Reply:

On 27 June 2016, the Registrar of Private Higher Education Institutions cancelled the registration of the Centre for Fine Art and Design (CFAD) for its failure to submit a complete 2014 annual report, after a due legal process was followed requesting CFAD to submit its annual report. The submission of the annual report is a legal requirement for the maintenance of registration as a private higher education institution as it allows the Registrar to establish if the institution has discharged its responsibilities as a private higher education institution. Subsequently, on 15 September 2016, the appeal lodged by CFAD with the Minister of Higher Education and Training was successful.

For the second time, on 20 November 2016, the Registrar cancelled the registration of CFAD for its failure to submit its 2015 annual report, after a due legal process was followed requesting CFAD to submit its annual report. Subsequently, on 7 April 2017, the appeal lodged by CFAD with the Minister of Higher Education and Training was unsuccessful, for the following reasons:

1. Failure to submit the institution’s administrative data;
2. Failure to provide staff and student data;
3. Failure to submit audited annual financial statements;
4. Failure to submit the financial surety which had expired;
5. Failure to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
6. Failure to provide proof of certificates awarded to students;
7. Failure to comply with the requirements of the National Learner’s Records Database;
8. Failure to provide the updated record of the directors of the company as approved by the Consumer Intellectual Property Commission;
9. Failure to submit the list of premises on which teaching and learning is provided; and
10. Failure to submit the declaration signed by every student.

The Department received a request from parents to extend the phase-out period for CFAD to

31 December 2017 so that final year students would not be affected. At the time, the Department contacted Dr N Soobben, who is the owner and Principal, and requested him to make a formal request to the Director-General, for an extension of the phase-out period from 31 December 2016 to 31 December 2017, which he did and was approved by the Director- General.

The Department has visited the institution in August 2017, January 2018 and April 2018 to assist the institution. At the last site visit in April 2018, an improvement plan was requested from CFAD, which has not yet been submitted.

In an accreditation report dated 28 February 2017, the Council on Higher Education (CHE) withdrew the accreditation of the institution and its programme. The outcome on a subsequent application for accreditation with the CHE is pending. The application for re-registration submitted to the Department is awaiting proof of accreditation from CHE and the submission of an improvement plan as requested on 25 April 2018.

In 2018, the High Court in Durban acceded to CFAD’s request to operate in 2018 and 2019 to teach out its pipeline and final year students. The High Court also ruled that no new students should be enrolled.

CFAD has filed papers with the High Court in Durban to suspend the Registrar’s decision to cancel its registration and suspend the Minister of Higher Education and Training decision to dismiss the appeal. The Minister and Registrar are awaiting the ruling of the High Court.

Reply:

 

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) indirectly manages 230 264 hectares of State plantations (Category A) through lease agreements signed with four forestry companies. The companies are MTO Forestry (Pty) Ltd; Amathole Forestry (Pty) Ltd; SiyaQhubeka Forest (Pty) Ltd; and Singisi Forest Products (Pty) Ltd. In addition to this, an area of 187 320.27 hectares is managed by the South African Forestry Company (SAFCOL), which is a State-owned company.

In January of every year, the forestry companies pay lease rental into the DAFF bank account. The lease rental money is then transferred and invested with the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) in an interest bearing account which is administered by DAFF. The balance as of 31 March 2019 is R788 397 015.

Rental Money collected during the 2018/19 financial year

Forestry package	Leaseholder	Date of lease signature	Extent (ha)	Lease rental collected from 01 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 in Rands
MTO	MTO Pty Ltd.	24 Jan 2005	57 061(ha)	4 708 502,31
AMATHOLE	Amathole Pty Ltd	24-Jan-2005	25 405(ha)	3 273 446,00
SQF	SQF Pty Ltd	06 Mar 2001	21 956(ha)	14 113 388,54
SINGISI	Singisi Forests Products Pty Ltd	06 Mar 2001	76 563(ha)	10 485 743,67
Total	32 581 080,40

Source: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Regards

 

MS B CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

DATE: . . ...

Reply:

The National Environment Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), contains specific provisions under section 44 which controls single-use plastic products. The National Environment Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008), contains specific provisions under sections 17, 18, 28 and 29 to control the disposal of plastic products.

It is a matter of public record that the management of plastics in the world generally and in our own country, is sub-optimal. Consenquently this is an important area to which we must respond if we are to proctect our oceans.

The World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, observed could be “more plastics that fish (by weight) in the ocean by 2050 if no action is taken immediately”.

The department has initiated a process to review the effectiveness of our policies relating to the management of plastic waste and to consider whether it is necessary to have a new policy direction.

This review includes discussions with the retail, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors as well as the paper and packaging industries on ways to combat the use of one time plastics and their disposal management.

We expect to conclude this process within the current financial year. At this point we will make further announcemnets on our approach to this important matter.

 

Regards,

Regards

ITIS B D CREECY, M

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

 

Reply:

 

 

		2015 (Industry, Report)	2016 (Industry Report)	2017 (SoWI?)
(a)	Glass	286 thousand tonnes	278 thousand tonnes	1,9 million tonnes
(b)	Plastic	352 thousand tonnes	310 thousand tonnes	480 thousand tonnes
(c)	Paper	1,06 million tonnes	1,1 million tonnes	1,2 million tonnes

Regards

 

MS B D CREECY, MP

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO. 48 NW1005E

Reply:

 

1. South Africa produces millions of vehicle components or parts that find their way into locally built vehicles, export markets for fitment into the assembly of vehicles as well as domestic and foreign replacement and aftermarket parts.

The number of local parts utilised ranged from 800 to 20 000 units per klocally assembled model, as reflected in table 1 below. Models that have been in production for longer utilise more locally sourced parts.

Table 1

Number of locally produced parts utilised in Local Vehicle Assembly
Isuzu	853
MBSA	2 199
BMW	3 298
Ford	20 217
Toyota: Hilux & Fortuner	2 635
: Corolla (New)	646
: Corolla (Quest)	547
: Quantum	125
Nissan: N/A
VWSA: N/A

However, in value terms, the local vehicle assemblers sourced local components or parts to the value of R51.1 billion in 2018. Additionally, components or parts worth R51.3 billion were exported from South Africa with the top ten exports listed below;

Table 2

Component category	2018 export value (R’000)	% of total export value
Catalytic converters	19 220	37.5%
Engine parts	4 162	8.1%
Tyres	2 547	5.0%
Engines	1 874	3.7%
Radiators/parts thereof	1 659	3.2%
Transmission shafts/cranks	1 112	2.2%
Automotive tooling	1 056	2.1%
Filters	637	1.2%
Gauges/instruments/parts	635	1.2%
Shock absorbers/suspension parts	618	1.2%
Total (R million) including BLNS data	51 296		100%

1. A total of 610 854 vehicles were produced in South Africa in 2018. Below is a list of light motor vehicles (LMVs) produced in 2018 excluding medium and heavy commercial vehicles (MHCVs).

Table 3

Vehicle Make	Units Produced in 2018
BMW 3-series	10 365
BMW X3	40 870
FORD Everest	5 284
FORD Ranger	102 508
ISUZU KB	20 237
Mercedes Benz C-Class	105 040
Nissan NP200	19 962
Nissan NP300	15 359
Toyota Corolla	6228
Toyota Corolla Quest	11889
Toyota Fortuner	14683
Toyota Hilux	89095
Toyota Quantum	14100
VW Polo	99687
VW Polo Vivo	26694

Reply:

SAPS does not allocate specific counsellors to police stations, a pool of Counsellors that consists of Psychologists, Social Workers and Chaplains get allocated to Provincial or Cluster Office with the intention of offering services to the different stations under that Cluster. The allocation to Clusters or Provincial offices is guided by the following:

• Number of stations under that cluster
• Counsellors employed in the province
• Nature of crime within an area that exposes members to traumatic events and the frequency at which members seek services of a counsellor

One Counsellor can be allocated to service more than two Clusters, especially in rural areas where there is a limited number of counsellors employed by SAPS. Head Office divisions get serviced by a pool of Counsellors who are based at Head Office but get allocated to divisions based on the need.

SAPS currently employ 114 Psychological services professionals, 202 Social Workers and 217 Chaplains country wide.

In areas where there are no SAPS permanent counsellors available, members’ needs are attended to through a Psycho- Social network of proViders contracted to SAPS medical aid POLMED.

 

TSHIEA

LIEUTENANT GENERAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

QUESTION NO 78: DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 JUNE 2019 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1-2019) ”'"

Reply to question 78 recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL DIVISIONAL COM I SIONER: ASSET AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT FN VUMA

Reply to question 78 recommended

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KJ SITOLE (SOEG)

Reply to question 78 approved/n

GEN RA CELE (MP) MINI OF POLICE

Date: /

GENERAL UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply:

A total number of 1 005 arrests have been made, since the Anti-Gang Unit was deployed, in October 2018.

 

 

Reply to question 55 recommended/dded

GENERAL

: SO H AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

E (SOEG)

Reply to question 55 approved/n

Reply:

1. (a) The Minister of Employment and Labour accompanied the President.

(b) (i) The President was accompanied by seven officials. (ii). This information can be obtained by the Honourable Member directly from the Ministry of Employment and Labour.

(c) Six of the seven officials were in Geneva for one day, while the seventh official, who advanced, was in Geneva for five days.

2. The Minister did not travel with a spouse. None of the officials that formed part of the President’s delegation travelled with a spouse.

3. (a) The total cost incurred for the President’s delegation is approximately R133 200.

(b) The breakdown of the costs incurred for the seven officials that accompanied the President are: accommodation – R66 500; return flights for one official – R35 300 (the other six officials travelled with the President and the flight costs were paid for as part of the mandate of the South African National Defence Force); and daily allowances for all seven officials – R31 400.

