Questions and Replies
02 July 2018 - NW1563
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Health
(a) What is the (i) name and (ii) location of each clinic in the country that has experienced an electricity shortage in (aa) 2017 and (bb) 2018 and (b) on what date did the electricity shortage (i) start and (ii) come to an end in each case?
Reply:
All health facilities including hospitals and clinics in the country do have electricity supply system except for those that are listed in the attached Annexure 1. However, like any other services when there are interruptions from time to time for various reasons such as system breakdowns, etc. standby generator(s) of the facility kicks in and allow the operation of the facilities to continue. All hospitals do have backup generators and those Primary Health Care facilities that do not have backup generators are as reflected in Annexure 1. Since power interruptions are at operational level for a short span of time, it is not necessary to keep detailed recording of these activities at the National Department of Health.
END.
02 July 2018 - NW1936
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
What is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices of (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; 2. Was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case? NW2093E
Reply:
1. The Department statistics stand as follows:
(i) Zero· from the department.
(ii) Entities.
(aa) 2016· two incidents.
(bb) 2017- two incidents.
(b) Yes.
2. Was each incident investigated, yes: what were the outcome of the investigation in each case? In 2016, the employee was dismissed during the disciplinary hearing process and in another incident, the employee resigned. In 2017, one employee resigned and another was given a final written warning and suspended for one month to attend a rehabilitation centre
02 July 2018 - NW2185
Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the current status of a certain person (name and details furnished) in his department, who was found guilty of rape, bribery and defeating the ends of justice?
Reply:
The official is on suspension. He was suspended on 08 June 2018, the disciplinary hearing is scheduled for 28-29 June 2018.
02 July 2018 - NW2165
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Energy
Did certain persons (names furnished) declare that they were directors in certain companies (details furnished), all of which had their bids accepted as part of the most recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme agreements; if so, on what basis was this approved?
Reply:
Projects are not evaluated on the directorship of participating companies but rather on the shareholding of each project company to ensure that the bid criteria in respect of South African Entity and Black ownership participation are met. Thus the persons (names furnished) were not required to declare directorship.
All bidders are bound by rules against collusion which may result in disqualification. The commonality in directorship in the specified project companies refer to a group of companies with the same shareholding structure. Thus, collusion with another bidding group or developer is not relevant. The individual bids by the named project companies competed with multiple other bids in respect of the unique offering of each underlying project, in terms of a combination of factors that inform their pricing, for example location, size of plant and technology.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
.
02 July 2018 - NW2056
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Energy
1. Whether all members of the Senior Management Services (SMS) in his department had declared their financial interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if not, (a) why not, (b) what number of the specified members did not declare their interest and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified non-compliant members of the SMS’ 2. Whether non-complaint SMS members have been charged; if not; why so, what are the relevant details; 3. What number (a) of employees in his department at each post level are currently suspended on full pay and (b) of the specified employees at each post level have been suspended for the specified number of days (details furnished); 4. What is the total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of the suspensions in each specified case
Reply:
All the SMS members have declared their financial interest for the year 2017/ 2018 as required by the Public Service Regulations, except for three (3) SMS officials (a) this was an oversight from the officials who missed the concession deadline of 31 May 2018 (b) Three (3) officials did not declare their financial interest (c) the names of officials who missed the concession deadline are (i) Mr LF Aphane, Mr P Musekwa and Mr L Phakati and their ranks are (ii) DDG: Energy Planning and Policy, Director and Parliamentary Officer;
The process is currently underway wherein non-complaint SMS members will be issued with written warnings for failure to declare their interests by the due date;
There are currently (a) Two (2) officials that are suspended on full salary both the employees are on post level 15 and (b) employee one was suspended on 19 May 2017 which is a total of 396 days; employee two was suspended on 27 July 2017 which is a total of 327 days.
The total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of the suspensions is (a) the first official’s total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of suspension on full pay is R1 453 379.62, the second official’s total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of suspension on full pay is R1 234 357.92
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1887
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(1)What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices of (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) Was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case?
Reply:
I have been informed by the Department and entities as follows:
Only two entities had incidences reported and investigated
(a) SITA : 2016 , One incident - Employee refused to give evidence
2017 , One incident - Resolved through Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
(b) SAPO: 2016 , One incident - Resolved through grievance procedure
2017 , One incident – resolved through with final written warning
SITA
(1)(a)(ii) There were two (2) incidents of racism reported to the human resources office.
(aa) One (1) in 2016 – Investigation done, Employee requested to giveevidence
(bb) One (1) in 2017 – investigation, Employer Assistance Programme
SAPO
(1) The 2016 incident was investigated and resolved through a grievance process and the 2017 incident was investigated and the outcome was final written warning.
Approved/ not approved
Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2155
Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether any government employees (a) have shares in and/or (b) own companies whose bids were approved in any of the bidding windows of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programmes?
Reply:
Government employees declare their financial interests in companies annually as required by the Public Service Regulations.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2151
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Energy
(a) What is the cost of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programmes to the economy and (b) how was this determined?
Reply:
A) The impact of the REIPPPP on the South African economy is not about costs, but rather about benefits. The highly competitive procurement conditions of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPPP), combined with excellent domestic natural resource potential, policy support and technological progress has resulted in rapid cost reductions and competitiveness of renewable energy technologies.
The South African government established the REIPPPP in 2010 as an urgent intervention to support the transition to a low-carbon economy, enhance and diversify South Africa’s electrical power generation capacity and accelerate private-sector participation in the energy industry through a competitive bidding process. The programme design, implementation and operational requirements further makes significant contributions to broader national economic development objectives, such as job creation, social upliftment, enterprise development, increasing economic ownership opportunities for black people, foreign direct investment, technological progress, climate change mitigation, alleviating pressure on the fiscus and lower electricity costs.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe,MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1896
Esterhuizen, Mr JA to ask the Minister of Economic Development
What (a) is the rationale behind Government’s imposition of import duties on imported steel and (b) has he found to be the impact of the import duties on the amount of steel that was imported in the (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18 financial years?
Reply:
a) The rationale behind Government’s imposition of import duties on imported steel was to protect local steel manufacturing capacity from the surge of imports resulting from the global oversupply of steel.
