Questions and Replies

Reply:

(1)(a) A call for proposals will be advertised for all Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Victim Empowerment Sector and those that are eligible will be considered. (b) the total amount of R40 million is allocated for transfers to CSOs which render services to victims of crime in all nine provinces. The specific allocation to individual organisation will be determined by the proposals submitted. Furthermore, R5 million is allocated for mentoring and coaching for emerging CSOs in order to build capacity of the small emerging CSOs in under resourced areas such as townships and rural areas and R5 million is for victim empowerment awareness campaign.

(2) The minimum wage of social workers within the COS’s space does not fall within the CARA funding mandate.

Reply:

*All reflected costs are estimate amounts.

*This is not an exhaustive list as a number of Ministerial interventions may be proposed based on the market dynamics for agricultural products and Minister may also be invited by her counterparts on a bilateral issues and those of global governance. therefore, this will be updated regularly.

Date	Destination	Purpose of trip	Delegation	Flights	Accommodation	Other Expenses
31 July – 6 August 2019	Benin	FAO conference	Minister Private PA DG Mlengana Act DG Sadiki	R111 000	R60 000	R10 000
August 29-30 2019	Denmark	World Food Summit	To be confirmed	R50 000	R20 000	R34000
September 2019. (To be confirmed with Botswana)	Gaborone, Botswana	Resolve bilateral issues on trade in agricultural products.	To be confirmed	R27 000	R24 000	R7 000
25 to 26 September 2019	Brasilia	9th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting	To be confirmed	R50 000	Minister +3 to be paid by the host country	R10 000
September 25 - 26	Brazil	Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of BRICS, to be held in Brasilia	To be confirmed	R50 000	Host country provide accommodation for the (Minister + 3 )	R10 000
October 2019	Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA.	Attend the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment. Minister is the outgoing 2nd Vice Chairperson of the Bureau of this committee.	To be confirmed	R30 000	R20 000	R 13 000
November 2019 (To be confirmed by Presidency)	Windhoek, NAMIBIA.	Binational Commission (BNC) postponed from last year. Minister may be invited to the Joint Cooperation Commission (JCC) which precedes the BNC to accompany the DIRCO Minister.	To be confirmed	R26 000	R20 000	R7 000
22 November to 01 December 2019	Abidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE.	5th Agriculture and Animal Resource Fair To be an effective international interlocutor for the agriculture of South Africa and effectively contribute towards the African Agenda	To be confirmed	R50 000	R20 000	R10 000
2020 venue and date not available yet 2021 venue and date not available yet	Russia India	10th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting 11th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting	To be confirmed	R50 000	Minister +3 paid by the host country as per ToR	R10 000
2020 (date still to be confirmed	Zimbabwe	31st FAO Regional Conference	To be confirmed	R50 000	R15 000	R10 000
November Date not confirmed yet	France	F’SAGRI Steering Committee meeting	Deputy Minister To be confirmed	R50 000	R16000	R10 000
May 2020.	Saudi Arabia	G20 Ministers of Agriculture meeting	To be confirmed	R50 000	R20 000	R10 000
12 -16 July 2021	Italy, Rome	42nd session of the FAO Conference	To be confirmed	R50 000	R20 928	R6000
January 2020 (last week to be confirmed by the AU Commission)	Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA	African Union General Assembly	To be confirmed	R50 000	R20 000	R 10 000
2022 venue and date not available yet	China	12th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting	To be confirmed	R50 000	Minister +7 paid by the host country as per ToR	R10 000

Reply:

(a-b) From available information a total of 1 068 227 Visitors Visas were issued in South African Missions abroad from 2017 to June 2019 as follows.

Year	2017	2018	2019
Number of Visas	451 855	403 164	213 208

A breakdown of the number of Visitors Visas issued by each South African Mission abroad for the respective years is attached as Annexure A. The data for the following countries are being verified for correctness and accuracy hence it is not on the list attached:

Country	Mission
Algeria	Algiers
Burundi	Bujumbura
Fiji	Suva
Finland	Helsinki
Japan	Tokyo
Madagascar	Antanarivo
Country	Mission
Mauritius	Port Louis
Morocco	Rabat
Netherlands	The Hague
Singapore	Singapore
Spain	Madrid
Sri Lanka	Colombo
Sudan	Juba
Sudan	Khartoum
Switzerland	Berne
Thailand	Bangkok
Tunisia	Tunis
Ukraine	Kiev
Vietnam	Hanoi

(c) The general processing period for the Visitor’s Visas is five (5) Working days.

(d) Where the Mission experiences high volumes and staffing challenges the Department deploys additional staff to support on a short term basis subject to availability of funds.

(e) The turnaround times are maintained and the Department is currently introducing the eVisa which is at testing phase.

(f) The eVisa will be piloted in October 2019 and depending on the results of the pilot, the eVisa should be operational in the 2020/2021. financial year.

END

Reply:

(a) The current number of unemployed social work graduates nationally is 7 583. This number is inclusive of graduates who were funded through the scholarship programme and those who paid their studies through varied other means.

(b) The department will utilize savings form the 2019 MTEF social work scholarshio training allocation to facilitate the appointment of 190 social work graduates by provincial department of social development. In addition, the department will, during the 2019/20 financial year finalise a strategy for the employment of social work graduates within the public and private sectors. This strategy will also be used to lobby the Department of Finance to allocate budget towards employment of social work graduates by various sector department.

Reply:

1. KZNA submitted the questions after the deadline stipulated by the notice of the AGM.
2. The ASA Board did have the answers on the KZNA questions ready, but the ASA Council instructed the Board not to answer, as KZNA did not follow constitutional protocol.
3. Furthermore KZNA submitted Delegates for the AGM after the deadline. One of the 2 Delegates was not eligible as per ASA Constitution.
4. The ASA Council ruled that the KZNA President must be allowed to be part of the Council Meeting but the ineligible member was not allowed to attend the ASA Council meeting.
5. The KZNA President refused to be part of the ASA Council, and the ASA Council, with a quorum present, continued without the KZNA Delegation present.
6. The ASA Council also reprimanded KZNA for submitting the financial statements to the media soon after ASA send the ASA Financial Statements to the ASA Members for scrutiny, but KZNA fail to submit the questions on the financial statements to the ASA Council in time.
7. The ASA Council also mandated the ASA board to consult the KZNA regarding the manner the KZNA Delegation tried to intimidate and discredit the ASA Council.

(2) (a) can she provide Mr T W Mhlongo with

(i) a list of each source of income from which ASA has benefited in the past three years and

ASA income	2017	2016	2015
SABC	13 250 000.00	12 500 000.00	8 333 333.34
SASCOC	5 250 000.00	12 836 713.00	1 498 587.75
IAAF- Grant	374 943.00	3 425 967.00
Permanent licences	2 581 579.00	2 369 079.00	2 274 818.45
Rental Inc - Telkom tower	80 040.00
Grant - Lotto	14 260 400.00	36 884 800.00	2 500 000.00
SRSA Grant income	2 000 000.00	2 000 000.00	700 000.00
Rule book	84 296.00	168 290.00	27 350.00
Temporary licence	1 317 323.00	570 064.00
Old mutual			2 192 982.46
	39,198,581.00	70,754,913.00	17,527,072.00

(ii) a copy of ASA's annual budget and business plan for the (a) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (cc)2018-19 financial years and

a) The ASA Business Plan was endorsed at the 2016 ASA AGM and is effective for the period 2016 – 2020, in other words for the 4 years from Olympic Games to Olympic Games.

b) The Business Plan and annual budgets are attached.

