Questions and Replies

Reply:

(a) (i) None

(ii) None

(b) (i) None

(ii) None

(iii) None

Reply:

1. (a) In terms of South African criminal law, corruption is defined as follows: Anybody who accepts any gratification from anybody else, or offers or gives any gratification (benefit) to anybody else in order to influence the receiver to conduct herself, himself or itself in a way, which amounts to the unlawful or irregular exercise of any duties.

Six cases of corruption at universities were reported to the Department in the 2017/18 financial year. The South African Police Services has not brought any cases to the attention of the Department.

It is important to note that this response does not include a variety of general complaints and allegations received by the Department in 2017/18 against institutions. These complaints are often of a vague nature and do not contain any evidence to support allegations of corruption. Such complaints have been referred to universities to investigate, and they have been requested to provide reports on these matters to the Department.

The details of the cases reported in the 2017/18 financial year are listed below.

Institution	(b) Cases reported	(c) Status of investigation	(d) Outcome	(e) Person(s) allegedly involved
1. University of Johannesburg (UJ)	Activities and transactions relating to certain UJ commercial ventures.	The University concluded a forensic investigation.	Both persons have left the University. The University has laid criminal charges against the implicated persons and is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report.	The former Chairperson of Council Professor Marcus and the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Finance Professor van Schoor.
	2. UJ uncovered irregularities with regard to payments made to the President of their Convocation. The President of Convocation was a member of Council at the time and was paid for a service that he did not provide. He also failed to disclose his business interests to the University Council.	The University concluded a forensic investigation.	The President of the Convocation resigned from the UJ Council.	Mr Mbali Mkhonto.
	3. Improper use of a credit card by the Vice-Chancellor.	The University concluded a forensic investigation.	The University is implementing the recommendations of the forensic report.	Former Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ihron Rensburg.
2. University of Venda (Univen)	4. During a monitoring visit to Univen at the end of August 2017, the Department discovered that there were a number of abandoned infrastructure projects. The Department queried the reasons for the contractors abandoning the projects, and due to the cost implications and the possibility of corruption allegations, requested Univen to investigate the matter.	In October 2017, the Univen Council instituted an independent forensic investigation into the abandoned infrastructure projects. The university has informed the Minister that the results of this investigation are currently being finalised and will be submitted to Council at its next meeting, after which the Minister will be fully informed of the outcome.	Awaiting the forensic report.	Awaiting the forensic report.
	5. In early 2018, the Department was made aware that in 2017, Univen, through its investment company, the Univen Innovate Growth Company (UIGC), entered into various agreements with private companies to develop infrastructure at the university campus in Thohoyandou. Univen did not request Ministerial approval for the proposed developments as is required by Higher Education Act, and there were alleged irregularities in the process.	The Minister issued a directive to Univen in terms of section 42 of the Higher Education Act, instructing the Univen Council not to restart the process of procuring or developing any new infrastructure, including through the UIGC. The Minister informed Univen of her intention to appoint an Independent Assessor to undertake an investigation into the affairs of Univen in terms of section 44 of the Act and provided the university an opportunity to respond before acting.	Departmental officials are currently assessing Univen’s response to the Minister’s directive. The Minister will apply her mind to the matter and decide on further action once this assessment is complete.	UIGC, university management and Council.
3. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)	6. UKZN is conducting forensic investigations into admissions fraud at UKZN. This has also been reported to the HAWKS.	The investigation is ongoing.	Awaiting the outcome of the investigation.	Awaiting the outcome of the investigation.

Reply:

There has not been any businessperson who accompanied me abroad as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.

Reply:

Honourable Member, no businesspersons have accompanied me, as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on any visits abroad.

Reply:

(a) South Africa, like all African Union (AU) member states, desires to see the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) operating in a more effective way in order to better serve the people of Africa. South Africa’s position is that while the dismissal of the Clerk is an internal matter of the PAP, the decision of the Executive Council of the AU should be implemented, namely that the AU Commission should “initiate an urgent independent audit of PAP to be concluded by October 2018 and that “the President of PAP shall refrain from adopting decisions with regard to staff disciplinary measures without prior approval from the Chairperson of the AU Commission until the audit is completed”.

(b) In terms of this decision, the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) will “consider the Audit Report and conclude its consideration no later than 15 November 2018, and based on the findings take appropriate action and report back to the Executive Council at the January 2019 Summit”.

• The Secretariat had indicated that the Bureau of the PAP has not yet made a decision on the question of reinstating the Clerk It is expected that the PRC, when considering the envisaged Audit Report, will decide on the future of the Clerk of the PAP.

• Paragraph 5 (c) of the Investigation Report on Pan African Parliaments Recruitment states that the “President, APROB and Clerk of Parliament should ensure that the injustices perpetrated during the recruitment process concerning certain staff is corrected forthwith”.

• Following the Executive Council Decision, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation sent a Note Verbale to the Secretariat of the PAP requesting the re-instatement of Tebogo Mhlongo, a South African national whose employment was terminated in June 2016.

• Through a Note Verbale, dated 10 August 2018, the Secretariat of the PAP responded as follows:

Quote

“After consideration by the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament, direction has been provided by the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament and the Secretariat is in the process of processing it. The institution will ensure that it finalizes its reflection of the way forward of implementing the said Executive Council decision as soon as possible. Once the institutional position and options are determined, the Pan-African Parliament will be expected to consult with the African Union Commission, as indicated in the said decision and give a hearing to the concerned staff members to get their perspectives. Upon doing so implementation will commence upon receipt of funds to finance the implementation.

Unquote

Reply:

(1) Yes, I have been informed and I am aware that the Government of Kingdom of eSwatini has over the years submitted claims on some parts of South Africa’s territory. South Africa’s position on such cases will be informed by:

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

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

iii) International Law.

(2) Yes, at the request of the Kingdom of eSwatini, the South African Government has since 1994 engaged them on their land and border claims. In this regard, the two governments engaged with a view to resolving the land and border matters.

(3) (a) In 2005, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, established the South African International Boundaries Committee (SAIBC) to investigate the land and border claims by the Kingdom of eSwatini. In this regard, the SAIBC had met with the Swaziland Border Restoration Committee (BRC) on several occasions to discuss the land and border matters.

(b) The outcomes of those meetings resulted in both sides restating their positions on the land and border dispute. The SAIBC presented its report to the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, subsequent to which, the then Minister, disbanded the SAIBC.

(4) It has proven difficult to find such material and to even determine the location where the information may be kept, considering that the diplomatic notes referred to, date back from the period between 1966 and 1969.

(5) No.      

Reply:

a) The National Treasury do not maintain or have information on the number of Government’s suppliers not paid for six months as at 1 September 2018. Such information may only be obtained individually from the respective departments, constitutional institutions and public entities. The government financial system is only in place to determine when national and provincial departments have effected payments on the Basic Accounting System (BAS).

b) Information not available as stated above

c) Information not available as stated above.

