Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a) There are no cameras installed at the Edenvale Police Station.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

(3)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

 

Reply to question 841 recommended/

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/09/16

Reply to question 841 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

(a)&(b) Indeed Honourable Member, the Military Veterans Programme has not been performing as expected and we are extremely concerned about the slow pace of delivery to our military veterans. On 3 May 2017, we convened a National Military Veterans Dialogue to exchange views and dialogue around finding solutions to challenges encountered in the provision of housing for military veterans. It has become evident to me that we have not moved far enough with delivery on this programme.

I will place the matter on top of the agenda of our MINMEC and it will remain a standing item until we make satisfactory progress on this matter.

Some of the reasons provided to me for delays in the delivery of houses for military veterans include:

(i) The finalisation and authentication of the beneficiary list by my Department and the Department of Military Veterans (DMV) has presented challenges for us. The completion of this process prior to the commencement of a military veterans’ housing project is very vital for planning. Where we proceeded to build and complete a project while the approved list had not been finalised, houses have been invaded by military veterans who did not qualify for these houses.

(ii0 Provincial structures of the South African Military Veterans Association in most cases dispute the beneficiary lists submitted by the National Department of Military Veterans.

Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS), including the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), is not aware of Project Snowman or Project Broken Arrow, purportedly having been delivered by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in 2010 and in 2014, respectively.


Reply to question 649 recommended/

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE\

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019-10-16

Reply to question 649 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TRADE SECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA

PROVINCE	TOTAL_ACTIVE_EMPLOYEES (AS ON 23-JUN-2019)
GAUTENG	2 029 714
WESTERN CAPE	1 212 098
KWAZULU NATAL	695 013
MPUMALANGA	293 531
EASTERN CAPE	258 762
FREE STATE	107 266
NORTH WEST	69 609
LIMPOPO	67 714
NORTHERN CAPE	48 163
GRAND TOTAL	4 781 870

Source: UIF Operations system

According to the operations system of the UIF more than 4.7 million people are employed in the trade sector in South Africa. The provinces of Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has 82% of the employees with Gauteng alone contributing 42% of the total employees. The Northern Cape has the least number of employees at just over 48 000.

Reply:

Unemployment Insurance Fund

1. Project Development Partnership(PDP)

The Department of Employment and Labour through PIC and the UIF launched the Project Development Partnership (PDP) Fund on the 14 December 2018. The Fund is aimed at supporting and creating jobs through creating and funding early-stage businesses. An allocation of R2bn is directed towards the PDP Fund, and this allocation is funded by the UIF. The PDP Fund is specifically directed at performing the following roles:

• Offering funding to create and grow small businesses, therefore creating new companies.
• The PDP Fund would fund companies in sectors such as Agribusiness and Bio- science, Mining and beneficiation, Manufacturing and ICT, social infrastructure, Water and related services, financial services, and Youth innovation.
• President Ramaphosa highlighted the importance of South Africa’s participation in the 4th Industrial Revolution and emphasized the need to move with greater focus and urgency to develop the skills, human capital, institutions and strategies that are required to seize the advantages of this technological change. The PDP Fund echoes the sentiments of our President and will focus on investing in projects which are solving SA socio-economic challenges through investment projects which are aligned to 4th Industrial Revolution.
• The PDP Fund is expected to create and support over 10 000 jobs (direct and indirect), particularly ensuring Future of Work opportunities are utilized

The PDP fund allocation of R2bn will be split into two investment streams. A portion will be invested by PIC directly into early-stage businesses and projects. The other portion of the R2bn allocation will be allocated to black-owned fund managers with an intention to transform the asset management industry in South Africa.

Progress since the launch:

• 194 applications were received for funding from the PDP fund, 85% have been screened. 73 were received from the public application process
• Request for proposals (RFP) were completed and processed for the appointment of the fund managers, and 5 managers have been shortlisted.
• All 5 fund managers are Black-owned and have excellent pipeline that includes projects that offer key unlocks for the South African economy and align well with employment creation targets

Project Bokamoso, the agricultural high-value land development flagship project, is progressing well and is in the Due-Diligence stage of the investment process. Other direct large-scale projects in pipeline includes:

• • Project Energise – beneficiation/ rural electrification / local manufacturing
  • Project Hope – High-tech satellite manufacture / agriculture / water
  • 2 Education / Healthcare project under consideration
  • 2 Primary agricultural development projects e.g. Macadamia Co-op (Eastern Cape and Limpopo)
  • 2 manufacturing projects under consideration – both targeted in SEZs for export market
  • Bonds4Jobs – youth skills development and employment placing
  • Mining and rehabilitation – high-tech/ low-cost minerals extraction

2. High Social Impact Portfolio(HSIP)

The aim of the Fund is a first step to put into effect the newly signed Unemployment Insurance Act as Amended 2017 Section 5(d) which states that: “Financing of the retention of contributors in employment and the re-entry of contributors into the labour market and any other scheme aimed at the vulnerable workers”. The purpose of the HSIP was born out of the above mentioned section and is just but one of the intervention the Department of Employment and Labour has embarked on to pro-actively intervene in the market where it’s possible to do so.

Purpose: The HSIP aims to fund interventions in entities in order to ensure job preservation and creation. It will target transactions where the current risk of significant direct job losses is high.

Social Impact Criteria and Expectations: Minimum social return of X% of the investment amount based on the value to the UIF of the primary social impacts. The primary social impacts that will be measured are related to the expected jobs saved at the target entity or that can be proven downstream:

• Saving of claim payments;
• Retention of UIF contributions;
• Impact on the Fiscus (e.g. PAYE)

Investment Criteria: The investments should contribute to the preservation and creation of sustainable job opportunities in particular for women, youth and other designated persons.

Progress to Date

• HSIP was only launched in February 2019
• The Department through UIF set aside R3 billion for the portfolio
• R1.2 billion was invested in Edcon acquiring a stake of 19% and in the process saving about 140 000 direct and indirect jobs. This investment also avoided stores; farms; and other stores downstream from closing.
• Overtime staff ownership will be worked into the formula of investment

3. Training Layoff Scheme and now Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme(TERS)

The Department of Employment and Labour has swiftly implemented the job summit resolution on reviewing the Training Layoff Scheme process to ensure speedy intervention for the companies in distress. The intention of the review was in line with the newly reviewed UIF Act which emphasise the need to fund the retention of contributors in employment.

In the line with the Job Summit resolution the following has been implemented:

• The numerous decision making platforms have been reduced to one committee centralised at the CCMA which enables speedy decision making.
• As a result of the centralisation of the committee the following successes has been registered:

1. The committee has met 22 times since October 2018
2. 30 companies considered
3. 27 companies recommended and approved
4. Those 3 companies that have not been recommended have been advised to address compliance issues
5. A total of 2 929 jobs preserved
6. Just over R52 millions spent to date to preserve the jobs

Compensation Fund

1. Rehabilitation and Return to Work

The Compensation Fund introduced a Rehabilitation and Orthotics unit in 2018 with the aim of implementing a Rehabilitation and Return to Work programme for the injured workers. Injured workers who are assessed to be permanently disabled would usually leave the labour market thus contributing to the unemployment rate. The Rehabilitation unit introduced at the Compensation fund focuses on three forms of rehabilitation, the traditional clinical rehabilitation we have always provided injured workers with and the newly introduced social and vocational rehabilitation.

Vocational Rehabilitation is aimed at assisting the injured workers with reskilling for reintegration back into the labour market. Through the Vocational Rehabilitation Programme, the Compensation Fund seeks to remove barriers to accessing or returning to employment or other useful occupation by providing developmental opportunities to maximise performance, employability or participation in the country’s economy.ositiveegan in 2017on coperates ls that ensure employability t and also focus on development in rural areas pertainign le with The Programmes objectives are

• To support tertiary students who require financial assistance and are pursuing a tertiary degree
• To encourage the participation of previously employed persons who suffered occupational injuries or diseases resulting in a disability by providing training and development initiatives to enable them to be reintegrated back to work or become self-sustainable;
• To build a talent pipeline of a pool of capable candidates who are readily available for the labour market;
• To leverage on opportunity creation initiatives to assist unemployed workers who suffered occupational injuries resulting in a disability and Persons with Disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency; and Vocational Rehabilitation comprises of various sub programmes. In order to enable a successful Return to work programme for injured workers that now have a disability, the Fund has a Vocational Rehabilitation Bursary Scheme aimed at assisting the injured beneficiaries to acquire skill(s) that will enable them to be returned to work post the injury. Injured workers are among the most vulnerable in society and tend to be mostly blue collared workers with no matric or tertiary qualifications.

As a pilot, we are currently funding upper limb amputees enrolled for electrician and welding course, tertiary degrees and on entrepreneurship programmes.

In addition to promoting the employability of persons living with disability as a result of occupational injuries, the Compensation Fund currently runs a tertiary bursary programme which began in 2017 that is aligned to some of the scarce skills identified in South Africa. The bursary programme is an intensive programme which entails an online support programme and on site mentoring coaches at universities which monitor not only the academic performance of the student but also addresses social issues considering that some of our students are from rural areas in South Africa.

As at the beginning of 2019, this programme has 327 students pursuing a tertiary degree at various universities in the following fields:

• Nursing
• Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics
• Occupational Therapy
• Information Communications Technology
• Physiotherapy
• Accounting Science
• Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics
• Medicine and Surgery

The Rehabilitation and Return to work programme will require participation of both the public and private sectors to be successful. As part of the Social Rehabilitation programmes we will be embarking on initiatives that are aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship for those who have been reskilled and successfully rehabilitated. We will outline the details of these programmes in the near future.

2. Socially Responsible Investments

The Compensation Fund has set aside 10% of its investment portfolio for investment in unlisted investments with job creation potential. These investments are made across various sectors of the economy.

Reply:

1. The Department of Employment and Labour did not host an event or function related to 2019 Budget Vote Debate.

a) Falls away

b) Falls away

c) Falls away

2. There was no event hosted and therefore there were no gifts exchanged

a) Falls away

b) Falls away

Reply:

(1 )(a) There are no cameras installed at the Germiston Police Station.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

(3)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

 

 

Reply to question 843 recommended

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

a) The Department of Employment and Labour under the Employment Services Act provides free recruitment and placement services to employers and work seekers alike.

220,851 work seekers were registered by Department of Employment and Labour centres during Quarter 1 of 2019, against an annual target of 700,000.

Through various partnerships with employer organizations a total of 52,894 employment opportunities were registered by Department of Employment and Labour centres during Quarter 1 of 2019, against an annual target of 90,000.

The department also profiles and assess competencies of registered work seekers to shorten employer recruitment and selection process. During Q1 a total of 70,086 work seekers were provided with employment counselling by against an annual target of 210,000.

