Questions and Replies
11 July 2019 - NW105
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Tourism
Whether, with reference to tourism being one of the drivers of the economy, her department has a system in place to encourage transformation in the tourism sector, particularly with regard to providing job opportunities; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the full relevant details?
Reply:
In line with National Tourism Sector Strategy (NTSS), the efforts to grow tourism have in the main two interrelated priorities, which are inclusive growth and sector transformation. Inclusive growth will bring about employment creation, investment and GDP contribution. In this regard, in partnership with the industry and other stakeholders we will increase the number of tourists to our country and their expenditure on related goods and services during their trips. Government overall has also highly placed tourism on the priority list and a whole-of-government approach to tourism development and promotion will be applied to maximise on our growth potential. On transformation, there are a number of initiatives aimed at increased participation of black people in sector. These are access to finance, development of capabilities of South Africans in particular youth and women across the tourism value chain, enterprise and supplier development, and implementation of the B-BBEE tourism sector codes of good practice. The department will continue to take advantage of the expanded Public Works Programme to empower youth through development of skills while they also earn a stipend wage through job opportunities.
11 July 2019 - NW113
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
What are the full relevant details of the (a) progress her department has made in the fight against abalone poaching along the Western Cape Coastline, particularly in the coastal communities of Gansbaai, Kleinbaai, Franskraal and Pearly Beach where abalone poaching remains rife and (b) additional steps that will be taken by her department in co-operation with the SA Police Service, law enforcement agencies and other specialised environmental law enforcement bodies to eradicate this scourge from the coastline?
Reply:
a) There has been an increase in the number of enforcement operations conducted in the Gansbaai, Kleinbaai, Franskraal and Pearly Beach areas which have been identified as hot spots for abalone poaching. During the 2018/19 financial year, 10 (ten) operations took place in the Overberg area in the Western Cape under Initiative 5 of Operation Phakisa (Oceans Economy) — the Enhanced and Co-ordinated Compliance and Enforcement Programme. This initiative has created a platform to achieve an integrated and coordinated approach to ensure compliance with, inter alia, the South African Maritime Legislative and Regulatory frameworks within the coastal regions. These operations are a combination of proactive and reactive operations, focused in some instances on visible policing and, in others, are aimed at disrupting illegal activities and apprehending poachers.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OUESTION NO.33 NW990E
These operations resulted in arrests of some key role players and the confiscation and seizure of equipment used in illegal harvesting. Overall confiscations during Initiative S Phakisa operations for the 2018/19 financial year were R28 022 983, with the value of confiscated abalone and rock lobster being R21 317 365 and R675 050, respectively, with most of the abalone confiscated coming from the Overberg region. Confiscated equipment associated with illegal activity in the coastal region amounted to R5 052 160 for the same period. In the last six months, there have been four operations over 81 days, together with other law enforcement agencies where approximately 539 potential poachers were prevented from diving and 40 arrests were made.
b) The Department will continue to engage the South African Police Services around the approval and implementation of a medium-term deployment plan that will ask for additional resources in the affected areas to increase Government’s response to illegal harvesting of marine resources. In addition, we are looking at the dynamics driving demand, illicit exports and markets for illegal trade and obtaining a comprehensive threat assessment.
Operation Phakisa will also continue to undertake compliance and enforcement operations in the Overberg Region. Both proactive and reactive operations will be planned to ensure Government has a visible presence in the high-risks areas. The ongoing collaboration with the SANDF’s Operation Corona as a force multiplier will continue to have a positive impact on operations.
Regards
MS B D CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF ENYIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE:.. .. ....... :..
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO. 33 N\/Y990E
11 July 2019 - NW18
Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) number of court intermediaries are currently employed by his department in each province, (b) court(s) do the intermediaries serve, (c) number of cases do the intermediaries attend to each month and (d) languages are the intermediaries proficient in?
Reply:
a) What number of court intermediaries is currently employed by the department in each province?
In the 2014/15 financial year, the Department created 185 permanent posts of court intermediaries and 9 permanent posts of Assistant Director (ASD) Intermediaries. The periodical recruitment process commenced in the 2015/16 financial year, and by the 2017/18 financial year, the Department had filled 179 of 185 posts of court intermediaries and 5 of 9 posts of ASD Intermediaries. However, due to the declining economy, austerity measures in budget allocations are persistently introduced, and in effect, constraining the Department’s plan to fill the remaining vacant posts. The current demand on social work services in the country has also resulted in the exodus of many intermediaries to better opportunities. As at 31 March 2019, the number of court intermediaries in permanent posts declined from 179 to 153, while the numerical capacity of the ASD intermediaries dropped from 5 to 4.
In bridging intermediary service gaps at our courts, the Department has recently introduced an automated Intermediary Diary Management System to ensure the shared use of the intermediaries within provinces and beyond. Through this system, the existing pool of intermediaries can be accessed by any court in the country, as and when the need arises, to match the special needs of the victim, often relating to language, age, disability, etc.
In strengthening further the existing human capital in intermediary services, the Department also utilises a pool of ad hoc intermediaries- mostly drawn from the NGO sector. This intervention also assists in relieving the pressure of unemployment in the country. In certain provinces, there are social workers employed by the Department of Social Development (DSD) who are released to assist, whenever the demand arises. The Table below gives a numerical spread of these services over all provinces in the country:
Province |
DoJ&CD Intermediaries as at 31 Mar 2019 |
DSD Intermediaries |
Total |
||
Court Intermediaries |
Assistant Director Intermediaries |
Ad Hoc Intermediaries |
|||
Eastern Cape |
16 |
1 |
- |
- |
17 |
Free State |
10 |
- |
3 |
2 |
15 |
Gauteng |
12 |
1 |
27 |
16 |
56 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
34 |
- |
1 |
2 |
37 |
Limpopo |
17 |
1 |
- |
- |
18 |
Mpumalanga |
14 |
- |
2 |
- |
16 |
Northern Cape |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
North West |
18 |
1 |
- |
2 |
21 |
Western Cape |
23 |
- |
3 |
2 |
28 |
Total |
153 |
4 |
36 |
24 |
217 |
b) What courts do the intermediaries serve?
In terms of section 170A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No 51 of 1977), intermediary services are offered in any criminal proceedings pending before any court where it appears to such court that such proceedings would expose any witness under the biological or mental age of 18 years to undue mental stress or suffering if such witness testifies without support. Among all witnesses appearing in criminal proceedings held at our courts in the country, only children and persons with mental disabilities are entitled to intermediary services. Likewise, section 61(2) of the Children’s Act, 2005 (Act No 38 of 2005) also require the use of intermediary services when children testify in proceedings held in terms of this Act.
At present, intermediaries are spread over and shared between regional criminal courts and children’s courts, where the demand for this service is predominantly high. As at 31 March 2019, the country has 405 regional criminal courts of which 89 are the sexual offences courts. The childrens’ courts are operating at 309 magisterial district courts and some at the 332 branch/ periodical courts. Intermediaries also service our high courts, whenever the need arises. Currently, in South Africa there are 11 high court divisions with 5 local seats. As indicated, the service of intermediaries is subject to demand and may therefore not be a daily occurrence at a given court.
c) What number of cases do the intermediaries attend to each month?
The Department uses the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) for Intermediary Services to collect data from our courts. Currently, this system collects data of intermediary services offered at regional criminal courts and the children’s courts, where the demand for these services is currently highly concentrated. The statistics are collected in terms of people who receive these services and not in accordance to the cases registered at our courts. The plan is to increase the functionality of the ICMS and extend its scope to other cases. During the period of 12 months (i.e. 1 April 2018 to 31 Mar 2019) intermediaries rendered services to 14 907 children and 261 persons with mental disabilities who appeared in sexual offences and children’s courts proceedings held nationwide. The Table below gives the spread of these services over provinces per annum:
CASES WHERE INTERMEDIARY SERVICES WERE RENDERED: 2018/2019 |
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Province |
Sexual Offences |
Children’s court |
|||||
Child Witnesses |
Child Victims |
Mentally Disabled Witnesses |
Mentally Disabled Victims |
Witnesses |
Victims |
Total |
|
EC |
787 |
1 894 |
3 |
105 |
43 |
62 |
2 894 |
FS |
451 |
890 |
1 |
5 |
54 |
64 |
1 465 |
GP |
603 |
2 114 |
- |
9 |
16 |
20 |
2 762 |
KZN |
392 |
1 912 |
2 |
51 |
5 |
16 |
2 378 |
LIMP |
269 |
640 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
974 |
MP |
329 |
1 150 |
1 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
1 515 |
NW |
198 |
585 |
1 |
11 |
61 |
30 |
886 |
NC |
216 |
715 |
1 |
16 |
39 |
19 |
1 006 |
WC |
340 |
915 |
4 |
17 |
4 |
8 |
1 288 |
TOTAL |
3 585 |
10 815 |
19 |
242 |
254 |
253 |
15 168 |
The demand for the intermediary services differs from court to court and from month to month. In each month there are about 1 000 eligible persons who receive these services nationwide. Monthly statistics is only available in services rendered to child victims of sexual offences. Below is the number of child victims of sexual offences who received intermediary services per month in the 2018/ 19 financial year.
d) What languages are the intermediaries proficient in?
Intermediaries are appointed on the basis of proficiency in the language predominantly used at the courts they would be stationed at. With the recent introduction of the automated Intermediary Diary Management System, intermediaries are now booked for cases in accordance with the language needs of the victim/ witness and are shared throughout the country. This system is intended to avoid the unnecessary postponement of cases due to language shortages. Services are offered in all 11 official languages. For persons requiring sign language, ad hoc intermediaries are used. Below is a matrix showing language utilisation in each province:
Province |
English |
Afrikaans |
Setwana |
Sesotho |
Isizulu |
Siswati |
Isixhosa |
Isindebele |
Tshivenda |
Sepedi |
Xitsonga |
EC |
216 |
70 |
1 |
27 |
50 |
0 |
257 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
FS |
37 |
25 |
12 |
76 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
GP |
116 |
73 |
72 |
84 |
172 |
6 |
89 |
9 |
17 |
77 |
33 |
KZN |
209 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
275 |
0 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
LIMP |
84 |
4 |
15 |
12 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
97 |
24 |
MPUM |
55 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
63 |
39 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
44 |
11 |
NC |
58 |
34 |
94 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
NW |
55 |
97 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
WC |
115 |
147 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL |
945 |
469 |
275 |
241 |
597 |
53 |
565 |
45 |
32 |
231 |
74 |
10 July 2019 - NW35
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What is the total number of teachers who have been trained in coding in the past academic year, (b) of the specified total number of teachers, what is the number of teachers trained in each province and (c) what level of training was offered in each case?
Reply:
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has not conducted teacher training for coding, however some PEDs and individual schools have conducted training and this information may be obtained from PEDs. DBE has finalised Plans to deliver training of Teachers on coding.
10 July 2019 - NW106
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether he has any plan of action in place to ensure that security is strengthened at our train stations and on the trains to address disruptions, vandalism and damage to state property that has become a norm and to ensure that commuters not only use an efficient service but also a safe one; if not, why not; if so, what are the full relevant details?
Reply:
1. Currently PRASA has an approved Security Operational Plan which is based on five critical issues namely:
1.1 Stop non-compliance with the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements with emphasis on the Private Security Industry Regulating Act (PSIRA) and regulations and the Railway Safety Regulator of South Africa Act (RSR) and regulations to turn PRASA Protection Services around into a professional security service;
1.2 Stop the un-procedural selection and appointment of security officials who do not meet the minimum physical, training, fitness and other PSIRA qualification standards and turn the inefficiencies and other challenges caused by this practice around to comply with PRASA Company Policies;
1.3 Stop the scourge of theft and M.D.T.P (Malicious Damage To Property) which paralyses the business and will destroy our capacity and ability to meet our strategic objectives and performance targets determined by the Department of Transport;
1.4 Stop crime affecting our passengers and staff. Turn it around through joint operations with the police and other law enforcement agencies to meet our constitutional obligations, security performance and targets;
1.5 Stop the escalating operational security cost. Turn ineffective and inefficient security services (and the perceptions) around through the implementation of technology and the correct balance between own and contracted security services.
2. From the 1st of September 2019, Prasa will be employing new security companies, with new performance based contractual arrangement. The new agreements will include a heavy emphasis on reducing the vandalism and theft that is bedevilling our infrastructure.
3. A strong technology roll out is underway, in the form of CCTV, and other surveillance equipment. These are aimed to act as force multipliers to assist in areas where physical security cannot reach.
4. The new approved PRASA Group Security Strategy supports a different security outlook that fosters professionalism and a culture of sensitivity towards commuters and passengers alike.
5. This is supported by a new structure that is dedicated to give credence to the prioritization of security at stations.
10 July 2019 - NW47
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
Who are the current 20 largest recipients of fishing quotas in terms of (a) total fishing quota and (b) type of fish?
10 July 2019 - NW61
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport
What number of commuters used the services of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa in each (a) province and (b) of the past five financial years?
Reply:
|
PRASA Rail |
||||
Metrorail Passenger Trips (Journeys) |
|||||
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
|
Western Cape |
174 934 932 |
163 002 997 |
127 745 294 |
75 074 682 |
46 986 046 |
Kwa Zulu Natal |
78 810 656 |
78 783 593 |
71 536 136 |
63 443 383 |
55 060 960 |
Gauteng |
252 807 231 |
197 743 040 |
164 871 194 |
117 603 876 |
99 972 237 |
East London |
7 765 109 |
7 267 814 |
6 403 992 |
5 437 730 |
5 070 622 |
Port Elizabeth |
1 691 877 |
1 582 061 |
1 466 963 |
1 333 550 |
1 411 218 |
TOTAL |
516 009 805 |
448 379 505 |
372 023 579 |
262 893 221 |
208 501 083 |
Main Line Passenger Services (MLPS) |
|||||
Number of passengers using the service |
|||||
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
|
MLPS |
930 881 |
854 164 |
658 100 |
465 862 |
387 504 |
09 July 2019 - NW51
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
What is the (a) name and (b) location of each (i) clinic and (ii) hospital that does not have 24/7 security?
