Reply:

Response:

(a) All companies in the country are registering their business through the Department of Trade & Industry & SARS for tax purposes and therefore the Department of Labour does not have direct access to such information nor, does the department of labour have jurisdiction in this regard.

(b) The Black Economic Empowerment Act is administered by the Department of Trade and Industry and as such, compliance thereto is also monitored by the Dti.

(c) Our Inspection and Enforcement Services through its Annual Performance Plan, targets workplaces to be inspected in various sectors to determine level of compliance with employment law. The laws of the Department cover every person that is within the borders of SA, including foreign Nationals. In addition to companies that are identified for inspection, the Inspectors also conduct inspection on companies as and when complaints are lodged in our various labour centres.

(bb) There are Provincial Chief Inspectors in all 9 Provinces who are in charge of the Inspectorate and would take steps to address reported non-compliance. To this end, citizens are encouraged to report any suspected non-compliance to our Inspectors.

The Contact details of the Provincial Chief Inspectors are as follows:

NAME OF PROVINCE	NAME OF PROVINCIAL CHIEF INSPECTOR	CONTACT DETAILS
Eastern Cape	Adv. Lucky Mkhonto	0829082318
Free State	Ms. Amanda Mantutle	0829086809
Kwa-Zulu Natal	Mr. Edward Kambula	0609859286
Gauteng	Adv. Michael Msiza	0829008131
Mpumalanga	Ms. Nonyaniso Njwambe	0824157083
Limpopo	Mr. Phaswana Tladi	0845043801
Northern Cape	Mr. Solomzi Vass	0828026796
North West	Mr. Boikie Mampuru	0829082308
Western Cape	Mr. David Esau	0827914485

 

Each Province has Statutory Services personnel who handle litigations on behalf of the Director-General to refer non-compliant employers to the Courts. In addition, there is a statutory component in Head Office that deals with enforcement of workplaces that do not comply with notices and Director General’s Recommendations.

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES:

FINANCIAL YEAR	NO. OF MATTERS	DETAILS	RELIEF SOUGHT	TIME PERIODS
2015/2016	nil	n/a	n/a	n/a
2016/2017	nil	n/a	n/a	n/a
2017/2018	1	NATIONAL COUNCIL OF SOCIETIES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS VS THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND ANOTHER (LION BONES QUOTA) This is an application brought by the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA). It is an application which seeks to review and set aside the decision made by the Minister of Environmental Affairs in respect to setting a quota (2017, 2018) on the number of lion bone skeletons, with or without the skulls that may be exported in a calendar year. The application is a PAJA review, alleging that the decision made on the quotas is administrative action.	The application is seeking an order in the following terms: PART A 1 Prohibiting the first respondent and/or the second respondent from issuing permits for the exportation of lion bone pending the finalisation of Part B of the application, PART B 1 Declaring unlawful and unconstitutional the determination of the quota for 2017, 2018 and any further extension of the lion bone exportation quota as indicated and presaged in the notice, issued on 28 June 2017. 2 Reviewing and setting aside the quota under PAJA, alternatively under the Constitution.	Application received: 10.01.2018 Notice to Oppose: 12.02.2018 Record filed: 22.03.2018 (by agreement with applicants) The record of decision has been filed, along with a supplementary record. The NSPCA has not indicated formally whether they intend supplementing their papers. A “without prejudice” meeting was held between the Department of Environmental Affairs and its legal representatives, and the NSPCA and their legal representatives. The purpose and intention of the meeting was to explain to the NSPCA how the 2018 quota for the export of lion bones was established and to possibly reach a settlement out of court, however this could not be achieved. The NSPCA has since indicated its intention to supplement its papers and to join all the relevant permit holders and applicants for permits for the export of lion bones and to have the matter set down and to bring an urgent application in terms of Part A of the original application. We await such supplementation and set down from the NSPCA.
From 01 April 2018	nil		n/a	n/a

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Reply:

Minister of Labour’s Response;

1. At the disposal of the current management of the province, there is no record of the initial response to the 2016 enquiry. The current senior management started after the initial query and was not able to retrieve the original response. Notices were served on the school in June 2018 and a follow up inspection conducted in August 2018.
2. The structural damage has not been repaired. The structural damages and the non-repairs pose a danger to both the learners and the staff.
3. The roof does not seem to have been repaired and is still leaking, alternatively it is still not maintained as the whole asbestos block is affected.

WAY FORWARD

Prosecution will be recommended to the NPA for non-compliance.

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

Yes, the Group Chief Executive (GCE) of Eskom received a letter from Martin Kingston, Chief Executive Officer of Rothschild.

Yes, the GCE responded to the letter. In the letter the GCE appreciated the interest shown by Rothschild in assisting with the challenges faced by Eskom and mentioned that the Eskom’s Executive Management Committee was in the process of developing its own strategic map for the organisation. The GCE undertook to advise Rothschild on next steps once there is internal alignment.

It must be noted that the said letter did not result in any business deals between Eskom and Rothschild.

Reply:

 

Response:

(a) The relevant details of the Early Grade Reading Norms and Standards which are meant to be implemented by provincial education departments are explained in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) from Grades R – 3. These include the text types that learners should engage with in a 2 weekly cycle and the time allocation per grade for each term of the year. They also contain the components of reading such as decoding, sounding letters of the alphabet, letter recognition to reading words and reading fluency which is clearly described in the Annual Teaching Plan (Section 3) of the CAPS. Additional guidelines were developed in February 2018 and mediated through the Foundation Phase Subject Committees and workshops at national, provincial, district and teacher training, as well as through Professional Learning Communities.

(b) Progress by province in meeting the specified norms and standards as per the CAPS are reported on quarterly through the National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA). In addition, the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) Programme is being implemented to assist teachers to evaluate learners reading progress. Base-line, mid-line and end-line assessments are conducted to evaluate learners. Currently, 1670 schools are using EGRA to support the implementation of the CAPS.

The Primary School Reading Improvement Programme (PSRIP) was launched in October 2016. As a result, 11 712 Foundation Phase teachers and 263 subject advisors have trained on reading content and pedagogy in preparation for delivering the reading component of the CAPS. The table below details the progress as at 30 September 2018 on the above programmes in provinces.

Province	Progress
Eastern Cape	334 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1677 Foundation Phase teachers and 58 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1. Jolly Phonics programme is currently being piloted in 48 schools in Grade 1 to support the implementation of the norms and standards.
Free State	100 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1108 Foundation Phase teachers and 25 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
Gauteng	112 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1098 Foundation Phase teachers and 38 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
KwaZulu-Natal	324 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 2350 Foundation Phase teachers and 24 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1. The Jika Imfundo programme is used to teach teachers on how to use reading strategies effectively in the classroom.
Limpopo	333 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1597 Foundation Phase teachers and 28 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
Mpumalanga	125 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1247 Foundation Phase teachers and 22 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
North West	117 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 668 Foundation Phase teachers and 19 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
Northern Cape	115 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 933 Foundation Phase teachers and 22 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.
Western Cape	110 schools are using Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA). 1034 Foundation Phase teachers and 27 subject advisors have been trained on the PSRIP Phase 1.

