Questions and Replies

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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) 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)	(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)(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:

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)(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:

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:

MILOMBUD

No incidents of sexual harassment were reported at the office of the MILOMBUD

CASTLE CONTROL BOARD

No incidents of sexual harassment were reported at the Castle Control Board

DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE COMMISSION

No incidents of sexual harassment were reported.

ARMSCOR

1) There was one sexual harassment case reported in 2016; and there was none in 2017.

2) The case was investigated and there was a full disciplinary enquiry against the employee.

Reply:

1(a) (i) The total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources in (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (aa) 2016: Nil

1(a) (ii) Total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources in (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (bb)

2017: Nil

1(b) Details of each incident that took place: Not applicable 

2. Not applicable.

The Department has however proactively put initiatives in place to address discriminatory practices, inclusive of racism. Including:

• • The Departmental Employment Equity Committee (DEEC), which promotes non-discrimination of any form or ground, including race; whose objectives are the identification and elimination of barriers that can have an adverse impact on designated groups.

• • The Department Policy on Management of Bullying, to enhance employee awareness on ill attitudes and behaviours in the workplace; discourage workplace harassment; procedures to report harassment cases and indicate available support structures.
  • Quarterly diversity awareness sessions to enhance employee awareness on diversity issues, as part of implementing the Affirmative Action measures as contained in the Departmental Employment Equity Plan 2015-2021.

Reply:

The Free State and Western Cape Provinces have incurred expenditure to replace asbestos roofs, while Gauteng and Northern Cape Provinces have incurred expenditure on the assessment of asbestos. The breakdown with regards to the above mentioned provinces is as follows:

1. Free State

a) The Province spent an amount totalling to R28 762 750 in the previous five financial years as illustrated below:

Financial Year	Total Number of Roofs replaced	Expenditure removal and disposal	Expenditure replacement
2013/14	168	R1 470 000	R4 032 000
2014/15	328	R2 846 000	R7 872 000
2015/16	76	R830 000	R1 824 000
2016/17	90	R618 250	R2 160 000
2017/18	214	R1 974 500	R5 136 000
Total	206	R7 738 750	R21 024 000

b) A total of 206 roofs were replaced.

2. Western Cape

(a) The Province spent R22 733 306 as indicated in the table below:

Financial Year	Contractor	Number of buildings	Cost
2015/16	Valostar	250	R22 733 306

b) A total of 250 units were replaced.

3. Gauteng Province

The Province reported to have spent R518 million on assessment of asbestos.

4. Northern Cape

The Province reported to have spent R72.7 million on assessment of Asbestos.

Reply:

I regret to inform the Honourable Member that neither the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development nor the National Prosecuting Authority has the information readily available as requested.

The data on sentencing, which the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has captured through the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS), is only available from 2014.

In addition, the Department has identified issues regarding inaccuracy and incompleteness of data. The Department is in the process of addressing system issues and putting effective mechanisms in place to hold officials that are responsible for data accountable.

Reply:

No post settlement support was provided by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to the N’wandlamahiri Communal Property Association (CPA); because the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has not received any application for post-settlement support from the CPA. The supports provided by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Provincial Departments of Agriculture are demand driven based on applications for support or referrals from other departments and entities.

Reply:

(1) (a) Total amount the Department spent on Breaking New Ground magazine

(i) In each of the past three financial years was:

1. 2015/2016 – R0.00
2. 2016/2017 – R0.00
3. 2017/2018 - R812 000.00

(ii) Since 1 April 2018 - R315 000.00

(b) Total spent on the

(i) Compilation: R0.00 – the magazine is compiled internally

(ii) Publication: R0.00 – the publication is done internally

(iii) Payment of the writing contributors: R0.00 – the Department does not pay writers or contributors

(2) (a) Total Department spent on the Breaking New Ground television

(i) In each of the past three financial years and

A. 2015/2016 – R5 000 000.00

B. 2016/2017 – R3 000 000.00

C. 2017/2018 - R2 760 000. 00

(ii) Since 1 April 2018 – R1 680 000.00

(b) Total spent on the

(i) Production – R220 000 an episode

(ii) Payment of the presenter of the series, Mr Eric Myeni? The Department is not privy to the contractual arrangements between Mr Myeni and the service provider producing BNG TV.

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.

Reply:

(1) The Department of Human Settlements has (a) no incidents reported for vehicles owned by the department (i) None in the past three financial years and (ii) None since 1 April 2018, (b) no cost for repairs in each case and (c) (i) N/A (ii) N/A.

(2) None of the vehicles owned by the department have tracking devices installed.

Reply:

a) The Inter-Ministerial Task Team identified 12 municipalities in the North West that were deemed to be under tremendous distressed to be prioritized for dedicated support. The approach of support at these 12 municipalities focuses on the 3 priority areas, namely:

(i) Governance – audit outcomes; unauthorised, irregular and fruitless and wasteful expenditure; internal control and oversight environment; filling of critical senior managers positions in compliance with regulations, implementation of forensic reports that were conducted also conducting investigations in terms of section 106 of the Municipal Systems Act; strengthen political and administrative interface; quality of political leadership and institutionalisation of the Code of Conduct for Councillors and Officials as provided for in schedule 1 and 2 of the Municipal Systems Act in order to address accountability and consequence management.

(ii) Service delivery – infrastructure planning, delivery and implementation management; priority action plans for Water Services Authority to address operational vulnerabilities including maintenance and refurbishment; resolve roles and responsibilities between district and local municipalities with respect to the water and sanitation function by reviewing the existing Service Level Agreements (SLA); accelerate spending on Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) to improve service delivery.

(iii) Financial management – budget management, cash control, debtor management, revenue enhancement, supply chain management and development of financial recovery plans.

(b) Subsequently, the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs issued a directive in terms of section 100(1)(a) to the MEC for Local Government and Human Settlement to make corrective measures regarding the weakness and shortcomings of the Department’s failure to approve and implement the organizational structure for the past five year. Due to lack of adequate capacity, the Department had also failed to provide support to the 22 municipalities. This was affirmed by the recent Auditor-General’s reports, that showed that North West province is the third highest amongst provinces with the worst performing municipalities.

As part of implementation of the directive, the MEC for Local Government and Human Settlement, on 12 June 2018, issued a directive to all 22 municipalities in terms of section 139(1)(a) of the Constitution. Mayors were directed to implement and prioritize corrective measures and report to the MEC on monthly basis the following critical areas:

1. Post Audit Action Plans.
2. Appointment of senior managers.
3. Acceleration of spending on infrastructure grants.
4. Development of financial recovery plans,
5. Review bloated municipal organizational structures.
6. Implementation of Back to Basics Support Plans and
7. Improve service delivery to communities to curb service delivery protest.