Reply:
(a) The Name and Location
i) There are 429 Primary Health Care facilities that do not have 24 hours’ security in place.
ii) There is no hospital that does not have 24/7 security
A list with names and location of each facility is attached as Annexure A
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF FACILITIES |
Eastern Cape |
112 |
Free State |
129 |
Gauteng |
6 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
22 |
Limpopo |
15 |
Mpumalanga |
15 |
Northern Cape |
75 |
North West |
34 |
Western Cape |
21 |
END.
09 July 2019 - NW52
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to each type of antiretroviral drug, for how long is it envisaged that the Government’s stockpile will last?
Reply:
The Department of Health currently stockpiles the first line treatment regimen (Tenofovir/metrictabine/efavirenze) which 90% of patients are prescribed on. There is adequate supplies of the first line treatment , 10 million units currently with no shortage of API at this time. The stockpile will last for eight (8) weeks.
END.
09 July 2019 - NW94
Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation:
Whether she will review or rescind the decision to downgrade the SA Mission to Israel to a Liaison Office in order to give priority to other diplomatic means and processes to resolve the Israeli — Palestine impasse; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The South African government remains seized with the modalities of downgrading the South African Embassy in Israel, and we will communicate further actions once we concluded our deliberations.The South African government remains seized with the modalities of downgrading the South African Embassy in Israel, and we will communicate further actions once we concluded our deliberations.
09 July 2019 - NW50
Chirwa-Mpungose, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What number of citizens have not received ARVs in the past three months as a result of the second-line ARV shortage and (b) are there any further expected shortages?
Reply:
(a) There is a shortage of the abacavir/lamivudine and zidovudine/lamivudine combination used in second line. The shortage meant that there was lesser stock than is ordinarily available but we do not have stock. There are 360 000 patients on both combinations that are in short supply. There is currently 558 382 (AL = 177 741 + ZL = 380 641) units of the second line regimen available as at 28 June 2019.
Additionally the contracted supplier is bringing 650 000 units in July 2019. The National Department of Health has implemented stock visibility system where we have sight of the medicine stock holding at facility level. We have managed this situation by asking facilities to reduce the quality dispensed. Some patients receive two/three months supply at a time and we have advice that patients are dispensed only 1 month treatment. Secondly, we have moved stock around between facilities with higher stock levels to facilities with less stock. Thirdly, we have proposed an alternative treatment regimen should the current second line regimen not be available;
(b) The global supply of lamivudine API remains erratic however, the new ARV tender commenced on the 1st July 2019 where we have contracted additional suppliers, which we anticipate will fill the gap.
END.
09 July 2019 - NW36
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
What is the recorded total number of (a) alcohol-related deaths and (b) children who have been born with foetal alcohol syndrome in (i) each province and (ii) each of the past five financial years?
Reply:
(a)(i)-(ii) Table 1 below provide information on the numbers of alcohol related deaths in South Africa was obtained from the South African Medical Research Council, that was extracted from unit records of deaths provided by Statistics South Africa which are available up to 2016.
Table 1:
Number of registered deaths with underlying causes that is alcohol related by province, 2012-2016 |
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PROVINCE |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
TOTAL |
Eastern Cape |
47 |
87 |
110 |
116 |
107 |
467 |
Free State |
19 |
26 |
39 |
30 |
33 |
147 |
Gauteng |
40 |
53 |
45 |
48 |
57 |
243 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
65 |
76 |
73 |
83 |
75 |
372 |
Limpopo |
20 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
20 |
96 |
Mpumalanga |
18 |
12 |
16 |
22 |
11 |
79 |
North West |
22 |
18 |
16 |
26 |
22 |
104 |
Northern Cape |
21 |
33 |
36 |
30 |
29 |
149 |
Western Cape |
118 |
120 |
129 |
123 |
139 |
629 |
TOTAL |
370 |
440 |
482 |
501 |
493 |
2286 |
(b)(i)-(ii) Currently, data is available on the prevalence of foetal alcohol syndrome among grade-1 learners which is collected through surveys that were conducted in selected communities. Table 2 below provides a summary of the prevalence data that is available and was provided by the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research[1]
Table 2: |
Summary of the prevalence of foetal alcohol syndrome among grade-1 learners |
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PROVINCE |
COMMUNITY |
PREVELANCE RATE AS A PERCENTAGE |
REFERENCE |
Eastern Cape |
Bethelsdorp, Port Elizabeth |
13,0 |
Olivier, et al., 2017a |
Burgersdorp |
6,2 |
Still to be published |
|
Free State |
Jacobsdal |
12,9 |
Still to be published |
Gauteng |
Soweto, Diepsloot, Lenasia |
2,6 |
Viljoen, 2001 |
Northern Cape |
De Aar |
11,9 |
Urban et al., 2008 |
Upington |
7,4 |
Chersich et al., 2012b |
|
Kimberley |
6,4 |
Urban et al., 2015 |
|
Renosterberg Municipality |
28,2 |
Olivier et al., 2017b |
|
Hanover |
20,8 |
Still to be published |
|
Western Cape |
Wellington |
8,9 |
Viljoen, Gossage, Brooke, Adnams, Jones, Robinson ... & May, 2005 |
Aurora |
10,0 |
Olivier et al., 2013 |
|
Witzenberg Sub-district |
9,6 |
Olivier et al., 2016 |
|
Saldanha Bay Municipality |
6,7 |
Olivier et al., 2016 |
|
Wellington, Montague, Ashton, Robertson |
13,5 - 20,8 |
May et al., 2016 |
END.
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Probst, C, Parry C, Wittchen H, Rehm J. The socioeconomic profile of alcohol-attributable mortality in South Africa: a modelling study. BMC Medicine. 2018; 16:97 ↑
09 July 2019 - NW2
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether he is aware of a proposed 2 dose Glaxo Smith Klein (GSK) ChAd155-RSV Vaccine Trial, to be conducted in the Republic (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) why is the Government exposing infants to (a) untested and (b) potentially fatal drugs for profit and ongoing science experimentation contrary to the protection contained in the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996?
Reply:
(1) Yes. I am aware that the MRC Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit (based at the University of the Witwatersrand) is taking part in a multi-centre, multi-country study that aims to provide critical information on the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity profile of the ChAd155-Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine in infants likely to be unexposed to RSV. Sites in European, South American and North American countries are also participating.
Although RSV infection is a leading cause of death in young children, interventions to protect children against RSV infection and to treat children who acquire RSV infection are not available. For this reason, the World Health Organisation ranked a vaccine against RSV as the most important vaccine that needs to be developed in order to protect children in low- and middle-income countries from preventable mortality.
(2) (a) The vaccine should not be regarded as untested. The immunogenicity, safety and reactogenicity of the ChAd155-RSV vaccine in healthy adults has been evaluated and determined to be satisfactory by an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC). A clinical study is currently being conducted in RSV-sero positive infants aged 12 to 23 months (study 204838 [RSV PED-002]) in Europe. The proposed study will only proceed if the safety profile of the current study is evaluated as being satisfactory by an IDMC. The study will be monitored by an IDMC at each step for safety, and any reports communicated to the regulatory authorities in real-time.
(b) There is no merit in the concern that children are being exposed to a dangerous vaccine, since this is a non-replicating vaccine and the vaccine itself cannot biologically cause any illness. As noted above, the trial will be conducted in line with clinical trial guidelines and will be strictly monitored to ensure the safety and well-being of all participants.
END.
09 July 2019 - NW37
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Health
What is the total number of drug-related deaths that have been recorded (a) in each province and (b) in each of the past five financial years?
Reply:
(a)-(b) The table below reflects the total number of drug-related deaths in South Africa. This data has been extracted by the South African Medical Research Council from unit records of deaths provided by Statistics South Africa which is available up to 2016.
Number of registered deaths with underlying causes that is drug-related by province, 2012-2016 |
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PROVINCE |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
TOTAL |
Eastern Cape |
25 |
24 |
56 |
38 |
34 |
177 |
Free State |
26 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
26 |
110 |
Gauteng |
42 |
46 |
56 |
82 |
88 |
314 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
38 |
52 |
53 |
42 |
65 |
250 |
Limpopo |
5 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
60 |
Mpumalanga |
5 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
23 |
71 |
North West |
13 |
23 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
76 |
Northern Cape |
16 |
25 |
24 |
19 |
19 |
103 |
Western Cape |
27 |
39 |
22 |
42 |
24 |
154 |
TOTAL |
197 |
258 |
274 |
275 |
311 |
1315 |
END.
09 July 2019 - NW10
Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health
What support does he and/or his department intend to give in order to restore the dignity of the African people through the integration of traditional medicine in primary health care and the national health system?
Reply:
The Department of Health supports the integration of traditional medicine in primary health care and the national health system as follows:
(1) The Department of Health has taken steps towards the official recognition and inclusion of Traditional Medicine in the National Health System through relevant regulatory frameworks;
(2) The Traditional Health Practitioners Act, 2007 (Act No. 22 of 2007) was enacted as one of the tools to assist the Department in achieving this goal. The objectives of the Act are:
(a) to establish the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa;
(b) to make provision for control of the registration, training and practices of Traditional Health Practitioners in South Africa;
(c) to serve and protect the interests of Practitioners and those of members of the public who use the services of Traditional Health Practitioners.
(3) In implementing the Act, the Department has appointed the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa. It was established to oversee the registration and regulation of the practice of Traditional Medicine by setting practice standards. This will assist in eliminating bogus practitioners and charlatans in the practice. The Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council has to ensure safety, efficacy and quality of services provided by Traditional Health Practitioners through the enforcement of the code of ethics and conduct.
(4) The Department has appointed the Registrar of the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa who assumed duty on 1 September 2017. The Registrar is the secretary and accounting officer of the Council and performs the functions assigned to him by the Interim Council in terms of the Act. Amongst his responsibilities is to set up institutional arrangements such as structures and systems for the registration of Traditional Health Practitioners. Registration of Traditional Health Practitioners will commence as soon as this office is capacitated and it is functional to carry out its mandate.
(5) Processes are underway to finalise the draft policy on Traditional Medicine in South Africa. The policy on Traditional Medicine will serve as a guide to avoid a clash between the traditional medicine system and western medicine. Within the context of primary health care, they should blend in a beneficial harmony, using the best features of each system, and compensating for weaknesses in each.
END.
08 July 2019 - NW14
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) How does he intend to address the undocumented, migrant crisis and (b) what number of undocumented, illegal migrants have been repatriated (i) in the past year and (ii) to which countries?
Reply:
a) The department has an inspectorate unit which combats all forms of illegal migration. Improved biometric capability and more effective co-operation with other law enforcement agencies are amongst some of the efforts being improved on to combat illegal migration and department is also finalising the Border Management Authority Bill which will seek to strengthen efforts in preventing undocumented migrants from entering South Africa.
b) Attached is the list of undocumented migrants that have been deported and the countries they have been repatriated to.
END
08 July 2019 - NW8
Nxumalo, Mr MN to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
Whether his department is taking any steps to include the youth in the mainstream economy and job creation to ensure active youth involvement, particularly local youth, if not, why not, if so, what are the relevant details, (2) what measures wi\\ his department put in place to develop and assist young people into active participation in the mineral resources and energy sector?
Reply:
- The department has developed Youth Policy in the Energy Sector. The policy seeks to attract young people and create an environment that enables youths to reach their potential in the energy sector. The policy is aimed at addressing amongst others; employment creation, youth economic participation and access to business opportunities, speed up transformation in a way that will benefit young people, enhance skills development to ensure that young people are equipped with necessary skills to enter energy sector job market and access to business opportunities throughout the value chain, outreach projects, youth volunteerism on energy projects, and public private partnenhip.
- There are different measures in place to develop and assist young people to participate in the energy sector:
the measures are as follows:
- Learners Week (LFW) Programme - The LFW programme is a department’s flagship project focusing on awareness on careers in the energy sector, The programme aims to promote skills development amongst the youth by creating awareness and exposure of career opportunities within the Energy sector for learner doing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The programme targets 250 learners from five provinces per year, whereby the Department of Education in the provinces identifies 50 top Grade 11 12 learners in quintile 1-3 schools doing STEM to pa#icipate in the programme. This year alone the department through our partners (private energy companies) will give 56 bursaries to learners from disadvantage communities to study engineering, computer sciences and other related energy programmes.
- Integrated Energy Centre Programme - The Integrated Energy Centre (leC) is aimed at enhancing access to energy, stimulate enterprise development and job creation. The IeC trades in petrol, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, convenience shop and other services such as internet café in other instances. This programme is a partnership between the Department and oil and gas companies The Depa#rrent has established a youth owned Integrated Energy Centre enterprise which will trade in Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Makhado Local Municipality, Limpopo. This enterprise is expected to be operationalized by July 2019. There are different IeC fuel service stations around the country whose ownership and management include young people.
