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No	DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM	INGONYAMA TRUST BOARD
(a) (i)	Approximately 27 801 hectares, which is primarily mountainous land and land with indigenous forests.	No land is vacant and unused or has no purpose as the land held by the Ingonyama Trust is used communally for residential, ploughing and grazing by the local traditional council communities.
(ii)	0 hectares
(b) (i)	Columns 1,2,3 and 4 of Annexure A titled “Vacant Land”	Falls away.
(ii)	Last column of Annexure A.	Falls away.
(a)	Approximately 2 309 078 Hectares.	Approximately 61 671 hectares
(b) (i)	Last 2 columns of Annexure B titled “Leased Land”	Annexure C
(b) (ii) (aa)	Columns 1,2,3 and 4 of Annexure B	Annexure D
(bb)	Last column of Annexure B	Annexure D

Reply:

1.(a)  I am not aware of any municipalities affected by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government’s intention to establish interventions in that province, and neither I nor my Department have instructed the provincial government to invoke interventions in the province. I can only become aware of such municipalities, if any, once the provincial government has initiated the interventions and then submitted to me the requisite notices, because interventions are a prerogative of the provincial government. However, I have recently referred to the province a demand from the Legal Resources Centre for an intervention at Makana Local Municipality and a request from Hon. Terri Stander, MP, for an intervention at Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, for the provincial government’s consideration. I was subsequently notified by the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs that the Provincial Government has intervened at Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality in terms of sections 139(1)(b) and 139(5) of the Constitution.

For reasons already stated above, I am also not aware as to: (b) on what legal provision will each intended intervention rely on, (c) what will be the timeline and (d) what are the expected outcomes of each intervention.

2. Regarding the second question, I am unable to discern what response or details Hon. Mileham wanted to elicit from me because his question is not easy for me to understand. Assuming that he wants to know whether all interventions in terms of section 139 of the Constitution have ever been implemented in the Eastern Cape, then the answer is “No”, not all interventions in terms of this section have ever been implemented in the Eastern Cape. According to records at my Department’s disposal, the provincial government has in the majority of cases invoked interventions in terms of section 139(1)(b) of the Constitution at its municipalities. I have observed that, sometimes, these interventions have been invoked simultaneously with section 139(5) of the Constitution, as is the case at Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality. However, the provincial government has never invoked an intervention in terms of section 139(4) of the Constitution.

I am also unable to provide a direct answer to the second part of this question, as to why the national and/or provincial executive have not acted in terms of the specified constitutional obligation. This is due to the fact that the constitutional obligation Hon. Mileham is referring to has not been specified in the question.

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1. The Government’s position is that all the people residing on communal land, including on land controlled by the KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust, should have secure tenure and should not be subjected to their tenure rights being taken away without their consent.
2. 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.

Reply:

The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) will not be in a position to respond to the question posed by the Honourable Member. Section 24 of Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) gives the responsibility for land management use to municipalities. SPLUMA is administered by the Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), who would be in a better position to provide a response to questions of this nature.  

Reply:

1. As I have already stated publically in response to these allegations, there is no list of arms earmarked for “land expropriation without compensation”. We will however continue to implement land reform in terms of existing laws including the Expropriation Act 63 of 1975 and the Property Valuations Act 17 of 2014 as well as existing provisions in section 42E of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, together with any other applicable legislation approved by this Parliament that makes provision for expropriation. The matter on policy and related amendments to effect expropriation without compensation remains work in progress of this Parliament.

a),(b),(c)(i),(ii),(iii) Falls away.

(2) Falls away

(3) Falls away

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1. The number of crime dockets lost, per province, are as follows:

Eastern Cape

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1	Housebreaking & theft
	Lady Frere Detective Service	2	Rape Murder
Total		3
2014	Lady Frere Detective Service	3	Possesion of a firearm without a licence Murder (x2)
Total		3
2015	Humansdorp Detective Service	4	Theft (x4)
	Burgersdorp Detective Service	1	Loss of a firearm
Total		5
2016	Venterstad Detective Service	1	Housebreaking & theft
	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1	Theft
	Lady Frere Detective	1	Murder

Total		3
2017	Palmietfontein Detective Service	1	Loss of firearm
	Aliwal North Detective Service	1	Loss of firearm
	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1	Theft
	Hofmeyer Detective Service	1	Culpable Homicide
	Mqanduli Detective Service	2	Murder Possession of drugs
Total		6
1 Jan — 30 April 2018		0
Total		0

Free State

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/offence
2013		0
Total		0
2014		0
Total		0	Contravention of Section 305, Act 38/2005 - Child Abuse Contravention of Section 19, Act 32/2007 - Display of Pornography to a Child Contravention of Section 55, Act 32/2007 - Attempt to Commit a Sexual Offence Contravention of Section 3, Act 32/2007 — Rape (x2)
2015	Parkweg Family Violence, Child Abuse and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit	5
	Excelsior Detective Service	1	Theft General
	Bethlehem Detective Service	3	Theft (x3)
	Mangaung Detective Service	1	Rape III-treatment of a child Child Neglect
Total		10
2016	Selesesha Detective Service	3	Armed Robbery Assault Common Assault with the intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH)
	Maokeng Detective Service	1	Housebreaking
	Kagisanong Detective Service	3	Possession of a Dangerous Weapon Robbery at Residential Premises Atte ted Bu ine s Robbe Culpable Homicide (x13) Drunken Driving (x2) Murder Attempted Murder Assault GBH (x5) Crimen Injuria (x3) Malicious Damage to Property (x3)
	Winburg Detective Service	41

			Inquest Assault Common (x4) Theft Loss of Firearm Possession of Stolen Property Business Robbery Obstruction of Sheriff Burglary Residential (x3)
	Mangaung FCS	1	Rape
Total		49
2017	Ficksburg Detective Service	2	Fraud (x2)
	Kagisanong Detective Service	2	Housebreaking Carjackinq
	Botshabelo Detective Service	13	Malicious Damage to Property (x2) Assault GBH (x3) Assault Common (x3) Shoplifting Dealing in Dagga Intimidation Use of Motor Vehicle without Owners Consent Contravention of Court Order
	Clocolan Detective Service	1	• Murder
Total		18
1 Jan — 30 April 2018	Bainsvlei Detective Service	1	Theft
	Bayswater Detective Service	2	Theft (x2)
Total		3

Gauteng

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013	Sebenza Detective Service	1	Assault Common
	Tembisa South Detective Service	78	The cases of Tembisa South was incorrectly reported as the police station was only opened in 2014.
	NB. Due to typing error, it was reported in the response to question 1406, that 78 dockets were lost at Tembisa South. Therefore, there was no loss of dockets in 2013, since the station did not exist in 2013. It should further be noted that there was no loss of dockets or stolen dockets reported at Tembisa South since 2014 up to date.
	Bronkhorstspruit Detective Service	2	Culpable Homicide Robbery
Total		3
2014	Sebenza Detective Service	1	Possession of Stolen Property
	Bronkhorstspruit Detective Service	3	Assault GBH (x2) Theft
Total		4
2015	Orlando Detective Service	1	Possession of stolen motor vehicle
	Norkem Park Detective Service	1	Theft
	Bronkhorstspruit Detective Service	5	Business Robbery Culpable Homicide Theft (x2) Assault GBH

Total		7
2016	Bronkhorstspruit Detective Service	3	Fraud Burglary House Robbery
Total		3
2017	Benoni Detective Service	1	Unauthorised importation, supply or possession of an explosive or incendiary device or part thereof
	Bronkhorstspruit Detective Service	3	Theft (x2) Driving under the Influence
Total		4
1 Jan — 30 April 2018	Erasmia	27	Reckless and Negligent Driving (x27)
	Sinoville	2	Possession of suspected stolen property Theft
Total		29

KwaZulu-Natal

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013	Durban North Detective Service	8	Fraud Assault Common (x2) Shoplifting (x2) Possession of Dagga Theft out of Motor Vehicle Theft by False Pretences
	Mayville Detective Service	4	Theft general (x2) Carjacking Theft of motor vehicle/motor cycle
Total		12
2014	Durban North Detective Service	6	Theft of a Motor Vehicle (x2) House Robbery
			Theft
			Fraud
			Shoplifting
	Mayville Detective Service	2	Housebreaking
			Theft of motor vehicle/motor cycle
	Madadeni Detective Service	13	Inquest Drunken driving
			Carjacking
			Burglary residential (x2)
			Assault common
			Theft from motor vehicle
			Theft (x2)
			Fraud (x2)
			Reckless and negligent driving
			Robbery common
Total		21
2015	Provincial General Investigations	1	Murder
	Durban North Detective	9	Fraud (x3)
	Service		House Robbery
			Shoplifting (x3)
			Theft
			Theft of a Motor Vehicle

