Reply:

Water supply infrastructure is funded through various grants, including the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant, the Water Services Infrastructure Grant and the Municipal Infrastructure Grant. In metropolitan municipalities like the City of Tshwane, where these wards are located, the Urban Settlements Development Grant is a supplementary grant for municipal infrastructure services. The grant allocations are based on household backlogs and poverty weighted data.

The choice of which projects are funded from the Urban Settlements Development Grant is determined by metropolitan municipalities. Projects must be identified in the municipality’s Integrated Development Plan and then included in their Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)   The estimated loss of tax revenue due to the illicit trade in tobacco products for the 2015/16 financial year was R6 billion compared to the estimated loss of R 4.1 billion for the 2014/15 financial year.

(ii)(iii) The estimated loss of tax revenue due to the illicit trade in tobacco products for the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial year has not been concluded as yet.

(b) Steps taken by SARS to ensure that all taxes on the trade in tobacco products in South Africa are paid are:

• SARS conducted Integrated Audits on the Tobacco industry for years up until 2015.

• Amending section 113 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, (the Act) with effect from 19 January 2017 to prohibit the importation of cigarettes with a mass of more than 1.2 kilogram per 1 000 cigarettes, and the manufacture of cigarettes of which the mass of the tobacco content exceeds 0.9 kilogram per 1 000 cigarettes.

• SARS is finalising a draft rule amendment to the Act that will be published for public comment shortly to require functional tamper-proof product counters on all the tobacco manufacturing equipment used by the industry at any licensed tobacco excise manufacturing warehouse in the country.

• SARS is in the process of modernising its current fiscal marker and implement technology that will provide information to SARS to enable SARS to track and trace cigarettes that are manufactured throughout the value chain.

• SARS has an integrated Audit team that was established to audit traders across multiple taxes.

There is an increased focus on illicit tobacco and cigarette trade using a multi-pronged approach that includes:

• Establishment of the Illicit Economy Unit with a multi-disciplinary team investigating allegations of non-compliance in the tobacco industry.
• Integrated audits are performed by the Excise team.
• Reviews of the existing licences are conducted in line with the new measure that is under consideration for implementation.
• Targeted port risk alerts driven interventions on raw tobacco in order to follow the trail from foreign exporter to the consignee who is either the manufacturer of the importer who supplies the manufacturer, to ensure that we can align any thread of imported raw tobacco to the volumes of production per manufacturer.
• Audit and inspections are being conducted on cigarette manufacturing machines to ensure that SARS has sight of manufacturing equipment and its production capacity.
• Policy review is being envisaged to enforce the cigarette manufacturing machines counters usage, with possible withdrawal of licences should the counter be found not to be operational.
• Increased inspections at targeted areas identified as being high risk regarding suspected illicit cigarettes sold.
• Deployment of Customs inspectors at the manufacturing sites to inspect, monitor, record and develop an understanding of the entire manufacturing value chain from raw materials that form the inputs into production and the final products in relation to the excise account declared.

(2)(a)(b)  SARS does research on a regular basis aligned to its strategic approach and focus.

In line with this approach SARS is in the process of conducting research into the tobacco industry.

Reply:

Although the Treasury would like to increase the child support grant (CSG) closer to or ideally to or above the food poverty line, progress on this is being constrained by the macro-economic environment and other factors driving grant expenditure.

Increasing the value of the CSG to the food poverty line would significantly assist poor households and by definition reduce the proportion of the population defined as poor. The 2018 budget included above inflation increases to the Child Support Grant (CSG), to compensate for the VAT increase. The CSG increased from R380 in 2017/18 to an average of R405 (R400 from April to September 2018 and R410 from October 2018 to March 2019) in 2018/19. This was an annual increase of 6.6% against estimated CPI of 4.9%.

However, in the 2019 budget, because of fiscal pressures and increasing beneficiary numbers, social grant values will increase in line with long term inflation. The CSG increases from an average of R405 in 2018/19 to R425 in 2019/20 (4.9%). Despite this, the budget for social grants increases by 7.5 per cent to R175.2 billion (of which R65 billion is for CSG) in 2019/20 and exceeds R200 billion (of which R76 billion is for CSG) by 2021/22. Factored into the budget is also an increase in beneficiary coverage. In particular:

• The demographic aging of the SA population by >3% per annum or 120,000 elderly persons per annum costs an additional R2.5 billion rising to R2.8 billion per annum over the MTEF.
• The number of CSG beneficiaries continues to rise by around 190,000 per annum costing an additional R1 billion per annum.
• The budget for social grants over the 2019 MTEF period also includes an allocation for a new policy proposal for a top-up CSG for double orphans, at a rate of 150% of the CSG (i.e. R615). Implementation is anticipated in 2020/21 with an initial budget of R344 million and growing to R1 billion in 2021/22.

Nevertheless, government would like in the long term to bring the CSG much closer to the food poverty line of R547 (StatsSA, 2018). Given the current 12.5 million beneficiaries, estimated to grow by about 190k per annum, raising CSG to the food poverty line will require additional allocations of R21 billion rising to R25 billion per annum. This is unfortunately not affordable at present.

Reply:

(a) R435,600-00 was paid out by PRASA to victims of train crashes since 1 June 2018.

(b) Train Crashes since 1 June 2018 to date (Open Line Collisions and Collisions with Motor Vehicles)

Open Line Collision
Date	Injuries	(ii) Fatalities
June 2018	0	0
July 2018	0	0
August 2018	0	0
September 2018	112	0
October 2018	320	0
November 2018	0	0
December 2018	0	0
January 2019	817	3
TOTAL	1,249	3

(c) (i) Main causes of accidental deaths and injuries are collisions due to:

• Human error
• Signal failures because of theft and malicious damage to property
• Poor supervision due to shortage of Section Managers

(ii) See table below for steps taken to rectify the situation.

(iii) See table below for deadlines, milestones, time frames and timelines.

	(ii) Safety Interventions	(iii) Time Frames	Progress
1	Effective management of Human Factors.	On-going	The Recruitment of a Human Factors Specialist is in progress. The position was advertised in December 2018.
2	Filling of Safety Critical vacancies	On-going (Vacancies)	The process of filling the safety critical position is well underway and progressing very well in all the Regions. An amount of R33 million was set aside for this purpose.
3	Training of staff on Abnormal Working Conditions.	Annually	The initial training was completed in September 2018. The training is incorporated in the Refresher training manual for Safety Critical personnel within the Train Operations environment
4	Implementation of alternative method of train working only authorized by Section Managers.	Implemented in March 2018 and on going	Internal Functional Audits were conducted in all regions to monitor compliances and address identified gaps.
5	Allocation of additional security resources in identified hotspots for theft and vandalism.	On-going	Due to escalating theft and vandalism, Safety Patrollers and Safety Marshalls are deployed in some high incidents corridors.
7	Safety Awareness Campaigns	Monthly	Regional Campaigns are conducted monthly
8	Implementation of Board of Inquiry (BOI) Recommendations	As and when a BOI is instituted.	A complete assessment for recommendations of all previous incidents dating back to 2015 is in progress

Reply:

As advised by the Prudential Authority at the SA Reserve Bank, there were no payments made by the Prudential Authority (which managed the VBS curatorship) to certain person (name furnished), but were made to the curator SizweNtsalubaGobodo Advisory Services (Pty) Limited (SNG). A certain person (name furnished) acts as the representative for the curator. The total cost of curatorship for the period 12 March 2018 to 12 November 2018 amounted to R21,6 million, excluding VAT. VBS was placed in liquidation on 13 November 2018, so the curatorship ended on 12 November 2018.