- Youth in Energy Dialogues - Youth in Energy Dialogue encompasses youth from different facets with interest in the energy industry and encourage youth to participate in the energy sector as entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, and leaders within the energy field. The dialogues take advantage of th opportunities in the energy sector and how to access them. The dialogue further explore how young people fit into the growing industry and I\ow they can better their industry reach and growth potential to take advantage of this growing sector. The programme showcase opportunities in the energy sector,
- School Ener9y Days — School Energy Days is aimed at providing and exposing learners in Grade 09 to 11 rural areas in particular studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to careers, opportunities in the energy sector and other energy related information. The department hosts approximately four School Energy Days per year from different provinces in pannership with different Stakeholders and expose them on career opponunities in the energy sector. The event is an appropriate platform to interact with learners on career development, economic development issues and information dissemination on variety of energy issues aimed at:
- Encourage learners who take STEM to choose energy related career development path
- Promotion of sustainable use of energy iesou‹ces; and
- Encourage participation of young people located in rural and developing areas in business opportunities within the energy sector.
In this financial year alone, the Department has already conducted two school energy days in the Eastern Cape with the target of about 700 learners.
08 July 2019 - NW6
Nxumalo, Mr MN to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
Whether her department has put in place any processes to ensure transparency and measure the competence of service providers for departmental tenders; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how effective has she found the specified processes to be in ensuring that (a) those persons who have connections will no longer benefit and (b) new markets will open up for the youth in particular?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:
Yes, the Department’s Annual Procurement Plan, which contains a list of all planned tenders for any one particular financial year is published on the National Treasury website on a quarterly basis, as a process of ensuring transparency. This gives service providers a preview of the available/possible tenders that will be published and processed in that particular period and avails to suppliers a mechanism to plan for business opportunities within Public Works.
Transparency within the procurement process is enhanced further through the publication of all tender adverts indicating high level evaluation criteria/methods in four media platforms, namely, the Departmental website; Government Tender Bulletin; National Treasury eTender Portal; and in the case of construction projects in the CIDB iTender Portal as well. Furthermore, as a transparency measure the responses from all bidders for any one particular tender are published in the Departmental website indicating also the offers of the respective bidders. All tender awards are also published through various media platforms, wherein the tenders were also advertised.
The processes to measure the competence of service providers are entrenched in the evaluation criteria that assess functionality/quality levels of all the tender responses received. Further to this a recommended tender within the construction procurement space is subjected to a risk assessment by professional service providers appointed on the respective project. The risk assessment is based on criteria that include technical risk and commercial risk. The technical risk assessment is further sub-divided into two criteria, namely: an assessment on the quality of current and previous work performed by the tenderer in the class of construction work stated in tender document, as well as adherence to contractual commitments demonstrated by the tenderer in the performance on current work and previous work.
a) In an effort to root out fraud and corruption, to support the prevention of collusive practices and SCM abuse, detect possible conflict of interest through ‘connections’ in the SCM system, as well as ensuring compliance to all relevant prescripts and policies a number of controls have been put in place and these include:
All SCM practitioners/officials involved in the SCM processes are required to annually sign a Code of Conduct for all Departmental Officials Engaged in Supply Chain Management (PA00), which specifically enjoins the relevant officials to declare in writing to the Head of Supply Chain Management Unit, to the extent required by their respective positions, any business, commercial or financial interest or any activity undertaken for financial, material and/or personal gain.
In respect of every tender/bid specification/evaluation process that an official or SCM practitioner participates in there is a requirement for the disclosure of their respective financial interest by signing a Declaration of Interest and Confidentiality form (PA18) every time there is either a specification or evaluation meeting in relation to that particular tender.
Further to this and as part of disclosures in the quarterly financial statements all SCM practitioners are required to complete Related Party Declarations in which the official is required to disclose in detail the participation of spouses and close family members in partnerships, close corporations and/or companies.
- Any official failing to adhere to this requirement by declaring his/her interest is subjected to the relevant disciplinary code. Where an official declares interest, that official is required to recuse him/herself from the relevant process.
- All bidders that participate and respond to bids are required to complete a Declaration of Interest and Bidder’s Past SCM Practices (PA11) that stipulates that the bidder or his/her authorised representative declare his/her position in relation to the evaluating/adjudicating authority and/or take an oath declaring his/her interest, where:
- The bidder is employed by the State; and/or
- The legal person on whose behalf the bidding document is signed, has a relationship with persons/a person who are/is involved in the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid(s), or where it is known that such a relationship exists between the person or persons for or on whose behalf the declarant acts and persons who are involved with the evaluation and or adjudication of the bid.
b) Through the implementation of the Preferential Procurement Regulations (PPR) of 2017 new markets and opportunities have been opened for designated groups, with the youth also being provided for in that regard.
c) I am currently busy reviewing the tender procedures that are used in the Department and will in due course introduce measures, including a Procurement Transparency initiative that will, among other features, open up tender processes by way of tender registration and making bid adjudication processes open to public observation.
08 July 2019 - NW66
Mthenjane, Mr DF to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
Whether the Republic has any rare earth mineral resources; if so, (a) what is the (i) location, (ii) value and (iii) quantity of the rare earth minerals and (b) which companies are currently extracting the rare earth minerals in each case?
Reply:
(a) The Republic has rare earth mineral resources (i) Found in the Western Cape Province on the farms, Steenkampskraal and Zanddrift, while surrounding farms are being explored for them (ii) the value of the resources is not known (iii) At the Steenkampskraal mine, the quantity is estimated at 605,000 tons at an average grade of 14.36 percent and total rare earth content of 86, 900. tons but, it is not known for Zanddrift.
(b) None
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08 July 2019 - NW95
Hlengwa, Mr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
Whether his department has made any progress to reduce the public wage bill; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes. During and post the 2018 Wage negotiations, economic realities and financial pressures were discussed with organised labour. The purpose was to jointly look at tangible measures going forward, to remain within the budgetary ceiling without negatively impacting on job security, as well as ensuring continuous efficient and effective functionality of departments within the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and beyond.
Numerous Human Resources (HR) related areas to reduce the Public Service wage bill have been jointly identified between the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and the National Treasury (NT) as follows:
(i) Organisational structures interim measures
Regulation 25(2) of the Public Service Regulations (PSR), 2016 confers the authority to executive authorities to determine their department’s organisational structures, define and create posts necessary to perform the relevant functions of the department, grade the proposed new jobs and to engage in human resources planning.
Organisational structure of each government departments will be finalised when the National Macro Organisation of Government (NMOG) Project has been concluded by the 6th Administration.
(ii) Creation and filling of posts
Due to the current financial constraints, executive authorities of the 5th Administration were encouraged to align their organisational structures with their respective personnel budgets, and to create posts within the available funds in the current MTEF. Furthermore, executive authorities were encouraged to only fill critical posts in terms of section 9 of the Public Service Act (PSA), 1994.
Where the creation of a post is based on the redirection of funding from an abolished post to another post, the redundant post must first be abolished before the creation of the newly funded post.
(iii) Employment of persons additional to the approved fixed establishment
Regulation 57(2) of the PSR, 2016 states that “an executive authority may, unless otherwise authorised by the Act, within the available budget and at a salary linked to a grade determined through job evaluation or as determined in an OSD, employ persons additional to the establishment”.
The employment of persons additional to the establishment shall not exceed 12 consecutive calendar months unless otherwise directed by the MPSA. Requests made for the extension or continuation of the employment for periods longer than 12 months, must be assessed against the original reasons for the employment of persons additional to the fixed establishment to reduce such expenditure if no longer necessary.
(iv) Posts in the Offices of Executive Authorities
Chapter 3 of the guide to Members of the Executive and regulation 66 of the Public Service Regulation (PSR), read in conjunction with section 9 of the Public Service Act (PSA) 1994, stipulates the standard configuration of Offices of executive authorities and the capacity requirements for such offices.
The DPSA has issued a circular informing government departments that appointment made to private office of Executive Authority or Deputy Minister in terms of Regulation 66 of the PSR should be linked to their term of office of the relevant Executive Authority or Deputy Minister.
(v) Granting of Early Retirement without penalty for employees between 55 and 60 years
Section 16(6) of the Public Service Act, 1994 as amended states that “an executive authority may at the request of an employee allow him or her to retire from the public service before reaching the age of 60, notwithstanding the absence of any reason for dismissal in terms of section 17(2) if sufficient reasons exist for the retirement”.
Granting of Early Retirement without penalty for employees is in response to a need identified by employees who wish to exist the public service before the official retirement age of 60 years.
The provision for applications for early retirement, where National Treasury provides funding support to departments, is limited to the period 01 April 2019 to 30 September 2019. An assessment will therefore be conducted to determine whether a further need for financial support for early Retirement is required by departments.
The DPSA and NT have between April and June 2019 concluded National, Provincial and Sectoral workshops with the relevant human resource officials to support implementation. In addition the requisite governance, financial and administrative tools, documentation and reporting templates have been issued to departments.
(vi) Decremental Budgets allocated for payment of Performance Bonus
Regulation 73(3) of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 states that “the Minister shall from time to time determine a percentage of a department’s remuneration budget that shall not be exceeded for the purpose of granting performance rewards”. This regulation is supported by regulation 73(4) which states that “the Minister shall from time to time determine the maximum percentage reward to be granted to an employee or category of employees”.
A strategy to decrease the percentage of a department’s allocated remuneration budget for the payment of performance rewards has been developed together with the National Treasury.
The approved Incentive Policy Framework (2017), provides that departments may not utilise more than 1.5% of their annual remuneration budget for the payment of performance rewards. The strategy decreases the budget allocation as follows:
Financial Year |
Maximum % of Remuneration Budget |
2018/19 |
1.5% |
2019/20 |
0.75% |
2020/21 |
0.5% |
2021/22 |
0% |
Post 2022 |
To be determined based on the comprehensive review of all PMDSs for all categories of employees |
The above initiatives are envisaged to support government’s approach to manage the wage bill. The DPSA and NT monitor the public service wage expenditure to identify new and further areas for potential savings.
08 July 2019 - NW12
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What is the current total number of documented asylum seekers in the Republic and (b) from which countries are they?
Reply:
a) The total number of active asylum seekers (section 22 permit valid) as at 31 December 2018 is 184 976.
(b) They are from the following countries:
Countries |
Total |
Ethiopia |
50135 |
DRC |
34754 |
Bangladesh |
27243 |
Zimbabwe |
14861 |
Pakistan |
9383 |
Congo |
8626 |
Nigeria |
6781 |
Burundi |
6425 |
Uganda |
4461 |
India |
4267 |
Somalia |
4152 |
Malawi |
2175 |
Ghana |
2032 |
Cameroon |
1767 |
Kenya |
1081 |
Rwanda |
1015 |
Eritrea |
978 |
Senegal |
899 |
Niger |
818 |
Mozambique |
648 |
Tanzania |
605 |
Zambia |
264 |
Egypt |
227 |
Ivory Coast |
183 |
Algeria |
167 |
China |
126 |
Mali |
120 |
Nepal |
88 |
Liberia |
70 |
Sudan |
57 |
Benin |
55 |
Lesotho |
53 |
Guinea |
52 |
Burkina Faso |
44 |
Thailand |
31 |
Togo |
30 |
Syria |
25 |
Comoros |
23 |
Swaziland |
17 |
Gabon |
16 |
Afghanistan |
16 |
Sierra Leone |
15 |
Yemen |
14 |
Bahamas |
14 |
Sri Lanka |
13 |
Palestine |
12 |
Gambia |
11 |
Guinea Bissau |
10 |
Morocco |
9 |
East Timor |
8 |
Estonia |
8 |
Angola |
7 |
Iraq |
6 |
Chad |
6 |
Central African Republic |
6 |
Jordan |
6 |
Bahrain |
5 |
Turkey |
5 |
Ukraine |
4 |
Botswana |
3 |
Hungary |
3 |
Mauritania |
3 |
Other |
3 |
Libya |
3 |
Denmark |
2 |
Jamaica |
2 |
Madagascar |
2 |
Malaysia |
2 |
Venezuela |
2 |
Mauritius |
2 |
Iran |
2 |
Solomon Islands |
2 |
Paraguay |
1 |
New Zealand |
1 |
Namibia |
1 |
Suriname |
1 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
Colombia |
1 |
Wallis and Futuna |
1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
Uruguay |
1 |
Myanmar (Burma) |
1 |
Bosnia |
1 |
Ireland |
1 |
Haiti |
1 |
Russia |
1 |
Barbados |
1 |
Lebanon |
1 |
Grand Total |
184976 |
END
08 July 2019 - NW72
Pambo, Mr V to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
(a) What number of requests for asylum have been processed by his department in each of the past 10 financial years, (b) from which countries were the individuals whose asylum requests were granted and (c) what number of such requests is still outstanding?
Reply:
a) The total number of cases processed per year for the past 10 years (First instance adjudication):
Year |
Total |
2009 |
157 204 |
2010 |
77 071 |
2011 |
43 953 |
2012 |
63 228 |
2013 |
68 241 |
2014 |
75 733 |
2015 |
60 640 |
2016 |
41 241 |
2017 |
27 980 |
2018 |
18 104 |
b) The cases granted for the past 10 years per country according to the Departmental system is as below:
Country |
Total |
Somalia |
36512 |
DRC |
25953 |
Ethiopia |
18022 |
Congo |
4859 |
Zimbabwe |
3432 |
Burundi |
2774 |
Angola |
2365 |
Eritrea |
2096 |
Rwanda |
1416 |
Bangladesh |
563 |
Uganda |
443 |
Cameroon |
368 |
Kenya |
143 |
Sudan |
134 |
Zambia |
69 |
Liberia |
51 |
Syria |
47 |
Palestine |
41 |
Ivory Coast |
37 |
Tanzania |
32 |
Pakistan |
28 |
Sierra Leone |
19 |
Sri Lanka |
15 |
Iraq |
15 |
Russia |
13 |
Togo |
12 |
Nigeria |
11 |
Ghana |
11 |
Solomon Islands |
10 |
Malawi |
9 |
Swaziland |
7 |
Central African Republic |
7 |
Ukraine |
7 |
Turkey |
6 |
Egypt |
6 |
Mali |
6 |
India |
6 |
Afghanistan |
5 |
Other |
5 |
Morocco |
4 |
Estonia |
4 |
Namibia |
4 |
Yemen |
3 |
Mozambique |
3 |
Bulgaria |
3 |
Myanmar (Burma) |
3 |
Lebanon |
3 |
Niger |
3 |
Iran |
3 |
Seychelles |
3 |
China |
2 |
Macau |
2 |
Bahamas |
2 |
Jordan |
2 |
Gabon |
2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
2 |
Comoros |
2 |
Benin |
2 |
Lesotho |
2 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
Guinea Bissau |
1 |
East Timor |
1 |
Poland |
1 |
Colombia |
1 |
Brazil |
1 |
Senegal |
1 |
Chad |
1 |
Oman |
1 |
Algeria |
1 |
Djibouti |
1 |
Sweden |
1 |
Cambodia |
1 |
Libya |
1 |
Principality of Andorra |
1 |
Grand Total |
99624 |
(c) As at 31 December 2018 there were 3 534 cases still to be processed by the Refugee Status Determination Officers.