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
	Mayville Detective Service	3	Assault GBH Housebreaking (x2)
Total		13
2016	Newcastle Detective Service	55	Crimen Injuria (x5) Theft (x10) Assault GBH (x2)
			Theft out of/from Motor Vehicle (x9) Robbery (x5)
			Inquest
			Burglary Residential (x9)
			Murder
			Attempted Robbery Burglary Business (x3)
			Common assault (x6)
			Malicious Damage to Property (x2) Intimidation
	Durban North Detective Service	4	Theft by False Pretences Fraud Theft Housebreaking
Total		59
2017	Durban North Detective Service	4	Possession of cocaine Drunken Driving Theft • Fraud
	Umbumbulu Detective Service	1	Assault common
	Mayville Detective Service	5	Housebreaking (x3) Theft of motor vehicle Theft general
	Hlabisa Detective Service	1	Carjacking
Total		11
1 Jan — 30 April 2018	Upper Tugela Detective Service	2	Robbery Reckless and Negligent Driving
Total		2

Limpopo

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013		0
Total		0
2014		0
Total		0
2015		0
Total		0
2016		0
Total		0
2017		0
Total		0
1 Jan — 30 April 2018		0
Total		0

Mpumalanga

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013		0
Total		0
2014		0
Total		0
2015		0
Total		0
2016		0
Total		0
2017	Mhluzi Detective Service	2	Theft of Motor Vehicle Possession of Unlicensed Firearm
	Delmas Detective Service	2	Malicious Damage to Property Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Pilgrim's Rest Detective Service	1	Armed Robbery
	Davel Detective Service	1	Concealment of Birth
	Kriel Detective Service	2	Truck Theft Murder
Total		8
1 Jan — 30 April 2018		0
Ttotal		0

North West

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013		0
Total		0
2014	Madikwe Detective Service	1	Business Robbery
Total		1
2015	Madikwe Detective Service	2	Business Robbery (x2)
Total		2
2016		0
Total		0
2017	ltsoseng Detective Service	1	Possession of Firearm
Total		1
1 Jan — 30 April 2018		0
Total		0

Northern Cape

Year	Unit	Number	Grime/Offence
2013		0
Total		0
2014	Kathu Detective Service	10	Reckless and/or Negligent Driving (x3) Fraud (x2) Burglary Residential Theft Pointing of Firearm Driving under the Influence of Alcohol Drinking in Public
Total		10
2015		0

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
Total		0
2016		0
Total		0 i
2017		0
Total		0
1 Jan — 30 April 2018	Mothibistad Detective Service	44	Assault Common (x4) Drinking in Public (x3) Common Robbery Theft out of Motor Vehicle (x2) Burglary Business (x2) Assault GBH (x5) Reckless Driving (x2) Burglary Residence (x8) Robbery with a Firearm Culpable Homicide (x2) Theft General (x3) Malicious Damage to Property (x5) Theft General (x2) Murder (x2) Business Robbery Contravention of any Prohibition, Condition, Obligation or Order Contained in a Protection Order.
Total		44

Western Cape

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
2013	Goodwood Detective Service	1	Common Robbery
	Gansbaai Detective Service	1	Contravention of the Municipality Act
	Genadendal Detective Service	2	Possession of Dagga Possession of Abalone
Total		4
2014	Belhar Detective Service	2	Robbery Common Theft out of/from Motor Vehicle
	Gansbaai Detective Service	1	Theft
	Genadendal Detective Service	6	Assault GBH (x2) Housebreaking and Theft (x2) Theft General (x2)
	Goodwood Detective Service	8	Housebreaking Residential Theft (x3) Common Assault Common Robbery Business Robbery • Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Kwanonqaba Detective Service	1	Murder
	Leeu-gamka Detective Service	1	Culpable Homicide
	Nyanga Detective Service	57	Drunken Driving (x14) Malicious Damage to Property (x2) Assault GBH (x13) Dealing in Drugs

 

Year	Unit	Number	Crime/Offence
			Possession Drugs (x6) Theft Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm Common Robbery (x3) Protection Order (x2) Possession of Ammunition Reckless and Negligent Driving (x4) Assault Common (x2) Falsified Goods Burglary Residential Robbery other Weapon (x2) Robbery Firearm Theft of Motor Vehicle Road Traffic Act
	Ravensmead Detective Service	1	Possession of Firearm
	Table View Detective Service	2	Fraud • Theft of Motor Vehicle
Total		80
2015	Beaufort West Stock Theft Unit (STU)	1	Stock Theft
	Bellville FCS	2	Rape (x2)
	Bellville Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit (VCIU)	6	Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle (x4) Theft of Motor Vehicle (x2)
	Goodwood Detective Service	8	Theft of Motor Vehicle Possession of Stolen Property Discharging of Firearm in a Public Place Drunken Driving Assault Common (x2) Fraud Negligently Allowing/Failure to Prevent Animal to Cause Injury to Another Person
	Diepriver Detective Service	1	Possession of Dangerous Weapon
	Laingsburg Detective Service	1	Drunken Driving
	Ravensmead Detective Service	1	Murder
	Table View Detective Service	1	Possession of Drugs
	Knysna Detective Service	7	Use of Motor Vehicle without owner's Consent Murder Reckless and Negligent Driving Discharging a Firearm Intimidation Trespassing Negligent Loss of Firearm
	Parow Detective Service	7	Theft out of Motor Vehicle Robbery with Firearm (x2) Possession of Drugs Robbery with Weapon other than a Firearm Assault Common Possession, Dealing or Handling of Game Reasonably Suspected to have

			been Unlawfully Hunted and Presumption
	Nyanga	10	Assault GBH (x5) Possession of Dangerous Weapon Common Assault (x2) Attempt/Conspire/Aid/Abet/ Induce/Incite/Instigate/lnstruct/ Command/Cousel/Procure to Commit Offence in terms of Criminal Act Malicious Damage to Property
Total		45
2016	Belhar Detective Service	2	Robbery with a Firearm
			Theft out of Motor Vehicle
	Bellville FCS	1	Assault GBH
	Bellville VCIU	1	Theft out of Motor Vehicle
	Bishop Lavis Detective	1	Fraud
	Service
	Cape Town Central VCIU	1	Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Delft Detective Service	19	Malicious Damage to Property (x3)
			Discharge of Firearm
			Housebreaking and Theft (x3)
			Theft out of/from Motor Vehicle (x4)
			Assault Common
			Assault GBH
			Pointing of Firearm
			Theft General (x5)
	Organised Crime	1	Fraud
	Investigation Unit (OCIU)
	Commercial Crime	1	Fraud
	Gansbaai Detective Service	2	Housebreaking and Theft Possession of Stolen Property
	Goodwood Detective Service	5	Theft of Motor Vehicle Theft (x3)
			Shoplifting
	Graafwater Detective	1	Dealing in Drugs
	Service
	Kwanonqaba Detective	1	Murder
	Service
	Mfuleni Detective Service	1	Animal Identification Act
	Nyanga Detective Service	12	Assault GBH (x2)
			Murder
			Carjacking
			Theft
			Culpable Homicide
			Business Robbery (2)
			Burglary Residential
			Reckless and Negligent Driving
			Malicious Damage to Property
			Liquor Act
	Paarl Detective Service	1	Dealing in Drugs
	Ravensmead Detective Service	1	Possession of Illegal Firearm

	Rondebosch Detective Service	2	Theft out of Motor Vehicle Drunken Driving
	Strandfontein Detective Service	1	Housebreaking and Theft
	Milnerton FCS	1	Rape
	Table View Detective Service	3	Shoplifting (x2) Rape
	Thembalethu Detective Service	2	Carnal Intercourse with Person under Age of Consent Dealing in Drugs
	Vredendal Detective Service	1	Murder
Total		61
2017	Bellvilie Detective Service	1	Assault GBH
	Strand Detective Service	1	Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
	Lwandle Detective Service	1	Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Goodwood Detective Service	18	Fraud (x2) Theft out of Motor Vehicle (x10) Theft (x2) Theft of Motor Vehicle Housebreaking Theft from Motor Vehicle Common Robbery
	Kleinvlei Detective Service	1	Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
	Harare Detective Service	1	Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Delft Detective Service	1	Theft of Motor Vehicle
	Brackenfell Detective 1 Service	Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
	Napier Detective Service	1	Illegal Possession of Abalone
	Struisbaai Detective Service	1	Possession of Dagga
	Wellington Detective Service	1	Theft
	Leeu-Gamka Detective Service	2	Culpable Homicide Housebreaking
	Vredendal Detective Service	3	Domestic Violence Fraud Murder
Total		33	Common Assault
1 Jan - 30 April 2018	Goodwood Detective Service	1
	Parow Detective Service	1	Rape
	Knysna Detective Serivce	2	Dealing in Drugs Possession of Druss
	Plettenbergbay Detective Service	2	Rape Indecent Assault
Total		6

