Questions and Replies
13 March 2019 - NW39
Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether the Public Affairs Research Institute has had any working relationship with the (a) National Treasury and/or (b) SA Revenue Service since 1 January 2010; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW169
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)With reference to the report of the Standing Committee on Finance on the Venda Pension Fund published in the Announcements, Tablings and Committee Reports 172-2017 on 23 November 2017, has the plan submitted by his predecessor which sets clear timeframes for the implementation of the recommendations of the Public Protector been implemented in full; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the plan be implemented; if so, what are the details of the implementation; (2) whether the report of his predecessor to the National Assembly on the outcomes of the action plan that was due on 15 December 2017 was submitted; if not, what are the reasons that the report was not submitted; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW99
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the reply to question 2426 on 13 September 2018, (a) what number of (i) trains, (ii) coaches and (iii) locomotives have been vandalised (aa) in each month since 1 October 2018, (b) on what date did each incident take place and (c) what are the relevant details of the investigations that followed each incident, particularly with regard to the (i) outcomes and (ii) recommendations of each specified investigation?
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 |
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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.
13 March 2019 - NW41
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Finance
Whether (a) the National Treasury and (b) any entities reporting to him contracted the services of certain companies (details furnished); if so, what was the (i) total monetary value of the contract and (ii) duration of the contract?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW69
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1) With reference to the reply to question 2762 on 9 January 2019, what are the relevant details of the reasons why the Public Investment Corporation Social and Ethics Committee considered the matter of a R7,81 million home loan by VBS Mutual Bank (VBS) to the former President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob G Zuma; (2) whether the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) granted a loan of R7,81 million to the VBS specifically for VBS to lend these funds to Mr Jacob G Zuma; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of the conditions attached by the PIC to the loan and (b) which PIC client made these funds available; (3) whether VBS has met all conditions of the loan, including making all required interest and capital repayments; if not, what (a) are the relevant details of the VBS defaults and (b) action has been taken to recover the loan and interest from VBS; (4) has Mr Jacob G Zuma paid all required interest and capital payments on the loan?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW158
Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Finance
(a) What steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations of the Nugent Commission of Inquiry into Taxation and Governance by SARS and (b) what is the current status of the specified steps?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW36
Mathys, Ms L to ask the Minister of Finance
What amount is a certain person (name furnished) being paid?
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.
13 March 2019 - NW68
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā What (a) is the estimated loss of tax revenue due to the illicit trade in tobacco products in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years and (b) are the relevant details of all action taken by the SA Revenue Service (Sars) in order to ensure that all taxes on the trade in tobacco products in South Africa are paid; (2) Whether Sars has done any research into the actual prices that tobacco products are being sold for; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the (a) research conducted and (b) results of the research conducted?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW250
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What total number of schools in each province (a) are and (b) are not English-medium schools?
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 |
|
|
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
12 March 2019 - NW412
Mulder, Dr CP to ask the Minister of Labour
(1) Whether, with reference to her reply to question 2625 on 18 October 2018, she has (a) completed studying the report of the SA Human Rights Commission and (b) received the advice from relevant labour market institutions, including the Commission for Employment Equity; if not, on what date will she (i) complete studying the report and (ii) receive the advice; if so, what steps will she take to implement the findings of the report; (2) whether she will commission an investigation into the matter; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW257
Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of learners currently have access to a work book or tablet at each school in each province?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW226
Khanyile, Ms AT to ask the Minister of Labour
Whether, since she served in Cabinet, she (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of her departmentās employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(a)(i) No
(ii) No
(aa) No
(bb) No
(cc) No
(b) No
12 March 2019 - NW455
Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Labour
(1)(a) On what date did her department last conduct an audit of artwork owned by Government which is under her departmentās curatorship and (b) what are the details of each artwork under the curatorship of her department according to the Generally Recognised Accounting Practice 103; (2) whether any artworks under her departmentās curatorship have gone missing (a) in each of the past five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Department does not have artwork under its curatorship.
12 March 2019 - NW249
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
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?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW390
Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Labour
What (a) amount did (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her borrow from any entity in the Peopleās Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan?
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 |
12 March 2019 - NW253
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)What is the total number of (a) primary and (b) high schools that opened in each province in the 2018 academic year; (2) what is the total number of (a) primary and (b) high schools that will be opened in each province in the 2019 academic year? NW264E
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.
12 March 2019 - NW489
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Labour
What (a) number of call centres are currently operating in the country and (b) is the total number of employees at each specified call centre?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW281
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Labour
What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) her department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to her and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?
Reply:
As the Minister of Labour, I do not participate on tender matters.