 

(b) what percentage of ASA's total income is attributable to:

a From 2014 to 2017, 100% of the ASA income was applied mainly due to the debt of more than R20 000 000.00 liabilities, inherited mainly from the previous Boards of 2010 & 2012, as well as projects according the ASA Business Plan.

b) Although some of the projects where scaled down during the period 2014 – 2017 to adhere to budget constraints, none of the ASA projects were cancelled and took place successfully.

(i) fees/commission charged by ASA on road running events,

a) ASA charged no commission or fees for any event including Road Races.

b) Provinces do charge levies on events, but ASA has no access to these resources as it is intended to finance the development of athletics at provincial and club level.

(ii) sponsorship related to road running events and

a) ASA did not have a Road Running Sponsor since 2010. National Road Running events are funded from levies from the sale of licenses.

b) The primary challenge is clubs called “Corporate Clubs” whom claim special treatment, yet contaminate the commercial space with their branding on clothing, in violation with IAAF advertising regulations.

c) All clubs are equal within ASA structures. The fact that some clubs are financially stronger does not give “Corporate Clubs” special rights within ASA.

d) “Corporate Clubs” whom claim to sponsor athletes, do not contribute towards the funding of races where their athletes must run, and fail to assist on expenses related to funding South African teams to international events.

e) “Corporate clubs” are using athletes as “running billboards” and very little of the commercial profits from such exposure is invested in developing athletics.

(iii) (iii) the issuing of ASA permanent licences to road runners and/or road running clubs? NW2461E

a) ASA obtain income annually on average R2 400 000.00 from the sale of licenses.

b) On average the cost of printing the licenses are R1 300 000.00.

c) The remaining income on license levies, on average R1 100 000.00, are used to subsidize the provinces who host the National Road Running Championships ( 10km; 21.1km; 42.2 km) and prize money for the road running category winners.

Expenses from Road Running often are more than the income obtained from licenses and have to be balanced from other income

 

Reply:

The officials are busy collating data to make sure that the Hon. Member is given an accurate information. As soon as that process is done I will forward the Honourable Member the required information.

Reply:

(a) What is the total number of vacancies in

(i) his department

32 vacancies

(ii) each provincial departments reporting to him; and

None

(b) by what date will the vacancies be filled in each case.

The post of Director General was advertised during July 2019. Critical posts been prioritised to be filled.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:

The decision to disclose the results of the integrity and lifestyle audits has not been made. I will apply my mind after consulting with Cabinet colleagues on the best way to deal with the outcome of the reports arising from lifestyle audits.

Reply:

The Honourable Member asked exactly the same question last year. It was question 2555 and it was responded too. The status remains the same.

Reply:

1. (a) The duration of the employment was decided upon following consultation with all relevant stakeholders.

(b) The Presidential Minute and the letters sent to Parliament indicated the employment of a total of 1320 soldiers, but for operational reasons the commanders can utilise the number of soldiers required at any given time during the operation.

(c) On allowances and operational support.

2. No

(a) and (b) through a reprioritisation with the existing budget allocation of the Department.

Reply:

The National Treasury has issues instructions that contain cost cutting measures that applies across government. We comply with those prescripts.

Reply:

(a) Amount spent by the Department:

Name of playhouse	(a) Total amount	(b) (i) Which Province they function	(ii) the number of productions in each province	(c) amount of self generated income
Artscape	60 912	Western Cape	844	22100
KZN Playhouse	49632	Kwa Zulu-Natal	172	31880
South African State Theatre	55 453	Gauteng	170	34753
Market Theatre Foundation (Windy Brow)	46303	Gauteng	35	22336
PACOFS	45322	Free State	24	3599

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) Please refer to Annexure B for the total number of State land parcels presented in erven, hectares, client departments (occupation) and the registered owner for Senqu Local Municipality.

The land parcels are either registered under National Government of the Republic of South Africa / Republic of South Africa (RSA) or are Unregistered.

b) The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s Immovable Asset Register (IAR) does not contain privately owned properties. The IAR comprises of State owned properties under the custodianship of NDPW&I.

ANNEXURE B
ERF & FARM
DESCRIPTION	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
ERF	38	12,4082
FARM	7	426,6159
Grand Total	45	439,02
ERF PROPERTIES
USER DEPARTMENTS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES	1	1,05
JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	6	1,9895
POST OFFICE	1	0,05
PUBLIC WORKS	6	0,25
SA POLICE SERVICES	22	8,96
VACANT STAND	2	0,11
TOTAL	38	12,41
FARM PROPERTIES
USER DEPARTMENTS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS	1	73,66
PUBLIC WORKS	1	57,0692
SA POLICE SERVICES	1	1,62
VACANT FARM	1	0,96
VACANT STAND	3	293,3091
TOTAL	7	426,6159
OWNERSHIP
OWNER DETAILS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA	5	68,95
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA	32	368,9309
UNREGISTERED	8	1,15
Grand Total	45	439,0241

Reply:

The Task Team charged with the inquiry completed its task. In response to the recommendation made, the then Minister appointed Mr Mthobi Tyamzashe as the facilitator to SASCOC. On the weekly basis since then meets the SASCOC’s Organisational Development Task Team to map out and implementing the report.

Some of the recommendation depends on the amendment of the law which is before Parliament. The Parliamentary process will determine the pace of implementation.

Some of the issues will be dealt with at the SASCOC Annual General Meeting to be held in November of this year.

Reply:

(a) None

(b) None

 

Reply:

(a)	R20 717 000.00
(b)	(i)	R16 595 000.00

	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
	Salary Level	Job Title	Qualification
	13	Private Secretary	Professional Receptionist and Personal Assistant Certificate, IMM Marketing management Diploma, Advanced Taxation Graduate Programme
	9	Assistant Private Secretary	Diploma Secretarial, Office Administration, Advanced Certificate : Office Management
	13	Senior Parliamentary and Cabinet Services	Bachelor of Commerce Degree
	13	Head: Administration	Diploma in Human Resources Management
	13	Media Liaison Officer	B. Tech Degree in Journalism National Diploma in Journalism
	12	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support Officer	Senior Certificate
	9	Administrative Secretary	National Senior Certificate
	8	Registry Clerk	Bachelor of Administration
	7	Receptionist	Diploma in Office Administration
	6	Driver/Messenger	National Senior Certificate
	6	Driver/Messenger	National Senior Certificate
	5	Food Service Aid	National Senior Certificate
	(v)	Job Description of each employee appointed in his private office since May 2019. As per the DPSA benchmark job descriptions for Ministerial Support Staff.

Reply:

1.(a). The payment on the court yard project was delayed due to delayed submission of reports from Department of Public Works.

(b). the recovery basis is purely to claim for work done and this has been the practiced by DPW for many years. DAC does not transfer funds to DPW in advance.

(2)(a). the project has from the onset been allocated to DPW.

(b). the project is on construction stage.

(c). the project contract commencement date was the 29th June 2012 and site hand over date was 14 January 2013

3.(a)(i). R 296 000 000 has been budgeted for this project

(ii). R 252 384 531

(b). The delays were due to:

• During procurement stage, the site hand over was delayed because the Department of Public Works could not find a suitable off-site storage to relocate all collections from the museum therefore the site was never handed over totally to the contractor. The site hand over was therefore delayed by over a year.
• It was then agreed that the museum collections and staff will be moved from floor to floor after completion of the works on those floors.
• Most of the stored collection were stored in alcohol and other flammable liquids in big tanks that took a year to store in the basement. It has not been easy to work on the project that is occupied.
• During construction, the only compliant appointed specialized subcontractor responsible for the installation of compactus storage facility went under liquidation. The liquidation process and the procurement of the new subcontractor took long to complete.