 

Reply:

(a)

(i)  Number of Clinical Psychologists currently employed by SAPS?

SAPS has 6 Clinical Psychologists in its employ, however, SAPS has other 108 Psychological Services professionals which are registered in other categories like Counselling, Industrial, Research and Educational Psychologists. Beyond Psychologists, SAPS also employs Registered Counsellors and Psychometrists, and altogether as at the 26! h June 2019, the number of Psychological Services professionals add up to 114.

(ii) Number of Social Workers currently employed by SAPS?

There are 202 Social Workers currently employed by SAPS.

(b)

Number of Official languages does each specified person provide services in

SAPS uses English as its official language and both Psychologists and Social Workers use English and Afrikaans to offer counselling services. In different provinces, these professionals offer counseling services in the African Language mostly spoken in that particular province like IsiZulu in Kwa- Zulu Natal, isi Xhosa in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape etc.

Over and above the use of English and Afrikaans, professionals in Metropolitan Areas like Gauteng and Western Cape uses more than one African language guided by the need of the member requiring services at that time

(c) What is the average case load of each person in each month?

Case load handled by the different professionals differs from month to month depending on new cases for the month, and follow up cases from the previous months. On average a Psychological professional handles 45 individual cases and Social Workers has an average of 61 individual cases per month. These average case loads are over and above other activities that they offer like group interventions, awareness raising through programs presentation, research, article writing, member education and assessments on health and wellness matters.

 

LIEUTENANT GENERAL ISIONAL COMMISSIONER: PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

NTSHIEA

QUESTION NO 21: DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 20 JUNE 2019 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 1-2019)

Reply to question 21 recommended

DIVISIONAL COM FN VUMA

LIEUTENANT GENERAL ER: ASSET AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT

Reply to question 21 recommended

KJ S OLE (SOEG)

GENERAL UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 21 approVed/ roved

GEN H CELE (MP) MINIST R OF POLICE

Date:&!

Reply:

In line with international developments, we expect 5G commercial deployments to take place from around 2020 in South Africa.

Minister will give full and further details of the roll out when she makes her pronouncement on the policy direction.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

There are no direct plans for Government to take part in the rollout of 5G. Suffice to say, Government has been involved in a global multilateral process under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to identify and allocate radio frequency spectrum for IMT2020 or 5G. This process will be concluded at the ITU World Radio Conference which will take place at the end of 2019.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

We do not have specific plans for the former homelands. However, we do have plans for the country as a whole. The Department’s approach for development and enhancement of attractions is across all provinces with a sharp focus on nodes. It may happen that some of these nodes fall within the former homeland areas. Our nodes are based on Coastal Marine Tourism nodes as approved by cabinet, the inland waterways, rural areas, hot springs, areas boarding National Parks and other iconic sites such as World Heritage Sites as well as township precincts, ensuring that the tourism value chain impact is maximised. In the future, we will also look into areas in and around Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s).

Reply:

a) (i) The South African Weather Service (SAWS), as the national meteorological service, operates under the authority of the South African Weather Sevice Act, 2001 (Act No. 8 of 2001), as amended, through the SAWS Amended Act, 2013 (Act No. 48 of 2013). As mandated, SAWS contribute to solutions that relate to extreme weather, natural disasters and climate change and variability. These solutions are fundamentally aimed at saving lives, infrastructure and property, as well as supporting socio-economic development and building societal resilience. To achieve this, SAWS has developed a five-year Strategic Plan (2019/20 – 2023/24) that is particularly aligned with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (hereafter 4-IR).

SAWS strategic plan is anchored on three pillars i.e., science, technology and services. These pillars are supported by the human capital (with requisite knowledge and skills which are suited for 4-IR), inter-institutional and multi/cross-disciplinary collaboration, as well as global and regional linkages. The integration of all these systems with artificial intelligence, indigenous knowledge and machine learning are key to realising the SAWS mission of improving safety and quality of life of the people in South Africa in support of government’s priorities and programs such as the National 9 point Plan.

(ii) South African National Parks (SANParks) has an IT Strategy that seeks to leverage initiatives delivered over the past years and builds on the successes already achieved towards its desired future state. The strategy is adaptable to the changing technological trends moving towards the 4th industrial revolution. The implementation of the strategy towards this future state has realised a number of initiatives, such as building a sensory network (internet of things –IoT) in support of anti-poaching. SANParks management will continue to build on initiatives in the years to come.

b) (i) South African National Parks

SANParks does not have the capability to track rhino horn; however, we can track the movement of poachers and combat poaching as they enter the Park, in their pursuit for rhino horn. In addition, the horn can be traced back to its origin using chip technology, once it has been confiscated at or en route to destination.

(ii) In 2014, SANParks, more specifically the Kruger National Park (KNP), pioneered a multi-facetted program to enhance connectivity and situational awareness. These projects have now evolved to a system where the Internet of Things (IOT) approach resulted in the so called “smart park” concept. The core of this is the common and collaborative platform called C – MORE, developed at the CSIR jointly with Armscor and SANParks. This user friendly platform can be operated by all levels of management (rangers to park wardens) and all agencies involved in EAP, and specifically rhino protection, on any device ranging from smart phones to multi-screen computers in the operation rooms.

Through this system, information is streamed to allow surveillance, early warning, detection and tracking (SEDT), as well as fusion of all information and subsequent data from a suite of sensors. Current sensors include radar, magnetic, seismic, optronic, electronic and acoustic. These sensors can be in the rhino horn, on the rhino, on a fence, in the ground, on the ranger and on vehicles or air craft. It allows in time monitoring of animals, i.e. rhino; but also dogs utilised in the Anti-Poaching Units (APU), own forces and poachers. Intelligent collation and customised programs to process the data subsequently allows for the benefit of some Artificial Intelligence (AI) through predictive modelling in the form of heat maps, graphs, histograms and tables. This informs decision making and more intelligent deployment of resources based on validated trends.

(iii) In the context of the 4-IR, SAWS uses advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mobile Technology (MT), radar and satellite technologies, and High Performance Computing (HPC) for weather forecasting and climate predictions. Further, the institution runs earth system models on the HPC and processes weather and climate data and information for developing products and services for different climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water, energy, health, aviation, marine and for air quality and disaster risk reduction.

In addition, SAWS’ Integrated Service Strategic (ISS) approach integrates innovative technologies, physical, digital and biological systems to generate useful and innovative products and services. SAWS is actively implementing new weather deveopment programes to improve its capibilities in Early Warning Prediction (Weather and Climate), that includes Artifical Intelligence in Numerical Weather Prediction models and data management solutions for big data. SAWS also implemented a new Marine Research Business Unit that is active in implementing operational wave and storm surge forecasting along the coast of South Africa in support of operation PHAKISA.

In this regard, the analysis of long-term historical climatic trends and future climate projections are used for climate zoning. These results are used to derive agro-hydrological products such as heat and chill units, frost, evapotranspiration, as well as other products that are useful for identifying suitable sites and planting dates for different crops under current and future climates.

SAWS data, SANParks weather station records and satellite observations are being used to predict species’ future zones of climate suitability in combination with modeled future climate surfaces based on global circulation models, several of which have been statistically and/or dynamically downscaled for use at a South African scale through the CORDEX project
(e.g. Engelbrecht et al, CSIR, 2018). Species-specific models are being carried out on an ongoing basis by both South African and international researchers. Amongst the correlative species distribution models used to develop these are those that rely on artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict where species will be able to survive in the future. Principles of Network Flow are being used to identify the pathways of least resistance for each to use to move through the landscape in order to reach these, enabling SANParks to plan strategies to help this climate change adaptation. We hope to use several new and emerging technologies to monitor both climate change impacts and the effectiveness of our strategies to minimise them; these could include environmental DNA, additional satellite imagery (e.g. high-resolution Lidar), more sensitive and detailed weather monitoring and new technologies for measuring air and water quality.

(iv) The SAWS mobile applications (WeatherSmart APP and AgriCloud APP) are also mobile APPs showing SAWS weather forecasting products, which, for example, are used for planting dates of maize crop. SAWS is constantly exploring and implementing new digital avenues to get the products and services to the citizens of the country so that they can make informed decisions on climate impact. The same solutions are also used for agricultural operational activities. Most importantly, SAWS infrastructure and knowledge generation processes (e.g. development of data mining algorithms) are suitably integrated as early warning systems for weather and climate related extreme conditions such as flooding, droughts and heat waves; thanks to 4-IR.

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Reply:

a) The Department is responsible for the maintenance of the Register of Protected Areas. The Register has 934 Nature Reserves that are privately owned, totaling 1.91 million ha. Game Farms are not a type of protected area according to the National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003, and are therefore not captured as such. Game Farms are, in the main, covered within the mandate of DAFF, and further information in this regard should be requested from DAFF.

b) (i)(ii) The Department has not conducted any assessment to ascertain the number, location and average size of privately-owned game farms in the country. However, according to the research conducted by ABSA in 2013 it was found that commercial/private wildlife ranches covered 16.8% of the country's landmass, covering approximately 20,5 million hectare encompassing just over 9000 wildlife ranches.

More information can be obtained from the research conducted in 2001 to determine the extent or the footprint of game farming in the country. According to this research it was estimated that there were 5,061 wildlife ranches in South Africa covering an area of 103,642 km2 (Bothma, 2005). The Limpopo province contained 2,482 of these wildlife ranches covering an area of 33,257 km2 (Bothma, 2005). Limpopo dominates, with 50% of ranches; Northern Cape - 20%; Eastern Cape - 12%; and other remaining Provinces - 18%.

