Questions and Replies

Reply:

Ga-Mohlala is a village with a population of five thousand eight hundred and twenty five (5825) and one thousand three hundred and fifty four (1354) households. The village water supply depends on eight boreholes; with five boreholes which are part of a project that was implemented in 2016 as part of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) intervention which unfortunately was not successful. There are also three hand pumps which are not functional. Two of the hand pumps were vandalized and need to be re-drilled whilst one can be fixed.

The municipality met with the complainants on 06 May 2020 for a site inspection as part of finding a solution to the ongoing water challenges. It was agreed that the municipality will send a maintenance team to fix the hand pump that was not vandalized, as part of the short term intervention.

As part of the medium-term solution, the municipality will further intervene and refurbish the five boreholes which were part of the previous unsuccessful project so as to ensure there is water for the people of Ga-Mohlala.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has also provided 5 water tanks (2 x 10000 and 3 x 5250 litres) and 1 tanker to the Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality as part of its COVID-19 interventions to ensure access to clean water.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS:

A. Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Rev Dr C Mehana (Former Chairperson)	1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018
2. Adv. N Memani (Former Deputy Chairperson)	1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018
3. Mr T Holmes	1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018 and re-appointed from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021
4. Mr R Jock	1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018 and re-appointed from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021
5. Mr C Dlamini	1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018
6. Ms M Constas	1 March 2016 to 31 December 2018
Ms BN Dambuza	1 January 2016 to 9 November 2016
7. Ms T Sunduza	1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018
8. Mr M Tyamzashe (Current Chairperson)	1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021
9. Ms M Ramataboe (Current Deputy Chairperson)	1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021
10. Ms L Noge- Tungamirai	1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021
11. Ms B Zulu	1 January 2019 to 31 December 2021

Details of the CSOS executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
Adv. S Letele – (Acting Chief Ombud)	1 April 2017 to 30 April 2019
Mr T Mabuya (Chief Financial Officer)	1 April 2014 to 31 March April 2019
3. Adv. R Maruma (Company Secretary)	1 February 2015 to 31 January 2020
4. Ms N Rabuli (Executive: Governance, Compliance and Enforcement)	Permanent employee from 1 December 2017
5. Ms K Mlotha (Adjudication General)	1 December 2017 to 3 July 2018
6. Mr O Masogo (Chief Audit Executive)	Permanent employee from 1 December 2017

B. Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Mr N Biko (Chairperson)	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
2. Mr Y Patel (Deputy Chairperson)	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
3. Dr R Naidoo	20 September 2016 to 30 October 2018
4. Ms M H Phaleng-Podile	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
5. Mr C W Weilbach	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
6. Rev D G Mogomane	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
7. Mr J F Davel	6 July 2016 to 12 June 2018
8. Mr M Legodi	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
9. Ms T Profit-Mclean	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
10. Mr P P Mahosana	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
11. Adv. F J van der Westhuizen	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
12. Ms A Z Cuba	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
13. Ms J Corfield	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
14. Ms F X E Kula-Ameyaw	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.
15. Ms T Semane	6 July 2016 until the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority comes into effect.

Details of the EAAB executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
1. Advocate M Mohlala-Mulaudzi (Chief Executive Officer)	5 year fixed term contract effective from 1 February 2019
2. Mr B Chaplog (Chief Executive Officer)	1 October 2013 to 30 September 2018
3. Mr N Sigaba (Chief Risk Officer)	1 June 2010 to 30 May 2019 (Resigned)
4. Ms P Soares (Acting Chief Financial Officer)	1 June 2018 – 31 January 2019
5. Mr C Ashpol (Executive Manager – Education and Training)	1 May 1983 to 31 August 2020
6. Mrs D L Mphahlele (Executive Manager – Inspections)	Permanent appointment from 1 February 2013
7. Mr J Baloyi (Executive Manager – Compliance)	1 February 2013 to 25 January 2020
8. Mr J Tladi (Legal Technical Analyst)	Permanent appointment from 1 August 2013
9. Mr A Arendse (Executive Manager – Operations)	1 October 2014 to 31 January 2019
10. Mr K Ngwenya (Executive Manager – Project and Implementation Specialist)	1 March 2015 to 28 February 2022
11. Mr S Peter (Company Secretary)	1 December 2017 to 28 January 2019

C. Housing Development Agency (HDA)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Mr M Msimang (Chairperson)	4 November 2015 to 13 December 2018
2. Mr M E Mutheiwana	4 November 2015 to 13 December 2018
3. Ms T Songelwa	4 November 2015 to 13 December 2018
4. Mr T Botha	26 May 2017 to 13 December 2018
5. Mr M Mphahlwa	26 May 2017 to 13 December 2018
6. Mr P Singh	4 November 2015 to 13 December 2018
7. Mr L Jiyose	22 February 2018 to 13 December 2018

Details of the HDA executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
1. Mr P Moloi (Chief Executive Officer)	1 October 2015 to 20 January 2020
2. Mr T Botha	Acting CEO from 28 November 2018 – 13 December 2018
2. Ms P A Soares (Chief Financial Officer	1 April 2009 to 15 February 2019
3. Mr B Chaplog (Chief Financial Officer until 30 September 2018, seconded from EAAB)	Chief Financial Officer from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018 (Secondment from EAAB)
4. Ms M Tshehla (Acting Chief Financial Officer from 01 October 2018 to 28 February 2019),	Acting Chief Financial Officer from 1 October 2018 to 28 February 2019
5. Ms P G Magagula (Acting - Chief Financial Officer from 01 March 2019)	Acting Chief Financial Officer from 1 March 2019 to 31 March 2019)
6. Mr W Steenkamp (Head: Strategic Initiatives)	1 May 2016 to 30 April 2021
7. Ms D Ngoasheng (Head: Programme Planning and Coordination)	1 July 2017 to 30 June 2022
8. Ms R Issel (Head: Corporate Support)	From 15 August 2011 – Permanent appointment
9. Mr J Minnie (Head: Spatial Information and Analysis)	From 1 April 2015 – Permanent appointment
10. Mr B Khoza (Regional Manager - Region A)	From 1 May 2010 - Permanent appointment
11. Mr L Rakgoale (Head: Land)	From 1 April 2010 -Permanent appointment
12. Ms N Mlotshwa (Regional Head - Region C)	1 September 2016 to 31 August 2021
13. Mr M D Mnisi (Head: Strategic Support)	1 March 2016 to 18 April 2019
14. Mr M B George (Head: Programme Management and Operations and Regional Manager: Gauteng)	1 September 2016 to 18 April 2019
15. Mr M J Mphahlele (Regional Manager: Free State and North West)	1 August 2016 to 20 March 2020

E. National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Dr J Bayat (Acting Chairperson)	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
2. Mr A Chikane	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
3. Ms X E Daku	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
4. Mr T T Dlamini	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
5. Ms H K Diepu	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
6. Mr P N S Makgathe	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
7. Ms B N Nzo	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
8. Ms E E A Watson	26 May 2017 to 31 July 2018
9. Ambassador S S Kotane	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
10. Mr A P Rapea	1 August 2015 to 31 July 2018
11. Mr E Godongwana	1 August 2018 to 13 November 2019
12. Ms M Kotsi	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
13. Mr M Jacobs	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
14. Ms B Dube	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
15. Mr M Choeu	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
16. Mr R Mnisi	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
17. Ms N Molao	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
18. Mr R Sonto	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
19. Ms N Tsenase	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
19. Mr G Myeza	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
20. Mr D Mapikitla	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021 (Deceased December 2019)
21. Mr U N Hoyana	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
22. Mr G Manack (Treasury Representative)	1 August 2015 to 30 July 2018 and 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021
23. Mr S Kumkani (DTI representative)	1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021 (Resigned June 2019)

Details of the NHBRC executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
1. Mr M Dlabantu (Chief Executive Officer)	1 October 2017 until 30 September 2023
2. Mr O Maseng (Chief Operations Officer)	1 March 2019 to 29 February 2024
3. Mr S Booi (Chief Financial Officer)	1 February 2019 to 31 January 2024
4. Ms P Motapola (Executive Manager: Legal, Compliance & Enforcements)	1 January 2012 to 30 June 2020
5. Ms I Gugu Mkhize(Executive Manager: Corporate Services)	1 October 2019 to 30 September 2024

E. National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Mr M Katz	November 2015 to July 2018
2. Mr S Tati (Chairperson)	November 2018 to November 2021
3. Ms S Ntsaluba	November 2017 to November 2020
4. Mr J Coetzee	November 2017 to November 2020
5. Ms P Ramarumo	November 2017 to November 2020
6. Ms A Houston	November 2017 to November 2020
7. Ms T Chiliza	November 2019 to November 2022
8. Mr K Shubane	November 2019 to November 2022
9. Mr A Harris	November 2018 to November 2021
10. Mr E Godongwana	November 2018 to November 2021 (resigned on 14 November 2019)

Details of the NHFC executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
1. Mr S Moraba (Chief Executive Officer)	From 4 January 1999. Permanent appointment
2. Mr L Lehabe (Acting Chief Operations Officer)	From 6 January 2003 – Permanent appointment
3. Mr Z Lupondwana (Acting Chief Financial Officer)	1 January 2012 - Permanent appointment
4. Mr A Higgs (Company Secretary)	1 August 2015 - Permanent employee
5. Ms M Mamatela (Executive – Strategy)	1 February 2002 - Permanent employee
6. Ms N Ntshingila (Executive – Human Resources)	1 September 2005 -Permanent employee
7. Mr S Mogane (Executive – Risk and Credit)	From 1 March 1999. Retired January 2019
8. J Fakazi (Executive – Incremental Housing)*	1 October 2018 –Permanent employee
9. Mr B Gordon (Executive – Incremental Housing)*	1 October 2018 –Permanent employee
10. Mr V Gqwetha (Executive – Strategic Partnerships)*	1 October 2018 – Permanent employee
11. Mr S Nxusani (Executive – Strategic Partnerships)*	1 October 2018 –Permanent employee

* Employees of the NHFC effective from 1 October 2018, following the conclusion of the consolidation of the Development Finance Institutions (DFIs).

F. Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA)

Details of the Board members

Name of Board member	Duration of appointment
1. Mr Z Ngcakani	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
2. Mr S Ganda	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
3. Ms N Ntshongwana	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
4. Mr I Kotsoane	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
5. Ms K Kwinana (Mteto)	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
6. Mr P Ximiya	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
7. Mr M Moroka	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
8. Mr I Higgins	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
9. Advocate M Mdludlu	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
10. Mr M Mxenge	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
11. Mr K Sebata	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
12. Ms R S Molokoane	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
13. Ms Z Z Ntlangula	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019
14. Mr M M Chikane	18 March 2018 to 26 July 2019

 

Details of the SHRA executive appointments

Name of Executive	Duration of appointment
1. Mr R Gallocher	1 February 2016 to 31 January 2021
2. Ms A Puoane	1 September 2017 to 31 August 2022
3. Mr L Letsoalo	1 November 2017 to 31 October 2022
4. Mr D Koekemoer	1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021
5. Mr K Boqwana	1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021 (Resigned 26 July 2019)

The Department of Water and Sanitation:

Water Entity	Names of all Board Members	Duration of the appointments
Amatola Water (Interim Board)	Adv. Phumzile Songo (Interim Chairperson)	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Rev N Geja	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr S Gqobana	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Adv. N Kutta	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr H Makedama	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr S Sifo	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr L Tshangela	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr M Malotana	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms N Javu	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms T Wana	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr M Kondlo	01 February 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
Bloem Water	Mr TB Phitsane (Chairperson)	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr Z Mkiva	April 2019 – March 2023 (Resigned in September 2019 due to his appointment as an MP)
	Adv TTD Segoe-Backward	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr JJ Price	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms T Sandlana –Thebe	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms D Manamela	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr L Ntoyi	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr T Manyoni	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr L Oudtshoorn	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms M A F Moja	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms P Matete	January 2020 – March 2023 (Replacement of Mr Mkiva)
Lepelle Northern Water (Interim Board)	Mr J Mathebula (Interim Chairperson)	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms YD Mbane	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr J Matlala	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Advocate MM Makgopa-Madisa	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr MC Twalo	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms M Mabi	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr B Gaorekwe	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr GP Ritshuri	29 May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
Magalies Water	Adv. MM Petlane (Chairperson)	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms PN Nkwinika	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms N Mufamadi	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr FP Vilakazi	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr Kgosi SV Suping	May 2019 – April 2023
	Dr L Zitha	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms KP Mokoena	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms YM Matolong	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms D Manamela	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr RM Le Roux	May 2019 – April 2023
Mhlathuze Water	Ms TA Shange (Chairperson)	December 2018 – November 2022
	Mr SZ Hlophe	December 2018 – November 2022
	Dr PS Reddy	December 2018 – November 2022
	Ms NM Gevers	December 2018 – November 2022
	Dr M Makgae	December 2018 – November 2022
	Mr MM Xulu	December 2018 – November 2022
	Mr PM Zikalala	December 2018 – November 2022
	Mr BV Mshengu	December 2018 – November 2022
	Ms GD Biyela	December 2018 – November 2022
	Ms NN Mkhize	December 2018 – November 2022
	Ms A Badul	December 2018 – November 2022
Overberg Water	Mr R Benjamin (Chairperson)	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms E Du Bryn	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr P Matyi	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms S Mayinga	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms N Madiba	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms L Seripe	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr GJ Davids	April 2019 – March 2023
	Mr D Lefutso	April 2019 – March 2023
	Ms S Nene	April 2019 – March 2023
Rand Water	Adv. FM Hashatse (Chairperson)	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms MKG Mbonambi	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms SN Maziya	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms S Molokoane-Machika	October 2018 – September 2022
	Mr L Makibinyane	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms NG Mbileni	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms P Mbanjwa	October 2018 – September 2022
	Mr A M Pandor	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms M Ntsaba	October 2018 – September 2022
	Mr P T Phili	October 2018 – September 2022
	Mr R J Monyokolo	October 2018 – September 2022
	Ms. MM Kabi	October 2018 – September 2022
Sedibeng Water (Interim Board)	Dr Siphetho Siyengo (Interim Chairperson)	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms Hantsi Matseke	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr Mavela Dlamini	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr Simphiwe Dzengwa	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Dr Sizwe Mkhize	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms Karabo Siyila	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Ms Boitumelo Gwendolyn Mahuma	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
	Mr Thobelo Mhlophe	May 2020 – Until a new Board is appointed
Umgeni Water	Ms Z Mathenjwa (Chairperson)	May 2019 – April 2023
	Prof. T Mthembu	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr S Shabalala	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr M Eric Zakwe	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr V Reddy	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr W Mapena	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr T Nkhahle	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms L Ngcobo	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms B Zulu	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mr S Badat	May 2019 – April 2023
	Mrs MB Ndlovu	May 2019 – April 2023
	Adv. S Chamane	May 2019 – April 2023
	Ms N Beata- Chamane	May 2019 – April 2023
TCTA	Mr G Dumas (Chairperson)	May 2019 – April 2022
	Ms M Ramataboe	May 2019 – April 2022
	Mr S Roopa	May 2019 – April 2022
	Mr SN Khondlo	May 2019 – April 2022
	Mr N Baloyi	May 2019 – April 2022
	Ms L Dlamini	May 2019 – April 2022
	Ms MM Maponya	May 2019 – April 2022
	Mr G White	May 2019 – April 2022
WRC	Dr Mjoli (Chairperson)	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Prof Vil-Nkomo	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Dr Makgae	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Dr Nala	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Ms Mbonambi	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Ms Msezane	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Prof Stroebel	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
	Mr I Patel	February 2016 – 31 July 2020
IUCMA	Ms TP Nyakane-Maluka	April 2019-May 2023
	Mr MS Mthembu	April 2019-May 2023
	Ms SD Wiggins	April 2019-May 2023
	Mr PA Tshabangu	April 2019-May 2023
	Mr MB Shabangu	April 2019-May 2023
	Dr TM Kelly	April 2019-May 2023
	Ms LL Zulu	April 2019-May 2023
	Ms LM Sikhakhane	April 2019-May 2023
	Mr M Gangazhe	April 2019-May 2023
BGCMA	Mr BE Mnisi	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr TE Abrahams	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr AP Barnes	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr MJ Delport	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr CJU Swart	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Ms B Damane	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr HM Rossouw	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Ms EM Palmer	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Dr O Curtis-Scott	Term extended until new Board is appointed
	Mr NH Hamman	Term extended until new Board is appointed

Water Entity	List of Executive appointments	Duration of the appointments
Amatola Water	Ms V Zitumane (Chief Executive) Precautionary suspension	Appointed on 2 April 2018
	Ms D Hlatshwayo (Acting Chief Executive)	Appointed on 11 May 2020
	Ms A Gidana	1 March 2015 – 31 May 2020
	Mr L Fokazi	Appointed on 15 October 2018
	Ms Y Roboji***	Payment made to former Director: Corporate Services in accordance with a CCMA ruling.
	Ms J Dalbock	Resigned on 12 June 2020
Bloem Water	Dr L Moorosi (CE)	01 April 2018 – 31 March 2023
	Mr OJ Stadler (CFO)	Permanent
	Mr MG Rapudungoane	Permanent
	Mr TS Ngubeni	Permanent
	Ms NP Silevu	Permanent
	Ms SL Meyer	Permanent
	Ms NM Motlhaolwa	Permanent
Lepelle Northern Water	Mr PK Legodi (CE) (Suspended)	31 December 2022
	GD Manzini	Permanent
	Mr N Nokeri	Permanent
	MM Mashamaite	Permanent
	RJ Mathebula	Permanent
	EM Netshidaulu	30 June 2025
	Ms SP Valoyi (CFO)	31 May 2025
	RM Sebela	Permanent
Magalies Water	Mr S Mkhize (CE)	01 January 2018 – 31 December 2023
	Mr M Mehlo	01 May 2018 – 30 April 2023
	Mr PI Moseki (CFO)	21 May 2018 – 30 April 2023 (Resigned 30 June 2019)
	Ms P Ratlabala	15 January 2018 - 14 January 2023
	Ms T Zwane	01 May 2016 – 30 April 2021
	Ms L Morake	01 February 2017 – 31 January 2022
	Mr P Lebogo	01 January 2019 – 31 August 2019
	Mr J Leburu	01 March 2019 – 28 February 2020
Mhlathuze Water	Mr M Duze (CE)	01 May 2019 - 30 April 2024
	Mr M Myeni	Permanent
	Ms B Mnyandu (CFO)	5 Year Contract - 11 April 2018
	Mr BS Ntlhoro	Interim Appointment (14 November 2017 – 31 December 2018)
	Mr C.G. Cele	5 Year Contract - 1 January 2019
	Ms S Mbatha (CS)	02 December 2019
Overberg Water	Mr P Buthelezi (CE)	1 January 2018 -31 December 2022
	Mr C Stewart	Permanent
	N Madau (CFO)	16 October 2018 – October 2022
Rand Water	Mr S Mosai (CE)	1 April 2019 - 31 March 2024
	Ms M Nyembe (CFO)	18 May 2009 - 17 May 2024
	Dr FM Ngoatje	1 July 2008 – 30 June 2023
	Ms NSN Sithole	1 September 2008 – 31 August 2023
	Ms W Mohamed	20 April 2009 - 19 April 2024
	Mr V Kubeka	1 July 2012 - 30 June 2022
	Mr K Nxumalo	1 November 2018 – 29 February 2020
Sedibeng Water	Ms M Shasha (Acting CE)	n/a
	Mr D.F. Traut	Permanent
	Mr G.M. Dippenaar	Permanent
	Mr I.M. Hasenjager	Permanent
	Mr T.N. Molobye	Permanent
	Mr N.A. Theys	Permanent
	Mr N.E. Ratshitanga	Permanent
	M.M. Lebitso	Permanent – Resigned on 18 June 2020
	Mr O.M. Masia	Permanent
	D. Khumalo	Permanent – On suspension
	Mr T. Nteo	Permanent
	TJ Busakwe	Permanent
	Mr M Mokubung	Permanent
	Adv. M. Dladla (CS)	Permanent
	Ms. K.S. Sekonyela (Acting CFO)	Permanent
Umgeni Water	Mr T Hlongwa (CE)	01 July 2018 – 01 July 2023
	Mr M Cele	03 Nov 2014 – 03 Nov 2019
	Mr S Gillham	01 Feb 2012 – 31 Jan 2019
	Ms M Moleko	01 Jan 2014- 31 Dec 2018
	Mrs M Pillay	01 Dec 2018 – 01 Dec 2023
	Mrs N Mkhize	05 Dec 2018 – 05 Dec 2023
	Mr S Mjwara	01 Nov 2018 -01 Nov 2023
	Dr S Manana	01 June 2019 -01 June 2024
TCTA	Mr P Sechemane (CE)	22 Oct 2018 – 21 Oct 2023
	Ms H Nazeer (CFO)	01 Sep 2007 – 31 Aug 2019
	Ms B Shongwe (CFO)	1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2024
	Mr O Busari	01 Dec 2019 – 30 Nov 2024
	Mr J Claassens	01 Jul 2017 – 30 Jun 2022
	Mr L Radzuma	01 Jul 2020 – 30 Jun 2025 (FTC expires on 30 June 2020, and has been renewed for another 5 years)
	N Nkabinde	01 Sep 2020 – 31 Aug 2025 (FTC expires on 31 Aug 2020, and has been renewed)
	L Gumede	01 Feb 2016 – 31 Dec 2019
	H Botha	01 Feb 2016 – 31 Jan 2021
	Ms W De Witt (CS)	01 Oct 2018 – 30 Sep 2023
WRC	Mr D Naidoo (CE)	30 September 2021
	Mr Fazel Ismail (CFO)	Permanent
	Ms Reshmili Lutchman	Permanent
	Dr Mandla Msibi	Permanent
	Dr Stanley Liphadzi	Permanent
	Mr Jay Bhagwan	Permanent
	Dr Shafick Adams	Permanent
	Dr Valerie Naidoo	Permanent
	Dr Sylvester Mpandeli	Permanent
	Ms Khosi Jonas	Permanent
IUCMA	Dr T Gyedu-Obabio (CE)	January 2021
	Ms T Mjaji-Mbatha (CFO)	Permanent
	Dr J Molwantwa	Permanent
BGCMA	Mr J van Staden (Acting CE)	n/a
	Ms Z Mngoma	Permanent

Reply:

The total number of bucket toilets in use in formal households in the Free State at the end of the 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-2020 financial years is indicated in the table below:

Municipality	2016/2017	2017/2018	2019/2020
1. Matjhabeng	1623	654	-
2. Setsoto	6615	6032	6032
3. Phumelela	373	-	-
4. Mafube	3546	-	-
5. Ngwathe	1647	1336	-
6. Tokologo	2543	2543	1279
7. Nketoana	3711	3711	2891
8. Kopanong	276	276	-
TOTAL	17791	11847	10202

The Free State currently remains with seven (7) projects with a backlog of 10 202 buckets to eradicate. These projects are in the process of constructing bulk services such as outfall sewer line (linking the settlement to the Waste Water Treatment Works) as well as pump stations.

Reply:

(1) The department of Water and Sanitation issued a Directive to the company referred to by the Honourable Member on 6 March 2020. The Directive, amongst others, outlined transgressions by the company and requested a remedial action plan. Further, the Directive instructed the company to:

• Appoint an independent environmental consultant to compile and submit a rehabilitation plan for addressing remediation of overflowing manholes and possible groundwater contamination remediation plan and all areas affected by the activity, to the Department within 14 days upon receipt of the directive.