4. Occurrence of fruitless and wasteful expenditure has not been recorded or reported.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

Yes, there is a case of sexual harassment that was referred to the Commission for Gender Equality by the complainant.

1. only one case was referred to the Commissioner for Gender Equality;
2. the case is still pending disciplinary hearing;
3. the case is still pending disciplinary hearing.

Reply:

The former Department of Rural Development and Land Reform established at national level, has sub-programme called Rural Disaster Mitigation Services which is aimed at coordinating departmental disaster management related functions in compliance with the Disaster Management Framework of 2005. As a result, the Department allocates within its budget, funds for capacity building and disaster risk reduction that are implemented annually. The sub-programme is allocated a total amount of R15.4 million.

During unforeseen disaster events, the Department, upon declaration of a disaster reprioritization or funding within existing budget for relief efforts in consultation with relevant stakeholders is made to cater for the disaster.

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:

1. The integrity and lifestyle audits of senior officials within the Department have not as yet commenced. The SIU has been identified to conduct this work in Government Departments. This mandate will be effected through a Presidential Proclamation which is still under consideration. On the day of the Budget Vote, 10 July 2019, the Department formally advised the SIU of its readiness to subject the Minister, Deputy Minister, the Director General and the rest of senior management to integrity and lifestyle audits.

(a) See the response above

(b) We will be advised by the SIU as soon as a Proclamation (which will spell out the terms of reference of the audit) is issued by the Presidency.

(i) See the response in paragraph 1 above

(ii) See the response in paragraph 1 above

2. See response in paragraph 1 above

3. See response in paragraph 1 above

4. See response in paragraph 1 above

5. See response in paragraph 1 above

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

a) Please refer to Annexure A for the total number of State land parcels presented in erven, hectares, client departments (occupation) and the registered owner for the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality.

The land parcels are either registered under National Government of the Republic of South Africa or the Republic of South Africa (RSA).

b) The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s Immovable Asset Register (IAR) does not contain privately owned properties. The IAR comprises of State owned properties under the custodianship of NDPW&I.

ANNEXURE A
ERF & FARM
DESCRIPTION	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
ERF	55	795,4183
FARM	69	32457,65258
TOTAL	124	33 253,07
ERF PROPERTIES
USER DEPARTMENTS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES	1	85,65
DEFENCE & MILITARY VET	2	0,0204
JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT	10	1,30
PUBLIC WORKS	4	0,60
SA POLICE SERVICES	33	4,38
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT	1	0,08
VACANT STAND	1	0,03
WATER AFFAIRS	3	703,35
TOTAL	55	795,42
FARM PROPERTIES
USER DEPARTMENTS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
DEFENCE & MILITARY VETERANS	2	0,02
SA POLICE SERVICES	1	0,3187
TOURISM	21	7289,7544
TRANSPORT	1	139,22
VACANT FARM	5	110,79
VACANT STAND	2	0,09
WATER AFFAIRS	37	24 917,48
TOTAL	69	32457,67298
OWNERSHIP
OWNER DETAILS	NO. OF PROPERTIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF HECTARES
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA	71	21 632,00
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA	53	11 621,09
TOTAL	124	33253,09128

Reply:

1.  – The Department coordinates quarterly meetings with all nine provinces to discuss the progress, challenges and the way forward in the implementation of the grant projects,

- Provinces also submit monthly financial, quarterly and annual evaluation reports for the department to monitor their spending and performance,

- Monitoring visits to projects are conducted and site meetings are attended regularly,

- The Department conducts an evaluation of the performance of the grant annually as required by the Division of Revenue Act.

- The Department allows provinces to use a maximum of 5 per cent of the total amount allocated to them for capacity building and provincial coordination of the grant. The Department advises provinces to utilise these funds for the purpose it is meant for and to improve project management skills and capacity.

- The Department continues to provide oversight over the implementation of the project through MINMEC and the TIC on a quarterly basis to ensure regular communication and reporting.

2. (a) what amount was allocated to each province to Sports, Arts and Culture for the past five years

past five years allocation
	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
EC	109 418	143 694	149 320	156 105	160 584
FS	119 013	155 776	157 758	159 017	159 504
GP	125 608	155 693	163 339	172 428	168 530
KZN	122 754	157 696	163 162	173 093	174 397
LP	81 010	112 156	115 295	121 184	125 643
MP	114 781	150 325	155 289	162 777	162 479
NC	118 396	147 121	152 313	163 000	159 554
NW	98 883	130 096	136 494	141 092	136 369
WC	126 347	158 469	164 162	171 264	176 624
TOTAL	1 016 210	1 311 026	1 357 132	1 419 960	1 423 684

(b) has any of the provinces underspent their budgets?

Yes,

Underspending
	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
EC	26 873	5 174	1 268	0	5 844
FS	5 566	459	1 528	14 805	17 650
GP	9 587	49 534	33 008	53 109	18 606
KZN	14 199	38 995	9 878	-68	-288
LP	37 439	15 502	408	7 041	14 200
MP	12 404	36 186	15 112	0	145
NC	18 549	23 976	18 703	30 714	3 754
NW	20 404	20 526	17 032	12 729	21 473
WC	0	464	0	0	0
TOTAL	145 021	190 816	96 937	118 330	81 384

(c) what total amount in each province was spent on

(i) salaries

budget spent on salaries
	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
EC	34 303	39 707	46 635	52 886	57 697
FS	25 383	38 834	60 906	72 996	68 533
GP	15 322	37 866	40 000	53 600	59 698
KZN	4 245	4 789	7 344	10 398	10 018
LP	12 214	20 783	31 946	35 430	37 182
MP	22 904	26 079	30 250	42 341	42 343
NC	25 037	27 821	37 652	43 408	51 171
NW	27 083	32 973	39 082	43 821	48 398
WC	86 762	110 774	122 710	134 147	151 531
TOTAL	253 253	339 626	416 525	489 027	526 571

(c) what total amount in each province was spent on

(ii) actual development of sports, arts and culture,

budget spent towards development of sports, arts and culture
	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
EC	75 115	103 987	102 685	103 219	102 887
FS	93 630	116 942	96 852	86 021	90 971
GP	110 286	117 827	123 339	118 828	108 832
KZN	118 509	152 907	155 818	162 695	164 379
LP	68 796	91 373	83 349	85 754	88 461
MP	91 877	124 246	125 039	120 436	120 136
NC	93 359	119 300	114 661	119 592	108 383
NW	71 800	97 123	97 412	97 271	87 971
WC	39 585	47 695	41 452	37 117	25 093
TOTAL	762 957	971 400	940 607	930 933	897 113

Reply:

1. A budget was allocated for;

(a) CCIFSA’s district consultations

i) The toatal budget for 54 district summits amounts to R5,000,000.00

(b) CCIFSA provincial summits and national conference

(i) The total budget for 9 Provincial summits and a National Conference amounts to R8 650 000.00

(ii) The dates for the conference were 24th and 25th August 2019.

(iii)The Department engaged with the relevant stakeholders including CCIFSA members and the Creative Industries Task Team (CITT) members who were part of the organizing team.

