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05 November 2018 - NW251

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Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Health

What is the (a) bed turnover rate at each hospital and (b)(i) national and (ii) provincial breakdown of the bed turnover since 2008?

Reply:

The attached Annexure A, Annexure B and Annexure C contain the details in this regard.

END.

02 November 2018 - NW3141

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Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported from and (b) exported to Asia in each of the past five years?

Reply:

(a) Imports

Top 5 imported manufacturing products from Asia per year

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Asia

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Asia

2014

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Asia

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Asia

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Petroleum oils and oils bituminous minerals, crude

75 629

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals,

81 062

petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals,

39 853

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals,

41 583

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude

40 636

Distillate fuel,

35 583

Distillate fuel

41 889

Distillate fuel

36 689

Distillate fuel,

21 980

Distillate fuel,

34 619

Telephone for the cellular networks designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person

18 085

Telephone for the cellular networks designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person

20 434

Telephone for the cellular networks designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person

21 029

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

19 773

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

19 037

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

11 316

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

12 217

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

13 364

Telephone for the cellular networks designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person

17 533

Other - Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission

16 881

Portable automatic data processing machines,

10 033

Portable automatic data processing machines,

10 876

Other - Machines for the reception, conversion

11 249

Other - Machines for the reception, conversion

16 016

Telephone for the cellular networks designed for use when carried in the hand or on the person

15 125

Top 5 imported agricultural products from Asia per year

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Asia

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Asia

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Asia

2015

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Asia

2016

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other wheat and meslin

2 023

Other wheat and meslin

4 419

Other wheat and meslin

4 767

Other Durum wheat

3 352

Other Durum wheat

3 812

Other: Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

1 674

Other: Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

2 156

Boneless cuts: Leg quarters

1 447

Boneless cuts: Leg quarters

1 781

Other Maize (corn)

749

Fresh or chilled Rib

393

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken

597

Fresh or chilled Rib

532

Fresh or chilled Rib

579

Boneless cuts:Leg quarters

664

Not decaffeinated

211

Fresh or chilled Rib

454

Cuts and offal, frozen- Wings

363

Cuts and offal, frozen- Wings

508

Fresh or chilled Rib

511

Other Durum wheat

208

Other Durum wheat

341

Not decaffeinated

332

Boneless cuts: Drumsticks

400

Malt, not roasted Of barley

378

Top 5 imported mining products from Asia per year

SA top 5 mining imports from Asia

2013

SA top 5 mining imports from Asia

2014

SA top 5 mining imports from Asia

2015

SA top 5 mining imports from Asia

2016

SA top 5 mining imports from Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Portland cement: Other

636

Portland cement: Other

829

Sulphur of all kinds

573

Sulphur of all kinds

526

Sulphur of all kinds

685

Sulphur of all kinds

243

Sulphur of all kinds

548

Portland cement: Other

561

Portland cement: Other

226

Bituminous coal

336

Natural magnesium carbonate

146

Natural magnesium carbonate

125

Natural magnesium carbonate

146

Natural magnesium carbonate

200

Portland cement: Other

328

Anthracite

56

Anthracite

69

Anthracite

56

Quartz

41

Natural magnesium carbonate

189

Of diamonds

46

Of diamonds

39

Quartz

38

White cement,

40

Anthracite

111

b) Exports

Top 5 exported manufacturing products to Asia per year

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to Asia

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to Asia

2014

SA top 5 Mining exports to Asia

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to Asia

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Ferro-chromium

17 474

Ferro-chromium

20 430

Ferro-chromium

26 265

Ferro-chromium

30 628

Ferro-chromium

26 858

Aluminium, not alloyed

7 811

Aluminium, not alloyed

8 479

cars and other motor vehicles

7 787

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

9 215

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

8 615

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

4 745

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

6 116

Chemical wood pulp, dissolving grades

7 417

cars and other motor vehicles

6 181

cars and other motor vehicles

6 996

Other Waste and scrap of alloy steel:

4 035

Other cars and other motor vehicles

5 110

Aluminium, not alloyed

6 700

Aluminium, not alloyed

6 128

Aluminium, not alloyed

6 466

Copper waste and scrap

3 716

Waste and scrap of alloy steel:

3 653

Waste and scrap of alloy steel:

2 942

Other vehicles, with compression-ignition

3 221

Other vehicles, with compression

3 636

Top 5 exported Agricultural products to Asia per year

SA top 5 agricultural export to Asia

2013

SA top 5 agricultural export to Asia

2014

SA top 5 agricultural export to Asia

2015

SA top 5 agricultural export to Asia

2016

SA top 5 agricultural export to Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other maize corn

3 080

Fresh oranges

2 814

Fresh oranges

3 300

Fresh oranges

3 967

Fresh oranges

4 755

HFresh oranges

2 143

Other maize corn

1 760

Fresh Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus Limonum)

1 648

Fresh Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus Limonum)

2 053

Other maize corn

2 385

Apples

1 111

Fresh Lemons

1 381

Almonds in shell

1 397

Apples

1 751

Fresh Lemons

2 059

Grapes, fresh or dried:

827

Maize (corn): Seed

1 095

Apples

1 348

Grapes, fresh or dried:

1 181

Almonds in shelll

1 670

Fresh Lemons

635

Almonds in shell

1 045

Grapes, fresh or dried:

1 079

Almonds in shell

1 111

Apples

1 662

Top 5 exported mining products to Asia per year

SA top 5 mining Export to Asia

2013

SA top 5 mining Export to Asia

2014

SA top 5 mining Export to Asia

2015

SA top 5 mining Export to Asia

2016

SA top 5 mining Export to Asia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

50 215

Agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

45 306

Bituminous coal

33 849

Bituminous coal

42 821

Bituminous coal

77 382

Bituminous coal

39 183

Bituminous coal

34 208

Agglomerated Iron ores

33 846

Agglomerated Iron ores

29 670

Agglomerated Iron ores

36 645

Non-agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

21 816

Non-agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

21 805

Unwrought or in powder form

19 028

Manganese ores and concentrates

17 284

Manganese ores and concentrates

28 248

                   

Platinum: Other

17 391

Manganese ores and concentrates,

14 570

Non-agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

14 297

Platinum: Other

17 081

Non-agglomerated Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites

17 994

Manganese ores and concentrates

12 313

Platinum: Other

12 742

Chromium ores and concentrates

12 708

Non-agglomerated Iron ores

16 241

Chromium ores and concentrates

17 173

02 November 2018 - NW2835

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Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(a) What number of the students who were awarded funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for the 2018 academic year had not received their funding as at 20 September 2018 and (b) for what number of the specified students was funding (i) not yet paid to the institution due to (aa) a lack of registration data that must be received by NSFAS and (bb) the student not having signed a bursary agreement despite registration data having been received by NSFAS, (ii) paid to the institution, but not allocated to a student due to a lack of remittances sent with the payment to the institution and (iii) (aa) not yet received by the student for other reason(s) and (bb) what is the number of affected students in respect of each other reason?

Reply:

(a) A student only becomes eligible for funding once they have been approved as financially eligible by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and is academically eligible through the confirmation of registration by the relevant institution. As of 12 October 2018, 3 242 students, who had been confirmed as eligible for funding and signed their agreements, was being processed for payment.

(b) (i) (aa) The NSFAS system automatically generates a link for a student to sign their NSFAS Bursary Agreement once their registration data has been successfully matched to NSFAS data. NSFAS was waiting for registration data from institutions for 9 194 students who are financially eligible.

(bb) 48 104 Contracts issued to students remain unsigned.

(ii) Since 1 September 2018, payments to institutions were sent with remittance information. Reconciliations for earlier upfront payments are still in progress.

(iii) None.

02 November 2018 - NW3099

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Steenhuisen, Mr JH to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

1. On what date did his department last conduct an audit of art work owned by Government; 2. whether any art works owned by the Government have gone missing (a) in each of the last five financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. The art works owned by Government are not under my Department, but under the National Department of Public Works. Each Government Department is however, responsible for the art work in its possession, and the said art work must be recorded according to GRAP 103, as heritage assets.

My department performed audit on all assets in its possession, including Art works during asset verification in May 2018.

  1. No art work owned by my Department has gone missing in each of the last five years and since 1 April 2018.

02 November 2018 - NW3053

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Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

(1). What progress has been made in the project to turn the late Mrs Winnie Mandela’s home in Brandfort into a museum; (2). what (a) amount has been spent on the project to date and (b) are the projected costs; (3). whether any steps have been taken to retrieve the funds lost and wasted on the project; if not, why not; if so, what steps

Reply:

1. My department appointed an Implementing Agent (IA) to turn the late Ms Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Brandfort house into a museum. On 13 March 2018, the IA entered into a Service Level Agreement with my department for a total amount of R1 926 705.81.

After finalizing a detailed Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and the design, the IA issued a tender advertisement and the details are as follows:

Date of invitation: 10-Aug-18

Compulsory briefing meeting date: 13-Aug-18

Tender closing date: 31-Aug-18

Validity period lapsing 90 Days (31-Nov-18)

Four (4) prospective tenderers collected the documents and only two (2) tenderers returned their priced documents, and the IA adjudicated them.

The adjudicated tenderers were found to be non-responsive and their tender prices (R 2 529 806.07 & R 2 964 420.64, respectively) were much higher than the approved budget.

The Department is in the process of consulting and deciding on the best option between increasing the budget to accommodate the market price indications and appointing the cheapest of the above tenders on the one hand and increasing the budget to accommodate the market price indications and authorizing Risimati (IA) to re-advertise immediately for a shorter period in accordance with its tender policy and procedures on the other hand.

2. (a)A total amount of R 305 756.42 has been spent in the project so far.

(b) The projected costs to completion is R2 529 808.07

3. My department wrote a letter of demand to the previous IA, Independent Development Trust (IDT), requesting the return of R1 264 573.42 being the balance for the said project. DAC has also been joined in the ongoing legal proceedings with IDT and its service providers.

02 November 2018 - NW3142

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Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported from and (b) exported to South America in each of the past five years?

Reply:

(a) Imports

Top 5 imported manufacturing products from South America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from South America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from South America

2014

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from South America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from South America

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from South America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Oil-cake and other solid of soya-bean oil

3 169

Oil-cake and other solid of soya-bean oil

2 738

Oil-cake and other solid of soya-bean oil

2 396

Oil-cake and other solid of soya-bean oil

2 969

Oil-cake and other solid of soya-bean oil

2 213

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

1 498

Petroleum oils and oils

1 988

Original equipment components For road tractors

1 742

Original equipment components For road tractors

2 004

Original equipment components For road tractors

1 683

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose

1 378

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

1 522

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

1 421

Powered from an external source of electricity

1 389

Other Raw sugar not containing added flavouring or colouring matter:

1 242

For road tractors for semi-trailers

826

Original equipment components For road tractors

1 315

Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, crude

1 365

Original equipment components: For motor vehicles

1 165

Unwrought Zinc

1 101

Petroleum oils and oils

663

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

615

Unwrought Zinc

1 084

Unwrought Zinc

842

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

906

Top 5 imported agricultural products from the South America per year

SA top 5 agricultural imports from South America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from South America

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from South America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural imports from South America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural imports from South America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other wheat and meslin

908

Mechanically deboned meat

613

Other Maize (corn)

1 520

Other Maize (corn)

4 133

Mechanically deboned meat

1 334

Mechanically deboned meat

608

Other Soya beans, whether or not broken

306

Mechanically deboned meat

662

Other Soya beans, whether or not broken

1 474

Boneless cuts: Leg quarters

1 058

Other Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

342

Cuts and offal, frozen

266

Other Soya beans, whether or not broken

586

Dried kernels or grains fit for human

911

Boneless cuts:Breasts

438

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

300

Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

258

Boneless cuts:Leg quarters

315

Maize (corn):Seed

695

Cuts and offal, frozen

276

Cuts and offal, frozen

253

Other Cuts and offal, frozen of Meat of the poultry

122

Boneless cuts: Breasts

311

Mechanically deboned meat

691

Other Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals

239

(b) Exports

Top 5 exported manufacturing products to South America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to South America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to South America

2014

SA top 5 Mining exports to South America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to South America

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to South America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other Expanded beads

817

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles ( capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³)

856

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³)

2 383

Ferro-chromium containing

929

Other Herbicides, anti-sprouting products

565

Other Herbicides, anti-sprouting products

698

Other Herbicides, anti-sprouting products

676

Other Herbicides, anti-sprouting products

904

Other Herbicides, anti-sprouting products

624

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines

284

Other Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles

540

Other Expanded beads

413

Other Ferro-alloys:

293

Other Motor cars (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³)

539

Other Unsaturated Acyclic hydrocarbons

262

Other parts and accessories of bodies (including cabs)

435

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel (0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:)

386

Coated or covered on one or on both sides with paint, enamel or plastics

234

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines

317

Other Flat-rolled products of stainless steel ((0,5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm:),

259

Propylene copolymers

334

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel (exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:),

341

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines

231

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel,

256

Other Flat-rolled products of stainless steel (exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm:)

259

Top 5 exported Agricultural products to South America per year

SA top 5 agricultural export to South America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural export to South America

2014

SA top 5 agricultural export to South America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural export to South America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural export to South America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Grapes, fresh or dried

29

Grapes, fresh or dried

59

Grapes, fresh or dried

47

Other Vegetable saps and extracts

27

Grapes, fresh or dried

22

Vegetable seeds

15

Shelled Macadamia nuts

14

Vegetable seeds

8

Grapes, fresh or dried

27

Other Vegetable saps and extracts

15

Maize (corn): Seed

9

Other Seeds, fruits and spores, of a kind used for sowing:

11

Other Vegetable saps and extracts

5

Vegetable seeds

16

Vegetable seeds

12

Cotton Seed

8

Vegetable seeds

10

Shelled Macadamia nuts

4

Maize (corn): Seed

10

Other Of bovine animals, frozen:

10

Other Skins and other parts of birds

6

Other Skins and other parts of birds

5

Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk;

4

Shelled Macadamia nuts

10

Maize (corn): Seed

9

Top 5 exported mining products to South America per year

SA top 5 mining Export to South America

2013

SA top 5 mining Export to South America

2014

SA top 5 mining Export to South America

2015

SA top 5 mining Export to South America

2016

SA top 5 mining Export to South America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Agglomerated Iron ores

669,49

Agglomerated Iron ores

683,73

Agglomerated Iron ores

469,36

Agglomerated Iron ores

283,62

Agglomerated Iron ores

749,95

Roasted ores

191,24

Roasted ores

161,55

Roasted ores

86,13

Roasted ores

103,26

Roasted ores

65,86

Bentonite

36,15

Bentonite

50,98

Bentonite

56,57

Bentonite

67,92

Bentonite

51,05

Mineral substances

5,00

Other coal

13,04

Other coal

37,08

Other coal

24,64

Other coal

10,12

Aluminium ores and concentrates

3,02

Natural borates

2,11

Kaolin and other kaolinic clays,

9,50

Natural borates

1,41

Natural magnesium carbonate

1,91

02 November 2018 - NW3052

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Lekota, Mr M to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

(a). Which (i) authority and or (ii) officer-bearer was responsible for the decision to erect the statue of Leabua Jonathan in front of the building currently known as the Medfontein building in Bloemfontein, (b) what are the details of public consultations that took place prior to the decision being taken, (c) what are the costs involved in the erection of the statue, (d) were the costs budgeted for and what procurement processes was followed for the erection of the statue?

Reply:

 

REPLY:

(a)(i &ii). My department does not have any information on the erection of the statue of Leabua Jonathan in front of the building currently known as the Medfontein building in Bloemfontein, the department will contact the Provincial department requesting the said information and will forward it to parliament as soon as it is received from my counterpart (MEC) in the Provincial department.

It should, however, be noted that the decision to rename Medfontein Building after LeabuaJonathan was taken by the Mangaung Municipality, and that the national department of Arts and Culture did not play any role on that matter.

Furthermore, it should be noted that buildings within municipalities are managed by the said Municipality, hence, it is therefore within the relevant municipalities’ authority and responsibility to decide on the erection of the statue within its locality.

