Reply:

a)  Kindly refer to Annexure A

b) Kindly refer to Annexure B

c) Kindly refer to Annexure C

d) The following Statistical report are at the risk: Health and Vital Statistics Birthand Dearth Statistics; Labour Statistics; Environmental Economic Statistics; GDP; CPI; Povertyand Inequality Statistics Short-Term Industry Stats; Gender Statistics; Crime Statistics, Social Stats, Private Sector Financial Statistics Structural Industry Stats

 

		Approved	Not Approved	Approved as amended
		Comment:
Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
Date:

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The number of murders, which were reported at the Elsburg Police Station, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
8	18	12

(1)(b) The number of murders, which resulted in successful convictions, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction
281/09/2015	Three Years Imprisonment	None	Not applicable	None	Not applicable
215/12/2015	Life Imprisonment

(2)(a)(b) The number of women and children, who were murder victims, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
Women	Children	Women	Children	Women	Children
1	0	0	0	1	0

 

 

Reply to question 3014 recommended d

GENERAL

AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 3014 approved/

OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Reply:

The information cannot be provided, as the security of the countries and the vessel will be compromised, if a public statement is made to this effect.

 

 

Reply to question 2939 recommended/

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: f018 -)T- 15

Reply to question 2939 approved/n

MINIS OF POLICE BH CELE, gP

 

Reply:

a) The NYDA Act identifies the President as the NYDA’s political head, the President has then delegated the oversight functions to the Minister in the Presidency. The Minister receives technical support from the Department.

		Approved	Not Approved	Approved as amended
		Comment:
Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
Date:

Reply:

(a)(i) Refer to the table below for the kilometers of (aa) water and (bb) sanitation pipes are in each province.

Province	Water pipeline(km)	Sanitation pipeline(km)
Eastern Cape	26 092	15 980
Free State	15 195	12 240
Gauteng	66 306	73 770
KwaZulu-Natal	39 306	25 450
Limpopo	28 293	6 840
Mpumalanga	18 112	10 460
North West	17 620	11 420
Northern Cape	10 368	4 440
Western Cape	29 224	32 480
Grand Total	250 517	193 080

(a)(ii) Refer to the table for the kilometers of (aa) water and (bb) sanitation pipes that are needed to give all households access to house connections with waterborne sanitation.

Province	Water pipeline(km)	Sanitation pipeline(km)
Eastern Cape	21 810	21 432
Free State	3 337	6 082
Gauteng	6 100	12 734
KwaZulu-Natal	19 583	31 504
Limpopo	13 684	24 726
Mpumalanga	8 113	13 599
North West	6 416	14 287
Northern Cape	2 272	2 327
Western Cape	2 707	3 834
Grand Total	84 021	130 526

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(b) Refer to the table below on how much would it cost to provide full house connections to all households (includes additional pipes, treatment works, reservoirs and water resources).

Province	Cost of full water house connection to All R’000,000	Cost of full waterborne sanitation to All R’000,000
Eastern Cape	R 80 921	R38 575
Free State	R 9 075	R10 863
Gauteng	R 15 640	R22 845
KwaZulu-Natal	R 58 299	R55 941
Limpopo	R 52 065	R44 416
Mpumalanga	R 31 382	R24 223
North West	R 19 999	R23 243
Northern Cape	R 7 974	R4 111
Western Cape	R 7 667	R6 834
Grand Total	R283 020	R231 051

Additional costs to repair and renew existing house connections to achieve sustainable water and sanitation services for all households.

Province	Cost to repair and renew aged water house connections R’000,000	Cost to repair and renew aged waterborne sanitation R’000,000
Eastern Cape	R20 874	R8 931
Free State	R10 825	R6 804
Gauteng	R48 930	R41 135
KwaZulu-Natal	R19 916	R14 090
Limpopo	R27 587	R3 818
Mpumalanga	R19 213	R5 804
North West	R12 927	R5 939
Northern Cape	R8 744	R2 449
Western Cape	R14 983	R18 029
Grand Total	R184 000	R107 000

Reply:

(a) What are the relevant details?

There is no water treatment facility in Boiketlong. Part of the Sedibeng Regional Sanitation Scheme is to upgrade the Sebokeng Waste Water Treatment Works, Rietspruit Waste water treatment Works and Leeuwkuil Waste Water Treatment Works. The project is funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation and Rand Water is the Implementing Agent.

Leeuwkuil WWTW Upgrade

A detailed design for Leeuwkuil WWTW is underway and currently at 90% completion.

Upgrade to pumpstation 2 conveyance and pumpstation 4 inlet works: preliminary design is complete and approved. The scope entails the gravity main from pumpstation 10 to pumpstation 2 and the rising main from pumpstation 2 to Leeuwkuil WWTW and the upgrade of pumpstation 4 inlet works.

Basic Assessment Report (BAR): 98% progres, the Environmental Authorisation (EA) was issued and will be advertised.

Waste Licence (WL): 68% Draft scoping report was on public review (05 September – 08 October 2018). Final Scoping report submitted on 12 October 2018.