The counselling services are an important step in identification of work seekers for referral for selection and placement by various employers or for further training in various training institutions. 18,126 registered employment opportunities were filled during Quarter 1 of 2019 against an annual target of 45,000.

b) The Department of Employment and Labour through the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has partnered with about 32 State Owned training providers and institutions to implement training of UIF beneficiaries. The intention is to pilot the project with training of over 160 000 learners over a period of three years. The training will vary from Skills Programme to Learnership to Artisan. The projected budget for the intervention is estimated at R7.9 billion over the period of three years.

Through this intervention 6000 artisans will be trained at the cost estimation of over R800 million. Learnership will take about 67 000 learners at an estimated cost of R3.7 billion. There are 400 of the claimants who have skills and need to be assisted with certification through Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL), at a cost of R15 million. A further 81 000 of the learners will be taken through the skills Programme at a cost of about R2.5 billion to enable them access to training and possible job placement. The final leg is the introduction of enabling entrepreneurship through enterprise development and training. Just over 1 400 will be trained in this area with the intention of absorbing trainees from other Programmes and linking to the market.

As at quarter 1; 20 000 people are in training with over 75% being young people and more 50% of the total being women.

The intervention is expected to grow over time to an extent that as and when a claimant visits the Department of Employment and Labour to claim for unemployment an opportunity will be ready for the claimants to link up the benefit payment with training thereby reduce cost on paying stipend.

Reply:

(1)(a) There are no cameras installed at the Kempton Park Police Station.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

(3)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.
 

Reply to question 844 recommended

GENERAL NATIOAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/09/16

Reply:

Yes, applications for the upgrading of the Edenvale Police Station to a Brigadier station, were received.

A0 On 2017-09-05 and 2018-08-30.

(b) The Station Commander of Edenvale and the Cluster Commander of Ekurhuleni North.

(c ) In response to the application, regarding the upgrading of Edenvale, all key environmental data and other related information were analysed on the planning mechanism (station profile), in order to determine an accurate resource requirement at local level. The results of the analysis were captured and utilised for the 2018/2019 Theoretical Human Resource Requirement (THRR) of police stations. The Edenvale Police Station did not qualify to be upgraded, in terms of the published results. The THRR is revised on an annual basis. In line with the annual THRR process, the 2019/2020 results were published, in April 2019. The Edenvale Police Station did not qualify to be upgraded to a Brigadier station, in terms of the published results.

 

Reply to question 691 recommended/

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
DATE: 2019/ 09/16

Reply to question 691 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

(1)(a) There are no cameras installed at the Bedfordview Police Station.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

(3)(a)(b)(c) Not applicable.

Reply to question 839 recommended/

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICA POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/09/16

Reply to question 839 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

(1) A total of 10 police officers at the Edenvale Police Station have failed their firearm competency test.

(2)(a) A total of 15 police officers at the Edenvale Police Station currently have a firearm competency certificate that has expired.

(2)(b) A total of eight police officers at the Edenvale Police Station currently have a firearm competency certificate that has not yet expired.

Reply to question 699 recommended


GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE\

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019-10-16
 

Reply to question 699 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

(1 )(a) There are 23 cameras installed at the Primrose Police Station.

(1)(b) The cameras are installed in the corridors, the holding cells, the outside of the Police Station, the perimeters and the parking areas.

(2)(a) The last inspection was done, in August 2019.

(2)(b) A total of 21 cameras are in working condition and two cameras are out of order.

(2)(c) A quotation, to have the cameras repaired, was requested from the supplier. The quotation is still outstanding.

(3)(a) In August 2019, during the inspection, two cameras were reported to be out of order.

(3)(b) The cameras have not been repaired yet.

3 )( c) The two cameras have been out of order, for two months

Reply to question 845 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE\

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019-10-16

Reply to question 845 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

(1) The Edenvale Police Station, currently has a total of 34 vehicles.

(2) All the vehicles that are available at the station, are inspected weekly, except for those that are booked in at the garage for repairs or other reasons.

Reply to question 697 recommended
 

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE\

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019-10-16

Reply to question 697 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 22/09/2019

Reply:

The question is replied to by means of a Spreadsheet with three pages attached.

Page one deals with the number of disputes referred breaking them down to CCMA centres.

Page two deals with the statutory provision the disputes are based on.

Page three breaks down issues and provides figures.

Please note that information furnished here has been so from 1st January to 30 January 2019

 

Reply:

1. Yes, the requirement to present compulsory budget baseline reduction scenarios is set out in the MTEF Technical Guidelines 2020 issued by National Treasury in June 2019. In addition, the CFO presented the compulsory budget baseline reduction scenarios at the Departmental priority setting workshop held on 13 and 14 August 2019.

2. It is logical that when there are budget cuts, it will impact on the capacity to certain services.

(3)(a-b) Budget cuts will have a negative impact on the filling of some posts, but we are not envisioning closure of any Home Affairs office.

 

END

Reply:

a) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2014-2015 financial year to the amount of R2 847 339.48. The details of each case is as follows:

NO	NAME OF CASE	AMOUNT
1.	Fedsas v Minister of Basic Education	R276 581.00
2.	MEC Education v Beavallon Secondary school	R184 642.65
3.	PTY Trade 73T/A Edusolutions v MEC Education Limpopo	R519 640.00
4.	Section 27 & Others v Minister of Basic Education	R135 410.58
5.	Disciplinary hearing: Soobrayan	R164 331.00
6.	Isaac Shabangu v Minister of Basic Education	R289 971.84
7.	Pease v Minister of Basic Education and Others	R204 776.79
8.	Magna FS v Minister of Basic Education	R60 534.00
9.	Steadman and Others v Minister of Basic Education	R81 210.50
10	Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector	R302 215.05
11.	SADTU v Minister of Basic Education	R41 969.00
12	Minister of Basic Education v Basic Education for All	R395 308.54
13.	Trade Mark application	R1 435.00
14.	Pitsi Et Al v Minister of Basic Education	R8 208.00
15.	Aurecon v MEC Education and Others	R26 220.00
16.	Konani v Minister of Basic Education	R45 600.00
17.	Opinion (ASIDI)	R25 992.00
18.	State Attorney	R406.41
19.	Centre for Child Law v MEC Education Eastern Cape	R8 216.55
20.	State Attorney (Sherriff)	R57.57
21.	BB Mubake and7 Others v Department of Education and Others	R36 423.00
22.	Michelle Saffer v MEC Education and Others	R38 190.00
	TOTAL	R 2 847 339.48

b) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2015-2016 financial year to the amount of R1 948 671.43. The details of each case is as follows:

NO	NAME OF CASE	AMOUNT
1.	Centre for Child Law vs Department of Basic Education	R9 120.00
2.	BEFA vs Minister of Basic Education	R40 000.00
3.	Clareville Primary School vs Department of Basic Education	R5 130.00
4.	Mtongana vs Department of Basic Education	R82 080.00
5	BVCVO & others vs Minister of Education & others	R231.28
6	Beavollon Secondary School and 36 others vs Minister of Education for Western Cape and 3 others	R 406 629.60
7.	Kgoro Sipho & others vs Minister of Education	R2 852.28
8.	PTY Trade 73T/A Edusolutions v MEC Education Limpopo	R648 642.58
9.	Securing the intellectual property of the DBESA-SAMS	R23 707.18
10.	Request for a Legal opinion on areas of intervention in the Eastern Cape Department of Education in terms of section 100(1)(b)	R32 902.50
11.	Kgoro Sipho & others vs Minister of Education	R17 831.60
12.	Steadman & others vs Minister of Education	R99 792.75
13.	Mabotja Patience Pitsi & others vs Department of Basic and others	R8 208.00
14.	CTU-SADTU & CTU-ATU vs Department of Basic Education	R273 166.57
15	Legal Opinion	R27 787.50
16.	Aurecon Pty LTD vs Limpopo Department of Education	R73 255.26
17.	PSC Investigation into Mr Soobrayan-DG of DBE	R152 071.83
18.	Arbitration: T Khoza	R 45 262.50
	TOTAL	R1 948 671.43

c) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2016-2017 financial year to the amount of R2 054 327.26. The details of each case is as follows:

NO	NAME OF CASE	AMOUNT
1.	Michelle Saffer v MEC Education Western Cape and Others	R345 884.17
2.	Kgoro Sipho and Others v Minister of Basic Education	R190 286.50
3.	Van Den Heever v Minister of Basic Education	R910.50
4.	Magna FS v Minister of Basic Education	R115 398.50
5.	Muvamba Dzivhani v Minister of Basic Education	R14 700.00
6.	Minister of Basic Education v Basic Education for All	R587 871.28
7.	Konani v Minister of Basic Education	R20 292.00
8.	Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector	R9 094.00
9.	Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education and Others	R197 933.31
10.	Mbulawa Zingisa v Minister of Basic Education	R27 588.00
11.	Department of Basic Education//Pinehurst Meridian	R93 907.50
12.	Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education	R31 500.00
13.	Ncedo Hoyi v Minister of Basic Education	R9 600.00
14	Pease v Minister of Basic Education and Others	R15 366.70
15.	Aaron Mkhize v Minister of Basic Education	R11 371.50
16	True Harvest Trading v Minister of Basic Education	R197 942.73
17.	OGOD v Randhart high School and Others	R42 663.50
18.	Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education	R5 980.00
19.	Maqhelana and Other v Minister of Basic Education	R17 100.00
20.	Samson Primary School v MEC Education and Others	R37 217.07
21.	Solidariteit Helpende Hand v Minister of Basic Education	R81 720.00 (Department won with cost)
	TOTAL	R 2 054 327.26

d) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2017-2018 financial year to the amount of R3 895 822.26. The details of each case is as follows:

NO	NAME OF CASE	AMOUNT
1.	CTP and Others v Director-General and Others	R1 751 120.99
2.	Konani v Minister of Basic Education	R128 234.00
3.	Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education	R200 640. 00
4.	Michelle Saffer v MEC Education and Others	R94 260.03
5.	OGOD v Minister of Basic Education and Others	R117 819.00
6.	Prestige Academy v Minister of Basic Education	R23 400.00
7.	Kgoro Sipho and Others v Minister of Basic Education	R85 742.24
8.	Equal Education v Minister of Basic Education	R564 016.50
9.	Ncedo Hoyi v Department of Basic Education	R143 241.00
10	Van Der Westhuizen N.O and Others v Minister of Basic Education	R16 800.00
11.	Legal Opinion	R46 500.00
12.	Minister of Basic Education v Public Protector	R295 695.47
13.	Nhlapo v Minister of Basic Education	R28 500.00
14.	MMPA Quantity Surveyors v Minister of Basic Education	R245 913.65
15.	Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education	R143 489.38
16	Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education	R10 450.00
	Total	R 3 895 822. 26

e) The Department incurred legal cost for the 2018-2019 financial year to the amount of R1 458 797.07. The details of each case is as follows:

NO	NAME OF CASE	AMOUNT
1.	CTP Limited and Others v Director-General of Basic Education	R1 126 078.12
2.	Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education	R248 668.95
3.	Madoda Gebuza v Minister of Basic Education	R56 000.00
4.	Munano and Others v Minister of Basic Education	R28 050.00
	TOTAL	R1 458 797.07

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1)

	REGION	AMOUNT
1.	Bloemfontein	R838 059.70
2.	Cape Town	R11 787 343.30
3.	Durban	R1 312 592.64
4.	Johannesburg	R9 094 541. 71
5.	Kimberly	R6 402 742.59
6.	Mmabatho	R3 950 754.93
7.	Mthatha	R420 743.45
8.	Nelspruit	R279 513.42
9.	Polokwane	R3 696 099.58
10.	Port Elizabeth	R1 531 900.62
11.	Pretoria	R37 531 674.41
TOTAL		R76 854 966.40

(2) Acquisition and disposal framework was developed according to Section 217 of the Constitution. National Treasury has appointed new officials in the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and consequently there will have to be further engagements before finalization. The Department’s Real Estate Management branch regularly convenes engagements with provinces to discuss various matters in the leasing and letting environment. The next meeting will take place in September and will be hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Infrastructure Development.

