Reply:

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

Reply:

1. (a) Below is the total number of libraries per province:

NO.	NAME OF PROVINCE	TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARIES
1	Eastern Cape	254
2	Free State	181
3	Gauteng	285
4	KwaZulu-Natal	274
5	Limpopo	89
6	Mpumalanga	117
7	Northern Cape	215
8	North West	131
9	Western Cape	373
TOTAL	1 919

1. (b) Below is a total number of libraries per municipality:

NO.	NAME OF PROVINCE	NAME OF MUNICIPALITY	TOTAL NUMBER OF LIBRARIES
1.	Eastern Cape: 254
	Matatiele	5
	Mbizana	5
	Ntabankulu	3
	Umzimvubu	7
	Amahlathi	7
	Great Kei	4
	Mbhashe	8
	Mnquma	2
	Ngqushwa	4
	Raymond Mhlaba	9
	Buffalo City Metro	26
	Emalahleni	5
	Engcobo	4
	Inxuba Yethemba	6
	Enoch Mgijima	12
	Intsika Yethu	4
	Sakhisizwe	2
	Elundini	6
	Senqu	11
	Walter Sisulu	8
	Nelson Mandela Metro	21
	Ingquza Hill	5
	King Sabata Dalindyebo	12
	Mhontlo	5
	Nyandeni	7
	Port St John’s	4
	Blue Crane	7
	Dr Beyers Naude	13
	Koukamma	10
	Makana	7
	Ndlambe	8
	Sundays River Valley	4
	Kouga	13
2.	Free State: 181
	Letsemeng	7
	Kopanong	13
	Mohokare	7
	Mangaung Metro	20
	Mantsopa	7
	Naledi	5
	Matjhabeng	21
	Masilonyana	6
	Tokologo	3
	Tswelopele	5
	Nala	4
	Dihlabeng	9
	Setsoto	8
	Nketoana	7
	Maluti A Phofung	17
	Phumelela	5
	Moqhaka	11
	Ngwathe	13
	Metsimaholo	7
	Mafube	6
3.	Gauteng: 285
	Johannesburg Metro	91
	Ekurhuleni	47
	City of Tshwane	59
	Lesedi	11
	Midvaal	7
	Emfuleni	15
	Merafong	22
	Rand West City	17
	Mogale City	16
4.	KwaZulu-Natal: 274
	Abaqulusi Municipality	4
	Dannhauser Municipality	1
	Edumbe Municipality	4
	Alfred Duma Municipality	8
	eNdumeni Municipality	4
	Ethekwini Metro	90
	Greater Kokstad Municipality	2
	Ray Nkonyeni Municipality	19
	Big 5 Hlabisa Municipality	3
	Impendle Municipality	2
	Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Municipality	5
	Jozini Municipality	6
	KwaDukuza Municipality	6
	Mandeni Municipality	4
	Maphumulo Municipality	1
	Umfolozi Municipality	3
	Mkhambathini Municipality	4
	Mpofana Municipality	2
	Msinga Municipality	2
	Msunduzi Municipality	12
	Mthonjaneni Municipality	1
	Mtubatuba Municipality	3
	Ndwedwe Municipality	3
	Newcastle Municipality	8
	Nkandla Municipality	4
	Nongoma Municipality	2
	Nquthu Municipality	6
	Okhahlamba Municipality	4
	Richmond Municipality	3
	Ubuhlebezwe Municipality	2
	Ulundi Municipality	2
	Umdoni Municipality	9
	uMgeni Municipality	5
	Umhlabuyalingana Municipality	4
	uMhlathuze Municipality	9
	Umlalazi Municipality	6
	Umshwati Municipality	3
	Umtshezi Municipality	6
	Umuziwabantu Municipality	2
	Umvoti Municipality	2
	uMzimkhulu Municipality	4
	Uphongola Municipality	3
	Utrecht Municipality	1
5.	Limpopo: 89
	Waterberg District Municipality	23
	Capricon District Municipality	18
	Sekhukhune District Municipality	12
	Tzaneen District Municipality	11
	Vhembe District Municipality	14
	Mopani District Municipality	11
6.	Mpumalanga: 117
	Bushbuckridge	6
	Mbombela	15
	Nkomazi	7
	Thabachweu	5
	Albert Luthuli	7
	Dipaleseng	3
	Govan Mbeki	11
	Lekwa	5
	Mkhondo	4
	Msukaligwa	8
	Pixley ka Isaka Seme	6
	JS Moroka	5
	Emalahleni	10
	Steve Tshwete	10
	Thembisile Hani	6
	Emakhazeni	6
	Victor Khanye	3
7.	Northern Cape: 215
	Magareng	6
	Dikgatlong	5
	Phokwane	4
	Sol Plaatje	12
	Afrisam Mine/Ulco	1
	Gamagara	6
	Gasegonyana	8
	Joe Morolong	33
	Nama Khoi	16
	Richtersveld	6
	Khai Ma	5
	Karoo Hoogland	4
	Kamiesberg	13
	Hantam	7
	Emthanjeni	6
	Kareeberg	4
	Renosterberg	6
	Siyancuma	9
	Siyathemba	5
	Thembelihle	3
	Ubuntu	7
	Umsobomvu	5
	Dawid Kruiper	19
	Kai Garib	11
	Kgatelopele	1
	Kheis	6
	Tsantsabane	6
	Lime Acres Mine	1
8.	North West: 131
	Madibeng	10
	Moretele	4
	Moses Kotane	6
	Kgetleng Rivier	3
	Rustenburg	14
	JB Marks	12
	Maquassi Hills	7
	Matlosana	12
	Greater Taung	5
	Kagisano Molopo	8
	Lekwa Teemane	4
	Mamusa	5
	Naledi	6
	Ditsobotla	5
	Mahikeng	10
	Ratlou	9
	Ramotshere Moiloa	4
	Tswaing	7
9.	Western Cape: 373
	Hermanus	25
	Swellendam	31
	Worcester	31
	Beaufort-West	14
	George	28
	Mossel Bay	29
	Oudtshoorn	14
	Saldanha	34
	Stellenbosch	36
	Vanrhynsdorp	22
	Blaauwberg	8
	Cape Town	33
	False Bay	16
	Southern	22
	Tygerberg	30

 

Reply:

In terms of section 181 of the Constitution the Commission for Gender Equality is an independent institution, subject only to the Constitution and the law; and is accountable to the National Assembly.

The Minister may not interfere with the functioning of the CGE.

C Cartei 1c osk the /v\iinis1ei of Women in \loe

ti esidei“1cy

Hove (1) you investigated allegotions made agaiDSt the Chairperson of the Commission fcr Gender Equality as report by the City Press in off article entitled Eagping gender boss is a hui8non ‘wrecking ball" dated :?018. I 2.11: (2) if so, what is the outcome thereof: and (3) if not why not?

0 5 FEB 20t9

Rapping gender boss is a human ‘wrecking ball’

Staff and sources say a volatile Nare has cultivated a culture of fear, intimidation and brtllying, but the commission says she is encouraging dialogue

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGEj is under siege — by its oa'n boss

So say complaints to Clty Press from more than a dozen Drdinary stall members who have had enough and claim that chairperson Lulama Nare is

il ‹jel° is a cryir‹ti St‹ai•,c

”a human wrecking ball" who has tried RQO)O DO?*?B? gUSP0nded as u1Or? to "hljacl'.“ the commission's work and '°'""" "'" " '!'"" " '

has been ' waging a wai with the chief + U*flEf I Ttavc cre ated ways ta mo 'e

executive since becoming chain in C’ I bIact‹ PanlhEi err t1a‹›ai Gu'«a

October last year

The staff also claim that Nare has created a "climate of fear” and is relentlessly meddJing in operational matters.

However, the commission strongly denies the allegations. sayinq Nare acknowledges that she is not pelect and no one is".

”She has never bullied or in1imidated a sTaW member She has a very good, healthy relationship with ccmmissioners management and Staff All sne did •'as try and establish an environment a'here people csn engage with her office openly accessibly and freely "

B‘TCHES BE HUMBLE

Nare achieved a certain level of WhatsApp fame in the gender justice sector after a CGE strategic planning meeting at the Protea Hotel Parktonian All-Suite in Braamfontein in May, where she quoted rappef Kendrick Lan1a‹ when dressing down staff.

The meeting was to be between chief executive officer (CEO) KeHetso Maema and her top managers. and included an external facilitator

6uI. sources claim, Nare a ‹t'ved near lunchtime under we pretext of coming to greet staff and proceeded to take over addressing management for almost two hours with a ’ rambling. chao\ie" speech

She used the speech. sources claim, to "publicly humiliate' senior manager? by getting middle managers to raise compiainls against them

City Press obtained a recording of part of the speech

In response to issues raised around increases and staff skills growth. Nave says nobody is happy with their pay ‘I am actually now worth R800 000 in (his ins1›tullon [bul] ) am petting R300 000 "

VVhen one manager addresses s staff issue. she shuts him down with the line. ' Get to your pcint 'cos you're maktng me fall asleep ’”

Nare also asked those present if they knew Lamar

”'So be humble Just take a step back sit ciown with them ' she said, quoting fram his hit I-fumble, saying b”tches be fumble’ bul replacing the b-a'ord with la la la' and hand gestures. witnesses said

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lr response ltte coin uvss to ners iol:; Ciiy Press 7 tie cha irpe ison does no: allen3 any s\efi «°eet'nc excepl prr invitation cf the CEC 1’es the cl\airpe•son lcve? r6p and trep n\usic Before ttie chairperson u!lereo thr v.'ord? of the song .•t\s did put a diEclaimed to set' lFiera iE scng of Kendrick 1. en›a/ that I love So«\e paid?

cf me eong are i! • !• 9 but he humble and si! dc.vn humility v. as goino to help 011 ef us Ie v.ori‹ loget°.e- That wEs the basis of I›e‹ oio? ldc fierm •'a?

mended fx'o one aiseci their oisseti?fact‹or\ CLIMATE OF FEAR

7 r›e\' claim T'Jere demands tc be greeted but refuses to greel cenain siaft < angry abcul tfi6n› ?lEggering theit lu° cf\ ftouf> tut loroids IhEm from S\fling in grouPs at I‹.n.F. repeatedly' ?iler.ces others in rdactings arid dces all ll›e talk irg. '›icti uses slaf! who speak in meetings. thre atc iJ s shall mcnlbers vzi!fi disciplinary action creatr? an eIn1osphE e •'hele her word met' not br questicnca, anti creates a cut: c›f personality arcunct herself

Staff say' they fea- her L›ecause she is ”erratic’ ano claim she has iEpeatedl;' called staff ”useless cr ?tupid and habitually comes late for meeiingc•, but »'on j aIIo\\' tl1eili to st an aithcul her.

