Questions and Replies
26 June 2018 - NW1590
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether any (a) social worker or (b) other professional care worker employed in her department in each province has a criminal record; if so, what are the relevant details of the (i) full names, (ii) position, (iii) office and (iv) crime(s) that each person was convicted of?
Reply:
Province |
(a)Social Worker |
(b) Other Professional Care worker |
(b)(i) Full Names |
(b)(ii) Position |
(b)(iii) Office |
(b)(iv) Crimes |
Eastern Cape |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Free State |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Gauteng |
ONE |
N/A |
Nozipho P. Mvalese |
Social Worker |
JHB Metro |
Theft (Later cleared by SAPS) |
KwaZulu Natal |
One |
N/A |
N.G Mkhize |
Social Worker |
UMgungundlovu |
Fraud |
Limpopo |
TWO |
TWO |
Bidzha T.L.; Mahlare M.S.; Mashumu T.J.; Sebona M. |
Social Worker Social Worker CDW CDW |
Vhembe Sekhukhune Sekhukhune Waterberg |
Public indecency shoplifting Road Traffic Act Road Traffic Act |
Mpumalanga |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
North West |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Northern Cape |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Western Cape |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Approved by the Minister on
Date……………………….
26 June 2018 - NW1744
Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
What number of apprentices in each trade at each of the centres accredited for the assessment of artisans were (a) assessed and (b) found competent in each of the past three financial years?
Reply:
It is important to note that INDLELA is the only public trade test centre accounting for 25% of the national trade tests conducted across all economic sectors related to artisan training. The INDLELA records on the number of candidates assessed and found to be competent in each trade registered for in the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years are as follows:
Trade |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
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Assessed |
Competent |
Assessed |
Competent |
Assessed |
Competent |
|
Aircraft Maintenance Mechanic |
21 |
19 |
52 |
41 |
37 |
0 |
Aircraft Structures Worker |
0 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
Armature Winder |
19 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
Automotive Motor Mechanic |
200 |
95 |
129 |
71 |
161 |
87 |
Avionics Mechanician |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Blacksmith |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
Boiler maker |
610 |
305 |
413 |
356 |
556 |
416 |
Bricklayer |
169 |
22 |
107 |
35 |
172 |
61 |
Carpenter |
168 |
74 |
135 |
90 |
181 |
118 |
Carpenter and Joiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Diesel Fitter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||
Diesel Mechanic |
465 |
159 |
355 |
139 |
535 |
142 |
Electrician |
1517 |
996 |
1175 |
886 |
2015 |
1504 |
Electrical Equipment Mechanic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Electronic Equipment Mechanician |
3 |
3 |
11 |
9 |
50 |
36 |
Fitter and Turner |
83 |
50 |
45 |
23 |
207 |
43 |
Gunsmith |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic |
3 |
0 |
63 |
32 |
31 |
0 |
Instrument Mechanician |
26 |
7 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
16 |
Joiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Mechanical Fitter |
806 |
301 |
360 |
298 |
572 |
394 |
Metal Machinist |
49 |
37 |
19 |
15 |
32 |
13 |
Millwright |
58 |
19 |
39 |
34 |
95 |
69 |
Painter |
121 |
27 |
101 |
54 |
158 |
74 |
Panelbeater |
13 |
13 |
17 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
Plasterer |
7 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Plumber |
711 |
503 |
639 |
594 |
1035 |
631 |
Radiotrician |
19 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Refrigeration Mechanic |
52 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
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Rigger |
195 |
52 |
164 |
105 |
320 |
128 |
Sheet Metal Worker |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Structural Plater |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
Toolmaker |
26 |
16 |
68 |
0 |
||
Tractor Mechanic |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Transportation Electrician |
7 |
1 |
62 |
33 |
127 |
70 |
Vehicle Body Builder |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Vehicle Painter |
3 |
1 |
21 |
14 |
24 |
1 |
Welder |
387 |
253 |
380 |
300 |
393 |
317 |
TOTAL |
5746 |
3010 |
4357 |
3193 |
6876 |
4142 |
There are 341 accredited trade test centres across the country delivering various historical/legacy trades in terms of the repealed Manpower Training Act and the Skills Development Act. These trades derive their theoretical alignment from the NATED 191
(N2 – N6) engineering programmes, National Certificate (Vocational) (Levels 3 – 4) engineering programmes, and Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA) based Competence Based Modularised (Level 4) programmes. The list of accredited trade test centres is attached as Annexure A.
INDLELA uses a different template, as compared to the requested information. Therefore, the information regarding the number of apprentices in each trade at each of the 341 centres would require more time to consolidate. The SETA aggregated information is provided in the table below.
Total registered learners per sector
Artisan Learners Registered |
||||
SETA |
Sector |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
Chemicals |
3372 |
4263 |
3 423 |
Construction Education And Training Authority |
Construction |
1 737 |
2024 |
8 748 |
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
Food Processing |
45 |
178 |
168 |
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
Local Government |
1 020 |
888 |
647 |
Mining Qualifications Authority |
Mining and Minerals |
1 848 |
1978 |
1 952 |
Manufacturing Engineering And Related Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Manufacturing and Engineering |
8 130 |
8038 |
6 863 |
Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
Safety and Security |
467 |
401 |
77 |
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority |
Agriculture |
347 |
227 |
193 |
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
National and Provincial Government |
33 |
34 |
20 |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Services Sector |
1 127 |
1416 |
1 470 |
Transport Education and Training Authority |
Transport |
1 778 |
1314 |
1 004 |
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
Fibre Processing |
459 |
419 |
295 |
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority |
Tourism and Hospitality |
514 |
683 |
639 |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
Wholesale and Retail |
532 |
269 |
0 |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
Health and welfare |
119 |
87 |
76 |
Totals registered |
21 528 |
22 219 |
25 575 |
Total Competent learners per sector
Artisan Learners Competent |
||||
SETA |
Sector |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority |
Chemicals |
743 |
936 |
1110 |
Construction Education and Training Authority |
Construction |
504 |
1350 |
2225 |
Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority |
Energy |
470 |
697 |
684 |
Food And Beverages Manufacturing Industry Sector Education and Authority |
Food Processing |
0 |
13 |
63 |
Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority |
Local Government |
87 |
233 |
543 |
Mining Qualifications Authority |
Mining and Minerals |
1382 |
1807 |
1932 |
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Sector Education And Training Authority |
Manufacturing and Engineering |
8352 |
9661 |
8443 |
Safety And Security Sector Education and Training Authority |
Safety and Security |
0 |
227 |
187 |
Agriculture Sector Education and Training Authority |
Agriculture |
154 |
228 |
208 |
Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority |
National and Provincial Government |
30 |
15 |
42 |
Services Sector Education and Training Authority |
Services Sector |
550 |
1247 |
1503 |
Transport Education and Training Authority |
Transport |
714 |
1359 |
1168 |
Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority |
Fibre Processing |
101 |
124 |
141 |
Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority |
Tourism and Hospitality |
0 |
0 |
364 |
Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority |
Wholesale and Retail |
39 |
3 |
5 |
Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority |
Health and welfare |
36 |
74 |
99 |
Total competent |
13 162 |
17 974 |
18 717 |
26 June 2018 - NW1922
Sonti, Ms NP to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)What (a) 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?
Reply:
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT:
1(a)(i) There was one case of alleged sexual harassment reported in 2016/ 2017 financial year.
1(b) Allegations were levelled against an SMS member making remarks against an official’s dress code.
2 Investigations were conducted by an internal and external investigators who both gave reports to the effect that the allegations were unsubstantiated.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY:
Both 1 and 2 are not applicable
SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY:
1. (aa) 2016 - There was one (1) case reported within SASSA. It was alleged that an official hugged, kissed and touched the buttocks of a cleaner without her consent.
(bb) 2017- There was one (1) case reported within SASSA. An official allegedly placed his hand on an official’s private part without her consent and further made comments with sexual overtones about the official’s body and hairstyle.
2. 2016 - The incident was investigated by a team of two investigating officers who discovered inconsistencies in the statement of the complainant. No wrong-doing was established against the alleged perpetrator.
2017 - The incident was investigated. The outcome of the investigation resulted in the perpetrator being charged and found guilty on the above stated charges.
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Approved by the Minister on
Date……………………….
26 June 2018 - NW1309
Rawula, Mr T to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What (a) has his department done to uncover the source of unrest and protests in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, which led to the death of a protestor at the hands of police and (b) steps is he taking to address the concerns raised by the people of Keiskammahoek about lack of service delivery to the town?
Reply:
Background of Amahlathi LM
The Amahlathi local municipality is a Category B municipality situated in the Amathole District in the Eastern Cape. It is bordered by the Chris Hani District to the north, Buffalo City Metropolitan municipality to the south, Mnquma and Great Kei to the east and Raymond Mhlaba to the west. Amahlathi municipality is an administrative area and it one of the six municipalities in the Amathole District. Amahlathi is an isiXhosa name that means “a place where many trees are grouped together to form a forest. It covers 4 505km² of land. The names of Cities and Towns surrounding the municipality are: Cathcart, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek and Stutterheim. The economic sectors active in the municipality are, namely: Community services (37%), finance (27%), manufacturing (18%), trade (10%), agriculture (4%), construction (2%), and transport (2%).
Political Management
African National Congress |
Democratic Alliance |
Economic Freedom Fighters |
24 seats |
3 seats |
3 seats |
The majority party is the African National Congress.