South Africa is the only African country with this manufacturing capability and the steel industry is strategic to the country, given its linkages with other sectors of the economy.
The extremely low-priced imports of primary steel products originating mainly from Asia were harming local steel producers, as demonstrated by declining market shares, reduction in sales and production volumes, low capacity utilisation, declining employment and investments. The local producers were in a deteriorating competitive position in part attributable to escalating costs. Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Ltd, the sole domestic manufacturer of heavy structural steel, ceased manufacturing and filed for business rescue. When industry applied to the State for assistance, Government considered the application and approved a request for increased import duties.
In the case of the largest steel producer, government placed a reciprocal commitment on the company to increase its level of capital spending in order to improve its overall competitiveness; and the company agreed to save jobs that would otherwise have been lost as a result of retrenchments.
b) The overall impact of duties on the amount of steel imported into the domestic industry has been positive between the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. This is evident from the decline in import volumes of flat and long steel products over the periods mentioned (see below table). However, imports of certain coated flat steel (galvanised) products are showing an increasing trend. This may be due to the importation of niche products and ultra-thin galvanised flat products which are not locally manufactured or they may reflect in part a circumvention of duties by importers. ITAC has been requested to monitor this and to take appropriate steps where warranted.
-END-
02 July 2018 - NW2142
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy
With reference to his statement on 1 June 2018 in which he stated that the two coal Independent Power Producers (IPPs) would give rise to at least 5 000 jobs during construction (details furnished), (a) where did he obtain this figure and (b) can he verify it, as the figures provided by the coal IPPs are different?
Reply:
In terms of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for coal IPPs, the preferred bidders bid the following in terms of job creation:
|
Project 1 |
Project 2 |
Total |
|
|
Jobs during Construction (person years)* |
7 943 |
2 377 |
10 320 |
|
Jobs during Operations (person years) |
10 678 |
4 626 |
15 304 |
|
Total jobs in person years |
18 621 |
7 003 |
25 624 |
*(Person years: 1 job = 12 person-months and 1 person-month = 160 working hours)
The quantification of job creation is calculated in terms of the above formula stipulated in the RFP. If one were to assume the Construction period to be 4 years with the Operations period being 30 years, the total direct jobs during Construction would be equivalent to having approximately 2 580 people working for 4 years during Construction and approximately 510 people working for 30 years during Operations. However, since jobs are provided in job years as per the RFP, the figures are likely to be understated given workers who are employed for less than one year, especially during the construction phase.
Furthermore, these job numbers directly associated with the coal IPP plants do not include the indirect jobs created as a result of the new mine which one of the Projects will be dependent on as well as the jobs created in relation to the discard coal supply which the other Project will be utilising. The job numbers further exclude indirect job creation in respect of factors such as manufacturing and limestone supply.
|
Approved / Not Approved Mr J T Radebe, MP Minister of Energy Date: |
02 July 2018 - NW1604
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Environmental Affairs
(1)(a) Whether a certain person (name furnished) occupies any official position in the staff structure of the Waste Management Bureau; if not, why did the specified person make a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs on 13 March 2018; (2) (a) what official position is occupied by each person who handled the presentation to the committee on the specified date and (b) on what grounds did the Director-General of her Department state that the specified person is acting as Chief Executive Officer; and (3) with reference to the specified person’s statement during the presentation, (a) in whose name (i) were the processors, processing machinery and/or equipment bought, and (ii) was the processing machinery and/or equipment registered, (b) where was it bought and (c) was it locally produced; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) The said person is appointed on the official position of Executive Programme Manager additional to the establishment.
2. (a). The second person reffered to is a Senior Executive Manager: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and the third person is an Executive Manager: Business Development and Knowledge Management, The fourth person is the Head: EPR General Waste.
(b) The Director-General of the Department did not state that the Executive Programme Manager is acting as Chief Executive Officer.
3. (a) (i) The processing machinery/equipment is in the name of the two awarded companies, thus Treecycle (Pty) Ltd and Mfangano Solutions (Pty) Ltd;
(ii) The registration of the processing machinery/equipment will be done upon delivery.
(b) The processing equipment is made in the United States of America;
(c) No, refer to 3b.
---ooOoo---
02 July 2018 - NW1900
Wessels, Mr W to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(1). Whether all members of the senior management services (SMS) in his department had declared their interest for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if no, (a) why not, (b) how many of the specified members did not declare their interests and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified noncompliant members of the SMS; (2). Whether noncompliant SMS members have been charged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3). What number (a) of employees in his department at each post level are currently suspended on full salary and (b) of the specified employees at each level have been suspended for the specified number of days (details furnished); (4). What is the total amount of cost attached the days of service lost as a result of the suspension in each specified case?
Reply:
(1). All forty nine [49] senior managers employed by the Department of Arts and Culture as at 30th April 2017 disclosed their financial interests for the 2016/17 financial year .
(2). Falls off as all SMS complied.
(3) (a). Only one employee has been suspended
(b). The employee is at an SMS level. The suspension was effected on 1 December 2017. To date, 29 June 2018, the suspension is for seven (7) months.
(4). The total cost amounts to R 595 855.75
02 July 2018 - NW2154
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Energy
Were there any conflicts of interest identified in any of the bids for all of the bidding windows of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme; if so, (a) on what bids and (b) what was the conflict of interest in each case?
Reply:
All bidders, evaluation teams, review teams as well as governance audit specialists are required to complete extensive declarations of conflicts of interest. Bidders are also required to declare that no collusion took place in the preparation of their bids and if found to have taken place the bids will be disqualified.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1946
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in Gauteng?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regard, according to the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
||||||||
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Gauteng |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
57 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES |
2 |
|
1 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
47 |
|
GAUTENG HEALTH |
2 |
|
1 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
47 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
2 |
|
1 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
47 |
|
EMS SERV JHB |
|
|
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
EMS SERV EKURHULENI |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
EMS SERV TSHWANE |
|
|
|
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
|
EMS SERV WEST RAND |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
|
PPT SERV SEDIBENG |
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
8 |
|
EMS SEDIBENG PROV |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
LEBONE COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY CARE |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
GAUTENG HEALTH |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
ACADEMIC SERVICES |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Grand Total |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
16 |
9 |
57 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2141
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy
What steps have been or will be taken to address the impact of coal Independent Power Producers (IPPs) on Eskom, in view of the fact that Eskom may have to close certain of its own coal plants early to meet the offtake requirements of the coal IPPs, and even earlier in a low greenhouse gas emission scenario, and will be faced with having to sell electricity at very high prices in circumstances where more and more electricity consumers are defecting from the grid?