Reply:

Department of Environmental Affairs

1. (a) (i) 8 Deputy Directors-General

   (a) (ii) 35 Chief Directors

(aa) 0 Deputy Director-General and 3 Chief Director’s acting

(bb) 6 Deputy Director-General and 34 Chief Director’s permanent

(b) 4 Deputy Director-General and 15 Chief Director’s women

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority

(2) (a) (i) One - Male

(ii) 7 (of which 4 are currently vacant)

(2) (b) 2 women

South African National Parks (SANParks)

(2) (a) (i) One - Male

(ii) 356

(2) (b) 137 women

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

(2) (a) (i) One - Women

(ii) 31

(2) (b) 16 women

South African Weather Service (SAWS)

(2) (a) (i) One - Male

(ii) 19

(2) (b) 8 women

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Reply:

The Department since 2016 has been rolling out National Dialogues on violence against women and children (VAWC) to better understand the lived experiences of various communities given the uniqueness of their context. So far, dialogues have been held in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, North West and Western Cape as part of the 365 Days of Activism programme. This is a programmatic approach to raising awareness on violence against women.

The Department of Women (DoW) has made concerted efforts to engage various stakeholders particularly men’s organisations to partner with the Department as advocates for no VAWC. During the month of August, the Department also hosted a series of dialogues with women across all sectors. These included women in business, women living in rural areas, women in academia and a dialogue with men and boys. On the 9th of August, the department launched the Gender Based violence Robot to heighten awareness on early warning signs of domestic violence. The Robot has contact details of services available for victims of violence.

The dialogues are implemented in partnership with Premiers offices and local civil society organisations (CSOs) to ensure continuity and sustainability of community based interventions developed dialogue events by the Province, municipalities and implementing partners.

DoW is also a member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on the Root Causes of Violence against Women and Children which was established by the Cabinet in May 2012 to develop a comprehensive strategy to deal with this scourge. A Program of Action (POA) emanating from the work of this Committee, has been developed and is currently under review to close gaps identified though a diagnostic review process.

The Minister is in the process of reinstating the Gender Based Violence Council which will include government, NGOs, NPOs, and business so that we can have co-ordinated programs as per the CEDAW, AU and SADC protocol.

We are also trying to develop new indicators for reporting on crimes against women because presently crimes that are reported are those that are in the police systems.

A well-coordinated and reconfigured gender mainstreaming will help us to respond to all forms of violence and discrimination against women.

________________________

Ms BO Dlamini, MP

Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women

Date:

Reply:

a) Not all municipal managers and chief finance officers in municipalities are compliant with the regulations, which is subject to on-going discussion, monitoring and reporting between national government, provinces and municipalities.

b) The Table 1 below indicates the levels of compliance for 257 municipalities across the nine provinces for the municipal manager (MM) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) positions, as provided by the municipalities.

(i) The information points to high vacancy rates, high staff turnover, and municipalities needing to expedite appointment processes.

(ii) See as reflected in the Table 1.

(iii) National Treasury has played an advocacy and supportive role to-date in promoting compliance of the regulations through engagements at various MM and CFO forums, including the MFMA joint meeting where Provincial Treasuries, Cooperative Governance, SALGA and office of the Auditor-General are represented.

TABLE 1

Status of the Minimum Competency Levels for MMs and CFOs as at 30 August 2018

Province	Number of Municipalities	Accounting Officers (AO)	AO Meet Minimum Competency	Chief Financial Officers (CFO)	CFO Meet Minimum Competency
Eastern Cape	39	27	11	26	11
Free State	23	20	9	25	13
Gauteng	11	11	6	25	3
KwaZulu- Natal	54	34	17	41	11
Limpopo	27	20	5	22	6
Mpumalanga	20	12	9	16	6
Northern Cape	22	29	12	27	7
North West	31	16	8	11	3
Western Cape	30	24	17	25	19
TOTAL	257	193	94	218	79

Source: National Treasury minimum competency levels database

The details of the municipalities’ municipal managers and CFOs that are not compliant have been attached as Annexure A to this response.

Additional resources have been sourced through donor funds for selected smaller municipalities and the Financial Management Grant is made available to all municipalities needing assistance. There are at least a 100 regionally based Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority accredited training providers listed on the National Treasury website to also support regional based training.

After extensive consultation processes, the Minister of Finance will promulgate an amendment to, amongst others, regulations 15 and 18 of the Municipal Minimum Competency Regulations, to allow all officials 18 months from date of appointment to obtain the relevant competency levels. It will be mandatory for all municipal councils to make the latter a condition of employment in the employment contracts of effected officials. These proposed amendments will be promulgated shortly.

Reply:

a) To the best of my knowledge, only the Waste Bureau is providing TDF to cement kilns, and this is currently in the form of whole passenger tyres.

b) See (a) above.

c) The Waste Bureau is currently contracted with cement kilns as part of the approvals that were received from Treasury to be able to contract with service providers/operators that were previously contracted with the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) for a period of one year; and the contracts with cement kilns stipulate the quantities to be supplied, and this differs for each facility.

d) The Waste Bureau currently supplies whole passenger tyres to cement kilns (unprocessed), and there is no charge for this; the contract with cement kilns included a payment of R310 per ton of waste tyres co-processed in the kilns for the period from 01 October 2017 to 31 March 2018, and no payment from 01 April 2018 onwards.

e) The Waste Bureau transports waste tyres to cement kilns at its own cost.

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Reply:

Department of Home Affairs

(1)(a)(i) Total number of Deputy Director-Generals employed in:

(1)(a)(i)(aa) An acting capacity: 3, of which 1 is a woman; and

(1)(a)(i)(bb) A permanent capacity: 4, of which 1 is a woman.

(1)(a)(ii) Total number of Chief Directors employed in:

(1)(a)(ii)(aa) An acting capacity: 3, of which 3 are woman; and

(1)(a)(ii)(bb) A permanent capacity: 28, of which 5 are woman.

(2)(a)(i)(b) Total number of Chief Executive Officers: 1 x Director-General (1 male, in an acting capacity); and

(2)(a)(ii)(b) Total number of Directors reporting to Minister: 0.

Electoral Commission

(1)(a)(i) 3 Deputy Chief Electoral Officers (equivalent of Deputy Director-General)

(1)(a)(i)(aa) None

(1)(a)(i)(bb) 3

(1)(b) 2

(1)(a)(ii) 16 Senior Managers (Equivalent of Chief Director)

(1)(a)(ii)(aa) 2

(1)(a)(ii)(bb) 14

(1)(b) 6

(2)(a)(i) 1 Chief Electoral Officer (Equivalent of Chief Executive Officer)

(2)(b)(i) None

(2)(a)(ii) 4 Commissioners (Equivalent of Board of Directors)

(2)(b)(ii) 1

Government Printing Works

(1)(a)(i) 4 Deputy Director-Generals (DDG)

(1)(a)(ii) 6 Chief Directors

(1)(a)(aa) 2

(1)(a)(bb) 8 (2 DDGs and 6 Chief Directors)

(1)(b) 6 (3 DDGs and 3 Chief Directors)

(2)(a)(i) 1

(2)(a)(ii) 0

(2)(b) 1

Reply:

The Evaluation Report on the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises has been completed. The Department of Small Business Development has also subsequently submitted a formal management response to the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation indicating its acceptance of all recommendations. The management response was followed by an improvement plan on 31 July 2018, which plan details how the recommendations will be addressed. The Report will now be presented at the Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development (ESEID) Cluster of the DGs on 20 September 2018 which will be followed by a submission to Cabinet for approval.