Summary

Province Eastern Cape	2013	2014	2015 5	2016	2017	1 Jan to 30 A ril 2018 0
	3	3		3	6
Free State	0	0	10	49	18	3
Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal	3	4	7	3	4	29
	12	21	13	59	11	2
Limpopo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mpumalanga	0	0	0	0	8	0
North West	0	1	2	0	1	0
Northern Cape	0	10		0	0	0	44
Western Cape	4	80		45	61	33	6
Total	22	119	82	175	81	84

2. Newcastle, CAS 607/12/2016, was opened for the case dockets, which were stolen from a vehicle. The dockets were in a laptop bag, inside the vehicle. A suspect was found guilty and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Hlabisa, CAS 83/05/2018, was opened for the dockets that went missing from court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), declined to prosecute.

The rest was incorrectly reported in the first reply to the question. The investigating officer’s office was broken in to and his laptop and the mentioned attempted murder docket were stolen during the housebreaking. The accused in the attempted murder case was found guilty and was convicted after the docket was reconstructed by the investigating officer.

3. The two South African Police Service (SAPS) officials were charged in two different incidents, namely the 13 dockets that were lost at Botshabelo, in 2017, as well as the five dockets that were lost by the FCS Park Road, in 2015. In the Botshabelo case, the accused was found not guilty. The accused in the FCS Park Road case, pleaded guilty. The accused resigned from the SAPS, on 14 September 2015.

One member made a statement during the departmental trial, in Madadeni. A case was opened by the Public Protector, but the NPA declined to prosecute. The member in Madadeni was found guilty in the departmental case and fined R500,00. The other member is no longer employed by the SAPS.

The rest was incorrectly reported in the first reply to the question. The member was not charged, because the docket got lost at the Pretoria North Magistrates Court.

4. The Minister will determine if he should make a statement on this matter.

 

 

 

Original signed LIEUTENANT GENERAL DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER: DETECTIVE SERVICE TC MOSIKILI

Date: 13 September 2018

Reply to question 2395 recommended/

Original signed LIEUTENANT GENERAL DEPUTY NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: CRIME DETECTION LJ TSUMANE

Date: 17 September 2018

Reply to question 2395 recommended/ o

GENERAL H AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

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Reply to question 2395 approved/ proved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE,

Date: D!

Reply:

The Municipal Investment Regulation 12 state that the responsibility and risk arising from any investment transaction vests in the relevant municipality or municipal entity.

All the municipalities invested with VBS Mutual Bank confirmed that they did not receive any presentation from an official of political organisation at Provincial and/ National level to invest the funds.

(b) All the municipalities invested with VBS Mutual Bank confirmed that they did not receive any instruction from an official of political organisation at Provincial and/ National level to invest the funds.

Municipalities reflected that they used quotations from financial institutions to invest the funds in accordance with their municipal investment policies.

Given the response that no presentations made and/ instruction issued, the questions relating to (i), (ii) and (iii) are not applicable.

Section 13(1) of the Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA) states that the Minister of Finance, acting with the concurrence of the Cabinet member responsible for local government, may prescribe a framework within which municipalities must (a) Conduct their cash management and investments and

(b) Invest monies not immediately required, (2) a municipality must establish an appropriate and effective cash management and investment policy in accordance with any framework that may be prescribed in terms of subsection (1).

Regulation 6 of the Municipal Investment Regulations state that a municipality or municipal entity may invest funds only in any of the following investment types:

a) Securities issued by the national government

(b) Listed corporate bonds with an investment grade rating from a nationally or intentionally recognized credit rating agency

(c) Deposits with banks registered in terms of the Banks Act 1990 (Act No 94 of 1990)

(d) Deposits with the Public Investment Commissioners as contemplated by the Public Investment Commissioners Act 1984(Act No.45 of 1984)

(e) Deposits with the Corporation for Public Deposits as contemplated by the Corporation for Public Deposits Act 1984(Act No. 46 of 1984)

(f) Banker’s acceptance certificates or negotiable certificates of deposits of banks registered in terms of the Banks Act 1990

(g) Guaranteed endowment policies with the intention of establishing a sinking fund

(h) Repurchase agreements with banks registered in terms of the Banks Act 1990, Municipal bonds issued by a municipality and

(j) Any other investment type as the minister may identify by regulation in terms of section 168 of the Act, in consultation with the Financial Service Board.

The investment with Mutual Bank is not permitted in terms of the Municipal Investment Regulations. The 15 municipalities invested funds contrary to the Municipal Financial Management Act and Municipal Investment Regulations.

Municipalities are prohibited to take instructions from external parties and/ official from a political organization to influence government processes, as it is deemed interference with the administration processes. Municipalities use government legislations, regulations and municipal policies to procure goods and services.

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• The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries does not own land but administers it on behalf of the Department of Public Works. The land is leased to prospective producers as per prescripts defined and agreed to.

• With regards to ownership of land by entities reporting to the Minister, only the Agricultural Research Council owns land but there are no external investors on the current land under its administration.

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a) 72 000 beneficiaries participated in the programme.

b) (i) 2 400 farms.

(ii) 1 167 000 hectares.

(aa),(bb) Please refer to Annexure A.

c) 1 167 000 hectares were transferred; land acquired through the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme is not leased.

Reply:

(a) - (b) The envoys were appointed to create an additional channel through which business can alert government of possible investment opportunities as well as impediments they experience in pursuing those opportunities. The envoys combined have had more than 150 engagements. These include meetings with individual companies, business chambers, business groupings and embassies.

(c) (i) The meetings referred to above have been held since the envoys were appointed, up to date.

(ii) Meetings were held in various locations including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, China, Canada, Ireland, London and Poland.

(d) (i) (ii) Envoys are volunteers who are deployed to convey messages about the investment climate and to generate goodwill with investors. They are not tasked with deal-making, but with opening doors. It is up to the government to pursue the investment opportunities where appropriate, or to resolve the issues that may be blocking private sector investment.

(e) (i) (ii) To date, the total cost is at R369,644.14, which includes:

- Ticket fares: R225,397.90

- Hotel Accommodation: R57,798.69

- Delegation fee: R86,447.55

 

Reply:

1. (a),(i),(ii),(b) The office is currently waiting for the recommendations of the valuation from the Office of the Valuer General. The community will receive financial compensation. The State Land Unit will upgrade their tenancy rights to ownership.

2. (a),(b) The people occupying the claimed land will not be removed or relocated; the claimants have agreed to continue residing with them.

3. The Department is unable to set timeframes for transfer of title deeds, as the claim is not yet settled due to the outstanding valuation report from the Office of the Valuer General.

4. Yes. The Department will upgrade the claimant community´s tenure rights on the claimed land.

Reply:

(1) - (2) The Commission of Inquiry into State Capture is empowered to decide who should give evidence before it. If the Commission asks me to appear before it, I will gladly oblige.

Any person, including members of Cabinet and senior government employees, who may have information that would assist the Commission in its work, is encouraged to make that information available to the Commission and, if necessary, to give evidence.

 

Reply:

(1) Yes, the letter from the leaders of Abahlali baseMjondolo was received by the President, in his capacity as President, on 6 June 2018.

(2) The letter was responded to on 11 July 2018, addressed to the President of Abahlali baseMjondolo, Mr S. Zikode.

