Questions and Replies

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

(a) The frequency of inspections of pylons varies between 3 monthly to 10 yearly, depending on the categorisation of the infrastructure.

(b) Eskom currently has 7281 inspectors.

(c) Eskom has a total of 11 599 773 pylons across the country.

(d) Eskom conducts extensive condition monitoring time based maintenance on pylons, and powerlines according to prescribed maintenance standards. Preventative maintenance includes:

• Vegetation management - monitor vegetation under or near the powerlines to ensure that safety clearances are not compromised.

• Visual aerial inspections and ground patrol - determine the physical integrity of towers, stays, foundations, insulators, conductors, shield wires and fibre optic system.

Reply:

a) Honourable Member, I undertake international travel at the request of the President, or in response to an invitation received from an international organisation or my counterparts, or when there is a strategic international event that addresses human settlements and/or water and sanitation issues. Therefore, it is not easy at this stage to predict a number of international trips be undertaken as per the Honourable Member’s question.

b) Falls away.

c) Falls away.

Reply:

No, because of the provisions of section 36 (Disclosure of Information) Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (“The Act”), which prohibits disclosure of any information concerning the affairs of any other person obtained in carrying out any function in terms of the Act.

 

Reply:

(1) The Department of Water and Sanitation has advised me that it does not have direct contractual obligations with the company referred to by the Honourable Member. However, the Amatole District Municipality; which has been funded by the department through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) & Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) for Water Infrastructure and Sanitation Projects; is the Water Service Authority that engaged the services of the company.

(2) & (3) I will look into the matter now that it has been brought my attention.

Reply:

(1)	(a)	As a matter of clarity, the Minister, with the concurrence of Cabinet, appoints the Board of Directors of the State-Owned Companies (SOCs). He appoints the CEOs and CFOs on the recommendations of the Boards. Only where Boards seek the Minister’s concurrence on appointments of other Executives at subsidiary level, does the Minister express a view. There are various reasons for resignations at the SOCs, such as end of contract terms, personal reasons and the difficulties posed by the damage caused in the institutions.
	(b)	The rot within SOCs is deep but can be overcome. This is demonstrated by among others, the following achievements that have been registered under the leadership of the current boards:
		(i) Eskom McKinsey repaid R902 million against a civil claim Eskom instituted against the company. Eskom successfully pursued the recovery of R600 million that was illegally paid to Trillian. A full bench of the Gauteng High Court ordered that the funds be returned to Eskom to be used for the benefit of the country’s citizenry. SIU is currently in court on behalf of Eskom to set aside the Tegeta Brakfontein coal supply agreement to the value of R2.7bn.
		(ii) Transnet China South Rail (CSR) repaid R618 million to Transnet in relation to an irregular prepayment for locomotive maintenance. Civil claims have been lodged against former Executives to recover losses that were incurred as a result of their irregular conduct.
		(iii) State Capture Inquiry The Minister, the Chairs of the Boards of Eskom and Transnet and an executive within the DPE have led evidence at the Commission in order to shed light on events that led to some of the challenges that trace their lineage to State Capture and how the department is working hard to root corruption out of all SOCs.   Eskom: The current Board, led by the Chairperson Mr Jabu Mabuza, led evidence at the Commission. Transnet:  The current Board, led by the Chairperson Dr Popo Molefe, numerous executives and senior managers led evidence covering the Locomotive deals (95, 100 & 1064) and supporting contracts, such as advisory services; loan transaction services; consulting; funding; and Treasury functions.  Denel: Submissions were made to the Commission and the Board is waiting to lead evidence. Former officials have already led evidence that shed light on some of the irregular conduct that has resulted in the challenges the company is currently facing.  SAFCOL: Officials will be leading evidence in due course. SAA: Among others, previous Ministers, the former Chairperson of the Board (Cheryl Carolus) and former CFO and CEO (currently acting CEO of SAX) have appeared and/or will be appearing before the Commission to give evidence. Alexkor: Commission is investigating matters and the Board is fully cooperating with the investigators.
	(c)	The progress highlighted above and the preparedness of the current leaders in each SOC demonstrated that: there is a plan in place in each SOC to root out corruption; each Board, supported by other officials is heavily seized with executing the plan; the plans are beginning to yield tangible results; and However, to be frank, overcoming the full impact of State Capture and corruption requires vigorous effort and courage from Boards and Management.
(2)	SOCs within DPE portfolio are experiencing financial difficulties. The process to turn-around SOCs is ongoing. This will culminate in the review of the operating models of the SOCs. Furthermore, in some SOCs Strategic Equity Partners (SEPs) will be brought in to partner with SOCs in improving some operations. In that vein, SOCs will provide the Minister with proposals on areas where private partnership are required. Denel has a few examples of this kind of partnerships

Reply:

The workers under the Expanded Public Workers Programme are already included within the scope of the National Minimum Wage Act albeit at a lower tier/percentage of the NMW as is the case for domestic and farm workers. The minimum wage for these workers has been set at R11 per hour or 55% of the national minimum wage as contemplated in item 2 (c ) of Schedule 1 of the Act, taking into account the ability of the State to fund these work opportunities, retain the number of participants and provide some level of income security as an integral part of the Governments plans to address poverty alleviation. Section 4 (3) of the Act provides that the minimum wage in respect of these workers will be increased proportionally to any adjustment of the national minimum wage

Just as any other piece of labour legislation it is the employer’s responsibility to implement and comply with it. The Department is enforcing the NMW in all its facets.

 

Reply:

As the cases referred to relate to alleged crimes in which the Hon TW Mhlongo or his brother Mr L Mhlongo is the complainant or at least personally involved, it is requested that the Hon TW Mhlongo take the matters up directly with the SAPS or the NPA and not make use of Parliamentary Questions to deal with personal matters

Reply:

a) There is an Employer Registration Form. This is referred to as W. AS.2 Form. An employer who wishes to register with the Compensation Fund must duly complete this form. There are documents that must accompany a correctly completed W. AS. 2 Form. These documents vary depending to the business type. In case of companies and close corporations the registration form must be accompanied by Companies Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) issued registration certificate, the certified Identity Documents (IDs) of Owners and certified copies of IDs of Directors.

In case of Sole Proprietors, Partners in Partnership must attach copy of Partnership Agreement and certified copies of all Partners IDs.

Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) must attach copies of NPO Registration Certificate issued by the Department of Social Development and certified copies of IDs of the responsible persons.

In case of Trusts, the Registration Form must be supported by an Appointment Letter issued by Magistrate Office and certified copies of all Trustees IDs.

Compensation Fund has the online platform option, Employers may go to https://www.cf-filing.co.za to register

b) It takes an average of 10 days to finalise a manual new registration form which have complete information from the date the complete documents were received by the Processing Office.

It takes on average one calendar day to finalise a new registration through the online compensation filling platform.

c) The following are reasons causing unnecessary delays on finalising the new Employer Registration:

1. Multiple entries for manually submitted registration forms, such as Compensation Fund (CF) Call Centre, Labour Centres and Provincial Offices which all expected to forward the received documents over to the Processing Centre in the CF Head Quarters (HQ) in Pretoria.

2. Employers failing to provide complete documents and/or information required in the registration form as listed in (a) above.

3. A duplicate registration by employer to avoid paying for outstanding assessment

4. Employer declaring their industry classified code that is inconsistent with the actual industry they are operating in in order to reduce the levies payable.