(b)(c)(d). My department has not been informed of the details of public consultations that took place prior to the decision to erect the statue of Leabua Jonathan in front of the building currently known as the Medfontein building in Bloemfontein, as well as the costs and budget thereof as this falls within the Mangaung Municipality.

The democracy and freedom we enjoy today was not only made possible by the efforts of South Africans alone. Our struggle was a humane struggle supported by progressive global community. Countries from the Southern African Development Community in particular paid the heaviest price. These countries were destabilized, their economies sabotaged and their territorial integrity violated on a number of occasions by the apartheid government.

To honour them in this manner amongst others, is a way of showing our appreciation to the contributions they have made in our struggle for freedom.

02 November 2018 - NW2746

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Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources

(a) What regulations allowed for the establishment of the Holcim Macassar Sandmine in Cape Town at its current location, (b) how far is the mine from the nearest settlement, (c) does the distance between the mine and nearest settlement comply with regulations and (d) what are the social and labour plans of the mine?

Reply:

(a) The mine was established under the Minerals Act, 1951 and the miming right was converted into a new order new mining right in terms of the Mineral Petroleum Development Act 28 of 2002.

(b) Approximately 200M from the actual mining footprint to Barden Pawel road in Khayelitsha

(c) Yes, the distance complies with Regulation 17.7(a) of Mine Health and Safety Act No. 29 of 1996.

(d) Project 1: Construction of an E-Learning Centre in Wesbank Community in 2015

The centre combines E-Learning (learning through Information and Technology) and library services on the boundary of a school for easy access to the community and learners from neighbouring schools, in terms of a broader need for new facilities at old schools. The Community Learning Centre is established at Hoofweg Primary School, Wesbank. Wesbank is an under-resourced area with a high crime rate, overcrowded schools, high unemployment, and low occurrence of employment opportunities. A large majority of the residents have not completed high school and the unemployment rates reach at least 43%.

Social Benefits:

  • Leverage teaching through building a culture of learning in the home
  • Using parents’ and children’s literacy to leverage learning
  • Locate Community Learning Centres at primary schools

Educational Benefits:

  • Integrated print and digital media lessons
  • Equivalent emphasis on books and computers
  • Multiple modes of learning
  • Measurable outcomes

Holcim spent R2.9 million towards this initiative.

Project 2: Construction of a Library

The library is the second phase of the above-mentioned E-Learning Centre project. The library will be constructed adjacent to the E-Learning Centre. Implementation of this project is due to start at the beginning of 2019. The budget committed is R5 million.

Project 3: Khayelitsha Capacity Building for Disadvantaged Youth

The Khayelitsha ‘100-UP’ Programme is an initiative driven by the University of Cape Town. It aims to build the learning capacity of youth and to assist them enter institutions of higher learning through various training programmes.

In conjunction with UCT, Holcim’s contribution will fund training for the youth of Khayelitsha. Implementation of this initiative will commence at the beginning of 2019. The committed budget is R810 000.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

02 November 2018 - NW2951

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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources

(1) (a) What number of advisors does he currently have, (b) what is the name of each specified advisor and (c) on what date was each advisor appointed; 2) whether each advisor has declared his or her interests; if not, why not; if so, is the information on the specified interests available to the public?

Reply:

(1) (a) The Minister of Mineral Resources currently has two (2) advisors,

(b) Their names are Mr Sello Helepi and Advocate Sandile Nogxina,

(c) Advocate Sandile Nogxina was appointed on 27 February 2018 and Mr Sello Helepi on 12 March 2018.

(2) None of the advisors have declared their interests as they are not appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994 and are therefore not required to declare their interests.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

02 November 2018 - NW3145

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Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported from and (b) exported to (i) North and (ii) Central America in each of the past five years?

Reply:

 

(a) (i) Import from North America

Top 5 imported manufacturing products from the North America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the North America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world

2014

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the North America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the North America

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the North America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Telephones for cellular networks

1 923

Aeroplanes and other aircraft (mass exceeding 15 000 kg)

3 839

Aeroplanes and other aircraft (mass exceeding 15 000 kg)

4 661

Aeroplanes and other aircraft (mass exceeding 15 000 kg)

3 029

Aeroplanes and other aircraft (mass exceeding 15 000 kg)

4 204

Other: Medicaments or therapeutic

1 851

Other Dumpers designed for off-highway use

2 481

Other Medicament

2 171

Other Medicament

1 902

For motor vehicles for the transport of goods

1 927

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery

1 779

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 2 500 cm³)

2 237

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 2 500 cm³)

1 884

Other parts of aeroplanes or helicopters

1 805

Other parts of aeroplanes or helicopters

1 693

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 2 500 cm³)

1 738

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery

1 700

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 3000 cm³)

1 836

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

1 699

Other Medicaments

1 606

Other Dumpers designed for off-highway use

1 419

Other: Medicament

1 636

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery

1 623

Other Machines for the reception,

1 597

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

1 523

Top 5 imported agricultural products from the North America per year

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the North America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the world

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the North America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the North America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the North America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other Wheat and meslin

307

Other Wheat and meslin

399

Other Wheat and meslin

732

Dried kernels or grains fit for human consumption

2 782

Leg quarters

622

Malt Of barley, Not roasted

250

Other nuts, fresh or dried Shelled

200

Other nuts, fresh or dried Shelled

246

Other Wheat and meslin

720

Other Wheat and meslin

311

Other Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

151

Seed

118

Other Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen

166

Other nuts, fresh or dried Shelled

265

Dried kernels or grains fit for human consumption

244

Meat and of the poultry ,Cuts and offal, frozen

148

Other Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals

114

Other Maize (corn)

145

Seed

234

Other Maize (corn)

229

Other nuts, fresh or dried Shelled

112

Meat and of the poultry

91

Seed

106

Other Maize (corn)

205

Drumsticks

216

  1. (ii) Import from Central America

Top 5 imported manufacturing products from the Central America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the Central America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the Central America

2014

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the Central America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the Central America

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the Central America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Processors converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits

141

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude

1 069

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

61

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

74

Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter

248

Other Electronic integrated circuits

46

Other Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

131

Distillate fuel, as defined in Additional

18

Other Instruments and appliances used in medical etc

34

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

161

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

37

Processors converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing

85

Other Instruments and appliances used in medical etc

17

Other Footwear, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather

19

Cane molasses

138

Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 84.71

34

Other instruments and appliances (Medical)

40

Other Footwear, with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather

15

Sterilised surgical gowns

16

Other instruments and appliances

83

Electronic integrated circuits Memories

25

Other Electronic integrated circuits

36

Processors converters, logic circuits, amplifiers,

14

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength

15

Beet sugar

39

Top 5 imported agricultural products from the Central America per year

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the Central America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the Central America

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the Central America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the Central America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural imports from the Central America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Of the species Coffea arabica, Not decaffeinated

45

Of the species Coffea arabica, Not decaffeinated

61

Of the species Coffea arabica, Not decaffeinated

74

Of the species Coffea arabica, Not decaffeinated

102

Of the species Coffea arabica, Not decaffeinated

107

Other Coffee Not decaffeinated

14

Other Coffee Not decaffeinated

9

Other Coffee Not decaffeinated

12

Other Coffee Not decaffeinated

15

Other Coffee Not decaffeinated

13

Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Neither crushed nor ground

2

Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Neither crushed nor ground

3

Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Neither crushed nor ground

7

Vegetable seeds

6

Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Neither crushed nor ground

9

Ground-nuts Shelled, whether or not broken

2

Of the species Coffea arabica, Decaffeinated

3

Vegetable seeds

3

Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms Neither crushed nor ground

5

Ground-nuts Shelled, whether or not broken

6

Vegetable seeds

1

Vegetable seeds

2

Sesamum seeds

1

Sesamum seeds

5

Sesamum seeds

6

(b) (i) Export to North America

Top 5 exported manufacturing products to North America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the North America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the North America

2014

SA top 5 Mining exports to the North America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the world

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the North America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles for transport of persons

14 842

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles for transport of persons

13 297

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles for transport of persons

14 147

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles for transport of persons

14 687

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles for transport of persons

12 000

Ferro-alloys

2 758

C Ferro-alloys

3 529

Catalytic converters

4 251

Catalytic converters

4 615

Ferro-alloys

4 020

Catalytic converters

2 456

Catalytic converters

3 210

Ferro-alloys

2 177

Ferro-alloys

4 069

Aluminium, not alloyed

3 238

Other Acyclic hydrocarbons

1 855

Other Acyclic hydrocarbons

2 186

Other Acyclic hydrocarbons

1 919

Motor cars and other motor vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 3 000 cm³)

2 579

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 3 000 cm³)

3 147

Ferro-alloys

1 814

Containing by mass more than 2 per cent of carbon(Ferro-alloys)

1 966

aluminium alloys Not coated or covered with paint,

1 782

Aluminium alloys Not coated or covered with paint,

2 296

Catalytic converters of a kind used for motor vehicles

2 336

Top 5 exported Agricultural products to North America per year

SA top 5 agricultural export to the North America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural export to the North America

2014

SA top 5 agricultural export to the North America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural export to the North America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural export to the North America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other Maize (corn)

927

Fresh Citrus fruit

550

Fresh Citrus fruit

749

Fresh Citrus fruit

749

Shelled nuts, fresh or dried

722

Fresh Citrus fruit

487

Shelled nuts, fresh or dried

457

Shelled nuts, fresh or dried

659

Shelled nuts, fresh or dried

659

Fresh Citrus fruit

712

Shelled nuts, fresh or dried

323

Fresh Mandarins

165

Fresh Mandarins

286

Fresh Mandarins

286

Fresh Grapes

341

Dried Grapes, fresh or dried

175

Dried Grapes

154

Fresh Grapes

206

Fresh Grapes

206

Fresh Mandarins

268

Fresh Mandarins

102

Fresh Lemons

120

Dried Grapes

92

Dried Grapes

192

Dried Grapes

221

Top 5 exported mining products to North America per year

SA top 5 mining Export to North America

2013

SA top 5 mining Export to North America

2014

SA top 5 mining Export to North America

2015

SA top 5 mining Export to North America

2016

SA top 5 mining Export to North America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Dolomite, not calcined or sintered

0,48

Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite

0,54

Natural magnesium carbonate

2,56

Silica sand and quartz sand

4,68

Natural magnesium carbonate

5,07

Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite

0,47

Dolomite, not calcined or sintered

0,47

Dolomite, not calcined or sintered

0,63

Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite

1,04

Dolomite, not calcined or sintered

0,57

Other

0,13

Other

0,28

Leucite; nepheline and nepheline syenite

0,20

Dolomite, not calcined or sintered

0,59

Bentonite

0,18

Silica sand and quartz sand

0,09

Natural magnesium carbonate

0,18

Aluminium ores and concentrates

0,11

Other Mineral substances

0,32

Other Pebbles, gravel, broken

0,12

Chalk

0,07

Natural graphite In powder or in flakes

0,11

Other Pebbles, gravel, broken

0,09

Dust and powder Of diamonds

0,07

Natural graphite In powder or in flakes

0,07

(c) (ii) Export to Central America

Top 5 exported manufacturing products to Central America per year

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Central America

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Central America

2014

SA top 5 Mining exports to the Central America

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Central America

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Central America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

270

Residual fuel oils

279

Residual fuel oils

419

Residual fuel oils

451

Residual fuel oils

503

Distillate fuel

29

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

57

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

46

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

265

Other, double-cab, of a vehicle

290

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel

13

Distillate fuel

24

Distillate fuel

33

Other machinery

56

Other Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06)

141

Flat-rolled products

13

Other Equipment for scaffolding

13

Vodka In containers holding 2 li or less

20

Parts of Machinery

45

Other quipment for scaffolding,

38

Other motor cars and other motor vehicles

9

Flat-rolled products of stainless steel

10

Other Dumpers designed for off-highway use

13

Other Structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading 94.06)

44

Electrical transformers, static converters

38

Top 5 exported Agricultural products to Central America per year

SA top 5 agricultural export to the Central America

2013

SA top 5 agricultural export to the Central America

2014

SA top 5 agricultural export to the Central America

2015

SA top 5 agricultural export to the Central America

2016

SA top 5 agricultural export to the Central America

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other maize (corn)

3,34

Other cuts with bone in Meat of bovine animals, frozen

0,31

Other nuts, fresh or dried In shell

3,00

Psittaciformes (including parrots, parakeets, macaws and cockatoos)

1,23

Other nuts, fresh or dried In shell

3,77

nuts, fresh or dried In shell

1,43

Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down

0,20

Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down

0,03

Dried Grapes, fresh or dried

0,45

Dried Grapes

1,98

Fresh Citrus fruit

1,32

Other Meat and edible offal, of the poultry

0,03

Fruits of the genus PIMENTA

0,01

Other vegetables, fresh or chilled

0,07

Other live animals

0,13

Fresh Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus )

0,30

Other Oranges

0,01

Onions and shallots

0,01

Other Plants and parts of plants of a kind used perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal

0,04

Other Animal products not elsewhere specified

0,11

                   

Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down

0,18

Other Potatoes, fresh or chilled

0,01

Other Ginger, saffron, turmeric

0,01

Cuts and offal, fresh or chilled

0,03

Other Plants and parts of plants of a kind used perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal

0,02

02 November 2018 - NW2924

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Hlonyana, Ms NKF to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

With reference to her reply to question 1952 on 17 September 2018, (a) who are the 37 evictees that have been identified for assistance and (b) how have they been assisted?

Reply:

REPLY

(a) A list is attached hereto marked “Annexure A”, which contains the names of households against whom the social housing institution obtained court orders for evictions due to none payment of rental. These households have been identified in conjunction with the provincial department and City of Cape Town, to be investigated and analysed against relevant databases to ascertain where or not they can be assisted with alternative accommodation and or relocation into fully subsidised units.

(b) The households as per “Annexure A” form part of the initial group against whom eviction orders where obtained and alternative accommodation will be provided subject to the following:

b.1 the households must meet the qualifying criteria for allocation into fully subsided housing

c) The provincial department is currently processing the applications and has identified possible areas of relocation should the households qualify. All households who earn in excess of R3 500 per month will be processed in terms of the finance link individual subsidy programme.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION NUMBER: PQ 2924 (NW3232E)

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2018

N CHAINEE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY AND PLANNING

DATE:

Recommended/not recommended

M S TSHANGANA

DIRECTOR-GENERAL:

DATE:

_________________________________________________________________________

Approved/Not approved

N MFEKETO, M P

MINISTER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

DATE:

02 November 2018 - NW3143

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Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What are the top five products in each category and Rand value that South Africa (a) imported from and (b) exported to Australia in each of the past five years?