Reply:

DAFF RESPONSE

(1)   (a) WHAT NUMBER OF LABOUR DISPUTES ARE CURRENTLY BEING FACED BY (i) HIS DEPARTMENT AND (ii) THE ENTITIES REPORTING TO HIM, (b) WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF EACH DISPUTE, (c) WHAT IS THE NATURE OF EACH DISPUTE AND (d) ON WHAT DATE WAS EACH DISPUTE (i) REPORTED AND (ii) RESOLVED;

Q(1)(a)(i): Number of current disputes face by the department	Q(1)(a)(ii): Number of current disputes face by entities of the department	Q(1)(b): cause of each dispute	Q(1)(c): nature of dispute	Q(1)(d)(i): Date of dispute referral	Q(1)(d)(ii): Date of dispute resolved
Twenty (20)	NA	Employee not shortlisted for a post she applied for.	Unfair Labour Practice (promotion)	03 November 2017	Awaiting arbitration award from General Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (GPSSBC).
		Precautionary suspension	Unfair Labour Practice (unfair suspension)	8 September 2016	Arbitration adjourned to 4 & 5 September 2018.
		Job Evaluation results	Unfair Labour Practice (promotion)	29 January 2018	Awaiting notice of setdown from GPSSBC.
		Resignation due to allegedly intolerable work environment	Unfair dismissal (constructive dismissal)	17 October 2016	Awaiting arbitration award from GPSSBC.
		Job grading	Unfair Labour Practice (promotion)	17 February 2018	Awaiting notice of setdown from GPSSBC.
		Pay progression	Unfair Labour Practice (Benefits)	7 July 2017	Awaiting notice of setdown from GPSSBC.
		Dismissal	Unfair dismissal (s186(1)	10 August 2017	Awaiting notice of setdown from GPSSBC after matter was postponed.
		Dismissal	Unfair dismissal (s186(1)	22 November 2017	Awaiting notice of setdown from GPSSBC.
		Job Evaluation (JE) results	Unfair Labour Practice (promotion)	15 December 2017	Awaiting arbitration award from GPSSBC.
		Implementation of Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD)	Interpretation and application of collective agreement	21 July 2017	Awaiting arbitration award.
		Disciplinary sanction: suspension without pay	Unfair Labour Practice (unfair suspension)	13 November 2017	Arbitration adjourned to 11 & 12 September 2018.
		Precautionary suspension	Unfair Labour Practice (unfair suspension)	18 January 2017	Arbitration adjourned to 5, 6 & 7 September 2018.
		Leave payout	Unfair Labour Practice (Benefits)	12 February 2018	Matter withdrawn on 21 August 2018.
		Discrimination during salary upgrades	Unfair Labour Practice (promotion)	12 May 2017	Awaiting ruling on jurisdiction.
		Suspension	Unfair Labour Practice (unfair suspension)	5 November 2017	Part-heard matter. Commissioner has given the date of 17 September 2018 as the date for finalisation of the matter.
		Dismissal	Unfair Dismissal	6 February 2018	Settlement agreement entered into with the applicants. Awaiting Ministerial approval. Minister has approved the submission. Human Resources unit to facilitate the JE process.
		Conditions of employment	Unfair Labour Practice (conditions of employment)	09May 2018	Settlement agreement entered into with NEHAWU. The post is to be job evaluated.
		Victimization	Unfair Labour Practice (occupational detriment).	09 July 2018	Awaiting arbitration date
		Non-payment of pay progression	Unfair Labour Practice (Benefits)	17 June 2018	Awaiting award to be issued by the Arbitrator.
		Payment of subsidized vehicle.	Unfair Labour Practice (Benefits)	03 November 2017	Arbitration scheduled for 3 October 2018.

(2) (a)(i) WHAT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BY HIS DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND (ii) FOR WHAT REASON WAS EACH EMPLOYEE DISMISSED AND (b)(i) WHAT NUMBER OF THE SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES WERE PAID SEVERANCE PACKAGES AND (ii) WHAT WAS THE MONETARY VALUE OF EACH SEVERANCE PACKAGE? 

Q2(a)(i): Number of dismissed employees in the past five years	Q2(a)(ii): reason for dismissal for each employee	Q2(b)(i): employees paid severance packages	Q2(b)(ii): monetary value of each severance package
Twenty two (22)	Employee 1: Fraud	None (0)	R0.00
	Employee 2: Fraud
	Employee 3: Absenteeism and misuse of state vehicle
	Employee 4: Gross insubordination
	Employee 5: Fraud
	Employee 6: Fraud
	Employee 7: Assault
	Employee 8: Abscondments
	Employee 9: Assault
	Employee 10: Absenteeism
	Employee 11: Absenteeism
	Employee 12: Abscondment
	Employee 13: Fraud
	Employee 14: Rhino poaching
	Employee 15: Fraud
	Employee 16: Timber theft
	Employee 17: Fraud
	Employee 18: Abscondment
	Employee 19: Rhino poaching
	Employee 20: threatening to kill supervisor and gross insubordination
	Employee 21: Absenteeism
	Employee 22: Fraud

ARC RESPONSE

1.There are only two disputes in this category that are in superior courts of law in the ARC.

a) One is in the Labour Court regarding the calculation of interest in the past dispute. The other is in the High Court as a claim for consequential damages for dismissal.

b) The cause of the labour court dispute was the result of a finding by the CCMA that the failure to renew a fixed term contract amounted to a dismissal.

2. a. (i) 36 employees were dismissed and reasons are attached to the annexure to this document.

    (ii)Reasons are attached as annexure to this document.

b. (i) The ARC has not offered any employee severance package during this period.

    (ii)The question is not applicable.

NAMC RESPONSE

1. None

2. (a)(1) 4 Employees

(ii) Misconduct

(b) (i) None

(ii) None

SAVC RESPONSE

1 (a) The SAVC does not have any current labour disputes.

2 (a) (i) The SAVC had one (1) dismissal in the past (5) years; and

(ii) The employee was dismissed for Gross Misconduct due to gross continued abuse of organisation resources / property.

(b) (i) One (1) employee was paid a separation package subsequent to a settlement agreement during a disciplinary hearing; and

(ii) The monetary value of the voluntary separation package was R107 484.00 equivalent to three month’s salary.

OBP RESPONSE

No	Cause of the dispute	Nature of dispute	Date reported	Date resolved	Outcome
1	The employee was dismissed after an internal disciplinary hearing for being AWOL.	Employee alleged unfair dismissal and lodged a dispute at the CCMA.	April 2017	On going	CCMA ruled in favour of OBP. The employee has referred the matter to the Labour Court
2	The employee was suspended for gross violation of OBP manufacturing practices.	Employee lodged 2 cases of unfair suspension with CCMA	February 2017	December 2017	The CCMA ruled in favour of OBP on both occasions
3	The employee was dismissed for gross violation of OBP manufacturing practices.	Employee lodges a case with the CCMA for access to information	August 2017	28 February 2018	The CCMA ruled in favour of OBP
4	The employee was dismissed for gross violation of OBP manufacturing practices.	Unfair dismissal lodged at CCMA	August 2017	On going	The matter is set down for 30 August 2018
5	Employee was dismissed for gross insubordination	Unfair dismissal	June 2017	December 2017	Matter settled
6	Employee was dismissed for not following quality procedures.	Unfair dismissal	February 2018	June 2018	Matter settled
7	Employee alleges unfair labour practice for equal pay for equal pay	Unfair labour dispute	February 2018	On-going	Matter set down for 26 July 2018 and will continue on 10 and 11 September 2018
8	Wage Bargaining	The Unions rejected the last offer from OBP and lodged an MMI with CCMA	July 2018	Ongoing	The matter is set down for 24 August 2018
9	Unfair dismissal	The employee refer the matter to the labour court	2015	On-going	The matter is set down for March 2019

PPECB RESPONSE

(1)  (a) The PPECB currently has one dispute that has been reffered to the CCMA.Details are depicted below:

No.	(b) Cause of Dispute	(c) Nature of Dispute	(d)(i) Date Reported	Date CCMA	Outcome	Remarks
1	Contract Employee has an expectation of permanent employment.	Section 198 of Labour Relations Act	25-May-18	12-Jun-18	Referred to arbitration.	Pending until 12 Sep-18

(2)  (a)(i) The table below depicts dismissals that occurred at the PPECB over a period of 5 years. 

(i) Employee Nr	Dismissal Date	(ii) Reason for Dismissal	(b) Severance Package
1	05/08/2013	Misrepresentation	R-nil
2	09/05/2014	Misrepresentation	R-nil
3	04/05/2015	Misrepresentation	R-nil
4	21/05/2015	Misrepresentation	R-nil
5	23/08/2016	Misrepresentation	R-nil
6	25/05/2017	Absconded and Dishonest	R-nil
7	09/06/2017	Misrepresentation	R-nil
8	31/08/2017	Inappropriate use of company property	R-nil
9	12/03/2018	Material breach of contract	R-nil

It is worth noting that majority of the cases relates to misrepresentation meaning that people were dismissed for fraudulent claims relating to timesheets.

Reply:

a) During the discussions, I was briefed by my host about the matter of Mr Katumbi during which the government of the DRC explained their national legal requirements that prevented Mr Katumbi from registering in the national elections.

b No. The deployment of the army or troops in any country is the sovereign right of the government of the day.

c) - (d) During the discussions, I was briefed about the DRC’s preparedness to hold the upcoming elections.