Reply:
Eskom is not closing its own coal plants early as a result of offtake requirements of the coal IPPs. Eskom’s policy on the decommissioning of its fleet is informed by an optimal balance of cost efficiencies, reduced capacity and carbon emission considerations. Eskom’s planned decommissioning of the Arnot, Camden, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Komati coal-fired power stations was already projected in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010 which indicated that the decommissioned capacity would be replaced by approximately 8 800MW new Coal Generation capacity through Kusile and Medupi. The efficiency of Eskom’s older coal-fired power plants have deteriorated rapidly and these plants cost substantially more to operate, resulting in a spill-over into tariff increases.
Standard impact mitigation measures at a local and regional level can be planned on the basis of Paris Agreement and OECD just transition principles which are largely based on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) just transition guidelines.
Government’s energy policy is, among others, premised on a balanced energy mix recognizing our country’s natural endowment of energy carriers, including coal., Government’s policy also supports techno-economic solutions for power production from environmentally hazardous discard coal stock-piled over years above ground. Notably, one such solution is presented by one of the coal IPP projects as a first of kind in South Africa.
Government’s policy position to reduce carbon emissions as well as continue with the new build coal plants, contained in its 2015 submitted Nationally Determined Contributions, remains unchanged.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1944
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in KwaZulu-Natal?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regard, according to the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
||||||||
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 1 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
2 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
43 |
108 |
|
AMAJUBA DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
EMS AMAJUBA: MADADENI STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
EMS AMAJUBA: NEWCASTLE STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
ETHEKWINI DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
17 |
28 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
17 |
28 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
17 |
28 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: PLANNED PATIENT TRANSPORT |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
EMRS ETHEK:INTERIM STRUCTURE |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: ILLOVO STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: WARWICK AVENUE STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: PHOENIX STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: WENTWORTH STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: MARIANHILL STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: UMLAZI STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: KWAMASHU STATION |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
3 |
|
HARRY GWALA DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
EMS HARRY GWALA: UNDERBURG STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 1 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
EMS HARRY GWALA: IXOPO STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
HEALTH-HEAD OFFICE PMB |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
1 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
|
HO: EMS COLLEGE |
2 |
1 |
14 |
|
|
|
1 |
18 |
|
HO: EMS AERO MEDICAL SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
EMS ETHEKWINI: PHOENIX STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
ILEMBE DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
ILEMBE EMRS:INTERIM STRUCTURE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
EMS ILEMBE: ISITHEBE STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
EMS ILEMBE: KWADUKUZA STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
EMS ILEMBE: NDWEDWE STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
KING CETSHWAYO DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
EMS KING CETSH:UMLALAZI STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
EMS KING CETSH:MELMOTH STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
EMS KING CETSH:UMFOLOZI STATION |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
UGU DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
3 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
|
EMS UGU: PORT SHEPSTONE STATION |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
EMS UGU: UMDONI STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
EMS UGU: VULAMEHLO STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
EMS UGU: UMZIWABANTU STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT |
|
|
|
1 |
|
7 |
9 |
17 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
1 |
|
7 |
9 |
17 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
1 |
|
7 |
9 |
17 |
|
EMS UMGUNGUNDLOVU: APPELSBOSCH STATION |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
EMS UMGUNGUNDLOVU: IMBALI STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
EMS UMGUNGUNDLOVU: PIETERMARITZBURG STATIO |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
EMS UMGUNGUNDLOVU: HOWICK STATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
HO: EMS OPERATIONS SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
UMZINYATHI DISTRICT |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
EMS UMZINYATHI: NQUTHU STATION |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 1 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
EMS UMZINYATHI: UMVOTI GREYTOWN STATION |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
EMS UMZINYATHI: DUNDEE STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
UTHUKELA DISTRICT |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
EMS UTHUKELA: ESTCOURT STATION |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
EMS UTHUKELA: BERGVILLE STATION |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
EMS UTHUKELA: LADYSMITH STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
ZULULAND DISTRICT |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
MINISTER: HEALTH |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
EMS ZULULAND: ULUNDI STATION |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
2 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
43 |
108 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW1917
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(1). What (a) is a total number of incidents of sexual harassment that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) his department and (ii) entities reporting to him in (aa) 2016 and (bb) 2017 and (b) are the details of each incident that took place; (2) Was each incident investigated; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the outcomes of the investigation in each case? NW2078E
Reply:
1. (a)(i). To date, no incident of sexual harassment was reported to the human resources offices of my department.
(ii). No incident of sexual harassment has been reported to the human resources offices of the department by any of the Entities reporting to my department.
02 July 2018 - NW1945
Mente-Nkuna, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in the Free State?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regard, according to the Free State Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
|||||
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Free State |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
FREE STATE: HEALTH |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
CONTROL SUBCOMPONENT |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
|
ACADEMIC (COLLEGE OF EMS) HEALTH |
10 |
3 |
|
|
13 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: XHARIEP DISTR |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: MANGAUNG DIST |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: FEZILE DABI |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
10 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2156
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether he has found that any of his relatives or relatives of any other Minister (a) have shares in and/or (b) own companies whose bids were approved in any of the bidding windows of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programmes?
