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:

(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
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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:

(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:

a) (i) and (b) (i), (ii) and (iii):

The Department of Public Works currently has no method of calculating or quantifying the amount of investments into its properties by private parties/tenants nor does it have a record of all the parties who have invested in State-owned properties.

This question is very much appreciated, because now I will urge that consideration be made to ensure all future letting out agreements with private parties to state, in detail, the investor details, the investment plan, as well as the proposed investment amount.

Nevertheless, the Departments’ Acquisition and Disposal Framework requires all applicants who wish to lease a State-owned property to submit a business proposal detailing the intended capital expenditure on the required property.

b) (ii) Response on the Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works:

and (b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Name of the Entity	(a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by	(ii) each entity reporting to him	(b)(i) nature	(ii) value	(iii) length of each investment
Agremént South Africa	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable
Council for the Built Environment	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable		None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable
Construction Industry Development Board	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable
Independent Development Trust	The land is not leased out.	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable	None / Not applicable

Reply:

(a) The first major study undertaken for this area was the Letaba River Basin Study in 1985 (DWAF,1990), which comprised the collection and analysis of all available data on water availability and use, as well as estimates of future water requirements and assessments of potential future water resource developments. This was followed by a Pre-feasibility Study (DWAF, 1994), which was completed in 1994. The focus of the Pre-feasibility Study was the complete updating of the hydrology of the Basin. The next study undertaken was a Feasibility Study of the Development and Management Options (DWAF, 1998), which was completed in 1998.

(b) The Dam Height (Above river bed) 34 m and 43.5 m (Above estimated lowest foundation).

(c) It is envisaged that a dam at the Nwamitwa site would have a storage capacity of 187 million m3 and will increase the firm yield from the river system for domestic use by 14 million m3 per annum.

(d)(i) We plan to appoint the Contractors for the roads and advanced works in March 2020 and the appointment of the Contractor for the Construction of Dam in March 2022. This is purely subject to the availability of funding and finalisation of certain land matters.

(d)(ii) The estimated project completion date is in 2026.

(e) Current Estimated cost of the project is R4 650 000 000.

(f) Total jobs to be created will be determined on finalisation of the procurement strategy on the project.

(g) The project has been delayed by five (5) years.

(h) Insufficient funding for project implementation.

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:

The Department of Public Works is not leasing any properties abroad. The function of providing accommodation for Government use in foreign territories was allocated to the then Department of Foreign Affairs in 1999, today known as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).

It is recommended that the question be directed to DIRCO for an accurate and comprehensive response in this regard.

(a), (b), (c) and (d) Fall away.

Reply:

Yes, the dolomite risk management programme in the Department of Public Works is in place. Due to a considerable amount of assets built on dolomite land, the department has established a Dolomite Risk Management Unit (DRMU), which is mandated to monitor the dolomitic conditions of these areas. The DRMU is, among others, responsible for monitoring the department’s facilities constructed on dolomite land, to classify the dolomitic status for every greenfield and brownfield project and to monitor the designs and construction of projects executed on land underlain by dolomite formations to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

The DRMU has a full time Dolomite Specialist Consultant appointed for a period of three years, whose tasks comprise of the monitoring and investigation of reported and urgent dolomite incidences. The consultant is also responsible for surveying and conducting integrity inspections of current infrastructure (especially wet services) to ensure that deteriorated infrastructure with a high likelihood of causing subsidence and sinkholes is proactively replaced. The Department is also in a process of finalising the appointment of an emergency contractor (after the previous contract had expired in the previous financial year), who will assist in addressing emergency dolomite-related requests. In the previous financial year, a total of R2.2 million was spent on dolomite-related professional consultancy fees for monitoring, investigations, and issuing of technical specifications for the repair of already occurred and reported dolomite incidences. This represents 93% of the R2.4 million allocation for the 2017/2018 financial year. A total of R118 million was spent on preventative and remedial dolomite capital and maintenance projects. This represents 105% of the R112 million allocation for the 2017/2018 financial year.

In the current financial year, a total of R127 million has been allocated for dolomite related projects and services, which include the professional consultancy services for the specialist consultant, emergency construction services, and preventative capital projects. About R55 million of this allocation has already been spent. Most of the preventative projects are concentrated in the City of Tshwane area covering Thaba Tshwane, Centurion, Waterkloof and Swartkop. There are however, other projects implemented across the Gauteng Province, which include Lenasia (Westonaria), Katlehong (Ekurhuleni), Olifantsfontein (Ekurhuleni), Carletonville (Merafong), KwaThema (Ekurhuleni), Protea (Johannesburg) and Dobsonville (Johannesburg). In the coming financial year of 2018/2019, the department is planning on continuing to strengthen its dolomite risk management programme by, among others, strengthening the DRMU through the recruitment of suitably qualified and experienced persons to carry-out the mandate of the unit, and prioritisation of more preventative capital and maintenance projects with more focus on the Thaba Tshwane and Centurion areas.

Reply:

a) The costs for the administration of receipts/revenue are limited to the salary of the cashier, and below are the costs per financial year:

1. 2016/17 - R325 869.00
2. 2017/18 - R335 916.00

In addition to receipt/revenue management for the Department, the cashier is responsible for the following functions:

• management of the petty cash - Giving out the petty cash, reconciliation, replenishment and safe-keeping thereof;
• receiving and safekeeping cash, issuing of receipts, reconciliation and safe-keeping of the cash;
• deposit cash received into the Department’s bank account;
• capturing of sundry payments;
• updating of the Reapatela system (30 days payment monitoring system).

b) The following amounts were received per financial year:

2016/17 = R14.608 million, calculated as follows:

	R’000
Sales of goods and services other than capital assets	1 261
Interest	12 361
Sales of capital assets	70
Transactions in financial assets and liabilities	916
Departmental revenue collected	14 608

2017/18 = R10.358 million, calculated as follows:

	R’000
Sales of goods and services other than capital assets	295
Interest	8 498
Transactions in financial assets and liabilities	1 565
Departmental revenue collected	10 358

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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Reply:

(a)(i) None.

(a)(ii) Refer to the table below for responses from entities.

(a)(ii)	(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)
Amatola Water	None	None	None
Bloem Water	None	None	None
Lepelle Northern Water	None	None	None
Magalies Water	None	None	None
Mhlathuze Water	None	None	None
Overberg Water Investing private parties:- Transnet, Telkom, MTN and Vodacom	Transnet: Rent income for access to the servitude land of Overberg Water.	Transnet: R45 265.65 pa (annual escalation of 8%)	Transnet: Area 338 hectares – Indefinitely but based on a five-year review basis
	Telkom: Rent income for access to the servitude land of Overberg Water.	Telkom: R51 757.49 pa (annual escalation of 8%)	Telkom: Area 224 hectares – Indefinitely but based on a five-year review basis
	Vodacom: Rent income for access to the servitude land of Overberg Water.	Vodacom: R40 528.38 pa (annual escalation of 10%)	Vodacom: Area 262 hectares – Indefinitely but based on a five-year review basis
	MTN: Rent income for s to the servitude land of Overberg Water.	MTN: R40 528.38 pa (annual escalation of 12.38%)	MTN: Area 230.25 hectares - Indefinitely but based on a five year review basis
Rand Water	None	None	None
Sedibeng Water	None	None	None
Umgeni Water	Brookdale farm in Howick - Cattle Farming	R19 835.92	200.0408 hectares. 5 Years Lease duration
	Doorenhoek farm (Pietermaritzburg) - Sugarcane Farming	R18 163.11	297.4926 hectares. 10 Years Lease duration
TCTA	None	None	None
WRC	None	None	None

Reply:

The draft IRP 2018 has been published for public comments. Procufement of additional capacity in line with the projections in the final IRP2O18 and in accordance with Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act will follow once the final IRP 2018 is approved by Cabinet.

Reply:

PROVINCE	206/2017 (aa)		2017/2018 (bb)		1 April 2018 to date (ii))
	(a) Flying squad operational	(b) Number of members at the Flying Squad	(a) Flying squad operational	(b) Number of members at the Flying Squad	(a) Flying squad operational	(b) Number of members at the Flying Squad
Eastern Cape	6	39	6	201	6	174
Free State	4	191	4	194	4	188
Gauteng	7	706	7	669	7	649
Limpopo	3	129	3	124	3	127
KwaZulu-Natal	2	49	2	50	2	47
Mpumalanga	3	136	3	127	3	124
Northern Cape	1	37	1	35	1	45
North West	3	70	3	71	3	69
Western Cape	1	192	1	178	1	188
	30	1748	30	1649	30	1608

 

 

 

 

JERAt.

AFRICAN POLICE 8ERVICB

Raply to question 226 approved/notappfeygd

Reply:

1. (a)(i) 6 Deputy Director-Generals (DDG)

(ii) 21 Chief Directors (CD)

(aa) 3 Acting Chief Directors (CD)

(bb) 18 permanent Chief Directors (CD)

(b) 11 females in each case (1 DDG and 10 CD)

2.

Entity	(a)i Number of Chief Executive Officers	(a)ii Number of directors of each entity reporting to the department	(b) Number of women in each case
CSIR	01	06	04
NRF	01	06	02
SANSA	01	06	04
HSRC	01	10	06
TIA	01	05	03
Assaf	None	None	None
NACI	01	None	None

The National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) is not a public entity. It is a Council, which is comprised of specialists that reports to CEO as secretariat to council. Currently the Council has an Acting CEO, who was seconded from the Department.

Reply:

1. The foIIowing policing actions are takan to address incidents of violence on farm and small holdings:

• • Hot spots were identified where incidents occcur;
  • Analysis of incidents to determine the trends and modus operandi,
  • Operation to prevent crime conducted in hot spots;
  • Increase patrols in hot spots;
  • Visits to farms and small holdings;
  • Simulation exercises to test the reaction capacity to incidents specifically on farms;
• • Priority Committee meetings for Rural Safety are conducted on all levels;
  • Capacity building sessions with Rural Sataty Corodinators are conducted on all levels; and
  • Compliance inspection conducted at rural and rural/urban police stations.

2. Rural Safety and food security remains and will remain a priority for the South African Police Service. The status of the Implementation of the Rural Safety Strategy is an indicator in Programme 2: VisiblePolicing in the Annual Performance Plan (APP) at the South African Police Service for the current financial year (2018/2019). The progress of implementation at rural and rural/urban police stations is reported on a quarterly basis in the current APP.

A National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) Rurat Safety Priority Committee consisting of all relevant internal and external role players to ensure that rural safety is managed in a coordinated and integrated manner is in a place for numerous yaars and is meeting quarterly. The latest meeting took place on 10 August 2018 and the recent tncidents of violence on farms and small holdings were a focus point of the meetlrig.

Priority Committees on Rural Safety is also in place on provincial, cluster and police station level to ensure that rural safety is also managed and coordinated on all levals.

3. The South African Police Service does not have a specialised rural safety unit and the reaction capacity towards all incidents is currently in place and resorts at police stations.The rapid reaction forces such as the Special Task Fore and the Tacticall Response Teams are situated in the Division: Operational Response Services and can be deployed to assist wlth violent incidents when there is a need.

 

 

ACT! Yl SJ JEPHTA

LfRUTENANT GENERAL

NAL COMMSGONER: \HMBLE POLImNG

FOR WRIT3’BN REPLY: QUM6TI0N 8204: DAYG OF PUBLICATIONIN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 17 AUGUST 2018: (INTERNAL QUESTION PAPgR NO 23-2018)

Reply to qaeatlon 2204 recommen‹8hot reco nded

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LIEU1GNANT GENERAL TIONAL COMMISSIONER: POLICING

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Reply to question 2204 recammen‹I/not recommended

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Reply to quaatlon 2204 approved/

GENERAL AFRICAN POLICE SBRVICM

Reply:

Question 1:

On 12 December 2012, the Ministerial Determination for the procurement of 2500MW of coal fired plants was published. The Ministerial Determination was issued in terms of the 2010 - 2030 IRP. In line with the Determination, the Department released the Request For Proposals to procure the coal fired plants to the market in December 2014. The process of concluding the procurement process that began in December 2014 will conclude when the 2 projects sign Power Purchase Agreements ("PPAs") with the Buyer.

(a)

(i) Following the procurement process two (2) projects were announced as preferred bidders, namely Thabametsi Power Project (Thabametsi Project); and ACWA Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Project (Khanyisa Project). The 2 projects were awarded a total of 863MW of the 2500MW Determination.

(ii) The sponsor of Thabametsi Power Project is Marubeni Group and the rest of the other shareholders may not be disclosed, as the Department under the RFP committed not to disclose such information about the project. The Sponsor of the Khanyisa Project is ACWA Power, of which the same will apply in disclosing the information in relation to the remaining shareholders as mentioned above.

(b) Government does not provide money to the lPP’s, however lPP’s are required to raise their own capital to build the power plant. In the case of the two projects, they afe expected to faise approximately R40 billion to build the power plant, which will be paid for by the consumer through the tariff, as indicated in Question 2 below.

Question 2:

On the basis of assumed demand, the IRP 2018 indicates that the consumer will pay 1 9 cents/kwh more to the projected tariff of 119 cents/kwh by 2030, which equates to an estimated cumulative amount of R23 billion.

Question 3:

The two projects were procured prior to the release of the 2018 IRP in accofdance with the 2010 IRP. It is anticipated that the two projects will start generating baseload electricity from 2023

Reply:

Over the last few years, we have engaged the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra around the issues of funding of Orchestras. Our point of departure is informed by the understanding that the resources allocated to us must be used prudently and spread fairly across the sector in the whole country.

For a few years in the past we used to fund the two Orchestras cited above. This was unfair practice.

We engaged them and inform them that this practices is unsustainable and unfair because it is only two provinces who are benefiting out of the nine.

We informed them that the Department of Arts and Culture has taken a decision to fund only a National Orchestra and the Cities in which the Orchestras are based will have to fund them.

To this extent out of their own volition, the City of Johannesburg decided to put aside an amount of 20 Million Rands (R20 Million) to fund the local Orchestra.

We call and encourage all the Cities and Provinces to fund their own Orchestras.

Of critical importance in this process is the transformation of the Orchestras to reflect the South African demographics. South Africans across the board must embrace and support them, however this support will come through when people feel the sense of ownership.

Reply:

1. (a) The Minister has received two letters containing allegations of maladministration and corruption against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Board from NIHSS staff, as well as a whistle-blower.

(b) The Minister has not been made aware of any case opened against the CEO or the Board.

2. The Director-General on 20 August 2018 requested the Board of NIHSS to investigate the allegations mentioned above and provide a response to the Department on how they have been addressed. The response was received on 04 September 2018 and is currently being analysed. This response covers the allegations made by the staff and a whistle-blower. The Board has requested the CEO and Human Resource unit to respond to the allegations contained within the formal letter of collective grievance.

Reply:

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) does not have any standing agreement with Mr Melusi Ntuli.

The DST is the custodian of the Grassroots Innovation Programme, which is implemented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on behalf of the department. Mr Ntuli was a beneficiary to the programme. He concluded a Memorandum of Agreement with the CSIR on 29 November 2016 which was terminated on 21 July 2017, at his request.

Mr Ntuli has innovated the Chargeless Electric Engine, which is meant to be an alternative to the current piston and turbine engines. It has a PSDC motor that operates as the heart of the engine. The chargeless motor engine is also intended to be used in aircrafts and helicopter propulsion.

operates as the heart of the engine. The chargeless motor engine is also intended to be used in aircrafts and helicopter propulsion.

a) The Memorandum of Agreement between the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Mr Ntuli was signed on 29 November 2016 and was terminated on 21 July 2017.

b) The agreement between Mr Ntuli and the CSIR was concluded to assist Mr Ntuli's innovation, the chargeless electric engine, with a technology assistance package. The Grassroots Innovation Programme assists beneficiaries with the following;

• • Product research and development with a subject matter expert at institutions of higher learning, science council and/ or technology transfer office;
  • Product design and machining support through a technology station with machining expertise;
  • Product electronic support through a technology stations with eleGtronics specific expertise;
  • Product testing with testing and certification bodies to meet/comply with standards body;
  • Intellectual Property protection of the innovation/ invention; and
  • Marketing and profiling of the innovators and their innovations.

The assistance granted to Mr Ntuli through the programme is valued at R205 096.00 and covered the payment for design and machining expertise, provision of management development support and training as well as marketing and profiling his innovation.

Reply:

Over the last few years, we have engaged the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra around the issues of funding of Orchestras. Our point of departure is informed by the understanding that the resources allocated to us must be used prudently and spread fairly across the sector in the whole country.

For a few years in the past we used to fund the two Orchestras cited above. This was unfair practice.

We engaged them and inform them that this practices is unsustainable and unfair because it is only two provinces who are benefiting out of the nine.

We informed them that the Department of Arts and Culture has taken a decision to fund only a National Orchestra and the Cities in which the Orchestras are based will have to fund them.

To this extent out of their own volition, the City of Johannesburg decided to put aside an amount of 20 Million Rands (R20 Million) to fund the local Orchestra.

We call and encourage all the Cities and Provinces to fund their own Orchestras.

Of critical importance in this process is the transformation of the Orchestras to reflect the South African demographics. South Africans across the board must embrace and support them, however this support will come through when people feel the sense of ownership.

Reply:

(1) – (4) The Department of Defence is responsible for President’s air travel, including logistical arrangements and costs, for both domestic and international official trips.

The Presidency assists with the logistical arrangements when the President travels commercially.

Reply:

The Department does not routinely collect information on the way in which services are managed at individual universities and the management thereof. The Department requested all universities to respond whether or not they have insourced cleaning, gardening, catering and security staff. The responses from universities are provided in the table below.

Institution	(a) Cleaning	(b) Gardening	(c) Catering	(d) Security staff
1. Cape Peninsula University of Technology	No response
2. University of Cape Town	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced
3. Central University of Technology	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced	Insourced
4. Durban University of Technology	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
5. University of Fort Hare	No response
6. University of the Free State	No response
7. University of Johannesburg	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced	Insourced
8. University of Limpopo	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
9. Mangosuthu University of Technology	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
10. University of  Mpumalanga	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced (Insourcing will be done with effect from 1 January 2019)	Outsourced University pays a subvention
11. Nelson Mandela University	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced
12. North-West University	Outsourced	Outsourced	Potch Campus Insourced: 19% Vaal Campus Insourced Mafikeng Campus: Outsourced	Potch Campus Insourced: 59% Vaal Campus Outsourced Mafikeng Campus: Insourced: 9%
13. University of Pretoria	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced
14. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced
15. Sol Plaatje University	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced University pays a subvention	Insourcing in process and will commence on 1 October 2018
16. University of  South Africa	Insourced	Insourcing underway	Outsourced	Insourced
17. Stellenbosch University	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
18. Tshwane University of Technology	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
19. Vaal University of Technology	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
20. University of Venda	Insourced	Insourced	Insourced (except for student catering)	Insourced
21. Walter Sisulu University	Outsourced: 90%	Outsourced: 90%	Insourced only for staff on Mthatha campus	Outsourced: 95%
22. University of the Western Cape	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced	Outsourced
23. University of the Witwatersrand	No response
24. University of Zululand	Insourced	Insourced	Outsourced	Insourced

Reply:

1. According to the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Commission (“B-BBEE Commission”), some G4S employees visited its offices on 13 June 2017 for informal guidance and process to be undertaken on a matter where employees believed there may be a violation of the B-BBEE Act. The employees were advised to lodge a complaint and provide details of the issue for consideration by the B-BBEE Commission.

On 5 April 2018 following a media report on the G4S employee ownership scheme, the B-BBEE Commission decided to intervene on its own initiative in the absence of a complaint to gather details of the scheme to determine if the scheme is compliant to the B-BBEE Act. A letter was dispatched to G4S on 13 April 2018 requesting the entity to provide all relevant documents in relation to the trust and its B-BBEE status for the B-BBEE Commission to determine whether the scheme is compliant to the B-BBEE Act.

Pursuant to receipt of requested documents, a meeting was held on 21 June 2018 with representatives of G4S to obtain further clarity on the ownership structure of G4S in detail with specific focus on the employee trust as one of the reported black shareholders in the company. Further documents and information were received from G4S subsequent to the meeting.

Subsequent to the B-BBEE Commission’s intervention, the B-BBEE Commission received a formal complaint on 16 July 2018, which is being considered in terms of the B-BBEE regulations as part of this process. The matter is receiving attention and the B-BBEE Commission will communicate its decision regarding the matter in due course in the interest of the public.

2. According to the B-BBEE Commission, the matter is under consideration in line with regulation 15 of the B-BBEE Regulations, and the B-BBEE Commission is not in a position to communicate on this matter at this stage as this may prejudice the complaint process and the parties thereto.

Reply:

a) The total cost of the Solomon Mahlangu tombstone was R128 200.  The said amount covered:           

1. Refurbishing of the tombstone including re-polish and wright parts of the old stone
2. Headstone with an addition of the book
3. Monument
4. Laser photo on the stone
5. All granite border around the stone including stands, roofs and pillars
6. Engraving
7. Transportation
8. Installation

2. Which company received the contract to build the gravestone

    (a) Lomanthosi was a successful bidder

3. What was the value of the contract

(a) The total value of the procurement was R128 200.

4. Who were the other bidders?

a) Lomathonsi

b) Arise

c) Eventoption

Reply:

a) (i) The issuing attorneys for High Court matters are Morris Fuller Williams Attorneys;

(ii) Morris Fuller Williams Attorneys are in Westville, Durban;

b) (i) The issuing attorneys for High Court matters are Morris Fuller Williams Attorneys;

(ii) Morris Fuller Williams Attorneys are in Westville, Durban;

c) The attorneys are selected by Electronic Toll Collection (Proprietary) Limited (ETC), the toll operator, for debt collection and the issuing of summonses, in relation to outstanding e-toll fees. According to ETC, MFW were selected in terms of their capacity, experience, rates and network of corresponding attorneys located all over the country.

d) The SANRAL tender that was advertised in relation to the design, build and operation of the toll system for the GFIP toll roads, included these functions/duties as part of the scope of the works to be performed by the successful service provider. ETC is the appointed service provider.

(e) SANRAL does not appoint the issuing attorneys, by that set forth above. Payment arrangements in respect of the issuing attorneys are part of the contractual terms between ETC and MFW.

Reply:

(1) No, not all municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province have water restrictions, only those in the western side of the Province, where water resources are under severe threat due to the drought. The drought is most severe in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality (DM) and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (MM); and these are the only two municipalities to renew their ‘declaration of state of disaster’.

(1)(a) The Blue Crane Route and Sundays River Valley Local Municipalities (LMs) are not restricted as their water comes from the Gariep Dam on the Orange River via the Fish-Sundays River Scheme, which is not restricted. Municipalities on the Eastern side of the province received fairly good summer rains and their dams had recovered to levels not requiring water restrictions.

(1)(b) The Nelson Mandela Bay MM, Dr. Beyers Naude and Gamtoos Irrigation Board have been very diligent and have complied with the water restrictions, however Kouga, Koukamma, Makana and Ndlambe LMs are battling to achieve the required water restrictions and have recently introduced the severe actions of water rationing through water cuts during night hours. Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DM) also introduced water rationing through water cuts at night and is practiced in Burgersdorp and Lady Grey due to infrastructure constraints and vandalism. In Alfred Nzo DM, the towns of Mt. Ayliff, Mt. Frere and Ntabankulu also have water cuts at night due to high demand of illegal connection and low yields.

(2) Yes, the Department has implemented water saving measures in the Eastern Cape Province. Water Restrictions are implemented in accordance with the Drought Operating Rules for each dam / scheme affected by drought. The War-on-Leaks programme, which is meant to fix leaks and create awareness, has been rolled out and media and other awareness campaigns undertaken. The monthly Algoa Drought Monitoring Committee meetings between role-players, stakeholders and Departments have greatly aided communication and maintained focus to achieve the restrictions and water savings.

(3) Communication out there including this response is adequate.

Reply:

a) Summary reports for each region indicating the number of maintenance events per region per sub-area of the asset for electrical, Perway (track) and Signal infrastructure.

b) Detail of the report: (planned = preventative maintenance jobs scheduled)

Perway / Track:

 

Electrical:

SIGNALS:

In Gauteng addressing faults occurring in the signal system has priority over planned maintenance.

Reply:

a) The Committee is not yet established.

b) Refer to (a)

c) Refer to (a)

d) Refer to (a)

e) Refer to (a)

Reply:

(1)(a) The Uthukela District Municipality (DM) is the Water Services Authority for the Uthukela District area including the Okhahlamba Local Municipal area and they are responsible for the provision of water services. The Uthukela DM has provided the following report on the availability of water in the area and their plans to provide access to water.

The following water sources are available in the area:

• A total of twenty eight (28) out of forty (40) boreholes are operational.
• Water is provided in Thunzini, Diepsloof, Emmaus and Ndiya areas.
• Water is provided through spring protections in the Mamfemfetheni area.

The Uthukela DM has the following plans to provide water:

No	Findings on site	Recommended action – Cost estimate
1	The elevated tank next to the Emmaus rank - the rank was abandoned. The community is concerned that there is an individual that is using water from the elevated tank to wash cars.	A - Install an isolation valve. B - The individual has connected onto the Municipal asset, Disconnect the illegal connection.
2	Further up the road - KwaNgubane - it used to be a windmill. When it collapsed, the community bought a generator. The community was promised a supply of 10 houses per stand pipe. S28º517,3656, E 29º2228, 2792	Establish the capacity of the borehole – how many households can benefit. The Uthukela DM to upsize the production borehole and provide an elevated tank. Refurbish the existing water pipe (reticulation).
3	In the vicinity of the Nkunzi mountain there is a spring in the forest. Consultants are busy with a plan for spring protection.	Spring protection is necessary. Storage is required. Gravitate to the community, 500m to each side totalling 1km (1,5km).
No	Findings on site	Recommended action – Cost estimate
4	Esiqhingini (vicinity of Fisokuhle School) – the community has a hand pump (pitsi), and they are proposing a hand pump be converted to a production borehole, so that it can augment supply to Emmaus Hospital. S28º49,8768", E 29º248, 9028	Uthukela DM will provide an elevated tank and will connect onto the existing system, if the production borehole has sufficient yield.
5	Ethunzini  - production borehole - vandalised pump S28º5230,4896 E29º2035, 7216	Refurbishment of the borehole, elevated tank, joins onto the existing line.
6	Khwela - production borehole - the community collects money to pay for electricity. S28º517,3656 E29º2228, 2792	The community built their own pump house. The Uthukela DM needs to build an appropriate pump house and apply for electricity. Provide an elevated tank.
7	Nyonyana High School - there is an existing spring that requires spring protection.	Provide Spring protection, elevated tank. Drill and equip another production borehole for the other community.
Ward 12
8	Epotshini - hand pump – the community is proposing an elevated tank to provide a gravity feed. S28º4924,3948 E29º2222, 2748	As proposed.
9	Egolokodo – the community is proposing a hand pump - DWS provided a borehole but did not provide a hand pump. S28º4929,316 E29º225, 2648	The Uthukela DM will provide a production borehole; storage will be in Epotshini. A break pressure tank will also be provided.
10	Egolokodo behind the Emhlambozini community hall - spring protection is required because water is captured in a concrete ring. S28º4918,3864 E29º2154, 0072	Provide spring protection, fence the perimeter. Provide storage (JoJo tank).
11	Egolokodo mountain spring - spring protection is required. S28º488,2152 E29º2221, 244	An excavator will be utilized to assist with providing a suitable water source. The community will be requested to assist.
12	Nyonyana upper area borehole.	Uthukela DM will provide a production borehole an elevated storage tank and associated reticulation.
13	Khwela borehole.	Uthukela DM will provide a production borehole an elevated storage tank and associated reticulation.

(1)(b) The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is responsible for the provision of water for livestock production purposes.

Reply:

a) Taxi conflicts and violence are handled by provinces because they are largely inter or intra provincial. Therefore, the information required is not readily available with the Department and has been requested from provinces since they are responsible for the coordination of land transport functions. The Department will, as soon as it receives these reports from provinces, submit a consolidated national response.

(i) to (iii) See a) above

b) See a) above

c) See a) above

d) See a) above

e) See a) above

Reply:

1. Stats SA does not publish per capita gross domestic estimates, as it can easily be calculated. It will consider including these estimates if a regular need for it is identified from its users. The South African Reserve Bank does, however, also publish these statistics annually, so they are in the public domain.

2. The gross domestic estimates are published in both current and real/volume terms. The relevant annual per capita details are as follows:

 

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, MP

Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Date:

Reply:

Status	(a)
	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18
Summons Issued	331	4 323	6 626
Summons Served at Court	331	3 597	5 869
Summons Served on Defendants	112	384	1 881
Defended Matters	108	115	582
Return of Non-Service	65	650	325

(b) Issued since 1 January 2018 month on month
Status	Jan-18	Feb-18	Mar-18	Apr-18	May-18	Jun-18	Jul-18	Aug-18
(i) Summons Issued	814	214	840	99	52	19	1 200	2 855
(ii) Summons Served at Court	1 035	879	660	472	237	83	116	1 104
(iii) Summons Served on Defendants	412	345	324	362	306	334	202	143
(a) Defended Matters	131	116	106	140	130	106	97	42
Return of Non-Service	303	250	150	216	173	153	89	91

(2) (b) What were the main reasons for non-service of summonses

• Address insufficient
• Debtor unknown at given address
• Debtor left given address
• Premises Locked

(c) (i) above.    

(b) (i) collected per month through this legal process

	2016	2017	2018
Jan	R236 905	R76 996	R69 060
Feb	R82 871	R77 665	R127 963
Mar	R1 212 475	R17 177	R593 658
Apr	R2 702 325	R2 842	R89 738
May	R1 968 279	R15 266	R456 480
Jun	R287 597	R14 467	R236 623
Jul	R234 872	R2 756	R77 384
Aug	R189 849	R800	R798 425
Sep	R297 390	R1 000
Oct	R115 319	R881
Nov	R171 901	R72 288

(b) The Contractor (ETC) incurred R4,6m on legal fees to date.

Reply:

(1) No, as a Minister of Water and Sanitation I do not have powers to change the name of the Vanderkloof Dam in Northern Cape. This power is vested in the Minister of Arts and Culture.

(2) No, the Department is not aware of a petition against such change by the Residents of the Renosterberg Local Municipality.

(3) No, as the Minister of Water and Sanitation I will not be making any statement.

Reply:

The spreadsheet of information is attached with 3 tabs denoting the tender awards for different financial period.

Reply:

(a) How is his department or any of the entities reporting to him involved in the elections of the leadership of the SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO)?

Although government was involved in the establishment of SANTACO, the Department does not get involved in the election of its leadership. As a Section 21 company SANTACO is entitled to elect its own leadership independent from government.

(b) What reports have been provided to him and his department in this regard in the past three financial years?

Regarding the general administration of SANTACO, government committed to funding the organization to support the formalization of the taxi industry. In this regard, SANTACO submits a Business Plan at the beginning of each financial year and based on that, a Service Level Agreement is then entered between SANTACO and the Department to:

(i) Set milestones whereby funds are transferred upon achievement thereof; and

(ii) Require that reporting for expenditure monthly be in place and also that SANTACO provides audited financial statements in order to release funds for any new financial year.

(c) What are the main achievements of SANTACO in the past three financial years?

The rollout of the Hlokomela Programme/Campaign in all nine provinces has been a positive step in the right direction. The programme is aimed at reducing road accidents through checking and monitoring taxi vehicles, monitoring driver behavior and conditions as well as ensuring commuter wellness and safety. This is an ongoing programme by SANTACO to try and change the face of the taxi industry for the better.

(d) How did his Department or any of the entities reporting to him benefit from this?

Although progress has generally been slow, the biggest benefit for the Department, is the ability to engage with a formalized structure regarding any taxi related issues and allow the Department to utilize this platform for engagement with the industry at large.

Reply:

a) Currently operating on the country’s roads

In terms of approved operating licenses on our systems there are approximately 130, 996 mini-bus taxis:

b) In each Province:

The breakdown of mini-bus taxis operating in each province is as follows:

Province Name	Number of mini-bus taxis in each Province
1. Gauteng	31519
2. Western Cape	14012
3. KwaZulu-Natal	27778
4. Limpopo	10970
5. Mpumalanga	15175
6. Eastern Cape	12011
7. Free State	7992
8. North West	9709
9. Northern Cape	1830
TOTAL	130,996

Reply:

a) Both, an official acting under delegated authority, and the Minister in general, exercise their powers in terms of sections 2, 24, 24E, 24K, 24N, 24O, respectively, of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, when considering applications for environmental authorisations. There are no specific provisions that deal with climate change impact assessments per se, nor are guidelines currently available in respect of acceptable range, standards, or parameters against which the impacts of climate change can be measured.

In the absence of specific provisions that deal with climate change impact assessments, the Department also considered the Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (‘IRP’) 2010-2030. The promulgated IRP 2010-2030 (2011) factors in an increase in generating capacity to meet future demand, incorporating provision for new coal-based generation, but with an emphasis on low-carbon energy sources, including nuclear power and renewables, to ensure that South Africa’s dependence on coal-based electricity generation is reduced. In line with this, the Independent Power Producers Procurement Program (IPPPP) has the mandate to procure energy from Independent Power Producers (IPP) aligned to the capacity allocated to different electricity generation sources in the IRP, including 2 500 MW from coal.

b) The cabinet approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) identified the preferred power generation mix required to meet expected electricity demand up to 2030. This includes a mix of power generation technologies to be pursued, including coal. The IRP was informed by, amongst other things, South Africa’s development priorities, cost of supply and demand balance required to meet the country’s electricity requirements.

c) South Africa’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is contextualised within its national circumstances and priorities, which considers both development needs and climate change imperatives. The NDC further specifies that, “in the short-term (up to 2025), South Africa faces significant rigidity in its economy, and any policy-driven transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society must take into account and emphasise its overriding priority to address poverty, unemployment and inequality”. The NDC should therefore be understood in the context of these national circumstances and priorities. Emissions from the two coal IPPs are within the “Peak, Plateau and Decline” range - taking the timetable for the retirement of the current plants into account. Thus, the approval of these two coal IPPs does not lead to South Africa contravening its commitment to the Paris Agreement.

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Reply:

The specified entity reporting to the National Treasury (details furnished) did not receive any income from the rental of land or buildings. The only rental income received is from three entities for the installation and operation of electronic communication equipment at the Lehae le SARS property in Brooklyn.  

Income received for the past 5 years and from April 2018 until date is as follows:

2013/2014                           R65,736.54

2014/2015                           R102,135.57

2015/2016                           R110,306.54

2016/2017                           R121,699.54

2017/2018                           R122,668.32

April 2018 till date            R54,528.82

Reply:

(a) The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is finalising the assessment of comments received during the public participation process. Subsequently, the draft norms and standards for the management and monitoring of the hunting of leopard in South Africa for trophy hunting purposes will be processed for approval and implementation. Such a process will involve cooperative governance arrangements and consultations with Provinces, national departments like Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries and parliament.

(b) The 2018 leopard hunting quota has already been allocated and a media statement informing the public about this was published on 12 August 2018.

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Reply:

1. Tax announcements are generally only made on Budget Day given the market sensitivity of such announcements. It will therefore not be appropriate to pre-empt the Budget process by making any announcement on any tax or levy before Budget Day. In preparing for the Budget, the National Treasury does review thresholds and rates for possible changes to be announced in the coming Budget.

2. I am not aware of what policy position the Honourable Member is referring to with regard to the skills levy or any formal requirement for small businesses to pay higher increases and salaries. I would welcome any further information on such requirements.

3. I only make any announcement on any changes to any threshold on Budget Day, to the extent that there are any such changes.

Reply:

(1) At the outset it should be noted that the loan amount was R5 billion and not R50 billion and the loan was paid back on 1 March 2018 with interest of approximately R30 million which accrued to the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).

Similar to all other investments the loan to Eskom was subjected to the PIC’s investment processes, which is set out below:

Mandates and Mandate Fit

The PIC’s investment decisions are informed by the provisions of mandates entered into between the PIC and its clients. These mandates are approved by the FSB and, amongst others, they prescribe strategic asset allocations and the asset classes in which the PIC can invest, the risk parameters as well as portfolio limits, with the ultimate objective of generating sustainable returns for the clients on whose behalf the PIC invests.

It is a requirement that any transaction funded by the PIC should fit the mandate and any investment that is misaligned with the mandate cannot be funded. If a transaction fits the mandate, then it is subjected to a thorough due diligence process before an investment decision is taken.

Policies and Frameworks

All transactions are subject to various (Board-approved) PIC investment, compliance, risk and legal policies, as well as ESG frameworks, all of which are based on international best practice and are aligned with applicable legislation and regulations. The PIC also has an approved DOA Framework in place, delegating responsibilities for different transactions to a variety of role-players in the investment divisions (i.e. Listed, Unlisted and Property Investments), as well as to employees in Risk Management, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Affairs and Investment Support. The DOA also outlines the powers of the Board, as well as the committees of the Board and those of the Executive Directors.

Transaction Approval Process and Due Diligence

Once a transaction is presented to the PIC, it goes through an initial screening process to establish that it fits the mandate, is commercially viable and falls within acceptable risk parameters. If it meets these requirements, it is tabled at a Portfolio Management Committee (PMC) to seek authorisation to conduct due diligence. This committee is chaired by an Executive Director, and its members include a mix of Executive Heads of Divisions as well as other members of Senior Management.

The PMCs comprise of PMC Unlisted (for all transactions not listed on the stock exchange); PMC Listed (for all transactions listed on the stock exchange); and PMC Property Investments (that deal with real estate investments). Once the initial due diligence process has been concluded, the outcomes thereof are presented and discussed at a subsequent meeting of the respective PMC. Should the PMC at the meeting resolve that a transaction is worth pursuing, the PMC will recommend that a detailed due diligence be undertaken.

A comprehensive due diligence (financial, commercial, operational, legal, technical, legal and regulatory, and ESG) is undertaken and terms and conditions of the proposed investment are negotiated with the counterparty. The due diligence is conducted by the PIC and where appropriate, external service providers.

Based on the outcomes of the due diligence, the PMC may either approve the transaction if it is within its approval limits in terms of the PIC’s DOA, or reject the transaction. Where the value of the transaction is beyond the PMC’s approval authority, the PMC recommends it to the next level of approval. Depending on the type of investment (listed, unlisted or properties), the next level of approval could be any of the following committees: Fund Investment Panels (FIPs) (sub-committees of the Investment Committee), the Investment Committee, and the Board.

Transactions which present any risks of an ESG or reputational nature are also scrutinised by the Social and Ethics Committee of the Board, focusing on the ethical aspects thereof, as well as sustainability matters. These Board committees are comprised of a majority of Independent Non-Executive Directors and are also chaired by Independent Non-Executive Directors.

(2)(a) All PIC policies, due diligence criteria and delegations of authority are reviewed on an anual basis and approved by the PIC Board.

(2)(b) The PIC’s investment process, policies, due diligence criteria and delegations of authority correspond with industry acceptable investment criteria, both locally as well as internationally.

(3) A due diligence was conducted on the R5 billion loan to Eskom. Further to this it is also important to note that this loan was backed by a Guarantee from National Treasury.

(4) The PIC’s reports on investment decisions are confidential and cannot be made public.

Reply:

Yes, the Department has received the updated figures from the provincial education Members of the Executive Committee. Below is a table on the updated figures.

Table 1: Schools with pit latrines.

	Schools with pit latrines ONLY and Unacceptable sanitation	Schools 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) (a)

Yes

(b)

The machines are owned by Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) (in liquidation).

(2) (a)

The department has no knowledge of the machines ever being sold and/or leased to a private individual or company.

(b)

The Waste Bureau through its service providers operates these machines at Mogalakwena mine and Ferrobank.

(3) (a)

No, the machines are owned by REDISA (in liquidation) and are under the control of the liquidators.

(b)

Waste Bureau is contracted with Waste Beneficiation which is a company that was contracted previously by Redisa currently in the use of the equipment on its behalf at Mogalakwena mine, and with TMT Projects and Consultations (Pty) Ltd for the equipment at Ferrobank depot.

(c) the contract was entered with after approval by national treasury.

(i)

The contract with Mogalakwena mine is for a maximum of 10 800 tons. There is no set maximum for Ferrobank depot.

(ii)

The Waste Bureau pays operators.

(4) The operation of the shredders is not imposing any restrictive trade and business practices to new entrants. The Waste Bureau is mandated to collect post-levy Off The Road (OTR) waste tyres from wherever they are generated and divert them away from landfills. The OTR waste tyres, due to their extra-large size, require downsizing before transportation (some OTR tyres require abnormal load vehicles for transportation) and further on-processing. The current waste tyre recycling operations are not designed to handle OTR waste tyres, hence it is important to downsize in order for them to be recycled. The Waste Bureau is therefore shredding post-levy OTR waste tyres so that they can be transported and recycled. As stipulated in Waste Tyre Regulations 2017, the owners of pre-levy historical stockpiles are responsible for the abatement of these stockpiles, and private sector participants can approach and assist the owners with the abatement of these stockpiles without the involvement of the Waste Bureau.

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Reply:

a) The beneficiaries will be the citizens of South Africa through continued downsizing and recycling of OTR (Oversized Tire Reduction) waste tyres, irrespective of the outcome of the liquidation process.

b) The Waste Bureau is the recipient of the processing machines.

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Reply:

DBE RESPONSE

(1) (a) Total number of:

(i) Deputy Directors-General: 8

(ii) Chief Directors employed in:

(aa) an acting capacity: 2

(bb) a permanent capacity: 14

(b) Total number of women in each case:

(i) Deputy Directors-General: 3

(ii) Chief Directors: 5

(2) (a) To be answered by the Office of the DG.

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SACE RESPONSE

(1) (a) SACE does not have deputy director- general’s (ii) or chief directors on its approved organogram.

(bb) not applicable

(b) not applicable

(2) (a) (i) SACE has 1 Chief Executive Officer

(ii) Not applicable

(b) 01 – Chief Executive Officer

UMALUSI RESPONSE

(1) N/A to Umalusi.

(2) Umalusi management employees statistics are as follows for the period ending 31 August 2018:

Designation	(a) Total number	(b) Number of women
(i) Chief Executive Officers	1	0
Chief Directors / Executive Managers	3	2
(ii) Directors / Senior Managers	10	7
Total	14	9

Reply:

The following data on tax revenue is available on the National Treasury website and is based on data published in past documents like the annual Budget Review and Tax Statistics (also available on the National Treasury and SARS websites).

Historical tax revenue collections are published each year in the statistical annexure of the Budget Review. The latest data for the fiscal years from 2000/01 onwards can be found on pages 192 to 195 of the 2018 Budget Review. In order to cover the full period requested, Budget Review tables from 2011 to 2018 were consulted, all of which are available on our website. Using this source, the table below shows the breakdown of tax revenue across the three main components of personal income tax, corporate income tax and value-added tax since the 1993/94 fiscal year, alongside total tax revenue collections (in R 000’s).

Fiscal year	Personal income tax	Corporate income tax	Value-added tax	Total tax revenue
1993/94	37,805	10,359	25,449	97,488
1994/95	44,973	11,961	29,288	113,775
1995/96	51,179	14,059	32,768	127,278
1996/97	59,520	16,985	35,903	147,332
1997/98	68,342	19,696	40,096	165,327
1998/99	77,734	20,388	43,985	184,786
1999/00	85,884	20,972	48,377	201,266
2000/01	86,478	29,492	54,455	220,119
2001/02	90,390	42,354	61,057	252,295
2002/03	94,337	55,745	70,150	281,939
2003/04	98,495	60,881	80,682	302,443
2004/05	110,982	70,782	98,158	354,979
2005/06	125,645	86,161	114,352	417,196
2006/07	140,578	118,999	134,463	495,549
2007/08	168,774	140,120	150,443	572,815
2008/09	195,146	165,539	154,343	625,100
2009/10	205,145	134,883	147,941	598,705
2010/11	226,925	132,902	183,571	674,183
2011/12	250,400	151,627	191,020	742,650
2012/13	275,822	159,259	215,023	813,826
2013/14	309,834	177,324	237,667	900,015
2014/15	352,950	184,925	261,295	986,295
2015/16	388,102	191,152	281,111	1,069,983
2016/17	424,545	204,432	289,167	1,144,081
2017/18	460,953	217,412	297,991	1,216,464

Reply:

a) Number of (i) male and (ii) female teachers in each province.

PROVINCE	(b)(i)MALE TEACHERS	(b)(ii)FEMALE TEACHERS	TOTAL
EASTERN CAPE	11 450	35 007	46 457
FREE STATE	6 195	15 626	21 821
GAUTENG	15 959	49 405	65 364
KWAZULU-NATAL	21 560	65 813	87 373
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	17 020	29 419	46 439
MPUMALANGA	9 828	21 674	31 502
NORTH WEST	6 672	17 974	24 646
NORTHERN CAPE	2 650	6 900	9 550
WESTERN CAPE	7 675	19 549	27 224
Grand Total	99 009	261 367	360 376

Source: PERSAL, July 2018

Note: The figures reflect the number of teachers (Post Level 1-3) including Grade R teachers/Practitioners. They are not a reflection of the number of posts.

b) Number of (i) male and (ii) female principals in each province.

PROVINCE	(b)(i)MALE PRINCIPALS	(b)(ii)FEMALE PRINCIPALS	TOTAL
EASTERN CAPE	2 991	1 924	4 915
FREE STATE	619	299	918
GAUTENG	1 298	757	2 055
KWAZULU-NATAL	3 239	2 184	5 423
LIMPOPO PROVINCE	2 278	1 286	3 564
MPUMALANGA	1 031	565	1 596
NORTH WEST	823	527	1 350
NORTHERN CAPE	334	175	509
WESTERN CAPE	949	380	1 329
Grand Total	13 562	8 097	21 659

Source: PERSAL, July 2018

Note: The figure reflects Principals. They are not a reflection of the number of posts.

Reply:

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5):

Information received from the Eastern Cape Department of Education is that a preliminary investigation is currently being conducted by the Eastern Cape Office of the Premier and the Provincial Department of Public Works and the Eastern Cape Department of Education. The companies involved are Kwikspace, E-kwibuild and Parkhomes. The details of the amounts paid, schools affected, whether tenders were issued will be available as soon as the investigation is concluded and it is on the basis of the findings and recommendations that a determination will be made on the course of action.

Reply:

1. Mr Mapeka referred his case to the National Consumer Tribunal alleging that Wesbank failed to sell his vehicle as soon as reasonably possible and at the best price reasonably possible. On 5 November 2009 the National Consumer Tribunal handed judgement wherein it directed the National Credit Regulator to investigate the matter and provide a report within three (3) months. The National Credit Regulator complied with the judgement and submitted the required report on 26 January 2010. Wesbank offered to write off the outstanding balance and delist Mr Mapeka at the credit bureaus. The offer was accepted by Mr Mapeka on 06 May 2010 and the matter was regarded as finalized.

Mr Mapeka subsequently sued Wesbank in the Bloemfontein High Court demanding compensation for pain and suffering caused by Wesbank. The Court dismissed his application. Mr Mapeka then approached the National Consumer Tribunal again seeking damages. On 11 November 2014 the National Consumer Tribunal dismissed Mr Mapeka’s case. When the Bloemfontein High Court and the National Consumer Tribunal dismissed his applications, Mr Mapeka, if still in disagreement with the judgements, should have referred his case to the Supreme Court of Appeal.

The NCR has no legal mandate to adjudicate over claims for damages concerning pain and suffering. Ordinary courts of law are the most appropriate fora to decide on such matters.

2. In dealing with Mr Mapeka’s case, the National Credit Regulator fully complied with its legislative mandate as per the National Credit Act 34 of 2005.