(3)

	INSTITUTION	AMOUNT
	Telkom SA	R8 077 478.62
	Lucky Star	R411 626.38
	Eastgate Airport	R116 147.20
	Houtbay Boat Yard	R369 221.18
	Fisha Wellness	R107 616.10
	Troyan Foods	R484 455.01
	Abagold	R75 109.84
	Afrima Import Export (PTY) Ltd	R354 488.00
	Sea Freeze fishereries (PTY) Ltd	R499 082.13
	Inter Travel Shops (PTY) Ltd	R1 712 109.00
	TOTAL	R4 129 854.90

 

(4)

2017/18	2018/19	April 2019
R25 600.00	0	R22 500.00
TOTAL = R48 100.00

Reply:

(1)(a) what is the official purpose for the introduction of the Tourism Amendment Bill?

To amend the Tourism Act, 2014, so as to provide for certain definitions; to provide for the determination of thresholds for short-term home sharing; to provide for the renaming of the South African Tourism Board as South African Tourism; to provide for additional competence requirements of tourists guides; to provide for the regulation of safety in relation to tourist guiding and the improvement of the tourist guiding experience; and to provide for matters connected herewith.

(b) Number of registered travel agencies that exist in

(i) Republic & (ii) Each Province

The Department does not register or keep records relating to tourism travel agencies either in the Republic or in Provinces.

(c) What legislation governs and regulate the operation of tourism travel agencies

Tourism Act, 2014, does provide for matters relating to tourism travel agencies. Section 28(1) of the Tourism Act, 2014, states that the Minister may develop a National Grading System for tourism with a view to maintaining or enhancing the standards and quality of tourism services (which includes tourism travel agencies), facilities and products. Again, tourists can, in terms of section 45(2)(b) of the Tourism Act, 2014 refer any complaint in respect of tourism services (which will include tourism services offered by travel agencies to the Tourism Complaints Officer for referral to relevant authorities for resolution.

2. Whether any unregistered travel agencies have been reported since 2014 ,If so

(a)What number of unregistered agencies?

The Department does not keep registration details of travel agencies.

(b) steps taken to deal with each complaint

Six complaints were received from tourists against travel agents. Each complaint was referred to the travel agent responsible for an amicable resolution. In cases where a complaint remained unresolved, the department referred it to a relevant regulator for further processing and resolution.

Reply:

This is an employer-employee relations issue of which the processes are regulated by the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995. In terms of section 3(1)(b) of the Employment of Educators Act, 76 of 1998, the Head of the Provincial Education Department is the Employer of educators employed at the provincial level. Therefore, the responsibility to implement rulings wherein cases were ruled against the Employer lies with the Head of the Provincial Education Department.

The response received from the Mpumalanga Education Department states that the Department/Employer has demonstrated its willingness to comply with the award, but Mr Obilana refused to comply and cooperate. An alternative post was identified for him to occupy effectively from 1 October 2018 and was within the same circuit a few kilometres from the school where he used to teach prior to his dismissal, but he failed to report for duty to date.

The details are as follows:

The Department did not immediately comply with the award because at the time the award was received, the position which Mr Obilana occupied prior to his dismissal was already filled. Mr Obilana was, however, informed through his union on 28 September 2018 that the Department had established a vacant substantive post where he would be placed effectively from 1 October 2018. He was directed to report at the Emalahleni Circuit where the Circuit Manager would take him to the institution he would be serving at. A response was received from his union indicating that he was sick, and insisted that the Department place him in accordance with the award. Mr Obilana never reported for duty, but instead proceeded to take steps to enforce the award by filing an application for the certification of the award with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA).

The award was certified in terms of section 143 of the Labour Relations Act. The CCMA issued a document entitled “Enforcement of the Award” [the CCMA writ] instructing the sheriff to attach and execute the movable goods of the Employer to the value of R 171 952.40 with interest. The sheriff served the document and attached a vehicle belonging to the Employer on several occasions and this culminated in the Employer filing an urgent application with the Labour Court, which was heard on 27 August 2019, wherein the enforcement award was declared invalid and set aside.

Reply:

a) The loan amount was R 63 628 818.

b) The interest was charged at 3% daily compounded monthly, the repayment duration and term was 1 year. following the expiry of the availability period for tranch A in four equal quarterly payments.

c) A loan has been repaid in full with interest R 64 994 855.03

1. R 64 994 855.03
2. Nothing is outstanding

(aa) A concurrence has been issued for a total amount of R140 million

(bb) Nothing, as the loan has been repaid with interest

(d) Yes.

Reply:

CATALYTIC PROJECTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS:

(a) All the projects within the housing programmes including catalytic projects follow an approved human settlements project readiness matrix (PRM) as outlined in the PRM required as part of annual business planning processes of Provinces for the approval of the allocation of the human settlement development grant.

The target for the previous Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) period was to identify and implement fifty (50) national priority catalytic projects using different tenure options to deliver mega, high impact integrated and sustainable human settlements that clearly demonstrate spatial, social and economic integration. The assessment process that was conducted in initiating catalytic projects and getting them approved by MINMEC was as follows:

Stage 1: This stage adhered to the three core principles and criteria of Impact, Integration and Project Readiness aligned to the Human Settlements Master Spatial Plan (MSP).

Stage 2: This stage looked at the detailed project description; project readiness; institutional, financial and legal arrangements; socio-economic impact and how it links to the plans of the province and the municipality within which the catalytic project is being developed.

Stage 3: This stage was assessing the technical project readiness interrogating and conducting an in-depth analysis of the due diligence reports from stage 2. Further this analysis looked at the risks involved in the project development life cycle and analysed the factors that could hamper or delay the implementation of projects including availability of bulk infrastructure required for these projects.

Stage 4: The last stage was an assessment that was conducted by the Public Investment Unit of the National Treasury to look at the catalytic projects from a public finance and public economics point of view.

(b) The plans for a catalytic project identified are aligned to the Human Settlements Master Spatial Plan (MSP) developed by the Department of Human Settlements. The MSP articulates the principles and approaches for the formulation of spatial targeting with the intention to direct spatial transformation of cities and towns whilst considering the efficient utilization of land and therefore defined the spatial, social and economic integration components required from catalytic projects. The MSP also seeks to promote the integration of basic services and social amenities in human settlement developments in line with general principles applicable to housing development. Planning for the implementation of these catalytic projects is done in a coordinated and streamlined process between and amongst spheres of government and across government departments.

CATALYTIC PROJECTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION:

a) Honourable Member, catalytic and/or mega projects are planned in a fully integrated manner involving all interested and affected stakeholders in such projects. These projects can be initiated either on the supply side, that is for example, the development of a dam or a well field (borehole) or from the demand side within a particular municipality.

Water schemes are complex, costly and require long lead times (10 years +) from identifying the need, to the final operation. This is underpinned by coordinated planning following steps that include needs identification, conceptualising, reconnaissance studies, pre-feasibility, feasibility investigations, financing, detailed design, implementation and commissioning for operation. These rigorous but necessary steps are followed diligently as required by the National Water Act (NWA, Act 36, 1998), and applicable environmental legislation of the country. The NWA requires the Minister to develop and give effect to the National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS), which is updated at least every 5 years. The NWRS identifies key strategic focus areas, which are further developed into master plans and other guidelines that are implemented. The Department ensures that Project Planning and execution of mega projects follows the clear and identified steps that have evolved over the past in implementing various water schemes in the country.

From a water services perspective and in terms of the Water Services Act (108 of 1997), it is a legislative mandate of every Water Services Authority in the country to develop a Water Services Development Plan (WSDP) for its area of jurisdiction over a 5 year period and as part of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) process (Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000).

The Integrated Development Plan (IDP) is a five-year plan which local government is required to compile to determine all the development needs of the municipality from the perspective of all services that fall under their responsibility: water, sanitation, roads, electricity etc. This process requires the full participation of all stakeholders for all projects including catalytic / mega projects. The development of a WSDP and an IDP is the responsibility of a Water Service Authority through the Department of Corporate Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) provides support to the WSA to ensure the WSDP completion.

b) Integrated Water Resources Development planning is the cornerstone of successful project execution and delivery to the intended beneficiaries of water schemes. The Department follows fully laid out processes through the requisite project governance structures like coordinating committees or Project Steering committees, which steer, guide and ensure project are planned and implemented with full participation of all stakeholders so that outcomes are delivered successfully. Thus, Interested and affected parties (I&APs) are given a platform to play an integral role from the identification process to the successful implementation of the project.

From a local government perspective Integrated Planning which includes Water Services Development Planning ensures maximum involvement of all stakeholders. The Spatial Land Management Act (SPLUMA) also provides the legal requirements for spatial planning and land management through a fully integrated process at National, Provincial and Local Level which includes the provision of water and sanitation services.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

A0 The total number of residential properties under her department’s custodianship in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality is 61.

b) (i) None.

(ii) Please refer to Annexure A on the Compact Disc for National Department of Public Works and

Infrastructure’s residential properties located in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.

(iii) None.

c) N/A.

