Questions and Replies
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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.
01 November 2019 - NW788
Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)(a) What amount was spent on advertising by (i) his department and (ii) state-owned entities reporting to him in the (aa) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (cc) 2018-19 financial years; (2) what amount of the total expenditure incurred by (a) his department and (b) state-owned entities reporting to him went to (i) each specified black-owned media company and (ii) outdoor advertising in each specified financial year and (c) on outdoor advertising by his department and state-owned entities reporting to him went to each black-owned media company in each specified financial year?
Reply:
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC)
Question 1
(1)(a) The Public Service Commission (PSC) is an independent Constitutional body, accountable to the National Assembly. It is therefore not an entity or body reporting to the Minister of Public Service and Administration (MPSA). Its budget is appropriated via the MPSA.
D1(a)(a) R238,679.79
1(b)(b) R229,481.00
1(c)(c) R255,660.47
Question 2
2 (i)
SUPPLIER |
B-BBEE |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
R' |
R' |
R' |
||
Kone Staffing Solutions |
100% |
10,574.56 |
- |
- |
Human Communications |
51% |
86,270.18 |
21,939.58 |
15,870.69 |
Ultimate Recruitment Selection |
100% |
42,909.68 |
31,849.18 |
149,714.25 |
Basadzi Communication |
100% |
21,711.47 |
153,693.32 |
70,370.13 |
Lokoko Industries Primary Co-operative LTD |
100% |
73,548.46 |
- |
- |
Government Printing Works |
100% |
3,665.44 |
15,000.00 |
1,765.40 |
Black X Trading |
100% |
- |
6,998.92 |
- |
Digipaper Concepts CC |
100% |
- |
- |
17,940.00 |
TOTAL: |
|
238,679.79 |
229,481.00 |
255,660.47 |
2(ii) No outdoor advertising cost were incurred during the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years.
2(c) No outdoor advertising cost were incurred during the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 financial years.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION (DPSA)
REPLY:
(1) (a) (i) (aa), (bb) and (cc) Zero amount
(2) (a) (i) (ii) (c) None
CENTRE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE INNOVATION (CPSI)
(1)(a) (ii) (aa) (bb) (cc) The Centre for Public Service Innovation has not spent any amount on advertising in any of the financial years.
(2) (b) (i) (ii) N/A
(c) N/A
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT (NSG)
REPLY:
(1)(a)(ii) reporting to him
(aa) No. There was no outdoor advertising done for financial year 2016-17
(bb) No. There was no outdoor advertising done for financial year 2017-18
(cc) No. There was no outdoor advertising done for financial year 2018-19
(2)(b)
(i) The was no expenditure incurred for outdoor advertising for financial years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19
(ii) There was no expenditure incurred for outdoor advertising for financial years 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19
(2)(c) There was no outdoor advertising done for financial years 216-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19
31 October 2019 - NW1097
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
With reference to the reply of the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation to question 559 on 5 September 2019, what was the reason that the National Prosecuting Authority decided not to prosecute?
Reply:
The Honourable Member should note that the suspect is an Ambassador, and as such has diplomatic immunity preventing prosecution.
Other diplomatic remedies (e.g. requesting an official apology from the home state, requesting waiver of immunity, recall of the suspect being an Ambassador, declaring the accused a persona non grata, etc.) were considered but in light of the available evidence and nature of the charges, none were deemed appropriate. It was decided not to pursue such remedies and consequently the diplomatic immunity is preventing prosecution.
This decision was informed after, amongst others:
(i) Discussions with the consular section of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) regarding the type of case warranting any of the above remedies which will enjoy the support of DIRCO;
(ii) The nature of the conduct complained about (i.e. inappropriate massaging of the Ambassador by the complainant who was a domestic worker, over a number of years starting in 2013, initially without complaints or reports to others before 2016);
(iii) The fact that the complaint was laid with the police only in 2019 following alleged intervention or assistance of others involved in a labour dispute;
(iv) The fact that the complainant is a single witness;
(v) The absence of substantial corroboratory evidence confirming the complainant’s allegations; and
(vi) The implications that may follow on a diplomatic level (including the reputation of the Republic of South Africa in the international arena vis-à-vis the handling of foreign diplomats and their legal rights).
Therefore, the decision not to prosecute was taken after reaching a conclusion that the evidence available was insufficient to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
31 October 2019 - NW1272
Wessels, Mr W to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) With reference to the reply of the former Minister to question 3669 on 11 December 2018 and his reply to question 883 on 17 October 2019, on what exact date did the storm damage occur at the storage facilities of Docufile, the previous service provider; (2) what has he found to be the reason(s), other than poor record-keeping and indexing of files, that the loss of the 45 000 files was only discovered in January 2019, while the former Minister in his reply on 11 December 2018 had indicated that all files were in fact received from the previous service provider; (3) whether (a) all the affected parties have been adequately informed of the lost files and (b) cases will be prioritised to expedite the conclusion of the involved trusts; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (4) whether he has found that no backlogs are currently being experienced at any of the other 15 Master’s Offices; if not, (a) what is the current situation at the specified offices, (b) what actions are being taken to address any such backlogs and (c) by what date(s) is it expected to be brought up to date; (5) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. According to information, the storm damage occurred during September 2012. At that time, the office had no knowledge as to the extent of the damage. Whilst dealing with the backlogs in December 2018, it was realized that hundreds of files are not with the current service provider and in trying to establish the whereabouts of these files, it was brought to the attention of the Office of the Acting Chief Master that thousands of trust files were destroyed in a storm. It was also indicated that the files were ultimately disposed-off by the service provider without the Master having any opportunity to view the files for possible recovery. This has also led to litigation against the erstwhile service provider. It would appear that the management of the Master’s Office, Pretoria and the previous Chief Master at the time was made aware of this, but the information was not filtered through to senior management in the Master’s Office, Pretoria. Once the Acting Master received the information regarding the damaged files, she immediately reported this to the current Acting Chief Master, Mrs Bezuidenhout, earlier in 2019.
2. It has come to light that indeed poor record keeping by the office and no proper data base of files has led to this unfortunate situation. However, a project will be undertaken during December 2019 to address this. All files are to be removed to the current service provider, whom will then create a proper data base of all files. If it is then found that a file is not on this database, a dummy file will be opened to ensure service delivery to clients.
3. (a) The Master does not have the information in respect of all the affected clients as they deal with matters on a case to case basis. This is only established once a file cannot be located, if the file is requested by a client. Once a file cannot be located, the client is informed that the file is possibly amongst those damaged in the storm and the client is requested to provide copies of the trust deed, letter of acceptance and other relevant documentation to enable the Master to reconstruct the file. However, all stakeholders such as the Law Society, Banks and Trust Companies have been made aware of the situation.
(b) As stated above, a project will be undertaken and overtime will be effected to prioritize long outstanding matters.
4. (a) The other 14 offices are not experiencing a backlog in respect of Trust matters.
However, the Cape Town office has a backlog in respect of deceased appointments. This is also as a result of poor management of files and a lack of space to properly store files. This is also being addressed and meetings are to be held with National Archives to ensure the latter takes old files to create space at the various offices.
(b) As stated, a project will be embarking on in Pretoria as well as Cape Town to ensure backlogs are cleared by way of overtime and appointment of casual workers to assist.
(c) It is envisaged that the backlogs will be cleared by the end of March 2020.