Reply:

(a) Imports from Australia

Top 5 imported manufacturing products from Australia per year

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from the world

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Australia

2014

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Australia

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Australia

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing imports from Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Aluminium oxide other than artificial corundum

5 155

Aluminium oxide other than artificial corundum

4 846

Aluminium oxide other than artificial corundum

5 543

Aluminium oxide other than artificial corundum

4060,7502

Aluminium oxide other than artificial corundum

5 818

Unwrought lead-Refined lead

319

Other Parts suitable for use solely or with the machinery

214

Unwrought lead-Refined lead

159

Unwrought lead-Refined lead

248

Unwrought lead-Refined lead

315

Parts of machinery

215

Diesel0electric locomotives

174

Games of skill or chance

133

Unwrought nickel- Nickel, not alloyed

228

Nickel, not alloyed

312

Parts of tramway locomotives

214

Unwrought lead-Refined lead

168

Mixing or kneading machines-Parts

132

Mixing or kneading machines-Parts

180

Zinc, not alloyed:

207

Mixing or kneading machines-Parts

207

Mixing or kneading machines-Parts

165

Other Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery

100

Coke and semi coke of coal,

169

Parts- Mixing or kneading machines-Parts

134

Top 5 imported agricultural products from the Australia per year

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Australia

2013

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Australia

2014

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Australia

2015

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Australia

2016

SA top 5 agricultural imports from Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other wheat and meslin

464

Other Barley

231

Other wheat and meslin

340

Other wheat and meslin

221

Other Barley

148

Malt, not roasted Of barley

262

Malt, not roasted Of barley

208

Other Barley

276

Pure0bred breeding animals

143

Other wheat and meslin

82

Pure of bred breeding animals

86

Other wheat and meslin

180

Malt, not roasted Of barley

159

Edible offal of bovine animals, ,

67

Edible offal of bovine animals

77

Other Of bovine animals, frozen

66

Edible offal of bovine animals,

106

Pure0bred breeding animals

107

Other Of bovine animals, frozen

64

Other Horses

73

Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals

52

Pure0bred breeding animals

103

Edible offal of bovine animals

82

Guts, bladders and stomachs of animals

56

Other Of bovine animals, frozen

72

Top 5 imported mining products from the Australia per year

SA top 5 mining imports from the Australia

2013

SA top 5 mining imports from the Australia

2014

SA top 5 mining imports from the Australia

2015

SA top 5 mining imports from the Australia

2016

SA top 5 mining imports from the Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other coal

1 014

Other coal

1 140

Other coal

1 221

Other coal

1 396

Other coal

2 320

Bituminous coal

631

Bituminous coal

177

Bituminous coal

129

Bituminous coal

303

Bituminous coal

121

Titanium ores and concentrates

223

Manganese ores

68

Lead ores and concentrates

24

Other slag and ash,

33

Slag, dross of iron or steel

61

Natural magnesium carbonate

6

Other slag and ash,

26

Other slag and ash,

21

Mineral substances

3

Other slag and ash,

24

Other ores and concentrates: Other

1

Natural magnesium carbonate

13

Natural magnesium carbonate

7

Slag, dross of iron or steel

2

Natural magnesium carbonate

6

(b) Export to Australia

Top 5 exported manufacturing products to Australia per year

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Australia

2013

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Australia

2014

SA top 5 Mining exports to the Australia

2015

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Australia

2016

SA top 5 manufacturing exports to the Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³:)

943

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³:)

2 074

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles, vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³:)

2 954

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles (cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³:)

2 963

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles ( cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 3 000 cm³: )

2 204

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³: )

928

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles ( cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ )

891

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles ( cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ )

1 498

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles( cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ )

1 307

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles ( cylinder capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ )

998

Other sulphates of nickel

498

Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³)

528

Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³)

453

Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³)

330

Motor cars and other motor vehicles (capacity exceeding 1 500 cm³ but not exceeding 2 500 cm³)

861

Other Motor cars and other motor vehicles including station wagons and racing cars

292

Other sulphates of nickel

384

Parts of Mixing or kneading machines

265

Coated or covered on one or on both sides with paint

325

Ferro-chromium

752

Parts of Mixing or kneading machines

211

Parts of Mixing or kneading machines

277

Coated or covered on one or on both sides with paint,

216

Parts of Mixing or kneading machines

242

Parts of Mixing or kneading machines

501

Top 5 exported Agricultural products to Australia per year

SA top 5 agricultural export to Australia

2013

SA top 5 agricultural export to Australia

2014

SA top 5 agricultural export to Australia

2015

SA top 5 agricultural export to Australia

2016

SA top 5 agricultural export to Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Apricots

23

Shelled Macadamia nuts

26

Shelled Macadamia nuts

38

Shelled Macadamia nuts

49

Peper neither crushed nor ground

59

Peper neither crushed nor ground

23

Peper neither crushed nor ground

20

Other Starches

28

Peper neither crushed nor ground

42

Grapes, fresh or dried

40

Other Starches

21

Other Starches

20

Apricots

25

Grapes, fresh or dried

39

Apricots

30

Grapes, fresh or dried

15

Grapes, fresh or dried

17

Peper neither crushed nor ground

23

Other Starches

39

Shelled Macadamia nuts

30

Shelled Macadamia nuts

14

Apricots

13

Other fruit

17

Apricots

27

Other Starches

28

Top 5 exported mining products to Australia per year

SA top 5 mining Export to Australia

2013

SA top 5 mining Export to Australia

2014

SA top 5 mining Export to Australia

2015

SA top 5 mining Export to Australia

2016

SA top 5 mining Export to Australia

2017

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

 

R' million

Other coal

1 014

Other coal

1 140

Other coal

1 221

Other coal

1 396

Other coal

2 320

Bituminous coal

631

Bituminous coal

177

Bituminous coal

129

Bituminous coal

303

Bituminous coal

121

Titanium ores and concentrates

223

Manganese ores and concentrates

68

Lead ores and concentrates

24

Other slag and ash,

33

Slag, dross of iron or steel

61

Natural magnesium carbonate

6

Other slag and ash,

26

Other slag and ash,

21

Mineral substances

3

Other slag and ash

24

Other ores and concentrates

1

Natural magnesium carbonate

13

Natural magnesium carbonate

7

Slag, dross of iron or steel

2

Natural magnesium carbonate

6

02 November 2018 - NW3102

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Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

Whether, since he served in Cabinet, he (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of his department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc) Since appointed to serve in Cabinet from September of 2008 to date, I have never influenced any official of government nor was I ever influenced by any person to act in a particular manner that is against the law.

(b) I have never attended a meeting where the specified persons were present, however I was invited by this family in my capacity as the Minister of Police to attend a Diwali function, which was either in 2009 or 2010.

02 November 2018 - NW2925

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Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

What (a) number of persons were evicted from government housing projects (i) in 2017 and (ii) since 1 January 2018 and (b) are the details of where the evictions took place in each case?

Reply:

The following is the response to the question based on information provided by Provincial Department of Human Settlements:

  1. In Western Cape, the only evictions that occurred in the Province during 2017 and since 1 January 2018, where in the City of Cape Town and by the Provincial Department of Human Settlements, as per the details contained in the attached spread sheets, “Annexure B.
  2. In KwaZulu-Natal, a total of 104 tenants were evicted from state subsided housing projects. A total of 87 tenants were evicted in 2017 and 17 were evicted since 1 January 2018 to date. The details of the evictions are attached as per ‘Annexure C.
  3. In Northern Cape, no persons were evicted from state subsidised housing projects (i) in 2017 and (ii) since 1 January 2018.
  4. The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has not activated any evictions from any state subsided housing projects in 2017 and to date.
  5. In Free State, no persons were evicted by the Department of Human Settlements in 2017. The Department of Human Settlements evicted 5 unlawful occupiers in 2018. The eviction order was granted in the High Court of South Africa Free State Division, Bloemfontein, on the 26th of April 2018 under case number 837/2018 against the unlawful occupiers of state subsidised houses in Sasolburg.
  6. The Department of Human Settlements in Mpumalanga has not evicted any persons in the year (i) 2017 and (ii) since January 2018. The Department secured an eviction order but has yet to execute such orders, in the following areas –                                                                                                      i)  Mjejane under Nkomazi Local Municipality, 32 sites                                                                              ii)Schoonspruit under eMakhazeni Local Municipality, approximately 64 sites

       7. In North West, no evictions were undertaken.

8. In Eastern Cape, one person was evicted from state subsidised housing project. The eviction took place in Mdantsane Cluster 1 (Masibabane). About +/- 500 cases are currently at the East London Magistrate Court for alleged illegal occupation of Fynbos Phase 1 and 2 projects.

9. In Limpopo, no persons were evicted from state subsidies housing projects (i) in 2017 and (ii) since 1 January 2018.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION NUMBER: PQ 2925 (NW3233E)

DATE OF PUBLICATION: FRIDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2018

N CHAINEE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY AND PLANNING

DATE:

Recommended/not recommended

M S TSHANGANA

DIRECTOR-GENERAL:

DATE:

_________________________________________________________________________

Approved/Not approved

N MFEKETO, M P

MINISTER FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

DATE:

02 November 2018 - NW3051

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Lekota, Mr M to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

(a). What rationale informed the decision of the Government to rename the Medfontein building in Bloemfontein after Leabua Jonathan, (b) what are the details of the public consultation process that was undertaken in order to arrive at the decision and (c) was there no other person from the Free State who could have been honoured instead?

Reply:

(a).The decision to rename Medfontein Building to Leabua Jonathan was taken by the Mangaung Municipality, and the Minister of Arts and Culture did not play any role,

(b). The South African Geographical Names Council Act, (Act No. 118 of 1998), state that, the Minister of Arts and Culture is responsible for the approval of geographical names after receiving recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC).

The SAGNC is responsible for geographical features of national concern including, but not limited to towns/cities, suburbs and any form of human settlement, post offices, stations, highways and government dams.

It should be noted that; buildings within municipalities are managed by the said Municipality, hence, it is therefore within the relevant municipalities’ authority to process the proposed request of renaming of buildings within its locality.

(c). The democracy and freedom we enjoy today was not only made possible by the efforts of South Africans alone. Our struggle was a humane struggle supported by progressive global community. Countries from the Southern African Development Community in particular paid the heaviest price. These countries were destabilized, their economies sabotaged and their territorial integrity violated on a number of occasions by the apartheid government.

To honour them in this manner amongst others, is a way of showing our appreciation to the contributions they have made in our struggle for freedom.

02 November 2018 - NW2942

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Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture

1) Whether, with reference to a media statement issued on 08 May 2018 by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu Centenary Celebrations that the name of the Vanderkloof Dam in the Northern Cape is to be changed to the Nelson Mandela Dam, there are any plans to officially put such name change into effect; if so, by what date will this take place; (2) Whether his department has taken note of the petitions against such name change by the residents of the Renosterberg Local Municipality within which the dam falls, if not, why not, (3) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?

Reply:

REPLY:

  1. The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) statement on 08 May 2018 was a pronouncement on the process that had been initiated by the Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation as part of the Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu Centenary Program.

Standardisation of geographical names is an administrative process that starts at local and provincial level and is finalised at the national sphere of government, where the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC) makes recommendations for my approval or rejection. At the moment the matter is still the subject of public participation and discussion at local and provincial levels of government, and it is not possible to predict the final recommendations and the date it will be escalated to the national level of government for my consideration;

2. My department is not aware of any petition as none has been brought to our attention.

3. There will be no statement to make on the matter until the application is officially submitted through the SAGNC for my consideration.

02 November 2018 - NW2760

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister in the Presidency

(1)Whether each intervention as set out in the Inclusive Growth Action Plan, which was released on or around 13 July 2017, was achieved by each responsible authority; if not, (a) which intervention was not achieved, (b) which authority is responsible for achieving the specified intervention and (c) why was the specified intervention not achieved; (2) whether plans have been put in place to ensure that the specified interventions will be achieved; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3053E

Reply:

  1. a), b) and c) and 2): The interventions, its achievement the responsible Departments of the Inclusive Growth Action Plan which was released on or around 13 July 2017, are as follows

Intervention

Responsible

authority

Achievement

  1. Fiscal Policy

Minister of Finance

  • The Budget Facility on Infrastructure run by the National Treasury and the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission has been established.
  • A three-year (2018/19 – 2020/21) public service wage agreement was finalised by Government and Labour Unions in June 2018.
  1. Financial sector and tax policy

Minister of Finance

  • Financial Sector Regulation Act was signed into law on 21 August 2017.
  • Standing Committee on Finance and Portfolio Committee on Transformation have completed hearings and have finalised the report.
  • The Insurance Bill 2016 has been approved by Standing Committee on Finance.
  1. Leverage Public Procurement

Minister of Finance / Minister of Small Business Development

  • The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act Regulations took effect on 1 April 2017.
  • The Public Procurement Bill memorandum to Cabinet signed on 7 July 2017. The draft Bill has been approved for submission in October 2018 to proceed to Cabinet for approval for public consultation.
  • Government’s Small Business and Innovation Fund, focused on providing support for entrepreneurs, has been allocated R1 billion for 2019/20.
  1. Recapitalisation of SOEs and Government Guarantees

Minister of Finance / Cabinet

  • National Treasury has crafted a draft framework for disposal of non-core assets, which still needs to go through the necessary consultative process.
  1. Broader State Owned Entity (SOE) reforms

Minister of Finance/

Minister of DPE/

Minister of DPSA/

Cabinet

  • Boards of several SOEs have been changed to improve governance; these include Eskom, Transnet, Denel and Prasa.
  • Government is implementing recommendations from the 2010 Presidential Review Commission of SOEs
  1. Private Sector Participation Framework

Minister of Finance/

All Shareholder Ministries/

All SOEs

  • Private Sector Participation Framework has been approved by Cabinet and shared with the relevant departments and entities.
  1. Costing Developmental Mandates

Minister of Finance

  • Template to determine and cost developmental mandates has been approved by Cabinet and shared with the relevant departments and entities.
  1. Energy

Minister of Finance/

Minister of Energy/

DPE/

Eskom

  • Task team comprising of NT, DPE and Energy advised that Eskom could not pursue the “hardship” approach as this would have unintended consequences and negatively impact Eskom’s ability to raise funds. Task team indicated that there is no need for soft support for Eskom.
  • Renewable Energy Independent Power Purchase (REIPPP) agreements have been signed on the 4th April 2018 and will add additional 2300MW to the grid
  • DTI continues to roll-out and expand the Black Industrialists programme.
  1. South African Airways

Minister of Finance

  • The new SAA CEO appointment has been completed
  • Institute of Directors (IoDSA) conducted an external skills audit, which was concluded before the 2017/18 MTBPS
  • New SAA Board has been appointed.
  • SAA has reduced the frequencies on certain loss-making routes.
  1. Telecommunication

Minister of DTPS/

CSIR/

Minister of EDD

  • The CSIR has completed a study on spectrum availability to determine if excess capacity will be available to license to industry after allocating spectrum to the WOAN.
  • The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has released the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill for public consultation
  • The data enquiry public hearing process has commenced. The Commission held a three day public hearings into Data Market Inquiry from 17-19 October 2017. The four major cellphone service providers in South Africa were invited to testify on the second day of the public hearings. The aim of the inquiry is to better understand the general state of competition in the data services sector.
  1. Postbank

Minister of Finance/

Minister of DTPS

  • Legislation to facilitate the licensing of Postbank is still being finalised
  1. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act

Minister of Mineral Resources

  • This has been withdrawn from Parliament
  1. Broad-based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry

Minister of Mineral Resources

  • The Charter was published on the 27th September 2018.
  1. The Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill

Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

  • The bill was published for public consultation but not yet finalised.
   

Approved

Not

Approved

Approved

as amended

   

Comment:

Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma

Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

   

Date:

   

02 November 2018 - NW2955

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Hlonyana, Ms NKF to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources

Does his department and/or any of the entities reporting to him employ a certain person (name furnished) or contract his services; if so, (a) in what role and (b) what is the specified person’s total remuneration?

Reply:

Yes, Adv Sandile Nogxina is appointed within the Ministry of Mineral Resources

(a) As a Special Advisor to the Minister.

(b) Is remunerated on the first notch of salary level sixteen (16) R 1,880.736.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

02 November 2018 - NW1475

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Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources

(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether he will furnish Adv H C Schmidt with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?

Reply:

Reply

(1) (a) I, (b) nor any senior management service members in my department have not undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; and so far, no plans have been put in place to perform such audits.

(c)

(i) N/A

(ii) N/A

(iii) N/A

(iv) N/A

(2) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe, MP

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

01 November 2018 - NW2957

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) On what basis was the route for the N2 Wild Coast toll road selected, (b) what factors were taken into consideration when the selection was made, (c) were there any other alternative routes that were considered for the toll road and (d) what are the reasons that the alternative routes were not chosen?

Reply:

(a)The route was selected on the basis of a best-case scenario taking into consideration various combinations of factors that generally get analysed during the route determination process. This generally includes trade-offs, minimising impact, maximising benefits and avoiding certain risks.

(b) The factors included construction and operational costs, which are heavily influence by the terrain of the chosen alignment (i.e. shortest river crossings, avoiding steep gradients, etc), economic impacts (i.e. shortest most direct route to reduce user costs, etc), environmental impacts (avoiding environmental sensitive area or reducing impact to minimum, etc) and social impacts (i.e. number of people to be resettled, employment opportunities, etc).

(c)Numerous alternatives were investigated and considered during the initial scoping study. These were taken through a public participation process and were narrowed down to a total of 6 alternatives for the detailed Environmental Impact Assessment specialist studies, public participation process and associated reports. For more details on these alternatives please see the detailed reports on the SANRAL website (www.sanral.co.za) under Major Projects>>N2 Wild Coast Toll Road.