Reply:

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) Oversees six entities, namely, the National Reseamh Foundation (NRF), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), and the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Currently 6 967 researchers and scientists are supported by the DST and its entities through a number of projects and programmes. A total investment of R2.5b has been made towards this in the current year, details are provided in Table 1, below.

 

Table 1: DST and entitiss’ support towards scientists/researchers

Source of Funding	Number	Researcher/Group	Funding (R)
DST	403		212,087,703
	144	Sector Innovation Fund	73,593,241
	41	Water Technologies Demonstration and Management Programmes	19,248,499
	43	Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Catalysts, Infrastructure and System	1,000,000
	5	USAID Peer Projects	218,000
	08 10	European Union Collaborale P acts Indigenous Knowledge System	7,285,863 26,360,000
	39	Strategic Health Innovation Partnership	SHIP)	66,588,000

 

Source of Funding	Number	Researcher/Group	Funding (R)
	15	Nuclear Technologies in Medicine and Biosciences Initiative (NTeMBl)	3,000,000
	4	Sterile Insect Technique for Malaria Mosquitoes Project	1,273,000
	4	Wheat and Breeding Platform	13,500,000
NRF	4708		1,684,293,868
	31	Academic Statistics Programme	6,130,126
	7	African Coelecanth Ecosystem Programme	3,217,949
	31	Academic Statistics Programme	6,130,126
	7	African Coelecanth Ecosystem Programme	3,217,949
	29	African Origins Platform	14,337,917
	1	African Origins Platform - Research	147,499
	1	Astronomy in Africa (Newton Fund)	1,500.000
	15	Astronomy Sub-Agency Funding Programme	1,919,625
	25	Blue Skies Research Programme	9,968,239
	5	Centre of Excellence (CoE) Grants	59,601,428
	1	CoE: Indigenous Knowledge Systems	8,000,000
	40	Community Engagement Programme	13,507,ze2
	477	Competitive Programme for Rated Reseamhers	127,486,515
	244	Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers	43,403,363
	11	Development Grant for Knowledge Fields Development (KFD)	1,345,679
	1	DST-NRF CoE in Epidemiological Modeling and Analysis	8,445,635
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Biomedical TB Research	11,862,714
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Birds	7,161,899
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Catalysis	s,ses,oo
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Integrated Mineral Resoumes and Analysis	12,151,063
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Invasion Biology	10,334,033
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Strong Material	14,287,643
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Tree Health Biotechnology	7,161,899
	1	DST- NRF CoE in Tree Health Biotechnology	4,268,445
	1	DST-NRF CoE in Palaeoeciences	12,155,063
	20	DST-NRF Conference Fund	13,934,819
	9	Education Research in South Africa	481,657
	4	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)/NRF Collaborative Research: Urban Transformation in SA	1,528,268
	5	ESRC/NRF Higher Education In Africa	3,519,957
	4	ESRC/NRF International Centre Partnership	610,150
	54	Foundational Biodiversity Programme	9,788,293
	2	French South Afnca Institute of Technology/ Cape Peninsula University of Technology	2,760,548
	40	Global Change Grand Challenge	47,104,215
	18	Human and Social Dynamics in Development	7,432,663

Source of Funding	Humber	Researcher/Group	Funding (R)
	4	Human Capital Development for Multi- Wavelength Astronomy	282,500
	2	IEPD - Institutional Engagement and Partnership Development	509,632
	1	Institutional Engagement and Partnership Development (IEPD) Flagship - UKZN	1,084,909
	1	IEPD Flagship - UWC	830,407
	1	IEPD Mobililty Support for UMP	150,000
	3253	Incentive Funding for Rated Researchers	146,ses,s37
	36	Indigenous Knowledge Systems	9,798,034
	24	International Council of Scientific Unions	1,150,263
	122	International Science and Technology Agreements	38,723,226
	5	International Research Grants (IRG) - Argentlna / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	673,458
	8	IRG - BRICS Multilateral Joint Call	847,183
	6	IRG - China / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1B4,678
	14	IRG - Egypt / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1,307,71g
	3	IRG - Finland / South Africa Reseamh Cooperation Programme	879,580
	6	IRG - Flemish / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	2,698,674
	14	IRG - France / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1,249,520
	12	IRG - Germany / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	3,391,626
	14	IRG - India / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	2,238,121
	8	IRG - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science / NRF Research Cooperation Programme	2,145,635
	11	IRG - Kenya / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1,081,289
	10	IRG - Namibia / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1,095,444
	3	IRG - National Natural Science Foundation of China / NRF Research Cooperation Programme	389,905
	3	IRG - NEPAD Flagship Programme	10,223,799
	5	IRG - NRF/International Centre for Theoretical Physics Joint Collaboration for Science Advancement	216,081
	6	IRG - Poland / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	847,378
	10	IRG - Romania / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	1,194,403
	16	IRG - South Africa / Austria Joint Scientific and Technological Cooperation Programme	1,976,553

 

 

Source of Funding	Number	Researcher/Group	Funding (R)
	6	IRG - South Africa / Canada Research Chairs Mobility Initiative	459,053
	2	IRG - South Africa / Canada Research Chairs Trilateral Partner9hips initiatives	431,907
	6	IRG - South Africa / Uganda Cooperation Bilateral Programme	1,023,46e
	4	IRG - South Africa / Wallonia-Brussels Federation Science and Technology Research Collaboration Programme	369,899
	1	IRG - South Africa/China Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration (Water Research Flagship Projects)	6,660
	5	IRG - South Africa/Tunisia Research Cooperation Programme	800,312
	12	IRG - South Africa-Joint ln9titute for Nuclear Research (SA-JINR)-Grants for JINR Student Practice	277,531
	20	IRG - Sweden / South Affica Research Cooperation Programme	4,679,652
	12	IRG - Switzerland / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	5,065,o7e
		IRG - Taiwan / South African Research Cooperation Programme	1,149,283
	12	IRG - UK / South Africa Rasearchar Links Grants for Travel	1,961,770
	4	IRG - Zambia / South Africa Research Cooperation Programme	187,201
	447	Knowledge Interchange and Collaboration	11,390,207
	4	Nanotechnology Flagship Programme	389,348
	22	National Bioinformatics functional Genomics bursary & research granting	7,167,714
	59	National Equipment	154,914,522
	1	National Institute for Theoretical Physics	8,000,000
	3	Natural History Collections Funding Instrument	715,747
	4	NRF - European Research Council Partnership	367,827
	1	National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/NRF Awards (Under Thuthuka)	1,492
	1	Palaeo/Anthropology Trust	2,050,000
	6	Research and Innovation Reward Programme	11,050,240
	81	Research and Technology Fund	22,651,474
	77	Research Development Grants for Y-Rated Researchers	8,094,221
	87	Research Equipment Programme	6,977,415
	29	SA National Antarctic Programme	38,680,172
	15	SA Research Chairs	44,615,506
	1	SA Research Chairs - Indigenous Knowledge	1,822,144
	3	SA Research Chairs - Maths Education Chair Initiative	7,326,367
	2	SA Research Chairs - Nano Technology	8,683,390
	2	SA Research Chairs - Numeracy Chairs Initiative	6,92g,593