Reply:

Annually, there are several standard meetings which the Ministry is obliged to attend. These include the Arlac Governing Council, SADC Labour and Employment Ministerial Meetings, G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial Meetings, BRICS Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting (LEMM), ILO Governing Body and International Labour Conference, possible BI-National Commissions held at Head of State level and whose programme is determined by Dirco and departmental bilateral engagements which are determined on an ongoing basis.

Apart from the ILO meetings which are permanently held in Geneva, venues for other meetings are determined by the rotating hosts and this information is only available as the hosts take over the Presidency. The rotating Presidency of these meetings makes it difficult to deduce any costs associated with attendance until the venue and hosting city is decided and communicated.

For example, Saudi Arabia will host the 2019 G20 and the venue of the LEMM is unknown till possibly next year March. Russia will take over the Presidency of BRICS; similarly, the venue of the LEMM will be communicated sometime next year. For the Geneva meetings, the costs of accommodation are negotiated annually via our Embassy and this normally takes place towards the end of the year.

It should also be noted that attendance of Departmental delegations to these meetings is determined by agenda issues for consideration. As such, it is currently impossible to determine the number of delegates nor associated costs.

Further it should be noted that there are obligatory statutory requirements to cover the costs of participation of the business and labour constituencies to some of these meetings. Again, the numbers are determined by the technical issues under consideration.

 

Reply:

The Ministry is required to undertake international travel to carry out the core mandate on trade, industry and competition. These will normally focus on areas such as export promotion, investment promotion and showcasing South African products and companies, participation at Summits with economic partners, participation in international trade negotiations, attendance at multilateral economic engagements and bilateral relations missions and promoting economic South Africa’s interests.

At the request of the President, the Minister and Deputy Ministers may be requested to attend to international engagements and accompany the President and/or Deputy President on State and Working visits abroad, in accordance with the protocols normally followed by national states.

International travel is not planned three years in advance. Costs pertaining to international travel is provided in the Annual Reports for the specific year concerned. Attendance by officials will depend on the nature of the national economic interests being pursued during a given visit and the nature of the events and engagements.

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Reply:

I am advised by the Department that the industrial parks initiative will be scaled up, based on work that has been done to date; and I have been furnished with the information that follows:

To date (until 31 March 2019) the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) has spent R 511 million on the Industrial Parks Revitalisation Programme.

No concessions have been made available from provincial or local government as yet.

The Revitalisation Programme was instituted because of insufficient resources available at local and provincial government to maintain the Industrial Parks. the dti has been facilitating annual symposia involving all the Industrial Parks as well as the local municipalities and provincial representatives, to strengthen collaboration across the different spheres of government, including the development of future funding models for the sustainability of the Industrial parks. Concessions and other forms of support from local and provincial governments are envisaged to form part of the funding models. However modalities for such funding still requires appropriate consultation.

There are no special incentives available to business in Industrial Parks, other than the suite of incentives available to businesses through the dti. A number of workshops have been hosted by the dti in Industrial Park to raise awareness of these incentives. The Department is also considering the viability of extending some of the incentives available to investors in the Special Economic Zones to existing and potential investors in Industrial Parks.

Investment promotion for the Industrial Parks falls under the investment promotion drives for Special Economic Zones, as well as the investment promotion services provided by the dti in general. The Department is currently developing an investor handbook for the various Industrial Parks, and an investment promotion trip has been planned to parts of Asia for October 2019.

Support is provided to businesses in Industrial Parks by Invest SA. This complements the work done by various provincial agencies.

the dti has also initiated the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Programme whose objective is to optimize the use of water and energy and thus improve the competitiveness of the businesses in Industrial Parks.

An exercise is currently underway to obtain a list of the new businesses that have invested in the Industrial Parks. This will be made available when completed.

The revitalization of the Industrial Parks was initiated following a call by the President to address the infrastructure needs of the rural and township industrial economy. The implementation of the programme was informed by a scoping exercise in 2015 which was followed by a detailed assessment conducted in 2016. Funding is awarded to applicants based on successful applications by the respective Industrial Parks. In this context therefore, no business plan has been drawn up at national level to support the industrial parks, as each park has to operate with its own business plan and this has in the past been associated with provincial and local government. The dti initiatives have been aimed at improving existing industrial parks. However, as the Department increases its level of support for industrial parks, it will be necessary to ensure that the business plans for individual parks are improved, so that the social and industrial return increases.

The program is a developmental initiative with the objective of decentralizing industrialization and improving the industrial capacity of the rural and township economy.

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Reply:

Support for the importation and production of motor vehicles, under which electric vehicles would ordinarily fall, is covered under the Automotive Production and Development Program (APDP).

Under the APDP, light motor vehicles including electric vehicles can be imported into the country with the use of rebate credit certificates earned. Such certificates allow the importer to offset import duties, where the importer assembles vehicles locally. This incentivizes the development and expansion of vehicle production in South Africa.

The Department advises that fewer than 1 000 electric vehicles have been imported to date; and no auto manufacturer currently assembles electric or hybrid vehicles in South Africa.

I am in discussion with the automobile sector in South Africa regarding the production of electric or hybrid vehicles locally. We are keen to ensure that South Africa develops production capacity in what is anticipated to be a growing part of the car market. On conclusion of the discussions, a formal statement will be made.

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Reply:

I am advised by the B-BBEE Commission and the Director-General for Trade and Industry that no costs that are separately-accounted for were incurred for the investigations on the above mentioned cases.

They advised further that the cases were investigated internally by the investigator who was already on the payroll, no legal fees were incurred as no external advisors were used and no separately accounted-for travel costs were incurred as the pool car of the dti was used to conduct site visits and to serve documents.

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Reply:

The rankings of countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business are a relative measure in that it measures a country’s performance relative to the number of regulatory changes that other countries have undertaken. Johannesburg is used as the proxy for South Africa.

While South Africa has undertaken some reforms over the past decade, its ranking declined over the period. As the World Bank Survey at times affect investor perceptions of a country, there has been a focus on country improvement in the rankings. More importantly, some of the indicators used in the Survey coincides with our own domestic goals to make it easier for small and medium businesses to start up and stay in business.

President Ramaphosa announced South Africa’s commitment to improving its investment climate and ease of doing business, and set a target to be in top 50 of the Ease of Doing Business Rankings. This goal was set in order to make South Africa an attractive investment destination. the dti through InvestSA signed a co-operation agreement with the World Bank on the 11th March 2019 to address issues of investment climate reform over the next 2-3 years.

The national reform effort is being carried out collaboratively with relevant government departments, agencies and the private sector.

In order to operationalise the national reform initiative, Invest SA with the technical support of the World Bank prioritised five of the ten indicators based on the Doing Business report. The prioritised indicators are: (i) Starting a Business; (ii) Registering Property; (iii) Paying Taxes; (iv) Trading Across Borders and (v) Dealing with Construction Permits.

Specific reforms for each of the prioritisation indicators have been identified. These indicators were selected on the basis of their comparative low ranking in the World Bank’s Survey as well as usefulness to local entrepreneurs. Technical Working Groups have been established on these indicators and comprise of members from both business and government, for the following indicators:

• Enforcing of contracts
• Getting access to electricity
• Resolving insolvency
• Getting credit
• Protection of minority shareholders

A road map has been developed with short term reform action plans (6-8 months) and medium to long term (18-24) months.

the dti together with National Treasury have been working with the World Bank and the private sector to increase the pool of respondents and have hosted workshops to familiarise respondents with the survey questionnaire as it is detailed and requires an understanding of the case study and the core assumptions related to the methodology.