12 March 2019 - NW135
Cachalia, Mr G K to ask the Minister of Labour
With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, what was the total expenditure incurred by her department relating to the travel privileges contained in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (b)(i) Deputy Ministers and (ii) their spouses, (c) Ministersā widows or widowers and (d) Deputy Ministersā widows or widowers (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018?
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."
12 March 2019 - NW252
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the total number of (a) primary and (b) high schools that closed in each province in the 2018 academic year?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW488
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Labour
What number of persons do certain companies (names and details furnished) employ?
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 |
12 March 2019 - NW247
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
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?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW260
Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
What number of (a) tender briefings were held in 2018 by (i) her department and (ii) each of the entities reporting to her and (b) the specified briefings were compulsory?
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
12 March 2019 - NW248
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
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?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW610
Atkinson, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any entity reporting to her contracted the services of a certain company (name and details furnished), in each of the past 10 financial years; if so, what (i) number of contracts were signed, (ii) was the date on which each contract was signed, (iii) was the duration of each contract, (iv) services did the company render and (v) was the monetary value of each contract in each case; (2) whether any irregular expenditure relating to the contracts was recorded and/or condoned in each case; if so, what are the relevant details?
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.
12 March 2019 - NW490
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Labour
What is the total number of employees that a certain company (name furnished) employs?
Reply:
Trade Name |
Employees Declared |
FOSCHINI RETAIL GROUP PTY LTD |
21 771 |
FOSCHINI LTD |
9 |
FOSCHINI INVESTMENTS PTY LTD |
1 310 |
11 March 2019 - NW387
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Police
What number of (a) children and (b) adults were reported as having been kidnapped in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
(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:
11 March 2019 - NW395
Johnson, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
On which legal provisions does the SA Police Service rely to arrest persons for consuming alcohol in public; (2) (a) why do police officers avoid arresting persons who drink in public and (b) what measures does he intend taking to stop such a bad practice that is killing our society, especially the youth?
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);
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- 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);
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- 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);
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- 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);
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- 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);
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- 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);
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- 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);
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- 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:
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Reply to question 395 approved/not approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date:
11 March 2019 - NW376
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to certain reports regarding a certain person (name and details furnished), who faces numerous charges for assault including the criminal case CAS1280/09/2015 and threats to a certain person (name and details furnished) and various staff members, (a) why is the specified person in this position, (b) has the person been disciplined, (c) what is the status of the various criminal charges and grievances against the specified person and (d) why would the specified person be in charge of determining whether or not civilians are fit to possess a firearm while facing the specified charges?
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:
11 March 2019 - NW359
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)What is the name of the (a) engineer who conducted a certain inspection (details furnished) and (b) company that the specified engineer works for; (2) has he found that there is no threat of structural damage and/or danger to life; (3) by what date will all the recommendations of the engineer be implemented; (4) will he furnish Mr M Waters with a copy of the full report of the engineer?
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
1. The inspections were carried out by Mr. Nathaniel Seseletsi, who is employed by Airports Company South Africa in the capacity of Chief Civil Engineer. Mr. Seseletsi’s background is structural engineering and is a Certified Bridge Inspector by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL).
2. The considered findings, which are contained under Section 2 of the enclosed report, confirm that there is no danger to human life. The report further confirms that, whilst cracks are structural in nature (i.e. they result from structural behaviour of the Bridge), they will not result in the collapse of the bridge.
3. The recommendations of the Chief Civil Engineer have been implemented, however the final inspection has not been conducted as the piers still need to re-painted. All works on the Piers will be concluded by Friday 01 March 2019.
4. The ACSA internal memo with the findings, conclusions and recommendations (Titled Pier 23 at ORTIA elevated road and dated 30 January 2019) has been enclosed with the responses.
11 March 2019 - NW336
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a) On what date was the company, Enel, appointed as an external technical advisor for Eskom, (b) what is the name of each: (i) shareholder and (ii) director of the specified company, (c) who is paying the company for the external technical assistance and (d) what is the total amount that the company is being paid?
Reply:
According to the information received from Eskom
Enel has not been appointed as technical advisors. A team of South African engineers has been appointed to undertake a technical Review of power stations on a “Thuma Mina” voluntary basis.
(a)
Not Applicable.
(b)(i)(ii)
Not Applicable.
(c)
Not Applicable.
(d)
Not Applicable.
11 March 2019 - NW527
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
(a) What number of (i) buildings, (ii) properties and (iii) facilities does her 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?ā
Reply:
Find here: Reply
11 March 2019 - NW427
Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
With reference to his reply to question 1116 on 7 May 2018, by what date will the construction of the Sarah Bartmann Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern Cape be completed and (b) what will the running costs of the Centre be once it is operational; (2) Whether an operating agent has been appointed yet; if not, by what date will an operating agent be appointed; and if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what are the relevant details of the tender process that was followed to appoint the operating agent?