Below is a table depicting provincial distribution and extent of privately-owned game farms in 2001:

PROVINCE	NO OF WILDLIFE PRODUCTION UNITS (GAME FARMS)	% OF TOTAL WILDLIFE PRODUCTION	AREA(HA)	% OF TOTAL AREA
Free State	180	3.56	147743	1.43
Limpopo	2482	49.04	3325652	32.09
North West	340	6.72	364935	3.52
Mpumalanga	205	4.05	276016	2.66
Gauteng	72	1.42	82076	0.79
KwaZulu Natal	90	1.78	168841	1.63
Eastern Cape	624	12.33	881633	8.51
Northern Cape	986	19.48	4852053	46.82
Western Cape	82	1.62	265205	2.56
Total	5061	100	10364154	100

Source: Bothma (2005)

(iii) The Department has not undertaken an exercise to determine the Rand value of each game farm in the country. However, the Rand value of each game farm depends on the amount invested towards acquiring land possessing conducive ecological infrastructure to support game animals and the size, the quality, type and size of game fence, number of game species and animals in the farm, existing infrastructural developments such as water reticulation, accommodation, roadways, permits and the ability to attract the targeted market. In view of this, the Rand value of each game farm can only be determined on a case by case basis.

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Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to Eskom and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

1. (a) In order to deal with the 18 properties identified by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) as surplus to their needs, the Department of Public Works (DPW) and DIRCO established a joint inter-departmental task team to give effect to the disposal of these properties. Under this joint team five properties in Namibia were disposed. Owing to the subsequent reconsideration of the possible alternate use of the properties, as well as the introduction and development of the Foreign Services Bill, the joint inter-departmental task team did not formally convene. However, in the event that DIRCO takes a decision to dispose of the remaining properties, a new joint team and its membership will have to be reconstituted.

(b) In 2009, membership of the forum was as follows

(i) and (ii)

Ms B Africa (Chief Director- Facilities Management DIRCO co-chair)

Mr E Dlamini (Chief Director- Property Portfolio Management - DPW co-chair)

Mr P Bolink (Director- DIRCO Facilities Management)

Mr M Phambane (Director- DPW Property Disposals)

Ms M Dumane (Director- DPW Key Accounts Management)

Ms M Molotsi (Deputy Director- DPW Property Disposals)

(c) At the time these members were employed in the Facilities Management and Disposal units in DIRCO and DPW respectively.

2. a) (i) and (ii ) The forum was co-chaired by

Ms B Africa (Chief Director- DIRCO Facilities Management co-chair)

Mr E Dlamini (Chief Director- Property Portfolio Management - DPW co-chair)

(b) The co-chairpersons were the heads of the above-mentioned Facilities Management and Disposals functions within DIRCO and DPW.

3. (a) As mentioned-above, the forum is not operational. DIRCO is currently updating the list of vacant properties abroad with a view to identifying the best way forward on each immovable asset, assisted by DPW.

(b) DPW is awaiting an updated list from DIRCO.

4. In the early 2000s, DIRCO, which was then known as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), identified a number of properties in various countries as redundant and a financial burden to the State. At the time, The DFA confirmed 18 properties for disposal in various countries. The 18 properties were made up as follows: 13 properties Namibia; 2 properties in Bonn, Germany; 1 property in Zurich, Switzerland; 1 Madeira, Portugal and 1 parking bay in Paris, France.

In August 2008, the then Minister of Public Works approved the disposal of all the identified redundant foreign properties through public tender. However, as this process was new under the democratic dispensation, the DPW then prioritised the disposal of the 13 Namibian properties as a pilot project.

It was then in 2009, that the Acting Director-General of the Department of Public Works along with his counterpart at the DFA approved the establishment of a Joint Foreign Disposal Committee (JFDC) to facilitate the disposal of all identified foreign properties. In 2010, the sale of the Namibian properties was advertised on public tender. Out of the 13 Namibian properties only 5 properties were disposed of and the remaining 8 properties could not be disposed of, as the bidders failed to raise funds for the purchase.

Since then the DPW and DIRCO have tried to resume the process of disposal of the identified properties located abroad without success. Nonetheless, the Foreign Service Bill Foreign Service Bill (B35B of 2015), was passed by the National Assembly in December 2018. The bill makes provision for the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation to be able to dispose of properties under DIRCO’s custodianship, in consultation with the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Finance. Once promulgated, we trust that the Act will enable DIRCO to move swiftly to deal with properties that are redundant and a financial burden to the State. DIRCO and DPW will continue to cooperate on matters of disposals and facilities management, with a view to the DPW providing DIRCO with the necessary technical expertise to be able to develop its immovable asset management capabilities.

Reply:

(1) and (2) the response is as per tables below:

1. (a) (i) and (ii) and (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(1) (a) NAME OF THE COMPANY &	PROJECT DESCRIPTION	(1) (a) (i) and (ii) DATE OF APPOINTMENT FROM 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR AND SINCE 01 APRIL 2018	(b) (i) CONTRACT VALUE	(b) (ii) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT	(1) (b) (iii) TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNTS PAID TO DATE
Sebushi Somo Construction and Projects (PTY) LTD.	KLERKSDORP, PC PELSER BUILDING; REPAIR ELECTRICAL RETICULATION & MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS	13 June 2014	R39 474 287.52 (inclusive of VAT)	25 months	R47 459 466.85 Amount inclusive of CPAP, variation orders and re-measurements
High Tech Lifts CC.	MBT-VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS; REPAIR, MODERNISATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GOODS LIFTS	03 May 2010	R5 373 655. 62 (inclusive of VAT	36 months	R2 885 359.00
Ngaatendwe Trading	MBT-VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS; REPAIR, MODERNISATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GOODS LIFTS	14 September 2016	R5 324 924.00 (inclusive of VAT)	12 months	R5 324 939.00

2. (a) (i) and (ii) and (b)

(a) MAINTENANCE TO BE CARRIED OUT AT KLEKDORP MAGISTRATE’S COURT	(ii) CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR	(ii) OVER THE MTEF	(b) TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED
Follow-on contract: Various Government Buildings; Repair, maintenance and modernisation of the passenger and goods lifts	R1 425 000.00	R3 584 932.12	The total amount allocated is only for the current financial year and it is for the appointment of consultants for planning purposes, as well as appointment of the contractor
Repairs and refurbishment of the plumbing and drainage system	R1 282 500.00	R714 337.33	A feasibility study is to be conducted, which will inform future contract amounts to be allocated or budgeted for over the MTEF.

Reply:

(a) The main benefits arising from the new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are:

• More resilient ecosystems. This means that widespread anthropogenic impacts such as climate change,ocean pollution and fishing will have less of an impact on our ocean resources;
• Protected marine species such as whales and turtles are still very vulnerable to habitat loss and human disturbance. Marine protected areas (MPAs) will serve as refuges for these organisms and others alike. This is particularly important during periods of breeding activity;
• Opportunities for eco-tourism on popular species like whales, seals, sharks, turtles and seabirds, are significantly enhanced in MPAs in two ways: firstly, there are generally higher numbers of these species in protected areas and secondly, the public and tourists want to see them in their natural environments (like seeing an Elephant or Lion in a National Park, and not in a cage in a zoo). Marine eco-tourism is a growing multi-billion rand Industry and supports thousands of jobs;
• Protecting marine genetic resources (including those of species which we still do not know about). However, we do explore these areas which are biodiversity-rich or otherwise important or unique. Some of these species found there have already been shown to have importance in medicine, such as anti cancer compounds, with biodiscovery into their uses still continuing; and
• Development of industrial activities outside MPAs (the vast majority of the ocean) can proceed with more confidence in the knowledge that good examples of the habitat (which may be impacted by development) are being protected within these areas. This does not exclude proper environmental management for all activities.

(b) The expansion of the Marine Protected Areas will contribute to fishery sustainability through:

• Protection of areas where fish congregate to breed so that successful breeding can improve fish stock numbers. Fish stock numbers are improved not only in the MPA, but also outside of it by the drift of fish eggs and larvae, as well as young fish migrations. These fish are then available to be caught outside of the MPA, thus enhancing the sustainability of commercial resources. A South African case study published in the top scientific journal, nature showed that this process indeed resulted in increased catch rates by fishers outside of the MPA;
• Recovery of stocks which are currently being over-exploited can occur more rapidly within MPAs, allowing certain fisheries to become sustainable once again;
• Protection and sustainability of key sea-bed habitat features such as coral reefs, some of which are important breeding or nursery grounds and would otherwise be impacted by activities such as trawling. International consumer and industry certification programmes recognise the importance of protected areas for sustainable fisheries. This certification is in fact a requirement for export to an increasing number of markets, and also results in good prices;
• Maintenance of biological and genetic traits of fish species (associated with ecosystem resilience) enhances sustainability;
• Some species of fish grow very slowly and are long-lived. Without the protection of MPAs, it is unlikely that fishlings of long-lived species would reach maturity. Without marine protected areas, these species are likely to become extinct. This includes some commercial fish species;
• Most of the new MPAs are designed with flexibility in mind, and allow fishing activities that have little impact on the main purpose of protection within the protected area. This includes a number of small-scale, recreational and commercial fishing activities that are allowed in different parts of most MPAs. These areas are called controlled zones, and the MPA regulations set out the activities allowed within these controlled zones. In restricted zones, it is generally only non-consumptive (ecotourism) activities that are allowed; and
• Activities such as mining are not allowed anywhere in MPAs, giving the Fishing Industry greater protection from the impacts of such activities, and thus also promoting sustainability.