END
08 July 2019 - NW121
McGluwa, Mr JJ to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) What are the basic requirements for asylum seekers to obtain a waiver certificate; (2) whether any personnel and/or agency is appointed to guide asylum seekers who want to legalise their stay in the Republic; if not, whether he will consider appointing such personnel and/or agency; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he can provide a detailed list of (a) the number of asylum centres and its addresses and contact details that currently exist in the Republic, (b) any and/or reasonable shelters that were erected and/or provided for asylum seekers by her department, (c) the number of asylum seekers and/or residency permit holders who have received full birth certificates and (d) asylum applications being rejected due to fraudulent documents; (4) whether any security personnel is provided at asylum centres; if so, (a) where and (b) what are the relevant details; (5) whether any difficulty in obtaining a full birth certificate for any asylum seeker has been eradicated; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. The departmental legislation does not make provision for ‘waiver certificate’ as stated above. Rather, the department will issue an asylum transit visas to new asylum applicants that declare their intention to apply for asylum on arrival at designated ports of entry. The basic requirement is that a person must declare the intention to apply for asylum.
2. The department has personnel appointed at the Refugee Reception Centres for the above asked function in terms of section 8(2) that reads with section 21(1), (2) and (5) of the Refugee Act.
The United Nations High Commission for Refugee is the UN agency operating in South Africa with offices and implementing partners across the country that is also assisting new and existing asylum applicants through the asylum process. The agency is fully equipped and mandated to provide support to both clients and the department.
(3)(a) The department has five Refugee Reception Centres.
Addresses and contact details that currently exist in the Republic are as follows:
OFFICE |
LOCATION |
CENTRE MANAGER |
CONTACT DETAILS |
Cape Town Refugee Reception Office |
5th Floor, Custom House, Corner Heerengracht & Table Boulevard Streets, Cape Town |
Akos Essel |
Phone: 021 421 9173 / 9200 Mobile: Email: [email protected] |
Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Office |
Corner Eskia Mphahlele & Struben Streets, Pretoria |
Bangwalang Chiloane |
Phone: 012 395 4174 / 4000 Email: [email protected] |
Durban Refugee Reception Office |
137 Che Guevara Street, Durban |
Naleen Balgobind |
Phone: 031 362 1201 Mobile: Email: [email protected] |
Musina Refugee Reception Office |
8 Harold Grenfel Street, Musina |
Jimmy Malemela |
Phone: 015 534 5300 |
Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office |
10A Gidbaud Road, Sydenham, Lakeside |
Sabelo Ngxitho |
Phone: 041 404 8361/ 3 Mobile: Email [email protected] |
(3)(b) The department does not provide shelter to asylum seekers and refugees.
(3)(c) Asylum seekers and refugees are not issued with full birth certificates, rather a recognition of birth that must be taken to the centre for a full asylum permit.
(3)(d) This category of decision/rejection does not exist in the Refugee Act.
(4)(a) All Centres have security personnel.
(4)(b) Centres have private security in uniform 24 hours, whilst the Department’s security personnel are present during the day.
(5) There are no difficulties in registering children of asylum seekers born in South Africa. Asylum seekers are issued with recognition of birth document. It is the responsibility of the parents to take such document and submit them to the Refugee Reception Centre with immediate effect to allow their children proper registration and issuance of the asylum permit.
END
08 July 2019 - NW68
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
By what date will the new integrated Resource Plan be published?
Reply:
The Draft IRP is undergoing a consultation process with Nedlac. As soon as the process is completed and subject to the outcome of Cabinet, it will then be released.
08 July 2019 - NW83
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
What number of (i) buildings, (ii) properties and (iii) facilities does his department currently (aa) own and (bb) rent, (b) what is the value and purpose of each (i) owned and (ii) rented property and (c)(i) for how long has each property been rented, (ii) from whom is each property rented and (iii) what is the monthly rental fee for each property?
Reply:
(aa (i) None
(aa) (ii) None
(aa) (iii) None
(bb) (i) 14 buildings
(bb) (ii)14 properties
(bb) (iii) 14 facilities
(b) (i) Value - Not applicable
(ii) The purpose of renting the properties is for office accommodation.
(c) The table below indicates the value, how long has each property been rented, from which building/property and monthly rental fee:
Number |
(c) (i) Period of rentals |
(c) (ii) Landlord of the property |
(c) (iii) Monthly rental fee |
1. |
01 April 2010 |
Mowana Properties - Public Investment Corporation |
R3,657,813.49 |
2. |
01 November 2009 |
Old Mutual Properties |
R414,363.57 |
3. |
01 February 2009 |
JHI Properties - Atterbury |
R417,359.25 |
4. |
01 May 2009 |
X Vest Investment |
R153,403.57 |
5. |
01 November 2009 |
Olympic Flame |
R534,650.77 |
6. |
01 April 2009 |
Vaal University of Technology |
R549,997.71 |
7. |
01 April 2014 |
Park with Spark/ Interpark |
R36,216.20 |
8. |
01 March 2017 |
Redefine Properties |
R265,436.54 |
9. |
01 January 2016 |
Hopley Centre |
R54,590.01 |
10. |
01 January 2019 |
ELS Properties |
R258,358.99 |
11. |
01 January 2016 |
Mvulazana Trading |
R387,802.42 |
12. |
01 September 2015 |
Gritpop Investment |
R248,533.78 |
13. |
01 January 2016 |
JHI Properties |
R339,938.91 |
14. |
01 January 2017 |
Public Investment Corporation |
R35,929.07 |
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08 July 2019 - NW90
Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
What steps has his department taken to encourage the retraining of mine workers by mining companies in order to adjust to (a) automation and (b) new jobs?
Reply:
The MPRDA provides for submission of a Social and Labour Plan (SLP) which is one of the requirements of the granting criteria. The Human Resource Development (HRD) is one of the elements of the SLP. Its key objective is to ensure that mining right holders provides for training of employees and community workers. The training provided is aimed at improving the skills base such that productivity is improved. Furthermore companies must provide portable skills which prepares employees to compete in the broader labour market. In order to realise the HRD objective, mining right holders must invest a minimum 5% of leviable amount (excluding the statutory skills development levy) on essential skills development.
In the event that there might be threatening job losses, the mining right holders should identify and reskill workers with the objective of either adjusting to the new methods of working or competing in the labour market.
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08 July 2019 - NW26
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy
(1) Whether, since the reply of the former Minister of Energy to question 556 on 19 March 2019, the forensic report has been finalised; if not, by that date will it be finalised; (2) what is the current actual (a) volume in barrels, (b) average cost in dollars per barrel and (c) valve of the country's strategic fuel reserve; (3) what are the details of the Strategic Fuel Fund's current actual policy relating to the rotation of the strategic fuel reserves; (4) (a) how often was a rotation of the strategic fuel reserve undertaken in the 2018-19 financial year and (b) what was the reason actually given for each rotation undertaken in the (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19 financial years?
Reply:
- The Forensic Report has been completed and will 6e tabled before the Board of Directors of CEF for adoption and submission to the Minister.
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The assertion of government is that the:
- volume in barrels is - 10 300 000 barrels of Crude Oil.
- average cost in dollars per barrel is - $63.99
- value of the counFy’s strategic fuel reserve currently is - Ma‹tet Value USD 659 Million
3.The Policy on Stock Rotation is being formulated
4. No stock rotation of strategic fuel reserve was undertaken in 20f8-19 financial year.
(b) (i) For 20\&17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19 financial year them was no stock rotation.
08 July 2019 - NW17
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1) With reference to the reply of the Minister of Police to question 3737 on 15 January 2019, (a) what are the (i) dates, (ii) details of contractors and (iii) costs of the latest renovations done at the Van Reenen Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal and (b) what number of days has it been since the renovations were last done at the specified police station; (2) has the police station been without water; if so, what are the details of why the police station did not have water; (3) (a) what are the reasons for (i) there being no permanent supply of clean water to the police station and (ii) the lack of permanent water supply not being resolved and (b) what arrangements have been made to provide a permanent supply of clean water to the police station?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure:
(a) (i) The completion date for the Van Reenen Police Station in KwaZulu-Natal was 07 November 2016.
(ii) The name of the contractor who finished the project was Emcakwini Construction & Fencing CC.
(iii) The cost of the renovation was R8 750 523.65.
(b) The number of days since the last renovation is 2 years, 7 months and 17 days (as at 24 June 2019).
2. The police station has had very limited water supply due to the following reasons:
(a) from an altitude perspective, the police station is built in a mountainous area and during the low rainfall season (i.e. winter months) the yield (water supply) of the boreholes drops considerably, as a result of the low water table;
(b) the existing water supply installation consists of 3 boreholes; 2 boreholes are approximately 50 metres outside the fence on the south eastern side of the police station, and a third is in the brick building between the houses in the precinct. All three boreholes were equipped with submersible pumps. The boreholes pump into a 24 000 litre steel tank, which is housed on an elevated (concrete) tank stand, which then supplies the police station with water.
3. (a) (i) There are various reasons that contribute to the police station not having permanent supply of clean water, due to the following circumstances:
- The police station is situated remotely, across the N3 and in a mountainous area that does not have bulk municipal water supply.
- The non-availability of bulk municipal water supply with sufficient pressure is the reason why the police station is fed through 3 boreholes.
- The 3 boreholes, which are placed at 3 different strategic areas are not effective due to the low water table. The continuous recurrence indicates that there is not enough water yield due to the low water table in the mountain (especially in winter and low rainfall season).
(ii) The lack of permanent water supply is currently not resolved as the local municipality does not have a water bulk supply network with adequate pressure feeding the police station. The existing municipal bulk water supply pipeline runs on the opposite side of the N3 whereas the police station is situated across the N3 without access to the municipal supply; hence the use of boreholes.
(b) In order to provide a permanent supply of clean water supply to the police station, an inter-governmental agreement shall be put into place. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has commenced with an investigation into the permanent supply of clean water supply to the police station by entering into talks with SANRAL and the UThukela District Municipality, with a view to securing an agreement on the modalities to supply water from the municipal bulk water, through a new proposed pipeline that crosses the N3 servitude to feed the police station. At this stage it is anticipated that an inter-governmental agreement will be in place within a period of six months. The process is at an early stage and after the inter-governmental agreement has been reached a feasibility study will be necessary to define the scope, costs and implementation timelines prior to registration of a project for design and implementation.
05 July 2019 - NW187
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)(a) What number of tenders were awarded by the City of Ekurhuleni for the supply of switchgear in the past three financial years, (b) who were the winning bidders in each case and (c) what was the value and length of the tender awarded in each case; (2) whether any of the above-mentioned tenders were reduced with regard to the length of the tender; if so, what (a) were the reasons in each case and (b) are the names of any company that benefited from these reductions? NW1145E
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW186
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What was the (a) approved and (b) actual spend for the maintenance budget of each region within the City of Ekurhuleni for the electrical network (i) in the (aa) 2016-17, (bb) 2017-18 and (ii) for the 2018-19 financial years and (b) detailed spending including on orders placed, signed delivery notes and/or completion of work certificates and proof of payment; (2) whether any of the specified regional maintenance budgets were reduced for any of the regions over any of the three specified financial years; if so, (a) which regions were affected, (b) in which financial years and (c) what were the budgets reduced to?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW5
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture”
(a) What are the relevant details of the development structures that have been put in place by his department for schools and clubs and (b) what systems of scouting to spot talent were put in place in the various phases of these developmental phases since 27 April 1994? NW952E
Reply:
a) (i) Club development (CD)
In 2004, SRSA launched the Mass Participation Programme to address grassroot sport development.
In 2006, Club Development project was launched. The project is now a programme. It is aimed at establishing a clear and seamless pathway for athletes through which they can progress from the entry level of the continuum to the highest echelons of participation.
Education and Training
Excellence
Performance
Participation
Foundation
Introduction
The major intent of establishing the Club Development (CD) is to facilitate access to sport and recreation for South Africans and to ensure that those with talent and the will to exploit that talent, are channelled into the mainstream of competitive sport.
Through this CD, SRSA is playing an important role/part in the development pathway of talented athletes by providing for the empowerment of their support staff (coaches, technical officials, administrators and managers) from as low a level as the ward and ensure, together with the other role players, the sustainability of the programme.
The focus of CD will be on athletes at the local level and their support staff. The outcomes of the project would be to eventually benefit the provincial and national federations. The SRSA is envisaging to keep the clubs and or association for a three year cycle with the hope that by that time they will be sustainable.
The lack of financial resources has been a major cause of the inability of many sports people to join the mainstream by affiliating to sports clubs. SRSA has decided to provide assistance through this project that will enhance club formation, training of the relevant support staff, provide sport equipment and the basic attire for competitions to take place.