5. I have already alluded to the matter during an interview.
31 October 2019 - NW1171
De Villiers, Mr JN to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether his department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?
Reply:
I have been informed that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Department of Correctional Services did not incur any costs related to the inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019.
a) (i) The Office of the Chief Justice incurred the following costs for the Presidential Inauguration on 25 May 2019:
Travel cost: R379 867.61
Accommodation and meals: R392 361.69
Total cost: R772 229.30
The Presidency carried the cost to an amount of R678 104.00 whilst the Office of the Chief Justice carried to an amount of R94 125.30 from its own voted budget.
(ii) the cost incurred was for the travel, accommodation and meals cost for the Judicial Officers attending the event as well as the cost for the logistical support provided by Office of the Chief Justice officials.
(b)(i) The Office of the Chief Justice incurred the following cost for the State of the Nation Address on 20 June 2019:
Travel cost: R408 368.27
Accommodation: R244 308. 00
Total cost: R652 676. 27
(ii) The cost incurred was for the travel and accommodation cost for the Judicial Officers attending the event as was as the cost for the logistical support provided by Office of the Chief Justice officials.
31 October 2019 - NW1185
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Whether she intends taking action to ensure that Africa's most iconic species, the African lion, is fully protected in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what action will she take to (a) close legislative gaps in this regard and (b) enforce the relevant laws?
Reply:
Globally, African lion is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. However, the wild lion population in South Africa is not under threat of extinction, as recent quantitative data found the population to be increasing stably. According to the Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (2016) which was a regional assessment, the
South African population is currently listed as Least Concern, whereas in 2004 the national Red List status of the South African population was Vulnerable. The change in the conservation status was due to an increase of the South African population, resulting from the successful conservation efforts in South Africa. Further, according to the regional Red List report, the lion population in four South African Development Community countries (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe) grew by an estimated 120/, whereas the lion population in the remaining African range countries declined by an estimated 61%.
(a) Activities involving African lion are currently well regulated in South Africa in terms of biodiversity conservation legislation, in order to ensure its protection and sustainable utilisation including, but not limited to:
- The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act(NEMBA), 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004):
- due to the fact that lion is included in the list of threatened or protected species, a permit is required for the carrying out of any restricted activity (such as hunting, catching, breeding, selling, transporting, exporting from or importing into the Republic of South Africa, and so forth) involving any specimen.
- The Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations, 2007, promulgated under NEMBA, which:
- require the compulsory registration of captive breeding facilities, rehabilitation facilities, sanctuaries, commercial exhibition facilities (such as zoos), or persons operating as wildlife traders;
- require that measures be taken by captive breeding facilities to prevent hybridisation or inbreeding;
- prohibit certain hunting-related activities; and
- The CITES Regulations, 2010, promulgated under NEMBA, which require:
- that the Scientific Authority must confirm whether the export of a specimen included in the appendices of CITES, including African lion, will be detrimental to the survival of a species;
- the registration, marking and tagging of specimens;
- the setting of quotas where applicable, and the management of the utilisation thereof.
- the issuing of a separate permit for each consignment, to be valid for one consignment only, and the cancellation of a used permit;
- reporting to the CITES Secretariat:
- annually on the international trade in specimens of species included in the appendices of CITES; and
- biennially on legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken to enforce the provisions of CITES; and
- Provincial conservation legislation.
The following legislation is aimed at preventing cruelty to lions:
- Animals Protection Act, 1962 (Act No.71 of 1962), which aims at preventing cruelty to animals; and
- Performing Animals Protection Act, 1935 (Act No. 24 of 1935), which regulates the training and performance of animals.
In addition to the legislative requirements referred to above, a number of conservation tools have been developed, either formally in terms of NEMBA, or informally as guidelines, aimed at the protection and conservation of lion, namely:
- A non-detriment finding (NDF) by the Scientific Authority established by the then Minister. The NDF was published in the Gazette on 23 January 2018, and indicated that legal local and international trade pose a low to moderate, but non-detrimental, risk to the species in South Africa;
- A Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for the African lion (Panthera /eo) which was published in the Gazette on 02 December 2015 for implementation. The purpose of the BMP is to ensure the survival of lion in the wild. As part of the BMP, a metapopulation management plan has been developed to improve the management of the managed wild lions within South Africa; and
- Guidelines for the implementation of a meta-population management plan for managed lions in South Africa, with specific reference to trophy hunting, which have been developed by the Scientific Authority. Currently, all managed wild lion populations are being assessed against the criteria to determine the effectiveness of the metapopulation management plan.
(b) The Department of Environmental Affairs coordinates its activities, as well as the implementation of its strategies and plans, through a number of formal structures, including the following:
- Permit and Enforcement Planning Committee (PEPC), where permit information and enforcement actions are discussed with provincial conservation authorities;
- National Biodiversity Investigators Forum (NBIF), where information on contraventions are shared and investigations coordinated at a broader level, with provincial conservation authorities, conservation entities and enforcement agencies;
- Scientific Authority, that, among others:
- makes NDFs on the impacts of international trade in specimens of species listed as TOPS or included in the appendices of CITES.
- National African Lion Task Team (NALTT), to coordinate the implementation of the actions highlighted in the BMP for lion, with provincial and other conservation entities and industry.
Further actions to be taken aimed at the protection of lion, involve the following legislative developments:
- An urgent amendment to NEMBA, as part of the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill, 2017, which has been approved by the Portfolio Committee of Environmental Affairs of the 5* Administration, to include empowering provisions to regulate the well-being of faunal biological resources. The Minister responsible for the environment would be in a position to prohibit activities that may negatively impact on the welfare of lions.
- As part of a more substantial amendment to NEMBA which is already underway, the penalty clause will be amended to include higher penalties for persons who are found guilty of offences involving wildlife trafficking, or offences commited as a member of a syndicate.
- The enforcement of NEMBA, the TOPS Regulations and the CITES Regulations is done by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), or by ofcials who have been appointed in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) as Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs).
- The Stock Theft Unit and Endangered Species Unit of SAPS have prioritised lion for investigations and enforcement actions. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations of the SAPS (also known as the Hawks) works closely with the EMIs from the department to investigate cases originating from O.R. Tambo International Airport, involving lion bones.
Regards
MS BD CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES DATE:. ..... .!.....
30 October 2019 - NW1084
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
With regard to case number 77944/2016 in the matter between Y V Chisuse and four others and the Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, (a) why did his department, more than two years after the court order to file answering papers within 20 days, not do so in spite of the court’s warning that such failure would permit the applicants to proceed unopposed with serious consequences to his department and (b) what steps have been taken against the person(s) in his department responsible for the negligent failure to respond in this case?
Reply:
The matter is presently before the Constitutional Court and therefore, I will not be able to answer the question.
30 October 2019 - NW990
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a)(i) challenges and (ii) lessons have been learned from the implementation of the One Household One Hectare Programme, (b) number of households participated in the programme in each province and (c) amount has been spent on the programme in each province in each year since the inception of the specified programme?
Reply:
a) The Department has completed the analysis of the Impact Evaluation Report and the following challenges and lessons were identified
(i) Challenges
- Respondents alleged that government does not conduct proper consultation;
- Unrealistic production plans;
- Generational gaps and lack of youth participation;
- Changing the nature of implementation models by the Department;
- Delays by the Department and appointed stakeholders;
- Lack of commitment from some household members;
- Insufficient funding/lack of stipend/salary;
- Lack of proper project site monitoring.