The Prudential Authority of the South African Reserve Bank (which took over the role of regulator from the Registrar on 1 April 2018) implemented various governance arrangements pertaining to the cost of curatorship at the commencement of the curatorship assignment. The governance arrangements include, inter alia, an agreement on charge-out rates, instituting a limit pertaining to the total curatorship fees for the initial 12-month period of the curatorship, as well as the management of potential conflict of interest that may arise from using other service providers.

Reply:

a) The ACSA CEO was appointed with effect from 15 May 2013 for a period of five (5) years. His term of office lapsed on 14 May 2018, and it was extended with a six (6) months period ending on the 30th of November 2018. The Acting CEO was appointed with effect from 1 December 2018, for a period not exceeding six months or pending the finalization of the recruitment process of the new Managing Director or whichever comes first. Therefore, there is no extension granted to the CEO in 2019.

b) Not Applicable

Reply:

a) While SARS has taken some strides towards implementing the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and is in engagement concerning others, there are certain recommendations that require Presidential approval and collaboration with National Treasury. However, from the time that the erstwhile Commissioner was suspended and the Acting Commissioner was appointed, SARS sought to repair and improve the administration of tax. The proceedings of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry ran concurrently with these endeavours taken by the Acting Commissioner and some of the recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry echo some of the initiatives started by the Acting Commissioner.  This includes re-establishing a healthy reporting relationship between the Minister of Finance and SARS and the formation of the Illicit Economy Unit, the Unit focusing on Large Business, and more recently, a Unit to assess and analyze taxpayer compliance levels.

b) The function to plan, facilitate and monitor implementation of the Commission’s recommendations will be assigned to a small unit that continues with this work, and which will report their progress to the permanent Commissioner.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a) No

(i)(ii) N/A

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board has not contracted the services of any of the companies.

CBDA

The Co-operative Banks Development Agency has not contracted the services of any of the companies.

DBSA

(b) No.

(i) NIL

(ii) N/A

FIC

(b) The Financial Intelligence Centre has not contracted any services of companies as listed.

(i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

FAIS OMBUD

Based on our records and scrutiny of the system, the FAIS Ombud can confirm that no contracts or services were utilized from the service providers listed.

FSCA

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (including the former Financial Services Board) has never engaged the entities named as their service providers or suppliers.

GEPF

The GEPF has not contracted any of the entities.

GPAA

According to our records, the Government Pensions Administration Agency and GEPF have no records of the above companies in our system.

IRBA

The IRBA hereby declares that we have not contracted any of the services from the companies listed.

PFA

Based on the information available at my disposal, the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has never contracted the services of the companies listed.

LAND BANK

Land Bank does not have any contracts in place with any of the companies listed above.

We have, however, utilized Eavesdropping Detection Services which is a division of Corporate Business and Insight Awareness on a once-off basis for confidential work for Technical Surveillance Counter Measures. This order was placed in December 2018. Payment of R53 241.32 was made to Corporate Business and Insight Awareness on 21 January 2019.

Corporate Business Insight and Awareness is a new supplier on our database and all the necessary screening including AML was conducted prior to them being loaded.

PIC

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) contracted the services of Corporate Business Insight and Awareness (CBIA) in the 2014/15 financial year.

(i) The total monetary value was R20 621.00.

(ii) This was a once-off assignment.

SARS

According to the SARS financial systems:

1. There is no indication that SARS contracted with Eavesdropping Detection Solutions (EDS.

2. There is no indication that SARS contracted with Cell Detect; or Business Espionage Countermeasures South Africa (BECSA).

3. SARS did make purchases from the vendor named Corporate Business Insight and Awareness (CBIA). The total payments made to CBIA are indicated below and these date back to the Financial Year 2006/2007 until Financial Year 2014/2015.

2006/2007	2009/2010	2010/2011	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015	Grand Total
70 965.00	737 891.00	54 720.00	68 628.00	640 779.80	501 962.52	264 528.42	2 339 474.74

SASRIA

Sasria SOC Ltd is currently (and had previously) not contracted the services of the following companies:

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud did not conduct any business or award any tender to any of the aforementioned companies.

Reply:

Yes, the provincial MECs have the authority in terms of section 91(2) to authority delegate to any other person any power conferred upon him or her by or under the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act 93 of 1996). For the sake of ease of reference, I hereby quote section 91(2), which provides as follows

“91. Delegation by Minister and MEC

“(2) The MEC concerned may –

(a) delegate to any other person any power conferred upon him or her by or under this Act; and

(b) authorise any other person to perform any duty assigned to the MEC by or under this Act, and may effect such delegation or grant such authorisation subject to such conditions as he or she may deem fit.”

I am not aware of any alleged malpractices but should there be such, the measures to deal with those malpractices I would like to believe will be provided for in the aforesaid delegations.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(a) 10 Non-compulsory briefing sessions were held in 2018.

(b) Nil

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board held no tender briefings in 2018, as none of the goods and services procured meet the requirements for issuing tenders.

CBDA

In the 2018/19 financial year the Co-operative Banks Development Agency (CBDA) did not have any tender briefings.

The only tender briefing held by the CBDA was in the 2017/18 financial year, with tender number: NT 013-1-2017 and it was a non-compulsory briefing session.

FAIS OMBUD

The Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers (FAIS Ombud) would like to confirm that o tender briefings were held for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

FIC

(a) The FIC held 3 tender briefing sessions.

(b) All three (3) briefing sessions were compulsory

FSCA

(a) Eleven (11) briefing sessions were held.

(b) Seven (7) thereof were compulsory.

GEPF

(a) The GEPF held the following compulsory tender briefing meeting from 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018:

• Strategic Investment Advisory Service
• Legal Services
• External Auditors

(b) The tender briefings were compulsory

GPAA

The Government Pensions Administration Agency had eleven compulsory briefing sessions in 2018.

IRBA

1. One tender briefing session was held in 2018;
2. The session was compulsory.

LAND BANK

Land Bank had 17 compulsory briefing sessions in 2018

PFA

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator had 3 tender briefings for 2018 and were all not compulsory for prospective bidders to attend. The tenders relate to the procurement of Information Technology Infrastructure and Public Relations consultancy services.

PIC

(a) The PIC had 15 tender briefing sessions in 2018:

• Open Tenders – 14 briefing sessions; and
• Closed Bids – 1 briefing session.

(b) All of the briefing sessions stated above were compulsory.