2. The new CCIFSA leadership was endorsed at the national conference. The list of the new leadership as below:

LIST OF NEWLY ELECTED CCIFSA NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

	DESIGNATION	NAME AND SURNAME	PROVINCE
1	PRESIDENT	JOY MBEWANA	KZN
2	DEPUTY-PRESIDENT	JOHANNES MSOMI	MP
3	SECRETARY GENERAL	AYANDA RODA	FS
4	DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL	ANELE MAKI	WC
5	TREASURER	MANGALISO MTSHULA	NC
6	NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR	LUZUKO KHOHLI	EC

LIST OF NEWLY ELECTED CCIFSA SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES

ITEM	SECTOR	NAME AND SURNAME
1	CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE SECTOR	HANS KHANYE
2	INDIGENOUS WISDOM	ZUKO NTONZIMA
3	VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS	MASEGO MOILOA
4	DESIGN AND CREATIVE	SIBUSISO MABUZA
5	ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE TECHNICAL SUPPORT	EDWIN STHEMBISO KHUMALO
6	PERFORMANCE AND CELEBRATION	VUYOKAZI MESILANE
7	LANGUAGE AND PUBLISHING	JAHROSE NTHABISENG JAFTA
8	AUDIO-VISUAL AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA	PINKI TUSWA
9	ARTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING	MAHLUBI NIXON KRAAI

Reply:

1. The ASA Board received a mandate from the ASA Council at the ASA QGM in 2016 to align the ASA Development Strategy, to achieve success at the Olympic Games, as its primary objectives.
2. In this regard ASA has a National Development Strategy which is available on the ASA website http://www.athletics.org.za/centresofexcellence.
3. Athletics is a labour intensive sport which requires substantial resources to engage large quantities of athletes, coaches, officials and administrators at all levels of participation.
4. With the above in mind, the ASA Development Programme is an all-inclusive programme.
5. Effectively, this means that ASA have to fund expenses related to international competitions, national competitions and skills development projects to level the playing field ensure that athletes from all communities has access to athletics.
6. The strategy to fund all phases of development, are paying dividends for South Africa. The following is relevant:

6.1 To ensure that South African athletes are exposed to international competitions at youth, junior and senior level, ASA cover all expenses of all athletes in the team, e.g. clothing, travel, accommodation and per diems for the duration of the championships.

6.2 The ASA Youth Team is currently listed no.1 in the world on the medal tally

6.3 The ASA Junior Team is currently listed no.6 in the world on the medal tally

6.4 The ASA Senior Team is currently listed no.3 in the world on the medal tally

7. ASA is one of a few countries in the world that send representative teams to all IAAF World Championships, and CAA African Championships at youth, junior and senior level.

8. ASA cater for all disciplines of athletics, Track and Field, Road Running, Off-Road Running and ultra-distance. Most countries in the world cater for only some of the disciplines in athletics.

9. ASA Coaches serve as head coaches in countries such as Germany, India and many African Countries.

10. ASA National Coaches are used as facilitators/instructors in coaching courses by many countries in the world

11. ASA Technical Officials serve as Referees and Chief Judges in many international competitions.

12. ASA Leaders and Administrators are serving on many structures at African and IAAF level

13. Many countries in the world are now seeking guidance from ASA as to how to develop athletics in their countries

14. Many countries send their athletes to participate in South African events, and/or send them to training camps in South Africa to prepare for the Olympic Games

15. ASA have Squads of more than 300 athletes at senior, junior and youth level in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games and 2024 Olympic Games

16. ASA expose annually, more than 2 000 000 athletes at the various levels of competitions to a network of more than 1500 IAAF/ASA certified competitions. Collectively, the ASA Development Programme is one of the largest, and one of the most effective programmes in the world.

ASA Development initiative 2017 -2019	Class or category	Summary of amount spent by ASA: 2017 – 2019
		2017	2018	2019	Total
International events	Youth, junior and senior	3,035,364	5,548,643	2,887,882	11,471,889
National and provincial events	Youth, junior and senior	3,384,983	3,080,247	2,232,364	8,697,594
Skills development	National Symposiums/ Workshops for Athletes, Coaches, Officials, Administrators and educational material	2,303,293	2,393,780	2,056,780	6,753,853
Total	26,923,336

 

Reply:

(1) The forensic report will be tabled in Parliament once all the necessary internal governance processes are completed.

(2) Appropriate action and sanction will be taken against those found to be implicated in due course.

(a) Given that the civil litigation and parallel criminal investigation processes are at a sensitive and critical stage and we would not want to jeopardise the case it is thus that further details in relation to name of the implicated parties will be disclosed at an appropriate time.

(b) The timing of the disciplinary action will also be based on the outcomes of the parallel civil litigation and criminal investigation process currently under way.

(3) (a)(b) It is the intent of the organisation to fully pursue appropriate civil and criminal action without any fear or favour with the intentions of ensuring restoring good governance and curbing any harmful acts of dishonesty and associated activities in our State Owned Entities.

(i)(ii) Details pertaining to this process will be disclosed in due course given that the civil litigation and parallel criminal investigation is at sensitive stage.

(4) In line with legislation and best practice the entity intents to fully ensure that all costs incurred by the state in relation to this matter are recovered from those that are found to be implicated in the sale of the strategic reserves. This is to• end a very strong message that such behaviours cannot be tolerated and will be dealt with harshly

Reply:

The legislation compels all underground mines to ensure that all employees are brought to surface as soon as possible at the end of their shift, as per regulation 4.1.1 in force in terms of Schedule 4 of the Mine Health and Safety Act No 29 of 1996, as amended. The primary objective of this regulation is to prevent mine employees from being exposed to a dangerous environment for long periods of time unnecessarily. In this regard, the Department will encourage the mine employers to ensure compliance with the respective legal provisions.

Also, any dispute between the labour and employer must be resolved by using the established negotiation processes. The Commission of Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) can also be called to assist when there is an impasse between the two parties. Again, I want to stress that labour must refrain from underground sit-in and rather apply for a protected strike as enshrined in the Labour Relations Act


Chief Inspector Mine
Date: 09/07/2019

Recommended

Advocate T Mokoena
Director General: Department of Mineral Resources
10/07/2019

Approved/Not approved


Mr S.G Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resource and Energy
…………./2019

Reply:

(1) The Republic of South Africa has entered into three instruments with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the energy sector, namely:
(a) Treaty on the Grand Inga Hydropower Project between the between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo {29th October 2013)
(b) (i) Agreement between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo regarding the Cooperation in the Field of Energy Resources {09lh September 2014); and (ii) Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with respect to the Grand Inga Hydropower Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( 12th November 2011)

(2) All the instruments mentioned in (1) were tabled in the National Assembly.

(3) None.

(4) The project time line at this stage is by 2030.

Reply:

1) (a) (i) The Government has not made any investment in the energy resources for 2017/18 financial year (ii) Only SFF, CEF Group subsidiary had invested in South Sudan during 2018/19 financial year.

(b) The Nile-Orange Energy Project (NOEP) is an ambitious strategic project spread in full Hydrocarbon value chain and currently ongoing in South Sudan between South African Government (Represented by Strategic Fuel Fund) and South Sudanese Government (Represented by NILEPET which is a National Oil Company of South Sudan). The cooperation is aimed at assessing and determination of technical, commercial and economic viability of the Nile Orange Energy Project spread in its entire component.

(b)(aa) To date Strategic Fuel Fund has spent R18.5 million towards developing the initiation note, this expense is made up of internal salary costs of experts, travelling, lodging and miscellaneous associated activities, deemed absolutely essential for execution of project.

(b)(bb) The partnership with South Sudan holds significant promise as it addresses in part South Africa security of feedstock supply challenges and provides a mechanism that acts as a natural hedge and reduces South Africa's exposure to oil price fluctuations.

