Questions and Replies

Reply:

The employment details relating to members of the State Security Agency (SSA) would entail information that forms part of the broader operational strategy of the SSA and therefore remains classified and privileged. It should however be observed that the SSA is held accountable on such matters by the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI).

Reply:

(a) The is no financial implications of the delay in completing the refurbishment of 2 Military Hospital.

(b) The financial implications of the delay in completing the refurbishment of 1 Military Hospital amounts to R 103 504 181 from 01 April 2017 to 31 October 2017 and projected to R 165 606 690 for FY 2017/2018.

 

 

Reply:

1. Yes. Deputy Minister Mfeketo.

a) No, the nuclear energy issue was not discussed.

b) According to the official statement that was issued by the Presidency following the meeting, no reference was made to a specific intergovernmental agreement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please see the attached official statement on the bilateral meeting issued by the Presidency following the said meeting of the Presidents.

UNQUOTE

Both Presidents committed themselves to working together and with each in strengthening bilateral relations of both countries and further cementing the existing warm relations between the two countries for the economic and social development of their peoples.

Enquiries: Mac Maharaj on 079 879 3203 or [email protected]

Issued by: The Presidency

Pretoria

Statement on the Bilateral Meeting between President Zuma and President Putin, at the Novo-Ogarevo Presidential Residence, Moscow, Russia

28 August 2014

The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma met with his counterpart the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Mr Vladimir Putin, in a bilateral meeting at Novo-Ogarevo Presidential Residence just outside Moscow in Russia. 

The two presidents deliberated around a host of issues that affect the two countries, and discussed how they could further strengthen and consolidate the good bilateral relations that exist between the two countries. The two leaders also discussed ways to strengthen the existing bilateral agreements and mutual cooperation. 

President Putin welcomed the visit by President Zuma to Russia, and praised the good bilateral relations and cooperation that exist between South Africa and Russia. He further encouraged both countries to work together in implementing the decisions that were taken last year during the state visit of South Africa to Russia. He emphasized the need for Russian and South African Ministers to work together in taking forward the bilateral agreements.

President Putin further commended the work that has been done by the joint Russia-South Africa Business Council which saw a rise in trade between South Africa and Russia which grew by 13 percent in 2013 which represents a significant growth in trade between the two countries. He commended this growth saying that investment from Russia to South Africa now stands at over a billion US dollars a year. 

President Putin reaffirmed his commitment and that of his country to work together with South Africa on a number of issues that face the globe including participation in peace-making and peace-keeping efforts spearheaded by South Africa in the continent. He briefed President Zuma on the situation in the Ukraine and underlined his commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis. 

The Russian President further sought the assistance and support of South Africa when Russia takes over the leadership of BRICS next year. He further appealed for the strengthening of tourism, cultural exchanges and people to people relationships between our two countries and committed his country to further working with South Africa on educational exchanges. 

The two Presidents also discussed issues around the developments in the Middle East, in particular around the resolution of the Israeli-Palestine conflict through peaceful means. Both countries committed themselves to finding a lasting peaceful solution. President Zuma, also apprised President Putin around the role of South Africa and its work around this matter through sending its two special envoys. The security situation of the African continent was also discussed and assistance sought on peaceful missions that South Africa is involved in, including request for support of the African Capacity to Respond to Immediate Crisis (ACIRIC) process. 

President Zuma, also apprised President Putin around the developments in South Africa which has recently came out of elections with a clear mandate from the population of implementing programmes of job creation, eradicating poverty, unemployment and inequality, he sought support from Russia on the implementation of the new government’s priorities around the delivery of basic services like water, sanitation, energy, education, agriculture and tourism. 

President Zuma also raised the matter of the repatriation of South African fallen heroes who are buried in Russia, including Ivor David Jones, J.B. Marks and Moses Kotane. He thanked the government of Russia for taking care of the heroes who are buried in Moscow and he indicated that there are discussions and arrangements that are ongoing between Russia and South Africa about how the repatriation process should be handled.  

Reply:

Refer to the attached documents.

Reply:

In respect to the Department:

1a) what are the details including the ranks of service providers and/or contractors from which (a) his department procured services in the past five years.

The SCM Prescripts applied during the period 01 April 2012 till 31 March 2017 did not allow for awards to be made in accordance with Suppliers / Contractors’ ownership status. Only the B-BBEE Status Level of Contributor was utilised to allocate points. During that period, there were no reporting requirements for Government Departments to provide statistics / analysis of awards based on ownership status. As such, the historic data for the last five years lacked the details of whether the awarded suppliers / contractors where black-owned or not.

In order to structure the information in a way as to respond to the question, it necessitated a manual screening process to be followed using the National Treasury Central Supplier Database (CSD). The CSD came into operation on 01 April 2016. It is worth noting that the CSD data is limited to inputs captured by the Suppliers when they self-registered therein. Information pertaining to suppliers who were awarded contracts in the last five years but have not to date registered on CSD will not reflect ownership status. There is a limitation in that regard.

The details including ranks (B-BBEE Levels) of service providers and/or contractors from which the Department procured services in the past five years is attached as Annexure A1. This Annexure reflects 5 481 infrastructure projects that were awarded. The details of each transaction were extracted from the Department’s projects Works Control System (WCS). Information pertaining to general goods and services has been attached as Annexure A2. The Annexures provide comprehensive information that addresses questions below.

1b) what are the details including the ranks of service providers and/or contractors from which the entities reporting to him procured services in the past five years.

See Annexures A1 and A2

2a) what service was provided by each service provider and/or contractor?

See Annexures A1 and A2

2b) what amount was each service provider and/or contractor paid?

See Annexures A1 and A2

3a) how many of these service providers are black-owned entities?

See Annexures A1 and A2

3b) what contract was each of the black-owned service providers awarded

See Annexures A1 and A2

3c) how much was each black-owned service provider paid?

See Annexures A1 and A2

(b) DEPARTMENTAL ENTITIES:

Agrement South Africa (ASA)

 

1(b) 2 (a), 3 (a) (b) (c)

Not applicable

In respect of Agrément South Africa for the past five years the entity has been procuring under the CSIR as a division. Therefore the information is reported under the CSIR and not Agrément South Africa. For the current 2017/2018 period going forward, this information will be collated and will be available after audit.

Independent Development Trust (IDT), Council for the Built Environment and Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

1(b) 2 (a), 3 (a) (b) (c)

The detailed information is attached as Annexure B for Independent Development Trust (IDT), Annexure C for Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and Annexure D for Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

Reply:

Quote:

1. The investigation has commenced and is ongoing.

a) Not applicable

b) It is anticipated that the investigation will be concluded by end of Febraury.

Unquote:

Reply:

Re (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above: The Department owns the land in the following countries:

Country	Location	Size	Current Utilisation
New Delhi, India	Plot no 28A, Chanakyapuri	3321 sq/m	Vacant land
Juba, South Sudan	Plot 6 Block AXV(2), Juba	11000 sq/m	Vacant land
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Plot 29 D, Diplomatic Quarter	6298 sq/m	Vacant land
Kigali, Rwanda	Erf 841, 2530 Boulevard de L’Umuganda, Kacyiru Sud, District of Gasabo	6724 sq/m	Vacant land
Dakar, Senegal	Lot 09, Roosevelt Prolongee, Rue Sandiniery,	1700 sq/m	Vacant land
Bamako, Mali	Plot 2289, 2288, 2290, Du Lotissement de ACI2000 Hamdallaye, Mamdallaye	10920 sq/m	Vacant land
Mbabane, Swaziland	Plot 551, 553, 554, Lukhalo Road, Dalraichbane	8812 sq/m	Vacant land
Mbabane, Swaziland	Plot 96, Corner Luvivane Street and Pine Valley Drive, Dalraich	1 0192 sq/m	Vacant land
Mbabane, Swaziland	Plot 89, Libhubezi Street, Dalraich	4444 sq/m	Vacant land
Mbabane, Swaziland	Plot 196, Corner of Smhlolo and Karl Grant Street, CBD	2290 sq/m	Vacant land
Montevideo, Uruguay	Plot 415 860, 1919 Lieja, Carrasco	2394 sq/m	Vacant land
Gaborone, Botswana	Plot 5373, Extension 11, President’s Way	4496 sqm	Vacant land
Blantyre, Malawi	Plot LK 121, Chiuta Road, Namiwawa	1 030 Acres	Unoccupied property
Blantyre, Malawi	Plot LK122, Chiuta Road, Namiwawa	0.9989 Acres	Unoccupied property
Walvis Bay, Namibia	30, 9th Street West	906 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Walvis Bay, Namibia	16, 6th Road West, Meersig	1007 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Walvis Bay, Namibia	31m 2nd Street North, Meersig	1000 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Walvis Bay, Namibia	54, 1 Street North, Meersig	1000 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Windhoek, Namibia	75 Richter Street, Pioniers Park	1125 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Windhoek, Namibia	13 Charles Winslow Street, Olympia	1150 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Windhoek, Namibia	58 Malcom Spencer Street, (20 Danie Joubert Street), Olympia	1404 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Windhoek, Namibia	87 Bulow Street (Van Rhyn) (Dr Frans Indongo Street) Windhoek Central	1333 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Windhoek, Namibia	29 Regionald Walker Street, Olympia (29 Jason Hamutenya Ndadi Street)	1337 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Banjul, The Gambia	AU House No 101, Brufut Gardens, Kombo North District, Western Division	478.80 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Paris, France	Lock up garage, No B 67, Fraction No 93, 17,19,21 and 23 Rue de Chaillot, Basement 2, Cedex		Parking Bay
Sao Paulo, Brazil	Edificia St Andrews, Rigati, N2, 22nd Floor, Apartment 221, Block A, Santo Amaro	641 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Bonn, Germany	Rudiger Street, 22-24, 53179, Bonn-Mehlem,	4876 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Bonn, Germany	Auf de Hostert 3, 53173, Bonn-Plittersdorf	4767 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Brasilia, Brazil	Apartment 303, Leme Building, Setor de Habitacoes Coletivas Sul, Super Quandra 113, Building C, Asa Sul	145.55 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Brasilia, Brazil	Lot 2 of 4 01/08 of SHI Sul, Setor Habitacuional Individual Sul, QL-08 Conjunto 02, Lago Sul	1312.50 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Zurich, Switzerland	Langwisstrasse 17, Zumikon	2602 sq/m	Unoccupied property
Funchal, Portugal	Sitio dos Porinais, Camino do Pico, Sao Martinho	492 sq/m	Unoccupied property

 

UNQUOTE

Reply:

1. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has not procured services from Travel With Flair (Pty) Ltd.