\'7nen ycu ?peak up ›n e n1eelino \'ou know there a'ill be Irof›bJe afIer'vards said one siafl memGei

OnE sei ef correspondence speaks of a staff toe aflew ie stand up to feel "Isa\'Ge we are \•zaiIi• s fo‹ something more drastic and dehumar‹ising to happen for ttne chaiiperson to Irognsaich the CEO and manage is. naked and in broad day tight eul cf the building in hem of toutisI• in the atrium '

I.part from rejecting. in deiail, an issue cl the alleged ill treatment oi • iea lady' the commissioner responden to each ctatm. saying ’VVe have nex'er ‹ecei»eo ary complaint regarding lies matter from and' staff member 7 hers are inlernal grtex'ancc procooure? and we Encourage any ?1aff member that feels aggrieved to follow. them or repor to tf1e CEO. And in case that staff member is the CEO herself. she can lodgE flue complaint to us through the chairperson of the HR committee A.nd ccfnplainl lodgnd will be thoroughly' investigated without fea‹ or favcur '

Co.mrnissicrieis dii missed allegations that flare split the council foregrounded favourites and silenced her deptJly cl1a ii's comments as "blatant Iles"

IINTERFERENCE AND ABUSE

City' Press heatd many claims of FJare involving l'ierself in operations and ednJ‹nistrati 'v n›atle•s. in cont‹avenlio•n of lf›e con mission’s act end its Policies

?oH ces saio fvaie approaches staff oirectI\' denJanoing minutes inlorniatioii a ‹U rcport?. and ciescribes herself as ’executive cf›aifpeison

Scme claim that hare lefts ?taff tf›e\' are not uri!i:led to accepi invitalicne front

sIakel›clderE or atlenn meetings s'i!h bodies such us the Uh

Several alleged hat hare tried to lake o 'ei operations cornple1ely. uncierm ning eIn›osi e›'ery oerislon taken by !hc CEO

They ailege she often trie? to teke doc.'n’ swung v.omen in the o ganisatioi› especially' f?aEn1e. who flare accuses o! trying to embarrass me '

Tfiere are also cla!ms that f'4arE has been cook ing up’ aIJegaIio'-s against k4aen›a and dEnlanciing a fcrEnsic audit iiJlo n alaomini?tration el the CEE

Repeated atterr.Pts io reech ldaema were unsuccessful

The commissioners denlect the c)ainJ? and tJrgEd staff to lay grievances

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f£a:hrs deme to a head at the end of last men(h when flare received a Ielte‹

confusing thai her five-yeai term we:nd exoire cn December 31

Sne serveo on like con›r»ission ior four years before being made chair

Sources cTatrn mete had a "n etldovvn’ anO travelled ie Pretoria to a meeHng a'ilh k'‹nisler of v•'omen in the Presidency 8athabile Dlamini

After the meEtirg t'Jare told CGE colleagues she voulo remain until March

City Press has seen both a Presidential Minute and correspondence from thE department of women v‹nich confirms her tefm expires at month-end

The commissioners responded sa›'ing ‘The presidency ana Parliament are well placed to respond to that maiie '

FURTHER RESPONSES

Thandi IV'.emeIa. chair of the parliamentary portfolio comr»tttee on women said

she was unaware of the problems and needed ' mo‹e lime to look into the matter'

Department of women spokesperson Shale‹› Gajadhai said the depanmenl "trusts Iha1 the CSE has effective internal n›eclJan‹sms and structures to respond to g‹ievanccs that may arise internally

fdinister Dlamini may not 'investigate allegations of staff unf\appiness as this is tantamount to political interference a\ a Chapter 9 institution ’

Inkatha Freedom Party MP and portfoli0 COlTimitlee membe‹ Liezl van del Menve

said shc had known about 1he complain1s for months

She said her party believed the CGE had improved its performance under Maema's stewardship and it was ”of grave concern that a culture of fear, inli.n1idalion and bullying now exisis, which has the real possibility of talking the CGE bact‹ ie the days of it being ineffective and ineffectual’

- Additional reporting Rhodé Marshall

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Reply:

The Departments has advised me as follows:

DoC

The Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council Resolution 1 of 2012 applies to all posts/jobs that were graded on salary levels 10 and 12 between 01 July 2010 and 31 July 2012 and whose incumbents were appointed on salary level 9 and 11. The Resolution indicates that the incumbents be automatically upgraded to salary level 10 and 12 respectively with effect from 01 August 2012, subject to availability of supporting job evaluation results.

Since the Department of Communications was only established in April 2015, there are no employees that were affected by the above Resolution. The DoC entities are not covered by the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council.

DTPS

The department is not aware of a Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council Resolution in the Public Service or applicable to its entities that facilitates the movement of all persons employed on salary level 9 to level 10, and level 11 to lever 12.

The department does implement PSCBC Resolution 3 of 2009 on a case by case basis, which contains the Grade Progression Model for employees on salary level 1 to 12 who are not covered by an Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD).

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

Ownership of South African Refineries

Refineries	Ownership
Sapref	BP (50%) & Shell (50%)
Enref	Engen
Chevref	Astron Energy
Natref	Total SA (36%) & Sasol (64%)
Sasol	Sasol
PetroSA	PetroSA

Reply:

I been advised by the department as follows:

The Department of Communications [DoC] and entities reporting to the DoC have not funded any TV channels, radio stations and newspapers. However, the MDDA provides grant funding to qualifying community television, radio stations and community and small commercial media print newspapers and magazines.

In addition, the department funds, through appropriation, Channel Africa, a public radio station located within the SABC.

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows:

DOC and DTPS

The departments have not awarded contracts and/or tenders to any of the listed companies.

ENTITIES

FPB, MDDA, BBI, NEMISA, .zaDNA & Sentech

These entities have not awarded contracts and/or tenders to any of the listed companies.

BRAND SOUTH AFRICA

Kindly note that Brand SA contracted Vox Telecommunications as indicated below:

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
Vox Telecommunications (PTY) Ltd.	Internet and Voice over internet protocol (VoIP).	R23,657.12 per month inclusive of VAT	36 months’ contract, extended for further one year	36 months’ contract was signed by Ms. Alice Puoane - Chief Financial Officer One-year extension of contract was signed by Dr. Jonty Tshipa – Director: Corporate Service	No record available to confirm whether or not the contract was in line with all National Treasury and procurement guidelines

ICASA

Kindly note that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa contracted Vox Telecommunications as indicated below:

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
Vox Telecommunications	Provision of 20 Mbps Data Link 3 years from February 2015	R1 002 941.69	3 years from February 2015	3 years from February 2015	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Audio and Video Equipment - Once-off 2016	R542 969.69	Once off 2016 ( May 2016)	Bid Adjudication Committee ( PFMA) requirement(BAC)	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	20 Mbps Data Link Access for Nelspruit Office - 28 months until September 2018	R7 870.33	28 month until September 2018	BAC and CEO	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	ADSL & MPSL 5 years from April 2017	R7 270 099.20	5 Years from April 2017	BAC and CEO	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Network configuration changes - Once off	R2 052.00	Once off (September 2017)	SCM Manager and CFO	Yes
Total	8 825 932.91

SABC

Kindly note that SABC contracted the companies as indicated below:

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
Orion Telecom South Africa (Pty) Ltd(The supplier sent a notification of name change from Orion to Vox in May 2009. The company registration number as well as VAT number remained unchanged).	Telephone lines in the following Provincial Offices: KZN, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape	R1,450,150.78	2009 to 2013	Provincial and Technical Managers and Head of Legal	Contracts were approved in line with Delegation of Authority Framework (DAF) applicable at the time.
Vox Telecommunications (Vox)	Telephone lines in the following Provincial Offices KZN, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, and Western Cape	R2,180,047.15	2013 to 2018	Provincial and Technical Managers and Head of Legal	The contracts were continuation of subscriptions of initial contract entered into with Orion. The approval of the contract was done in line with Delegation of Authority Framework (DAF) applicable at the time. Subscriptions, water and lights, TV Licence Pay points and others similar services were part of exclusions as detailed in the Procurement Policy.

SAPO

Kindly note that SAPO contracted the companies as indicated below:

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
AFRAIT Pty (Ltd)	Supply Trailers	R14 134 720.00	9and a half months	GCEO	Yes

USAASA

Kindly note that the USAASA contracted Vox Telecommunications as indicated below:

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
Vox Telecommunications	Internet Connectivity equipment and Connectivity Services	R1 308 030.00	24 months	CEO, Mr Zami Nkosi	Yes

SITA

Name of the company	(i)Descriptions of services	(ii) aa. Value	(ii) bb. Length	(iii)Who approved the tender/contract	(iv)Tender/ Contract in line with the National Treasury
Vox Telecommunications	Annual maintenance of the email service for SA engineer formation	R1 773.68	1 year	Senior Manager	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Annual maintenance of the email service for SA engineer formation	R1 519.9	1 year	Senior Manager	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Annual maintenance of the email service for SA engineer formation	R1 463.05	1 year	Senior Manager	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Annual maintenance of the email service for SA engineer formation	R1 463.05	1 year	Senior Manager	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Digital Viewer Software Expert- SAPS Port Shepstone	R34 758.86	Details cannot be found on the archives of the entity and employees responsible are no longer at SITA.	Provincial HoD	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Digital Viewer Software Expert- SAPS Port Shepstone	R34 758.86	Details cannot be found on the archives of the entity and employees responsible are no longer at SITA.	Provincial HoD	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Digital Viewer Software Expert- SAPS Pietermaritzburg	R13 326.4	Once off	Provincial HoD	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Telephone handsets for the DoE in KZN	R347 367.3	Details cannot be found on the archives of the entity and employees responsible are no longer at SITA.	Provincial HoD	Yes
Vox Telecommunications	Training for the server administration for right fax	R12500	Details cannot be found on the archives of the entity and employees responsible are no longer at SITA.	HoD: Capital Management	Yes

Over and above the transactions listed in the attached table, in 2014 SITA published to the open market RFB 1316/2014 for off-net voice services for the agency. After evaluation and approval the tender was awarded for 3 years to Vox for the total amount of R10 425 600.00. The tender was approved by the Bid Adjudication Committee as per the SITA Delegation of Authority. In terms of the tender requirements, bidders were required to provide two options on the solution required and to price them separately. After award, it was realised that the bid price for the solution awarded to Vox was actually for the other option.