Strategic objectives
The following were identified as the strategic objectives by SRSA:
- Increase the levels of participation of South Africans in sport and recreation
- Develop the human resource potential for the management of sport and recreation in South Africa
- Ensure that sport and recreation bodies achieve their transformation objectives
- Motivate the communities to develop active lifestyles
- Ensure that those athletes with talent are channeled into the competitive areas of sport
- Contribute, from a sport perspective, to integrated planning and implementation of programmes by the three spheres of government
- Advocate, as a starting point, that high capacity municipal municipalities should participate and fund the initiative within their areas of jurisdiction
Strategic intent
To ensure smooth passage of athletes from one level of the development continuum to the next by encouraging participation through league systems.
Focus groups
Athletes
Coaches
Technical officials
Administrators
Partners and stakeholders
Provincial departments of Sport and Recreation
Local Authorities
National Federations
Provincial Federations
Local and Provincial Sports Councils-CONFED
Private sector
Responsibilities: -
7.1 Sport and Recreation SA
Coordinate partnerships with other tiers and Departments of government
Provide funding for the project
Develop systems for the delivery of the project
Develop monitoring and evaluation systems for the project
Establish and maintain partnerships
Conduct all processes as far as procurement is concerned
Establish and maintain partnerships
7.2 Provincial Departments of Sport
Coordinate, in conjunction with the provincial sport federations and local sports
councils the identification of sport to be dealt with in that province
Identify 02 to 06 municipal districts that will be involved in the project
Establish and maintain partnerships
Establish and maintain partnerships
Assist in identifying and provide venues for the different activities to take place
Provide SRSA with all the necessary information about the programme
7.3 Local Authorities
Assist in identifying and provide venues that will be used for the project
Assist the sport codes in developing programmes/time table for the usage of the facilities
Provide the necessary information for the programme
7.4 Sport federations
Identify people in their provinces who can perform the following training needs:
the training of coaches, technical officials, managers, etc.
Monitor growth of HR development in the programme
Provide the participation opportunities for all involved in the project
1. The Club Pilot System
Introduction
Recognising the above, SRSA through the Club System seeks to create an integrated and sustainable mechanism for the development of clubs on the basis of common and generally acceptable minimum standards
The Club Pilot System seeks to create an integrated and sustainable mechanism
Issues to being addressed
- Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) through the Sub-Unit Club Development has over the years supported clubs by providing capacity building, equipment and playing attire. The support was intended to assist with the establishment of new clubs and development of the existing ones.
- It was discovered that the clubs are not sustainable and that made it difficult for the Department to be able to have a clear picture of what clubs exist, and where.
- This was caused by the fact that the support was spread too thin among the provinces and sporting codes with minimal monitoring on their progress and sustainability. Also, the enthusiasm to move to other clubs and or areas before ensuring that the supported clubs can be able to stand on their own contributed.
- The model utilized over the years was not based on a common system with all standardized minimum requirements to ensure that the clubs graduate towards being self-sustainable.
- Recognising the shortfalls of the past the Department reviewed its plan by introducing the Club Pilot System that will help the country to have a common club system with standardized protocols for clubs.
Stakeholders
- Sport and Recreation South Africa
- Provincial Department responsible for Sport and Recreation as the lead institution,
- Academy of Sport
- District Municipality
- Local Municipalities
- Provincial Sport Confederation/Council
- District Sport Council
- Local Sport Councils
- Provincial and District Federations
- Local Association where applicable
Resources set aside to improve the programme in KZN and Limpopo:
2015-16 = R10.5m
2016-17 = R15.4m
2017-18 = R17.1m
2018-19 = R18.5m
2019-20 = R18.6m
Total = R80m
2. Rural Sport Development Programme
Introduction
The Programme was launched back in May 2016 in Mthatha with the objective of reviving sport and unearthing talent in rural areas with special focus on areas that are under the Traditional Authorities and farms.
Rural sport Development Programme focuses on four sporting codes which are: Football, Netball, Rugby and Athletics
Aim
Develop sport and unearth talent in all Provinces and Traditional Councils with primary focus placed on Farming communities under the guidance of the National House of Traditional Leaders.
Outcomes
- To ensure that rural farms/ communities are equally exposed to sport development and are granted the same resources as urban or semi urban communities.
- To further ensure that resources are made available to all rural communities where they can be able to nature and develop sport.
- To further widen the pool of sport development and broaden the search for sport talent. The Aim of the programme is to revive sport and unearth talent in the rural areas. Provinces and Traditional Councils/ Farming communities are therefore to be utilised as vehicle in achieving the desired outcome.
Stakeholders
- Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
- Provincial House of Traditional Leaders
- Five identified Traditional Councils
- Provincial Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
- Provincial Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
- District and Local Municipalities servicing the identified Traditional Councils
- Provincial SALGA
- Provincial and District Sport Confederations servicing the identified Traditional Councils or Farming Communities
- Provincial Academy of Sport
- Provincial Federations of Netball, Football, Rugby and Athletics
Conclusion
- Through the Conditional Grant, SRSA has over the years allocated funds to provinces for sport development and talent identification. Of the 100% allocation, CD and RSDP get a bigger percentage.
- Provinces organize provincial championships for Club Development and Rural Sport development Programme.
- At the championships, talent is to identified by federations representative with requisite skills and knowledge.
- Strategic Objective 10: To provide formal sports participation opportunities through integrated and sustainable club structure;
ii) School Sport
The department has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Basic Education. The agreement outlines clear lines of responsibilities between the two departments especially in relation to the establishment of structures. There are six levels of responsibilities which are as follows:
Level 1: Intra School Competition
Level 2: Inter School Competition
Level 3: Area/Cluster Competitions
Level 4: District Competitions
Level 5: Provincial Competitions
Level 6: National Competitions
In terms of the MoU, the Department of Basic Education is responsible for levels 1-3 and Department of Sports, Arts and Culture is responsible for levels 4-6. The department of Basic Education has not provided the data in relation to the structures established as per their responsibility in the MoU. As a result, the School Sport structures that have been established as per the responsibility of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture are as follows:
PROVINCES |
PROVINCIAL |
DISTRICT |
COMMENTS |
||
Multicoded School Sport Structure (Joint Provincial Coordinating Committee) |
Code Specific |
Multicoded School Sport Structure (Joint Provincial Coordinating Committee) |
Code Specific |
||
Eastern Cape |
0 |
14 |
8 |
14 Codes per district |
At Provincial: Tennis and Cricket are a challenge. Hockey structures not aligned to geopolitical districts (Still Eastern Province and Border) |
Free State |
1 |
12 |
1 Metro + 4 districts |
12 |
The following codes work as franchises Rugby, Cricket, Tennis and Hockey. There is no single structure for those codes. |
Gauteng |
1 |
16 |
2 Districts and 3 Metros |
16 Codes per district |
They have also established Multi-coded structures at Regional level as follows: 4 Tshwane 3 Ekhurhuleni 5 Johannesburg 2 Sedibeng 1 West Rand |
Limpopo |
1 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
The Province has also established 4 Structures for IG at Province and District. No code specific structures at district level. Provincial DoE and Sport Department will conduct workshops in July |
Kwazulu-Natal |
1 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
The province has challenges with establishment of some of the codes. Only Athletics, Aquatics, Chess, Netball, Football, Volleyball, Softball, Hockey, Gymnastics structures are in place. Rugby and Cricket still work as franchises with no District structures. |
Mpumalanga |
1 |
13 |
4 |
13 |
The following codes are established in franchise system Rugby, Cricket and Hockey. So there is no proper alignment to the geopolitical boundaries of the province. |
Northern Cape |
1 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
The province has challenges of establishing Swimming, Softball, Tennis and Basketball including IG for School Sport. At a provincial level Basketball is still being established. |
North West |
1 |
16 |
3 out 4 Districts |
16 |
Ngaka-Modiri Molema only has structures established at a local level and Not at District. There are Netball and Athletics structures. |
Western Cape |
1 |
16 |
1 Metro and 5 Districts |
13 |
Rugby, Cricket and Athletics Structures are not aligned to geopolitical boundaries. However, they work with the province to organise all the districts. |
TOTAL |
8 |
94 |
5 Metros and 44 Districts |
105 |
b. What systems of scouting to spot talent were put in place in the various phases of these developmental phases since 27 April 1994?
Since1994 there are two approaches that have been used in identifying athletes with potential for further development. These include Talent Scouting and Scientific Talent Identification.
Talent Scouting
Each Federation has guidelines and criteria they use to spot or scout the athletes with potential for further development. These vary based on the nature of the sport and whether it is a team sport or individual sport.
With individual sports the key assessment element is the performance results. With team sport there are number of variables that are considered depending on the sport.
Scientific Talent Identification
It is the responsibility of the Federations as the custodians of each sport identify talent. This is because the Federations have the requisite technical expertise required to identify and nurture talent. Once an athlete has been spotted, individual sport specific tests are conducted by Sport Scientists to determine and scientifically confirm the potential in order to invest or not to invest in that athlete's development.
Medical assessments are then conducted to determine the general medical status of the athlete. Basic Physiological Tests for junior athletes using the set tests batteries for each code conducted by Sport Scientists. The athletes are thereafter looked after by their respective federations.
05 July 2019 - NW4
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture”
What are the relevant details of the transformation targets that have been achieved in all sporting codes administered by his department since 27 April 1994? NW949E
Reply:
During the period 1994 to 2011 there were no transformation targets other than a loosely prescribed ‘quota’ of at least 50% ‘black’ (African, Coloured or Indian) representation for national representative entities without a measurement system and penalty.
In 2011 sport adopted a transformation Charter based on prescribed ‘targets’ in seven categories and recommended the establishment of a ministerial appointed independent transformation Commission in 2011 to monitor, report and make recommendations on the rate and extent of transformation on an annual basis.
This was followed by introducing a ‘Barometer’ process in 2015 in which federations set and projected forward their ‘own’ targets in relevant charter areas as described in a MoA with SRSA and SASCOC. Failure of a federation to achieve at least 50% of its ‘self-set targets could lead to the imposition of one or more prescribed penalties.
Since 2011 six voluminous transformation reports (a seventh is in progress) for sport have been published outlining a progressive individual and comparative profile of sport’s transformation status.
The following table reflect the transformation status of audited federations in terms of the two measurement systems – the Charter and Barometer scorecards in ranking order. As expected, the self-set (more conservative) barometer % target achievement is higher than the prescribed charter targets in most codes.
Federation |
% Prescribed one-size-fits-all Charter Targets Achieved |
% Self-set and forward projected Barometer Targets Achieved |
Football |
89 |
73 |
Table tennis |
67 |
76 |
Volleyball |
67 |
33 |
Cricket |
61 |
59 |
Amateur boxing |
61 |
10 |
Softball |
56 |
35 |
Basketball |
56 |
23 |
Netball |
50 |
54 |
Athletics |
50 |
31 |
Chess |
44 |
27 |
Rugby |
28 |
60 |
Baseball |
22 |
50 |
Gymnastics |
17 |
73 |
Tennis |
17 |
65 |
Swimming |
17 |
39 |
Hockey |
11 |
37 |
Jukskei |
6 |
39 |
Bowls |
0 |
- |
Rowing |
0 |
- |
Nine federations have achieved 50% or more of the pre-set Charter targets whereas eight have achieved 50% or more of their self-set Barometer targets. The latter performances will improve as federations become better skilled in setting and projecting forward targets.
Except for rowing, bowls, jukskei, swimming, tennis and to a lesser extent hockey (all faced with not insignificant sustainability challenges because of resource structures built on a declining predominantly White resource base), demographic transformation progress has been noteworthy over the past five years. In this regard cricket, rugby and netball have responded in exemplary fashion in the way transformation is in the process of being institutionalised in their respective organisations.
05 July 2019 - NW130
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to the firearm audit of the City of Ekurhuleni (details furnished) where 357 firearms are unaccounted for, (a) what are the names of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers to whom each of the 357 unaccounted firearms were last assigned to, (b) what action has been taken against each specified EMPD officer and (c) how many of the specified firearms have been used in crimes; (2) what action has her department taken against the head of the armoury for the 357 cases of unaccounted firearms?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW194
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What are the details of the initiatives undertaken by the National Khoi and San Council in each province since its establishment to address its aims of (a) joining fellow African leaders and communities in the recognised legislative framework regulating traditional leadership in the Republic, (b) ensuring the recognition of the Khoi and San’s traditional knowledge to certain indigenous biological resources, (c) advocating for the (i) developmental and (ii) human rights concerns of the Khoi and San communities, (d) ensuring that the Khoisan languages become official languages and (e) addressing the historical issues relating to land of the Khoisan;\ (2) what has the Council found to be the five top issues or concerns raised by the Khoisan communities in each province?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW129
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to the firearm audit of the City of Ekurhuleni (details furnished), (a) how often is the City of Ekurhuleni supposed to conduct an audit of its armoury and make it public and (b) who conducted the current audit; (2) what (a)(i) are the (aa) names and (ii) is the (bb) rank of each Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officer who did not report for the audit and (b) action has been taken against each specified EMPD officer; (3) with regard to each identified problem in the audit, (a) who has been held accountable in each case and (b) what action has been taken against each specified person in each case; (4) what steps has her department taken to implement each recommendation?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW74
Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What are the (a) names and (b) location of each school that has not received their textbook allocation for the 2019 school year?
Reply:
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is responsible for the development of the National Catalogues of Textbooks. Provincial Departments of Education (PEDs) are responsible for the budget allocation for the procurement of textbooks for schools. The information on the schools must be sourced from the respective Provincial Departments of Education.