2. The Department has not procured services related to international travel from the service provider in question.

(a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable

UNQUOTE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NONE

Reply:

Regulation 13 (c) of the Public Service Regulations of 2016 prohibits employees of departments from doing business with the State from 1 August 2016. The transitional provisions of the regulations require that the following actions must be taken by 1 February 2017 in relation to those contracts that were awarded before 1 August 2017:

An employee shall:

• cease conducting business with the organ of the state;
• resign as an employee; or
• resign as a director of a company that conducts business with an organ of state or resign as an employee;

Furthermore, section 30(1) of the Public Service Act of 1994 states “No employee shall perform or engage himself or herself to perform remunerative work outside his or her employment in the relevant department, except with the written permission of the executive authority of the department.”

A total number of 34 employees of the Department of Defence have been recorded as doing business with the Department on contracts secured after 1 August 2016 involving a total of 46 contracts/quotations to a total value of R4 349 466. These findings amount to a contravention of the Public Service Code of Conduct and are being investigated. There were no ongoing contracts awarded before 1 August 2016 where no action was taken to dispose of the interest.

The Department of Military Veterans reports that in the 2016-17 financial year, as per the Department’s records and also confirmed with AGSA, there was a finding made by AGSA, during 2016/17 audit process, where an official of the DMV was detected to be doing business with North West: Edu & Sports Development. This is contravening Regulation 13 (c) of the Public Service Regulations of 2016 and the matter is receiving attention.

Reply:

a) A work opportunity is defined as “paid work for an individual working on an EPWP project for any period of time”. The same person can be employed on different projects and each period of employment is counted as a work opportunity.

b) As per the EPWP Ministerial Determination 4 of 2012, eight (8) hours of work constitute a work day. A training day is constituted by seven (7) hours of training. Any of these two is counted as a person day, a total of which make up a work opportunity.

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responds as follows:

a) Yes

(i) Yes

 (ii) Not applicable

(aa) The delegation consisted of Commissioner Terry Tselane; Ms Nkaro Mateta; Mr Thabo Masemula and Ms Belinda Mbeleni.

(bb) Election Observation

(cc) 9 – 16 September 2014 for Ms Mateta, Mr Masemula and Ms Mbeleni, and 7-9 September 2014 for Commissioner Tselane.

(dd) The total cost of the trip was R136 558

Reply:

1 (a), (b) and (c) The requested information is contained in previous years financial statements and it will also be declared in current and future financial year statements.

The tabling is in line with Section 65 of the PFMA, Act No.1 of 1999 through which I will amongst others table Section 40 of the PFMA, Act No.1 of 1999 Reports to Parliament.

2 (a), (b) and (c) Same as above.

Reply:

1. The Oversight Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the Kingdom of Lesotho Committee is appointed to:

a) Act as an overall monitoring body and early warning mechanism in the event of signs of instability.

b) Follow up and support the implementation of the recommendations of the SADC Facilitator’s Report, in particular constitutional and security reforms.

c) Follow up on the implementation of SADC decisions and the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry.

d) Liaise and work closely with the Government of Lesotho and all relevant stakeholders.

e) Examine any other matters relevant to the SADC decisions on the Political and Security situation in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

f) Propose appropriate intervention measures in consultation with the SADC Facilitator.

g) The Oversight Committee shall compile and submit, to the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, monthly reports of its activities.

h) The Oversight Committee shall compile and submit, to the Chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, a final report eight (8) days after the completion of its assignment.

REPLY:

2. Yes. The Oversight Committee has achieved its mandate.

The Oversight Committee has been on the ground in the Kingdom of Lesotho, serving as adeterrent, since 3 June 2015, after the Double Troika Summit held in Pretoria, South Africa, approved its establishmentto act as an overall monitoring body and early warning mechanism in the event of signs of instability, and intervene as appropriate in consultation with the SADC Facilitator. The Oversight Committee continuously files reports to the SADC Facilitator on developments in the country and has engaged relevant stakeholders in the Kingdom of Lesotho for the implementation of SADC decisions and its presence has proven useful to stabilise the Kingdom.

REPLY:

3 (a) The terms of reference, as approved by the Double Troika Summit of 15 September 2017, of the Contingent Mission are as follows:

1. to strengthen peace and security, implement Security Sector Reforms, and implement the recommendations of the SADC Commission of Enquiry;
2. monitor and ensure that the rule of law is complied with in the process of implementing the recommendations of the SADC Commission of Enquiry;
3. identify immediate areas of priority that are to be implemented urgently, including the specific amendments in the Constitution, and amendments of the LDF and LMPS Acts with a view to ensuring separation of powers between the Army and Police;
4. to support the Kingdom of Lesotho in undertaking re-training of its personnel especially in the area of Civil Military Relations (CIMIC);
5. to monitor and assist where necessary in the investigation of the assassinations of Lt. Gen Motšomotšo and other alleged killings in Lesotho; and
6. lend assistance in the implementation of Constitutional, Public and Security Sector reforms and monitor the implementation of SADC Decisions;

(b) The Preventative Mission was officially launched on 2 December 2017 and the deployment would be for a period of 6 months.

REPLY:

4. The Contingent Mission was only officially launched on 02 December 2017 for a period of 6 months and thus an evaluation of its mandate can only be done after 6 months.

UNQUOTE

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

(a) The Electoral Commission’s Outreach Programme has received a qualified audit from the Auditor General of South Africa for 3 consecutive financial years: 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. The common reason for qualification in all three instances has been the reliability of information regarding the verification on Outreach Targets. The source of this has largely centred on the verification of performance against the target for Civic & Democracy Education (CDE) Events. “Events” in this instance refer to an activity with an educational objective targeting a specific audience of least 20 people as defined year on year in the Technical Indicator Descriptions that accompany the Annual Performance Plan. This is one target out of several that measures the performance of the Outreach Programme.

An event has to be supported by auditable evidence to demonstrate the minimum number of attendees per event and – for purposes of usefulness – educational substance.

The system on which CDE events are captured is known as the Outreach Management System (OMS). Before its advent, events were captured on Excel Spreadsheets and supporting evidence stored manually. This was labour-intensive, cumbersome and an inefficient way of collecting and collating management data. Thus the OMS was designed to – amongst other things:

• Avail management information and statistical data;
• Monitor performance indicators and targets at various levels of the organisation; and
• Facilitate quality and risk assurance;

The OMS came into use in April 2015. All the performance data for CDE events for the 2015-2016 financial year audits was stored in, generated by, and drawn from the OMS.

Reliability has been a challenge due to the following factors:

• 1. From the outset, there were repeated shortcomings in the capturing and uploading of auditable evidence;
  2. Most events take place in provincial and local offices of the Electoral Commission. During non-election years the responsibility for capturing the events and the supporting documentation on the OMS falls on Electoral Project Coordinators (EPCs). During election years, added contract capacity takes on this responsibility. The events and the supporting documentation are supposed to be reviewed and approved by Regional Supervisors. Provincial staff has supervisory duties to ensure this happens. This scheme has proved fraught and has resulted in events not being captured on time and those that are captured being approved without the requisite supporting documents. In turn has resulted in three consecutive qualifications;
  3. Poor quality of auditable data was in evidence. Audit findings showed that incorrect evidence was uploaded, or that the educational substance could not be determined rendering the target inadequate for purposes of usefulness; and
  4. Inadequate and ineffective internal controls to ensure proper record keeping in a timely manner which in turn compromised completeness, relevance and accuracy of the information captured.

b) The remedial measures that have been taken include:

1. Revision of the Technical Indicator Description that makes it compulsory to upload both a register with a minimum of 20 attendees and evidence of educational substance;
2. National Office monthly quality assurance which is effected before an event is approved and thus recorded on the OMS;
3. Enhancement of the OMS to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls such as segregation of approval duties; and
4. Improved communication throughout the value chain and re-training of end-users.

Reply:

The information received from the Department and the entities are tabulated as follows:

a) Department of Home Affairs

(i)	Number of supplier invoices	Total amount outstanding
(aa) more than 30 days	27	1 226 438.62
(bb) more than 60 days	7	160 512.14
(cc) more than 90 days	1	1 240.31
(dd) more than 120 days	3	4 898.52
GRAND TOTAL	32	1 393 089.59

b) Government Printing Works

(i)	Number of supplier invoices	Total amount outstanding
(aa) more than 30 days	1	15 352.02
(bb) more than 60 days	2	59 022.36
(cc) more than 90 days	0	0
(dd) more than 120 days	3	44 114.30
GRAND TOTAL	6	488.68

c) Electoral Commission

(i)	Number of supplier invoices	Total amount outstanding
(aa) more than 30 days	11	119 422.00
(bb) more than 60 days	2	2 156.00
(cc) more than 90 days	0	0
(dd) more than 120 days	19	32 818.00
GRAND TOTAL	32	154 396.00

Reply:

Yes.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

Reply:

(a) The Electoral Commission has no intension to purchase new software for running elections before the 2019 general elections.

(b-d) Not applicable

Reply:

a) The total number of households that were moved to make space for the Nandoni Dam is 465 (which included recognition of families desiring to separate/divorce, one Musanda, three churches, one clinic, two business; one government and community buildings). These structural replacements should were separate from the relocation of 2 100 subsistence farmers.

b) Yes, a settlement agreement was reached with the affected households/ community. The Relocation Action Plan (RAP) was developed with the project steering committee which comprised of provincial and territorial authorities.

c) The total monetary value of the settlement is R 8,005,248.79.

d) and (e)

It must be noted that the compensation system adopted to mitigate losses and other disadvantages caused by the project strived for reinstatement as a preferred option rather than monetary value. Where reinstatement was impractical or inadequate, resort was made to other forms of compensation. In addition to reinstatement, the following households were also compensated in monetary value.

See attached Annexure A.