ANNEXURE A: Utilised Properties in the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality

MUNICIPALITY	FACILITY GROUPING NAME	USER DEPARTMENT	STREET NAME
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	AGRICULTURE	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	R63 TOWARDS GRAAFF REINET
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	AGRICULTURE	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	R63 TOWARDS GRAAFF REINET
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	AGRICULTURE	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	R63 TOWARDS GRAAFF REINET
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	AGRICULTURE	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	R63 TOWARDS GRAAF FREINET
IKWEZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	KLIPPLAAT
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	BEAUFORT WEST RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	BEAUFORT WEST RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	13 OLIVIER DIPPENAAR
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	WATER AFFAIRS	OFF N9
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	WATER AFFAIRS	OFF N9
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	CNR GRAVE/NEW
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	WATER AFFAIRS	OFF N9
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	8 VAN DER STEL STREET
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	FERRAIRA STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	PORTER
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	VICTORIA STREET
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	HOUSE	PUBLIC WORKS	R63 TURN LEFT INTO ADENDORP
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	FLAT	PUBLIC WORKS	R63 TOWARDS GRAAFF REINET
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	VICTORIA STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	VOORTREKKER
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	KINGWILL DR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	2K
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	WATER AFFAIRS	OFF N9
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	13 OLIVIER DIPPENAAR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	10 KINGWILL DR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	V D STEL STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	6 KINGWILL DR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	17 OLIVIER DIPPENAAR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	AALWYNSTREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	3 MUNNIK STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	AALWYNSTREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	CNR GRAVE/NEW
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	6 AALWYN STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	1 AALWYN STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	144 CRADOCK
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	10 WES STRAAT
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	GLOBE
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	V D STEL STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	MUNNIK
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	GRAVE/NEW
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	PRISON	CORRECTIONAL SERVICES	SAREL CILLIERS STR
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	PRISON	CORRECTIONAL SERVICES	SAREL CILLIERS STR
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	WATER AFFAIRS	OFF N9
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS	OP DIE OEWER
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY		PUBLIC WORKS	CAMDEBOO VALLEY CONSERVANCY
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	AALWYNSTREET
IKWEZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	CORRECTIONAL SERVICES	BOOMST
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	AALWYNSTREET
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	HOUSE	PUBLIC WORKS	R63 TURN LEFT INTO ADENDORP
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	HOUSE	COOP GOV & TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS	BANTOM AGRICALTURAL COOPERATION
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	HOUSE	PUBLIC WORKS	R63 TURN LEFT INTO ADENDORP
BAVIAANS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	SAPS RIETBRON	SA POLICE SERVICES	LOOP STREET
IKWEZI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	BRIDGESTR
CAMDEBOO MUNICIPALITY	HOUSE	WATER AFFAIRS	DIXON STREET
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	COLLEGE	SA POLICE SERVICES	COLLEGE RD
CAMDEBOO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY	RESIDENTIAL ACCOMODATION	SA POLICE SERVICES	VAN RIEBEECKSTREET

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows:

In respect of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services:No

No.	NAME OF CONSULTANT	AMOUNT ALLOCATED 2019/20 FY(b)	PROJECT	EXPECTED DURATION
1.	Broadband Infraco	R134 million	SA Connect ( Broadband provisioning to government facilities)
2.	SITA	R40 million	SA Connect ( Broadband provisioning to government facilities)
3.	N/A – Project not contracted	R2 million	Organisational Structure Development	12 months
4.	N/A – Project not contracted	R1 million	Leadership Development	12 months
5.	N/A – Project not contracted	R1 million	Implementation and maintenance of CCTV cameras	36 months

 

2. All projects not yet contracted mentioned above will be put out on tender.

The contracts awarded to Broadband Infraco and SITA were not put out on tender because the department mandated its State Owned Companies to implement the projects on its behalf. The BBI and SITA contracts will run for 10 years, from 2018/19 to 2028/29.

3.  No cost savings will be realised.

(a) The Department is not relocating offices.

(b) The Department is not relocating offices.

4.  An amount of R90 million was paid with respect of the lease / rental of office accommodation as from April 2014 until March 2019.

In respect of the Department of Communications:

1.

No	NAME OF CONSULTANT (a)	AMOUNT ALLOCATED (b)	PROJECT WILL WORK ON (c)	EXPECTED DURATION (d)
1	N/A – Consultant not yet appointed	R 400 000.00	Conducting cost benefit analysis of the draft South African Audio Visual Content Growth Strategy.	2 months
2	N/A – Consultant not yet appointed	R 300 000.00	4IR training for emerging content producers	Once Off
3	N/A – Consultant not yet appointed	R2 000 000.00	Research and report on ID television set and decoders sold by retailers	12 months
4	N/A – Consultant not yet appointed	R2 000 000.00	Implementation evaluation of the Community Media Policy and Support Programme.	12 months

2. Projects 1-2 will not be put on tender because the amount is less than tender threshold of R500 000.00. RFQ process will be followed.

Projects 3-4 will be put on tender. Tender specifications have not been finalised.

(3) It is not known at this stage if the relocation will result in the cost savings or not as the discussions on the relocation and costs thereof have not commenced as yet.

(a) N/A

(b) The department is relocating because of the pronounced reconfiguration together with Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services to establish a new department.

(4) The accommodation cost over the past financial years are as follow:

2015/16 - R0.00

2016/17 - R0.00

2017/18 - R0.00

2018/19 - R250 271.49 per month (R3, 003 million for the year)

2019/20 - R256 666.00 per month (R1, 027 million for the 2019/20 financial year to date, i.e. April to July 2019). The amount will be paid per month until the integration of the merging departments is completed.

 

MS STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS

MINISTER

Reply:

1. The funding available currently is for Grade R only. This will be revised in the new financial year to accommodate for the new functions that have been transferred to the DBE.

(b) REQV 13 is the minimum qualification as determined in the Employment of Educators ‘Act and the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM). The Minister of Higher Education and Training gazetted the Policy on Minimum Requirements for Programmes Leading to Qualifications in Higher Education for Early Childhood Development Educators in 2017. This Policy puts in place a set of qualifications for ECD practitioners who are delivering or assisting in delivering ECD programmes.

2. To be employed as an educator, one has to have an REQV 13 as a minimum qualification as determined in the Employment of Educators ‘Act and the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM). This translates to Matric plus three years of formal training for a teaching degree. In relation to compulsory Grade R, qualified Grade R practitioners will be appointed as educators in terms of the Employment of Educators Act and will be subject to the conditions of service as they apply to all other school-based educators. In relation to ages 0-4 years, the Department is still gathering information about these practitioners, including identifying a need for a full audit on the qualifications and skills set of the practitioners. The audit will inform the decisions that need to be taken in relation to career options for practitioners. This will also clarify what job titles should exist in ECD centres, the qualification framework required and the salary scales as well as the conditions of service that will exist for Early Childhood Practitioners.

3. Salary scales of educators are determined in terms of the requirements of the Employment of Educators’ Act and the Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM). It will therefore not be automatic that the salaries of ECD practitioners will be equal to educators, if they do not meet the minimum requirements for appointment as educators. However, any qualified Grade R practitioners will be subject to the conditions of service applicable to other school-based educators.

Reply:

a) The outcomes of a competence-based curriculum to enhance entrepreneurship include problem-solving, creative thinking, critical thinking and collaboration all of which are inculcated through the Project Based Learning approach.

b) Assessment in subjects focusing on the 4IR, such as Digital Skills (including coding and robotics) to be project-based (include Practical Assessment Tasks) where learners demonstrate their skills and competencies and which will also foster ‘soft’ skills required for functioning in a changing world.

c) The Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM) will be developed following the finalisation of the Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for these subjects.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. (a) (i)

(aa) 2016/17: R7 318 000,00

(bb) 2017/18: R8 549 000,00

(cc) 2018/19: R3 613 000,00

2. (a) (i) Of the total expenditure incurred by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, the following went to Black-owned companies:

(aa) 2016/17: R3 891 444,75

NO	DESCRIPTION	MONTH	COMPANY NAME	B-BBEE Level	AMOUNT
1	Newspaper Advertisement:	Apr-16	Human Communications	2	R 24,587.34
2	Advertisement	Apr-16	Human Communications	2	R 42,557.66
3	Newspaper Advertisement:	Jun-16	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 24,455.00
4	Advertisement	Jul-16	Shisuka Communications	1	R 247,635.56
5	Advertisement	Jul-16	Burning Spear Advertising	1	R 244,701.05
6	Advertisement	Jul-16	Comet Box Studios	1	R 80,510.85
7	Advertisement	Jul-16	Decimal Cube Advertising (Pty) Ltd	2	R 147,368.80
8	Advertisement	Aug-16	Fabrizimedia	1	R 232,407.47
9	Advertorial On National Newspapers	Sep-16	Thinknthink	1	R 338,000.00
10	Advertisement	Sep-16	Los Pepes Investments (Pty) Ltd	1	R 73,399.70
11	Advertisement	Sep-16	Vonben Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd		R 140,839.24
12	Advertisement	Sep-16	MTKR Marketing And Communincation Cc	1	R 127,420.70
13	Advertorial Sawubona Magazine	Oct-16	Ndalo Media	1	R 140,839.24
14	Advertisement	Oct-16	Khehla Rendani Trading And Projects	1	R 338,000.00
15	Advertisement	Oct-16	MTKR Marketing And Communincation Cc	1	R 107,344.22
16	Advertisement	Dec-16	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 148,702.69
17	Advertorial On Various National Newspapers	Jan-17	Singi Consulting & Communication	1	R 332,694.12
18	Advertisement	Feb-17	Mashemong Marketing Communications	1	R 332,694.12
19	Bid Advertisement	Feb-17	Luonde Holdings	1	R 121,500.00
20	Advertisement	Feb-17	Buti Le Sello Multimedia	1	R 112,544.31
21	Advertisement	Feb-17	Machi-Ra Trading Enterprise	1	R 219,411.15
22	Advertisement	Feb-17	Byte Code Consulting	1	R 87,262.77
23	Advertisement	Mar-17	Bodina Trading Enterprise	1	R 251,156.10
	Total	R 3,891,444.75

(bb) 2017/18: R2 160 377,05

NO	PUBLICATION	MONTH	COMPANY NAME	B-BBEE Level	AMOUNT
1	Advertisement	May-17	Broadword Trading 33 (Pty) Ltd	1	R 211,100.90
2	Advertisement	Jun-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 150,281.91
3	Advertisement	Jul-17	Matibis Creatives	1	R 53,760.48
4	Advertorial	Aug-17	Singi Consulting And Communications	1	R 481,600.00
5	Advertorial	Aug-17	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 46,654.27
6	Advertisement	Aug-17	Netstreet	1	R 133,775.00
7	Advertising	Sep-17	Sunday Tribune	1	R 16,084.00
8	Advertising	Sep-17	Ilanga, Paarl Media	1	R 3,903.00
9	Advertisement	Sep-17	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 104,486.13
10	Advertisement	Sep-17	MTKR Marketing And Communications	1	R 49,392.52
11	Advertisement	Sep-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 75,140.96
12	Advertisement	Sep-17	Kone Staffing Solutions	1	R 34,382.40
13	Advertisement	Sep-17	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 75,813.19
14	Advertisement	Sep-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 32,753.75
15	Advertisement	Sep-17	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 113,719.79
16	Advert On Daily Dispatch And The Herald	Oct-17	Sagittarius Communication	1	R 16,183.44
17	Advertisement	Oct-17	Human Communications	1	R 23,062.07
18	Advertisement	Oct-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 106,931.36
19	Advertisement	Nov-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 34,680.44
20	Advertisement	Nov-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 19,266.91
21	Advertisement	Nov-17	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 23,009.76
22	Advertisement	Dec-17	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 57,800.74
23	Advertisement	Jan-18	Kone Staffing Solutions	1	R 124,104.96
24	Advertisement	Jan-18	Kone Staffing Solutions	1	R 54,037.37
25	Advertisement	Feb-18	Basadzi Personnel And Media	1	R 95,817.00
26	Advert For Leases On Herald And Daily Dispatch	Feb-18	Sagittarius Communication	1	R 22,634.70
	Total	R 2,160,377.05