• Implement all the recommendations contained in the rehabilitation plan and remedy the areas affected by the water use activities within thirty (30) working days of Departmental approval of the rehabilitation plan.

(2) In the aftermath of the follow up inspection on 10 February 2020 and 18 May 2020, it was observed that there were no mining activities that were taking place. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has no records of the company’s application for water use authorisation on the Eelectronic Water Use Licence Authorisation Application System (e-WULAAS).

(3) (a) Further administrative enforcement action was taken by issuing another directive dated 11 March 2020 following the notice of intention to issue a directive. After the issuance of the directive, the mine requested a meeting with the department but due to lock down the meeting was postponed.

(b) The letter of appointment of the Environmental Consultant was received after the issuance of the directive dated 11 March 2020 indicating that the Environmental Consultant will compile the rehabilitation plan for the affected areas as per the directive. Based on the follow up inspection of 18 May 2020 there have been no mining activities taking place.

Reply:

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is aware that challenges have been experienced with the quality of effluent quality from the Umbilo Waste Water Treatment Works. There have also been issues of non-compliance and pollution incidents with respect to the Umbilo, Palmiet and Umngeni Rivers. The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality have addressed most of the concerns after my department issued Notices and Directives as follows:

a) Umbilo River - Three (3) Non-Compliance Notices were issued in 2019 on 26 September, 25 November and 13 December. Another notice was issued on 10 June 2020.

b) Palmiet River - Non-Compliance Notice were issued in 2018, related to surcharging manholes

c) Umngeni River - A Non-Compliance Notice was issued on 12 September 2019, related to surcharging manholes and sewer overflow from a pump station

The pollution of the Umbilo River occurred as a result of outstanding mechanical and electrical repairs due to budget challenges. Upon engagement with the DWS, the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has indicated that a process is now underway to appoint service providers urgently to undertake the necessary repairs which should be completed in August. The budgets constraints that were experienced towards the end of the last financial year (2019/2020) have been resolved with the beginning of the 2020/21 financial year.

Reply:

Department of Water and Sanitation:

(1) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has appointed Rand Water as the Implementing Agent (IA) for the implementation of the Department’s Covid-19 intervention regarding the provision of water services. The appointment of the Implementing Agent (Rand Water) followed proper supply chain management processes and was gazetted. The cost estimates for the implementation of the Covid-19 project are as indicated in Annexure A attached hereto.

(2) Rand Water’s emergency processes were applied for the procurement of goods as per the Disaster Management Act, 2002 and the Water and Sanitation Emergency Procurement Covid-19 Disaster Response Directions issued in terms of regulation 10(8) of the Regulations issued under section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002). The Government Gazette containing the Directions referred to is attached as Annexure B.

(3) Please refer to Annexure A as indicated in (1) above.

(4) We presented our measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation. However, we will provide an update on this important matter once Parliament, through its Committees, afford us an opportunity to do so.

The Department of Human Settlements:

(1) Yes, the Department of Human Settlements awarded tenders connected to the Covid-19 pandemic as indicated below:

Bid number	Total Tender amount/Price	(c)Products supplied
VA 50 /351	R 675 700.00	Hand Sanitizers Surgical gloves and Surgical Face Masks
Order No. DH-026961
P No. 2420302	R 77 833.00	Nurses appointed to screen employees and visitors

(2) Yes, there was deviation from the standard supply chain management procedures.

The deviation was done in terms of the emergency procurement procedures of Covid-19, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items as prescribed in sub­ paragraph 4.6 of the National Treasury Instruction, No. 5 of 2020/21: Emergency Procurement in response to National State of Disaster, dated 28 April 2020.

In addition to the above, regarding bid P No. 2420302, there were no service providers/ agencies registered on the National Treasury Central Supplier Database for the supply of nurses. The Department of Human Settlements identified three agencies Requests for quotations were sent to the three agencies, but only two responded.

(3) The Department received four (4) quotations and evaluated them in terms of the 80/20 Preference Point System. Two companies obtained the highest score of 100 points on Price and Broad- Based Economic Empowerment (B­ BEE) and was therefore, awarded a tender to supply PPEs to the department.

The agency with the lowest acceptable quote was appointed to supply the required number of nurses.

(4) We presented our measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 to the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation.

Reply:

(a) The Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer (L-BWT) project feasibility study is currently being conducted in terms of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in 2017 between the governments of Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa (Namibia is an observer). The MoA relates solely to the development of a bankable feasibility study and does not constitute an implementation agreement. The study commenced in August 2018 and is expected to be completed towards the end of 2021.

The State parties mandated the Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) to act as an implementing agent for the co-ordination, management and administration of the study, as well as to solicit donor funding for the study. In order to enhance the potential for securing donor funding, ORASECOM packaged the L-BWT study to form part of a larger overall basin-wide study titled: Preparation of Climate Resilient Water Resources Investment Strategy and Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Multipurpose Project for the Orange-Senqu River Basin.

As far as the Screening and Pre-Feasibility Studies (Component III of the basin-wide study) for all major infrastructure elements of the L-BWT project, namely: the dam on the Makhaleng River in Lesotho and the water conveyance system are concerned, a professional service provider (PSP) has been appointed. The scope of work for the various parts and phases of the study, the progress status and the likely completion dates for each part are as set out below. This work is divided into the following two phases:

• Phase 1: Screening Study: Work started on 1 August 2018 and was completed on 30 April 2020. Approval of the final study reports is expected by 31 May 2020

• Phase 2: Pre-Feasibility Study: Work planned to start on 1 June 2020 and to be completed by 30 November 2020.

Detailed Feasibility Studies (Component IV of the basin-wide study) for all major elements of the scheme, namely: Part 1: the dam, and Part 2: the water conveyance system. The scope of work includes all engineering and economic studies, as well as Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The stakeholder consultations will be undertaken as part of Component V of the basin-wide study. This work is divided into three parts:

• Part 1: Feasibility Study for the Dams: A PSP has been appointed for this part. The work will start after the completion of Pre-Feasibility studies, towards 1 December 2020 and will be completed around 30 September 2021.

• Part 2: Feasibility Study for the Conveyance System: Scope: A PSP for this part has not yet been appointed, but the procurement process is underway. The work is expected to start after 1 December 2020 and to be completed around 30 November 2021.

• Part 3: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Part 1: Dams and Part 2; Conveyance System: A PSP for this part has not yet been appointed, but the procurement process is underway. The work is expected to start towards 1 January 2021 and to be completed towards 31 December 2021.

(b) The planned public/stakeholder participation process will form part of the wider study’s Component V. The work for this component can commence only after at least the basic technical parameters of the potentially favourable competitive options for the dam and for the conveyance system have been defined during the pre-feasibility studies (expected after 30 November 2020).

The public/stakeholder participation activities are expected to commence after 30 November 2020 and to continue until the completion of the study around 31 December 2021. The exact dates for future stakeholder consultations will depend on the progress with the current technical feasibility studies and upon decisions reached by consensus between the State parties. These will be communicated to all stakeholders in due course

However, in preparation for the start of the stakeholder participation process, certain related activities have already commenced. The first basin-wide strategy stakeholder workshop was held in January 2019 in Lesotho. It was attended by the key authorities representing the four ORASECOM member States. The aim of the workshop was to identify the relevant project stakeholders in each country, to lay out the foundations for a Stakeholder Management Plan, as well as to agree on the establishment of a Stakeholders Forum for future engagement. A preliminary list of identified main stakeholder groups has been proposed. This list will be expanded and refined once the PSP for this task is appointed after November 2020.

Reply:

(1) I am informed that the Doorindraai Canal in Mokgalakwena is managed and operated by the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Operations and Maintenance Chief Directorate and it is aware that the Canal requires rehabilitation.

(2) The Chief Directorate is using its infrastructure for operations and maintenance, and therefore there is no need for a Service Level Agreement (SLA).

(3) The plan is to rehabilitate the canal by reconstructing the concrete slabs and eliminate the water leakages.

(4) The rehabilitation of canals is budgeted for on a yearly basis under the Rehabilitation of Conveyance Systems (ROCS) which falls under the Operations and Maintenance Division in the Department. No funds are budgeted for this canal in 2020/21 because priority for yearly plans is determined by emergencies.

(5) The Department is not considering using a pipe because the water at Doorndraai has a Langelier Saturation Index of -1.31 which means it is corrosive. Therefore, installing a pipeline would not be an alternate solution because the pipeline would collapse without a warning.

Reply:

The sewer pumping stations of Mamusa Local Municipality (MLM) are under pressure due to the high inorganic composition of the influent. Overflows occur whenever problems such as power or mechanical failures take place. The inability of bulk sewer infrastructure to convey wastewater causes numerous sewer spillages, resulting in pollution of the watercourse. Refurbishment and upgrading of sewer pumping stations in Ipelegeng and Schweizer-Reneke are thus critically important.

To curb the challenges indicated above, the following short-term interventions have been implemented in the Mamusa Local Municipality by the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (DRSMDM):

1. Maintenance to address mechanical and electrical backlogs at the Ipelegeng Sewerage Pumping Stations has been attended to.
2. Improvement of the capacity of the Mamusa Local Municipality cleaning team with the procurement of a new High-pressure Water Jet Machine to unblock block sewer lines.

Furthermore, long-term interventions are underway to refurbish the sewer system in Mamusa include the upgrading of critical Bulk Water and Sewer Services. The proposed scheme is twofold and will address the persistent spillages occurring at sewer pumping stations and enhance the sustainability of the infrastructure. The refurbishments will entail the following: 

1. Construction of new inlet chambers and retention dams 
2. Refurbishments of existing mechanical components 
3. Refurbishment of external components around pumping stations
4. Refurbishments of inlet pipework and manholes 
5. Installation of new mechanical components 
6. Upgrading and refurbishment of electrical components. 

 

Funding applications and technical reports were submitted to the Department of Water and Sanitation during the first quarter of 2020. The detailed designs, construction drawings and specifications have been completed and the projects are ready for construction to commence once funding approval is confirmed.

Reply:

(1) The Department of Human Settlements is not aware, nor has it received reports of any of its officials that engage in the selling of BNG houses to persons who do not qualify or meet the housing subsidy criteria.

(2) (a) Falls away.

(b) Section 10A of the Housing Act 107 of 1997 contains a specific clause referred to as the Restriction on voluntary sale of state-subsidised housing which restricts beneficiaries of subsidised or RDP houses from selling or alienating their dwellings or serviced sites for a period of eight (8) years. In a case where a beneficiary is relocating to another provinces, they may surrender the property to the relevant Provincial Department of Human Settlements who shall take ownership thereof and the previous owner will be allowed to reapply for a new subsidised housing opportunity on arrival at the preferred province.

In addition, the Department of Human Settlements has a dedicated Special Investigations Directorate that works with law enforcement agencies and other government departments to deal with all matters related to fraud and corruption. It is therefore suggested that the Honourable Member provides me with the information for further investigation.

Reply:

(1) A total of thirteen (13) water usage licences were issued in the period 1 April to 24 June 2020.

(2) The only authority to issue water usage licenses within the Department of Water and Sanitation lies with the Director-General.

Reply:

With regard to the contract granted to the Rand Water Board by the Department of Basic Education to supply water and water tanks to 3 500 schools, the Rand Water Board has received R200 million to date from the Department of Basic Education. The details requested by the Honourable Member are provided in Annexure A attached.

In relation to monitoring and evaluation processes in place to monitor the specified contract, the following measures are in place to monitor the delivery of tankers and quality assure the standard of water delivered to schools:

(i) The Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) have representatives that verify and quality assure the work that has been done by sub-contractors;

(ii) Both Departments convene regular meetings to engage on project activities;

(iii) The sub-contractors sign for the work completed and the school representatives also sign for acceptance;

(iv) When defects are identified by DBE or the Rand Water Board representatives; the relevant contractors are called immediately to correct them as it is done in all other projects.