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.
11 March 2019 - NW491
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Arts and Cultureā
What is the total number of libraries that were built in each (a) province and (b) municipality in the 2018 calendar year?
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 |
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Karredouw Library |
Koukamma |
1 |
|
Libode Library |
Nyandeni |
1 |
|
2. |
Free State: 0 |
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3. |
Gauteng: 1 |
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Randfontein |
1 |
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4. |
KwaZulu-Natal: 9 |
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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 |
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Zamani Library |
Greater Giyani |
1 |
|
Maphalle Library |
Mopani |
1 |
|
Mahlabatheng Library |
Waterberg |
1 |
|
6. |
Mpumalanga: 3 |
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Kanyamazane Library |
Mbombela |
1 |
|
Masobye Library |
Dr JS Moroka |
1 |
|
MP Stream Library |
Bushbuckridge |
1 |
|
7. |
Northern Cape: 3 |
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Tsineng |
John Taolo Gaetsewe |
1 |
|
Warrenton |
Magareng |
1 |
|
Carolousberg |
Nama Khoi |
1 |
|
8. |
North West: 2 |
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Ramatlabama |
Mahikeng |
1 |
|
Lebotlwane |
Moretele |
1 |
|
9. |
Western Cape: 3 |
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Tesselaarsdal Library |
Theewaterskloof |
1 |
|
Groendal Library |
Stellenbosch |
1 |
|
Du Noon |
City of Cape Town |
1 |
11 March 2019 - NW348
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
What number of Public Service employees were employed in each provincial department of (a) education and (b) health (i) on the last day of the (aa) 2015-16, (bb) 2016-17 and (cc) 2017-18 financial years and (ii) on 28 February 2019?
Reply:
The number of Public Service employees that were employed in each provincial department of (a) education and (b) health (i) on the last day of the (aa) 2015-16, (bb) 2016-17 and (cc) 2017-18 financial years and (ii) on 31 January 2019 (February 2019 information not available at time of compilation), were as follows:
11 March 2019 - NW358
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to his reply to question 3778 on 15 January 2019, (a) what is the name of the police officer commonly called Gold Tooth, (b) where is he currently stationed and (c) what promotions has he received since the Carte Blanch exposƩ;
Reply:
(1)(a) The name of the police officer is Constable DM Mapatlare.
(1)(b) The member is stationed at the Ekurhuleni North Cluster.
(1)(c) The member did not receive any promotion, since the Carte Blanche exposé.
(2)(a) A departmental case was investigated against the member and he was suspended without salary, privileges and benefits. The member was reinstated after the complainant relocated to the United Kingdom and failed to testify at the departmental trial. The criminal case, Edenvale, CAS 311/05/2015, was withdrawn at the court, due to the same reason.
(2)(b) The member performs duties as a crime prevention official
. Reply to question 358 recommended/
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Reply to question 358 approved/not approved
MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
Date:
11 March 2019 - NW355
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to vehicles purchased in the past three financial years and since 1 January 2019 by his department and entities reporting to him, (a) what number of vehicles have been purchased each month, (b) for what purpose was each vehicle purchased in each case, (c) what make of vehicles were purchased in each case and at what cost in each case, (d) what assessments were undertaken as to the need for vehicles in each case, (e) who undertook the assessments in each case, (f) what were the results of each assessment in each case, (g) how are vehicles monitored once purchased and (h)(i) what number of vehicles have travelled 10Ā 000 kilometers or less, (ii) which vehicles are those in each case and (iii) why had each vehicle travelled 10Ā 000 kilometers in each instance?