05 July 2019 - NW70
Tito, Ms LF to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) number of schools in the country are without remedial teachers and (b) is the (i) name and (ii) location of each specified school?
Reply:
Currently, the system appoints Learning Support Educators (LSEs). LSEs are appointed at district level, not at school level. This is because the resourcing model in this respect locates support at district level to ensure support provisioning for all schools rather than a few schools.
05 July 2019 - NW185
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What (i) preventative maintenance and (ii) routine maintenance is being conducted on electrical substations within the boundaries of the City of Ekurhuleni by the City and Eskom, (b) when last was each substation maintained by the City, (c) what is the frequency of the City’s maintenance actions and (d) what records or proof of such actions are being kept by the City?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW41
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the total number of Judges who have (a) left and (b) entered the judicial system in the past five years with reference to each court they serve in or served in?
Reply:
The responses are presented on the below table:
Court |
Number of Judges who have left the Judicial system |
Number of Judges who have entered the Judicial system |
||
Constitutional Court |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
Supreme Court of Appeal |
8 |
- |
2 |
- |
Northern Cape Division (Kimberley) |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
Eastern Cape Division (Grahamstown) |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Port Elizabeth) |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Bisho) |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
Eastern Cape Local Division (Mthatha) |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
Western Cape Division (Cape Town) |
6 |
- |
- |
8 |
North West Division (Mahikeng) |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Free State Division (Bloemfontein) |
3 |
- |
1 |
9 |
Gauteng Division (Pretoria) |
7 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
Gauteng Local Division (Thohoyandou) |
10 |
- |
1 |
11 |
Limpopo Local Division |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Limpopo Division (Polokwane) |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
Mpumalanga Division (Nelspruit) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
KwaZulu-Natal Division (Pietermaritzburg) |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
KwaZulu- Natal Local Division (Durban) |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
Labour Court |
- |
- |
1 |
6 |
Total |
48 |
2 |
10 |
65 |
a) The total number of Judges who have left the Judicial system in the last five years is 60.
b) The total number of Judges who entered the Judicial system in the last five years is 65.
05 July 2019 - NW58
Madlingozi, Mr BS to ask the “Mr BS Madlingozi (EFF): to ask minister of Sports, Arts and Culture”
(a). What number of (i) buildings, (ii) properties and (iii) facilities does his department currently (aa) own and (bb) rent, (b) what is the value and purpose of each (i) owned and (ii) rented property and (c)(i) for how long has each property been rented, (ii) from whom is each property rented and (iii) what is the monthly rental fee for each property? NW1015E
Reply:
(a)(i)(ii)(iii)(aa). My Department owns 102 buildings.
a) (i) (bb) My Department has rents four buildings
b) (i) The value and purpose of the rented buildings are as follows:
Building name |
Value of rented building |
Purpose of rented building |
Sechaba House/Van Wijk Louw |
R295 million |
Office Accommodation |
Old Karfo film Archives |
Unknown (DPW) |
Office Accommodation |
Old Library State Building |
Unknown (DPW) |
Office Accommodation |
National Archives |
Unknown (DPW) |
Office Accommodation |
Regents Place |
Unknown (DPW) |
Office accommodation for Sports and Recreation |
Value of the above State owned buildings is still to be determined by Department of Public Works.
The purpose of each state owned building is outlined below:
NO |
STATE OWNED |
PURPOSE OF THE BUILDING |
|
Nelson Mandela Museum(3) |
|
1 |
Bhunga Building |
Museum |
2 |
Qunu Youth and Heritage Centre |
Museum and accommodation |
3 |
Mvezo Museum |
Museum and accommodation |
|
National English Literary Museum (3) |
|
4 |
New English Literary Museum |
Museum |
5 |
Eastern Star Museum |
Museum |
6 |
Schreiner House |
Museum |
|
South African Library for the Blind (3) |
|
7 |
1 Hemming Street |
Library |
8 |
Vacant Erf 3659 - Hemming street |
plot |
9 |
112 hemming street |
Library |
|
National Museum Bloemfontein (5) |
|
10 |
First (Eerste) Raadsaal |
Museum |
11 |
Florisbad Research Station |
Archeological site and Storage |
12 |
Freshford House Museum |
Museum |
13 |
National Museum |
Museum |
14 |
Oliewenhuis Art Museum |
Museum |
|
Performing Art Centre of the Free State (1) |
|
15 |
Performing Art Centre of the Free State |
Theatre |
|
War Museum of the Boer Republic (1) |
|
16 |
War Museum |
Museum |
|
Market Theatre Foundation (1) |
|
17 |
Market Square |
Offices and Theatre Lab |
|
NARSSA (4) |
|
18 |
National Archives (Head Office) |
Archives |
19 |
National Archives NFVSA |
Archives |
20 |
National Archives and Bureau of Heraldry |
Archives |
21 |
National Archives Old Library Building |
Archives |
|
Drakenstein Correctional Centre House (1) |
|
22 |
Madiba House |
Heritage site |
|
Ditsong Museums of South Africa (11) |
|
23 |
Ditsong Kruger Museum |
Museum |
24 |
Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History (African Window) |
Museum |
25 |
Ditsong Piernee Museum |
Museum |
26 |
Ditsong Pioneer Museum |
Museum |
27 |
Ditsong National Museum of Military History |
Museum |
28 |
Ditsong Sammy Marks Museum |
Museum |
29 |
Ditsong National Museum of Natural History |
Museum |
30 |
Ditsong Tswaing Meterorite Site |
Museum |
31 |
Ditsong Willem Prinsloo Agricultural Museum |
Museum |
32 |
Ditsong Ga Mohle Museum |
Museum |
33 |
Ditsong Coert Steynberg Museum |
Museum |
|
National Library of South Africa(3) |
|
34 |
National Library of South Africa (Pretoria) |
Library |
35 |
Centre for the Book |
Library |
36 |
National Library of South Africa (Cape Town) |
Library |
|
State Theatre (1) |
|
37 |
State Theatre |
Theatre |
|
Freedom Park Trust (2) |
|
38 |
ZASM Office Complex |
Offices |
39 |
Freedom Park Heritage Site |
Museum |
|
South African Heritage Resource Agency (37) |
|
40 |
Old Congregational Church |
Church & Gravesite |
41 |
Old Residency |
Vacant Leased Property |
42 |
The Lookout |
Gravesite |
43 |
Old Gaol |
Office & Museum |
44 |
Piet Retief's House |
Gravesite |
45 |
Moorddrif Monument |
Gravesite |
46 |
Verdun Ruins |
Gravesite |
47 |
Old English Fort, Mont Mare |
Gravesite |
48 |
Mapoch's Caves |
Cave |
49 |
Krugerhof Museum |
Museum |
50 |
Union Masonic Temple |
Church |
51 |
The Old Gun Powder House / Magazine |
Vacant Leased Property |
52 |
Old Fort and Cemetery |
Gravesite |
53 |
Livingstone's House |
Gravesite |
54 |
Dal Josafat |
Office, & Leased Out Property |
55 |
SAHRA Head Office |
Office |
56 |
Concentration Camp / Garden of Remembrance |
Gravesite |
57 |
Struisbaai Cottages |
Leased Out Property |
58 |
Valkenburg Manor House, Observatory |
Leased Out Property |
59 |
Van Riebeeck's Hedge - Bishops Court |
Hedge |
60 |
Welcome Cottage - Glencairn |
Vacant Leased Property |
61 |
Woutersen Wessels Vault |
Gravesite |
62 |
Groenberg Skool |
School |
63 |
Ordendaal School |
School |
64 |
Vacant Erf 255 Tulbach |
Vacant Land |
65 |
Vacant land Erf 255 |
Vacant Land |
66 |
1816 Hugo Family Vault |
Gravesite |
67 |
SAHRA HQ 111 - Harringston Street |
Office |
68 |
Birthplace of General Louis Botha |
Gravesite |
69 |
Blarney Cottage |
Vacant Leased Property |
70 |
Het Posthuys |
Vacant Leased Property |
71 |
Kleinbosch Cemetery - Dal Josafat |
Gravesite |
72 |
Portion of Old Fort Durban |
Museum |
73 |
Piet Retief Monument - Vryheid |
Gravesite |
74 |
Spioenkop Battlefield |
Gravesite |
75 |
Elandslaagte Memorial |
Gravesite |
76 |
Burgher Monument |
Gravesite |
|
Artscape Theatre(3) |
|
77 |
Artscape Theatre |
Theatre |
78 |
Artscape Storage Chappini Street |
Storage |
79 |
Artscape Epping Workshop |
Workshop |
|
Afrikaanse TaalMuseum-en Monument(2) |
|
80 |
Taal Monument and Amphitheatre |
Monument and Theatre |
81 |
Gideon Malherbe House |
Museum |
|
Iziko Museums of SA (11) |
|
82 |
Iziko SA National Gallery |
Gallery |
83 |
Wingfield Hanger |
Storage |
84 |
Iziko Bertram House |
Museum |
85 |
Iziko Bo-Kaap Museum |
Museum |
86 |
Iziko Koopmans-de Wet House |
Museum |
87 |
Iziko Old Town House |
Museum |
88 |
Iziko South African Museum & Planetarium |
Museum and Planetarium |
89 |
Annexe building |
Offices and Library |
90 |
Iziko Rust en Vreugd |
Museum |
91 |
Iziko Slave Lodge |
Museum |
92 |
Iziko Social History Centre |
Storage, Offices and Library |
|
Luthuli Museum (1) |
|
93 |
Luthuli Complex |
Museum |
|
Msunduzi Museum (3) |
|
94 |
Pietermaritzburg Complex |
Museum |
95 |
Boom street House |
Museum |
96 |
Ncome Museum |
Museum and accommodation |
|
The Playhouse Company (3) |
|
97 |
The Playhouse Theatre |
Theatre |
98 |
The Playhouse Company Head Office |
Offices |
99 |
Mayville Complex |
Storage |
Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum(2) |
||
100 |
Old st Anne Hospital |
Old building Will be upgraded to a new Museum complex |
101 |
Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum |
Museum |
William Humpherys Art Gallery (1) |
||
102 |
William Humpherys Art Gallery |
Gallery |
TOTAL |
102 |
c) Each building has been rented as follows:
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
|
Building name |
How long has each building been rented |
From whom the building is rented |
What is the Monthly rental fee for the building (Rand) |
Sechaba House/Van Wijk Louw |
Seven years |
Rebosis Property |
2 097 878.49 |
Old Karfo Film Archives (Union Building) |
Permanent |
Department of Public Works |
Not applicable |
Old Library State Building |
Permanent |
Department of Public Works |
Not applicable |
National Archives Building |
Permanent |
Department of Public Works |
Not applicable |
Regents |
Since 2006 |
Delta Property Fund |
monthly rental on the building is R937 000 pm with an annual escalation of 5.5% per annum |
The breakdown of monthly rental of State Owned Buildings still to be determined by Department of Public Works in this financial 2019/20 as per National Treasury exemption dated 08 January 2018.
05 July 2019 - NW107
Luthuli, Mr BN to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether she can provide a detailed progress report regarding the back-dated payment of salaries to izinduna; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
05 July 2019 - NW99
Senye, Ms L to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Has her department considered implementing a multi-department plan in order to introduce social workers into the school system in light of the alarming reports of violence and mental health issues suffered by both pupils and teachers in school as well as the high unemployment rate of social workers?
Reply:
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) works together with education stakeholders, social partners and the Departments of Social Development, Health and the South African Police Service to address the causes as well as the effects of violence prevalent in schools, as in society. In the implementation of the Integrated School Health Policy by the Departments of Basic Education, Health and Social Development, mental health screening is included in the school health service package. In addition, the Department has developed the draft DBE National Guidelines for Resourcing an Inclusive Education System, wherein social workers are included in the multi-disciplinary team at various levels of the education system.
In implementation, Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) establish partnerships with the Provincial Departments of Social Development (DSD) as well as universities and partners to provide social work services to schools. In addition, PEDs engage and place unemployed social workers as Learner Support Agents.
05 July 2019 - NW32
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)What (a) number of metropolitan police officers are (i) currently employed by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department and (ii) employed in each division and (b) are the relevant details of the 2019-20 budgets for each division; (2) what (a) number of persons employed by the specified municipality currently receive (i) full-time and (ii) temporary protection from the Very Important Person division and (b) are the (i) names and (ii) professional designations of each specified person?