(a) The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs visited the area of Keiskammahoek twice during 2018, and facilitated a coherent response to community concerns. The leadership of SANCO and the community committed themselves to work with the Provincial Government and an inclusive task team has been established, which is meant to monitor the implementation of the support plan by the Province and National Government.
It was discovered that the source of public unrest was as a result of the lack of feedback meetings between the municipality and the community including the sector department work planned for the community. It’s regrettable that a life was lost during the protests and the matter is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate.
(b) During the meeting with the community of Keiskammahoek delivered a petition that outlines their concerns regarding the services, namely; status of roads, hospital and housing projects. A follow-up feedback meeting with the community happened on the 13 May 2018, whereby all the provincial sector departments expected to address the pace of service delivery were present at the meeting to engage the community. As a result of the Minister’s intervention in the community of Keiskammahoek, a provincial Technical Task Team, led by the Head of Department of CoGTA in the Eastern Cape, was established to facilitate responses and the MEC is the overall political coordinator of the feedback given his responsibilities in the Provincial Executive Council.
The Petition Response Plan Document has been completed and the community representatives were engaged about the contents of the document for further improvement on the responses. Provincial Government is already dealing with some service delivery challenges in consultation with community representatives.
26 June 2018 - NW47
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 3455 on 3 December 2010, all the loans or bonds have been fully repaid; if not, (a) why has each loan or bond not been fully repaid, (b) by what date will it be repaid, (c) what amount has the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality paid in interest to date and (d)(i) on what date was the last payment made on the specified loans and (ii) what was the amount that was paid; if so, (aa) on what date was the final payment made and (bb) what is the interest amount that the specified municipality paid for the loan or bond in each case?
Reply:
Yes, the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has repaid some of the loans since December 2010.
(a & b) The following loans have been fully paid at the respective maturity dates (See table 1 below):
-
- December 2001- R150 million from INCA @ 12.25% (Annuity Loan)
- March 2002- R150 million from DBSA @ 13.5% (Annuity Loan)
- March 2003 – R291 million from DBSA @ 12.2% (Annuity loan)
The CoE follows a scheduled interest and capital repayment regime on its long-term liabilities. The outstanding balances are due to the fact that loans and bonds have not yet reached their redemption/maturity dates. Refer to table 1 below.
Table1: CoE liability profile
(c) Cumulative interest paid on the loans and bonds from the original date of attainment to 31 Dec 2017 is shown in table 2 see link below:
Table 2: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW47TABLE_2.pdf
Cumulative interest paid to date on CoE loans and bonds amounts to R3.5bn. The new bonds, EMM07 and EMM07P were taken in July 2017 and their first interest payments were due in January 2018.
(d) The last interest payment dates and amounts are shown in table 3 see link below:
Table 3: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW47TABLE_3.pdf
The reply to question 2018/47 is a follow-up to question 3455, which was published on 3 December 2010.
26 June 2018 - NW1681
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What is the (a) name and (b) location of each ward in the country that does not have access to electricity as at 1 May 2018?
Reply:
The Honourable member Mrs E N Ntlangwini, should kindly direct the question to the Department of Energy, as they are the competent department to respond to the question.
26 June 2018 - NW1698
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
(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 the 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:
My department has advised me that the reply to both (1) and (2) of the Honourable Member’s question is: None.
26 June 2018 - NW52
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
What is the total amount owed by each of the specified municipalities (details furnished) to Eskom as at the latest date for which information is available, (b) how much of the specified amounts are interest and (c) how old is the debt owed to Eskom in each case?
Reply:
(a)(b) (c) Annexure A: Attached provide details of total amount owed as at 30 September 2017, interest amount included in the total debt and age of debt for each of the 61 specified Municipalities.
Numerous requests were sent to Eskom requesting latest available information, to date we were not able to get the requested information.
With regard to the municipalities that are struggling to pay Eskom, the department is implementing the following interventions:
1. The simplified revenue plan
During the period 2016/17 financial year to 2017/18 financial year, the department has identified a total of 30 municipalities countrywide support on development and implementation of simplified revenue plans, from these 30 municipalities, three were from the North West Province i.e. Ditsobotla, Moses Kotane and Naledi local municipalities. The simplified revenue plan is aimed at achieving improved revenue management, reduction of municipal consumer debt, protection and enhancement of the municipality’s revenue collection potential.
The municipalities supported were assisted with the following initiatives that resulted on improvement of debt collection:
- Focused initiatives on the highest owing debtors per municipality
- Data authentication and purification of billing information
- Review of credit and debt collection policies and by laws;
- Development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
- Tariff setting model for electricity and water and tariff policies
- Indigent management.
The project has been extended to four more municipalities in the North West Province for the period 2018/19 to 2019/20 financial years, these are Kgetlengrivier; Maquassi Hills, Mamosa and Tswaing.
2. Property and consumer database
The department has also initiated a project on development of spatially enabled integrated property and consumer database for municipalities. The project focus is on municipal data integrity which will provide municipalities with a platform to access up to date data from a central point hosted by the department and once fully implemented will assist on improving the revenue collection.
3. Executive Intervention on the non-payment of Eskom and water service authorities
At an Executive level; the minister of CoGTA chairs an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMTT) which provides political direction on the non-payment of electricity and water debt. The IMTT was established to deal with Constitutional, Systemic and Structural Challenges in electricity reticulation. The scope was further extended to include bulk water related debt.
The IMTT was established based on the principles of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No 13 of 2005) and the members are: the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (as Chairperson). The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, the Minister of Public Enterprises, the President of SALGA; and the Chairperson of the Eskom Board. The IMTT has so far achieved the following in making the bulk payments more affordable:
- Reducing the interest rate charged on overdue municipal bulk accounts from prime plus 5% to prime plus 2.5%;
- Payment terms being extended from 15 days to 30 days for municipal bulk accounts;
- Payments received from municipalities being allocated to capital first then interest;
- The rationalisation of municipal tariffs from eleven to three has been approved by the ESKOM Board and will be submitted to NERSA as part of the tariff approval process.
The South African fiscal framework is built on a clear set of functional (expenditure) assignments for basic local infrastructure services delivery such as water services, electricity distribution, solid waste, and local roads and transport in addition to important regulatory authority over spatial planning and development control. These functions are financed predominately through locally controlled revenue sources, such as user fees and the property tax.
Section 96(a) of the MSA, states that municipalities must collect all monies due and payable to it, while Section 96(b) empowers a municipality to undertake this debt collection in terms of adopting a credit control and debt collection policy. Even though that legislative provision is very clear, municipalities are in general still encountering challenges on the collection of outstanding debt.
Some municipalities are failing at effectively delivering services, billing for services and collecting the revenue due. Consequently, outstanding debtors are increasing and they are not able to maintain positive cash flows to pay creditors within the thirty days timeframe as legally prescribed.
The “culture of non-payment by consumers to municipalities affects and results to inability of municipalities to service its creditors. This has been evident in the increase in municipal creditors and debtors book.
It is evident that non- payment of municipal debtors is mostly due to the weaknesses on the municipal systems in implementing relevant sections of the legislations and the implementation of their credit control and debt collection policies.
The Department (DCoG) identified a strategic intervention aimed at enhancing the municipal revenue management and debt collection system in local government. The development and implementation of municipal-specific revenue plans was identified and is currently being rolled out in selected municipalities.
The selected municipalities are identified to be part of the Simplified Revenue Plan Project through the Back to Basics (B2B) programme and by assessing the level of outstanding debt of each of the municipalities. The funding for the project has been set aside from the Municipal Systems Improvement Grant (MSIG).
Project objective
The objective of the Simplified Revenue Plan Project (SRP) is to assist municipalities through Service Providers (SPs) to review and improve the generic replicable model of the revenue plan. Once that is done, the reviewed model would be rolled-out or implemented at each of the participating municipalities. The successful implementation of the revenue plan would result in improved revenue management, reduced municipal consumer debt and protection of municipal revenue.
Support to municipalities through the SRP
The following on-going support and assistance has been provided to municipalities:
- Review and update of revenue policies and by-laws
- Billing (accurate reading/capturing of electricity and water meters).
- Monitoring of consumer/debtors accounts (debtors management)
- Data cleansing and analysis
- Indigent register management
- Customer relations management
- Administration ( Procedure manuals and implementation thereof)
The above support is informed by the initial assessment conducted by the SPs at the inception of the project; the assessment is made by testing the entire revenue management value chain of a municipality; identifying deficiencies and then developing a municipal specific plan to address them.
Impact thus far:
- Continuous increase of municipal collection rate in most of the municipalities supported on phase 1 of the project during the implementation phase.
- Data authentication and purification which translates to billing credibility going forward.
- Substantial recovery of outstanding debt from all consumer groups.
- Focused revenue collection initiative on the municipal the highest owing debtors resulted in the reduction of debtors over 90 days.
- Payment of government debt to municipalities was also recorded.
Challenges
Lack of capacity in the revenue management cycle, be it metering, billing, customer care, disconnections, credit control and debt collection, etc.
- A joint project with NT is being initiated to assess and define the revenue management minimum skills for municipalities.
The state of trading services’ infrastructure is a serious cause for concern; this infrastructure has been neglected over many years when it comes to maintenance and replacement where necessary.
- The infrastructure challenges are being referred to MISA and the municipal infrastructure plans are reviewed to reflect the revenue producing infrastructure upgrades and maintenance.