Recommended

Ms NZH Mpofu

Director-General: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Approved

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, MP

Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Date:

Reply:

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS REPLIES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE (SANBI)

Department of Environmental Affairs

1. (a) (i) 18 active disputes currently.

1 on salary upgrade policies

1 on overtime policies

3 on perfomance management (PMDS) policies

7 on misconduct policies

4 on interpretation and application of policies

2 on treatment by managers

(b)

1 on upgrade from level 11 to level 12

1 on decision to dissaprove 100% payment of overtime worked prior to the 30% threshold

3 on PMDS (x1 perfomance incentives, x1 pay progression and x1 unfair reduction of scores)

7 misconduct (x 2 dishonest misrepresentation, x2 irregular procurement procedures, x1 unlawful removal of state property, x2 unfair suspension)

4 Interpretation of DPSA collective agreements on the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD)

2 unfair treatment (x1 request for transfer, x1 unfair discrimination).

(c)

1 upgrade -14 April 2015

1 unfair decision to dissaprove 100% overtime payment – 17 May 17

3 on PMDS: perfomance incentives – 30 Jun 16 pay progression – 11 Apr 18 and unfair reduction of scores – 11 Jul 18

7 misconduct cases: 1 dishonest misrepresentation – 19 Jan 17 1 dishonest misrepresentation – 26 Jun 16 1 irregular procurement procedures- 22 Feb 18 1 irregular procurement procedures – 11 Apr 18 1 unlawful removal of state property- 8 May 18 1 unfair suspension – 21 Nov 17 1 unfair suspension – 20 Jun 18

4 Interpretation and application of DPSA collective agreements (OSD) 10 Aug 17 23 Mar 18 23 May 18 11 Jul 18

2 unfair treatment: 1 request for transfer – 17 Aug 18 1 unfair discrimination – 17 May 18

(d) (i)

(ii) All disputes are pending at the General Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council

(GPSSBC) and Labour Court.

1. (a) (i) 14

4 irregular procurement procedures.

1 poor work performance

1 irregular conduct

5 dishonest misrepresentation

1 abscondment

1 excessive absenteeism

1 unlawful removal of state property (theft)

(ii)

(b) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority

(1) (a) (ii) None

(b) Not Applicable

(c) Not Applicable

(d) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) Not Applicable

(2) (a) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

(1) (a) (ii) 3

(b)

Dispute	Cause
1.	An alleged omission for Job Evaluation of a post
2.	Candidate not shortlisted for an advertised position
3.	Aggrieved with the outcome of the Job Evaluation results

(c)

Dispute	Nature
1.	Unfair Labour Practice
2.	Unfair Labour Practice
3	Unfair Labour Practice

(d) (i)

Dispute	Date reported
1.	10 January 2018
2.	18 December 2017
3’	30 April 2018

(ii)

Dispute	Date resolved
1.	Pending
2.	Pending
3	Pending

(2) (a) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

South African National Parks (SANParks)

(1) (a) (ii) 41

(b)

Dispute	Cause
	Payment of Sundays and Public Holidays overtime
	Non-Payment of overtime and sleep out allowance while on camping
	Failure to comply and Implement Section 16.6.3.1 of the Condition of Service
	Payment of Sundays and Public holidays overtime
	Failure to profile the Dog Handlers as per the signed agreement
	Unfair remuneration package after transfer
	Unfair remuneration package after transfer
	Non-Payment of Performance Bonus
	Working as Trade Workers daily without complain but remunerated as General Workers
	Refusal to sign employees’ contract without valid reason by the General Manager: Marula
	Unfair treatment by Section Ranger
	Unfair Labour Practice: want permanent positions
	Proper PPE and relevant materials inside the ambulance
	Unfair treatment
	Unfair treatment by the Duty Manager
	Grossly rude or abusive behaviour towards subordinate
	Abuse of position and refused to be searched
	Grave Dishonesty, Grossly rude behaviour towards subordinates, alternatively abuse of position, Failure to comply with existing orders/ standards or to obey rules and regulation, Inconsistence application of gate entering times
	Accusation of theft, causing unpleasant working conditions
	The aggrieved want housing allowance
	Preferential treatment and abuse of power
	Constant harassment while on duty and allegations of theft
	Failure to comply with both HR tariff document and BCEA
	Compliance with Human Capital Tariff document
	Unfair Labour Practice: Condition of employment
	Unfair treatment
	Grave Dishonesty
	Forgery/ Falsification of documentation
	Unfair Treatment in terms of: Allocation of shifts, Inappropriate conduct, refusal to approve leave applications, intruding my privacy & sexual harassment
	Grievance against supervisor
	Grievance against supervisor
	Grievance
	Grievance against outcome of OD Phase 1 process
	Grievance against outcome of OD Phase 1 process
	Grievance : Unfair Labour Practice
	Grievance
	Grievance
	Grievance
	Grievance on allegation made
	Grievance against recruitment process
	Grievance

(c)

Dispute	Nature
	Payment of Sundays and Public Holidays overtime
	Non-Payment of overtime and sleep out allowance while on camping
	Failure to comply and Implement Section 16.6.3.1 of the Condition of Service
	Payment of Sundays and Public holidays overtime
	Failure to profile the Dog Handlers as per the signed agreement
	Unfair remuneration package after transfer
	Unfair remuneration package after transfer
	Non-Payment of Performance Bonus
	Working as Trade Workers daily without complain but remunerated as General Workers
	Refusal to sign employees’ contract without valid reason by the General Manager: Marula
	Unfair treatment by Section Ranger
	Unfair Labour Practice: want permanent positions
	Proper PPE and relevant materials inside the ambulance
	Unfair treatment
	Unfair treatment by the Duty Manager
	Grossly rude or abusive behaviour towards subordinate
	Abuse of position and refused to be searched
	Grave Dishonesty, Grossly rude behaviour towards subordinates, alternatively abuse of position, Failure to comply with existing orders/ standards or to obey rules and regulation, Inconsistence application of gate entering times
	Accusation of theft, causing unpleasant working conditions
	The aggrieved want housing allowance
	Preferential treatment and abuse of power
	Constant harassment while on duty and allegations of theft
	Failure to comply with both HR tariff document and BCEA
	Compliance with Human Capital Tariff document
	Unfair Labour Practice: Condition of employment
	Unfair treatment
	Grave Dishonesty
	Forgery/ Falsification of documentation
	Unfair Treatment in terms of: Allocation of shifts, Inappropriate conduct, refusal to approve leave applications, intruding my privacy & sexual harassment
	Grievance against supervisor
	Grievance against supervisor
	Grievance
	Grievance against outcome of OD Phase 1 process
	Grievance against outcome of OD Phase 1 process
	Grievance : Unfair Labour Practice
	Grievance
	Grievance
	Grievance
	Grievance on allegation made
	Grievance against recruitment process
	Grievance