(v) In addition, the Rand Water Board has representatives in the provinces that verify that the tanks utilised to deliver water to the schools are in good condition before the tankers are deployed to site. The DWS representatives also verify the condition of the tankers before deployment to the schools.

(vi) Tankers that do not meet the basic requirements and do not have a disinfection certificate are not allowed to operate.

(vii) The water utilised for the schools are acquired from the nearest Water Service Authorities (WSA) which are all certified to provide potable water, guaranteeing the quality of water that is delivered to schools.

Reply:

(1) My department has advised me, after consulting with all provincial Human Settlements Departments that since the commencement of the national lockdown on 26 March 2020 to date, no evictions were executed against persons and or households who are beneficiaries of houses that have been provided by the National Department of Human Settlements.

(2) & (3) Fall away

 

Reply:

Honourable Member, the 2019/20 annual reports of both the Department of Human Settlements and the Department of Water and Sanitation are only due by 30 September 2020.

Reply:

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBMM) in or about 2015 assessed its ability to deliver housing and infrastructure related to housing and human settlements. Subsequently, the Council took a resolution in terms of which the national Department of Human Settlements (DHS) was requested to intervene and provide additional capacity and a management process, which would enable the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality to achieve its human settlements delivery objectives.

The national Department, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and the Provincial Department of Human Settlements then established the required intergovernmental structure, including a technical steering committee, as provided for in the Inter-Governmental Relations Framework Act 13 of 2005.

The Steering Committees established derived authority from the following;

• Cabinet approval granted on 29 April 2015.
• Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by political principals on 30 June 2015.
• Implementation Protocol (IP) signed by Accounting Officers on 2 July 2015.
• Council resolution in support of Programme on 17 September 2015.
• The HDA to serve as an implementing agent.

The term of the MOA and IP has since lapsed, and is currently being renegotiated between the parties.

However, there is no interruption in the planning, funding and development of housing and human settlements in the NMBMM, as the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements (ECDHS), is the legislated developer and implementing agent of housing. The ECDHS has appointed the HDA to continue being the implementing agent for housing and human settlements in the NMBMM.

Reply:

(a) Honourable Member, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not be able to provide names of people who were allocated houses and sites as requested. The document referred to prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. It specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(b) In terms of section 7(3) (a) of the Housing Act, 107 of 1997, the MEC is empowered to approve a project and determine the funding to be allocated for it.

(c) There was no Council resolution for the construction of the houses at Northleigh Farm. However, during 2010, the Free State Provincial Department of Human Settlements had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Moqhaka Local Municipality for the construction of infrastructure installation for 2900 erven in Northleigh Farm.

(d) I have been informed that the Moqhaka Local Municipality did not sell any land for the development of the housing project.

(e) Falls away.

(f) Occupation Certificates (also known as happy letters) were issued and signed by beneficiaries before they took occupation of the houses.

Reply:

(1) The Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (SEZ) proposed for Vhembe District Municipality in Limpopo is an integrated industrial development at Musina on a 60 square kilometre development polygon. Twenty three (23) core plants to be constructed at the site include a coal wash plant, a coke plant, a heat recovery power generation plant of 390 Mega Watt capacity, thermal power, ferrochrome, ferromanganese, silicon manganese, vanadium-titanium magnetite, high manganese steel, high vanadium steel, stainless steel factory, lime, cement, and refractory plants at a designated site. The plants form a connected sequence of energy and metallurgy production, from coal mining, coal wash, coking plant, power plant ferroalloy plant, iron making to steel manufacturing.

Several core plant and enabling local infrastructure comprising roads, rail sidings, air transport terminals, electricity grid, sewer and potable water facilities will be required at the SEZ polygon. Other feeder linear infrastructure like roads, rail, and electricity grids, will need to be developed or upgraded for supply of raw materials and transport of manufactured products to markets.

Current and potential source mines for input raw materials like coal, ferrochrome, manganese, vanadium, iron ore, silicon ore, nickel ore and limestone have been identified in various Provinces of South Africa, and neighbouring countries like Zimbabwe and Botswana. The minerals from neighbouring countries will require the upgrade of import and export terminals, and the upgrade of infrastructure like the road and rail bridges over the Limpopo River.

The potential raw ore source mines are widely geographically distributed beyond Limpopo in South Africa as far as Northern Cape for instance for manganese, Rustenburg and Thabazimbi for ferrochrome and iron ore. Other countries like Zimbabwe are also potential supply areas for coal and ferrochrome at which the stricter environmental standards across the two countries shall be applied as per standard adopted international practice. Hence, the potential impacts of the SEZ activities spread beyond Limpopo, but the assessment of impacts and benefits will of necessity transact at the local, linear and the regional level.

Whilst of necessity the assessment focuses on the potential negative impacts on agriculture, potential benefits also warrant exploration. These benefits include increased market access due to increased population in the area, and potential expansion of agricultural production in both Zimbabwe and South Africa due to increased water availability arising from the water resources developments for the SEZ.

With respect to assessments of impacts of the contemplated development on agriculture in Limpopo, it is important to note that the core, feeder and enabling facilities are in the planning phase. The planning of the relevant infrastructure is progressing and shaping over time. To that end, the assessments of impacts of the contemplated activities continue to evolve as more information becomes available. The activities’ impact on the different areas is regulated by various competences and authorisations will be issued by various spheres of government.

For the geographically distributed source mines, the Special Economic Zone polygon with its multiple plants, and enabling local and feeder linear infrastructure, relevant and strict protocols of assessment before authorization shall be followed on a case by case basis for each facility, to comply with the relevant environmental legislation, including for the protection of water resources to minimize negative impacts.

My department has a precautionary approach which is followed, and shall be followed to guide the management of water at the mine and SEZ site, and the issuance of any authorisations. The assessment hierarchy prioritises zero discharge of contaminated effluent, the re-circulation and reuse of water to minimise the taking from resources and discharge, and containment and treatment before discharge of any contaminated water. This precautionary approach applies to all water streams that are identified at the sites, including storm water and any other wastewater streams from raw and product stockpiles. It will be the condition of the authorisations, if any, that the facilities shall be subject to long term monitoring during the life of the facilities. The post closure rehabilitation with associated financial provisioning is also a standard practice as per the legislation.

For the supply of water to the SEZ, my Department is investigating a number of potential local and international water sources to augment the limited resources in the area. The aim is to minimize and mitigate any impact on existing lawful water users as guided by section 27 of the National Water Act.

2. My Department conducted an in-depth study of the analysis of the water resource availability in the area. We issued a report called Limpopo Water Management Area North Reconciliation Strategy. This study identified that there are limited water resources in the Musina area, where the SEZ is located. A further update for the local Musina area is ongoing, and will be part of the outcomes of the water resource planning study for the area. The reconciliation study is available on my Department’s website at http://www.dws.gov.za/projects.aspx. I have also attached a copy to this response as Annexure A for your ease of reference.

My Department conducted a Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resources in the Limpopo WMA during 2016/17. This assessment identified and proposed possible measures to deal with current and future Risk and Vulnerability of Water Resources due to Climate Change in the Limpopo Water Management Area. The assessment proposed solutions to deal with the climate change risk and vulnerability on water resources, namely: (i) improvement of water governance, (ii) further infrastructure development, operation and maintenance, as well as (iii) strengthening water management. The Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment report is attached to this response as Annexure B for your ease of reference.

Furthermore, a climate change vulnerability assessment is also implicit when a water reconciliation study is conducted. The water availability assessment study analyses past hydrological data and stochastically simulates flows. This takes into account the recent trends in climate.

My Department shall be initiating further studies to confirm water sources for the SEZ. These sources include both local and international potential sources. In this regard, the studies will among other things assess the climate change assessments in the source and water use region at a wider spatial scale.

The Zimbabwe-South Africa Joint Water Commission is about to initiate planning studies to investigate water resource development options in Zimbabwe for the benefit of both countries. Since the signing of the agreement, the technical teams of both countries have been continuously meeting to initiate the joint studies and to make updates on water related issues of mutual interest to both parties.

My Department has set up institutional structures with all co-basin states to co- manage common river basins. As part of these Commissions function is to assess the water availability and come to decisions on how to best use common rivers.

3. The Reconciliation Strategy covers the Musina-Makhado SEZ and surrounding areas. It had a planning horizon of 25 years to 2040. It is updated at 3-5 year intervals. The study is all encompassing, and is not only limited to water stressed areas, but also identifies the water demands, water surplus areas and explores the means to balance the water needs over time.

4. My Department did compile a regional water availability assessment, indicating the water situation in each area, and the potential sources. Areas that face imminent water insecurity within the vicinity of the proposed SEZ are contained in the Reconciliation Strategy which is available under Integrated Water Resource Planning on the Department’s Website (http://www.dws.gov.za/projects.aspx ).

5. The Assessment of Water Resources is a dynamic exercise through the Reconciliation Strategies and the updating thereof. My Department undertakes planning investigations for the progressive and prioritised water supply, which mainly entails Bulk Raw Water Supply Infrastructure.

The Water Services Infrastructure refers to Water Treatment Works, Potable Water Pipelines, Reservoirs and Reticulation, which is the responsibility of the Municipality. It is financed through the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG), which is a Conditional Grant for developing new bulk water and sanitation infrastructure as well as refurbish, upgrade and replace aging bulk water and sanitation infrastructure. Furthermore, the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) facilitates the Implementation of various water and sanitation projects to accelerate backlog reduction and enhance sustainability of services.

The Special Economic Zone development planned will effectively supplement the water in the overall area of Musina. The anticipated population growth from the industrial hub is included in the estimates of water that will be required in the area.

 

Reply:

Honourable Member, I wish to first correct a very common misunderstanding. The Department of Water and Sanitation is responsible for ensuring water security for the whole country. This includes ensuring that water as a resource is allocated equitably and used beneficially in the public interest, while promoting environmental values. In accordance with the Water Services Act, 1997, Municipalities are responsible for ensuring that the right of access to basic water supply and sanitation which mandates that “everyone has a right of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation” is realised. Further, Section 11 of the Water Services Act mandates that “every Water Services Authority has the duty to all consumers or potential consumers in its area of jurisdiction to progressively ensure efficient, affordable, economical and sustainable access to water services.”

Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) is a Water Service Authority (WSA) with a mandate to provide water and sanitation services within its jurisdiction, which includes areas such as Wonderkop and Marikana in the North West Province. The Department of Water and Sanitation has allocated R88 million through the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) to the Rustenburg Local Municipality for additional projects in the 2019/20 financial year.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality submitted their Business Plans for the three (3) projects listed below and funding was allocated accordingly by DWS.

No	Project Name and Description	Project Cost	Allocation	Progress
1	Marikana Upgrading Marikana rising mains, conservancy tank, size of the pumps, pump station.	R12 513 355,9	R12 513 355,9	The progress is at 67%
2	Rustenburg DMA Zones Water audit, meter replacement, sub-zoning, advanced metering infrastructure, reservoir telemetry, repair and replacement of infrastructure, pressure management, water monitoring dashboard and water conservation campaigns.	R37 000 000	R37 000 000	The progress is at 97%
3	Rustenburg North Replacement of AC pipes with PVC pipes and aged water meters, fire hydrants, valves.	R57 082 000	R38 486 645	The progress onsite is at 65%

The Department of Water and Sanitation does not have a mandate for reticulation and the installation of water taps in local government areas.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that the Wonderkop informal settlement is situated on privately owned land which belongs to a mine. The other portion of Wonderkop is under the jurisdiction of the Madibeng and Rustenburg Local Municipalities. The Rustenburg Local Municipality is currently providing water through tankers in the Madihloka area where the informal settlement is situated.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality together with Magalies Water will be implementing a groundwater development project in Wonderkop in the current financial year. The project will entail drilling, testing, equipping of three (3) boreholes, elevated storage tank, pipe connections and installation of communal taps. Unfortunately the current Covid-19 lockdown has delayed this project.