SARS

(a)(i) NT to respond

(ii) SARS issued 31 tenders for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

(b) Out of the 31 tenders, 22 had tender briefings with 9 being compulsory and 13 being non-

compulsory.

SASRIA

Sasria SOC Ltd has not had any tender briefings during the period 01 April 2017 up to 31 March 2018.

TAX OMBUD

a) Only one (1) tender briefing was held in the year 2017/18 financial year and none in 2018/2019 financial year.

b) Yes, the tender briefing in 2017/2018 was compulsory.

Reply:

(1) The GEPF has already provided a detailed response to a similar question in broad terms which applies to detailed investment monitoring, refer to the response provided to Question Number: 1220 [NW1316E] dated 2 May 2018.

The GEPF and PIC have entered into a formal arrangement stipulating the terms under which the PIC is authorised to manage the assets of the GEPF. The Trustees have implemented variouis the monitoring and compliance measures to enable them to effectively discharge their fiduciary duty of investment monitoring. The Board has constituted permanent committees and sub-committeees to give effect to its strategic functions, including investment monitoring. All the committees have formal terms of reference that clearly set out the mandate and duties of the each committee. These are briefly described below.

Board Committees:

1. The Investment Committee is a committee of the Board whose duty includes monitoring the Investment Managers’ investments, including the PIC. Part of the investment committee’s duty is to consider various factors including any changes in the Fund’s liabilities as reported by the Fund’s Valuator, and any changes in the expected return on the Fund’s assets, the likely volatility of the value of the Fund’s assets and any implications those changes may have on the funding level of the Fund, contribution requirements, or benefits of the Fund, including but not limited to:

• • Monitoring and reviewing the performance of Investment Manager(s) primarily the PIC, to assure compliance with policy, procedures, risk and return objectives as set out in their mandate(s);
• Monitoring investment performance. The investment committee ensures that an independent review and evaluation of the performance of the investment portfolio is conducted at least quarterly.

• Reviewing quarterly investment reports and reporting where appropriate to the Board on issues that are considered important or relevant for Board deliberation.

2. Valuations Sub-Committee: The Valuations sub-committee is a sub-committee of the Finance and Audit Committee and reports into the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board and the Investment Committee. The Valuations sub-committee has been established to advise the Fund on the relatively complex matter of the valuation of the unlisted investments of the Fund managed by the PIC.

Management Committees:

1. The GEPF/ PIC Investment Liaison Committee: The purpose of the Investment Liaison Committee is to bridge the gap between the PIC and GEPF’s Investment Committees with the implementation of the GEPF’s reporting requirements, resolution of queries and implementation of the investment strategy as set out in the investment mandate of the GEPF. The Investment Liaison Committee also facilitates smooth investment processes and ease the flow of information and communication between the GEPF, PIC, Government Pensions Administration Agency and any third party service providers of the GEPF on investment matters.There are monthly meetings that are augmented by more regular interaction as necessary.

2. The GEPF/ PIC Exco to Exco committee: The GEPF/PIC Exco-to-Exco was established to, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, of both GEPF and PIC, exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon it by the Government Employees Pension Law. Part of the duties include oversight responsibilities in relation to the implementation of the GEPF Investment Management Agreement. There are monthly meetings that are augmented by more regular interaction as necessary.

3. ESG Working Committtee; The purpose of the ESG working committee is to address the environmental, social and governance matters within the PIC and GEPF Investment Committees in order to implement the Responsible Investment strategy as set out in the investment mandate and investment beliefs of the GEPF quartely.

(1) (a) The GEPF has not written-off its investment in Steinhoff and this is reflected at its current market value

(1) (b) The GEPF’s investment in Ayo Technologies is reflected at its current market value and has not been written-off.

(1) (c) The GEPF has not invested in Sagamartha.  

(1) (d) The Fund’s investment in Independent Media and VBS have been impaired and this is fully disclosed in the  GEPF’s 2017/18 Annual Report with their respective impairment amounts of R1058320000 and R374700000.

(2) Refer to the reply above.

(3) The PIC does not have to inform the GEPF of the investment that it makes provided that it’s within the mandate. Monitoring and reporting takes place as detailed above (answer to question 1).

Reply:

a) In each region, security personnel are deployed to combat theft and vandalism.

In the four regions a total compliment of 3,060 protective service personnel have been deployed, supported by 3,578 external security service providers. In Cape Town, further reinforcement in the form of drones and forensic support have been added as part of a pilot project. This has proven successful and plans are afoot to roll out this project to Gauteng in the next financial year. Furthermore, in Cape Town, PRASA and the City of Cape Town have entered into a partnership to provide an additional 100 security personnel which is deployed in high risk areas. This is proving very effective. The initiative is funded by the City and PRASA.

b) The deployment of security personnel (in house and external) has been in place for a long time. The internal PRASA security and external service providers have been in place for over ten years. Security deployments are reviewed and re-assigned on a case by basis and all deployments are informed by security risks as they arise.

c) (i) All security deployments are reviewed monthly to evaluate effectiveness and the required changes effected to combat crime.

(ii) The measures are dependent on the security risks associated with the specific area.

d) (i) Security fencing, CCTV, alarms, fire detection and intrusion detection for all substations, relay rooms and high sites are being planned. Other projects include the corridor fencing and corridor monitoring that will significantly enhance the protection of assets.

(ii) Some projects, such as corridor fencing, are being rolled out already, the rest will be roll out during the 2019/20 to 2021/22 MTEF period.

Reply:

This pensioners (Name furnished) monthly pension was paid from January 1993 to March 2018 to the following bank account number:

ABSA (Volkskas)

Branch: Adelaide

Account no: XXXXXXXXX

She was a member of the TEPF when she retired and a widow when she died, the monthly pension stopped with her death.

There is no further pension payable to anyone.

Reply:

(1) The PIC’s Social and Ethics Committee (SEC) has never considered the home loan that VBS Mutual Bank (VBS) granted to former President Zuma. According to media reports, VBS advanced a loan to Mr Zuma in September 2016. The PIC had no knowledge of, nor was it party to, that transaction. In August 2017, the transaction referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question 2762, was referred to the SEC due to the negative media coverage that followed after VBS granted the home loan to Mr Zuma. The SEC had to assess the reputational risk for the PIC when investing in VBS.

(2) The PIC did not grant any loan to VBS to be used to lend money to former President Zuma.

The rest of the questions fall away.

Reply:

According to the SARS records the person has a grade 12 qualification. At the time of his appointment to SARS it was not the practice to verify the qualifications. His qualifications have therefore not been verified by SARS.

Reply:

1. The National Treasury confirms that a full investigation was conducted in keeping with the Public Protector remedial action and a comprehensive report finalised on the privatisation of the Venda Pension Funds. The comprehensive report provides detail on the historical background, the process followed during the investigation in line with the Implementation Plan and findings thereof. The Implementation Plan was agreed by National Treasury and the Public Protector; and submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly for monitoring.

2. The Minister of Finance submitted the final comprehensive report on behalf of the State to Parliament and Public Protector on the 4th December 2018. The National Treasury awaits further communication and guidance from the Speaker of the National Assembly and Public Protector on this matter.

