Questions and Replies
17 October 2019 - NW38
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
(a) What number of miners (i) Jost their lives and (ii) were injured in mines in the Republic in 2018(b) at which mine did each incident occur and (c) what amount in remuneration was paid to each miner or their family?
Reply:
As of the 261h June 2019
(a) (i) 81 miners lost their lives in the Republic of South Africa in 2018.
(ii) 2448 miners were injured in the Republic of South Africa in 2018
Find here: DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOUCES Accident report Mines from 2018/01/01 to 2018/12/31
15 October 2019 - NW483
Selfe, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) By what date will he introduce amending legislation to section 136(1) of the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998, as ordered by the Constitutional Court in its judgement in the case of Phaahla v. Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, CCT 44/18 [2019] ZACC 18 in Parliament; (2) Whether (a) he and/or (b) his department has considered the implications of the specified judgement; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of his and the department’s findings in this regard?
Reply:
(1) A draft amendment of the section 136(1) of the Correctional Services Act 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998) has been initiated. Thereafter, the due process of legislative amendment will be complied within the 24 months time-frame set by the Constitutional Court. A process to identify eligible offenders has also been initiated.
(2) (a) and (b)
Yes, the Department has considered the implications of the judgment. An action plan to implement the judgment has been developed. An audit of the implications on offenders affected by the judgement has been conducted and preliminary findings indicate that:
i) Minimum detention periods of lifers and offenders serving fixed sentences to be reviewed,
ii) Offenders who are eligible to benefit from the judgment should be subjected to relevant rehabilitation and correctional programmes and considered as and when they become due or reached their minimum detention period.
15 October 2019 - NW579
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(1) Has he been informed about the plight of the workers at SA Custodial Management and Kensani Corrections Management who were in a public private partnership with SA Custodial Services and the Department of Correctional Services (workers did not receive benefits between 2002-2006 and did not see their Workers Pension Contributions invested between 2001-2004 including monthly benefits owed to workers for the period of 2002-2015); if not, what steps will he take to ensure that the workers receive what they are owed; if so, what steps has he taken to ensure that the workers are fairly compensated; (2) Whether he will be conducting an investigation into the matter; if not, why not; if so, (3) Whether the culpable parties be criminally prosecuted; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes, the Department of Correctional Services is aware of labour related dispute between the Contractor and its employees.
The department signed a Public Private Partnership agreement with the Contractor South African Custodial Services (“the Contractor”) on 11 August 2000 to design, construct, operate, maintain and finance of a prison for 3024 bed spaces at Makhado (Louis Trichardt). The Contractor, South African Custodial Services commenced with operations on 16 February 2002 and the agreement will end on 15 February 2027.
In order to resolve the plight of the workers of SA Custodial Management and Kensani Corrections Management, a legal opinion was sought on 15 June 2015 from the departmental Legal Services. In brief, the legal opined that the remuneration of Contractor’s employees must be in line with the Concession Agreement entered into between the parties.
On 15 July 2015, the department further conducted an audit report on the remuneration and conditions of employment at the institution.
Amongst others, the recommendations of the audit report to the Contractor included:
- Development and approval of remuneration framework for all occupation categories;
- Use of correct translation keys into occupational specific dispensation; and
- Consistency in determining and paying remuneration.
2. As a result of failure by the Contractor to implement the recommendations of the audit report, the Union for Police, Security and Corrections Organisation on behalf of employees of the Contractor took the pension fund dispute to court. The notice of set down date is not yet confirmed.
3. Not applicable.
15 October 2019 - NW445
Mulder, Dr CP to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What are the reasons that vocational training received by prisoners in the correctional system is not accredited by sector education and training authorities (seta);
Reply:
- The Department of Correctional Services offers access to Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College Programmes in partnership with Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), and receives funding from various Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) , e.g. SASSETA and the National Skills Fund (NSF) to address training needs of offenders.
DCS is currently having the following accredited training centres for offenders in the following Regions:
ACCREDITED: OFFENDER TRAINING FACILITIES AND WORKPLACES |
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Region |
Management Area/ Correctional Centre |
Name of accredited Programme |
Date of accreditation |
Name of SETA |
Gauteng Gauteng |
Boksburg Steel Workshop |
Welding Application and Practice |
15/01/2015 |
Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority (MERSETA) |
Boksburg Wood Workshop |
Furniture Making: Wood |
15/01/2015 |
Fibre Processing & Manufacturing SETA (FP&M SETA) |
|
Kgoši Mampuru II |
Welding Application and Practice |
26/10/2016 |
MERSETA |
|
Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
15/01/2015 |
MERSETA |
||
Furniture Making: Wood |
11/04/2018 |
FP&M SETA |
||
Free State/ Northern Cape |
Tswelopele Motor Mechanic Workshop |
Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
10/12/2015 |
MERSETA |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
Durban Westville Textile Workshop |
Textile |
05/05/2016 |
FP&M SETA |
Pietermaritzburg |
Welding Application and Practice |
14/06/2017 |
MERSETA |
(2) Yes, the Department is in the process of increasing the number of accredited offender training Centres.
(3) The decision to make a statement will be made by the Honourable Minister.
14 October 2019 - NW882
Groenewald, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether financial forensic audits were conducted at any municipalities in the period 1 January 2016 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, at which municipalities; (2) have any action been taken against any officials as a result of such audits; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) Whether she will furnish Mr I M Groenewald with a copy of the reports of such audits; if not, why not; if so, on what date?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW931
Basson, Mr LJ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she will furnish Mr L J Basson with a copy of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality’s Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan for the 2019-20 municipal financial year; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW959
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the City of Ekurhuleni has a test department that is responsible for identifying straight current corrosion in (a) water pipes and (b) electricity cables; if not, who is responsible for conducting such tests; if so, (i) how often are tests conducted and (ii) what number of test points are there in Ekurhuleni along (aa) water pipes and (bb) electricity cables?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1139
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether the City of Ekurhuleni conducted any investigations relating to the alleged wasteful expenditure incurred in relocating persons from the Angelo informal settlement in 2018; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details, (b) are the details of the outcomes of the investigation and (c) disciplinary steps have been taken in this regard; (2) Whether the City of Ekurhuleni still intends to relocate the Angelo informal settlement; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what steps has the City of Ekurhuleni taken to relocate persons from the Angelo informal settlement, (b) what total cost (i) was incurred to employ the Red Ants to guard the site and (ii) did the City of Ekurhuleni incur for the construction of each resettlement housing unit, (c) by what date will the relocation be finalized and (d) what are the details of the public participation processes that have taken place?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1140
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the City of Ekurhuleni launched any investigations into the alleged discrepancies between the purchase prices of the land parcel to which the Angelo informal settlement is to be relocated to, which was allegedly purchased for R112 074 by a certain company (name furnished) and then sold to the City on the same day for R12,1 million; if not, why not; if so, what (a) was the outcome of the investigation, (b) steps have been taken to deal with the alleged corrupt deal and (c) are the further relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW858
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
Whether (a) her department, (b) any entity reporting to her and/or (c) any provincial department of public works owes any unpaid rates and services to any municipality; if so, in each case, (i) what amount is owed, (ii) to which municipality is each amount owed and (iii) by what date will the outstanding amount be settled? NW1978E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(A) Yes, Municipalities are owed money by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) for two reasons:
- Municipal accounts must be verified and validated prior to processing payments in order to avoid irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
- DPWI pays these accounts on behalf of other user departments.