(d)The route finally given a positive Record of Decision by the Department of Environmental Affairs through the EIA process offered the best trade-off of all the competing factors and impacts between all the alternatives considered. The details are captured in the reports referenced above.

01 November 2018 - NW3124

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Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

Whether, since she served in Cabinet, she (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of her department's employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW 3489E

Reply:

(a) (i) No

(ii) (aa) No

(bb) No

(cc) No

(b) No

01 November 2018 - NW3034

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Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Transport

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2055 on 29 June 2018, it has been made public in the meantime that the municipal councils of Ventersdorp, Ethekwini, Tlokwe, Midvaal and all jurisdictions where Total Client Services Ltd (TLC) operates as service provider on behalf of the municipal authority, have ignored the appointment of an agent (a proxy) and issue fines and summons directly to the owners of motor vehicles, causing perplexing consequences; (2) whether he is taking steps against the authorities and the service provider on the strength of evidence that, in this regard, the National Road Traffic Act, Act 93 of 1996, is violated by them in the manner specified; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether the regulation that stipulates that a motor vehicle license has to be renewed within 21 days after it expires is still applicable and whether it has been amended in any way; if not, (a) whether any amendment is envisaged in future and (b) what are the full reasons for this; if so, what (i) is the new regulation and (ii) are the full reasons for the amendment?

Reply:

(1) The issuance of road traffic related fines directly to the owner of the motor vehicle is not in line with the provisions of section 341 of CPA read with the regulation 336 of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000. In most instances the relevant prosecutors withdraw the charges as the notice was not properly issued. The Department will engage with the Road Traffic Management Corporation to advise the authorities to issue fines in accordance with the prescripts of legislation.

(2) The matter has not been brought to the attention of the Department, however we will be engaging with the Road Traffic Management Corporation to ensure that such practice is discontinued.

(3) Yes, it is still applicable.

(a) The Department is not considering any proposed amendment of the regulation at this moment.

(b) Based on the reply provided in (a) above (i) and (ii) falls away.

01 November 2018 - NW2753

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Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether any forensic investigations were conducted into the operations of the Financial and Fiscal Commission in the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2018; if so, what are the details of (a) the person(s) who conducted each forensic investigation, (b) the costs of conducting each forensic investigation, (c) each forensic investigation, (d) the reports produced for each forensic investigation, (e) the recommendations made in each report, (f) all action taken to implement the recommendations and (g) all disciplinary action taken against any person employed by the commission?

Reply:

Yes, one forensic investigation was conducted into the operations of the Financial and Fiscal Commission in the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2018.

(a) The forensic investigation was conducted by the Special Audit Services of the National Treasury together with a private firm called Bowman Gilfillan.

(b) The total forensic investigation fees paid by the National Treasury to Bowman Gilfillan amounted to R1,3 Million.

(c) See b) above

(d) One report on the Investigation into the allegation of fraud, corruption, fruitless and wasteful expenditure and maladministration at the Financial and Fiscal Commission was produced.

(e) Recommendations contained in the report covered the following matters:

(i) Disciplinary action to be taken against employees

(ii) Matters to be referred to law enforcement agencies to initiate criminal investigation

(iii) Recovery of monies from the implicated employees.

f) (i) Disciplinary action has begun against affected employees. Two of the employees have resigned

(ii) Criminal matters were referred to the South African Police Services on 26 July 2017 by the National Treasury.

(iv) Recovery of monies process will be initiated once the disciplinary actions have been finalized

g) See( f) (i) above

01 November 2018 - NW2941

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Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police

Whether he has found that the SA Police Service’s new procurement policy imposes a ban on any purchases from white entrepreneurs and allows only purchases from black entrepreneurs; if not, what are the relevant details of the new procurement policy; if so, why this is the case; (2) whether he will make a statement on the matter ?

Reply:

(1) No, the South African Police Service procure goods and services in accordance with current legislation as prescribed by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer vested within the National Treasury.

All procurements are finalized in terms of Section 217 of the Constitution, 1996, the Public Finance Management Act, the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act and its Regulations, the Treasury Regulations and National Treasury Instruction Nctes.

 

 

LIEUTENANT GENERAL DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

RJ MOKWENA

Z0I8 10 2/

DATE:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: FO WRITTEN REPLY: QUESTION 2941

Reply to question 2941/ rocernmteot recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL DEPUTY NATIONAL CO I/MISSIONER: ASSET AND LEGAL MANAGEMENT FN VUMA

DATE: % ”

Reply to question 2941/ recommended/no( recommended

GENERAL SERVICE

Reply to ques(ion 2941/ approved /

01 November 2018 - NW2627

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Lekota, Mr M to ask the MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

With reference to a media report which states that the African National Congress has committed itself to never be part of any attempt that seeks to tamper with the authority of the traditional leaders over the land of their ancestors (details furnished), how does the Government intend to ensure legally secured tenure of land for traditional communities? NW2914E QUESTION:2627   PUBLISHED IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 29-2018 OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2018 Mr M G P LEKOTA (COPE) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM: With reference to a media report which states that the African National Congress has committed itself to never be part of any attempt that seeks to tamper with the authority of the traditional leaders over the land of their ancestors (details furnished), how does the Government intend to ensure legally secured tenure of land for traditional communities?NW2914E REPLY: The Government’s position is that all the people residing on communal land should have legally secure tenure. The Government intends to initiate legislation that will provide for a variety of tenure forms that may be selected by people in communal areas in accordance with their preferences. Such tenure forms will include freehold and communal tenure.

Reply:

The Government’s position is that all the people residing on communal land should have legally secure tenure. The Government intends to initiate legislation that will provide for a variety of tenure forms that may be selected by people in communal areas in accordance with their preferences. Such tenure forms will include freehold and communal tenure.

01 November 2018 - NW2517

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Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether the SA Reserve Bank or any of its departments conducted any form of compliance monitoring on the VBS Mutual Bank relating to its acceptance of illegal deposits from municipalities (a) in the (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16, (iii) 2016-17 and/or (iv) 2017-18 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2018; if not, why not; if so, (aa) on what date did such compliance monitoring take place and (bb) what (i) were the findings and (ii) action was taken in each case?

Reply:

I have requested the South African Reserve Bank to provide the relevant information to the National Treasury to respond to this question, which supervised VBS Mutual Bank during the period in question.

The South African Reserve Bank does not generally conduct compliance monitoring by banks of laws falling outside our financial sector-regulatory laws. Its focuses during the period in question was on the licensing of banks and compliance with financial-sector laws like the Banks Act, Mutual Banks Act, Financial Sector Regulation Act, Currency and Exchange Act and the Financial Intelligence Act, and does so via the Prudential Authority (since 1 April 2018 and before that via the Bank Supervision Department) and Financial Surveillance department for exchange-control and authorized-deal related laws.

The Prudential Authority regulates banks for prudential objectives related to their financial health, and the protection of depositor-funds to ensure that banks have the ability to deliver on their promises, especially to pay retail depositors when they want their funds. The Reserve Bank is also not a market conduct regulator, and banks were generally not regulated for market conduct (except for the provision of retail credit) before 1 April 2018, when the new Financial Sector Regulation Act came into effect. The new Financial Sector Conduct Authority, together with the National Credit Regulator, will both be also supervising banks for market conduct henceforth.

It should be noted that the onus for compliance with all laws lies with the management of any bank, under the oversight of its Board and shareholders. Regulators such as the Prudential Authority do not manage banks, nor do they oversee the operations of a bank on a day-to-day basis. VBS Mutual Bank’s (VBS) financial year ends in March.

With regard to VBS, I want to refer the Honorable Member to the report released by the SA Reserve Bank titled “The Great Bank Heist” issued by independent investigator Advocate T Motau and his team, made public on xxx October 2018 (and which can be accessed from www.resbank.co.za).

With regard to your specific questions related to the acceptance of illegal of municipal deposits, it should be noted that VBS is allowed to accept deposits in terms of section 54(1)(a) of the Mutual Banks Act, 1993 which reads as follows, “A mutual bank may, subject to the provision of this Act and such directives as may from time to time be issued by the Registrar- a) accept deposits and grant loans, advances or other credit in the Republic.” There is no specific provision in the Mutual Banks Act which prohibits mutual banks from accepting deposits from municipalities, but section 7((3) of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 (MFMA) prohibits a municipality from opening a bank account with an institution that is not a registered bank in terms of the Banks Act. Since the SA Reserve Bank does not specifically monitor with compliance of the MFMA, it (and National Treasury) only became aware that such deposits were not legal in 2017.

The Report by Adv Motau outlines new facts that the SA Reserve Bank is still considering, especially given that many there was massive fraud committed, including in the monthly and audited financial statements. Further investigations are also taking place as a result of this report.

The SA Reserve Bank and Government will respond in more detail (including on municipal deposits) when all or most of the investigative processes have been completed and make public.

01 November 2018 - NW2232

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Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police

(1) With reference to his reply to question 1539 on 4 June 2018 and in view of the fact that the Elsburg Police Station has three sectors, which should have two vehicles patrolling in each sector at all times, by what date will the station receive additional sector vehicles in order to ensure it meets the prescribed standards; (2) are there any additional sector vehicles needed for (a) sector managers and (b) any other police personnel; if so, (i) what number and (ii) by what date will the station receive additional vehicles?

Reply:

(1) The Elsburg Police Station will receive three additional sector vehicles, by 2018-11-30.

(2) The station requires the following additional vehicles:

(2)(a)(i) Three vehicles are required for sector managers.

(2)(a)(ii) No additional vehicles will be allocated in this financial year.

(2)(b )(i) Three vehicles are required for other police personnel.

(2)(b )(ii) One vehicle will be received, by 2018-12-14.

 

Reply to question 2792 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date
: 2018-09-26

Reply to question 2792 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date
: 01/10/2018

Please find here: Question 1539

01 November 2018 - NW2958

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)(a) Who are the (i) previous and (ii) current consultants for the N2 Wild Coast toll road, (b) what is the total value of each consulting contract and (c) on what date was each consulting contract signed; (2) (a) who are the (i) previous and (ii) current contractors for the N2 Wild Coast toll road, (b) what is the total value of each contract and (c) on what date was each contract signed? NW3270E

Reply:

1.(a) (i) The previous consultants forming part of the N2 Wild Coast Consortium comprised of Hawkins Hawkins Osborn, Stewart Scott International and Sauders and Wium. They were involved with the original N2 Wild Coast Toll Road PPP concept design and proposal. This was in the late nineties.

(ii) The 112km greenfield section of the N2 Wild Coast toll road has subsequently been divided into 9 packages for detailed design and construction. As with the Mtentu and Msikaba bridges, the consultant’s appointments for these packages were procured through an open tender process. The outcome of this process resulted in appointment of the consulting firms as per the table below. As can be seen, the two big bridges were awarded in 2003 while the rest were awarded from 2 years ago.

(b) Please see the award values in Table 1 below.

(c) Please see appointment date in Table 1 below.

Table 1

Contract Number

Abbreviated Contract Name

Consulting Firm

Appointment Date

Appointment Value (Incl VAT)

N.002-190-2016/1F

Ndwalane to Ntafufu

V3

28 June 2018

R117 697 384.80

R.061-080-2013/3F

Ntafufu to Bambisana Turn-off

ERO

04 May 2018

R105 158 756.22

N.002-200-2017/1F

Bambisana Turn-off to Lingeni

Naidu

04 May 2018

R113 789 855.82 I

N.002-200-2016/1F

Lingeni to Msikaba Bridge

Aurecon ROHM consortium

24 April 2017

R107 199 500.00

N.002-200-2016/2F

Msikaba Bridge

HVA JV

31 January 2003

R263 519 076.00

N.002-200-2016/3F

Msikaba Bridge to Mtentu Bridge

Knight Piesold

24 April 2017

R 127 450 218.41

N.002-201-2016/1F

Mtentu bridge

HVA JV

31 January 2003

R219 044 676.00

N.002-210-2016/1F

Mtentu Bridge to Kulumbe

KBK

11 September 2018

R129 516 847.80

N.002-210-2016/2F

Kulumbe to Mtamvuna River

V3

04 May 2018

R137 790 696.48

Note: The above appointment values include provisional sums (i.e. site laboratory, site supervision costs, etc) in addition to consultant fees.

2 (a) (i) There were no previous contractors appointed for the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road greenfield portion.

(ii) On the 112km greenfield portion 6 conventional construction contracts and 5 community development contracts have been awarded for construction to date through an open tender process. The outcome of this process resulted in appointment of the main contractors as per the table below.

(b) Please see award values in Tables 2 and 3 below.

(c) Please see start date in Tables 2 and 3 below.

Table 2: Conventional Construction Projects

Contract Number

Abbreviated Contract Name

Main Contractor

SMME

Start Date

Award Value (Incl VAT)

N.002-200-2016/2S

Msikaba Bridge construction haul road South

Aveng Grinaker LTA

41% TE target, 34 SMMEs contracted

13 Oct 2016

R 30 223 552

N.002-200-2016/2N

Msikaba Bridge construction haul road North

Aveng Grinaker LTA

41% TE target, 37 SMMEs contracted

13 Oct 2016

R 32 318 648

N.002-201-2016/1S

Mtentu bridge construction haul road South

Aveng Grinaker LTA

41% TE target, 50 SMMEs contracted

13 Oct 2016

R 34 958 663

N.002-201-2016/1N

Mtentu bridge construction haul road North

Wasserman Teerwerke

30% TE target, 11 SMMEs contracted

14 Oct 2016

R 28 303 240

N.002-200-2016/2A

Msikaba Bridge

Concor Mota Engil Joint Venture

30% TE target

Still to be set

R 1 902 243 750

N.002-201-2016/1

Mtentu bridge

Aveng Strabag Joint Venture

R100 mill TE target, 8 SMMEs contracted to date

08 Jan 2018

R 1 634 138 996

Note: TE Target = % of project value that must go to Targeted Enterprises

Table 3: Community Development Projects

Contract Number

Abbreviated Contract Name

Training and mentorship provider

SMMEs

Start Date

Award Value

C.00-040-2016/1

Port St Johns: Ndwalane Community Access roads

NKR Consulting Engineers

10 local SMMEs

18 Jul 2016

R 40 559 091

C.003-041-2016/1

Ingquza Hill: Lusikisiki Community Access Roads

Mamlambo Construction

11 local SMMEs

18 Jul 2016

R 41 313 600

C.003-039-2016/1

Mbizana: Mzamba Community Access Roads

ACS

10 Local SMMEs

18 Jul 2016

R 40 754 202

C.003-049-2017/1

Mbizana: Makwanteni Access Road

ACS

10 Local SMMEs

15 Jan 2018

R 45 081 231

C.003-050-2017/1

Mbizana: Mahaha – Sigidi Access Road

NKR

10 Local SMMEs

15 Jan 2018

R 45 214 143

Note: The above Community Development Projects specifically target the development of local SMMEs through a structure programme that includes the practical construction of access roads. This programme enables these local SMMEs to now be able to compete for SMME opportunities on the conventional SANRAL construction projects and elsewhere.

01 November 2018 - NW2596

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport

(1)Is the SA National Roads Agency Ltd (Sanral) receiving funding from the National Treasury for the N2 Wild Coast toll road; if so, what amount; (2) is Sanral borrowing funds for the N2 Wild Coast toll road; if so, (a) from whom, (b) what amount will be borrowed and (c) what will be the toll charged on the specified toll road?

Reply:

1. Yes, since 2011 the upgrading of the existing sections of the N2 Wild Coast project between East London and Port St Johns via Mthatha has been funded through SANRAL MTEF budget allocation. In the current SANRAL MTEF allocation an amount of R2.055 billion has been specifically earmarked for N2 Wild Coast project.

2. No, all the funding for the upgrading of existing portions of the route as well as the initial construction costs of the greenfield section are being funded from SANRAL MTEF budget allocation. As per the Hybrid funding model toll funding will only be utilised for future maintenance, operations and upgrading.

(a) No funds have been borrowed at present,

(b) The amount to be borrowed will be finalised as part of the public Intent to Toll process to be initiated within next 6 months,

(c) Toll charged will be determined as part of public Intent to Toll process to be initiated within next 6 months.