Reply:

(a) I have been informed that in Mothutlung village, 2 X2 500 litres and 10X5 000 litres water tanks have been delivered and installed. A further 3X10 000 litre water tankers (trucks) have been deployed to assist with water provision during our Covid-19 intervention. The community is currently benefiting from these interventions.

(b) The Karee informal settlement is part of the areas where the Rustenburg Local Municipality (LM) has placed a total of 3X5 000 litre water tanks. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), through the Covid-19 integrated intervention is supplying water through water tankers. As part of the medium term intervention, the municipality is planning to connect the Karee informal settlement to the Rand Water line that is serving the Marikana community and the mine.

The Rustenburg Local Municipality is monitoring the supply of water to informal settlements. The municipality has been allocated 2 additional tanker trucks through my department and Magalies Water Board in order to meet the current water demand and to ensure that communities have access to water at all times.

Reply:

(1) The reasons for the increase in the number of estate agents from 22 000 in 2018 to 25 000 in the 2019 financial year is mainly attributed to the implementation of the One Learner, One Estate Agency Youth Brigade Programme, which is funded by the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). This is a programme that the Honourable Member should be familiar with having been on this portfolio for a year now and it is our response to the racially skewed nature of the industry.

The decrease in estate agency firms is due to a variety of reasons, among them being the market conditions in the property sector, the inaccessibility of markets by the smaller estate agencies and the non-compliance with the legislated requirements such as the submission of audited annual reports.

(2) There is no evidence that regulatory compliance prevents small firms from succeeding.  It would be helpful if any available report in this regard could be provided to the department.  The success of any business is informed by many factors some of which are non-regulatory.  Market conditions alone account for many of the basis for the failure of businesses of any size.  In the real estate sector for example, customer preferences are important. Many consumers view homeownership together with work mobility. This influences whether a consumer purchases or rents a home. In light of this, a proper market study can assist all of us so that we understand better the trends in our country.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Human Settlements in collaboration with the Social Housing Regulatory Authority (SHRA) commenced with a process to develop a policy framework on rental and social housing interventions as guided by the National Rental Housing Act (1999), the Social Housing Act (2008) and the Rental Amendment Act of (2014).

This work is aimed at addressing all other forms of rental such as backyard, private rental, large and small scale rental.

It is anticipated that the final draft of the policy framework will be concluded during the 2020/21 financial year after conducting a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) via the Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).

(b) The operating business model of the Human Settlements Development Bank (HSDB) has already been concluded and approved by National Treasury.

The consolidation of National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency (NURCHA) and the Rural Housing Loan Fund (RHLF) into the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) was finalized in October 2018, following the formal approval of the merger by MinMEC and National Treasury.

The Human Settlements Development Bank Bill is amongst the apex priorities of the Departmental 2020 Legislative Program that has been submitted to office of the Leader of Government Business.

The Office of the State Law Advisor has already been consulted on the contents of the draft HSDB Bill and a process is underway to incorporate the comments received for consideration by Cabinet. Once Cabinet approve the Bill, the next step would be to table it in Parliament for processing.

Reply:

1. The Department of Water and Sanitation is unable to provide the detailed list of tenders and how these were awarded by different municipalities as this responsibility is the mandate of municipalities to whom the funds have been transferred in terms of the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG). My department has the list of municipalities that benefited from the drought relief funds per province and it is appended as Annexure A.

2. Procurement was undertaken by the municipalities which benefited from the drought funding, therefore, the information relating to tenders should be sourced from the municipalities through the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.

Reply:

Drought Relief funding is allocated by National Treasury through the Department of Water and Sanitation in accordance with the Division of Revenue Act. The funding is then transferred to provinces and municipalities. The total amounts transferred during the 2018/19 financial year are provided in Annexure A.

 

Reply:

(a) The posts occupied by South Africa’s Delegation to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission are as follows:

• Chief Delegate, in an acting capacity
• Permanent Representative
• Delegate: Executive for Project Management and Implementation
• Three Alternate Delegates

Unfortunately, I am constrained and prohibited by the document titled “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly” from providing the Honourable Member with the names of the SA Delegates to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission. The document referred to states that:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(b) The post of the Chief Delegate in the Commission is vacant.

(c) The Chief Delegate’s post has been vacant since 19 May 2019.

(d) The vacant post was advertised on 12 January 2020 and the process of filling the post is well underway.

Reply:

(1) The Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality (KRLM) recently increased the existing water supply of 1.1 Ml/d of water by drilling nine (9) boreholes in the Redirile Township. The boreholes are not yet connected to the Eskom network due to delays by Eskom. The new boreholes tested positive and will provide an additional 1.2 Ml/d as soon as they are functional. The municipality is investigating whether an additional three (3) boreholes could be drilled in the 2020/2021 financial year in order to meet the increasing water demand and mitigate water shortages in the area.

(2) The Local Municipality has appointed the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) to investigate possible solutions to provide sustainable water supply to the entire jurisdiction of the Kgetleng Rivier Local Municipality area. Plans are underway to consider the feasibility of integrating the systems of the neighbouring towns and to connect it to the Rand Water supply pipeline.

The current water supply by Rand Water Board is approximately 1.8 Ml/d. The new informal settlements areas in the KRLM jurisdiction are served by boreholes. The Local Municipality is currently developing a Water Master Plan that will include a practicable solution to provide bulk water to Derby and Redirile.

Reply:

a) The payments deposited by agents to the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB) are currently being processed manually on the Systems Application Product (SAP) software. This has resulted in a backlog and the Fidelity Fund Certificates not being issued on time. To mitigate this challenge, additional temporary employees were appointed to assist with the manual capturing of bank statements. As at 23 April 2020, all payments were allocated and 42 719 Fidelity Fund Certificates have been issued.

The current SAP software that is used by the Estate Agency Affairs Board does have shortcomings, such as the issuing of Fidelity Fund Certificates for principals linked to more than one firm. The EAAB has appointed a SAP specialist to address the software-related issues which are delaying the issuance of Fidelity Fund Certificates.

b) The Estate Agency Affairs Board acknowledges the challenges related to its portal and has accordingly developed a two-pronged approach to address this matter;

(i) To utilise its internal capacity with the assistance of a service provider to stabilise the current system, as a short term measure.

(ii) In the long term, the Estate Agency Affairs Board will overhaul its entire Information Communications Technology system. To this end, a tender, RFP – ERP/2020/009, was advertised on 28 February 2020 and a briefing session was held on 10 March 2020. The closing date for the tender was scheduled for 30 March 2020, but the National Treasury subsequently advised that it be extended to 1 June 2020 in view of the National Lockdown.

Reply:

(1) Yes, Rand Water has a service level agreement with the City of Ekurhuleni. The Bulk Water Supply contract details the provision of service rendered to the City of Ekurhuleni.

(2) It would be appreciated if the Honourable Member could ask specific questions.

(3) Rand Water supplies water to Kempton Park through the City of Ekurhuleni and has confirmed that there have been no sporadic and unreliable supply from Rand Water over the past 12 months within its network in Kempton Park.

(4) If there are consumer problems within Kempton Park that have been reported within area, the City of Ekurhuleni will be in a better position to respond.

Reply:

The Honourable Member would know that Tembisa falls under the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng. The grant conditions determined by the National Treasury do not allow that the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) and the Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) be utilized to repair old sewage pipes in metropolitan areas.

 

Reply:

(1) (a)(i) A total of 10469 learners were recruited for the War on Leaks Programme. It should however be noted that 1445 learners were lost to attrition.

(ii) A total of 148 water agents and artisans are currently employed on a permanent basis by national government departments and entities, municipalities and private companies.

(b) The learners were trained as follows:

• Water Agents - 4671
• Artisans and plumbers - 1292

(2) There are still 3117 learners remaining in the system who are expected to complete the programme in 2020.

Attempts were made to attach learners that completed the programme to municipalities but the uptake from the municipalities has been limited. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is exploring various opportunities to place learners that have completed the programme as follows:

• Absorption through regional bulk infrastructure projects to facilitate water conservation;
• Absorption through water services infrastructure projects for advocacy, communication and basic leak detection;
• Engagements with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) through the District Development Model;
• Engagements with NEDLAC to assist with job opportunities.

Reply:

The estimated cost of R1 941 894 392 provided in my reply to question 34 was for the entire Driefontein Bulk Water Supply Scheme. The project in question (i.e. Ladysmith (Spioenkop) Bulk Water Supply Scheme) constitutes a third phase of the project. The breakdown is as follows:

	Driefontein Bulk Complex – Phase 1	Driefontein (Hobsland-Indaka) Bulk Water Scheme – Phase 2	Spioenkop-Ladysmith Bulk Water Supply Scheme – Phase 3	Total Cost
MIG Funding	3,023,354	20,042,456	40,699,215	63,765,025
RBIG Funding	116,739,394	281,002,717	479,397,225	877,139,336
Other Funding			1,000,990,031	1,000,990,031
Total	119,762,748	301,045,173	1,521,086,471	1,941,894,392

No payments have been made on the Spioenkop-Ladysmith Bulk Water Supply Scheme because the project is still in the feasibility study phase which Umgeni Water undertook to fund from its own coffers.

Reply:

(1) The water tanks are being delivered in batches to manage the risk of delivering all 5,000 tanks at once due to lack of sufficient storage facilities and instability within the municipality. Some of the water tanks have already been installed in the wards. The number of water tanks is increasing as they are fabricated and delivered to QwaQwa and subsequently installed in the locations identified in affected wards. The construction of water tank stands and installation is in progress in wards of Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality currently. Ordering and subsequent delivery of the additional 3,000 water tanks will follow after the initial 2000 tanks are delivered.

Two-thousand (2,000) water tanks were ordered out of the five-thousand (5,000). As at 23 March 2020, a total of 261 (made up of 30×10,000 litres and 231×5,000 litres capacities, respectively) out of the 2,000 water tanks had been delivered to QwaQwa.. The number will be increasing as the time is progressing.

(2) The current water sources utilized to fill up the water tankers are Sterkfontein Water Treatment Plant (from Sterkfontein Dam) through the Bluegumbosch Connection (Water Tanker Facility) and Makwane Water Treatment Plant (from Metsi Matsho Dam) through the Comet Connection (Water Tanker Facility). The other sources are groundwater sources (boreholes) located in various areas of QwaQwa. While using these sources, the Department, Municipality and Sedibeng Water are currently implementing long term interventions to ensure that water comes out from taps and not through tankering.

(3) Seventeen (17) boreholes in total have been equipped on an emergency basis to supply water to the residents of QwaQwa. Two appointed contractors are establishing sites to equip five boreholes each that will be connected to the existing infrastructure to facilitate water supply through the existing reticulation network. Boreholes that are equipped are in the following areas:

• Tsheseng: 2 boreholes equipped with electrical pumps, which are pumping into a water tank. Residents are accessing water through stand pipes that have been installed;
• Masaleng: 1 borehole equipped with an electrical pump and 1 equipped with a hand pump;
• Mantsubise: 1 borehole equipped with a hand pump due to the low yield of the borehole;
• Naledi: 1 borehole equipped with a hand pump;
• Paballong: 4 boreholes equipped with hand pumps;
• Tseki: 2 electrical pumps (currently in progress);
• Monontsha: 1 electrical pump;
• Dinkweng: 1 electrical pump;
• Setlabotjha: 1 electrical pump;
• Lejwaneng: 2 hand pumps;
• Thabang: 2 electrical pumps (1 has been completed);
• Phahameng: 1 electrical pump;
• Thaba Tsoana: 1 electrical pump.

The contractors have already commenced with project activities that will allow the connections to the infrastructure. The construction duration is anticipated to take about 4 months having commenced on the 24 February 2020. The areas to still be equipped include: Sejwalejwale, Lejwaneng and Hlatseng.