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Reply:

1. (a) and (b) The Department of Public Service and Administration and all three (3) entities in the portfolio do not own land.

Reply:

1. The investigation has been concluded and subsequent steps are being considered by the Department.

a) Subsequent steps are being considered.

b) No steps have yet to be taken;

c) Findings and sanctions will depend on the steps outlined in (a) and (b).

UNQUOTE:

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

No.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

Reply:

(a)(i) My Department has currently a total of five (5) disputed unpaid invoices for more than 60 days at R 64 604.12; a total of two (2) disputed unpaid invoices for more than 90 days at R 883 101 646.14; and a total of 29 disputed unpaid invoices for more than 120 days at R 85 226 308.47.

It should be noted that there are various reasons for disputed invoices as follows:

• Discrepancies with regards to the actual invoices;
• Contractual arrangements;
• Discrepancies regarding supplier details;
• Discrepancies regarding banking details;
• Work done not supported by a certified engineer; and
• Unverifiable work.

(a)(ii) Refer to the table below for the total number of supplier invoices that are currently unpaid by my Entities:

	Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid	Total amount outstanding in each case
(aa)Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid more than 30 days	720	R 116 677 218.85
(bb)Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid more than 60 days	933	R 47 366 803.03
(cc)Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid more than 90 days	571	R 170 050 648.10
(dd) Total number of supplier invoices that currently remain unpaid more than 120 days	128	R 125 015 841.38
TOTAL AMOUNT	2352	R 459 110 511.36

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Reply:

There is no system called Biometric Exercise Movement Control System in the Department. The Department is in the process of developing the Biometric enhanced Movement Control System (BeMCS), as part of the modernisation project.

Discussions are underway to explore a comprehensive approach to DHA System as part of the Repositioning Process.

Reply:

1(a) and (b) The following table outlines the information of the payment of invoices as from the month of November with 30 days and beyond, and the outstanding amounts:

Dept. Entity	(aa) More than 30 days	(bb) More than 60 days	(cc) More than 90 days	(dd) More than 120 days	Total
DPSA	0	0	0	0	0
CPSI	0	0	0	0	0
NSG	0	0	0	0	0
PSC	0	0	0	0	0

Reply:

(a)(i) In 2014-15 no investigations and/or audits have been conducted into the Electoral Commission bar the normal audit conducted by the Auditor-General annually.

(a)(ii) In 2015-16 no investigations and/or audits have been conducted into the Electoral Commission bar the normal audit conducted by the Auditor-General annually.

(b) Since 1 April 2017 no issues were raised by the Auditor-General or brought on by any institution that required an investigation and/or audit

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) No investigations and/or audit done

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

Yes, the Electoral Commission has signed MOUs with its counterparts from the following countries:

a) Country                                b) Date            c) Nature

Elections Commission of India	11/10/2011	Exchange of knowledge related to the study, reform and management. Promotion and implementation of educational research and training programmes on election management and administration. Facilitation of mutual exchanges to enhance experience in election management and administration. Holding of conferences on topics of common interest. Any other modality of cooperation agreed upon.
Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico	29/06/2012	Exchange of knowledge related to the study, reform and management. Promotion and implementation of educational research and training programmes on election management and administration. Facilitation of mutual exchanges to enhance experience in election management and administration. Holding of conferences on topics of common interest. Any other modality of cooperation agreed upon.
Central Elections Commission of Palestine	03/09/2013	Identify areas of mutual benefit through exchange and cooperation. Identify and undertake capacity-building initiatives in any discipline in modern electoral management practices.
Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation	08/09/2014	Promotion of exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of organization and technical development of electoral process, with a view to developing the practice of management and administration. Support in exchanging information, materials, expertise and organizing training of personnel. Facilitate relationships with other electoral authorities and organizations. Production and distribution of materials pertaining to electoral systems, voting technology, voter education and awareness, participation of women, minorities, people with disabilities. Any other modality of cooperation agreed upon.

Reply:

1(a)	i) Services were procured	ii) Total amount paid
	Services were procured	Total amount paid
Yes, the DST procured services through Travel With Flair Ltd from April 2012 to March 2015	International Air Travel (Int)	33 529 172
	Domestic Air Travel (Dom)	30 673 628
	Accommodation (Acc)	24 704 386
	Paid to TWF	3 957 367
	Car Hire (Car)	2 700 065
	Transfers Domestic (Tra)	2 607 826
	Accommodation International & Cross Borders (Aci)	2 024 718
	Group Conference & Incentives (Cfr)	1 564 018
	Air Charter International (Che)	1 340 151
	Air Charter Domestic (Chw)	436 516
	Car Hire Booking Cxl Penalty (Cap)	128 288
	Airport Parking (Aap)	79 956
	Insurance (Ins)	40 717
	Railways, Bus , Ferry Res. (Rai)	28 460
	Restaurant Reservation (Res)	23 156
	Regional Ticket (Reg)	7 799
	International Accommodation (Inh)	7 351

1(b)
Entity	Services were procured	Total amount paid
NRF	Yes, the NRF procured services through Travel With Flair Ltd from March 2016 to October 2017	Accommodation	R 4 696 493.53
		Transfers and Shuttles	R 265 210.66
		Car Hire	R 334 277.95
		Conference	R 6 355 549.01
		Domestic Air Travel	R 2 249 213.11
		Insurance and Foreign exchange	R 15 930.12
		International Air Travel	R 7 456 141.58
		Visas and Passports	R 176 053.00
ASSAf	Yes, ASSAf procured services through Travel With Flair Ltd from 16 July 2016 to 31 October 2017	Booking of flights	R 2 200 989.80
		Booking of accommodation	R 376 164.38
		Car hire	R 32 407.95
		Conferencing	R 47 8941.34
		Travel insurance	R 7 580.00
SANSA	Yes, the SANSA procured services through Travel With Flair Ltd from 1 July 2017 to 20 November 2017	International Air Travel	R 532,308.00
		Domestic Air Travel	R 527,910.00
		Accommodation	R 405,122.00
		Car Hire	R 96,723.00
		Food & Beverage	R 39,722.00
		Railway /Bus / Ferry	R 27,025.00
		Transfers	R 25,275.00
		Other	R 10,486.00
		Regional Air Travel	R 3,449.00
		Visas And Passports	R 2,879.00
		Groups Conference & Incentives	R 2,850.00
		Conference Venue Hire	R 1,000.00
		Deposit Refundable	R 0.00
CSIR, TIA and HSRC	No, the CSIR, TIA and HSRC has not procure any services from Travel With Flair Ltd	Not applicable	Not applicable

2(a)
Entity	Person travelled	Route travelled	Total amount paid
Yes, Travel with Flair Ltd provided services related to International Travel	Please refer to Annexure A

2(b)
Entity	Person travelled	Route travelled	Total amount paid
NRF	Yes, Travel with Flair Ltd provided services related to International Travel	Please refer to Annexure B
ASSAf	Yes, Travel with Flair Ltd provided services related to International Travel	Please refer to Annexure C
SANSA	Yes, Travel with Flair Ltd provided services related to International Travel	Please refer to Annexure D
CSIR TIA, and HSRC	No, the CSIR, TIA and HSRC has not procured services from Travel with Flair Ltd in relation to international travel	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

Reply:

i) The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has 223 invoices that were not paid within 30 days. The bulk of unpaid invoices relate to unresolved contractual obligations that needed to be finalised before the payment is processed. The negotiations in ralations to unpaid invoices has been concluded and payments will be released before the end of the third quarter.

ii) An entity of the department African Rennaisance Fund (ARF) does not have any invoices older than 30 days.

(aa) 99 unpaid invoices for more than 30 days

(bb) 88 unpaid invoices for more than 60 days

(cc) 39 unpaid invoices for more than 90 days

(dd) 7 unpaid invoices for more than 120 days

b) Total amount outstanding per age analysis.

No. of days	30 days	60 days	90 days	120+ days	Totals
No. of outstanding invoices	99	88	39	7	223
Total amount	22 ,833,717.80	11,460,999. 09	9,875,567.16	544, 882.13	44, 715, 166.18

Refer to the attached annexure.

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Reply:

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has taken the following steps to ensure officials adhere to

a) supply chain management;

 i) Revised the Supply Chain Management Framework alignment with the various National Treasury SCM Instructions.

 (ii) Developed Financial Misconduct Policy and Procedure.

 (iii) Revised the Financial Delegation of Authorities consistent with the National Treasury approved threshold.

 (iv) Established an Internal Control Unit to monitor compliance and further enhance effectiveness of the internal controls.

b) procurement process;

1. Established three bid committee to facilitate procurements for threshold of above R500 000.
2. Centralised procurement of above R30 000 but not exceeding R500 000 to leverage on economics of scale.
3. Trained all supply chain practitioners, both at Head Office and missions abroad.
4. Trained all end-user officials involved with procurement of goods and services.
5. Signed a declaration of interest, including the code of conduct as well as Financial Misconduct Policy.

Unquote.

Reply:

1. No application has been received from former President Mugabe seeking an application for political asylum and/or refugee status in South Africa.

(2)    The Government of the Republic of South Africa has an obligation to grant protection to refugees and other persons in need of protection under a number of Conventions such as the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.

(3)     To date, the Republic of Zimbabwe has not requested assistance from South Africa or the SADC during this transitional period.

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Additional information

However, following the developments in Zimbabwe, His Excellency President Jacob Zuma in his capacity as Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued a press statement on 15 November 2017, in which he noted with great concern the unfolding political situation in the Republic of Zimbabwe, and called for calm and restraint, and expressed hope that the developments would not lead to unconstitutional changes of Government as that would be contrary to both SADC and the African Union Principles.

President Zuma, in his capacity as Chair of SADC, dispatched a Special Envoy to Harare, Zimbabwe on 15 November 2017, and the Special Envoy met with President Robert Mugabe and the Army Generals on 16 November 2017.

Following these developments, a meeting of the Organ Troika Plus Chair of the SADC Ministerial Committee was convened in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana on 16 November 2017 to consider the unfolding political situation in Zimbabwe.

The Organ Troika Plus Chair of SADC Ministerial Committee Meeting reaffirmed SADC’s commitment to the African Union (AU) Constitutive Act and the SADC Democratic Principles as they relate to the unconstitutional removal of democratically elected Governments. All stakeholders were urged to ensure the observance and respect of the constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe and the rule of law.