29 October 2018 - NW2819

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether he was informed about any contact and/or interaction between the former Minister of Finance, Mr N M Nene, and any member of the Gupta family prior to (a) appointing him as the Minister of Finance on 26 February 2018 and (b) Mr Nene giving evidence at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, on 3 October 2018; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he received any offer to resign from the position of Minister of Finance, from Mr N M Nene, as a result of his contact and/or interaction with any member of the Gupta family; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he has found that Mr Nene’s contact and/or interactions with members of the Gupta family have resulted in the contravention of the prescripts of section 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3121E

Reply:

(1) (a) No

(b) No

(2) Former Minister Nene submitted a letter of resignation on 9 October 2018, which I accepted.

(3) Mr Nene is no longer a Minister. If there are any findings to be made on Mr Nene’s contact with members of the Gupta family that will be a matter for the Commission of Inquiry on State Capture.

29 October 2018 - NW2821

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the President of the Republic

(1)Whether he attended the meeting during which the Cabinet agreed to issue a request for proposals for the Government’s proposed nuclear build programme on 9 December 2015; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether he supported the Cabinet’s decision to issue the request for proposals; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether he intends to give evidence on his role with regard to decision-making relating to the Government’s proposed nuclear build programme before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, chaired by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW3123E

Reply:

1. I attended the Cabinet meeting of 9 December 2015 in my capacity as Deputy President of the Republic. It was at this meeting that a decision was made to issue a request for proposals for a nuclear new build programme, and at which it was also agreed that any decision to proceed further with a nuclear build programme would take place after the Request for Proposals process had been completed and a final funding model developed.

2. Discussions in Cabinet are confidential and it is therefore not possible to provide information on individual contributions to the discussion. All members of Cabinet, regardless of their personal views, are bound by decisions taken by Cabinet and are collectively responsible for implementing those decisions.

3. I have publicly stated that I am available to give evidence at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture should the Commission deem it necessary.

29 October 2018 - NW3130

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Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Tourism

Whether, since he served in Cabinet, he (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of his department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(a) (i) No

(a) (ii) – (b) N/A (Not applicable)

29 October 2018 - NW2841

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King, Ms C to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

Whether an audit has been conducted on each building occupied by (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her for compliance; if not, why not; if so, what were the outcomes of each audit?”

29 October 2018 - NW2824

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Lees, Mr RA to ask the President of the Republic

What are the details of (a) the purpose(s) for which the US$ 25 billion in funding pledged by the government of the People’s Republic of China towards his economic stimulus package will be utilised and (b) all the terms and conditions attached by the Chinese government to make the specified funds available?

Reply:

a) A number of agreements were signed between the governments of South Africa and the People’s Republic of China, and between different state entities and private companies in the two countries, during the state visit by President Xi Jinping to South Africa in July 2018 and during my state visit to China in September 2018, prior to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

Taken together, the agreements reflect a commitment of around US$15.2 billion in equity investments and loans across a range of industrial sectors, mining, infrastructure and services. The funding will, among others, support cooperation on special economic zones, trade and investment relations and financing for state owned entities.

b) Eskom and Transnet entered into loan agreements with Chinese banks.

Eskom entered into a loan agreement with the China Development Bank for R33 billion. The facility has a grace period of five years and thereafter the principal amount is repayable by Eskom in 20 instalments over a period of 10 years. There are no specific conditions for this loan.

Transnet entered into a R4 billion loan agreement with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to finance the general operating activities and certain capital expenditure of Transnet. The facility is a five-year, rand denominated, quarterly amortising loan, at a floating and competitive interest rate. The loan came with terms and conditions that are standard for this type of loan.

In addition, there were agreements signed between private sector companies of China and those of South Africa. The conditions attached to each of these agreements are a matter between the respective parties.

 

29 October 2018 - NW3131

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Horn, Mr W to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

Whether, since he served in Cabinet, he (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of his department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply:

(a) No.

(b) As previously indicated, including in an engagement with the former Public Protector as she was preparing her report “The State of Capture”, I met with members of the Gupta family on a number of occasions between 2009 and 2013. As Minister of Trade and Industry, my work involves frequent interactions with a wide range of business people as well as actual or potential investors.

In 2009, I received a request to meet with Duduzane Zuma to discuss some of his business ideas. I knew Duduzane since he was a child in Maputo and agreed to a meeting at my residence in Cape Town. Mr Zuma arrived with Mr Ajay Gupta and this was the first time that I met a member of that family. Mr Gupta told me that his company had spent a considerable sum on preparation of a feasibility study for a mining project, which had been submitted to the IDC. He complained that the application was taking a long time to process and that they were in danger of losing the option to buy from the existing owners. If this happened, he said, hundreds of workers would lose their jobs.

As with innumerable similar representations made to me both before and since, I responded saying that as Minister I could not and would not get involved in deciding on the merits of any particular application. That was the task of professionals employed to assess applications according to defined criteria. In this regard I had confidence in the robustness of the procedures of the IDC, overseen by a board then chaired by the wife of a prominent opposition politician. I did, however, say I would refer his complaint of the time delay to the IDC - as I have with numerous other similar complaints with regard to procedures by the department or agencies reporting to it.

The IDC advised me that they would assemble a team to take the application to the point of decision and I left it at that. I was never advised as to whether the project had merit or otherwise, nor did I give or receive any directive as to the outcome of the decision. Shortly thereafter the IDC ceased reporting to the Minister of Trade and Industry and I heard nothing further of the progress of this application.

The period after 2009, was one in which government made considerable effort to enhance South-South relations, including with India bilaterally and within the context of BRICS. I participated in numerous business fora, both in South Africa and India, organised by different formations in both countries. Members of the Gupta family attended a number of these.

In a few occasions (maybe 5 or 6 times) I accepted invitations to social events organised by members of the Gupta family (as at the time did many other politicians, including the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille). These included a cultural event on the side-lines of an international cricket match and on occasions, I also went to a few events at their residence. Most of these were social occasions where several other people were also present. On very few occasions, I accepted personal dinner invitations with my wife at which the mother of the Gupta brothers was also present. Discussion on these occasions were broad and general and mostly social in nature with an emphasis at the time on the value of deepening economic relations with India. They also informed me, in general terms, of their plans to establish a new Newspaper.

To the knowledge of the Ministry, approximately 6 years ago a meeting at the request of the Gupta family was held at the dti offices in Tshwane. This was attended by myself and dti officials. The nature of this meeting was similar to innumerable other meetings of the type with other potential investors, both domestic and foreign. My consistent message on all such occasions (and in all interactions with members of the Gupta family) was that requests for access to any programme or facility should be directed to the department or agency concerned following the prescribed procedure and would be decided on by officials charged with assessing such applications according to defined criteria. In the event no follow up meetings were requested or held.

On one occasion I was invited, while on a visit to Mumbai, to a warehouse where computers assembled at the family’s facilities in South Africa were received for export to India. At the end of this visit, I was given a laptop computer. I subsequently donated this for use by the Small Enterprise Development Agency and showed the documentation on this to the former Public Protector.

I attended the family’s wedding at Sun City, largely because I was under the impression that there would be a number of Indian business people and government officials it would be with while interacting with. That, in fact, did not materialise. Thereafter I have had no direct contact with any member of the Gupta family.

As indicated earlier, the information given above was shared with the former Public Protector and her team, who interviewed me in preparation of her report, “The State of Capture”. I am similarly prepared to interact with the Zondo Commission or its investigators in any way they see fit.

27 October 2018 - NW2726

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Singh, Mr N to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What are the details of (a) the progress made by the joint ministerial investigation into corruption in the form of state prosecutors who are deliberately thwarting justice by bungling cases in collusion with defence attorneys and (b) any arrests that have been made in this regard?

Reply:

I wish to inform the Honourable Member that I do not have any information regarding a joint Ministerial Investigation regarding the alleged bungling of cases between the State Prosecutors and Defence Attorneys.

Individuals complaints are submitted against decisions taken by individual prosecutors, Deputy Directors of Public Prosecution and/or the National Director of Prosecutions, these complaints referred to the Acting National Director of Public Prosecution for investigation and reply to the complainant, as only the Acting NDPP can decide on matters relating to prosecution, in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998)

It would be appreciated if the Honourable Member could please clarify the question, if additional information is required.

(b) Therefore falls away.

26 October 2018 - NW2920

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Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What (a) number of beneficiaries has not received their money from teh Guardians Fund due to a lack of supporting documentation and (b) amount was returned from teh Guardians Fund to the Pension Fund since 1 April 2014?

Reply:

(a) In terms of section 89 of the Administration of Estates Act 1965 (Act No. 66 of 1965), the Master shall upon application of nay person who becomes entitled to receive funds out of the Guardians Fund, pay that money to the that person. Prior to any payment processed, supporting documentation together with the application has to be submitted, to verify that the correct beneficiary is paid.

In some instances, funds are received from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) without supporting documentation and/ or information to identify the person to whom the funds belong to. Beneficiaries can then not receive their money from the Guardians Fund due to lack of supporting documentation to identify them. These funds then need to be sent back to GEPF, instead of paying tot eh beneficiaries.

Based on the above, since 2016, funds of approximately 1 044 beneficiaries were refunded to GEPF.

(b) Since 2016, an amount of R192 914 462.69 in favour of the 1 044 beneficiaries was refunded to GDPF due to lack of supporting documentation to identify them.

Additionally, a decision was taken in 2016 to return unidentified funds received to GEPF, after opportunity was afforded to the GEPF to ensure that appropriate documentation be submitted as the non-receipt of supporting documentation places an unacceptable level of risk on the Guardian`s Fund which in effect represents a transfer of risk from the GEPF to the Guardian`s Fund.

26 October 2018 - NW2980

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Breytenbach, Adv G to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether he has ever received a braille machine as a gift since his appointment to the position of Minister of Justice and Correctional Services in May 2014; if so, (a) who gave him the braille machine as a gift, (b) where did the braille machine come from and (c) did he declare it in the register of Members’ Interests?

Reply:

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services never received braille machine as a gift since his appointment as Minister in May 2014.

26 October 2018 - NW2923

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Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What is the (a) gender and (b) age bracket breakdown of prisoners at each correctional facility in the country?

Reply:

(a) and (b):

The relevant information as on 11 October 2018 is attached as Annexure 1.

26 October 2018 - NW2926

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Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What is the total number of judges in (a) the country and (b) each (i) court and (ii) province?

Reply:

1) The responses to question 1 are presented in the table below:

(1)(a)Total Number of Judges in the country

(b)(i) Number of Judges in each court

(b)(ii)Number of Judges in each province

250

Constitutional Court

9

Eastern Cape

28

 

Supreme Court of Appeal

23

Free State

15

 

Northern Cape Division, Kimberley

6

Gauteng

78

 

Eastern Cape Division, Grahamstown

10

KwaZulu-Natal

30

 

Eastern Cape Local Division, Port Elizabeth

7

Limpopo

9

 

Eastern Cape Local Division, Bhisho

4

Mpumalanga

1

 

Eastern Cape Local Division, Mthatha

7

Northern Cape

6

 

Western Cape Division, Cape Town

32

North West

6

 

North West Division, Mahikeng

6

Western Cape

32

 

Free State Division, Bloemfontein

15

The Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and Labour Court are national Courts and their Judges are therefore not allocated to Provinces. The number of Judges at these courts is currently 45.

Additionally, the Competition Appeal Court has 13 Judges seconded from the Divisions of the High Court and appointed to that Court.

Labour Appeal Court has 9 Judges seconded from the Divisions of the High Court and appointed to that Court.

Land Claims Court has 2 Judges seconded from the other Divisions of the High Court and appointed to serve in that Court.

Electoral Court has 3 Judges from the other Divisions of the High Court, seconded and appointed to serve in that Court.

All the Judges in the Competition Appeal Court, Labour Appeal Court, Land Claims Court and the Electoral Court are not additional Judges as they are part of the 250 Judges currently in active service in the Superior Courts.

 

Gauteng Division, Pretoria

45

 
 

Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg

33

 
 

Limpopo Division, Polokwane

6

 
 

Limpopo Local Division, Thohoyandou

3

 
 

Mpumalanga Division, Nelspruit

1

 
 

KwaZulu-Natal Division, Pietermaritzburg

16

 
 

KwaZulu-Natal Local Division, Durban

14

 
 

Labour Court

13

 
 

TOTAL

250

250

26 October 2018 - NW2922

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Mente, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What numbers of (a) male and (b) female persons under the age of 18 years were held in each correctional facility as of 1 September 2018?

Reply:

(a) and (b):

The relevant information is reflected in the table below.

NUMBER OF MALE AND FEMALE PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS AS ON 01 SEPTEMBER 2018

CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

  

REMAND DETAINEES

Total: Remand Detainees

SENTENCED OFFENDERS 

Grand Total

 

Females

Males

 

Females

Males

Total Sentenced Offenders

 

Grootvlei Med A

0

10

10

0

4

4

14

Kimberley

0

2

2

0

2

2

4

Bizza Makhate Med B

0

17

17

0

0

0

17

Bizza Makhate Med C

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

Bizza Makhate Med D

0

0

0

0

36

36

36

Mdantsane

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

Tabankulu

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

Cradock

0

7

7

0

11

11

18

Port Elizabeth

1

15

16

0

0

0

16

Durban Med B

0

0

0

0

4

4

4

Durban Youth

0

28

28

0

13

13

41

Qalakabusha

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Ekuseni

0

0

0

0

26

26

26

Emthonjeni

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

Barberton Town

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Nelspruit

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

Thohoyandou Female & Youth

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

Rustenburg Med A

0

0

0

0

6

6

6

Brandvlei Youth

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Drakenstein Med B

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

Mosselbaai

0

8

8

0

2

2

10

Pollsmoor Med A

0

13

13

0

0

0

13

Vanrhynsdorp

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

Total

2

102

104

1

121

122

226

26 October 2018 - NW2921

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Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What numbers of warders are employed at each correctional services facility in the country?

Reply:

The relevant information pertaining to centre based officials employed at correctional centres is reflected in the table below.