Lack of political and management buy-in in some instances to play an active role on municipal revenue collection.
- In phase 2 we have made it a requirement that the revenue function be a standing item on the council committee responsible for finance
Annexure A
Table 1: Detail of Total amount owed as at 30 September 2017; Interest amount included in the total debt and Age of debt for each of the 61 specified municipalities
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
EASTERN CAPE DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
DR BEYERS NAUDÉ LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
34 314 514 |
144 721 |
16 113 394 |
13 948 |
10 014 233 |
8 172 939 |
0 |
INXUBA YETHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
44 366 135 |
1 708 631 |
8 143 502 |
0 |
8 691 147 |
4 476 280 |
23 055 206 |
KING SABATA DALINDYEBO MUNICIPALITY |
101 074 779 |
2 519 227 |
26 047 098 |
23 608 |
36 482 726 |
28 979 573 |
9 541 775 |
MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
80 692 139 |
1 068 315 |
13 518 941 |
23 608 |
57 916 854 |
9 232 737 |
0 |
RAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
86 036 077 |
10 664 307 |
8 878 971 |
0 |
9 965 114 |
7 555 083 |
59 636 909 |
WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
138 606 259 |
10 634 195 |
59 771 861 |
0 |
13 292 532 |
12 707 811 |
52 834 055 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
FREE STATE DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
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DIHLABENG MUNICIPALITY |
180 180 663 |
7 778 783 |
14 569 059 |
8 839 |
20 812 109 |
19 303 722 |
125 486 935 |
MANTSOPA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
108 883 481 |
6 073 916 |
11 363 022 |
0 |
136 829 |
14 222 622 |
83 161 009 |
MASILONYANA MUNICIPALITY |
52 211 702 |
1 491 006 |
3 257 380 |
0 |
4 982 672 |
8 633 701 |
35 337 950 |
MOQHAKA MUNICIPALITY |
208 988 335 |
2 121 533 |
50 004 209 |
0 |
31 607 857 |
31 584 934 |
95 791 336 |
NALA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
182 907 109 |
503 670 |
19 559 469 |
0 |
63 016 |
19 976 571 |
143 308 054 |
PHUMELELA MUNICIPALITY |
91 174 674 |
11 407 608 |
3 778 192 |
59 839 |
4 481 108 |
4 601 654 |
78 253 880 |
TOKOLOGO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
35 490 407 |
397 632 |
2 575 726 |
0 |
3 105 772 |
5 171 899 |
24 637 009 |
GAUTENG DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
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EMFULENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
887 902 806 |
16 073 844 |
361 793 520 |
48 399 |
274 406 346 |
208 496 392 |
43 158 149 |
MERAFONG CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
190 998 296 |
6 661 933 |
48 148 792 |
18 957 |
14 313 275 |
90 307 680 |
38 209 592 |
MOGALE CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
144 676 691 |
4 549 116 |
51 367 949 |
0 |
93 251 256 |
57 486 |
0 |
RANDFONTEIN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
129 670 297 |
6 257 784 |
34 979 634 |
0 |
94 690 663 |
0 |
0 |
WESTONARIA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
19 740 642 |
19 509 |
19 664 995 |
0 |
37 574 |
38 073 |
0 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|||||
MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
KWAZULU NATAL DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
EDUMBE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
10 010 826 |
155 547 |
4 589 779 |
0 |
5 218 004 |
42 456 |
160 588 |
MPOFANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
54 310 218 |
394 313 |
7 062 182 |
0 |
47 248 035 |
0 |
0 |
ULUNDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
80 148 282 |
1 895 049 |
9 790 153 |
0 |
13 606 716 |
12 057 302 |
44 694 112 |
ZULULAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY |
1 227 575 |
2 403 |
539 316 |
688 259 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LIMPOPO DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
MODIMOLLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
125 112 498 |
7 928 502 |
11 079 943 |
0 |
13 757 075 |
13 478 997 |
86 796 483 |
MOOKGOPHONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
116 524 854 |
9 243 943 |
6 142 486 |
0 |
7 012 013 |
7 011 834 |
96 358 520 |
MUSINA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
108 486 434 |
5 712 634 |
12 913 565 |
0 |
10 890 200 |
12 683 955 |
71 998 715 |
THABAZIMBI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
234 082 664 |
18 052 760 |
12 678 566 |
613 799 |
0 |
8 976 294 |
211 814 005 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|||||
MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
MPUMALANGA DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
ALBERT LUTHULI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
32 604 094 |
1 138 051 |
13 552 319 |
0 |
10 633 117 |
5 474 041 |
2 944 617 |
DIPALESENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
43 090 511 |
1 985 290 |
14 288 462 |
315 662 |
10 737 751 |
7 737 832 |
10 010 804 |
EMAKHAZENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
49 448 289 |
2 170 952 |
6 046 095 |
0 |
5 850 586 |
9 615 724 |
27 935 885 |
EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
1 394 152 980 |
41 896 695 |
91 266 170 |
0 |
133 250 603 |
145 596 329 |
1 024 039 878 |
GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY |
625 058 977 |
15 680 191 |
61 169 490 |
0 |
81 305 996 |
83 750 718 |
398 832 772 |
LEKWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
419 338 081 |
12 584 465 |
44 370 553 |
790 601 |
49 036 497 |
45 445 515 |
279 694 916 |
MKHONDO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
87 115 135 |
3 773 920 |
12 660 480 |
0 |
16 713 987 |
17 065 493 |
40 675 175 |
MSUKALIGWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
142 222 603 |
3 390 920 |
24 270 565 |
0 |
117 952 038 |
0 |
0 |
THABA CHWEU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
428 302 648 |
7 861 794 |
34 778 688 |
0 |
19 489 235 |
17 817 195 |
356 217 531 |
VICTOR KHANYE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
39 493 244 |
1 289 041 |
10 265 317 |
0 |
14 711 919 |
14 516 008 |
0 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|||||
MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
NORTH WEST DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
CITY OF MATLOSANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
213 038 425 |
5 843 412 |
36 505 037 |
0 |
176 291 541 |
241 848 |
0 |
DITSOBOTLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
253 931 599 |
13 839 721 |
20 025 581 |
25 121 |
17 181 418 |
16 473 194 |
200 226 285 |
KGETLENGRIVIER LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
61 344 312 |
4 565 248 |
7 408 245 |
0 |
4 592 008 |
4 590 027 |
44 754 032 |
LEKWA - TEEMANE |
34 906 738 |
858 489 |
7 952 252 |
0 |
16 693 998 |
4 456 863 |
5 803 625 |
MAMUSA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
61 720 073 |
3 516 650 |
3 903 160 |
15 335 |
4 949 245 |
4 585 970 |
48 266 364 |
NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
254 809 233 |
17 819 567 |
10 305 481 |
0 |
23 983 445 |
13 684 245 |
206 836 062 |
RAMOTSHERE MOILOA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (including Zeerust Waterworks) |
25 011 848 |
1 085 610 |
5 786 046 |
0 |
19 056 027 |
169 776 |
0 |
TSWAING LOCAL MUNICIPALTY |
74 347 281 |
5 578 434 |
8 763 774 |
41 290 |
5 510 089 |
5 848 426 |
54 183 702 |
VENTERSDORP LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
28 487 985 |
9 961 |
11 028 213 |
0 |
17 063 189 |
396 584 |
0 |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|||||
MUNICIPALITY |
TOTAL DEBT 30_Sep_2017 |
INTEREST |
CURRENT DEBT |
30 DAYS |
60 DAYS |
90 DAYS |
>90 DAYS |
NORTHERN CAPE DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
DIKGATLONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
57 144 069 |
4 571 615 |
3 094 917 |
0 |
4 004 001 |
7 394 627 |
42 650 524 |
EMTHANJENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
25 499 235 |
674 932 |
6 679 526 |
160 137 |
8 128 160 |
8 113 536 |
2 417 876 |
GAMAGARA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
64 306 601 |
1 535 503 |
21 144 252 |
0 |
13 205 830 |
13 343 265 |
16 613 254 |
GA-SEGONYANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
45 088 792 |
3 087 214 |
15 755 328 |
0 |
10 775 231 |
9 475 887 |
9 082 346 |
KAI !GARIB LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
117 636 009 |
6 325 057 |
15 786 644 |
0 |
7 642 127 |
7 008 675 |
87 198 563 |
KAMIESBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
7 071 005 |
277 195 |
953 374 |
96 019 |
970 848 |
760 389 |
4 290 375 |
KHAI-MA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
9 646 955 |
356 218 |
940 134 |
0 |
946 180 |
931 858 |
6 828 783 |
MAGARENG MUNICIPALITY |
34 787 020 |
1 975 667 |
2 094 612 |
0 |
2 467 163 |
2 351 992 |
27 873 254 |
NAMA KHOI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
86 363 718 |
2 637 868 |
8 514 448 |
0 |
10 416 388 |
8 355 357 |
59 077 524 |
PHOKWANE MUNICIPALITY |
13 477 667 |
204 232 |
10 780 967 |
0 |
409 185 |
395 067 |
1 892 449 |
RENOSTERBERG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
51 519 365 |
7 022 946 |
1 606 651 |
0 |
1 849 124 |
1 794 376 |
46 269 214 |
SIYANCUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
105 818 693 |
7 375 505 |
9 867 262 |
0 |
5 627 054 |
5 639 561 |
84 684 816 |
SIYATHEMBA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
23 837 846 |
1 365 590 |
1 885 459 |
0 |
2 209 734 |
2 350 199 |
17 392 454 |
TSANTSABANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
86 966 733 |
5 775 730 |
8 768 969 |
0 |
5 539 969 |
5 678 174 |
66 979 621 |
UBUNTU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
37 885 994 |
1 982 834 |
2 129 956 |
0 |
2 342 064 |
2 366 392 |
31 047 581 |
WESTERN CAPE DEMARCATED PROVINCE |
|||||||
KANNALAND LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
10 152 055 |
132 753 |
10 106 523 |
0 |
45 532 |
0 |
0 |
OUDTSHOORN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
19 115 523 |
102 139 |
11 542 110 |
0 |
7 573 412 |
0 |
0 |
26 June 2018 - NW123
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(a) What amount of funding was budgeted for the maintenance and repair of (i) roads, (ii) stormwater and (iii) electricity infrastructure in each ward of Lydenburg, Sabie and Graskop in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (b) how much of the budgeted amounts were spent on the maintenance and repair of (aaa) roads, (bbb) stormwater and (ccc) electricity infrastructure in each of the specified financial years?