Water Use Licence: 0% can only commence once approval has been granted for the BAR and WL.

Documentation: 80% in progress

Procurement: 0%. It can only commence upon budget approval.

Geotechnical Investigations: 100%. Report submitted for approval.

Leeuwkuil Catchment: Pipelines and Pumpstations

Preliminary design: 100%. Report submitted and approved.

Way leave requirements for the route and WWTW: 0%. Way leave applications to be lodged for gravity main to pumpstation 2, rising main to the Waste Water Treatment Works.

By what date will the

Equipment be fully operational. The Sedibeng Regional Sanitation Scheme (SRSS) programme has been divided into the following three implementation phases: Short term (2015-2020). Medium Term (2020-2025). Long Term (2025-2035). Leeuwkuil WWTW falls under Short term and medium terms implementation phases.

Short Term:

15 LM upgrade to Leeuwkuil WWTW

WCWDM Leeukuil Catchment

Leeuwkuil Pumpstation repairs

Medium Term:

Leeuwkuil pipe replacement and pumpstation repairs.

(b) By what date will the

ii) Community have access to clean piped water?

The community already has access to clean piped water through communal standpipes, supplied by the Quuagafontein reservior.

Emfuleni is not a district, but a local municipality under Sedibeng District Municipality. Boiketlong is an informal settlement located within the Emfuleni Local Municipality between Sebokeng Zone 10 and Sonland park (Vereeningng). The community has access to water through communal standpipes, supplied by the Quuagfontein reservoir.

Metsi-A-Lekoa, the water services department of Emfuleni, is responsibile for the provision of water and sanitation services, to operate and maintain the infrastructure. Leeuwkuil Waste Water Treatment Works receives sewer inflow from the leeuwkuil catchment which includes Boiketlong. The plant is designed to treat at the capacity of 36 ML/day (Mega Litres per day). Currently the plant operates over the capacity of 56 ML/day when the pumpstations pumping to the works are fully operational.

“Plans to repair and maintain the broken and ineffective water treatment equipment that serves the Boiketlong community”

There is no water treatment facility that serves Boiketlong for portable water,

as indicated that they receive water through communal standpipes. The only water treatment facility for portable water is Vaaloewer Water Treatment Plant which only serves the Vaaloewer community.

In light of the above, the only treatment works in the area is the Leeuwkuil Waste Water Treatment Works which deals with the treatment of sewer.The Leeuwkuil Waste Water Treatment Works requires upgrades in order to accommodate the current capacity requirements. Part of the plant upgrade includes repairs of the equipment.

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Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The number of murders, which were reported at the Primrose Police Station, is as follows:

 

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
35	45	45

(1)(b) The number of murders, which resulted in successful con\fictions, is as follows:

(i) 2015/2016		(ii) 2016/2017		(iii) 2017/2018
Cas Number	Conviction	Cas Number	Conviction	Cas Number	Conviction
306/08/2014	10 years imprisonment	257/07/2012	15 years imprisonment	271/07/2016	10 years imprisonment
156/09/2014	10 years imprisonment
447/02/2015	8  years imprisonment
71/03/2015	13 years imprisonment

(2)(a)(b) The number of women and children, who were murder Victims, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
Women	Children	Women	Children	Women	Children
2	0	3	0	3	0

 

 

Reply to question 3016 recommended/

TI

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GENERAL UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: 18 11 t

Reply to question 3016 approved/

BH CELE, MP

Reply:

 

The Department does not have the water loss data for the 2017-2018 Financial Year at the moment because the information is drawn based on the municipal financial year. The last comprehensive analysis on water loss and non-revenue water (NRW) in South Africa (inclusive of Provincial and Water ServicesAuthorities) was based on the 2016-17 Financial Year.

For the development of the annual municipal water balance, the Department is reliant on water use and water loss information submitted by the Water Services Authorities, which requires both technical and financial inputs. The Department gives allowance of two months after the end of the municipal financial year for the municipalities to do financial corrections before starting of collecting the water balances to enable the national analysis and reporting.

Reply:

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The number of murders, which were reported at the Bedfordview Police Station, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
7	7	1

(1)(b) The number of murders, which resulted in successful convictions, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction
205/11/2015	10 Years Imprisonment	None	Not applicable	None	Not applicable
91/01/2016	18 Years Imprisonment

(2)(a)(b) The number of women and children, who were murder victims, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
Women	Children	Women	Children	Women	Children
1	0	1	0	1	0

 

 

GENERAL TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: ) i8-1)’ j§

Reply to question 3015 approved/

MINIS F POLICE BH CEO, M

Date:

Reply:

Forensic Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) profiles, derived from buccal samples, have been taken from 43 604 South African Police Service (SAPS) members to date and loaded onto the National Forensic DNA Database.

On 11 October 2018, a directive was sent to all Commanders, by the Deputy National Commissioner: Crime Detection, to ensure that buccal samples are taken from SAPS members, appointed, since 27 January 2015.