- Many government departments not refunding DPWI and this creates cash flow problems for DPWI.
- Many municipalities submit inflated accounts.
In August 2019 the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) started with a project to settle all the Government debt owed by DPWI to municipalities.
The Department’s Chief Financial Officer is spearheading the project and his office developed a project plan to:
- Reconcile outstanding government debt for municipal service billed;
- Agree with municipalities for settlement or recovery of the outstanding amount and obtain sign-off;
- Verification of accounts;
- Provide clear recommendations to avoid repetition of issues.
Each of DPWI’s ten regional offices provides a weekly update to the CFO and the Minister on progress.
As of 30 June 2019, Municipalities reported in terms Section 71 (S. 71) of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) that the overall government debt was R3.1 Billion. There are 135 municipalities of the 256 municipalities that reported to be owed by DPWI. The Department is in the process of verifying the debt owed for all 256 municipalities.
The said amounts above, have, however, proven to be unreliable and incorrect as is displayed in Section.71 MFMA information. Below are just the three (3) examples:
• Bushbuckridge Local Municipality disclosed an outstanding debt of R925.5 million as per S.71, however, our regional office after verification has agreed that the outstanding debt is R6.9 million as per our joint reconciliation work performed;
• Emfuleni Local Municipality disclosed an outstanding debt of R185.9 million as per S.71, however, they were unable to provide any supporting documentation to support this rand value on enquiry from the regional office;
• Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality disclosed an outstanding debt of R362.2 million as per S.71, however, our regional office after verification agreed that the outstanding debt is R1.3 million as per our joint reconciliation work performed.
It is therefore essential that amounts disclosed by municipalities require verification and validation prior to processing payments in order to avoid irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
As at 4 October 2019, DPWI has obtained sign-offs from 21 Municipalities and will send letters to municipalities to raise awareness and ensure cooperation and commitment in relation to all records and reconciliation for verification of Government debt.
The DPWI is resolute in its commitment to settle all verified debts within 30 days of receipt of the statements invoices and sign-offs.
The DPWI has already engaged with 62 municipalities and is in the process to verify and settle outstanding debt. After that the DPWI will engage with the remaining 192 municipalities. Details of the engagement with the 62 municipalities are as follows:
Regional Office |
Number of engagements per Regional Office |
Total as Per Section 71: 30 June 2019 |
Outstanding Amount As Per Municipal Statement of Account |
Confirmed Amounts: Rand Value Amount Agreed by both Stakeholders |
Bloemfontein |
10 |
58,397,000 |
103,377,101 |
Busy with verification |
Cape Town |
10 |
31,408,000 |
19,006,003 |
15,347,561 |
Johannesburg |
5 |
191,629,000 |
10,321,647 |
Busy with verification |
Kimberley |
6 |
13,642,000 |
3,254,110 |
Busy with verification |
Mmabatho |
3 |
14,987,000 |
27,478,397 |
15,486,167 |
Mthatha |
7 |
6,093,000 |
6,539,086 |
2,423,686 |
Nelspruit |
13 |
1,182,177,000 |
311,474,151 |
Busy with verification |
Polokwane |
4 |
460,069,000 |
14,544,124 |
Busy with verification |
Port Elizabeth |
3 |
24,580,000 |
21,781,653 |
Busy with verification |
Pretoria |
1 |
15,694,000 |
14,336,000 |
Busy with verification |
Grand Total |
62 |
1,998,676,000 |
532,112,273 |
33,257,414 |
As illustrated the S 71 submissions from many municipalities are often different from their own billing system.
(B) Public Entities of the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure
Whether (a) her department, |
(b) any entity reporting to her and/or |
(c) any provincial department of public works owes any unpaid rates and services to any municipality, if so, in each case |
(i) what amount is owed, |
(ii) to which municipality is each amount owed and |
(iii) by what date will the outstanding amount be settled? |
N/A |
Agrèment SA (ASA) |
N/A |
R Nil |
City of Tshwane |
N/A |
Council for the Built Environment (CBE) |
N/A |
R Nil |
City of Tshwane |
Paid on the first of each month |
|
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) |
N/A |
R Nil |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Yes, the Independent Development Trust (IDT) does owe unpaid rates and services to a municipality |
N/A |
R5 499 091.00 |
City of Tshwane Municipality |
The outstanding amount is currently in dispute and will be paid once the dispute is resolved. The IDT however, pays in full the current monthly invoices, as they become due. |
(C) Provincial departments responsible for Public Works are directly responsible for settling their municipal accounts. This information was provided to the Department by each of the provinces.
Whether (a) her department, owes any unpaid rates and services to any municipality, if so, in each case |
(c) any provincial department of public works owes any unpaid rates and services to any municipality, if so, in each case |
(i) what amount is owed, |
Eastern Cape |
R395 064 271.00 |
|
Free State |
R629,701,094.00 |
|
Gauteng |
R313,634,764.76 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
R48 958 633.65 |
|
Limpopo |
R422,063,976.35 |
|
Mpumalanga |
R 100,710,881.99 |
|
Northern Cape |
R575 081 688.1 |
|
North West |
R151 175 599 11 |
|
Western Cape |
21,948,331.41 |
14 October 2019 - NW1039
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1) Whether the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) has been held accountable for its alleged failure to regulate the practice of registered engineers and technologists who have contributed to (a) the ordering of trains that are too tall by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, (b) various bridge collapses, including the bridge on the M1 highway in Johannesburg, (c) the collapse of the roof of the Tongaat Mall and (d) the delay in the completion of Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile power stations that are running 10 years behind schedule; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what (i) steps have been taken and (ii) are the further relevant details in this regard; (2) Whether she has found that the ECSA’s practice of assessing the registration applications of prospective applicants based on a professional review conducted by peers is fair, ethical and transparent; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, has she found that this practice has been used to gatekeep the applications of certain applicants; (3) Why is a peer review required before a prospective applicant is registered with the ECSA, unlike many other professional bodies where registration is subject to the obtainment of a professional qualification?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1) ECSA has informed me that it is committed to fulfil its mandate to efficiently regulate the conduct of registered persons and the engineering profession to ensure public safety. The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has the statutory mandate to ensure consistent application of policy by the councils for the built environment professions (CBEP) with regard to, among other things, handling of matters for investigation of matters by the professional councils.
(a) With regard to the ordering of trains that are too tall by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), ECSA informed me that it did not conduct an investigation into the matter as it has not been referred to ECSA for investigation and also it is not yet confirmed if this matter falls within ECSA’s mandate.
(b) With regard to the collapse of the bridge on the M1 highway in Gauteng, ECSA informed me as Minister that it conducted a preliminary investigation, but currently ECSA is awaiting the outcome of the official investigation conducted by the Department of Employment and Labour before finalising its investigation.
(c) With regard to the collapse of the Tongaat Mall, ECSA informed me that it conducted a preliminary investigation, but currently ECSA is awaiting the outcome of the official investigation conducted by the Department of Employment and Labour before finalising its investigation.
(d) With regard to the delay in the completion of Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile power stations that are running 10 years behind schedule, ECSA informed me that this matter has not been referred to ECSA for investigation and it is uncertain if this falls under the mandate of ECSA.