Reply:

(a) The remuneration to participants is dependent on budget allocation, which is not necessarily linked to the levy. Therefore current and future sustainability is determined on the basis of budget allocation.

(b) refer to (a).

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Reply:

1(a) 22

1(a)(i) 2015/2016 - 10

2016/2017 - 7

2017/2018 - 4

1(a)(ii) 2018/2019 - 1

YEAR	COST
2015/2016	R 194 875
2016/2017	R 84 121
2017/2018	R 182 016
2018/2019	R 41 607
TOTAL	R 502 619

1(b)

1(c)(i) 3

1(c)(ii) Vehicles not economically repairable

2 None of the Departmental vehicles are currently fitted with tracking devices

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Reply:

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

(a-b) The information requested is not immediately available and the current owners of the Riverside Office Park have been instructed to provide the details of trustees and beneficiaries of the Riverside Trust (IT Nr IT3670/2009).

Upon receipt by the Electoral Commission, the information will be forwarded.

Reply:

The oil production facility that is anchored in Mossel Bay is owned and managed by PetroSA. The vessel is not an oil drilling rig but an oil production facility, called the Orca. The facility resembles an oil drilling rig because it was converted from an oil drilling rig to become an oil production facility. The monthly costs to maintain the ORCA in its current location is approximately R2 million.

Reply:

(1) (i) Yes, I have been advised that my predecessor was accompanied by a family member between 22 September 2013 and 26 February 2018. This was done in accordance with the Ministerial Handbook: Handbook for Members of the Executive and Presiding Officers. Section 3.1 and 3.2 of the Ministerial Handbook state that, “Members (of the Executive) and their spouses (or an adult family member accompanying the Member in official capacity) are entitled to first class travel for official purposes at the expense of the Department concerned. The costs for official journeys abroad by Members, and their spouses or adult family members accompanying them in official capacity, are for the account of the relevant Department”.

(aa) With respect to the request to provide names, the Honourable Member would recall that there is an established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly. The document referred to prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. It specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(bb) The information requested by the Honourable Member is provide in the table below:

	COUNTRIES VISITED	PURPOSE OF VISIT	DATE OF VISIT	ADULT FAMILY MEMBER	AIR TRAVEL COST	S & T
	New York, USA	UNGA	22-28 September 2013	Adult family member	R 235,292	R 12,089
	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd Conference among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Dev. (CEAPAD II)	27 Feb - 2 Mar 2014	Adult family member	R 311,258	R 15,334
	London, UK	Attended Thanksgiving service in honour of late former President Mandela	2-3 Mar 2014	Adult family member	Cost included in (2) above	S&T included in (2) above
	Geneva, Switzerland	High Level Segment of the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council	3-6 Mar 2014	Adult family member	Cost included in (2) above	S&T included in (2) above
	Santiago, Chile	Inauguration of President-elect	7-12 Mar 2014	Adult family member	Cost included in (2) above	S&T included in (2) above
	Washington, USA	AGOA Ministerial Meeting	2-6 August 2014	Adult family member	R 83,828	R 7,140.25
	Beijing, China	SA/China JWG Meeting	1-5 September 2014	Adult family member	R 39,847	R 5,860
	New York, USA	UNGA	19-27 September 2014	Adult family member	R 83,824	R 12,293
	Beijing, China	Accompanied President Zuma on working visit	1-6 December 2014	Adult family member	R 39,925	R 7,325
	Brasilia, Brazil	Inauguration of President-elect of Brazil	28 Dec - 4 Jan 2015	Adult family member	R 64,690	R 8,220
	Jakarta, Indonesia	Accompany President Zuma to State Visit and NAASP and Bandung Asia-Africa Summit	18-23 April 2015	Adult family member	R 56,970	R 7,971.00
	Ufa, Russia	7th BRICS Summit	5-11 July 2015	Adult family member	R 92,312	R 18,722
	Gaborone, Botswana	SADC Council of Ministers meeting and summit	13-15 August 2015	Adult family member	R 5,479	R 1,850.00
	New York, USA	UNGA	14-29 September 2015	Adult family member	R 89,350	R 26,945
	New York, USA	Accompany President Zuma to UNGA	19-23 September 2016	Adult family member	R 71,930	R 7,185
	Munich, Germany	Working Visit	14-15 November 2016	Adult family member	R 110,467	R 6,275
	Berlin, Germany	SA-Germany BNC	15-16 November 2016	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (16) above	Continuous trip from (16) above
	Lilongwe, Malawi	Inauguration of new SA Chancery	09-May-17	Adult family member	Chartered flight with Minister	R 3,699
	Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania	Accompany President JG Zuma on a State Visit	10-12 May 2017	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (18) above	Continuous trip from (18) above
	Beijing, China	BRICS Foreign Minister's meeting	16-21 June 2017	Adult family member	R 78,356	R 7,320
	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union	3-4 July 2017	Adult family member	R 123,542	R 8,211
	Hamburg, Germany	G20	5-9 July 2017	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (21) above	Continuous trip from (21) above
	Xiamen, China	9th BRICS Summit	31 August - 5 Sept 2017	Adult family member	R 104,820	R 12,033
	Hanoi, Vietnam	Asia Regional Heads of Mission Conference	5-9 Sept 2017	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (23) above	Continuous trip from (23) above
	Ottawa, Canada	Americas Regional Heads of Mission Conference	12-15 Sept 2017	Adult family member	R 55,103	R 19,640
	New York, USA	UNGA 72	15-23 Sept 2017	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (25) above	Continuous trip from (25) above
	Nairobi, Kenya	Represented President Zuma at the inauguration of the President-elect of Kenya	27-28 Nov 2017	Adult family member	Chartered flight with Minister	R 4,281
	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Attended the Africa-EU Foreign Minister's meeting Accompanied President Zuma to the Africa-EU Summit	28 Nov 2017 29 to 30 Nov 2017	Adult family member	Continuous trip from (27) above	Continuous trip from (27) above

(ii) Since my appointment as Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and between 27 February 2018 and 4 July 2018 I have not taken a family member on any official trip abroad.

(2) Yes, I have been informed that permission from the President was sought in terms of Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook.

Reply:

No, the mandate of the department has not changed.