Reply:
I have not found out if my relatives have shares in these companies. Ministers declare their financial interest annually through the appropriate platforms.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1950
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in the Western Cape?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regard, according to the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
|||||||||
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 1 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Western Cape |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
157 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
157 |
|
DEPT OF HEALTH |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
157 |
|
CSP:DDG SPECIALISED AND EMERGENCY SERVICESTH & EMS |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
157 |
|
WESTERN DIVISION. |
|
|
|
|
10 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
|
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
|
|
|
|
4 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
|
EASTERN DIVISION |
|
|
|
|
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
15 |
|
NORTHERN DIVISION |
|
|
|
|
5 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
19 |
|
METRO MEDICAL RESCUE SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
8 |
|
OUDTSHOORN EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
MOSSEL BAY EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
GEORGE EMS |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
KNYSNA EMS |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
UNIONDALE EMS |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
HERMANUS EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
SWELLENDAM EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
CALEDON EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
MEDICAL RESCUE SERVICES OVERBERG |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
GRABOUW EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
RIVIERSONDEREND EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 1 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
VREDENDAL EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
CLANWILLIAM EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
VREDENBURG EMS |
|
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
MALMESBURY EMS |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
MEDICAL RESCUE SERVICES WEST COAST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
LAINGSBURG EMS |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BEAUFORT WEST |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
LEEU GAMKA EMS |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
EMS CERES HOSPITAL |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
3 |
|
ROBERTSON EMS |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
WORCESTER EMS |
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
PAARL EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
STELLENBOSCH EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
EMS QUALITY ASSURANCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
OCCUP & HEALTH SAFETY EMS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
ILS TRAINING |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
ALS TRAINING |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
ECT TRAINING |
|
|
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
DISTRICT TRAINING |
1 |
|
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Grand Total |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
41 |
26 |
35 |
37 |
157 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2159
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether any relatives of Ministers (a) have shares in and/or (b) own companies that are Independent Power Producers?
Reply:
I am not privy to the required information.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1955
Mokoena, Mr L to ask the Minister of Economic Development
What has he found to be the impact of petrol price increases on the economy?
Reply:
Changes in the prices of petrol, diesel and other fuels are published by the Central Energy Fund on their website: http://www.cefgroup.co.za/petrol-price/.
As of 6 June 2018, the price of both grades of Petrol (i.e. unleaded and lead replacement) has increased by 82 cents per litre.
The change in the price of petrol is typically a function of both changes in international exchange rates (particularly the US Dollar-Rand exchange rate) and the change in international product prices (particularly crude oil).
For June 2018, the depreciation of the rand contributed roughly 30 cents of the increase in the price of petrol, while changes in the price of international product contributed roughly 52 cents to the increase. As an oil importing country, South Africa is unavoidably vulnerable to changes in international markets.
According to Stats SA, the price of fuel for consumers increased by 3.6% between April and May 2018, and 9.4% over the 12 months to May 2018. This is in line with petrol price inflation over the period since 2010.
This is expected to have both a short-term direct impact on inflation, and a long-term indirect impact on inflation. A study by the South African Reserve Bank, published in the Journal of Energy in Southern Africa in February 2017, found that a 10% year-on-year increase in the price of petrol resulted in a 1.2 percentage point increase in headline inflation across the economy over the long-run.
The cost of fuel has an important impact on overall inflation in the economy. These effects are both direct and indirect. Higher petrol prices directly impact the consumer in terms of higher fuel costs and higher public transportation costs. Higher petrol prices indirectly impact consumers, as an input cost, which will ultimately increase the cost for goods and services rendered.
Fuel prices also impact on the cost of production. The impact varies by sector. In a reply provided to parliament to a similar question, my colleague the Minister of Trade and Industry, discusses the direct and indirect impact on the manufacturing sector and current efforts to diversify sources of energy.
Fuel price inflation is challenging to manage, given that South Africa imports the bulk of its fuel and is therefore subject to changes in international market prices.
Fuel levies are applied to the price of fuel, and are used to raise funding for transport infrastructure. This investment in transport infrastructure reduces transport costs in the economy, which in turn enables more economic participation by businesses as well as households and in turn can moderate overall inflation.
Finally, it should be noted that according to an independent tracking service (www.globalpetrolprices.com), the price of petrol in South Africa at the pump is in line with the global average, and amongst the lowest when compared to non-oil-producing countries.
-END-
02 July 2018 - NW2160
Mente-Nkuna, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Energy
With reference to his reply to question 1363 on 23 May 2018, what percentage of shares in Main Street (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Ramizone (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Amstilinx (RF) (Pty) Ltd, Amstilite (RF) (Pty) Ltd are owned by BTSA Netherlands Cooperatie U.A, Ramizest and Friedshelf 1294 respectively?
Reply:
The shareholding of BTSA Netherlands Cooperatie U.A, Ramizest and Friedshelf 1294 are the same across all four projects. Refer to table below for detail per shareholder.
|
Company |
Shareholders |
Shareholding |
|
Main Street (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
60% |
|
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
37.5% |
|
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
2.5% |
|
|
Ramizone (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
60% |
|
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
37.5% |
|
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
2.5% |
|
|
Amstilinx (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
60% |
|
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
37.5% |
|
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
2.5% |
|
|
Amstilite (RF) (Pty) Ltd |
BTSA |
60% |
|
Ramizest (on behalf of the Letsatsi Trust) |
37.5% |
|
|
Friedshelf 1294 (on behalf of the relevant Local Community Trust) |
2.5% |
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2157
Mathys, Ms L to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether any government employees (a) have shares in and/or (b) own companies that provided financing for the companies that won bids in any bidding windows of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programmes?
Reply:
Government employees declare their financial interest in companies annually as required by the Public Service Regulations.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2166
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Energy
Did certain persons (names furnished) declare that they were directors in certain companies (details furnished), all of which had their bids accepted as part of the most recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme agreements; if so, on what basis was this approved?
Reply:
Projects are not evaluated on the directorship of participating companies but rather on the shareholding of each project company to ensure that the bid criteria in respect of South African Entity and Black ownership participation are met. Thus the persons (names furnished) were not required to declare directorship.
All bidders are bound by rules against collusion which may result in disqualification. The commonality in directorship in the specified project companies refer to a group of companies with the same shareholding structure. Thus, collusion with another bidding group or developer is not relevant. The individual bids by the named project companies competed with multiple other bids in respect of the unique offering of each underlying project, in terms of a combination of factors that inform their pricing, for example location, size of plant and technology.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
.