I wish to refer the Honourable Member to the attached Joint Statement that was issued by the Presidency on 10 August 2018 on my Working Visit to the DRC. As part of statement, it was stated that:

“The two Heads of State noted that the political and security situation is calm throughout the national territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and took note of the significant progress made in the ongoing electoral process in the country, with regard to the commitments made in accordance with the electoral calendar published on 5 November 2017 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) and providing for the organization of presidential, legislative and provincial elections at the end this year.

“The two Heads of State noted, among other things, the continued financing of the electoral process by the Congolese Government, which has just completed the stage of submitting candidatures for the presidential, legislative and provincial elections, in compliance with the constitutional rules and national laws of the Democratic Republic of Congo”.

(e) The matter of the detention of any individual was not discussed during the meeting.

Reply:

The speech that the President delivered in Kimberley as the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force on the occasion of Armed Forces Day, on 21 February 2018, does not make reference to any of the assertions made in the question of the Honourable Member.

The section of the speech quoted by the Honourable Member reflects the primary mandate of the SANDF, as prescribed in the Defence Act No. 42 of 2002, Section 2(b), which states: “The primary object of the Defence Force is to defend and protect the Republic, its people and its territorial integrity”.

The President’s speech on Armed Forces Day 2018 is attached for information.

Reply:

1. No. The current lease agreement between (names furnished) is a private document which involve third parties and therefore the Minister is not in a position to furnish such documents without the consent of the parties.

2. (a),(b) No. (name furnished) is a private company and does not report to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

3. (a) Please refer to Annexure A.

(b) The Department does not have a list of members who are not receiving payment.

 

Reply:

1. The farms Lukin 643 MS and Salaita 188 MT are amongst the farms that were claimed by Mr. Nthambeleni Hendrick Musekwa, on behalf of the Musekwa Community, before 31 December 1998. This claim was gazetted in 2006, long before it was known that there are coal deposits on the land under claim, and before the Government declared the area a Special Economic Zone. The intention of the Department to expropriate the farms Lukin 643 MS and Salaita 188 MT is for land restoration purposes.

2. Musekwa community.

Reply:

1. (a)(i) The Department is currently facing 48 (those with more than one applicant counted as one) disputes.

(a)(ii) No disputes are currently being faced by the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and the Office of the Valuer-General, both entities under the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(b) These vary but include the following:

• Non-renewal of fixed-term contracts
• Performance assessments and related bonuses
• Non OSD translations
• Non-payment of leave days not taken
• Non- upgrading to higher salary levels
• Placement on pre-cautionary suspension
• Outcomes of Disciplinary Enquiries

(c) Nature of dispute. This includes:

• Unfair dismissals in terms of section 186(1) of LRA
• Unfair labour practice relating to promotion in terms of section 186(2)(a) of the LRA
• Interpretation of collective agreements
• Unfair labour practice relating to benefits in terms of section 186(2)(a) of the LRA
• Unfair labour practice relating to unfair suspension of an employee or disciplinary action short of dismissal in terms of section 186(2)(b)

(d)(i) see information relating to dates of disputes reported Annexure A.

(d)(ii) see information relating to dates of disputes resolved Annexure B.

(2) (a)( i) The Department dismissed 51 employees during the past 5 years

(a)(ii) Reasons for dismissal

8 employees dismissed for absenteeism.

1 employee dismissed for assault.

6 employees dismissed for fraud / forged signature / fraudulent medical certificate and overtime claim.

1 employee dismissed for damage to state vehicle

7 employees dismissed for abscondment

1 employee dismissed for falsification of performance assessment

1 employee dismissed for having two employment contacts

1 employee dismissed for insubordination

1 employee dismissed for irregular appointment of service provider

6 employees dismissed for irregularities in Land Reform projects

1 employee dismissed for misrepresentation of beneficiary information

3 employees dismissed for misrepresentation of disciplinary record from previous employment.

1 employee dismissed for misrepresentation of information related to service provider

1 employee dismissed for misrepresentation of criminal record on appointment

2 employees dismissed for misuse of GG vehicle / use for private purpose

3 employees dismissed for negligence and misrepresentation of information in handling Land Reform projects

1 employee dismissed for negligence with regard to payment and verification of restitution claimants

2 employees dismissed for soliciting bribe from a land reform beneficiary

1 employee dismissed for unauthorized use of GG vehicle

1 employee dismissed for unauthorized use of hired vehicle

1 employee dismissed for financial misconduct regarding e-cadastre project

1 employee dismissed for unauthorized use of Ministry letterhead.

(b)(i) no employee was paid a severance package in the past 5 years

(b)(ii) no monetary value as there were no severance packages.

Reply:

1. (a) I visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to meet with President Kabila. On my departure from the DRC, a courtesy call by the ruling party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, took place at the airport.

(b) The purpose of the visit to the DRC was to meet with President Kabila. Mr Shadary requested the courtesy call.

(c) None.

2. No other candidate requested to meet with me. If they had, I would certainly have been willing to meet them.

3. (a) I commended President Joseph Kabila for honouring the Congolese Constitution by not seeking a third term. This position is consistent with the Statement that was issued following the 38th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government held in mid-August 2018 in Windhoek, Namibia, which also commended President Kabila and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for upholding the Constitution.

(b) I maintain the same position on President Kabila’s decision not to seek a third term. Contrary to media reports former President Mbeki has not been appointed as a Special Envoy to the DRC, but has agreed to my request, given his vast experience, to assist the government with various issues in the Great Lakes region as a whole.

 

Reply:

Section 179(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that the National Director of Public Prosecutions is appointed by the President, as head of the national executive. It is an executive appointment, constitutionally distinguished from those institutions whose members’ appointment involves Parliament.

Reply:

The disposal of non-core residential state land in urban areas is required when such properties do not contribute to the line function needs of government. The disposal of land is guided by national legislation, the State Land Disposal Act No. 48 of 1961, as well as provincial legislation – the Eastern Cape Land Disposal Act No. 7 of 2000.

Further, in April 2009, the Government Immovable Asset Management Act No. 19 of 2007 was promulgated to regulate uniformity in the management of state assets through its life-cycle, including a surrender plan for assets that do not meet the service delivery objectives of the State.

The properties that are advertised under SCMU5-18/19-PM002 are all vacant or dilapidated residential sites. The systematic release, through the prescribed legislative frameworks, of the State’s immovable assets that are surplus to the needs of Government and that are lying dormant in the urban areas, will promote residential development in municipal areas, as well as provide our people with security of tenure through the attainment of title deeds and also stimulate socio-economic development. The one way of addressing the latter is through the upgrading of dilapidated structures in the urban centres, and by so doing increase the revenue stream of municipalities and generally upgrade the facade of towns.

The Eastern Cape Province, through the said disposal process, aims at addressing the imbalances of the past, which contributed to the skewed land ownership patterns, with the focus on ownership transfer to the designated groups, such as black people, women, youth, military veterans and the disabled. First time home owners will be targeted as preferred bidders.

The province has committed that any site beneficially occupied or identified for strategic economic development will not be disposed.

 

Reply:

1. No.

(a),(b),(c) Falls away.

2. Falls away.

3. Falls away.

4. No.

Reply:

(a) - (b) The investment drive to mobilise $100 billion over five years targets both the private sector (which includes public and unlisted companies) and general government, including state owned enterprises. The investment drive seeks to encourage investors to invest in the economy through greenfield and brownfield projects. While the emphasis is on fixed investment, government is not prescriptive on the investments.

Reply:

The size of the land is only determined when claims are processed and researched, as some of the claims could be found to be invalid. Part of the process requires that inspections in loco be conducted. It is only after such inspections that the correct size of the claimed land will be determined.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii). The DBE does not allocate funding for specific sub programmes on the provincial infrastructure programme funded through the Education Infrastructure Grant and the equitable share. Provinces are allocated funding based on approved User Asset Management Plans and PED’s allocate funding to sub programmes. On the ASIDI programme, the table below indicates the budget allocated to sanitation projects per province.

Table 1: ASIDI Expenditure on sanitation projects.