SITA attempted to withdraw the award. The decision to withdraw was challenged by Vox as it was of the view that it is entitled to the tender. SITA launched a counter application to have its decision set aside in order to approach the market. The Court set aside the award to Vox as it was based on the incorrect evaluation results.

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

No person has been held accountable and responsible for the SASSA’s 2012 awarding of a contract to Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) in respect of the payment of social grants. This contract was subsequently found to be constitutionally invalid after the successful challenge of the award to CPS during January 2012. However the declaration of invalidity was suspended three (3) times, i.e first from the judgement of the Constitutional Court during November 2013, the second was during April 2017 when the contract was also extended and the third and last suspension of invalidity was during March 2018 to allow the phasing in of the South African Post Office (SAPO) as the entity to pay social grants.

SASSA’s focus was on attending to the court processes; complying with the orders of the Constitutional Court and facilitating the taking over of the payments of social grants by SAPO, and thus ensuring no interruption or minimal interruption of access to social grants by beneficiaries.

Since 2012 to date, there has been five accounting officers responsible for SASSA, with two on a permanent basis and the rest on acting positions. This not only caused instability at administrative leadership level, but made those in acting positions to prioritise the payment of social grants amongst other issues. Now that there is some degree of stability regarding the payment of social grants, SASSA is now in a position to attend to the outstanding residual issues. These include reviewing the award to CPS and determining if further investigation is necessary because prior to holding any person accountable and responsible for any conduct there must first be an investigation.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

Ownership of South African Refineries

Refineries	Ownership
Sapref	BP (50%) & Shell (50%)
Enref	Engen
Chevref	Astron Energy
Natref	Total SA (36%) & Sasol (64%)
Sasol	Sasol
PetroSA	PetroSA

Reply:

I have been advised by the Departments as follows:

DTPS

1 (a) (i)What date did IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrades	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
2015	State Information Technology Agency (SITA)	R13 377 272, 80: broken down as follows:	Server Infrastructure: broken down as follows:
		R7 566 411, 66	Server and related Hardware
		R529 000, 00	Core Switch
		R884 759, 00	Wi-Fi Solution
		R172 158, 00	Project Management Fees
		R4 224 943, 74	Labout Upgrade and Configuration (Incl. Assessment, Design, Build, Test and Implementation
Total		R13 377 272, 80

2 (a) (i) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
Internal Staff - maintenance of the server infrastructure and network infrastructure	No contract
SITA – Network Maintenance	R8 064 716, 75
Boxfusion - Leave Systems	R207 000, 00.
Institute for Performance Management - Electronic organisational performance management system	R205 000, 00.

DOC

1. a) i) DOC has not upgraded any IT infrastructure during the requested period.
2. a) i)Not Applicable

ENTITIES

BBI

1 (a) (ii)What date did IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
January 2018	Internally with the assistance of Neo Technologies.	R1 760 641.63.	Servers and firewalls

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
Internal IT department with the assistance of Neo Technologies.	The value of the co-source component is R2 865 542.40.

BRAND SOUTH AFRICA

a) (ii)What date did IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
13 June 2016	Techno Brain	R14, 048,161.00	Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Dynamix AX

1. (a) (ii) Internal IT department.

(b) Not applicable

FILMS AND PUBLICATIONS BOARD (FPB)

1) (a) (ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
10/11/2016	DataCentrix	R 1 585 159.86	Server Equipment & Storage Upgrade
29/03/2018	XON Systems	R 473 506.25	Network & Wireless Equipment Upgrade

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
Discover Digital (Pty) Ltd: Online Content Regulation System (Develop & Maintain OCR System)	R 9 294 966.04
Tharolla (Pty) Ltd: Electronic Reporting Management System (Train, Support & Maintain ERMS System)	R 421 120.00
Tharolla (Pty) Ltd: Website Maintenance and Development (Support & Maintain Corporate Site)	R459 648.00

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF SOUTH AFRICA (ICASA)

1)(a)(ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
March 2015	RIBEX	R2,644,006	CBARS (HR System) New implementation
March 2016	Bytes Universal Systems	R1,400,000	JDE (Financial System) Upgrade to latest version
May 2018	GEW Technologies	R 17,674,434	New Spectrum Management System New implementation

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
GEW Technologies: Spectrum Management System	R1,892,468
EOH: JDE Financial System	R1,543,409
Vision Wave: CRM System	R493,350
SITA: Spectrum System	R 1,984,752

MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY AGENCY (MDDA)

1)(a)(ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
First half of the 2017 calendar year.	Bright Networks	R53 317.80 R71 749.00 R161 445.66	Biometrics Network Cabling Audio system
	Bitco	R33 504.00 per month R349 869.42	Fibre installation Telephony
	Why IT	R47 946.12	Back-up system
	ISA(Information Security Architects)	R3 223.94 per month	IT Security
	Datager	R143 864.54	Office 365

1. (ii) (a) The MDDA carries out maintenance of its IT systems using the in-house resource. (b) Not applicable.

NEMISA

1) (a) (ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
June 2017	EOH Mthombo	R411 931.21.	Network infrastructure to cloud- based services,
July 2017	CBX Tech	R274 118.90.	Network infrastructure to Wi-Fi and switching/routing environment.

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
EOH Mthombo: Hosted Cloud Infrastructure	R2 058 766.98
CBX Tech: Network maintenance	Ad-hoc basis as and when required

SOUTH AFRCAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC)

1)(a)(ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
2016 / 2018	Datacentrix (PTY) Ltd	R 24 000 000	Replacement of Computer Equipment and Peripherals
2018 / 2019	EOH Mthombo (PTY) Ltd	R 12 000 000	Replacement of Computer Equipment and Peripherals
2018 / 2019	RFP to be issued	R 24 957 274	SABC Network Infrastructure Upgrade
2017 / 2018	Telkom SA	R 27 467 885	SABC WAN Upgrade (Replacement of ATM with Metro Ethernet)
2015 / 2016	Intervate	R 2 712 492	CRM Dynamics 2016 System
2017 / 2018	GALIX Networking (PTY) Ltd	R 1 999 807	Enterprise Web Security Filtering Solution
2017 / 2018	Accenture (PTY) Ltd	R 4 269 839	SABC Learning Management System
2018 / 2019	Dimension Data	R 371 000	SABC Internet Router Upgrade
2018 / 2019	Bytes Business Solutions (Xerox)	R 48 711 020 (Over 5 Years)	SABC Managed Printing Solution
2018 / 2019	EOH Mthombo (PTY) Ltd	R 9 700 000	SABC Asset Management System
2018 / 2019	Fikon Treasury and I.T. (Pty) Ltd	R 4 900 000	Treasury Management System
2018 / 2019	RFQ to be issued	R 1 800 000 (Estimated Cost)	SABC Landmark Servers Hardware
2018 / 2019	Responses to RFP currently being evaluated	R 9 910 000 (Estimated Cost)	IT Service Management Solution
2018 / 2020	Responses to RFP currently being evaluated	R 81 439 868 (Estimated Cost)	SABC Corporate IT Storage Area Network
2018 / 2020	Responses to RFP currently being evaluated	R 75 769 247 (Estimated Cost)	Replacement of PABX Infrastructure
2018 / 2020	RFP to be issued	R 3 551 000 (Estimated Cost)	Enterprise Mobility and Mobile Content Management System

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
Dimension Data (Contracting in progress): Network Equipment - Maintenance and Support	R 4 799 771
Telspace: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing	R 482 700
EOH Mthombo (PTY) Ltd: Symantec End Point Protection Suite ( this includes Mail Gateway , Anti-Virus and Symantec protection for exchange	R 1 528 800
IBM South Africa: Resilience Services (Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity)	R 450 900
IBM South Africa: Resilience Services (Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity)	R 225 450
GALIX Networking (PTY) Ltd: Enterprise Web Security Filtering Solution (this is a 25 Service Hours per year as needed On Call support Service )	R 1 999 807
IBM South Africa: IBM Software licensing SLR (settlement agreement) payable in six (6) equal instalments	R 53 000 000
Sithabile Technologies: Net Backup solution for open systems	R 983 726
Canon SA: Oce Printers – maintenance and support	R 1 409 264
Amcotec: Mainframe systems – maintenance and hardware support	R 1 509 064
Amcotec: IBM Tape Drives – maintenance and hardware support	R 760 284
Datacentrix: HP Production Servers - maintenance and hardware support	R 1 905 251
Dell EMC: Mailbox Exchange Servers - maintenance and hardware support	R 499 062
Hitachi Vantara: SAN – Mailbox & Active Directory Servers maintenance and hardware support	R 3 674 069
Hitachi Vantara: Leased SAN - maintenance and support	R 731 032
Microsoft: Microsoft licensing agreement	USD 1 600 000
ASG: Mobius licensing and support	R 30 771 768
Bateleur: Adastrip and E-strip software licensing and support	R 720 000
BIS: Netpass software licensing and support	USD 44 712
Computer Associates: ACF2 and CA-1 security and tape management	USD 78 689
IBM SA: Z-series software licensing and support	R 12 386 110
Software AG: Adabas/Natural software licensing and support	R 7 438 643
EOH Mthombo (PTY) Ltd: Adobe Creative Cloud Enterprise licensing and support	R 3 104 200
Operative: IBMS maintenance and support agreement	GBP 164 000

SAPO

1) (a) (ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
2012	EMC Corporation	R66, 295 million	Supply of storage arrays, implementation services, maintenance
2012	IBM	R21, 5 million	Supply of IBM Power Systems, implementation services, maintenance
2012	Hewlett Packard (HP)	R21, 8 million	Supply of HP Blade Servers, implementation services, maintenance
2012	Cisco	R39, 1 million	Supply of network switches for SAPO Datacentre, implementation services, maintenance
2008	Cisco	R139, 855, 748	Supply of Cisco switches and routers, services and maintenance

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
Telkom/BCX	R978 million

SENTECH

Please refer to the spreadsheet Annexed hereto marked “A” attached hereto.