The mandate of the Waste Management Bureau is outlined in the National Environmental Management Waste Amendment Act, Act 26 of 2014 (NEMWAA). Part 7A, Section 34A of NEMWAA refers to the establishment of the Waste Management Bureau.

Section 34D relates to some of the objects of the Waste Management Bureau as listed below.

“34D. The objects of the Bureau are to—

(a) function as a specialist implementing agent within the Department in respect of matters delegated to the Bureau in terms of this Act;

(b) promote and facilitate minimisation, re-use, recycling and recovery of waste;

The presentation to the committee reflected on a transitional phase in the management of waste tyre operations. It was indicated that National Treasury gave an approval for the appointment of service providers that had been contracted through Recycling & Economic Development Initiative of SA (REDISA) without following an open tender for a maximum period of twelve (12) months.

Contracts were subsequently entered into for 3-12 months period. All contracts are coming to an end on 30 September 2018 and the Bureau is following an open competitive process to ensure continuity and improve the management of waste tyres in South Africa.

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Reply:

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

1. A hitherto unknown complainant filed a complaint with the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations (DPCI). The Commission became aware that a complaint had been lodged whilst it was still considering the report of the Public Protector and when some of its officials were being interviewed as part of the DPCI investigation.

2. Having noted that a complaint had already been laid and that an investigation was already under way, the Commission regarded the reporting required under section 34 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act (POCCA), Act 12 of 2004 as no longer needing its further consideration as the investigation in terms of section 22 of the POCCA Act had already commenced.

Reply:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

a) (i) The Department of Communication is not contracted to consulting firms/ companies.

(ii) Yes, the details are as follows:

BRAND SA

Number of consulting firms/companies currently contracted = 20

b) (i) Name of the company	b) (ii) Service provided	(iii) (aa) Start Date	(iii) (bb) Time Period	(iii) (cc) Contract Value	(iii) (dd) Name of official :signed off and Position
1. Sanlam	Employee Benefit (Pension Fund)	19-Feb-14	6 years	R2 134.00 (Monthly Administration Fees) and R 5 091.00 (Consulting Fees)	Mr Miller Matola CEO
2. Emergence Human Capital Solutions (Pty) Ltd	To develop employees competency profiling and training plans.	26-Oct-15	3 years	R487 000.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela CEO
3. AccTech Systems (Pty) Ltd	Consulting services for Pastel System	21- Nov 16	2 years	R855.00 Per Hour Per Consultant	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
4. iThemba Governance and Statutory Solutions (Pty) Ltd	Performance appraisal for the Board of Trustees	15-Nov-16	2 years	R227 460.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
5. Global Continuity (Pty) Ltd	Work Area & IT Recovery (DR)	1-Apr-16	3 years	R465 804.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
6. Careways Wellness (Pty) Ltd	Employees Wellness and Health Programme	1-May-17	3 years	R132 357.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
7. VOX Telecom	Wi-Fi service	9-Sep-13	5 years	R 851 681.36	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
8. Deloitte Consulting	Anti-fraud hotline	1-Aug-15	3 years	R 74,246.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
9. Ipsos (Pty) Ltd	International Investor Perceptions Research Study	1-Dec-15	5 years	R 13 827 470.40	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
10. Techno Brain (Pty) Ltd	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)	1-Apr-16	3 years	R14 048 161.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
11. Brand Fusion (Pty) Ltd	Panel of Brand Agencies providing marketing services	1-Jun-16	3 years	R5 092.00 p/h (Hourly rate 2016, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
12. Ebony and Ivory Advertising, Marketing & Promotions (Pty) Ltd	Panel of Brand Agencies providing marketing services	1-Jun-16	3 years	R5 364.00 p/h (Hourly rate 2016, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
13. FCB Africa (Pty) Ltd	Panel of Brand Agencies providing marketing services	1-Jun-16	3 years	R5 871.00 p/h (Hourly rate 2016, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
14. The Odd Number Advertising and Marketing CC	Panel of Brand Agencies providing marketing services	1-Jun-16	3 years	R6 464.00 p/h (Hourly rate 2016, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
15. Litha-Lethu Management Solutions	Skills audit	24-Oct-16	2 years	R 840 000.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
16. Lateral Unison Insurance Brokers	Short term insurance	16-Nov-16	5 years	R 603 401.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
17. Basemedia (Pty) Ltd	Media monitoring and/or analysis	1-May-17	5 years	R 8 211 840.35	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
18. African Response (Pty) Ltd and Markdata (Pty) Ltd (JV)	Domestic perceptions requirements study	4-May-17	5 years	R 13 626 715.00	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
19. Grant Thornton PS Advisory (Pty) Ltd	Internal audit	16-Aug-17	3 years	R 518.99 (Hourly rate 2017, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO
20. FTI South Africa Consulting (Pty) Ltd	Reputation management	30-Aug-17	3 years	R 2 400.00 p/h (Hourly rate 2017, with CPI year on year)	Dr. Kingsley Makhubela - CEO

FILM AND PUBLICATIONS BOARD (FPB)

The FPB has signed contracts with the following eight (8) service providers:

b.(i) Name of company	ii)Services provided	iii) aa). Start date	bb). Time period	cc). Contract value	dd). Name of official: signed off	Position
Tharolla Software	Enhancements to the FPB ERMS System	14-Feb-17	24 months	R450 560,00	Mr. Regardt Gouws	Acting CEO
Kwen N Tee	General repairs and maintenance	18-May-17	12 months	R116 445,00	Mr. Mmbere Dzebu	Acting CEO
XL Nexus	Travel management services	21-Feb-18	36 months	R199 101,00	Mr. Sandile Nene	Acting CEO
Tourvest Travel Services	Travel management services	02-Mar-18	36 months	R448 561,50	Mr. Sandile Nene	Acting CEO
Emazweni Design and Projects	Graphic design services	01-Nov-17	24 months	R362 160,00	Ms. Lillian Phahla	Acting CEO
ARMS	Internal audit services (Co-sourced model)	29-Sep-15	36 months	R455 606	Mr. Themba Wakashe	CEO
Professor K Govender	Legal services	01-Feb-16	36 months	The fee is determined according to the nature of the assignment. No assignments have been undertaken to date.	Mr. Themba Wakashe	CEO
Pygma Consulting	Scribe for classification guidelines project	28-Nov-18	12 months	R432 000,00	Ms. Lillian Phahla	Acting CEO

 

MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY AGENCY (MDDA)

Two (2) consulting firms are currently contracted by the MDDA.