02 July 2018 - NW1580
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1)What (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) black, (ii) white, (iii) coloured and (iv) Indian persons are employed in each of the state-owned companies; (2) has he found that the provisions of affirmative action policies, the Employment Equity Act, Act 55 of 1998, and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, have been met; if not, what is the position in this regard?
Reply:
Responses are based on information from the respective SOCs stated below:
ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED:
|
(1) |
(a) and (b) |
(i) Black |
(ii) White |
(iii) Coloured |
(iv) Indian |
|
ALEXKOR HQ |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
70% |
10% |
0% |
20% |
||
|
ALEXKOR AT RMC* |
18 |
16 |
375 |
0 |
|
|
4.4% |
3.9% |
91.7% |
0% |
*Richtersveld Mining Company
2. The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.
DENEL SOC LIMITED:
|
(1)
|
(a) and (b) |
(i) Black |
(ii) White |
(iii) Coloured |
(iv) Indian |
|
50% |
38% |
8% |
4% |
||
|
2323 |
1766 |
387 |
153 |
(2) The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.
ESKOM SOC LIMITED:
1.
|
(a) |
(i) Black |
(ii) White |
(iii) Coloured |
(iv) Indian |
|
and |
29786 |
6421 |
3521 |
1588 |
|
(b) |
72% |
16% |
9% |
4% |
2. Eskom has to a large extent met the provisions of the Employment Equity Act. Eskom has five (5) Shareholder Compact measures in terms of Employment Equity and an overview of targets vs. actual performance as at March 2018 is presented in Table 2 below. There are various programmes in place to help Eskom address areas where performance is below target.
|
Key Performance Indicators |
Measures |
March 2018 Actual |
March 2018 Target |
|
Disabilities Equity |
People with disabilities in the workplace as the Employment Equity Act |
3.13% |
2.50% |
|
Racial Equity Snr Management |
Africans, Coloureds and Indians employees |
67.97% |
67.78% |
|
Racial Equity Professional /Middle Management |
Africans, Coloureds and Indians |
75.35% |
75.58% |
|
Gender Equity Snr Management |
Female employees |
38.25% |
38.98% |
|
Gender Equity Professional/Middle Management |
Female employees |
38.06% |
37.14% |
SAFCOL SOC LIMITED:
|
(1)
|
(a) and (b) |
(i) Black |
(ii) White |
(iii) Coloured |
(iv) Indian |
|
95.2% |
3.3% |
1.2% |
0.3% |
||
|
1723 |
60 |
22 |
5 |
(2) The Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) compels all employers in South Africa to promote equal opportunity in the workplace, eliminate discrimination in their policies or in practice, and implement affirmative action measures. These interventions are in line with Section 9 of the Constitution which had given Government the responsibility to enact anti-discrimination laws, including EEA. The SOCs in the DPE portfolio have ensured compliance with EEA including ensuring that there is an Employment Equity Plan (EEP) in place and that it is vigorously implemented. The increased representation of EEA Designated Groups in the statistics above is testimony to this.
SAX SOC LIMITED:
1.
|
(a) |
(i) Black |
(ii) Whites |
(iii) Coloured |
(iv) Indian |
|
And |
566 |
214 |
80 |
31 |
|
(b) |
63.2% |
24.36% |
8.94% |
3.46% |
2. The airline has performed very well to close the gaps in relation to the National Employment Active Population (EAP) targets, i.e. targets in Employment Equity with respect to Africans, Coloured and Indian population. The Company has 151 Pilots (77% whites, 4.63% Indians, 1.98% Coloured and 16, 55% Africans). The Cadet Pilot programme aims to provide a strategic transformation tool, both in the Airline and in the industry but funding remains a huge challenge as the Airline is responsible for sourcing its own funding in order to meet this objective as per mandate from the shareholder. This is a critical area that needs serious attention in order for the Airline to meet its National EAP targets
|
TRANSET SOC LIMITED: (1)
(2) Transnet has an Employment Equity policy and other policies e.g. recruitment policy which include all the requirements of the EE Act including Affirmative Action measures. These policies are rigorously applied to mitigate against unfair and discriminatory practices within the organisation. |
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
02 July 2018 - NW2149
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether any studies regarding (a) costs and (b) feasibility were conducted before signing any of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP) deals; if not, (i) why not and (ii) on what grounds and basis were the REIPPPs pursued; if so, (aa) was each study published, (bb) who conducted each study, (cc) was a tender issued to conduct each study, (dd) what was the cost of conducting each study, (ee) what is the title of each study and (ff) where are the copies of the studies available?
Reply:
Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) projects are procured and contracted pursuant to Ministerial Determinations issued by the Minister of Energy, in consultation with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in terms of Section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act, No 4 of 2006. Considerations include issues of carbon emission reduction commitments, new technology uncertainties such as costs, operability and lead time to build, water usage, localisation and job creation as well as regional development and integration and security of supply.
Each Independent Power Producer (IPP) participating in the tender process is responsible to undertaking a feasibility of its own project before bid submission to ensure the bankability of the project. At bid submission the IPPs have to comply with various qualification criteria which can only be complied with if they did undertake feasibility studies.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1978
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:
(1) Whether, with reference to the reply to question 277 on 10 March 2017, her department incurred any financial losses due to irregular selection of beneficiaries; if so, what is the total amount of the financial losses; (2) what amount in rental income has been paid to the N'wandlamahari Communal Property Association in each month since its establishment; (3) under which classification was the land claim finalised since it was originally deemed to be invalid?
Reply:
(1) No. According to information at our disposal no irregularities were identified and/or discovered during the selection of beneficiaries; as a result the Department has not incurred financial losses in this regard.
(2) The first rental income which the community received every month was R700 000 from 1 December 2013 to end of February 2016. This was a transition period. The total amount received during this period is estimated to be R18 900 000. The amount was R560 000 from 1 March 2016 in line with the lease agreement signed. The total amount received from 1 March 2016 to date is estimated to be R14 300 000. The total rental income received from the first payment to date is estimated to be in the region of R33 200 000. In addition to the rental income the CPA has received dividends in the amount of R12 000 000 in 2017 and subsequent payment of dividends of R10 000 000 in 2018.
(3) The claim was finalised in accordance with section 2 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 as well as research conducted which found the claim to be valid.