Reply:

METRORAIL

(a) (i) 24 trains

(ii) The Metrorail fleet is made up of coaches that are not permanently coupled, the new fleet will have permanently coupled coaches and the system will thus record train sets.

The matrix’s below reflects Metrorail coaches vandalised. (Train set configuration = 10 to 12 coaches per train)

(aa) & (b) The data below reflects the date of the incident details for Metrorail Coaches

MAIN LINE PASSENGER SERVICE (MLPS)

The table below reflects the answers to question number (99), (a), (i) & (iii) for MLPS coaches. (Train set configuration: Average coaches per trains =21 including 2 locomotives)

THEFT & VANDALISM
COACH No.	REGION DEPOT	LOCATION OF INCIDENT	INCIDENT DESCRIPTION	INCIDENT DATE
32146	W Cape	Braamfontein Yard	Vandalism of control box switch in Compartment G	1-Oct-18
35079	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6 and door locks	1-Oct-18
26289	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	1-Oct-18
26071	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen taps and water pipes	2-Oct-18
36257	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	2-Oct-18
32058	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	2-Oct-18
36159	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised windows and seats	3-Oct-18
36295	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	3-Oct-18
32136	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	3-Oct-18
25813	W Cape	Laingsburg	Window broken due to stone throwing.	3-Oct-18
32181	Gauteng	Hammasdale	Window broken due to stone throwing.	3-Oct-18
36052	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 1x control box for heaters	4-Oct-18
E1595	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	4-Oct-18
14342	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Theft of batteries x6 and door handles	4-Oct-18
33130	Gauteng	Natalspruit	Window broken due to stone throwing.	5-Oct-18
20521	W Cape	Braamfontein	Battery missing.	6-Oct-18
14343	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes	7-Oct-18
29001	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	7-Oct-18
35223	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen water pipes and fittings	8-Oct-18
29011	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6 and water fittings	8-Oct-18
26299	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	8-Oct-18
35160	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x2 and end door	9-Oct-18
26300	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Broken windows (all)	10-Oct-18
35101	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	stolen batteries x6	11-Oct-18
20515	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	2 x batteries missing	11-Oct-18
32036	W Cape	Westbury	Window broken due to stone throwing.	11-Oct-18
32128	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Vandalism of control box switch in Compartment F	12-Oct-18
35182	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stollen cables and copper pipes	12-Oct-18
E1417	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	12-Oct-18
36099	Gauteng	Germiston	Window broken due to stone throwing.	12-Oct-18
26290	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries and 4x toilet seats	13-Oct-18
35254	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	15-Oct-18
26342	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	15-Oct-18
35172	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	16-Oct-18
D34-823	Gauteng	Karsene West	Window broken due to stone throwing.	16-Oct-18
36129	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	18-Oct-18
36039	W Cape	Wolseley	Window broken due to stone throwing.	18-Oct-18
25839	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper cables	19-Oct-18
E18414	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	1 x battery missing	19-Oct-18
26431	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	21-Oct-18
26490	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	21-Oct-18
414	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	3 x batteries missing	21-Oct-18
32111	Gauteng	Paterson	Window broken due to stone throwing.	21-Oct-18
22229	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen end door and door handles	22-Oct-18
26310	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	22-Oct-18
32004	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 3x heaters from Compartments C, D and E	24-Oct-18
39034	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	24-Oct-18
36255	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	24-Oct-18
32100	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	24-Oct-18
20505	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	24-Oct-18
107	Gauteng	Mara	Window broken due to stone throwing.	25-Oct-18
E18-401	Gauteng	Union	Batteries stolen ( 4X batteries)	26-Oct-18
E18-410	Gauteng	Union	Batteries stolen ( 1 X battery )	26-Oct-18
26488	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	27-Oct-18
36304	W Cape	Hugueonot	Window broken due to stone throwing.	27-Oct-18
35249	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen ligjt fitting and batteries	28-Oct-18
35122	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen water pipes and fittings	28-Oct-18
20507	Gauteng	Braamfontein	Battery stolen.	28-Oct-18
20509	Gauteng	Sasolburg	Battery stolen &wing ligts not working 1.	28-Oct-18
36295	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	29-Oct-18
26296	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen light switches and toilet seats	29-Oct-18
149	W Cape	New Claire	Window broken due to stone throwing.	29-Oct-18
35010	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	30-Oct-18
35017	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	30-Oct-18
E18-413 E18-414	Gauteng	Spruitcrus	Batteries stolen, 4x on 18-403 and wires cut on E18-414.	31-Oct-18
36088 36301	W Cape	Hugenoit	Window broken due to stone throwing.	1-Nov-18
36241 36301	Gauteng	Doornfontein	Window broken due to stone throwing.	1-Nov-18
33090	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 2x heater in Compartments F and B	2-Nov-18
35194	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	2-Nov-18
20517	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	2-Nov-18
E1450	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	3-Nov-18
35002	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	4-Nov-18
36218	Gauteng	Germiston	Window broken due to stone throwing.	4-Nov-18
35033	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	5-Nov-18
35278	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	5-Nov-18
32095	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	5-Nov-18
36355	Gauteng	Queenstown	Window broken due to stone throwing.	7-Nov-18
35088	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	9-Nov-18
35026	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	11-Nov-18
35037	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised toilet equipment	11-Nov-18
35015	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	11-Nov-18
35232	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	11-Nov-18
32119	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	11-Nov-18
32094	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	11-Nov-18
32059	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	11-Nov-18
435 25147 36160	Gauteng	Peelton	Window broken due to stone throwing.	11-Nov-18
36231	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Nov-18
35040	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	13-Nov-18
36280	W Cape	Potchefstroom	Window broken due to stone throwing.	13-Nov-18
32188	Gauteng	Sasalburg	Window broken due to stone throwing.	15-Nov-18
26294	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	16-Nov-18
32076	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 5x heaters	19-Nov-18
35041	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	19-Nov-18
35091	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	19-Nov-18
2846	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	19-Nov-18
35299	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	20-Nov-18
808 403 23114	Gauteng	Oberholzer	Window broken due to stone throwing.	21-Nov-18
35009	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	22-Nov-18
35186	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	23-Nov-18
20516	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	23-Nov-18
32082	W Cape	Randfontein	Window broken due to stone throwing.	23-Nov-18
32024	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 3x heaters	24-Nov-18
E1411	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	25-Nov-18
26702 36355 36363 36160 32190 36355 436/263	Gauteng	Stutterheim	Window broken due to stone throwing.	26-Nov-18
32194	W Cape	Ariston	Window broken due to stone throwing.	26-Nov-18
56	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	1-Dec-18
32125	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 2x heaters in Compartments B and H	5-Dec-18
39012	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	5-Dec-18
35075	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	5-Dec-18
35107	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	5-Dec-18
35315	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	5-Dec-18
33005	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	5-Dec-18
21006	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	5-Dec-18
36105	W Cape	De Deroons	Window broken due to stone throwing.	5-Dec-18
36358 36205	Gauteng	Bloemfontein	Window broken due to stone throwing.	6-Dec-18
36255	Gauteng	Queenstown	Window broken due to stone throwing.	6-Dec-18
25060	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	7-Dec-18
32022	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	7-Dec-18
36277	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	11-Dec-18
36238	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	11-Dec-18
35248	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	11-Dec-18
35260	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	11-Dec-18
35188	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen light fittings and pipes	12-Dec-18
35001	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	12-Dec-18
35034	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	12-Dec-18
35061	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	12-Dec-18
35003	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	12-Dec-18
35165	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Dec-18
36253	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	12-Dec-18
36204	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Dec-18
26711	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Dec-18
32141	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	12-Dec-18
33006	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Dec-18
33059	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Dec-18
21053	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	12-Dec-18
32019	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 2x heaters in Compartments H and D	16-Dec-18
36215	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	16-Dec-18
36279	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	16-Dec-18
35243	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen electrical plugs and pipes	16-Dec-18
35004	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	16-Dec-18
36254	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	16-Dec-18
32107	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	16-Dec-18
21089	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	16-Dec-18
25799	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	18-Dec-18
25807	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	18-Dec-18
32117	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	18-Dec-18
32024	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	18-Dec-18
36283	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and toilet door	19-Dec-18
35012	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	19-Dec-18
410	W Cape	Orkney	Window broken due to stone throwing.	19-Dec-18
35098	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	24-Dec-18
36132	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	24-Dec-18
36190	Gauteng	Germiston	Window broken due to stone throwing.	24-Dec-18
36029	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	25-Dec-18
32003	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	25-Dec-18
20505	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	25-Dec-18
32114	W Cape	De Deroons	Window broken due to stone throwing.	25-Dec-18
32114	W Cape	Beaufort West	Window broken due to stone throwing.	25-Dec-18
32131	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 2x heaters in Compartments A and F. 1x Control switch stolen	26-Dec-18
36011	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalized end doors and stolen pipes	26-Dec-18
33027	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	26-Dec-18
20522	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	26-Dec-18
E1657	Gauteng	Gauteng	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	27-Dec-18
32188	W Cape	Wellington	Window broken due to stone throwing.	27-Dec-18
25725	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Vandalised seats and windows	30-Dec-18
32060	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	30-Dec-18
36321	Gauteng	Louistrichard	Window broken due to stone throwing.	30-Dec-18
18473	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	1-Jan-19
35008	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	2-Jan-19
36133	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	2-Jan-19
32017	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of 5x heaters	5-Jan-19
20514	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	7-Jan-19
25119	Gauteng	Queenstown	Window broken due to stone throwing.	9-Jan-19
22264	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	10-Jan-19
32089	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	11-Jan-19
35241	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	12-Jan-19
401	Gauteng	Angus	Window broken due to stone throwing.	13-Jan-19
E18401	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of Cab R10M and LT R10M	14-Jan-19
1468	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	15-Jan-19
25817	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen copper water pipes and fittings	15-Jan-19
E18-401	Gauteng	Empilisweni	Window broken due to stone throwing.	17-Jan-19
437	Gauteng	Sasolburg	Window broken due to stone throwing.	18-Jan-19
39102	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	19-Jan-19
32209	W Cape	Culemborg Yard	Stolen batteries x6	27-Jan-19
36205	Gauteng	Mpilisweni	Window broken due to stone throwing.	27-Jan-19
36352	Gauteng	Queenstown	Window broken due to stone throwing.	27-Jan-19