Reply to question 2979 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
DATE: 2018/11/15


Reply to question 2979 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
DATE: 2018/11/17

Reply:

REPLY

a) The funds spent with regard to disaster management are for normal operations and the responsibilities for the 2017/2018 financial year within my department.

b) For the 2017/2018 financial year, my department facilitated the approval of and the transfer of disaster funding to the affected organs of state that were unable to cope with the effects of the disaster, by only using their own resources in line with the provisions of the Disaster Management Act (2002). The DCOG through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) transferred a total amount of R449 786 000 (R449.8 million) from the Disaster Grants, for the implementation of various intervention measures by the affected organs of state. Of the total amount transferred to various organs of state, R26 147 000 (R26.1 million) was made to the Merafong City Local Municipality in Gauteng Province to address the sinkhole conditions. An amount of R341 300 000 (R341.3 million), was further transferred to address the drought conditions in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces.

A breakdown of the transferred funds for the 2017/18 financial year from the Disaster Grants is as follows:

MUNICIPAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
Name of the municipality	Amount allocated	Amount transferred	Reported Expenditure and Remarks
TRANSFER DATE	28 March 2018
TYPE OF DISASTER	DROUGHT
PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION	Water infrastructure projects within the affected municipalities
EASTERN CAPE
	R'000	R'000	R'000
Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality (LM)	468	468	467
Koukamma Local Municipality	770	770	770
Kouga LM	1 090	1090	1090
Sundays River LM	2 090	2 090	0* The indication by the municipality is that the delays were due to SCM processes.
Makana LM	810	810	743
Blue Crane Route LM	180	180	180
Ndlambe LM	950	950	31
Amathole District Municipality - Mbashe Local M	1 380	1 380	469
Nelson Mandela Bay Metro	97 000	97 000	1628
Total EC	104 738	104 738	5 378
NORTHERN CAPE
Kareeberg Local Municipality	4 626	4 626	1 441
Richtersveld Local Municipality	15 196	15 196	14 439
Namakhoi Local Municipality	4 542	4 542	411
Hantam Local Municipality	8 500	8 500	8 500
Kamiesberg Local Municipality	3 968	3 968	3 362
Total NC	36 833	36 833	28 153
WESTERN CAPE
Cederberg Local Municipality	7 962	7 962	4 983
Matzikama Local Municipality	7 627	7 627	897
Drakenstein Local Municipality	26 845	26 845	7 932
City of Cape Town	122 507	122 507	85 368
Total WC	164 936	164 936	99 180

PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
NAME OF PROVINCE AND DEPARTMENT	AMOUNT ALLOCATED	Amount transferred	Reported Expenditure
TRANSFER DATE	28 March 2018
TYPE OF DISASTER	DROUGHT
NORTHERN CAPE	PROVISION AND TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK
	R'000	R'000	R'000
Provincial Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development	42 339	42 339	42 339
Total NC	42 339	42 339	42 339

MUNICIPAL DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT
NAME OF PROVINCE AND MUNICIPALITY	Amount Allocated	Amount transferred	Reported Expenditure
RECEIVING PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
TRANSFER DATE	07 March 2018
TYPE OF DISASTER	SINKHOLE FORMATIONS
PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION	RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION WORK
GAUTENG PROVINCE
	R'000	R'000	R'000
Merafong City Local Municipality	26 147	26 147	2 230
Total	26 147	26 147	2 230

PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
NAME OF DEPARTMENT	AMOUNT ALLOCATED	Amount transferred	Reported Expenditure
RECEIVING PROVINCIAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
TRANSFER DATE	31 August 2017
TYPE OF DISASTER	DROUGHT
PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION	Provision and transportation of livestock feed
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
	R'000	R'000	R'000
Provincial Department of Agriculture	40 000	40 000	40 000
Total	40 000	40 000	40 000

MUNICIPAL DISASTER RELIEF GRANT
NAME OF MUNICIPALITY	Amount Allocated	Amount transferred	Reported Expenditure
TRANSFER DATE	21 August 2017
TYPE OF DISASTER	DROUGHT
PURPOSE OF ALLOCATION	Water infrastructure projects within the affected municipalities
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
	R'000	R'000	R'000
Bitou Local Municipality	10 920	10 920	10 920
Theewaterskloof Local Municipality	3 134	3 134	2 864
City of Cape Town	20 812	20 812	20 812
Total	34 866	34 866	34 596

Reply:

The response below was provided by the municipalities:

NO	MUNICIPALITY	RESPONSE
Gauteng
1	Merafong City LM	The municipality did not initiate internal investigations on the matter. The municipality requested Gauteng Treasury to initiate an independent external investigation on the matter. Not applicable. May 2018. Under investigation. The Gauteng Provincial Government hopes to conclude the investigation by end of November 2018.
2	West Rand District	Same as above.
North West
3	Moretele LM	The municipality initiated internal investigations on the matter. Not applicable. Investigation was instituted after 30 July 2018, following the Minister’s advice. (i) Same as the above. (ii) Internal investigations completed, awaiting consolidation of reports by the Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) and the Financial Disciplinary Board (FDB). (iii) 31 October 2018.
4	Madibeng LM	The municipality initiated internal investigations on the matter. Not applicable. (b) 27 June 2018 (i) Same as the above (ii) Current Status: Disciplinary processes instituted against the three affected officials. The office of the Speaker initiated the process of convening the Rules of Order and Ethics committee to institute disciplinary processes against the alleged MMC. A criminal case was opened at Brits SAPS. (iii) 28 August 2018.
5	Mahikeng LM	The municipality initiated internal investigations. Not applicable. 3 September 2018 (i) Same as the above. (ii) Investigation finalized, disciplinary action and litigation pending. (iii) Same as the above.
6	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District	The municipality initiated internal investigations. (a) Not applicable. (b) Internal investigations launched on 31 May 2018. (i) 31 May 2018. (ii) Current status: A Preliminary report was tabled before Council on 12 September 2018; Final report expected to be tabled before Council on 08 November 2018. (iii) Same as the above.
Limpopo
7	Makhado LM	Awaiting response from the province.
8	Greater Giyani LM	Awaiting response from the province.
9	Collins Chabane LM	Awaiting response from the province.
10	Elias Motswaledi LM (Interest)	Awaiting response from the province.
11	Vhembe District	Awaiting response from the province.
12	Ephraim Mogale LM	Awaiting response from the province.
13	Tubatse Fetakgomo LM	Awaiting response from the province.
14	Lepelle Nkumpi LM	Awaiting response from the province.

The affected Provincial Departments instituted forensic investigations in their respective municipalities, in accordance with section 106 of Municipal Systems Act and the investigations are still in progress.

The Limpopo Province held introductory meetings with the affected municipalities on 28 August 2018 and the investigation is expected to be finalised within 3 months. The Northwest Province commenced with the investigation in July 2018 and the investigation report was finalised on the 18th of October 2018. The investigation in Gauteng is expected to be finalised on the 30th of November 2018.

The affected Provinces appointed the following service providers:

• Limpopo Province- Grant Thornton PS Advisory (Pty) Ltd
• North West – Sekelaxabiso
• Gauteng – Deloitte

The forensic investigations supplemented by the Investigator’s report on VBS, will assist government to establish the extent of transgression, identify the perpetrators and pave way to disciplinary processes and possible recovery deposits.

Reply:

a) (i) The Department did not borrow monies from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in each of the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018.

(ii) South African Local Governement Association (SALGA); South African Cities Network (SACN) and Municipal Dermacation Board (MDB)

a) (ii) SALGA, SACN and MDB did not borrow any money from the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018.

(aa) (bb) (b) (c) (d) Not applicable as there was no money borrowed.

General, Section 66 of the PFMA directs the Accounting Officer of a Department not to borrow money, issue guarantees, indemnities or securities or enter into transactions that bind the revenue fund to a future commitment.

Furthermore, the Accounting Officer must ensure that appropriate proceedings of misconduct or criminal are instituted against any person responsible for transgressions with regard to borrowings, guarantees, securities or indemnities.

Moreover, should the Accounting Officer be responsible for transgressions with regard to borrowings, guarantees, securities s or indemnities, the National Treasury must, as soon as it becomes aware of the transgression, initiate appropriate misconduct or criminal proceedings against the Accounting Officer.

With regards to the public entities and constitutional institutions. Section 66 of the PFMA restricts borrowing, issues of guarantee and other financial commitments by the public entities and constitutional institutions, unless authorized and or approved by the Minister who is the Executive Authority for that public entity or constitutional institution, acting in concurrence with the Minister of Finance.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. However, the Department has sent letters to eight Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government, to engage municipalities to provide the relevant information. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available.

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Reply:

 

a) Yes, the Department has conducted water quality tests in the catchment of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality as part of national monitoring programmes for the past five financial years. The national monitoring programmes are:

• National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme (NEMP)
• National Microbial Monitoring Programme (NMMP)
• National Chemical Monitoring Programme (NCMP)

The catchment of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has five (5) sites that are monitored for National Eutrophication Monitoring Programme, two (sites) for National Microbial Monitoring Programme and one (1) sites for National Chemical Monitoring Programme (NCMP).

The eutrophication sampling points are in the Civic Lake, Homestead Lake, Kleinfontein Lake, Blaaupan Lake and Victoria Lake. The microbial sampling points are in Blesbokspruit and Kaalspruit rivers. The chemical sampling point is in Leeuspruit River.

(b)(i) Since 01 April 2018, the position is as follows:

NEMP: Currently, in relation to eutrophication status; water quality has deteriorated to poor quality due to increasing nutrient levels. Victoria, Blaaupan and Homestead Lakes have an oligotrophic status denoting a system that is low in nutrients and not productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life. The water quality is suitable for full contact recreation.

Kleinfontein Lake: has hypertrophic status which is a system with serious water quality problems due to high nutrient levels. The quality in Civic Lake has declined from mesotrophic to eutrophic status which is a very productive system with increasing signs of water quality problems.