b.(i) Name of company	ii)Services provided	iii) aa). Start date	bb). Time period	cc). Contract value	dd). Name of official: signed off	Position
Bowman Gilfillan	Forensic Investigations	07-Feb-18	21 days	R25 678.50	Mr. William Baloyi	Acting CEO
Mahobolo Group	Company Secretary and Legal services	12-Mar-18	3 months	R389 500.00	Mr. William Baloyi	Acting CEO

SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC)

SABC pays for all the costs that are related to running the foundation. Once off adjustment is processed to transfer costs out of SABC to the foundation as it is separately accounted for.

b.(i) Name of company	ii)Services provided	iii) aa). Start date	bb). Time period	cc). Contract value	dd). Name of official: signed off	Position
Auditor General	Annual Audit	1 April 2017	-31 March 2018	R26million	Audit Committee	Chief Financial Officer
Special Investigating Unit	Forensic Services	September 2017	To date	R7 million.	Appointed by President	Reporting to Board.
SABC Foundation (Note 1)	Full bursary scheme and other CSI related activities on behalf of SABC.	1 April 2017	31 March 2018	R17 million	CEO	CEO
Imagine Communications	Software Licences	1 January 2017	31 December 2019	R1,56million	GE Commercial Enterprises	GE Commercial Enterprises
Various Legal Firms-Legal Panel	Legal Services	1 January 2015	31 December 2017	R25 million	Head of Legal Services	Head of Legal Services
ICAS Employee and Organisation	Employee Wellness services	1 May	8 June 2018	R6 million	Group Executive HR	Group Executive HR
Various Real Estate Suppliers	Real Estate Services	Various Dates	Various Dates	R3 million	Head of Logistical Services.	Head of Logistical Services.
Various Suppliers	Management of Canteen Services	Various Dates	Various Dates	R 3 million	Head of Logistical Services.	Head of Logistical Services.

INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY

ICASA is contracted to 61 consulting firms/companies:

Supplier	Description of Contract	Division	Approved By	Bid amount (incl. VAT)	Contract duration	Effective Date
ABSA Vehicle Management	ABSA Vehicle Management to assist ICASA with fleet management and vehicle tracking service	FACILITIES	CEO	R7 500 000.00	36 months	1/Jun/16
Acctech	Install, implement and integration of computer software	IT	CEO	R 3 436 959.16	48 months	29/Aug/14
Analytical Risk Management Proprietary Limited (2 RM)	Security Services Head office	FACILITIES	CEO	R 5 192 197.76	36 months	1/Nov/15
BousaamTrust	Provision of office accommodation for Mpumalanga Region	FACILITIES	CEO	R 2 045 602.20	60 months	1/Mar/16
Business Performance Solution (Pty) Ltd	BPS software license	FINANCE	CEO	R 177 076.20	Annually	15/Feb/10
Bytes Document Solutions	Xerox printers	FACILITIES	CEO	R1 076 504.04	36 months	3/May/16
Bytes managed solutions	Cabling solutions	IT	Executive	R132 398.46	36 months	18/Nov/15
Careways Wellness	Employee wellness	HUMAN RESOURCES	CEO	R317 593.65	36 months	1/May/16
ESRI South Africa	GIS analysis software for wireless network	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	CEO	R1 864 219.20	36 months	1/Mar/16
Factaprops 185 (Pty) Ltd	lease agreement( Bloemfontein)	FACILITIES	CEO	R5 698 111.90	5 years	1/Nov/15
First Technology National	Minecast Unified Email Solution	IT	CEO	R1 620 359.52	5 Years	1/Feb/15
FlowCentrics LTD	Support on JDE	FINANCE	Executive	R 554 807.51	3 Month Notice	2/Apr/15
GEW Technologies	ASMS	LICENSING	CEO	R19 566 903.00	36 months	16/Mar/16
Global Continuity	Disaster recovery & BCP	IT	CEO	R 4 733 280.00	60 months	1/Apr/14
Intervate Solutions (Pty) Ltd	KOFAX/EDRMS LICENCES	FACILITIES	Executive	R 277 579.90	36 months	1/Jun/16
Lyngose	Postal Monitoring equipment	COMPLIANCE	CEO	R994 452.00	60 months	30/Oct/14
Milestones Izigaba (Pty) Ltd	Cleaning services Mpumalanga Office	FACILITIES	Executive	R 232 926.64	36 months	1/Mar/16
nVision	Provision of CRM support services	IT	Executive	R 492 480.00	24 months	1/Aug/16
Redefine properties	Lease agreement	FACILITIES	CEO	R 5 523 547.80	60 months	1/Oct/14
Reotic	PE office accomodation	FACILITIES	CEO	R 4 928 682.37	60 months	1/Dec/16
3G Biddulphs Sky net	Transportation of Cargo anf Furniture Relocation	FACILITIES	CEO	R 4 900 000.00	26 months	1/Nov/17
Sky net	Provision of courier services	FACILITIES	CEO	R 250 000.00	21 months	11/Dec/17
Courier IT	Provision of courier services	FACILITIES	CEO	R 100 000.00	21 months	11/Dec/17
The Document Warehouse	Offsite storage for physical records of ICASA.	FACILITIES	CEO	R 303 552.13	24 months	1/Nov/12
Tower Watson	Job evaluation system and subscription	HUMAN RESOURCES	Executive	R 11 000.00	36 months	1/Jul/15
VIP Softline	VIP Software Licence	IT	CEO	R 679 826.36	Renewed annually	27/Oct/09
Vodacom	ECNS (APN)	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	CEO	-	3 Month notice	12/Jun/12
Vodacom	S Gateway services for CRM.	IT	CEO	R 39 804.32	3 Month notice	28/Feb/14
Vox Telecom (Pty) Ltd	20 Mbps Data Link with Internet Access to ICASA	IT	CEO	R 987 999.24	36 months	21/Sep/15
Super Clean (Shanela cleaning services)	Cleaning services - Durban regional office	FACILITIES	Executive	R 342 519.84	36 months	1/Oct/16
Mzansi Fire	Security system -Durban Regional office	FACILITIES	Executive	R 403 605.61	60 months	27/Jul/16
Atlas Security	PE security system	FACILITIES	Executive	R 331 594.08	36 months	16/Oct/17
Sage VIP	Licence & Content update	IT	CEO	N/A
Vox Telecom (Pty) Ltd	MPLS	IT	CEO	R 7 325 166.90	60 months	1/Apr/17
MIE/KROLL	Verification of qualifications	HUMAN RESOURCES	CEO	pay as you use	Licence	19/Nov/07
EOH Mthombo	JDE support	FINANCE	CEO	R1 543 409.28	36 months	1/Apr/17
DKZEE	PE Cleaning services	FACILITIES	CEO	R360 039.54	36 months	1/Jul/17
datacentrics	SIEM	IT	CEO	R 2 092 464.55	24 Months	1/Jul/17
Mazars Aetha Africa analysis Consortium	Call termination	PRA	CEO	R 6 034 291.00	12 months	1/Jul/17
Delta Property Fund	Lease-Durban regional office	FACILITIES	CEO	R 4 465 583.95	60 months	1/Jun/16
Pureau Water co.	Water coolers	FACILITIES	Executive	R 324 470.45	24 months	1/Aug/17
Defensor	Alarm monitoring - Bloemfontein	FACILITIES	Executive	R9 932.00	24 months	1/Jul/17
Microsoft	Enterprise agreement	IT	CEO	R10 246 493.26	36 months	30/Jun/17
Red Alert	Cleaning services Bloemfontein	FACILITIES	CEO	R 292 288.52	36 months	1/Oct/17
TWSSA	Generator maintenance	FACILITIES	Executive	R 44 891.19	24 Months	2017/12/01
Kusile Hygiene Service	Cleaning Services CPT	FACILITIES	Executive	R 250 531.15	36 months	1/Nov/17
Whistle Blowers	Fraud Hotline	LEGAL, RISK & CCC	Executive	R129 378.60	36 months	13/Nov/17
Rentokil	Plant services	FACILITIES	Executive	R 28 974.24	36 months	2018/01/15
Travel with Flair	Travel Management	FINANCE	CEO	R402 938.68	36 months	2018/01/01
Cut to Black Media	Content design	CONSUMER AFFAIRS	CEO	R 931 400.00	12 months	15/Jan/18
Valozone 104	Limpopo office accomodation	FACILITIES	CEO	R 4 551 208.99	5 years	1/Mar/18
Radio Telecommunication	IMT	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	CEO	R 3 418 197.00	6 months	1/May/18
Meropa Communications	Eduaction Campaign	REGIONS	CEO	R8 670 817.98	12 months	14/Mar/18
MMM Advisory	IT Network Security Review	INTERNAL AUDIT	Executive	R 253 886.19
Sankofa Insurance Brokers	Insurance	FINANCE	CEO	R 851 442.00	36 months	2018/04/01
Staza Cleaning Services			CEO
ADT Security	Armed response	FACILITIES	Executive	R36 852.01	12 months	2017/12/16
Quintax	Limpopo office cleaning	FACILITIES	Executive	R 336 846.85	36 months	2018/03/01
Coral -Test	Autonomous Solution - test and benchmark QoS performance	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	CEO	R 2 200 000.00	24 Months
ATIO	Spectrum maintenance	LICENSING	Executive	R 497 000.00	6 months	2018/03/01
SITA	SITA services	IT	CEO	R1 984 752.09	60 months	2018/04/01