Province	2015/2016	2016/2017	2017/2018	2018/2019
EC	R62,330,603	R59,606,644	R65,180,090	R58,576,264
FS			R9,767,708
KZN	R35,381,425	R49,221,256	R23,747,468	R1,302,244
LIM	R10,361,152	R84,688,051	R251,509,822	R62,851,525
MPU	R26,972,511	R79,970,983	R1,779,464
(blank)
Grand Total	R135,045,691	R273,486,934	R351,984,552	R122,730,033

Table 2: ASIDI Allocation to sanitation in the current financial year

Row Labels	Planned Expenditure 2018/2019
EC	R803,270,651
KZN	R50,339,526
LIM	R297,844,277
Grand Total	R1,151,454,454

(b)The table below indicates the number of schools with pit latrines that are not in the current year’s project plans. This is as per the sanitation audit conducted in May/June 2018.

Table 3: Schools with pit latrines.

	Schools with pit latrines ONLY and Unacceptable sanitation	School with proper sanitation but pits not demolished
Eastern Cape	1598	323
Free State	156	42
Gauteng	0	5
KwaZulu Natal	1365	1477
Limpopo	507	853
Mpumalanga	127	278
North West	145	47
Northern Cape	0	15
Western Cape	0	0
TOTALS	3898	3040

Reply:

1. The Edenvale Police Station will receive one additional sector vehicle, by 2018-11-30.

2. The station requires the following additional vehicles: (2)(a)(i) Four vehicles are required for sector managers.

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

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

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

 

Reply to question 2791 recommended/

GENERAL H AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 2791 approved/

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date: @

Reply:

(1) Yes, it was a Russian cargo vessel.

(2) Yes, it was found that there were containers carrying explosives and the necessary permits were in place.

(3) No, the permits were available.

(4) No, the security of the countries and the vessel will be compromised, if a public statement is made to this effect.

Reply to question 2719 recommended,

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

Reply to question 2719 approvecl

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

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 SREVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date:2018-09-26

Reply to question 2792 approved

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

Reply:

1. The Elsburg Police Station is currently unable to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles, per sector, due to a shortage of resources.

2. The Elsburg Police Station consists of three sectors, with two members, per sector, per shift and one vehicle. In order to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles, per sector, to patrol at all times, the following additional resources are required:

Additional Requirements
Personnel	6
Vehicles	3

 

Original signed MAJOR GENERAL I/PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: GAUTENG NL NAPO

Date: 11 September 2018

Reply to question 2663 recommended/ d

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: 018 0t

Reply to question 2663 approved/

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

1. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

36/1/4/1(201800186)

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 1781

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 1 JUNE 2018 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 19-2018)

178'l. Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

• 1. What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involVed with sector policing at the Elsburg Police Station;

• 1. by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?

NW1938E

REPLY:

(1)(a)(b) and (2)

Police Station	(1)(a) Actual	(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal)	(2) Date when full complement will be reached
Elsburg Sector Policing	31	23 (+8)	During the 2017/2018 financial year, no students were allocated to the police station.

Repty to question 1781 recommended/

KJ LE (SOEG) Date: , .0,- 18

GENERAL TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 1781 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP

Date:

Reply:

1. No additional vehicles will be allocated for sector policing, during this financial year.

2. The Bedfordview Police 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 2789 recommended/id

GENERAL H AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date: //t8 - 2 6

2

Reply to question 2789 approved/

ER OF POLICE BH CELE, M

Date:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

PATE OF PUBLICATION IR INTERNAL QUE8TION PAPEg: 18 MAY 2018 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 16-2018)

1S36. Mr C D Mataepe (DA) fo ask the Mlnlster of Pollca:

What number of (a) vehicles ara availabla for vlalble policing with specific ‹efe‹enm to eactor policing at the Be‹ffordview Police Station, (b) the epeclfled vehicles have mileage of (I) 1-100 000 kma, (li) 100 001-200 000 kms, tlll) 200 001-300 000 kms and (lv) over 300 000 kms and (c) day6 In 2017 was aach of the vehiclee out of working order7

REPLY:

NW1B78E

	Number of vehlalw numbea)	(r) daya out of . order tbr ead vehlde, In 20J7	Number of vehlcles numbers)	(o) days out of order fbr each vefilcl•, in 2017	Number of (RAPS numbers)	(c) daye out of order for aach vehJde, In 2047	Numbar of (eAP9 numbers)	(c) daye. out ef"! order for., gach . .: vehlsk, In 201.7. .
	BVG318B	1	BTY028B BTL287B	7 16	BGY310B	30	Nil	NII
			8TD60be	10

Orlgtnel aignod LIEUTENANT GEI4ERAL PROVINCIAL COMMI99IONER: GAUTEMG DB DE LANOE

Date: 22 May 2016

Reply to question 1536 recommended

’ATI L C

OUTH AFRICan›•ouce seRvlce

Date:

Reply to question 1536 approved/not approve‹I

Reply:

(1) The Edenvale SAPS is currently unable to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles per sector, due to a shortage of resources.

(2) The Edenvale Police Station has four sectors. One vehicle and two members are deployed, per sector, per shift, implying a total of 32 members. In order to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles per sector, an additional 32 members are required.
 

PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: GAUTENG

OS DE LANGE

Date: 6 September 2018

Reply to question 2547 recommended


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

Reply to question 2547 approved

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


Please find here: Question 1787

Reply:

1. Discussion is at an advanced level with the South African Council for Educators (SACE), the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) with regards to putting in place measures that will ensure that all school educators and other personnel who come into contact with children are vetted in accordance with the National Register for Sex Offenders.

These discussions have culminated in a draft Protocol between the SACE, the employers of educators, the DSD and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ) on the management of educators’ conduct, accessing the registers and the reporting of offences against children to the DSD. It is envisaged that the protocol will be concluded before the end of this year.

Since conditions of employment of other personnel appointed in terms of the Public Service Act are determined by the Minister of Public Service and Administration, a request to the Minister to amend the Public Service Regulations to accommodate the requirements of the Children’s Act, 2005 and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 may be necessary, alternatively to work together with the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) to develop a similar protocol.

2. The events leading to the finalisation of the protocol will guide the Minister on whether to issue a statement or not.

Reply:

(1) The Germiston Police Station is currently unable to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles per sector, due to a shortage of resources.

(2) The Germiston Police Station has five sectors with two members per sector and one vehicle, per sector, implying a total of 40 members. In order to fulfil the requirement of two vehicles, per sector, an additional 40 members are required.



Original signed LIEUTENANT GENERAL

PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: GAUTENG

OS DE LANGE

Date: 6 September 2018

 

 

36/1/4/1 (201800187)

 

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

 

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

 

QUESTION 1782

 

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 1JUNE2018!INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 19-20181

 

1782. Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:

(1) What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers Involved with sector policing at the Germiston Police Station;

(2) by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?

NW1939E

REPLY:
 

(1)(a)(b) and (2)

 

Police Station	(1)(a) Actual	(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal)	(2) Date when full complement will be reached
Germiston Sector Policing	72	51 (+21)	During the 2017/2018 financial year, seven students were allocated to the police station.

Reply to question 1782 recommended


GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIOER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SEOG)
Date: 2018-06—8

Reply to question 1782 approved/not approved


MINISTER OF PLICE?
BH CELE, MP
Date: 17/06/2018

Reply:

Department	a)(i) name of each investing company t hat invested on land	b)(i) Nature of investments.	b)(ii)) value investments.	b)(iii) length of each investment.
DST	None	None	None	None

 

Entity	a)(i) name of each investing company t hat invested on land	b)(i) Nature of investments.	b)(ii)) value investments.	b)(iii) length of each investment.
CSIR	None	None	None	None
NRF	None	None	None	None
SANSA	None	None	None	None
HSRC	None	None	None	None
TIA	None	None	None	None
ASSAF	None	None	None	None

 

Reply:

1. Currently, there are no officials suspended in the DBE

2. (a) There are no officials suspended for less than 60 days.

(b) There are no officials suspended for 60 to 90 days.

(c) There are no officials suspended for 90 to 110 days.

(d) There are no officials suspended for longer than 120 days.

3. Not applicable

Reply:

(1) (a)

DAFF

(1) (a) Total number
(i) DDGs	(ii) CDs	(i) DDGs	(ii) CDs
(aa) Acting capacity	(aa) Acting capacity	(bb) Permanent capacity	(bb) Permanent capacity
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
1 (12/9-20/9)	0	3	1	6	1	21	15

* Men and women

(2) (a)

ARC

(2) (a) Total number
(i) Chief Executive Officers	(ii) Directors
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
1	0	21	8

* Men and women

NAMC

(2) (a) Total number
(i) Chief Executive Officers	(ii) Directors
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
1	0	8	4

* Men and women

PPECB

(2) (a) Total number
(i) Chief Executive Officers	(ii) Directors
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
1	0	4	2

* Men and women

OBP

(2) (a) Total number
(i) Chief Executive Officers	(ii) Directors
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
1 (Acting)	0	6	3

* Men and women

MLRF – N/A as it does not have employees of its own

(2) (a) Total number
(i) Chief Executive Officers	(ii) Directors
*Total	(b) Women	*Total	(b) Women
0	0	0	0

* Men and women

Reply:

(2) (2)(a)(i) The Boksburg North Police Station will receive one additional sector vehicle by 2018-11-30.