The Organ Troika Plus SADC Chair Summit was held in Luanda, in the Republic of Angola on 21 November 2017 to deliberate on the unfolding political situation in the Republic of Zimbabwe, and resolved that President Zuma, in his capacity as SADC Chairperson, and H.E João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Organ on Politics Defence and Security Cooperation will immediately undertake a mission to Zimbabwe on 22 November, 2017 to assess the situation.

On 21 November 2017, His Excellency, President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, stepped down from his position of Head of State and Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Following this, the mission to Zimbabwe on 22 November 2017 was cancelled. SADC is confident that Zimbabwe, as a member to both the AU and SADC, will continue upholding Democratic Principles enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe.

Reply:

1.The decision of the Chief Justice that, in future, English will be the official language of record was not published in the Government Gazette.

I am not in a position to respond on behalf of the Chief Justice as to why it was considered not necessary to publish it in the Government Gazette, if it was considered as a decision falling under section 8(3) of the Superior Courts Act, 2013.

2. I am aware of the the decision of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) published in Government Gazette No. 24121 of 29 November 2002, in respect of Board Notice 99 of 2002;

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is in the process of developing a policy on the interpretation service which includes provisions on the language of court proceedings (langauge use), as well as a possible position on the language of record for the courts. This policy will inform legislative reform to determine the language of record for the courts, as well as the language of court proceedings.

3. and (4) See response in point (2) above on legislative reform. Additionally, any legislative proposal must consider and uphold the principle of separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary.

Reply:

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) has provided a high-level response to the questions above. A list of all major contracts awarded to BEE level 1 to 3 is included for sake of interest. Due to the volume of procurement, a full list of procurement during this period is not provided.

The DoJ&CD utilised the following method and rationale in arriving at the statistical conclusions populated below:

(i) the data is based on contracts above R500k concluded with service providers using a SCM process; and

(ii) the BEE levels of service providers are, as at time of contract award as the level status may have been amended post the implementation of the new preferential procurement regulation of 2017.

Part (C) of the question cannot be addressed due to the fact that the regulations were only amended with effect from 1 April 2017 that allows for a different allocation and adjudication process that support specifically black-owned entities. For the previous years, the BEE levels addressed ownership as well as investment in redress activities.

An estimated total amount of R6.2 billion worth of contracts had been awarded by the DoJ&CD to various suppliers/service providers since 2006.

LEVEL OF BEE COMPLIANT	VALUE OF CONTRACT	ALLOCATION
Level 1	R1 575 408 516	25%
Level 2	R2 871 302 186	46%
Level 3	R348 324 932	6%
Level 5 and higher	R311 392 620	4%
Inter State (SITA and SAQA)	R1 191 321 106	19%
Grand Total	R6 297 749 360

1. Approximately 77% of contracts measured by the value of initiatives/projects were awarded to the most BBBEE compliant service providers i.e. (Level 1 to 3).
2. Approximately 19% of work was given to SITA and SAQA as part of the promotion of inter-governmental collaboration.
3. Approximately 4% of initiatives/projects were awarded to less compliant service providers i.e. (Level 5 and higher).