Reply:

With the exception of the SABC, the department and entities in its portfolio have not reported cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities which relates to Act, Act 12 of 2004.

SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (SABC)

a) 30 cases in total have been reported

i) 30 to SA Police Services

ii) (aa) 0 to Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation

(bb) Not Applicable

b) i) All were investigated by SA Police Services

ii) All outstanding cases are continuously followed up by the SABC’s internal audit division.

iii) Of the 13 cases closed, only 2 have resulted in convictions.

Reply:

(i) In the in the 2013/2014 financial year the GCIS printed 702 photographs of members of the Executive were printed, in 2014/2015: 2978 were printed, 2015/2016: 900 were printed, 2016/2017 220 were printed and: 2017/2018

financial year 1719 photographs were printed.

(ii) In current financial year, 1 719 photographs of members of the executive have been printed.

a) (i) In the in the 2013/2014 financial year the GCIS spent R 28 080, 00 on the printing

of photographs of members of the Executive, in 2014/2015: R134 010,00 was spent, 2015/2016: R 45 000,00, 2016/2017: R13 200,00 and 2017/2018 financial year R103 400,00 was spent. In the current financial year, the GCIS has spent R35 797, 00 on the printing of photographs of members of the executive.

(ii) In the past five financial years GCIS has spent no money on the framing of members of the Executive, these costs are incurred by the departments to whom the photographs are supplied. In the current financial year the GCIS has spent R 5 402, 00 for the framing of photographs displayed in its own offices.

(iii) No costs for transportation of photographs have been incurred as clients have been required to collect photographs.

(iv) No cost for the installation of official photographs have been incurred as clients

are required to do the installations themselves. Those installed at GCIS offices were done by GCIS officials.

Reply:

The Department of Labour has more than 22 Labour Centres. All Buildings / leases are acquired through the Department of Public Works. Therefore the Honourable Member must direct the question to the Minister of Public Works.

Reply:

Therefore, job numbers are reported in aggregate. Only the Renewable Energy Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has commenced with construction and operation of IPP projects. Under the REIPPP Programme a total number of 112 projects have been procured and it is envisaged that these projects will create 114 266 job years over the construction and 20 year operations period. A job year is equivalent to a full time employment opportunity for one person for one year.

Table 1: Projects procured: jobs committed during construction and 20 years of operations

Approved / Not Approved

Mr J T Radebe, MP

Minister of Energy

Date:

Reply:

The spreadsheet is hereto attached:

Approved / Not Approved

Mr J T Radebe, MP

Minister of Energy

Date

Reply:

No agreement was signed between the World Bank and the Department of Energy in regard to the matter in question.

Approved / Not Approved

Mr J T Radebe, MP

Minister of Energy

Date:

Reply:

The Honourable Member must read the Annual reports which were tabled in Parliament for the past five financial years. Further read the Members Facilities / Privileges which govern the travelling of spouses including the Ministerial Handbook.

Reply:

1. With an exception of the SABC, the department and entities in its portfolio do not own land or lease out land.

2. Not applicable

SABC

1. SABC owns land in Limpopo Polokwane a plot in Tweefontein

(i) Where is each plot of land located,

Tweefontein Farm, Polokwane Limpopo

(ii) What is the size of each specified plot/land

ERF 60/915, Tweefontein 89,516m²

(iii What is each plot currently being used for?

The farm is currently being occupied by the SAPS mounted division and have built horse stables on it but it is not charged for.