We are further pioneering E-Government Services and to improve the process to starting a business.

Government is expected to go live with a business portal by October 2019. The new business portal will allow domestic firms to get company registration, domain name registration, B-BBEE certificate and SARS registration online at the same time. In addition, Invest SA is working with UIF and the Compensation Fund to integrate these processes into a single online platform which will be a first for South Africa.

Annex: How the World Bank Doing Business survey rank is measured

The annual World Bank Doing Business survey measures Johannesburg as the proxy city for SA and it surveys private sector practitioners responsible for engaging in business regulatory procedures in each of the 10 indicators measured in the Johannesburg geographic area (SA’s largest city in terms of population density).

The Doing Business report presents results for two aggregate measures: the distance to frontier score and the ease of doing business ranking, which is based on the distance to frontier score.

The ease of doing business ranking, ranks economies against each other in terms of reforms implemented; the distance to frontier (DTF) score benchmarks economies with respect to regulatory best practice, showing the absolute distance to the best performing economy on each Doing Business indicator. When compared across years, the distance to frontier score shows how much the regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs in an economy has changed over time in absolute terms, while the ease of doing business ranking only shows how much the regulatory environment has changed relative to that in other economies.

More information on South Africa’s ease of doing business scores may be found in the latest World Bank Doing Business 2019 report: https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/doingBusiness/media/Annual-Reports/English/DB2019-report_web-version.pdf.

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Reply:

Since 1994, neither the Department nor its entities have conducted a study into the possibility of procuring 100% of food consumed locally.

There was no compelling reason for undertaking such a study. However, the Department undertakes studies on food security levels, agricultural production trends, and agricultural trade patterns. In circumstances where there is comparative disadvantage and domestic consumption exceeds production such as in the case of wheat, the country imports the balance.

Reply:

(a) (i)(ii) (b )(i)(ii)(iii)(iv) ( c )(i)(ii)(iii)

There are no planned official international trips by Minister and his Deputy to undertake in the 2019-22 medium term expenditure framework.

Reply to question 367 recommended I not recommended

GENERAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Date:

Reply to question 367 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 2019-08-15

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:

a) The total number of government employees in the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure on long period incapacity leave are 20

b) The total cost in terms of salary is R2 253 929.80 on average and it is R 112 696.49 per case

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:

The recorded total number and extent of state owned land parcels under the custodianship of Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) which are illegally invaded are as follows:

(a), (b),(i), (aa)	(a), (b), (i), (bb)	(a), (b), (i) (cc)	(a), (b), (ii)
2016/17 Financial Year	2017/18 Financial Year	2018/19 Financial Year	1 April 2019
No. of Properties	Extent (Ha)	No. of Properties	Extent (Ha)	No. of Properties	Extent (Ha	No. of Properties	Extent (Ha)
38	3554,16	4	705,21	8	715,61	6	1331,64

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

Minister de Lille was appointed on 27 May 2019.

(a) The Private Office of the Minister includes the salary of the Minister plus her 2 advisors, totalling R17 144 000

(b) (i) to (v). Please refer to table below

Job Title	Salary Level	Total Remuneration	Qualifications	Job Description	Start date
Chief of Staff	14	R1 251 183	Bachelor of Arts in Human and Social Sciences	To manage, provide strategic and administrative direction within the office of the executing authority of the Department of Public Works	12 June 2019
Administrative Secretary	13	R1 057 326	Diploma in Education Performer’s Diploma in Speech and Drama	Manage the administrative activities within the office of the Executing Authority	15 July 2019
Private/ Appointments Secretary	13	R1 057 326	Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resources	To effectively assist in managing the flow of information in and out of the Minister’s office and also assist in managing the Minister’s office diary at Head Office.	11 July 2019
Cabinet and Parliamentary Officer	13	R1 057 326	Bachelor of Arts Honours in Journalism, Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and History	To offer Cabinet/ Parliamentary Support to the Department of Public Works including the Ministry, the Head of the Department and their Entities as well as enhancing Stakeholder Relations significance to the Department.	29 July 2019
Cabinet and Parliamentary Officer	11	R733 257	Senior Certificate National Diploma, Journalism	To offer Cabinet/ Parliamentary Support to the Department of Public Works including the Ministry, the Head of the Department and their Entities as well as enhancing Stakeholder Relations significance to the Department.	22 July 2019
Community Outreach Officer	11	R733 257	Diploma in Public Administration and Local Government	To effectively coordinate liaison/ interaction between the minister’s office, stakeholders and the community.	8 July 2019
Assistant Appointments Secretary	09	R376 596	Senior Certificate with 5 years’ experience in administration	To effectively assist in managing the flow of information in and out of the Minister’s office and also assist in managing the Minister’s office diary at Head Office.	3 July 2019
Registry Clerk	07	R257 508	NQF Level 4 certificate in Office Administration	To provide registry services and administrative related services	22 July 2019
Secretary/ Receptionist (Cape town)	07	R257 508	Performer’s’ Diploma in Speech and Drama	To provide reception and secretarial services to the Office of the Minister.	21 June 2019
Secretary/ Receptionist (Pretoria)	07	R257 508	Bachelor of Arts in Politics	To provide reception and secretarial services to the Office of the Minister.	24 June 2019

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:

(a)

(i) Response in respect of the Department:

Department	Number of Vacancies	(b) What date will the vacancy/vacancies be filled
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI)	95	DPWI Main Vote has advertised 29 positions to be filled within the next six months (starting from July 2019
Proper Management Trading Entity (PMTE)	450	PMTE has advertised 234 positions and will be filled within the next six months
TOTAL: DPWI & PMTE	545

(ii) In respect of provincial Department responsible for Public Works:

Name of Province	(a)(ii) What is the total number of vacancies each of the provincial departments reporting to her	(b) by what date will the specified vacancies be filled
Gauteng	There are 370 vacant positions	The Department as guided by the Provincial Budget Committee (PBC) has implemented cost containment measures to ensure that there is no/minimal overspending on the compensation budget. To this end the Department has implemented a decision to “Prioritise the Filling of only identified Critical Vacant Positions”, if not filled, will result in the collapse of operations. It also be noted that the Department is currently finalising its Strategic Plan and this has prompted the “review of the organisational structure” in line with the new mandate and service delivery targets.
KwaZulu Natal	There are 181 vacant positions	It is envisaged that these vacant posts will be filled within the next 8 months.
Limpopo	There are 465 vacant posts in its establishment which is 15% vacancy rate.	The department is planning to fill the 84 posts out of the 465 posts during the 2019/ 20 financial year as approved by the Provincial Personnel Management committee and Treasury. The remaining posts will be filled when the process of reviewing the structure is completed as directed by the Provincial Treasury
North West	There are 371 vacant positions	The anticipated date to fill the vacancies will be 31 March 2020
Mpumalanga	The Executive Council resolved to implement a Moratorium on filling of vacant positions in the Provincial Administration with effect from February 2015 to date in an effort to reduce the provincial wage bill. All provincial departments were directed to rationalise functions and this process has led to the identification of 64 critical technical posts for the Building Infrastructure Programme.	The posts have been submitted to the Executive Council for consideration; The department will fill these posts within 6 months should approval be granted by the Executive Council.
Western Cape	There are currently 95 vacant, established posts, out of a total of 449 posts in the Public Works Infrastructure domain.    Of these vacancies, 67 are currently in a recruitment process, while one (1) post was funded to facilitate appointment in an acting capacity.  The remaining 28 (6%) vacancies are unfunded, and due to COE upper limits.	Based on standard recruitment time of 90 days, it is expected that these recruitment processes will be concluded by end of September 2019, and given the required notice periods, that the candidates will be able to assume duty by October/November 2019
Eastern Cape	As per the 2019/20 approved Annual Recruitment Plan this provincial department has 150 vacant funded posts (vacant).	The department intends is to ensure that all the posts are filled by 30 November 2019.
Northern Cape	There are 99 vacant positions	The posts will be filled by February 2021.
Free State	In terms of the approved Annual Performance Plan the province has 60 vacant funded posts;	The posts were planned for filling in this financial year, in accordance with HR Planning processes aligned to the appropriate compensation budget.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) No funding was provided by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) in assisting the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) entities to create the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) work opportunities in the past five years (2014/15 – 2018/19) in any province.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is the overall coordinating department for Government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The EPWP is comprised of four (4) sectors, namely: Social; Environment and Culture; Infrastructure and Non-State Sectors. Each of the sectors are coordinated by specific national Lead Sector Departments as per the Cabinet approval. The Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) is one of the departments within the Environment and Culture Sector (E&C) which is coordinated by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

No upgrades or changes were made by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to any of the offices of the Ministers and Deputy Ministers since 29 May 2019 to date.

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

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) In the 2018/19 financial year, a total of 183 work opportunities were reported by the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality. The work opportunities reported were from the Environment and Culture and the Infrastructure Sector projects.

b) The average duration of work opportunities that were created in the municipality is 84 days.

c) The monthly wages paid to each worker differs from project to project. The minimum daily wage paid to participants in the municipality was R90 per day, whilst the maximum daily wage was R150 per day.

d) The suitable method of recruitment is determined by the public body responsible for the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Projects. However, there are guidelines on recruitment available, developed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, which public bodies must follow to ensure fair, transparent and equitable recruitment of participants.

Reply:

a) What measures are put in place to meet targets for tourism as per the SoNA on 20 June 2019?

Work on breaking down the 21 million international tourists by 2030 target provided by the President has produced a target of 14.5 million international tourist arrivals by the end of 2024. Engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders is already underway in order to increase market penetration of identified critical growth markets such as China, India, Nigeria and Russia. There is also ongoing work that relates to defending our current strong inbound markets while increasing market penetration in markets that we have identified as strategic in meeting the target provided by the President. Constant engagement is being maintained on matters relating to online Visa applications and Visa wavers with the department of Home Affairs.

The Department of Tourism and SAT are in the process of institutionalizing the achievement of the 21 million international tourists by 2030 through the incorporation of the 2024 annual international tourist arrivals of 15 million in the five-year strategic plan and the annual targets.

Measures also include ongoing engagement with the private sector, other government department and other stakeholders in their respective roles in achieving the target set by the President given the supply side and demand side conditions and interventions that need to prevail in order for the target set by the President in the June 2019 State of the Nation Address to be achieved.The targets will form part of the Strategic Plan 2020/21 – 2025/26 of the Department and SA Tourism.

b) What are the:

(i) Time lines

The time lines will be included in the 5-year Strategic Plans that are currently being finalized and will then be broken down into annual targets and then incorporated in the Annual Performance Plans.

(ii) Time frames

The targets will be broken down into years and within each year, into quarters.

(iii) Deadlines

The deadlines for achieving the targets will be aligned to the Strategic Plan and the National Development Plan.

c) Who will be responsible?

The responsibilities will be determined as the Programmes in the Strategic Plan is finalised.

d) How will the targets be measures and monitored?

Performance is measured through the tourist arrivals statistics as reported monthly by Statistics SA through the report P0351 Tourism & Migration and SA Tourism’s monthly departure and domestic surveys.

• Monthly EXCO meetings where each executive provides a monthly update on the implementation of the APP;

• Organisational Performance Reviews held quarterly chaired by the CEO;
• Quarterly Performance Reports which show the performance of SA Tourism against its APP targets and are reviewed by Board and the Department of Tourism.

e) Who will measure and monitor the targets?

    Answered in point (d) above

Reply:

The Information requested by the Honourable member is not yet available, as decision has not yet been made.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Minister and Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure may travel on official visits abroad if these are essential, in the national interest and with due regard to the availability of Departmental funds. International trips are planned on a case by case basis and when the need arises for them to travel on official business abroad. At this point in time there are no planned official visits abroad in the 2019 – 2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for the Minister and the Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure.

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

 

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) and government will act as a catalyst for the private sector and the construction industry to grow and create jobs while transforming the industry.

An infrastructure investment fund of R100 billion has been established as a commitment from Government. It is Government’s hope that the private sector will come on board to contribute towards a “crowd-funding” effect. To improve Infrastructure in our country we will need the help of all sectors in society especially the private sector.

As part of the reconfiguration of Government, over and above the historic role of the Department of Public Works, the function of infrastructure co-ordination was assigned to my Department which is now called the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI).

In addition to this function, the Department has been assigned the responsibility to coordinate the Infrastructure Delivery Management System (IDMS) – a function previously performed by the National Treasury as well as the transfer of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC), previously performed by the former Department of Economic Development.

Reply:

The total amount of R23 871 051,60 has been spent since the deployment of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Gang Unit, Cape Town and the details are as follows:
 

Expenditure item	Amount
Overtime Remuneration	R199 976,00
Goods and Services	R4 876 156,00
Vehicle Licences	R27 516,00
Payment for Capital Assets	R18 767 403,60
Total	R23 871 051,60

Reply to question 439 recommended/not recommended

GENERAL

NATIAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Date: 2019/08/07

Reply to question 439 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF PLOCE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(a}(b)(i) to (vi)

The provincial departments responsible for safety and security are funded from the Division of Revenue Act, which directs funding to Provincial Governments. The SAPS is, therefore, not in a position to provide this information.
 

Reply to question 382 recommended/not recommended
GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/07

Reply to question 382 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(a) The Rapid Rail Police is a unit and therefore, no police stations are maintained within the Rapid Rail Police environment.

(b) None.

(c) None, Rapid Rail Police is a unit and therefore, no police stations are maintained within the Rapid Rail Police environment.
 

Reply for question 333 recommended/not recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/07

Reply to question 333 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

There are currently a total of 1 151 police stations nationally, of which (i) 436 are rural and (ii) 454 are rural-urban (mix).

(1 )(a)(i)(ii), (b) and (2)(b)

The names and location of the rural and rural-urban police stations, as well as the geographical size, are attached as Annexure A.

(2)(a) Ratio: Police-Population:

• The National ratio of police officers to population, is 1 :375 (Source: SAPS Annual Report - 2018/2019)

• This norm is applied across the provinces and relative to the functions performed by police stations.

• The breakdown of the ratio of police officers to population, at police stations in each province, is currently being addressed and finalised through a study, taking into consideration the specialised units, geographically placed as force multipliers.