(ii) Lessons
- Going forward it will be necessary for the Department to develop an implementation plan which is shared with stakeholders prior to development, approval and implementation of new programmes to ensure critical support and ownership;
- The Department should ensure that beneficiaries’ representatives sign off the production plans following community meetings where these plans are presented for approval;
- It is the prerogative of each household to nominate who shall represent it, and the experience has been that elderly people are the ones who usually step forward. This does not mean that youth are not involved; youth who are interested will be involved through their households;
- Since most sites are existing and have been previously operational, production plans were based on the immediate needs of the beneficiaries.
- For the Department to speed up approval of quotations and payments and fast-track the supply of equipment and implements for beneficiaries, it requires the cooperation of all role-players, i.e. beneficiaries, site managers, accountants, suppliers. Continuous and open communication at all times amongst role-players is critical.
- Not all beneficiaries have shown lack of commitment or requested the payment of stipends – most have appreciated the support that government has provided in terms of production inputs, implements and mechanisation;
- The Department will have to strengthen its monitoring endeavours, which are through District Offices closer to clients.
(b) and (c) Expenditure of the commitments will reflect “0” households
Year |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
Totals |
||||
Households Heads/Budget Spent |
Number of Households |
Budget Spent R “000 |
Number of Households |
Budget Spent R “000 |
Number of Households |
Budget Spent R “000 |
Number of Households |
Budget Spent R “000 |
Eastern Cape |
0 |
266 |
5 987 |
446 |
18 052 |
712 |
24 039 |
|
Free State |
0 |
112 |
22 521 |
694 |
40 533 |
806 |
63 054 |
|
Gauteng |
0 |
107 |
22 575 |
4 |
859 |
111 |
23 434 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
0 |
702 |
38 755 |
601 |
38 376 |
1 303 |
77 131 |
|
Limpopo |
766 |
18 417 |
1 688 |
76 896 |
113 |
22 530 |
2 567 |
117 843 |
Mpumalanga |
0 |
749 |
18 616 |
0 |
21 768 |
749 |
40 384 |
|
North West |
0 |
168 |
15 112 |
0 |
0 |
168 |
15 112 |
|
Northern Cape |
0 |
823 |
145 290 |
293 |
19 769 |
1 116 |
165 059 |
|
Western Cape |
0 |
33 |
8 312 |
100 |
2 403 |
133 |
10 715 |
|
Grand Total |
766 |
18 417 |
4 648 |
354 063 |
2 251 |
164 290 |
7 665 |
536 770 |
30 October 2019 - NW1119
Lorimer, Ms K to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether the Skukuza Regional Court has been closed permanently; if so, (a) from what date and (b) why; 2) (a) what has been the conviction rate achieved in this court, (b) what number of cases of wildlife poaching has the court dealt with in each month since it was established and (c) where will poaching cases that would have been handled by this court be heard in future; 3) will this alternative court be provided with extra capacity; if not, why not; if so, what additional capacity does the alternative courts have; 4) whether he has found that the closure of this court will affect the conviction rate for poaching; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The Skukuza court was originally established by Proclamation on 01 February 1963 as a Periodical Court for the district of White River. With the demarcation of the magisterial districts, it was proclaimed as a periodical court for the district of Bushbuckridge as per notice GG 39601 dated 15 January 2016, and amended by GG 39961 dated 29 April 2016. It was never purposed to be a Regional Court. The Regional Court sessions for cases emanating from the Kruger National Park were originally attended to in the Regional Court in Mbombela. As from March 2017 the cases were moved to be attended to by the Regional Court Magistrate who was appointed for the Regional Court seated in Mashishing and were done in Skukuza by default to create a Regional Court caseload for the mentioned Regional Court Magistrate. Therefore, there was no Proclamation which created Skukuza as a Regional Court. The Court facility in Skukuza doesn’t allow for a Regional court sitting as it is small and it’s not structured to provide Regional Court requisite space. The extension of services to Skukuza by the Regional Court at that stage was to create the work of the Regional Court Magistrate who was appointed at Mashishing and did not have adequate volume of cases to handle.
On 28 August 2019, the court functionaries comprising, amongst others, the Chief Magistrate of Mpumalanga District Court Judiciary and the acting Director of Public Prosecutions, attended a meeting which was convened and chaired by the Mpumalanga Regional Court President, to review the continuation of sessions of the Regional Court in Skukuza. In view of all the considerations regarding inter alia the challenges with the facilities at the Periodical court, the challenge with access to the Skukuza Periodical by members of the public who require permits to attend court and the fact that there is actually no community at Skukuza which the court serves, the meeting resolved to gradually transfer Regional Court cases from Skukuza to Mhala which is a fully serviced Regional Court with a full administrative staff component. The post of the Regional Court Magistrate was transferred from Mashishing to Mhala and there is an experienced Public Prosecutor. The court also has requisite court facilities to properly adjudicate Regional court cases and adequate security for members of public and the Regional court judiciary alike.
It should also be mentioned that the sitting of the Regional Court in a facility that has been meant for a Periodical Court is not supported by law as only the main seats of courts and the branch courts for specified districts were appointed as places of sitting for Regional Courts.
It is worth mentioning though that the Bushbuckridge district court, sitting as the Skukuza Periodical Court will continue to sit and function as a reception court to deal with bail cases and to transfer district court trial cases to Bushbuckridge and the Regional Court cases to Mhala. The latter will accord with the legal status of the court for which it was proclaimed by the relevant Government Gazette Notice.
2. According to the information provided, the Court has dealt with 39 Regional Court cases to date, which include poaching cases, since the default establishment of the Regional Court sessions at Skukuza during March 2017. The Regional court has attained 100% conviction rate on the 39 cases. When averaging the total number of cases and the 30 months’ duration since March 2017, we can safely conclude that on average 39 cases were finalised in 30 months which is on average 1, 3 cases per month.
All the Regional Court poaching cases that were previously attended to at the Skukuza Periodical court will now be dealt with at the Mhala sub-district Court which is adequately furnished, secured and accessible to communities with controlled access to the court building.
3. The Skukuza Periodical court is by its very nature without any permanent capacity. All court functionaries and administrative support staff are drawn from the main court under which the Periodical court falls. The Periodical court doesn’t have an organogram of its own hence the staff of Skukuza court travels daily from their stations with cost implications in respect of travel and subsistence allowances to staff. There is sometimes a need to arrange accommodation for those court functionaries who are travelling for long distances to render services in respect of the court proceedings. The staff who travelled to Skukuza Periodical court to render the necessary support services to the Regional Court sessions will now render their services at their station without the necessity to incur extra costs and spend time on the road. Mhala court is a fully functional court with requisite amenities and facilities including well-furnished court rooms.
4. The management of both the Regional court and District court in Mpumalanga is of the view that the gradual transfer of Regional court cases to Mhala will not affect the conviction rate for poaching. They are of the view that some of the of 39 poaching cases were dealt with at Mhala. It should be noetd that prior the year 2017, these cases were dealt with at White River Magistrate court, then after they were dealt with at Nelspruit Magistrate court, and before 2016 they were dealt with at Mashishing were the Regional Court Magistrate was appointed before the post was moved to Mhala for convenience of handling poaching cases in proximity to Kruger National Park.