(iii) Locomotives that have been vandalised

The table below responds to (aa) &(b)

COACH No.	ASSET TYPE	REGION DEPOT	LOCATION OF INCIDENT	INCIDENT DESCRIPTION	INCIDENT DATE
E1595	6E1 LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	4-Oct-18
E7003	7E LOCO	Eastern Cape	East London	Stolen batteries, copper busbars, cut cables and copper pipes	12-Oct-18
E1417	6E1 LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen batteries	12-Oct-18
D34-823	34 CLASS DIESEL LOCO	Gauteng	Karsene West	Window broken due to stone throwing.	16-Oct-18
E7022	7E LOCO	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	Stolen copper busbars, cut cables and copper pipes	14-Oct-18
E18414	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	1 x battery missing	19-Oct-18
E18-401	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Union	Batteries stolen ( 4X batteries)	26-Oct-18
E18-410	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Union	Batteries stolen ( 1 X battery )	26-Oct-18
E18-413	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Spruitcrus	Batteries stolen, 4x on 18-403 and wires cut on E18-414.	31-Oct-18
E18-414	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Spruitcrus	Batteries stolen, 4x on 18-403 and wires cut on E18-414.	31-Oct-18
E7009	7E LOCO	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	Stolen copper busbars, cut cables and copper pipes	12-Oct-18
E1450	6E1 LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	3-Nov-18
E1411	6E1 LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	25-Nov-18
E7215	7E LOCO	Eastern Cape	Port Elizabeth	Stolen copper busbars, cut cables and copper pipes	3-Dec-18
E1657	6E1 LOCO	Gauteng	Gauteng	Stolen copper busbars and pipes	27-Dec-18
E18401	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Braamfontein Yard	Theft of Cab R10M and LT R10M	14-Jan-19
E18-401	18E LOCO	Gauteng	Empilisweni	Window broken due to stone throwing.	17-Jan-19

(c) (i) Each incident is reported to the Risk and security department at the MLCC (Main Line

Control Centre) where it is registered with a specific reference number. Internal Security investigates, and targets identified hot spots and executes special action plans to minimize the incidents.

(ii) Majority of the vandalism is theft of copper and aluminum train parts which has a high

monitory value at scrap dealers. Another challenge is stone throwing at trains en-route on certain corridors. Due to the numbers involved internal investigations are not done for each case. Cases are opened with SAPS with the available information. See attached Annexure with case numbers.

Reply:

(1) All transactions entered into by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has to adhere to the mandate requirements of its clients. The money market mandate of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) allows for investments up to a 12 month tenure, whereas the capital market mandate allows for investments for a longer tenure. Both of the mandates for these asset classes explicitly state the credit rating of the issuer and/or the instrument being the main criteria for such investment. The Eskom loan in question was done on the explicit condition that the loan should be government guaranteed , which implies that it has the highest credit quality in the domestic ZAR denominated market.

(2) The GEPF’s mandate requirements for money market and capital market transactions are in line with acceptable industry norms and standards. The GEPF’s mandate was approved by the GEPF’s Board of Trustees. The mandates of all the clients of the PIC are also approved by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).

(3) The PIC’s Research and Project Development Team has conducted detailed research (“deep dive”) into Eskom.

(4) Due to the confidentiality of the information pertaining to the Eskom loan of R5 billion, the supporting documents cannot be made available. It should, however, be stated that this loan was granted on 1 February 2018 and repaid in full, with interest, on 1 March 2018.

Reply:

a) No

b) SA Revenue Service contracted the services of the Public Affairs Research Institute in 2011. This followed a request for quotation, RFQ 39/2010 for purposes of conducting a SARS Corruption Study on a national basis. This was awarded on the 02 February 2011 to the value of R799,755.00.