Reply:
Department(a) number of vehicles purchased |
(b) purpose of each vehicle purchased |
(c) make of vehicles purchased |
(d) assessments undertaken as to the need for vehicles in each case, |
(e) who undertook the assessments |
(f) what were the results of each assessment |
(g) how are vehicles monitored once purchased and |
(h)(i) number of vehicles travelled 10 000 km or less, |
(ii) which vehicles |
(iii) why had each vehicle travelled 10 000 km |
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2017/2018 |
Apr-17 |
CA481964 |
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Deputy Minister for use in Cape Town |
JAGUAR XJ 3.0 |
R800, 000.00 |
Vehicle had reached its lifespan as prescribed in the Ministerial Handbook |
Head of the Office of the Deputy Minister |
Met the replacement criteria |
Based on age and kilometres travelled |
50186 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Apr-17 |
FV70GJGP |
|
Deputy Minister for use in Pretoria |
BMW X5 XDRIVE A/T |
R984, 896.25 |
Vehicle had reached its lifespan as prescribed in the Ministerial Handbook |
Head of the Office of the Deputy Minister |
Met the replacement criteria |
Based on age and kilometres travelled |
11888 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Apr-17 |
CA450060 |
3 IN APRIL 2017 |
Minister for use in Cape Town |
TOYOTA FORTUNER 2.8 |
R557, 927.65 |
Vehicle had reached its lifespan as prescribed in the Ministerial Handbook |
Chief of Staff |
Met the replacement criteria |
Based on age and kilometres travelled |
21274 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Jul-17 |
FX47LFGP |
1 IN JULY 2017 |
Minister for use in Pretoria |
M-BENZ E350D AMG |
R924, 146.24 |
Vehicle had reached its lifespan as prescribed in the Ministerial Handbook |
Chief of Staff |
Met the replacement criteria |
Based on age and kilometres travelled |
66358 |
N/A |
N/A |
2018/2019 |
|
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None |
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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SINCE 1 JAN 2019 |
|
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None |
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Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
(a)(i) Four fire tenders were purchased in Financial Year 2017/18;
- Twenty-four (24) light commercial vehicles were purchased in Financial Year 2017/18;
- One all-terrain vehicle was purchased in Financial Year 2016/17;
- Twenty-seven (27) light commercial vehicles were purchased in Financial Year 2015/16.
(b) The vehicles were purchased to operate at ACSA owned airports and mostly for airside use. This included fire and rescue vehicles, surface maintenance, electrical maintenance, aircraft marshalling and security vehicles.
(c)(i) The four Rosenbauer fire tenders purchased in Financial Year 2017/18, cost R61,459 408 ex VAT;
- The twenty-four light commercial & passenger vehicles purchased in Financial Year 2017/18, comprised of the following vehicles:
- Two BMW vehicles at a cost of R1,080 677 ex VAT;
- Nineteen Toyota vehicles at a cost of R11, 708 646 ex VAT;
- Three Nissan vehicles at a cost of R528 477 ex VAT.
- The one all-terrain vehicle purchased in Financial Year 2016/17, cost R 258 000 ex VAT.
- The twenty-seven-light commercial and passenger vehicles that were purchased in Financial Year 2015/16, comprised of the following vehicles:
- Fourteen Ford vehicles at a cost of R4,419 453 ex VAT;
- Two Mercedes vehicles at a cost of R1,186 095 ex VAT;
- Eleven Chevrolet-vehicles at a cost of R1,470 259 ex VAT.
(d) ACSA agrees minimum operating standards for all vehicles operating on the airside with the aviation industry to ensure that vehicles are serviceable and pose no risk to the safety of operations on airside. The age limit is 6 years for light commercial vehicles and 12 years for specialised vehicles. The replacement program is planned and executed in line with these minimum standards. ACSA also uses operational planning to determine the number of vehicles required for example how many planes need to be marshalled into aircraft parking bays in the peak hour of operations. That will dictate the staff requirements and vehicle requirements.
(e) The ACSA Airport Fleet Management Department based on the age limit for operating on airside and detailed operational planning.
(f) Vehicles were only purchased were there was an operational requirement.
(g)(i) Vehicles on the airside of the airport may not leave the airside and is only used for operational purposes within the perimeter fence.
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- At the main airports each vehicle is tracked in real-time through mode-s transponders to avoid any possibility of runway incursions.
- The few vehicles that operate on public roads have a log books that have to be completed for every trip.
- Audits are done on these to ensure compliance with company policy.
- Each vehicle also has a fleet petrol card and issues like fuel consumption is monitored every month.
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(h)(i) None. (ii) Not Applicable. (iii) Not applicable.
Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)
a) No new vehicles were leased since 1 January 2019. Refer to the attached Annexure A, Column H for the installation date. All vehicles are leased under a full maintenance lease.
b) Company vehicles are used for performing both preventative and corrective maintaining on Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) infrastructure and facilities across the country.
c) Refer to attached Annexure A, which reflects the make of vehicle in column F and the cost in column G.
d) The need arises from the fact that most of ATNS aviation Communications, Navigational, & Surveillance (CNS) infrastructure and facilities are strategically placed in remote areas to provide the required coverage and cater for all air traffic movements across the country. It is also a requirement by the aviation regulating authority of South Africa (SACAA) that scheduled preventative maintenance on these sites are performed routinely and in case of failure, for ATNS to respond and perform corrective maintenance and ensure continuity of service. Since most of the sites are in remote areas, ATNS need to drive to those sites to perform maintenance as required and require vehicles with greater clearance.
e) Given the current and anticipated requirements (informed by planned infrastructure investments), the company evaluates and include the needs as part of the company operating model.
f) In line with the Permission approval, the evaluation is done and approved for a period of 5 years.
g) The leased vehicles are monitored through the fleet tracking system with verification to actual slips submitted and in conjunction with the company’s Maintenance Management System. This system is fitted with each leased vehicle and on monthly basis, a report is received from the service provider (AVIS Fleet) highlighting the monthly utilisation.