Province

MANAGEMENT AREA/CENTRES

Total

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

EAST LONDON

736

 

EAST-LONDON MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

269

 

EAST-LONDON MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

158

 

EAST-LONDON MEDIUM C CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

85

 

MDANTSANE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

224

 

KIRKWOOD

236

 

JANSENVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

22

 

KIRKWOOD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

214

 

MIDDLEDRIFT

551

 

FORT BEAUFORT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

56

 

GRAHAMSTOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

116

 

KING WILLIAMS TOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

135

 

MIDDLEDRIFT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

202

 

STUTTERHEIM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

42

 

SADA

795

 

BARKLY-EAST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

BURGERSDORP CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

59

 

BUTTERWORTH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

48

 

CACADU(LADY FRERE) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

33

 

COFIMVABA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

31

 

CRADOCK CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

106

 

DORDRECHT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

32

 

GATYANA(WILLOWVALE) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

GRAAFF-REINET CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

43

 

IDUTYWA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

47

 

MIDDELBURG(EASTERN CAPE)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

77

 

NQAMAKWE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

25

 

QUEENSTOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

44

 

SADA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

101

 

SOMERSET-EAST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

35

 

STERKSPRUIT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

XHORA(ELLIOTDALE) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

26

 

ST ALBANS

923

 

PATENSIE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

72

 

PORT-ELIZABETH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

155

 

ST ALBANS MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

196

 

ST ALBANS MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

238

 

ST ALBANS MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

262

 

UMTATA

831

 

BIZANA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

ENGCOBO CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

KWA-BACA(MOUNT FRERE) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

31

 

LUSIKISIKI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

93

 

MAXESIBENI(MOUNT AYLIFF)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

28

 

MOUNT FLETCHER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

39

 

MQANDULI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

27

 

MTHATHA CENTRAL(MAX) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

247

 

MTHATHA MEDIUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

223

 

NQGELENI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

28

 

SIPHAQENI(FLAGSTAFF) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

26

 

TABANKULU CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

FREE STATE PROVINCE

GOEDEMOED

482

 

BETHULIE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

24

 

EDENBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

26

 

FAURESMITH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

24

 

GOEDEMOED MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

209

 

GOEDEMOED MED B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

176

 

ZASTRON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

23

   
 

GROENPUNT

926

 

FRANKFORT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

32

 

GROENPUNT MAX CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

274

 

GROENPUNT MEDIUM CORR CENTRE

185

 

GROENPUNT YOUTH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

73

 

HEILBRON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

PARYS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

37

 

SASOLBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

91

 

VEREENIGING CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

205

   
 

GROOTVLEI

655

 

BOSHOFF CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

25

 

BRANDFORT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

53

 

GROOTVLEI MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

334

 

GROOTVLEI MED CORR CENTRE

146

 

LADYBRAND CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

WEPENER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

32

 

WINBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

36

 

KROONSTAD

938

 

BETHLEHEM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

42

 

FICKSBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

HARRISMITH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

54

 

HENNEMAN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

51

 

HOOPSTAD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

21

 

KROONSTAD JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

25

 

KROONSTAD MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

195

 

KROONSTAD MED B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

134

 

KROONSTAD MEDIUM C(FEMALE)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

81

 

LINDLEY CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

21

 

ODENDAALSRUS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

101

 

SENEKAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

28

 

VENTERSBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

34

 

VIRGINIA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

122

 

GAUTENG PROVINCE

BAVIAANSPOORT

527

 

BAVIAANSPOORT MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

146

 

BAVIAANSPOORT MEDIUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

246

 

EMTHONJENI CORRECTIONAL CENTR

135

 

BOKSBURG

712

 

BOKSBURG JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

117

 

BOKSBURG MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

472

 

HEIDELBERG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

123

 

JOHANNESBURG

1143

 

JOHANNESBURG FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

188

 

JOHANNESBURG MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

377

 

JOHANNESBURG MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

412

 

JOHANNESBURG MEDIUM C CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

166

 

KGOŠI MAMPURU II

1790

 

ATTREDGEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

154

 

KGOŠI MAMPURU II CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(PTA)

552

 

KGOŠI MAMPURU II C-MAC CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(PTA)

163

 

KGOŠI MAMPURU II FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(PTA)

92

 

KGOŠI MAMPURU II LOCAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(PTA)

568

 

ODI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

261

 

KRUGERSDORP

250

 

KRUGERSDORP MEDIUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

250

 

LEEUWKOP

671

 

LEEUWKOP MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

191

 

LEEUWKOP MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

216

 

LEEUWKOP MED B(YOUTH)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

128

 

LEEUWKOP MED C CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

136

 

MODDERBEE

984

 

DEVON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

169

 

MODDERBEE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

689

 

NIGEL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

126

 

ZONDERWATER

440

 

ZONDERWATER MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

212

 

ZONDERWATER MED B CORRECTIONA CENTRE

228

 

KWA ZULU NATAL PROVINCE

DURBAN

1412

 

DURBAN FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

124

 

DURBAN JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

140

 

DURBAN MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

362

 

DURBAN MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

402

 

DURBAN MEDIUM C CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

237

 

UMZINTO CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

147

 

EMPANGENI

625

 

EMPANGENI MED CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

82

 

ESHOWE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

134

 

INGWAVUMA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

25

 

MAPHUMULO CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

27

 

MTUNZINI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

27

 

QALAKABUSHA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

278

 

STANGER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

52

 

GLENCOE

472

 

BERGVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

23

 

DUNDEE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

50

 

ESTCOURT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

62

 

GLENCOE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

160

 

GREYTOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

33

 

KRANSKOP CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

31

 

LADYSMITH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(KZN)

83

 

POMEROY CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

KOKSTAD

880

 

EBONGWENI MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

486

 

KOKSTAD MED CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

191

 

MATATIELE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

39

 

PORT SHEPSTONE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

129

 

UMZIMKULU(HOPEWELL)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

35

 

NCOME

542

 

MELMOTH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

34

 

NCOME MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

167

 

NCOME MED B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

193

 

NKANDLA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

31

 

NONGOMA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

32

 

VRYHEID CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

85

 

PIETERMARITZBURG

882

 

IXOPO CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

40

 

NEW HANOVER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

94

 

PIETERMARITZBURG MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

428

 

PIETERMARITZBURG MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

43

 

SEVONTEIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

277

 

WATERVAL

584

 

EKUSENI CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

127

 

NEWCASTLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

91

 

UTRECHT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

25

 

WATERVAL MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

182

 

WATERVAL MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

159

 

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

POLOKWANE

399

 

MODIMOLLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

128

 

POLOKWANE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

222

 

TZANEEN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

49

 

THOHOYANDOU

483

 

LOUIS TRICHARDT(MAKHADO) CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

146

 

THOHOYANDOU FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

69

 

THOHOYANDOU MEDIUM A CORRETIONAL CENTRE

197

 

THOHOYANDOU MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

71

 

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

BARBERTON

868

 

BABERTON MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

58

 

BARBERTON MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

224

 

BARBERTON MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

174

 

BARBERTON TOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

141

 

LYDENBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

35

 

NELSPRUIT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

236

 

BETHAL

512

 

BETHAL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

139

 

ERMELO CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

95

 

GELUK CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

18

 

PIET RETIEF CORRECTIONA CENTRE

60

 

STANDERTON MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

87

 

STANDERTON MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

61

 

VOLKSRUST CORRECTIONL CENTRE

52

 

WITBANK

531

 

BELFAST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

23

 

CAROLINA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

MIDDELBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(LMN)

109

 

WITBANK CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

369

 

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

KLERKSDORP

522

 

CHRISTIANA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

44

 

KLERKSDORP CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

228

 

POTCHEFSTROOM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

196

 

WOLMARANSTAD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

54

 

ROOIGROND

425

 

LICHTENBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

67

 

MAFIKENG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

54

 

ROOIGROND MED B CORRECTIONAL CNTRE

86

 

ROOIGROND MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

174

 

ZEERUST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

44

 

RUSTENBURG

617

 

BRITS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

41

 

LOSPERFONTEIN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

212

 

MOGWASE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

155

 

RUSTENBURG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

148

 

RUSTENBURG JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL CENTR

61

 

NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

COLESBERG

220

 

COLESBERG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

77

 

DE AAR CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

77

 

HOPETOWN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

24

 

RICHMOND CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

18

 

VICTORIA-WEST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

24

   
 

KIMBERLY

764

 

BARKLY-WEST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

36

 

DOUGLAS CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

108

 

KIMBERLEY CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

244

 

TSWELOPELE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

376

 

UPINGTON

346

 

KURUMAN CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

101

 

SPRINGBOK CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

35

 

UPINGTON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

210

 

WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

ALLANDALE

416

 

ALLANDALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

185

 

HAWEQUA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

81

 

OBIQUA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

79

 

STAART VAN PAARDEBERG CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

71

 

BRANDVLEI

573

 

BRANDVLEI JUVINILE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

97

 

BRANDVLEI MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

214

 

BRANDVLEI MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

84

 

BRANDVLEI MEDIUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

178

   
 

BREEDE RIVIER(WORCESTER)

475

 

BREEDE RIVIER FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(WORCESTER

56

 

BREEDE RIVIER(MALES)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(WORCESTER)

141

 

DWARSRIVIER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

75

 

ROBERTSON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

90

 

WARMBOKKEVELD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

113

 

DRAKENSTEIN

553

 

DRAKENSTEIN MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

171

 

DRAKENSTEIN MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

198

 

DRAKENSTEIN MED B(YOUTH)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

135

 

STELLENBOSCH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

49

 

GEORGE

688

 

BEAUFORT-WEST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

41

 

GEORGE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

219

 

KNYSNA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

84

 

LADISMITH CORRECTIONAL CENTRE(WC)

28

 

MOSSELBAY CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

119

 

OUDTSHOORN MEDIUM A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

116

 

OUDTSHOORN MEDIUM B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

27

 

PRINCE ALBERT CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

24

 

UNIONDALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

30

 

GOODWOOD

345

 

GOODWOOD CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

345

 

HELDERSTROOM(OVERBERG)

527

 

BUFFELJAGSRIVIER CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

66

 

CALEDON CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

71

 

HELDERSTROOM MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

174

 

HELDERSTROOM MEDIUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

216

 

MALMESBURY

346

 

RIEBEECK-WEST CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

51

 

WEST COAST MED A(MALMESBURY)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

230

 

WEST COAST MED B(MALMESBURY)CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

65

 

POLLSMOOR

1120

 

POLLSMOOR FEMALE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

150

 

POLLSMOOR MAXIMUM CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

389

 

POLLSMOOR MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

244

 

POLLSMOOR MED B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

204

 

POLLSMOOR MED C CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

133

 

VOORBERG

579

 

CALVINIA CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

29

 

VAN RHYNSDORP CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

103

 

VOORBERG MED A CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

147

 

VOORBERG MED B CORRECTIONAL CENTRE

300

GRAND TOTAL

30296

25 October 2018 - NW2518

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Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)What (a) was the (i) nature and (ii) terms of the directive issued by the Bank Supervision Department of the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) to the VBS Mutual Bank for noncompliance with anti-money laundering and/or combatting the financing of terrorism regulations in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) remedial action was the VBS Mutual Bank instructed to take in terms of the specified directive; (2) whether the VBS Mutual Bank took steps to comply with the directive; if so, what are the details of the remedial action taken by the bank to comply with the directive; (3) whether the Bank Supervision Department of the SARB took any steps to monitor and enforce compliance with the directive; if not, why not; if so, (a) what steps were taken and (b) how often was monitoring conducted?

Reply:

The SA Reserve Bank is the authority responsible for the supervision of banks and mutual banks in terms of the FIC Act and has provided the following response:

1. Information pertaining to the administrative sanctions imposed on VBS Mutual Bank for its non-compliance with the FIC Act was set out in the SARB’s media statement published on 4 August 2017. For the ease of reference, the details as per the media statement have been set out below:

“The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has imposed administrative sanctions on VBS Mutual Bank (VBS) for non-compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001, as amended (FIC Act) and has directed VBS to take remedial action. This was after the SARB conducted an inspection in terms of the FIC Act and found weaknesses in VBS’s anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism control measures.

The FIC Act mandates the SARB to ensure that banks have adequate controls in place to combat acts of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Flowing from these responsibilities, the SARB inspects banks to assess whether they have appropriate measures in place as required by the FIC Act.

It should be noted that the administrative sanctions were not imposed because VBS was found to have facilitated transactions involving money laundering or the financing of terrorism but because of weaknesses in VBS’s control measures.

The administrative sanctions imposed on VBS are a financial penalty of R2.5 million and a directive to take remedial action in the following areas:

i) identifying and verifying customers’ details (better known as know-your-customer or KYC requirements);

ii) failure to comply with cash threshold reporting requirements in terms of section 28 of the FIC Act;

iii) failure to formulate and implement adequate processes and working methods to detect and report property associated with terrorist and related activities in terms of section 28A of the FIC Act.

iv) failure to formulate and implement adequate processes and working methods which would enable VBS to detect and report suspicious and unusual transactions in terms of section 29 of the FIC Act.

However, R2 million of the financial penalty is suspended, in terms of section 45C(4)(c) of the FIC Act, for a period of one (1) year from 7 June 2017, subject to VBS adhering to certain conditions imposed by the SARB.”

VBS was directed to implement several remedial measures to rectify the identified areas of non-compliance by no later than 31 December 2017. VBS subsequently submitted a request to extend the aforementioned implementation date until 31 December 2019. However, after having duly considering the request for an extension received from VBS, the SARB granted an extension in the implementation date until 31 December 2018.

2. The inspection report contained timelines for the remediation of all FIC Act non-compliance matters which had been identified during the inspection. VBS was directed to implement the appropriate remedial measures to rectify AML/CFT non-compliance by no later than 31 December 2017 (subsequently extended until 31 December 2018 as detailed in the response to question 1).

3. VBS was required to provide the SARB with the quarterly update reports on the progress made with the implementation of the specified remedial measures. VBS submitted progress reports dated 31 March 2017, 20 November 2017 and 31 January 2018. The SARB reviewed the aforementioned reports and provided VBS with feedback where necessary.

25 October 2018 - NW2772

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Schmidt, Adv H to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

(1)Whether (a) she and/or (b) her department have been informed of the dispute in respect of South Africa’s northern border with the Republic of Namibia (Namibia), in particular with reference to the determination of the international border between South Africa and Namibia regarding the Orange River Delta Diamond Megaplacer paleo channel; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (2) whether the dispute has been resolved; if not, what steps does she intend to take to resolve the dispute; if so, what was the outcome of the dispute resolution?

Reply:

(1) a) Yes, my Department and I are fully aware of the matter of the Orange River Boundary between South Africa and Namibia. The Honourable Member may be aware that as early as 1992, soon after its independence, Namibia requested the then apartheid South African government to move the border between South Africa and Namibia to the middle of the Orange River. Before 1994, discussions on this matter were inconclusive. Later on after 1994, the Namibian government approached the democratic South African government with the same request, namely to move the border between South Africa and Namibia to the middle of the Orange River. The South African government position on this matter is anchored on four (4) pillars, namely:

i. The 1890 Anglo-German Agreement that put the border on the northern bank of the Orange River;

ii. South Africa’s Constitution (Schedule 1A) which defines the territory of the Republic;

iii. The OAU 1964 Resolution AHG/Res.16 (1) on colonial borders, as well the AU Constitutive Act 2001, Article 4(b); and

iv. International Law.

(2) The matter has not yet been resolved. The two countries continue to engage with the view to resolve the matter of the Orange River Boundary. In this regard, in April 2013, the two countries established a Joint Committee of Experts which subsequently submitted its final report to the two governments. In a nutshell, in this report the two sides restate their position on the matter of the Orange River Boundary.

25 October 2018 - NW1911

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Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)(a) What is the tariff payable to each member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Defence since 1 April 2017 and (b) what is the value of each tariff that members of the audit committee have received since 1 April 2017; (2) have all tariffs paid been in line with the National Treasury regulations and the amended tariff implemented as at 1 April 2017; if not, (a) why not and (b) what amount has each member of the audit committee been paid as a stipend since 1 April 2017; (3) (a) how were the payments made, (b) who authorised the payments and (c) what does she intend doing to (i) recover the money and (ii) prevent this from happening again; (4) whether the money that was overpaid to members of the audit committee will be refunded; if so, by what date; (5) has she found that the audit committee has been performing its duties in accordance with their performance plans and targets; if not, what has been the consequence of their poor performance?

Reply:

I have become aware of a difference in interpretation, amongst members of the DOD, given to the application of National Treasury Regulations applicable to the remuneration of Audit Committee members. I have written to the Minister of Finance to request clarity on the correct application of the applicable National Treasury Regulations and will be in a position to respond to the questions posed here once such response has been received.

25 October 2018 - NW2385

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Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether the Government intends to provide a rescue plan and/or resources to rescue VBS Mutual Bank from liquidation; if not, why not; if so, what (a) is the rationale for the provision of a rescue plan and (b) are the relevant details of the rescue plan?

Reply:

On the 9 August, following the recommendation from the Registrar of Banks, the Minister placed the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank under curatorship as a consequence of the bank being unable to honour its financial commitments. Government’s primary focus is to protect ordinary retail depositors. The curatorship process is still in progress, including a forensic investigation. Following an initial report from the curator, government has already provided a guarantee to the South African Reserve Bank amounting to R336 million to facilitate the repayment of all retail deposits up to R100 000 per retail depositor, starting from Friday, 13 July 2018. Retail deposits are defined as deposits in VBS by individuals, burial societies, stokvels and savings clubs, collectively referred to as retail depositors. The guarantee does not cover municipal or corporate deposits.

Details of the qualifying depositors and modalities of payment of retail depositors can be found in Annexure A[1]. The Government will only make a final decision on further steps to take on VBS Mutual Bank once the curator and forensic investigators have submitted a further substantive report.

Beyond rescuing ordinary depositors outlined above, there are therefore no plans to rescue VBS Mutual Bank from liquidation.

 

 

 

 

  1. https://www.resbank.co.za/Lists/News%20and%20Publications/Attachments/8657/VBS%20Mutual%20Bank%20Media%20statement,%209%20July%202018.pdf

25 October 2018 - NW2814

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Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Finance

(a) What is the total equitable division of revenue for (i) local and (ii) provincial government that the Government allocated to the Northern Cape in the past five financial years in comparison to allocations to the other eight provinces and (b) what amount of the equitable division of revenue was spent on Namaqualand and specifically the Richtersveld?