Reply:
The response hereunder is based on the information provided by the Department responsible for Local Government in Gauteng pursuant to the request made by the National Department of Cooperative Governance (“the DCoG”) to obtain the relevant information as requested by the Honourable Member from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
1. The details in respect of the (a) number of metropolitan police officers (i) currently employed by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and (ii) in each division are depicted in the table below as follows:
Division |
Division Profile |
|
Members |
||
Quantity |
% |
|
Chief’s Office |
1 |
0.04% |
Chief of Staff |
7 |
0.30% |
Operations and Specialised Services |
2284 |
96.66% |
Security and Loss Control |
4 |
0.17% |
Logistics (Auxiliary Services & Support) |
67 |
2.84% |
Licensing |
- |
- |
Total |
2363 |
100.00% |
(b) The EMPD have a centralised budget for the complete department in line with the Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts (mSCOA), which is not possible to be provided per division. The details of the 2019/2020 budget as provided is tabulated hereunder:
EMPD BUDGET 2019/2020 |
|
Operational Expenditure (OPEX) |
R 1,752,131,804 |
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) |
R 115,300,000 |
2. The (a) number of persons employed by the EMPD currently receiving (i) full-time and (ii) temporary protection from the Very Important Person division and (b) the (i) names and (ii) professional designations of each specified person are provided in the table below as follows:
NO. |
NAME |
PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION |
---|---|---|
1. |
Mzwandile Masina |
Executive Mayor |
2. |
Patricia Khumalo |
Speaker Of Council |
3. |
Jongizizwe Dlabati |
Chief Whip Of Council |
4. |
Dr Imogen Mashazi |
City Manager |
5. |
Dimakatso Sibiloane |
Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) |
6. |
Pelisa Nkunjana |
Public Transport and Planning(MMC) |
7. |
Nomadlozi Nkosi |
SHRAC and Social Development (MMC) |
8. |
Makhosazana (Khosi) Mabaso |
City Planning(MMC) |
9. |
Masele Madihlaba |
Infrastructure Services (MMC) |
10. |
Lesiba Mpya |
Human Settlement (MMC) |
11. |
Tiisetso Nketle |
Water Sanitation and Energy (MMC) |
12. |
Dora Mlambo |
Corporate and Shared Services (MMC) |
13. |
Ndosi Shongwe |
City Planning (MMC) |
14. |
Doctor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza |
Finance and Economic Development (MMC) |
15. |
Frans Moko |
Community Safety (MMC) |
Ends…
05 July 2019 - NW131
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(1)With regard to the attached firearm audit of the City of Ekurhuleni (details furnished) where 382 firearms were reported missing or stolen, (a) what is the value of the missing and/or stolen firearms, (b) what are the names of the EMPD officers in whose possession the 382 firearms were reported missing or stolen; (2) whether all missing or stolen firearms were reported to the SA Police Service and cases opened; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what number of (a) the 382 firearms were used in criminal cases and (b) persons lost their lives in each case; (4) why is the report silent on the amount of ammunition that has gone missing or has been stolen?
Reply:
The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available
Thank you
04 July 2019 - NW62
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
What number of payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme have not been paid out at each campus as at 1 June 2019?
Reply:
The following response was received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
As at 20 June 2019 for the 2019 funding cycle, NSFAS had 565 011 students on record that met the eligible criteria for funding and for which NSFAS received registration data for approved courses. Funds have been disbursed to 536 848 students in the form of allowances, leaving 28 163 students still to be paid, i.e. 22 410 university students and 5 753 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college students.
University Sector
The affected students in the university sector have outstanding National Bursary Agreements (NBA) and disbursements can only be effected once students have signed their agreements. NSFAS is liaising with institutions to assist in:
- ascertaining whether the student still requires funding or has received alternative funding support; and
- if the student still requires funding, the institutions have been requested to assist in contacting the students to sign their NBA online.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector
The affected students in the TVET sector is due to NSFAS Wallet payments not being effected successfully as the cell phone number provided during the registration period is incorrect or invalid. NSFAS is in the process of prioritising the resolution and payment of these allowances by ensuring that the correct contact number is available on the system by:
- confirming if the correct cell phone number can be provided to the NSFAS Wallet team to utilise when creating NSFAS Wallet accounts; and
- where no correct cell phone number can be found, the student is contacted to update the correct number online.
University Sector
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Unsigned NBAs Not Paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
9 567 |
8 404 |
965 |
R170 370 555.00 |
Central University of Technology |
9 909 |
6 995 |
1 364 |
R183 079 962.00 |
Durban University of Technology |
16 663 |
14 590 |
1 367 |
R340 452 638.00 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
8 145 |
6 906 |
959 |
R179 634 638.00 |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
11 003 |
10 269 |
479 |
R303 089 278.00 |
North West University |
17 275 |
16 944 |
265 |
R563 652 785.00 |
Rhodes University |
2 272 |
2 078 |
171 |
R101 041 822.00 |
Sefako Makgatho University |
2 802 |
2 754 |
35 |
R109 951 908.00 |
Sol Plaatjes University |
900 |
623 |
240 |
R13 897 981.00 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
34 138 |
30 515 |
2 331 |
R641 917 744.00 |
University of Cape Town |
3 424 |
3 302 |
91 |
R180 042 551.00 |
University of Fort Hare |
7 195 |
5 825 |
856 |
R271 461 102.00 |
University of Free State |
17 399 |
16 702 |
314 |
R442 981 472.00 |
University of Johannesburg |
20 865 |
18 800 |
954 |
R320 182 630.00 |
University of Kwazulu-Natal |
21 347 |
18 304 |
2 926 |
R631 674 722.00 |
University of Limpopo |
14 188 |
12 333 |
1 776 |
R372 904 612.00 |
University of Mpumalanga |
2 349 |
2 040 |
148 |
R46 320 332.00 |
University of Pretoria |
8 947 |
8 097 |
674 |
R380 409 104.00 |
University of South Africa |
67 073 |
64 046 |
1 999 |
R508 769 797.00 |
University of Stellenbosch |
3 180 |
2 970 |
150 |
R130 837 657.00 |
University of Venda |
11 782 |
10 390 |
830 |
R276 972 366.00 |
University of Western Cape |
7 407 |
6 554 |
729 |
R164 175 426.00 |
University of Witwatersrand |
7 810 |
7 234 |
310 |
R303 385 672.00 |
University of Zululand |
11 843 |
11 670 |
130 |
R303 346 159.00 |
Vaal University of Technology |
8 757 |
7 988 |
670 |
R187 741 797.00 |
Walter Sisulu University |
17 820 |
14 139 |
2 156 |
R470 377 137.00 |
Total |
344 060 |
310 472 |
22 410 |
R7 598 580 868.00 |
TVET Sector
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Number of Students not paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Boland College |
5 086 |
4 277 |
0 |
R25 575 648.00 |
Buffalo City College |
2 915 |
3 016 |
140 |
R22 527 564.00 |
Capricorn College |
6 827 |
6 756 |
0 |
R51 785 368.00 |
Central Johannesburg College |
3 515 |
3 695 |
276 |
R16 889 743.00 |
Coastal College |
7 358 |
7 107 |
242 |
R37 767 170.00 |
College of Cape Town |
5 672 |
4 154 |
0 |
R20 764 665.00 |
East Cape Midlands College |
1 551 |
4 134 |
0 |
R17 346 383.00 |
Ehlanzeni College |
6 755 |
4 774 |
1 307 |
R43 704 942.00 |
Ekurhuleni East College |
6 497 |
5 556 |
128 |
R25 571 165.00 |
Ekurhuleni West College |
9 367 |
8 107 |
695 |
R39 695 199.00 |
Elangeni College |
7 895 |
6 452 |
151 |
R38 959 862.00 |
Esayidi College |
5 998 |
4 081 |
89 |
R32 312 590.00 |
False Bay College |
3 348 |
3 040 |
0 |
R14 238 858.00 |
Flavius Mareka College |
2 489 |
2 591 |
0 |
R16 103 991.00 |
Gert Sibande College |
7 049 |
6 359 |
0 |
R48 517 726.00 |
Goldfields College |
2 715 |
2 759 |
157 |
R16 034 443.00 |
Ikhala College |
3 510 |
2 958 |
0 |
R22 105 219.00 |
Ingwe College |
5 703 |
3 414 |
120 |
R20 013 472.00 |
King Hintsa College |
827 |
2 011 |
74 |
R10 074 176.00 |
King Sabata College |
5 127 |
5 117 |
0 |
R47 088 656.00 |
Lephalale College |
1 741 |
1 775 |
0 |
R11 333 670.00 |
Letaba College |
3 858 |
3 359 |
0 |
R17 753 419.00 |
Lovedale College |
3 002 |
2 154 |
0 |
R22 665 975.00 |
Majuba College |
10 056 |
9 616 |
238 |
R67 101 366.00 |
Maluti College |
6 278 |
5 203 |
0 |
R35 805 418.00 |
Mnambithi College |
4 173 |
2 552 |
197 |
R13 190 695.00 |
Mopani College |
3 857 |
4 007 |
182 |
R33 251 137.00 |
Motheo College |
7 774 |
6 093 |
149 |
R34 675 665.00 |
Mthatshana College |
3 078 |
2 823 |
137 |
R16 806 558.00 |
Nkangala College |
5 901 |
5 193 |
0 |
R43 968 353.00 |
Northern Cape Rural College |
3 292 |
2 081 |
0 |
R13 583 278.00 |
Northern Cape Urban College |
5 377 |
4 439 |
0 |
R35 389 420.00 |
Northlink College |
7 337 |
7 285 |
0 |
R39 311 295.00 |
Orbit College |
4 171 |
4 591 |
0 |
R28 235 046.00 |
Institution Name |
Registration Data Received |
Students Disbursed |
Number of Students not paid |
Total Amount of Allowances Paid |
Port Elizabeth College |
3 390 |
3 570 |
169 |
R20 061 945.00 |
Sedibeng College |
8 306 |
7 123 |
0 |
R37 834 683.00 |
Sekhukhune College |
3 377 |
2 841 |
81 |
R4 158 137.00 |
South Cape College |
2 660 |
3 139 |
0 |
R22 189 964.00 |
South West Gauteng College |
8 367 |
8 711 |
0 |
R42 489 924.00 |
Taletso College |
1 913 |
2 003 |
151 |
R8 459 548.00 |
Thekwini College |
4 479 |
3 535 |
96 |
R19 546 829.00 |
Tshwane North College |
6 266 |
6 543 |
0 |
R37 931 075.00 |
Tshwane South College |
3 523 |
3 603 |
0 |
R27 366 247.00 |
Umfolozi College |
6 171 |
5 262 |
329 |
R33 897 554.00 |
Umngungundlovu College |
3 727 |
3 011 |
89 |
R18 161 601.00 |
Vhembe College |
8 519 |
7 530 |
299 |
R41 514 943.00 |
Vuselela College |
3 141 |
2 869 |
198 |
R19 749 332.00 |
Waterberg College |
2 792 |
2 834 |
59 |
R19 960 271.00 |
West Coast College |
5 414 |
4 484 |
0 |
R34 136 123.00 |
Western College |
8 519 |
7 789 |
0 |
R53 548 635.00 |
Total |
250 663 |
226 376 |
5 753 |
R1 468 317 082.00 |
04 July 2019 - NW54
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What is the total value of all furniture (a) produced in the Republic in 2018 and (b) sold to South African consumers in 2018?
Reply:
- Total value of all furniture produced in the Republic in 2018
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) is the national statistics agency of South Africa established under the Statistics Act (Act No. 6 of 1999). StatsSA does not collect data on the value of furniture production. However, StatsSA does provide statistics on the total value of furniture sales in South Africa.
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Trade Statistics portal reports the value of furniture imports and exports (HS94) for 2018, respectively.
(b) Total value of all furniture sold to South African consumers in 2018
According to StatsSA Statistical Release P3041.2: Manufacturing Production and Sales, downloaded on 26 June 2019, furniture sales in 2018 amounted to R16.5 billion (R16,546,529,000).
04 July 2019 - NW73
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) number of learners have failed (i) in each province and (ii) in each of the past five years and (b) grade was failed in each case?
Reply:
Table 1: Number of learners that Failed Grade 12 (2014 – 2018)
Province |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
EASTERN CAPE |
23 158 |
37 615 |
33 734 |
23 667 |
19 340 |
FREE STATE |
4 541 |
5 745 |
3 157 |
3 499 |
3 108 |
GAUTENG |
15 231 |
17 115 |
15 448 |
14 458 |
11 464 |
KWAZULU- NATAL |
42 223 |
63 897 |
49 616 |
33 728 |
27 667 |
LIMPOPO |
19 811 |
34 629 |
38 212 |
28 603 |
23 476 |
MPUMALANGA |
9 466 |
11 751 |
12 450 |
12 210 |
9 387 |
NORTH WEST |
4 005 |
6 168 |
5 597 |
6 330 |
5 483 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
2 079 |
3 559 |
2 139 |
2 127 |
2 645 |
WESTERN CAPE |
8 472 |
8 232 |
7 153 |
8 427 |
9 404 |
Source: National Integrated Examinations computer system (IECS)
Table 2 below indicates the number of learners who repeated a grade per province between 2014 and 2018. Please note that number of repeaters are used as proxy for failure as the department does not collect data in this format.