(h)(i) One vehicle.
(ii) A Ford Ranger 2.2 TDCI XLS 4X4 D/CAB A/T
(iii) The vehicle is earmarked and used mainly by the WGS84 Surveyors whose main Job is visit the air traffic centres (airports) to confirm al the surveyed points and airport obstructions, CNS facilities to survey the site coordinates and above ground heights.
South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)
The table below provides comprehensive answers by the South African Civil Aviation Authority to all questions, i.e. (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h)(i), (ii), and (iii).
a) |
No of Vehicles purchased |
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b) |
Purpose |
|
c) |
Vehicle Make |
|
d) |
What assessment |
|
e) |
Who conducted the assessment |
|
f) |
Results of assessment |
|
g) |
Monitoring of vehicles once purchased |
|
h) |
KM Travelled |
|
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA):
- Please see Annexure A for the number of vehicles that have been purchased each month.
- Please see Annexure B for the purpose for which each vehicles was purchased in each case.
- Please see Annexure C for the make of vehicles that were purchase in each case and at what cost in each case.
- The different end user departments with the assistance of fleet management, do their own assessments on the basis of the work that needs to be done, number of personnel, number of vehicles required and the vehicle type that will suit the purpose.
- The different end user departments with the assistance of the fleet management department undertook the assessments in each case.
- The results of the assessments found the current vehicles fleet is old, with an average of eight (8) years and the running costs are high, hence the need to procure new vehicles to replace the old ones.
- PRASA is a participant on the RT15 tender with National Treasury which include live tracking system for vehicles.
- (i) 224 vehicles have travelled 10,000 kilometres or less.
(ii) Please see Annexure D
(iii) The vehicles which have travelled 10,000 kilometres and less are due to their operations within the different business units and some of these vehicles do not cover long distances. Vehicles with zero (0) kilometres are waiting for fitments which are currently in the process.
Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)
The CBRTA (a) has not purchased any vehicle in the past three financial years and since 1 January
2019, therefore (b) – (h) are not applicable.
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
The RAF (a) has not purchased any vehicle in the past three financial years and since 1 January 2019,
therefore (b) – (h) are not applicable.
Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)
The RTIA (a) has not purchased any vehicle in the past three financial years and since 1 January
2019, therefore (b) – (h) are not applicable.
Railway Safety Regulator (RSR):
- The RSR did not purchase any vehicles in the applicable period.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable
- (i) Not applicable.
(ii) Not applicable.
(iii) Not applicable.
Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)
The Ports Regulator has not purchased any vehicles in the past three financial years.
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e(f)(g(h) Not applicable
Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) |
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(a) number of vehicles purchased |
(b) purpose of each vehicle purchased |
(c) make of vehicles purchased |
(d) assessments undertaken as to the need for vehicles in each case, |
(e) who undertook the assessments |
(f) what were the results of each assessment |
(g) how are vehicles monitored once purchased and |
(h)(i) number of vehicles travelled 10 000 km or less, |
(ii) which vehicles |
(iii) why had each vehicle travelled 10 000 km |
1 (one) in Dec 2016 |
Used by Mechanical expert from the crush investigation unit |
Mercedes Benz Viano Mixto |
In each instance a needs assessment and/or business cases were developed on the various specialised units. Thereafter submissions were processed and authorised by the relevant delegated official before procuring the vehicles through R-57 contract. The specialised vehicles (Mobile units as well as buses) were procured through the normal tender process. |
The end-users of the vehicles initiated the processes with inputs from their management as well as fleet management. The delegated authorised parties also added comments and inputs during the approval process |
The results of these assessments / motivation /business cases were all used as motivation for the procurement |
Due to the specialised nature of the procured vehicles, they have firstly been allocated to specific people and/or units that make use of them. Secondary to that all these vehicles are governed by the approved Policies and Procedures on fleet. Further to this, monthly submissions are made to Fleet unit to reconcile back to the RT-46 stannic reports |
0 |
Mercedes Benz Viano Mixto |
N/A |
X2 (two) 65 seater buses in July 2017 |
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Hino / Busmark 65 seater buses |
0 |
Hino / Busmark 65 seater buses |
N/A |
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4 Mobile testing Vehicles and Venter trailers in Sep 2017 |