(2)(a)(ii) The station will require the following additional vehicles: Four vehicles are required for sector managers.

(2)(b)(i) No additional vehicles will be allocated in this financial year. Six vehicles are required for other police personnel.

(2)(b)(ii) Three vehicles will be received, by 2018-12-14.

NW3083E

 

 

Reply to question 2790 recommended/

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

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FORWRWTENREPLY

DATG O§ P$@LICATION IN INTERNAL gU$§TION P/\(*fiRt !+ Y 2016 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ND 16-201B)

16s0. Mr M Watate (DA) to aeh tks Mtnlatar of Police:

What numbBT DI(a) vehidea are available for visible pollclng wkh speclflc refarenae to sector policing at the Bokeburg North Police Stadon, (b) the apeclfled vehiobs have mileage of (I) \-100 000 kms, (ii) 100 00't-200 000 kma, §g) 200 001-300 000 kms and (lv) over 300 000 kma and (c) days In 2017 was eaoh of the vehldas out of

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REPLY:

Notth Toll vehlolee avallabla fDr s»‹c›r
	Number Nf vehbBs (8AP0 numbers)	(o) daya 0UtM working ord#rar eqch vehicle, In 20J7	Numberd VOWIOBB (8APS numtma)	(c) daya 0U1Of worklng oMsrb caoh vehbfe, In 2017	Number of V0 010B (SAP9 numbers)	(o) djzys OMtOf worldrig mderbr each vehk›Ie, in 2017	Number of VshlCkB (GAP8 numDee)	(o) daya 0M01 wo/Nng otderb ea:8t vahlcle, In 2017
	BTS6088	2	BSY7018 8SW236B BTCB008	95 4é 20	BSIYI839B BTJ360B BTJ060B	19 5 88	BGB487B BRP006B	30 40

Ortglnal slgned LIEUTENANT GENERAL PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER: OAUTENQ DS DE LANGE

Data: 2Z May 2018

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Reply to question 1530 recommended/

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Roply to queetlon 1530 approved

MINISTER BH CELE, £/lP

GENERAL

UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply:

(1)(a)(b) Designated Police Officers (DPOs) are appointed at police stations, to conduct compliance inspections in terms of the Second-Hand Goods Act, 2009 (Act No 6 of 2009). This includes registered second-hand goods stores and scrap metal dealers. However, at most police stations, the appointed DPO is also responsible to conduct compliance inspections, in respect of the firearm and liquor environments.

As part of the compliance inspection, all records maintained by the registered second-hand goods dealer, are checked by the DPO to ensure that they are taking identity document numbers. The compliance inspection includes the verification of copies of the applicable official document, as proof of the identity of the person, who either acquired or disposed of goods, as prescribed in Sections 21(4) and (5) of the Second- Hand Goods Act. The proof of identity can be a temporary South African identity certificate, a South African identity document, a valid current passport or a valid current South African driving licence.

(2) Yes, the regulations, as required in terms of Section 41 of the Second- Hand Goods Act, for the accreditation of Second-Hand Goods Dealers

Associations was completed and promulgated on 6 September 2011, in the Government Notice, No R703. The Regulations for Dealers and Recyclers was completed and promulgated, on 3 April 2012, in the Government Notice, No R285.

 

 

Reply to question 2766 recommended

Date:

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GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Reply to question 2766 approved

Reply:

(2) (a)(i) What number of employees have been dismissed by his department in the past five years: total = 1172

(a)(ii) for what reason was each employee dismissed:

Loss of state firearm	13
Murder	78
Attempted Murder	61
Rape	29
Attempted Rape	1
Reckless driving	4
Theft	191
Fraud	93
Corruption	230
Kidnapping	18
Robbery	15
Armed robbery	45
Aiding an escapee	14
Extortion	10
Assault	60
Bribery	10
House breaking	5
Failing to comply with lawful instruction	23

Sexual harassment	14
Defeating the ends of justice	97
Car hijacking	13
Absent from work without permission	71
Domestic violence	14
Racism	3
Forgery	3
Burglary	2
Dealing in Dagga	24
Unauthorised use of state property	11
Possession of stolen property	23
Total	1191
Note: 1 Member may have more than 1 sanction

2. (b)(i) what number of the specified employees were paid severance packages, and None.

     (ii) what was the monetary value of each severance package? Not applicable.

 

 

, LIEUTENANT GENERAL

ISIONAL COMMISSIONER: PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

L NTSHIEA

Date:

Agree with reply to question 2314

DEP

BC MGWENY

LIEUTENANT GENERAL COMMISSIONER: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Date: x e \

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 AUGUST 2018

(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 23-2018)

Agree with reply to question 2314

GENERAL

AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

Date:

Reply to question 2314 approved/

MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE (MP)

Reply:

1. There were two structures, namely, National Committee for Education Support Services (NCESS) and National Commission on Special Needs in Education and Training (NCSNET). Below are the members of each of the structures:

• National Committee for Education Support Services (NCESS)

Ms Hawa Bawa

Ms Cornelia Elizabeth Aucamp

Mr Arthur John Jervis Brownell

Dr Keith Cloete

Prof Priscilla Fihla

Rev Ertol Randall Gradwell

Prof Patrick Sibaya

Mrs Nozicelo Abigail Tukulu

Ms Deborah Anne van Stade

Mr Edcent Williams

• National Commission on Special Needs in Education and Training (NCSNET)

Dr Johan Hamilton

Mrs Sumboornam Moodley

Mrs Shirley Makutoane

Dr Anbanithi Muthukrishna

Mr Sigamoney Manicka Naicker

Ms Gretta Mazwi

Ms Colleen Rulten

Ms Marie Schoeman

Mr Thinyane Frank Molelle

Ms Lidia Pretorius

Prof Petrus Van Niekerk

Ms Belinda Ngoqo

• Secretariat

Ms Colleen Howell

Ms Berenice Daniels

Ms Donell Trimmel

Ms Sheila Manko

2. The registry does not retain information for longer than five years.

Reply:

(1) (a) (b) (c) No schools have been built in the past five financial years.

(2) (a) The total number of learners with disabilities that were on waiting lists in the (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18 financial years is depicted in the table below:

Province	(i) 2016-2017	(ii) 2017-2018
EC	2 106	0
FS	257	548
GT	14 081	852
KZN	1 363	770
LP	53	0
MP	445	393
NC	300	687
NW	16	72
WC	Use a centralised waiting system (CEMIS) 0	Use a centralised waiting system (CEMIS) 0
Total	18 621	3 322

Source: Provincial Quarterly Stats

(b) Learners on the waiting list are awaiting alternative placement in other schools, and are supported in their current schools until they are placed.

Reply:

According to the South African Police service's (SAPS) records, the person, whose name and details are provided, was never arrested, on 10 August 2018, in Vanderbi]lpark. No disciplinary action is, therefore, warranted.

Reply to question 2420 recommended/not recommended


GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SREVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2018-09-05

Reply to question 2420 approved


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

Reply:

The response is in response to National Assembly Question 880. The question is attached for ANNEXURE A ease of reference. The response to NA 880 was without a response from Eastern Cape and as a result a number of follow ups were made with NA 2106 being the last. The response to NA 880 and subsequent follow-up questions is attached as ANNEXURE B

a) (i) 995 (ii) 1187

b) See attached list (ANNEXURE B)

c) Small and non-viable

d) See attached list (ANNEXURE B)

e) See attached list (ANNEXURE B)

f) See attached list (ANNEXURE B)

g) See attached list (ANNEXURE B)

ANNEXURE A

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 880

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 31/03/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 12/2017

880. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

(1) With reference to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 7 March 2017, (a) how many schools are due to be (i) closed and (ii) merged with other schools in each province, (b) what is the name of each of the specified schools, (c) what is the reason in each case, (d) to which school(s) will the affected pupils be transferred, (e) what is the timeline in each case, (f) what arrangements will be made to transport the affected learners to the specified school(s) and (g) what additional resources will be allocated to such schools, including educators, infrastructure and learning and teaching support materials;

(2) did any consultation with stakeholders take place in each case; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW946E

RESPONSE:

1. (a) – (e) The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

(f) As part of the process of rationalisation, merging and closing of schools, learners who will need to be transported from their current schools to the host school are identified, the routes finalised and approved. These are then factored into the transport plan that is submitted to the Department of Transport for the transportation of these learners.