(2) ECSA informed me that the process which it currently follows in assessing applications of prospective applicants is based on Council approved policies and standards which are substantially equivalent to policies and standards applied across the globe by countries that are members of the International Engineering Alliance (IEA). The periodic reviews of ECSA by IEA have revealed that ECSA’s systems and processes are fair, ethical and transparent. Above all the policies, standards and processes are the outcomes of the industry consultation process through established structures such as Working Groups overseen by Council Committees, which are composed of industry stakeholders and experts. ECSA has introduced and is currently applying a registration model that makes it improbable for gatekeeping to creep in, as assessments are conducted by assessors who operate independently and who do not have to have access and even know which other assessors have been allocated applications to assess against the approved 11 competency outcomes. The assessment process is multi-layered and applicants are also given the opportunity to appeal should they feel that their applications were dealt with unfairly.
(3) Peer review has been determined by the engineering profession/community both locally through industry stakeholder consultation processes and internationally through different countries forming part of the IEA Competency Agreements, as the best mechanism for the determination of engineering competencies. This is based on the premise that it is only qualified, experienced engineers and Communities of Engineering Expert Practitioners that are best suited to understand competency requirements for engineers within the parameters of the Council approved registration policies. The fact that South African engineering qualifications are seen as been on par with world standards is a testament that the Peer Review mechanism, among other things, is the best way to conduct the engineering competency assessments.
14 October 2019 - NW1155
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 131 on 5 July 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided her department with the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend to take in order to ensure that the specified municipality provides the information?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1054
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she will furnish Ms E L Powell with copies of the Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for the current municipal financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1112
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 818 on 16 September 2019, she has been informed and/or briefed about the existence of several so-called ghost participants on the database of the community work programme; if so, (2) Whether the extent of the problem has been quantified; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps are being taken to (a) identify the total number of ghost participants and (b) recover lost funds?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW945
Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether any officials of the West Rand District Municipality who are implicated in the VBS Mutual Bank illegal investments were (a) charged and/or (b) suspended for the role they played; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) Whether the implicated officials are still employed by the municipality; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the chances that the specified officials can interfere with the investigation?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1121
Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
With reference to her reply to question 950 on 8 October 2019 and in view of the fact that the normal retirement age of members of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is 60 years, (a) why has a certain person (name and details furnished) not gone on retirement and vacated the position, (b) is the specified person a full time member of the SANDF or acts as a reserve force member, (c) on what date will the specified person retire and (d) what is the (i) process and (ii) timelines for the appointment of a replacement commander?
Reply:
(a) Section 11 of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No 42 of 2002), read with section 52(1) of the Act, makes provision for a uniformed member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to serve in the regular force after reaching the statutory retirement age of 60 years for a period up to the age of 65 years on a contract. On 1 June 2016, the President extended the term of service of General Shoke for a period of 5 years.
(b) A regular force member.
(c) 31 May 2021
(d) Section 202(1) of the Constitution provides as follows: “The President as head of the national executive is Commander-in-Chief of the defence force, and must appoint the Military Command of the defence force”. Section 13(1) of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No 42 of 2002), provides that the President must appoint the Chief of the South African National Defence Force (CSANDF).
14 October 2019 - NW1161
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
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 information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1115
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What (a) number of persons are on the waiting list for housing in the City of Ekurhuleni, (b) is the average waiting time for the allocation of housing after an application has been received and (c) is the extent of the housing backlog in the City of Ekurhuleni; (2) What number of housing units did the City of Ekurhuleni (a) build and (b) allocate to beneficiaries (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1048
Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1) What is the total square meterage of the Acacia Park parliamentary village; (2) Whether her department intends transferring the village to the City of Cape Town for housing development purposes since it already has an operating school, pre-school and sport and recreation facilities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?NW2202E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- The total square meterage of the Acacia Park Parliamentary Village is 28,2853 hectares.
- Acacia Park is currently used by members of Parliament and Sessional officials.
14 October 2019 - NW1108
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) What (a) is the current status of the Alliance Extension 9 housing development on erf 72-IR in Modderfontein in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, (b) are the reasons for the delays in the completion of the housing development, (c) remedial action has been taken to resolve the delays and (d) is the envisaged date of completion of the specified housing development; (2) What amount has the municipality spent on the installation of basic infrastructure on the specified erf to date; (3) What (a) is the name of each contractor and (b) amounts were paid to each contractor who was awarded a tender to work on the housing development; (4) Whether the beneficiary list for the specified housing development has been finalised; if not, by what date will it be finalised; if so, by what date is it envisaged that the beneficiaries will take up occupation of the new houses?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW958
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What number of (i) electricity and (ii) water outages were experienced within the Kempton Park area of the City of Ekurhuleni in each month since 1 January 2019, (b) what was the duration of each outage, (c) which suburbs did each outage affect and (d) what was the reason for each outage?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1157
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply of the former Minister to question 185 on 25 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the requested information; if not, what steps does she intend to take to ensure that the City of Ekurhuleni provides the requested information?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW890
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
In light of the report by the Council for Medical Schemes that mental health diseases are increasing, under-diagnosed and under-treated and that the approved budget for 2019-20 financial year only accommodates 5 000 patients on the new mental health programme to be rolled out in the current financial year, how does he plan to address (a) access, (b) awareness and (c) the shortage of mental healthcare facilities under the new programme?
Reply:
(a)-(b) The National Department of Health has in place the National Mental Health Policy Framework and Strategic Plan 2013-2020 which is currently being implemented in all nine provinces. Progress reports obtained from provinces in 2017/18 and 2019/20 financial years show that implementation of the plan has gained traction but a lot more still needs to be done.
In addition to the implementation of the National Mental Health Policy Framework and Plan, the following have been undertaken:
- A call for expression of interest to render mental health services was made to psychologists, psychiatrists and registered counsellors. Practitioners per province have been identified for provinces to contract using the Human Resources Capacitation Fund.
- In order to improve the quality and access to mental health services a Mental Health Training Programme was developed. The programme targets health practitioners working at primary health care clinics as well as district hospitals to improve their competencies in detection of mental disorders and provision of good quality mental health care, treatment and rehabilitation. A total of 30 training workshops were conducted during this financial year reaching 920 health practitioners in 8 Provinces. This programme will be expanded in the coming financial years to train more health practitioners.
- The National Department of Health evaluated the health systems cost of mental health services and programmes in South Africa in 2018/19. This was aimed at helping us understand what we are currently spending on mental health across all service levels and the potential resource envelop to be augmented to address the key mental health service gaps. The study found that the total costs of inpatient and outpatient mental health services and known transfers for contracted hospitals and NGO mental health sevices across all nine provinces amounted to R8.37 billion in the 2016/17 financial year. This represented 5% of the total health budget in the2016/17 (provincial range: 2.1-7.7%), and equated to a national average of R180.9 per capita uninsured.
We have embarked on the second phase of the project, to determine a prioritized package of mental health services and the resource estimates that should be made available to address the gaps and implement the prioritized interventions. The “investment case for mental health” will be finalized during the course of next year.
(c) Mental health infrastructure additions, upgrades and renovations are funded through the Indirect Conditional Grant: Health Infrastructure Revitalization Grant. In the 2019/20 financial year 21 mental health infrastructure projects are funded and they are at different stages of implementation.
END.
14 October 2019 - NW1068
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
Whether he intends appointing a new head of the Independent Investigative Directorate; if not, why not; if so, by what date will the name of the proposed candidate be tabled in Parliament for ratification; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. The filling of the vacant position of the Executive Director for Independent Police Investigative Directorate was advertised externally and the process is underway. The filling of the vacancy will be on or before the end of November 2019.