 

Source of Funding	Number	Researcher/Group	Funding (R)
	171	SA Research Chairs - Open	443,833,663
	1	SA Research Chairs - PBMR	3,336,198
	4	Sancor	214,843
	17	Special Transformation Awards	1,572,537
	101	Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP)	72,331,645
	624	Thuthuka	66,200,126
	5	Vulnerable Disciplines - Developing Health Sciences Research	700,000
CSIR	1664		530,010,802
	84	Biosciances	77,437,020
	159	Bullt Environment	52,132,354
	382	Defence, Peace, Safety and Security	53,398,900
	220	Implementation Unit	8,80,5000
	72	Integrated Energy Centre	43,073,000
	236	Materials Science and Manufacturing	106,818,631
	86	Modelling and Digital Science	32,675,450
	174	Meraka Institute	37,333,700
	72	National Laser Centre	39,839,756
	179	Natural Resources Environment	78,496,991
	12		7,799,635
SANSA	1	Rhodes University	40,000
	1	Universlty College London	150,000
	9	NRF Funding	7,033,710
	1	European Commission	576,025
TIA	180	TIA Programmes	115,000,000
HSRC	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable Not applicable
ASSAf	Not applicable	Not applicable

Reply:

(1) (a),(b),(c) The information is not readily available in the Department of Basic Education and it should be requested from the Provincial Education Departments.

(2) The information is not readily available in the Department of Basic Education and it should be requested from the Provincial Education Departments.

(3) (a)(i), (ii),(b),(c) and (d) The information is not readily available in the Department of Basic Education and it should be requested from the Provincial Education Departments.

Reply:

1. The department does not apply GRAP 103 in recognising any of its assets, and therefore is not required to apply the standard to any of its artwork.  Furthermore, SSA does not have heritage assets as defined and recognised by GRAP 103.  GRAP 17 is however used to recognise assets.

 

2. Artwork is included in the SSA assets register.  Verification of artwork occurs with the normal verification of other assets’ classes and have been audited as part of the statutory audit by the Office of the Auditor General.

 

Reply:

Response

(1)(a) The development of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for South African Sign Language (SASL) prior to the 2009 court case of Springate and others versus the Minister of Basic Education and others was impeded and limited by challenges faced by government which had not yet been finalised. This is in reference to the fact that SASL is not yet the Official Language of government which essentially means it may not be provided at Home Language level in Basic Education, which is what it is for Deaf learners. However, it must be noted that the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 already recognised Sign Language for use as language of learning and teaching (LoLT) for Deaf learners. Following the court case, the Minister instituted a process of developing SASL CAPS which is already being implemented even though the Department of Arts and Culture and the Pan South African Language Board have not yet concluded the process of making SASL one of the official languages of government.

(b) In addition to the response in (1)(a) above, it must be noted that there is nothing in legislation that prevents right holders from claiming their right from those who have a hold on it. This claim was inadvertently directed to government largely than it was directed to Basic Education given the response in (1)(a) above.

(2)(a) In preparation for the first Grade 12 NSC examinations and in an effort to prepare candidates for the exit examination, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) has set and released SASL HL exemplar question papers for Grade 10 and Grade 11 in 2017. In 2018, the DBE has set the preparatory examination question papers for SASL HL in Grade 12, so that learners have full exposure to an examination that is equivalent to the final examination.

(b)The DBE appointed a panel of experts to set and internally moderate question papers for the Grade 12 NSC examinations. These question papers were externally moderated and approved by Umalusi. In preparation for the implementation and administration of examinations in SASL HL, the DBE established a task team to ensure that all schools, teachers and learners are fully prepared for the November examination. This task team developed Guidelines for the Implementation and Conduct of Examinations in South African Sign Language Home Language and this document was issued to schools prior to the preparatory examination. The DBE and PEDs also conducted an audit of all centres where SASL HL examinations are to be conducted. In cases where there were deficiencies, these were addressed. In addition, the DBE took a decision to mark the preparatory examination papers nationally in Pretoria. Teachers from schools that offer SASL HL in Grade 12 were appointed as markers. The DBE appointed a national team for the moderation of School-Based Assessment in SASL HL. All portfolios of candidates that offer SASL HL were moderated and feedback was given to schools.

On the basis of the above initiatives, the DBE is confident that we are adequately prepared to examine Deaf learners in SASL.

(3) (a) There are six (6) suppliers of South African Sign Language (SASL) learning and teaching support material in the DBE database.

(b) The DBE puts a call for submission of SASL materials to all suppliers. The following are the only suppliers that have responded: Sign Language Education and Development (SLED), National Institute for the Deaf (NID) and University of Stellenbosch. These are the only institutions that have developed and submitted SASL materials over the years.

Reply:

(a)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below.

 

Province	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018	Since April 2018
EASTERN CAPE	631 993.99	1 039 008.04	711 718.52	202 887
FREE STATE	1 465 123.52	1 687 180.76	1 943 739.27	327 429
GAUTENG	351 422.51	593 502.09	499 167.72	430 00
KWAZULU-NATAL	430 625.41	1 716 154.11	1 197 198.69	156 789
LIMPOPO	599 266.68	660 528.17	1 402735.35	49 360
MPUMALANGA	1 726 532.65	10 195 210.48	13 794 929.66	1 195 428
NORTH WEST	941 738.29	2 840210.6	241 0344.04	870 755
NORTHERN CAPE	554 800.29	735 896.8	424 769.47	146 007
WESTERN CAPE	596 700.64	842 972.14	879 06.92	963 29
Total	7 298 203.98	20 310 663.19	22 472 509.64	3 087 984

(b)(i),(ii) ,(c) Please refer to Annexure A.

(d) With regard to properties not transferred under the Restitution Programme, there are conflicts amongst claimants that impact on their ability to take ownership. With regard to other programmes, properties have not been transferred since the current government policy provides for leasing of state land with an option to purchase. The transfer must therefore be preceded by a lease and the exercise of an option.

(e) Properties under the Restitution Programme will be transferred to the claimants as soon as the instability and disputes are resolved amongst claimants. The balance of the properties will be transferred after the relevant farmers exercise their option to purchase.

Reply:

(a) No

(b) No. However, I have been invited and did attend a Diwali celebration at the Gupta residence.