The water in both lakes may pose severe nuisance conditions when used for full contact recreation due to algal scum. The composition and health of the fish population may be affected by these high algal numbers.

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The increasing nutrient levels (phosphates and nitrates) observed at Blaaupan, Homestead, Civic and Kleinfontein Lakes has the potential to further deteriorate water quality. The sources of pollution within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) include industrial effluents, sewage treatment works, agriculture, storm water runoffs and mining operations

NMMP: The microbial data collected indicates that the resource water in the Blesbokspruit and Kaalspruit River are not suitable for consumption without limited treatment and posed a high risk of infections when consumed untreated. The water showed low to medium risk when used for irrigating crops and full contact water sport.

NCMP: The suitability of the water for Domestic (Health) Use at site Leeuspruit River applies. The water quality attributes available for the period: pH; NO3+NO2-N; Na; Cl; and EC.The statistical results for each variable are: Minimum; 50th percentile (a measure of the average); and the Maximum.

According to pH there is no health effects expected. The NO3+NO2 (nitrate), Chloride and Sodium is an insignificant risk - meaning no health risk. The Electrical Conductivity (EC) is consistent with this.

At Leeuspruit River, there is no indication of cause for concern from a health perspective should the water be used for domestic use from the available data.

i) Yes, the Department can furnish the copies of each report; however, it should be noted that these reports are available on the DWS RQIS website for public perusal.

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Reply:

NW3331E

(1)(a)(i)(ii)(iii) The number of murders, which were reported at the Germiston Police Station, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
48	45	55

(1)(b) The number of murders, which resulted in successful convictions, is as

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2 18
CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction	CAS Number	Conviction
648/05/2015	15 years imprisonmen t	650/05/2016	3 years imprisonmen t	None	Not applicable
571/06/2015	3 years imprisonmen t	160/08/2016	Life imprisonmen t
454/01/2016	15 years imprisonmen t	753/12/2016	15 years imprisonmen t

(2)(a)(b) The number of women and children, who were murder victims, is as follows:

2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018
Women	Children	Women	Children	Women	Children
8	4	5	4	5	0

 

 

 

Reply to question 3017 recommended

KJ (SOEG)

Date: ytI18 *»* › ›

Reply to question 3017 approved/n

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date: [[

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply:

In respect of the Department of Public Works:

 

(a) Yes, the National Department of Public Works awarded two contracts during the period 1 January 2009 to date to (a) Vox Telecommunications :

Contract 1:

(i) What service was provided?	Supply of sound reinforcement
(ii) What was the:	aa) Value	bb) Length of the tender/Contract
	R 263 063.86	Once off
(iii) Who approved it	Head of Quotations Unit
(iv) Was it in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?	Yes, a competitive quotation process was followed.

Contract 2:

(i) What service was provided?	Installation of projector and sound reinforcement
(ii)  What was the:	aa) Value	bb) Length of the tender/Contract
	R 497 852.89	Once off
(iii) Who approved it	Head of Quotations Unit
(iv) Was it in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?	Yes, a competitive quotation process was followed.

b) In respect of the Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works:

1. Agrément South Africa

The entity did not award any contracts and/or tenders to Vox Telecommunications during the period in question.

2. Construction Industry Development Board

(b) Names and details furnished	Vox Telecommunications, Reg No: 2011/000797/07.
(i) What service was provided?	Web Hosting
(ii) What was the:	aa) Value	bb) Length of the Tender/Contract
	No amount was paid as due to failure to deliver by the Service Provider	The contract was terminated ( 2016)
(iii) Who approved it	Bid Adjudication committee
(iv) Was it in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?	Yes

3. Council of the Built Environment

(b) Names and details furnished	Data/Pro (Pty) Ltd T/A Vox Telecommunications in 2009
(v) What service was provided?	Internet Service Provider (ISP)
(vi) What was the:	aa) Value	bb) Length of the Tender/Contract
	R 351,770.85	2009 – 2016
(vii) Who approved it	Accounting Authority
(viii) Was it in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?	Yes

4. Independent Development Trust

The entity did not award any contracts and/or tenders to Vox Telecommunications during the period in question.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Department did not procure any artwork and therefore does not own any artwork.

(b) The department does not have assets under curatorship.

(2)(a) No. there is no artwork under curatorship that went missing in each of the

past five financial years and

(b) Including since 1 April 2018.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

(a) NA

(b) NA

(i) NA

(ii) NA

(aa) NA

(bb) NA

(iii) NA

(iv) NA

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

 

(1)(a)(b) &(2)(a)(b)

There is no artwork owned by Government under the dti’s curatorship.

 

Reply:

a. 363 bursaries were awarded in the past three financial years

b. The table below shows both the racial breakdown and classification of the beneficiaries of the bursaries in each financial year.

2015/16	2016/17	2017/18
	Black	White		Black	White		Black	White
National Bursary	57	7		152	12		108	15
International Bursary	3	0		5	0		4	0
Total	67	Total	169	Total	127

Reply:

As I have mentioned in my Budget Speech on 17 May 2018, SENTECH will conclude its business plan and funding model for a South African owned communication satellite by building on our national capabilities and partnerships. The aim will be to reduce our current leasing costs to government and develop our technical skills.

