on 15 February 2019), the South African Reserve Bank publishes information on our gold reserves every month, which the Honourable Member can access from its website, at
https://www.resbank.co.za/Markets/ForeignReserves/Pages/default.aspx
In particular, for this question, I refer the Honourable Member to the following link on its website:
2. The SA Reserve Bank has not made any public announcement on its future plans with regard to the composition of the reserves, but it generally increases reserves depending on timing, particularly when the rand strengthens.
04 November 2019 - NW1340
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With reference to the reply of the former Minister to question 2211 on 30 October 2017, (a) what progress has been made with regard to the building of a new water tower adjacent to that of the current Windsor Water Tower and (b) by what date is construction expected to start and be completed? (2) whether any further structural inspections of the existing water tower have taken place since the last one was conducted during the 2016-17 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1244
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 332 on 1 August 2019, which is a reply to a follow-up question in respect of her reply to question 187 on 25 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has provided the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend taking to ensure that City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1076
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) rented any offices in the Waterfall Park Area, Gauteng, in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2014; if so, (a) what was the purpose of the offices, (b) what amount did SARS pay anually to rent the offices and (c) what number of people were accommodated in the specified offices?
Reply:
(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.
04 November 2019 - NW1245
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 604 on 22 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has provided the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend taking to ensure the metropolitan municipality provides the requested information? NW2456E
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 |
|
Ends.
04 November 2019 - NW1074
Ndlozi, Dr MQ to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Whether any employee of the SA Revenue Service (SARS) was in an in-depth interview with a certain newspaper (name furnished) with regard to its investigation into the illicit tobacco economy between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2014; if so, on what date was the interview conducted; if not, (2) whether the SARS communication section responded to questions sent to them by the specified newspaper with regard to the illicit tobacco economy; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) how did SARS respond to the questions and (b) on what date were the questions responded to?
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.”
04 November 2019 - NW964
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether her department has established criteria for using implementing agents for school infrastructure upgrades and construction; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has not finalised specific criteria for using implementing agents for school infrastructure upgrades and construction. The “draft guidelines on minimum standards for implementing agents” have been developed and the DBE is in the process of consultations on the guidelines.
04 November 2019 - NW1358
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details furnished in each case) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did her department do business with the specified persons, companies and trusts and (bb) what was the (aaa) nature and (bbb) monetary value of each business arrangement?
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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04 November 2019 - NW1378
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether her department did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details furnished in each case) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did her department do business with the specified persons, companies and trusts and (bb) what was the (aaa) nature and (bbb) monetary value of each business arrangement?
Reply:
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.
.
(aa) – (bb) and (aaa) – (bbb) Not applicable
04 November 2019 - NW926
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to the presentation by the SA Council of Educators on 27 August 2019, (a) on what date was the sexual offences register implemented and (b) what total number of teachers appear on the specified register since it was implemented; (2) whether teachers who were convicted prior to the specified date appear on the register; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant detail?
Reply:
(1) (2) On the 27th August 2019, the CEO of SACE reported that the screening of educators prior to registration, is only done through the submission of the police clearance certificate.
She further reported that the Department of Justice & Constitutional Development was not yet ready with its National Sexual Offenders Register (NRSO) and therefore it was not accessible to public entities; public and Government departments for use.
In line with this Question 1(a) is not yet applicable, so is 1 (b) and Question 2.
04 November 2019 - NW1077
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the SA Revenue Service (SARS) approached a certain person (name furnished) with a financial offer in April 2014; if so, what (a)(i) was the purpose of the financial offer and (ii) was the amount offered to the specified person and (b) is the name of the SARS official who approached the person?
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.
04 November 2019 - NW1280
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What are the relevant details regarding her department’s failure to install water infrastructure for the communities of Magolaneng and Ga Seepe in the Sekhukune District Municipality in Limpopo; 2) on what date does she intend to have (a) boreholes drilled as a solution in the short term and (b) water taps installed as a solution in the longer term?
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
04 November 2019 - NW1295
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether, with reference to the Deloitte Forensic Investigation report, commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, into Allegations of Bribery, Fraud and Corruption – Newcastle Municipality dated April 2006, as well as the subsequent Special Investigative Unit investigation into the same allegations, any steps were taken against individuals, councillors and officials who the investigation reports indicated had been guilty of malfeasance; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the details of municipal and provincial officials who were found to have been involved in any sort of malfeasance and (b) steps were taken in each case; (2) whether any penalties were imposed on individuals, councillors and officials who were found to have been guilty of any offence; if not, why not; if so, what penalties were imposed in each case?
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
01 November 2019 - NW1227
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)With the approved deployment of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) under Operation Prosper for a further period until 31 March 2020, (a) how was the approved budget of R64 127 000,00 and a strength of 1 322 determined, (b) from which cost centre within the SANDF budget will the deployment be funded, (c) how was the average cost of R8 084, 59 per person per month determined, (d) why is the average cost lower than for the previous period of deployment, (e) what are the details and justification of the spending for each of the cost items and (f) what are the merits and justifications for only deploying one extra company, thus a probable total deployment of only three companies compared to a potential deployment of six companies; (2) (a) why are the soldiers deployed under Operation Prosper still accommodated in hangers and not in proper sleeping facilities with bathrooms and (b)(i) by what date and (ii) how will this situation be redressed to accommodate the total deployment until 31 March 2020 in humane and similar facilities where they have been deployed from?
Reply:
The information requested relates to the operations on the ground of the SANDF troops deployed in the Western Cape and can only be disclosed in a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence due to its security sensitive nature.