Reply:

1. There are no stats for the Premier Group.

2. Pioneer Foods

TRADENAME	EMPLOYEES DECLARED
PIONEER FOODS PTY LTD	4 892
PIONEER FOODS GROCERIES PTY LTD	1 819
PIONEER FOODS INSTORE PTY LTD	3 892

3. Foodcorp, a division of RCL Foods

TRADENAME	EMPLOYEES DECLARED
FOODCORP PTY LTD	2 614
SUNBAKE PTY LTD	2
RCL FOODS	2
RCL FOODS SUGAR & MILLING PTY LTD	3 811
RAINBOW FARMS PTY LTD	9 970
VECTOR LOGISTICS PTY LTD	4 024

Reply:

1. (a) Yes, I have studied the Equality Report of the SA Human Rights Commission; and

(b) (i) I have already received an Advisory from the Commission for Employment Equity (CEE), which is a statutory body established by the Employment Equity Act, 1998 (EEA) to provide me with policy advice on any matter relating to the EEA. The Advice provided by the CEE was informed by their deliberations on the findings and recommendations contained in the report, including their discussions held with the author of the Equality Report.

2. In view of the fact that the Department has filed Answering Affidavit to oppose the Solidarity case in the Labour Court and the Hearing date for this case is still pending, I will not be commissioning any investigation into the matter.

3. No statement will be issued until the Labour Court Judgement is made on this matter.

Reply:

a) Response on workbooks

For the 2019 academic year, Grade R, Grade 1-3 Life Skills, Grades 1-6 Home Language, Grades 1-6 English First Additional Language and Grades 1-9 Mathematics Volume 1 and Volume 2 workbooks were distributed as follows:

Province	Grade R	Grades 1 to 9
	No of Schools	No of Learners	Books delivered	No of Schools	No of Learners	Books delivered
Eastern Cape	4338	141982	567930	5156	1499320	80993140
Free State	661	47440	189760	1098	652155	3409150
Gauteng	1431	160432	641730	2154	1963455	9846540
KwaZulu-Natal	4107	194360	777440	5945	2239945	11610450
Limpopo	2272	143403	573620	3836	1344525	7418550
Mpumalanga	1133	92115	368460	1667	945860	5072320
Northern Cape	389	23250	93000	548	260540	1391150
North west	980	56280	225120	1457	648655	3569860
Western Cape	1005	79800	319200	1493	975830	4920130
Totals	16312	939064	3756260	23346	10530285	55331290

b) The question on the number of tablets in each school should be directed to provincial legislatures.

Reply:

(a)(i) No

(ii) No

(aa) No

(bb) No

(cc) No

(b) No

Reply:

The Department does not have artwork under its curatorship.

Reply:

(a) (b)

Table 1 below indicates the number of schools that (a) are using and (b) are not using English as medium of instruction. It shows that about 23 474 schools are English medium schools and 1 391 are using other languages as medium of instruction. Please note that these schools are not only single medium schools, they can be parallel medium, meaning they use two or more languages as medium of instruction.

Table 1: Number of English and none English medium schools, by province, in 2018

Province	English	Not English	Total
Eastern Cape	4 922	291	5 213
Free State	1 121	69	1 190
Gauteng	2 769	138	2 907
KwaZulu-Natal	5 938	42	5 980
Limpopo	3 927	50	3 977
Mpumalanga	1 694	49	1 743
Northern Cape	389	183	572
North West	1 447	63	1 510
Western Cape	1 267	506	1 773
Total	23 474	1 391	24 865

Source: 2018 LURITS

Reply:

What (a) number of new teachers have been appointed in the public education sector since 1 January 2019 and (b) are the relevant details of each specified new teacher (i) in each (aa) province, (bb) primary school and (cc) high school and (ii) with regard to (aa) gender and (bb) pay scale?

The data required to respond to the question is currently not available. The data has been requested from Treasury: PERSAL. It will be submitted as soon as Treasury makes these data available.

Reply:

The Department of Labour:

• The Department of Labour did not borrow money from entities within the People’s Republic of China

Public Entities reporting to the Minister of Labour:

NAME OF ENTITY	AMOUNT BORROWED FROM ANY ENTITY IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (a)(ii)	NAME OF LENDER IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (b)	BORROWINGS IN THE PAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS (aa)	BORROWINGS SINCE 01 APRIL 2018 (bb)	CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO EACH LOAN (c)	REPAYMENT PERIODS FOR EACH LOAN (d)
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A
Compensation Fund (CF)	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A
National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC)	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A
Productivity South Africa	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A
Sheltered employment Enterprises (SEE)	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)	R0,00	N/A	R0,00	R0,00	N/A	N/A

Reply:

Please note that the questions have been referred to Provincial Education Departments Heads. The information will be provided as soon as received from Provincial Education Departments.

Reply:

The Honourable Member is referred to the Annual Report of the Department of Labour and to the previous reply of the Minister of Labour.

Reply:

As the Minister of Labour, I do not participate on tender matters.

Reply:

1. The Parliament Travel Privileges Facilities for Members makes provision for Travel Privileges for Members of Parliament of National Assembly and Permanent Delegates to the National Council of Provinces.

2. According to Members Facilities Section of Parliament, the facility is responsible for all Members except for Members of Cabinet.

3. Chapter 10 Section 1.1 indicates " The Travel Privileges, administered and paid by Parliament, of former Ministers/Deputy Ministers and their spouses come to effect on the first day following the date on which they relinquish their office, excluding the journeys made when vacating State Owned residence to the place where they intend to settle."

Reply:

Please note that the question has been referred to Provincial Education Departments Heads. The information will be provided as soon as received from Provincial Education Departments.

Reply:

What (a) number of teachers were employed in the public education system in each (i) primary and (ii) high school in each province as at 1 February 2019 and (b) is the breakdown in terms of (i) gender and (ii) pay scale?

The data required to respond to the question is currently not available. The information has been requested from Treasury: PERSAL. It will be submitted as soon as Treasury makes these data available.

 

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

1) Tender briefings held in 2018 are as follows:

(a) Simons’ Town Procurement Service Centre – 60 tender briefings.

(b) Central Procurement Service Centre – 69 tender briefings.

2) All briefings were compulsory.

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS

The Department of Military Veterans had no tender briefings held in 2018.

OFFICE OF THE MILITARY OMBUD

The office of the Military Ombud did not hold any tender briefings in 2018.

ARMSCOR

Armscor held 10 tender briefings in 2018. One (1) was a published tender bid with a compulsory bidders briefing and nine (9) bids were published with non-compulsory bidders’ briefings.

DFSC

The DFSC did not hold any tenders briefings in 2018.

CASTLE CONTROL BOARD

The Castle Control Board (CCB) did not hold any tenders briefings in 2018

Reply:

What (a) number of teaching vacancies have opened up in the public education sector since 1 January 2019 and (b) are the relevant details of each specified vacancy (i) in each (aa) province, (bb) primary school and (cc) high school and (ii) with regard to (aa) gender and (bb) pay scale?