END
02 July 2018 - NW1732
Wessels, Mr W to ask the Minister of Health
(1)Whether all members of the senior management service (SMS) in his department had declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations; if not, (a) why not, (b) how many of the specified members did not declare their interests and (c) what are the (i) names and (ii) ranks of the specified noncompliant members of the SMS; (2) whether noncompliant SMS members have been charged; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what number (a) of employees in his department at each post level are currently suspended on full salary and (b) of the specified employees at each post level have been suspended for the specified number of days (details furnished); (4) what is the total amount of cost attached to the days of service lost as a result of the suspensions in each specified case?
Reply:
(1) Not all SMS members declared their financial interests;
(a) The SMS member submitted the form day after the system closure (30 April 2018);
(b) Only one SMS member did not declare his financial interest for past year (2017/2018).
(i) Mr. Kgereshi Mokwenal
(ii) Interim Registrar: Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa
(2) The process of instituting disciplinary action against the member is currently underway;
(3) (a) One official currently suspended on full salary;
(b) Longer than 120 days;
(4) R191 115.76
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2152
Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Energy
How much less electricity will Eskom be required to produce because of the approval of the bids of Independent Power Producers by his department?
Reply:
Eskom is not required to produce less electricity as a consequence of Independent Power Producers. Eskom’s policy on the decommissioning of its fleet is informed by an optimal balance of cost efficiencies, reduced capacity and carbon emission considerations. Eskom’s planned decommissioning of the Arnot, Camden, Grootvlei, Hendrina, Komati coal-fired power stations was already projected in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2010 which indicated that the decommissioned capacity would be replaced by approximately 8 800MW new Coal Generation capacity through Kusile and Medupi. The Wind and Solar Photovoltaic technologies introduced through the renewable energy programme do not displace coal-fired power stations as these technologies do not provide base load capacity.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1948
Mente-Nkuna, Ms NV to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in the Northern Cape?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regards, according to the Northern Cape Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
||||
|
Row Labels |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 4 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
Grand Total |
|
Northern Cape |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HEAD OFFICE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE:HEALTH |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
PIXLEY KA SEME |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE:HEALTH |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Grand Total |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2033
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
(1) What are the details of the (a) number of accident that vehicles owned by her department were involve(i) in each of the past three years financial years and (ii) since1 April 2018, (b) cost of repairs in each case and, (c)(i) number of and (ii) reason for vehicle being written off in each case; (2) Whether all vehicles owned by her department have tracking, devices Installed?
Reply:
1
|
(ii) 2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
|
|
(a) |
(i) 01 (one) |
N/A |
01 (one) |
01 (one) |
|
(b) |
R14 112.76 |
N/A |
N/A |
R11 469.94 |
|
(c) |
(i) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
(ii) |
N/A |
Disposed through Auction |
N/A |
2. YES
02 July 2018 - NW1589
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether her department prescribes minimum standards with regard to (a) the number of social workers employed in every area serviced by her department, (b) the number of cases that each social worker is permitted to handle, (c) office space per employee, (d) vehicles per office, (e) office equipment, (f) playrooms for children, (g) interviewing and/or statement rooms and (h) any other specified minimum standards; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
There is no one comprehensive document that addresses all the elements mentioned in this question. However, almost all of them are addressed in the following documents: National Norms and Standards for Social Infrastructure Delivery; Blue Print on Office Accommodation for Social Workers; Gazetted Public Works Space Norms; Integrated Social Services Delivery Model; Social Work Indaba Action Plan 2017 etc.
________________________
Approved by the Minister on
Date…………………………….
02 July 2018 - NW2167
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Energy
Did certain persons (names furnished) declare that they were directors in certain companies (details furnished), all of which had their bids accepted as part of the most recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme agreements; if so, on what basis was this approved?
Reply:
Projects are not evaluated on the directorship of participating companies but rather on the shareholding of each project company to ensure that the bid criteria in respect of South African Entity and Black ownership participation are met. Thus the persons (names furnished) were not required to declare directorship.
All bidders are bound by rules against collusion which may result in disqualification. The commonality in directorship in the specified project companies refer to a group of companies with the same shareholding structure. Thus, collusion with another bidding group or developer is not relevant. The individual bids by the named project companies competed with multiple other bids in respect of the unique offering of each underlying project, in terms of a combination of factors that inform their pricing, for example location, size of plant and technology.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
.
02 July 2018 - NW2169
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Energy
What steps have been taken to prevent collusion with respect to the formula used to determine the price score for compliant bids in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme; (2) whether any collusion with respect to awarding bids has been found; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
To prevent collusion, bidders declare that in submitting a Bid Response that each of its members, its Lenders, the Contractors and all other participants in any Bid Response certifies that there has not been communication with a competitor or potential competitor that would amount to collusive bidding.
If the Department becomes aware of or is of the opinion that any of the collusive activities have been undertaken by any Bidder or any of its Members, Lenders, Contractors or Advisors, the Department shall be entitled to disqualify such Bidder, its Members, Lenders, Contractors or their Advisors and to bar any or all of them from participating further in the Renewable Energy Power Producers Procurement Programme. No collusion has been found.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1720
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
1. (a) What total amount of land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her in each province is {i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and {b} what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land. 2. (a) how much of the land owned by her department and entities reporting to her has been leased out for private use and {b) what is the (i} Rand value of each lease and {ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land.
Reply:
|
(1) |
(2) |
||||||
|
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
||||
|
(i) |
(ii) |
(i) |
(ii) |
(i) |
(aa) |
(bb) |
|
|
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
02 July 2018 - NW1859
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Health
What is the (a) number of medical machines that have been broken and/or dysfunctional at each hospital in the country since 1 April 2017, (b)(i) name and (ii) location of each such hospital and (c) name and/or type of each such medical machine?
Reply:
I am not clear as to what the Honourable Member means by a medical machine. Perhaps if the Honourable Member is specific then I would be able to help.
END.
02 July 2018 - NW1271
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What value has been gained by Alexcor after the entity’s corporate head office incurred an expenditure amounting to R225 406 938,00 in the period 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2017, as is reflected in the annual report?