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FAW truck Horses with customised trailer units with mobile weigh bridge equipment |
4 |
FAW truck Horses with customised trailer units with mobile weigh bridge equipment |
Staff were still in training until Sep 2018 |
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25 (twenty-five) in Dec 2018 |
Replacement of National Anti-Corruption Unit pool vehicles |
VW Golf 7 GTI DSG |
25 |
VW Golf 7 GTI DSG |
Short period of time used |
South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)
(a) number of vehicles purchased |
(b) purpose of each vehicle purchased |
(c) make of vehicles purchased |
(d) assessments undertaken as to the need for vehicles in each case, |
(e) who undertook the assessments |
(f) what were the results of each assessment |
(g) how are vehicles monitored once purchased and |
(h)(i) number of vehicles travelled 10 000 km or less, |
(ii) which vehicles |
(iii) why had each vehicle travelled 10 000 km |
1 (one) in Feb 2018 |
SANRAL Western Region utility vehicle |
Nissan UA7-NP200 1.6 WR |
Replacement of existing vehicle |
Project Management Team |
Recommended for replacement |
Log book and Travel request control sheet |
8524 |
Nissan UA7-NP200 1.6 WR |
N/A |
1 (one) in March 2018 |
Operations and Maintenance at the Huguenot Tunnel - Staff Transport Bus. Collect and deliver material, spares and suppliers. Provide transport for emergency stand-by team to various areas around the tunnel and the toll plaza. |
Toyota Quantum 2.7 Ses'fikile 16S |
Replacement of existing vehicle |
Project Management Team |
Recommended for replacement |
Log book and Travel request control sheet |
73320 |
Toyota Quantum 2.7 Ses'fikile 16S |
N/A |
1 (one) in June 2018 |
Operations and Maintenance at the Huguenot Tunnel - Maintenance Vehicle use by various technicians to operate and maintain the tunnel and toll system. |
Nissan 2,5TD 4x2 WR |
Replacement of existing vehicle |
Project Management Team |
Recommended for replacement |
Log book and Supervision Management |
7031 |
Nissan 2,5TD 4x2 WR |
N/A |
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) response is as follows:
Total number Question (a) (i) |
5 (Total purchased during the period in question) |
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What is the purpose of each vehicle Question (b) |
Transporting of staff and official passengers, collecting and delivering of parcels and documents at various places; travelling to training venues, meetings and other official matters, travelling to places to inspect/survey vessels and investigate incidents, travelling to oil pollution and other incidents |
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Make of each vehicle Question (c) |
Toyota Hilux SC 2.7 VVTI RB SX |
Costs of vehicle: R315 000.01 |
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Toyota Corolla 1.6 Prestige |
Costs of vehicle: R275 617.80 |
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Toyota Corolla 1.6 Prestige |
Costs of vehicle: R275 617.80 |
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Ford Ranger Wildtrack 3.2 TDCI Double Cab |
Cost of vehicle: R507 143.82 |
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Toyota Hilux 4.0 V6 D/C 4x4 Raider Automatic |
Cost of vehicle: R395 748.26 |
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Assessment undertaken Question (d) |
No assessment was undertaken. Due to SAMSA’s operational needs and terrain to travel, LDVs 4x4 have previously been identified as suitable for official use. Passenger vehicles were identified in the mid pricing range which is fuel efficient and which can comfortably carry up to 5 persons |
Who undertook the assessment Question (e)? N/A |
Results of the assessment Question (f) N/A |
Monitoring of vehicle Question (g) |
Vehicles are fitted with a tracking device. Manual record is being kept of the movement of the vehicle |
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Vehicles travelled less than 10 000 kilometers Question(h)(i) |
All vehicles have travelled more than 10 000 kilometers, except the one of the East London Office |
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Which vehicles travelled less than 10 000 kilometers Question(h)(i) |
Toyota Hilux 4.0 V6 D/C 4x4 Raider Automatic |
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Why had each vehicle travelled less than 10 000 kilometers? Question (h)(iii) |
The one of the East London office is new (procured during September 2018) |
11 March 2019 - NW540
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1)Whether she, since her reply to question 2193 on 17 September 2018, is now able to indicate which criteria will be followed by her department to determine which civil servants can be offered early retirement packages; (2) what number of (a) black, (b) white, (c) coloured and (d) Indian civil servants meet the specified criteria; (3) with reference to the number of years of service in the Public Service, which is the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest period of service required from civil servants in order to qualify for the specified retirement packages; (4) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
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.