Reply:

The Ministerial Handbook provides guidelines on the appointment of the staff in the Private Office.  It equally provides the recommended salary levels of each post. The salary levels are adjusted on an annual basis as prescribed in the Public Service Regulations.

 

The Office of the Minister has a staff complement as defined in the Ministerial Handbook.  In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPi) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, I am unable to provide the members with such confidential information in the manner it is requested.

 

I however draw the honourable members to the Department’s Annual Report wherein the organogram of the Department provides the information required.  Should it be insufficient, the Department will make the personal files of the officials available for further scrutiny by the Auditor General as prescribed by the Act.

Reply:

(a) (i) and (ii)	(aa)	(bb)	(b)	(c)	(d)
	2015/16 R’000	2016/17 R'000	2017/18 R'000	Since 1 April 2018 R'00O
Department of Science and Technology(DST)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
Technology lnnovationAgency(TIA)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
South African National Space Agency(SANSA)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
National Research Foundation(NRF)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
Academy of Science of South Africa(ASSAf)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A
Human Sciences Research Council(HSRC)	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A	N/A	N/A

 

Reply:

1. RESPONSE

 

1 (a). The bench mark study tour was initiated and funded by the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) to assist the research work currently underway in the ELRC. Four(4) countries were visited, namely Finland, Singapore, Canada and Brazil.

(b). The engagements with the countries various departments took place from 26 February 2018 to 9 March 2018. The dates were as follows:

• Finland : 26 February 2018 – 27 February 2018.
• Singapore : 28 February 2018 – 2 March 2018.
• Canada : 5 March 2018 – 6 March 2018.
• Brazil : 8 March 2018 – 9 March 2018.

(c). At an Education Indaba in 2017 that was organised by the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC), three streams of work were identified to be undertaken to address challenges relating to education provisioning and related matters. One of these pertinent matters is post provisioning, which has become one of the difficult issues in the different provincial education departments in South Africa.

In addressing the issues raised by the Post Provisioning Commission at the Education Indaba, the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) commissioned desktop research to assess how international countries have approached post provisioning challenges, managed compensation of teachers and adopted effective distribution models within their education system. Based on the research, the four (4) countries that were identified that could best assist South Africa with its challenges and provide possible solutions.

During the visits three (3) focus areas were concentrated on primarily because of the South African context. The areas were:

• Annual and long-term human resource (HR) planning (teachers and other personnel) at state, provincial, and school levels;
• Budget allocation and funding structures from Grade R/ Kindergarten to Matriculation levels taking into account factors such as poverty, special education needs, and specialist subjects; and
• Norms and standards for HR provisioning in small and/or rural schools.

2. (a). The names of the departmental officials were the following:

• Mr T Kojana: Eastern Cape Department of Education;
• Adv T Malakoane: Free State Department of Education;
• Ms N Mutheiwana: Limpopo Department of Education;
• Ms L Moyane: Mpumalanga Department of Education;
• Mr E Mosuwe: Gauteng Department of Education;
• Ms S Semaswe: North West Department of Education;
• Mr T van Staden: Northern Cape Department of Education;
• Mr M Cronje: Western Cape Department of Education;
• Mr S Faker: Department of Basic Education; and
• Mr M Mfela: Department of Basic Education.

The names of the union officials were the following:

• Mr B Manuel: Teacher Union Executive Director: CTU ATU;
• Mr M Maluleke: Teacher Union SADTU; and
• Mr M Galorale: Teacher Union: SADTU.

The teacher unions identified the officials that were to attend on their behalf and they were invited separately from the DBE officials. The information on how the union officials were identified therefore needed to be obtained from the unions.

(b). The departmental officials were chosen because of their expertise and responsibility in either post provisioning, human resource management, early childhood development and finance. Unions were required to identify their own representatives.

(c) (i). The entire benchmark study tour was orgainised by the ELRC based on the resolutions taken at the Education Indaba 2017. The ELRC funded the entire study tour. There were no financial implications for the Department.

The Department is not in a position to provide the cost for each delegate on the benchmark tour.

(c) (ii). See (c) (i) above.

3. A detailed report with findings and recommendations were drafted by the ELRC with inputs provided by the delegates. A copy of the report may be requested from the ELRC.

Reply:

I have been invited and did attend a Diwali celebration at the Gupta residence.

 

Reply:

The EFF is advised to request the South African Revenue Service to indicate whether it produced the so-called spy-tapes.

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

Reply:

(a) Universities have a variety of ways in which they name their faculties, and therefore, the programmes offered by faculties across institutions vary considerably. The enrolment plan for each university is not developed per faculty, but rather for the institution as a whole. It is therefore not possible to indicate the capacity of each faculty at each institution. However, it is possible to provide the planned overall enrolments per field of study at each university.

Table 1 below shows the approved enrolment planning targets for each university by major fields of study in Science, Engineering and Technology; Business and Commerce; Education and Other Humanities, for 2019.

(b) The approved number of first-time entering students across all fields of study that each university will be able to accept in the 2019 academic year, is indicated in table 2 below.

Reply:

(a) No tender awarded to listed companies the Department of Mineral Resources and or entities reporting to me.  (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (iii) (iv) : Falls away

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(a) Provisions of section 54 and 55 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act, Act 28 of 2002 does not necessitate issuing of any notices.

(b) Please see (a) above

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

The final report will be released in the first week of December 2018.

1. The final report is currently with the printers. The delay was due to the NCC:

• consulting certain regulators and entities that have been drawn into particular recommendations;
• seeking legal opinions on the implementation of certain recommendations.

The intention of the NCC was to not merely release the report to the public but to also provide a broad implementation plan.

 

Reply:

1. Media was invited by the Department, the District and Local municipalities.
2. No lawyers were excluded.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

REPLY

1. It is advised that NO application form for 640117 5868 086 Mr Tube has been received by the Department of Military Veterans.  It is further advised that NO application has been registered on the DMV Burial Support Database.

Reply:

(a) No, I have never been influenced, nor have I influenced an employee to take administrative action on behalf of the person(s) specified.

(b) (i) I attended official meetings with Mr. Ajay Gupta present when I was Minister of Foreign affairs and he was a board member at Brand South Africa.
(ii) I was also invited and accepted an invitation to attend Diwali celebrations at the Gupta family home.

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

Reply:

 

Response:

the dti and it’s Entities did not borrow any amount from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018.

“Except as explicitly state herein the Ministry: Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) does not express an opinion in respect of any factual representations. The opinion /memo provided is limited to the matters stated in it and may not be relied on upon by any person outside the dti or used for any other purpose neither in its intent or existence. It must not be disclosed to any other person without prior written approval other than by law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the rights of the dti to defend or oppose any claim or action against the dti."

Reply:

Response from the Department

No contracts and/or tenders were awarded by the dti to the companies listed in your Annexure A.