Reply:
|
The response is based on information received from Alexkor SOC Limited. The breakdown of the expenditure incurred for Alexkor’s Corporate Head Office amounting to R225 406 938.00 during the period 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2017 is detailed in the table below: |
||
|
SPEND CATEGORY: |
AMOUNT |
|
|
1. Bursaries |
R 1 687 360 |
The amounts include Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as well as bursaries awarded to learners in the field of mining, geology and environmental management |
|
2. Corporate Costs |
R 47 442 391 |
Salaries of employees and head office operational costs |
|
3. Mining Operations |
R 14 846 968 |
Alexkor SOC Limited was mining in Alexander Bay prior to the PSJV being established, in terms of the Deed of Settlement. Hence the mining operations cost of R14.8m. Related revenue against the Mining operating cost was R27.4m |
|
4. Town Maintenance |
R 85 988 049 |
The DoS directed that once the township had been established, the municipal engineering services are to be upgraded and Alexkor is to hand over the municipal services to the Alexander Bay Municipality; however, that has not yet occurred. Alexkor has assumed the responsibilities to maintain the Township of Alexander Bay as if they are a municipality. |
|
5. Discontinued Operations and Other |
R 9 735 795 |
The discontinued operating cost of R9.7 million relates to the cost of transferring the farming operations to the community. |
|
6. Environmental Management |
R 41 343 822 |
Implementation of Phase 1 of rehabilitation of historically disturbed areas
|
|
7. Directors Remuneration |
R 24 362 554 |
Fees paid to directors serving on both Alexkor and Alexkor RMC PSJV boards |
|
TOTAL |
R 225 406 938 |
|
02 July 2018 - NW1979
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(1) Whether, with reference to the Mala Mala land claim in Mpumalanga, her department instituted any investigations with regard to the alleged irregularities in the land claim process; if so, (a) what were the findings of the investigations, (b) who authorised the investigations and (c) was any disciplinary action recommended and taken against officials and/or others implicated in investigations; (2) whether the N'wandlamahari Communal Property Association (NCPA) (a) is currently registered in compliance with the applicable Act, (b} has a properly constituted structure, (c) has an appropriate bank account and (d) members have been receiving their fair share of income generated on land administered by the NCPA; (3) whether her department has approved any development applications for the NCPA; if so, (a) on what date was the application for the intended development received by her department, (b) who applied on behalf of the NCPA, (c) what does the development entail and (d) what is the impact of the intended development on the members of the NCPA and the larger community? NW2138E
Reply:
(1) No. According to information at our disposal there were no irregularities which occurred during the settlement of the Mala Mala land claim.
(a),(b),(c) Falls away.
{2) (a) Yes. The N'wandlamharhi Communal Property Association is a properly constituted legal entity registered in terms of the Communal Property Association Act, No. 28 of 1996.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes.
(d) No. The Department is aware that some members and or households have not received their share due to disagreements within the CPA.
(3) No.
(a),(b),(c),(d) Falls away.
END
02 July 2018 - NW2164
Mulaudzi, Adv TE to ask the Minister of Energy
Did certain persons (names furnished) declare that they were directors in certain companies (details furnished), all of which had their bids accepted as part of the most recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme agreements; if so, on what basis was this approved?
Reply:
Projects are not evaluated on the directorship of participating companies but rather on the shareholding of each project company to ensure that the bid criteria in respect of South African Entity and Black ownership participation are met. Thus the persons (names furnished) were not required to declare directorship.
All bidders are bound by rules against collusion which may result in disqualification. The commonality in directorship in the specified project companies refer to a group of companies with the same shareholding structure. Thus, collusion with another bidding group or developer is not relevant. The individual bids by the named project companies competed with multiple other bids in respect of the unique offering of each underlying project, in terms of a combination of factors that inform their pricing, for example location, size of plant and technology.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
.
02 July 2018 - NW1742
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
With reference to the statement of the Deputy Minister during the Debate on Vote 24 on 16 May 2018, that the department delivered 62 tractors to the Eastern Cape Province, (a) who was the recipient of each tractor and (b) was it the intention of her department to deliver them to subsistence, communal or small holder farmers?
Reply:
(a) Please refer to Annexure A.
(b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), is leading the implementation of the Agri-parks programme, which aims on transforming the rural economy through agricultural production and processing in the rural areas. Central to the Agri-parks programme is the establishment of Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs), which are the first line of contact for farmers. Fully equipped mechanization centres are a main feature of the FPSUs.
In relation to the mechanization centres, government provides the equipment and machinery for the benefit of all surrounding farmers for their mechanization requirements. DRDLR has identified FPSUs in all local municipalities in the Eastern Cape, and out of the identified FPSUs in the Province, each district had to select the two prioritised FPSUs per district. The equipment is delivered at strategic points to enhance the production in support of the Agri-parks programme. Areas that have been identified for beneficiation were selected based on their active involvement in agricultural primary production. Benefiting farmers are ranging from communal, subsistence and small holder farmers mainly in the Sarah Baartman District.
02 July 2018 - NW2150
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Energy
What are the (a) Government and (b) relevant entities projected to spend both directly and indirectly on the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programmes; (2) has he found that the Government and the entities can afford the cost; if so, what are the details of how this was determined?
Reply:
There is no direct or indirect spend by Government or relevant entities exclusively attributable to the Electricity Regulation Act, 2006, Section 34 sanctioned Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPPP). Regulation 10 of the New Generation Regulations enable Eskom, as the single buyer, to recover all costs in respect of the Section 34 Ministerial Determinations and includes payments for the purchase of electricity from Independent Power Producers (IPP) in terms of a power purchase agreement. Eskom only pays for actual electricity evacuated into the grid at a predetermined fixed price that can only escalate by CPI annually.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2168
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Energy
Did certain persons (names furnished) declare that they were directors in certain companies (details furnished), all of which had their bids accepted as part of the most recently signed Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme agreements; if so, on what basis was this approved?
Reply:
Projects are not evaluated on the directorship of participating companies but rather on the shareholding of each project company to ensure that the bid criteria in respect of South African Entity and Black ownership participation are met. Thus the persons (names furnished) were not required to declare directorship.