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) Table 1 shows the allocations to the Northern Cape province and municipalities in that province, as well as allocations to each of the other 8 provinces over the last five financial years. This information is published annually in the Division of Revenue Bill, available at www.treasury.gov.za.

Table 1: Provincial and local government allocations in the Division of Revenue, 2014/15 – 2018/19

(b) Table 2 shows allocations for Namakwa District Municipality and Richtersveld Local Municipality over the past five financial years. The provincial allocations for these municipalities were obtained from the Vulindlela system that captures provincial spending and includes geographic locators for some spending. However some spending that benefits the province as a whole (including these municipalities) will not be included in these numbers. This data should therefore be treated as the minimum amount that was allocated to be spent in these municipalities by the Northern Cape Province.

Local government allocations are taken from the annual Division of Revenue Bill, available at www.treasury.gov.za. The allocations shown for Namakwa District Municipality include allocations for the district municipality as well as all of the local municipalities in the district.

Table 2: Namakwa and Richtersveld allocations, 2014/15 – 2018/19

24 October 2018 - NW2670

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Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What are the relevant details of the staff vacancies in (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) why have the vacancies not been filled in each case, (c) when will the vacancies be filled in each case, (d) what deadlines have been set to fill the vacancies and (e) how are the functions that are supposed to be undertaken by the posts being fulfilled in the meantime?

Reply:

Department

a) What are the relevant details of the staff vacancies in (i) his department

(b) why have the vacancies not been filled in each case

(c) when will the vacancies be filled in each case

(d) what deadlines have been set to fill the vacancies

(e) how are the functions that are supposed to be undertaken by the posts being fulfilled in the meantime?

OFFICE OF THE MINISTER

Administrative Secretary (Office Administration)

Ministry to recommend suitable candidate

Depends on instruction from Ministry

N/A

Work is shared among the existing employees in the Office

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY MINISTER

Private Secretary to the Deputy Minister

Ministry to recommend suitable candidate

Depends on instruction from Ministry

N/A

An official from the department was seconded to the DM’s Office to perform the functions of this post

Deputy Director: Parliamentary & Media Liaison Services

Ministry to recommend suitable candidate

Depends on instruction from Ministry

N/A

Work is shared among the existing employees in the Office

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL

Director-General: Transport

Pending litigation

Post will be filled once the matter regarding the former DG is finalized

N/A

Acting appointment

Director: Support and Stakeholder Management (Cape Town)

The post was advertised on 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

The former incumbent is currently performing the functions of this post on a temporary basis

Chief Director: Strategic Planning and Cluster Coordination

The post was advertised on 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Director: Strategic Planning has been appointed to Act in the post

Deputy Director: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is shared among the existing employees in the section

Chief Audit Executive

Deputy Director: Internal Audit

The post was advertised on 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Director: Internal Audit has been appointed to Act in the post

Assistant Director: Internal Audit

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is shared among the existing employees in the section

Performance Auditor

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is shared among the existing employees in the section

Assistant Director: General Control

The post is not funded

     

Office Administrator Grade I to the Director: Forensic Investigations

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is shared among the existing employees in the section

Deputy Director: Forensics Investigations

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

The Assistant Director has been appointed to act in the post

Assistant Director: Forensic Investigations

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is shared among the existing employees in the section

Deputy Director-General: Governance Council

There’s a review of the structure and the filling of the post is on hold

Pending the finalization of the review process

Pending the finalization of the review process

Contract employment

Deputy Director: Project Management

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Director: Performance Management Coordination

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Performance Management Coordination

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Deputy Director: PEO Performance Management Coordination

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Chief Director: Public Entity Oversight

The post was advertised on 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

The functions of this post are currently performed by Directors that are responsible for Public Entity Oversight in the Branches

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: Public Entity Oversight

The will be filled once the CD post is filled

Depends on the filling of CD: Public Entity Oversight

Depends on the filling of CD: Public Entity Oversight

N/A, since the CD: Public Entity Oversight is vacant

Director: Project Portfolio Management

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Project Portfolio Management

The will be filled once the D post is filled

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

Deputy Director: Programme Monitoring

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

There’s a review of the structure that this post falls under

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services (Chief Operations Officer) (Awaiting formal approval from DPSA)

The post was re-advertised on 2 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

There’s an official appointed to Act in the post

Office Administrator Grade III to the Chief Operations Officer

The will be filled once the CD post is filled

Depends on the filling of the post of Chief Operations Officer

Depends on the filling of the post of Chief Operations Officer

An Admin Officer was appointed to act in the post

Chief Director: Human Resource Management & Development

The post was advertised on 7 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

The work is shared amongst other employees in the Chief Directorate

Director: Human Resource Management & Administration

The post was re-advertised 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Deputy Director appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Human Resource Management & Administration

The will be filled once the D post is filled

Depends on the filling of Director: HRM & A post

 

Work is shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Human Resource Planning & Strategy

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Functions are currently performed by the ASD: Recruitment & Selection

Assistant Director: Human Resource Planning, & Strategy

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Functions are currently performed by the ASD: Recruitment & Selection

Deputy Director: Human Resource Administration

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Functions are currently performed by the ASD: HRA

Deputy Director: Employee Relations

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Functions are currently performed by the ASD: Employee Relations

Director: Human Resource Development & Performance Management

The post was re-advertised on the 11 August 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Deputy Director appointed to act in the post

Administrative Assistant

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Organizational Development & Change Management

The post was advertised 28 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Deputy Director appointed to act in the post

Security Officer (x4)

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section and Private Security Company also provides the services

Registry Clerk

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Messenger

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Administrative Assistant

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Payment Clerk

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Reproduction Assistant

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Bilateral Coordination

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Multilateral Coordination

The post was advertised on 09 February 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior Legal Administrative Officer (MR-6 OSD)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Legal Administration Officer (MR 1 - 5 OSD)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior Legal Administrative Officer (MR -6 OSD)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Legal Administration Officer (MR 1 - 5 OSD)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

ASD: Corporate Governance

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Internal Communication

The post was advertised on 26 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Stakeholder Management

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Entity and Sector Relations

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Campaigns & Events Management

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Research and Content Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Research and Content Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Deputy Director: Income and Expenditure

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Procurement Administrative Assistant (Assets)

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Systems Controller

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Sub System Controller

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Stores Assistant

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior Procurement Administrative Officer

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Procurement Administrative Assistant

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior Procurement Administrative Officer (Senior Bidding Officer)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior Procurement Administrative Officer (Senior Bidding Officer)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Contract Management

The post was advertised on 01 June 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior State Accountant

The post was advertised on 01 June 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Senior State Accountant: Loss Control

The post was advertised on 01 June 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Management Accounting and Budgeting

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Budgeting

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Public Finance & Conditional Grants

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

BRANCH: INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLANNING

Deputy Director-General: Integrated Transport Planning

The post was re-advertised on 2 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Chief Director was appointed to act

Office Administrator Grade III to the DDG: Integrated Transport Planning

The post will be filled once the DDG post is filled

Depends on the filling of DDG

Depends on the filling of DDG

An Office Admin was appointed to Act appointment

Deputy Director: Project Management & Financial Administration

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

The work is performed by the ASD: Project Management & Financial Admin

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Black Economic Empowerment

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

 

Assistant Director: Black Economic Empowerment

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Transport Statistics

The post was advertised on 06 July 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Logistics Infrastructure

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the Director: Integrated Corridors

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Corridor Performance & Information Platforms

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

BRANCH: RAIL TRANSPORT

Deputy Director-General: Rail Transport

The post was re-advertised on 2 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Chief Director was appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade III to the DDG: Rail Transport

The post will be filled once the DDG post is filled

Filling of post depends on the filling of the post of DDG: Rail Transport

Filling of post depends on the filling of the post of DDG: Rail Transport

Office Administrator appointed to act in the post

Assistant Director: Rail Economic Regulation

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Rail Safety Regulation

The post was advertised on 26 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Deputy Director was appointed to act in the post

BRANCH: ROAD TRANSPORT

Administrative Officer

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Administrative Assistant

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Public Entity Oversight

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

Depends on finalization of the PEO structure

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Public Entity Oversight

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Agency Oversight Performance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Agency Oversight Finance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Road Agency Oversight Performance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Public Entity Oversight (2)

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Public Entity Oversight (2)

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Agency Oversight Performance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Agency Oversight Finance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Road Agency Oversight Performance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Legislation (X2)

The posts were advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Driving License Standards

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Vehicle Testing

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Manufactures, Importers & Builders (MIB)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Road Safety Special Projects

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Road Infrastructure Planning

Waiting for nomination of Panel Members

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Infrastructure Management

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Road Infrastructure Management (X2)

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Overload Control and Intermodal Facilities

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Non-Motorized Transport Industry Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Road Funding & Economic Regulation

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Road Transport Research, Policy, Standards & Guidelines

The post is recently funded

Within 12 months

Within 12 months

– to be advertised 23 September 2018 and closing date 03 October 2018

Deputy Director: Road Transport Research & Policy

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 12 months

Within 12 months

Capturing applications

Deputy Director: Road Delivery Programmes

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 12 months

Within 12 months

Capturing applications

Assistant Director: Road Infrastructure Standards

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Road Infrastructure Safety Audits & Quality Assurance

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Road Disaster Management & Environment

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Chief Director: Driving Licence Credit Card Trading Entity (DLCCTE)

The post is not funded

     

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: Driving Licence Credit Card

The post will be filled once the CD is filled

     

Director: Entity Management (DLCCTE)

The post is not funded

     

Deputy Director: IT Technology

The post is not funded

     

Assistant Director: IT Technology

The post is not funded

     

CFO: Driving Licence Credit Card Trading Entity

The post is not funded

     

Office Administrator Grade I to the CFO: Driving Licence Credit Card Trading Entity

The post will be filled once the D post is filled

     

Deputy Director: Expenditure (DLCC)

The post is not funded

     

Deputy Director: Debt Management

The post is not funded

     

Senior State Accountant: Debt Management

The post is not funded

     

Director: Risk Management & Governance

The post is not funded

     

BRANCH: CIVIL AVIATION

Deputy Director- General: Civil Aviation

The post was re-advertised on 2 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Chief Director appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade III to the DDG: Civil Aviation

The post will be filled once the DDG is filled

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Acting appointment

Deputy Director: Aviation Agency Oversight Finance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Aviation Agency Oversight Performance

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Aviation Agency Oversight

The post is not funded, there is a review of the Public Entity Oversight function in the department and all PEO posts are on hold until this exercise is finalized

 

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Chief Director: Aviation Policy and Regulation

The post was advertised 26 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Director is appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: Aviation Policy and Regulation

The post will be filled once the CD is filled

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Acting appointment

Deputy Director: International

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Acting appointment

Director: Airports & Airspace

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Aviation Economic Analysis & Regulation

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Economic Analysis and Forecasting

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Aviation Industry Development & Freight Logistics

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Chief Director: Aviation Safety, Security Environment & Search and Rescue

The post was advertised 02 September 2018

Within 6months

Within 6 months

Director was appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: Aviation Safety, Security Environment & Search and Rescue

The post will be filled once the CD is filled

Within 6months

Within 6 months

An Office Administrator was appointed to act in the post

Deputy Director: Aviation Security

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Capturing applications

Deputy Director: Aviation Safety

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Aviation Environment & Climate Change

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Aviation Environment & Climate Change

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

BRANCH: MARITIME TRANSPORT

Deputy Director-General: Maritime Transport

The post was re-advertised on 2 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Chief Director appointed to act in the post

Director: Maritime Policy Development and Legislation

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Maritime Policy Development and Legislation

The post will be filled once the D post if filled

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Policy & Legislation Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Policy & Legislation Development

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Maritime Industry Development Strategies

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Maritime Industry Development Strategies

The post was advertised 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

- awaiting approval of nomination of Panel Members

Director: Maritime Infrastructure Planning and Freight Logistics

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Maritime Infrastructure Planning

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Maritime Freight Logistics

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Oceans Economic Development

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Oceans Economic Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Chief Director: Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Maritime Safety, Accident and Incident Investigation

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Ship and Port Security

The post was advertised on 14 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Maritime Public Entity Oversight

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

BRANCH: PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Administrative Officer

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Messenger/Driver

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: National Public Transport Regulator Support

The post was advertised 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Institutional Support

The post was advertised on 21 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

NPTR Helpdesk Officer (X3)

The posts were were advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Processing and issuing Officer (X3)

The posts were advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Administrative Assistant (NPTR Finance)

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Registry Clerk

The post was advertised on 25 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Provincial Regulatory and Municipal Regulatory Entities

The post was advertised on 21 September 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Transport Appeal Tribunal

The post is recently funded

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

An employee was seconded to perform the functions of this post

Director: Contract and Subsidy Management

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

An employee was seconded to perform the functions of this post

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: Contract and Subsidy Management

The post will be filled once the D post is filled

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Public Transport Stakeholder Management

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: Rural Transport Implementation

The post was advertised on 11 May 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Rural Transport Strategies

The post was advertised 26 January 2018

Within 6 months

Within 6months

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Rural Transport Strategies

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Scholar Transport Monitoring & Review

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: PTO Grants

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: DORA Grants

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Assistant Director: Network Development 4 Cities

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

BRANCH: TRANSPORT INFORMATIONS SYSTYMS

Deputy Director-General: Transport Information Systems

There’s a re-alignment of the structure in this Branch

N/A

N/A

The functions of this post are performed by the Acting DDG: Integrated Transport Planning

Office Administrator Grade III to the DDG: Transport Information Systems

There’s a re-alignment of the structure in this Branch

N/A

N/A

An Office Administrator was appointed to act in the post

Project Administrator

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Chief Director: Business Information Systems

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: Business Information Systems

The will be filled once the CD is filled

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Systems Analysis/Programming

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Applications Development

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Programmer

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Office Administrator Grade II to the CD: IT Architecture

The will be filled once the CD is filled

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Director: ICT Infrastructure

The post was advertised on 15 June 2017

Within 6 months

Within 6 months

A Deputy Director was appointed to act in the post

Office Administrator Grade I to the D: ICT Infrastructure

The will be filled once the D is filled

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

Deputy Director: Server Management

The post is not funded

N/A

N/A

Work is being shared amongst employees in the section

(II) Entities

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

a) The vacancies currently in recruitment process, are mainly in operational areas, whilst the minority is Specialist and Management positions.

Vacant Positions

Number of positions

Operational

216

Specialist & Management

75

TOTAL

291

b) The vacancies are attributable to staff turnover as well as prioritization decisions in the business and therefore filled as and when required. The Airports Company South Africa applies stringent measures to ensure efficiency when appointing staff with the capability to execute on the strategy. The business approaches resourcing by prioritizing critical business needs, therefore the recruitment in regulatory, compliance and other key operational positions is continuously considered as to ensure business needs are met.

c) Filling of vacancies is tracked on a continuous basis to avoid undue delays and challenges in the execution of business deliverables. The current vacancies are being filled and should be closed in November and December 2018 with latest start dates in January 2019.

d) Refer to (c) above.

e) During the recruitment process, the functions of a position are concluded in mainly two ways:

  • They are either completed by a shift in the work responsibilities, amongst other positions in the same area/department, for an interim period; or
  • In supervisory, management and leadership positions. A person is appointed to act in the capacity, noting an acting policy that regulates such situations.