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Reply:

(1)(a) The Minister did not travel to China in November 2018 the Deputy Minister of Small Business Development travelled. Costs relating to the China Import Expo, Shanghai of November 2018

Item	Amount
Accommodation	R 173,658.00 (5 nights for 4 People)
Flights	R 198,839.40 ( 3 Business Class & 2 Economy)
Ground Transport	R 154,052.26 ( Executive Shuttle + Car)
Allowances	R 94 333. 36.
Total	R 620 883.02

(1)(b) People that accompanied the Minister and cost incurred by the Department:

The Deputy Minister was accompanied by his spouse, the Head of Office of the Deputy Minister; the Media Liaison Officer; and the Chief Director: International Relations and Trade Promotion.

The delegation also included 15 Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at a cost of R 46 000.00 per person with a total of R690 000.00. This included; return flights, 4-star accommodation, ground transport, transfer by bus to Yiwu and accommodation in Yiwu and airport transfers.

(1)(c) Details of SMEs that participated at the China Import Expo:

All the enterprises participated in matchmaking activities with Chinese Businesses as well as other participants in the Expo. Additional business to business meetings were organized by the coordinator which focused on products sold by the SME’s.

Name of company	Product and business conducted by SME
Tsheola Dinare Tours and Transport (Gauteng Province)	The enterprise was represented by its Director. Tsheola Dinare Tours and Transport is a tour operator business that offers customised travel solutions in terms of tourism services, chauffeuring and shuttle services. Tsheola Dinare Tours and Transport (GP) operates everywhere in South Africa with branches in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
IKIM solutions cc (Eastern Cape Province)	The enterprise was represented by its Director. IKIM solutions is a manufacturer of household cleaning chemicals, a marketer and distributor of water purification and waste water treatment chemicals. IKIM solutions links up with clients and suppliers involved in detergency manufacturing value chain to market products and initiate relationships with other companies.
X Sparks (Gauteng Province)	The enterprise was represented by its Director. This enterprise builds super-efficient mobile and web applications as well as software tools designed with the user in mind. Their solutions are designed to distinguish companies from their competition. X Sparks solutions are delivered via two vehicles: X spark atx (advanced technology extended) for software development and X spark design for all innovative digital design solutions.
Maneli Pets (Gauteng Province)	The company was represented by its Director. Maneli Pets is a specialist manufacturer of premium pet food and pet treats for the local and export market. Maneli Pets is the first South African pet company to be certified for exports to the US, UK, EU and Asia. Founded in 2016, the company prides itself on its unique proteins, minimalist processing, consumer transparency and sustainable business practices.
Kgarose kgaros Pty Ltd (Limpopo Province)	The company was represented by its Director. Kgarose kgaros Pty Ltd is a vibrant and innovative, black owned enterprise that produces sweet potato yogurt and sweat potato drinking yoghurt. The firm deploys the energy and the skills of the youthful workers to implement cutting edge production techniques to produce one of the best yogurts in the market.
Amphiguard brickyard (Limpopo Province)	Amphiguard brickyard was represented by its Director. This enterprise specialises in the manufacture of cement bricks namely: maxi, stock, hollow, beveled pavers, interlocking pavers and v-shaped pavers. Amphiguard brickyard mainly supply cement bricks and pavers to top franchise brands, community contractors, and government contractors.
Solve Direct Electronics. [SDE] (Gauteng Province)	The company was represented by its Director. Solve Direct Electronics. (SDE). SDE envisions a future where all participants are knowledgeable in their electronic assembly requirements. The company mainly trains individuals in a high technology and niche industry called the Aerospace Industry. Quality and compliance training are presented on class 3 level products meaning that lives depend on what we do. The company also produces printed circuit board assembly to leading electronic companies.
Barui-Driehoek Co-operative farm (North West Province)	The enterprise was represented by a Director. Barui-Driehoek Co-operative farm is a registered cooperative with 5 members. The 1855ha farm belongs to the government, and was allocated to Barui-Driehoek Co-operative Ltd in 2011 on a renewable 30 years lease basis by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR). The farm is currently divided into 15 camps. 300 cattle production on veld: in the short term, the main focus of the cattle enterprise is bonsmara cattle.
Mankoko Consulting JV (Gauteng Province)	The company was represented by its Director. Mankoko Consulting JV is a company that manufactures leather products, hand bags, shoes, hand gloves and belts. There is a section that manufactures cleaning chemicals for households and industries. The company is now expanding, venturing into introducing the manufacturing of leather safety shoes safety gloves, and safety jackets.
Chemsol, SA Adhesives (Pty) Ltd (Kwazulu Natal Province)	Chemsol, SA Adhesives (Pty) Ltd was represented by its Director. The company specialises in Water Based Adhesives for the Paper and Packaging Industry and Wood Industry. The product brand CHEMSOL specialises in the Solvent based Adhesive for the Footwear, Furniture and Bedding Industry.
Sun Goddess (Gauteng Province)	The enterprise was represented by its Director. Sun Goddess is a pioneering enterprise with a truly revolutionary fashion brand. Their brand has played the role of fashion-ambassador for South Africa, participating in shows from as far west as Washington as far north as Stockholm, and as far east as Singapore. The Sun Goddess team combine a fiercely individualistic style with a prodigious work ethic and an infectious sense of fun, while delivering the best of Afro-couture.
Gridbow Engineers & Technical Services (Gauteng Province)	The company was represented by its Director. Gridbow Engineers & Technical Services, an Award Winning Electrical Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Consulting, Maintenance and General Services Contracting Company, has since its formation, been at the forefront of providing Quality Services to all its esteemed clients which include Eskom, Anglo American, Randwater and ABB. Gridbow currently has a footprint in South Africa, Zambia, Australia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Swaziland.
WAM Technology (Western Cape)	The enterrpise was represented by its Director. WAM Technology is a provider of software solutions and services for various sectors (including health, water, agriculture, manufacturing, food processing, tourism, education, property, retail, etc.). WaM Technology provide custom software including web development services, using a variety of the latest technologies such as .Net, C#, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML, XAML, CSS, ASP, WCF, WPF, etc. It also offer hosting, maintenance, training and support services to these solutions for many satisfied clients – big and small.
Elim Spa Products (Western Cape)	Elim Spa Products was represented by Its Director. The company offers unique products, in that it provides a Medi-Pedi which is an idea of saving money and time for the clients who are on the go and need a beauty treatment in a hurry. Medi-Heel also is unique in the ingredients used, as it allows the PH balance of the skin to be brought back to normal after a treatment. With the formulation of the new products, care is once again taken in the selection of ingredients, to ensure only the best possible results. We have also introduced our new 2 ranges, MediHand and Body Science.
Ntlantsana Accountants and Auditors (Pty) Ltd (Eastern Cape)	The firm was represented by its Director. The company is an accounting and auditing firm established in 2012, which has grown year on year and currently has offices in Port Elizabeth, Queenstown, Mthatha and in Philippi in the Western Cape. Ntlantsana Accountants and Auditors (Pty) Ltd offers diverse accounting and auditing services such as company secretariat, accounting, taxation, internal auditing, forensic investigations, training and facilitation, mentorship, and also Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BB-BEE) services to its clients. A unique company offering a diverse range of accounting and business services.

(1)(d) The delegation of SME’s that accompanied Deputy Minister was new companies supported by the Small Business Export Development Scheme (SBEDS) and has not been supported to exhibit or form part of a delegation to China previously.

(2)(a) Minister Lindiwe Zulu was invited to attend the Women MPs of the World Conference that took place at the House of Commons, Westminster, United Kingdom. The Minister shared South Africa’s experience in how South Africa has integrated women into Parliament and other structures of leadership throughout the country. Minister Zulu also participated in a session, entitled “Policy focus: what difference are women MPs making?” This session looked at how women MPs can tackle gender inequality in four key areas:

*Promoting women’s economic empowerment

*Ending violence against women and girls

*Championing access to voluntary family planning and

*Breaking the barriers to girl’s education.

(2)(b) Minister of Africa from the Foreign and Commonwealth office for Africa, Minister for SMME Development and Entrepreneurship, Lord Anthony St. John, CEO of Afrika Tikkun, representatives from the WeWork incubation Centre, and representatives from the Flatron School, which was established as a supplement to the to the Incubator Training Programmes.

(2)(c) The meeting with the Minister of Africa from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for Africa and the Minister for SMME Development and Entrepreneurship discussed the deepening of relations between South Africa and the United Kingdom and proposed partnership with the Department of Small Business Development in the incubation space. The meeting with the CEO of Afrika Tikkun, discussed how Afrika Tikkun aims to give young people opportunities through innovative and enterprising ways. In the visit with We Work Incubation Centre, it highlighted their different approached to incubation and accelerators, WeWork was started in the United States and made strides in facilitating access to markets for small businesses and affordable workspaces for SMMEs. It was agreed that the Department of Small Business Development and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) engage with them on their model of the accelerators.

(2)(d) The Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Small Business Development accompanied the Minister.

(2)(e) Costs relating to the visit to the United Kingdom in November 2018

Item	Amount
Accommodation	R18 000.00
Flights	R19 332.68
Allowances	R6 882.84
Total	R44 215.52

(3) A draft action plan has been developed and presented to EXCO. Some additional stakeholder consultations are required to refine the action plan before it can be presented at the Economic Sector, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster for consideration.

Reply:

I have been advised by the departments as follows:

1. (a) DTPS and DoC have not contracted the services of Bosasa now known as African

Global Operations.

(i-v) Not applicable

(b) USAASA and SAPO are the only entities that have contracted services from Bosasa.

(i) Both, USAASA and SAPO had one contract each signed with Bosasa.

(ii) USAASA signed the contract on 29 August 2014 and SAPO signed on 6 December  2004.