There is a popular understanding by all who administer justice in the area (MPU) that due to the convenient and conducive environment at Mhala, the conviction rate will not be affected and there is a likelihood that it will even increase the turnaround time in finalisation of Regional Court cases including the poaching cases.
30 October 2019 - NW1053
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
(1) What measures will her department take to help speed up drought relief funding to the farmers of the Northern Cape while they are waiting for the proclamation of the provincial disaster area to be gazzetted in view of the fact that farmers are currently so indebted that they cannot secure loans to buy feed resulting in farm workers being at risk of losing their jobs?
Reply:
a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has together with the Provincial Department of Agriculture in the Northern Cape reprioritized Casp budgets and set aside R30 million for provision of fodder for affected farmers as well as expansion of existing fodder production initiative of the province which include the planting of hay and lucerne by farmers along the Orange River. The boreholes have been drilled and equipped for water reticulation.
The Department has also collaborated with the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to expedite the process of classifying and declaring a state of Provincial Drought Disaster to assist farmers to better negotiate for leniency with their financiers. The team led by the NDMC is currently conducting the verification exercise in the Province to ensure that Disaster Management Act is complied with. Following this verification, the NDMC will classify a provincial state of drought disaster.
30 October 2019 - NW991
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela Communal Property Association is registered, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela Communal Property Association is registered in accordance with section 8(2) of the Communal Property Associations Act, 1996. Following the Constitutional Court judgement that ordered the Department to register Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela as a permanent Communal Property Association, it was registered as such and allocated registration number CPA/07/1032/A. Please refer to the attached registration certificate.
29 October 2019 - NW1067
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What percentage of members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) received certificates of competency for weapons \n each provinces (2) (a) What percentage of SAPS members did not pass the shooting training In each province and (b) what are the reasons that the specified SAPS members did not pass; (3) How many times may a member fail his or her training before they are declared incompetent to use a firearm; (4) Whether he will make a statement about the matter’?
Reply:
29 October 2019 - NW1300
Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries
(1) Whether mining activities are prohibited or restricted in wetland areas in the Republic; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the details of the (a) legislative provisions relied upon when restricting or prohibiting mining, (b) process that needs to be followed in order to stop mining activities in Wetland areas and (c) mechanisms put in place by her department to rehabilitate an aha affected by mining activities in a we8and area (2) Whether portion 24 of the farm Boschmanspoort 159 IS in Mpumalanga is located within a wetland area?
Reply:
- Prohibitions or restrictions of activities are part of a series of environmental impact management measles aimed at facilitating sustainable development. Such measures should be applied within the constitutional framework and all other applicable laws as administered by all departments, but more specifically those responsible for minerals, environment and water
affairs. Most environmental issues are managed primal in terms of the overarching legislation which is National Environment Management Act, (Act 107 of 1998) (NENA) and its Specific Environmental Management Acts (SEMA’s).
Conservation of wetlands is access-cutting mandate and the management of impacts therefore depend on the nature the proposed activity. Legislative provisions that may be relevant to wetlands areas in the Republic are:
- The National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of 1998:
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, Act28 of 2002
- National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, Act 10 of200J
(b) Currently there is no “process to stop mining activities in wetland areas” in South Africa, unless the wetland is part of the protected area system. However, in terms of section 49 of Mineral Petroleum Resources Act 28 of 2002, the Minister of Minerals Resources and Energy may prohibit or restrict the granting of any reconnaissance permission, prospecting right, mining right or mining permit in respect of land identified by the Minister for such period and on such teas and conditions as the Minister may determine.
The EIA Regulations require that an EIA process be undertaken for ident8ed activities and submitted b the competent authority for consideration and informed decision-making. These Regulations regulate the procedure and criteria as contemplated in Chapter 5 of the NEMA
relating to the preparation, evaluation, submission, processing and consideration of, and decision on, applications for environmental authorizations for the commencement of activities, subjected to environmental impact assessment, in order B avoid or mitigate detrimental impact on the environment, and to optimize positive environmental impact, and for matters pertaining thereto. In this regard an application for environmental authorization may be refused. One of the many identified activities requiring an environmental authorization in terms of Listing Notice 1 of the EIA Regulations 2014 (as amended), is the following:
The infilling or depositing of any material of more than 10 cubic meters info, or dredging, excavation, removal or moving of soil, sand, shells, shell grit, pebbles or rock of more than 1O cubic meters from a watercourse; but excluding whets such infilling, depositing, dredging, excavation, removal or moving
(a) Will occur behind a comeback setback;
(b) Is for maintenance purposes undertaken in accordance with a maintenance management
(c) falls within the ambit activity 21 in this Notice, in which case that activity applies,
(d) occurs within existing ports or harbor that will not increase the development footprint of the port harbor; or
(e) where such development is related to the development of port or harbor, in which case actively 26 in Listing Notice 2 of 2014 applies'.
(c) In terms of section 41 of Mineral Petroleum Resources Act28 of 2002, the Minister of Minerals and Energy, before granting a mining or prospecting right, shall approve the environmental management plan or programmer. In terms of section 39 (4), financial provision for the rehabilitation or management of negative environmental impact has b be made by an applicant.
In addition, accosting to section 43 of Mineral Petroleum Resources Ad, Act 28 of 2002, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy may not issue a mining closure certificate until the permit holder of a prospecting or mining right takes responsible measures to address pollution or ecological degradation, including rehabilitation thereof.
(2) Accosting B information generated from the Departmental National Web Based Environmental Screening Tool, the South African National Biodiversity institute’s wetland maps and the attached screening report, Portion 24 of the Farm Boschmanspoort 159 IS, in the Mpumalanga province, is located within a Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA), although the web based survey tool does not indicate the presence of a wetland. Attached please find the two maps and the screening report supporting the response provided.
Regards
MB BD CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FI8HERIE9
DATE:. .).I!.. ........ . "
29 October 2019 - NW557
Bergman, Mr D to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Is there still an embassy of Haiti in the Republic; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date did it close; if so, what is the status of the embassy? NW 1554 E
Reply:
The Embassy of the Republic of Haiti in the Republic of South Africa is still registered on the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s Accreditation database and no official communication has been received regarding the closure or intention to close the mission.
29 October 2019 - NW838
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What number of Inspections of items/exhibits at the SA Police Service (SAPS)+ . 13-Store at the Edenvale Police Station took place in the (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017- 18 and (c) 2018-19 financial years (a) what proof is there that the inspections actually took place and (b) how often, according to SAPS regulations, are inspections supposed to take place? (2) (a) What proof is there that the inspections actually took place and (b) how often, according to SAPS regulations, are inspections supposed to take place?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b)(c)(1)(a)(b)(c) the number of inspections of items/exhibits at the South African Police Service (SAPS) 13 store, at the Edenvale Police Station, that took place in the 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 financial years, is reflected in the table below:
”
(a) 2016/2017 |
(b) 2017/2018 |
(c) 2018/2019 |
|
Number of SAPS 13 Inspections |
15 |
18 |
11 |
(2)(a) Entries are made in the SAPS 13 register, and inspections are conducted by line managers, relief commanders and the Station Commander.
(2)(b) National Instruction, 8 of 2017, Property and Exhibit Management, specifies that regular physical inspections must be conducted, to ensure compliance and proper management of the SAPS 13 store.