2.SABC owns land in KwaZulu Natal, Durban 3 pieces of land in Kingsmead

(i) Where is each plot of land located,

Kingsmead, Durban, KwaZulu Natal

(ii) What is the size of each specified plot/land

ERF 2/11399, Durban 1,770m²

ERF 3/11399, Durban 3,740m²

ERF 4/11399, Durban 3,434m²

(iii) What is each plot currently being used for?

A portion of the Land is used for parking by staff and the other portion is vacant.

3. SABC owns land in Emnotweni Riverside Park, Mbombela, Mpumalanga

(i) Where is each plot of land located,

Emnotweni Riverside Park, Mbombela, Mpumalanga

(ii) What is the size of each specified plot/land

ERF 33, Riverside Park EXT 4, 9,844m²

(iii) What is each plot currently being used for?

The land is vacant

(2) (a) Not Applicable, there is no land that is being utilized for private use neither leased out to anyone. The land which is occupied by SAPS mounted division and utilized by staff for parking, it not generating any revenue.

(b) (i) Not Applicable

(ii) (aa) Not Applicable

(bb) Not Applicable

Reply:

1. (a) Total amount required by the SABC on Sports rights:

(i) 2014-15 - R365 866 365

(ii) 2015-16 - R403 194 404

(iii) 2016-17 - R441 656 172

(b) 2017-18 – R167 238 860

2(a)(i) Budget initially allocated:

• • 2014-15 = R253 294 181;
  • 2015-16 = R391 298 788;
  • 2016-17 = R252 605 108; and
  • 2017-18 = R167, 238,860

(ii) Amounts are the same as in paragraph 1(a) above.

(b) (i) Who negotiated the contracts:

Keleto Totlhanyo; Ruby Kardier; Sizwe Nzimande; Hlaudi Motsoeneng; Diane Riemer; Bessie Tugwana; JC Visagie; Lulama Mokhobo; Ben Ngubane; Rubendra Naidoo; Oupa Mahlangu; Sully Motsweni; Melinda Lombard; and James Aguma.

(ii) No bonuses were paid to negotiators.

3(a) How many rights were actually broadcast

• • 2014-15: From a total of 77 sports rights, 76 were broadcast;
  • 2015-16: From a total of 94 sports rights, 84 were broadcast;
  • 2016-17: From a total of 85 sports rights, 80 were broadcast;
  • 2017-18: From a total of 51 sports rights, 50 were broadcast.

(b) These sports events were broadcast by the SABC throughout each of the financial years 2014-15; 2015-16; 2016-17; and 2017-18, depending on the season of each event and specific event schedule. For example, PSL Matches, Nedbank NFD Matches, MTN8, Telkom Knockout were broadcast during the period from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015; the 2015 IRB Rugby World Cup – England was broadcast during the period from 18 September to 31 October 2015 and the FIFA U-20 World Cup – New Zealand was broadcast during the period 30 May – 20 June 2015.

Reply:

According to the information received from the City of Johannesburg, municipal water pipelines do intersect with the Sasol gas lines:

(a) Within the Nasrec precinct; and

(b) In other locations next to the FNB Stadium.

(i) The only possible consequence, because of intersecting municipal water pipelines and Sasol gas lines, would occur when maintenance and/or construction occurs where there is a possibility of damage to the other pipeline, which would require repairs. The City of Johannesburg has its own gas mains and is therefore knowledgeable about what needs to be done in the case of an accident.

(ii) Yes, the intersection can, to a minimal extent, cause an unsafe environment in the event of an accident. The City of Johannesburg has assured COGTA that it would know what to do in the case of an accident.

(iii) The two organizations will exchange as-built drawings indicating where their pipelines are.

Reply:

The Member should refer to the Annual Reports fo the Department of Labour for the required information.
	Vehicles used for Service delivery in the Department are fitted with a tracking devices.

Reply:

1). All members of the Senior Management Service (SMS) in the Department of Communications have declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations.

2). Not Applicable

3) No employee is currently suspended on full salary in the department.

4) Not Applicable

Reply:

1. Yes, all National Treasury SMS members declared their interest for the 2017/2018 financial year.

(a) (b) (c)(i – ii) Not applicable.

2. Not applicable.

(3 & 4)

3	3 (a)	3 (b)	(4)
1	13	55 days	R 147,194.92
1	13	270 days	R 775 605,73
1	12	358 days	R 746,401,91
1	11	270 days	R 679,046,30

Reply:

In line with the terms and conditions of the transaction, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is working on an exit strategy in respect of its investment in Independent News and Media, South Africa (INMSA). However, due to the sensitive nature of the information, the details of this strategy cannot be publicly disclosed.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(1) (a) (i) (aa-bb) Nil

(b) Not applicable

(2) Not applicable.

ASB

No incidents of racism were reported to the human resources officer in the Accounting Standards Board during 2016 or 2017.

CBDA

CBDA did not have incidents of racism which were reported to the human resources offices in 2016 and 2017.

DBSA

1. (a) (b) None
2. (a) (b) N/A

FIC

1. (a) (ii) (aa) (bb) (b) Zero incidents were reported to the Human Resources business unit of the Financial Intelligence Centre.
2. Not applicable.

FSCA

(1) The FSCA and its predecessor the FSB, has no record of reported incidences of racism during the periods mentioned.

(2) Not applicable.

GEPF

 

There were no incidents of racism reported to the human resources office of the GEPF during the period in question.

GPAA

1. There was 1 (one) incident reported in 2016. Where a supervisor referred to a subordinate as a monkey.
2. A final written warning was issued and the supervisor was also relieved from supervisory duties with immediate effect (22 November 2016).

IRBA

The IRBA hereby declares that no incidents of racism were reported to the human resources offices in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017.

PFA

No incident of racism was reported to the human resources office of the OPFA.

LAND BANK

There were no incidents of racism reported to the human resources office in 2016 and 2017 at the Land Bank.

FAIS OMBUD

The Office of the Ombud for Financial Services Providers has no recorded incidents of racism for the period as requested.

PIC

(1)(a)(ii)(aa) No incidents of racism were reported at the PIC in 2016.

(1)(a)(ii)(bb) No incidents of racism were reported at the PIC in 2017.

(1)(b) This part of the question falls away.

(2) This part of the question falls away.

SAA

There has been no formal reported disciplinary cases or grievances lodged involving incidents of racism in the period specified.

SARS

Over the period 2015 to 2017, 7 cases of Racism have been reported in SARS.

The table below sets out these cases in more detail containing a high level summary of the details of the incident/s, whether it was investigated and the outcome of the formal disciplinary case.