(cc) 2018/19: R1 200 032,95

NO	PUBLICATION	MONTH	COMPANY NAME	B-BBEE Level	AMOUNT
1	Advertisement	Jul-18	Human Communications	1	R 16,212.57
2	Advertisement	Aug-18	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 110,680.72
3	Advertorial	Sep-18	Concorse Suppliers and Projects	1	R 286,000.00
4	Advertisement	Oct-18	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 40,000.00
5	Advertisement	Nov-18	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 18,257.40
6	Advertisement	Jan-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 81,144.00
7	Advertisement	Jan-19	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 31,025.85
8	Advertisement	Jan-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 81,144.00
9	Advertisement	Feb-19	Ultimate Recruitment Solutions	1	R 18,615.51
10	Advertisement	Feb-19	Kone Staffing Solutions	1	R 31,037.58
11	Advertisement	Feb-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 92,199.87
12	Advertisement	Feb-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 18,622.55
13	Advertisement	Mar-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 28,973.10
14	Advertisement	Mar-19	Light way (Pty) Ltd	1	R 315,690.80
15	Advertisement	Mar-19	Basadzi Personnel	1	R 30,429.00
	Total	R 1,200,032.95

a) (ii) The following expenditure was incurred on outdoor advertising:

(aa) 2016/17: Nil

(bb) 2017/18: R537 396,00

NO	PUBLICATION	MONTH	COMPANY NAME	B-BBEE Level	AMOUNT
1	GCIS Advertising Billboards Campaign -	Sep-17	GCIS	N/A	R 498,180.00
2	Government Buildings Outdoor advertising, Tswalanang Logistics & Township Media	Dec 2017/ Jan 2018	GCIS	N/A	R 39,216.00
	Total	R 537,396.00

(cc) 2018/19: Nil

c) On outdoor advertising, the following went to Black-owned companies:

(aa) 2016/17: Nil

(bb) 2017/18: R39 216,00 (Paid to Tswalanang Logistics & Township media: B-BBEE Level 1, outdoor advertising done through GCIS)

(cc) 2018/19: Nil

In respect of State-owned Entities Reporting to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure:

(1)

(ii)	(aa) 2016-17	(bb) 2017-18	(cc) 2018-19
Agrément South Afgrica (ASA)	None, ASA was Business Unit under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)	R226,938	R165,629
Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	R216,000	R168,000	R95,000
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)	R1 155 955.03	R1 945 290.48	R2 038 520.68
Independent Development Trust (IDT)	R352 979.29	R581 731.68	R338 779.27

(2)

(b) Public Entity	(2) Amount of Total Expenditure	(i)	(ii)	(c)
ASA	2017/18	2017/18
	R24,430.58	Basadzi Media
	R25,986.87	Human Communications	R0.00	R0.00
	R79,022.52	Stay Frosty Media	R0.00	R0.00
	R 72,960.00	Ayvel Strategic Media Agency	R0.00	R0.00
	R2,542.20	Kaimara	R0.00	R0.00
	R21,996.00	Via CSIR Procurement	R0.00	R0.00
	2018/19 R86,252.88	2018/19 Basadzi Media House	R0.00	R0.00
	R42,050.33	Stay Frosty Media	R0.00	R0.00
	R37,325.60	GPW	R0.00	R0.00
CBE (Explanatory note: Expenditure incurred on advertising mostly relates to promotional material, i.e pens, booklets, etc)		R0.00	R0.00	R0.00
CIDB	2016/2017	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019
	R 1 155 955.03	R1 038 602.11	R0.00	R0.00
	2017/2018	2017/2018	2017/2018	2017/2018
	R 1 945 290.48	R1 071 575.74	R0.00	R0.00
	2018/2019	2018/2019	2018/2019	2018/2019
	R 2 038 520.68	R1 365 152,86	R0.00	R0.00
IDT	(2) what amount of the total expenditure	(i) each specified black-owned media company	(ii) outdoor advertising in each specified financial year	(c) outdoor advertising by her department and state-owned entities reporting to her went to each black-owned media company in each specified financial year
	R1, 273 490.24	R613 626.20	None	Not applicable

Reply:

(1) (a) The City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is currently implementing two housing projects in the area, namely Alliance Extensions 1 and 9, which are earmarked to benefit the qualifying beneficiaries of Lindelani Informal Settlement. Through these projects the beneficiaries will be provided with electricity.

(b) Once the community has been relocated to Alliance Extensions 1 and 9, the remaining households will be reconfigured by grouping shacks into clusters and reorganizing the ground plan in such a manner as to optimally utilise space to promote the health, safety and well-being of households, with a particular focus on promoting accelerated service delivery to informal settlements, including the provision of electricity.

(c) There are no plans to electrify the informal settlement in 2019-20 financial year.

(2) (a) The City’s Water and Sanitation Department is providing water to the entire Lindelani Informal Settlement. There are sections which are provided with water through water tankers and there is a portion next to the Paul Kruger Highway which has tap water. The City is not aware of a portion known as Portion 71, and has consulted the community who could not clarify which portion is referred to as Portion 71.

(b) As from 1 July 2019 the chemical toilets are serviced once a week as per the City’s contract with the new service provider. The City has not yet received any complaints from the community and or the leadership.

(3) The City’s Energy Department is attending to the high-mast light that is not working at Extension 9. When the problem has been identified, the matter will be resolved.

(4) During 2011 the designs for the water and sewer network systems and toilet structures were approved by the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. In April 2011 the construction work commenced, but the contractor had only access to 296 stands. The remainder of the 338 stands were inaccessible, as they were occupied by 808 households. The City attempted to relocate the residents to an identified Temporary Relocation Area (TRA) without success. Only 42% of the work within 296 stands was completed.

In 2012 the contract awarded to the contractor responsible for the construction work was terminated due to poor performance and community issues.

A new contractor (2nd contractor) was appointed in 2014 to repair and complete the construction work. This contractor experienced challenges to access the area. The City’s MMC for Human Settlements had several public meetings with the community to agree on the relocation to the TRA, and therefore to make way for the construction work. Unfortunately, the community was not in agreement to relocate and the work on site progressed very slowly. The City started to incur standing time claims from the contractor.

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements with the assistance of the City’s Corporate and Legal Department obtained a Court Order in August 2016 to relocate the 808 households to the TRA. The Court Order was never implemented due to political considerations.

During 2017 the contract of the second contractor was also terminated due to contractual issues and resistance by the residents to make way for construction. The City appointed two contractors for the construction and installation of roads and storm-water designs. The contractors could only access 42% of the development. The first phase of the construction of roads and storm-water was completed in February 2018.

On 27 September 2017 it was resolved that the City’s Human Settlements Department will take over the installation of water and sewer network systems from the Water and Sanitation Department, as it was agreed that the relocation of residents to make way for construction is a Human Settlements function. Since then, no work has been done on the water and sewer infrastructure, as there are shacks that need to be relocated to make way for construction.

During 2018 the City resolved to suspend the Alliance Extension 9 development until the relocation issues have been resolved with the community.

Reply:

a) The Department of Basic Education is responsible for the awarding of Funza Lushaka Bursaries to eligible students. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is appointed as the financial administrator of the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme. The 13 070 students awarded bursaries refer to the number of students who received all their bursary funding from the NSFAS. The balance of 630 Funza Lushaka bursary holders is approved by the Department of Basic Education but have not received all their bursary funding by 31 March 2019. The Department is working with the NSFAS to ensure all bursary funding is disbursed to approved Funza Lushaka Bursary holders.

b) (i) The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme awards bursaries by university and not provinces. Students recruited from provinces must be registered in one of the 24 public universities to be considered for the Funza Lushaka Bursary.

(ii) The total budget for the Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme in 2019 was R 1.22 billion. The allocation to a bursary holder is capped at R 103 899.00. The bursary amounts vary per university. The average value of the bursary across 24 universities in 2019 was R 93 923.00. An allocation letter is issued annually to the NSFAS indicating the number and monetary value of bursaries allocated by university.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

1. Since the presentation by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) on the establishment of the Public Works Academy to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure on the 21st August 2019, there was another session within the Department wherein officials made a presentation to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. After the officials had made a presentation to the Minister about the Academy, and having taken into consideration the financial implications to establish such an Academy, and also in light of the cost-cutting measures that are being applied in the DPWI and in the Public Service as a whole, it was found as prudent to discontinue with the plan. However, the Skills Development (Technical Capacity Building) Programme, which the DPWI is busy with, will not be negatively impacted upon as there will be more focus and dedicated energy towards its roll-out. The DPWI has a dedicated Professional Services Branch to drive this work.

(a) and (b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) Fall away.

2. The State Technical Capacity Building Programme will partner with other Public Sector Academies, including the National School of Government and Higher Education Institutions for immediate access to Learning Programmes (contact and online) to enhance the Programme outcomes. Below link, please find a diagram depicting other partnerships to be entered into.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW856State.pdf

Acronyms:

 

ECSA: Engineering Council of South Africa

SACAP: South African Council of Architectural Profession

SACLAP: South African Council of Landscape Architectural Profession

SACPCMP: South African Council for Project Construction Management Profession

SACQSP: South African Council of the Quantity Surveying Profession

SACPVP: South African Council for the Property Valuation Profession

SACPLAN: South African Council for Planners

SAGC: South African Geotechnical Council

IREM: Institute for Real Estate Management

SAFMA: South African Facilities Management Association

QCTO: Quality Council for Trade Occupations

NSG: National School of Government

FSTDI: Free State Training and Development Institute

MSTA: Maths, Science, and Technology Academy

SAPOA: South African Property Owners Association

GBSA: Green Building South Africa

VAs: Voluntary Associations

TVETs: Technical Vocational Education and Training (Colleges)

3. Capacitation of the Property Management Trading Entity (PMTE) is of paramount importance to the Capacity Building Programme, and will implement its Asset Management programmes, guided by ISO standards on Asset Management. These standards clearly articulate the role of employees in the Asset Management value chain and the competencies they need to possess. To further bolster the State’s capacity in Infrastructure Delivery (supported by the Young Professionals and Candidacy Programmes aligned to the Built Environment Professional Councils, Maintenance (Facilities Management supported by Artisans and Apprentices) and Management (Asset Management ISO Standards), the aim of the Programme will be to address lack of competencies throughout the value chain of Infrastructure. Below is a summary of targeted employees and Asset Management training intervention areas.