SITA

Please refer to Annexure “B” attached hereto.

USAASA

1)(a)(ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
01 July 2015	EOH Mthombo.	R48 560 956.44.	SAP ERP

2)(a)(ii). The contract with the previous service provider expired on 31 January 2019. The entity is still finalizing procurement processes for the prospective service provider.

ZADNA

1)(a)(ii)What date was IT infrastructure upgraded	(b) Name of company contracted to do upgrade	(c) Monetary value of contract (incl VAT)	(d) Name of each IT system upgraded
August 2016	BITCO	R7400 on a monthly basis.	Network and telephone systems

2 (a) (ii) Name of Company responsible for maintenance of IT systems	(b) Value of the contract
BITCO	R7 400 monthly

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

a) The Electoral Commission recorded twenty seven (27) reports of violence and or intimidation at or in the vicinity of voting stations during the 2016 local government elections.

b) The incidents were reported to the South African Police Service through the local operation centres for resolution. In all the twenty seven (27) reported cases the voting stations were maintained open for voting

 

Reply:

I am advised that for the period set out in the Question, the Economic Development Department did not incur any expenditure relating to travel privileges of former members of the Executive after they left the Executive, nor were any expenses incurred by the Department in relation to the spouses or widows of former members of the Executive after they left the Executive.

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Reply:

a) Reports of malfunctioning or dysfunctional zip-zip machines were received in 1.7% of our 22 263 voting stations during the 2016 local government elections. The analysis of the Electoral Commission is that data could not be retrieved from 393 machines. This equates to 1, 7% of the machines that were allocated to voting stations.

b) The zip–zip machine is primarily a voter registration device and as such it is not equipment that is mission critical on voting day. The machines are deployed on voting day to assist with the management of queues by providing a voter’s sequential index number on the voters’ roll and thus making it easier to locate the name of the voter on the roll.

Reply:

1. (a) Two hundred and five complaints and or objections were received during the 2016 local government elections.

(i) and (ii) The complaints and or objections raised varied matters related to the operations at voting stations. Following investigations by the Electoral Commission, hundred and seventy one complaints and or objections were dismissed for want of substance. A further twenty nine were withdrawn by the complainants /objectors. One objection was sustained by the Commission.

2. (a) The Electoral Commission investigated numerous instances of conduct related to presiding officers. The conduct of one hundred and twelve officers were found to have fallen short of the exacting standards required by the Electoral Commission. These officers have been flagged on the electoral staff system to ensure that they may not be deployed in the capacity of presiding officer in future elections.

Reply:

Considering the extensive nature of the information required to answer the question by the Honourable Member, my office is working round the clock to verify the information and facts required but it is evident that it will take some time to conclude on this one. This is so because we will be taking people away from their stations on operation. As soon as that is done I will forward the Honourable Member the full and comprehensive response as required.

Reply:

a) The South African Social Security Agency has commenced with the utilisation of Evaton Multi-purpose hall to pay out social grants from February 2012 to December 2014 which is 35 months, from 2015 the agency moved to a different pay-point

b) SASSA spent an amount of R48 000.00 of which an additional amount of R9 600.00 was reimbursed to CPS in rentals during this period, since there was contract between SASSA and CPS for handing over of contractual payment of pay-points by SASSA.

c) The rental amounts were paid to Evaton Multi-Purpose Centre.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

I have advised by the Departments as follows:

DOC and DTPS

No expenditure has been incurred for travel privileges in respect of former Ministers and/or Deputy Ministers since they were not entitled to these privileges because they were redeployed

in Parliament.

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

The requested information is of such a nature that it would form part of the broader operational strategy of the State Security Agency (SSA) and therefore as a matter of policy the SSA does not disclose such information. It should however, be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and the Auditor-General.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mr NA Masondo, MP The Chairperson JSCI

CAPE TOWN

 

Dear Chairperson

 

PARLIAMENTARY QUES7ION NO 146 FOR WRITTEN REPLY FROM NR W HORN

 

Please find enclosed a copy of my response to the above- mentioned parliamentary question by Mr W Horn, MP of the Democratic Alliance, which I have tabled with the National Assembly.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

 

MS D LETSATSI-DUBA, MP MINISTER OF STATE SECURITY

 

 

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15 February 2019                                                                                                         Honourable Mr Horn, MP

Democratic Alliance Marks Building CAPE TOWN

 

Dear Honourable Horn

 

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO146 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

 

I write to inform you that I have tabled the response to your question with the National Assembly.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

MS D LETSATSI-DUBA, MP MINISTER OF STATE SECURITY

 

Reply:

The Wupperthal Moravian Mission station was declared a conservation area in 1999 under the National Monuments Act, Act No 28 of 1969. The act was repealed and replaced by the National Heritage Resources Act (NHRA), Act no 25 of 1999 in terms of which the management and safeguarding of South Africa’s tangible and intangible heritage is shared between the three spheres of Government. Heritage Western Cape is the Provincial Heritage Resources Agency (PHRA) responsible for safeguarding the heritage conservation of the Moravian Church in Wupperthal.

Heritage Western Cape is working closely with the Moravian Church, who owns the property, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements, and the Cederberg Municipality in order to monitor the restoration work which is currently underway. Heritage Western Cape has visited the site as part of oversight. The South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) an entity of the Department of Arts and Culture stands ready to assist on this matter whichever way possible.

Reply:

I have been advised as follows:

The departments (DOC and DTPS) together with their entities reporting to them have not engaged the services of Goldman Sachs Company in the past 10 financial years.

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

A0 (i) and (ii)

During 2016 local government elections, reports of shortages of ballot papers and or books were recorded in at least 17 voting stations.

b) The applicable ballot provisioning in 2016 was based on an allocation of 100% of registered voters which also included a buffer allocation (as a consequence of rounding up of the number of ballots to the next 100 because books are printed in packs of 100). Voter turnout in 2016 was 58%. Shortages can therefore not be attributed to ballot printing shortages. The Electoral Commission is looking at additional ballot tracking mechanisms that will enable real time monitoring of ballot papers to obviate reports and perceptions of ballot shortages.

Reply:

(a)(i) Refer to Annual Reports for 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

(a)(ii) Refer to Annual Reports for 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

(b)(i) Refer to Annual Reports for 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

(b)(ii) Refer to Annual Reports for 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

(c) Refer to Annual Reports for 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

(d) Refer to Annual Reports for 2012/13; 2013/14; 2014/15; 2015/16; 2016/17; 2017/18 financial years.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

The departments have advised me as follows:

DoC and ENTITIES

a) The Department of Communications [DoC] and (b) entities reporting to the DoC do not have budget dedicated for the promotion of female sports, however, Banyana Banyana forms part of the SAFA contract under FIFA: 2018 U17 and U20 Women’s World Cup, which also includes other events, magazine shows etc.

Refer to the link table below please on the cost of broadcasting female sports for 2018 / 2019.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW54_TABLE.pdf

DTPS and ENTITIES

The department does not allocate budget for sports on the basis of gender, but all sports related activities are budgeted for under the Employee Wellness Programmes of the department. The overall budget allocated for sports related activities for 2018/19 was R70 000 and R100 000 for 2019/20.

Sentech, USAASA, SAPO, NEMISA, ZADNA, BBI, did not budget any amount to promote female sports.

SITA has an Employee Wellness Programme (EWP) that has several pillars of wellness, which strive to among other things, meet the health and wellness needs of SITA employees through preventative and therapeutic measures. Under these programme; there are 19 sporting codes in which actively participate. The proposed budget to be factored at R1 500 per person multiplied by headcount 3210 less 12 board members is estimated at R4 797 000. Each sport code will thus be apportioned a budget of R252 473.68

_____________________________

Ms. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP

Minister

Date:

Reply:

1. Yes, offender (prison number: 204156644) is currently serving a life sentence at Qalakabusha Correctional Centre and was eligible for consideration on 26 September 2016.

(2) No, offender is still required to undergo individual psychotherapy with a Psychologist.

(3) The NCCS recommendations were that:

• The offender should undergo intensive further therapy as recommended by the Psychologist;
• The offender should be subjected to individual psychotherapy to address anger issues and the harm caused to the victim;
• A copy of sentencing remarks in the case of CC145/04 to be obtained from the Pietermaritzburg High Court and attached when the profile is resubmitted. In the event the sentencing remarks cannot be obtained, all efforts to obtain same should be documented and a comprehensive report furnished detailing, inter alia, the reasons for failure to obtain such;
• The offender should attend the Behaviour Modification programme;
• The offender should be assisted to upskill vocationally/ educationally to assist him with prospects of obtaining employment once he is placed on parole. Certificates should be attached when the profile is resubmitted;
• A copy of SAP62 should be included when the profile is resubmitted.

(4) Yes.

(a) 14 February 2018.

(b) A further profile should be submitted in 18 months with the expectation that all 6 recommendations as stated in question 3 would have been executed upon which placement on parole would be reconsidered.

(c) 14 February 2018.

Reply:

SACE RESPONSE

1(a)

(i) All in all, 2983 educators applied and updated their registration status from the 1st January 2019 when the requirement for the police clearance came into effect.

(ii) 2981 have been granted registration and 2 were not due to some criminal record.

(iii) 1854 produced the SAPS Clearance Certificate. 1127 were registered provisionally until the 30th June 2019, with proof of application for the SAPS Police Clearance. This move was necessitated by the slow turnaround time from the SAPS in issuing the clearance certificates and impacting negatively on the recruitment of newly qualified teachers into the schools.

1(b) SACE does not have information on the employment of newly qualified teachers.

(2) what (a) criteria has been set by SACE for SAPS officers to use when issuing the clearance certificate, (b) qualification is required by SAPS officers to conduct the interview and issue the certificate to an educator and (c) costs are involved for an educator applying for the certificate;

SACE RESPONSE

(a) As a third party, the SAPS’s Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management Centre (CR and CSMC) uses its own criteria to process and issue the clearance certificate.