Air Traffic Navigation Service SOC Limited (ATNS)

Occupational Levels

Pheromones Grade

Number of vacancies

Top Management

1

2

Senior Management

2 -3

2

Professionally Qualified and Experienced Special

5 - 6

15

Skilled Technical Workers Junior Managers

7 - 8

31

Semi-Skilled and Discretionary Decision

9- 12

28

Unskilled and Defined Decision Making

13 - 17

6

Total

 

94

a) (ii) ATNS staff vacancies

b) Vacancies are in various stages of the recruitment process, however delays in the finalization of vacancies can be attributed to various challenges, namely:

  • current resourcing challenges in within the Human Capital Department,
  • the procurement challenges in the outsourcing of the recruitment to external service providers/ agencies
  • the candidates reject the offer of employment extended by ATNS
  • candidates do not show up for scheduled interviews

c) the availability of hiring managers to participate in the recruitment process i.e. shortlisting, interviewing.Positions are in the various stages of recruitment, ranging from advertising, shortlisting, interview stage, offers extended to successful candidates and candidates serving their notice periods with current employer.

d) Each position is dealt with on its own merits in line with ATNS Recruitment Policy.

e) For critical positions and Acting is appointed in the interim. The acting employee must perform all the duties of the higher position. The acting appointment must be in writing and communicated. Payment of Acting Allowances will be motivated by the Line Executive, and approved by the Executive Human Capital, for all acting appointments below executive level. Acting for executive positions must be approved by the Chief Executive Officer.

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

a) (i) N/A (ii) The South African Civil Aviation Authority currently has 46 vacant positions. During the Organizational Structure Review process which took place in 2015, the SACAA Board approved a staff complement of up to 553 positions from a staff complement of 506. The Board decided that these positions be increased gradually over a three-year period, which ends in the current financial year. (c) The deadline set for all vacancies to be filled is 31 March 2019. (d) The remaining vacancies are currently being filled and planned to be finalized by the end of the current financial year, i.e. 31 March 2019. (e) The functions of the vacant positions in each case are either performed by fixed-term contractors or the workload is spread amongst existing employees.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA)

(a) (ii) The Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (C-BRTA) has a total 72 vacancies envisaged to be filled over a period of three years from 2017/18FY to 2019/20FY. The prioritized and budgeted positions for 2018/19 FY are as follows:

OCCUPATIONAL LEVELS

VACANCIES

Professionally qualified/Specialist/Mid-Management

15

Semi-skilled

4

Senior Management

3

Skilled Tech and Academically Qualified

24

Top Management

1

Grand Total

47

b) The vacancies have not been filled because of budget prioritization and implementation of cost containment measures.

c) The vacancies identified and budgeted for in the 2018/19 financial year are in the process of recruitment.

d) It is aimed that the positions will be filled by the end of this financial year (31 March 2019).

e)_ The functions that are supposed to be undertaken by the vacant positions are currently being performed by the staff as additional responsibilities or in acting positions.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

The (a) relevant details including TASK Level of the staff vacancies in the (ii) Road Accident Fund (RAF) are,

The (a) relevant details including TASK Level of the staff vacancies in the (ii) Road Accident Fund (RAF) are,

(b) the reasons why the vacancies have not been filled in each case is,

(c) the vacancies will be filled in each case on,

(d) the deadlines that have been set to fill the vacancies are

and (e) the functions that are supposed to be undertaken by the posts are being fulfilled in the meantime by:

Administrative Assistant (T06) (12 positions)

Delay is due to high number of CVs received, more than 5000 CVs received. Screening commenced.

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

Suitably qualified employees that are appointed to act in vacant positions, to perform the necessary functions. The RAF’s Resourcing Policy provides that the relevant Executive is responsible for appointing employees to act in vacant positions up to TASK grade 20 and the CEO, for vacant positions above TASK grade 20.

Archive Assistant (T06)

Delay is due to high number of CVs received, more than 5000 CVs received. Screening commenced.

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Driver/Messenger (T06)

Delay is due to high number of CVs received, more than 5000 CVs received. Screening commenced.

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Personal Assistant: Manager (T07) (4 positions)

Delay is due to high number of CVs received, more than 3000 CVs received. Screening commenced.

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Junior Officer (T08)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Administrator: HC (T09)

Job profile review, to be advertised

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Personal Assistant: Senior Manager (T09)

It is a recent vacancy and it will be advertised upon the appointment of the Senior Manager Compliance

01 February 2019

31 March 2019

 

Officer (T10) (34 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Administrator: Claims Assurance (T10) (3 positions)

Structural review

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Hospital Services Consultant (T10) (3 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Financial Assistant (T10) (2 positions)

Job profile review, to be advertised

01 January 2019 

31 March 2019

 

Customer Service Consultant (T10)

Recruitment process commenced

01 October 2018

31 March 2019

 

Executive Assistant (T10)

Employee Transfer, position to be advertised

31 March 2019 

31 March 2019

 

Personal Assistant: General Manager (T10)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Service Desk Agent (T10)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

ICT Security Administrator (T11)

Recruitment process commenced

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Officer: OHS (T11)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Officer (T12) (5 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Officer: Hospital Case Management (T12) (5 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Officer: Field Case Management (T12) (4 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Forensics Investigator (T12) (3 positions)

Departmental structure review

01 December 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Business Information Analyst (T12)

Recruitment process commenced

01 October 2018

31 March 2019

 

Internal Auditor (T12)

Request for lateral transfer being considered

01 November 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Senior Customer Service Consultant (T12)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Officer: PAIA (T12)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Officer: Stakeholder Relations (T12)

Departmental structure review

01 December 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Team Lead (T13) (3 positions)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Policy Officer (T13)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Specialist: ICT Security (T13)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

SAP Basis Administrator (T14)

Recruitment underway, lack of adequate pool of applicants

01 December 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Senior Forensics Investigator (T14)

Departmental structure review

01 December 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Senior Practitioner: HC (T14)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Risk Officer (T14)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Specialist: Governance and Reporting (T14)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Webmaster (T14)

Recommended candidate accepted an offer

01 October 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Legal Advisor (T15) (10 positions)

Departmental structure review

 

   

Business Analyst (T15)

Recruitment process commenced

01 October 2018

31 March 2019

 

Citrix Technical Specialist (T15)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

ICT Lead Database Administrator (T15)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills, recruitment underway

01 November 2018 

31 March 2019

 

Manager: Marketing (T15)

Recruitment process commenced

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Specialist: Identity & Access Management (T15)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Data Architect (T16)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Enterprise Architect (T16)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Manager: Claims Assurance (T16)

Departmental structure review

 

   

Manager: Legal Advice (T16)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Manager: Mobile Enterprise Applications (T16)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Manager: Regional Finance (T16)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Project Manager (T16)

Recruitment process commenced

01 January 2019 

31 March 2019

 

Solutions Architect (T16)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Senior Manager: Delivery Excellence (T17)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

Senior Manager: Compliance (T18)

Recruitment process underway, job profile review

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

Senior Manager: Employee Relations (T18)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

General Manager: Corporate Legal Services (T20)

Recruitment process commenced

01 December 2018

31 March 2019

 

General Manager: Marketing Services (T20)

Lack of candidates with specialized skills

01 January 2019

31 March 2019

 

GM: ICT Operations (T20)

Recruitment process underway

01 November 2018

31 March 2019

 

Chief Executive Officer (T25)

Recruitment underway, position re-advertised

01 April 2019 

31 March 2019

 

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

  1. the relevant details of the staff vacancies in Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

Position

Qty

Traffic Officer

40

Head: Contract Management

1

Chief Risk and Internal Audit Officer

1

Executive Assistant: Group Executive Traffic Law Enforcement & Road Safety

1

Assistant: Company Secretary

1

Group Executive: Corporate Services

1

Personal Assistant: Chief Financial Officer

1

Senior Specialist: User Interface development

1

Senior Specialist: Software Development

1

Specialist: Software Development

6

Specialist: Business Analysis

4

Specialist: Systems Analysis

4

Database Administrators

2

Senior Specialist: Software Training

2

Specialist: Software Training

1

Senior Technical: Support Technician

2

Specialist: First Line Support Technician

1

Senior User Support analyst

1

 

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(b) The filling of vacancies is determined based on strategic objectives of the Corporation available funds and order of priority. It is further worth noting that some of the vacancies are because of a pending labour appeal court case emanating from the taking over of eNatis system.

(c) The vacant and funded positions will be filled as follows:

ACTIVATED POSITION

Position

Qty

Status

Traffic Officer

40

Interview stage

Head: Contract Management

1

Position on Hold

Chief Risk and Internal Audit Officer

1

Position advertised, Shortlisting process underway.

Executive Assistant: Group Executive Traffic Law Enforcement & Road Safety

1

Position advertised, Shortlisting process underway.

Assistant: Company Secretary

1

Position advertised, Shortlisting process underway.

Group Executive: Corporate Services

1

Position advertised, Shortlisting process underway.

Personal Assistant: Chief Financial Officer

1

Position advertised, Shortlisting process underway.

Senior Specialist: User Interface development

1

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Senior Specialist: Software Development

1

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Specialist: Software Development

6

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Specialist: Business Analysis

4

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Specialst: Systems Analysis

4

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Database Administrators

2

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Senior Specialist: Software Training

2

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Specialist: Software Training

1

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Senior Technical: Support Technician

2

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Specialist: First Line support Technician

1

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

Senior User Support analyst

1

Submission approved 30 August 2018, HC preparing for advertisement

 

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(d) The deadline to fill the vacant and funded positions is January 2019.

(e) Employees are appointed to act in positions which have been identified as critical to ensure that the work that would have been performed by those employees continues. Where the positions are vacant but not critical, employees within the units are alternatively utilised through job enrichment and or enlargement to perform such functions as part of employee career development

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA).

  1. Currently, there are no vacancies within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA). The Agency has a newly approved organizational structure that is yet to be implemented.
  2. N/A.
  3. N/A
  4. N/A
  5. N/A, however the existing staff compliments performance functions as dictated by the operations of the Agency.

South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(a) South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) approved 36 new vacancies for the 2018/19 Financial year. Of this number, 16 vacancies have already been filled and 20 are still outstanding. There are additional 12 vacancies because of resignations and retirements. This brings the total vacancies to 32.

(b) The vacancies are currently being filled as part of the recruitment plan for the 2018/19 financial year.

(c) The outstanding vacancies are planned to be filled during the period of October 2018 to March 2019.

(d) All vacancies must be filled by the end of the financial year, 31 March 2019.

(e) For the vacancies that resulted from resignations, selected staff have been assigned responsibilities for the work that is required to be done while recruitment is underway. The rest of the vacancies are new and intended to increase capacity within SANRAL in line with the new Horizon 2030 strategy.

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

Position Vacant (ii)

  1. Reason

(c) Timing for appointment

  1. Deadlines

(e)

Executive Manager: Legal

Recruitment process in progress

Before end of October 2018

October 2018

Manager Legal is acting on this position

Company Secretary

Interviews held on 06/09/2018

Appointment made

September 2018

Manager Legal is acting on this position

Specialist: Tribunal and Compliance

First appointment process did not find suitable candidate, second round in progress

Interviews to be held in October 2018

October 2018

Intern is fulfilling the responsibilities of the position

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

SAMSA is currently without a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in terms of the SAMSA Act (as amended), The Board will make a recommendation on the appointment to the Shareholder Minister, the latter will direct the process forward and appoint. A recommendation was made in December 2016, we are still waiting for a way forward on the matter. Currently the Chief Operations Officer (COO) is the caretaker till the appointment is made.

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA):

  1. The vacancies that are addressed in this response are those of key executive positions:
  2. Group Chief Executive Officer (there is currently a GCEO appointed for a year)
  3. Group Chief Financial Officer
  4. Group Executive: Human Capital Management
  5. Group Chief Procurement Officer
  6. Chief Executive Officer: PRASA Rail

a) Executive appointments are the responsibility of the Board, the Board has undertaken a process with the Supply Chain Management function to source recruitment agencies that will assist with these appointments.

b) A date of appointment will be communicated once the Supply Chain Management process has been finalized.

c) The Board is treating the vacancies with urgency.

d) All the vacant executive positions are currently fulfilled by employees who are appointed in an acting capacity.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR):

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Details of staff vacancies

Reason for vacancy not filled

When will vacancy be filled?

Deadlines set to fill vacancy

How are functions being fulfilled?

Manager Risk Management x1

The Railway Safety Regulator has embarked on an organisational structure review exercise in line with its Financial Recovery Plan. In lieu of such review, a moratorium has been placed on all recruitment. All vacancies will be advertised internally upon completion of a skills audit, and only if no requisite skills are available within the RSR, will external appointments be considered.

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Administrator Permit Fee x2

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Specialist Level Crossing

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Administrative Officer x 4

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Chief Operations Officer

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Acting COO appointed

Safety Analyst

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Manager: Travel Management

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Regional Manager KZN

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Acting Regional Manager appointed

Senior Manager: Supply Chain

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

Specialist Dangerous Goods

 

31/03/2019

01/04/2019

Distribution of functions between other staff members

24 October 2018 - NW2952

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Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

What (a) is the black economic empowerment (BEE) arrangement regarding the potential Mineral Commodities mine in Xolobeni, (b) are the names of the BEE beneficiaries and (c) is the company number of each specified BEE beneficiary?

Reply:

The application for mineral commodities mine rights in Xolobeni would be done through the Department of the Minerals (DMR). The DMR regulate the mining sector amongst other using the Mining Charter which spells out how BEE should be arranged and implemented in the mining sector. The DMR is therefore the appropriate National Department to furnish information regarding entities that applied for mineral commodities mining rights as well as their BEE credential and plans as the process is governed by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002, of which the DMR is the custodian.

23 October 2018 - NW2987

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Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

Whether the Cabinet considered any other options for the long-term Defence Policy and Defence Strategic Trajectory of the country prior to adopting the 2015 Defence Review; if so, (a) why did the Cabinet approve the 2015 Defence Review, (b) on what bases were the other options excluded and (c) what are the summaries of the details of the other options?

Reply:

  1. The Cabinet considered three (3) separate policy options in the development of the Defence Review 2015. Quoting directly from Paragraphs 103 – 110 of Chapter 9 of the Defence Review 2015, these were:

(a) Strategic Policy Option 1: Maintain the Status Quo.

i) Should, for whatever reason, the Defence Strategic Trajectory not be achieved, the Defence Force would have to enter into an urgent redesign process to counter its current state of critical decline and attempt to establish a healthy, though significantly reduced defence capability, that would be focussed primarily on domestic matters. Its primarily domestic orientation and reduced capabilities would provide a very limited capability to: defend territorial integrity, ensure national sovereignty and support South Africa’s continental leadership role.

ii) The significantly reduced force design would have to arrest the critical decline in the Defence Force and establish limited capabilities that:

  1. are lighter and cheaper with a greater tooth-to-tail ratio;
  2. reduce the overhead costs of headquarters and command structures to single command corps;
  3. establish balance within a lighter force;
  4. reside within relatively unsophisticated main operating systems;
  5. meet a significantly reduced level of standing domestic and international defence commitments; and
  6. promote a spatially dispersed footprint.

(iii) This significantly redesigned force would have to be modelled according to the following concepts for it to develop utility:

  1. A lighter, infantry-based landward capability focussed primarily on internal operations.
  2. An air defence capability focussed primarily on light, tactical mobility.
  3. A littoral maritime defence capability focussed primarily on the protection of territorial waters.
  4. A Special Force capability focussed on a limited spectrum of Special Force operations.

(b) Strategic Policy Option 2: Implement the Defence Strategic Trajectory Independently

  1. The pursuit of the Defence Strategic Trajectory will, over time, develop a defence capability capable of conducting major combat operations in the defence and protection of South Africa, its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
  2. The capability created would be commensurate with South Africa’s continental leadership responsibilities, establishing the gravitas required in support of Africa’s peace and security architecture. The ability to project forces over long distances and sustain them for protracted periods of time will further bolster South Africa’s continental leadership responsibilities and influence, as well as making a significant contribution to the security of South Africa’s vital national interests.
  3. Should Government wish to pursue the Defence Strategic Trajectory on a solely national basis, it would take significant time to establish all the necessary competence and capabilities to achieve the degree of defence capability set out in Milestone 4.

(c) Strategic Policy Option 3: Implement the Defence Strategic Trajectory in Partnership

  1. Government may consider a course of action that would shorten the duration of the Defence Strategic Trajectory. In essence, the main point of leverage would be the extent to which Government might decide to pursue the Defence Strategic Trajectory with the assistance of either a strategic partner or a number of strategic partners.
  2. Partnering, either with a single strategic partner or with multiple strategic partners in specific capability areas, would accelerate the overall implementation of the Defence Review and the Defence Strategic Trajectory, as well as leverage a number of funding options for the trajectory.