(d) (i)

Dispute	Date reported
	09.03.2017
	13.06.2017
	08.12.2017
	11.12.2017
	16.01.2018
	30.11.2017
	01.12.2018
	31.01.2018
	09.02.2018
	22.02.2018
	27.02.2018
	05.03.2018
	09.03.2018
	09.03.2018
	12.03.2018
	19.03.2018
	27.03.2018
	27.03.2018
	27.03.2018
	04.04.2018
	11.04.2018
	11.04.2018
	16.04.2018
	17.04.2018
	04.05.2018
	04.05.2018
	07.05.2018
	14.05.2018
	04.06.2018
	15.01.2018
	10.04.2018
	26.03.2018
	19.01.2018
	02.02.2018
	07.05.2018
	19.07.2017
	11.06.2018
	14.06.2018
	15.06.2018
	20.06.2018
	27.06.2018

(ii)

Dispute	Date resolved
	Pending
	Pending
	27.03.2018
	11.12.2017
	Pending
	24.04.2018
	24.04.2018
	17.04.2018
	24.04.2018
	22.05.2018
	24.04.2018
	24.04.2018
	Pending
	12.04.2018
	Pending
	Pending
	Pending
	Pending
	04.04.2018
	14.06.208
	Pending
	17.04.2018
	24.05.2018
	17.07.2018
	21.05.2018
	18.05.2018
	Pending
	Pending
	14.07.2018
	24.05.2018
	30.04.2018
	22.05.2018
	31.01.2018
	28.04.2018
	16.05.2018
	12.06.2018
	20.06.2018
	03.07.2018
	Pending
	16.07.2018
	27.07.2018

(2) (a) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

South African Weather Service (SAWS)

(1) (a) (ii) 1

(b)

Dispute	Cause
1.	Intoxication & Under Influence of Alcohol or Substance in the workplace

(c)

Dispute	Nature
1.	Misconduct

(d) (i)

Dispute	Date reported
1.	April 2018

(ii)

Dispute	Date resolved
1.	Pending

(2) (a) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) None

(ii) Not Applicable

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Reply:

The Waste Bureau may consider providing pre-processing equipment to any of its service providers following the requisite procurement processes. The amount payable will be determined by the Tender Committee after evaluating the cost implications for such companies to provide the required services to the Waste Bureau.

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Reply:

a) (i), (ii) No offices are designated to be open on Saturdays in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and other provinces.

b) The withdrawal of working hours’ circular of 2015 on 15 June 2017 at the PSCBC led to the collapse of Saturday opening. The Department engaged organised labour on working hours at the Departmental Bargaining Chamber with a view to ensure service delivery is not affected and that our offices open on Saturday. The Department is in favour of a shift system to enable Saturday work within a 40 hour week (Monday – Saturday or Monday – Friday) but organized labour requires payment of overtime as the staff is not prepared to work ‘voluntary’ after completing their 40 hour work week Monday to Friday.

Reply:

1. (a), (b),(c), (d), (e), (f) & (g)

The Department of Basic Education has not developed costing guidelines for the construction of school toilets, however, National Treasury has developed the cost norms for the development of new schools and the upgrading of existing schools and this includes toilets. The cost model is a guide and it is subject to the designs that it is derived from. The cost model remains a guide and the cost of constructing an ablution facility based on the technology selected is largely determined by the market. The Department is in no position to dictate to the market as the cost can be influenced by different factors such as location, topography, scope of work, specifications, technology and mode of implementation, among others. Therefore the market rate remains the determining factor of construction cost for toilets and any other school buildings.

2. Not applicable.

Reply:

1. The Waste Bureau intends to focus on mine site OTR pre-processing hence the purchase of shredding equipment. The shredding equipment at Mogalakwena mine was procured by the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) and the Waste Bureau simply enabled continuation of the processing that began as a REDISA pilot project.

2. The shredding equipment at Mogalakwena mine was already in place and it made sense to continue with the preprocessing.

(a) 3 791 tons from Mogalakwena mine have been processed.

(b) The OTR shred is currently being consumed by pyrolysis plants.

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Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

1. (a) A total of two (2) incidents of racism were reported to the human resource office for the period 2016/2017

(i) Incident One (19 July 2016). Alleged harassment in the work place leading to a claim of racism. Outcome: The member requested the grievance to be closed on 11 May 2017.

(ii) Incident Two (16 August 2016). Alleged incident of racism. C SANDF took a decision that the Chief of the South African Air Force should investigate this matter and provide him with the detailed report. Outcome: The grievance is still open as the investigation is ongoing.

 

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS

There were no racism incidents reported in the Department of Military Veterans since 2016 to date.

MILOMBUD

There was no case of racism reported within the Office of the Military Ombud during the specified period.

CASTLE CONTROL BOARD

There were no cases of racism reported at the Castle Control Board

DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE COMMISSION

There were no cases of racism reported at the Defence Force Service Commission.

ARMSCOR

1) There was no case of racism that was reported at Armscor.

2) Not applicable.

Reply:

a) Department of Home Affairs

(i)(aa) R0

(i)(bb)(aaaa) R50,944.32 on advertising in support of the 2016/17 Mkhaya Migrants Awards Call for Nominations Media Campaign.

(i)(bb)(bbbb) Not Applicable

(i)(b)(bb) Not applicable

(ii)(aa-bb) R0 spent for communication services in (aaaa), (bbbb) and (bbb).

b) Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has not spent any moneys on (i) advertising and/or (ii) communication services on the Africa News Africa News Network 7, now known as Afro Worldview and (bb) New Age newspaper, now known as Afro Voice, (aaa) in the (aaaa) 2016-17 and (bbbb) 2017-18 financial years and (bbb) since 1 April 2018.

b) Government Printing Works

(i) None

(ii) None

(aa) None

(bb) None

(aaa) None

(aaaa) Not applicable

(bbbb) Not applicable

(bbb) Not applicable

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

(a) (i) Not Applicable

(b) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) Not Applicable

(iii) Not Applicable

iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority

(a) (ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) Not Applicable

(iii) Not Applicable

South African National Parks

(b) (i) 12 Concession Lodges, 31 Retail stores and Restaurants, 21 outdoor activities and amenities. All of these are Public Private Partnerships.

