Questions and Replies
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 - 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.
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 - 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.
-
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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.
04 July 2019 - NW33
Weber, Ms AMM to ask the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Whether she intends to introduce legislation in the National Assembly to ban the use of single-use plastic in the Republic; if not, why not; if so, by what date does she intend to introduce the specified legislation?
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
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
04 July 2019 - NW48
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
What is the total tonnes of (a) glass, (b) plastic and (c) paper that the Republic recycles in each financial year?
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
DATE:.... . .*..) .t... .
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION NO. 48 NW1005E
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 - 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 - 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 - NW3
Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Whether he is aware of the current situation of distress at the Centre for Fine Art and Design [CFAD] in KwaZulu-Natal resulting from the Department of Higher Education’s refusal to re- accredit the CFAD; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what is he doing to expedite the institution’s re-accreditation given the current high standards and quality education produced by CFAD since its inception?
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:
- Failure to submit the institution’s administrative data;
- Failure to provide staff and student data;
- Failure to submit audited annual financial statements;
- Failure to submit the financial surety which had expired;
- Failure to comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations;
- Failure to provide proof of certificates awarded to students;
- Failure to comply with the requirements of the National Learner’s Records Database;
- Failure to provide the updated record of the directors of the company as approved by the Consumer Intellectual Property Commission;
- Failure to submit the list of premises on which teaching and learning is provided; and
- 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.
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 - 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 - NW49
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
What is the total amount of revenue collected from the leasing of state-owned forests in the 2018-19 financial year?
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: . . ...
04 July 2019 - NW53
Yako, Ms Y to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
What number of (a) car parts were produced in the Republic in 2018 in terms of (i) make of car and (ii) part and (b) cars were assembled in the Republic in 2018 in terms of each car make?
Reply:
- 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% |
- 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 |
03 July 2019 - NW21
Whitfield, Mr AG to ask the Minister of Police
What (a) number of (i) clinical psychologists and (ii) social workers are currently employed by the SA Police Service, (b) number of official languages does each specified person provide services in and (c) is the average case load of each person in each month?
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
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Date:&!
03 July 2019 - NW29
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the President of the Republic
(1)(a) Which Members of the Executive accompanied him to the 108th Session of the International Labour Organisation Conference which was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 10 to 21 June 2019, (b) what number of officials accompanied (i) him and (ii) each specified Member of the Executive and (c) what number of days did his delegation stay in Geneva; (2) whether any spouses of any Members of the Executive and/or officials accompanied the delegation; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) what was the (a) total cost and (b) detailed breakdown of the costs incurred in terms of accommodation, flights and daily allowances for each person that formed part of the delegation? NW986E
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.
03 July 2019 - NW78
Mafanya, Mr WTI to ask the Minister of Police:
What number of police stations have permanent counsellors and (b) what are the (i) names and (ii) locations oflhe specified police stations?
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
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Reply to question 78 recommended
AL C
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Reply to question 78 approved/n
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Date: /
GENERAL UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
03 July 2019 - NW55
Shembeni, Mr HA to ask the Minister of Police
What number of arrests have been made by the anti-gang unit since its deployment in the Cape Flats?
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
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E (SOEG)
Reply to question 55 approved/n
01 July 2019 - NW40
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Whether the Government has any plans to assist or take part in the rolling out of 5G; if so, what are the relevant details?
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
01 July 2019 - NW39
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Whether any plans are in place to roll out 5G in the Republic; if so, (a) in which area, (b) on what date is it envisaged to be rolled out and (c) for what purposes?
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
27 June 2019 - NW71
Chabangu, Mr M to ask the Minister of Tourism
What projects and budget has her department put in place to ensure growth and job creation in the tourism industry in the former homelands?
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).
18 April 2019 - NW803
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)What number of maintenance issues did Eskom power stations experience (a) in the two years before and (b) since he took office as the Minister of Public Enterprises; (2) (a) what was faulty in each case, (b) on what date was the item last maintained prior to the fault, (c) on what date was the item bought, (d) how long did it take to repair and (e) what amount did it cost to repair in each case? NW926E
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.
18 April 2019 - NW795
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Communications, Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1) What are the details of the contract that Brand SA concluded with a certain company (name furnished) to act as its digital marketing agency from 2014 to 2017; (2) what are the details of the relationship between certain persons (details furnished); (3) on what basis was the specified company appointed to conduct digital marketing for Brand SA when a certain company (name furnished) provided a cheaper quote; (4) why did the tender amount of the digital marketing services of the specified company increase from R15 million to R33 million; (5) whether any steps were taken to address the finding of the Auditor-General that the contract amounted to irregular expenditure; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW918E
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
18 April 2019 - NW808
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
What are the details of the logistical support and access to the market that the Government has provided to farmers who received land under section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, in the past 25 years?
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.
18 April 2019 - NW805
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What were the diesel reserves of Eskom as at 17 March 2019 for its power stations which use diesel to generate electricity?
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.
18 April 2019 - NW817
Mathys, Ms L to ask the Minister of Public Works
What is the current status on the possibility of moving Parliament to Pretoria?
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.
18 April 2019 - NW793
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(1)Whether her department brought the agreement between the National Research Foundation and SA National Parks to establish a new national park in the Northern Cape to any meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will her department bring the agreement to the Committee; if so, what are the relevant details; and (2) what is the latest update on the due diligence regarding the specified agreement?
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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18 April 2019 - NW804
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What amount of diesel did Eskom consume on each day in the past year?
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.