Reply:
A response from Thaba Chweu Local Municipality is narrated here under:
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality doesn’t budget for operation and maintenance per ward, it instead budgets per services sector, such of roads and stormwater, and electricity and its network including street lights that cover all the wards. The three settlements of Lydenburg, Sabie and Graskop fall within wards 1, 2, 3, 7 and 10.
The following is the operation and maintenance budget for each service sector, according to the Municipality, for the financial years (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17.
(a) Budget
(i) and (ii) Roads and stormwater: The adjusted budget for the financial years 2014-15 was R 7,84 Million, 2015-16 was R 10,00 Million, and 2016-17 was R2,61 Million.
(iii) Eletricity: The adjusted budget for the financial years 2014-15 was R6,18 Million, 2015-16 was R8,87 Million, and 2016-17 was R10,83 Million.
(b) Expenditure
(aaa) and (bbb) Roads and stormwater: Reported expenditures for 2014-15 was R2,75 Million, 2015-16 was R2,41 Million, and 2016-17 was R4,37 Million.
(ccc) Electricity: Reported expenditures for 2014-15 was R1,32 Million, 2015-16 was R14,74 Million, and 2016-17 was R9,41 Million.
The budget and actual expenditure report as provided by Thaba Chweu Local Municipality is attached as Annexure A.
ANNEXURE A
DETAILED OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2014/15, 2015/16 AND 2016/17 FINANCIAL YEARS
See the link: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW123_ANNEXURE_A.pdf
26 June 2018 - NW1314
Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to the reply to question 3054 on 13 October 2017, his department has received the information; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date will such information indeed be available;
Reply:
1. The following response is based on the information received from Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape Provincial departments responsible for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Western Cape Provincial departments responsible for local government did not meet the extended deadline for submission of responses.
2. The table below provides information received:
Province |
Municipality |
(1)(a) Number of qualified engineer appointed in (a) the works department |
(b) Number of qualified engineer appointed in infrastructure development department |
(c) Number of qualified engineer appointed in the water works department |
(2)(a) Whether an engineer has been appointed in the specified divisions |
(2)(b) Reasons for non-appointment of engineer |
Free State |
Tokologo LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
The municipality is very small and is unable able to afford services on full time basis |
Nketoana LM |
None |
5 |
None |
None |
None |
|
Dihlabeng |
None |
1 |
None |
Yes |
Technical Director oversees all Infrastructure units and is aided by the Water Works Manager. |
|
Moqhaka LM |
None |
1 |
None |
Yes |
Technical Director oversees all Infrastructure units and is aided by the Water Works Manager. |
|
Gauteng |
City of Tshwane MM |
None |
169 |
5 |
Yes |
N/A |
Ekurhuleni MM |
None |
1 |
26 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
City of Johannesburg MM |
None |
8 |
7 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Lesedi LM |
None |
12 |
4 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Merafong LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
Unable to attract qualified registered Engineers |
|
Midvaal LM |
None |
1 |
2 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Randfontein LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
The municipality is unable to attract qualified registered Engineers |
|
Westonaria LM |
None |
2 |
None |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Emfuleni LM |
None |
5 |
6 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Mogale City LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
Unable to attract qualified registered Engineers |
|
Limpopo |
Lepelle-Nkumpi LM |
None |
6 |
None |
Yes |
N/A |
Molemole LM |
None |
3 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Blouberg LM |
None |
3 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Vhembe DM |
None |
4 |
None |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Thulamela LM |
None |
16 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Musina LM |
None |
1 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Collins Chabane LM |
None |
1 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Makhado LM |
None |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
The available Engineer is for both Works and Infrastructure departments. |
|
Greater Giyani LM |
None |
2 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Ba-Phalaborwa LM |
None |
9 |
None |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Greater Tzaneen LM |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Maruleng LM |
None |
3 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority. |
|
Elias Motsoaledi LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
The municipality is unable to attract qualified engineers due to financial constraints. |
|
Ephraim Mogale LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
Grading system which determines the salary scale makes it difficult to appoint Engineers. |
|
Waterberg DM |
None |
1 |
None |
Yes |
The municipality is not a water service authority |
|
Thabazimbi LM |
None |
1 |
1 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Lephalale LM |
None |
None |
None |
No |
Due to affordability and the organogram does not cater for such posts. |
|
Bela-bela LM |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Modimolle-Mookgophong LM |
4 |
7 |
4 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Mogalakwena LM |
None |
13 |
None |
Yes |
It is one of the scarce skill. |
|
Northern Cape |
Sol Plaatjie LM |
1 |
1 |
None |
Yes |
Lack of funds to appoint engineers |
John Taolo Gaetsewe DM |
None |
3 |
None |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Pixley Ka Seme DM |
None |
2 |
6 |
Yes |
N/A |
|
Mpumalanga |
Gert Sibande DM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
Chief Albert Luthuli LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided e |
|
Msukaligwa LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Lekwa LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Mkhondo LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Dipaleseng LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Govan Mbeki LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Nkangala DM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Victor Khanye LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Emalahleni LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Steve Tshwete LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Emakhazeni LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Thembisile LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Dr JS Moroka LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Ehlanzeni DM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Thaba Chweu LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Mbombela LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Nkomazi LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
|
Bushbuckridge LM |
None |
1 |
None |
None |
No information was provided |
3. Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
As part of the Department’s support intervention to municipalities, especially the 87 distressed municipalities, the Municipal Information Support Agent will deploy engineers and other technical officials to assist municipalities in managing their infrastructure projects.
A Parliamentary question was received regarding the vacancies in the works department, infrastructure development and the water works department. The Honourable member wants to know the number of municipalities a qualified engineer has been appointed in the works department, infrastructure development and the water works department.
In the preliminary response, the Honourable Member was informed that provinces did not meet the deadline for submission of responses and that the information will be provided as soon as it has been received.
The Ministry received a follow-up from the Honourable member regarding the outstanding information.
The response above is based on the information received from Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern Cape Provincial departments responsible for local government. Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Western Cape Provincial departments responsible for local government did not meet the extended deadline for submission of responses.
21 June 2018 - NW1013
Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) number of (i) primary and (ii) high schools do not have (aa) computer lab and (bb) internet connection in each province and (b) amount of funding is required to build computer labs and install internet connection to eradicate the backlog?
Reply:
a) According to National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS) as at March 2018, below are the figures:
PROVINCE |
NO COMPUTER LABS |
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY |
||
PRIMARY SCHOOLS |
HIGH SCHOOLS |
PRIMARY SCHOOLS |
HIGH SCHOOLS |
|
Eastern Cape |
4 049 |
685 |
2456 |
1 322 |
Free State |
388 |
144 |
306 |
171 |
Gauteng |
235 |
154 |
280 |
107 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
2 950 |
935 |
2 342 |
1 964 |
Limpopo |
2 138 |
1 119 |
2 546 |
838 |
Mpumalanga |
735 |
291 |
852 |
679 |
North West |
644 |
161 |
281 |
275 |
Northern Cape |
216 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
Western Cape |
503 |
70 |
250 |
13 |
Total |
11 858 |
3 590 |
9 313 |
5 369 |
b) An estimated amount of R 16 billion is required to provide computer labs with connectivity.
*Note 1: The cost of physical infrastructure to erect a building/ space for a lab needs to be surveyed by a quantity surveyor per site. However, it should also be noted that due to technological advancements, it is no longer necessary to provide a computer laboratory to all schools. Further, the provision of mobile computer facilities has reduced the need for these.
*Note 2: The cost of infrastructure for connectivity requires an individual assessment for fibre, wireless, satellite or others depending on location and other factors.
21 June 2018 - NW1397
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the (a) name, (b) location and (c) number of pupils at of each (i) primary and (ii) high/secondary school in the country that (aa) does not provide internet and/or (bb) have access to internet for learning purposes?
Reply:
Education is a concurrent function, Chapter 3 section 12 of the South African schools Act stipulates that provinces must provide for schools and the education of learners. The information requested above must be directed to the respective provincial legislatures given that provinces are responsible for the provision of internet connectivity for schools.
21 June 2018 - NW1849
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of science teachers are employed at (a) primary school and (b) high or secondary school level in each school district in the country?