(ii) and (iii)

The values as expressed in the form of turnover and contract periods are listed below:

Concession Lodges	Net Income (2002 to 2018)	Start Date	End Date	Contract Period (Yrs)
Singita Lebombo - Kruger	119,264,139	Mar-02	Dec-32	29.3
Tinga Private Game Lodge - Kruger	36,734,738	Jan-02	Dec-21	19.0
Shishangeni Lodge - Kruger	32,183,969	Jan-02	Dec-21	19.0
Jock Safari Lodge - Kruger	26,850,097	Jul-01	Jun-21	19.0
Imbali Safari Lodge - Kruger	26,819,757	Jan-02	Dec-21	19.0
Lukimbi Safari Lodge - Kruger	18,547,103	Nov-01	Oct-21	19.0
Gorah Elephant Camp - Addo	14,372,935	Jan-01	Dec-25	23.7
Rhino Walking Safaris - Kruger	7,103,487	Jul-02	Jun-22	19.0
River Bend Country Lodge - Addo	5,342,465	Contractual
!Xaus Lodge - Kgalagadi	715,142	Contractual
Darlington Lodge - Addo	175,000	Contractual
Intsomi Lodge - Addo	46,285	Mar-14
Restaurants and Retail Concessions	Net Income (2002 to 2018)	Start Date	End Date	Contract Period (Yrs)
Cape Point Lease - TMNP	15,590,445	May-95	Jun-21	24.7
Roundhouse Concession - Table Mountain	4,738,264	Aug-02	Jul-27	23.7
Admin North Area - Rhodes Memorial	4,675,464	Nov-10	Oct-20	9.4
Quay 4 -Knysna - Knysna	4,021,099	Various
Koeelbay Concession - Table Mountain	4,991,650	Jan-04	Dec-23	18.9
Duinepos - West Coast	840,138	Aug-02
Rented facilities - Restaurants and Retail	Net Income (2002 to 2018)	Start Date	End Date	Contract Period (Yrs)
Kruger Park Shops - Tigers Eye	264,763,294	Feb-13	Jan-23	9.4
Addo Shop- Tigers Eye	30,615,334	Feb-13	Jan-23	9.4
Tsitsikamma Shop - Tigers Eye	22,469,296	Feb-13	Jan-23	9.4
Skukuza - Cattle Baron and Bistro	9,330,982	Oct-14	Sep-24	9.4
Mugg and Bean - Lower Sabie	6,476,084	Mar-14	Feb-24	9.4
Kgalagadi Shops & Restaurants - EJ Viljoen	5,386,056	Apr-14
Tsitsikamma Restaurant - Cattle Baron Seafood	4,260,129	Aug-14	Jul-24	9.4
Addo Restaurant - Cattle Baron Grill	4,035,647	Apr-14	Mar-24	9.4
Karoo Shop & Restaurant - Jan Viljoen	2,949,918	Dec-13	Nov-23	9.4
Augrabies Shop & Restaurant - Quiver Tree	2,166,081	Nov-12	Nov-22	9.5
Berg en Dal Restaurant - Select Events and Venues	1,867,662	Dec-13	Nov-23	9.4
Wimpy - Pretoriuskop	1,538,143	Mar-14	Mar-24	9.5
Staff Shop KNP - Stoffels and Pursad CC	1,353,454	Feb-13
West Coast – Geelbek Restaurant	1,113,719	Feb-13
Afsaal - The Bush Café	679,110	Jun-16	May-31	14.1
Tshokwane & Nkuhlu KNP- Outpost Picnics	622,578	Feb-13
Skukuza - Tindlovu Boskombuis	46,069	Interim
Tshokwane - The Traders Post	603,853	Oct-16	Sep-31	14.2
Tindlovu - Satara	206,439	Interim
Tindlovu - Olifants	112,653	Interim
Tindlovu - Letaba	111,881	Interim
Agulhus Lighthouse	100,116	Nov-12
Tokai Centre - Listers Tea Room	219,908	Contractual
Skukuza - Selati	0	Operations still to commence
Activities & Amenities	Net Income (2002 to 2018)	Start Date	End Date	Contract Period (Yrs)
TMACC - TMNP	281,474,077	Nov-26	Nov-25
MCA - TK Forest Income	4,500,803	Nov-18	Nov-21	2.8
Skukuza Airport Management Company	3,750,131	Jun-14	May-24	9.4
Untouched Adventures - Tsitsikamma	3,310,358	Oct-13	Oct-18	4.7
Knysna Forestry	3,118,211	Nov-11	Nov-21	9.5
Langebaan Houseboats - West Coast	1,926,179	Various
North Area - Absailing	1,355,916	Jun-15	May-20	4.7
Knysna Oyster Company - Knysna	1,039,767	Aug-02
Garden Route Catering and Resturant	695,512	Aug-02
Kraalbaai Houseboats - West Coast	509,109	Jun-17	May-27	9.4
Eden Adventure Canoe Trails - Wilderness	460,890	Jun-17
LNM Auto - Kruger	451,583	Jun-17	May-22	4.7
Skukuza - SPA	120,861	May-17	May-27	9.5
Canoe Trails - Augrabies	94,530	Jan-00
Park Manager - Tankwa - Tankwa Lodge	89,331	Aug-02
KNP Avis Rentals	830,236	Contractual
Wilderness - Segway Bike Tours	71,110	Mar-14
Admin Service - North TMNP	44,000	Mar-14
Park Manager - West Coast	24,081	Jun-17
MCA - Farleigh	16,200	Mar-14

South African National Biodiversity Institute

(a) (ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) Not Applicable

(iii) Not Applicable

South African Weather Service

(a) (ii) Not Applicable

(b) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) Not Applicable

(iii) Not Applicable

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Reply:

1(a)(i) 4 x Deputy Directors-General

(aa). 1 x Acting Capacity

(bb). 3 x Permanent Capacity

(a)(ii). 19 x Chief Directors

(aa). 1 x Acting Capacity

(bb). 9 x Permanent Capacity

1(b). 2 x women Deputy Directors-General:

5 x women Chief Directors

 

As per the Cultural Institutions Act of 1998 The Accounting Officers are classified as Directors.

2(a)(i). 11 x Chief Executive Officers:

(ii). 14 x Directors:

(b). 05 x women Chief Executive Officers

06 x women Directors

Reply:

(1) The department has not recently drafted any new inspection regulations on food safety. The only food safety legislation administered by the department is the Meat Safety Act (Act No. 40 of 2000). The other food safety legislations are administered by the National Department of Health (NDoH) and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) which is an entity under the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti).