Reply to question 838 recommended/
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/09/27
Reply to question 838 approved
GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 29/10/2019
29 October 2019 - NW1066
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What were than requirements for the training of member of the SA Police Service in firing firearms in order to ensure that they were properly trained with regard to their firing skills; (2) Whether any firing exercise or training has ever been cancelled due to a shortage of ammunition; if so. (a) how many times in each province and (b) what were the reasons in each case; (3) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. Prescribed training
The Firearms Control Act 60/2000, in section 98 (2)(b) provides that a member must complete the prescribed training and test before he or she can bo issued with a firearm.
Regulation 80(1) of the Firearms Control Regulations provides that: “An Official institution that provides firearms to its employees must ensure that its employee’s receive the necessary practical and theoretical training to ensure that the employee is competent to possess and use the firearms."
Unit Standard 120487 is used as the framework for the development of the training curriculum for the weapons used by the South African Police Service. This unit standard consists of the following three specific outcomes with relevant assessment criteria:
• Specific outcome 1: Apply knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation required.
• Specific outcome 2: Handle a firearm safely.
• Specific outcome 3. Operate, maintain and use a firearm.
The pass rate for this unit standard is 70% for both their theoretical and practical assessments.
29 October 2019 - NW673
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of State Security
a) What number of meetings did her department’s former Director-General, Mr Arthur Fraser, conduct with the Public Protector, and the Commissioner of the SA Revenue Services and the National Director of Public Prosecutions present from 01 January to 30 April 2018, (b) what was the purpose of each meeting, and {c) where did each meeting take place?
Reply:
The requested information is of such a nature that it would form part of the broader operational strategy of the State Security Agency and therefore as a matter of policy, the SSA does not disclose such information. It should however be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence
29 October 2019 - NW638
Mthenjane, Mr DF to ask the Minister of State Security
Whether her department and/or any entities reporting to her contracted the services of Forensic Data Analysts, Mvouni Technology Group, Muvoni Investment Holdings, Ideco or any of the affiliated companies? If so, (a) what services did each company render, (b) what was the total monetary value of each contract, (c) what amount was paid to each company, (d) what was the duration of each contract, (e) who signed off on each contract and (I) was each contract in line with the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, and relevant departmental regulations?
Reply:
Information relating to services rendered to the State Security Agency (SSA) forms part of the broader operational strategy and therefore remains classified and privileged.
It should, however, be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI), the Inspector- General of Intelligence and the Auditor-General.
29 October 2019 - NW984
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Police
1. With reference to damage to property during illegal road closures during service delivery protests in the period 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019, what are the details of each road closure including the (a) date of each protest, (b) place of each road closure and (c) cost of damage to road infrastructure; (2) whether any persons were arrested and/or criminally charged for the illegal closure of roads and damage to public infrastructure and/or private property; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the person(s) who were arrested and/or criminally charged for the illegal closure of roads and damage to public infrastructure?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b)(c) With reference to the damage to property during illegal road closures during service delivery protests, from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019, the date of each protest, the place of each road closure and the estimated cost of damage to road infrastructure, are reflected in Annexure A. The South African Police Service (SAPS) does not have the mandate to determine the cost of the damage to road infrastructure and is, therefore, not in a position to provide it.
(2) A total of 1 366 persons were arrested and/or criminally charged for the illegal closure of roads and damage to public infrastructure and/or private property. The details of arrested persons cannot be divulged because cases are still under investigation.
Response to question 984 recommended
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ACTION NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN PLOCE SERVICE
BC MGWENYA
Date; 14/10/2014
Response to question 984 approved
GENERALBH CELE, MP
MINISTER OF POLICE
DATE: 29/10/2019
29 October 2019 - NW1118
Gumbi, Mr HS to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
(1)With reference to the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu areas in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, what total number of (a) government-sponsored houses have been built and (b) title deeds for houses have been given to residents in each of the above areas since 2014; (2) what total number of (a) houses were built and/or given to persons with disabilities in each year since 2014 and (b) title deeds were given to persons living with disabilities; (3) what total number of (a) houses were built for child-headed households and (b) title deeds were given to child-headed households?
Reply:
(1)(a)&(b) A summary of the houses built and title deeds issued is as follows:
Areas |
Houses built |
Title Deeds issued |
Inanda |
1 583 |
59 |
Ntuzuma |
1 274 |
1 037 |
KwaMashu |
6 |
6 |
TOTAL |
2 863 |
1102 |
(2)(a)&(b) The National Department of Human Settlements has developed a "Policy Prescript For The Allocation Of Housing Opportunities Created Through The National Housing Programme" which, amongst others, advocates for the prioritization of persons with disabilities and child-headed households.
Moreover, the number of houses and title deeds that are issued to persons with disabilities are dependent on the number of applications that are received in all areas.
No houses were handed over to persons with disabilities between 2014 and 2017. In 2018, five (5) housing subsidy applications were approved in Inanda for beneficiaries who have disabilities or are wheelchair-bound.
3 (a) & (b) The National Housing Code stipulates that in a case of a child-headed household the relevant Provincial Department of Human Settlements must contact the Department of Social Development and determine if a guardian has been appointed in relation to the child-headed household. Upon obtaining confirmation from the Department of Social Development, the subsidy details of the child-headed household will be registered in the name of the guardian. The title deed will also be registered in the name of the guardian until such time that one of the children linked to the household turns eighteen years of age. The relevant Provincial Department of Human Settlements will be responsible for the deregistration of the title deed from the name of the guardian and thereafter register the title deed afresh in the name of the child who has acquired the age of eighteen years.
The information at the disposal of the Department, namely the Housing Subsidy System, does not include child-headed households as Provinces are the custodians of this information.
29 October 2019 - NW680
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
With reference to the media briefing by Lieutenant General Lindile Yam on 7 August 2019 (details furnished), (a) what plans (i) does she have to prevent the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) defence capabilities from total failure as implied by the specified person, (ii) have been developed to address the SANDF budget allocation and (iii) have been developed to downscale and rightsize her department and all the units of the SANDF to comply with the realistic defence requirements as determined by section 200 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, based on the realistic defence threats to and priorities of the Republic and (b) on what date will the plans be submitted to the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans?
Reply:
1. The prevention of the SANDF capabilities from declining further is entirely dependent on the budget allocation of the Defence Force, which has been decreasing at an alarming rate over the years with a negative impact of the entire capabilities.
2. The Defence Review 2015 has been developed has been developed with a plan to arrest the decline of the SANDF but unfortunately no funding has been received to attend to the declining capabilities of the SANDF.
3. The Defence Review 2015 is the defence policy document which has all the tenants of the requirements of the Defence Force. The defence has become progressively unsustainable in terms of declining defence allocations and have reached a point where the Republic must decide on the kind of Defence Force it wants and can afford.
29 October 2019 - NW1116
Sarupen, Mr AN to ask the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation
Whether her department has put any plans in place regarding the short-term and long-term maintenance of hostels in the City of Ekurhuleni, many of which have fallen into a state of dilapidation; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the details of her department’s plans in this regard, (b) action will be taken in the short-term to ensure that hostel dwellers live in a dignified manner, (c) are the names of the hostels that will be prioritised and (d) amount has or will her department allocate to maintain the hostels?