The Department has established a Working Group comprising relevant Government Departments and SOCs to develop a communication satellite strategy for a South African communication satellite.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
NA Buwa	441128 0453 080	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount since 2012
DE Bruin	650325 0224 083	Was in receipt of a child support grant from 2006 until 2013, when it lapsed as it had not been collected for 3 consecutive months
NF Doro	411130 0230 084	In receipt of grant for older persons at reduced amount since 2017. Reduction in amount is as a result of application of means test
NV Duba	480417 0552 088	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2011
NC Dunga	560119 0158 089	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount because of the application of the means test, since 2016

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Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
BE Malusi	391019 0262 086	No record of any application having been lodged with SASSA
P Maneli	481229 0646 088	No record of any application having been lodged with SASSA
E Mapoe	570719 0175 080	No record of any application having been lodged with SASSA
R N Masekwana	450923 0545 085	Application for grant for older persons applied for in 2017 but refused as a result of the application of the means test
TV Matchikwe	370122 0218 085	No record of any application having been lodged with SASSA

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Reply:

The department conducts asset audits on a quarterly basis. I am informed that the Economic Development Department does not have any art work or any other heritage assets.

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Reply:

(a). My department did not award any tenders or contracts to the listed companies between 2009-2018.

(b). Of the 25 Public Entities reporting to my department, only four have contracted or awarded tenders to some of the companies as listed, namely; South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), The Market Theatre Foundation, South African State Theatre, and Robben Island Museum,

1. SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY

Company awarded	(i) Service rendered	(ii)(aa) Value	(ii)(bb) Period	(iii) Approval	(iv)
Vox Telecommunication	Provision of Hosted Digital Communication System (VOIP)	R1 391 904.16	period of 24 months

2. MARKET THEATRE FOUNDATION

Company awarded	(i) Service rendered	(ii)(aa) Value	(ii)(bb) Period	(iii) Approval	(iv)
Vox Telecocommunication	Services purchased from Vox include monthly ADSL line rental and web hosting	R85 033,42	2012-2018

3. SOUTH AFRICAN STATE THEATRE

Company awarded	(i) Service rendered	(ii)(aa) Value	(ii)(bb) Period	(iii) Approval	(iv)
Vox Telecommunication	Domain Hosting, 6MB data line, Static IP addresses and Firewall	R85 287.58	12 Months Period-29 July 2016- 28 July 2017
	Office 365 Licence	R259 795.41	12 Months period 01 September 2018- 31 August 2019

4. ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM

Company awarded	(i) Service rendered	(ii)(aa) Value	(ii)(bb) Period	(iii) Approval	(iv)
Vox Telecommunication	Internet Services	R244 213,49	01Apr-15 30 Sep-18
Elgin Brown and Hamer	Vessel Repairs (Including Parts	R3 300 104,82	20-May-10 29- Mar-18

Reply:

The following data were downloaded from www.thedti.gov.za/tradestats. The original source is the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The table shows the Top 10 products at the Harmonised System (HS) 4-digit level.

a. Exports

Country’s top 10 agricultural exports for the year 2017
2017 R' million
Fresh Oranges	10 001.7
Fresh Grapes	7 208.8
Other Maize (corn)	5 017.9
Apples	4 980.7
Fresh Lemons and limes	3 881.8
Pears	2 661.7
Fresh Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas)	2 549.2
Fresh Grapefruit, including pomelos	1 756.0
In shell Macadamia nuts	1 714.8
Shelled Macadamia nuts	1 570.6

b. Imports

Country’s top 10 agricultural imports for the year 2017
2017 R' million
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed	6 015.3
Other Wheat and meslin	4 368.8
Cuts and offal, frozen Leg quarter	2 345.3
Other Cattle	1 975.5
Mechanically deboned meat	1 363.5
Sausage casings	1 054.1
Other Maize (corn)	983.2
Broken rice	793.3
Other black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea	649.6
Rib	547.8

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
NL Gubeva	470928 0625 080	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2016
SD Gunya	430928 0401 085	No record of any application having been received by SASSA
LE Hoko	490706 5301 089	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2011, with grant in aid added in 2014
S Jones	600309 0110 089	No record of any application having been received by SASSA
NI Kave	430512 0338 081	Application for grant for older persons done in 2016 but rejected because of application of the means test

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Approved by the Minister on

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Reply:

The art works that are found in government departments and held in the offices of Members of the Executive Councils are not under my department, as every government department has its own asset register.

Government departments do not use GRAP 103 in terms of asset management – there is a modified cash system to report in terms of cost price.