Reply:

(1) The matter raised by the Honourable Member does not fall within mandate of the Department of Water and Sanitation or the Department of Human Settlements.

(2) Not applicable.

Reply:

(1) Honourable Member, I am informed that initially, uThukela District Municipality intended to implement the project itself. Upon realising that it could not afford to cover costs related to economic component of the project, as the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) does not fund such costs, the municipality decided to approach the Umgeni Water Board for assistance. The Uthukela District Municipality proposed that Umgeni Water should become the bulk water provider for the municipality. Both parties agreed that Umgeni Water would implement the Spioenkop-Ladysmith Bulk Water Supply Scheme. When Umgeni Water took over the scheme, a fatal flaw analysis was conducted and it was discovered that one of the key considerations relating to the water resource availability for the new infrastructure had not been effectively investigated by the municipality.

A hydrological study revealed that the scheme in the proposed form would not be possible as the water resource identified initially would not have been able to supply the proposed bulk water scheme. This meant that another feasibility study needed to be carried out and another alternative option to supply the area would have to be identified.

(2) Following the discontinuation of the initial proposal for the scheme, an entirely different concept needed to be adopted to ensure sustainable water supply to the areas concerned. A new feasibility study which would include a comprehensive options analysis to determine a reliable resource and the configuration of a scheme was needed. The scheme can then be connected to this resource and supply the needs of the regional area. The Umgeni Water Board is in the process of procuring a consultant to undertake the feasibility study and options analysis for the scheme. It is anticipated that the feasibility study will be completed by the end of 2021 and thereafter the project would move into a detailed design phase and construction.

Reply:

With regard to water supply to the residents of Mnquma, the Department has committed to the following medium to long term interventions:

(i) Medium term intervention: R64 million is allocated as Drought Relief through an allocation of drought funding under Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG). Drilling of boreholes by an appointed contractor is in place to equip boreholes in Teko Kona for water that is to be piped back to Butterworth. The Covid-19 Intervention Plan is also under implementation with an allocation of 169 water tanks and 6 water tankers within the Mnquma Local Municipality area.

(ii) Long-term intervention: Ngqamakhwe Bulk Water Transfer Project - The Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG) project is committed by my department at a project cost estimate of R725 million. Upon its completion, it will primarily focus on significant enhancement of the water security of Butterworth. This will introduce an additional source of raw water from the Tsomo River and thus augment the current Xilinxa River supply. My department has further appointed an Internal Construction Unit to implement this project and site establishment was targeted to be undertaken by 31 March 2020. Due to lockdown the official target date is revised and is set for Mid -May 2020

(iii) Long-term intervention: Gcuwa Weir raising: In considering options for the improvement of the water supply to Butterworth, the DWS Engineers have arrived at proposed solutions of the Government Water Scheme supplying the town. They have identified increasing storage capacity of the Gcuwa weir as the best solution in light of the diminished capacity of the weir due to siltation. They have recommended the raising of the weir as the best option ahead of de-siltation and dredging. The internal Dam design team (Engineering Services) have been instructed to embark on designs for the Gcuwa weir raising. They have indicated that designs will be finished in September 2020, enabling the Internal Construction unit to mobilise the site in October 2020 to start construction. The construction will cost about R160 million and will take 12 months to complete.

During the course of this drought period the Mquma Water Intervention Technical Task Team conducts weekly meetings that are chaired by the Office of the Premier of the Eastern Cape. The stakeholders include the Office of the Premier, officials of my department and of CoGTA. In addition, there are broader sectors of Municipalities, Community leaders and Amatola Water Board represented in the task team.

Reply:

The Ncora Regional Bulk Infrastructure Project, which is funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in terms of the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG), has been completed and bulk supply lines have been installed in the Ncora zone areas that feed wards 17, 18 and 19. 

Components of the projects that are outstanding comprise of the villages’ internal reservoirs and reticulation which is funded through the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding from the Department of Cooperative Governance (CoGTA). Progress can be summarised as follows:

• Ward 17: The Department has completed the bulk supply lines under Ncora Programme in Ward 17. The Chris Hani District Municipality is currently busy with connecting infrastructure through the “KwaMzola Water Supply Project" funded through MIG.
• In Ward 18 bulk supply lines: The Ncora (Zone A) Villages Water Project is also complete. The project was completed in 2018. However, Qaqane village which was part of the scope of this project is now being implemented as part of the Kwa-Mzola and completion is projected for January 2021. The project is funded through MIG.
• In Ward 19: The Bulk line from Ncora WTW to Ngxabangu and reticulation of surrounding villages was competed in 2013 and 2016 respectively. They were funded through RBIG and MIG. Progress on remaining villages is reflected below. Requesting the Honourable Member to refer to the table below indicating projects under each ward:

CHDM CLUSTER 4 NCORA ZONES
WARD	Village Names	Population	Completed	Duration	Comments
WARD 19	Gcina-K	935	Completed		Supplied from the Ncora Water Treatment Works. Rehabilitation of existing reticulation required.
	Maqwathini-C	739	Completed
	Mqanqeni	951	Completed
	KwaMqanqeni	1 283	completed
	Maqwthini-A	1 613	Completed
	Nquqhu-B	1 954	Completed
	Nonqonqwama	2 093	Completed
	Ngxabangu	2 308	Completed
	Dipini-A	1 013	Completed
	Hoyana	1 115	Completed
	Taiwan	181	Completed
	eQolweni-A	452	Outstanding	32 weeks	Technical reports ready. Awaiting budget allocation. Supplied from Ncora Treatment Works.
	Halla BB	418	Outstanding	32 weeks
	Mtinwevu Mission	340	Outstanding	40Weeks
	Mpunga & Nquqhu	421	Outstanding	40 Weeks
Sub Total		14 185
WARD18	Banti	673	Completed		Supplied from the Ncora Water Treatment Works. Under ConstructIon
	Mahlungulu-C	683	Completed
	Gongqo	1 854	Completed
	Kwachotha	1 292	Outstanding	28 weeks	Design Ready, CHDM to finalise Budget allocation
	Nomadambe	903	Outstanding	43 weeks
	Nomadamba	1 302	Outstanding	56 weeks
	lahlangobo-D	465	Outstanding	24 weeks
	Longqayi	883	Outstanding	43 weeks
	Lower Ncora	783	Outstanding	43 weeks
	Jojweni-N	2 754	Outstanding
Sub Total		11 592
WARD 17	Melika	832	Completed		Supplied from the Ncora Water Treatment Works. Village Reticulation completed.
	Luqolweni	112	Completed
	KwaMzola	3981	Under Construction	80 Weeks	Immediate Future Supply from the Ncora Water Treatment Works. Village reticulation and 12km of secondary bulk line still to be implemented. CHDM busy with procurement and funding prioritisation.
	Luqolweni-F	215
	Matafeni - B	279
	Pesikeni	811	Outstanding	56 weeks
	Mqwazini	320	Outstanding	36 weeks
	Matafeni - A	692	Outstanding Tender doc Ready
	Mgababa- A	1495	Outstanding	26 weeks
	Gesini	371	Outstanding Tender doc Ready	43 weeks
	Esigangeni-A	816	outstanding	43 weeks
	Bhotani-A	543	outstanding	36 weeks
	Tshayelela	455	outstanding	24 weeks
	Bhotani-A	543	outstanding	36 weeks
	Bhotani-B	857	outstanding	43 weeks
	Home	209	outstanding	24 weeks
Sub Total		12 531
Grand Total		38 308

Reply:

I have not been informed of any criminal charges having been laid against any person currently serving on the National Rapid Response Task Team.

Reply:

Please refer to my reply to question 247.

Reply:

(1) (a) In response to the recent protests that occurred in January 2020 regarding addressing challenges of water availability in QwaQwa in the Free State I had committed to the following:

• Sedibeng Water would be appointed as the implementing agent with regard to all issues related to water challenges.
• A total amount of R220 million will be ring fenced to address water challenges faced by the community of Qwaqwa.
• A total of 5000 water tanks to be procured to increase the number of water tankers (trucks) on the ground
• Equip boreholes to provide water relief
• Explore new technologies to address water challenges
• Establish a Hotline and Call Centre to deal with immediate challenges related to water.
• Sedibeng Water to establish the War Room.

(b) Progress made with regard to the commitments made by the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation are as follows:

• Sedibeng Water was appointed as the Implementing Agent for drought intervention in Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality.
• R54 million was allocated in the financial year ending March 2020. More funds are to be allocated in this financial year.
• Seventeen (17) boreholes were equipped with submersible pumps and hand pumps and a total of five (5) boreholes were equipped and connected to the network.
• Potential service providers were invited and presented their technologies which included:
  • • • Package Water Treatment Works that can be installed quicker than the conventional Water Treatment Works.
      • Pumps that do not use electricity.
• A Steering Committee was established and consists of various stakeholders from the community and government representatives.
• Stakeholders Forum has been established and is chaired by the Free State MEC COGTA.
• Maluti-A-Phofung Drought Intervention Programme War Room has also been established by the Sedibeng Water Board.
• A call centre has been equipped and resourced and an application done to Telkom for a hotline which will be operational once Telkom has finalised the installation.
• 136 units of 5,000 litres (5 kL) water tanks have been distributed.
• 30 units of 10,000 litre (10 kL) tanks have been distributed.
• Construction of masonry tank stands has commenced in Ward 28 (Leribe, Theosane, Mabolela and Mabolela Central) and Ward 15 (Thabang, Masimong, Madimong, Sekgutlong).
• 25 Water Tankers of 16 000 litre capacity are delivering water to the affected areas.
• The Maluti-A-Phofung LM has hired 29 trucks from the local contractors.

(2) Progress is as indicated in (1)(b) above.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) had on 05 December 2019 issued a Notice of Intention to Issue a Directive in terms of Section 19 (3) of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) to UMgungundlovu District Municipality (UMDM); the Notice was alerting the UMgungundlovu District Municipality about the contraventions of polluting water resources and the remedial actions that need to be undertaken.

• A follow up inspection was undertaken on 24 January 2020 to ensure compliance with the issued Notice and it was found that the manholes that were blocked and overflowing were fixed.

• There are still recurrences due to insufficient capacity of the existing system and challenges with aging infrastructure. To rectify this, UMgungundlovu District Municipality has commenced with a project of upgrading the Mpophomeni sewer reticulation system on 1 April 2020. This project is separate from the Mpophomeni WWTW upgrade and will be undertaken in parallel.

(b) The upgrade of Mpophomeni WWTW commenced in January 2020 and will be completed in the course of 2022.

Reply:

The table below indicates the summary of amounts owed by the municipalities to Water Boards as at 31 January 2020. Refer to Annexure A for the detailed report.