Reply:
(a),(b) The Department of Basic Education does not collect or collate this information. The Honourable Member is requested to direct the question to the provinces as such data are in their possession.
21 June 2018 - NW1393
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the teacher to pupil ratio at each (a) primary and (b) high/secondary school in the country?
Reply:
a) and (b)
The Table below shows the average teacher to pupil ratio per province. The full list of all primary and secondary schools indicating teacher to pupil ratio per school can be provided on a CD due to the volume of information.
Province |
|
Average of LER Secondary |
Eastern Cape |
37.9 |
31.3 |
Free State |
36.6 |
25.7 |
Gauteng |
37.5 |
26.7 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
32.6 |
27.0 |
Limpopo Province |
35.0 |
26.2 |
Mpumalanga |
34.9 |
26.5 |
North West |
32.2 |
26.2 |
Northern Cape |
32.3 |
25.3 |
Western Cape |
38.4 |
33.2 |
National Average |
35.2 |
27.7 |
Source: School Realities and PERSAL, March 2018
21 June 2018 - NW1728
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the (a) total number of (i) teachers employed and (ii) learners enrolled at each school in the country at the beginning of the 2018 academic year and (b)(i) name and (ii) location of each school?
Reply:
a) (i)
The total number of State-paid teachers employed per province as per the PERSAL record of January 2018 is given in a table below. The Department can make available a database of the number of teachers in each school and location of such schools. This information will be made available on a CD due to the volume of information.
Province |
Grand Total |
EASTERN CAPE |
52 468 |
FREE STATE |
22 897 |
GAUTENG |
68 264 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
95 226 |
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
51 886 |
MPUMALANGA |
33 040 |
NORTH WEST |
25 946 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
10 149 |
WESTERN CAPE |
31 411 |
Grand Total |
391 287 |
Source: PERSAL, January 2018
a) (ii)
Table 1 below indicates the number of learners in ordinary and special schools, by province and district. A detailed list of schools is attached as Annexure A. Please note that the 2018 data is not yet available at a national level, as provinces are still uploading their data into Learner Unit Record Tracking System (LURITS). 2018 data will be available after 30 June 2018.
b) (i) (ii)
The response is attached in a detailed list of schools as Annexure A on Excel spreadsheet.
21 June 2018 - NW827
Tarabella - Marchesi, Ms NI to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What number of projects are (i) currently in progress and (ii) planned as part of the Accelerated School Infrastructure Delivery Initiative (ASIDI) and (b) in each case, what is the (i) name of the (aa) school and (bb) implementing agent, (ii) nature of the project, (iii) cost of the project, (iv) name(s) of the contractors who were hired to undertake the work, (v) start and expected completion date, (vi) percentage completion of the project as it currently stands and (vii) point in the process at which the project currently stands?
Reply:
a) (i) & (ii) and (b) (i)(aa) & (bb), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) & (vii) is as per the attached spread sheet.
Replacement of Inappropriate Structures
With regard to the Inappropriate Structures, a total number of 367 schools are being implemented under the ASIDI Programme; 202 projects have been completed since inception, 175 projects are at various stages of completion.
Sanitation: 741 projects have been identified, 585 projects have been allocated to IAs. 470 schools have been provided with sanitation. Due to scope changes, 586 projects are different stages of implementation.
Water: 1120 projects identified, 959 allocated to IAs; 685 schools have been provided with water. Due to scope changes, 539 projects are in different stages of implementation.
Electricity: 916 projects identified, 372 of the 535 allocated to IAs have been provided with electricity. Due to scope changes only 372 projects have been implemented and the others were addressed through the provincial programmes.
21 June 2018 - NW1727
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to her reply to question 1076 on 08 May 2018, what is the (a) name, (b) location and (c) total number of vacancies of each school in each province as at the last reporting quarter?
Reply:
(a), (b) and (c)
As part of the monitoring of vacancies at schools in Provincial Education Departments (PEDs), the National Department of Basic Education requests and obtains aggregated reports on the number of vacancies on a quarterly basis. The Honourable Member is requested to direct the request on the detailed information on vacancies per school to the PEDs as such data are in their possession.
The number of posts and vacancies for the PEDs that have reported as at the end of March 2018 is shown below.
Province |
Number of Posts |
Number of Vacancies |
Eastern Cape |
50 296 |
4 742 |
Free State |
20 808 |
337 |
Gauteng |
58 754 |
312 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
90 057 |
Report outstanding |
Limpopo |
48 856 |
3 082 |
Mpumalanga |
34 777 |
250 |
Northern Cape |
10 651 |
105 |
North West |
28 744 |
551 |
Western Cape |
32 147 |
480 |
Total |
375 091 |
9 859 |
Source: PED Quarterly Reports
21 June 2018 - NW1851
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of information technology and/or information communication teachers are employed at (a) primary school and (b) high or secondary school level in each school district in the country?
Reply:
(a),(b) The Department of Basic Education does not collect or collate this information. The Honourable Member is requested to direct the question to the provinces as such data are in their possession.
21 June 2018 - NW1317
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to question 3870 on 6 December 2017, what (a) number of schools have been built by the Gauteng Department of Education since 1 June 2014 and (b) are the full details of the (i) number of schools in each year since 1 June 2014 and (ii) language of instruction in each specified school; (2) whether she has found that her department had achieved its goal with regard to the number of schools built as planned for in line with the budget allocated towards this purpose; if not, what are the detailed reasons why the target was not achieved; (3) whether the planned number of schools make adaquate provision for the demand in Gauteng; if not, what steps does her department intend to take to address the problem; (4) whether she is still unable to provide the requested information; if so, (a) why and (b) by what date will she provide the requested information?
Reply:
1. (a) & (b) (i) & (ii).
Find attached Annexure for the number of schools built since 2014/15 Financial Year and their full details, including their language of instruction.
2. The Gauteng Department of Education has a backlog in relation to the supply of new and replacement schools. This is perpetuated by the constant influx of learners into the province. A number of factors have had adverse impact on delivery of schools. These include but are not limited to: Budgetary constraints, under-performance by Contractors, Community disruptions and inclement weather.
3. The planned number of schools is not adequate to address overcrowding and the severe shortage of schools in the province. In an attempt to find an alternative solution, the Department is working with the Gauteng Infrastructure Fund Agency (GIFA) to explore alternative funding methods that will expedite the delivery of schools in the province.
4. The requested information has been provided.
21 June 2018 - NW1850
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What number of mathematics teachers are employed at (a) primary school and (b) high or secondary school level in each school district in the country?
Reply:
(a),(b) The Department of Basic Education does not collect or collate this information. The Honourable Member is requested to direct the question to the provinces as such data are in their possession.
21 June 2018 - NW1398
Khawula, Ms MS to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) What is the name, (b) location and (c) number of pupils at each (i) primary and (ii) high/secondary school in the country that (aa) has functioning computers for learning purposes and (bb) does not have functioning computers; (2) in each instance where a school has computers for learning purposes, (a) what number of computers does each school have, (b) what is the make of the computers at each school and (c) by what date were the computers received at each school?
Reply:
Education is a concurrent function, Chapter 3 section 12 of the South African schools Act stipulates that provinces must provide for schools and the education of learners. The information requested above must be directed to the respective provincial legislatures given that provinces are responsible for the provision of computers for learners.
21 June 2018 - NW1733
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Whether all members of the senior management service (SMS) in her 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 her 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. All SMS members submitted their Financial Disclosure forms
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) (i) Not applicable
(ii) Not applicable
2. Not applicable
3. (a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(4) Not applicable
19 June 2018 - NW1619
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(a) What amount is currently owed by municipalities to Eskom, (b) which municipalities (i) have unpaid accounts and (ii) does Eskom have payment arrangements with and (c) what amount of the debt owed by municipalities is older than three years?
Reply:
(a)
R20 061 454 892 is the total debt owed to Eskom by municipalities as at 31 March 2018. This includes the total overdue debt of R13 569 922 454.
(b)(i)(ii)(iii)
Annexure A provides a list of municipalities with accounts in arrears and indicates municipalities that had payment arrangements with Eskom as at 31 March 2018.
(c)
R455 million.
It is to be noted that this amount in based on the top 20 defaulting municipalities, which make up about 92% of the total arrears amount, as at 31 March 2018.
The risk of prescription is limited due to it being interrupted by a by court order; summons; and /or acknowledgement of debt i.e. payment arrangements.
Table 1 provides details of debt owed by the top 20 defaulting municipalities, as at 31 March 2018.