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
KE Mooi	350329 0164 086	In receipt of both grant for older persons since 2001, with grant in aid added in 2014
MD Mphala	511120 5483 084	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2016
NG Mtshemela	480928 0604 083	Applied for grant for older persons in 2016. Refused because of application of means test
N E Ncapayi	420402 0436 089	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount because of the means test application and grant in aid since 2011. Prior to that was in receipt of disability grant since 2003. Grant lapsed in 2017, as beneficiary passed away.
GN Mali	380707 0131 086	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2001

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Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
BG Felem	471013 0518 087	Applied for grant for older persons in 2013, but this was not approved, because of the application of the means test
HM Fillis	480129 0073 086	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2010
AD Frost	531024 0022 085	No record of any application having been received by SASSA
NA Gcilitshana	461221 0519 086	In receipt of a grant for older persons at a reduced amount because of the application of the means test since 2016
LA Goncongo	381029 0265 080	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount since 2013

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Reply:

I have been informed by the Department and entities reporting to me as follows:

     

REPLY:

I have been informed by the department and entities as follows:

a) None by the Department

Entity (b)	Service Provider	(i)Service Provided	(ii)(aa) Value	(ii)(bb) Length of Tender	(iii)Approved by	(iv) In line with NT
BBI	None	None	None	None	None	None
Nemisa	None	None	None	None	None	None
ZADNA	None	None	None	None	None	None
SAPO	AFRAIT Pty (Ltd)	Line Haul Trailer	R14 134 720.00	28-Mar 2013-15 Jan 2014	SAPO EXCO	Yes
Sentech	Vox Telecommunications	-	-	-	Sentech EXCO	Yes
USAAASA	Vox Telecommunications	Internet Connectivity equipment and Connectivity Services	R1 308 030.00	04 Feb 2015-03 Feb 2018	Mr Zami Nkosi	Yes

SITA has awarded contracts on RFQs to VOX as per the attached table (Annexure).

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.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
N C Matshoba	420619 0310 085	In receipt of both grant for older persons and grant in aid since 2013
R C Windvogel	610226 0121 084	No record of any application having been received or processed
NE Maye	441012 0438 087	Application made in 2015. Refused because of application of means test
N M Mayinje	480617 0651 083	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2012. Grant paid at reduced amount because of means test application
B L Mbele	471023 0552 085	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2010

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Reply:

The Former President Jacob G Zuma undertook the following international trips. In these events the dti was responsible for coordinating the business delegation that participated in business forums. The list of RSVPs to the events are attached separately.

EVENT	PERIOD	LISTS
BRICS Summit – Brazil	July 2014	Attached
Algeria State Visit	March 2015	Attached
Iran State Visit	April 2015	Attached
China State Visit	December 2015	Attached
Saudi Arabia State Visit	March 2016	Attached
Nigeria State Visit	March 2016	Attached
Qatar State Visit	May 2016	Attached
Kenya State Visit	July 2016	Attached
France State Visit	July 2016	Attached
Tanzania State Visit	May 2017	Attached
Zambia State Visit	October 2017	Attached

Invitations for South African business participation at the following events were co-ordinated by the BRICS Business Council. As such the details of the business delegation are not available to the dti.

EVENT	PERIOD	LISTS
BRICS Summit – Russia	July 2015	Coordinated by BRICS Business Council
BRICS Summit – India	July 2016	Coordinated by BRICS Business Council
BRICS Summit – China	July 2017	Coordinated by BRICS Business Council

Reply:

The following data were downloaded from www.thedti.gov.za/tradestats. The original source is the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The table shows the Top 10 exports by Rand value at the Harmonised System (HS) 4-digit level.

a. Country’s top 10 exports currently by Rand value

2017 R' million
Ferro-chromium containing by mass more than 4 per cent of carbon	41 549.1
Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³	31 387.3
Other, double-cab, of a vehicle mass not exceeding 2 000 kg or a G.V.M. not exceeding 3 500 kg, or of a mass not exceeding 1 600 kg or a G.V.M.	30 910.8
Other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ not exceeding 2 500 cm³	22 217.9
Platinum Unwrought or in powder form	20 297.0
Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles	18 475.5
Aluminium, not alloyed	13 323.5
Light oils and preparations Distillate fuel, as defined in Additional Note 1(g)	10 813.8
Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades	10 372.3
Fresh Oranges	10 001.7

Reply:

The Economic Development Department, Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and ITAC have not awarded contracts to any of the mentioned companies.

With regards to the IDC, I have been furnished with a reply by the CEO of the IDC, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, to the question, which I quote as follows:

“In 2015, the IDC has awarded a contract to Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd. Details are as listed below:

(a)(i) Name of the Firm	(b)(i) What service was provided	(b)(ii)(aa) what was the value of the contract	(b)(ii)(bb) and length of contract	(b)(iii) who approved the contract	(iv) was the tender duly approved in terms of Treasury and procurement Guidelines
Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd	Rightfax software license	R185 057 (Excl. VAT) over three years	Three years	IDC’s Procurement Committee	Yes

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Reply:

(a) (i) My Department has advised me that it did not receive any loan from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years.

(ii) None

(b) Falls away.

(c) Falls away.

(d) Falls away.