(b)(cc) The National Treasury Framework for Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement Management gated framework is being followed and adhered to. All Project stage gates will be followed during the execution of project in future.

2) Process to depute experts and companies to conduct Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies is underway and findings /recommendations will be known at the end of feasibility studies only.

Reply:

(a)(i) The incidence level as a percentage of mineworkers with pneumoconiosis is 0.01 % reported from the 2017 annual medical reports and 0,00% in 2018.

(a)(ii) silicosis is 0.13% in 2017 and 0.09% in 2018.

(b)The department has carried focused audits and inspections on airborne pollutants in all the regions. The department has reviewed the Guideline on Airborne Pollutants in 2017/2018 financial year which was popularised industry-wide during 2018/2019 financial year. The department is monitoring airborne pollutants overexposures through occupational hygiene statutory returns on a quarterly basis. During the 2014 OHS Summit the South African Mining Industry, (State, Employers and Organised Labour) committed to reduce the Occupational Exposure Levels (OEL) of airborne pollutants by 2024 to reduce occupational lung diseases. The mining sector is engaged at annual Occupational Health Dialogues and quarterly regional tripartite forums to deliberate on programmes initiatives to reduce the incidence of occupational lung diseases (OLD) at mines.


Find here: (c)Trends of specified occupational diseases in the mining sector over the past 10 years: (i) Coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP) cases reported from the annual medical reports

Reply:

(a) Number of international trips planning to undertake in 2019-22

Government is currently in the process of concluding MTSF and MTEF 2020 -2025, once this is concluded the department will conclude its plans and budget.

1. N/A
2. N/A

(b) N/A

(c) N/A

Reply:

1. The United Nations reimbursement is based on actual strength of personnel on the ground and the serviceability of equipment deployed. If a vehicle is not serviceable during Contingent Own Equipment (COE) inspection, a penalty is levelled against the vehicle and the would be drivers and supporting staff of the vehicle also. (For example serviceability of the vehicle can be questioned as a result of a missing mirror or fire extinguisher).

2. To date claims made to the United Nations amount to RM840 that includes flying hours, manpower and amunitionThe following depicts the comparable re venue amounts for the past five financial years:

Ser No	Year	Paid	Refund
a	b	c	d
01.	2014	1 155 767 612	356 088 658
02.	2015	1 035 291 166	451 096 017
03.	2016	985 927 629	887 227 546
04.	2017	886 945 063	509 547 709
05.	2018	820 494 657	320 612 050

Reply:

(a)(i) Prospecting issued 4372

(ii) Mining rights issued 1316

(iii) Exploration rights Onshore 18 Offshore 17

(iv) Production rights Onshore 01 Offshore 06

(aa) Operational 1174

(bb) Dormant 65

(cc) Closed Down 135

(b)(i) The rights are placed under care and maintenance due to amongst others the prevailing economic conditions, current low demand of commodities and inability to attract investments.

(ii) The right holder will apply for closure in most instances when the resource has been depleted. The right holder must apply for mine closure in terms of the legislation, and upon granting closure certificate, the right cease to exist and the mine is considered effectively closed.

DDG: Mineral Regulations
Date: 18 July 2019


Recommended


Advocate T Mokoena
Director General; Department of Mineral Resources
23 July 2019

Approved


Mr SG Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date submitted; 29/08/2019

Reply:

1. Thyspunt remains one of Eskom's suitable sites to host a nuclear power plant. It has undergone extensive environmental studies in the form of environmental impact assessment and nuclear site safety review by independent consultants. Eskom has submitted nuclear site installation license (N ISL) applications for Thyspunt in order to get the site ready for any South African future nuclear power plans.

2. Site approvals for nuclear power plants, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Nuclear Installation Site License (N ISL) from National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) are long-lead items. Consequently, the NNR is continuing with Eskom's application for NISL. The public hearings are an integral part of this NISL process.

Since receipt and acceptance of the Nuclear Installation Site Licence applications, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has been seized with its internal technical review process of the Thyspunt site application, which is a lengthy and thorough process focusing on technical, scientific and onsite assessments amongst others.

The reason for holding NNR public hearings around the Thyspunt during this time is that NNR has completed its internal review process of the Thyspunt site application and is now embarking on an external consultation process to listen to health, safety and environmental concerns related to the application from interested and affected parties. The NNR embarks on this process to ensure that its regulatory decision making is independent, robust and transparent.

3. In terms of the Nuclear Energy Policy for 2008, the new nuclear build programme is still part of the energy mix. The Nuclear Energy Policy provides the government vision for developing extensive nuclear energy programme and to become self-sufficient in all aspects of the nuclear value chain for peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The nuclear build programme is informed by the Integrated Resources Plan (IRP). NEDLAC is in the process of finalizing IRP. In September 2019, the Integrated Resource Plan will be tabled in Cabinet for approval. The Integrated Resource Plan considers a diversified energy mix that include cleaner coal, nuclear, gas, hydro, renewables and battery storage. The outcomes of the revised IRP, will determine how the nuclear new build programme becomes phased in future. Government policy position is that South Africa will acquire nuclear at the price, pace and scale that the country can afford.

Reply:

(a) Njock Ajuk Eyong is the CEO of Centurion Law Goup.
(b) The "Joint working committee" from SFF and Nilepet thus constituted for the "Nile-Orange Energy Project" appointed Centurion Law Firm, South Africa:-

(a)(b) to perform the function of Legal Services Advisory in order to assist with the completion and submission of Exploration Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) after following due process.

(c) Centurion Law Firm was the only company contracted to SFF.

(i) Centurion Law Firm rendered Legal Advisory Services. The key factors considered for appointment of any law firm were knowledge and proven expertise in completing an Exploration Production Sharing Agreement in South Sudan post cessation from Sudan; Knowledge and proven expertise regarding South Sudan Upstream Legislation; Presence and local content in South Sudan and knowledge of South African laws; Easily approachable and quick turnaround time.

(ii) The Centurion Law firm appointed, delivered the set objectives, resulting in signing of Exploration production sharing agreement (EPSA) being signed on Q6th May 2019 at Juba.

(iii) Centurion Law Firm was the only company in this regard that was contracted to SFF and were paid according to the agreed contracted rates.

(c) Eric Prince did not play any role

(d) Blackwater America did not play any role

(e) Frontier Resource Group did not play any role
(f) Thiangrial Petroleum did not play any role

Reply:

a) There are no official rooftop solar 1nstaiied capacity numbers as most of these installations were considered "generation for own use" in line with the old Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) which exempted !hem from the requirement to be licensed or registered. Realising the impact these installations are likely to have on capacity planning, power systems operations and personal safety, in year 2017 the Department amended Schedule 2 of ERA therefore compelling these facilities to be registered or licensed with National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). NERSA is in the process of finalising the registration processes and rules, which will enable formal collection and analysis of information and data or. distributed generation.
The South African Photovoltaic Association (SAPV!A) estimate installed rooftop solar capacity in the country to be about 280MW.

b) There are no official number of hours as the installed capacity of rooftop solar is not known.

Reply:

(a) The total amount that is budgeted for the Ministry is per Annual Performance plan approved by Parliament

(b) The proposed staff establishment of the Office of a Members Administrative staff is informed by the Guide for Members of the Executive as approved by the President with effect from 8 June 2019.

(b)The (i) total remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in her private office since 1 May 2019?