CONTRACT NO.	DESCRIPTION	SERVICE PROVIDER	AWARDED AMOUNT	AMOUNT PAID	BEE LEVEL
SITA PROPOSAL	ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT MICROSOFT (NEW) & THE SUPPLEMENTARY MICROSOFT PREMIER SUPPORT	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 233 313 310.52	R 233 313 310.52	INTER STATE
SITA RFB 1221/2014	PROCUREMENT OF LAN EQUIPMENT (SWITCHES & RELATED COMPONENTS) FOR DOJ&CD	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 23 530 241.39	R 19 717 274.12	INTER STATE
SITA SLA	MAINFRAME HOSTING SERVICES	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 55 397 733.77	R 47 499 951.80	INTER STATE
SITA SLA	VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICES	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 315 961 346.30	R 271 645 217.66	INTER STATE
SITA SLA	APPLICATION MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT SERVICES	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 518 066 669.81	R 407 161 040.65	INTER STATE
SITA PROPOSAL	IJS TRANSVERSAL MICROSOFT RESOURCE ACQUISITION	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 2 778 602.80	R 1 216 112.10	INTER STATE
SITA PROPOSAL	ACQUISITION OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSES BASED ON THE SITA MICROSOFT	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 7 893 374.93	R 7 893 374.73	INTER STATE
SITA BA	TRILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEEN DOJ&CD, SITA & TELKOM FOR THE ROLL-BACK OF THE VPN	SITA (PTY) LTD	R 407 222 852.76	R 201 922 394.91	INTER STATE
	APPOINTMENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT VERIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS	SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY (SAQA)	R 1 850 000.00	R 952 430.00	INTER STATE
RFB 2007 11B	OFF-SITE STORAGE - ADOPTION OF SOLUTIOS BLUE-PRINT & NATIONAL ROLL-OUT	MMELA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS	R 287 463 944.55	R 233 502 061.87	LEVEL 1
RFB 2008 15	SUPPLY INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE OF INTEGRATED SECURITY	GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (SONDOLO IT (PTY) LTD)	R 373 709 412.00	R 163 141 579.21	LEVEL 1
RFB 2013 06B	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE CAPACITATION OF PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR THE INTEGRATED JUSTICE SYSTEM (IJS): SITA CONTRACT RFB 570	MINDWORX CONSULTING (PTY)LTD	R 102 902 483.63	R 90 548 590.23	LEVEL 1
RFB 2014 02	PROVISION OF COURT RECORDING TECHNOLOGY (CRT) SOLUTION FOR THE DOJ&CD	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD	R 546 552 384.74	R 403 299 122.42	LEVEL 1
RFB 2014 05	SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF ISM OFFICE FURNITURE AT THE NATIONAL OFFICE IN PRETORIA	REDROW CHAIRS CC T/A REDROW OFFICE FURNITURE	R 1 554 063.74	R 1 447 309.61	LEVEL 1
RFB 2014 08	APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPILATION, DRAWING & PRINTING OF MAPS ACCOMPANIED BY POINT TO POINT DESCRIPTIONS ARISING FROM THE RATIONALISATION OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS & AREAS OF JJURISDICTION OF COURTS & THE IMPACT ON THE SHERIFFS SERVICE AREA	AS NOYANE & ASSOCIATES INC	R 3 816 492.00	R 2 812 794.09	LEVEL 1
RFB 2015 01	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE THE DOJ&CD WITH A COMPREHENSIVE CASH IN TRANSIT SECURITY SERVICE	FIDELITY CASH SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD	R 75 811 211.81	R 41 100 029.29	LEVEL 1
RFB 2015 07	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF BROWN HEAVY DUTY RETRACTABLE DUAL LOCKABLE SECURITY DOORS IN VARIOUS COURTS OF LIMPOPO REGION	BAKAKGA BA MAKUBELA MULTI PROJECTS	R 978 019.68	R -	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 14	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF OPEN PLAN OFFICE FURNITURE FOR THE CFO BRANCH ACCOMODATION PROJECT FOR THE DOJ&CD AT NATIONAL OFFICE IN PRETORIA	ICON BUSINESS FURNITURE	R 2 991 127.44	R 2 632 962.24	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES (PTY) LTD	R 646 872 877.67	R 122 941 342.41	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	JACKLIFFY TRADING CC	R 355 863 080.93	R 73 111 828.60	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	MCC SECURITY & PROJECTS	R 333 792 306.16	R 68 119 517.82	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	TYEKS SECURITY SERVICES	R 30 391 400.00	R 6 525 287.20	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	TSEDZA PROTECTIVE SERVICES	R 119 342 533.41	R 27 851 740.48	LEVEL 1
RFB 2016 16	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF OFFICE FURNITURE FOR THE MPUMALANGA HIGH COURT	ESIZWE TECHNOLOGY	R 9 085 460.64	R -	LEVEL 1
RFQ 001 2013	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE ONCE OFF SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF SAN DATA STORAGE SOLUTION FOR DOJ&CD	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD	R 15 643 535.97	R 15 643 535.59	LEVEL 1
RFQ 008 2013	HARDWARE & RELATED SERVICES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DISASTER RECOVERY FUNCTION	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD PRETORIA	R 50 256 570.93	R 46 360 311.24	LEVEL 1
RFQ 1892-783-2012	SUPPLY OF 405 WAN COMPRESSORS & THE MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT THEREOF	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD	R 54 325 281.45	R 54 177 267.94	LEVEL 1
RFQ 2014 02B	PROCUREMENT OF SERVERS & STORAGE HARDWARE INCLUDING SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD	R 9 772 038.66	R 8 104 316.02	LEVEL 1
RFQ 2014 08	PROVISION OF SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE FOR THE ICMS SCANNERS (FUJITSU) FOR THE DOJ&CD	IMAGECARE TECHNICAL SERVICE (PTY) LTD	R 18 946 800.00	R 5 230 350.00	LEVEL 1
RFQ 2016 01	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE IJS TRANSVERSAL SKILLS RESOURCING SERVICES UNDER SITA RFB 1183/2014	TIPP FOCUS CONSULTING	R 196 992 000.00	R 44 356 659.00	LEVEL 1
RFQ 2016 03	SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF DESKTOP REFRESHMENT PROGRAMME	SIZWE BUSINESS NETWORKING (PTY) LTD	R 12 374 380.80	R 11 801 250.49	LEVEL 1
SITA RFQ PSM 02-783-2013	SUPPLY & START-UP OF 2 DATA CENTRE CALL SWITCHES	DATACENTRIX (PTY) LTD	R 5 087 619.03	R 4 078 801.44	LEVEL 1
SITA RFB 1137/2013	THE PROVISION, IMPLEMENTATION & MAINTENANCE OF A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION OVER A CONTRACT OF 6.5 YEARS TO ENABLE THE DOJ&CD TO MANAGE THE THIRD PARTY FUNDS (TPF)	PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS (PTY) LTD.	R 138 855 375.05	R 105 199 649.68	LEVEL 1
SITA RFB 1169/2013	APPOINMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE A DIGITAL SIGNATURE SOLUTION	ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD	R 28 929 848.60	R 25 182 613.88	LEVEL 1
	RENEWAL OF COSIGN LICENSES MAINTENANCE VIA A SOLE SUPPLIER METHOD	ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD	R 6 405 596.04	R 3 202 798.02	LEVEL 1
	PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE CONTRACT ACQUIRED BY GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT	ERNST & YOUNG ADVISORY SERVICES	R 23 949 000.00	R 15 036 797.70	LEVEL 1
DPSA INITIATIVE	APPOINTMENT OF A PANEL OF ACCREDITED HEALTH RISK MANAGERS	ALEXANDER FORBES	R 14 695 460.00	R 11 900 039.75	LEVEL 2
SITA RFB 2014 1214	ACQUISITION OF PABX FOR PHASE 2 OF THE PABX PROJECT FOR THE DOJ&CD	ITEC TIYENDE (PTY) LTD	R 56 493 365.30	R 54 368 059.34	LEVEL 2
RFB 2006 1A	DIGITAL COURT RECORDING SOLUTIONS (DCRS)	DIMENSION DATA	R 507 361 966.33	R 507 019 506.77	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 02	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH & WELLNESS SERVICES TO THE DOJ&CD	ICAS	R 10 030 039.80	R 9 689 559.92	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 14	CASH IN TRANSIT SERVICES	FIDELITY CASH SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD	R 34 210 089.60	R 27 426 487.00	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 15	SECURITY GUARDING & SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVICES	BORN TO PROTECT SECURITY SERVICES	R 359 184 128.66	R 332 143 832.83	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 15	SECURITY GUARDING & SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVICES	FIDELITY SECURITY SERVICES (PTY) LTD	R 589 814 130.74	R 574 613 375.01	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 15	SECURITY GUARDING & SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVICES	LINDA SECURITY SERVICES	R 9 713 224.06	R 8 930 716.07	LEVEL 2
RFB 2012 15	SECURITY GUARDING & SPECIAL PROTECTION SERVICES	MABOTWANE SECURITY SERVICES	R 674 604 596.34	R 540 700 879.89	LEVEL 2
RFB 2015 02	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF OFFICE FURNITURE FOR THE HIGH COURT IN POLOKWANE	STYLE CRAFT OFFICE DESIGN	R 10 272 576.26	R 6 913 693.38	LEVEL 2
RFB 2016 15	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE RENDERING OF GUARDING & SPECIALISED SERVICES AT THE DOJ&CD, OCJ & NPA	MABOTWANE SECURITY SERVICES	R 183 796 418.10	R 41 930 955.19	LEVEL 2
RFB 920/2011	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PROVISION OF ICT SUPPORT SERVICES	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 313 749 847.82	R 313 677 871.10	LEVEL 2
RFQ 058/BA-783 2015	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PROVISION OF NETWORK SWITCHES INCLUDING 5 YEARS MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 37 704 381.66	R 36 989 141.97	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2014 01	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER TO COLLECT STATISTICAL INFORMATION (FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 2013 TO 31 AUGUST 2014) FOR THE REVIEW OF THE MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL CAPACITY I.T.O SECTION 8 READ WITH SECTION 96 (4) OF THE CRIMMINAL JUSTICE ACT 75 OF 2008	MTHENTE RESEARCH & CONSULTING SERVICES	R 976 894.41	R 976 894.41	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2014 04	PROCUREMENT OF CRT SERVERS & STORAGE HARDWARE INCLUDING A 5 YEAR SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE SERVERS I.I.O SITA TRANSVERSAL CONTRACT	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 10 037 316.35	R 9 905 186.51	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2014 06	SUPPLY & INSTALL 21000 TREND MICRO END POINTS SUITE, SUPPLY (ARM) LICENSES & INSTALL DEEP SECURITY SOLUTION WITH MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS	DIMENSION DATA	R 7 768 675.33	R 6 371 396.30	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2014 07	PROVISION OF K2 LICENSES MAINTENANCE SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE DOJ&CD	NAMBITI TECHNOLOGIES	R 58 165 628.24	R 49 826 578.90	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2015 01	PROVISION OF ICT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO THE DOJ&CD	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 174 858 353.58	R 147 772 931.82	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2015 02	SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF 576 SITE SERVERS INCLUDING 5 YEARS MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 30 084 416.01	R 28 903 754.18	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2015 06	SUPPLY, DELIVERY & INSTALLATION OF SERVERS & STORAGE HARDWARE FOR DATA CENTRE OPTIMISATION PROGRAMME	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 36 339 167.55	R 32 842 217.33	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2015 08	PROVISION OF IT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE DOJ&CD	CHM VUWANI COMPUTER SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD	R 29 814 434.16	R 20 202 272.72	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2015 09	RENEWAL, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT OF CITRIX SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR THE DOJ&CD	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 5 685 161.76	R 5 685 161.76	LEVEL 2
RFQ 2016 08	RENEWAL OF TREND LICENSES INCLUDING MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT	XON SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD	R 23 813 034.60	R 10 378 543.89	LEVEL 2
RFQ KM-120-SL-2012	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PROVISION OF K2 LICENSES MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT TO THE DOJ&CD	INTERVATE SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD	R 4 458 475.31	R 4 458 475.31	LEVEL 2
SITA RFQ PSM 01-783-2013	PROCUREMENT OF 293 SWITCHES FOR THE DOJ&CD	EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD	R 9 144 595.18	R 9 144 595.18	LEVEL 2
SITA RFB 1138/2013	PROCUREMENT OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION TESTING SOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE DOJ&CD	CORNERSTONE ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD	R 6 438 300.60	R 6 031 257.66	LEVEL 2
SITA RFB 1146/2013	THE PROVISION OF SERVICE DESK SOLUTION OPTIMISATION, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT	GIJIMA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD	R 24 619 354.41	R 21 186 917.37	LEVEL 2
SITA RFB 1170/2013	RENEWAL OF SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT FOR THE KOFAX SCANNING SOLUTION	T-SYSTEMS SA (PTY) LTD (INTERVATE)	R 16 954 205.40	R 16 920 606.65	LEVEL 2
SITA PROCESS	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR RENEWAL, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT OF MERIDIO SOFTWARE LICENSES	INTERVATE SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD	R 13 395 813.63	R 12 779 822.62	LEVEL 2
	DIGITAL COURT RECORDS-DATA CONSOLIDATION	DIMENSION DATA	R 25 208 158.96	R 19 933 181.76	LEVEL 2
	DATA CONSOLIDATION CONTRACT TO ENABLE THE RETRIEVAL OF HISTORIC DATA (SUB PROGRAMME)	DIMENSION DATA	R 2 589 256.00	R 1 094 630.95	LEVEL 2
	APPOINTMENT OF HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD TO ASSES THE STOCKPILE PILIR APPLICATIONS	METROPOLITAN HEALTH RISK (PTY) LTD	R 4 000 000.00	R 583 642.04	LEVEL 2
RFB 2011 07	SUPPLY OF A LOCAL AND OVERSEES ELECTRONIC & LOOSE PUBLICATIONS (B) TO SUPPLY LOCAL & OVERSEES JOURNALS & SERIALS © UPDATING SERVICES OF LOOSE LEAF PUBLICATIONS	JUTA	R 251 145 657.59	R 245 894 003.03	LEVEL 3
RFB 2012 14	CASH IN TRANSIT SERVICES	PROTEA COIN GROUP (PTY) LTD	R 52 496 556.58	R 31 101 605.50	LEVEL 3
RFB 2013 03	APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE DECISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT & SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL	HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL J/V FORT HARE UNIVERSITY	R 10 324 841.00	R 10 324 840.67	LEVEL 3
RFB 2015 03	PROVISION OF AN AUDIO VISUAL REMAND SOLUTION FOR THE DOJ&CD	VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD	R 16 608 965.86	R 13 717 865.22	LEVEL 3
RFB 2015 17	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF VIRTUAL LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS (LOCAL ONLINE, ELECTRONIC & PRINTED) FOR THE DOJ&CD & THE OCJ	JUTA & COMPANY	R 70 129 646.40	R 30 271 653.90	LEVEL 3
RFB 2016 02	APPOINTMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF VIRTUAL LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS (FOREIGN ONLINE, SUBSCRIPTION TO PRINTED & LOOSE LEAF PUBLICATIONS ) FOR THE DOJ&CD & THE OCJ	JUTA & COMPANY (PTY) LTD	R18 550 000.00	R -	LEVEL 3
	HOSTING & RELATED SERVICES FOR THE ICT DISATER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES	TELKOM SA	R 41 295 682.07	R 17 014 964.10	LEVEL 3

Below is the information received from the entities reporting to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:

1. Legal Aid South Africa

An estimated total of R983 million worth of contracts had been awarded by Legal Aid South Africa to various suppliers /service providers since 2013.

Details and ranks of service providers from which Legal Aid SA procured services in the past five years are as follows:

LEVEL OF BEE COMPLIANCE	VALUE OF CONTRACT	ALLOCATION
Level 1	R119 969 330.13	12.20%
Level 2	R163 970 657.36	16.68%
Level 3	R54 569 183.79	5.55%
Level 4 and higher	R99 631 717.61	10.13%
Judicare (external legal practitioners carrying out legal instructions on behalf of Legal Aid SA)	R545 020 608.00	55.44%
Grand Total	R983 161 496.89	100%

1. Approximately 34.4% of contracts measured by the value of initiatives/projects were awarded to the most B-BBEE compliant service providers i.e. (Levels 1 to 3).
2. Approximately 10.1% of initiatives/projects were awarded to less compliant service providers i.e. (Level 4 and higher).
3. Approximately 55.44% of contracts were in respect of 64 948 legal instructions allocated to private legal practitioners since 2013. These allocations are made in terms of Chapter 8 of the Legal Aid Guide, where the BEE component is taken into account.