Reply:
(a) The National Department of Human Settlements provides grant funding to Provinces for Hostel Redevelopment and renovations. According to the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality, they are currently assessing the conditions and structural integrity of all rental properties (including hostels and flats) within its boundaries as a short term plan. The assessments of hostels will be followed by a maintenance plan for a period of 5-10 years. For purposes of the long term plan, the City will partner with the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements to refurbish the hostels.
(b) The City of Ekurhuleni allocates a budget for minor hostel maintenance every financial year to ensure that tenants live in dignified conditions.
(c) In total there are 24 hostels within the city of Ekurhuleni, of which the five listed below have been prioritised for maintenance:
- Wattville Hostel
- Thokoza Hostel
- KwaThema Hostel
- Sethokga Hostel
- Castle Hostel
(d) The City together with the Gauteng Provincial Department of Human Settlements are in partnership to refurbish the hostels as well as address issues related to long term maintenance.
For the 2019/2020 financial year, the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality has set aside R15 499 000.00 for the maintenance of hostels.
Maintenance of the rest of the hostels will take place once the structural assessments have been completed and a maintenance plan is approved.
28 October 2019 - NW1233
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
What (a) is the relationship between his department and provincial departments responsible for the various world heritage sites to ensure maximum tourism attraction to the sites and (b) processes, procedures and/or mechanisms exist to maintain and upgrade the world heritage sites?
Reply:
a) Relationship between his department and provincial departments responsible for WHS to ensure maximum tourism attraction to sites?
The Department of Tourism has signed Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements (MOU and MOA) with the relevant Management Authorities of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in each province, to unlock the potential and competitiveness of tourism in these World Heritage Sites (WHSs).
b) Mechanisms to maintain and upgrade world heritage sites
Through the aforementioned partnerships, the Department of Tourism has provided support for tourism infrastructure development and maintenance (i.e. Destination Enhancement Initiatives) such as tourism signage, construction of Visitor Information Centres (Interpretation Centres), Accommodation Facilities, Walkways and Hiking Trails, and tourism infrastructure maintenance in order to improve the quality of product offerings in WHSs to enhance the visitor experience.
This work has been completed in partnership with Management Authorities at the Robben Island Museum (WC), Cradle of Humankind (GP), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (KZN), Maloti Drakensberg Transfronteir Park (KZN), Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (LP), Khomani Cultural Landscape (Kgalagadi Transfronteir Park - NC), Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains(MP), Richtersveld Cultural Landscape (NC), Cape Floral Region (WC & EC) and Vredefort Dome (FS). This joint work has also included the upskilling of guides at various WHSs.
As part of a pilot project to retrofit iconic tourism attractions with renewable energy solutions, the department also installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grid system at Robben Island that integrates a 666.4 kilowatt peak (kWp) solar PV plant with battery back-up and the existing diesel generation system of the island to significantly reduces the island’s reliance on diesel and lower operating costs.
28 October 2019 - NW1089
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(a) What number of parcels of vacant land is registered in the name of the State in the City of Cape Town, (b) under which department is it registered, (c) how many hectares is each piece of land and (d) what is/are the timeframe (s) to release this land?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a) The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (NDPWI) has 161 vacant land parcels located within the City of Cape Town.
b) The registration of the vacant land parcels is as follows :
- National Government of Republic of South Africa ( 12 )
- Republic of South Africa ( 149 )
c) Please refer to Annexure A for the number of hectares per land parcel.
d) There are 26 properties in the list identified to be required for Restitution Programme. From the 26 properties, 9 properties were already released and 17 properties still outstanding.
There is public land in the custodianship of all three spheres of Government. Land will be released guided by the Land Reform Programme subject to all administrative processes.
ANNEXURE A: Size of each vacant property (in hectares) in the City of Cape Town under the custodianship of DPWI
ERF/ FARM NUMBER |
SIZE IN HECTARES |
TYPE |
958 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
29375 |
8,80510 |
ERF |
954 |
0,00500 |
ERF |
971 |
280,29870 |
FARM |
1604 |
0,008 |
ERF |
1795 |
0,5396 |
ERF |
217 |
0,00300 |
ERF |
4037 |
1,03060 |
ERF |
21030 |
0,39560 |
ERF |
5224 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5223 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5222 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5215 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5214 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5213 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5212 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5211 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
963 |
69,91440 |
FARM |
23340 |
0,02760 |
ERF |
23339 |
0,09180 |
ERF |
23335 |
0,42830 |
ERF |
4 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
3 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
14 |
0,03070 |
ERF |
13 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
12 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
11 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
2 |
0,05780 |
ERF |
804 |
0,01800 |
ERF |
96 |
0,12720 |
ERF |
859 |
3,42970 |
FARM |
1371 |
0,0507 |
ERF |
1370 |
0,0388 |
ERF |
1369 |
0,0388 |
ERF |
860 |
26,57031 |
FARM |
4311 |
0,00020 |
ERF |
3888 |
0,10040 |
ERF |
3501 |
0,10050 |
ERF |
461 |
0,32710 |
ERF |
5643 |
0,01870 |
ERF |
5641 |
0,01050 |
ERF |
5640 |
0,00050 |
ERF |
110474 |
0,14110 |
ERF |
973 |
4,36832 |
FARM |
82366 |
0,27810 |
ERF |
110472 |
0,12500 |
ERF |
790 |
85,43510 |
FARM |
4843 |
1,07390 |
ERF |
502 |
0,53430 |
ERF |
5007 |
0,01110 |
ERF |
113227 |
4,76790 |
ERF |
375 |
0,06010 |
ERF |
373 |
0,12080 |
ERF |
699 |
1,00750 |
ERF |
1545 |
1,23450 |
ERF |
7555 |
0,00790 |
ERF |
87 |
0,13820 |
ERF |
45091 |
0,64820 |
ERF |
23136 |
2,90530 |
ERF |
8044 |
0,41030 |
ERF |
4935 |
0,04680 |
ERF |
2326 |
4,10280 |
ERF |
2323 |
0,41040 |
ERF |
2322 |
0,09370 |
ERF |
2321 |
0,09360 |
ERF |
479 |
1,62040 |
FARM |
1163 |
15,29190 |
FARM |
4081 |
0,06120 |
ERF |
4035 |
0,00430 |
ERF |
4034 |
0,02480 |
ERF |
11964 |
0,90060 |
ERF |
5040 |
0,08080 |
ERF |
4228 |
0,00490 |
ERF |
110478 |
0,09790 |
ERF |
2286 |
0,07930 |
ERF |
1797 |
1,82500 |
ERF |
4097 |
0,88840 |
ERF |
141 |
1,29190 |
ERF |
153 |
0,00070 |
ERF |
74871 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
1002 |
0,06740 |
ERF |
1110 |
3,40330 |
ERF |
74872 |
0,74350 |
ERF |
218 |
0,00790 |
ERF |
29 |
0,06140 |
ERF |
560 |
1,20760 |
ERF |
5226 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
5225 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
4459 |
5,46650 |
ERF |
2120 |
2,18460 |
ERF |
116976 |
0,29270 |
ERF |
676 |
0,42360 |
ERF |
374 |
0,01780 |
ERF |
955 |
0,01490 |
ERF |
216 |
0,04720 |
ERF |
15 |
0,01870 |
ERF |
967 |
7,09430 |
FARM |
21656 |
0,04760 |
ERF |
21659 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
6986 |
0,04950 |
ERF |
21658 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21654 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21653 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21652 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21651 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21650 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21649 |