(b) The police clearance certificate is issued purely on the basis of one’s criminal record from the SAPS’s Criminal Record and Crime Scene Management Centre (CR and CSMC).

(c) R114.00

(3) will it be required of teachers who are appointed to update this clearance certificate on a regular basis or is the certificate only required at the registration process;

SACE RESPONSE

In line with Council resolution, the SAPS clearance certificate is currently required for all the new registration applicants since the 01st January 2019.

(4) on what date will the certificate be a requirement for incumbent teachers appointed by (a) the department and (b) school governing bodies? NW117E

SACE RESPONSE

(4) There is no date set by Council for (a) and (b)

Reply:

1. There is currently no fixed date for this exercise. However, this matter is on the agenda of the department.

2. (a) The database of teachers and their qualifications is kept and maintained by provinces. Such data could be sourced from Provincial Legislatures.

3. The Curriculum Management Team (CMT) that oversaw the development of SASL curriculum and policies consisted of 9 members. A writing team comprising five members was established and the team formed the core of the development process. SASL experts and phase specialists (e.g. SASL linguists from Universities and NGOs as well as SASL teachers) were co-opted during the development of specific areas of the curriculum.

4. The SASL Home Language curriculum was not copied from the English curriculum. The English Home Language curriculum is the Framework to which SASL and all other Home Languages are aligned, to ensure parity of esteem of all languages.

Reply:

1.  The investigation has been concluded and a detailed report on the findings of the investigation is attached as (Annexure A)

2. The reply to the Parliamentary question 3619, submitted on 4 December 2018 was a preliminary report which focussed on the support programme broadcast on Ukhozi FM.

(a) The further investigation (i) commenced on 11 December 2018 and was (ii) completed on 27 December 2018.

(b) The investigation was headed by the Director responsible for Public Examinations at the Department of Basic Education, and she was supported by a team of subject specialists, the DBE Data Manager, the DBE Irregularities Manager and the DBE Question Paper Manager. The details of the team are included as (Annexure B).

3. The outcome of the further investigation is as follows:

• The credibility of the Economics Paper 1 and Paper 2, was not compromised given that learners were not given direct questions that appeared in the examination and were not asked to focus on particular questions. Hence, there was no unfair advantage to any group of candidates
• Given the focus of the teaching and testing of Economics, which in the main provides learners with a pool of questions, it is possible for experienced teachers to predict some of the questions that may appear in the question paper, particularly the essays.
• An analysis of learner performances does not show any anomalous trends. There is no significant improvement compared to 2017 and in some cases performance is actually lower.
• It would appear that Economics has taken on an approach of providing learners with a pool of questions and this starts with the Examination Guideline that is based on a series of questions. In the same vein, all support programmes are dominated by questions. It would also appear that based on a historical analysis of the previous question papers, teachers and subject advisors are able to predict to some degree which questions will appear in the paper. Examination predictability is a phenomenon of most examinations and the DBE is actively working towards minimising examination predictability.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) and (ii) The current examination system only has a record of Hearing Impaired Learners and does not distinguish between Deaf learners and Hearing Impaired Learners The total number of hearing impaired learners that enrolled for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination is 456.

(b) Of the 54 candidates that enrolled to write the 2018 NSC South African Sign Language Home Language (SASL HL) examination, 52 candidates wrote the examination.

(c) (i) 26 candidates achieved an NSC pass

(ii) 7 candidates achieved admission to Bachelor studies

Note that of the 52 candidates that wrote the SASL HL examination, only 28 candidates could be resulted in terms of the full qualification, given that the remaining 24 candidates did not write the full NSC subject package in 2018.

2. All the full time candidates who wrote SASL HL in the NSC 2018 examinations were exposed to the bridging Grade 9 and 10 programme. No bridging programme was developed for Grade 11.

The table below provides the school, province and number of learners who wrote the SASL examinations in 2018:

School	Province	Number of learners – Gr 12
Efata	EC	3
St Thomas	EC	10 (full time) + 6 (part time)
Bartimea	FS	4
Thiboloha	FS	2
Sizwile	GP	11
Fulton	KZN	3
Kwathintwa	KZN	8
St Martin	KZN	7
De-la-Bat	WC	1
Dominican (Wittebome)	WC	3
Total	10 schools	58

3. (a) (b) (c)

In terms of the policy relating to the appointment of markers, the marker must have at least a recognised three year post matric qualification which must include the subject concerned at second or third year level. In addition the marker must have extensive experience as an educator in the particular subject or a related area and at least two years teaching or other curriculum-related experience within the last 5 years at the appropriate level, and must be competent in the language of teaching and learning.

In terms of marker appointments for SASL HL, it was not expected that the DBE will be able to appoint markers that satisfy all of the above criteria given that this is the first year of implementation of this examination. All 15 markers have extensive experience as teachers of deaf learners and have a Teaching Qualification. Four (4) of the markers have a qualification in SASL – ranging from a short course qualification to an Honours Degree in SASL. Two Deaf Teaching Assistants were also appointed to assist the hearing markers with the translation of SASL. The Teaching Assistants were not involved directly in marking. The teaching assistants have a Matric qualification.

Given the limitations relating to the appointed markers, the marking of the 2018 NSC SASL HL examinations was centralised at the DBE to ensure stringent standardisation and quality assurance of the marking process.

(4) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is responsible for the development of the South African Sign Language National Catalogue which is forwarded to provinces, districts and schools. The provinces and schools are responsible for procurement and delivery of these textbooks as required. The Catalogues referred to were developed in 2015 and 2017.

(5). The Department of Basic Education has not been approached by students as the function of teacher development resides with provinces.

Reply:

The expenditure incurred by the Ministers, Deputy Ministers and their spouses in relation to the travel privileges contained in the Ministerial Handbook is as follows:

UNIT	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
MINISTER	2 138 218.88	729 629.20	440 533.08	372 689.32	706 540.29	1 400 826.41
DM	877 493.70	609 614.22	747 054.59	803 611.07	2 861 619.29	0.00
TOTAL	3 015 712.58	1 339 243.42	1 187 587.67	1 176 300.39	3 568 159.58	1 400 826.41
UNIT	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
MINISTER	1 977 244.49	726 936.05	440 533.08	372 689.32	706 540.29	1 176 109.62
SPOUSE	160 974.39	2 693.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	224 716.79
DM	359 238.73	520 610.20	607 131.48	640 361.46	2 506 030.87	0.00
DM SPOUSE	518 254.97	89 004.02	139 923.11	163 249.61	355 588.42	0.00
TOTAL	3 015 712.58	1 339 243.42	1 187 587.67	1 176 300.39	3 568 159.58	1 400 826.41

Reply:

a) Although PRASA does have the numbers of members that the SA Police Service (SAPS) has availed for PRASA Operations, PRASA is not permitted to share this SAPS information. Therefore, the question must be directed to SAPS.

b) 

	(i)	(ii)
Region	2013/14	2014/15	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19
Gauteng	2,117	1,687	1,687	1,687	1,324	1,324
Western Cape	654	799	799	799	799	799
Kwazulu Natal	186	183	56	140	140	140
Eastern Cape	98	98	98	98	98	98
MLPS	346	321	323	315	315	315
Total	3,401	3,088	2,963	3,039	2,676	2,676

Reply:

Date of Occurrence	(c) Place of Occurrence	Province	Number of Fatalities	(b) Detailed description of occurrence/incident
(a) Total number of Fatalities October 2018 = 29
2018-10-01	Crossmoor	KwaZulu Natal	1	Asian male, Nelson Govender, 50 yrs, was struck by Metro train 9683 on the running line and was fatally injured.
2018-10-01	Oorstezee	Western Cape	1	Ms Yolanda Theron was struck by metro train no. 9626 (test trip). The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-10-02	President	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was found next to the rails with head and right arm cut off. The cause of death is unknown.
2018-10-02	Dunswart	Gauteng	1	L.E.Ngwenya disembarked between the coaches of metro train and fell on the rails sustaining fatal injuries.
2018-10-04	Klapmuts	Western Cape	1	Mr Andile Mqongwana was struck by metro train no. 3523 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Paarl Morgue.
2018-10-04	Delmore	Gauteng	1	L.Stephen jumped out of a moving metro train 0999, fell on the rails and was fatally injured.
2018-10-05	Klaarwater	KwaZulu Natal	1	An African male Hlela Cele, 24 years old, was struck by a goods train and was fatally injured.
2018-10-05	Southfield	Western Cape	1	Mr Alexander Fisher was struck by metro train no. 0502 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-10-06	Nancefield	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was found fatally injured on the platform.
2018-10-13	Kaalfontein	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 1530 while lying on the rails.
2018-10-13	Kliptown	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was found fatally injured on the platform.
2018-10-12	Nyanga - Philippi	Western Cape	1	Mr Madalitsho Chikabvumbwa was found in the section. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-10-15	Mamelodi Gardens - Greenview	Gauteng	1	An unknown male was hit by T8106 at Greenview station K/Point 23/3 -23/4 while crossing railway line and was fatally injured.
2018-10-16	Denver	Gauteng	1	L.Mazeka was fatally injured when struck by metro train 0504 while crossing the rails.
2018-10-18	KwaTandaza	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro train 1033 struck an African male, Philani Bede, 27 years old, who was on the running line and was fatally injured.
2018-10-21	Stock Road - Philippi	Western Cape	1	The body of a male person was found in the bushes next to the railway line. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-10-21	Tembisa - Limindlela	Gauteng	1	K.F.Mbhoshane was fatally struck by metro train 1534 while crossing the railway line.
2018-10-21	Kempton Park - Van Riebeeck	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 0623 while crossing the railway line.
2018-10-22	Doornfontein	Gauteng	1	T.Sontshantsha was pulled from platform edge by metro train to the rails and was fatally injured.
2018-10-23	Webber-Parkhill	Gauteng	1	J.Lekgau was fatally injured while hanging outside moving metro train and fell onto the rails.
2018-10-25	Doornfontein	Gauteng	1	T.Mokhumo fell from a moving metro train onto the rails and was fatally injured.
2018-10-26	Limindlela	Gauteng	1	Unknown person was fatally struck by metro train.
2018-10-28	Suurbekom	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 0410.
2018-10-28	Kempton Park	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 0636.
2018-10-27	Tooronga - Denver	Gauteng	1	M.Madonsela was fatally struck by metro train 0635 while crossing the railway line.
2018-10-30	Phefeni	Gauteng	1	L.Mgoduka was staff riding on moving metro train 9721 and slipped between the coaches and the train as a result he was declared dead.
2018-10-31	Berea Road	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro train no.0786 struck an unknown African male age +/-25 who was on the running line next to Mast Pole No.03/89 Signal No.DAL3032 and was fatally injured.
2018-10-22	Atteridgeville	Gauteng	1	Mr H Makinta was hit by metro train 0062 when he walked in front of the train and was fatally injured.
11-10-2018	Lebaleng - Kopanong	Gauteng	1	A male person was hit by metro train 1813 between K/Point 15/491 and 15/194, when he he threw himself infront of a train and was fatally injured.
(a)Total number of Fatalities November 2018 = 20
2018-11-06	Marianhill	KwaZulu Natal	1	An African female Neliswa Magoqovana, 32 yrs was sick and later passed away at Marianhill station.
2018-11-08	Roodepoort	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 0225 when he jumped in front of the train.
2018-11-10	Nonkqubela	Western Cape	1	A female person was struck by metro train no. 9902 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-11-10	Houtheuwel	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 9000.
2018-11-10	Mzimhlophe - New Canada	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was found dead lying next to the rails.
2018-11-12	Pilot - Kwesine	Gauteng	1	N.Majozi was electrocuted while train surfing on a moving metro train, fell on the rails and was fatally injured.
2018-11-12	Selpark - Springs	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was hit by metro train 1080 while crossing the rails, he was fatally injured.
2018-11-13	Compensation	KwaZulu Natal	1	An unknown African male, ±32 years old, who was on the running line was struck by Metro train no 0219 in the section between Compensation and Frasers stations, close to mast pole no: 130/315. He was fatally injured.
2018-11-12	Mutual	Western Cape	1	Mr Ndomeso Songetye was electrocuted while travelling on the roof of metro train no. 9925 and fell on the platform. He sustained fatal injuries and the deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-11-14	Langa - Mutual	Western Cape	1	The body of Mr Itumeng Sherman was found in the section. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-11-15	Kraaifontein - Muldersvlei	Western Cape	1	A male person was struck by metro train no. 0890 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-11-16	Brackenfell - Eikenfontein	Western Cape	1	The body of a male person was found in the section. No further information available.
2018-11-05	Ravensklip-Knights	Gauteng	1	M.Khalumashu, was hit by metro train, while crossing the rails and was fatally injured.
2018-11-15	Westrand-Krugersdorp	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was found dead lying next to the rails.
2018-11-17	Millsite	Gauteng	1	F.Mbombi fell from moving metro train and fell on the rails, he was fatally injured.
2018-11-22	Kuils River - Blackheath	Western Cape	1	Ms Shedlene Cloete was struck by TFR Goods Train no. 5261 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-11-22	Mount Ruth - Egerton	Eastern Cape	1	A 12 year old African boy was struck by metro 0014 between Mount Ruth and Egerton next to mass pole 22/17 and 22/18. The deceased was taken to NU1 Mortuary at Mdantsane.
2018-11-29	Merafe - Naledi	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 9934 while standing on the rail and ignoring the train hooter.
2018-11-21	Kempton Park	Gauteng	1	N.Mabaso fell while staff riding on metro train 1569 and fell on the rails, he was fatally injured.
2018-11-21	Kuils River - Blackheath	Western Cape	1	Ms Shedlene Cloete was struck by TFR Goods Train no. 5261 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
Total number of Fatalities December 2018 = 22
2018-12-03	Kempton Park	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by metro train 8752 while crossing the railway line and ignoring the train hooter.
2018-12-03	Kraaifontein	Western Cape	1	Mr Marshal Matthews was struck by metro train no. 3506 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-12-05	Kenville	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro Train 9278 struck an African male Sbonelo Luthuli (30 yrs) on the running line when he jumped in front of the train between mast pole 170/13 and 170/18.
2018-12-06	Bellville	Western Cape	1	A male person threw himself in front of metro train no. 3518 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased person was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2018-12-09	Wolseley	Western Cape	1	A male person was struck by metro train no. 3506 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Wolseley Morgue.
2018-12-10	Anglers - Midannedale	Gauteng	1	J.Mathe jumped out of a moving metro train 9013 and fell onto the rails and sustained fatal injuries.
2018-12-10	Du Toit - Koelenhof	Western Cape	1	Mr Xolani Mboleni (14 years old) jumped in front of metro train no. 3414. He sustained fatal injuries and was taken to Paarl Morgue.
2018-12-11	Maitland	Western Cape	1	The body of a male person was found in the section. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-12-14	Kwa Mashu	KwaZulu Natal	1	Nkosinathi Ndlovu, 34 years old, was struck by Metro train 9484 on the running line at the Mastpole VB 2/643 and VB 2/693. MC/50064 and was fatally injured.
2018-12-16	Tongaat	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro train 0294 struck an African female Philangani Gumede (24 yrs.) who was on the running line and was fatally injured.
2018-12-16	Durban Yard	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro Train 0294 struck an unknown person who was on the line and was fatally injured.
2018-12-16	Barracks	Gauteng	1	A male person boarded on the top of a stationary goods train no 18330 where he was electrocuted by overhead wires and was fatally injured.
2018-12-17	Arnoldton - Mtsotso	Eastern Cape	1	Area Security Commander Temba Mbenyana informed JOC that metro 0041 fatally struck an unknown male tresspassing in the operating tunnel outstide Arnoldton and Mtsotso station at mast poles 32/03 and 32/04. Protection Services and Railways SAPS informed. Train driver Donald Davoran, Train Assistant Lubabalo Katana and Metro Guard Phumeza Kanti send for trauma counselling the following day. Protection Services and Railways SAPS informed. Body taken to Mdantsane mortuary.
2018-12-20	Kwesine - Pilot	Gauteng	1	N.Ngqbese was fatally struck by moving metro train 7620.
2018-12-20	Nyanga - Philippi	Western Cape	1	The body of Mr Andrew Plaatjies was placed on the tracks with fatal stab wound. Metro train no. 9902 drove over the body after seeing it too late to stop in time.
2018-12-23	Tooranga	Gauteng	1	S.Mntanbo’s dead body was found on the rails .
2018-12-23	Kraaifontein	Western Cape	1	A male person was struck by metro train no. 3504 when he jumped in front of the moving train. He sustained fatal injuries and the body was taken to Tyberberg Morgue.
2018-12-24	Egerton - Fort Jackson	Eastern Cape	1	On Monday 24 December 2018 at 07:49 SSC Mkhonkqo informed JOC that metro 0002 locomotive 35/260, struck a 33-year-old male, later identified as Mr V Myamfilo between Egerton and Fort Jackson stations at mast poles 19/16 and 19/26. All relevant role players informed. It alleged the victim was standing on the railway line and ignored the hooter of the locomotive and was fatally struck. Train driver Dickson Ntanjana, Train Assistant Billy Ziwele and Metro Guard Nolitha Dyeshana send for trauma counselling. Body taken to NU1 Mdantsane mortuary
2018-12-24	Marianhill	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro train 1048 struck an unknown male who was on the running line and was fatally injured.
2018-12-25	Ysyerplaat - Paarden Eiland	Western Cape	1	The body of a male person was found with no visible injuries next to the railway line. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-12-26	Nyanga - Philippi	Western Cape	1	Mr Mzwandile Somdyala was struck by metro train no. 9525. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2018-12-30	Westonaria - Suurbekom	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by moving metro train 0414.
Total number of Fatalities January 2019 = 30
2019-01-01	Rossburgh	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro Train driver of 1065 struck William Steenkamp, aged 81 years, who was walking on the running line and was fatally injured.
2019-01-05	Northmead	Gauteng	3	T.Chipent who was carring J.Mokoena on her back and holding J.Moveswa’s hand was fataly struck by moving metro train 8807 while standing on the railway line and ignoring the train hooter.
2019-01-06	Tembisa-Limindlela	Gauteng	1	P.Selelo was fatally struck by moving metro train 1511 when he just lied on the rails and ignoring the train hooter.
2019-01-08	Mountain view	Gauteng	3	Rear end collision occurred between metro train 0810 and metro train 1818 resulted in 817 injuries and 3 passenger fatalities.
2019-01-09	Luipaardsvlei-Lanwen	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by unknown metro train.
2019-01-11	New-Canda-Longdale	Gauteng	1	D Lewis jumped in front of oncoming metro train 9478 and as a result was struck and sustained fatal injuries.
2019-01-12	Kwaggastroom-Houtheuwel	Gauteng	1	Unknown male was fatally struck by moving metro train.
2019-01-09	Philippi - Lentegeur	Western Cape	1	The body of Mr Shafiek Salie was found with a gunshot wound to his chest in the section. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-12	Diep River	Western Cape	1	A female passenger was struck by metro train no. 0165 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-14	Woodstock	Western Cape	1	A male person was struck by metro train no. 0198 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased person was taken Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-14	Karserne - West	Gauteng	1	R Neluheni was fatally struck by moving metro train 9022.
2019-01-17	Residensia	Gauteng	1	L Tshabalala was fatally struck by metro train 9036 while lying on the rails and ignoring the train hooter.
2019-01-21	Angus - Randwater	Gauteng	1	K Sephondo (child) was put on the rails by his father when moving goods train approached and the child was fatally struck by the train.
2019-01-22	Elsburg	Gauteng	1	Kgasimang was fatally struck by metro train 7636 while crossing the railway line wearing headphones and ignoring the train hooter.
2019-01-23	Elandsfontein	Gauteng	1	Unknown boy (15 years) was train surfing on top of moving metro train 1574 when the overhead wire fatally shocks him and landed on the roof of the train.
2019-01-24	Groutville	KwaZulu Natal	1	Metro Train 0229 Set N8 struck a 59-year-old, J Ngema, who was on the running line at the level crossing and sustained fatal injuries.
2019-01-22	Nyanga - Philippi	Western Cape	3	The burnt bodies of three male persons were found in the section. The bodies of the deceased,were taken to Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-23	Philippi	Western Cape	1	A male person was travelling on the roof of metro train no. 9902 and was electrocuted. He sustained fatal injuries and was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-26	Naledi-Merafe	Gauteng	1	A Maluleke was electrocuted when he was train-surfing on moving metro train 9317 and fell onto the rails, he was declared dead.
2019-01-28	Duffs Road	KwaZulu Natal	1	Unknown African male was struck by Metro Train 0213 in the section between Duffs Road and Phoenix next to Kilometer point 161/369 and 161/312 as a result he was fatally injured.
2019-01-29	Woltemade - Maitland	Western Cape	1	A 13-year-old school boy was struck by metro train no. 3514 and sustained fatal injuries. The deceased boy was taken to Salt River Morgue.
2019-01-29	Limindlela - Leralla	Gauteng	1	T Sithole was fatally struck by moving metro train 1569 while walking on the rails and ignoring the train hooter wearing his earphones.
2019-01-30	Tygerberg	Western Cape	1	The body of a male person was found lying between the tracks. The deceased was taken to Tygerberg Morgue.
2019-01-31	Tembisa - Limindlela	Gauteng	1	L Ndlovu was fatally struck by moving metro train 1502, while crossing the rails.