Table 1: Debt owed by the Top 20 defaulting municipalities
Top 20 defaulting municipalities |
Total Debt (R’M) |
0 to 90 days |
>90 days <= 1yr |
>1yr but <= 2yr |
>2yr but <= 3yr |
>3yrs but <=4 yr |
DIHLABENG MUNICIPALITY |
184.0 |
34.4 |
R 136.2 |
R 13.5 |
|
|
DITSOBOTLA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (incl. Lichtenburg) |
296.7 |
35.1 |
R 122.5 |
R 139.2 |
|
|
EMALAHLENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (MP) |
1 661.4 |
228.7 |
R 906.1 |
526.6 |
|
|
EMFULENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
873.2 |
504.8 |
R 368.3 |
|
|
|
GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY |
561.6 |
123.4 |
438.2 |
|
|
|
KAI !GARIB MUNICIPALITY |
129.0 |
20.3 |
56.2 |
52.6 |
|
|
LEKWA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
502.3 |
79.9 |
301.3 |
121.1 |
|
|
MALUTI A PHOFUNG MUNICIPALITY |
2 754.8 |
187.0 |
768.7 |
814.2 |
629.3 |
355.6 |
MANTSOPA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
119.4 |
16.4 |
42.3 |
56.8 |
3.9 |
|
MATJHABENG MUNICIPALITY |
1 815.0 |
198.8 |
480.6 |
636.6 |
499.1 |
|
MERAFONG CITY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
156.0 |
51.8 |
104.2 |
|
|
|
MODIMOLLE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
130.8 |
23.6 |
107.2 |
|
|
|
MOOKGOPHONG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
118.2 |
11.5 |
52.8 |
53.9 |
|
|
MOQHAKA MUNICIPALITY (incl. Steynsrus) |
230.4 |
74.0 |
156.4 |
|
|
|
NALA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
178.0 |
24.3 |
57.5 |
96.3 |
|
|
NALEDI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (NW) |
279.2 |
28.8 |
95.7 |
121.2 |
33.5 |
|
NGWATHE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
937.7 |
66.2 |
250.4 |
287.0 |
234.3 |
99.8 |
NKETOANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
171.0 |
23.1 |
52.7 |
73.6 |
21.6 |
|
THABA CHWEU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
444.2 |
50.0 |
134.6 |
179.4 |
80.2 |
|
THABAZIMBI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
217.5 |
12.8 |
61.0 |
95.7 |
48.1 |
|
WALTER SISULU LOCAL MUNICIPALITY |
141.2 |
23.7 |
85.7 |
31.8 |
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
11901.8 |
1818.7 |
4778.5 |
3299.3 |
1550.0 |
455.3 |
19 June 2018 - NW1260
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
1. By what date will Eskom reinstitute its transparent and accountable power system status reporting which was stopped during the tenure of a certain person (name and details furnished); (2) what is the current level of coal supplied to Eskom by the (a) Arnot, (b) Camden, (c) Hendrina, (d) Komati, (e) Kriel, (f) Majuba and (g) Tutuka mines; (3) whether there is sufficient coal to supply Eskom’s needs for the remainder of the year; if not, what is Eskom’s plan to provide sufficient coal for its power stations?
Reply:
(1)
On 7 June 2018 Eskom launched the weekly system status report. This report, which is hosted on Eskom’s website, gives a weekly view of energy sent out, peak demand, performance of generating units in terms of the energy availability factor (EAF) and an outlook of three months ahead. Eskom’s media statement is attached.
(2)
The current level of coal supplied to the specified power stations is provided in the Table 1 below.
Table 1: Coal supply for April 2018
Power Station |
April 2018 coal supply (kilo tonnes) |
Arnot |
517 |
Camden |
449 |
Hendrina |
358 |
Komati |
184 |
Kriel |
489 |
Majuba |
1086 |
Tutuka |
576 |
(3)
Currently Eskom does not have sufficient coal supply for the remainder of the year.
Eskom is currently negotiating tenders for 100Mt of coal that is required for the next five years. Eskom has issued 9 other RFP’s since 1 April 2017 to procure additional coal for different power stations. Apart from a number of contracts already being concluded and delivery of coal commenced, various other agreements are in different stages of conclusion.
Plans in place to improve coal stockpile levels at the six power stations that are below the minimum stock level include the following:
- Limit production at these critical stations – off peak and weekend units shut down.
- Coal transfers away from destination stations with healthier stock level – monitored and optimized daily.
- Limit performance deviation of the rest of the fleet, including new build.
- Conclude interim coal supply agreements with the Tegeta Business Rescue Practitioners, to enable coal supply to Hendrina Power Station.
18 June 2018 - NW1802
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1) To which (a) police station or facility and/or (b) section is a certain SA Police Service vehicle (details furnished) allocated;(2) is the specified vehicle currently operational; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date will the specified vehicle be operational again? (2) is the specified vehicle currently operational; if not, (a) why not and (b) on what date will the specified vehicle be operational again?
Reply:
1(a)(b)
The vehicle, with registration number CF52060, is a white Chevrolet Optra, which is attached to the Kuilsrivier Detective Service. It is currently parked at the Faure Base which is a South African Police
Service (SAPS) training facility.
(2)(a) No, the vehicle in currently not operational. The vehicle was involved in a collision, a case docket was opened and registered at the Khayelitsha Police Station, GAS 215/05/2018 and the charge is reckless and negligent driving.
(2)(b) The vehicle will be towed to the Maitland SAPS garage for repairs and it is not possible to say on what date it will be operational again.
Reply to question 1802 recommended/not recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KL SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2018/06/08
Reply to question 1802 approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date: 17/06/2018
18 June 2018 - NW40
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance
(1)What is the (a) name, (b) professional designation, (c) short job description, (d) highest qualification obtained and (e) remuneration package of each staff member employed (i) since 31 March 2017 and (ii) prior to 31 March 2017 in the National Treasury; (2) Whether the organisational structure of his private office was determined after consultation with the Minister of Public Service and Administration; if not, why not; if so, on what date (a) did the consultation(s) take place and (b) was the determination made; (3) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. (a) – (e) (i) – (ii). Details furnished.
2. Yes.
(a) 3 September 2015.
(b) Yes.
3. No
18 June 2018 - NW1617
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
With reference to the conference on inclusive development and industrialisation hosted by his department in 2017, what (a) was his department’s (i) budget and (ii) actual expenditure in respect of the conference and (b) were the costs to his department for a certain person’s (name furnished) participation in the conference?
Reply:
Normally a Conference of this nature would cost in excess of a million rand for travel of an international speaker, fees associated with the speaker (a Nobel Laureate in Economics), flights for local delegates, accommodation, venue and catering.
The Ministry arranged to have the event done in partnership with the University of Witwatersrand, who provided the venue and certain costs associated with the event.
The Economic Development Department paid R46 124 for the event, to cover part of the cost of catering and travel for local delegates. The Economic Development Department did not incur any costs at all for Professor Stiglitz, as he was already in the country at his own cost on business unrelated to the Department and he did not charge a speaker’s fee for speaking at the EDD event.
-END-
18 June 2018 - NW1595
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Police
With reference to the (a) Stellenbosch Police Station, (b) Cloetesville Police Station, (c) Kayamandi-sub Police Station, (d) Drakenstein Police Station and (e) Franschhoek- sub Police station, (i) what number of active police officers are there versus the desired number, (ii) how many operational patrol vehicles are there versus the desired number, (iii) are there any victim support and/or trauma facilities in place, (lv) is there a confirmation of the community policing priority needs and (v) what is the total crime statistics for the past three years
Reply:
(a) to (e)(i)
Name of Police Station |
Number of Active Police Officers - Actual |
Number of Pollce Officers - Granted |
(a) Stellenbosch |
183 |
196 |
(b) Cloeiesville |
48 |
56 |
(c) Kayamandi-sub |
12 |
13 |
(d) Groot-Drakensteln |
28 |
30 |
(a) Franschhoek |
28 |
32 |
(a) to (e)(ii)
Name of Pollce Station |
Operational Vehicles • Actual |
Operational Vehicles • Granted |
(a) Stellenbosch |
44 |
55 |
(b) Cloetesville |
20 |
12 |
(c) Kayamandi-sub |
1 |
1 |
(d) Groot-Drakenstein |
10 |
7 |
(e) Franschhoek |
14 |
e |
(a)to(e)ii) Yes,victims friendly rooms are established at a fully fledged stations
i.e. Stellenbosch, Cloetesville, Groot Drakanstain and Franschhoek.
(a) to (e)(iv) Yes.
(v)(a Stellenbosch Police Station - 17 Community reported serious crimes.
1 April to 31 March |
||
201412015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
7 603 |
9 503 |
9 298 |
(v)(b) Cloetesville Police Station - 17 Community reported serious crimes.
1 April to 31 March |
||
2014/2015 |
201512016 |
2016/2017 |
1 782 |
1 669 |
1 705 |
(v)(c) Kayamandi-sub Police Station - 17 Community reported serious crimes.
1 April to 31 March |
||
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
1 250 |
1 423 |
1 425 |
(v)(d) Groot-Drakenstein Police Station - 17 Community reported serious crimes.
1 April to 31 March |
||
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
687 |
564 |
815 |
(e) Franschhoek Police Station - 17 CDmmunity reported serious crimes.
1 April to 31 March |
||
2014/2015 |
2016/2016 |
2016/2017 |
742 |
810 |
823 |
Reply to question 1595 recommended/
L C
LE (SOEG)
GENERAL
R: OUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Reply to question 1595 apprDved
MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
Date: “ "
18 June 2018 - NW1833
James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
(1) Whether (a) her spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied her on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard ; if so, what (aa) is the name of the person(s), (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) destination of the trip and (cc) was the (aaa) total cost and (bbb) detailed breakdown of the costs of the accompanying person(s) to her department; (2) whether each of the specified trips were approved by the President in terms of the provisions of Section 1, Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) Spouse accompanied the Minister on her international trips (b) No other family member accompanied her
(i) in the financial year 2017 /18 spouse qualified for two trips and he accompanied Minister on one trip to Germany
(ii) Since April 2018 Minister travelled with her husband to Switzerland, as per the Ministerial Handbook Chapter 6:3.1
(aa) Mr. S J Ngubane
(bb),(aaa) in the financial year 2017/18 Germany attending G20 Summit and the year 2018/19 Switzerland, Genava to attend the United Nations
Commission on Science and Technology for Development;
(bbb) Germany; and Switzerland, Geneva;
(cc), (aaa) R121, 139.25;
(bbb) Germany R55,042.49; and Switzerland R66, 096.76.