P
rovince |
Province |
Grade R |
Grade 1 |
Grade 2 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4 |
Grade 5 |
Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
Grade 9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
other |
Grand Total |
Eastern Cape |
14 066 |
28 564 |
24 952 |
19 778 |
18 726 |
14 234 |
11 614 |
11 766 |
10 629 |
17 803 |
34 687 |
31 193 |
10 |
238 022 |
|
Free State |
365 |
4741 |
3757 |
2770 |
5289 |
4452 |
4529 |
4447 |
8706 |
13986 |
12423 |
6176 |
0 |
71 641 |
|
Gauteng |
1 472 |
19 693 |
14 348 |
10 098 |
11 098 |
8 623 |
6 947 |
3 195 |
9 595 |
20 801 |
41 596 |
18 437 |
285 |
166 188 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
8 422 |
38 940 |
23 967 |
18 159 |
17 427 |
13 326 |
11 218 |
8 392 |
22 820 |
27 467 |
57 075 |
43 211 |
295 |
290 719 |
|
Limpopo |
2 354 |
18 755 |
16 563 |
13 722 |
15 740 |
12 962 |
11 214 |
6 580 |
10 980 |
58 612 |
71 992 |
34 999 |
0 |
274 473 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 722 |
17 965 |
14 406 |
11 651 |
11 764 |
10 137 |
8 308 |
7 856 |
13 416 |
13 697 |
22 348 |
18 128 |
297 |
151 695 |
|
Northern Cape |
438 |
4 533 |
2 788 |
2 273 |
3 412 |
2 351 |
1 963 |
1 788 |
3 282 |
5 068 |
6 890 |
4 175 |
0 |
38 961 |
|
North West |
1 711 |
14 746 |
12 177 |
9 675 |
10 567 |
7 827 |
5 949 |
4 142 |
6 374 |
17 068 |
21 587 |
10 012 |
0 |
121 835 |
|
Western Cape |
3 766 |
15 273 |
8 778 |
4 624 |
9 265 |
5 375 |
3 403 |
1 541 |
4 060 |
12 321 |
10 992 |
4 805 |
188 |
84 391 |
|
2014 |
Total |
34 316 |
163 210 |
121 736 |
92 750 |
103 288 |
79 287 |
65 145 |
49 707 |
89 862 |
186 823 |
279 590 |
171 136 |
1 075 |
1 437 925 |
Eastern Cape |
14 260 |
38 391 |
26 949 |
21 375 |
19 841 |
14 843 |
11 863 |
12 206 |
15 013 |
18 114 |
37 482 |
27 212 |
22 |
257 571 |
|
Free State |
475 |
3934 |
3110 |
2680 |
5156 |
3898 |
3060 |
5140 |
8883 |
9541 |
10937 |
5444 |
0 |
62 258 |
|
Gauteng |
1 543 |
21 194 |
15 259 |
11 269 |
12 526 |
7 395 |
5 856 |
5 231 |
18 413 |
22 370 |
39 127 |
21 729 |
207 |
182 119 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
7 344 |
34 623 |
24 754 |
19 882 |
19 510 |
13 468 |
12 023 |
11 078 |
24 136 |
28 735 |
51 157 |
45 248 |
30 |
291 988 |
|
Limpopo |
2 533 |
17 969 |
16 355 |
13 289 |
15 501 |
10 108 |
8 728 |
7 667 |
15 862 |
35 155 |
54 002 |
28 337 |
0 |
225 506 |
|
Mpumalanga |
2 755 |
18 461 |
13 178 |
10 590 |
10 648 |
7 828 |
6 237 |
7 623 |
13 973 |
13 212 |
22 585 |
17 014 |
51 |
144 155 |
|
Northern Cape |
700 |
4 343 |
2 901 |
2 743 |
3 185 |
2 526 |
2 118 |
2 351 |
3 595 |
3 688 |
3 967 |
2 843 |
0 |
34 960 |
|
North West |
890 |
7 222 |
10 162 |
12 368 |
5 791 |
3 057 |
2 344 |
2 206 |
8 174 |
7 732 |
11 881 |
4 983 |
21 |
76 831 |
|
Western Cape |
3 757 |
12 341 |
7 727 |
4 295 |
9 830 |
4 052 |
2 395 |
3 108 |
7 313 |
13 131 |
10 343 |
5 439 |
159 |
83 890 |
|
2015 |
Total |
34 257 |
158 478 |
120 395 |
98 491 |
101 988 |
67 175 |
54 624 |
56 610 |
115 362 |
151 678 |
241 481 |
158 249 |
490 |
1 359 278 |
Eastern Cape |
13 931 |
44 332 |
24 546 |
19 087 |
18 992 |
12 861 |
9 817 |
9 027 |
13 421 |
12 199 |
37 755 |
28 245 |
0 |
244 213 |
|
Free State |
1076 |
2171 |
2509 |
1756 |
3973 |
3076 |
2851 |
4914 |
15010 |
11176 |
14342 |
6255 |
0 |
69 109 |
|
Gauteng |
1 816 |
27 142 |
15 723 |
11 530 |
12 407 |
6 915 |
4 783 |
4 921 |
19 804 |
18 835 |
47 658 |
27 343 |
1 005 |
199 882 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
6 659 |
38 073 |
26 099 |
21 186 |
21 992 |
15 545 |
12 057 |
11 177 |
26 373 |
29 941 |
59 895 |
54 856 |
317 |
324 170 |
|
Limpopo |
1 836 |
16 884 |
14 742 |
12 059 |
15 262 |
9 769 |
7 254 |
7 102 |
19 560 |
29 489 |
71 703 |
40 541 |
608 |
246 809 |
|
Mpumalanga |
3 942 |
11 161 |
12 897 |
12 118 |
17 716 |
13 460 |
13 234 |
18 278 |
26 708 |
22 284 |
19 105 |
13 274 |
3 |
184 180 |
|
Northern Cape |
630 |
4 661 |
3 445 |
2 435 |
3 592 |
2 831 |
2 304 |
2 451 |
2 894 |
3 078 |
5 390 |
3 955 |
12 |
37 678 |
|
North West |
1 251 |
11 075 |
9 699 |
7 062 |
10 056 |
6 055 |
4 245 |
4 273 |
15 465 |
12 645 |
22 834 |
9 929 |
0 |
114 589 |
|
Western Cape |
3 851 |
11 433 |
8 346 |
4 692 |
9 222 |
3 685 |
2 036 |
2 836 |
8 741 |
8 941 |
10 907 |
6 663 |
100 |
81 453 |
|
2016 |
Total |
34 992 |
166 932 |
118 006 |
91 925 |
113 212 |
74 197 |
58 581 |
64 979 |
147 976 |
148 588 |
289 589 |
191 061 |
2 045 |
1 502 083 |
Eastern Cape |
5589 |
17038 |
11844 |
11210 |
17041 |
12147 |
9169 |
9859 |
12393 |
10783 |
25108 |
18903 |
0 |
161 084 |
|
Free State |
584 |
6131 |
4463 |
3349 |
7445 |
4562 |
3329 |
5975 |
7521 |
5795 |
11868 |
5769 |
0 |
66 791 |
|
Gauteng |
814 |
12363 |
11968 |
12626 |
18310 |
14561 |
14314 |
20756 |
17609 |
16629 |
28011 |
17589 |
0 |
185 550 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
1485 |
21451 |
20792 |
29450 |
33490 |
25818 |
23104 |
22293 |
27952 |
29641 |
43054 |
46692 |
0 |
325 222 |
|
Limpopo |
509 |
10659 |
10383 |
10693 |
17374 |
11259 |
8707 |
7118 |
18070 |
23056 |
44264 |
32711 |
0 |
194 803 |
|
Mpumalanga |
227 |
5052 |
5272 |
5503 |
7045 |
4537 |
3490 |
3386 |
5224 |
6530 |
12622 |
11861 |
0 |
70 749 |
|
Northern Cape |
51 |
2419 |
1574 |
1153 |
3045 |
1559 |
1247 |
1510 |
2151 |
1700 |
3890 |
2022 |
0 |
22 321 |
|
North West |
77 |
1707 |
3606 |
4433 |
8711 |
4085 |
3840 |
3205 |
4224 |
4013 |
12926 |
6397 |
0 |
57 224 |
|
Western Cape |
140 |
257 |
626 |
1644 |
8128 |
11191 |
7528 |
6406 |
7188 |
8012 |
8753 |
5727 |
0 |
65 600 |
|
2017 |
Total |
9 476 |
77 077 |
70 528 |
80 061 |
120 589 |
89 719 |
74 728 |
80 508 |
102 332 |
106 159 |
190 496 |
147 671 |
0 |
1 149 344 |
Eastern Cape |
10 141 |
25 955 |
16 721 |
13 009 |
16 401 |
9 445 |
6 478 |
7 008 |
12 329 |
9 895 |
29 151 |
22 348 |
0 |
178 881 |
|
Free State |
2 114 |
8 518 |
5 309 |
3 432 |
7 627 |
4 183 |
2 499 |
4 809 |
9 026 |
5 537 |
11 192 |
5 248 |
0 |
69 494 |
|
Gauteng |
2 675 |
23 080 |
18 130 |
12 390 |
14 444 |
8 714 |
5 529 |
5 138 |
21 946 |
19 583 |
44 043 |
24 831 |
0 |
200 503 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
3 749 |
29 636 |
16 902 |
15 717 |
17 489 |
11 400 |
7 565 |
6 551 |
24 134 |
21 642 |
44 804 |
43 067 |
0 |
242 656 |
|
Limpopo |
2 150 |
17 888 |
16 457 |
6 493 |
24 300 |
14 663 |
10 300 |
9 423 |
36 520 |
36 104 |
70 872 |
52 203 |
0 |
297 373 |
|
Mpumalanga |
1 219 |
11 781 |
8 483 |
13 766 |
7 023 |
3 967 |
2 773 |
3 440 |
9 042 |
8 404 |
19 785 |
16 805 |
0 |
106 488 |
|
Northern Cape |
299 |
3 961 |
2 820 |
2 013 |
3 904 |
2 396 |
1 868 |
2 193 |
3 334 |
2 624 |
5 040 |
2 602 |
0 |
33 054 |
|
North West |
747 |
6 964 |
6 128 |
5 174 |
9 490 |
4 114 |
3 733 |
2 845 |
11 008 |
6 455 |
14 319 |
6 701 |
0 |
77 678 |
|
Western Cape |
4 327 |
9 405 |
7 660 |
5 486 |
8 562 |
3 514 |
1 781 |
2 352 |
6 625 |
4 547 |
11 167 |
5 993 |
0 |
71 419 |
|
2018 |
Total |
27 421 |
137 188 |
98 610 |
77 480 |
109 240 |
62 396 |
42 526 |
43 759 |
133 964 |
114 791 |
250 373 |
179 798 |
0 |
1 277 546 |
Source 1: 2014-16 Annual School Survey
Source 2: 2017-18 LURITS
04 July 2019 - NW63
Keetse, Mr PP to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
What is the total number of nurses who are employed at each institution of higher learning?
Reply:
University |
Number of Nurses |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
10 |
Central University of Technology |
3 |
Durban University of Technology |
|
Fort Hare University |
|
Free State University |
|
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
4 |
Nelson Mandela University |
|
North-West University |
65 |
Rhodes University |
5 |
Sefako Makgatho University |
4 |
Sol Plaatje University |
1 |
Stellenbosch University |
67 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
38 |
University of Cape Town |
97 |
University of Johannesburg |
20 |
University of Kwazulu-Natal |
|
University of Limpopo |
4 |
University of Mpumalanga |
|
University of Pretoria |
|
University of South Africa |
5 |
University of the Western Cape |
2 |
University of the Witwatersrand |
|
University of Venda |
34 |
University of Zululand |
9 |
Vaal University of Technology |
6 |
Walter Sisulu University |
10 |
04 July 2019 - NW64
Keetse, Mr PP to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
What is the total number of new students who were accepted at each institution of higher learning in each of the past five years?
Reply:
Number of first-time entering undergraduate students in public HEIs, by institution, from 2013 to 2017.
Institution |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
7604 |
7595 |
7343 |
7980 |
7186 |
University of Cape Town |
3748 |
3877 |
4105 |
4235 |
4102 |
Central University of Technology, Free State |
3408 |
3795 |
3683 |
4316 |
4995 |
Durban University of Technology |
6842 |
7568 |
7687 |
7062 |
7825 |
University of Fort Hare |
2276 |
2718 |
2950 |
2792 |
3153 |
University of the Free State |
5533 |
5680 |
4918 |
7966 |
8027 |
University of Johannesburg |
10142 |
11902 |
10443 |
11311 |
9784 |
University of KwaZulu-Natal |
8684 |
10586 |
8108 |
8037 |
8894 |
University of Limpopo |
4861 |
5291 |
4514 |
4878 |
4716 |
Nelson Mandela University |
5226 |
5955 |
5600 |
5769 |
5088 |
North West University |
8770 |
9029 |
9359 |
11166 |
11595 |
University of Pretoria |
8497 |
8648 |
8773 |
7868 |
7519 |
Rhodes University |
1372 |
1491 |
1472 |
1267 |
1339 |
University of South Africa |
33828 |
34897 |
43181 |
19164 |
54434 |
University of Stellenbosch |
4553 |
5161 |
5285 |
5025 |
5200 |
Tshwane University of Technology |
13593 |
13901 |
13053 |
13727 |
14822 |
University of Venda |
3457 |
3579 |
3460 |
3488 |
3086 |
Vaal University of Technology |
4010 |
3841 |
3300 |
4937 |
4513 |
Walter Sisulu University |
5956 |
5809 |
7113 |
7488 |
6960 |
University of Western Cape |
3896 |
4109 |
4047 |
5056 |
4575 |
University of Witwatersrand |
5418 |
5921 |
5475 |
6439 |
5907 |
University of Zululand |
3832 |
4055 |
3814 |
3806 |
3673 |
Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape |
n.a. |
124 |
220 |
408 |
444 |
University of Mpumalanga |
n.a. |
140 |
310 |
589 |
775 |
Mangosuthu University of Technology |
2883 |
2684 |
2791 |
3138 |
3677 |
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University |
n.a. |
n.a. |
926 |
979 |
993 |
Total |
158389 |
168356 |
171930 |
158891 |
193282 |
Source: 2017 HEMIS database, November 2018.
Note: A First-time entering undergraduate student is defined as a person who is (a) registered for an undergraduate or prediplomate course and (b) has not registered at HEI in the past.
The above statistics are audited figures.
Audited data for the 2018 academic year will be available in October 2019.
04 July 2019 - NW57
Hlonyana, Ms NKF to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
What tonnage and percentage of the timber produced in the country in 2018 was (a) immediately exported and (b) kept in the country for beneficiation?
Reply:
(a) Information on the exported timber for 2018 is currently not available. This information becomes available annually, around the month of November, through a Report on Commercial Timber Resources and Roundwood Processing in South Africa together with an Abstract of South African Forestry Facts. The only available reports are for the year 2016/2017.
(b) Information on tonnage of the timber kept in the country for beneficiation for 2018 is currently not available. This information becomes available annually, around the month of November, through a Report on Commercial Timber Resources and Roundwood Processing in South Africa together with an Abstract of South African Forestry Facts. The only available reports are for the year 2016/2017.
Regards
MS B CREECY, MP
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT FISHERIES AND FORESTRY
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO. 57 NW1O14E