The data required to respond to the question is currently not available. The information has been requested from Treasury: PERSAL. It will be submitted as soon as Treasury makes these data available.

Reply:

I am not in a position to respond to this question as there are no details furnished with regards to the company referred to in the Parliamentary Question.

Reply:

Trade Name	Employees Declared
FOSCHINI RETAIL GROUP PTY LTD	21 771
FOSCHINI LTD	9
FOSCHINI INVESTMENTS PTY LTD	1 310

Reply:

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

Reply:

1. In terms of Section 16 (6) of the Public Service Act, 1994, approval of early retirement is a function delegated to each Executive Authority. This means each Executive Authority uses his or her discretion to approve early retirement, taking into account the motivation furnished by the employee when applying for early retirement.

DPSA has however provided criteria to be considered by Executive Authority when approving early retirement which are as follows:

i) the applicant is aged 55 to 60 years

ii) here shall be no negative impact on the delivery of services by the department

iii) there shall be no skills deficit created within the department

iv) the Human Resources Planning needs were considered

v) potential future fiscal savings will be realised in terms of NT’s conditions, and

vi) consideration is given to functions that are not aligned to a department’s mandate, structure and post provisioning norms.

We still need to engage Labour before issuing the early retirement circular and guideline.

2. This information will only be available once the Executive Authority of each department approved the application they received from the employees in their departments.

3. When an employee retires, his or her pension benefits are determined by the number of years of pensionable service. An employee with less than ten years of service, only receives a once-off lump sum (gratuity), whereas an employee with more than ten years of service, receives both a gratuity and monthly pension (annuity). An employee with less that fifteen years actual service, does not qualify for continued post-retirement medical assistance.

4. Not at this stage.

Reply:

1)(a)(b)(c)(d) 

Table 1 below provides responses to contracts relating to supply, delivery and offloading of industrial gasses:

Table 1: Details of gas contracts

Name of Supplier (1)(a)	Price (R) (1)(b)	Amount of gas supplying (1)(c)	Ownership structure (1)(d)	Length of contract (1)(e)
WASAA	The price is commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.	Contracts are on an as and when required basis	Wasaa is 100% owned by Mampo Trust, with the following shareholding: N.Qonde 20%; T.Manala 20%; A.Qonde; 20%; Q.Manala 20%; P.Manala 20%	One (1) year.
African Oxygen			It’s a listed company with the following shareholding: Public shareholders 38.94% Linde Group 61.06%	Two (2) years.

 

 

Name of Supplier (1)(a)	Price (R) (1)(b)	Amount of gas supplying (1)(c)	Ownership structure (1)(d)	Length of contract (1)(e)
Air Liquide	The price is commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.	Contracts are on an as and when required basis	99.93% owned by Air Liquide Afrique; Anne-Marie Lemaire 0,02% Martine de Royer 0,02% Gerard Delorme 0,02% Stephen Jampol 0,01% Craig Jampol 0,01%	One (1) year and six (6) months.

                                       

(2)(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)

Table 2 below provides responses relating to contracts for the supply, delivery and offloading of diesel:

Table 2: Details of deisel contracts

Name of Supplier (2)(a)	Price (2)(b)	Amount of diesel supplying (2)(c)	Ownership structure (2)(d)	Length of contract (2)(e)
PetroSA	Prices are commercially sensitive, therefore cannot be disclosed.	Contracts are as and when required basis	PetroSA is South Africa’s National Oil Company; & reports to the Department of Energy	Ten (10) year contract.
Afric Oil			71% owned by EFORA Energy and 29% owned by PIC (Public Investment Corporation).	Ten (10) year contract.
Various Emergency Supplies		Eskom was granted approval by National Treasury to source diesel from Refineries in the event that contracted suppliers (PetroSA and Afric Oil) are unable to meet Eskom’s demand.  The refineries are BP; Engen; Sasol; Astron and Shell.

Reply:

1. The problem affected interns and not medical officers and it happened mostly in Gauteng. It was an administrative problem of not capturing employees on persal in time for payments.

2. Yes.

END.

Reply:

1. Schedule 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, (Act No.108 of 1996) addresses the functional areas of the exclusive provincial legislative competence.

Part 'A' of Schedule 5, clearly states that the issuing of liquor licences falls within the ambit of provincial legislative competence, to rpgulatp the micro- manufacturing and retail sale of liquor through provincial liquor legislation.

The legal implications of Schedule 5 is that, where in the past the liquor industry was governed by only the Liquor Act, 1989 (Act No. 27 of 1989), the liquor industry is now governed by the nine provincial liquor acts and one National Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003).

Provincial legislative framework

The provincial liquor legislations are administered by the respective Provincial Liquor Boards/Authorities/Regulators, in the nine provinces. The provincial liquor legislation is only applicable in the respective provinces. The following legislations listed below, include offences for drinking in public and being under the influence in public and are utilised by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to charge offenders:

Eastern Cape Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No 10 of 2003);

• • Section 59(d)(i), being drunk or disorderly in or on any road, street, lane, thoroughfare, square, park or market.
  • Section 59(e), consuming liquor in any road, street, lane or thoroughfare, or on vacant land adjacent thereto, in an urban area or other area subdivided into erven or plots.

Free State Gambling and Liquor Act, 2010 (Act No 6 of 2010):

• • Section 128(3)(a)(ii), a person who is drunk in or on a place to which the public has access.
  • Section 128(3)(d), a person who consumes liquor in any street, lane, thoroughfare or vacant land adjacent thereto in urban/rural area subdivided into erven or plots, read with Section 128(5).

Gauteng Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No 2 of 2003);

• • Section 127(c), being intoxicated in, on or near any public place.
  • Section 127(d), drink liquor in, on or near any public place.

Limpopo Province, Liquor Act, 1989 (Act No 27 of 1989);

• • Section 154(1)(c)(i), any person who is drunk in, on or near any road, street, lane, thoroughfare, square, park, or market.
  • Section 154(1)(d), subject to Subsection 2, consumes any liquor in any road, street, lane or thoroughfare, or on vacant land adjacent thereto, in an urban area or other area subdivided into erven or plots, with streets bound by such erven or plots.

Mpumalanga Liquor Licensing Act, 2006 (Act No 5 of 2006);

• • Section 59(1)(c), being drunk in, on, near a road, lane, thoroughfare, square, park, shop, warehouse, public garage, entertainment place, eating-house, racecourse or place where the public has access.
  • Section 59(1)(d), consuming liquor in a road, lane thoroughfare, vacant land adjacent thereto, urban area, erven or plots, with streets bounded by such erven or plots.

Northern Cape Liquor Act, 2008 (Act No 2 of 2008);

• • Section 46(1)(h), consuming liquor or being drunk in, on or at a public place, including any road, street, lane, park, market, shop or warehouse, to which the public has access to.