(d) Steps taken to reduce the occurrences of death are:

1. Ongoing Safety Awareness Campaigns are conducted in all the regions.
2. The Roll Out and Implementation of the Fencing Project to curb illegal access to the operational tunnel.
3. Elimination of high risk level crossings.
4. Deployment of Security Personnel, Safety Patrollers and Level Crossing attendants.
5. Roll out of new train sets equipped with technology that does not permit a train to move with open doors.

(e) PRASA is liable for the Mountainview train collision in January 2019. Eight family members of the deceased from that collision have been identified. PRASA is currently working on determining the adequate quantum of support for the eight dependents from the two families that were affected by that collision.

(f) The costs from the Mountainview collision are still being determined.

Reply:

1. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries is concerned about local wheat production since wheat is the second most important grain crop produced in South Africa (after maize). Local production averages 2.3 million tons which is far below the levels of consumption which is provided for through importation of approximately 1.7 million tons per annum.

2. Wheat farming in South Africa is confronted by high production cost, fluctuating commodity prices, climate change, outbreaks of pests and diseases and many other challenges. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries supports wheat producers with technical advice which includes cultivar choice, production site selection, soil preparation, cultivation practices, pest and disease control measures, harvesting, as well as postharvest practices. The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) is also conducting breeding programmes for wheat. These programmes are aimed at developing appropriate and high yielding cultivars. There is also more focus placed on developing cultivars that are drought tolerant as well as those that are pest and disease resistant.

Private and public sector stakeholders are also working with government to increase productivity and competitiveness of the wheat industry. One such initiative is the Wheat Breeding Platform which aims to serve as a pre-breeding facility which develop suitable varieties at a rapid pace which are then available to industry for further targeted breeding.

In addition, a statutory levy was introduced to provide research and technology development funding for open pollinated cultivars. This will also encourage seed growers to make the latest breeding material available to South African farmers.

Reply:

According to the information received from Alexkor

(1) The PSJV agreement is still operational and adhered to within the law.

(2) (a) On average the PSJV’s operational costs are R152m per annum;

(b) The Initial Capital Contribution of R200m as a loan and a short-term loan of R4.8m was provided to the PSJV. The loans were provided in terms of the Deed of Settlement.

(3) Alexkor has not withdrawn any funds from the PSJV;

(a) The only amounts paid by the PSJV to Alexkor was R11m in 2017/18 financial year as repayment of a portion of the Initial Capital Contribution loan and R4.6m in 2017 as profit share contribution.

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following information in response to the question.

The global picture for unresolved applications from 2017 and 2018 as at 14 February 2019 is
83 186. Of these, 19 113 relate to unsigned loan/bursary agreements. Without signed contracts, the NSFAS Act prevents payments to be made to the applicant or to the educational institution at which they are registered. The details of the students with unsigned contracts are sent regularly to their host institution for them to ensure that the contracts are signed. Once signed, fees and allowances can be paid immediately.

There are a further 64 073 outstanding cases where there are internal system issues that prevent final resolution. Of these, 54 807 (10 333 from 2017 and 44 474 from 2018) relate to changes in fees or allowances that, for a number of reasons, are rejected by the processing algorithm. The causes of these rejections have now been identified, and the algorithm is currently being updated to resolve the blockage. NSFAS has an internal target to complete this work by 22 February 2019. It is important to note that all these cases refer to students who have received allowances and fee payments based on the original figures submitted by the registering institution. The problems relate to subsequent changes due to a course or personal circumstance changes.

The remaining 9 266 cases relate to internal procedure issues that prevented individual student accounts to be generated. These issues have been identified and are being fixed. These will all be resolved by 22 February 2019.

Reply:

DAFF

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had 34 compulsory tender briefings in 2018.

ARC

The ARC had 9 compulsory tender briefings in 2018.

PPECB

The PPECB had 1 compulsory tender briefing in 2018.

OBP

The number of Tenders for 2018 were (5) five and the compulsory briefing session attended were (4) four.

NAMC

No tender briefing was held by NAMC.

MLRF

The number of Tenders for 2018 were (2) two, one compulsory briefing session and one non-compulsory.

Reply:

As I indicated in my statement to the Public Protector of 1 February 2019, a deliberate decision was taken by myself and those leading the ‘CR17’ campaign that, apart from attending dinners with potential funders, I would not be involved in fundraising, nor would I be provided with the identity of donors or the amounts pledged, as I did not want to feel under obligation to them in any shape or form at any time in the future.

As a consequence:

a) I do not have the names of the donors.

b) I do not know if they hold government contracts.

Reply:

It is impossible to estimate with a significant degree of accuracy, what the impact of loadshedding has been until the production data for the period is released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA).

Nevertheless, loadshedding is likely to have had a significant impact on Manufacturing and Mining production. There are a number of ways in which this happens.

They include plant shutdowns where production is substantially delayed. In some cases, this production can be recovered when power is restored, by the factory running an additional shift or working overtime, although this has a direct impact on the cost of production.

In sectors such as Food-processing, an entire batch of production may need to be discarded if there is an electricity interruption which prevents an important step in the production process from being concluded.

Under these circumstances, the loss to the firm and the economy can be calculated as the value of the inputs which have to be discarded, or, the potential market value of production and associated taxes which would have accrued to the company and government respectively had the production process been successfully concluded.

It is due to the likely significant impact on economic production, that the President of the Republic has assigned a high-level Cabinet team to oversee and advise on how best to strengthen Eskom and reduce the likelihood and incidence of loadshedding.

Reply:

I am aware that this matter is being handled by the CCMA Governing Body through its internal governance structures. For that reason, the matter is still very much being handled within the internal CCMA Governing Body processes and as such it would be premature for me to interfere in anyway as that will be considered as acting ultra-vires on my part.

Reply:

a) As I indicated in my statement to the Public Protector of 1 February 2019, in September 2018, my son, Mr Andile Ramaphosa, showed me two documents:

• An Advisory Mandate signed in December 2017 between his company, Blue Crane Capital (Pty) Ltd, and African Global Operations (AGO) for possible business entry and activities in some East African countries.

• An Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy signed with AGO in January 2018.

b) It is not for me to share the contractual arrangements of private companies, including any belonging to my son.

Reply:

a) As I indicated in my statement to the Public Protector of 1 February 2019, I have been informed by the former ‘CR17’ campaign managers that, following an unsuccessful attempt to meet Mr Gavin Watson in order to arrange for the return of the donation, an amount of R500,000 has been transferred into an attorney’s trust account.

The funds will remain there until such time as these matters surrounding African Global Operations are clarified following various concerning disclosures before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. Thereafter, a decision will be made as to whether these monies should be returned to the account from where they came, passed on to appropriate government authorities or donated to a charity.

b) The former ‘CR17’ campaign managers have shown me proof of payment.

Reply:

a) In 2017, the fishing quotas for the Company were 36312.418 tons of Hake in the Hake Deep-sea Trawl sector, 1588.703 tons of Hake in the Hake Inshore Trawl sector, 32.502 tons of Agulhas Sole in the Hake Inshore Trawl sector, 1218.24 tons of Horse Mackerel in the Horse Mackerel sector and 77.05 tons in the Patagonian Tooth fish sector

Reply:

a) Number of persons with citizenship from SADC between 01 January 2017 and 31 December 2017:

SADC COUNTRIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF NATURALISED CITIZENS PER COUNTRY
ANGOLA	1
BOTSWANA	0
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO	46
ESWATINI	16
LESOTHO	53
MADAGASCAR	0
MALAWI	16
MAURITIUS	0
MOZAMBIQUE	141
NAMIBIA	0
SEYCHELLES	0
TANZANIA	0
ZAMBIA	5
ZIMBABWE	142

b) Number of persons with citizenship from SADC between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2018:

SADC COUNTRIES	TOTAL NUMBER OF NATURALISED CITIZENS PER COUNTRY
ANGOLA	5
BOTSWANA	6
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO	89
ESWATINI	12
LESOTHO	89
MADAGASCAR	0
MALAWI	18
MAURITIUS	5
MOZAMBIQUE	160
NAMIBIA	1
SEYCHELLES	0
TANZANIA	3
ZAMBIA	14
ZIMBABWE	141

Reply:

The information requested is listed below.