Response from the Entities

Entity	(b)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)(aa)	(b)(ii) (bb)	(iii)	(iv)
Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)	The CIPC had contracts or tenders with Vox Telecommunications	4MB Uncapped ADSL Bandwidth for Data, Voice & Internet Services	R75 618.00	01/04/2015: over a period of 18 months	The Accounting Authority Ms. Astrid Ludin	Yes, The procurement followed the required legislative prescripts applicable.
Companies Tribunal (CT)	The CT had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Export Credit Insurance Corporation (ECIC)	The ECIC had no contracts or tender between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
National Consumer Commission (NCC)	The NCC had a contract or tenders with Vox Telecommunications	Security equipment and installation	R44 319.78	25/03/2015 (Once off)	The Accounting Authority of the National Consumer Commission	Yes, it was in line with the National with all National Treasury and Departmental Procurement guidelines
National Consumer Tribunal (NCT)	The NCT had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	No t applicable	Not applicable
National Credit Regulator (NCR)	NCR had a contract or tender with Vox Telecommunications	E-mail archiving services	R767 517.74	01/07/2015-30/06/2018 (3 Years)	The adjudication committee approved the award of the tender and the Accounting Officer approved the contract	Yes, it was included in the procurement plan, advertised for 21 days in the tender bulletin, evaluated by the Bid Evaluation Committee; recommended for approval by the Committee and approved by the Accounting Authority
National Empowerment Fund (NEF)	The NEF had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
National Gambling Board (NGB)	The NGB had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
National Lotteries Commission (NLC)	The NLC had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA)	The NMISA had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
National Regulator For Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)	The NRCS had no contracts or tenders between 2009 – 2018 with the listed companies	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)	SABS had a contract or tender with Vox Telecommunications	Procured cell phone call, MS gateway and Rightfax services	R3 477 260.66	2009-2015 (6 Years)	The CEO, GM Procurement, Procurement manager or the respective business owners.	To the best of our knowledge, the tenders/contracts were done in line with National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines.
South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)	SANAS had a contract or tender with Vox Telecommunication	Microsoft Licences	R587 308.55	2018/19 Financial year (One Year)	Outcome from open tender process approved by CEO( tenders between R500K TO R1m approved bt CEO)	Yes, in terms of SANAS SCM policy as alinged to National Treasury guidelines

“Except as explicitly state herein the Ministry: Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) does not express an opinion in respect of any factual representations. The opinion /memo provided is limited to the matters stated in it and may not be relied on upon by any person outside the dti or used for any other purpose neither in its intent or existence. It must not be disclosed to any other person without prior written approval other than by law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the rights of the dti to defend or oppose any claim or action against the dti."

Reply:

(a) None (i) (ii) (aa) (bb), (b), (c) (d) falls away

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(a) A total of 105 members, were deployed. (b)(i)(ii)

(i) Units

Visible Policing

Crime Intelligence

Public Order Policing (POP)

Explosive Unit

Mounted Unit

K9 Unit

Tactical Response Team (TRT)

Video Operators

Provincial Traffic Officers

Local Traffic Officers

s

ii) Police Stations   Mpisi
Kwandengane
Mzamba
Bizana
Mount Ayliff
Ntabankulu

(c) Two police dogs, with their handlers, were deployed.

 

 

Reply to question 2954 recommended/not recommended

.m, 1 GENERAL

NATI NAL OMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: ]g]g -]j- § §

Reply to question 2954 approved/not approved

MINIS

BH CELE,

Date: @

OLICE

Due date for submission to the Minister: 26 October 2018

36/1/4/1(201800287)

INFORMATION NOTE

To: The Depu‹y National Commissioner Management Advisory Services

RESPONSE TO QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT: NUMBER 2954

1. The response to the above question, is attached.

1. The content was perused by the Head: Strategic Management.

MAJOR GENERAL COMPONENT HEAD: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT L RAB)E

Date:

Informatlon note compiled by: Code & telephone number: Date:

Colonel KB Steyn 012 393 1588

Information note perused and verified by: Brigadier CB Mitchell Gode 8 telephone number: 012 3g3 3381

Date:

Reply:

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

“The IDC in the ordinary course of business does not have sight of court judgments handed down against its clients by third parties, unless it is within the realm of liquidation and/or business rescue process.”

-END-

Reply:

1. (a) No decision has been made on the scrapping of the student-centred model.

(b) Part of the Terms of Reference for the Administrator is to work with the Department of Higher Education and Training to review the business processes of the entity and make long-term recommendations on the future models, structures, systems and business processes necessary for an effective National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

2. The budget allocation for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students was calculated on an expected proportion of eligible students linked to the enrolment plan. The number of students that have taken up the opportunity has been lower than expected for the TVET college sector. A major factor has been a large number of students who have not signed their bursary contracts. To mitigate this, NSFAS has sought approval from the Auditor-General to pay TVET colleges on proof of registration rather than on the basis of a signed contract.

Reply:

(a) All valuations for land reform are carried out in terms of Section 12 of the Property Valuations Act, 2014 (Act No. 17 of 2014). The criteria for determining the value is as follows:

“value” for purposes of section 12 (1)(a), means the value of property identified for purposes of land reform, which must reflect an equitable balance between the public interest and the interest of those affected by the acquisition, having regard to all the relevant circumstances, including the-

• current use of the property;
• history of the acquisition and the use of the property;
• market value of the property;
• extent of direct state investment and subsidy in the acquisition and beneficial capital improvement of the property; and
• purpose of the acquisition.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) The values of properties earmarked for land reform are determined using the criteria as outlined in part (a) above.

Reply:

(a)&(b) The service of four (not eight as indicated) members of the South African Police Service were terminated in the terms of provisions of Section 35 of the South African Police Service Act (Act68 of 1995) (not the Basic Condition of Employment Amendment Act, Act 11 of 2002 indicated) during the 2017/2018 financial year. The names and ranks of the four members are as follow:

INITIALS	SURNAME	RANK
RN	MDLULI	LIEUTENANT GENERAL
JJ	BOTHMAN	MAJOR GENERAL
IS	FREEMAN	MAJOR GENERAL
EE	CORBETT	COLONEL

 

BC MGWENYA

Date: 2018 -18

LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIONER: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Reply to question 3078 recommended /

Date:

LE, S

GENERAL NE THAFRTCANPOLICESERV!CE

Reply to question 3078 approved / n

MINIST OF POLICE BH CELE, M

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following information as at 18 September 2018 in relation to the number of students that are beneficiaries at each institution of higher learning:

Number of beneficiaries per University:

No.	Institutions (Universities)	New student	Returning student
		Students funded	Students funded
1	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	5008	7264
2	Central University of Technology	3566	6338
3	Durban University of Technology	7136	13016
4	Mangosuthu University of Technology	2705	4431
5	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	5235	6414
6	North-West University	7431	8238
7	Rhodes University	1040	881
8	Sefako Makgatho Health Science University	1242	1489
9	Sol Plaatje University	289	307
10	Tshwane University of Technology	13270	21686
11	University of Cape Town	1507	2187
12	University of Fort HARE	2483	5940
13	University of Free State	7098	6972
14	University of Johannesburg	8042	13742
15	University of KwaZulu-Natal	9389	11470
16	University of Limpopo	5183	10074
17	University of Mpumalanga	1055	689
18	University of Pretoria	3886	3811
19	University of South Africa	31370	15773
20	University of Stellenbosch	1240	1147
21	University of The Western Cape	3197	4566
22	University of the Witwatersrand	3216	4035
23	University of Venda	3641	7902
24	University of Zululand	5270	9065
25	Vaal University of Technology	4259	5864
26	Walter Sisulu University	7659	11968

Number of beneficiaries per Technical and Vocational Education and Training College:

No.	Institutions (TVET Colleges)	New students	Returning students
		Students funded	Students funded
	Boland	2269	1359
	Buffalo City	1446	1388
	Capricorn	3390	4039
	Central Johannesburg	2481	1264
	Coastal KZN	3254	3167
	College of Cape Town	2640	1689
	East Cape Midlands	1989	1578
	Ehlanzeni	3869	750
	Ekurhuleni East	4538	1322
	Ekurhuleni West	5336	3727
	Elangeni	3311	2116
	Esayidi	1303	2299
	False Bay	1659	1716
	Flavius Mareka	2094	806
	Gert Sibande	3737	2671
	Goldfields	991	410
	Ikhala	1603	1190
	Ingwe	1736	2075
	King Hintsa	1220	816
	King Sabata Dalindyebo	2406	2605
	Lephalale	880	725
	Letaba	2562	1200
	Lovedale	1447	1206
	Majuba	7198	3173
	Maluti	3032	2208
	Mnambithi	1684	1406
	Mopani	2361	1520
	Motheo	5077	1336
	Mthashana	1835	1133
	Nkangala	3084	1915
	Northern Cape Rural	1920	376
	Northern Cape Urban	1667	671
	Northlink	5416	2569
	Orbit	2923	1426
	Port Elizabeth	1800	1894
	Sedibeng	5833	3303
	Sekhukhune	2165	934
	South Cape	1826	775
	South West Gauteng	6346	2294
	Taletso	744	210
	Thekwini	2580	1608
	Tshwane North	4581	2602
	Tshwane	2669	1061
	Umfolozi	2446	2233
	Umgungundlovu	1845	1342
	Vhembe	8242	3469
	Vuselela	1915	557
	Waterberg	1784	983
	West Coast	3010	659
	Western (Gauteng)	6333	1263

Reply:

1. The Special Envoys on Investment are private individuals who have volunteered to support the country’s investment drive. The envoys are attached to different private sector organisations and may, from time to time, act in their capacity as envoys while they are travelling on company business, which is paid for by their respective firms. No personnel have been seconded to provide support to the envoys specifically.
2. No public entity has made any payment to any private firm to which the envoys are affiliated for the purpose of supporting the work of the envoys in the investment drive.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)(aa)(bb)(b)(i)(ii)

The information that is required, is not readily available and must be verified before the information can be submitted. A request is hereby made for an extension of three weeks, in order for the South African Police Service to provide the required information.

 

 

Reply to question 2982 recommended/not recommended

GENERAL ATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 2982 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date: \,

Reply:

(a),(b),(c),(d),(e) Please refer to the below tables.

2017/2018 Financial Year

(a) Advisor	(b) Role	(c) Salary	(d) Appointment Date	(e) Declared
Mr M Mbongwa	Advisor for Economic	R1,116,918.00	1 January 2016	Yes
Ms C Bartlett	Advisor for Policy	R1,058,691.00	1 August 2013	Yes

2016/2017 Financial Year

(a) Advisor	(b) Role	(c) Salary	(d) Appointment Date	(e) Declared
Mr M Mbongwa	Advisor for Economic	R1,058,691.00	1 January 2016	Yes
Ms C Bartlett	Advisor for Policy	R898,743.00	1 August 2013	Yes

2015/2016 Financial Year

(a) Advisor	(b) Role	(c) Salary	(d) Appointment Date	(e) Declared
Mr M Mbongwa	Advisor for Economic	R1,017,972.00	1 January 2016	Yes
Ms C Bartlett	Advisor for Policy	R864,177.00	1 August 2013	Yes

Reply:

1. (a) The meeting was arranged by the Department of Mineral Resources, National and Regional Offices, District Municipality, Local Municipality as well as the relevant security agencies.

(b) The following stakeholders were invited to the meeting – Kindly see the attached register

(c) Invitations to the political principals were sent by the Minister’s Office; Media was invited by the Department’s Chief Directorate: Communication and Knowledge Management; the community representatives were invited by the Local Mayor’s office.

(2) Yes beside the formal invitations, ward Councillors informed communities that they serve.

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

(a) The R59 million virement allocated is for an outstanding financial commitment for the Department to pay and settle the outstanding amount owed to the service provider for services rendered during the 2016/17 and 2017/18 Financial Years. It should be noted that the amount is not for any new or proposed services, but rather to settle the long outstanding commitment that the Department has with regards to the development of the Integrated Information Governance Process Management System during 2016/17 and 2017/18 Financial Years.

As a way of background, Cabinet approved back in December 2015 that the Department issue the Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Nuclear New Build Programme (NNBP). Cabinet also approved that the Final Funding model will be informed by the response of the market to the RFP and thereafter be resubmitted to Cabinet for consideration. In preparation to release the RFP during the in 2016/17 Financial Year, the Department procured services for purposes of ensuring readiness to issue the RFP at that time. Consequently, the Department procured an Integrated Information Governance Process Management System.

(b) (i)The name of service provider that was contracted is Empire Technology.

(ii)The details of services rendered are to develop and implement Integrated

Information Governance Process Management System.

(iii) The amount that the Department has paid to date is R110.882 million.

Reply:

1. Media was invited by the Department, the District and Local municipalities.

2. No lawyers were excluded.

(a) N/A

(b) N/A

Approved/Not Approved

Mr SG Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources

Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2018

Reply:

The Department of Police has not entered into any agreement that will allow for the borrowing of amounts from the People's Republic of China for any period of time.

 

MAJOR GENERAL ACTING DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION SJ NELSON

QUESTION 3241

Reply to question 3241 recommended/nd

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL oePuw NATIONAL I\/IMISSIONER: LEGAL AND ASSET MANAGEMENT FN VUMA

Reply to question 3241 recommended

GENERAL

TI SSI : SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE OLE (SOEG)

Reply to question 3241 approved/

MINISTE FOR POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

Reply:

1. (a) (i) (aa) 1 DDG acting in the post of Director General.

(bb) 6 DDGs employed in permanent capacity

(a) (ii) (aa) 7 Chief Directors acting at DDG level.