2. Both trips were approved by the Honourable President and there are no
further details.
MS MT KUBAYl-NGUBANE, MP
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DATE: 15/06/2018
18 June 2018 - NW1782
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police
What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involved with sector policing at the Germiston Police Station; (2) by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b) and (2)
Police Station |
(1)(a) Actual |
(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal) |
(2) Date when full complement will be reached |
Germiston Sector Policing |
72 |
51+(21) |
During the 2017/2018 financial year, seven student was allocated to the police station |
Reply to question 1782 recommended/id
GENERAL UTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Reply to question 1782 approved/not approved
MINI TER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
18 June 2018 - NW1908
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of State Security
1. Whether all members of the senior management service (SMS) in her 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 her 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:
Information relating to the regulation of the intelligence services is governed by the Intelligence Services Act, 65 of 2002 (as amended). The questions raised by Dr Groenewald would be better ventilated through the oversight bodies such as the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI), Inspector-General of Intelligence, among other regulatory bodies.
18 June 2018 - NW1754
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1) With reference to the reply to question 1862 on 5 September 2017, in which it was stated that four police vehicles were allocated for the exclusive use of the Sedgefield Satellite Police Station in the Western Cape in the 2016-17 financial year, what Is the latest date on which an audit was done of the actual number of vehicles allocated for the exclusive use of the station; (2) whether he has found that the information provided by his department is true, as contradictory information has been cited by the residents of Sedgefield?
Reply:
(1) The latest date, on which an audit was done of the actual number of vehicles, which are allocated for the exclusive use of the Sedgefield Satellite Police Station, was on 1 June 2018.
(2) Yes, the information, which was provided by the South African Police Service (SAPS), is accurate. The verification of the number of vehicles revealed that there were four vehicles, which were utilised on a rotational basis, due to the age and mechanical status of the vehicles at the time. These vehicles have now been replaced with two new vehicles, which are utilised for the Sedgefield Satellite Police Station.
Reply to question 1754 recommended
GENERAL
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date:2018-06-14
Reply to question 1754 approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date: 17/06/2018
18 June 2018 - NW2187
Lekota, Mr M to ask the Minister Public Service and Administration
In light of the recently concluded three-year multi-term public service wage, which exceeds the provisions made in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, and the growing concerns over an escalating Public Service wage bill and a contracting economy which pose serious challenges to the already strained Government fiscal purse and the rating prospects of the country, what (a) cost containment measures will be implemented by her department in respect of the Public Service wage bill after the three-year agreement and (b) what has she found will be the impact of such measures on service delivery?
Reply:
In the 2018 State-of-the National Address, the President alluded to a review of configuration of government departments, this reconfiguration of government departments will amongst others reduce size of the public service, which will in turn reduce an increases of public service wage bill. The Department of Public Service and Administration is also putting together measures to contain huge increases of the public service wage bill, these measures include (i) employee-initiated severance package, (ii) early retirement without penalties, (iii) review of performance management and incentive system, (iv) centralised job grading and evaluation, (v) more effective management of allowances, including base amounts and frequency of adjustments, (vi) review of structure of government to reduce fragmentation, duplication of functions and elimination of redundant posts, amongst others, (vii) careful management of earnings growth including allowances, performance incentives and other benefits and also management of both headcount and earnings of public servants
All these measures will be implemented in a manner that avoids negative impact on the capacity of the state to deliver quality public services.
18 June 2018 - NW1878
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Economic Development
(a) What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism 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; (b) 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 am advised that the Economic Development Department and its entities, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), ITAC, Competition Commission, and Competition Tribunal do not have incidents of racism reported to Human Resources in 2016 and 2017.
-END-
18 June 2018 - NW2147
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
Whether, with reference to the replies to questions 580 on 21 May 2018 and 1729 on 8 June 2018 (details furnished), the Public Service Commission has now received the letter referenced DS/R/104/29; if so, what steps have been taken by the Public Service Commission?
Reply:
According to the Public Service Commission, the letter has been received and a response thereof was sent to the author.
18 June 2018 - NW1734
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether Judge (Details furnished) of the Gauteng North High Court is still a serving judge in any capacity; if so, (a) where is the judge serving currently and (b) what are the dates of the judge’s period of service; if not, why not; (2) what is the reason for Judge (Details furnished) retirement; (3) whether Judge (details furnished) retirement had a bearing on illness; if so, (a) what was the nature of the illness, (b) when was the illness diagnosed and (c) when is the illness deemed to have developed; (4) Has he found that Judge (details furnished) illness had an effect on the work and court judgments of the judge; how?
Reply:
1. No, the stated Judge is no longer serving as a Judge of the Gauteng Division of the High Court.
2. The Judge was discharged from active service in August 2015 in terms of section 3(2)(a) of the Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001 (Act No 47 of 2001) after completing 15 years and having attained the age of 70 on 11 February 2015.
3. The Judge was not well at the time of his retirement but his discharge from active service was due to the attainment of the retirement age of 70 years and completion of 15 years active service as prescribed in section 3 and 4 of the Judges’ Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 2001.
The questions relating to (b) and (c) can only be answered by the Judge medical practitioner.
4. In view of the fact that the judicial authority is vested in the courts that are independent, I would suggest that the Honourable Member approach the Chief Justice regarding the work and judgments of the judge.
18 June 2018 - NW1736
Mulder, Dr PW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
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. 146 members of the senior management service (SMS) had declared their interests for the past year (2017/18 financial year) as required by the Public Service Regulations of 2016. Only five (5) out of 151 SMS members appearing on the February 2018 Departmental Persal report did not disclose their financial interests. All five (5) SMS members have either retired, resigned or contract expired. Their names are indicated in the table below:
(i) Rank |
Reason |
Chief Director |
Retirement (31/03/2018) |
Chief Director |
Resigned (31/03/2018) |
Chief Director |
Retirement (31/03/2018) |
Director |
Retirement (30/04/2018) |
Director |
Contract expired (31/03/2018) |
2. The above SMS members have not been charged since they have either retired, resigned or contract expired.
3. None.
4. None.
Office of the Chief Justice
1. All members of the senior management service (SMS) in the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) had declared their interests for the past year as required by the Public Service Regulations.
2. Not applicable, as all members of the senior management service (SMS) complied with the Regulations.
3. None.
4. Not applicable.
18 June 2018 - NW1783
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Police
What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involved with sector policing at the Norkem Police Station; (2) by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b) and (2)
Police Station |
(1)(a) Actual |
(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal) |
(2) Date when full complement will be reached |
Norkem Park Sector Policing |
29 |
23+(6) |
During the 2017/2018 financial year, two students was allocated to the police station |
Reply to question 1783 recommended/
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Reply to question 1783 approved/ e
MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
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18 June 2018 - NW1788
Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Police
What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involved with sector policing at the Tembisa South Police Station; (2) by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b) and (2)
Police Station |
(1)(a) Actual |
(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal) |
(2) Date when full complement will be reached |
Tembisa South Sector Policing |
24 |
59(-35 |
During the 2017/2018 financial year, no students were allocated to the police station. The entry level allocation demand was submitted to the National Commissioner and once the allocation is received, priority will be given to police stations, in order to address shortages and fill the projected service terminations. |
Reply to question 1787 recommended/ e
GENERAL
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Reply to question 1787 approved/n
MINIST OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
18 June 2018 - NW1545
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
What is the total number of firearms that (a) are currently registered in the Central Firearm Register (CFR) and (b) were registered on the CFR as at (i) 31 December 1994, (ii) 31 December 1996, (iii) 31 December 1998, (iv) 31 December 2000, (v) 31December 2002, (vi) 31 December 2004 and (vii) 31 December 2006?
Reply:
(a)(b)(i)-(vii)
The information required in reply to this question, must be drawn from a live system. Therefore, an extension, of one month, is requested to extract and analyse the raw data to provide effective feedback.
Reply to question 1545 recommended/
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GENERAL R: S AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Reply to question 1545 approved/
MINISTER OF POLICE BH CELE, MP
18 June 2018 - NW1547
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police
(1) What are the details of every procurement contract entered into by the SA Police Service above the value of R30 million in each financial year since 1 April 2004, including but not limited to the (a) name of the successful bidding company and/or entity, (b) names of other unsuccessful bidders for that contract, (c) amount of the contract awarded, (d) goods and/or services that the successful bidder was contracted to provide and (e) duration of the contract; (2) whether any contract was awarded through a deviation from applicable laws and supply chain process; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) was the company the sole supplier of the required goods and services and (b) what is the name of the accounting officer who gave the final sign-off in each case?
Reply:
(1) and (2)
(1 )(a)(b)(c)(d)(e) and (2)(a)(b)
The following information can be provided in terms of procurement contracts entered into by the South African Police Service (SAPS), above the value of R30 000 000,00, for Movable Government Property and Services as well as, Facility Management: Capital Works:
Movable Government Property and Services
The information is reflected in Annexure A.
Facility Management: Capital Works
The information is reflected in Annexure B.