(i) Remuneration is in accordance to the level of the employee in public service

(b)	(ii) salary level	(iii) job title,	(iv) Qualification	(v)Job description
1	IV	Special Advisor	DPhil, Engineering	Dispensation for the appointment and Remuneration of persons (Special Advisers) appointed to executive Authorities on ground of policy Considerations in terms of section 12A (1) of the Public Service Act, 1994): Provides that Special Advisers may be appointed- to advise the Executive Authority on the exercise or performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties; to advise the Executive Authority on the development of policy that will promote the relevant department’s objectives; or to perform such other tasks as may be appropriate in respect of the exercise or performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties.
2	IV	Special Advisor	D Phil, Economics	Dispensation for the appointment and Remuneration of persons (Special Advisers) appointed to executive Authorities on ground of policy Considerations in terms of section 12A (1) of the Public Service Act, 1994): Provides that Special Advisers may be appointed- to advise the Executive Authority on the exercise or performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties; to advise the Executive Authority on the development of policy that will promote the relevant department’s objectives; or to perform such other tasks as may be appropriate in respect of the exercise or performance of the Executive Authority’s powers and duties.
3	14	Chief of Staff	Advance Certificate in Municipal Governance and Management Current study: Advanced Diploma in Public Management	To manage the office of and render a support service to the executive authority (EA). Manage and coordinate matters emanating from Parliament/ Cabinet / other legislative structures and community outreach. Ensure that administrative support is rendered to the executing authority on Parliamentary/Legislature and Cabinet/ matters. Ensure and manage the required administrative functions are performed within the office of the EA Assist the EA with his/her constituency work. Assist the EA with matters emanating from his/her portfolio and official matters emanating from other activities, e.g. participation in national and international forums and structures. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
4	13	Administrative Secretary	Bachelor of Administration Honours Current study: Masters Degree in Public Administration	To manage the administrative activities in the office of the EA. Provide registry support services on the office of the EA. Provide logistical support for meetings. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly
5	13	Media Liaison Officer	Baccalaureus Technologiae: Journalism	To provide media liaison services to the EA. Monitor and analyse reporting in the media on the portfolio of the EA. And prepare responses as required Prepare and coordinate responses on matters relating to the portfolio. Participate in GCIS forums like the Communications Forum and the Media Liaison Forum, and in the collective planning of the communication and media issues of Government. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
6	13	Private Secretary	Advanced Diploma: Public Management Current study: Honours in Public Administration	Render an administrative support service to the EA Provide support to the EA with regard to preparation for meetings. Support the EA with private obligations. Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the executive authority. Assist the executive authority with constituency work. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
7	13	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support	Baccalaureus Legum LLB (Postgraduate)	To manage and coordinate matters emanating from Parliament/ Cabinet / other legislative structures and community outreach. Monitor events in parliament to identify matters that have a bearing on the portfolio of the executive authority. Monitor events in Cabinet/ to identify matters that have a bearing on the portfolio of the executive authority. Co-ordinate activities between Pretoria and Cape Town Offices for Parliamentary sessions. Support Provide assistance to the executing authority on matters that have a bearing on his/her portfolio. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents to ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
8	11	Cabinet and Parliamentary Officer	Diploma: Journalism	To manage and coordinate matters emanating from Parliament/ Cabinet / other legislative structures and community outreach. Monitor events in parliament to identify matters that have a bearing on the portfolio of the executive authority. Monitor events in Cabinet/ to identify matters that have a bearing on the portfolio of the executive authority. Co-ordinate activities between Pretoria and Cape Town Offices for Parliamentary sessions. Support Provide assistance to the executing authority on matters that have a bearing on his/her portfolio. Render an efficient and effective parliamentary service. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents to ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
9	11	Community Outreach Officer	Matric	Provide assistance to the EA with community work. Engage communities on services of the Portfolio. Reach out to unblock service bottlenecks within the portfolio. Address citizens’ complaints on the work of the portfolio. Facilitate easy access to Public Services. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly
10	9	Assistant Appointment Secretary	Matric	Render an administrative support service to the executive authority. Provide support to the EA with regard to preparation for meetings. Support the EA with private obligations. Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the executive authority. Assist the appointments secretary with constituency work of the executive authority. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly
11	7	Registry Clerk	Baccalaureus Artium Cum Honoribus	Provide registry support services in the office of the EA Ensure the smooth, efficient and effective flow of documents (receive and distribute) between the office of the executive authority, the department and other structures like cluster committees, external role players, etc. File all documents in accordance with the relevant prescripts like the National Archives Act and the MIS prescripts. Render a general support function in the office of the executive authority. Control stock and stationary as chief user clerk for the executive authority’s office. Study the relevant Public Service and departmental prescripts/policies and other documents and ensure that the application thereof is understood properly.
12	7	Secretary / Receptionist	National Diploma: Internal Auditing	Provide a secretarial/receptionist support service to the office of the executive authority. Provides a clerical /administrative support service to the office. Remain up to date with regard to prescripts/policies and procedures applicable to her/his work terrain.
13	5	Messenger/Driver	Advanced Diploma: Small Business Management	Provide messenger and driver services in the office of the EA. Collect and deliver documents. Transport employees in the office of the executive authority and guests and special advisors of the executive authority. Maintain knowledge on the policies and procedures that applies in the work environment. Render a general support function in the office of the executive authority.

 

Reply:

1. a (i) No additional costs were incurred since the start of the name review process because information briefs and guidelines provided for the process, were issued during the normal scheduled meetings with SA Army Formations and Units. Furthermore, detailed instructions and guidelines were also issued as part of the normal processes in the SA Army.

(ii) The process was funded from the normal command and control budget without any additional costs allocated for the name review process.

b. It is estimated that the total cost to implement the approved Name Review Process will be Rm8. This includes new insignia beret/cap badges, colours as well as other requirements for example signage etc. This objective is currently one of the many lower priority unfunded objectives of the SA Army. The implementation of the Name Review Process will be phased in over a three-year period, as and when funds become available.

2. This is not a higher priority expense compared to the expense of increased troops and resources deployed to our land borders and the replacement of essential SANDF equipment. That is why this objective is currently indicated as unfunded. It will be phased in over a three-year period as and when funds become available.

This objective must be seen as a transformational imperative that is long outstanding. Although it cannot be phased in immediately due to budget constraints, just the mere fact that these new names have been approved in principle will contribute to unit cohesion and ensure that the rich and diverse military history of South Africa is now reflected in a balanced way. It was the aim of the name review process to address this omission in a sensible and innovative manner, without any additional costs, where in stakeholders were consulted over the past 5 years.

Reply:

1. (a) The final report of the audit of state land conducted by the department was published in 2013.

(b) The audit was carried out between 2010 and 2012.

(2) (a) The audit involved desktop analysis and field physical verification.

(b) Deeds ownership data and Cadastral Data.

(3) No.

Reply:

a) There are 85 325 total hectares currently sitting in the Agricultural Land Holding account for the financial year 2018/2019 and

b) The amount of R 15,038,040.58 is the annual income for the account in 2018/2019 financial year.

NB:

The hectares sitting in the Agricultural holding account refers to the total number of hectares acquired in the financial year 2018/2019 which is not related to the amount of annual income since not all farms/hectares acquired qualify for rental billing/collection

Reply:

Yes, the Oviston area in the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality is surveyed. Oviston is a township that was approved as a Deduction Plan (No. 10062) in 1978 by the Surveyor General: Cape Town (KaapStad), with SG No. 5642/1978.

According to the records of the King William's Town Deeds Office -

(a) There are 319 properties registered.