 

 

(a) (ii) (bb) 74 Chief Directors employed in permanent capacity including the 7 acting at DDG level.

(b) 1 woman at DDG level acting at DG level.

2 women are permanent DDGs including the Acting DG

3 women at CD level acting at DDG level

30 women are permanent CDs including 3 acting at DDG level.

2. (a) (i) 3 Heads of entities report to the Minister i.e. Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, Office of the Valuer-General and Ingonyama Trust.

 

(ii) 4 Directors ITB

6 Directors OVG

23 Directors Commission

(b) 2 (Chief Land Claims Commissioner and the Acting CEO of the ITB).

Reply:

The Department received the question, reviewed its contents against its mandate and has determined that the most appropriate respondent should be the Department of Trade and Industry and the Limpopo Provincial Government.

Reply:

(a)The department did not award any contracts and /or tenders to the any of the companies listed in the question above, from 1 January 2009 to 2018, (i) Not applicable, (aa) Not applicable, (bb) Not applicable, (iii) Not applicable and (iv) Not applicable

(b)

Central Energy Fund

NAME OF SUPPLIER	SERVICES RENDERED	VALUE & LENGTH OF CONTRACT	APPROVED BY	COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY AND NT GUIDELINES
Vox Telecommunications	Rightfax Software upgrade, Maintenance & Support	R 940 600 48 months	PetroSA Group Supply Chain Management Committee	Yes

NB: PetroSA has no contract with DCD Group (2006/037611/07). PetroSA entered into a contract with DCD Marine (Pty) Ltd, registration no 1947/027805/07 for the provision of support to assist with systems integration testing of subsea structures and fabrication works for the Reel Drive System onto the deck of DSV Da Vinci for PetroSA’s Project Ikhwezi. The Supplier, DCD Marine (Pty) Ltd, was paid R 7 064 076.71 between August 2013 and May 2014. DCD Marine (Pty) Ltd is a subsidiary of DCD Group (Pty) Ltd.

Strategic Fuel Fund

NAME OF SUPPLIER	SERVICES RENDERED	VALUE & LENGTH OF CONTRACT	APPROVED BY	COMPLIANCE WITH POLICY AND NT GUIDELINES
Vox Telecommunications	Telephone Systems	R 609, 395.24 36 months and left 15 months.	Supply Chain Management Process.	Yes

The CEF Group and its subsidiaries did not at any point in time have any dealing with the rest of the below entities:

• DCG Group

• Afrit Propco

• Elgin Dock

• Simiglo

• Interpair Services

• Cancerian Investments

• Phuma Finance

• Elgin, Brown and Harper

• Diesel and Turbo Services

National Energy Regulator of South Africa

(b) None of the furnished companies were awarded any contracts and/or tenders, (b)(i) N/A, (ii) (aa) N/A,

(bb) N/A, (iii) N/A and (iv) N/A

South African Nuclear Energy Corporation

(b) Afrit van der Wettering, (i) Service of a trailer and repairs to a trailer, respectively, (ii)(aa) R6690 (excl VAT) placed on 3/10/2016 and R7131 (excl VAT) placed on 3/10/2016, (iii) Mr. Thabo Tshelane for Nuclear Liabilities Management department, (iv) The work was done within 30 days. No official contract was entered into and no tender process was required as this was below the tender threshold per NECSA’s procurement procedure, (b) Vox Telecommunications, (i) Internet services for information management, (ii)(aa) R30 140.00 and (iii) Mr. Leon Russell, Manager Information Services, (iv) The above orders and contract were in line with NECSA’s procurement as well as all National Treasury guidelines.

National Nuclear Regulator

(b) None of the furnished companies were awarded any contracts and/or tenders, (b)(i) N/A, (ii)(aa) N/A,

(bb) N/A, (iii) N/A and (iv) N/A

National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute

(b) None of the furnished companies were awarded any contracts and/or tenders, (b)(i) N/A, (ii)(aa) N/A

(bb) N/A, (iii) N/A, and (iv) N/A

South African National Energy Development Institute

(b) None of the furnished companies were awarded any contracts and/or tenders, (b)(i) N/A, (ii)(aa) N/A

(bb) N/A, (iii) N/A and (iv) N/A

Reply:

1. (1) (a) The aircraft landed at St Helena on 14 August 2018.

(b) C130B Hercules.

(c) Refuelling stops.

(2). No military equipment was transported on this flight.

(3). No

Reply:

 

The State Security Agency has never borrowed any amount of money from any entity in the People’s Republic of China in the past three years and since 1 April 2018.

Reply:

1. Please see Table 1 below for the expected (forecast) versus realized (actual) income.
2. Payments are made by an account holder who assumes responsibility to pay the account for the registered vehicles, which can be an individual, a corporate, or a combination. The person/entity that sets up the account does not complete a “field” to indicate if it is a corporate or individual user. As a result, the SANRAL toll system does not record whether a vehicle is registered (or owned) by an individual or a corporate user and the information requested cannot be directly extracted from the toll system. Should more details be required the Member of Parliament is welcome to visit SANRAL Head Office in Pretoria.
3. Table 2 below provides, for each month, the number of tags that have been activated and deactivated from December 2013 to date. The table does not reflect the tags registered prior to the December 2013 date, such as the tags that were already in use on the Bakwena route. Tags are deactivated for various reasons, which include the following:

• Movement of tag to a new vehicle
• Movement of vehicles and tags between accounts, e.g. Public Entity and Key accounts
• Deregistrations, etc

Table 1: GFIP expected (forecast) versus realized (actual) income

Table 2: e-Tag Activations versus Deactivations

Year	Month	Tags Activated	Tags Deactivated
2013	December	348382	22667
2014	January	165030	23480
	February	112086	18424
	March	87814	18731
	April	70082	17578
	May	62602	18419
	June	65643	19330
	July	51642	19357
	August	40810	18739
	September	34834	22980
	October	31604	17940
	November	25614	17144
	December	18833	12155
2015	January	24856	17406
	February	22443	15280
	March	21656	16827
	April	18924	15425
	May	22663	17850
	June	29217	17329
	July	36139	19312
	August	30274	21768
	September	30685	19336
	October	32080	18070
	November	24631	15287
	December	18624	12945
2016	January	29676	16615
	February	30536	16897
	March	31193	20179
	April	29310	19458
	May	34520	21343
	June	28130	19711
	July	32300	16475
	August	27270	16852
	September	28881	20350
	October	30733	16361
	November	26566	59163
	December	21566	84980
2017	January	30497	17699
	February	29186	16936
	March	28355	28654
	April	19699	17387
	May	24736	18799
	June	24399	16537
	July	29388	17478
	August	29138	17409
	September	26645	16760
	October	31358	17295
	November	29733	15409
	December	21410	12567
2018	January	29016	19675
	February	28005	16357
	March	21786	18216
	April	21571	16997
	May	22334	20042
	June	24091	14923
	July	29719	16678
	August	26140	16107
	September	27454	15749
	October	31005	16733

4. (a)The Contractor (ETC) incurred R4,6m on legal fees up to August 2018.