(3)(a)(i) and (ii)
The vehicles that were at each police station and those that were undergoing maintenance at each police station, as at 16 July 2019, are reflected in the tables below:

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Reply:

(a)(i) On 30 June 2019, the number of reservists in each province, per cluster in the South African Police Service (SAPS), was as follows:

Beaufort West Cluster 18

Tygerberg Cluster 51

Cape Town Cluster 57

Da Gamaskop Cluster 57

Blue Downs Cluster 46

Eden Cluster 52

Overberg Cluster 51

Khayelitsha Cluster 72

Milnerton Cluster 44

Mitchells Plain Cluster 96

Nyanga Cluster 65

Winelands Cluster 36

Vredenburg Cluster 32

Vredendal Cluster 25

Worcester Cluster 101

Wynberg Cluster 64

Eastern Cape Clusters Total: 981

Alice Cluster 35

Aliwal North Cluster 63

Butteiworth Cluster 41

Cofimvaba Cluster 6

Cradock Cluster 20

East London Cluster 40

Elliot Cluster 5

Graaff-Reinet Cluster 27

Grahamstown Cluster 16

Humansdorp Cluster 34

King Williams Town 76

Mdantsane Cluster 92

Motheiwell Cluster 69

Mount Ayliff Cluster 74

Mount Fletcher Cluster 34

Mount Road Cluster 59

Mthatha Cluster 95

Port Alfred Cluster 8

Port St Johns Cluster 12

Queenstown Cluster 44

Uitenhage Cluster 131

Northern Cape Clusters Total: 577

Pixley Ka Seme Cluster 174

Frances Baard Cluster 132

John Taolo Gaetsewe 78

Namakwa Cluster 79

Zf Mgcawu Cluster 114

Free State Clusters Total: 530

Bethlehem Cluster 47

Ficksburg Cluster 25

Kroonstad Cluster 13

Mangaung Cluster 63

Park Road Cluster 14

Phuthaditjhaba Cluster 52

Zamdela Cluster 57

Selosesha Cluster 111

Smithfield Cluster 46

Thabong Cluster 38

Trompsburg Cluster 24

Welkom Cluster 40

KwaZulu-Natal Clusters Total: 831

Ethekwini Inner South Cluster 89

Umzinyathi Cluster 11

Ethekwini Central 33

King Cetshwayo Cluster 48

Umgungundlovo North 29

Ethekwini Inner North 85

Harry Gwala Cluster 48

llembe Cluster 43

Umkhanyakude Cluster 32

Uthukela Cluster 23

Amajuba Cluster 55

Ethekwini Outer North 51

Umgungundlovo South 55

Ethekwini Inner - Outer 47

Ugu Cluster 88

Zululand Cluster 60

Ethekwini Outer South 34

North West Clusters Total: 749

Brits Cluster Commander 129

Klerksdorp Cluster 168

Mahikeng Cluster 145

Pudimoe Cluster 91
Rustenburg Cluster 60

Vryburg Cluster 73

Zeerust Cluster 83

Mpumalanga Clusters Total: 976

Acornhoek Cluster 220

Ermelo Cluster 127

Pienaar Cluster 97

Kwamhlanga Cluster 83

Lydenburg Cluster 1

Middelburg Cluster 69

Piet Retief Cluster 36

Secunda Cluster 79

Standerton Cluster 80

Tonga Cluster 102

Witbank Cluster 82

Limpopo Clusters Total: 1179

Bela Bela Cluster 22

Groblersdal Cluster 73

Lebowakgomo Cluster 316

Lephalale Cluster 31

Giyani Cluster 128

Mahwelereng Cluster 57

Makhado Cluster 92

Modimolle Cluster 20

Polokwane Cluster 2

Seshego Cluster 62

Thohoyandou Cluster 192

Tzaneen Cluster 71

Burgersfort Cluster 57

Mankweng Cluster Commander 56

Gauteng Clusters Total: 2278

Johannesburg North Cluster 113

Ekurhuleni Central 132

Tshwane North Cluster 214

Johannesburg East Cluster 99

Johannesburg West Cluster 141

Johannesburg Central Cluster 126

Ekurhuleni West Cluster 158

West Rand Cluster 151

Tshwane East Cluster 77

Soweto West Cluster, 231

Soweto East Cluster 126

Tshwane West Cluster 166

Sedibeng Cluster 231

Ekurhuleni East Cluster 89

Tshwane Central Cluster 72

Ekurhuleni North Cluster 152

(a)(ii) Since the lifting of the moratorium on the recruitment and selection of reservists, in 2016, the recruitment of reservists is a continuous process and up to date, a total of 11 293 applications have been received.

(b) It takes an average of 30 months, from the time that an application is received, until a person is appointed as a reservist. The recruitment and selection process takes an average of six months and the training takes an average of 24 months.

(c)(i) The SAPS lifted the 2009 moratorium on the recruitment of reservists and since 2016, the recruitment and selection of reservists is an ongoing process in order to ensure that the numbers of reservists are continuously increased.

The SAPS has also relaxed some of the appointment requirements, in terms of National Instruction, 3 of 2014, to ensure that the scope is widened to attract a larger pool of candidates. The recruitment drive, for the 2019/2020 financial year, will be announced shortly.

( c )(ii) The number of SAPS reservists, who are currently in training in each province, is as follows:

Eastern Cape 199

Free State 164

Gauteng 370

KwaZulu-Natal 427

Limpopo 234

Mpumalanga 158

North West 109

Northern Cape 74

Western Cape 123

Total: 1 858
 

Reply to question 297 recommended

GENERAL

NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE, SOEG
Date: 2019-08-07


Reply to question 297 approved/not approved
 

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 2019-08-13

Reply:

(1)(a) The name of the police officer, who is commonly referred to as Gold Tooth, is Constable OM Mapatlare.

(1)(b) He is currently stationed at the Ekurhuleni North Cluster.

(1)(c) He was not promoted, since the Carte Blanche expose.

(2)(a) A departmental case was opened against Constable Mapatlare and was withdrawn, due to the fact that the complainant had immigrated to the United Kingdom.

(2)(b) Constable Mapatlare is working at the Operational Command Centre, performing crime prevention duties.

Reply to question 243 recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/01

Reply to question 243 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(a) Yes, foot patrols are still being used by the South African Police Service (SAPS), to prevent crime in areas such as shopping malls, complexes, railway stations, beaches, parks and holiday resorts, as determined by the crime threat and pattern analysis.

(b) Yes, vehicle patrols are still being used by the SAPS, to prevent crime in areas identified as high crime hotspots, as determined by the crime threat and pattern analysis, including sectors in police station precincts.

(i) Office-bound 'police officers are utilised to conduct crime prevention operations, to increase the number of personnel, during weekly, monthly and targeted disruptive operations, as determined by the crime threat and pattern analysis and as, per the initiative of station commanders.

(ii) In view of the above, there are no stipulated hours for office-bound police officers to conduct crime prevention duties.
 

Reply to question 431 recommended/not recommended

GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/07

Reply to question 431 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

( 1) The suspect was detained at the Bedfordview Police Station for investigation.

(2) The suspect was released on bail.

(3) No, the necessary processes were not followed. The suspect's address was never verified and it was found that his passport had expired, in 2016.

(4)(a) Yes, a Sergeant at the police station.