(iii) USAASA signed the contract for a duration of 36 months. SAPO’s contract was for a duration of two years with extensions after the original period until March 2010.

(iv) Bosasa provided ICT equipment and ICT services to schools, public access centres and public address areas for USAASA. At SAPO guarding service were rendered by Bosasa

(v) USAASA indicated that three purchase orders were issued to the value of R5 615 021.30, SAPO indicated that the total monetary value of the contract was not indicated as this was a rate-based contract and the total spent during the period was R10,193,035.56

2. USAASA had an irregular expenditure of R737 437.50 with regard to Bosasa. The irregular expenditure relates to the contract extension beyond 15% threshold without National Treasury approval. USAASA indicated that the amount is not yet condoned.

SAPO had no irregular expenditure with regards to the Bosasa contract.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

1. (a) One, in 2018

(b) Eight Hundred and Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred and Six Rand Eighty Five Cents (R870 706.85).

2. (a) Nil, as parties are still negotiating on possible settlement.

(b) Nil, same as sub-paragraph (a).

3. No, as the matter is sub judicae

Reply:

The Honourable Member should note that the project to relocate or move Parliament from its current seat in Cape Town is primarily the responsibility of Parliament, with the Department of Public Works playing a supporting role.

In this respect Parliament is responsible for the following:

• Developing the business case for the relocation of the Parliamentary Precinct from a strategic operations point of view;
• Initiating internal processes and debates within Parliament and giving the go ahead for the investigation into the feasibility of relocating the Parliament; and
• Providing the Department of Public Works with the short, medium and long-term user requirements.

The Department of Public Works is responsible for:

• The enhancement of feasibility and socio-economic impact studies and outline possible accommodation solutions.
• Assisting Parliament with the investigations, the planning of the project and ultimately implementing the project, if deemed feasible.

1. OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS TO DATE

Various engagements have been had with Parliament over a number of years and to date the result is the following:

• Inter-Departmental Task Team (IDTT) and Director-General forum meetings were held in February 2016 during which key items and actions were highlighted.
• A Project Steering Committee consisting of the Senior Management of Parliament and the Department of Public Works was established and it is chaired by the Secretary to Parliament, whose responsibility is to ensure the successful implementation of the project. The project involves mainly the production of a comprehensive feasibility study report relating to the socio-economic impacts of Parliament remaining in Cape Town versus it relocating to Pretoria and project due diligence. The following sub-committee work streams were established in March 2017: Legal; Communications and Public Participation; Financial and Socio-economic; Human Resources and Labour Relations; and the Technical and Security Sub-committee.
• Possible construction sites in Tshwane have been identified, but cannot be confirmed until such time that Parliament accommodation requirements have been signed off by the Secretary to Parliament. But, for this to happen Parliament must give guidance and take the decision to move the Parliamentary Precinct away from Cape Town and also legally pronounce Tshwane as the seat of Parliament, by way of proposing a constitutional amendment on Tshwane / Pretoria as the new Legislative Capital of the Republic of South Africa. Parliament’s decision will be informed by a comprehensive feasibility study mentioned above.

2. WAY FORWARD

The following recommendations emanate from the current status quo of the project:

a) Socio-economic impact assessment studies to be completed and the necessary funding to be sourced in order to conduct in-depth investigations of the possible construction sites that have been identified.

b) Parliament and the Department Public Works to discuss challenges relating to the aforementioned and develop a collective way forward.

Reply:

As previously advised through parliamentary reply PQ77, the Department has instituted a review into various matters relating to the effectiveness and efficiency of the competition authorities, which includes a forensic investigation into certain items identified in the Auditor General Report and the results of the investigation is awaited.

In addition to the above, I refer the Honourable Member to the published annual reports of the Competition Commission which deal with irregular spending matters for relevant years in some detail, including where appropriate, matters related to consequence management in relation to officials.

In relation to a financial management strategy to control expenditure, the Commission advises that it has done the following:

• a) Revised its Supply Chain Management (SCM) policy to tighten controls.
• b) Brought in additional capacity in the Finance Division to improve compliance and overall financial management.
• c) Rationalised its level of activities in order to fit in the budget and generate savings to cover the previous year’s budget.
• d) Adopted austerity measures including curtailment of case work, litigation as far as possible is insourced, filling of vacancies reprioritised only critical posts are filled, international delegations are reduced to one official approved by the Commissioner, only the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner travel business class. All other staff travel economy class irrespective of the flight duration, all strategic meetings or planning sessions are held in the Commission’s premises.

The wider review of the Commission readiness for the implementation of changes to legislation that I have referred to, will also address some aspects of improved technical management of financial matters and financial controls.

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Reply:

(i) Since my appointment as the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, the vehicle which I have been using was purchased by the Department of Science and Technology during the 2013/14 financial year. Please refer to my reply to parliamentary question no. 361 which was submitted in March 2017. Details of the recently purchased vehicle, replacing the vehicle which was purchased by the Department of Science and Technology, is tabulated below:

Financial Year	Make	Model	Price	Date Purchased
2017/18	Mercedes Benz	GLE 350d 4MATIC	R975 750.01	23 March 2018
2018/19	No vehicles were purchased since 1 April 2018 to date.

(ii) The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development did not purchase any vehicle in the 2016/17, 2017/18 financial years and since 1 April 2018. The Deputy Minister is currently using vehicles that were bought for him during the 2014/15 financial year. Please refer to my reply to parliamentary question no. 361 which was submitted in March 2017.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

The investigations into the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) were confirmed by the Portfolio Committee on Communications during the oversight visit to the Agency on 2 May 2018. It is the understanding of the Department that the investigations were going to be conducted by the PCC, not by the Department. Consequently, the Department does not envisage to conduct investigations at MDDA.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

To support tracking of domestic climate change policy imperatives, South Africa, as a Non-Annex I Party to the UNFCCC, prepares and regularly updates a National Greenhouse Gas Inventory which provides an account of current emissions levels and trends. The latest official greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, approved officially by the late Minister of Environmental Affairs and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), covers a period of 2000 – 2012. However, the Department has prepared preliminary GHG estimates for the period 2000 – 2015, which have gone through an independent review and public consultation process. Thus, in responding to the question raised, the preliminary estimates of 2000 – 2015 are provided by the sector. In terms of South Africa’s GHG inventory, four sectors are covered, and these include the Energy Sector; Industrial Processes and Product Use Sector; Agriculture Forestry and Other Land Use Sector; as well as the Waste Sector.

According to the 2000 – 2015 GHG inventory, the net emissions are currently 510 694,09 Gigagrams of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (GgCO2eq). The Energy Sector contributed 84% of these emissions in the year 2015.

The table below provides a breakdown of the 4 sectors and their respective contributions to the national emissions profile across the time series of 2000 – 2015.

	Energy	IPPU	AFOLU (excl. FOLU)	AFOLU (incl. FOLU)	Waste	Gross total	Net total
Emissions (Gg CO2e)
2000	341 494	34 071	50 600	35 306	10 838	437 003	421 709
2001	339 566	34 057	50 286	33 617	11 502	435 412	418 743
2002	350 968	36 141	50 886	33 258	12 137	450 132	432 504
2003	374 586	35 607	49 252	33 674	12 755	472 199	456 622
2004	390 091	35 784	49 179	35 301	13 355	488 409	474 531
2005	384 329	39 118	48 200	34 825	13 940	485 587	472 212
2006	391 155	40 173	48 529	34 803	14 511	494 368	480 642
2007	419 689	38 223	47 931	35 486	15 069	520 912	508 467
2008	411 802	36 048	49 424	38 082	15 616	512 890	501 548
2009	419 841	34 352	47 656	32 970	16 150	517 999	503 313
2010	433 688	36 442	48 803	30 890	16 671	535 605	517 691
2011	412 992	40 228	49 169	34 590	17 282	519 670	505 091
2012	425 532	38 955	48 224	25 429	17 866	530 577	507 782
2013	445 187	41 349	49 841	20 609	18 387	554 764	525 532
2014	436 363	41 878	50 269	19 148	18 965	547 475	516 354
2015	429 872	41 882	49 592	19 407	19 533	540 878	510 694

The table below provides the emissions for the base year 2000, the 2012 GHG inventory and the year 2015. It also provides the changes in emissions, in terms of emission levels and percentage, for each of the four sectors.

Sector	Emissions (Gg CO2e)	Increase 2000 to 2015	Increase 2012 to 2015
	2000	2012	2015	Gg CO2e	%	Gg CO2e	%
Energy	341 494	425 532	429 872	88 377	25,9	4 340	1,0
IPPU	34 071	38 955	41 882	7 812	22,9	2 927	7,5
AFOLU (excl. FOLU)	50 600	48 224	49 592	-1 008	-2,0	1 368	2,8
AFOLU (incl. FOLU)	35 306	25 429	19 407	-15 899	-45,0	-6 022	-23,7
Waste	10 838	17 866	19 533	8 695	80,2	1 667	9,3
Gross total	437 003	530 577	540 878	103 876	23,8	10 302	1,9
Net total	421 709	507 782	510 694	88 985	21,1	2 912	0,6

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Reply:

The Department does not collect information on the number of counsellors employed by institutions of higher learning. The Department has requested institutions to provide information on the number of counsellors employed at their various campus clinics/counselling centres. This will take some time to compile, and as soon as the data is available, the information will be provided.

Reply:

South African Weather Service (SAWS) has a close and active relationship with South Africa’s disaster management structures at all levels. SAWS participates in the quarterly local, district and provincial disaster management forum meetings, which include, among others, the uMkhanyakude District Municipality. At these meetings a seven-day outlook on the expected weather is usually presented, as well as longer seasonal (one to three months) predictions. The last uMkhanyakude disaster meeting forum was held on 7 February 2019.