2. After all the parliamentary process has been finalized, he will issue a statement in this regard
GENERAL BH CELE MP
MINISTER OF PLICE
Date: 11/10/2019
14 October 2019 - NW911
Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether her department has any programmes to ensure that low base revenue municipalities fulfill their constitutional obligations so that their residents may live in a clean and healthy environment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) What programmes and/or initiatives has her department implemented to ensure that indigenous trees on municipal land are protected from being chopped and sold as firewood?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW923
Brink, Mr C to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) Whether any municipal council has failed to submit a report to the relevant Member of the Executive Council responsible for local government in the prescribed format and time in terms of Regulations 17(3)(b) read with 17(4) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act: Regulations: Appointment and Conditions of Employment of Senior Managers since 1 July 2018; if so, (a) which municipal councils failed to submit such a report, (b) what are the details of the affected senior management appointments and (c) what action has her department taken in each case; (2) Whether she has found in the reports that any municipal council committed material breaches of the Regulations in the appointment of senior managers since 1 July 2018; if so, (a) which municipal councils have been found to have committed material breaches in this regard, (b) what are the details of the senior management appointments and (c) what action has her department taken in each case?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1046
Faber, Mr WF to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1) What number of (a) Members of Parliament, (b) sessional staff, (c) staff employed by her department and (d) any other persons were accommodated in (i) Acacia Park, (ii) Laboria Park and (iii) Pelican Park during the (aa) Fourth Parliament and (bb) Fifth Parliament; (2) What number of housing units, apartment and facility buildings does each of the specified villages comprise?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- (aa) (i) (a) 218 Members of Parliament.
(b) 274 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental Officials were performing standby duties.
(d) 4 Assistants to Members of Parliament with disabilities.
- (ii) (a) 56 Members of Parliament.
(b) 6 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental Officials were performing standby duties.
(d) None.
(aa) (iii) (a) 69 Members of Parliament.
(b) 35 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental officials performing standby duties.
(d) None.
(bb) (i) (a) 226 Members of Parliament.
(b) 259 Sessional Officials.
(c) 1 Departmental Officials performing standby duties
(d) 4 Assistants to Members of Parliament with disabilities and 2 Parliament Staff.
- (ii) (a) 56 Members of Parliament.
(b) 6 Sessional Officials.
(c) 2 Departmental Official performing standby duties.
(d) None.
(bb) (iii) (a) 71 Members of Parliament.
(b) 35 Sessional Officials.
(c) 1 Departmental Official was performing standby duties.
(d) None.
(i) Acacia Park:
Has 337 housing units, 155 apartments and facility buildings comprising a primary school, crèche, soccer/rugby field, 3 recreational halls, tennis court, swimming pool and a gym facility.
(ii) Laboria Park:
Has 64 housing units and facility buildings comprising a recreational hall with a gym facility, tennis court and swimming pool.
(iii) Pelican Park:
Has 107 housing units and facility building comprising a recreational hall with a gym facility, tennis court and swimming pool.
14 October 2019 - NW1006
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) What steps can she take to force the Northern Cape provincial executive to comply with the legislative requirements for establishing a functioning disaster management centre considering that the province is experiencing the worst drought in 50 years without a disaster management centre or a disaster management framework in place; (2) Whether the Northern Cape has been proclaimed a provincial disaster area because of the severe drought; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date will it be gazetted?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW905
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)Whether the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal received any funding from the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy for the development of phase two of the project for the electrification of households on Stanford and Limehill; (2) What (a) number of households was (i) planned to be electrified and (ii) actually electrified, (b) are the details of each contractor appointed to implement the project, including name and amounts paid to each contractor, (c)(i) total amount did the local municipality budget for the implementation of the project and (ii) portion of the total amount was provided by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, (d) are the details of any cost variation orders that have been allowed, (e) are the details of any contracts with contractors that have been terminated due to non-performance and (f) are the details of all action taken to ensure the full number of electrification's as per the full scope of the project will be completed; (3) By what date will the electrification project be completed?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1041
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1) Whether her department entered into a lease agreement with the SA Police Service (SAPS) for the occupation of Telkom Towers in Pretoria; if not, on what basis have the renovations been undertaken on behalf of the SAPS; if so, on what date was the lease agreement signed; (a) What was the annual lease amount agreed to for each year since the start of the renovations and/or signing of the lease and (b) what amount has the SAPS paid on the specified property for each year since the signing of the lease agreement and/or start of the renovations?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
- No lease agreement was entered into with SAPS for the occupation of Telkom Towers
- (a) In the absence of the lease agreement there is no specific amount.
(b) In order to respond to the immediate upgrade requirements for the Telkom Towers (North Building) and Annex buildings, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has been appointed as the implementation agency. The Department has informed me that the date for practical completion is anticipated to be in April 2020.
14 October 2019 - NW1057
Hendricks, Mr MGE to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
Whether he intends to review the labour legislation that provides for equal pay for equal work, especially the deeming provisions which give employers loopholes to discriminate on remuneration; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No, Honourable Member, there is no intention of reviewing the labour legislation that provides for equal pay for work of equal value. The rationale not to review is informed by the fact that the current provisions of equal pay for work of equal value in Sections 6(4) and 6(5) of the Employment Equity Amendment Act, 2013, read with the Employment Equity Regulations, 2014 already protect all employees against unfair discrimination in relation to pay and benefits.
In fact, all employers are prohibited to unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly on one or more of the prohibited grounds listed under Section 6(1) of the EEA against any employee in relation to terms of conditions of employment, inclusive of pay; between employees of the same employer performing the same work or substantially the same work or work of equal value.
These provisions protect the rights of all employees against unfair discrimination in pay and benefits irrespective of their employment status or work arrangements. Irrespective of whether an employee is temporary for a period of less than 3 months, or an employee works more than 3 months on a fixed term contract, the principle of equal pay for work of equal value must be applied fairly without any prejudice or unfair discrimination.
It is important to highlight that all disputes of equal pay for work of equal value must be referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) or to the Labour Court in terms of Section 10 of the Employment Equity Act.
14 October 2019 - NW1047
Faber, Mr WF to ask the The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)What was the total cost incurred by the Government for each of the three parliamentary villages during the (a) Fourth and (b) Fifth Parliaments in terms of (i) bus transport, (ii) water and electricity, rates and taxes, (iii) village management, (iv) construction of new buildings, (v) maintenance of buildings, (vi) purchasing of new furniture and appliances, (vii) cost of employing the staff of her department to run the villages and (viii) any other expenses; (2) Whether she has considered the option of providing each Member of Parliament with a housing allowance instead of accommodation; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2201E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1)
(a) Fourth Parliament |
(b) Fifth Parliament |
(i) The total cost incurred by government for all three parliamentary villages during the Fourth Parliament, in terms of transport, is R38 570 345. |
(i) The total cost incurred by government for all three parliamentary villages during the Fifth Parliament, in terms of transport, is R35 997 143. |
(ii)The total cost in terms of the Municipal Services and Rates of the three parliamentary villages during the Fourth Parliament amounts, as follows: Laboria Park R7 875 171.81 Pelican Park R6 470 925.33 Acacia Park R12 836 995.19 |
(ii)The total cost in terms of the Municipal Services and Rates of the three parliamentary villages during the Fifth Parliament amounts, as follows: Laboria Park R12 185 225.49 Pelican Park R22 328 442.08 Acacia Park R50 959 085.40 |
(iii) The parliamentary villages are managed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure through officials who are employed fulltime and render the required services – the cost relating to the employment of the said officials during the Fourth Parliament amounted to R8 053 472.75. |
(iii) The parliamentary villages are managed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure through officials who are employed fulltime and render the required services – the cost relating to the employment of the said officials during the Fifth Parliament amounted R13 102 467.25. |
(iv) None |
(iv) The total cost incurred to construct the new access buildings at the three parliamentary villages amounted to R35 550 947.07 |
(v) The total cost in terms of the maintenance of the three parliamentary villages amounted to R300 000 000.00 |
(v) The total cost in terms of the maintenance of the three parliamentary villages during the Fifth Parliament amounts, as follows: Acacia Park R113,718,148.37 Laboria Park R21,119,084.70 Pelican Park R27,617,264.60 |
(vi) R6 422 237.00 |
(vi) R30 981 445.00. |
(vii) Refer to (iii) above. |
(vii) Refer to (iii) above. |
(viii) No other expenses. |
(viii) No other expenses. |
(2) The responsibility of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is to provide accommodation to Government Departments and Members of Parliament, amongst others, in terms of its mandate. Any request for allowances to public office bearers must be made to the Independent Commission for Remuneration of Public Office Bearers.