(b) (i) 296 privately owned

(ii) 23 state owned

(c) 5 - Provincial Government of the Eastern Cape
2 - National Government of the Republic of South Africa
16 - Walter Sisulu Local Municipality

 

Reply:

(a) The international trips for the Minister are based on the requests for support from the Presidency and other key stakeholders such as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), for essential issues of national interest related to SME and Co-operatives development. However; the Departmental requests for international trips are based on the requirements of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) Annual Performance Plan as well as fulfilling prior commitments in multilateral engagements such as the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) that have strong SME and Co-operatives development element.

(b) The size of the delegation to any Departmental international trip is governed by the DSBD Travel Policy and approved by the Director-General. The Delegation for Ministry is determined in line with the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and in line with the Ministerial Handbook.

(c) The (i) flights; (ii) accommodation costs and (iii) other expenses are as per National Treasury Guidelines for the applicable job levels.

 

Reply:

The Guide for Members of the Executive give guidance on the appointment of the staff in the Private Office. It equally provides the recommended salary levels of each post. The salary levels are adjusted on an annual basis as prescribed in the Public Service Regulations.

The Office of the Minister has a staff complement as defined in the Guide for Members of the Executive. In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPi) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, I am unable to provide the members with such confidential information in the manner it is requested.

I however draw the honourable members to the Department’s Annual Report wherein the organogram of the Department provides the information required. Should it be insufficient, the Department will make the personal files of the officials available for further scrutiny by the Auditor General as prescribed by the Act.

a) Total amount budgeted for the private office for both the Minister and the Deputy Minister is

R 15, 844,624.00

b) (i) (ii) (iii) Ministry- the Minister’s office staff

• One employee at salary level 14
• Three employees at salary level 13
• Two employees at salary level 11
• One employees at salary level 7
• Two employees at salary level 3
• One employee at salary level 5

c) Deputy Minister’s office staff

• One employee at salary level 13

• One employee at salary level 12

• One employee at salary level 11

• One employees at salary level 11

One employee at salary level 3

 

_______________________________________________________________________________

Reply:

The total number of licensed firearms, on 31 July 2019, was 2 582 656.

The population estimate, published by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), for June 2019. Is. 58 775022. ·

There is a total of 4,39 licensed firearms, per 100 population, In the Republic of South Africa.


Reply for question 330 recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2019/08/23

Reply for question 330 approved

GENERAL BH CELE
MINISTER OF POLICE
Date: 26/08/2019
 

Reply:

AGRICULTURE

1(a) Cabinet invoked Section 100 (1) of the Constitution of South Africa on the Provincial Administration of the North West Province in May 2019. President Ramaphosa then established an Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT), chaired by Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to address matters relating to the administration in North West. The IMTT was supported by the Technical Task Team (TTT) comprising of Directors-General (DGs). The TTT recommended that a forensic audit and investigation be conducted into the appointment and operations of Agridelight, which was an implementing agent for North West Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development (READ) projects.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) engaged the National Treasury (NT) in September 2018 to conduct a forensic audit on the indicators of possible fraud, financial irregularity, financial mismanagement and corruption relating to the appointment of Agridelight. This audit and investigation had to delve into subsequent operations and activities of projects funded through Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) in READ. The National Treasury began with the forensic audit and investigation in November 2018.

To date, satisfactory progress has been made on this forensic audit and investigation. The DAFF Audit Committee was briefed on the progress made relating to the process. The National Treasury will conclude its work in due course.

(b) This is the only forensic audit and investigation that is currently being conducted by the DAFF and the reason are outlined above.

2. All matters related to this forensic audit and investigation will be dealt with in terms of decisions by Cabinet which invoked Section 100 (1) of the Constitution of South Africa relating to Provincial administration of the North West Province.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

(1) (a) There are 43 allegations scheduled for investigation on the rolling annual case management register. In addition, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) was authorised to conduct investigations in terms of the following Presidential Proclamations:

Proclamation No. R. 53 of 2012 for Restitution matters;

Proclamation No. R. 7 of 2014 for State Information Technology Agency;

Proclamation No. R. 599 of 2015, and amendment to Proclamation No. R. 7 of 2014, to include Deeds matters; and

Proclamation No. R.24 of 27 for land reform matters.

(b) The Department has a duty to investigate allegations of irregularities, including fraud, corruption, financial mismanagement, financial irregularities and mismanagement, amongst others. The allegations investigated were received from the Anti-Corruption Hotline managed by the Office of the Public Service Commission, management, whistle-blowers, officials of the department and members of the public. Alleged offences based on these reports include amongst others fraud, corruption, financial mismanagement and maladministration. The investigations conducted by the SIU are carried out in terms of Proclamations by the President as provided in the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act No 74 of 1996.

2. The investigation reports of the Department are confidential and are generally not shared with the public; however requests for access to the reports may be made in terms of the applicable law, namely the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000.

 

Reply:

Financial Year: July 2019 / March 2020

	b) i) Destination	ii) Date	iii) Purpose	iv) No. of Delegates	c) i) Flights	ii) Accommodation	iii) Allowances
Minister	Colombia, Cartegena	15 -17 Sept	IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R400 000, Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	USD 85 x 5persons x 5 days = USD 2125 = R32 445.80
	Canada, Montreal	24 Sept - 4 October	ICAO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	R 832 489.65 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$174 x 5 persons x 5 days =C$ 4350 = R 50032.90
	Tanzania	16-20 September	SADC Ministers Meeting	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R90 000. 00 Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	USD 117 x 5 persons x 5 days = USD 2925= R44 660.70
	USA, New York	September	UN Climate Summit	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 600 000.00 Five business class	Rates provided by the mission *	USD 153 x 5 persons x 5 days = USD 3825 =R 58 402.40
	UAE, Abu Dhabi	6-10 October	26th World Road Congress	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	R 274 689.65 Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	UAE Dir 635 x 5 persons x 5 days = UAE Dir 5875.20 = R 24 416.80
	Singapore, Singapore	21-10 October	26th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R400 000, Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	Singapore $ 211 x 5 persons x 5 days = Singapore $ 5275 = R 58 043.90
	Spain, Torremolinos	21-23 October	Ministerial Conference on Fishing Vessel Safety and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R450 000, Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	Euro 102 x 5 persons x 5 days = Euro 2550 = R 43 164.10
	Canada, Montreal	18-29 Nov	ICAO Council – Council Phase	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 998 987.58 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$ 174 x 5 persons x 5 days = C$ 4350 = R 50 032.90
	United Kingdom, London	21-22 Nov	IMO Council- Extraordinary Session	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 506 913.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90
	United Kingdom, London	25 Nov - 6 December	IMO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 608296.3 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90
	Switzerland	December	Geneva Convention and Conference on Road Traffic	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R500 000 Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	Swiss Francs183 x 5 persons x 5 days = Swiss Francs 4575 = R 71 710.70
	Sweden, Stockholm	19-20 February	3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	R 479 503.65 Three business class and two economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	Swedish Krona 1309 x 5 persons x 5 days = Swedish Krona 32725 = R 52 094.60

Financial Year: April 2020 – March 2021

a)	b) i) Destination	ii) Date	iii) Purpose	iv) No. of Delegates	c) i) Flights	ii)Accommodation	iii) Allowances
Minister	Canada, Montreal	April-May	ICAO Council Phase	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 900 000.00 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$ 174 x 5 persons x 5 days = C$ 4350 = R 50 032.90
	United Kingdom, London	July	IMO Council	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 875 946.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90
	Canada, Montreal	September	ICAO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 900 000.00 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$ 174 x 5 persons x 5 days = C$ 4350 = R 50 032.90
	United Kingdom, London	November	IMO Council	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 875 946.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90
	United Kingdom, London	December	IMO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 875 946.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90