Training Group	Training Areas of focus
Executive Senior Management	Legislative Drivers, Meaning of Asset Management (AM) planning, expectation outcomes from AM planning, Organisation’s AM strength and weaknesses, How does the organisation compare nationally & Internationally
Asset Managers, Asset Planners, Capital Works Delivery	Legislative Drivers, Key AM concepts, Asset management activities throughout the asset lifecycle: Level of service/ performance management, Demand forecasting and management, Operations and maintenance planning, Land rehabilitation planning Note: Organisation’s AM practices and how they compare with other, case studies of good practice AM, Workshop/discussion – how could we be doing AM better
Upskilling Group (those that have already attended a lot of formal AM training)	Refresher on AM concepts and practices, Examples of good practice, organisation’s AM strengths and weaknesses, Comparison of national and international organisations Note: Workshop/discussion – critical AM issues in the organisation and how do we address these
Operations team (Technical & Non- Technical )	Legislative Drivers, Key AM concepts, Asset management activities throughout the asset lifecycle, How operations fits in with the overall AM picture, Examples/case studies of good practice AM, Note Workshop/discussion – how could we be doing operational AM better
Customer Services (e.g. Call Centre, Service Desks)	Legislative Drivers, Key AM concepts, Asset management activities throughout the asset lifecycle, how the customer/call centre role fits with the overall AM picture
Information Systems/Data Entry Staff	Legislative Drivers, Key AM concepts, What data and functionality is required to support good AM

Reply:

No studies have been conducted by the department of Tourism or its entity (South Africa Tourism) to determine the impact of the Government’s proposed National Health Insurance system on health and medical tourism in the Republic as the system has not been finalised yet.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable

Reply:

In terms of the Higher Education Act, if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the council or the management of a public higher education institution is involved in financial impropriety or the institution is being otherwise mismanaged, the Minister may issue a directive which must state the nature and extent of the deficiency; the negative impact of the deficiency on the institution; the steps which should be taken to remedy the situation; and a reasonable period within which the steps must be taken. In the event that the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the council has failed to comply with the directive, the Minister may, depending on the circumstances, appoint an independent assessor, appoint an administrator, or take any other appropriate action allowed by this Act or any other law.

The Minister may appoint an independent assessor if circumstances arise at an institution that involve financial or other maladministration of a serious nature; or seriously undermine the effective functioning of the institution. In the case where an audit of the financial records of an institution or the report by an independent assessor or any other report or information reveals financial or other maladministration of a serious nature or serious undermining of the effective functioning of a public higher education institution, the Minister may appoint an administrator.

There are two universities under administration currently, namely the University of Fort Hare (UFH) and Vaal University of Technology (VUT). Under normal circumstances, an independent assessor would be appointed first to investigate the affairs of a university and advise the Minister on the source and nature of problems facing the institution and the measures required to restore good governance and management at the university. At the recommendation of the independent assessor, the Minister would then appoint an Administrator. However, the circumstances surrounding these institutions were such that the appointment of an Administrator preceded an independent assessment in the case of UFH, and for VUT before the independent assessment could be concluded.

Institutions with unfinished infrastructure development projects

There are two institutions with abandoned infrastructure development projects, namely the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and the University of Fort Hare (UFH).

In the case of UNIVEN, the existing abandoned infrastructure projects are as a result of insufficient funds to finalise construction or appointed service providers failing to deliver in terms of the contractual agreement. When the matter was brought to the Minister’s attention, the Minister issued a directive to the Council to discontinue any new infrastructure development plans. The Department also conducted an institutional oversight visit to understand the infrastructure challenges facing the University. Furthermore, an in-depth analysis of the implementation and management of the Recovery Projects at UNIVEN was done to assist the University going forward. During the last quarter of 2017, contractors were invited, through an open tender process, to complete some of the abandoned projects. An additional amount of R55 million has been allocated to the University to complete some of the critical projects, and the University was instructed to seek additional funds from other sources to complete other projects. The University has since put stringent measures in place to ensure the completion of these projects, and the Department is monitoring the University closely.

With regards to UFH, the abandoned project is the Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC) building on the East London Campus. This has been due to maladministration to some extent, but also lack of capacity to manage and implement infrastructure projects. The Department has supported the University to develop an infrastructure procurement strategy to ensure the commencement of the implementation of the abandoned ECDC project and is also monitoring the university closely.

Reply:

1. Significant changes and improvements have been undertaken by the Administrator in keeping to the gazetted terms of reference of the administration period up to August 2019. This has resulted in a more stable 2019 student funding cycle in the sector.

This can be seen most clearly in the improvements in the disbursement of student allowances in 2019, resulting in significantly less disruption to the academic programme than what occurred in 2018, where students were confirmed late in the academic year and received allowances late. In 2019, the majority of students where funding was confirmed, registration took place, and students signed their bursary agreements, received their allowances early in the academic year.

Data exchange between institutions and NSFAS has significantly improved and resulted in a smoother funding cycle, and many errors from the 2017 and 2018 academic years have been corrected. This has a direct effect on students receiving funding at the appropriate time. Appeals are being processed efficiently and data exceptions have been reduced significantly.

There have also been improvements regarding the support provided to institutions by NSFAS to resolve problems timeously, including more direct support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. Compliance with bursary rules has improved and this has resulted in low error numbers and outstanding or incorrect payments.

As reported in Parliament on 28 August 2019, NSFAS, while under Administration has paid significant attention to issues of organisational governance and management, including identifying high-risk areas in the business processes of NSFAS. This has included significant attention to areas of information technology (IT), governance and risk, and the management of data at the entity. Controls that are more effective have been put in place to ensure effective management and administration of IT systems.

Issues of data integrity and cyber security were identified as critical areas of work, and many challenges remain within the entity that are being addressed. Challenges with the IT systems, which regularly crashed in 2018 were urgently addressed, and IT operational systems are currently operating at 98% uptime, in contrast to daily system crashes in 2018. Disbursements are processed more effectively in 2019 on a monthly rather than a daily basis.

NSFAS has undertaken a number of forensic investigations to uncover and act in areas of fraud and maladministration. An overview of this work has been presented to Parliament and the work continues.

NSFAS has opened the 2020 applications cycle at the beginning of September 2019.

The new Administration term, together with new Terms of Reference, have been published in the Government Gazette. This is to allow for continued work to improve the operations of the entity. The Administrator and his team will also work closely with the Ministerial team that will be appointed soon to conduct a review of NSFAS business processes with a view to making decisions about NSFAS going forward.

NSFAS has a critical mandate to support funding for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in the university and TVET college sectors, and a more efficient and effective NSFAS is an absolute priority of the Administrator, supported by the Department of Higher Education and Training, and the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.

2. Those who are found responsible for wrongdoing at NSFAS will face consequences. The Administrator reported in Parliament on 28 August 2019 on a number of forensic investigations underway at the entity. In some cases, disciplinary processes have already been initiated where evidence is available. In other cases, investigations are continuing. NSFAS will work with the necessary authorities, where necessary, to lay charges in cases where evidence of illegal activity is uncovered.

Reply:

The Honorable member is referred to website of the Department of Tourism to download the document or alternatively a copy can be supplied by my office by arrangement.

https://www.tourism.gov.za/website/publications/Report%20of%20the%20SA%20Tourism%20Review%20J une%202015.pdf#search=Ministerial%20Review

Reply:

DBSA

Number of workers: (None of these workers sourced through tenders since insourcing dates)

Personnel	Number	Comments
Cleaning	19	DBSA insourced the cleaning workers June 2015
Security	15	DBSA insourced the security workers July 2016
General workers	22	Consist of all Facilities’ workers excluding Manager, Supervisors, Cleaning and Security staff – general workers always permanent employees of DBSA

Total amount spend FY 2018/19: (Total Cost to Bank)

Personnel	Rand
Cleaning	3,425,033
Security	6,402,059
General workers	5,158,569

SARS

1. SARS has contracted, through service providers,

a) eight hundred and thirty one (831) security officers on a contractual basis and one hundred and seventy (170) on an ad-hoc basis for annual SARS peak periods that include the tax filing season and the festive season increase experienced at Ports of Entries;

b) seven hundred and sixty nine (769) cleaning personnel deployed by the appointed service providers for the SARS offices nationally;

c) no general workers are contracted by SARS.

2. Estimated spend on security service providers who are contracted to safeguard all SARS buildings, facilities and infrastructure is approximately R150 million per annum. SARS spends on average R69.6 million per annum on cleaning services nationally. SARS has not contracted any general workers through service providers; therefore no spending has been done in this regard.

Reply:

South Africa has enjoyed substantial Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and seeks to grow FDI in order to improve economic growth. FDI ranges from small investments to billion Rand investments by multinational enterprises.

“Business ownership” structures and compositions are varying in nature. Businesses can be incorporated and established in the Republic for example as either a sole proprietorship, partnership; proprietary limited company and, public company.

The shareholder ownership composition as well can vary between 100% locally owned, 100% foreign-owned, a combination of both local and foreign ownership (i.e. Foreign-owned can include 100%, 50.1%, 25% or something in between). Furthermore, stock exchange listed companies can be owned by persons from over 240 countries worldwide.

Foreign-owned businesses can include companies, sole proprietorships, partnerships and so forth that have indicated to be non-South African in their records with SARS.

The top three countries that contribute to foreign-owned businesses in the Republic are the United Kingdom, United States and Germany.

1. Per the SARS records, the annual contribution by foreign-owned businesses that include but are not limited to companies, sole proprietorships and, partnerships that are trading in the Republic is approximately R2.4 trillion gross income declared per tax returns submitted for the tax year 2017.

(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)

The SARS does not maintain a distinction of foreign-owned businesses based on country of nationality in our records. Our records only reflect the classification of foreign-owned businesses where the taxpayer completed the required indicator or specified the country of nationality.

2. (a) Of the 14 269 foreign-owned businesses on our records, 1 266 are registered and contribute to value-added tax (VAT).

(b) The VAT return filing rate is 52.09% with a correlating VAT payment compliance rate of 88.15% as per the SARS annual report for 2018/19. SARS is on an ongoing journey to improve compliance and close the tax gap through compliance interventions in both the formal and informal sectors.

3. The report in question Shifting Market Frontiers: Africa Rising indicates that South Africa has an estimated annual revenues of R7 billion from “spaza shops” that are operated in the Republic that can be owned by both South Africans and Foreign nationals.

There has been no record or evidence found that “the Republic allegedly loses R7 billion…”, it has been noted per aforementioned report that the “estimated annual revenues of R7bn, spaza shops are a significant retail channel in South Africa, especially in townships and informal settlements. This stems from the fact that their business structure is established to cater to the buying patterns, rising purchasing power and product preferences of consumers living there”. As such, spaza shops play a vital role in serving local communities as part of the informal economy.

This segment does contribute to indirect taxes (Value-add Tax) through their purchasing from suppliers and direct taxes (Income Tax) on their income earned. SARS endeavors to expand efforts through our outreach programme by way of clarification, awareness and education to improve compliance efforts with traders alike.