Year	Type	Nature of Case	Details of Incident	Investigated	Outcome
2015	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Uttered racist remarks to fellow employees calling them "white trash"	Yes	Final Written Warning plus Suspension Without Pay: 10 Days
2016	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Posted on Facebook comments that are racially insensitive, derogatory and offensive towards Whites	Yes	Employee resigned
2016	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Sending an e-mail with racially insensitive content referring to Black people as "Apies" (monkeys)	Yes	Dismissal
2016	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Sending an e-mail with racially insensitive content referring to team members as monkeys	Yes	Final Written Warning plus Suspension Without Pay: 10 Days
2017	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Posted on Facebook a comment that is racially insensitive, derogatory and offensive relating to Blacks and Arabs	Yes	Final Written Warning
2017	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Sending a WhatsApp message with an image of a monkey with commentary of "wonder wat die volk vandag gaan brand"	Yes	Dismissal
2017	Formal Misconduct Hearing	Racism	Making a comment to colleagues for them not to act "like monkeys"	Yes	Dismissal

SASRIA

Sasria has in the (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 financial years not had incidents of racism reported to the Human Resources (Human Capital).

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud did not have any incident of racism reported to the human resources offices I the period of 2016 and 2017.

Reply:

The Member is advised to refer the matter to the Municipality Council for consideration and response.

Reply:

I refer the Honorable Member to the response submitted to Parliament on the 24 May 2018, to a very similar question posed by Honorable Shivambu, to Question Number:168 [NW175E] first published on the same date as your question on 8 February 2018.

It should be noted that your question is very wide and assumes that there is a simple way to classify research. The nature of National Treasury’s work is generally research-driven, and ranges from technical support, desk-top research, policy research and formal academic research. Some research is general in nature or, as determined by research institutions, and funding, may be up-front and specific or in the form of a subsidy towards a project, or specifically commissioned if and when the need arises. It is, therefore, not possible to provide a simple attachment of all research commissioned by the National Treasury given that some of the research is conducted internally (as part of the routine work) and other forms of research are conducted externally (by universities or research institutions or consultants commissioned to do so).

Some research leads to a specific output (e.g. research on climate-change or employment tax incentive) and some research may be on-going, involving many months of engagement between the department and specific researchers, where a specific output may take many years (e.g. research on growth or employment-generation) before any final output. Whilst most research is ultimately published as a paper, either directly by National Treasury (e.g. of the employment tax incentive) or by the research institutions themselves (e.g. researchers funded by ERSA), some research projects may take a long time to complete or publish.

The upfront allocations to research institutions like ERSA and UN Wider are published in Budget documents like the Budget Review and Estimates of Expenditure, and actual spending figures are noted in the Annual Report of the National Treasury.

 

Reply:

(1) At the outset it should be stated that the amount that was borrowed to Eskom is not R50 billion. The PIC advanced a loan of R5 billion to Eskom because it was within the PIC’s client mandate. The existence of a guarantee by the South African Government on the bridging facility was an overriding factor in the wake of Eskom credit rating downgrades. See further detail under item 2 below.

(2) The investment was duly considered in terms of the Mandate of the Client as well as the PIC’s Investment Policy and Delegation of Authority, and is justifiable on the following grounds:

Character of the loan

The loan to Eskom was in the form of short-term bridging facility for one month. The pricing on the facility was relatively attractive at Jibar plus 75 basis points, translating to 7.65% for a period of one month. Over and above this, there was an undertaking from the government of South Africa to provide a guarantee on the loan facility. The borrower had provided satisfactory evidence that Eskom had secured financial commitments to meet all of the borrower’s funding requirements up to March 2019. It is important to note that Eskom paid the principal amount of R5 billion in full plus the interest amount on 28 February 2018.

Governance

In approving the loan facility, the PIC also took comfort from the fact that National Treasury, the Department of Public Enterprises and Eskom jointly developed a going-concern plan, seeking to address the challenges faced by Eskom. There was also confirmation that all required approvals had been obtained for Eskom to appoint a permanent Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

(3) No. The PIC issued a joint statement with the Government Employees Pension Fund to announce the decision to advance the R5 billion loan to Eskom. The repayment of the loan was also widely covered by the media.

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

a) (i) (ii) (aa) Nil

b) (i) (ii) (iii) Nil

ASB

The Accounting Standards Board has had no cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, since date of establishment in October 2002, and as a result have had no need to report any cases to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).

CBDA

The Co-operative Banks Development Agency has not had any cases relating to the Prevention of Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004.

DBSA

(a)(i) Two (2) Cases reported to SAPS for further investigation. One (1) case in FY13/14 and one (1) case in FY 17/18. (a)(ii) No reports referred directly to DPCI.

(b)(i) Two (2) cases under investigation by SAPS. (ii) Two (2) cases followed up with SAPS and still under investigation. (iii) No convictions to date.

FIC

(a) The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) refers information (financial intelligence) for investigation to law enforcement authorities (such as the SAPS), the South African Revenue Service, security services and supervisors on an ongoing basis as part of the its regular function as envisaged in section 40 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (Act No38 of 2001, the FIC Act).

The FIC provides statistical information about its referrals in each of its Annual Reports.

The following number of matters have been identified as having possible links with criminal activity relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No12 of 2004, the PRECC Act) and were referred to the respective agencies indicated below:

	(i) SAPS	(ii) DPCI
2012/13	2	11
2013/14	3	13
2014/15	0	71
2015/16	1	9
2016/17	3	18
2017/18	6	7

Notes: i) The information referred to the SAPS and the DPCI in the matters referred to above relate to the FIC’s analysis of reports that financial and other institutions had made to the FIC on the transaction activities of their customers under the various reporting obligations contained in the FIC Act. None of these matters relate to suspected contraventions of the PRECC Act by staff members of the FIC.

ii) Prior to the financial year 2012-2013, the FIC did not keep detailed statistics of the possible underlying crime types relating to matters referred to law enforcement authorities.

(b) (i) and (ii) This information is not available to the FIC as the records of investigations relating to the PRECC Act are kept by the agencies conducting the relevant investigations, i.e. the SAPS and the DPCI respectively.

(iii) This information is not available to the FIC as the records of prosecutions and convictions relating to the PRECC Act are kept by the National Prosecuting Authority.

FSB

The Financial Services Board (the predecessor of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority) referred 86 cases to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation since 2012. We are aware of 8 convictions of these cases. 73 of the cases have been investigated or are currently part of an ongoing investigation. It should be noted that these 86 cases do not necessarily relate to corrupt activities. They were cases that the FSB investigated as part of their ongoing supervision of the entities that it regulates. It also often included investigations into unregistered business.