UIFREFERENCENUMBER	TRADENAME	INDUSTRYSECTOR	NO_OF_EMPLOYEES_IN_MAR2018
0020844/7	SHOPRITE CHECKERS PTY LTD	Trade	122 074.00
2091635/1	DHLADHLA FOUNDATION	Personal Services	110 248.00
2265129/0	SERITI INSTITUTE NPC	Charitable	61 556.00
2215705/8	TRANSNET SOC LTD	Air	60 583.00
2326055/1	ADCORP BLU A DIVISION OF ADCORP	Personal Services	56 562.00
2124077/5	DEPARTMENT OF ROADS & PUBLIC WORKS	Trade	44 713.00
0235119/0	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES	Air	42 587.00
0037031/7	EDCON PTY LTD	Trade	35 723.00
0635856/4	BIDVEST SERVICES PTY LTD	Personal Services	35 028.00
0186320/5	PICK N PAY RETAILERS PTY LTD	Trade	34 647.00
0008614/2	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SA	Banking	33 941.00
0113724/8	THE STANDARD BANK OF SA LTD	Banking	32 858.00
0045095/4	ABSA BANK LTD	Banking	31 065.00
0144060/0	WOOLWORTHS PTY LTD HEAD OFFICE 062	Trade	30 896.00
2165028/9	WORKFORCE MANUFACTURING	Personal Services	30 150.00
0128181/5	SASOL	Rubber	28 900.00
0088745/2	NEDBANK LTD	Banking	28 034.00

UIFREFERENCENUMBER	TRADENAME	INDUSTRYSECTOR	NO_OF_EMPLOYEES_IN_MAR2017
0020844/7	SHOPRITE CHECKERS PTY LTD	Trade	118 604.00
2091635/1	DHLADHLA FOUNDATION	Personal Services	106 322.00
2215705/8	TRANSNET SOC LTD	Air	63 099.00
2265129/0	SERITI INSTITUTE NPC	Charitable	53 677.00
2326055/1	ADCORP BLU A DIVISION OF ADCORP	Personal Services	51 196.00
0235119/0	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES	Air	40 041.00
0037031/7	EDCON PTY LTD	Trade	39 413.00
0186320/5	PICK N PAY RETAILERS PTY LTD	Trade	38 879.00
0635856/4	BIDVEST SERVICES PTY LTD	Personal Services	36 711.00
0008614/2	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SA	Banking	34 270.00
0113724/8	THE STANDARD BANK OF SA LTD	Banking	33 095.00
0096170/9	CITY OF TSHWANE	Local Authorities	30 494.00
0045095/4	ABSA BANK LTD	Banking	30 289.00
0088745/2	NEDBANK LTD	Banking	29 905.00
0144060/0	WOOLWORTHS PTY LTD HEAD OFFICE 062	Trade	29 849.00
0128181/5	SASOL	Rubber	28 077.00
0356421/6	IMPALA PLATINUM SERVICES	Mining	28 001.00
0499151/8	SERVEST PTY LTD	Trade	27 565.00

UIFREFERENCENUMBER	TRADENAME	INDUSTRYSECTOR	NO_OF_EMPLOYEES_IN_MAR2016
0020844/7	SHOPRITE CHECKERS PTY LTD	Trade	114 086.00
0235119/0	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES	Air	40 111.00
0008614/2	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SA	Banking	34 842.00
0113724/8	THE STANDARD BANK OF SA LTD	Banking	34 243.00
0045095/4	ABSA BANK LTD	Banking	30 901.00
0098671/2	PICK N PAY RETAILERS PTY LTD	Trade	30 837.00
0104902/3	CAPABILITY CLEANING A DIV OF ADCORP FULF	Personal Services	30 181.00
0635856/4	BIDVEST SERVICES PTY LTD	Personal Services	29 858.00
0144060/0	WOOLWORTHS PTY LTD HEAD OFFICE 062	Trade	29 230.00
0088745/2	NEDBANK LTD	Banking	29 108.00
2165028/9	WORKFORCE MANUFACTURING	Personal Services	28 302.00
0356421/6	IMPALA PLATINUM SERVICES	Mining	27 006.00
1602797/6	EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY	Professional Services	26 614.00
0128181/5	SASOL	Rubber	25 800.00
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0235119/0	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES	Air	39 744.00
0008614/2	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SA	Banking	34 317.00
0104902/3	CAPABILITY CLEANING A DIV OF ADCORP FULF	Personal Services	34 219.00
0045095/4	ABSA BANK LTD	Banking	31 382.00
0253506/0	CAPITAL OUTSOURCING GROUP PTY LTD	Personal Services	28 818.00
0128181/5	SASOL	Rubber	28 751.00
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Reply:

I am aware that this matter is being handled by the CCMA Governing Body through its internal governance structures. For that reason, the matter is still very much being handled within the internal CCMA Governing Body processes and as such it would be premature for me to interfere in anyway as that will be considered as acting ultra-vires on my part.

Reply:

a) (i) None.

(ii) Falls away.

b) (i) None.

(ii) Falls away

c) Falls away.

d) (i),(ii) Falls away.

Reply:

The Department of Tourism has not incurred any expenditure relating to any travel privileges of former (a)(i) Ministers and (ii) their spouses (b) (i) Deputy Ministers and (ii) their spouses (c) Ministers widows or widowers and (d) Deputy Ministers’ widows or widowers in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018.

All expenditure relating to any travel privileges of former cabinet members is administrated by the Secretary to Parliament, according to the Ministerial Handbook, Chapter 10, on page 31 as approved by Cabinet on 7 February 2007.

Reply:

a) (i) The standard processing time for South Africans applying for passports at foreign missions is six (6) months on fully completed application submission at the Mission or Embassy. Furthermore, on receipt of application at Passports Section: Head Office, it takes twenty four (24) working days to process a manual application for a passport and,

The reason for the time lines from the Missions and Embassies can be clarified by DIRCO in relation to Diplomatic Bags. However, the twenty four days on manual applications processing is due to the processes involved which includes amongst others, determination of citizenship status, capturing of application, positive identification verification and other passport processes.

(ii) The turnaround time for an ID is fifty four working days for first issues of identity documents and forty seven working days for re-issues of identity documents.

(b) The processing times for identity documents are influenced by the manual nature of the issuing process and in the case of first issues of identity documents, the turnaround time is also dependent on the submission of the prescribed supporting documents by the applicant.

(iii). The standard processing time for South Africans applying for a Births, Marriages, Deaths Certificates, amendment of personal details and application for the registration of births by South African Citizens in foreign missions is 8 weeks at Head Office however, the entire process from the time the application is lodged at the Foreign Missions is (6) Six months.

(b) The reasons for these processing times are based on the study conducted to map out how documents gets completed and processed from office of application to head office, as well as what it takes to process such applications at head office to finalise the cases.

Reply:

1. (a) The Department has started with the expansion of curricula into occupational programmes in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. A Dual System Pilot Project (DSPP) is currently delivered in two trades qualifications. This followed the approval of a strategy in 2016 of a standardised approach to the implementation of South African Qualifications Authority registered occupational programmes in four colleges, aligned to the dual system model.

(b) The Department has already established twenty-six Centres of Specialisation in nineteen TVET colleges offering thirteen occupational qualifications, which includes the training of Bricklayers, Electricians, Millwrights Boilermakers, Fitters and Welders, amongst them. These occupational programmes are now on the register of nationally approved TVET programmes, which means they are funded through the conditional grant and will be offered from 2019 onwards. The expansion into occupational programmes will be phased in over the next five-years taking into consideration the infrastructure, plant, equipment and specialised human resources required to deliver these in colleges.

2. (a) Mechatronics is offered at seven TVET colleges namely, Buffalo City, Capricorn, Ekurhuleni West, False Bay, Gert Sibande, Port Elizabeth and Sedibeng. The Information Technology and Computer Science (IT&CS) programme are offered in thirty-three TVET colleges.

(b) The table below indicates the enrolments in the Mechatronics and Information Technology and Computer Science programmes from 2016 to 2018:

Programme	2016	2017	2018
Mechatronics	1 112	1 212	1 021
IT&CS	9 298	8 555	8 468

3. TVET colleges are expected to manage student enrolments in line with the available infrastructure and available funding, given the very high cost of delivering these programmes. Opportunities for Work Integrated Learning are also important considerations in determining student enrolment numbers. Colleges have also reported difficulty with recruitment and retention of staff in these programmes, given the demand for their skills in the private sector.

4. Minimum entrance requirements are aligned to the National Certificate Vocational
[NC(V)] policy whereby students can enrol in the NC(V) programmes having passed an NQF level 1 qualification, i.e. Grade 9, AET Level 4, successfully applied for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or completed the Pre-Vocational Learning Programme (PLP). The minimum entry requirements should, therefore, be guided by and aligned to the NC(V) policy. However, TVET colleges are required to develop additional entrance requirements for students intending to enrol in specialised programmes, such as Mechatronics, where mathematics and physical science are key entry subjects.

The Department is in the process of drafting guidelines for Additional Admission Requirements to guide the colleges when formulating their guidelines for additional admission requirements. The recommended points system, which will attach weights to language, mathematics and science in those qualifications/vocational specialisations where these subjects serve as a pre-requisite. Colleges are however cautioned that the points system or additional criteria must not be set unrealistically high or be used as a tool to exclude prospective students from colleges.

Reply:

1. Of the 614 Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) candidates evaluated and granted access to a trade test, 514 candidates continued to register for a trade test at the Institute for the National Development of Learnerships, Employment Skills and Labour Assessments. (INDLELA). Once a candidate receives confirmation of access to a trade test, they may register to undertake a trade test at any accredited trade test centre in the country.

2. (a) Of the 514 candidates that registered for trade test at INDLELA, 460 candidates undertook and completed the trade test.

(b) 349 Candidates were found to be competent (75.9% pass rate) while 34 candidates’ results are pending subject to the verification of their trade test results. 77 Candidates were found to be not yet competent. 54 Candidates were absent on the day of the trade test.

3. The ARPL process is designed in such a way that it does not discourage candidates who are deemed not to be ready for a trade test. Instead, it seeks to evaluate and establish the levels of knowledge and skills which a candidate possesses. Where a knowledge and/or skills gap is identified, the candidate is supported through focused interventions to address the deficiencies identified, and when ready, is re-evaluated.

Candidates who are evaluated and are deemed not to be ready for a trade test are encouraged to stay within the ARPL system while being assisted in addressing identified knowledge and/or skills gaps, as the ARPL process is designed to promote lifelong learning.

Reply:

Honourable Member, I am not aware of any provision in the 2007 Ministerial Handbook which caters for Departments to incur travel expenditure for former Ministers and their spouses, Deputy Ministers and their spouses, Ministers’ widows or widowers and Deputy Ministers’ widows or widowers. Travel privileges for former Members of Parliament are administered and paid for by Parliament.