Reply:

a) The National Land Transport Act of 2009, which is the blue print for the processing and issuing of operating licences together with supplementary information such application forms and templates, checklists indicating requirements, accreditation guidelines, question and answer booklet are available on the website.

b) The online information is updated as and when there are changes to the requirements and to post notices and announcements.

c) Regulation 36 (5) (b) of the National Land Transport Regulations of 2009 provides that an operating license for tourist services must stipulate the area within which the vehicle may be operated, which may be within a province, across provinces or the Republic as a whole.

Reply:

No, the Department has no formal bilateral agreement/s with transit route countries and countries of destination on application of the first country of asylum principle. As an international practice, any person may request asylum in any country outside his/her own country. The first country principle as practiced in international law requires that:

(i) an asylum seeker should have been recognised in that first country of asylum as a refugee and he or she can still avail himself or herself of that protection; or

(ii) he or she otherwise enjoys sufficient protection in that country, including benefiting from the principle of non-refoulement.

(a-b) No, the Department will not consider such decision, because management of asylum and refugees in South Africa is centred on the cardinal principle of non-refoulement; and inclusion before exclusion, at the core of which is the 1951 UN Convention and its 1967 Protocol. This means that South Africa has an international obligation to receive asylum applicants who may have transited a number of countries before arrival in South Africa.

Furthermore, South Africa will in terms of Section 2 (a) – (b) of the Refugee Act, Act No. 130 of 1998, not return such applicants to a country where:

(i) they may be subjected to persecution on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group; and or

(ii) their life, physical safety or freedom would be threatened on account of external aggression, occupation, foreign domination or other events seriously disturbing or disrupting public order in either part or the whole of that country.

 

END

 

Reply:

1. Yes, the requirement to present compulsory budget baseline reduction scenarios is set out in the MTEF Technical Guidelines 2020 issued by National Treasury in June 2019. In addition, the CFO presented the compulsory budget baseline reduction scenarios at the Departmental priority setting workshop held on 13 and 14 August 2019.

2. It is logical that when there are budget cuts, it will impact on the capacity to certain services.

(3)(a-b) Budget cuts will have a negative impact on the filling of some posts, but we are not envisioning closure of any Home Affairs office.

 

END

Reply:

(1) What (a) is the total number of technical advisors who are currently deployed by the National Treasury under Programme 8 and (b) is the name of each (i) municipality and (ii) provincial department to which each technical advisor is currently deployed?

(a) There were 82 MFIP technical advisors deployed under the Municipal Finance Improvement Programme (MFIP) as at 30 August 2019.

(b) Attached kindly find annexure ‘A’ which details the deployment of the 83 technical advisors per municipality, National Treasury (NT) and provincial treasuries (PTs).

(2) whether he has found that there is any improvement as a result of Programme 8 with respect to the financial management of the specified municipalities and provincial departments; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

The MFIP III context

The current phase three of the MFIP, which commenced on 1 April 2017 and ends 31 March 2020, is a strategically-driven programme of technical assistance aligned to the six Local Government Financial Management (LGFM) game changers, viz. funded budgets, revenue management, mSCOA implementation, asset management, supply chain management and audit outcomes. The overall strategic goals of the MFIP are to facilitate improved local government financial management capacity, enhanced budget and financial management practices and improved audit outcomes through the provision of direct technical capacity support.

Accordingly, the MFIP III is designed to build the institutional and technical financial management capacity of the National Treasury (NT), provincial treasuries (PTs) and Municipalities. This is mainly achieved through the placement of technical advisors (TAs) within the MFMA support units of national and provincial treasuries, and the Budget and Treasury Offices (BTOs) of municipalities.

Almost 50% of the TAs were sourced by November 2017 with the remaining TAs sourced between January 2018 and August 2019. It should thus be noted that the actual date of deployment is directly associated with the extent of improvements shown.

Has there been any improvement as a result of MFIP with respect to the financial management of the specified municipalities and provincial departments? If yes, provide some details:

Yes, there has been improvement, in some of the following financial management areas:

2.1 Supply Chain Management

a) Capacitation of Councillors specifically in dealing with Unauthorised Irregular Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure (UIF&W) which has resulted in some municipalities that did not have functional MPACs establishing such committees.

b) Establishment of Disciplinary Boards in most of the municipalities now monitoring implementation of the implementation of this reform.

c) Evaluation for alignment of SCM Policy to the legislation and reforms resulting in municipalities increasingly complying with applicable regulations. There has been a marked decline in the utilisation of SCM regulation 32 which was a major source of irregular expenditure for municipalities.

2.2 Audit outcomes

a) Most municipalities with Municipal Advisors improved or retained their previous audit opinions in the 2017/18 financial year, as outlined below:

• 3 out 15 or 20% of municipalities improved on their audit outcomes;
• 4 out 15 or 26% of municipalities retained their unqualified audit opinion;  
• 3 out of 15 or 20% of municipalities retained their qualified audit opinion;  
• 4 out 15 or 26% of municipalities retained their disclaimed audit opinion; and  
• 1 out of 15 or 8% of municipalities regressed from qualified to disclaimer audit opinion

2.3 Asset management

1. Reviewed and updated the asset management policies and standard operating procedures for 59 municipalities.
2. Drafted and circulated various methodologies and guidelines to assist municipalities on how they can correctly apply the GRAP standards on Property, Plant and Equipment, Investment Property, Intangible assets, Heritage assets and Inventory
3. Training and capacity building for municipal officials for 65 municipalities on asset management practices such as
   • GRAP compliance when valuing and accounting for the municipality’s assets
   • Implementation of municipal asset management policy and procedures
   • Internal control systems of assets and liabilities, including an asset and liability register, as prescribed 

2.4 The following are some of the key institutional and technical factors that contribute to areas that do not show the requisite improvements?

1. Some provincial treasuries and municipalities are severely incapacitated by the absence of staff (warm bodies) in the MFMA units and BTOs respectively impacting adversely on the programme’s impact.
2. Some MPACs and Councils not taking decisive action (consequence management) to deal with officials responsible for causing UIF&W expenditure resulting in recurrence of such incidents.
3. Municipalities adopting unfunded budgets, which generally leads to cash flow challenges during the financial year.
4. Poor revenue management, cash flow management and expenditure management practices resulting in liquidity and business continuity risks.
5. Severe cashflow challenges is experienced by a number of municipalities resulting in high level of fruitless and wasteful expenditure (interest payable on overdue accounts) emanating from the late or non-payment of ESKOM, water board and other creditor accounts.
6. Over reliance on external service providers to perform functions like the preparation of annual financial statements and the compilation of fixed asset registers.
7. Poor asset management, ageing infrastructure and low levels of maintenance resulting in high distribution losses and service delivery breakdowns or interruptions.
8. Municipalities not budgeting, transacting or reporting in/from their core financial system (FS) impacting the quality and reliability of financial information.
9. Poor or non-implementation by municipalities of audit action plans to effectively address the root causes of audit findings.

(3) Whether the progress related to the specific tasks of each advisor is monitored; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;

Yes, the progress related to the specific tasks of each advisor is monitored by the MFIP Programme Management Unit (PMU) as part of the overall performance management protocols of the programme. The following are the key steps involved:

• 1. Each advisor prepares a support plan or workplan, in line with the original scope of work, within one to three months after appointment and placement for approval by the relevant entity and the PMU;
  2. Each advisor captures his/her effort/time daily on the Capture Effort Application against the approved support- or workplan. This is then reviewed and approved by the relevant NT Director/ Chief Director/ Senior Advisor/ Director at the PMU.
  3. Monthly reports for each advisor are submitted to the PMU signed off by the Municipal Manager / NT Chief Director and/ or PT MFMA Coordinator.
  4. Formal performance reviews of all technical advisors are conducted bi-annually by the PMU in consultation with the relevant NT, PT or municipal counterparts.

(4) What is the (a) specific task of each technical advisor and (b) cost to the National Treasury with respect to each technical advisor;

a) Each technical advisor signs a support plan or workplan that details the specific key focus areas, functional areas, tasks/activities and timelines that they will be performing, in accordance with the original scope of work published in the procurement terms of reference. The support- or workplan is also signed by the counterpart at the relevant entity and approved by the MFIP PMU.

(b) The cost of each technical advisor is capped as follows:

• Senior Advisors are currently paid on average R861.12 per hour and are contracted for a maximum of 1 840 hours per annum, amounting to an average annual cost of R1 584 460.80 exclusive of VAT per senior advisor.
• Advisors and Specialists are currently paid on average R807.30 per hour and are contracted for a maximum of 1 840 hour per annum, amounting to an average annual cost of R1 485 432.00 exclusive of VAT per advisor or specialist.

(5) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?

The Minister is prepared to make a statement relating to the above responses.

Reply:

(1) Yes.

(1)(a) In Parliament.

(1)(b) Catering for 60 Journalists                  R 4,440.00

        Catering for 200 stakeholders              R48,400.00

         Sound system                                  R25,000.00

         Exhibition                                        R27,160.00

         Total                                               R105,000.00

(1)(c) See attached list

(2) No.

(2)(a) Not applicable.

2(b) Not applicable.

Reply:

1. The Department is working closely with the Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) to ensure that the municipality is ready to implement operations on the Tlhabane corridor (where the unfinished defective station is located) as soon as possible. It is expected that the initial operations will start no later than the end of January 2020. I will conduct a full inspection once the system is operating.

In the meantime, the RLM Municipal Manager is taking legal action against the former station contractor for substandard work.

2. The Department has met the RLM and the local Taxi Negotiating Forum twice in August 2019, with a view to accelerating operations over the next 12 months to cover both the Tlhabane and Boitekong corridors.

By January 2020, we expect at least Starter Service IPTN operations to Tlhabane using branded and formalized minibuses. We expect new trunk buses to start running at the same time or shortly thereafter. Simultaneously with the start of operations, the RLM will fast track completion of stations and a depot. I would like to emphasize that if all RLM stakeholders pull together, I foresee the Rustenburg Yarona IPTN system carrying over 20 000 weekday passenger trips by the end of 2020.

Reply:

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

(1)

(b)Project	(iii)Estimated Value	(i)Scope of works	(ii) Period)Status
New Realigned Runway	R 3.8 bn	The construction of a new code F compliant runway with associated taxiways and ancillary systems	The tender document preparation phase was concluded and was just issued to the market.
T2 enablement works T2 Main works	R 2.8	International Terminal expansion including check-in, baggage handling systems and arrivals carousels	The Enablement Works is currently in the procurement phase with tenders in the market The Main Works is in the detail design phase and will be go through the procurement process during the course of next year
New Domestic Arrivals	R 688 mn	Expansion of the Domestic Arrivals Terminal	The project will be procured 2-3 months
Several other smaller projects	Multiple values	Aprons, taxiway upgrades and minor terminal expansion	The projects are in the design development phases and will go through the procurement process during the course of next year

(2) Falls away.