0,05580 |
ERF |
956 |
0,02480 |
ERF |
15045 |
0,17550 |
ERF |
10 |
0,07140 |
ERF |
957 |
0,03470 |
ERF |
21657 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21655 |
0,04760 |
ERF |
21648 |
0,04960 |
ERF |
21647 |
0,05550 |
ERF |
2389 |
0,04310 |
ERF |
5642 |
0,01850 |
ERF |
5645 |
0,02300 |
ERF |
5644 |
0,00690 |
ERF |
5 |
2,49640 |
ERF |
5736 |
0,04360 |
ERF |
268 |
87,3991 |
ERF |
972 |
85,36771 |
FARM |
2711 |
0,49500 |
ERF |
49590 |
0,04770 |
ERF |
902 |
145,04514 |
FARM |
23144 |
1,75160 |
ERF |
28804 |
1,66810 |
ERF |
345 |
0,81080 |
ERF |
110487 |
0,09910 |
ERF |
2804 |
0,97890 |
ERF |
2731 |
0,98980 |
ERF |
110476 |
0,11480 |
ERF |
1274 |
0,09330 |
ERF |
1275 |
0,08670 |
ERF |
1276 |
0,08670 |
ERF |
1277 |
0,08050 |
ERF |
1278 |
0,08050 |
ERF |
609 |
4,00085 |
FARM |
2824 |
0,32190 |
ERF |
49664 |
0,19830 |
ERF |
684 |
0,91960 |
ERF |
7757 |
2,00310 |
ERF |
110485 |
0,37810 |
ERF |
84603 |
17,99190 |
ERF |
3063 |
5,48170 |
ERF |
1130 |
2,52888 |
FARM |
142 |
8,91130 |
ERF |
242 |
3,85440 |
ERF |
9418 PORTION |
2,28380 |
ERF |
6788 PORTION |
3,40650 |
ERF |
3779 PORTION |
39,99770 |
ERF |
595 PORTION |
8,53965 |
FARM |
908 PORTION |
210,89500 |
FARM |
558 PORTION |
0,44965 |
ERF |
1076 PORTION |
0,57380 |
ERF |
87012 PORTION |
0,07190 |
ERF |
1802 PORTION |
0,87260 |
ERF |
1801 PORTION |
0,00032 |
ERF |
545 PORTION |
11,35960 |
ERF |
544 PORTION |
0,88500 |
ERF |
28 October 2019 - NW1179
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
Whether his Department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on May 25 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?
Reply:
The Department did incur costs relating to the 2019 Presidential Inauguration.
(i) The total funds related to the Inauguration amounts to R13 904 543.63
(ii) The amount covered the following items:
- Cultural Programme
- Artists
- Logistical support for the Cultural Programme
- Artistic Director
- Performance Rights
- Rehearsals Venue
- Catering for the Masses and related logistics
(a) The Department did not incur any cost related to the State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019.
28 October 2019 - NW1102
Joseph, Mr D to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
(1) Whether he has been informed of the plans of a certain person (name and details furnished), for proposed developments on Robben Island; if so, what are the relevant details; (2)(a) What is the name of each entity that manages Robben Island on behalf of the Government and (b) how often does his department receive reports from the specified entities?
Reply:
- The Minister is not aware of any plans for proposed development on Robben Island
- (a) There is no entity that manages Robben Island on
behalf of Government
(b) The Department does not receive any reports from any
specified entities.
28 October 2019 - NW1181
Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether her department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?
Reply:
Whether her department incurred any cost related to:
(a) NO
(i) and (ii) Not applicable
(b) NO
(i) and (ii) Not applicable
28 October 2019 - NW1151
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
(1) Whether his department and/or the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) paid for certain persons (names and details furnished) to attend the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan; if so, what (a)(i) total amount was budgeted for the specified persons to go to Japan and (ii) is the breakdown of all relevant costs incurred, (b) process was followed to select the persons to go to Japan and (c) total amount did his department and/or SAIDS pay towards members of the specified committee; (2) Whether he has found that there is a board member of SAIDS who is also a board member of SuperSport; if so, what are the full names of the board member?
Reply:
(1) No. The Department nor the SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) did not pay for the persons (as per names and details furnished) to attend the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
(2) No. The Minister has not found that there is a board member of SAIDS who is also a board member of SuperSport.
28 October 2019 - NW1147
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister in the Presidency
What was the total expenditure incurred by the (a) Media Development and Diversity Agency, (b) Statistics SA and (c) Brand SA for (i) car hire, (ii) travel claims, (iii) cellphone allowances, (iv) flights and (v) hotels for board members since 1 April 2014?
Reply:
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is a normal government department which draws its mandate from the Statistics Act (Act 6 of 1999) and as such does not have a board of directors. In light of the above, this question is not applicable Stats SA.
DRAFTER OF THE REPLY
Name: Bheki Mathunjwa
Designation: Chief Financial Officer
Contacts: Landline: 012 310 4813 - Mobile: 082 888 2532
Recommended
Risenga Maluleke Statistician-General: Statistics South Africa
Date: 23/10/2019
Approved/Not approved
Hon Jackson Mthembu (MP)
Minister in the Presidency
Date: 24/10/2019
28 October 2019 - NW1133
Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
(1)With reference to the second quarter report of the 2019-20 budget of his department, what are the reasons for the (a) 20,2% variance from projected expenditure, (b) 55,5% variance from projected expenditure in Programme 6 and (c) 88,2% variance in projected expenditure under the payments for capital assets line item; (2) What are the details of the (a) conditions attached to the R 17,4 million transfer to nonprofit institutions and (b) plans of his department to improve expenditure on Programme 1; (3) What are the reasons for no expenditure on incentives for (a) special economic zones, (b) manufacturing development and (c) services sector development; (4) What are the reasons for expenditure levels on the (a) investment and interdepartmental clearing house and (b) investment support and aftercare being 94% and 99% respectively lower than expected?
Reply:
My office has requested the Honourable member to provide us with a copy of the second quarterly report referred to in this question. Both the departments of Trade and Industry and Economic Development have only tabled Q1 Performance and Financial Reporting to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry.
-END-
28 October 2019 - NW1148
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister in the Presidency
What (a) number of copies of the (i) Vuk'uzenzele newspaper and (ii) Public Sector Monager magazine were published and distributed and (b} was the total cost for publishing and distributing each of the specified publications (i) in the (aa) 2014, (bb} 2015, (cc} 2016, (dd) 2017 and (ee) 2018 calender years and (ii) since 1 January 2019?
Reply:
REPLY: GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (GCIS)
28 October 2019 - NW1152
Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
(1) Whether, with reference to the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Transformation in Sport, (a) he has found that the transformation measurement tool utilized by the EPG is working after six years in use; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2)(a) On what basis did the EPG set a 50% mark for transformation targets, (b) why are the set targets not being reached by other sports federations, (c) what steps does he intend to take with regard to sports federations that fail to achieve the targets, (d) does he intend to withdraw government funding and/or revoke the rights to bid for international tournaments of sports federations that fail to meet the set transformation target of 50% and (e) what plans are in place to deal with federations that reject or resist transformation?
Reply:
(1) In 1994 South African sport was demographically untransformed, a situation that remained unchanged for 17 years because of the absence of policy guidelines. This changed in 2011 with the introduction of the Transformation Charter based on the achievement pre-set, one-size-fits -all federation targets guiding the sport system towards the common objective of an ‘Accessible, Equitable, Sustainable, Demographically Representative and Competitive sport system’.