Reply:

I have been informed by the SITA as follows:

(a) i) Yes

ii) Yes

(b) Data not available

aa) 2016: 30 533

2017: 43 235

2018: Data not available

bb) The system has recently been taken over from the Department of Basic Education in 2013 and is still being developed for full functionality to include ability to track delayed certification. SITA has recently embarked on a process to improve and strengthen the CET system functionality.

cc) The capability of the system is now being enhanced to improve reporting on subsequently resolved cases. Hence data on subsequent resolutions is currently unavailable.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

As at 01 September 2018, the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) terminal in Saldanha Bay was in possession of approximately 10.3 million barrels of crude oil whose legal title is a subject of a legal dispute between CEF (SOC) Ltd and three entities – Vitol SA, Glencore, and Talaveras.

Reply:

The municipalities that are presently the top 10 water consumers in each province are listed per table below. In most of the cases there is a direct relation between demand and the population served by a particular municipality. Refer to Annexure A for the top 10 water consumers in each province.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Post Office as follows:

(1)(a) The email addresses [email protected] and (b) [email protected] are still functional.

(2) The number of emails received from 1 March 2018 were as follows:

(a) (i) March 9721

(ii) April 5318

(iii) May 4794

(iv) June 6534

(v) July 3114

(vi) August 24440

(b) (i) Seven employees were assigned to process emails received in March, April, May and June 2018, two for distributing and five for responses.

(ii) July emails came through during the strike period. As a result, the inbox could not be cleared due to lack of access to the office or system.

(iii) A total of 24 440 emails came through at the height of the strike and only 10 000 were distributed resulting in a backlog of an estimated 14 440 emails as at August 2018.

(c) (i) System generated auto responses within 24 hours and agent to provide acknowledgement within 48 hours. Final outcome to be given within seven working days.

(ii)The actual performance for email addresses [email protected] and [email protected] has not been in accordance with standards in relation to (aa) time taken to read an email (bb) respond to an email enquiry and (cc) resolve a query, due to Operational backlogs at Mail Centres; the recent strike and the rise of E-commerce items at Johannesburg International Mail Centre (JIMC). A comprehensive review of the both the Customer Relation Management Programme as well as the Customer Care Centre is being undertaken.

Submitted for approval by

_________________________

Mr OMEGA SHELEMBE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

DATE:

Reply:

I have been advised by the Department as follows:

1. The information provided is as per the staff establishment of the Department on 31 August 2018:

(a)(i) six (6)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) four (4)

(a)(ii) twenty nine (29)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) twenty seven (27)

(b)(i) four (4)

(aa) two (2)

(bb) two (2)

(b)(ii) twelve (12)

(aa) one (1)_

(bb) eleven (11)

ENTITIES

(2) (a)(i) There are seven (7) Chief Executive Officers in the entities and none of them are women.

(ii) Number of directors of each entity	(b) Total number of women
Entity	Non-executive directors	Executive directors
SAPO	9	3	4 non-executive directors and 1 executive director
SENTECH	6	3	3 non-executive directors and 0 executive director
NEMISA	6	2	2 non-executive directors and 0 executive director
USAASA	5	2	2 non-executive directors and 0 executive director
BBI	7	2	4 non-executive directors and 0 executive director
SITA	10	2	4 non-executive directors and 1 executive director (CFO resigned)
ZADNA	9	1	5 non-executive directors and 0 executive director

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

The Development of a framework on lifestyle audits on public service employees is at a consultative stage with sector departments and constitutional institutions such as the Public Service Commission. The consultations will also be extended to relevant stakeholders including labour. These consultations will assist us to produce a sustainable framework on the lifestyle audits, which is consistent with the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

The lifestyle audits will further strengthen existing measures, which include declarations by the public service employees, the financial intelligence centres act, amongst others, the aim is to protect public service against any ills.

 

Reply:

(1) The refuse collection services in Kempton Park Area are provided by the City (council employees using council owned vehicles). The services in this regard are rendered in-house thus there is no private contractor and/or service provider rendering refuse collection services on behalf of the City of Ekurhuleni.

(2) Responses to questions raised under (2) are non-existent as the services referred to are rendered in-house and have not been out-sourced.

Reply:

(1) (a) Yes, requests were received from the Central African Republic and the Republic of Liberia.

(b) The training for the Central African Republic is provided by the South African Police Service (SAPS). The request from the Republic of Liberia is still being considered, therefore, no further details are available with respect to this request.

(c) A Thirty-two (32) member team from the Central African Republic will be receiving training.

(d) The training for the Central African Republic team will be conducted for six (6) weeks.

(e) The total cost projected for training a team from the Central African Republic is R 1 765 800.00.

(i) The projected costs for flights is R 1 080 000.00.

(ii) The projected cost for accommodation is R 267 840.00. This amount includes projected cost for food.

(iii) Transport costs will be covered by SAPS.

(2) The Central African Republic will not make a contribution towards this training.

Reply:

a) The key features of the MoU include among other thing:

• Demarcation of roles: Updated to reflect the assignment of role players from Level 1-6.
• Roles and Responsibilities: A complete overall of roles and responsibilities reflecting:
• SGB’s powers need to be revised (Requires amendment to Schools Act)
• School Committees should be run by teachers (Requires amendment to School Sport Structures policy)
• Basic Education and Provinces must include School Sport as the strategic output.
• SRSA and Provinces facilitate the establishment of School Sport structures, while DBE initiates the process.
• DBE to provide basic sport infrastructure, SRSA to facilitate the provision of infrastructure through Sports Trust, National Lottery, MIG etc.
• Teacher Unions & SGBs Associations to included in the ex JNTT and ex JPTT
• Sport Code Committees to have a representation in the School Sport Coordinating Committees
• Federations to ensure that School Sport has an associate membership in their structure.
• Establishment of School Sport Coordinating Committee and its composition, Committee to be chaired by SRSA and DBE.
• Provision of infrastructure and resource: The provision of using MIG to build some of the School Sport infrastructure
• National School Sport Championships: (The three cycle is being highly contested, especially the break)
• Discussions are underway to review model of cyclic championships
• Sporting Codes reduction: The policy on prioritization on codes is being considered and once finalized it will be implemented.
• Funding: DBE should take full responsibility of funding levels 1-3 whilst SRSA take care of levels 4-6.
• Communication protocol: Across all levels DBE and SRSA officials should communicate their planned activities.

b) Measures that the Minister of Basic Education has put in place to:

(i) Monitor: Joint National Task Teams and Joint Provincial Task Teams are set up to bring both departments together and monitor progress made in implementing the programme and develop plans to address the challenges. Regular interactions for planning also take place between officials in DBE and SRSA.

(ii) Evaluate implementation: The DBE has various platforms of interacting with stakeholders on sports. However through the provincial departments of education, regular interactions are being held. SRSA gets these regular interactions and briefing from the DBE.

MS T XASA, MP

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

Reply:

The National Treasury is a custodian of PERSAL System, as such, in a better position to provide the figures

Reply:

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

Reply:

(1) (a) Approximately 7195 units are earmarked for the Birchleigh Ext 4 Project, and the project is not ready to commence with construction at this stage. Information towards implementation will be communicated in due course.