Reply:

The period is 2018/19 (July - June):

Municipality	Allocations/Transfers R'000	Expenditure R’000	Additional in Year Adjustment
Buffalo City	95	101
Cape Town	1 046	956
Jo’burg	1 066	912
Tshwane	808	743
George	168	137
Ethekwini	825	516
Mangaung	235	142
Rustenburg	396	211	98
Ekurhuleni	604	425
Mbombela	203	133
Polokwane	330	214	125
Nelson Mandela Bay	275	186
Msunduzi	199	199
Totals	6 254	4 902

 

Reply:

a) (i) 2016 - Nil

2017 - Nil

2018 - Nil

(ii) Since 1 January 2019 - Nil

(b) (i) Dismissals - Nil

(ii) Criminal charges - Nil

Reply:

Civil Aviation Branch

The prescribed procedure for the appointment of the International Air Services Council and the Air Services Licensing Council was followed and members of both the Councils were nominated and appointed as espoused the prescripts of the Acts.

(1)(a) As mentioned above the procedure was duly followed. Section 4(2) of the Air Services Licensing Act, (Act No. 60 of 1990) stipulates that the Minister of Transport has discretionary power to consult with the Aviation industry on the nomination of the Council Members.

(b) There are no steps to rectify since the Air Services Licensing Act, (Act No.115 of 1990) and the International Air Services Act, (Act No. 60. of 1990) have been met in the appointment of the Councils.

(2) No further legal compliance is required. The Members of the Councils were dully nominated and appointed as Council members. The Council members’ appointment was preceded by nominations of people who, in the opinion of the Minister, have appropriate knowledge and experience regarding aviation, or who are well versed in law, finance, transportation or engineering to serve in the Councils as per Section 4 (1).

The nominations were published in the Government Gazette and advertised in the public newspapers for the appointment of members.

The question of dissolving the Councils does not apply since the Councils were dully appointed as prescribed by Section 4 (1) and (2).

Reply:

(a) The international political response to climate change began with the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992, which sets out a framework for action aimed at stabilising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to avoid anthropogenic or human interference with the climate system. The UNFCCC entered into force on 21 March 1994 and now has 195 parties. In December 1997, the third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Kyoto, Japan, agreed to a Protocol to the UNFCCC that commits industrialised countries and countries in transition to a market economy to achieve emission reduction targets. These countries, known as Annex I Parties under the UNFCCC, agreed to reduce their overall emissions of six greenhouse gases by an average of 5.2% below 1990 levels between 2008-2012 (the first commitment period), with specific targets varying from country to country. The Kyoto Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005, and has been used as the basis for ongoing international climate negotiations. South Africa is Party to both the UNFCCC (“the Convention”) and its Kyoto Protocol.

Following the decision of the Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol that the regulation of emissions from international Shipping will be regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the IMO adopted amendments to the 1973 Convention on the prevention Marine Pollution from international shipping by adopting a Protocol that will regulate as from 1 January 2019 atmospheric pollution from shipping. South Africa is a party to the principal MARPOL Convention including Annex VI regulating energy efficiency of ships. MARPOL Regulations under Annex VI introduces and Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for existing ships. As of 1 January 2020, all ships will be required to use fuels of not more than 0.50% sulphur fuel content.

South Africa is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocol agreement which commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring and (part two) it is extremely likely that human made Carbon Dioxide emissions have predominantly caused it.

Also, in the civil aviation sector: The Government complies by implementing the agreement through its state-owned entities and in cooperation with other aviation sector stakeholders.

(b) One of Government’s key interventions aimed at addressing the challenge of climate change came in the form of the 2011 White Paper on National Climate Change Response, which presents the Government’s vision for an “effective climate change response and the long term, just transition to a climate-resilient and lower carbon economy and society.”

1. The White Paper has two objectives:

Effectively manage inevitable climate change impacts through interventions that build and sustain the country’s social, economic and environmental resilience, and,

Make a fair contribution to the global effort to stabilise GHG concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that avoids dangerous anthropogenic (human) interference with the climate system. One of the White Paper’s key elements in the overall approach to mitigation actions is the adoption of sectoral carbon budgets approach,

2. There are also a number of transport environment flagship programmes that the Department has undertaken in the context of climate change, sustainable development and transitioning to a green economy. These projects will necessitate a high capital investment and are essential in ensuring that the department continues to play a part in lowering carbon emissions.

The Transport Flagship Programmes entails, inter alia:

• Enhanced Public Transport Programmes,
• Efficient Vehicles Programme,
• Government Vehicle Efficiency Programme,
• Integrated Transport Network Development.

3. The flagship programmes are intended to be developed and implemented over a certain period, while programmes that were already in existence at the time the White Paper, are also adopted and are expected to be rolled-out further. The Department is also meant to develop a sectoral Climate Change Response Strategy that will address measures to be taken by the Department of Transport in relation to climate change. The Department has also developed the Green Transport Strategy which was approved in August 2018, which sets out the environmental policy directive for the transport sector, and also sets out the different modal targets in order to reduce the emissions from the transport sector.

With regard to the maritime sector the Regulations are not in force yet. The Department has finalised drafting the MARINE POLLUTION (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) AMENDMENT BILL, 2019. The Bill will be taken through NEDLAC and the Director Generals Cluster before being presented to Cabinet. Parliament will be requested to prioritise the BILL considering the entry into force of the IMO regulations.

Further, as a member state of the International Civil Organization (ICAO), South Africa complies with the Standards and Recommended Practices of Annex 16, which amongst others, sets limits for the emissions of smoke and certain gaseous pollutants. ICAO’s basket measures to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions include the following:

Aircraft-related technology development;

Alternative fuels;

Improved Air Traffic Management (ATM) and infrastructure use;

Market-based measures;

Airport improvements; and

Regulatory measures.

South Africa has successfully implemented one measure under Improved Air Traffic management (ATM) and Infrastructure use which is Performance Based Navigation (PBN).

(c) Government also participated and negotiated in the “Paris Agreement” which had to focus equally on mitigation - that is, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming to below 2°C - and societies’ adaptation to existing climate changes. These efforts must consider the needs and capacities of each country. The agreement will enter into force in 2020 and will need to be sustainable to enable long-term change the Paris Agreement and the accompanying COP decision:

• Reaffirm the goal of limiting global temperature increase well below 20C, while urging efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 0C;
• Establish binding commitments by all parties to make “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), and to pursue domestic measures aimed at achieving them;
• Commit all countries to report regularly on their emissions and “progress made in implementing and achieving” their NDCs, and to undergo international review.
• Commit all countries to submit new NDCs every five years, with the clear expectation that they will “represent a progression” beyond previous ones;
• Reaffirm the binding obligations of developed countries under the UNFCCC to support the efforts of developing countries, while for the first time encouraging voluntary contributions by developing countries too;
• Extend the current goal of mobilizing $100 billion a year in support by 2020 through 2025, with a new, higher goal to be set for the period after 2025;
• Extend a mechanism to address “loss and damage” resulting from climate change, which explicitly will not “involve or provide a basis for any liability or compensation.
• Require parties engaging in international emissions trading to avoid “double counting.

South Africa has submitted the following as being the Nationally Determined Contributions for the transport sector:

• Investment in public transport infrastructure: This type of investment was forecasted at R 5 billion in 2012, and is expected to continue growing at 5% per year. South Africa allocated R1.1 bn in the 2011 and 2012 and budgets to fund “green economy” initiatives and establish a SA Green Fund, which would have to be scaled up in future, including contributions from domestic and international sources;
• Electric vehicles: $513 billion over 2010 to 2050; and
• Hybrid electric vehicles: 20% of vehicles by 2030 - $488 billion.

Maritime has ratified Annex VI in 2014 was a measure contribution by South Africa and the process now is to adopt domestic legislation to give effect to the Protocol.

(d) South Africa is adhering to the standards and recommended practices for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction scheme for international aviation (CORSIA), as prescribed by ICAO. The aim of the scheme is to monitor emissions and control international civil aviation. These measures have been incorporated into the Civil Aviation Regulations, for aircraft operators to comply with. The applicable ICAO standard is contained in the South African Civil Aviation Regulations

Reply:

a) (i) A total of 5774 applications have been received from the 29 July 2016 to 31 August 2019.

(ii) (aa) 2780 operating licences were issued from 29 July 2016 to 31 August 2019. The variance between the applications received and operating licences issued is attributed to applications that were withdrawn or cancelled by operators and refused by the National Public Transport Regulator.

	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019	2019/2020
APRIL	--	14	64	78
MAY	--	11	90	61
JUNE	--	53	64	66
JULY	--	40	152	107
AUGUST	02	97	110	78
SEPTEMBER	06	114	148
OCTOBER	07	75	125
NOVEMBER	33	113	101
DECEMBER	22	68	132
JANUARY	110	97	29
FEBRUARY	83	131	84
MARCH	42	119	54
Total	305	932	1153	390

(bb) A total of 557 operating licenses have been issued from 1 January 2019 to 31 August 2019.

b) The cause for the delays in the issuing of operating licenses is related to capacity constraints, IT challenges and the submission of incomplete applications by operators.

c) The Department has appointed additional staff, currently redesigning the National Land Transport Information System (NLTIS) and has organized workshops with operators in partnership with the Department of Tourism to raise awareness on the requirements and the processes of the NPTR.

d) The issuing of operating licences is monitored monthly through the National Land Transport Information System, by submitting quarterly and annual reports together with portfolio of evidence.

Reply:

a) The average time it takes to process claims are 33-days.

b) Ms Robin-Lee Fortune should enquire herself directly from the GEPF why there was a delay in the payment of the benefit.

Reply:

The Guide for Members of the Executive, dated 8 June 2019, distinguishes between private and administrative offices of the Executive.

a) R58 895 425

b)

Remuneration per annum at specified salary level	Salary level	Job title	Qualification	Job description
1251183	L 14	Chief of Staff	Bachelor of Social Science	Managing staffing and administration in the Ministry, as well as external and internal operations for the Minister/Ministry
1073202	L 13	Private Secretary	Masters in Business Administration	Manage the diary of the Minister, travel bookings and submissions
1073202	L 13	Medial Liaison Officer	Bachelors Degree	Spokesperson for the Minister
1269960	L 14	Community outreach officer	Matric / 15 years experience working in Ministries of Home Affairs, Correctional Services and Defence	Manages special Ministerial projects and stakeholder management
895272	L 12	Assistant appointment secretary	Matric / 15 years experience working in Ministries of Home Affairs, Correctional Services and Defence	Assist with the diary and bookings of the Minister
537432	L10	Secretary/receptionist	Matric / 17 years experience working in Ministries of Home Affairs, Correctional Services and Defence	Fulfil secretarial and receptionist duties
1105641	L13	Portfolio Coordinator	National Diploma: Public Relations	A post created for Ministers responsible for more than one portfolio – in this instance Defence and Military Veterans; including the following entities/Boards Armscor; Castle Control Board; Reserve Force Council; Defence Force Service Commission