North West Province, Liquor Act, 1989 (Act No 27 of 1989);

• • Section 154(1)(c)(i), any person who is drunk ,in, on or near any road, street, lane, thoroughfare, square, park, or market.
  • Section 154(1)(d), subject to Subsection 2, consumes any liquor in any road, street, lane or thoroughfare, or on vacant land adjacent thereto, in an urban area or other area, subdivided into erven or plots, with streets bound by such erven or plots.

KwaZulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Act, 2010 (Act No 6 of 2010);

• • Section 93(1)(d), intoxicated, violent or disorderly in a public place.
  • The Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Liquor Authority omitted an offence for drinking in public in the said Liquor Act. However, the eThekwini Municipality bylaws are being used to charge persons for consuming liquor in public.

Western Cape Liquor Act, 2008, (Act No 4 of 2008);

• • Section 76(a)(ii), a person who is drunk in any place to which the public has access.
  • Section 2(3)(8), consuming any liquor in a public place, (municipal bylaw for the City of Cape Town). Other municipalities in the Western Cape also have bylaws for the contravention of this offence.

(2)(a)

The SAPS conducts day-to-day operations and in 2017/2018 to 25 February 2019, a total of 64 809 persons were charged for drinking in public.

Guidelines, to deal with petty offences (category B-Crimes) and to prevent civil claims against the SAPS, were developed and distributed to all provincial commissioners for implementation.

These guidelines also deal with the release of persons, who are arrested for offences related to drinking or being drunk in public. Such persons may be issued with a written notice (J534) as a method of securing his or her attendance in a Magistrate Court, in accordance with Section 56 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977).

(2)(b) Education and awareness campaigns are regularly held with stakeholders to engage with communities and schools, to address underage drinking and the prevention of liquor abuse. A total of 21 626 liquor awareness campaigns were conducted, in 2017/2018, to date.

 

 

Reply to question 395 recommended d

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KJ LE (SOEG)

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date:

2616 -6J- 6 6

Reply to question 395 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE

BH CELE, MP

Date:

Reply:

a) Brigadier LJ Mabule was appointed as the Section Head: Central Firearm Register (CFR), on 1 May 2015, as a result of the vacant post having been advertised.

Brigadier Mabule was redeployed to the Section: Firearm Compliance, on 1 August 2016, by the Deputy National Commissioner: Human Resource Management (HRM).

Brigadier Mabule was transferred, laterally, back to the CFR on 1 April 2018, by the Deputy National Commissioner: HRM.

b) With regard to Pretoria Central, CAS 1280/09/2015, the case is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). No recommendation for disciplinary procedure has been received from the IPID.

With regard to Pretoria Central, CAS 437/02/2016, the case was investigated in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS) disciplinary process. The disciplinary investigation was finalised, however, no disciplinary steps were

taken, due to procedural unfairness. The case has been re-opened for independent investigation. The outcome is not yet finalised.

c) Criminal Cases:

Pretoria Central, CAS 1280/09/2015, was transferred to the IPID, on 16 February 2016, for investigation.

Pretoria Central, CAS 437/02/2016, the employee was charged on 17 October 2018. The first court appearance was on 19 November 2018. The case was postponed to 11 March 2019.

Grievances:

Collective Grievance: This matter was closed, on 13 February 2018, due to a lack of cooperation from the aggrieved members. Two other grievances were registered and were resolved.

d) Brigadier Mabule has not been found guilty of any criminal or departmental offences up to date and can, therefore, not be deemed unfit to perform his current duties relating to firearm licenses.

 

Reply to question 376 recommended ed

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: 019 -

Reply to question 376 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)

(i) 2015/2016	(ii) 2016/2017	(iii) 2017/2018
Children	Adults	Children	Adults	Children	Adults
839	3 529	902	3 454	861	3 793

 

 

 

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GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 388 approved/

MINISTEROFPOL!CE BHCELE,MP

Date:

Reply:

(a). The total number of libraries built in the Provinces and Municipalities in the 2018 calendar year stand at twenty-six (26). Below is the breakdown of libraries built in each Province in the 2018 calendar year:

(b) 

NO.	NAME OF PROVINCE	TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARIES
1	Eastern Cape	2
2	Free State	0
3	Gauteng	1
4	KwaZulu-Natal	9
5	Limpopo	3
6	Mpumalanga	3
7	Northern Cape	3
8	North West	2
9	Western Cape	3
TOTAL	26

Below is the breakdown of libraries built per Municipality:

NO.	NAME OF PROVINCE	NAME OF MUNICIPALITY	TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARIES
1.	Eastern Cape: 2
	Karredouw Library	Koukamma	1
	Libode Library	Nyandeni	1
2.	Free State: 0
3.	Gauteng: 1
	Randfontein		1
4.	KwaZulu-Natal: 9
	Mandeni	Mandeni	1
	Ngolokodo Modular	Nquthu	1
	Bhekuzulu	Abaqulusi	1
	Sithembile modular	eNdumeni	1
	Hafuleni modular	Umuziwabantu	1
	eNdaka modular	Uthukela	1
	Osuthu modular	Nongoma	1
	Mnqobokazi Library	Mkhanyakude	1
	Ward 7 modular	Jozini	1
5.	Limpopo: 3
	Zamani Library	Greater Giyani	1
	Maphalle Library	Mopani	1
	Mahlabatheng Library	Waterberg	1
6.	Mpumalanga: 3
	Kanyamazane Library	Mbombela	1
	Masobye Library	Dr JS Moroka	1
	MP Stream Library	Bushbuckridge	1
7.	Northern Cape: 3
	Tsineng	John Taolo Gaetsewe	1
	Warrenton	Magareng	1
	Carolousberg	Nama Khoi	1
8.	North West: 2
	Ramatlabama	Mahikeng	1
	Lebotlwane	Moretele	1
9.	Western Cape: 3
	Tesselaarsdal Library	Theewaterskloof	1
	Groendal Library	Stellenbosch	1
	Du Noon	City of Cape Town	1

Reply:

a) (ii) (bb) My Department has rented one property

b) (i) The value and purpose of the rented property are as follows:

Property name	Value of rented property	Purpose of rented property
Sechaba House/Van Wijk Louw	??	Office Accommodation

c) Each property has been rented as follows:

	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Property name	Rental period of property	From whom the property is rented	Monthly rental fee for the property (Rand)
Sechaba House/Van Wijk Louw	Seven years	(DPW)/Rebosis Property	2 097 878.49

Reply:

1.(a). The completion date for the construction of the Sarah Bartmann Centre of Remembrance is October 2019.

(b). The Department of Arts and Culture will be appointing a museum planner whose tasks include the development of an operational budget/running costs for the Sarah Bartmann Centre of Remembrance.

2.(a). No operating agent has been appointed, nor will an operating agent be appointed to manage the Centre.

(b). The Centre will be declared a Declared Cultural Institution, in accordance with the National Institutions Act, Act no 119 of 1998.

Reply:

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(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)

	Year	(a) Children	(b) Adults
(i)	2015/2016	692	2 539
(ii)	2016/2017	596	2 399
(iii)	2017/2018	626	2 622

 

 

 

Reply to question 387 recommended/

OM E (SOE

Date: 2011 -01- c s

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 387 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

Reply:

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