GEPF

There has been no cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act that were referred to the SAPS or the DPCI.

GPAA

“The Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) was established with effect from 1 April 2010 as promulgated by the President, as a government component in terms of Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act. Since the formation of the GPAA, the following cases were reported

a) 193 cases reported to SA Policy service/DPCI

b) 

(i) 140 cases investigated by SA Policy service/DPCI

(ii) All cases have been followed up by the GPAA with regular engagement with the SA Police Services/DPCI.

(iii) 8 cases resulted in convictions.

IRBA

The IRBA hold a position of authority over staff members that are employed by the IRBA as well as over Registered Auditors who are dully registered with the IRBA on its Register.

The IRBA has, from 2004 to date, not referred any cases or reported any of its employees or any Registered Auditors to a police official in accordance with the requirements of Section 34 of the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004.

LAND BANK

a) (i) 11 cases have been referred to date. (ii) As below (b) (i) As below (ii) The follow-up on cases by Land Bank accounting officers is continuous until cases are resolved (iii) The case (Brooklyn CAS 544/09/2012) of 2012 have been resolved, with the Accused found guilty.

#	Case Number	Year Reported	Result	Brief description of matter
1	Piet Plessis CAS 04/09/2004	2004	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	The client created and submitted fictitious invoices to Land Bank for a production loan to the value of R100,000
2	Brooklyn Cas 451/10/2007	2007	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	Theft of Land Bank company assets by an employee. Value of assets unknown.
3	Brooklyn CAS 300/11/2008 (AgriBEE Fund)	2008	Currently in Court	Various grants were approved without following the correct procedures and on verbal instruction from the CEO of the Land Bank. Total value approximately R26.5 million.
4	Brooklyn CAS 84/06/2009	2009	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	Bills and Promissory notes were stolen from the Land Bank Head Officer and presented for payment at FNB Standerton to the amount of R1 million.
5	Brooklyn CAS 985/08/2009	2009	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	A Land Bank client failed to disclose in a loan application that he had been previously sequestrated. The same client submitted fictitious invoices to Land Bank to facilitate disbursement of the loan. A loan to the value of R450,000 was granted to the client.
6	Brooklyn CAS 986/08/2009	2009	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	Client provided false information and documentation in support of a loan application. Client utilised the loan to pay off existing debt and not purchase livestock as stated in the loan application. Client further submitted fictitious invoices in order to facilitate payment of the loan. Value of the loan R500,000
7	Brooklyn CAS 987/08/2009	2009	To follow up with SAPS and NPA	Client disposed of assets which Land Bank held as security in the form of notarial bonds over. Furthermore, the client represented to Land Bank that he owned certain property, which resulted in a notarial bond registered over said property, whilst this was not the case.
8	Brooklyn CAS 431/08/2011 (AgriBEE Fund)	2011	Currently in Court	An employee of the National Department of Agriculture and the fund manager of the   AgriBEE fund approached a recipient of an AgriBEE grant and convinced him to deposit R2 million into a trust account of an attorney in Witbank, stating that the funds was for another AgriBEE project.  The attorneys received R100,000 as fees and the remainder was split between the employee of the National Department of Agriculture and the AgriBEE fund manager.
9	Brooklyn CAS 544/09/2012 (AgriBEE Fund)	2012	Accused found guilty	A grant of R6 million was paid to an entity on the verbal instruction of the CEO of the Landbank, and the correct procedures was not followed in approving this grant.  The previous Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee of Agriculture in Parliament was one of the individuals that personally benefitted from this grant.
10	Brooklyn CAS 884/07/2013 (AgriBEE Fund)	2013	Docket with prosecutor for decision to prosecute	Two entities received a total of R10,8 million as grants from the AgriBEE on verbal instruction from the CEO of the Landbank and the special advisor to the Minister of Agriculture.  The correct procedures were not followed in approving these grants.
11	Durbanville Case 420/09/2017	2017	Still under investigation by SAPS	Client submitted fraudulent documentation in support of a loan application. Value of the loan was R1.1 million.

FAIS OMBUD

There have been breaches of policy, including breach of the Supply Chain Management Policy on one isolated incident, but in neither of the instances where there were such policy breaches, these were found to fall within the parameters of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004. In this regard, there were no cases reported nor pending before any of the mentioned law enforcement institutions.

PFA

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator has not referred any cases relation to the Prevention and Combatting of Corrupt Activities Act, 12 of 2004 to the South African Police Service and / or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

PIC

(a) No cases relating to the PIC have been referred to the South African Police Service (SAPS) or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No 12 of 2004).

It should, however, be pointed out that a disgruntled employee laid charges of corruption against the Chief Executive Officer of the PIC, albeit that these charges were not specifically laid under the legislation referred to above. These charges pertain to a matter that was investigated thoroughly by the Board of the PIC. The Board of the PIC found these charges to be baseless and expressed its full confidence in the CEO.

(b) The rest of the question falls away.

SAA

Cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004
	SA Police Service	Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
a) (i) Number of cases referred to	89 (13 referred by SAA and 76 referred by Forensic Investigations)	1
b) (i) Number of cases investigated by	13	1
(ii) Being followed up by the respective accounting officers	14
(iii) Resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?	Pending SAP Investigation	Pending DPCI investigation

SARS

SARS Fraud Investigations reply:

• Fraud Investigations record-keeping does not distinguish between SAPS and DPCI – both are recorded as referred to “SAPS”.

• Investigators of SARS Fraud Investigations constantly monitor the progress of all criminal cases referred by the unit to the SAPS.

• Cases in the below table do not necessarily exceed the R100 000 provision. Corruption-related cases are referred to the SAPS based on merit - even if it doesn’t exceed R100 000.

• Data for corruption-related cases referred by SARS Fraud Investigations and convictions are only available from the 2012/13 Financial Year (FY):

FY	Corruption-related cases referred to the SAPS	Corruption-related cases with convictions obtained in each FY
2012/13	24	5
2013/14	61	2
2014/15	9	1
2015/16	7	1
2016/17	5	1
2017/18	5	3
Total cases	111	13

SASRIA

Sasria SOC Ltd has for the 2004 to 2018 financial years not referred any cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004 (as amended), to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).

It therefore follows, that no cases have been investigated, neither by the SAPS nor the DPCI.

TAX OMBUD

The Office of the Tax Ombud has never referred cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, to SA Police Service (SAPS) or Director for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).