The implementation of a measurement system from 2011 to 2015 to measure, monitor and report on transformational change in eighteen defined Charter categories from 2011 to 2015, institutionalised the process in most audited federations. In the process an awareness and understanding of the major factors impacting rate and extent of transformation was developed and the validity of the adopted tool proven.
Identification and deeper understanding of the transformation process led to the introduction of the penalty based ‘Barometer’ process in 2015/16 focused on adding to and improving on the initial one-size fit-all target approach. In the Barometer process a federation sets and project forward (10 years) its ‘own’ targets as informed by its own unique circumstances with respect to, among other, its current structural demographic profiles and resource (human capacity, facilities, equipment and finance) situation.
(2) The substantial number of barometer categories in which performance are measured resulted in a 50% pass mark being decided upon as an initial benchmark to measure transformation progress (or lack thereof) on an annual basis.
Most federations are struggling to come to terms with the challenge of projecting forward meaningful transformation targets against the background of the major impacting factors influencing rate and extent of transformation as defined. These factors effect different codes differently and include the impact of population demographic change, a dysfunctional school sport system, inequality of opportunity and the impact of poverty and inequality on equitable access.
More than half of federations have achieved their self-set targets whilst the other half, particularly those with the predominantly White demographics, is making satisfactory progress (some against great odds).
Based on the insight and understanding developed to date all federations have just completed a review of their forward projected targets to 2030 and based on this imposition of penalties for non-achievement of targets will be rigorously pursued in 2019. These penalties will include the withdrawal of government funding and/or revoking of the right to bid for or host international tournaments as per the MoU with SRSA and SASCOC.
Of the 19 federations being audited everyone has advanced to the stage where there is excellent understanding and appreciation for the need for change from a strategic perspective - longer term sustainability and competitiveness. This is a momentous change in prevailing attitudes from 1994 to 2015.
28 October 2019 - NW1132
Cuthbert, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
With reference to his reply to question 567 on 16 September 2019, what is the total amount that his department paid in remuneration to each of the 10 suspended employees who are currently facing disciplinary action?
Reply:
I am advised that the suspended employees referred to in Parliamentary Question 567, received payments totalling R5 867 579.
I noted in the previous reply as follows: Clearly, it is necessary to review the systems relating to disciplinary matters to enable a fair and expeditious process of completing such cases, as lengthy periods of suspension of staff on full pay is not in the interest of the public nor of the employees concerned. I have asked the Director General to consider appropriate ways, within the legislative framework and prescripts to avoid lengthy suspensions in future.
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28 October 2019 - NW1182
Khanyile, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Whether his department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?
Reply:
The departments of Trade and Industry and Economic Development advise that they did not incur any additional costs related to the Presidential inauguration as well as the State of the National Address, other than the normal travel costs applicable in the Ministry.
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28 October 2019 - NW1128
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Tourism
What are the (a) key performance indicators, (b) measuring and monitoring mechanisms and (c) timelines, milestones and deadlines with regard to performance agreements for (i) him/her and (ii) the Deputy Minister?
Reply:
(i) and (ii) The Minister’s and the Deputy Minister’s performance agreements for the current government will be finalised and signed in line with the new Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) once it is approved by Cabinet.
(a) and (b) and (c) Not applicable
28 October 2019 - NW1149
Malatsi, Mr MS to ask the Minister in the Presidency
What total expenditure was incurred by Brand SA on the Right to Vote campaign on (a) television channels, (b) out-of-home platforms, (c) print publications, (d) digital platforms and (e) influencers in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17, (iv) 2017-18 and (v) 2018-19 financial years?
Reply:
Brand South Africa did not incur any expenditure on the Right to Vote campaign on either of the platforms and in the identified financial years.
DRAFTER OF THE REPLY
Name: Ms Sithembile Ntombela
Designation: Chief Marketing Officer (Acting) Contacts: sithembilenG›brandsouthafrica.com
Recommended
Ms Thulisile Manzini
Chief Executive Officer (Acting)
Brand South Africa Date: 22/10/2019
Approved / not approved
Hon Jackson Mthembu, MP
Minister in the Presidency
28 October 2019 - NW1176
Hinana, Mr N to ask the Minister of Public Works
Whether her department incurred any costs related to the (a) inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 and (b) State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on 20 June 2019; if so, in each case, (i) what costs were incurred and (ii) for what reason?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
a) With regard to the Inauguration of the President of the Republic, the department incurred costs related to the Inauguration of the President of the Republic, Mr M C Ramaphosa, held in Pretoria on 25 May 2019 the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure did not spend any funds from its baseline budget.
(i) and (ii) fall away.
b) With regard to the State of the Nation Address on 20 June 2019, DPWI reduced the cost of to less than a third of what was spent on SONA in February 2019. The expenditure on marquees, tents and media scaffolding were reduced from R1.17million to R330 000.
In total, the operational costs were reduced by R2 544 670.14 and the Standard Accessories costs were reduced by R152 090.00
(i), (ii) See table below for a detailed breakdown of expenditure in the table below.
OPERATIONAL COSTS:
SERVICE |
FEB 2018 |
FEB 2019 |
JUNE 2019 |
MAINTENANCE RECESS WORK: EXTERNAL HIGH-PRESSURE CLEANING / TOUCH UP PAINTING SERVICES |
R 921 405.00 |
R 819 078.30 |
R 0.00 |
MAINTENANCE RECESS WORK: PROVISION OF INTERNAL DEEP CLEANING SERVICES: CLEANING UPHOLSTERY; LEATHER SOFAS; CURTAINS; CHANDELIERS; |
R 727 196.00 |
R 398 001.40 |
R0.00 |
MARQUEES, TENTS, MEDIA SCAFFOLDING, ETC |
R 1 192 573.00 |
R 1 171 850.00 |
R 330 000.00 |
SPEED CROWD CONTROL FENCE |
R 343 330.00 |
R 352 363.12 |
R 356 622.68 |
PAINTING OF SLAVE LODGE - IZIKO MUSEUM |
R 510 000.00 |
R 490 000.00 |
R 0.00 |
PARLIAMENT SECURITY ENHANCEMENT: INSTALLATION OF 98 CAMERAS AND 4 PEDESTRIAN TURNSTILES; UPGRADE OF IP CCTV SYSTEM: REUIRED TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR SONA FEB 2018 – UNDERTAKEN IN DECEMBER 2017 AND JANUARY 2018 |
R 10 500.00 |
R 0.00 |
R 0.00 |
SUB-TOTALS |
R 13 392 174.00 |
R 3 231 292.82 |
R 686 622.68 |
STANDARD ACCESSORIES:
SERVICE |
FEB 2018 |
FEB 2019 |
JUNE 2019 |
Provision of Greenery and Flowers |
R 367 940.00 |
R 307 065.00 |
R 280 000.00 |
Standby Engineers and Technicians for Generators; Lifts; HVAC; Access Security equipments |
R 249 400.00 |
R 315 200.00 |
R 190 175.50 |
SUB - TOTALS |
R 617 340.00 |
R 622 265.00 |
R 470 175.00 |
TOTAL |
R 14 009 514.00 |
R 3 853 557.82 |
1 156 797.68 |