In addition, SAWS also conducts awareness campaigns in the rural areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province. SAWS also issues different categories of weather warnings in the province through different media platforms, including SMSs and radio, e.g. Ukhozi FM. The recent severe weather event on 23 February 2019 caused considerable hardship to the northern part of the Province. For this event, severe weather was foreseen using model predictions and weather radar observations; and warnings were issued to the media, including community radio stations, and through SMSs. This specific event is being investigated in detail as a special case study. In this manner SAWS is constantly improving its understanding of such storms and their impacts in order to improve its services and warnings.

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Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provided responses to the questions posed.

a) Number of 2019 applications for funding: 555 708.

b) The breakdown of applications and approved applications (funding eligible) per institution are attached as Annexure A.

(i) Number of approved 2019 applications: 445 054.

(ii) Number of students allocated funding: 433 516.

Annexure A

2019 APPLICATIONS FOR NSFAS FUNDING
TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING COLLEGES
INSTITUTION	APPLICATIONS RECEIVED	FUNDING ELIGIBLE
BOLAND	3 942	3 454
BUFFALO CITY	2 505	2 285
CAPRICORN	5 162	4 427
CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG	3 800	3 380
COASTAL KWAZULU-NATAL	5 844	5 308
COLLEGE OF CAPE TOWN	4 238	3 803
EAST CAPE MIDLANDS	2 701	2 486
EHLANZENI	4 720	4 360
EKURHULENI EAST	4 780	4 310
EKURHULENI WEST	6 715	6 240
ELANGENI	4 999	4 545
ESAYIDI	2 739	2 544
FALSE BAY	2 405	2 133
FLAVIUS MAREKA	1 569	1 428
GERT SIBANDE	6 600	6 107
GOLDFIELDS	2 280	2 109
IKHALA	1 917	1 778
INGWE	2 156	2 018
KING HINTSA	1 616	1 461
KING SABATA DALINDYEBO	3 159	3 009
LEPHALALE	1 036	956
LETABA	1 875	1 700
LOVEDALE	1 406	1 261
MAJUBA	6 960	6 686
MALUTI	4 024	3 594
MNAMBITHI	1 642	1 586
MOPANI SOUTH EAST	2 036	1 866
MOTHEO	4 677	4 301
MTHASHANA	2 064	1 945
NKANGALA	4 274	3 871
NORTHERN CAPE RURAL	2 164	1 936
NORTHERN CAPE URBAN	4 684	4 469
NORTHLINK	5 408	4 904
ORBIT	4 135	3 464
PORT ELIZABETH	3 065	2 763
SEDIBENG	4 320	3 905
SEKHUKHUNE	1 830	1 659
SOUTH CAPE	2 875	2 617
SOUTH WEST GAUTENG	5 659	5 137
TALETSO	2 310	2 020
THEKWINI	3 373	3 039
TSHWANA NORTH	5 140	4 476
TSHWANE SOUTH	3 733	3 299
UMFOLOZI	4 256	3 897
UMGUNGUNDLOVU	4 427	3 902
VHEMBE	6 150	5 642
VUSELELA	3 535	3 114
WATERBERG	2 364	2 209
WEST COAST	3 668	3 428
WESTERN	5 768	5 230
UNIVERSITIES
CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	10 040	7 195
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	8 143	6 045
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	17 267	13 871
MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	7 478	6 003
NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY	11 514	8 478
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY	15 789	11 527
RHODES UNIVERSITY	1 532	999
SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY	2 125	1 509
SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY	848	646
TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	29 558	23 573
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	5 178	3 587
UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE	6 047	4 405
UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE	20 063	15 485
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG	34 966	27 522
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL	24 921	19 849
UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO	15 246	12 331
UNIVERSITY OF MPUMALANGA	1 453	1 192
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	8 543	5 781
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA	95 444	66 546
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH	2 912	1 801
UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE	7 594	5 281
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND	8 532	5 555
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA	6 911	5 301
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND	11 138	9 218
VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	5 901	4 345
WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY	13 860	10 948

Reply:

(1) The agreement has not been brought to the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs.

(a) South African National Parks (SANParks) is still completing internal approval processes for the agreement; and

(b) the agreement will be tabled to the next Board meeting during 2019. Upon the completion of internal approval processes, the agreement will also be submitted to the Minister of Environmental Affairs for consideration, since the authority to establish new national parks rests with the Minister. Once the Minister has considered and given SANParks the green light to proceed with the project, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and SANParks will be ready to bring the agreement to the Committee.

(2) The agreement between the National Research Foundation (NRF) and SANParks for the possible establishment of a new national park around the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio astronomy facility in the Northern Cape, should be considered as ongoing. The Business Plan for the establishment of the new national Park was considered and approved by the Board in 2018. The Board provided the Chief Executive Officer of SANParks with a mandate to negotiate the draft Contractual Agreement between SANParks and the NRF.

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Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to Eskom and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

The provision of access to markets and logistical support to emerging farmers have been mainly the mandate of the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries.

However, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform provided support for access to markets to farmers who received land under section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa through the implementation of the Recapitalisation and Development Programme (RADP) since 2011. Through RADP, the Department supported those farmers in co-operation with strategic partnerships to assist them with agricultural infrastructure, inputs and access to markets. Funding provided to projects include on-farm infrastructure, such as road maintenance for ease of access and marketing costs. Moreover, the support was a collaborative effort between sector departments and commodity organisations.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows:-

a) The Communications Ministry was able to assess the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) on the creative sector, and within the broadcasting and audio-visual sector.

Together with the creative industries, the Ministry developed formal stakeholder platforms towards the transformation of the creative industry.

The participants agreed that Government should engage stakeholders and Parliament on the Copyright Amendment Bill; development of the Media Transformation Charter; engage broadcasters in an endeavour to curb exploitation of small and independent producers; and ensure that content owners duly benefit from their content being used on online platforms.

b) In line with developing a multi-stakeholder collaborative effort aimed at building a capable 4IR Army; we will are forming partnerships with various stakeholders to train youth focusing on the digital skills required for the 4IR

We are also engaging Broadcasters as an endeavour to curb exploitation of small and independent producers and ensure that content owners duly benefit from their content being used on online platforms; and the Ministry of Trade and Industry on the Copyright Amendment Bill concerns raised by Broadcasters and Producers to strike the correct balance. This will also address the inefficiencies in policy and regulation to provide a conducive environment for the creative sector. It will also include the Departments of Arts and Culture, and Small Business Development.

Alongside the above, we will continue engaging online platforms such as Google to ensure that content owners duly benefit from their content being on online platforms;

In the next financial year 2019/20, we will commence the necessary work towards the development of a Media Transformation Charter.

During 2019/20, we will continue engaging the creative sector through 4IR thought leadership sessions and ensure inclusivity by inviting more young people to future engagements.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

The information will be provided to Parliament as soon as it has been recieved and verified by the department and ministry.

Reply:

(1) (a) The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has constantly struggled to upgrade its computer capabilities due to budget constraints over the last few years. The nature of the business of the SAWS is heavily reliant on computing power and storage in executing its mandate to South Africa. This reliance is mostly on High Performance Computing (HPC) and high end server infrastructure in processing and generating products required for Disaster Risk Reduction in South Africa related to Weather and Climate.

(b) The South African Weather Service has in the last eighteen months upgraded its HPC Facillity to the following:

• 336 CPU’s that equates to 4032 cores that gives a speed of 73.8 Terra Flops; and
• Storage Capaicity on the HPC is 2 Petabytes.

The current upgraded HPC is used at 90% capacity at 90% of the time to fulfill some of the South African Weather Service operational needs. The South African Weather Service has a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR, Meraka Institute to use its Center for High Perfomance Computing (CHPC) for research work and Business Continuty Processes (disaster recovery). With the South African Weather Service increased opertional requirements to run Numerical Weather Predictions (NWP) models i.e additional Regional NWP models, Ensembles NWP models, Oceans and Coasts models, Air Quality Models, new and enhanced Climate Prediction models, etc. Due to this increased operational workloads, the South African Weather Service is looking into replacing its HPC capabalities within 2 to 3 year time frame , as well as looking at alternatives including using HPC as service in the Cloud.

(c) The HIGH-END Servers used in SAWS is to run its Virtual eniviroment for all its production enviroment related to weather and climate, as well as all its back office enviroment. Currently, the enviroment consist of 23 high-end servers and 800 Terra Bytes which runs 250 virtual servers for the South African Weather Service. The IT enviroment at SAWS Head Office is currently in the process of being upgraded, with SAWS regional offices being done in the next 6 to 12 months. For BCP requirements the South African Weather Service also needs to upgrade its disaster recovery infrastructure over the next 12 to 18 months. The South African Weather Service is also looking into cloud offering to compliment server requirements and reduce costs for infrastructure.

(2) (a and b)SAWS is not involved in astronomy, this lies completely outside SAWS and perhaps it could be traced back to DST with the SKA project. However, SAWS is working with South African National Space Agency (SANSA), the agency under Department of Science and Technology. SANSA has recently been designated by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as Regional Space Weather Centre to provide space weather products in support of Avaition industry. The capabilities and product development lies with SANSA. SAWS is working with SANSA as the provisions of space weather are included as the standard and recommended practices in ICAO which is under the custodianship of SAWS for the provision of aeronautical meteorological services to international air navigation.

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Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to State Owned Enterprises and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

1. (a) The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Forum held eight meetings in the past eight years.

(b) One NQF Stakeholders Forum meeting was held on 2 March 2019.