(g) The LTSM resources of the closed school are transferred to the host school that has been identified to accommodate the learners from both schools that are merged. Where there are shortages, additional orders are placed to ensure the requisite LTSM resources are supplied to the school.

However, it must be noted that provisioning of educators at receiving schools is in terms of the post provisioning norms, which takes into account the number of learners as one of the factors.

2. The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

(1) a) Number of A-Class Reservists on -' i) 31 May 2012: 17 939

ii) 31 May 2018: 3 002

b) Number of D-Class Reservists on

	i)	31 May 2012:	32 524
(2)	ii)   None.	31 May 2018:	4 087

(3) During 2014, a new National Instruction 3/2014: The Reserve Police Service was approved by the National Commissioner which regulates the Reservists dispensation in the South African Police Service. In terms of National Instruction 3/2014, the categories of A Reservist, B Reservist, C Reservist and D Reservist was abolished and replaced with Category 1: Functional Police and Category 2: Specialised Operational Support. As on 17 September 2018, there are 3762 Category 1 Reservists and 40 Category 2 Reservists in the South African Police Service. The process of converting the remaining A, B, C and D category Reservists to Category 1 and Category 2 are in process.

 

 

 

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LIEUTENANT GENERAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Reply to question 2759 recommended/

DEP

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Date: \

LIEUTENANT GENERAL COMMISSIONER: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Reply to question 2759 recommended

GENERAL IS SO TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE

ROLE (SOEG

FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 2759

DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14 SEPTEMBER 2018 (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 30-2018)

Reply to question 2759 approved/we

OF POLICE BH CELE, P

Date: @/

Reply:

(a) (i) and/or (ii) (aa)

It is assumed that this question relates to the lion bone export quota allocation.

The decision on lion bone export quota arose from the 17th meeting of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), in 2016. The initial determination of the quota was in 2017, whereby an export quota of 800 skeletons (with or without skull) was determined. The quota was subsequently implemented as such.

As part of the quota determination, the Department conducted a meeting with various stakeholders as listed below:

• Provincial conservation departments
• South Africa Breeders Association
• NGO (anti sustainable use and pro sustainable use NGOs)
• Media
• Hunting organizations
• Lion bone traders
• Lion breeders
• Private individuals

(bb) Hunting of lions is regulated in terms of the National and Provincial legislations. Due to the fact that hunting permits are issued by the Members of Executive Council (MECs) at the Provincial level (regulation of hunting occurs at the Provincial level), the Department is not actively involved in decision making of hunting activities.

It is for this reason that the Department had not had a meeting with an organisation or association specifically regarding lion hunting in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018.

(b) Presentations were made by the Department (as the CITES Management Authority) and the Chair of CITES Scientific Authority (South African National Biodiversity Institute – SANBI). Organisations who were willing to make presentations at the consultation meeting, were also afforded an opportunity to present (such as EWT, Linda Tucker Foundation and Save the Rhino). In addition, the meeting was open for discussions, the participants were given an opportunity to voice their views.

 

(c) On 17 January 2017 there was a meeting between the National Department of Environmental Affairs, Scientific Authority and relevant Provincial Departments. On 18 January 2017 there was a consultation session between all the organisations mentioned in (a)(aa) above and the Department, including the Scientific Authority.

(d) Please refer to the attached attendance register for both the meetings.

(e) The comments raised were considered when determining the 2017 and 2018 lion bone export quota. The decision on the quota was also communicated to the public.

The meeting on 17 January 2017 agreed that government stakeholders will provide comments. The wider stakeholder meeting on 18 January agreed to provide comments to the Department by 2 February 2017 and it was agreed that the Department forward those comments to the Scientific Authority for consideration in order to establish the quota.

 

It was therefore agreed that the Department will meet with the Scientific Authority by end of February 2017 and the quota be set by the beginning of March 2017.

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Reply:

(1) Block Chain is supported by the DST through research projects and human capital development. The total funding provided is R550 000.00 with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) spending R4 081 800.00 of their Parliamentary Grant on the application and understanding of blockchain and the wider distributed ledger technologies.

(2) Details of the research:

Between 2011 and 2017, the DST funded a human capacity development programme in Information Security. The programme funded mostly MSc and PhD candidates. Amongst the students funded were two MSc candidates who completed their studies in 2016, and their areas of research were related to the Blockchain, i.e.

(2.1) A study of the Blockchain involving its application to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) was conducted. The study assessed how the Blockchain functions and also assessed the application of the Blockchain to other systems other than cryptocurrencies, e.g. electronic voting, smart contracts, and intellectual property rights.

(2.2) On 19-20 July 2018, the DST through the Office of Digital Advantage (ODA), hosted a workshop that looked at Blockchain beyond its application in crypto-currencies. The workshop pulled together SMEs, and other role players. The long-term aim is to stimulate innovations for socio-economic benefits of distributed ledger technologies (DL Ts) and Blockchain technology in areas such as public health, agriculture, food safety/security, energy availability, environmental management etc. The DST, ODA and the CSIR are working on a concept to further unpack this work whose funding will extend beyond the CSIR.

(3) Renewable Energy initiatives supported by the DST amounts to R167 million (2018/19) that is split amongst the following interventions:

(3.1) Solar energy and Wind energy technologies - R27 million per annum;

(3.2) Bio-energy - R14 million per annum (algae based, lignocellulose based and decision support tools - R7 million and Research Chairs - R7 million);

(3. 3) Energy storage (to support performance of alternative/renewable energy) - R 15 million per annum; and

(3.4) Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies - R96 million per annum.

(4) The above mentioned investments are made in support of broader government initiatives in support of the National Development Plan, energy security and access (Integrated Resource Plan) with the intent of diversifying South Africa's energy portfolio (Integrated Energy Plan). The different focal areas have specific strategic plans articulating the desired outcomes.

(5) Water savings initiatives supported by the DST amounts to R2 540 000.00.

This includes demonstration projects and post-graduate research.

(6) Details of the demonstrations and post-graduate research:

(6.1) The DST through the Water Research Commission conducted a study into Water Efficiency for R200 000.00. The main finding in relation to non-revenue water and broader efficiency is that it is a highly mature and well invested RDI area in SA The major challenges lie in the implementation of recommendations by government (particularly at municipalities). In our view, water reuse needs to be considered in relation to water savings as well.

(6.2) In addition the DST funded 3 post-graduate students to a total of R640 000.00 with a focus on water savings through the following projects: Economic Analysis of water recovery from flue gas: A South African Case Study, UWC; Water recovery from flue gas through membrane technology, UWC; Assessment of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment and reuse, UKZN with one student focussed on agricultural water efficiency and savings.

(6.3) Three demonstration projects were conducted with the City of Johannesburg, who offered up test sites after a call to all municipalities to a total of R1.7 million. The City of Johannesburg not only provided test sites but also their staff to be trained on the technologies. The three technology demonstrations were for:

(6.3.1) Look.See Do, which is an augmented reality tool to assist technicians in municipalities to fix machinery. This can get around waiting for specialised technicians to fly out from Europe and elsewhere to assist with maintenance. The technician can assist the municipal technician through this tool without being physically present.

(6.3.2) Aquatrip is a technology that can assist with water leaks through detecting a drop in pressure, signifying a leak, and closing the valve in the pipe. This then alerts the consumer that there is a problem and the leak can be fixed and the valve reset, much like the trip switch on an electrical distribution board.

(6.3.3) Arumloo is a low flush toilet developed on Biomimicry principles.
The shape of the arum lily was the inspiration for the design of the toilet It allows for a complete flush to occur on 1.5 - 2.0 litres of water, which is significantly better than the current 6 litre flush of the smallest cistern.

Reply:

a) The Department of Public Works has refurbished the official residence of the President of the Republic of South Africa, namely Mahlamba-Ndlopfu, which entails repairs to the following:

• the leaking roof, including gutters and down pipes;
• internal and external paintwork to walls, including areas where water damages were identified;
• ailing existing plumbing systems;
• faulty electrical systems, including the existing security system.

The total cost for the repairs was R7 314 514, 48. No works were registered for the in Cape Town Presidential residence.

b) The Department has conducted repairs to the existing security system, including the faulty electrical system at O.R Tambo House, the official residence of the Deputy President of the Republic. The cost of the repairs amounted to R856 000, 00. No works were registered at the Cape Town official residence of the Deputy President.

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