(i) Professional Service Providers have been appointed to start with Detailed Designs which will be completed in June 2019. Construction will only commence in July 2019.

(ii) Three thousand units will be completed in 2021 and the rest in 2023.

(2)  The following land uses have been earmarked for the Birchleigh Ext 4 project:

• 5 School Sites;
• 1 Medical centre; and
• 5 Open spaces (2 Parks).

Reply:

The number of desalination plants in the country is as follows:

(a) There are 6 in operation;

(b) There is a total of four (4) being built and

(c) There is a total of nineteen (19) under various stages of planning

Reply:

The Department of Public Service and Administration and its entities do not owned land

Reply:

a) The number of water treatment plants owned by Government is a total of 1137 inclusive of boreholes. Refer to Annexure A.

b) Refer to Annexure A.

c) The number of water treatment plants that are operational is a total of 1084 and 53 are not operational. Refer to Annexure A.

d) Refer to Annexure A.

Reply:

(1) (a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by

(i) her department

The Department does not have dispute currently and not facing any disputes.

(ii) the entities reporting to her

South African Institute for Drug - Free Sport (SAIDS) does not have currently and not facing any disputes

Boxing South Africa (BSA) has five disputes

(b) what is the cause of each dispute

• Termination of service following outcomes of disciplinary process on ground of misconduct. (4)
• Dispute lodged by dismissed employee alleging non-payment of acting allowance at a time when employee was still in BSA employ. (1)

(c) what is the nature of each dispute

• Disputed outcome of disciplinary process and allegations of unfair dismissal was logged. (4)
• Allegations of unfair labour practice. (1)

(d) on what date was each dispute

(i) reported

four cases were reported in 2015

one case was reported in 2016

(ii) resolved

Five cases not resolved

(2) (a)(i) what number of employees have been dismissed by her department in the past five years

       5 employees were dismissed by the Department in the past five years.

(ii) for what reason was each employee dismissed

    three on abscondment

    one on fraud, corruption and misrepresentation

     one on Theft

(b)(i)what number of the specified employees were paid severance packages

    none

(ii)what was the monetary value of each severance package?

    none

MS. T XASA, MP

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

Reply:

Audited information in this regard will be submitted to parliament through annual reports, which will be tabled in parliament during this month of September 2018 as required by the parliamentary prescripts.

Reply:

A total of 440 water monitoring sites in the nine (9) water management areas were monitored for chemical monitoring programme in 2017/18 financial year. Salinity levels for rivers were regarded as good to very good indicating moderate to less pollution in 80% of the coverage in the nine (9) water management areas.

Reply:

(1) A comprehensive audit assessment of all Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s firearms is currently being conducted by the directorate responsible for priority crime investigations. The firearms audit assessment findings and the report thereof are expected to be presented to the Council during September 2018.

(2) Once the audit is completed, a copy of the firearms audit report will be made available.

Reply:

1. There are no Labour Court judgements relating to promotions in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department that have been issued by the Johannesburg Labour Court or any other Court that has jurisdiction to deal with matters of this nature.

2. Consequently, the City of Ekurhuleni has not received any order coming from the courts directing it to promote any employee in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department.

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) DDGs: There are two (2) Acting Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) currently.

(ii) CDs: There are two (2) Acting Chief Directors at this stage.

(bb) DDGs: There are sixteen (16) DDGs employed on a permanent capacity.

CDs: There are fifty five (55) Chief Directors employed on a permanent capacity.

(b) DDGs: Five (5) of the 16 DDGs are women.

CDs: Twenty eight (28) of the Chief Directors are women.

(2) (a) and (b) The African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) does not have a chief executive officer or directors as per the Honourable Member’s question. ARF is not essentially an entity as contemplated in Schedule 3A and 3C of Public Finance Managment Act of 1999. It is a Fund that International Relations and Cooperation oversees. ARF has an Advisory Committee comprising of officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the National Treasury.

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

1. Yes, with the exception of Vodacom numbers that have not been working since June 2018. Vodacom service was suspended due to non- payment.

(a) CFG Track and Trace- 35277
Period	Number of Requests
Mar-18	11962
Apr-18	10735
May-18	5962
Jun-18	3760
Jul-18	4232
Aug-18	5413

 

(b)(i) A Customer sends an SMS with the parcel” tracking number” to the 35277 track and trace number the short code. A response displaying where the parcel is situated is sent back to the customer’s cell phone in less than a minute.

(ii)(aa)(bb)(cc) are of no relevance since the customer receives feedback from the 35277 number in less than a minute.

 

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

a) During President Ramaphosa’s visit to the DRC, President Kabila briefed the President 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) It should be noted that the deployment of the members of the DRC armed forces within the sovereign territory of the DRC remains a decision of the government of DRC. In this regard, South Africa, however, echoes the Statement of the UNSC of 17 August 2018 that underlined the importance of the entire Congolese political class and the institutions responsible for organizing elections to remain committed to ensure the success of the rest of the electoral process, leading to a peaceful transfer of power, in accordance with the Congolese constitution.

Further, South Africa also continues to encourage all Congolese stakeholders to create all the necessary conditions to ensure an environment conducive to the peaceful and inclusive conduct of political activities to ensure that the elections take place with the requisite conditions of transparency, credibility and inclusivity.

c) In terms of the concerns regarding the utilisation of electronic voting machines, it should be noted that the Independent National Electoral Commission of the DRC (CENI) gave a presentation on the preparations for the elections and the utilisation of the electronic voting machines to the SADC Double Troika Summit that took place in April 2018. The presentation was noted.

In addition, I wish to refer the Honourable Member to the Joint Communique issued by the Presidency on 10 August 2018 on the President’s Working Visit to the DRC, it states:

“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:

1. (a)(i) There are two Deputy Directors – General (DDGs) in the Department.

(ii)There are six Chief Directors in the Department and two Chief Directors in the Ministry whose employment contracts are linked to the term of office of the Minister.

(aa) The two DDGs and six Chief Directors are all employed on permanent basis. One of the DDG is currently the Acting Director General.

(b) Two DDGs are women and six Chief Directors are women. Out of eight Chief Directors; two are currently on suspension. There is one Acting Chief Director in the position of the suspended Chief Director: Cooperate Management; and no one acting in the position of Chief Director: Stakeholder Coordination and Outreach. Subsequently; there no capacity in the Stakeholder Coordination and Outreach Unit particularly the coordination of dialogues which are facilitated by the office of the Minister.

2. There are no entities reporting to the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women. The level of human resources head is Deputy Director and if there is a need he reports to the Minister.                                              

 

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

South Africa did not host the BRICS Sport Council of Ministers due to the unavailability of other BRIC Sport Ministers to attend this meeting. However, it’s envisaged that the formation of the BRICS Sport Council of Ministers will assist in providing guidance on how the games should be run going forward. Ministers of Sport from the BRICS Nations responsible for Sport will be able to deliberate and agree on a number of areas pertaining to the games as it was operating in a vacuum since inception in 2016 in Goa, India. The BRICS Sport Charter and the MOU regarding the establishment of this Commission has been drafted and it’s to be deliberated during the BRICS Council of Sport Ministers meeting on the date to be determined by the Minister.