2. The NQF Forum is an important structure providing the Minister and Director-General with the opportunity to meet with the Chairpersons of the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and Quality Councils to discuss important issues regarding the strategic direction of the NQF, as well as barriers and challenges experienced in the further development and implementation of the NQF. The NQF Forum promotes dialogue and creates a common understanding to ensure the efficient development and implementation of the NQF. I was concerned about the lack of activity of the NQF Forum and actioned the NQF Stakeholders Forum meeting on 2 March 2019 to identify critical issues and continue with the annual NQF Forum meetings.

The Chief Executive Committee is a permanent sub-committee of the NQF Forum and has met quarterly over the past years. It reports to the Minister, Director-General and NQF Forum.

3. The Director-General will ensure that the NQF Forum meetings are held. SAQA, as the secretariat of the NQF Forum is tasked to develop a schedule of meetings. Furthermore, Recommendation 4.3 of the Improvement Plan for the Evaluation of the Implementation of the NQF Act (Act No. 67 of 2008) compels the NQF Forum to schedule meetings in advance and the fulfilment of its mandate will be monitored through the Department of Higher Education and Training, and the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: BELLINAH MOLAUDZI

CONTACT: 012 312 5703/5081

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Reply 770.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY REPLY 770 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

MRS GNM PANDOR, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been returned to the Member of Parliament for clarification with regard to which scanners are being referred to. Once we receive this clarification, a reply will be sent Parliament.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

a. (i) R12, 034 825.32 was spent on advertising.

(ii) The services of advertising agencies (Creative agencies) were terminated on the 31st August 2016, in the period there was only one agency, The Media Shop – a media buying agency whose contracted was terminated on the 31st August 2018. The SABC Marketing, currently doesn’t have any media/advertising agencies, Request for Quotation (RFQ) process was put on hold due to budgets constraints.

b. (i) The primary marketing objectives for SABC Brands are to deliver on audiences and revenue. The marketing campaign’s objectives is to increase brand awareness and drive appointment viewing to SABC platforms.

SABC Brands that ran campaigns during this period:

SABC1, SABC 2, SABC SPORT – World Cup, SABC Trade Marketing, SABC TV License, SAFM, SABC NEWS, SABC Education, LESEDI FM, RSG, UKHOZI FM, UMHLOBO WENENE FM, IKWEKWEZI FM, METRO FM, MOTSWEDING FM and LOTUS FM.

(ii) R8, 300 000.00

(iii) See attached a detailed campaigns, publications and different SABC Brands.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to South African Airways and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

1. The Avatar Digital Agency was contracted from 2014 to 2017 and was mandated to provide strategic input and guide the positioning of the brand on digital platforms. The scope of work included amongst others, management of website properties and social media platforms, content development, campaign development and execution as part of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) and contract agreed upon by both parties. A copy of the contract including SLA is attached herewith with full details.

2. The Chairperson of Brand South Africa and Avatar Digital Agency’s Chief Executive Officer belong to the same church denomination, but attend different branches in Pimville, Soweto, and Tsakane, East Rand respectively.

3. Avatar Digital Agency won a 3-year tender in 2014 to provide services as described in reply 1 above. Hetzner is not a digital marketing agency, but a web hosting services provider. To run the website properties, hosting is required amongst other services such as Search Engine Optimisation, Server set up and monitoring, framework and software updates, back up, security and quality assurance which were all encompassed in Avatar Digital Agency’s quotation. Website hosting is a sub element of digital marketing which Avatar Digital Agency outsourced to Hetzner. In 2017 when the Avatar Digital Agency contract came to an end, Brand South Africa outsourced only the website hosting services directly to Hetzner. Brand South Africa currently remains without digital marketing capability pending the conclusion of the Avatar Digital Agency matter.

4. The awarded tender amount for Avatar Digital Agency was for R18 million inclusive of vat. This vat inclusive amount was in line with the tender specifications. The amount increased to R33 million as follows:

DESCRIPTION/COMMENTS	AMOUNT	IRREGULAR AMOUNTS
Original Tender Price	R18, 000, 000
10% year on year increase	R1, 860, 000	R1, 860, 000
14% Vat charge year on year	R2, 780,400	R2, 780,400
Online digital marketing fees (3yrs)	R4, 803, 439
Website Hosting fees (3yrs)	R3, 003,176
Retainer fee for 4 months extended period	R2, 758,800
TOTAL	R33, 205,815	R4,640,400

As per the AGSA Management Report dated 17 July 2018, the AG found that this contract was irregular to the tune of R4.6 million.

5. Brand South Africa is taking the necessary steps to recoup the R4.6 million of overpayment from Avatar Digital Agency. Brand South Africa Management allowed Avatar Digital Agency to change the SLA to include 14% vat and 10% escalation in contravention of the original bid

document which resulted in this R4.6 million overpayment. An investigation is currently being finalised to determine those employees responsible and hold them to account.

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does not keep its data on disposals in the manner that would enable it to immediately identify the nature of the person to whom the land was transferred, as required by the question. Information on all land parcels that were disposed by the Department in the past 25 years is available. However, the Department is unable to immediately distinguish whether the new owner is/was a developer. Every possible attempt has been made to achieve this. However, it is just not possible within the available time limits for this response to be submitted.

Reply:

(a)and (b) This part of the response is being dealt with in National Assembly Parliamentary Question No. 555, which appears in the Internal Question Paper No. 7 of 08 March 2019.

The response is as per table below:

(1) (a) and (b)

a) (i) NAME OF THE COMPANY	a) (i) PROJECT DESCRIPTION	(a) (i) DATE OF APPOINTMENT	(b) (i) CONTRACT VALUE	(b) (ii) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT	(b) (iii) TENDER AMOUNT PAID TO-DATE
SEBUSHI SOMO CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD.	KLERKSDORP, PC PELSER BUILDING; REPAIR ELECTRICAL RETICULATION & MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS	13TH June 2014	R39 474 287.52 (VAT inclusive)	25 months	R47 459 466.85 This value is inclusive of CPAP, Variation orders and re-measurements
HI-TECH LIFTS CC.	MBT-VARIOUS GOVT BUILDINGS: REPAIR  MODERNAZATION, MAINTENANCE OF PASSENGER AND GOODS LIFTS	03RD May 2010	R5 373 655.62(VAT inclusive)	36 months	R2 885 259.00 This value is inclusive of Variation order
NGAATENDWE TRADING	MBT-VARIOUS GOVT BUILDINGS: REPAIR  MODERNAZATION, MAINTENANCE OF PASSENGER AND GOODS LIFTS	14TH September 2016	R5 324 940.00(VAT inclusive)	12 months	R5 324 939.99

 

 

MAINTENANCE:

(a) MAINTENANCE TO BE CARRIED OUT AT KLERKSDORP MAGISTRATE COURT	(i) CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR	(ii) MTEF	(b) TOTAL AMOUNT ALLOCATED
Follow- on Contract Various Government Buildings in Mmabatho Regional Office: Repair, maintenance and modernization of passenger and goods lifts	R1 425 000	R3 584 932.12	Total amount allocated is only for this financial year, is allocation for appointment of Consultants who will be appointed for planning and Contractor
Repairs and Refurbishment of Plumbing and Drainage System	R1 282 500	R714 337 .33	Amount Allocated is for current Financial Year. The following financial year is just an estimation. The actual allocation needed will be received after appointment of Consultants who will be doing Feasibility Study.

(2)

(a) (i) The PC Pelser Building in Klerksdorp is currently occupied by the

following clients:

• Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
• Office of the Public Protector
• Department of Labour
• Statistics South Africa
• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
• South African Police Services
• Department of Environmental Affairs and
• A Family Advocate

(ii) There are currently no public entities occupying the PC Pelser Building.

(b) (i) The square metre area leased for each client is as follows:

No.	Client/Department	Leased Area (m2)
1.	Department of Justice and Constitutional Development	12 054
2.	Office of the Public Protector	287
3.	Department of Labour	1 485
4.	Statistics South Africa	736
5.	Department of Rural Development and Land Reform	287
6.	South African Police Services	736
7.	Department of Environmental Affairs	285
8.	Family Advocate	738

(ii) The Department of Public Works does not charge clients rental per building. The Department of Public Works charges client user charges, in line with a reprieve from National Treasury, for the total space occupied nationwide. Therefore, we are not able to provide the amount of user charges paid per annum for the PC Pelser Building.

(iii) The total expenditure incurred annually for utilities is R 680 098.26.

(3)

(a) and (b) The Department of Public Works does not owe the Matlosana Local Municipality.

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows

Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services:-

(i) (aaa) No vehicles were purchased for the former Minister in the 2016-17 financial year.

(bbb) No vehicles were purchased for the former Minister in the 2017-18 financial year.

(bb) A land Cruiser 200 4.5 V8, VX 6A/T, Model 26U was purchased for the former Minister for R1 298 945.70 in the 2018/19 financial year.

(ii) (aaa) No vehicles were purchased for the former Deputy Minister in the 2016-17 financial year.

(bbb) An Audi Q7 3.0 TDI, Quattro model, was purchased for the former Deputy Minister in the 2017/18 financial year for the amount of R 910 928.40. The vehicle was purchased for use in Cape Town.

(bb) An Audi Q7 3.0 TDI, Quattro model, was purchased for the Minister for the amount of

R 1 025 640.13 in the 2018/19 financial year. The vehicle was purchased for use in Pretoria.

Department of Communications:-

The department bought two vehicles for the former Deputy Minister Ms T Mahambehlala during 2017/2018 financial year.