14 October 2019 - NW1028
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether the forensic report, initiated by the City of Ekurhuleni Mayoral Executive Committee on 25 July 2018 into their own bus rapid transit system, has been completed; if not, by what date is it envisaged to be completed; if so, (a) who conducted the forensic audit report, (b) what were the findings and recommendations of the audit report and (c) will she furnish Mr M Waters with a full copy of the forensic audit report?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1154
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to her reply to question 130 on 5 July 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided her department with the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend to take in order to ensure that the specified municipality provides the information?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1153
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With regard to her reply to question 129 on 5 July 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided the information; if not, what steps does she intend taking to ensure the City of Ekurhuleni provides the information?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW881
Sindane, Mr P to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Why has Steve Tshwete Local Municipality in Mpumalanga Province failed to eradicate bucket toilets in Avalon?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW916
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Communications
1. Whether the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has been the subject of any investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in the period of 1 June 2014 to 30 June 2019; if so, what was the (a) subject and nature of each specified investigation and (b) any further relevant details? 2. Whether the specified investigations have been completed in each case; if not, what is the current status of each of the incomplete investigations; if so what was the outcome of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
I have been advised by the SITA as follows:
Yes, SITA was the subject of an investigation by the SIU.
|
1 (a) (ii) Nature of each Investigation |
1 (b) Any further relevant details? |
|
|
Proclamation No. R. 53, 2014 |
Investigate payments which were made by SITA (SOC) Ltd to IBM SA (PTY) Ltd, in terms of an agreement dated 30 April 2013, concluded between IBM SA (PTY) Ltd and SITA, for the period 08 September 2012 and 01 August 2014. |
Alleged tender irregularities and non-compliance with PFMA as well as supply chain management prescripts |
None |
Pending Investigation |
Proclamation No. R. 15, 2015 (Amendment) |
Investigate contracts concluded with IBM SA (PTY) Ltd / SITA (SOC) Ltd, iFirm Consulting (PTY) Limited/SITA (SOCT) Ltd for the procurement of goods or services for itself or for and on behalf of State Institution; and payments made to such institutions for the period 03 August 2012 to 17 March 2015. |
Alleged corruption, tender irregularities and non-compliance with PFMA as well as supply chain management prescripts |
None |
SITA went to court against iFirm Consulting (PTY) Limited based on the report received from SIU. SITA successfully, set aside the agreement. |
Proclamation No. R32, 2017 |
Amendment to Proclamation No. R.7 of 2014, amended by Proclamation No. R.599 of 10 July 2015 extending the period of the Proclamation to the date of publication this Proclamation, to 06 October 2017. Substituting paragraph 2 of the Schedule of the Proclamation. |
Proclamation No. R. 7, 2014 as amended. Alleged tender irregularities and non-compliance with PFMA as well as supply chain management prescripts |
None |
Pending Investigation |
Proclamation No. R. 599, 2015 (Amendment) |
Amendment to Proclamation No. R.7 of 2014 extending the period of the Proclamation to 10 July 2015. Substituting paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Proclamation. |
Proclamation No. R. 7, 2014 and R32 of 2017 as amended. Alleged tender irregularities and non-compliance with PFMA as well as supply chain management prescripts |
None |
Pending Investigation |
MS STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS
MINISTER
14 October 2019 - NW973
Powell, Ms EL to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) was the total monetary amount of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant that was allocated to the Alfred Nzo District Municipality for the 2019-20 municipal financial year and (b) portion of the amount did the specified district municipality allocate towards the installation of water and sanitation infrastructure in (i) Ward 6 Ndarhala Village in Mount Ayliff, (ii) the Matatiele Local Municipality, (iii) Lutateni and Mvuzi Village in Mount Frere, (iv) Ward 1 and Ward 6 in the Mbizana Local Municipality, (v) Ward 8 and Ward 10 Ndakeni Village in the Ntabankulu Local Municipality, (vi) Ward 13 Mpharane in the Matatiele Local Municipality and (vii) eLubchacweni Village in Ward 17 in Mount Frere?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW907
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
What is the total number of SA Police Service members who (a) took and (b) passed a firearm proficiency test (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16, (cc) 2016-17 (dd) 2017- 18, (ee) 2018-19 financial years and (ii) since 1 January 2019 up to the latest specified date for which information is available in each province?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(aa)(bb)(cc)(dd)(ee) and (ii)
The details, with regard to the number of the South African Police Service (SAPS) members, who took and passed a firearm proficiency test in the
2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 financial years and since 1 January 2019to18 September 2019, in each province, are attached.
Reply to question 907 recommended
GENERAL NATIOAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/10/09
Reply to question 907 approved
GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 11/10/2019
14 October 2019 - NW978
Van Staden, Mr PA to ask the Minister of Health
(1) What (a) is the total number of Clinic Health Committees that are active in each province, (b) is the total budget for Clinic Health Committees in each province for the 2019-20 financial year, (c) total number of members served on the Clinic Health Committees in each province for the 2019-20 financial year, (d) is the remuneration package of each committee member that served on the Clinic Health Committees in each province for the 2019-20 financial year and (e) is the purpose of the Clinic Health Committees; (2) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
(a, b, c, d & e) The following table reflects the details in this regard
Q (1) |
(a) Total # of Clinic Health Committees 2019/20 |
(b) Total Budget for Clinic Health Committees 2019/20 |
(c)Total No of members served on Clinic Health Committees 2019/20 |
(d) Remuneration package of each Committee member 2019/20 |
PPROVINCES |
|
|||
EC |
696 |
R16 240.00 |
10 440 |
R 500.00 p/p p/q |
GP |
1488 |
No budget allocated |
11 904 |
No remuneration |
FS |
139 |
No budget allocated |
973 |
No remuneration |
|
592 |
R7 104 000 |
8880 |
R200.00 p/p p/q |
LP |
492 |
No budget allocated |
4428 |
No remuneration |
MP |
263 |
No budget allocated |
3156 |
No remuneration |
NC |
|
No budget allocated |
845 |
No remuneration |
NW |
301 |
R4 214 000 |
2107 |
|
WC |
200 |
1 958 400 |
2400 |
S&T only p/p p/q |
(e) Purpose of the clinic Committee |
Clinic Committees facilitate the following:
households; collaboration; monitoring and oversight of Health Services; and streamlining of initiatives which provide a broader platform in engaging with stakeholders. |
END.