11 March 2019 - NW388
Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Police
What number of (a) children and (b) adults were reported as missing in the (i) 2015- 16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iii)
(i) 2015/2016 |
(ii) 2016/2017 |
(iii) 2017/2018 |
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Children |
Adults |
Children |
Adults |
Children |
Adults |
839 |
3 529 |
902 |
3 454 |
861 |
3 793 |
Reply to question 388 recommended/ined
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Reply to question 388 approved/
MINISTEROFPOL!CE BHCELE,MP
Date:
11 March 2019 - NW369
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)What (a) is the name of each gas company contracted to supply gas to Eskom, (b) price is each company contracted for, (c) amount of gas is each company supplying, (d) are the details of the ownership structure of each company and (e) is the length of each companyās contract to supply gas to Eskom; (2) what (a) is the name of each diesel company contracted to supply diesel to Eskom, (b) price is each company contracted for, (c) amount of diesel is each company supplying, (d) are the details of the ownership structure of each company and (e) is the length of each companyās contract to supply diesel to Eskom?
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%
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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. |
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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. |
11 March 2019 - NW352
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to the charges laid against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa or any individuals connected to this state-owned entity, (a) what investigations have been initiated to date, (b) on what date was each investigation initiated, (c) what is the name of each investigating officer who has been allocated to each case and (d) what progress has been made in each case to date?
Reply:
(a) Number of case dockets under investigation:
- Hillbrow, CAS 405/07/2015 - Fraud and Corruption.
- Brooklyn, CAS 564/12/2017 - Fraud and Corruption.
- Brooklyn, CAS 605/10/2017 - Fraud and Corruption.
- Brooklyn, CAS 562/12/2017 - Fraud and Corruption.
- Brooklyn, CAS 278/09/2015 - Fraud and Corruption.
(b) Dates on which each investigation was initiated:
1. Hillbrow, CAS 405/07/2015 |
- 2015-07-08. |
2. Brooklyn, CAS 564/12/2017 |
- 2017-12-07. |
3. Brooklyn, CAS 605/10/2017 |
- 2017-10-25. |
4. Brooklyn, CAS 562/12/2017 |
- 2017-11-29. |
5. Brooklyn, CAS 278/09/2015 |
- 2015-09-10. |
c) The particulars of the investigating officers cannot be divulged, to ensure that the cases are investigated without fear or favour.
(d) Progress made in each case to date:
1. Hillbrow, CAS 405/07/2015:
The matter is still under investigation. A total of 250 statements were obtained and case plan meetings with prosecutors, who are allocated to the case, are held on a monthly basis.
2. Brooklyn, CAS 564/12/2017:
Allegations contained in this matter are the same as those in Hillbrow, CAS 405/07/2015.
3. Brooklyn, CAS 605/10/2017:
Allegations contained in this matter are the same as those in Hillbrow, CAS 405/07/2015.
4. Brooklyn, CAS 562/12/2017:
The matter is under investigation. It was referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), in December 2018, from the Provincial Detectives, in Gauteng. The complainant is to be interviewed in order to proceed with the investigation. The investigator has been analysing the audit report, identifying the potential witnesses and compiling an investigation plan.
5. Brooklyn, CAS 278/09/2015:
The matter is under investigation. To date, 90 statements have been obtained and case plan meetings with prosecutors, allocated to the case, are held on a monthly basis.
Reply to question 352 recommended/
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Reply to question 352 approved/not approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date:
11 March 2019 - NW335
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)Was a tender advertised to appoint external technical assistance for Eskom; if not, why not; if so, on what date (a) was it advertised and (b) was the closing date; (2) what (a) number of bidders responded to the call to provide external technical assistance and (b) are the details of the name of each company and its bid price?
Reply:
The Parliamentary question has been forward to the State Owned Enterprise and the Department and the Ministry of Public Enterprises awaits their urgent response. Further information will be conveyed to Parliament as soon as the response is received.
11 March 2019 - NW393
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What (a) number of (i) artisans, (ii) technicians and (iii) engineers have (aa) resigned and (bb) retired from Eskom in each year in the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2018 and (b) is the race of each person in each specified category who (i) resigned and (ii) retired in each specified year?
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.
11 March 2019 - NW356
Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport
(a) What legal action has taken place between Airports Company South Africa and a certain company (name furnished) (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 January 2019, (b) why was legal action instituted in each case, (c) what has been the outcome in each case and (d)(i) which matters are still outstanding and (ii) why is each of the specified matters still outstanding?
Reply:
Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)
a) An application under case number 25363/2018 to declare that the Invitation for bidders to submit a proposal to be issued a license to provide ground handling services issued to market was in violation of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000.