1. (a) and (b) The table below indicates the services and amount paid to each service provider for goods and services received over the past five years:

Contract No.	Description	Service Provider	Amount Paid	BEE Level
07/2013	Provision of security services	Ulwazi Protection Services	R3 106 446.02	Level 1
13/2013	Installation of fingerprint biometrics system	Guard4Sure	R5 186 299.36	Level 1
06/2014	Rental of photocopier machines	Dalitso Business Equipment	R6 502 136.70	Level 1
14/2015	Motor vehicle tracking system	Ctrack Mzansi (Pty) Ltd	R2 167 607.04	Level 1
17/2015	Purchase of building: Middelburg Office	Maxims Construction cc	R5 814 000.00	Level 1
01/2016	Provision of security services	Lettie Top Security cc	R1 088 332.80	Level 1
05/2016	Provision of agency agreement: Jagersfontein; Luchoff and Fauresmith Courts	Molefi Thoabala Inc.	R296 943.72	Level 1
21/2016	National brand perception survey	Quest Research Services	R431 216.40	Level 1
18/2016	Cleaning and hygiene services: Pretoria Office	Monabo Hygiene Services	R60 363.51	Level 1
04/2017	Cleaning and hygiene services: National Office	Kusile Hygiene	R241 444.53	Level 1
02/2013	Provision of banking services	First National Bank	R1 928 697.33	Level 2
09/2013	Cisco catalyst switches for a campus network	Dimensions Data	R1 659 804.73	Level 2
12/2015	Supply of Cisco Hardware	Bytes System Integration	R1 019 978.91	Level 2
15/2015	Supply and installation of uninterrupted power supply solution	Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd	R6 438 118.08	Level 2
19/2014	Co-operation agreement: University of Western Cape	University of Western Cape	R2 083 108.40	Level 2
01/2015	Group life assurance scheme	Old Mutual Assurance Company (SA) Limited	R44 900 466.56	Level 2
05/2015	Development of an integrated brand communications strategy	Grounded Media (Pty) Ltd	R746 130.00	Level 2
15/2015	Personal credentials verification	Managed Integrity Evaluation (Pty) Ltd	R343 125.67	Level 2
18/2015	VPN and disaster recovery	Internet Solutions (Pty) Ltd	R20 319 077.00	Level 2
20/2015	Maintenance of networking and collaboration devices	Sizwe IT Group	R418 466.70	Level 2
22/2016	Maintenance of Exinda devices	Datacentrix (Pty) Ltd	R200 294.73	Level 2
11/2012	Provision of personal credential verification	Managed Integrity Evaluation	R343 125.67	Level 3
06/2013	Internet services	Internet Solutions (Pty) Ltd	R3 034 538.64	Level 3
08/2013	Cleaning services: National Office	Kusile Hygiene	R2 539 155.74	Level 3
05/2013	Property lease – Ladysmith Office	Sarbro Propvest Limited	R1 325 635.92	Level 3
12/2013	Provision of Wide Area Network Services/Bandwidth Optimisation Services	Sheleba Technologies cc	R 4 401 529.59	Level 3
07/2014	Provision of insurance broker services	Marsh (Pty) Ltd	R17 746 824.28	Level 3
19/2014	Co-operation agreement: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	R2 392 408.49	Level 3
19/2014	Co-operation agreement: University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria	R5 042 534.22	Level 3
17/2014	Provision of courier services	Skynet	R854 804.26	Level 3
02/2015	Property lease – Germiston Office	Nyakaza Property Development (Pty) Ltd	R1 228 305.13	Level 3
08/2016	Agency agreement: Koffiefontein Court	Mhlokonya Attorneys	R162 757.71	Level 3

1. This part of the question cannot be addressed due to the fact that the regulations were only amended with effect from 1 April 2017 that allows for a different allocation and adjudication process that support specifically black-owned entities. For the previous years, the BEE levels addressed ownership as well as investment in redress activities.

1. National Prosecuting Authority
2. Annexure A, as attached, is a list of all goods and services procured below R 500 000.00 from July 2015 till date.
3. The table below provides a list of all tenders awarded above R 500 000.00 from the 2014/15 financial year till date.

CONTRACT NO.	DESCRIPTION	SERVICE PROVIDER	AWARDED AMOUNT	B-BBEE LEVEL
NPA 18-14/15	A service provider to conduct customer satisfaction survey in NPA regional offices for 3 years	Umjwali Market Research (Pty) Ltd	R 2 377 242.00	Level 1
NPA 19-14/15	Appointment of service provider to move furniture and assets (Removal)	Office Wide Facilities Solutions	R 1 050 000.00	Level 3
NPA 22-14/15	Promotional items	Matemantitsi Construction and Projects cc	R 2 011 747.91	Level 3
NPA 20-14/15	Interactive Smart Board	Nambiti Technology	R 2 083 960.66	Level 2
NPA 07-15/16	Facilities management services for DPP JHB - three years	Office Wide Facilities Solutions	R 7 207 274.00	Level 3
NPA 03-15/16	Printing of Understanding of Criminal Justice System Brochures	Busi Ntuli Communication	R 483 079.80	Level 2
NPA 06-15/16	Stationery 9 provinces (Regionally)	Bulichule Training & Consulting (Pty) Ltd	R 842 364.93 (As and when Required)	Level 3
NPA 05-15/16	Firewall upgrade and maintenance	EOH Mthombo	R 6 826 801.92	Level 2
NPA RFQ 04-15/16	SITA 1183 LAN, Desktop and Back-Office	EOH Mthombo	R 68 652 678.70	Level 2
NPA 09-15/16	Facilities management services for DPP Kimberly- two years	Ntsako Industries	R 2 577 655.72	Level 1
NPA 10-15/16	Web based access to credit, Deeds and background information	Panel of service providers: Experian South Africa	As and when required	Level 5
		WinDeed/ Korbitec,		Level 1
		Datasearch		Non-compliant
NPA 12-15/16	Facilities management services for DPP Bisho and East London	Amahle Management Services	R 1 833 756.00	Level 2
NPA 15-15/16	Facilities management services for DPP Port Elizabeth	Bidvest Facility Management	R 2 949 275.92	Level 2
NPA 13-15/16	Printing of Khasho Newsletter, business cards ,letter heads and annual report	Shereno Printers	R 1 412 186.40 (As and when Required)	Level 1
NPA 12-15/16	Facilities management services for DPP Bisho and East London	Amahle Management Services	R 1 833 756.00	Level 2
NPA 11-15/16	Provisioning of publication and library support products for a period of 3 years	Panel of Service Providers: Lexis Nexis	As and when Required	Non-compliant
		Sabinet online		Level 4
		Juta & Company (Pty) Ltd		Level 2
		Caxton Books		Level 2
NPA 17-12/13	Supply and delivery of stationery pack	Mofenyi Mining and projects	R 1 895 695.84	Level 3
NPA 08 -14/15	Appointment of a service provider to supply and deliver steel drawers , filling cabinets to the NPA for 2 years	Reboni Furniture Factory (Pty) Ltd	R 1 453 340.00	Non-compliant
NPA 08 -14/15	Appointment of a service provider to supply and deliver diaries , desk pads and calendars for 3 years	Bidvest Paperplus	R 1 823 045.53	Level 3
NPA 17 -14/15	Appointment of a service provider to supply stationery packs for 12 months	ShaNeal Distributors cc	R 5 321 160.00	Level 1
NPA 06-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to implement a data backup management software solutions including maintenance and support for 3 years	XON Systems (Pty) Ltd	R 1 808 167.26	Level 3
NPA 05-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide fleet management services	Fleet Data Technologies cc	R 109 159 054.20	Level 3
NPA 02-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide facilities management services at DDP Kimberly and Thuthuzela Centre for 2 years	SFI Group (Pty) Ltd	R 1 807 196.81	Level 3
NPA 18-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide facilities management services at DPP South Gauteng for 1 year	Office Wide Facilities Solutions	R 1 518 340.00	Level 3
NPA 19-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide facilities management services at DPP Pietermaritzburg for 3 years	Arcus Facilities Management Solutions (Pty) Ltd	R 2 907 683.45	Level 4
NPA 17-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide facilities management services at DPP Cape Town for 3 years	SJR Security Cleaning Services & Transportation CC	R 7 227 978.57	Level 3
NPA 11-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide unified telephony services	EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd	R 29 503 547.32	Level 2
NPA 10-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide travel and accommodation services for 3 years	BCD Travel/ Connex	R 2 612 160.00 (As and when Required)	Level 2
NPA-RFQ 05-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to provide server equipment and tape library upgrade including maintenance and support	Waymark (Pty) Ltd	R 20 805 926.23	Level 5
NPA-RFQ 04-13/14	Appointment of a service provider to laptops, mouse, carry-bag, security cables, printer, imaging of each laptop including maintenance of equipment for 3 years	Data Centrix (Pty) Ltd	R 11 176 040.87	Level 2
NPA-RFQ 02-13/14	Appointment of a service provider supply , install and commission of ECMS hardware including maintenance and support for 3 years	Data Centrix (Pty) Ltd	R 1425 614.20	Level 2
NPA-RFQ 01-13/14	Appointment of a service provider supply and delivery of printers including maintenance of equipment for 3 years	Sizwe IT Group	R 1 185 600.00	Level 3
		Data Centrix (Pty) Ltd	R 9 611 207.76	Level 2
		Sizwe IT Group	R 308 767.86	Level 3
		AE Soft (Pty) Ltd	R 84 834.24	Level 2
NPA 12-12/13	Provision of exhibition Materials	Hallcom (Pty) Ltd T/A Tshoswe Graphics Centre	R 1 459 428.00	Level 3
NPA 03-12/13	Media monitoring services	Ornico Group (Pty) Ltd.	R 944 686.08	Level 1
NPA 04-12/13	Media Content analysis	Media Tenor SA	R 995 562.00	Level 2
NPA RFQ 02-12/13	Supply and delivery of laptops, printers, monitors and keyboards	CHM Vuwani (Pty) Ltd.	R 12 395 676.00	Level 2
NPA 14-12/13	Web based access to credit, Deeds and background information	Panel of service providers:	As and when required	Level 3
		Managed Integrity Evaluation
		Crosscheck Information		Level 4
		Datasearch		Level 4
		Campuscan Information Technology		Level 4
		Korbitec		Level 7
NPA 06-13/14	Recruitment and selection services	Mogale Solutions (Pty) Ltd.	R 957 600.00	Level 1
NPA 16-12/13	Leadership development services	Hospitality Professionals SA	R 5 013 540.00	Level 1
NPA 21-12/13	Supply and Delivery of pilot bags	By Design Africa	R 623 076.20	Level 1
NPA 17-12/13	Supply and Delivery of Stationery	Mofenyi Mining and Projects	R 1 895 695.84	Level 2
NPA 01-13/14	Facility Management - Bloemfontein	SFI Group (Pty) Ltd.	R 983 391.89	Level 2
NPA 18-12/13	Production of Monthly newsletter	Shereno Printers	R 598 408.34	Level 2
NPA 19-12/13	Provisioning of publication and library support products for a period of 3 years	Panel of service providers:	As and when required	Non-compliant
		Juta & Co. Ltd.
		Sabinet On-line		Level 4
		Lexis Nexis		Level 3
		Caxton books		Level 2
NPA 14-14/15	Facilities management - Bloemfontein	Ntsako Industries	R 1 723 504.80	Level 1
NPA 06-14/15	Facilities Management - SCCU	Delta Facilities Management (Pty) Ltd.	R 948 672.73	Level 1
NPA 06-15/16	Supply and delivery of stationery	Bulichule Training and Consulting	R 842 364.93	Level 3
NPA 11-14/15	Supply of prosecutor gowns	House of Graduates	R 3 163 450.00	Level 3
NPA 10-14/15	Facility management – DPP Durban	Office Wide Facility Management	R 3 737 622.80	Level 3
NPA 09-14/15	Supply of pilot bags	Kganane Consulting	R 2 475 000.00	Level 3
NPA 07-14/15	Facility Management – DPP North West	SJR Security, Cleaning and Transportation	R 4 535 338.20	Level 3
NPA 05-14/15	Supply and Delivery of x-ray machines and walk-through metal detectors	HAB Fire & Security (Pty) Ltd.	R 4 586 368.20	Level 1
NPA 12-14/15	Media Content	Media Tenor SA	R 1 620 309.60	Level 2
NPA 02-14/15	Training on Microsoft	Konani Training and Leadership	R 5 026 830.00	Level 3
NPA 13-14/15	Media analysis	Ornico Group (Pty) Ltd.	R 1 638 756.84	Non- Compliant
NPA RFQ 07-14/15	Training Interventions	Vogue HR Services	R 245 362.20	Level 1
NPA 01-14/15	Work study	GKN Consulting CC	R 8 572 298.00	Non-compliant
NPA RFQ 03-14/15	Supply of Small Multifunction and desktop mono printers	Sizwe Business Network	R 7 485 149.85	Level 2
NPA 01-14/15	Supply of laptop, ruck sack and security cables	Pinnacle Technologies	R 11 577 680.40	Level 3
NPA 09-13/14	Supply of Office furniture – DPP North West	Mmalafish Trading	R 2 171 072.00	Level 3
NPA 12-13/14	Installation of Video conferencing equipment and maintenance	Infrasol (Pty) Ltd.	R 12 897 734.78	Level 4
RFQ-001-783-2014	Renewal of hardware Enterasys C3G Model switches	AE Soft (Pty) Ltd.	R 8 584 662.84	Level 2
NPA RFQ 01-13/14	Supply and delivery of laptops, printers, optical mouse, monitors and keyboards.	Datacentrix	R 9 611 207.76	Level 2
		Sizwe IT Group	R 308 767. 86	Level 3
		AE Software (Pty) Ltd.	R 26 084.34	Level 2
		AE Software (Pty) Ltd.	R 58 749.90	Level 2
		Sizwe IT Group	R 1 185 600.00	Level 3
RFQ D2130	Supply and delivery of laptops and equipment	Datacentrix	R 18 839 780.00
NPA 02-16/17	Appointment of a service provider to provide facilities management service for DPP Limpopo for 3 years	Kekana Suppliers	R 3 687 564.00	Level 1
U5827651	Microsoft Enterprise Agreement	Microsoft	R 2 950 4636.35
RFB 1055/2013	Unified Email Continuity Solution, archiving support and maintenance	Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd	R 5 024 676.11