14 October 2019 - NW1038
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
(1) What steps has she taken to strengthen the oversight and regulatory role of the Council for the Built Environment over the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) in line with section 4 of the Council for the Built Environment Act, Act 43 of 2000, particularly relating to the professional registration process of qualified engineers and technologists; (2) What number of qualified (a) engineers and (b) technologists have registered with the ECSA in each year since its establishment in 2000; (3) Whether all qualified engineers and technologists have to register with the ECSA before they may practice professionally; if not, what (a) is the position in this regard and (b) number of qualified (i) engineers and (ii) technologists who are not registered with ECSA are currently practicing professionally in the Republic; (4) What number of qualified (a) engineers and (b) technologists are currently employed in state-owned entities? NW2192E
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
- The Council for the Built Environment (CBE) has the statutory mandate to ensure consistent application of policy by the councils for the build environment professions (CBEP) with regard to, among other things, the registration of different categories of registration (See section 4(k)(ii) of Council for the Built Environment Act, (Act No. 43 of 2000). To this end Policy Frameworks were approved by the Minister and the CBE is monitoring the alignment of CBEP policies with the approved policy frameworks, including the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) registration policy. The CBE furthermore acts as an appeal body for matters referred to it in terms of the legislation regulating the CBEP, including a refusal of registration by ECSA should it happen. A person aggrieved by ECSA’s refusal to register, that person upon application may appeal to the CBE against the decision of ECSA. The CBE has not received an appeal against a decision by ECSA not to register a person in the last four years.
- The number of qualified engineers and technologists that have registered with the ECSA in each year since ECSA’s establishment in 2000;
Count |
Year |
Description |
383 |
2000 |
Professional Engineer |
131 |
2000 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
377 |
2001 |
Professional Engineer |
140 |
2001 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
283 |
2002 |
Professional Engineer |
179 |
2002 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
313 |
2003 |
Professional Engineer |
207 |
2003 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
370 |
2004 |
Professional Engineer |
166 |
2004 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
324 |
2005 |
Professional Engineer |
135 |
2005 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
324 |
2006 |
Professional Engineer |
212 |
2006 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
342 |
2007 |
Professional Engineer |
162 |
2007 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
422 |
2008 |
Professional Engineer |
313 |
2008 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
416 |
2009 |
Professional Engineer |
304 |
2009 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
473 |
2010 |
Professional Engineer |
301 |
2010 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
529 |
2011 |
Professional Engineer |
372 |
2011 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
662 |
2012 |
Professional Engineer |
436 |
2012 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
775 |
2013 |
Professional Engineer |
420 |
2013 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
548 |
2014 |
Professional Engineer |
410 |
2014 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
516 |
2015 |
Professional Engineer |
398 |
2015 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
932 |
2016 |
Professional Engineer |
346 |
2016 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
466 |
2017 |
Professional Engineer |
271 |
2017 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
882 |
2018 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
586 |
2019 |
Professional Engineering Technologist |
(3) There are no registration requirements for practising as an Engineer. ECSA is only required to keep a record of Registered Persons. Section 18(2) of the Engineering Profession Act, (Act No. 46 of 2000) (the EPA) prohibits by criminal sanction a person from practising in a category without being registered in that category. Section 26 (4) of the EPA allows an unregistered person to “perform identified engineering work in the service of or by order of and under the direction, control, supervision of or in association with a registered person entitled to perform the identified work and who must assume responsibility for any work so performed.’’ The legislation distinguishes between a person practising and a person performing work under the auspices or in association with a registered person. The ideal situation is that all practitioners should be registered to ensure continuous professional development (CPD) and adherence to the code of professional conduct.
(4) Currently we cannot provide figures for State-owned entities. Nevertheless, we can provide figures for the public works sector as outlined below. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has established the Professional Services Branch, which is mandated to manage technical capacity building programmes that are regarded as key enablers towards creating a pool of technical skills to build a reliable supply of professionals and skilled workers, which will address the gap that currently in the built environment for the State.
The Branch focuses on the following key objectives:
(i) To develop a plan to restore the Skills Pipeline in the Built Environment Sector targeting identified areas of skills shortages within the State;
(ii) Professionalisation of the Built Environment (including Construction and Property Management);
(iii) Building State technical capacity focusing on the built environment and infrastructure
The branch has started to operationalize by piloting a programme through the provincial Public Works departments. The intention is to upscale the programme to cover all organs of State responsible for infrastructure delivery. To this end, the Public Works Capacity Building Forum was established to identify the root causes of capacity constraints and develop capacity building strategies customized for the Public Works Family.
The figures for professionals are currently employed in in the Public Works Sector are as follows:
PUBLIC WORKS SECTOR BASELINE INFORMATION |
|
Candidates |
731 |
Professionals |
563 |
Unregistered |
314 |
Total |
1608 |
Please refer to Annexure 1 for more details on the technical skills areas which these individuals are qualified in, disaggregated into the various provincial departments where they are employed.
14 October 2019 - NW1007
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With reference to the Integrated Urban Development Framework, what plans are in place to promote land-value capture in the Northern Cape and speed up the security of land tenure?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1156
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 186 on 22 March 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni has now provided her department with the information; if not, what steps and/or action does she intend to take in order to ensure that the specified municipality provides the information?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW966
Graham-Maré, Ms SJ to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What actions have been taken by her department to (a) ensure that the borrow pits in (i) Lebotlwane Village and (ii) surrounding areas in the Moretele Local Municipality are covered and/or secured, (b) assist the families of the two boys who died in the borrow pit in Lebotlwane Village with burial costs and (c) provide counselling for the fisherman and his son for the trauma experienced around the recovery of the two boys’ bodies?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW979
Van Staden, Mr PA to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What has he found to be the reasons that the Republic has a shortage of doctors and nurses in State hospitals; (2) What are the main reasons why new doctors and nurses are trained in Cuba whereas the Republic has universities that can provide training for doctors and nurses; (3) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
- The primary reasons why the Republic has a shortage of doctors and nurses is the fact that the Public Health Sector budget has not been increasing in real terms for the past ten years, impacting on the number of staff that can be appointed. Furthermore, the demand for health services in the country is increasing while there is no additional funding to address the change, which results primarily from immigration into the Country and the increasing burden of disease.
The shortage of health professionals is a global phenomenon and is more pronounced in low and middle income countries as health workers are more likely to migrate to upper middle income countries in search of better living and working conditions.
(2) I am not aware of any nurses being in trained in Cuba under the auspices of the Nelson Mandela/Fidel Castro Medical Collaboration except for the training of medical doctors. The aim of training doctors in Cuba are multifold:
(a) It is to expose medical doctors to a preventative approach to health care which is the cornerstone of the Public Health System in Cuba Health Care provision initiatives focus on community needs assessments and health indicators. The health care system is divided into three levels, namely primary, secondary and tertiary, but implemented differently from the South African setting.
(i) The primary care level focuses on providing health promotion and protection, along with the resolution of the minor health issues that account for an estimated 80% of total health concerns of Cuba. Clinics, Community Health Centres and patients’ homes are key sites that provide primary level care;
(ii) Secondary care level is focusing on 15% of health problems that result in patient hospitalisation; and
(iii) Tertiary care focuses on the remaining 5% of health problems, particularly where illness has resulted in severe complications. Such illnesses are handled in specialised hospitals and institutes throughout the country.