Reply:

a) The Chief Executive Officer of the Pan South African Language Board instituted legal action out of the Pretoria High Court under case no. 43870/18 as well as the Labour Court in Johannesburg under case no.J2689/18. In the circumstances, disciplinary proceedings cannot be commenced with, until these two cases have been finalised.

b) (i) The Johannesburg Labour Court matter was heard on the 07th of November 2018, the Department currently awaits Judgment. The Pretoria High Court matter will be heard again on the 04th of February 2019. The lifting of the suspension therefore will largely depend on outcome of judgment in each of these cases.

(ii) The specified person has already been charged.

Reply:

I have been informed by the department and entities as follows:

(a)(i) The Department did not borrow money from the People’s Republic of China.

(a)(ii) No entities borrowed money from the People’s Republic of China.

 

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
HG Africa	630823 0200 082	In receipt of child support grant since 2007. Second child added in 2012. In receipt of a disability grant since 2009.
DL Arendse	460107 0130 084	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2016, paid at reduced amount because of application of means test
NE Badi	381201 0266 083	Applied for grant for older persons in 1999, which was paid until 2004, when it was cancelled on review because of application of means test
HN Bafo	470205 0617 080	Applied for grant for older persons in 2017 which was refused because of application of means test
NP Bungane	481101 0565 089	No record of any application being received by SASSA

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Reply:

(i) The Department of Arts and Culture has not borrowed from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018

(ii) None of the DAC Public entities reporting to me borrowed from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years.

Reply:

a) NA

b) NA

i) NA

ii) NA

(aa) NA

(bb) NA

iii) NA

iv) NA

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Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
BG Lubazana	471013 0518 087	Applied for grant for older persons in 2018, but application refused because of application of means test
NB Mafulo	530105 5760 083	In receipt of grant for older persons at reduced amount because of application of means test since 2018
Makamba	530608 0785 088	No record of any application having been received by SASSA
NE Makapela	480812 0773 082	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount because of the application of the means test since 2011
VP Malgas	500616 0494 086	No record of any application having been received by SASSA

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Reply:

1. The Old Ramkraal Prison is a Provincial Heritage site which falls under the Free State Provincial Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation (DSACR).

I would recommend that the Honourable Member request the information directly from the Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation in the Free State Province.

Reply:

(a) (i) My Department has advised me that it did not receive any loan from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years.

(ii) None

(b) Falls away.

(c) Falls away.

(d) Falls away.

Reply:

(a)(i) The Department of Public Works and (ii) (aa) and the Entities reporting to the Department did not borrow any amounts from any entity from the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years, and (bb) since 01 April to date.

As such, (b), (c) and (d) fall away.

Reply:

a. Reasons for the increased cost to build the stone wall on the Robben Island are the following:

• The nature of the proposed design which was to replace the bridged dry-stone packed wall with a concrete seawater barrier that would then be clad with a layer of gabions and the dry-packed bluestone on the island side and a pebble ramp on the seaside.
• Environmental provisions that included having to build only over a 6 months’ period outside the bird and penguin breed seasons.
• Further bridging of the wall as the project preparations including the sourcing of further funds, this was more severe during the June 2017 storm when the bridged opening increased by a further 20 meters.
• What Coega Development Corporation refers to as the ‘Island Factor is a logistics cost that had been underestimated by the consultants early in the development of the project that became an issue at procurement.

b. R10, 3 Million in 2015 was estimated at Preliminary design stage.

c. R28, 6 Million based on the lowest tender price.

Reply:

Not applicable

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Reply:

The Economic Development Department, Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and ITAC have not borrowed funds from any entity in the People’s Republic of China.

With regards to the IDC, I have been furnished with a reply by the CEO of the IDC, Mr Geoffrey Qhena, to the question, which I quote as follows:

“IDC has borrowed funds from two Chinese Financial Institutions: a development finance institution (China Development Bank); and a commercial bank (China Construction Bank). Table 1 below provides details on loans raised with these institutions.”

Table 1: IDC arrangements with Chinese Lenders

Name of the Institution:	(1). China Construction Bank (CCB)	(2). China Development Bank (CDB)
Loan Type:	Bilateral loan	Bilateral loan	Short-term facility	Bilateral loan
Amount:	50,000,000	75,000,000	50,000,000	100,000,000
Currency:	USD	USD	USD	USD
Reference Rate:	3 months Libor	3 months Libor	3 months Libor	6 months Libor
Period concluded:	12 November 2015	13 October 2016	25 May 2018	23 April 2014
Tenure:	5 years	5 years	1 year	10 years
Repayment terms:	Bullet	Bullet	Bullet	Amortising

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Reply:

The table below indicates the status for each of the supplied identity numbers:

Name	ID Number	Status
MT Kenane	480605 5652 081	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2009
RE Klaasen	490205 0568 081	Applied for grant for older persons in 2013, but application refused because of application of means test
PN Landu	451125 0544 087	No record of any application having been received by SASSA
AE Lee	500919 0209 086	In receipt of grant for older persons since 2011
MV Limapi	461213 0537 085	In receipt of grant for older persons at a reduced amount because of application of means test since 2016

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Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….