WATER BOARD	OUTSTANDING BALANCE	CURRENT	DAYS 30	DAYS 60	DAYS 90	DAYS 120+
Amatola Water	242 050 981	34 340 308	12 617 533	10 929 010	12 108 892	172 055 239
Bloem Water	1 111 729 213	90 805 933	82 244 725	89 102 028	84 450 529	765 125 998
Lepelle Northern Water	512 173 103	46 856 414	45 563 021	20 876 981	24 967 387	373 909 300
Magalies Water	156 673 829	48 245 931	16 412 377	16 725 197	6 421 343	69 446 900
Mhlathuze Water	42 208 385	28 321 793	1 679 271	88 303	37 375	12 081 643
Overberg Water	1 905 184	1 905 184	0	0	0	0
Sedibeng Water	4 469 871 627	116 232 131	81 966 710	91 799 381	100 594 643	4 079 278 761
Rand Water	2 909 873 142	1 591 241 639	228 186 486	176 184 365	182 628 323	731 632 328
Umgeni Water	765 184 819	479 062	472 926	719 057	457 768	3 096 988
TOTAL	10 211 670 283	1 958 428 395	469 143 048	406 424 321	411 666 260	6 206 627 158

ANNEXURE A

The table below indicates the amount owed by the Municipality to Water Boards:

(a) DETAILS OF EACH MUNICIPALITY	(b) DETAILS OF EACH WATER BOARD	(c) AGE OF EACH OUTSTANDING DEBT OWED
		CURRENT	DAYS 30	DAYS 60	DAYS 90	DAYS 120+
Buffalo City Municipality	AMATOLA WATER	22 336 028	-	-	-	-
Amathole DM		11 049 871	11 633 383	10 929 010	12 108 892	172 055 239
Ndlambe LM		954 409	984 149	-	-	-
TOTAL	34 340 307,93	12 617 532,70	10 929 009,64	12 108 891,55	172 055 239,48
Mangaung LM	BLOEM WATER	83 505 758	75 346 147	81 701 232	77597505	436 508 084
Kopanong LM		7 195 169	6 839 613	7 381 679	6 820 463	327 205 165
Mantsopa (Excelsior)		105 006	58965	19 118	32 561	1 412 750
TOTAL	90 805 932,64	82 244 724,70	89 102 028,08	84 450 529,09	765 125 998,46
Capricorn DM	LEPELLE NORTHERN WATER	6 425 157,18
Greater Letaba Mun		1 562 548,52				-31 460,33
Greater Tzaneen Mun		163 164,65				(174,42)
Fetakgomo LM		1 169 074	1 340 998	995 446	787 748	4 317 686
Makhuduthamaga LM		2 342 862	3 769 171	3 491 223	3 390 803	7 372 468
Marble Hall Mun		785 771	951 149	821 653	827 466	1 108 683
Mogalakwena LM		1 666 454,73	2 272 587,96			(3 828,04)
Mopani DM		11 332 459,78	13 090 194,23	11 465 943,00	15 337 761,00	276 440 746,57
Polokwane Mun		17 129 979,28	19 621 060,75			288 363,04
Greater Tubatse LM		3 655 488	3 889 805	3 463 652	3 984 545	6 368 542
TOTAL	46 856 414,44	45 563 020,94	20 876 981,00	24 967 387,00	373 909 299,77
Thabazimbi TLC	MAGALIES WATER	3 234 590,57	2 945 767,03	2 995 079,84	3 110 088,73	50 475 597,58
Moses Kotane LM		6 936 480,24	10 089 754,80	10 682 376,35	904 165,49	1 907 227,59
Tshwane Metro (Zeekoeigat)		8 368 007,72
Modimolle Mun		2 025 641,23	1 254 991,37	1 482 417,06	1 199 246,38	12 096 077,04
Bela-Bela Mun		2 593 933,64	1 788 487,99	1 565 323,67	1 207 842,49	4 967 998,12
Rand Water		19 597 891,03	333 375,56
TOTAL	48 245 930,72	16 412 376,75	16 725 196,92	6 421 343,09	69 446 900,33
uMhlathuze LM	MHLATHUZE WATER	28 157 356	1 668 737	87 812	36 472	12 075 434
Gert Sibande DM		164 437	10 534	491	903	5 529
King Cetshwayo District Municipality		0	0	0	0	680
TOTAL	28 321 793,00	1 679 271,00	88 303,00	37 375,00	12 081 643,00
Hessequa	OVERBERG WATER	613 067,95	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Theewaterskloof		1 292 115,84	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
TOTAL	1 905 183,79	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Matjhabeng LM	SEDIBENG WATER	82 137 299	57 370 463	64 228 022	72 112 537	3 091 853 206
Maquassi Hills LM		6 515 983	4 837 408	5 384 189	5 838 291	174 158 636
Nala LM		6 159 253	4 375 787	5 100 149	5 557 645	180 571 114
Joe Morolong LM		704 149	423 560	708 256	-	-
Dikgatlong LM		797 746	496 601	612 601	809 575	12 168 944
Gamagara-Khathu LM		1 316 345	562 424	-	-	9 439 962
Tsantsabane LM		2 220 870	1 510 701	1 611 703	2 246 244	44 119 780
Ditsobotla LM		459 282	461 935	468 010	449 526	56 136 530
Mahikeng LM		8 016 122	7 700 421	8 779 099	8 358 631	291 014 332
Ngaka Modiri Molema LM		1 378 918	757 751	-	-	62 142 831
Khai-Ma LM		525 640	237 351	424 398	467 951	4 239 069
Nama-Khoi LM		6 000 523	3 232 310	4 482 955	4 754 244	153 434 359
TOTAL	116 232 131,27	81 966 710,35	91 799 381,06	100 594 642,82	4 079 278 761,29
Johannesburg Water (Soc) Pty	RAND WATER	601 946 620	-	-	-	-
Ekurhuleni Metro		357 322 287	40 188	-	-	-
Tshwane Metro		284 818 162	-	-	-	-
Emfuleni LM		113 949 087	104 607 948	104 380 961	116 833 568	246 835 517
Mogale City LM		33 753 159	30 033 659	50 183	-	-
Metsimaholo LM		17 911 937	-	-	-	-
Rustenburg LM		32 580 535	43 287	-	-	-
Govan Mbeki Municipality		38 615 065	33 568 470	32 737 163	34 187 132	121 837 632
Midvaal LM		12 930 575	-	-	-	-
Merafong City LM		23 548 220	21 272 619	21 260 446	12 853 138	2 445 845
Randwest City LM		28 195 393	21 551 884	8 569 040	8 759 454	1 744 405
Lesedi LM		8 313 922	(14 180)	-	-	-
Ngwathe LM		2 816 117	2 578 609	-	-	-
Victor Khanye LM		8 822 373	7 890 581	7 673 382	8 631 490	111 497 787
Royal Bafokeng Nation		6 590 241	10 173	-	-	-
Madibeng LM		5 193 436	5 170 117	138 114	-	-
Thembisile LM		12 488 849	-	-	-	-
Bushbuckridge LM		1 445 661	1 433 132	1 375 076	1 363 541	247 271 142
TOTAL	1 591 241 639,41	228 186 485,90	176 184 364,94	182 628 323,40	731 632 327,93
Ethekwini Municipality	UMGENI WATER (Water Sales)	248 858 903,41	0,00	0,02	0,01	0,00
Msunduzi Municipality		55 298 774,66	266,15	137,34	0,00	0,00
Umgungundlovu Municipality		16 448 729,85	18 025 166,54	22 828,51	14 108,61	139 112,02
Ugu DM		10 590 849,90	11 389 020,78	10 922 525,82	10 741 339,93	7 110 726,02
Ilembe DM		14 543 196,33	0,01	-0,06	0,00	0,00
Harry Gwala DM		959 447,04	1 010 811,95	922 650,73	928,59	0,00
Siza Water		3 768 417,82	4 175 617,24	837 412,22	956 666,85	33 080 238,18
Uthukela DM		10 596 176,78	9 739 275,91	11 225 107,67	12 145 680,57	68 705 797,49
Ethekwini Municipality M	UMGENI WATER CUC	48 833 795,52	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Msunduzi Municipality M		10 530 392,37	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Umgungundlovu Municipality M		3 161 164,90	3 464 913,01	0,00	0,00	0,00
Ugu District Municipality M		1 881 422,69	2 057 014,05	1 955 519,45	1 932 943,49	8 724 994,61
Ilembe District Municipality M		2 795 719,91	2 863 316,90	2 649 934,66	2 703 557,16	50 540 257,94
Harry Gwala District Municipality M		182 797,43	192 789,09	177 365,74	0,00	0,00
Siza Water		551 250,25	610 816,05	512 436,06	585 411,38	7 379 956,60
Ethekwini Municipality	UMGENI WATER MBWS	4 950 604,06	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Msunduzi Municipality		1 099 940,47	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Umgungundlovu Municipality		327 089,93	358 519,11	0,00	0,00	0,00
Ugu DM		194 673,25	212 841,95	202 340,16	200 004,22	1 343 065,46
Ilembe DM		289 276,75	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Harry Gwala DM		18 914,30	19 948,14	18 352,26	0,00	0,00
Siza Water		75 070,12	83 181,89	69 784,35	79 722,27	2 151 694,61
Msunduzi Municipality Darvill Management Fee	UMGENI WATER COMMERCIAL	14 221 877,50	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Msunduzi Municipality - Lynnfield WWTW		201 638,29	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Msunduzi Municipality - Darvill Fixed Charged		289 572,01	0,00	0,00	0,00	0,00
Harry Gwala Municipality - Management Fee		676 293,95	676 068,58	675 763,74	0,00	304,64
Harry Gwala Municipality		706,86	348,72	95 973,19	0,00	0,00
Harry Gwala Municipality - Water Quality		138 956,46	207 713,64	265 566,18	60,84	44,81
Umgungundlovu Municipality - Management Fee		5 190 031,70	5 580 586,51	10 740,83	0,00	205 512,10
Umgungundlovu - Early Warning Flood System		10 036,89	9 593,63	9 284,16	9 593,63	1 373 272,05
Ethekwini Municipality - Water Quality		1 876,95	69 898,71	33 681,83	1,50	522,26
Ethekwini Municipality - Training & capacity Building		88 382,04	62 677,89	12 000 000,00	0,00	0,00
UGU - Water Quality		499 964,85	489 417,13	514 499,41	479 061,59	4 729 696,11
Alfred Nzo District Municipality - Analysis		303 935,70	15,05	0,00	0,00	0,00
	TOTAL	479 061,59	472 925,55	719 056,64	457 768,45	3 096 987,65

Reply:

(a) The process of appointing an independent expert has not yet been finalised. The timeframe envisaged for procurement of services of an independent expert for the dam assessment is June 2020. The Honorable Member would also appreciate that the said date was envisioned before the breakout of COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown which slowed down our work a bit.

(b) With all work done under the Dam Rehabilitation Programme, a risk based approach is utilised to determine how urgently a particular action should be taken. This information will be contained in the report from the independent expert. Therefore, based on the findings from the independent expert report, the DWS will endeavour to comply with the recommendations.

(c) The required funds will be allocated through our normal budgeting processes once the independent expert report outlines the extent of scope. Should the recommendations deem the rehabilitation of Nqweba Dam to be urgent, then an emergency protocol will be initiated in consultation with National Treasury.

Reply:

The person referred to by the Honourable Member is a member of the Advisory Committee on the Stabilisation and Efficient Functioning of the Water Sector appointed by the Minister in terms of chapter 9 of the National Water Act (Act no 36 of 1998) to advise the Minister and the acting Director-General on the following:

1. The financial management and functioning of institutions within the Water Sector;
2. The effective and efficient functioning of supply chain management within institutions in the Water Sector;
3. Investigations into maladministration, fraud and corruption, audit findings and any other misconduct related matters;
4. General human resource and governance related matters;
5. General labour relation matters, including the fast tracking of outstanding, pending and new disciplinary cases;
6. Analysis, development and advice on the introduction of policy, systems, business processes and standard operation processes that contribute to the stabilisation and efficient functioning of identified areas or components; and
7. To advise the Minister or Director General on any matter that is referred to the Advisory Committee by the Minister or Director General that will promote the effective and efficient functioning of institutions and components of institutions within the Water Sector.

Reply:

The table below indicates the summary of amounts owed by the Municipality to Water Boards as at 31 January 2020. Refer to Annexure A for the detailed report.

WATER BOARD	OUTSTANDING BALANCE	CURRENT	DAYS 30	DAYS 60	DAYS 90	DAYS 120+
Amatola Water	242 050 981	34 340 308	12 617 533	10 929 010	12 108 892	172 055 239
Bloem Water	1 111 729 213	90 805 933	82 244 725	89 102 028	84 450 529	765 125 998
Lepelle Northern Water	512 173 103	46 856 414	45 563 021	20 876 981	24 967 387	373 909 300
Magalies Water	156 673 829	48 245 931	16 412 377	16 725 197	6 421 343	69 446 900
Mhlathuze Water	42 208 385	28 321 793	1 679 271	88 303	37 375	12 081 643
Overberg Water	1 905 184	1 905 184	0	0	0	0
Sedibeng Water	4 469 871 627	116 232 131	81 966 710	91 799 381	100 594 643	4 079 278 761
Rand Water	2 909 873 142	1 591 241 639	228 186 486	176 184 365	182 628 323	731 632 328
Umgeni Water	765 184 819	479 062	472 926	719 057	457 768	3 096 988
TOTAL	10 211 670 283	1 958 428 395	469 143 048	406 424 321	411 666 260	6 206 627 158

Reply:

The information provide to me by my two departments is as follows:

Department of Human Settlements (DHS):

(a) The National Department of Human Settlements contracted the services of one of the companies referred to by the Honourable Member on 10 December 2015.