(b) The Cuban Public Health System is thus a model that we want to learn from, and apply in our health care system as we reorient the Health System towards Primary Health Care, to prevent diseases, promote health and reduce the number of patients that are admitted to hospitals. Our Medical Schools still focus on a curative and hospicentric health care system, with limited focus on Primary Health Care, which is also evident in their Curriculum;
(c) By training medical students in Cuba, we also want to produce a new cadre of a medical doctor who understands prevention, and how to tailor health services to specific community needs;
(d) Another reason for training medical students in Cuba is to give an opportunity to students who would not have been admitted to the South African medical schools because of their socio-economic conditions, in particular those from poor rural communities.
(3) Yes I will make a statement on this matter.
END.
14 October 2019 - NW936
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health
What (a) number of mobile units does each (i) national, (ii) provincial and (iii) local public health clinic in the City of Ekurhuleni have, (b) number of the specified clinics have established clinic committees and (c) is the name of each service provider of each clinic?
Reply:
- Number of mobile units does each (i) national, (ii) provincial and (iii) local public health clinic in the City of Ekurhuleni have,
(i) Number of mobile units National: None
(ii) Number of mobile units provincial: 15
(iii) Number of mobile units in local public health clinics: 2
(iiii) Number of the specified clinics have established clinic committees
DISTRICTS/ REGIONS |
TOTAL NUMBER OF CLINICS |
NUMBER OF CLINICS WITH CLINIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS |
EKURHULENI |
||
Ekurhuleni East |
30 |
28 (93%) |
Ekurhuleni North |
28 |
20 (71%) |
Ekurhuleni South |
35 |
30 (86%) |
TOTAL |
93 |
78 (84%) |
- The name of each service provider of each clinic?
Please refer to Annexure A list of City of Ekurhuleni Facilities and Ekurhuleni Health District Facilities (Provincial)
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14 October 2019 - NW954
Schreiber, Dr LA to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department has put any mechanisms in place to ensure sound financial management and accounting in all municipalities to reduce the amount of irregular expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
14 October 2019 - NW1136
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Employment and Labour
With reference to his statements following the release of the 19th Commission for Employment Equity annual report, what punitive measures does the Government intend taking against employers who do not meet employment equity targets?
Reply:
It is important to highlight that in order to expedite the pace of transformation and address non-compliance with the requirements of the Employment Equity Act (EEA), there are proposed amendments in the EE Amendment Bill, 2019, which include progressive measures that will be undertaken by Government to address non-compliance. The EE Amendment Bill will be tabled in Parliament for deliberation probably before the end of this year.
Noteworthy is that, the primary objectives of these amendments are two-fold:
(i) to empower myself as the Minister of Employment and Labour to regulate sector specific numerical EE targets, which must be complied with in order to accelerate transformation in various economic sectors because the current self-regulated EE targets did not yield positive results over the 21 years of the EEA; and
(ii) to enable the promulgation of Section 53 of the EEA that deals with the issuing of an EE Certificate of Compliance as a prerequisite for accessing State Contracts and to do business with the State.
This is a punitive measure to all those organisations that are non-compliant to stop them from continuing to reap financial benefits in doing business with the State.
Noteworthy is that, even those non-compliant organisations that do not necessary depend on State Contracts for their business, will still have to face consequences by being referred to the Labour Court for a penalty to be levied against them as per Schedule 1 of the EEA.
14 October 2019 - NW912
Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Health
(1) What are the names of all the approved clinics and/or institutions in the Republic where abortions are legally allowed to take place; (2) Whether his department has a database of the names of trained and certified practitioners and midwifes who meet the approved standards to perform legal abortions in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) What steps is he taking to remove all illegal practicing doctors and services that advertise safe and pain-free abortions and that are also selling illegal pills on the street or on the internet with delivery to homes for free?
Reply:
(1) The names of all the approved clinics/institutions where abortions are legally allowed are attached in Appendix A.
(2) In terms of training the National Department of Health conduct a ten (10) days theoretical training for nurses followed by ten (10) clinical cases practical sessions before they are certified as competent.
Provincial offices contract the General Practitioners (GPs) and private organizations like Marie Stopes to provide Termination of Pregnancy (ToP) services. The National contracting stopped when the CToP Act was amended in 2008.
The focus for training is currently mainly on medical termination.
(3) Efforts to reduce illegal ToP providers. KZN provincial officie, with the previous MEC, embarked on the process of removing the advertisements of illegal abortions on street poles and some of the findings were:
- Adverts are put up by young people who do not even understand what abortion means, mainly boys;
- They were confronted and they could not provide details of the people who gave them the adverts, they just received the money given and started putting up the adverts.
- Most numbers provided, will lead you to different places, sometimes they send you to hotel reception or individuals on the street.
Mobile units are not providing abortions because they do not have backup of MVA equipment in case there is a need for surgical evacuation following the medical abortion.
Provincial Departments have an assessment tool to assess the readiness of facilities both private and public sector to perform abortions.
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APPENDIX A
Name of Facility |
Frere Hospital |
Tembisa Hospital |
Kalafong Hospital |
Mankweng Hospital |
Klerksdorp-Tshepong Tertiary Hospital |
Job Shimankana Tabane Hospital |
Dr George Mukhari Hospital Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Steve Biko Academic Hospital |
Tygerberg Hospital Groote Schuur Hospital |
Mthatha General Hospital Dora Nginza Hospital Frontier Hospital St Elizabeth's Hospital Cecilia Makiwane Hospital |
Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital Sebokeng Hospital Leratong Hospital |
Queen Nandi Regional Hospital Addington Hospital Prince Mshiyeni Memoral Hospital Newcastle Hospital Stanger Hospital RK Khan Hospital Edendale Hospital Ladysmith Hospital Port Shepstone Hospital Mahatma Gandhi Hospital |