(4)(b) A departmental investigation into the matter was initiated, as per DR 25/07/2019 and a criminal case of defeating the ends of justice was opened, as per Bedfordview, CAS 27/07/2019.


Reply to question 328 recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/01

Reply to question 328 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(a)(i){ii) and (b)

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has not installed any closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras at train stations. The Minister of Transport will be in a better position to respond to this question.
 

Reply to question 335 recommended
LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/01

Reply to question 335 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(1)(a)(b) and (c)

No	Names of Police Stations	(a) Number of Vehicles in Workshop	(b) Number of Days in Workshop	(c) Reason
1	Alberton	13	3 to 145 days	Mechanical repairs
2	Benoni	21	2 to 195 days	Mechanical repairs and panel beating
3	Boksburg North	9	2 to 127 days	Mechanical repairs
4	Boksburg	6	40 to 181 days	Mechanical repairs and panel beating
5	Brakpan	9	40 to 123 days	Mechanical repairs and panel beating
6	Crystal Park	4	4 to 35 days	Mechanical repairs and panel beating
7	Daveyton	6	23 to 80 days	Mechanical repairs and panel beating_
8	Dawn Park	6	5 to 107 days	Mechanical repairs
9	Etwatwa	15	2 to 161 days	Mechanical repairs

Find here: (1)(a)(b) and (c) continues

 

Reply:

a) The National Treasury does not differentiate between large and SMME in its report of non-compliance with payment of suppliers.

According to the National Treasury 2018/19 Annual Report - the total Rand value of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by national Departments at the end of the 2018/2019 financial year amounted to R 634 million with the following Departments leading:

• The Department of Water and Sanitation = R492 million or 78% of the total Rand value;
• The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries = R99 million or 16% of the total Rand value; and
• The South African Police Services = R24 million or 4% of the total Rand value.

The total Rand value of invoice older than 30 days that are not paid by Provincial Departments for the 2018/19 financial year amounted to R 6.5 billion with the following Departments leading:

• Gauteng Provincial Treasury = R2.6 billion or 40% of the total Rand value; and
• Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury = R2.1 billion or 32% of the total Rand value.

(b) Steps the Department will implement to address the gap:

(i) The Department is working on a database for SMMEs that will be linked to the Central Supplier Database (CSD) of the National Treasury. When the systems are integrated, the Department will be able to know the amount owed to SMMEs.

(ii) sefa is the largest funder of SMMEs who are not paid and this in turn impacts on the sefa impairment ratio. The Department has requested the National Treasury to authorise cession agreement for sefa and when the cessions for sefa and other Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are implemented, the DFIs will support SMMEs to collect invoices owed to them.

(iii) In addition, in instances where Departments owing a lot of money to SMMEs, the Department will be engaging with the National Treasury to top-slice from their budgets and enable the National Treasury and various Departments to pay the SMMEs directly.

(iv) The Department is also introducing an application for SMMEs to lodge disputes on their outstanding unpaid invoices.

 

NW1089E

Reply:

(a) One vehicle will be supplied to the Booysens Police Station, by 30 July 2019.

(b) The Booysens Police Station is overstaffed, by 16 personnel. The staff establishment, is 263 and the current personnel strength, is 279.

(c) No application for additional bullet-proof vests was received from the Booysens Police Station, in 2018/2019. All the SAP-members are in possession of serviceable bullet-proof vests. In addition, there is a surplus stock of 1 O serviceable bullet-proof vests, which are kept in the store room.
Currently, the Booysens Police Station does not have any shortages of bulletproof vests.
 

Reply to question 180 recommended
LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/01

Reply to question 180 approved


GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS) does not have a plan to deploy static police officers at schools. However, the SAPS does have School Safety Officers, who are linked to schools.

The SAPS reacts to incidents, reported at schools and conducts operations in response to information received about schools. As part of the daily functions of the SAPS, frontline members conduct daily patrols at schools.

Annually, the SAPS, in collaboration with the Department of Basic Education, identifies problematic schools for the implementation of the School Safety Programme. The SAPS also conducts maintenance programmes at the schools where the School Safety Programme was previously implemented.
 

Reply to question 263 recommended/not recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL

NATIONAL COMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/01

Reply to question 263 approved

GENERAL BH CELE (MP)
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 13/08/2019

Reply:

(a)    Total amount budgeted for the private office of the Minister for the 2019/20 financial year as on 1 April 2019:

	2019/20 FY (1 APRIL 2019)
	R'000
Minister’s Compensation of Employees (CoE)	2 529
Minister’s Office CoE	10 725
Ministry Goods and Services	9 536
Grand Total	22 790

(b)(i)    Total remuneration Ministry budget for 2019/20 = R13, 254 million (R2, 529 million + R10, 725 million).

(b)(ii-v) The table below details employees appointed since I took office in May 2019.

(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)	(b)(iv)	(b)(v)
TOTAL ANNUAL REMUNERATION	SALARY LEVEL	POST JOB TITLE DESCRIPTION	QUALIFICATION	JOB DESCRIPTION
R1 189 338 PER ANNUM PLUS R7035.00 PER MONTH ROLE-PLAYING ALLOWANCE	14	CHIEF OF STAFF: MINISTRY	POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (CORPORATE GOVERNANCE)	Annexure A
R1 035 450 PER ANNUM	13	PARLIAMENTARY AND CABINET SUPPORT	B EDUCATION	Annexure B
R936 177 PER ANNUM	11	CABINET AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER	B ADMINISTRATION	Annexure C
R178 965 PER ANNUM PLUS R1600.00 PER MONTH ROLE-PLAYING ALLOWANCE	5	DRIVER/MESSENGER	SENIOR CERTIFICATE	Annexure D

END

Reply:

1. The appointment and retention of personnel at universities is the responsibility of each institution.

The majority of universities have a normal retirement age of 65. Most of these also allow post retirement employment for a further 3 years (some contract, and some deferred retirement) in selected cases where the expertise is required and under specific conditions. This post retirement employment is specifically allowed to enable the retention of scarce and critical skills.

However, retaining critical and scarce skills post-retirement age is not a long-term sustainable solution, and efforts have to be made to strengthen the academic staff pipeline to ensure that there are academics who can competently replace those who retire.

The Department of Higher Education and Training is implementing the Staffing South Africa’s Universities’ Framework (SSAUF) as part of its comprehensive University Capacity Development Programme. The SSAUF is intended to support universities to recruit, develop and retain academic staff. A number of key programmes are being implemented:

• The New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) supports universities to appoint and develop new academics in areas of need, including in critical and scarce skills areas. 473 Posts have already been allocated, and going forward, 100 new posts will be allocated every year.
• The University Staff Doctoral Programme (USD) supports existing academics to achieve doctoral degrees so that they can progress more rapidly along the research and teaching career trajectory. The programme was initiated in 2018, and approximately 200 academics are currently being supported, with a further 60 to be recruited this year.
• The Future Professors Programme supports promising academics who have shown academic and research leadership potential to participate in a two-year development programme that will enable them to apply for professor positions. The first phase of the programme will recruit three cohorts of 28 academics over three years, with the first cohort being recruited in 2019.
• The Supplementary Staff Programme enables the recruitment of skilled retired academics to support the implementation of the other SSAUF programmes and other staff development initiatives. These skilled academics are utilised for example, as mentors, or to replace nGAP and USDP scholars when they undertake mobility opportunities away from the university as part of their development programmes.