• The contract costs were R 2, 166 912.00;
• The duration of the contract was seven (7) weeks;
• The bid/ tender number is VA 49/516; and the order number is DH- 023574 and
• The purpose of contracting the services of Foresight Advisory Services was to conduct an investigation of fraud, corruption and financial misconduct in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), related to housing and human settlements matters.

(b) No contract/tender was awarded to the second company referred to in the question.

Department of Water and Sanitation:

None

Reply:

(1) The Department of Water and Sanitation is in the process of determining the Resource Classes and Resource Quality Objectives for the whole Breede-Gouritz Water Management Area as contemplated in Section 13 of the National Water Act (NWA). The Lemoenshoek/Huis River is included in this project. Once the Resource Classes and Resource Quality Objectives (RQO) are finalized (gazette next financial year) and approved the flow requirements for the reserve will be set and implemented, where applicable. The RQOs project started around 2017 and was estimated to take 3-4 years and is expected to be completed by end of 2020.

Preventative measures to avoid possible impact on watercourse included regular site visits and also measuring of water levels from the new borehole in question versus the old borehole located even closer to the non-perennial stream. The observations indicated no influence to the old borehole. The landowner has been also asked to install a datalogger which will record (monitor) water levels for proper management of the aquifer. The landowner had appointed an independent Geohydrologist to perform pumping test (July 2018) before applying for a General Authorisation (GA) to ascertain impact and sustainable yield. The report provided sound recommendations in terms of borehole monitoring for future impacts which were acceptable in terms of consideration during the process.

(2) No action was taken against any official regarding this matter because the General Authorisation (Notice 538 of 2016) which was approved by the Director General (Acting) of the Department of Water and Sanitation on 15/04/2016 and clarity on the GA confirmation process/authorisation is provided on sub-section 4 below. The General Authorisation (GA) is applicable for the whole of South Africa with certain exclusion areas, amongst others that no groundwater can be taken, in terms of the GA, within a radius of 100 metres from the delineated riparian edge of a watercourse. In this case, based on the findings during the site visits and observations made, the determination made was that the extraction of such quantity (3628m3/a) of groundwater was not illegal.

The Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA) does not authorize water use under the General Authorisation; the mandate of BGCMA is to confirm if the requirement of GA is being met for registration of water use. No approval is required as it is already approved, as mentioned above. In terms of condition 7 of the GA a person must register the water use if the use of groundwater is more than 10m3 on average per day. Below a volume of 10m3/d the taking is too small for registration. The particular Lemoenshoek property (Remainder of farm Lemoenshoek 37/24) submitted documentation to the BGCMA for the registration of the taking of water from groundwater for a volume of 3628m3 per annum. On average this is less than the required 10m3 daily taking from groundwater (small water use).

The BGCMA conducted a site visit on 3 December 2018 and the findings were as follows:

• The river was extremely dry at the time and as the river is not delineated it was difficult to determine where the edge of the watercourse is. The river has been dry for previous years stretching from approximately 2014 and there has never been observation of flow for both summer and winter period since drought started. It should be clarified that the watercourse referred to as a river is a non-perennial stream which is a tributary of the Doring River located 4km north-west of the site.

There is an existence of old borehole which is closer to the watercourse that has been used by the farmer for irrigation and the current drilled borehole was even further away from watercourse which is a replacement of the existing borehole due to its blockage.

• The extraction of water from groundwater was then confirmed for registration purposes, as the volume is small and the perceived risk is low.

• Water levels observed from the new borehole were compared with water levels from old boreholes on three occasions during December 2018 to July 2019 and the results indicated no response of the old borehole to the new pumping borehole. As a result the new borehole did not seem to influence the non-perennial stream which has been dry some years prior to the drilling. It should be noted that the decision by the farmer to drill a replacement borehole was based on the fact that even the dam below was getting dry such that there was not enough water to be released downstream.

Reply:

The matter that the Honourable Member refers to was never brought to my attention. Further, the Western Cape Provincial Department of Human Settlements indicated that neither the Department nor the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality is aware of Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses being sold to farm owners or other persons.

I would be grateful if the Honourable Member could provide me with more information on this matter in order for my department to investigate it further.

Reply:

The Department has finalised the drafting of the Human Settlements Development Bank Bill including the business case on the establishment of the Bank. The Department is currently in consultation with the relevant stakeholders including, but not limited to, the National Treasury and the State Law Advisors before requesting Cabinet’s approval to publish the Bill for public comments.

Reply:

(1) (a) According to information received from the North West Provincial Department of Local Government and Human Settlements, the contractor was appointed in 2015 to build 65 Breaking New Ground (BNG) houses in Ward 5 in the Mamusa Local Municipality.

With regards to the name of the contractor, the Honourable Member should be aware by now that according to established practise applicable to parliamentary questions and guidelines contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, Members of Parliament, including the Executive, are prohibited from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. The guide referred to specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”.

(b) The Contractor was paid an amount of R3 295 000.00 which was for the construction of 46 foundations, 46 wall plates and 15 completed BNG houses.

(2) Some houses were left incomplete by the contractor. Despite interventions and support measures by the Provincial Department, the contractor experienced capacity challenges and subsequently vacated the site.

(b) The number of BNG houses that must still be completed in the project is fifty (50). The Provincial Department has since appointed another contractor to finalise the completion of the remaining houses.

(c) The Provincial Department has been advised to pursue the required legal consequence management against the defaulting contractor.

Reply:

Honourable Member, in my Budget Vote speech on 7 May 2015 I announced the creation of a National Rapid Response Task Team and explained its purpose as follows:

“Communications and outreach programmes are part of our frontline services to ensure that the correct messages reach our people, in order to reduce the social distance referred to. I have decided to appoint a National Rapid Response Task Team that will help us communicate with our communities before implementing any policies, so that they understand the benefits, who would qualify and who would not, etc. This, we believe will lessen the tension that always arise when there is a development. This Task Team will also assist us understand where there is a problem and allow us to rapidly respond to problems as they arise.”

The Rapid Response Task Team has been in existence since 2015 and their main responsibilities are to address sector related challenges including:

• • • Community engagements, before any policy implementation, to enable better understanding of citizenry criteria and benefits on sector subsidies;
    • Proactive and responsive intervention to community needs to identify incidents/ issues before they reach the media, leading to public protests;
    • Proactive alerts on problems, for prompt and rapid response, before and as when they arise in order to lessen potential tensions during housing developments;
    • Liaison and engagement with various communities and key stakeholders in areas identified as hotspots in which there are pending and/or outstanding human settlements challenges, and to reduce social distance/ communication gaps between Government and communities;
    • Provide reports on proposed investigations on concerns and allegations of irregularities and malpractices in implementation and delivery of human settlement programmes and report findings with recommendations to the Minister;
    • Identify appropriate steps and actions to improve implementation and delivery of human settlements programmes and provision of support to distressed communities and make recommendations to the Minister.

In line with the above, in the Budget Vote of 10 May 2018 the former Minister of Human Settlements, Ms Noma-India Mfeketo, announced that,

“These are protests of communities who are crying for services and houses. It is therefore important that we act swiftly to resolve the challenges faced by our communities. The solution to these protests lies in a well-coordinated cooperative government intervention involving all spheres of government and multi-sector departments.  We will immediately deploy the National Rapid Response Team to engage the affected communities, while we also coordinate the integrated government intervention to address the community challenges.”

Since 2019 my new portfolio now includes Water and Sanitation, resulting in an increased scope of work, which require further intensified community and stakeholder interactions, consultations and coordination.

In order to achieve these objectives, we have since 2015 appointed persons with the necessary skills and competencies, taking into account their respective track records, experience, knowledge and expertise.

Reply:

(a) Yes, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has plans to construct water boreholes for the communities in Mbhashe Local Municipal Area in the Eastern Cape Province. A total of 12 boreholes have been drilled through the Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) drought allocation of R 6,2 Million that was allocated from the 2019/20 financial year for drought relief programme for the Mbashe Local Municipality. The project of drilling, testing and equipping the boreholes is expected to be completed by the end of June 2020.

Furthermore, the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has also allocated in the 2019/20 budget adjustment an amount of R 2 000 000.00 (Two Million Rands only) from their Eastern Cape Drought Funding Allocation to the Amathole District Municipality which is allocated to Mbhashe Local Municipality, for the drilling and equipping of boreholes for hand pumps at Dwesa and connecting to the existing reticulation system as part of drought intervention plans.

(b) Yes, my Department has made plans for Mnquma Local Municipality to construct water boreholes for the communities. A total of 49 boreholes have been drilled through the Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) Drought allocation of R 57,929 million that was allocated for Drought Relief Programme for the Mnquma Local Municipality. A total of 31 boreholes are operational while a total of 10 boreholes are currently being tested and a total of 8 boreholes are being equipped. The project of drilling, testing and equipping the boreholes is expected to be completed by the end of June 2020.

In addition, DWS through the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) funding has allocated an amount of R 40 Million and has appointed the Amatola Water Board from 1 April 2020 (for a period of three years 2023) as an Implementing Agent to drill more boreholes (in addition to the 49 mentioned above) to cover the Mnquma, Adelaide, Bedford and Peddie areas. The number of boreholes to be drilled will be determined by the need and currently the Amatole Water Board is conducting an assessment in those areas to determine the needs. It is anticipated that the drilling will commence by the end of March 2020, followed by testing, yield, and water quality. The design of infrastructure pumps, pipes, reservoirs and construction will commence by mid - April 2020.

In summary, I have prepared a table with details of drilled boreholes that the Department has been and is still busy with as part of the DWS’ drought relief intervention to respond to Mnquma and Mbashe Local Municipalities.

MBASHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
No	Local Municipality	Town/Area	Description	No. of Boreholes	24 hour yield L/S	Comments
1	Mbashe	Dwesa	Dwesa	2		Still to be equipped, quality poor
2	Mbashe	Idutywa Town	Idutywa Town	6	23	Still to be equipped. Requiring R55 million to equip and pipe back to Idutywa.
3	Mbashe	Idutywa Town	Idutywa Town	4	Newly drilled	Newly drilled, awaiting water quality results. Still to be equipped.
	Total 12 Boreholes- Mbashe LM
MNQUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
No	Local Municipality	Town/Area	Description	No. of Boreholes	24 hour yield L/S	Comments
1	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Borehole 1 Golf Course	1	2	Equipped with a submersible pump and generator. Supplying private individuals. Operating 12 hours per day
2	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Borehole 2 Golf Course	1	2	Equipped with a submersible pump and the generator. Currently operating 12 hours per day
3	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Borehole 2 -Golf Course	10	Currently being tested	Currently being tested
4	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Hospital Borehole	1	0.4	Equipped with a submersible pump and generator and supplying hospital only. Insufficient to meet full hospital
5	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Low yield, shallow borehole	24	<1	Equipped with hand pumps – 4 are fit for human consumption and 20 are not fit for human consumption.
6	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Teko Fihla Boreholes	4	14	Equipped with a submersible pumps and generator. Currently operating 12 hours per day
7	Mnquma LM	Butterworth	Teko Fihla Boreholes	8	27	Still being equipped. Project expected to be completed before June 2020. Water to be pumped to Ibika Reservoirs
	Total 49 Boreholes –Mnquma Local Municipality