Office of the Chief Justice

Question 1

The term “ranks of service provider” is unclear, hence the OCJ is unable to respond to this question. OCJ will only provide the names of service providers as indicated in second column of the table below.

Question 2

The OCJ only obtained its vote on 1 April 2015 and therefore the information provided covers the period 1 April 2015 to 20 October 2017.

Contracts awarded from 1 April 2015 to 20 October 2017

	1	2(a) and 3(b)	3(a)		2(b) and 3(c)
Item #	Supplier/Contractor	Type of Service	% Black People Ownership	Contract Amount	Amount paid
1	Jicho Consulting	ICT support and maintenance	100	29 891 529.60	28 162 873.44
2	Accenture	Implementation of electronic filing for the courts	30	6 916 608.00	6 916 608.00
3	Storage Technology	Computer services	0	4 012 806.14	4 012 806.14
4	Full Stream	Development and implementation of ITSM process	100	1 697 174.08	459 232.80
5	Motiv8	Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of Network Infrastructure for WAN Optimizations	100	7 920 326.00	6 158 541.30
6	ICAS (SA)	Health and Wellness Services	23.90	1 047 382.00	0
7	Esizwe Technology	Office furniture	50	3 251 708.79	3 251 708.79
8	Lebone Litho Printers	Printing Services	100	316 573.17	316 573.17
9	Wino Office Supplies	Stationery	51	108 212.45	108 212.45
10	Professional Evaluation and Research	Media monitoring	100	189 632.00	0
11	D & F Commodity	Office Furniture	0	3 732 964.20	3 732 964.20
12	Esizwe Group	Office furniture	50	701 214.00	0
13	CHM Vuwani	Computer hardware: desktops	51	448 413.06	448 413.06
14	Magong a Kopane	Computer systems: servers	100	449 515.68	449 515.68
15	Thuthukani Technology	Computer hardware: laptops	100	228 539.22	228 539.22
16	Bolt Infinite	Hygiene services	100	283 197.00	0
17	Armani Office Supplies	Printing and publication services	50	256 678.98	256 678.98
18	PJ Bookbinders	Printing services	100	202 860.72	202 860.72
19	Six Fingaz	Printing	100	395 900.00	395 900.00
20	Lethabonet	Hygiene services	100	389 401.12	389 401.12
21	Lilibara	Building assessment	100	382 000.00	382 000.00
22	Datacentrix	Audiovisual equipment	0	236 763.84	0
23	Bytes People Solution	Training and development	53.33	471 960.00	471 960.00
24	Vox Telecommunications	Computer systems: internet solutions	0	364 446.60	364 446.60
25	Cecil Nurse	Office furniture	53.57	367 978.98	367 978.98
Total	63 423 799.91	57 077 214.65

Question 3:

(a) Number of black owned entities:

Ownership	Qty.
100%	12
>50%	4
50%	3
<50%	2
Total black owned companies appointed:	21

b) and c) Contracts awarded to black owned entities (from 50%) and amounts paid:

	Entity	Contract	Amount
1	Jicho Consulting	ICT support and maintenance	29 891 529.60
2	Full Stream	Development and implementation of ITSM process	4 012 806.14
3	Motiv8	Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of Network Infrastructure for WAN Optimizations	459 232.80
4	Esizwe Technology	Office furniture	3 251 708.79
5	Lebone Litho Printers	Printing Services	316 573.17
6	Wino Office Supplies	Stationery	108 212.45
7	Professional Evaluation and Research	Media monitoring	189 632.00
8	Esizwe Group	Office furniture	701 214.00
9	CHM Vuwani	Computer hardware: desktops	448 413.06
10	Magong a Kopane	Computer systems: servers	449 515.68
11	Thuthukani Technology	Computer hardware: laptops	228 539.22
12	Bolt Infinite	Hygiene services	283 197.00
13	Armani Office Supplies	Printing and publication services	256 678.98
14	PJ Bookbinders	Printing services	202 860.72
15	Six Fingaz	Printing	395 900.00
16	Lethabonet	Hygiene services	389 401.12
17	Lilibara	Building assessment	382 000.00
18	Bytes People Solution	Training and development	471 960.00
19	Cecil Nurse	Office furniture	367 978.98
	42 357 838.03

Note: The information from the Special Investigating Unit and Department of Correctional Services has not has yet been received but will be supplied to the Honorable Member as soon as it is available.

Reply:

a) The mandate for granting or denying security clearances falls within the mandate of State Security Agency (SSA). SSA grants or denies security clearances on the basis of reasons gathered from their own investigations.

b) She has never acted as Consul-General.

Unquote

Reply:

The Department utilises many service providers over the a wide range of service areas. The number of service providers utilised by the Department over the past five years is average. In accordance with the kind of services the Department renders.

UNQUOTE.

Reply:

(a) Sedgars Sport traded and conducted business on contract with the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation in the of provinces of the Free State and the North West. The contract was for the supply of sport equipment and attire that was valid for a period of as part of 3 years ended 31 July 2017.

(b) No, the South African Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) does not have a contract with Sedgars Sport, however they are a registered supplier in the SASCOC supplier database.

I. In 2015 SASCOC placed a newspaper advert calling for potential suppliers to register on the SASCOC database of suppliers and Sedgars was one of the companies that registered on the database.

II. R 15 237 318.90

III. Like any supplier in the SASCOC database, when a service is required, a quote is requested from a number of suppliers on the database, and depending on the quotation received a suitable supplier will be approved. Due process thereafter is followed where a requisition is generated from the system and approved according to the specified process. A purchase order is generated, signed and payment is only made after the service has been rendered.

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Reply:

(1) There were 22 employees who submitted applications for remunerative work outside of official hours, and were covered in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994, Section 30, Subsection 3(b), as no formal permission was granted by the Executive Authority.

(2)(a), (b) and (c) None of the 22 employees have declared any business dealings with Government.