The Department intends upscaling these programmes as funding becomes available.

2. The Minister has already communicated to the sector on the need to retain critical and scarce skills whilst new capacity is being developed.

.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

a) (i) The Minister is planning to undertake three international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

    (ii) The Deputy Minister is planning to undertake two international travel missions abroad for 2019/20.

(b) The table below outlines the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation.

MINISTER
Destination	Date	Purpose	Delegation
Paris, France	12 – 16 November 2019	The 40th UNESCO General Conference determines the policies and work of the Organisation. Participation will be in the high-level meeting on the Global Convention on Higher Education.	5 Officials
Nicosia, Cyprus	2020	The Minister has been invited to visit and explore educational cooperation opportunities. The Minister will lead a delegation of senior management from universities as part of strengthening institutional partnerships.	4 Officials
Nouakchott, Mauritania	2020	The Mauritanian Minister of Higher Education visited South Africa in 2017 and extended an invitation for the Minister to lead a delegation of officials and academics to visit Mauritania to strengthen bilateral relations in higher education.	4 Officials

DEPUTY MINISTER
Destination	Date	Purpose	Delegation
Kazan, Russia	22 - 27 August 2019	To lead the South African delegation to the World Skills 2019 Competition focusing on vocational education skills development and transformation of education systems.	23 Officials
New Delhi, India	26 - 27 August 2019	To participate in the India-Africa Higher Education and Skills Development Summit. Specific projects for collaboration in the education sector will be discussed.	Spouse and 6 officials

(c) The table below provides a breakdown of the expected costs of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) other expenses.

Destination	Date	Flight	Accommodation	Other Expenses
Paris, France	12 – 16 November 2019	Business Class R25 500 Economy Class R8 100	Suite R12 000 Standard Room R3 500	R1 855 per diem
Nicosia, Cyprus	2020		Suite R6 000 Standard Room R3 000	R1 680 per diem
Nouakchott, Mauritania	2020	Business Class R18 450 Economy Class R10 500	Suite R2 300 Standard Room R1 400	R1 395 per diem
Kazan, Russia	22- 27 August 2019	Business Class R28 350 Economy Class R14 300	Suite R3 100 Standard Room R1 400	R4 757 per diem
New Delhi, India	26 - 27 August 2019	R28 000 Business Class R15 000 Economy Class	Suite R1 750 Standard Room R1 400	R1 200 per diem

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

d) The Minister and the Deputy Minister are invited to meetings and conferences internationally by their foreign counterparts, international organizations and by the Presidency among others intermittently. The list of international engagements below reflects only the engagements that both the Minister and Deputy Minister have accepted. The international travel calendar for the outer years is subject to receiving invitations. All international missions require presidential approval prior to traveling.

(i) The Minister is currently planning to undertake two international travel missions abroad for 2019 – 2020.

(ii) The Deputy Minister is currently planning to undertake one international travel mission abroad for 2019 – 2020.

e) The table below outlines the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation as direct support to the Minister and Deputy Minister, which is tentative until approved by the Minister. For the multilateral engagements, additional Departmental officials will participate for example in senior officials’ meetings preparing the ministerial meetings, but not in a direct supporting role to the Minister and Deputy Minister. For the purpose of this reply the number of officials in the delegations assigned to a direct supporting role to the principals is indicated.

DESTINATION	DATE	PURPOSE	DELEGATION
Minister’s Trips
Yokohama, Japan	27-30 August 2019	7th Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII). Africa-Japan Ministerial Dialogue Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Meeting is convened on the occasion of the Tokyo International Conference for Africa’s Development (TICAD) – South Africa has played a leadership role in in encouraging a science, technology and innovation focus as part of TICAD. The President also invited the Minister to join his delegation to TICAD.	4 Officials
Dresden, Germany	11-13 October 2019	Carnegie Meeting of Science and Technology Ministers and Science Advisors hosted by the German Minister of Education and Research. The Carnegie meeting is a prestigious, informal annual gathering bringing together the government science leaders of the G8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States); the European Commission; as well as Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. It provides an opportunity for Ministers to discuss and share experiences in an informal setting with regard to science and technology policy as part of their governments’ and the international agendas	1 Official
Deputy Minister’s Trips
Campinas, Brazil	19 - 20 September 2019	BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting – the meeting is the highest inter-governmental BRICS Forum dedicated to decide on and review BRICS science, technology and innovation partnership initiatives.	2 Officials

f) The table below shows the detailed breakdown of the expected cost of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other expenses in each case?

DESTINATION	DATE	FLIGHT	ACCOMMODATION	OTHER EXPENSES
Minister’s Trips:
Yokohama, Japan	27-30 August 2019	Business Class R66 000 Economy Class R25 000	Suite R8400 Standard Room R3500	R4370 per diem
Dresden, Germany	11-13 October 2019	Business Class R80 000 Economy Class R21 000	Suite R11 000 Standard Room R3 000	R5800 per diem
Deputy Minister’s Trips
Campinas, Brazil	19 - 20 September 2019	Business Class R80 000 Economy Class R25 000	Suite R3500 Standard Room R3500	R4164 per diem

Reply:

1. The Department has a Polley on 'The Establishment and Management of New Fisheries In South Africa' that is implemented by the New Fisheries Scientific Working Group, comprising of relevant experts to guide the establishment of new fisheries in a structured manner. The Policy outlines the operational protocol for the development of new fisheries in South Africa. The Protocol consists of three phases, Phase O: Information gatherlng1 Phase1 :  Implementation of the experimental fishery and Phase 2: Commercial fishery.
Each phase comprises of steps that need to be undertaken before a fishery can be classified fully as commercial and rights are allocated.Smoothhound and soupfin sharks are the main target of the demersal shark longline fishery as they were the most abundant demersal sharks, and markets for these were established.

The preliminary (2017) stock assessments Indicated that the soupfin and smooth-hound sharks are subject to overfishing. The Department is In the process of putting In place slot limits relating to length across a number of fishing sectors. This has been assessed as the most appropriate measure to return catches to sustainable levels.

The Department is In the process of conducting the SEIAS (Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Study) In order to tum this proposal into regulation in the commercial linefishery, the sector which is responsible for the majority of catches of these resources. Similar measure will be considered in the demersal shark longline fishery later In 2019.

2. There are:

(a) (i) 6 vessels operating in the sector.

(ii) Approximately 250 employees.

(b) (i) No shark long-line vessels have carried observers since 01 January 2016.

(ii) It Is not mandatory for the vessels In the Demersal Shark Long-line Fishery to carry observers on board. However, provision is made In the Permit Conditions for the Department to deploy observers In the event that unusual landings or fishing practices are detected.

Regards

MS BD CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

DATE: 12/08/2019

Reply:

(1) (a) In terms of section 87A of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004) (NEMBA), the Members of the Executive Council (MECs) of the provinces who are responsible for the conservation of biodiversity are the issuing authorities for permits In respect of listed threatened or protected species, which, In this case, Includes the registration of captive lion breeding facilities. The following information is applicable, as reported by provincial issuing authorities in December 2017:

(i) There are approximately 7 979 lions in captivity in South Africa.
(ii) There are 366 captive facilities that are registered in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004):
Threatened or Protected Species Regulations, 2007.