Vehicle 1: Cape Town

(a) Jaguar XF 2.0d R Sport

(b) 2017 Model

(c) R 748 941.00

(d) 02 August 2017

(i) None

(ii) Former Deputy Minister – Ms T Mahambehlala

(aa) None

(bbb) 2017-18 Financial Year

(bb) None

Vehicle 2: Pretoria

(a) Mercedes Benz GLC 250 (X253)

(b) 2017 Model

(c) R 755 888.01

(d) 28 July 2017

(i) None

(ii) Former Deputy Minister – Ms T Mahambehlala

(aa) None

(bbb) 2017-18 Financial Year

(bb) None

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Reply:

a) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has appointed forensic investigators and investigations are currently underway.

b) Appropriate action will be taken once the investigations have been completed.

Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to South African Airways and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

The Parliamentary question has been forward to Eskom and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.

Reply:

(a, b, c and d) (i) (aa) (aaa) None.

(bbb) None.

(bb) None.

(ii) (aa) (aaa) None.

(bbb) None.

(bb) None.

The Department of Environmental Affairs did not procure any vehicles for the use by the former Minister and her Deputy Minister in the financial years: 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and since 01 April 2018.

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Reply:

The latest audited and verified data is for the 2017 academic year and the information is provided in the tables below.

Number of students enrolled in public higher education institutions, by qualification type and institution in 2017:

Institution	Qualification Type
	Occasional Students	Undergraduate Qualifications	Postgraduate Qualifications	Total
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	140	32 426	2 136	34 702
University of Cape Town	975	16 899	10 850	28 724
Central University of Technology	118	16 815	1 252	18 185
Durban University of Technology	0	28 533	1 254	29 787
University of Fort Hare	32	11 538	3 856	15 426
University of the Free State	496	30 350	7 256	38 102
University of Johannesburg	81	41 779	8 587	50 447
University of KwaZulu-Natal	669	34 309	14 118	49 096
University of Limpopo	0	17 827	2 781	20 608
Nelson Mandela University	326	23 002	4 293	27 621
North West University	228	49 065	13 265	62 558
University of Pretoria	463	34 536	15 696	50 695
Rhodes University	63	5 598	2 416	8 077
University of South Africa	15 659	272 411	55 945	344 015
University of Stellenbosch	1 087	19 403	10 624	31 114
Tshwane University of Technology	222	59 829	2 981	63 032
University of Venda	0	13 967	1 738	15 705
Vaal University of Technology	292	18 363	563	19 218
Walter Sisulu University	0	28 656	1 861	30 517
University of Western Cape	0	17 238	5 205	22 443
University of Witwatersrand	498	24 621	13 261	38 380
University of Zululand	104	15 409	1 695	17 208
Sol Plaatje University	0	1 063	0	1 063
University of Mpumalanga	0	1 736	35	1 771
Mangosuthu University of Technology	0	12 422	243	12 665
Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	5	4 556	1 264	5 825
Totals	21 458	832 351	183 175	1 036 984

(bb) There are no categories of graduates and post-graduates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college programme enrolment. Reflected in the tables below are the enrolled numbers for 2017 as were published in the statistical publication of the Department. These enrolment numbers are the latest officially released numbers.

TVET college name	NC(V)	Report 191 (N1-N6)	Occupational Qualifications	Other	Total
1.    Boland	1 468	5 958	2 501	162	10 089
2.    Buffalo City	3 098	5 186	0	0	8 284
3.    Capricorn	7 755	29 376	88	0	37 219
4.    Central Johannesburg	1 716	13 601	1	40	15 358
5.    Coastal	4 767	8 980	0	50	13 797
6.    College of Cape Town	2 901	9 395	0	3 992	16 288
7.    Eastcape Midlands	2 880	7 934	0	0	10 814
8.    Ehlanzeni	4 120	9 438	0	0	13 558
9.    Ekurhuleni East	3 537	13 211	0	25	16 773
10.  Ekurhuleni West	6 864	11 147	0	261	18 272
11.  Elangeni	3 492	4 452	269	25	8 238
12.  Esayidi	3 409	12 217	15	90	15 731
13.  False Bay	1 672	7 022	1 124	2 147	11 965
14.  Flavius Mareka	686	10 307	0	291	11 284
15.  Gert Sibande	5 593	7 033	0	0	12 626
16.  Goldfields	1 362	7 133	0	0	8 495
17.  Ikhala	1 894	6 182	0	0	8 076
18.  Ingwe	3 563	10 701	0	0	14 264
19.  King Hintsa	1 718	3 475	0	0	5 193
20.  King Sabata Dalindyebo	3 518	8 674	0	40	12 232
21.  Lephalale	623	8 865	69	28	9 585
22.  Letaba	2 223	4 399	0	107	6 729
23.  Lovedale	1 083	4 008	0	343	5 434
24.  Majuba	4 561	18 434	0	0	22 995
25.  Maluti	3 663	7 014	0	12	10 689
26.  Mnambithi	1 664	7 084	0	125	8 873
27.  Mopani South East	3 443	6 372	0	81	9 896
28.  Motheo	1 291	18 943	0	518	20 752
29.  Mthashana	1 263	5 358	204	0	6 825
30.  Nkangala	3 275	16 166	0	0	19 441
31.  Northern Cape Rural	981	4 340	356	0	5 677
32.  Northern Cape Urban	571	3 363	308	448	4 690
33.  Northlink	2 218	18 630	2 732	1 851	25 431
34.  Orbit	3 481	10 521	224	0	14 226
35.  Port Elizabeth	2 652	7 502	84	1 555	11 793
36.  Sedibeng	3 979	16 422	0	30	20 431
37.  Sekhukhune	1 905	7 398	26	0	9 329
38.  South Cape	1 359	3 356	0	1 068	5 783
39.  South West Gauteng	8 495	16 628	30	276	25 429
40.  Taletso	2 064	6 836	0	0	8 900
41.  Thekwini	1 681	10 264	197	135	12 277
42.  Tshwane North	3 137	19 075	0	2 471	24 683
43.  Tshwane South	2 184	19 189	0	4 143	25 516
44.  Umfolozi	3 521	9 044	511	543	13 619
45.  Umgungundlovu	1 936	8 197	473	313	10 919
46.  Vhembe	5 472	25 106	0	0	30 578
47.  Vuselela	1 813	6 794	281	303	9 191
48.  Waterberg	1 985	1 344	291	101	3 721
49.  West Coast	2 622	5 503	1 185	2 640	11 950
50.  Western College	1 215	22 576	0	319	24 110
Total	142 373	510 153	10 969	24 533	688 028

Sources: Statistics on Post-School Education and Training in South Africa, 2017.

Reply:

The system that generates data for the TB programme does so in quarterly (3 months) cohorts. Data before the end of the quarter is always incomplete, and in fact, its is global standard practice to report TB data a quarter behind. Notwithstanding, the programme reported data in 2018 as follows:

(a)	01 January 2019 to 31 March 2019
	Eastern Cape	11,842
	Free State	2, 665
	Gauteng	8,007
	KwaZulu-Natal	11,976
	Limpopo	2,751
	Mpumalanga	3,040
	North West	3,257
	Northern Cape	2,160
	Western Cape	8,980
	TOTAL SA	54,678

(b) The table below shows the number of Pneumonia new cases among under-5 children diagnosed in public health facilities and number of severe Pneumonia cases among under-5 children admitted to hospital 2018 and January 2019 only. (Data source: DHIS).

(b)(i)	01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
	Province	Pneumonia new cases among under-5 children diagnosed in public health facilities	Number of severe Pneumonia cases among under-5 children admitted to hospital
	Eastern Cape	11,141	4,395
	Free State	9,088	2,347
	Gauteng	22,907	4,362
	KwaZulu-Natal	53,099	10,683
	Limpopo	11,124	5,836
	Mpumalanga	2,234	3,034
	Northern Cape	2,718	983
	North West	3,391	2,222
	Western Cape	46,249	13,150
	TOTAL SA	161,951	47,012
(b)(ii)	01 January 2019 (ONLY)
	Province	Pneumonia new cases among under-5 children diagnosed in public health facilities	Number of severe Pneumonia cases among under-5 children admitted to hospital
	Eastern Cape	1,761	688
	Free State	357	111
	Gauteng	1,128	307
	KwaZulu-Natal	4,050	1,236
	Limpopo	469	272
	Mpumalanga	86	123
	Northern Cape	133	62
	North West	178	110
	Western Cape	2,249	751
	TOTAL SA	10,591	3,660

(c) Number of persons 40 years and older screened for diabetes and number of new persons diagnosed with diabetes reported in 2018 and 2019 (January only) (Data source: DHIS)

(c)(i)	01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
	Province	Client 40 years and older screened for diabetes	Diabetes client 40 years and older new
	Eastern Cape	2,412,674	19,078
	Free State	697,852	9,157
	Gauteng	2,908,672	49,485
	KwaZulu-Natal	5,261,552	18,498
	Limpopo	2,048,233	15,684
	Mpumalanga	1,110,747	16,190
	Northern Cape	176,988	2,423
	North West	808,038	7,543
	Western Cape	247,705	9,853
	TOTAL SA	15,672,461	147,911

(c)(ii)	01 January 2019 (Only)
	Province	Client 40 years and older screened for diabetes	Diabetes client 40 years and older new
	Eastern Cape	438,872	4,365
	Free State	69,307	596
	Gauteng	259,459	4,680
	KwaZulu-Natal	499,803	1,301
	Limpopo	178,356	1,102
	Mpumalanga	97,935	910
	Northern Cape	18,421	192
	North West	79,044	938
	Western Cape	23,632	772
	TOTAL SA	1,664,829	14,856

(d)(i)-(ii) According to the pathology-based National Cancer Registry 2014 report total number of cancers diagnosed in South Africa: 75,577.

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