(i) The only legal action is as per (a) above and it was only in the last financial year 2018/2019
(ii) There has been a continuation of the matter under case number 25363/2018. Swissport South Africa Proprietary Limited have been successful in joining the Minister of Finance in relation to the argument pertaining to the constitutionality of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 5 of 2000
(b) Airports Company South Africa issued a request for an “Invitation for bidders to submit a proposal to be issued a license to provide ground handling services” to market on 16 May 2018, following which Swissport South Africa Proprietary Limited launched the application under case number 25363/2018 as it believed the Invitation was unlawful and in violation of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000.
(c) The matter is still sub judice
(d)(i) The matter under case number 25363/2018
(ii) The matter is still sub judice as a result there can be no finality until a competent court has handed down judgment and the parties do not appeal or cannot appeal the judgment.
11 March 2019 - NW361
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Transport
What number of (a) road deaths per 100 000 persons occurred in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018 and (b) the specified road deaths were pedestrians in each specified year?
Reply:
(a) Road deaths per 100 000 persons
(i) 2016: The number of fatalities per 100 000 population = 25,2
(ii) 2017: The number of fatalities per 100 000 population = 24,9
(iii) The 2018 figures are still being finalised.
(b) Road deaths for pedestrians
(i) Pedestrians fatalities for 2016: 5 410
(ii) Pedestrians fatalities for 2017: 5 337
(iii) The 2018 figures are still being finalised
11 March 2019 - NW354
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport
With reference to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) and the proposed Road Accident Benefit Scheme (RABS), (a) what difference would there be in the respective revenue models and (b) how would this model (i) assist in making the RAF and/or RABS solvent and (ii) be more beneficial to claimants?
Reply:
With reference to the RAF and the proposed RABS, the (a) difference in the respective revenue models will be that currently section 5 of the Road Accident Fund Act, No. 56 of 1996 (the RAF Act) provides that the RAF is funded through the dedicated RAF Fuel Levy, and through loans, to make payment of claims on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, with no provision in the RAF Act for any balancing of revenue with expenses, whilst the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill [B 17B -2017] (RABS Bill) provides for an additional funding stream in the form of appropriations by Parliament, in addition to the dedicated RABS Fuel Levy (which is the current RAF Fuel Levy that will in future fund RABS), and loans, in order to make payment of claims that arise under the RABS Bill on a fully funded basis and RAF claims that arose under the RAF Act on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, with specific provision in section 32 of the RABS Bill for the matching of revenue and expenses based on a funding ratio,
(b) this model will (i) assist, together with the overall benefit design set out in the RABS Bill (i.e. no-fault liability, removal of general damages , defined and limited benefits, structured payment, benefit review, and no automatic increases), to make the RABS solvent over time, noting that actuarial projections indicate that the benefits under the RABS Bill are more than 20% cheaper as compared to compensation paid under the RAF Act and
(ii) be more beneficial to claimants by: providing more inclusive access to cover, through the removal of fault; enabling much faster assessment of claims, and provision of access to benefits, due to the removal of fault and because of the defined benefit design; providing for a deemed income, on which benefits are calculated for those who earn below the deemed income and those who cannot prove an actual income; providing assistance, including financial assistance, to claimants to claim; providing for faster and cheaper resolution of disagreements through an internal dispute process, or externally, through an Appeals Committee; and, reducing the diversion of funds meant for beneficiaries to intermediaries
11 March 2019 - NW365
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)Whether Eskom has put any mechanisms in place to (a) identify and/or (b) track illegal electricity connections; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (2) whether he has found that eye witness accounts of Eskom employees allegedly returning to reconnect illegal electricity connections for a bribe after cutting these connections are accurate; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps is Eskom taking to (a) prevent this practice from happening and (b) discipline perpetrators; (3) what are the details of all steps taken by Eskom to deal with illegal electricity connections?
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.
11 March 2019 - NW334
Mente-Nkuna, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Police
Whether he has been informed that Constable N I Chabaesele (details furnished) was attacked by a dog while on duty; if so, (a) what amount in compensation was paid to the Constable, (b) was transport provided for follow-up appointments to the doctor and (c) was trauma and counselling support provided; (2) was the Constable given full leave while she was off as a result of the attack; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
1. Yes.
(1)(a) An injury board was submitted. No feedback has been received from the Workman's Compensation Commissioner, yet.
(1)(b) Yes, transport was provided.
(1)(c) No trauma counselling was requested.
2. Yes, temporary incapacity leave was granted.
Reply to question 334 recommended/
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Reply to question 334 approved/not approved
MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
Date:
11 March 2019 - NW508
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the minister of arts and cultureā
(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?
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 |
11 March 2019 - NW414
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What were the reasons that informed the recent non-remuneration of (a) medical interns and (b) medical officers employed by the State at the end of January 2019; (2) has the problem been resolved; if not, why not; if so, how?
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.