(a) The BRICS Games strengthens the relationship between the BRICS Countries

(b) The games contribute in the following:

(i) equal opportunity,

During the apartheid regime, black South African athletes were not provided/afforded an opportunity to participate in International sporting events to showcase their talents. Thus, the BRICS Games are seen as vehicle to address those disparities to afford our South African athletes an opportunity to compete with the rest of the world.

(ii) inclusion and

Our outcome 14 on social cohesion and nation building indicates that athletes should be afforded an opportunity to compete with the world despite their gender, race and class. Consequently, the BRICS Games seeks to find that balance in sport through the inclusion of every athlete determine to showcase his or her talent.

(iii) redress as well as outcome 14 on social cohesion and nation-building

Outcome 14 emphasized the importance of redress in sport. Redress is essential in sport as it seeks to address the imbalance of the past thereby building a society where opportunities are not defined by race, gender, class or religion.

 

MS T XASA, MP

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(1) The Post Office has a Communications Policy that standardizes the processes for its internal organizational communications as well as its public corporate communications, including media relations. In addition, the Post Office has a dedicated Communications Business Unit. The policy has been updated to include guidelines and requirements for posts on social media, and the updated version is currently in the approval process.

(2) Structurally, the Communications Business Unit is the custodian of the media affairs function of the Post Office and in terms of the communications policy, individual employees’ media engagements are mandated to be channeled via this Business Unit.

In terms of the policy, only senior management, the Communication section and employees delegated by the Communication section may communicate with the media.

(3)(a) No SAPO employees have been threatened with dismissal for engaging with the media since the communication policy was introduced

(b) No SAPO employees were dismissed for engaging with the media since the policy was introduced.

(i)(ii)(iii) Not applicable

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

a) The total number of international trips that were undertaken since the Minister took office on 26 February 2018 was five and the Minster attended one.

Refer to table below for response on bullet 2 & 3

No	Date	Destination	Purpose of trip	Officials		Air Travel		Accommodation (all officials)	Travel and Subsistence
				Name	Unit	Class	Cost
1	12 – 23 March 2018	New York	62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW62)	Minister BO Dlamini – (10-19 Mar 2018)	Ministry	Business	R91 351	R1 138 445	R30 475
				Thokozani Dlamini - (10-19 Mar 2018)	Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1	Business	R91 351		R27 712
				Ms WR Tshabalala	DDG: Social Transformation & Economic Empowerment	Business	R153 359		R22 075
				Ms A Griessel	DDG: Policy, Stakeholder Coordination & Knowledge Management	Business	R153 359		R22 075
				L Oliphant	Ministry – Stakeholder	Business	R70 381		R22 075
				Ms M Mefolo - (10-19 Mar 2018)	Ministry – Parliamentary Liaison Officer	Business	R118 799		R22 075
				Ms E Maluleke	CD: Governance Transformation, Justice & Security	Business	R153 359		R22 075
				Ms T Khosa	Dir: International Relations	Business	R153 359		R22 075
2	3 – 4 May 2018	Mauritius	Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Women’s Economic Empowerment Preparatory Workshop	Mr P Maponyane	Assistant Director: Economic Empowerment & Participation	Economy	R13 788	R8 400	RR2 726
				Ms N Shitlhango	Senior Admin Officer: International Relations	Economy	R13 788		R2 726
3	7 – 9 May 2018	Addis Ababa	3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment	Ms XV Mathobela	CD: Office of the Director-General	Economy	R32 839	R31 000	R4 427
				Mr B Thompson	Assistant Director: Strategic Management	Economy	R32 839		R3 830
4	10 – 11 May 2018	Addis Ababa	3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment - Minister’s Meeting	Ms E Maluleke	CD: Governance Transformation, Justice & Security	Economy	R32 425	R15 500	R2 947
5	27 – 28 June 2018	Kenya	UN Regional Consultation on the Progress to Localize Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)	Ms A Griessel	DDG: Policy, Stakeholder Coordination & Knowledge Management	Economy	R68 345		R0
				Ms ER Mailula	Senior Admin Officer: Office of the DDG – Social Transformation & Economic Empowerment	Economy	R10 974		R4 303

 

 

Refer to table for response on bullet 4

No	Date	Destination	A - Purpose of trip	Official	B - Expertise of official	C – Value add of official	D – Outcome of trip
1	12 – 23 March 2018	New York	62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW62)	Minister BO Dlamini	Executive Authority	Provided strategic direction and leadership at the conference	A CSW report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters
				Thokozani Dlamini	Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1	Adult family member as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6, 3.1
				Ms WR Tshabalala	Strategist in gender issues and policy matters	Provided strategic and technical support to the Minister, Deputy Ministers and MECs who attended Supervised officials on the work programme, and managed content development led the SA negotiation team
				Ms A Griessel	Policy developer, analyst and M& E expertise	Provision of technical and content support to the Minister and part of the negotiation team
				L Oliphant	Media expertise	Served as media liaison officer in collaboration with GCIS and DIRCO
				Ms M Mefolo	Secretarial expertise	Ministerial Aid	D – Outcome of trip
				Ms E Maluleke	Gender expert and strategist on mainstreaming	Provided technical support on content development including side events and participated during negotiations	A CSW report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters
				Ms T Khosa	International relations expertise	Provided International relations expertise and liaison with Embassy
2	3 – 4 May 2018	Mauritius	Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Women’s Economic Empowerment Preparatory Workshop	Mr P Maponyane	An economist	Provided technical support on economic analysis regarding opportunities within the IORA region for women
				Ms N Shitlhango	Support staff	Provided administrative support to the assistant director
3	7 – 9 May 2018	Addis Ababa	3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment	Ms XV Mathobela	Ensure the issues negotiated upon and agreed upon find expression in the strategic plan(s) of the department	A strategic officer responsible for strategic planning in the department
				Mr B Thompson	Strategic Planning Officer	An officer responsible for strategic planning in the department
4	10 – 11 May 2018	Addis Ababa	3rd Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Women Empowerment - Minister’s Meeting	Ms E Maluleke	Gender expert and strategist on mainstreaming	Provided technical support on content development including side events and participated during negotiations	A CSW/62 report has been compiled and shared with relevant stakeholders, and currently being shared with all relevant government clusters
5	27 – 28 June 2018	Kenya	UN Regional Consultation on the Progress to Localize Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)	Ms A Griessel	Policy developer, analyst and M& E expertise	Provision of technical and content support to the Minister and part of the negotiation team
				Ms ER Mailula	Support staff	Provided administrative support to the Deputy Director General

Apart from the CSW/62 session there are international resolutions agreed upon on all sessions attended and negotiated upon, and are found on the web site of each conference/session.

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