Tshilidzini Hospital St Rita's Hospital Philadelphia Hospital Letaba Hospital Mokopane Hospital |
Ermelo Hospital Mapulaneng Hospital |
Dr Harry Surtie Hospital |
Potchefstroom Hospital Joe Morolong Memorial Hospital Mahikeng Provincial Hospital |
New Somerset Hospital Paarl Hospital Worcester Hospital George Hospital |
Butterworth Hospital Tayler Bequest Hospital (Matatiele) Bisho Hospital Empilisweni Hospital Uitenhage Hospital Victoria Hospital Settlers Hospital Elliot Hospital Cofimvaba Hospital Humansdorp Hospital Andries Vosloo Hospital Midland Hospital Cala Hospital Glen Grey Hospital Cradock Hospital Nompumelelo (Peddie) Hospital Port Alfred Hospital All Saints Hospital Bambisana Hospital Tafalofefe Hospital SS Gida Hospital Bedford Hospital Cloete Joubert (Barkly East) Hospital Hewu Hospital Adelaide Hospital Lady Grey Hospital Madzikane kaZulu Memorial Hospital Isilimela Hospital SAWAS Memorial (Jansenville) Hospital |
Elizabeth Ross Hospital National District Hospital Katleho Hospital Fezi Ngumbentombi Hospital Botshabelo Hospital Dr JS Moroka Hospital |
Tokollo Hospital Phekolong Hospital Albert Nzula District Hospital Thusanong Hospital |
Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital Bertha Gxowa Hospital Heidelberg Hospital Carletonville Hospital Odi Hospital Jubilee Hospital Kopanong Hospital |
Norhtdale Hospital Benedictine Hospital Itshelejuba Hospital Wentworth Hospital Vryheid Hospital Manguzi Hospital Nkonjeni Hospital Estcourt Hospital Charles Johnson Memorial Hospital Rietvlei Hospital Greytown Hospital Murchison Hospital Dundee Hospital Eshowe Hospital GJ Crooke's Hospital Emmaus Hospital St Andrew's Hospital Christ the King Hospital Nkandla Hospital St Apollinaris Hospital Montebello Hospital Untunjambili Hospital Umphumulo Hospital Betesda Hospital Catherine Booth Hospital Mbongolwane Hospital Appelsbosch Hospital KwaMagwaza Hospital Niemeyer Memorial Hospital Ekhombe Hospital |
Elim Hospital Seshego Hospital Donald Fraser Hospital Ellisras Hospital Lebowakgomo Hospital Jane Furse Hospital |
Helen Franz Hospital Zebediela Hospital Malamulele Hospital Nkhensani Hospital Warmbarths Hospital Botlokwa Hospital WF Knobel Hospital Siloam Hospital Voortrekker Memorial (Potgietersrus) Hospital Dilokong Hospital Mecklenburg Hospital Matlala Hospital Sekororo Hospital FH Odendaal (Nylstroom) Hospital Louis Trichardt Hospital Dr CN Phatudi Hospital Kgapane Hospital Thabazimbi Hospital George Masebe Hospital Witpoort Hospital |
Embhuleni Hospital KwaMhlanga Hospital Evander Hospital Tintswalo Hospital Mmametlhake Hospital Sabie Hospital Standerton Hospital Bernice Samuels Hospital Piet retief Hospital Barberton Hospital Carolina Hospital Amajuba Memorial Hospital Bethal Hospital Elsie Ballot Hospital |
Tshwaragano Hospital Postmasburg Hospital De Aar (Central Karoo) Hospital |
Moses Kotane Hospital Brits Hospital Nic Bodenstein Hospital Taung Hospital Ganyesa Hospital Koster Hospital Gelukspan Hospital |
Karl Bremer Hospital Khayelitsha Hospital Mitchells Plain Hospital Helderberg Hospital False Bay Hospital Westfleur Hospital Vredenburg Hospital Hermanus Hospital Stellenbosch Hospital Knysna Hospital Mossel Bay Hospital Oudtshoorn Hospital Vredendal Hospital Eerste Rivier Hospital Clanwilliam Hospital Victoria Hospital Radie Kotz Hospital Caledon Hospital Ceres Hospital Montagu Hospital Swellendam Hospital Otto Du Plessis Hospital Robertson Hospital |
Kgotsong (Welkom) Clinic |
Dr Moeti Surgery |
Klipdrift Health Post |
SAMHS 2 Military Hospital |
Cape Town Reproductive Health Centre |
Harry Comay TB Hospital |
Elim Satellite Clinic |
Marie Stopes Port Elizabeth Clinic New Rest Clinic Civic Centre Clinic (Mthatha) Lanti Clinic Philani Clinic (Cradock) Addo Clinic |
Molemo Healthcare Clinic Karabo Clinic Bren Health Care Clinic Marie Stopes Bloemfontein Clinic |
Vaal Woman's Choice Clinic (Vereeniging) Protop Women's Clinic (Vereeniging) Vaal Woman's Clinic (Evaton) Phedisong 1 clinic |
Marie Stopes Durban Clinic Marie Stopes Isipingo Clinic Khululeka Clinic TSM Health Care Clinic |
Nancefield Clinic Seloane Clinic Levubu Clinic Mamotshwa Clinic Dendron Clinic Mariveni Clinic Northam Clinic Raphahlelo Clinic Matoks Clinic Willows Clinic Buffgelshoek Clinic (Blouberg) Mashishimale Clinic Jamela Clinic Seshego IV Clinic Motsepe Clinic Mashamba Clinic Witfontein Clinic Mabins Clinic Mankuwe Clinic |
Renee Clinic |
Katrina Koikoi Clinic |
Makapanstad (Seaparankwe) Clinic Hartebeesfontein Clinic Schweizer-Reneke Town Clinic Preshco Clinic Mononono Clinic |
Site C Youth Clinic Mediclinic Constantiaberg Hospital Empiliseni (Worcester) Clinic De Doorns Clinic Zolani Clinic Nkqubela Clinic Railton Clinic Bergsig Clinic Swellendam PHC Clinic Caledon Clinic Heidelberg Clinic |
Villiersdorp Clinic Annie Brown Clinic Montagu Clinic Wolseley Clinic Nduli Clinic Prince Alfred Hamlet Clinic Tulbagh Clinic Groendal Clinic Mediclinic Durbanville Hospital Touws Rivier Clinic Happy Valley clinic Idas Valley Clinic McGregor Clinic Suurbraak Clinic Marie Stopes Cape Town Clinic Marie Stopes Bellville Clinic Barrydale Clinic Great Brak Rivier Clinic |
Michael Mapongwana CDC Lady Michaelis CDC Kuyasa CDXC Noulungile CDC TC Newman CDC Bishop Lavis CDC Thebalethu CDC Town w CDC Mbekweni CDC Wellington CDC Dr Abdurahman CDC Worcester CDC Ceres CDC Cloetesville CDC |
Motherwell CHC Empilweni Gompo CHC Nontyatyambo CHC Idutywa Village CHC Laetitita Ban CHC Duncan Village CHC Nqamakwe CHC Xhora CHC |
Soshanguve CHC Chiawelo CHC Zola CHC Lenasia South CHC Kgabo CHC Johan Heyns CHC Pedisong 4 CHC Laudium CHC Jabulane Dumane CHC Hillbrow CHC |
Phoenix CHC Nseleni CHC Inanda C CHC Tongaat CHC Pomeroy CHC eDumbe CHC Sundumbili CHC Dannhauser CHC Turton CHC Hlengisizwe CHC St Chads CHC Ndwedwe CHC |
Rethabile CHC Makhado CHC HC Boshoff CHC Tshilwavhusiku CHC Tiyani CHC Mookgophong CHC Nchabeleng CHC Ratshaatshaa CHC |
Matsulu CHC Kanyamazane CHC Nelspruit CHC Phola-Nzikasi CHC Naas CHC M'Africa CHC Kabokweni CHC Bhunga CHC Thulamahashe CHC Perdekop CHC |
Galeshewe Day Hospital |
Bafokeng CHC Letlhabile CHC Bapong CHC Mogwase CHC Mabeskraal CHC |
Atamelang CHC JB Marks CHC Mamusa CHC |
Mitchells Plain CHC Kraaifontein CHC Guguleto CHC Vanguard CHC Hanover Park CHC |
Mediclinic Welkom Hospital |
Mediclinic Cape town Hospital Mediclinic Cape Gate Hospital Mediclinic Paarl Hospital Mediclinic Worcester Hospital Life Kingsbury Hospital Mediclinic George Hospital Mediclinic Hermanus Hospital Life Bay View Private Hospital |
Data Source: DHIS DATA (2018 Jan to August 2019) accessed 17 September 2019.
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14 October 2019 - NW1008
Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1) How does her department intend to address the issue of a lack of skills, human capital and expertise, with particular reference to spatial planning and land use management in Hantam Municipality and Karoo Hoogland Municipality (details furnished); (2) What steps does she intend taking to improve intergovernmental relations for the acquisition or transfer of state land; (3) (a) What strategic plans are in place to fix the nonalignment between planning and housing development that continues to exist and (b) how does she intend up-scaling integrated intergovernmental development planning?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you