Reply:

a) What number of buildings and other structures have been built as part of the Royal Khalanga Lodge project in Limpopo	b) what is the total square meters, including upper floors, of each building and structure	c) have the specified buildings and structures been registered with the National Home Builders Registration Council
Entrance gate & guard house	33m²	The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) is an agency of the Department of Human Settlements which is responsible for the protection of housing consumers and to regulate the home building industry. Registration with the NHBRC is mainly intended for residential buildings as areas designated as business, industrial or otherwise are excluded from the NHBRC. The Khalanga Project was therefore not registered with the NHRBC as the buildings did not fall within the requirements for registration.
Chalets - standard type (x10)	320m²
Chalets - luxury type (x4)	490m²
Chalet - Presidential suite	50m²
4 Chalets ( 4 rooms each)	324m²
Hall -1000 seater	1123m²
Hall toilets	75m²
Toilet block - pool	44m²
Breakaway rooms (x2 buildings)	160m²
Entertainment area	107m²
Laundry	66 m²
Steel palisade fence (1.8m) high	2500m
Swimming Pools (4x3m2)	7m/3 and 6/4 (280 m²)
Deck	75m² with approximately 20m long staircase
Carports	13/36-468 m²
Retaining wall	2450 m²
Paving in the hall	3285 m²
Paving – access road	10131 m²
Bulk services Electrical supply	455m
Sewer reticulation	631m
Water reticulation including 6x 6000l tanks	631m

Reply:

The Department is not responsible for the operation of a project post-handover and therefore is not involved in the marketing initiatives post-handover. This question will need to be referred to the Project Owning Entity who is the Valoyi Traditional Authority Trust.

 

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The Department has however, engaged the Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government to request the relevant information from municipality. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is received.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The Department has however, engaged the Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government to request the relevant information from municipality. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is received.

Reply:

(1) The number of projects undertaken since the 2014/15 financial year in Limpopo in:

(a) Modimolle LM: 4 projects;

(b) Mookgopong LM: 6 projects;

(c) Bela Bela LM: 9 projects;

(d) Lephalale LM: 15 projects;

(e) Thabazimbi LM: 2 projects.

(2) (a) According to the information provided by the Provincial Department, not all projects mentioned above have been completed. Some projects are being implemented over multi-year periods.

(b) The names of incomplete projects and their monetary value are indicated in the table below:

NO.	PROJECT INFORMATION	(b) MONETARY VALUE
1.	WATERBERG/ MODIMOLLE / HOMES 2000 (78) (Delayed due to contract not being signed by the contractor)	R6 474 000
2.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ MMAMOLOKO (86 URBAN)	R7 138 000
3.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ HIGH POINT (92) URBAN	R7 636 000
4.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ BARORISI (92) RURAL	R7 636 000
	(for the three projects above, site handover is in process after recently appointing contractors)

 

 

(c) Honourable Member, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not be able to provide names of the contractors as requested. 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)”

(3) All the specified municipalities, except the Thabazimbi Local Municipality, use waiting lists. Thabazimbi Local Municipality is making use of the previous instrument, the Beneficiary Status Report. Beneficiaries were approved using this instrument. The Limpopo Province’s current waiting list is still a manual one, and is not yet automated as is the case with the National Housing Needs Register (NHNR). The province is in a process of uploading data the NHNR system.

(4) Yes, 3 205 beneficiaries have title deeds registered in their names for houses built in the specified (new) projects.

Reply:

I have been informed by the Director of the Public Prosecution for the Western Cape as follows:

a) The statements, documents and information have been submitted to the inquest Magistrate by the Prosecutor in terms of Section 5(1) of the Inquests Act.

Therefore, no date is yet available for the inquest to be held as the inquest Magistrate is still perusing the documents.

b) The matter has not been allocated to a specific presiding officer, and any assessors that might be necessary have not yet been appointed.

c) The police investigation has been completed. However, it is unknown whether the presiding officer will have further queries regarding any evidence. Should the presiding officer raise further queries, they will be attended to as quickly as possible.

d) Once any further investigation that may be necessary has been completed, the presiding officer will determine whether a formal inquest must be held (i.e. one at which viva voce evidence will be heard in court) and whether assessors should be appointed.

Reply:

1. (a) The purpose of the R2.1 million is a once off gratuity paid in accordance with Proclamation by the President of the Republic of South Africa No. 50, 2008. It is in line with paragraph 3.3 once off gratuity for Members of Executive or Deputy Ministers who have served more than 5 years and whose term of office has ended.

(b) The former Minister had served more than 5 years and her term of office had ended from 31st March 2017.

(c) The details of the gratuity are as follows:

i) 4 months pensionable salary for every 5 years term amounting to R 1,847,408.96

ii) Pro-rata part of the 5 year period (last term) 1 May 2014 – 31 March 2017 amounting to R 269,413.81

(2) (a) There was a shift of R17 million from the National Solar Water Heater Project to personnel remuneration, travel, gratuity, events and relocation costs because of the savings under SWHP that could be utilised to defray excess expenditure in those items. The shift was done in line with Section 43(1) of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999.

(2) (b) The shift of R17 million has had a minimal impact on the project. The budget was largely allocated for installation of solar water heaters for the financial year 2017/18 which had not commenced by end of September 2017, as the department is currently busy with compliance requirements of governance. For the remaining months of the current financial year the achievable number of installations will not be impacted upon by the shift of funds.

(2) (c) The current targets for this project for the current year, is to increase the number of procured baseline systems in line with the budget allocation and train youth on the installation of solar water heaters at targeted municipalities. In terms of the achievement, the Department increased the number of procured baseline systems from 42 196 in 2016/17 to 87 206 in 2017/18.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The Department has however, engaged the Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government to request the relevant information from municipality. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is received.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the department and the reply below was sourced from the Housing Development Agency and the Provincial Deeds Office in Limpopo Province.

There are a total number of 3594 units which still needs to be transferred by the Limpopo Provincial Government to Modimolle-Mookgopong local municipality. The breakdown is provided in the table below.

Municipality Name (amalgamation considered)	Place name	Number of title deeds
Modimolle Local Municipality	Phagameng Ext 8	22
	Phagameng Ext 10	35
	Phagameng Ext 4	413
	Phagameng Ext 11	220
	Phagameng Ext 12	716
	Vaalwater	670
	Vaalwater Ext 1	668
	Vaalwater Ext 4	505
Mookhopong Local Municipality	Mookgopong Ext 5	345
Total outstanding title deeds	3 594

According to the records from the office of the Deeds Registry in Limpopo Province, there are no properties from the Provincial Government of Limpopo which were transferred to Modimolle-Mookgopong Local Municipality since 01 January 2017.

Reply:

a) The total cost of the Commission of Higher Education and Training up to 30 September 2017 is R549 718 914 million.

b) Link below is a detailed breakdown of the costs of completing the work of the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW3364_TABLE.pdf

Reply:

(1) I have been informed by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality that the reported expenditure of R24 714 000 was for work in progress. The social housing projects are multi-year projects and the housing units are reported when the block of social housing units are complete, handed over and a completion certificate is issued. The projects have since been completed with 256 units delivered, in Germiston Fire station phase 1(144 units) and Delville (112 units) respectively, at the end of the 2016/17 financial year.

(2) (a) The contract of the appointed service providers had expired on 30 June 2016, therefore no construction could commence until new service providers were appointed. The appointment of the new service provider was finalised on 18 November 2016 and appointment letters from the Tender Office were issued on 15 December 2016. There was a period of six months where the Municipality had no service providers for the construction of houses. In addition, the late gazetting of the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) funds by the Province to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality also contributed to the poor expenditure of 2016/17. The Metropolitan Municipality received this part of HDSG in March 2017.

(b) The Municipality received an Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) allocation of R1, 985 billion for the 2017/2018 financial year.

(3) The approved National Subsidy Quantum is R111 000. The Provincial Subsidy Quantum on the other hand is capped at R102 953.55. The unit cost did not reduce as the National Subsidy Quantum stands at R111 000. Further, the Metropolitan Municipality reported that there were certain houses under the category of work in progress, as they were at various phases of construction. In addition, there were expenses for completed houses which were not included as they were subject to internal payment approval process at the time of reporting.

Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available in the Department. The Department has however, engaged the Provincial Departments responsible for Local Government to request the relevant information from municipality. The information will be submitted to the Honourable Member as soon as it is received.

Reply:

It is acknowledged that under common law physical abuse is classified as a criminal offence. This means that the listing of an educator’s name on the Register depends on the gravity of the sanction imposed against the educator for an offence he/she committed against a child. If an educator has physically abused a child, which abuse resulted in the child receiving medical attention/treatment, such an educator will be charged with a criminal offence by the South African Police and if found guilty by the court of law and convicted, then that person’s name will automatically be listed in the Register. In that case, the employer cannot overrule the decision of the court of law and therefore will also find the educator guilty of the alleged offence and dismissal is the only sanction for such an offence. In that case where an educator was found guilty of physical abuse against a child and dismissed, such educator’s name submitted by the employer to the Department of Social Development for listing on the National Child Protection Register.

However, in a case where an educator was found guilty of physical abuse by the employer or SACE during the disciplinary hearing, and the sanction imposed was not dismissal, (depending on the severity of the abuse) that person’s name is not listed in the Register. E.g. in a case where an educator used an open hand on the child’s back leaving the child with no finger marks or any mark related to the abuse, the educator may be given a final written warning as a sanction.

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

(a) The premises is located at the Mr Price Building, a sub-division of Plot 6, Vredenhof Smallholdings, No 2708, Langenhovenpark, Nelson Mandela Drive, Langenhovenpark, Bloemfontein.

(b)(i) Period of lease was 3 years

(ii) The Michael Family Trust

(iii) Rental amount per month as follows:

• Outlet size: 3,956m²
• Lease costs per m2 (3-year lease) : R62 m²
• Basic monthly rental (excl VAT) for duration of lease agreement:

 Year 1: Rental R 245 272.00, plus R2,250.00 for 15 basement parking bays

 Year 2: Rental R 264,893.76, plus R2,250.00 for 15 basement parking bays

 Year 3: Rental R 286,085.26, plus R2,250.00 for 15 basement parking bays

(c) No proposal or request for tender was issued because the feasibility analysis to determine the availability of suitable buildings to house the Postbank Operations Centre in the Bloemfontein area, was conducted internally.

Following further discussions between SAPO Properties Division and the Managing Director (MD) of the Michael Family Trust, Postbank recommended that a lease agreement for the Langenhovenpark premises be entered into as a temporary site, while a new long term accommodation is explored. Approval was therefore, granted by the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), for a lease agreement of three years with the Michael Family Trust as a single source procurement, which was within the Procurement Framework and Delegation of Authority.

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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