The figures provided in (i) and (ii) are an Indication of all lions In captive facilities, which could be purely captive breeding facilities; or captive facilities that operate as a combination of captive breeding facilities and commercial exhibition facilities (zoos); or captive keeping facilities/zoos that do not specifically engage in breeding.

(b) A permit is required, in terms of NEMBA, to carry out any restricted activity involving a listed threatened or protected species. Since lions are currently listed as a vulnerable species in terms of sectio~ 56(1) of NEMBA, the permit requirements of NEMBA apply to all specimens of African lion, whether those specimens are In the wild or In a captive environment. Further, the Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations, promulgated in terms of NEMBA in 2007, require that any captive breeding operation must be registered.

Officials from the provincial conservation authorities who have been appointed as Environmental Management Inspectors (EMls) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107of1998), are responsible for monitoring compliance with the provisions of NEMBA, as well as conditions of permits issued in terms of NEMBA and registrations Issued in terms of the TOPS Regulations. These EMls are also responsible for taking enforcement action in the case of non-compliance with NEMBA and the TOPS Regulations.

(2) A non-detrimental finding (NDF) made by a Scientific Authority, in respect of African lion and in terms of section 61(1)(d) of the National Environmental Management:

Biodiversity Act, 2004 (copy attached for ease of reference), indicates that there are currently no major threats to the wild and managed lion population of South Africa, whereas minor threats include over-utilisation, disease, poaching and conflict with communities around protected areas. The NDF further states that trophy hunting of captive-bred lions poses no threat to the wild population within South Africa, and .,it is thought that captive lions may in fact serve as a buffer to potential threats to wild lions by being the primary source for hunting trophies and derived products (such as bone).". The NDF was published in the Gazette, No. 41393. on 23 January 2018.

(3) The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries takes the resolutions and recommendations -of the Portfolio Committee (PC) on Environmental Affairs seriously. It is for this reason that the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Is finalising the appointment of a High-Level Panel to review the policies, legislation and practices In respect of the handling, management, breeding, hunting and trade involving, among others, lion.

Regards

MS BD CREECY. MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE; 2019/08/12

Reply:

(1) (a) Number of persons arrested for rhino poaching from 1 January 2018 to 31July 2019 in:

(i) Kruger National Park: 366 (three hundred and sixty six)

(II) Pilanesberg: 7 (seven)

(iii) any other national park: Mokala National Park, 3.(three)

(b) 15 (fifteen) of the specified persons were employed by SA National Parks

(c) Information on convictions should be sourced from the South African Police Service or National Prosecuting Authority.

 

(2) Number of:

(a) White rhino poached from 1April2018 to 31 July 2019:

Kruger National Park: 472 (four hundred and seventy two)

Mokala National Park: 1 (one)

Marakele National Park: 2 (two)

Pilanesberg: 28 (twenty eight)

(b) Black rhino poached from 1Aprll2018 to 31 July 2019:

Kruger National Park: 32 (thirty two)
Pilanesberg: 3 (three)

(3) Due to the persistent threat posed by rhino poaching, South Africa developed and Is implementing a holistic, Integrated and multidimensional response, involving various government departments, including the Department of Environmental Affairs, SANParks, the provincial conservation and environmental departments and agencies. the South African Police Service (SAPS). the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI), Customs Division of the South African Revenue Service, the South African National Defence Force, the National Prosecuting Authority, the State Security Agency and other stakeholders such as the private rhino owners, the hunting industry and non-governmental organisations. The Implementation of the 2014

Integrated Management Plan combines the use of technology. extensive antipoaching work as well as the management of the rhino population. This approach also involves extensive international collaboration across our borders to ensure that rhino poachers are brought to book. This approach has seen a moderate decline of 91 (ninety one) Incidents from the same period last year.

Regards


MS BD CREECY. MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE; 2019/08/12

Reply:

1. Yes.

(a) The Department Intercepted a vessel that was suspected of having illegally operated in the De Hoop Marine Protected Area. The skipper of the vessel was subsequenlty arrested and the catch was confiscated. A criminal case was subsequenlty opened In May 2019 at the Humewood Police Station, Port Elizabeth. The criminal case referred to above involved a vessel that was operating with a Demersal Shark Long-line Catch Permit. The apprehension was collaborative work conducted with other relevant State Security Agencies involving the South African Police Service as well as the National Prosecuting Authority. This case is currently before the courts for prosecution.

(b) While the investigation and criminal proceedings are underway, the Department is In the process of initiating proceedings under Section 28 of the Marine Living Resources Act, 1998 (Act. No. 18of1998).

2. The Demersal Shark Long-line fishery is not an experimental fishery, but a full commercial fishery that has been regulated separately, and rights have been allocated since 2006.

(a) The numbers of White sharks (i) caught in the demersal shark longline fishery since 2016 was (2) two. The number (ii) landed was (1) one. The first shark caught was released alive, and the most recently caught White Shark In May 2019 has been retained by the Department and will be used as training material in future CITES Appendix II identification Workshops.

(b) The numbers of smoothhound sharks (I) caught and (ii) landed by the demersal longline shark fishery were 17 558 in 2016, 18 298 in 2017, 30112 in 2018 and 11 796 in 2019.

(c) The numbers of other shark species, including threatened, endangered and/or protected shark species (i) O threatened, endangered and/or protected

Find here: (II) other shark species caught and landed by the demersal shark longing fishery were as follows:
 

Reply:

The National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act 10 of 2004) provides for the listing of threatened or protected ecosystems. Listings will be conducted for terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems.

In December 2011, the national list of terrestrial ecosystems that were threatened and in need of protection was published in the Government Gazette. The assessment methodology for estuarine , freshwater and marine ecosystems had not been sufficiently robust to provide the basis for the listing of estuarine and freshwater ecosystems.

The National Biodiversity Assessment (2018) due to be released In September 2019, will provide a better basis for listing estuarine, freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Regards

MS BD CREECY. MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE; 2019/08/12

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows: -

In respect of the budget allocation for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services:

a) The Advertising budget decreased in the 2017/18 financial year; it was mainly for the marketing and promotional items as well as advertising to fill vacant posts. In the 2018/19 financial year, the budget increased mainly for marketing and promotional items due to the Department hosting the BRICS Summit and International Telecoms Union (ITU) World Telecom in September 2019 at the INkosi Albert Luthuli Conversion Centre in Durban.

b) The budget for Advertising decreased in the 2019/20 financial year; the budget is mainly for marketing and promotional items as well as advertising to fill vacant posts.

In respect of the budget allocation for the Department of Communications:

a) Advertising budget increased during the 2017/18 financial year due to advertising done in respect of the Digital Terrestrial Television Project (DTT). During 2018/19 financial year, the budget increased due increased branding and promotional items that were procured.

b) The advertising budget for the 2019/20 financial year increased mainly for awareness campaigns for the DTT Project.

 

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER

Reply:

(a) Travel is confined to meetings, which are required in terms of the International Protocols of Agreement to which South Africa is a signatory. Therefore, It is not feasible to provide the detailed Information on official international trips for the 2019--2022 medium-term expenditure framework.

(i) The Minister is planning to undertake four official international trips while;
(ii) the Deputy Minister is planning to undertake five official trips for the period from 01 August to 31 December 2019.

Please find here: (b) (i), II), Iii), and (iv) The detailed information on the destination, date, purpose, number of officials in the delegation for the Minister and Deputy Minister Is listed in the table below.