All bidders are bound by rules against collusion which may result in disqualification. The commonality in directorship in the specified project companies refer to a group of companies with the same shareholding structure. Thus, collusion with another bidding group or developer is not relevant. The individual bids by the named project companies competed with multiple other bids in respect of the unique offering of each underlying project, in terms of a combination of factors that inform their pricing, for example location, size of plant and technology.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
.
\
02 July 2018 - NW2143
Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether he is aware of the development fee to be paid by Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to the National Treasury and to his department in order to set up the Project Development Fund for Baseload Coal Energy (details furnished); if so, what is the (a) total amount in Rand of the development fee and (b) breakdown of all costs that (i) have been incurred and (ii) will be incurred by his department for the procurement of energy from IPPs?
Reply:
(A) The development fee of the Baseload Coal Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme has been set in the Request for Proposals (RFP) (December 2015) at 1.75% of the Total Project Value. The development fee is utilised as a cost recovery mechanism for costs incurred in the design, development, procurement and implementation over a 30-year contract term. The exact Rand value of the Development Fee can only be calculated once all the preferred bidders have reached Financial Close.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW1272
Marais, Mr EJ to ask the Minister of Communications
(1)Whether her department has determined the extent of the recent leaking of information of Facebook users in South Africa to Cambridge Analytica; if not, will (a) her department and/or (b) the Government be investigating the leak; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether (a) her department and/or (b) the Government will take any action to address the issue; if so, (i) will the issue be treated as a cybercrime issue, (ii) will she ask the Portfolio Committee on Communications to investigate the issue, (iii) which other entities will be involved in the investigation and (iv) what will the punishment be to address the issue?
Reply:
Requesting the Honorable Member to refer the question to the Ministers of Police and State Security who will be in a better position to investigate issues relating to cybercrimes.
02 July 2018 - NW1947
Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Health
What number of paramedics employed by his department are stationed in each district municipality in Limpopo?
Reply:
The following table reflects the details in this regard, according to the Limpopo Provincial Department of Health
|
Filled Post – Paramedics (April 2018) |
|||||||
|
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 2 |
EMS LECTURER (PARAMEDIC) GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 1 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 2 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 3 |
PARAMEDIC GRADE 4 |
Grand Total |
|
|
Limpopo Province |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
25 |
|
VERTICAL PROGRAMMES: HEALTH |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
25 |
|
CONTROL SUB-COMPONENT: HEALTH |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
25 |
|
MEC HEALTH |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
25 |
|
POLOKWANE (L) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
W.F. KNOBEL (S) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
MASHASHANE (NEW STATION) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
MANKWENG (M) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
MAKHADO (L) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
THOHOYANDOU (L) EMS |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
GIYANI (L) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
SEKORORO (M) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
TZANEEN (L) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
MECKLENBERG (NEW STATION) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
DILOKONG (M) EMS |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
MOKOPANE (L) EMS |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
MODIMOLLE (M) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
THABAZIMBI (S) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
MOOKGOPHONG (S) EMS |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
BELA-BELA (S) EMS |
2 |
2 |
|||||
|
LEPHALALE (S) EMS |
1 |
1 |
2 |
||||
|
AUXILLIARY TRAINING: SUBSECTION |
1 |
2 |
3 |
||||
|
Grand Total |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
25 |
END.
02 July 2018 - NW2097
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
(a) What number of law firms has the Competition Commission briefed regarding cartel cases since 1 January 2017, (b) what is the name of each firm, (c) with regard to what number of cases has each specified firm been briefed and (d) what was the cost to the Competition Commission in each instance?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Competition Commission that since 1 January 2017, nine law firms have been briefed on cartel cases, at a cost to date of R16 600 363. Details on law firms and number of cases can be found below.
|
Law firms briefed |
Number of cases |
Amount paid per law firm |
|
1. Ndzabandzaba Attorneys |
7 cases |
R 10 519 266 |
|
2. Ndobela Lamola Incorporated |
4 cases |
R 567 736 |
|
3. KBK Attorneys |
1 case |
R 114 244 |
|
4. Mokwana Attorneys |
3 cases |
R 1 062 232 |
|
5. Mogaswa Incorporated Attorneys |
3 cases |
R 1 266 873 |
|
6. Tiyani Vukeya Attorneys |
1 case |
R 83 215 |
|
7. Morare Thobejane Incorporated |
5 cases |
R 1 074 747 |
|
8. Le Roux & Du Plessis Attorneys Inc. |
1 case |
R 1 650 734 |
|
9. Madlanga & Partners Inc. |
1 case |
R 261 316 |
-END-
02 July 2018 - NW2047
Esterhuizen, Mr JA to ask the Minister of Energy
With reference to the cost of (a) Medupi that stands at R86.5 billion from R49.8 billion and (b) Kusile that stands at R83 billion from R57 billion but neither of which are near completion, what are the reasons that Eskom’s finance cost for the current financial year has increased with 82% whereas the specified amount excludes all the capitalised finance cost for work construction, like Medupi, Kusile and all other projects that are still under construction?
Reply:
I wish to inform the Member that it is not part of the mandate of the Department of Energy to build power stations such as Medupi and Kusile.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date:
02 July 2018 - NW2010
Purdon, Mr RK to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(1). What are the details of the (a) number of accidents that vehicles owned by his department were involved (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) cost for repairs in each case and (c)(i) number of and (ii) reasons for vehicles being written off in each case; (2). Whether all vehicles owned by his department have tracking devices installed?.
Reply:
1(a). Two (2) vehicles, namely BMW 520i 2016 Model and ML 400 MERC 2014 Model
(i) 2016/17 and 2017/18
(ii) None
(b). R39,339.87 and R7,656.05
(c)(i) None
(ii) None
2. Yes, all vehicles owned by my department have tracking devices installed in them.
02 July 2018 - NW2050
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Energy
What (a) variables were taken into consideration when deciding on petrol price increases and (b) steps is the Government taking to ensure that the price of petrol does not become unaffordable?
Reply:
The Member may be aware that key contributing factors to the local fuel price is the performance of the rand versus leading currencies, as well as the international cost of petroleum. We have advised motorists to avoid unnecessary journeys, make use of car-pooling, and practice economical driving techniques.
Approved / Not Approved
Mr J T Radebe, MP
Minister of Energy
Date: