Questions and Replies

Reply:

The response is based on information received from Alexkor SOC Limited.

	(1)	The Alexkor Board of Directors comprises of business and professional people. They have expertise inter alia in legal and property, public policy, electronic engineering, building and construction, strategic leadership and corporate governance. Senior Management also has mining and financial expertise.
		TYPE:	NAME:	GENDER:	RACE:	QUALIFICATIONS:	SKILLS:	EXPE-RIENCE IN THE MINING SECTOR:
		BOARD OF DIRECTORS	Ms Hantsi Bhetilda Matseke (Chairperson)	Female	African	Diploma in Personal Computing, Diploma in Software Supporting, Diploma in Marketing and New Managers Program	Leadership, Business Management and development Ms Matseke is the Chief Executive Officer of the Maono Construction and Property Development firm. She has over eight years’ experience in the industry	NO
			Mr Tshediso John Matona	Male	African	Master of Arts (Development Economics), Bachelor of Social Science, Honours and Bachelor of Social Science	Economics, Public Policy and Leadership Mr Matona, previously Chief Executive of Eskom. Previously he was the Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises. An economist by training and an experienced public administrator. He has 21 years of senior management experience and skills in the fields of international trade and diplomacy, export promotion, investment promotion, industrial development, enterprise development, economic regulation and corporate governance.	YES
		TYPE:	NAME:	GENDER:	RACE:	QUALIFICATIONS:	SKILLS:	EXPERIENCE IN THE MINING SECTOR:
		EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS	Mr Lemogang Pitsoe (CEO)	Male	African	Master’s in Business Leadership (MBL), B-Tech Degree in Mining Engineering, Diploma in Investment Management	Mr Pitsoe has extensive exposure and experience in wide variety of mining projects, operations, aspects, ores and minerals inclusive of chrome, iron ore, copper, coal, diamonds, platinum and tanzanite	YES
			Ms Adila Chowan (CFO)	Female	Indian	Chartered Accountant (SA) Bachelor of Accounting, Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting (CTA)	Ms Chowan has financial management experience in both public and private companies. She was previously a deputy director general at the Department of Public Works. She has held various positions at Imperial Group, CEF,RMB, Ernest & Young, Deloitte & Touché,	YES
	(2)	It has always been important for Alexkor SOC (Alexkor) Limited that the structures of the community be properly constituted and for the community elected representatives to be trained on the Deed of Settlement (DoS). Several attempts were made by Alexkor to train the community elective representatives to understand their rights and responsibilities in terms of the DoS, as Alexkor paid for training for the community structures on the DoS. In addition to this and before the Court Application was launched, Alexkor spent approximately R 4.6 million on legal fees in appointing Duncan Korabie Attorneys to perform legal services for and on behalf of the Richtersveld Communal Property Association (CPA), with a specific focus on matters relating to the DoS and in an attempt to ensure that the community is able to assist Alexkor in the proper and successful implementation of the DoS. Furthermore, Alexkor paid R739 724 on training for Community Members. The table below details the breakdown of the training expenses and Community Members: NAME OF COMMUNITY MEMBER: PERIOD OF TRAINING: TRAINING INSTITUTION AND COSTS: (INCLUDING TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION COSTS) i) Lydia Obies ii) Wilhelmina Vries iii) Floor Strauss iv) Edwin Farmer v) Jacobus Joseph vi) Andries Cloete Community Elective Representative CPA 22-23 October 2013 08 November 2013 KaptiTwala / Dentons R606 236.00 vii) Petrus De Wet viii) Liesel Fortuin ix) Niklaas Phillips x) Koos Stoffel SELF-DEVCO     xi) Willem Vries xii) Brain Koopman xiii) Ryno Thomas xiv) Dennis Farmer RMC Directors     i. Willem Vries ii. Brian Koopman iii. Ryno Thomas iv. Dennis Farmer RMC Directors 15-16 August 2016 Webber Wentzel R133 488.00 T O T A L : R739 724.00
		Due to the lapsing of the terms of office of the previously elected Directors of the Richtersveld Mining Company (RMC), the company was left with one Director, whom was not even from the Richtersveld Community. The Community was informed via its various structures during January and February 2016 about the fact that the PSJV Board was not properly constituted. Alexkor was left with no alternative other than approach the Courts to appoint 3 (THREE) interim Directors to represent the RMC on the Board of the PSJV. On 16 August 2016 the High Court of the Western Cape declared that the community structures, including the RMC were not properly constituted, and subsequently appointed 3 (THREE) interim Directors to represent the RMC on the Board of the PSJV. The Court declared that the interim Directors will remain on the PSJV until the Community holds elections and appoints Directors to all the community and company structures. The Community has still not held elections and appointed their own Directors. The elections are anticipated to take place during July 2018.
	(3)	The PSJV has confirmed that the proceeds from the declared dividends are held in a secure account to prevent mismanagement and to ensure that the financial interest of the Richtersveld Community is protected. The Court appointed Directors are not involved in the utilisation of financial proceeds from the PSJV.

The term of this Board will expire at its Annual General Meeting in September 2018

Reply:

1. All SMS members declared their interests

(a) Not applicable

(b) Not applicable

(c) (i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

2. Not applicable

3. (a) 1 Employee on Salary Level 12

(b) (i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(iv) 1 Employee

4. R597 966.00

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Reply:

(1-2) Yes, the Ministerial Handbook allows for a Minister to be accompanied by his wife and I do not have to seek the president’s permission for that. However, I can choose my wife or any of my children to accompany me in place of my wife.

I have not been accompanied anywhere by my wife or any member of my family in the only international trip I have undertaken since 1 April 2018

Reply:

Response is according to the information received from Eskom

(1)

Yes. Emoluments reflected on p108 of the Integrated Report are payments that have been audited by the Company’s External Auditors for the financial year under review and paid by the Company. The disclosure of remuneration of Prescribed Officers is prescribed by the Public Finance Management Act, the Companies Act, 2008 and the Company’s Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI).

(2)(a)

2. Eskom’s LTI Scheme is designed to attract, retain and reward F Band employees for meeting the organisational objectives set by the Company in conjunction with the shareholder, and based on the Company’s remuneration strategy.

3. Eskom’s LTI scheme forms part of the F Band conditions of service which includes a guaranteed package, short and long term incentives, and other standard benefits such as Medical Aid, pension benefits and life cover.

While the conditions of service for E Bands do not include participation in the LTI scheme, some selected E band employees participate in the scheme.

4. The board of Eskom determines the LTI for the Group Chief Executive (GCE) and all senior executives, i.e. F bands in the whole group.

5. Exco determines and ratifies the LTI scheme for all eligible senior managers i.e. E bands.

6. The list of eligible E bands is reviewed by the GCE, on a regular basis and he may at his election consult the Exco members.

7. Upon appointment of F Bands or offer of LTIs to eligible E Bands, all eligible executives for the LTI scheme are issued with a letter stating the conditions of the scheme which states date of offer. This is subsequently supplemented by grant certificates issued annually stating awards for the eligible executives.

8. The board, at its election may take a decision to revise upwards or backdate the offer of the shares to the executives, after the original grant has been made.

9. The Eskom LTI scheme is intentionally designed as a phantom share scheme in that:-

a) the allocation of shares is purely monetary value, and does not translate into actual subscription of shares.

b) the equity of the shareholder, notably the government represented by the Department of Public Enterprises, is never diluted. That is, the executives do not take ownership of the shares.

c) the said shares allocated to the executives are also not transferable.

d) The value of the shares is set at R1 at grant date, and escalates at the money market rate over the set period of allocation, namely 3 years. These are the) refore not based on shareholder value.

e) The holders of the shares do not carry any personal risk in terms of the performance of the company. At worst, if the “gate keepers” performance requirements are not met, there is no cash disbursed to the scheme participants.

10. The shares vest on 1 April of the new year, for the previous years’ performance.

11. The LT Incentives are determined according to long term incentive percentage value model detailed below:

Table 1: Annualised LTI Values as a % of pensionable earnings

Executive level	LTI as % of pensionable earnings
	Lower Quartile	On target	Capped
GCE and all F Bands	0%	50%	102%

Table 2: Annualised LTI Values in line with KPI scores

	LTI in line with KPI Scores
	Floor (0%)	Kick (60%)	Norm (100%)	Stretch (110%)	Ceiling (120%)
E Bands score	1	2	3	4	5

12. The following factors are considered in determining the incentives:-

a) Performance conditions and targets are determined by the board over the 3 year period in line with the Corporate Plan and Shareholder Compact with an agreed weighting in each category.

b) Conditions include financial and non-financial targets in areas such as ensuring business sustainability and reliability of electricity supply, providing for future power needs and supporting the developmental objectives of South Africa.

c) Awards vest if and to the extent that the targets are met of the company and of the individual. Furthermore, the vesting is dependent on the scheme participant remaining in Eskom’s employment throughout the vesting period.

d) The award lapses if employment ceases during the vesting period, other than for permitted reasons. The permission is granted by the board (for F Bands) or the GCE (for E bands) at their discretion.

e) Upon retirement, if a participant ceases to be an employee due to normal retirement (in accordance with the Company's employment policies from time to time) or early retirement (retirement before normal retirement age which is approved of by the People and Governance Committee at its discretion), the rules will continue to apply to the participants of the LTI scheme.

f) It must be noted that those acting in F Band positions are not eligible for LTI scheme.

g) Key performance indicators are related to the key performance areas and criteria set out in the shareholder compact.

h) The amount paid in relation to the level of achievement is stated

i) Situations where no long term incentive will be paid /penalties applicable are defined

j) A formula is established for calculating the incentives, and this is based on meeting the targets of each KPI reflected in the performance conditions.

k) Following payment of long term incentives, an analysis is set out in the Remuneration Report of the extent to which the relevant targets were actually met.

l) Contract employees are not eligible for the long term incentive scheme.

m) Eskom’s long term incentive scheme stands independent of the short term incentive scheme, although the participants of the long term incentive are also participants of the short term incentive scheme. All permanent employees of Eskom are eligible for the short term incentive scheme.

n) In line with principles of good corporate governance which include transparency as set out in King IV, details of remuneration of directors and prescribed officers (i.e Exco members), are disclosed in the annual financial statements. Exco member beneficiaries for the specific year can be found on page 108 of the 2016/17 Annual Financial Statements (AFS) (under the column ‘’LTI payments’’).

(2)(b)

The full list of beneficiaries (includes E and F bands) is provided as Annexure A.

The Board of Directors has been requested to review the reward and remuneration system in Eskom.

Annexure A: The list of Beneficiaries (F and E Bands) for submission to Parliament

F BANDS

MM Ntsokolo

T Govender

AN Noah

MM Koko

E Pule

AS Masango

S Maritz

SJ Lennon

JA Dladla

CR Choeu

D Nichols

F Ndou

Nkhabu

ID Du Plessis

HJ Steyn

L Maleka

BA Nakedi

FC Van Niekerk

V Mboweni

SM Scheppers

L Dlamini

W Majola

A Etzinger

CR Le Roux

ET Mabelane

E BANDS

C Cassim

J L Kilani

JM Buys

AJ Kiewitz

I Mulla

RNM Maphumulo

M Bahna

GR Tosen

P Govender

N Singh

BS Maccoll

K Pather

GJ Bronkhorst

MP Dukashe

P Govender

N Govender

PG Le Roux

M Makwela

S Mamorare

CJH Fabricius

WJC Theron

J Machinjike

AJ Johnson

M Kibido

LA Carlo

WJJ Du Plessis

WIJ Poulton

S Daniels

R Waja

M Hughes

VS Chettiar

SP Mazibuko

A Lester

MH McGibbon

ML Mthombeni

MP Sebola

T Govender

MJ Moller

IFP Khumalo

RD Matshidze

DP Odendaal

RG Stephen

P Moyo

NK Tsholanku

H Tlhotlhalemaje

Al Minnaar

NI Anderson

A Brey

JS Cronje

J Govender

DF Joubert

S Nagar

J Smit

TG Kgabo

ML Mokgotho

TE Skinner

J L de V Pfister

TL Myburgh

U Rangasamy

B Smith

WF Bothma

AH Maharaj

S Chetty

AA De Clercq

CD Hendricks

OM Mashigo

PC Vermeulen

S Maharaj

NR Volk

AP Wild

AM Dikgale

N Mngeni

J Naidoo

M Rambharos

DL Herbst

GG Quickfall

M Van der Riel

FF Mondi

S Nassiep

ME Bezuidenhout

P Doubell

R Chetty

DW Conradie

SE Mkhabela

SE Shayi

RB Jack

RW Bailey

RM Beckmann

TA Conradie

KG Featherstone

T Govender

PA Goatley

P Gopal

R Lacock

MG Mkwai

SS Prince

CJ Prinsloo

AK Stott

A Kuzelj

T Nani

B Moya

MS Jappie

A Singh

MR Barkadien

SW Steyn

KMJ Engel

PWA Kooyman

RW Van der Wal

JC Mavimbela

A van Geuns

MG Bonga

C Spammer

TA Smit

AN Maseko

BA Ntshanqase

D Shikoana

DJ du Plessis

CS Reddy

M van Rensburg

M Mthimkhulu

RM Gamede

KC Masike

N Kleynhans

T Shunmagum

MP Makwela

TN Mkalipe

DE Ntumba

B Makuyana

SB Teasdale

ND Harris

CA Laing

AA Laher

N Otto

CH Palm

D Bhimma

y Singh

M Maroga

G Hurtford

M Sims

G Loedolff

Reply:

The fuel price is mainly affect by two conditions – local currency exchanges and the global oil prices. In the earlier part of the fiscal year up until May, increases in the international oil price have been the main drivers of local fuel price hikes. Since the start of June, international oil prices have moderated somewhat while the rand has steadily weakened against the US dollar, with the average cost of per dollar having climbed from around the R12.50/$ mark to roughly R13.50/$.

Increases in the price of petrol have the largest impact on departments whose services delivery mandates involve significant car travel, which accordingly to the 2018 Estimates of National Expenditure for inventory of fuel, oil and gas are the following departments: Police, Independent Police Investigative Directorate, Health, Correctional Services, as well as Defence and Military Veterans. Analysis of spending on goods and services by national and provincial departments between 2013/14 and 2016/17 shows that spending on fuel has continued to grow faster than CPI inflation. In addition to these baselines, departments do not receive additional funding when petrol prices rise, and must absorb the spending pressures within their budgets.

From a government revenue perspective, since the general fuel levy and Road Accident Fund levy are fixed annually per litre of petrol, increases in the fuel price do not have a direct impact. However, there might be an indirect impact if fewer of petrol are sold as a result of the higher price.

Reply:

(1) (a) One hundred and sixty eight (168) landfill sites exists in the Northern Cape, of which 26 are private owned and 142 belongs to different municipalities.

(b) Minister has issued 128 licenses for landfill while MEC in Northern Cape issued 40 licenses

(i) MEC issued 11 Licenses in 2014/2015 financial year; 2015/16 MEC issued 4 Licenses; 2016/2017 MEC issued 24 Licenses. The minister issued 1 licence in 2015/2016 financial year. No licence was issued by the Minister for the landfill sites in 2016/2017 financial year.

(ii) MEC issued 01 Licence in 2017/2018. The Minister did not issue any licence in 2017/2018 financial year.

(2) (a) There are 26 Municipalities in Northern Cape

(i) Twenty four (24) municipalities in the Northern Cape have licences, however, the sites are partially complying with the landfill legislation and/or licence/permit conditions.

(ii) 24 Twenty four (24) municipalities have licences.

(b) The following are the names of Municipalities that have licensed landfill sites: Richtersveld; Sol Plaatjie; Kamiesberg; Siyathemba; Kai !Garib; Ga-Segonyana; Emthanjeni; Nama Khoi; Kareeberg; Renosterberg; Gamagara; Dikgatlong; Magarageng; Phokwane; Joe Morolong; Hantam; Karoo Hoogland; Khai-ma; Siyancuma; Themelihle; Umsobomvu; Dwid kruiper; !Kheis; Kgatelopele.

(3) (a) There are 26 Municipalities in Northern Cape

(i) 2.

(ii) 2

(b) Tsantsabane (Postmasburg site) and Ubuntu Local Municipalities (Richmonds site)).

(c) Funding and capacity constraints have been indicated for these sites not having licences in place.

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Reply:

aa) Department of Environmental Affairs

a) i) Two (2) cases have been reported to SAPS.

ii) Four (4) cases have been reported to DPCI.

b) i) Four (4)

ii) Six (6)

iii) As far as the Department is aware, none of the cases have been finalised by the SAPS/DPCI.

bb) South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)

a) i) No cases have been reported to SAPS.

ii) No cases have been reported to DPCI.

b) i) Not applicable.

ii) Not applicable.

iii) Not applicable.

iSimangaliso Wetland Park

a) i) No cases have been reported to SAPS.

ii) No cases have been reported to DPCI.

b) i) Not applicable.

ii) Not applicable.

iii) Not applicable.

South African Weather Service (SAWS)

a) i) Five (5) cases have been reported to SAPS.

ii) No cases have been reported to DPCI.

b) i) Five (5).

ii) Five (5).

iii) Cases are still under investigation.

South African National Parks (SANParks)

a) i) Four (4) cases have been reported to SAPS.

ii) No cases have been reported to DPCI.

b) i) Four (4).

ii) Four (4).

iii) Cases are still under investigation.

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Reply:

This response is according to information received from Transnet:

(1)(a)(b) Approximately 9,697 pensioners and 11,071 spouses and children have died since May 2013 on both funds.

(2) * Average of 156 pensioners and 178 spouses on average per month.

(3)(a)(b) The funds do not record cause of death.

* There were some 75 000 pensioners and spouses in March 2013; now there are 55 000; so about 20 000 pensioners/spouses have died over 60 months (20 000/60 = 333 per month)

Reply:

The Department of Small Business and Development Business Development (DSBD)

(i)(aa) None. The investigations did not conclude recommendations for criminal prosecution.

(ii)(aa) None.

(b)(i) Not applicable.

(b)(ii) Not applicable.

(b)(iii) Not applicable.

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)

(i)(bb) Two (2) cases were reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS). There are additional two (2) cases that management still needs to implement the recommendations and open criminal cases with the SAPS.

(ii)(bb) None.

(b)(i) With regard to the two (2) cases reported to the SAPS, internal investigations concluded and recommendations have been given to management for implementation and improvement of the control environment. Further investigations are continuing with the SAPS.

(b)(ii) Refer to (b)(i).

(b)(iii) Refer to (b)(i).

The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

(i)(bb) Eight (8) Criminal cases of fraud have been opened by SEFA since its establishment in April 2012. These have been opened with the SAPS and investigated by the Commercial Crimes Unit.

(ii)(bb) None.

(b)(i) Eight (8) Criminal cases of fraud have been opened by SEFA.

(b)(ii) On-going follow-up is done with the Commercial Crimes Unit through SEFA’s Internal Audit Department.

(b)(iii) To date, there have been no convictions in relation to the cases opened.

Reply:

(a) The purpose of the Vesting Committee:

Prior to the democratic dispensation in South Africa, State land parcels were registered in various historical names, including names of governments of the former bantustans, which today no longer exist. Some of these registered titles comprised of the Union of South Africa, Republic of South Africa, the Provincial Administrations of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Republic of Transkei, Republic of Bophuthatswana, Republic of Venda, Republic of Ciskei (TBVC States), as well as the self-governing territories of Gazankulu, Lebowa, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu and Qwaqwa.

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, the Department of Public Works and Provincial Custodians constitute the Provincial State Land Vesting and Disposal Committee (PSLVDC). The PSLVDC was established to recommend vesting of land parcels either to the national or the provincial sphere of Government, depending on the use or intended use of land as at 27 April 1994. The main purpose of vesting is to confirm ownership of the land parcels, assign it to the appropriate custodian and to eliminate historical names in order to safeguard the properties of the State.

(b) What is the organisational structure of the Vesting Committee?

The roles of presiding (Chairpersonship) and Secretariat services interchange amongst the members of the PSLVDC on an annual basis. The verifier and authoriser for the issuing of Item 28 (1) Certificates is the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

(c) To whom does the Committee report?

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform manages the vesting processes from verifier to the Chief Director up to when the Item 28 (1) Certificate is issued by the Chief Director on behalf of the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. The vesting applications are prepared on the Land Administration Web portal administered by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. At the administration level the PSLVDC reports to the GIAMA Technical Committee, which in turn reports to the Technical MinMec.

(d) Details of the powers of the Committee and its office bearers:

 

The PSLVDC is empowered to make recommendations on vesting applications presented before the committee in order to confirm the vesting of land parcels.

(e) Properties have been transferred as a result of the Committee’s work (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018:

(i) and (ii) 18 144 land parcels have been vested since 27 April 1994 to date. 4 018 land parcels have been vested from 2013/14 to 2017/18. Members of the public wishing to access information on the Land Administration Web portal must register on the following website: www.dla.org.za. Applications for access are to be done both online and manually, by downloading the form, filling it and sending it to the following fax number: (012) 312-8135.

Reply:

1. (a,b,c) Both the City of Tshwane (which receives Public Transport Network Grant funding from the DoT for its BRT/Integrated Public Transport Network) as well as Prasa, have at least since 2012 been reminded on several occasions to fully cooperate on planning for both road and rail based services that ultimately link up to form an Integrated Public Transport Network.

Key operational as well as mothballed rail lines (e.g. Hammanskraal) and services have been identified in the Tshwane IPTN plan since 2013 as well as in various Prasa strategies.

The City furthermore designed the currently incomplete A re Yeng Phase 1 service to link up with Prasa’s Kopanong Station in Shoshanguve, Wonderboom Station in Pretoria North, Pretoria Station in the CBD, stations in Sunnyside, Hatfield and finally Denneboom Station in Mamelodi. In addition, A re Yeng links with the Hatfield and Pretoria Gautrain stations.

The key challenge with regard to actually implementing an IPTN in Tshwane that includes both road and rail services, lies not in the planning or intent but rather in the slow implementation of getting viable services and infrastructure ready to operate. In this regard both the City as well as Prasa are well behind the envisaged timelines set in 2013.

The DoT, supported by National Treasury, is currently engaging with the City, amongst others, and Prasa to ensure that financially prudent and viable services are fasttracked that will lead to a tangible integrated network in Tshwane.

2. Over the past few years, the Gauteng Department of Transport and MEC have coordinated the various cities and Prasa to explore the possibility of having a single fare media for at least the subsidised services in Gauteng. The 2011 DoT regulations on Automated Fare Collection provides a platform (using bank industry payment media that is interoperable) for this.

Currently the three Gauteng metros have implemented a compliant smartcard system that can be made interoperable. Gautrain as well is in the final pilot testing stage of implementing the same interoperable fare media. Prasa are still exploring the business case for investing in automated fare collection and held a market engagement in 2017 to explore options.

Once again, the key challenge to ensuring interoperable fare media in Gauteng is not the technology, but rather the actual slow rollout of IPTN services together with the attendant automated fare collection systems. The intent and leadership exists, the key task at hand is to scale up and speed up the rollout of IPTN lines across the 3 metros and to speed up the Prasa modernisation programme.

Gauteng Province, supported by the Gautrain Management Agency, has done significant preparatory work on a common fare system. The challenge now is to roll out more upgraded services and to integrate their business models in order for a single fare system to follow.

Reply:

Refer to the table below for the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of the entities reporting to me.

Entity	(1)(a)	(1)(a)(i)	(1)(a)(ii)	(1)(b)	(2)
Amatola Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Bloem Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Lepelle Northern Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Magalies Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Mhlathuze Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Overberg Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Rand Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Sedibeng Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Umgeni Water	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
WRC	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
TCTA	1	There was 1 reported incident in March 2016.	None	The incident was reported at stage two of a grievance process which started as a performance management dispute between a male supervisor and a female subordinate.	The incident was investigated by an independent forensic investigator who concluded that on a balance of probability, it is unlikely that any act of sexual harassment occurred.
Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (BGCMA)	None	None	None	None	Falls Away
Inkomati-Usuthu Catchment Management Agency (IUCMA)	None	None	None	None	Falls Away

Reply:

1. No, there were no employees seconded and/or transferred to any district municipality in Limpopo for the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018.

2. Falls away.

3. Falls away.

Reply:

No amount (R0.00) has been spend by the (a) department and (b) each entity reporting to the Minister of Sport and Recreation on the promotion or celebration of the Year of 0 R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017.

RECOMMENDATION

3. It is recommended that the Executive Authority approves the reply, should he concur with its contents.


MR M.E. MOEMI

DIRECTOR GENERAL
Date: 06/06/2018

MR G. OOSTHUIZEN

DEPUTY MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION
DATE: 2018/06/06

DECISION

Reply approved/amended

MS. T. XASA, MP

MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

DATE: 06/06/2018


 

Reply:

(1) Yes, all members of the senior management service (SMS) in the Department of Public Works have submitted their financial disclosures for the 2017/18 financial year.

As such, (a), (b), and (c), (i) and (ii) fall away.

(2) Falls away.

(3) (a) and (b) None.

(4) Not applicable.

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Reply:

(1)(a) Our Department had one (1) vehicle accident reported during the 2015/16 financial year. There have not been any vehicle accidents reported for the financial years 2016/17 and 2017/18.

(1)(b) The cost of repairing the vehicle was R313 294.86.

(1)(c) No vehicle has been written off in our Department.

(2) Our Departments vehicles have no tracking device installed on them.

Reply:

(1) The department has a draft sexual harassment and assault policy (a) The policy has still to be discussed with Organised Labour (b) The department is intending to have such a policy in place by 30 September 2018; (i) Reports will only be investigated when they are reported at the Labour Relations Unit (ii) The details of the consequence management and sanctions will only be stipulated when the policy is adopted by MANCO and Organised Labour.

(2) The department has nil (0) incidents of sexual harassment and assault reported cases (i) Nil (0) number in the past three financial years and (ii) Nil (0) since 01 April 2017. (b) Nil (0) number of cases Nil (0) opened and concluded (ii) Nil (0) withdrawn and (iii) Nil (0) remain open based on the incidents and (c) Nil (0) sanctions were issued and Nil (0) was found guilty.

RECOMMENDATION

3. It is recommended that the Executive Authority approves the reply, should she concur with its contents.

MSSKHAN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

DATE:

MR M.E. MOEMI
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Date: 06/06/2018

MR G. OOSTHUIZEN
DEPUTY MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION
DATE: 06/06/2018

DECISION

Reply approved

MINISTER T XASA (MP)
MINISTER OF SPORT AND RECREATION

DATE: 06/06/2018

Reply:

1. A rail service between East London and Mthatha, known as the Kei Rail service, was provided in the past. The service has been stopped as it was unsustainable. The patronage was very low for a rail service and the travel time exceedingly long due to the terrain and rail geometry. The journey by rail was approximately 12 hours as compared to 3 hours by road.

Subsequently, in 2013 The Eastern Cape Department of Transport further investigated the feasibility of the Kei Rail service and confirmed that in its current state it was not economically viable as a stand alone passenger service. Other road based public transport modes were found to be more economically viable. The railway line is currently owned by Transnet and the provision of a passenger rail service for socio-economic reasons was always considered a possibility on the basis of having a sustainable freight service to offset the costs. Unfortunately, sustainbale freight operations on this corridor has not yet materialised.

There are no plans at this point in time to reintroduce the service.

2. See above

3. Current studies undertaken suggest little justification for investment at this point in time.

 

Reply:

(a)

Province	Total Owed
Mpumalanga	233,737,530.80
Northern Cape	48,190.72
Total	233,785,721.52

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

(c) Please refer to Annexure A for details of land on which rates and taxes are owed.

Reply:

(a)(i),(ii) 302 title deeds directly transferred for agricultural developments from 1 April 2009 until 31 March 2018. Please refer to the table for provincial breakdown.

Provincial Department	Number of Tittle Deeds transferred
Eastern Cape	39
Free State	56
Gauteng	15
KwaZulu Natal	26
Limpopo	78
Mpumalanga	23
Northern Cape	9
North West	36
Western Cape	20

(b)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(iv) Please refer to Annexure A.

Reply:

1. (a) The Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) is meant to acquire strategically located land and transfer to the state under the leasehold system.

 (b) This strategy was a recommendation from a Land Summit in 2005.

2. In terms of the State Land Lease and Disposal Policy, the lease period for all leases under PLAS shall be 30 years, which may be renewable for another 20 years.

(3) This will be based on the outcomes of the review of the White Paper and the parliamentary review process of the Constitution on land expropriation without compensation.

Reply:

(a) The Department of Transport is continuously engaging National Treasury, with regard, the need to increase the Budget allocation for Roads Maintenance.

There has been an increase in the budgets for National Roads as indicated in the graph link below.

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW2183GRAPH.pdf

Fig1 : Funding for National Roads

In the case of Provincial road maintenance, which are funded from their provincial budget allocations, the department shall continue to assist provinces through the Provincial Roads Maintenance Grant (PRMG), with an a estimated budget allocation of R35bn over the current Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

Province	2018/19 allocations	2019/2020 allocations	2020/2021 allocations
Eastern Cape	1 439 241	1 391 054	1 467 354
Free State	1 299 602	1 235 577	1 303 349
Gauteng	742 521	636 028	670 914
KwaZulu-Natal	1 826 745	1 772 792	1 870 031
Limpopo	1 124 146	1 105 360	1 165 989
Mpumalanga	1 523 757	1 416 386	1 494 075
Northern Cape	1 111 637	1 050 720	1 108 353
North West	960 604	904 230	953 827
Western Cape	1 007 414	911 213	961 194
Unallocated (Performance Component)		1 058 305	1 117 570
Total	11 035 668	11 481 665	12 112 657

Fig2 : Financial Support to Provinces

b) Refer to the Fig 1 and 2 above.

c) The PRMG accounts for roughly half of provincial road maintenance expenditure, with the funds mostly used for routine and periodic maintenance needs. Hence, very limited resources are available to rehabilitate the provincial paved road network unless the PRMG is significantly grown over the medium to long term or provinces allocate a much larger portion of own funds to road maintenance – ideally a combination of both measures.

The magnitude of maintenance backlogs due to lack of funding is such that it is unlikely to be addressed through national transfers and subsidies, especially given the National Treasury’s commitment to fiscal consolidation, which in the continued absence of notable economic growth must be predominantly realised through higher allocations from the provincial treasuries and/or from savings and efficiencies in respective provincial departmental expenditure.

Where the emphasis in the earlier years was more on the existence of infrastructure, at present the emphasis is on network availability and redundancy predominantly. This requires a different asset management approach. Therefore, Road Authorities need to revisit their maintenance strategies by looking at the relationship between infrastructure and mobility, so that the range of optional interventions can be broadened, to extend the lifetime of road assets.

 

 

Reply:

1. (a),(b),(i),(ii) No.

(aa)(bb),(aaa),(bbb),(cc),(aaa),(bbb) Falls away.

2. Falls away.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) 2015/2016 = 48

            2016/2017 = 44

           2017/2018 = 44

(ii) 1 April 2018 = 5

(b) 2015/2016 = R432 205.24

     2016/2017 = R361 207.34

     2017/2018 = R658 300.07

     1 April 2018 = R 34 143.43

(c) (i) 2015/2016 = 50

         2016/2017 = 67

         2017/2018 = 38

          1 April 2018 = 0

(ii) 2015/2016 = The repair cost exceeds 50% of the purchase price which is not economical to repair and others written off

     2016/2017 = the repair cost exceeds 50% of the purchase price Which is not economical to repair and others written off

     2017/2018 = The repair cost exceeds 50% of the purchase price which is not economical to repair and others written off

     1 April 2018 = 0

2. There are no tracking devices installed on all the departmental vehicles

Reply:

Gauteng

The overall Gauteng signaling work is currently at 67,14% completed. The Gauteng Nerve Centre (GNC) is completed and operational. To date 31 of 88 stations have already been commissioned with the new signaling system and are ready to migrate to the GNC.

8 Centralized Traffic Control centers (CTC’s) across Gauteng will be migrated to the GNC and the first migration commenced with 3 CTC’s which is now fully operational. The project is expected to be completed by 2021.

KwaZulu Natal

The overall signaling work in KwaZulu Natal is at 66,34% completed. To date 4 of the 33 stations have already been commissioned with the new signaling system and is currently controlled from the existing Durban CTC. The project is expected to be completed by February 2020.

Western Cape

The overall progress in the Western Cape is at 72,45% completed. To date 10 of the 53 stations have already been commissioned with the new signalling system. The project is expected to be completed by June 2020.

 

Reply:

1. (a) (i)(aa),(bb) Department: 0

(ii)(aa),(bb) Entities

• Commission: 0
• Ingonyama Trust: 0
• Office of the Valuer General: 0

(b) Falls away.

2. Falls away.

Reply:

1. All 104 members of the senior management service (SMS) in the Department of Transport, had declared their financial interests in respect of the 2017/2018 financial year, as required by the Public Service Regulations, 2016.

(a) All sms members complied with the Public Service Regulations

(b) All sms members declared their interests.

(c) There were no sms members that did not comply with the PSR

2. There were no non-compliant sms members in the Department

3. (a)(b) There were no employees on suspension at the sms level during this period

4. There were no suspension and as result no days lost that could have a financial implication

 

Reply:

(a) PRASA does not hire out commuter trains out. Metrorail provides for special trains based on its assessment of opportunities, its responsibilities in terms of public transport/mobility provision for special events or on request by authorities/stakeholders; on condition that trains do not interfere with scheduled trains and PRASA covers costs and/or retain revenues from ticket sales.

For Main Line Passenger Services (MLPS), PRASA makes provision for chartered trains on a request and quotation basis, and where such trains do not interfere with scheduled trains.

(i)(aa) (b), (c), (d) and (e)

Company (b)	Destination	Date(c)	Amount (e)	Reason (d)
Office of Premier x2	East London – Pretoria	August 2016	R1,012,456	Women’s day celebration
Office of Premier	Cape Town - Pretoria	August 2016	R384,305	Women’s day celebration
Home Affairs x 2	JHB - Komati	June 2015	R1,538,496	Deport illegal immigrants
Home Affairs	JHB - Musina	June 2015	R627,000	Deport illegal immigrants

Metrorail:

Company (b)	Destination / Province	Date(c)	Amount (e)	Reason (d)
CHRIST EMBASSY	FNB STADIUM	19/01/2016	R583 000.00	CHURCH SERVICE
REVELATION CHURCH	FNB STADIUM	24/03/2016	R628 000.00	CHURCH SERVICE
UCKG	ELLIS PARK STADIUM	08/03/2016	R276 000.00	CHURCH SERVICE
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	30/07/2016	R30 210.00	CARLING BLACK LABEL SOCCER CUP
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	28/10/2016	R38 000.00	SOWETO DERBY
CHRIST EMBASSY	FNB STADIUM	22/12/2016	R198 100.00	CHURCH SERVICE
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	04/03/2017	R38 000.00	SOWETO DERBY SOCCER CUP
UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST	VARIOUS STATIONS – DOORNFONTEIN	11/04/2017	R351 920.00	CHURCH SERVICE
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	27/07/2017	R38 000.00	SOWETO DERBY SOCCER CUP
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	19/10/2017	R38 000.00	SOWETO DERBY SOCCER CUP
UNIVERSAL CHURCH OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST	VARIOUS STATIONS – DOORNFONTEIN	30/03/2018	R287 739.00	CHURCH SERVICE
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	JHB – NASREC	01/03/2018	R38 000.00	SOWETO DERBY SOCCER CUP
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE	KWAMNYANDU-STANGER	24/09/15	R 21,061.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE	DALBRIDGE-STANGER	24/09/15	R 19,861.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE	UMLAZI-STANGER	24/09/15	R 21,811.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE	KWAMASHU-STANGER	24/09/15	R 19,411.00	LEISURE
AMANZIMTOTI ATHLETIC CLUB	AMANZIMTOTI-SCOTTBURGH	18/10/15	R 18,034.00	LEISURE
KWA-MSINDISI ANGLICAN CHURCH	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	28/11/15	R 16,536.00	LEISURE
G & G PRODUCTION	COMPENSATION-MOSES MABHIDA	27/11/15-05/12/15	R 118,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	05/12/15	R 22,000.00	LEISURE
ANGLICAN CHURCH	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	28/11/15	R 16,536.00	LEISURE
SFITHAH LTD	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	12/12/15	R 6,600.00	LEISURE
ZEKHETHELO EVENTS	PIETERMARIZBURG-SCOTTBURGH	16/12/15	R 34,984.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	27-8/12/15	R 18,000.00	LEISURE
*COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	14-5/02/16	R 35,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-PIETERMARIZBURG	12/03/16	R 27,403.00	LEISURE
*COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	26-7/03/16	R 35,000.00	LEISURE
LONGCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL	PHOENIX-SCOTTBURGH	04/03/16	R 16,360.00	SCHOOL TRIP
ST PHILIP CHURCH	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	28/03/16	R 16,500.00	LEISURE
CRESTON COLLEGE	KELSO-MOSES MABHIDA	09/04/16	R 18,000.00	LEISURE
ANGLICAN WOMENS FELLOWSHIP	KWAMASHU-SCOTTBURGH	16/06/16	R 17,239.65	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	18-19/06/16	R 36,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-PIETERMARTIZBURG	24/09/16	R 23,000.00	LEISURE
OCCASIONS ON POINT	DURBAN-SCOTTSBURGH	20/12/16	R 12,000.00	LEISURE
EZEKHETHELO EVENTS	PIETERMARTIZBURG-SCOTTBURGH	16/12/16	R 29,123.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	17/12/16	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	18/12/16	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	26/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	27/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	28/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	29/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	30/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	31/12/16	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-PIETERMARTIZBURG	16/12/16	R 23,000.00	LEISURE
SACRED HEART	KWAMASHU-SCOTTBURGH	16/12/16	R 15,400.00	LEISURE
OCCASIONS ON POINT	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	20/16/16	R 14,200.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	12/02/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	18/02/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	19/02/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
DABA DABA GLOBAL TRAVEL	DURBAN-KARRIDENE	12/02/17	R 9,000.00	LEISURE
WOODVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL	OTTAWA-SCOTTBURGH	17/02/17	R 19,180.00	SCHOOL TRIP
INFLATA VENTURES CC	DURBAN-KELSO	25/02/17	R 5,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	08/04/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	09/04/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	14/04/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	15/04/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	16/04/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	26/04/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-PIETERMARTIZBURG	30/04/17	R 23,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	16/06/17	R 8,000.00	LEISURE
NEW SCHOOL PRODUCTION	DURBAN-CATO RIDGE	24/06/17	R 24,797.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	08/07/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	08/07/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	26/08/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	27/08/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE	KWAMASHU-STANGER	24/09/17	R 27,690.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE	KWAMNYANDU-STANGER	24/09/17	R 31,650.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE	DALBRIDGE-STANGER	24/09/17	R 24,258.00	LEISURE
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE	UMLAZI-STANGER	24/09/17	R 32,442.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	30/09/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
NHLANHLAYETHU HIGH	BRIDGE CITY-SCOTTBURGH	29/09/17	R 25,521.00	SCHOOL TRIP
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	01/10/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-PIETERMARTIZBURG	14/10/17	R 20,196.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	28/10/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMLAZI	17/11/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMLAZI	25/11/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	01/12/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
SHADOWS DEVELOPMENT	DURBAN-PIETERMARTIZBURG	16/12/17	R 23,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	13/12/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	10/12/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	09/12/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	16/12/17	R 9,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	17/12/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	23/12/17	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	28/12/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	27/12/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	29/12/17	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	06/01/18	R 11,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-UMHLALI	07/01/18	R 15,000.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	24/02/18	R 10,627.20	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	25/02/18	R 13,824.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	31/03/18	R 13,284.00	LEISURE

COSATU	Various stations	2015/04/30	R2 000.00	MARCH - MAY DAY 2015
	Cape Town to Vlottenberg	2015/08/18	R5 400.00	TRAIN TRIP ON THE 26/08/15
	Various groups and stations	2015/08/31	R5 530.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2015/08/31	R4 436.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2015/08/31	R18 150.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2015/09/30	R34 596.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2015/09/30	R33 608.00	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2015/09/30	R9 506.00	EDUTRAIN
COSATU	Various stations	2015/09/30	R2 000.00	MARCH ON THE 07/10/2015
	Various stations	2015/10/08	R7 500.00	USE OF TRAINS ON THE 25 AUGUST 2015
	Various groups and stations	2015/10/30	R9 150.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2015/10/30	R24 603.50	CHAPERONE COACHES & TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2015/10/31	R12 437.00	RESERVE COACHES
		2015/10/31	R11 250.00	USE OF TRAINS-UNITE AGAINST CORRUPTION MARCH
		2015/11/16	R5 400.00	HERITAGE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
	Various groups and stations	2015/11/30	R6 626.50	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2015/11/30	R3 700.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2015/11/30	R6 597.50	RESERVED COACHES
		2015/11/30	R23 948.53	USE OF TRAINS-FESTIVE SEASON OF LIGHTS ON 06/11/15
	Various groups and stations	2015/12/30	R9 336.63	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2015/12/31	R600.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/01/31	R3 999.00	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/02/29	R8 514.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/03/31	R12 100.00	RESERVE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2016/04/22	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAINS FOR FREEDOM DAY MARCH- 27 APRIL 2016
	Various groups and stations	2016/04/30	R5 131.00	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/04/30	R600.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/04/30	R13 348.00	RESERVE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2016/05/12	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAINS FOR MAY DAY MARCH - 01 MAY 2016
	Various groups and stations	2016/05/31	R14 580.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/05/31	R3 062.00	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/05/31	R5 482.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/05/31	R14 580.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/05/31	R14 580.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/06/30	R5 011.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/06/30	R1 830.00	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/06/30	R6 484.00	EDUTRAIN
COSATU	Various groups and stations	2016/07/12	R2 000.00	MARCH 12/07/16- PROTEST FOR DECENT PUB TRAN
	Various groups and stations	2016/07/31	R2 600.00	EDUTRAIN
COSATU	Various stations	2016/08/25	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAINS FOR A MARCH ON THE 25/08/2016
	Various groups and stations	2016/08/31	R2 200.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/08/31	R10 066.50	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/09/30	R2 332.50	CHAPERONE COACHES AND TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2016/09/30	R18 423.50	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/09/30	R5 670.50	RESERVE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2016/09/30	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAIN - NATIONAL STRIKE MARCH O
COSATU	Various stations	2016/09/30	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAINS- NATIONAL STRIKE MARCH ON 07/10/2016
	CTWN TO SIMONS TOWN	2016/10/10	R2 850.00	USE OF TRAINS ON THE 29/11/16 -
	Various groups and stations	2016/10/31	R1 850.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/10/31	R10 526.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/11/30	R12 583.50	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2016/11/30	R3 585.00	EDUTRAIN
	Various groups and stations	2016/11/30	R10 639.00	CHAPERONE COACHES & TRAIN
		2016/11/30	R21 007.80	2X EXTRA TRAINS FOR LATE NIGHT SERVICE
	Various groups and stations	2016/12/31	R1 014.00	CHAPERONE COACHES & TRAIN HIRE
	Various groups and stations	2017/01/31	R4 475.00	RESERVE COACHES
NUMSA	Various stations	2017/02/23	R1 500.00	DEMONSTRATION AT PARLIAMENT/PRO POOR BUDGET
COSATU	Various stations	2017/02/23	R2 000.00	MARCH REGARDING UITSIG HIGH SCHOOL 24/01/17
	Various groups and stations	2017/02/28	R1 150.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN		2017/03/01	R12 800.00	RAG
COSATU	Various stations	2017/02/22	R2 000.00	ATTEND COURT CASE RELATED TO UITSIG H/S CLOSURE
COSATU	Various stations	2017/03/16	2R 000.00	ATTENDING A JOINT SHOP STEWARDS MEETING 16/03/17
COSATU	Various stations	2017/03/19	2R 000.00	PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAMPAIGN 19/03/17
		2017/03/21	R2 000.00	CAMPAIGN AGAINST RACISM 21/03/17
		2017/03/31	R1 589.00	EDUTRAIN
St Ann Sodality	Various stations	2017/03/21	R5 000.00	MARCH ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING 21/03/17
COSATU	Various stations	2017/04/24	R2 000.00	USE OF TRAINS FOR MAY DAY EVENT 01/05/17
COSATU	Various stations	2017/04/26	R2 000.00	MARCH AGAINST CRIME 27/04/17
		2017/04/30	R5 000.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2017/05/05	R2 000.00	YOUTH MARCH
		2017/05/31	R1 444.00	CHARTERED TRAINS
COSATU	Various stations	2017/06/01	R2 000.00	GENDER VIOLENCE/ANTI CRIME MARCH 03/06/17
	Various groups and stations	2017/06/30	R1 648.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	2017/06/30	R1 072.00	EDUTRAIN
		2017/07/22	R1 000.00	WAGE FEEDBACK MEETING WITH SHOP STEWARDS
COSATU	Various stations	2017/08/07	R2 000.00	VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PROTEST MARCH 07.08.17
	Various groups and stations	2017/08/31	R624.00	RESERVED COACH
	Various groups and stations	2017/08/31	R4 230.00	RESERVED COACH
ANGRA TOURS	Various groups and stations	2017/08/31	R4 467.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2017/09/14	R2 000.00	JOINT SHOPSTEWARD COUNCIL MEETING 13.09.2017
COSATU	Various stations	2017/09/19	R2 000.00	NATIONAL STRIKE ON 27 SEPT 2017
COSATU	Various groups and stations	2017/09/30	R7 161.00	EDUTRAIN
COSATU	Various groups and stations	2017/10/31	R5 600.00	RESERVE COACHES
NUMSA	Various stations	2017/11/15	R1 500.00	SHOP STEWARDS MEETING 18 NOVEMBER 2017
COSATU	Various stations	2017/11/09	R2 000.00	TAKING PART IN PROUDLY SA EVENT
		2017/11/20	R27 687.00	2 CHARTER TRAINS TO TRANSPORT PATRONS HOME 03/12/17
HEIDI'S HOUSE		2017/11/30	R1 440.00	RESERVED COACHES
		2017/12/31	R15 255.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2018/01/18	R2 000.00	PROTEST ACTION AGAINST WATER LEVY 21/01/18
		2018/01/29	R26 073.84	CHARTERING OF B/EXPRESS ON 27/10/18
		2018/01/31	R3 468.00	CHAPERONE
COSATU	Various stations	2018/02/08	R2 000.00	ALLIANCE PICKET AT THE GRAND PARADE ON 11/02/2018
		2018/02/28	R23 999.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
		2018/02/28	R5 382.00	RESERVE COACHES
COSATU	Various stations	2018/03/07	R2 000.00	EVENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 21/03/18
UNIVERSAL	Various stations	2018/03/28	R5 000.00	CHURCH CONGREGATION AT PHILIPPI STADIUM 01/04/18
		2018/03/31	R3 460.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
		2018/03/31	R2 070.00	RESERVE COACHES

 

(bb) Since 1 April 2018

Company (b)	Destination / Province	Date(c)	Amount (e)	Reason (d)
SAFTU	VARIOUS STATIONS – JOHANNESBURG	25/04/2018	R30 000.00	SAFTU STRIKE – Special Tickets
NATIONAL STADIUM SA	BOSMAN - NASREC	15/05/2018	R63 600.00	SUNDOWNS VS BARCELONA FC GAME – Chartered Train
TSHABALALA PRIMARY SCHOOL	Gauteng	08/05/2018	R16 500.00	SCHOOL TRIP
BABINATLOU PRIMARY SCHOOL	Gauteng	06/06/2018	R6 000.00	SCHOOL TRIP
SA POLICE SERVICE	TSHWANE – ORLANDO	14/04/2018	R21 000.00	ATTENDING FUNERAL
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	01/04/2018	R17,280.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	07/04/2018	R 13,284.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	08/04/2018	R17,280.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	27/04/2018	R17,284.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	27/04/2018	R28,280.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-NSHONGWENI	29/04/2018	R13,284.00	LEISURE
OCCASIONS ON POINT	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	19/05/2018	R 18,630.00	LEISURE
COASTAL CONFERENCE	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	13/05/2018	R13,824.00	LEISURE
SUNFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL	DURBAN-SCOTTBURGH	18/06/2018	R21,210.00	SCHOOL TRIP
NEW SCHOOL PRODUCTION	DURBAN-CATO RIDGE	16/06/2018	R32,172.00	LEISURE
NUMSA	CAPE TOWN	12/04/2018	R1 500.00	SHOP STEWARD MEETING
COSATU	CAPE TOWN	12/04/2018	R2 000.00	JOINT SHOP STEWARD COUNCIL
	Bellville to Kalkbay	30/04/2018	R2 540.00	SPECIAL EVENT
COSATU	CAPE TOWN	15/05/2018	R2 000.00	PALESTINIAN PICKETING
COSATU	Various stations	23/04/2018	R2 000.00	MAY DAY EVENT ON 01 MAY 2018
		30/4/2018	R2 540.00	RESERVE COACHES
	Various groups and stations	30/4/2018	R2 240.00	CHAPERONE COACHES
		30/4/2018	R1 600.00	EMMA FERRIDGE WEDDING

(f) Chartered trains are provided at higher cost coverage than standard scheduled trains. Price-setting is guided by marginal cost coverage plus an average 30% mark-up.

(g) No specific allocation is made for hiring, leasing or chartered trains. Requests are considered on a case by case basis in order to assess financial viability and available capacity.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) (aa) & (bb) Injuries on duty (Disabling Incident, (DIs))

2015/16 - 315 Dis

2016/17 - 272 Dis

2017/18 - 282 Dis

(ii) (aa) & (bb) Fatalities

2015/16 - 8 Fatalities

2016/17 - 4 Fatalities

2017/18 - 3 Fatalities

(b) Details (i) and (ii) Fatalities:

Year	Month	Region	Description
2015/16	April	Gauteng – Rail	Train driver died in a train accident which took place in Denver.
	June		The incident occurred during a station closure at Olifantsfontein, wherein a colleague was assaulted by a commuter. The Safety Patroller (deceased) was rushing to assist the assaulted colleague when he did not observe an approaching train from the South about to enter the station. He moved too close to the line in operation and was struck by the train and died on impact.
	September		Rolling Stock employee was electrocuted while attending to faults on a train at Braamfontein Depot.
	August	Western Cape – Rail	Platform Marshall fell between the platform and the train while on duty and was struck by train.
	May	MLPS - Rail	Two (2) employees died in a train collision between a TFR and MLPS train which took place at the Eastern Cape.
		Autopax	Bus Accident (2 Incidents)
2016/17	Dec	Gauteng Rail	Section Manager was hit by train while out to crank points.
	Dec		Employee died from a company motor vehicle accident.
	July	Western Cape Rail	An employee was on the platform learning the train line routes when he got robbed by unknown men and got shot.
	September		An employee was robbed and stabbed while waiting for the train.
2017/18	June	Gauteng - Rail	This was a community service delivery related incident wherein community members blockaded the rail with foreign objects. When members of the Protection Services attempted to remove the objects to allow train movement, it agitated the community members and violence broke out between the security personnel and the community members which resulted in the stoning to death of a colleague.
	Nov		Employee was applying earth wire on the down main line and was electrocuted.
	Dec	Kwa-Zulu Natal – Rail	Protection Services Personnel was assisting passengers to board busses as trains were not available. This was at Mangosuthu Highway close to Lindokuhle Station. While crossing the road he was knocked down by a motor vehicle which failed to stop and then sped away. He was then struck by a second vehicle which also failed to stop and sped away.

(b) Details (i) and (ii) Disabling Injuries:

Business Unit	Year	No	Description
PRASA RAIL	2015/16	313	Assaults by fare evading commuters and the public, Injuries resulting from company motor vehicles, Electrocutions, Smoke Inhalations resulting from high tension burnouts, Trips and falls resulting from uneven surfaces and on platforms, Unsafe acts etc.
	2016/17	262
	2017/18	278
	Total	853
PRASA CRES	2015/16	1	Hearing loss case was identified in Cape Town
	2016/17	2	Employee driven over by a car and sustained minor injury to her leg – poor communication between the driver and passenger.
			Fell from the stairs; he didn’t do the three point contact
	2017/18	44	Tree branch fell on the person who was cutting trees at Durban but sustained minor injuries – the injured didn’t conduct a risk assessment before the works
			Inhaled gas fumes at Umjantshi House, Johannesburg, which resulted from a burst generator piping and was send to the hospital for treatment – faulty piping system.
			Strained back while she was lifting some chemical containers – poor lifting techniques and lack of lifting equipment
			An employee was involved in a car accident on the N1 highway while he was returning to Umjantshi, Johannesburg using his personal vehicle from a meeting in PRASA House, Pretoria
	Total	7
AUTOPAX	2015/16	1	Bus accident-Head Injury
	2016/17	1	Slipped and fell at workshop- Fractured ankle left foot (October 2016)
	201718	7	Bus tyre/wheel- Lost middle finger (July (2017)
			Bus Accident – Head Injury (July 2017)
			Bus Accident- Right Hand Injury (December 2017)
			Attacked by passengers- Left eye Evisceration (November 2017)
			Bus Accident – Upper body Injuries (March 2018)
			Bus Accident – Hip injuries (March 2018)
	TOTAL	09
Grand Total	869

2. Reporting to SAPS:

Year	Month	Description	SAPS reported	Progress
2015/16	April	Train driver died in a train accident	Cleveland SAPS Case no:291/04/2015	Police were notified as well as other stakeholders (EMS) as per the GP Contingency Plan. Further to this the Police had requested the final board of inquiry report, which was submitted to them.
	June	Safety Patroller was hit by train	Olifantsfontein SAPS, case no: 256/06/2015	The Police were notified as well as other stakeholders (EMS) as per the GP Contingency Plan. Department of Labour was also informed. The commuter who was assaulting the colleague was arrested and sentenced to three years which was wholly suspended.
	September	Rolling Stock employee was electrocuted	No case number was given / recoded	All stakeholders such as EMS, Police and Department of Labour were informed.
	August	Platform Marshall struck by train.	SAPS attended the incident although no case was registered	No criminal case was opened as this was an injury on duty
	May	Two (2) employees died in a train collision (MLPS)	Bisho SAPS Case: 0033/05/15.	The case is closed
		Bus Accident (2 Incidents)	Case Number 312/10/2016 Case Number 138/04/2015	Bus number ZFF 242 GP Bus number YVD 529 GP
2016/17	Dec	Section Manager was hit by train	Moffat View SAPS Case no: 89/12/2016	Police were notified as well as other stakeholders (EMS) as per the GP Contingency Plan. Department of Labour was also informed.
	Dec	Employee died in company motor vehicle accident.	No case number was given / recorded	Stones were placed on the road and the employee lost control of the vehicle. He was taken to Lenmed Hospital where he was declared dead at 02h20.
	July	An employee on the platform robbed and shot.	Case no 302/07/2018 (Bishop Lavis)	3x Suspects prosecuted and convicted to 25 years imprisonment.
	September	An employee was robbed and stabbed	Mannenberg Case 260/09/2016	Case Pending
2017/18	June	Protection Services Staff member assaulted and stoned to death.	Kliptown SAPS Case no:506/06/2017	Police was informed of the situation as well as other stakeholders. The matter is still under investigation by the SAPS.
	Nov	Employee electrocuted.	Johannesburg Central SAPS Case no: 1080/11/2017	Police were notified as well as other stakeholders (EMS) as per the GP Contingency Plan. Department of Labour was also informed.
	Dec	Protection Services Staff member hit by cars.	349/12/2017	Closed undetected.

3. Claims against PRASA:

a) All injuries (DIs) and fatalities have been reported to the Department of Labour as per the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COID) Act 130 of 1993 as amended. We do not have any other claims.

b) Support provided

Year	Month	Description	Support provided to dependents
2015/16	April	Train driver died in a train accident	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	June	Safety Patroller was hit by train	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	September	Rolling Stock employee was electrocuted	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	August	Platform Marshall struck by train.	The employee was married to a policeman with two children. Assistance was given to the family by both Metrorail and SAPS. The team worked together for counselling and was never referred to Metropolitan.
	May	Two (2) employees died in a train collision (MLPS)	A full debriefing was provided to the family members. EWP assisted the family members to go and identify the bodies with the assistance of PRASA EWP Service and Provider Metropolitan Health. Telephonic follow – ups were done by PRASA EWP Specialists. 21 employee debriefings were done One employee is still undergoing Occupational therapy.
	April	Bus Accident (2 Incidents – April and October)	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
2016/17	December	Section Manager was hit by train	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	December	Employee died in company motor vehicle accident.	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	July	An employee on the platform robbed and shot.	EAP assistance was given to the wife, the son and the daughter. The family was referred to Metropolitan for further intervention.
	September	An employee was robbed and stabbed	Trauma  debriefing was provided
2017/18	June	Protection Services Staff member assaulted and stoned to death.	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	November	Employee electrocuted.	Family Counselling and company funeral benefit
	December	Protection Services Staff member hit by cars.	Memorial service was held at Prasa Family was referred to Prasa EWP external service provider for trauma debriefing and counselling. The wife of the deceased was seen for individual counselling by EWP for psychotherapy Work visit was done at the depot in order to check the progress of the wife Continuous psychotherapy as part of management and treatment of the case.

Reply:

a) The detail design and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) phase is currently underway and it is anticipated that it will be completed by June 2019. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be updating their transport demand model and Integrated Transport Plan for the City. A final decision on preliminary timeframes for construction will be taken once this phase is completed.

Should it be decided to proceed, PRASA will be able to issue the tender for construction in the latter half of 2020 once land acquisition matters have been finalised. Construction could therefore possibly commence during the latter half 2021.

b) A two-year construction programme is envisaged. Based on above timeframe, the construction can be completed towards the end of 2023.

c) Operations could commence early in 2024 once testing and commissioning has been completed.

 

Reply:

1. (a) The Department of Transport has not entered into such discussions ;

(b) PRASA have met with the KwaZulu-Natal Member of the Executive Council responsible for Transport and the Portfolio Committee on Transport Oversight to provide an update on programmes and initiatives at PRASA. One of the areas covered during these meetings was PRASA’s future rail planning, including the conceptual planning study for the Northern Rail Linkages (inclusive of King Shaka International Airport).

 (i) The dates on which meetings occured were as follows :

KZN MEC for Transport - August 2016

Portfolio Committee – October 2016 and February 2017

(ii) Provincial government

2. (a) A conceptual planning study has been undertaken on potential future rail linkages serving the northern areas, including King Shaka International Airport.

(b) The north coast line, owned by Transnet, is the closest rail line with Tongaat and Nyaninga stations nearest to King Shaka International Airport. In terms of approximate straight line distance between King Shaka International Airport and these stations, the distance is 3km and 5km for Nyaninga and Tongaat stations respectively.

(c) Prices vary in terms of the terrain and engineering solution required. Tunneling and viaduct will be more expensive than at-grade construction. The approximate average cost per kilometre for new line is between R100m – R300m.

3. The conceptual planning study as alluded to above, identified future rail linkages to the northern areas that may be viable in the medium – longer term. It is therefore included as part of PRASA’s longer term rail network expansion plans. Furthermore, the KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs has advertised a tender for the appointment of a service provider to determine the optimal public transport solution link for the King Shaka International Airport. The DoT and PRASA will assume a leadership role should rail be found the optimal solution.

 

Reply:

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) currently provides a rail service from Randfontein to Park (Central Johannesburg) Station. An express service, Randfontein Metroplus Express, departs Randfontein at 06h00 in the morning. The Express Service has unfortunately not been operating on a regular basis due to the limited availability of trains. PRASA has however identified the opportunity in the medium term to run faster services from Randfontein to reduce the travelling time to Park Station. This entails running an outer-service from Randfontein to Krugersdorp with limited stops thereafter an inner-service from Krugersdorp stopping at all stations. This will become possible once the train fleet allocation for Gauteng has stabilised and increased.

There are currently no short term plans to extend the service to Carletonville based on the current demand requirements and fleet availability. PRASA is however involved in the update and development of the Integrated Transport Plans and transport demand model for the West Rand and will update its plans accordingly should future transport demand warrant a rail service.

 

Reply:

(1)(a)(ii) The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) participated in the development of the Integrated Public Transport Network Plan for the City of Cape Town. The role of rail, including the future rail corridors, are contained in the plan. These deliberations took place through project specific meetings at the time and continues to be discussed, among other matters, at the formal transport planning structures of the City, i.e. the Intermodal Planning Committee (IPC) and associated Sub-Committees. The previous two IPC meetings were held on 13 April 2018 and 22 June 2018 subsequently.

(1)(b) The PRASA and Metrorail members of the IPC meeting are :

• Mr Hishaam Emeran, PRASA Corporate Office, General Manager: Strategic Network Planning
• Mr Richard Walker, Metrorail – Western Cape, Regional Manager

(1)(c) All known future rail expansion opportunities have been discussed between the City and PRASA during its interactions. The highest priority in terms of rail network/ service expansion has been agreed as follows:

• Blue Downs Rail Link
• Fisantekraal Rail Corridor
• Atlantis Rail Corridor

(1)(d)(i) Yes, referred to as the Blue Downs Rail Link, see (1)(c). Detailed discussions between the City and PRASA is ongoing, as this project is due to commence with the preliminary design and environmental assessment phase as the next step.

(1)(d)(ii) Yes, The Cape Town Airport Rail Link is captured in the Memorandum of Action agreement between the City and PRASA. It has been agreed that the parties work together to explore alternative financial models for projects such as this one.

(1)(d)(iii) Yes, see (1)(c)

(1)(d)(iv) Existing services are provided to Paarl, Wellington and Worcester. The future plans will include measures aimed at improving travel time and frequencies along these corridors once the train fleet has increased and stabilised.

(2) As alluded to above, discussions on future rail planning is ongoing between the City and PRASA through the IPC structures and / or project specific committees. The last IPC meeting was scheduled for the 22 June 2018.

 

Reply:

1. (a) (i) None.

(ii) The number of sexual harassment incidents that were reported to the Human Resources section of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges:

(aa) In 2016, 7 incidents.

(bb) In 2017, 0 incidents.

The information related to public universities are being collected and will be made available once collated.

Sector Education and Training Authorities reported no sexual harassment incidents for the periods in question.

2. In relation to the incidents reported to the Human Resources section of TVET colleges:

• The South West Gauteng TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 19 October 2016.
• The Tshwane North TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted. The official resigned on 24 June 2016 before the commencement of the disciplinary hearing.
• The South West Gauteng TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 20 May 2016. The official filed a notice to appeal and the Appeal Committee on 08 December 2016 upheld the sanction of dismissal.
• The Umfolozi TVET College incident was investigated, but the official withdrew the allegation on 23 January 2017.
• The False Bay TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of a final written warning on 15 December 2016.
• The Buffalo City TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of dismissal on 19 September 2016.
• The Vhembe TVET College incident was investigated, and a disciplinary hearing against the official was instituted, which resulted in a guilty verdict with a sanction of 3 months without pay and a final written warning on 2 December 2016.

Reply:

(1)(a) Lecturers in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET colleges are on similar salary bands to that of educators in public schools. In 2010, a Collective Agreement to create parity between the salaries of TVET college lecturers and educators in public schools was reached in the Education Labour Relations Council - Further Education and Training College Bargaining Unit (ELRC - FETCBU). The ELRC - FETCBU Collective Agreement 1 of 2010 was implemented in all the public TVET colleges.

(b) The ELRC - FETCBU Collective Agreement 3 of 2013 brought parity in conditions of service between TVET college lecturers and educators in public schools. College-paid lecturers who did not receive benefits such as a pension and medical aid were then offered 37% in lieu of benefits.

The transfer of all TVET college lecturers to the Department on 1 April 2015 further ensured that all lecturers received benefits and moved away from the 37% in lieu of benefits. Where lecturers are alleging to have lesser conditions of service than educators, these are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. In terms of the Continuing Education and Training Act (CET Act) 16 of 2006 as amended, no public TVET college lecturer, either paid through PERSAL or being a college council employee, should be subjected to lesser conditions of service than what is provided in the public service in general.

(c) Lecturers in the public TVET colleges have equal opportunities for promotions like those experienced by educators in public schools. The difference would be in the availability of promotional posts, given the vast number of public schools compared to TVET colleges.

(d) Currently, at a national level, there are no awards for the excellent performance of lecturers. However, at individual TVET college level, some colleges recognise lecturers for excellent performance. The Department is in the process of initiating plans on a national level to recognise excellent performance of lecturers and once finalised; it will be communicated to the TVET colleges and public.

(2)(a) In terms of Section 20(1)(b) of the CET Act 16 of 2006 as amended, college councils can establish additional posts for colleges over and above what the Minister has established. Section 20(4)(c) of the Act also states that the council must remunerate staff from the funds received by the public college in question from other sources than the money received in terms of section 22 of the Act. Further, in terms of Section 20(4)(d) of the Act, a college council must determine the functions, conditions of service and privileges for staff appointed in additional posts.

(b) In terms of Section 20(4)(e) of the CET Act 16 of 2006 as amended, a college council must remunerate staff in additional posts, that is no less than the remuneration paid to staff appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, appointed by the Minister.

College councils are empowered to pay comparable remuneration to retain college lecturers with scarce skills in fields where the remuneration levels of persons with comparable qualifications and practical experience in the private sector are considerably higher than in the public sector. Where such lecturers are not in posts created by the council(s) in terms of Section 20(1)(b), councils may by agreement with the Minister, pay top-up salaries to Ministerial appointed staff who possess such scarce skills to retain them. Processes to review personnel administrative measures suitable to TVET colleges are underway and should pronounce in favour of such eventualities to enhance the retention of lecturers with scarce skills.

(3(a) Currently, TVET college managers like all managers within the public service sign performance agreements with their supervisors annually and they are awarded performance bonuses based on the achievements of agreed upon targets. Lecturers are awarded pay progression based on the Integrated Quality Management System, a performance assessment tool that is largely viewed as having failed to serve its purpose. The process of reviewing the personnel administrative measures for TVET college lecturers will address amongst others, the lecturer performance management and development system, which should have a clear link between their conditions of service and performance.

(b) The review of personnel administrative measures will also consider linking the achievements of learners in external assessments and the performance of lecturers.

Reply:

The information required in this question deals with the strength of the South African National Defence Force and due to its security sensitivity it cannot be made public, but can be only be discussed in a closed session of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence.

Reply:

I am informed by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) that its former Bank Supervision Department (BSD), which is absorbed into the new Prudential Authority (PA), conducted an onsite inspection in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Act at the Bank of Baroda in 2014 and found deficiencies relating to compliance with the FIC Act as well as weaknesses in controls to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The BSD instructed the Bank of Baroda to remediate the weaknesses found, after which the Bank of Baroda assured the BSD that such compliance deficiencies had been remediated.

BSD conducted a follow-up inspection in 2016 and found that there were still FIC Act compliance deficiencies as well as weaknesses in controls to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.

The SA Reserve Bank is not able to disclose at this stage the specific administrative sanctions it may have recommended, as the process for imposing any administrative sanctions (including whether both parties accept the outcome) has not as yet been completed.

Reply:

(1) The number of crime dockets which has been lost in each province and in each separate unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS), in each year, since 1January2013 to 30 April 2018, is as follows:
 

Eastern Cape
Year	Unit	Total
2013	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1
	Ladv Frere Detective Service	2
Total	3
2014
	Ladv Frere Detective Service	3
Total	3
2015	Humansdorp Detective Service	4
	Buraersdoro Detective Service	1
Total	5
2016	Venterstad Detective Service	1
	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1
	Lady Frere Detective Service	1
Total	3
2017	Palmietfontein Detective Service	1
	Aliwal North Detective Service	1
	Sterkspruit Detective Service	1
	Hofmeyer Detective Service	1
	Maanduli Detective Service	2
Total	6
1 January to 30 April 2018	None	0
Total	0

Find here: Number of crime dockets which has been lost in each province and in each separate unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS), in each year, since 1January2013 to 30 April 2018
 

Reply:

(a}(i) Unknown.

(a}(ii) Unknown.

(aa) Unknown.

(bb} Unknown.

(aaa} Unknown.

(bbb) Unknown.

(b) and (c) The South African Police Service (SAPS} only supports the Municipal Police or the Sherriff of the Court when the evictions become violent and are classified as violent public protests. The SAPS does not keep the statistics of evicted people, since it is not a SAPS key function.

Reply to question 1954 recommended

LIEUTENANT GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date:

Reply to question 1954 approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date: 2018-07-09

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii)

(aa) 2015/2016

Economic Classification	(I) Budget	(ii) Expenditure
Overtime	R 71 888 000,00	R 70 450 1 13,00
Goods and Services	R150 030 000,00	R160 50b 495,00
Transfer and Subsidies	R 364 000,00	R 322 319,00
Payment of Capital Assets	R 63 840 000,00	R 61 168 590,00
Total Operational	R286 158 000,00	R292 447 518,00
Salaries		R325 575 259,00
Total Spent		R618 022 777,00

(bb) 2016/2017

Economic Classification	(i) Budget	(ii) Expenditure
Overtlme	R 47 581 000,00	R 65 590 217.00
Goods and Services	R 94 598 000,00	R132 893 954.00
Transfer and Subsidies	R 430 000,00	R 351 086.00
Payment of Capital Assets	R 25 086 000,00	R 17 741 516.00
Total Operational	R167 693 000,00	R236 577 654.00
Salaries		R380 567 624.00
Total Spent		R617 145 278.00

(cc) 2017/2018

Economic Claesification	(i) Budget	(ii) Expenditure
Overtime	R120 000 000.00	R109 804 667.00
Goods and Services	R119 342 000.00	R121 218 664.00
Transfer and Subsldles	R 450 000.00	R 444 596.00
Payment of Capital Assets	R 20 995 000.00	R 1 9 628 033.00
Total Operational	R260 787 000.00	R251 095 961.00
Salaries		R442 517 356.00
Total Spant		R693 613 317.00

(b)

2015/2016 = 1 162 personnel.

2016/2017 = 1 369 personnel.

2017/2018 = 1 382 personnel.

 

 

Original signed MAJOR GENERAL COMPONENT HEAD: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTION SERVICE WP RHOODE

Date: 19 June 2018

Reply to question 1235 recommended/

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Reply to question 1235 approved

Reply:

1. (a) to (c) Yes, as with persons employed or contracted in the National Treasury, the person has signed various internal memoranda of the National Treasury, all related to her area of work, but such signing was always to make recommendations for the consideration of her manager and ultimately to the Director-General or the Minister, for approval. In order to ensure transparency and accountability, it has been practice in the National Treasury for many years that decisions to be taken in terms of law are supported by written memoranda submitted to the Director-General and, where applicable, also to the Minister. These memoranda are signed by the relevant officials, advisors or contractors asked to comment or make recommendations to the decision-maker. The decision-making within the department vests with the Director-General, and in some instances, the Minister, but in some cases, they have delegated decision-making authority to an official reporting directly to the Director-General.

It will not be cost-effective to examine all memoranda signed by the named person. The named person has provided excellent service, particularly to support the Twin Peaks financial sector regulatory reform related to market conduct and the fair treatment of financial sector customers. If there is any evidence of wrong-doing, the Honorable Member is welcome to submit it to me so that the National Treasury can investigate it.

2. (a) and (b): The person was contracted to act against a chief director position, until such time as a new chief director was appointed. This was in line with the general practice in the National Treasury when some consultants acted against vacant positions. This practice was terminated following a direction by Mr M Gigaba when he was Minister of Finance, which the department then began to implement around October 2017.

Reply:

(a)(b)(i)(ii) The detailed information, per station and, per salary level/rank, is reflected in the annexure.

The salary levels relate to the following ranks:
 

SALARY LEVEL	RANK
Salary Level 13	Brigadier
Salary Level 12	Colonel
Salary Level 10	Lieutenant Colonel
Salary Level 8	Captain
Salary Level 7	Warrant Officer
Salary Level 6	Sergeant
Salary Level 5	Constable
Salary Level 1-4	Student Constable

A summary of information requested, is as follows:

Police Service Act Personnel at Police Stations: June 2018 (PERSAP)
 

Total Police Act
Western Cape	13 602
Eastern Cape	11 611
Northern Cape	4 238
Free State	6 740
KwaZulu-Natal	15 794
North West	5 189
Mpumalanga	6 325
Limpopo	6 965
Gauteng	22 228
Total	92 692

Find here: Totals for Provinces

Reply:

(1) Yes, all newly appointed Ministers and Deputy Ministers have occupied their allocated Ministerial Residences.

As such (b), (c) (i) and (ii) and (d) fall away.

(2) Yes, all former Ministers have vacated the Ministerial houses.

As such (a), (b), (c) (i) and (ii) fall away.

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Reply:

(a)(i) The Number of cases reported SA Police Service (SAPS) in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, are Five (5) Cases and;

(a)(ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) Three (3) Cases.

(b)(i) Five (5) Cases have been investigated by SAPS and DPCI;

(b)(ii) Five (5) cases have been followed up by the respective accounting officers; and

(b)(iii) Two (2) case resulted in a conviction since 2004 with Two (2) of the remaining cases are before court and Two (2) are still under investigation.

Reply:

1. Yes
(a) N/A

(b) N/A

(c) (i) N/A
(ii)NIA

2. N/A

3. (a) N/A
(b) N/A

4. N/A

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) does not have any incidents of racism reported to the Human Resources unit.

(1)(a)(ii) The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) nor the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) does not have any incidents of racism reported to their respective Human Resources units.

(1)(aa)&(bb) Not applicable.

(1)(b) Not applicable.

(2) Not applicable.

Reply:

The question was referred to the Electoral Commission which responded as follows:

a) The Electoral Commission did not file an appeal against the Public Protector Report.

b) There are therefore no minutes reflecting that decision.

c) There were no costs incurred as there was no appeal against the Public Protector Report.

Reply:

a) The Finance and Accounting Services Sector Education and Training Authority (FASSET) processes payments within 30 days as required in terms of the National Treasury Regulation 8.2.3. Currently, there are no outstanding payments. FASSET uses the reimbursement model for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Work-Based Experience Project whereby the employer pays a stipend to interns and thereafter submits an invoice together with the following supporting documents to FASSET:

• Monthly report;
• Learner payslip; and
• Proof of payment.

In some cases, employers do not submit all the required documentation on time, which leads to payment delays because FASSET is unable to process an invoice without the accompanying supporting documentation.

b) Not applicable.

c) FASSET is currently reviewing the “reimbursement model” of paying employers who are part of the TVET Work-Based Experience Project as some employers experience cash flow problems when they are required to pay stipends to interns.

Reply:

(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
Group Chief Executive Officer	29 March 2018- 31 May 2018	Mr Lindikaya Zide	No processes was followed as the appointment was temporary	He was paid only Acting Allowance
Group Chief Executive Officer	13 December 2017- 25 February 2018	Mr Cromet Molepo	No processes was followed as the appointment was temporary	He was only paid Acting Allowance
Company Secretary (Intersite)	05 April 2018 – 31 May 2018	Ms Mohlanga Motaung	No processes was followed as the person was appointed in an Acting capacity	She was paid only Acting Allowance
Executive Head: MLPS	01 May 2018	Mr Henry Feleza	No processes was followed as the person was appointed in an Acting capacity	Mr Feleza was only paid Acting Allowance
CFO: PRASA Rail	01 May 2018	Ms Jerita Motshologane	No processes was followed as the person was appointed in an Acting capacity	No additional compensation
CFO: PRASA Tech	01 May 2018	Mr David Kekana	No processes was followed as the person was appointed in an Acting capacity	He was paid only Acting Allowance
Executive: Human Capital Management: PRASA Rail	14 May 2018	Ms Sandra Neilings	No processes was followed as the person was appointed in an Acting capacity	No additional compensation

Reply:

1. The matter was investigated by the Serious Economic Offences Unit within the South African Police Service (SAPS).
2. The docket was submitted to the National Prosecuting to decide whether to prosecute or not.
3. The case docket was forwarded back to the SAPS after the decision not to prosecute was taken.