Financial Year: April 2021 – March 2022

a)	b) i) Destination	ii) Date	iii) Purpose	iv) No. of delegates	c) i) Flights	ii)Accommodation	iii) Allowances
Minister	Canada, Montreal	April-May	ICAO Council Phase	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 900 000.00 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$ 174 x 5 persons x 5 days = C$ 4350 = R 50 032.90
	United Kingdom, London	July	IMO Council	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 729 955.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47 880.90
	Iran, Bandar Abbas	September	World Maritime Day Parallel Event	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R500 000 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	USD 109 x 5 persons x 5 days = USD 2725 = R 41 607.00
	Canada, Montreal	September	ICAO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 900 000.00 Five business class	Rates provided by the Mission *	C$ 174 x 5 persons x 5 days = C$ 4350 = R 50032.90
	United Kingdom, London	November	IMO Council	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 875 946.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47880.90
	United Kingdom, London	December	IMO Assembly	5 – Minister, Ministerial officials, IR and line function	Approximately R 875 946.00 Four business class and one economy	Rates provided by the Mission *	GBP 104 x 5 persons x5 days = GBP 2600 = R 47880.90

*The budget for foreign accommodation for the 2019/2020 financial year isR5million

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

1. Minister may be invited by the President to participate in Binational Commissions (BNCs), State Visits, High-Level meetings, conferences etc.
2. Minister receives, from time to time, invitations from international organisations concerned with the transport sector (maritime, aviation, road and rail).
3. DIRCO will most often advise of confirmed meetings closer to the date, making it difficult to plan well in advance for such meetings.
4. Almost all of the invitations are directed to the Minister, who may delegate some of these engagements to the Deputy Minister. Currently there is no indication of which international meetings the Deputy Minister will attend.
5. Daily Allowance will be amended as per the Financial Manual.
6. Flight prices fluctuate on a daily basis, thus it is difficult to forecast accurately. The amounts provided are an estimation and are subject to change

Reply:

a) (i) The total number of asylum seekers registered on the Departmental system with an active section 22 permit waiting an interview with the RSDO for more than 30 days but less than 90 days is 516.

(ii) The total number of asylum seekers with an active section 22 permit awaiting an interview with the RSDO for more than 90 days is 2503.

b) The average waiting time for current asylum seeker applications is 30 days or less for an interview. It must be noted the Department can only provide accurate information on the average waiting period for cases registered on the National Immigration Information System (NISS) as from 1 January 2018 due to the enhancements done on the NIIS at that time.

 

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Reply:

The table below indicates the main reasons for cases granted asylum from the mentioned countries as recorded on the National Immigration Information System (NIIS): -

Country	Reasons for granting
A) Bangladesh	Political persecution. Conflict between the ruling party and the various political parties.
b) Pakistan	Political instability on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Religious grounds, Ahmadiyya group not recognised by the Pakistani Government. Clashes between Sunni and Shia. Tribal conflict between the Taliban and smaller Islamic groups.
c) India	Religious clashes between Hindu and Muslim.
d) Malawi	Political reasons, conflict between the ruling party MCP and the oppositional party UDF.
e) Ghana	Inter-tribal clashes. Female genitalia mutilation. Forced Marriages.
f) Kenya	Political Instability (aftermath of 2007/08 elections). Persecution on grounds of sexual orientation (LGBTI). Persecution of the banned Mungiki ethnic group.
g) Mozambique	Although these cases are reflected on NIIS, the claims could not be confirmed. One case has already been withdrawn by the Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and the other two have been inactive since 2011 and 2012 respectively. Their claims will be related to the old refugee processes. The Department is currently in a process of closing these files.
h) Tanzania	Family joining with spouse (from a different nationality) who is already a recognized refugee. Albino victimization. Conflict between Zanzibar and Tanzania.
i) Zambia	Family joining with spouse (from a different nationality) who is already a recognized refugee. Political Reasons.
j) Thailand	No applications were granted asylum.

Note: According to the NIIS only a total of 1 322 cases were granted asylum (Refugee Status) from the countries indicated above.

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Reply:

(a) Measures to use the Republic’s missions to increase tourism

Tourism development and promotion has become an important area of economic diplomacy and the Department of Tourism and South African Tourism (SA Tourism) work closely with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in this regard. SA Tourism supports missions abroad to promote South Africa as the entity responsible for this function.

In order to leverage on the network of South African Embassies in various countries, SA Tourism currently provides support to the Missions in the following ways:

• Providing DIRCO staff with Tourism Training at all levels, including Heads of Missions
• Provide SA Embassies with toolkits to promote tourism in various countries
• Support Missions in country with understanding their consumer, tourism trade and media landscapes, and to identify opportunities to engage them.

(b) What targets have been set for each mission

We don’t set targets for Missions

(c ) – (f) Not Applicable

Reply:

In July 2017, the Impact Litigation Unit of Legal Aid South Africa made contact with Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundations (LLHRF) who were assisting Mr Mashaba in order to start the process to apply for legal aid. We were informed that legal counsel, Advocate Douglas Shaw was already instructed to act on behalf of Mr Mashaba and 243 other persons in the same position as Mr Mashaba. Further, that counsel is considering a Class Action against 4 major banks and that Advocate Alexandra Benjamin is acting as amicus.

We further reiterated that should they require legal assistance herein they can contact Legal Aid South Africa. We have not received any further requests for assistance from Mr Mashaba or Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundations (LLHRF).

Legal Aid SA has in the past been involved in the litigation to protect the rights of the poor people who are set to lose their home due to foreclosure of the bond.

In the following two (2) cases Legal Aid SA was admitted as an amicus.

1. ABSA vs Mokebe

Firstly, Absa Bank Limited v Mokebe and Other Related Cases 2018 (6) SA 492 (GJ) is a landmark ruling in the protection of the Constitutional right to housing set out in section 26 of the Constitution. Legal Aid South Africa made a submission which was accepted by the full court that the monetary judgment, special execution order and the setting of a reserve price should be heard and adjudicated upon simultaneously to reduce litigation costs which may be incurred by the indigent and poor if those applications were to be heard separately in 2 or 3 separate applications. [para 26]. This court for the first time made a ruling that courts have a discretion when considering the monetary judgment and special execution order to set a reserve price in terms of the Rules of Court. This means that the risk of selling the repossessed house on auction for trifling amounts and at far less than the market value has been reduced tremendously as a result of this judgment. Any reduction in the reserve price would have to be motivated to the Court that set the original reserve price. This procedure has been documented in the Practice Directives of this Court.

2. Std. Bank vs Hendricks

Secondly, the matter of Standard Bank of South Africa v Hendricks and another and related matters 2019 (2) SA 620 (WCC). The matter dealt with seven Foreclosure matters where the Standard Bank and Absa Bank sought an order of execution against immovable property which was the primary resident of the judgement debtor. Legal Aid South Africa made important submissions where the proposed practice directive of Western Cape was developed to align with the Practice Directive in Gauteng to include the necessary factors for consideration in Foreclosure applications which was in line with Mokebe’s decision. The Full Court followed the Mokebe’s decision on the question of whether or not a reserve price should be set. The court further held setting a reserve price outweighs any prejudice that may arise and that only in exceptional circumstances that the court should exercise its discretion to not make such an order.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

a) The SABC Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Repeat Fees still requires the original tax certificates. The SOP will, however, be updated.

b) The SABC accepts invoices via email in PDF format in accordance with SARS instructions.

MS. STELLA NDABENI-ABRAHAMS, MP

MINISTER