(b) The Accounting Policy of SANRAL, which is in line with IFRS, determines that the impairment assessment is done on an annual basis. As such the trade receivables balance is calculated, audited and published annually. Table 3 below reflects the audited trade receivables for the requested financial years:

Financial Year	Toll debtors (R’million)
2018	10 840.4
2017	8 798.4
2016	6 620.1
2015	4 935.3
2014	951.3

Table 3

5. SANRAL’s toll operator is not re-issuing summonses. The summonses that have already been issued will be amended to include new debt (if required) but will not require re-issuing. Therefore, we respond as follows:

a) Not applicable as the re-issuing summonses is not required.

b) Not applicable refer to a).

c) Not applicable refer to a).

Reply:

(a)(i)I was never influenced by any person and/or (ii) nor influenced any of the department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and (cc) acknowledges to have met the close associates of the Gupta family during the SABC/TNA morning breakfast shows where I was a guest on the shows.

Reply:

1. Statistics on direct claims lodged prior to December 2012 are not available, as stand-alone direct claims units were only established throughout the Road Accident Fund (RAF) during the 2012 -2013 financial year. From December 2012, statistics on direct claims were were reported on separately from other claims. The following information regarding the number of claims that have become prescribed in the hands of the RAF (claims lodged and, or, prosecuted personally by a claimant who elected not to use the services of an attorney or elected to terminate the services of their attorney) since 1 December 2012 for each month of each year according to (a) percentage and (b) absolute numbers (total) from the year 2012 up to and including the latest statistics for 2018;

Financial Year	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	Total
2012/13									1	1	2	3	7
% of the total of claims prescribed during the year									14%	14%	29%	43%	100%
2013/14	6	3	1	3	9	10	2,066	8	2	1	664	121	2,894
% of the total of claims prescribed during the year	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	71%	0.3%	0.1%	0%	23%	4%	100%
2014/15	1	14	4	2	1,716	3,974	178	-	-	36	201	112	6,238
% of the total of claims prescribed during the year	0.0%	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	28%	64%	3%	0.0%	0.0%	1%	3%	2%	100%
2015/16	4	2	3	13	7	6	38	39	7	32	14	3	168
% of total% of the total of claims prescribed during the year	2%	1%	2%	8%	4%	4%	23%	23%	4%	19%	8%	2%	100%
2016/17	7	60	21	16	77	5	18	5	6	3	1	6	225
% of the total of claims prescribed during the year	3%	27%	9%	7%	34%	2%	8%	2%	3%	1%	0.4%	3%	100%
2017/18	3	3	22	272	8	12	4	7	4	3	5	1	344
% of the total of claims prescribed during the year	1%	1%	6%	79%	2%	3%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%	0%	100%
2018/19*	3	3	44	53	10	49							162
% of the total of claims prescribed during the period	2%	2%	27%	33%	6%	30%							100%

2) the overall reasons, amongst others, for the prescription of the claims in each month, are claims that prescribed in the following circumstances: while awaiting the judgment in the case of Mvumvu and Others v The Minister of Transport and the RAF (Case CCT 67/10); awaiting the completion of medico-legal reports by medical experts; delays in obtaining confirmation of appointments for assessments for medico-legal reports; delays in obtaining completed medical reports from hospitals; awaiting necessary information from claimants or service providers; files not sent to Regions by consultants prior to prescription of the claim; administrative issues such as incorrect registration, miscommunication between the regions; where direct claimants have subsequently elected to instruct an attorney and summons is not issued before prescription and where claimants failed to provide correct contact information, or contact information subsequently changed and the claimant failed to inform the RAF;

3) The RAF has implemented a Direct Claims Policy with effect from 15 February 2016. The purpose of the Direct Claims Management Policy, amongst others, is to regulate the internal management of Direct Claims to ensure that the rights of Unrepresented Claimants are protected; to ensure that the risks to the RAF are managed; and finally, to manage conflicts of interest that may arise. The Direct Claims Policy provides for consequence management in the event of non-compliance.

Reply:

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has put the following plans in place to remedy the (a) financial,

In the longer term the design of the system of road accident compensation must change to address the fact that the existing system is unaffordable, with income not matching expenditure. To this end the RABS Bill, which is currently before the Portfolio Committee on Transport, will address the future financial viability of road accident compensation by ensuring a balance between funding and benefits. In the interim, the RAF has implemented a Cash Management Strategy to ensure that available funding is distributed in an equitable and fair manner. This has since evolved to cash management in the ordinary course of business, which is reviewed in response to the business environment. The RAF ensures that it communicates with service providers to ensure they are kept abreast of developments where necessary. The RAF seeks to ensure that any funds that are not committed due to general savings or delays in procurement, are allocated to the settlement of claims, where possible. The RAF has engaged with stakeholders such as National Treasury and the Department of Transport to ensure awareness, to present status updates and to seek solutions. In addition, the RAF has sought to implement measures to minimize the interruption caused by attachments of the RAF’s bank accounts.

(b) administrative and

The existing system of road accident compensation is administratively complex. Fault has to be proven and benefits are not defined, which results in delays in establishing liability and the quantification of claims, often resulting in disputes and protracted litigation, in which the intermediaries have a direct and substantial financial interest. The RABS Bill addresses the shortcomings by, inter alia, providing for defined benefits, on a no-fault basis, paid directly to beneficiaries, in a structured manner, ensuring wider cover, especially to the poor. The RABS Bill further seeks to reduce the administrative complexity inherent in the current system which will see less involvement by intermediaries and more money reaching the intended beneficiaries of the system. In the interim, the RAF addresses improved administration through, inter alia, the RAF’s Annual Performance Plan for the 2018 - 2019 financial year, which addresses the RAF’s administrative challenges by, amongst others, providing for: initiatives aligned to efficient processing of claims; initiatives aligned to providing accessible services: initiatives aligned to effective financial management; initiatives aligned to optimising ICT functionality; initiatives aligned to improving people management; initiatives aligned to RAF transformation; and initiatives aligned to an assured control environment.

(c) governance difficulties currently being experienced by the Road Accident Fund

The previous Board was dissolved by the Minister of Transport and an Interim Board was appointed to address governance challenges. The process to appoint a permanent Board has commenced. The process to appoint a CEO re-commenced two months ago.

Reply:

(a)(i) R0.

(ii) R0.

 

(aa),(bb),(b),(c),(d) Falls away.

Reply:

The Department of Transport has no access to the contractual issues and Supply Chain Management Process of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Transport. The Honourable Member may re- direct the Question the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of Transport in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Honourable Mxolisi Kaunda.

Therefore Question (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) fall away.