Attached please find here: Reply continue
18 June 2018 - NW1497
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Police
(1) (a)(i) How many cases of alleged illegal abalone poaching were reported to the SA Police Service (SAPS) in each year during the period 1 January 2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (ii) what quantity of abalone was confiscated by the SAPS in each specified year and (b) what happened to the confiscated abalone; (2) (a) how many (i) persons were arrested in each specified year in this regard and (ii) of the specified arrests were successfully prosecuted and (b) what did the sentence amount to in each case; (3) whether any SAPS officials were alleged to have been involved in any illegal abalone poaching in the specified period; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (4) what measures has his department instituted to curb the illegal poaching of abalone and other marine resources; (5) whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i)(ii)
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
|||
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
8 |
11995,70 kg |
5 |
11471 kg |
9 |
11906,02 kg |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|||
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
Number of Cases |
Quantity Confiscated |
12 |
8809,42 ka |
7 |
6326,30 ka |
2 |
1536,50 ka |
(1)(b) The abalone is handed over to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Marine and Coastal Management), in terms of the Marine Living Resource Act, 1998 (Act No 18 of 1998).
Please find here: (2)(a)(i)(ii)(b)
18 June 2018 - NW1618
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
Whether he has engaged the Minister of Public Enterprises and/or the Minister of Transport to ensure that Transnet and the Passenger Rail Agency of SA implement policies towards local procurement of rail-lines and trains; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) progress has been made in this regard?
Reply:
As indicated in Parliament, I have met with both the Minister of Public Enterprises and the Minister of Transport to raise concerns regarding local procurement and to advise of the availability of local production capacity. Both Ministers support the drive to localize production of rolling stock and components.
The Honourable Member will be aware that changes have been effected recently to the boards of both affected State-owned Companies, namely Transnet and PRASA.
Further announcements will be made when additional developments occur or policy pronouncements are made.
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18 June 2018 - NW1368
Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Police
What is the (a) total number, (b) rank and (c) salary scale of police officers deployed in each province?
Reply:
(a) to (c) The geographical distribution of the human resource capacity in the provinces, categorised as per members appointed in terms of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act and members appointed in terms of the Public Service Act, is attached. It should be noted that the national human resource capacity, reporting to the National Commissioner's Office, the Deputy National Commissioners' offices and the relevant National Divisional Commissioners/Component Heads, are included in the provincial totals.
Please find her: The salary levels for SAPS Act personnel, are as follows
18 June 2018 - NW2058
Mulder, Dr PW to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(1) With reference to her reply to question 1737 on 4 June 2018, 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 (i) less than 60 days, (ii) 60 to 90 days, (iii) 90 to 120 days and (iv) longer than 120 days; (2) 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. Only one employee at level nine (9) is currently suspended on full salary for longer than 120 days
2. The service provision in relation to the suspended employee is being shared amongst DPSA employees, who continue to provide the required services during this period of suspension.
18 June 2018 - NW1496
Holomisa, Mr BH to ask the Minister of Police
(1) Whether, with regard to the alleged corruption, collusion with suspects and disappearance of critical evidence in case number CAS/487/08/2016 in the Diepkloof Police Station involving a certain person (name and details furnished), (a) he has taken any steps to effect the rule of law; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;(2) with regard to the long outstanding dispute (details attached), between the SA Police Services (SAPS), the Fund Administrator (Old Mutual), Financial Service Board and the former SAPS employee (name furnished) which I referred to the National Commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, on 6 February 2018 with no recourse except acknowledgement of receipt and promise for referral and response, (a) was the matter ever brought to his attention, if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the latest developments towards it being resolved and (b) will he make a statement on the matter;(3) with regard to the grievances by the reservists in Libode Police Station in the Eastern Cape that were sent to his office (details furnished) and that of the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, (a) has his department addressed the matter, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? (2) with regard to the long outstanding dispute (details attached), between the SA Police Services (SAPS), the Fund Administrator (Old Mutual), Financial Service Board and the former SAPS employee (name furnished) which I referred to the National Commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, on 6 February 2018 with no recourse except acknowledgement of receipt and promise for referral and response, (a) was the matter ever brought to his attention, if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the latest developments towards it being resolved and (b) will he make a statement on the matter; (3) with regard to the grievances by the reservists in Libode Police Station in the Eastern Cape that were sent to his office (details furnished) and that of the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sithole, (a) has his department addressed the matter, if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1)(a)Yes. Steps were taken to effect the rule of law, by registering a case of defeating the ends of justice, as per Diepsloot, CAS 74/12/2017. The details are as follows:
A case of intimidation was opened by Mr Theba Mgabe, as per Diepkloof, CAS 487/08/2016. The docket was transferred to the Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit, for investigation.
During the investigation of Diepkloof, CAS 487/08/2016, it was alleged that Colonel Pienaar, of the Dobsonville Police Station, did not submit all the relevant statements and exhibits, which were relevant to the aforementioned case.
A case was then opened against Colonel Pienaar for defeating the ends of justice, as per Diepkloof, CAS 74/12/2017. The case was presented to the Director of Public Prosecution (OPP), who declined to prosecute, due to a lack of evidence.
The Station Commander of the Diepkloof Police Station did not want to initiate any disciplinary steps against Colonel Pienaar, due to the fact that the OPP declined to prosecute in the criminal matter. However, an instruction was issued from the Provincial Office that the matter should be investigated, departmentally.
The departmental investigation was completed and referred for a disciplinary hearing. Currently, functionaries are being appointed to conduct the departmental hearing.
(2)(a) Yes. The former South African Police Service (SAPS) member's complaint has been dealt with. The administrator for the Soweto Pension Fund, found that the former member was not eligible for the benefits and advised that in respect of the demutualisation shares, the former member should engage with the relevant financial institution; namely, Old Mutual. It was established that the former member was not eligible for the top-up benefits and that there was no irregularity in respect of the former member's pension lump sum payment.
It is common cause that the SAPS has no jurisdiction on these matters.
Furthermore, the former member's complaint was also attended to by the Financial Services Board and the findings were similar to those made by the administrator for the Soweto Pension Fund.
In terms of the allegation of corruption, the former member is advised to open a criminal case at a police station.
(2)(b)No. The complaint has been addressed, however, it appears that the complainant is not satisfied with a response, which does not suit his expectations.
(3)(a)The reservist system in the SAPS is regulated by National Instruction 3 of 2014. In terms of the reservist dispensation, members of the community volunteer to assist the SAPS in the fight against crime, without any expectation of being permanently employed and without any payment, unless called up for special duties. Reservists are not automatically employed or absorbed into the SAPS. Permanent employment as new police officers or support/clerical staff in the SAPS, is governed by legislative/regulatory framework/prescripts.
Reservists must comply with the necessary enlistment/appointment criteria to be employed permanently.
According to records kept by the SAPS, Ms K Mafuna was subjected to the psychometric assessment on eight different occasions and did not fit the prescribed profile to be a permanent police officer. As a result, her application for enlistment was not favourably considered.
Reply to question 1496 recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SEOG)
Date: 2018/06/05
Reply to question 1496 approved
MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date: 2018/06/17
18 June 2018 - NW1579
Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
(a) Whether a decision was taken regarding a fixed date to implement the South African Language Practitioners’ Council Act, Act 8 of 2014, of which regulations have already been announced on 13 November 2015; if not, why not; 2. Whether any steps were taken by his department to expedite the implementation of the Act and with that, the appointment of the Board; if not; why not; if so, what steps; 3. Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
1. (a) There was no decision taken regarding a fixed date to implement the South African Language Practitioners’ Council Act, Act 8 of 2014 because there is no budget to implement the Act.
2. According to the Act, the Council should be funded with the budget appropriated by Parliament. In line with this aforesaid requirement, the Department has approached Treasury for the budget to establish and fund the Council, but to no avail.
3). The Department will make a statement on the matter when the budget is available.
18 June 2018 - NW1616
Cardo, Dr MJ to ask the Minister of Economic Development
With reference to his engagements with the Swedish retailer, H&M, as mentioned in his department’s Budget Vote speech on 10 May 2018, (a) how did the engagements come about, (b) what was the nature of the discussions, (c) what undertakings were given by the retailer and (d) what suasion was employed to extract these undertakings?
Reply:
H&M is reportedly the world’s second largest clothing retailer, with stores ion a number of countries, including in South Africa. Earlier this year, the company featured an advert of a black child wearing a sweatshirt with the words “coolest monkey in the jungle” etched on the front.
The company was widely criticized for insensitivity and some responded with outrage. The company issued a public apology and hired a diversity leader to strengthen company sensitivities.
It had been known for some time that the company has not used South Africa as a source for the manufacture of clothing. EDD reached out to the company to draw to their attention to the fact that the African continent is not purely a consumer market for goods but also a source of clothing and textiles. The Swedish ambassador also facilitated discussions between the company and government as well as NGOs.
During the discussions, it was acknowledged that every single item in a H&M store from assets, stock in trade and consumables is imported. The Department and some of the NGOs pointed out that a full and complete mea culpa would preferably include using South Africa as a source for clothing and other consumables, which would create local jobs and help to bring down levels of unemployment in the country.
Government is encouraging a number of retailers to localize more of their sourcing as a means of creating local jobs and some retailers have already responded positively, as reported to Parliament on more than one occasion, with positive results for the country.
H&M acknowledged it had not previously considered South Africa as a sourcing market and undertook to send a technical delegation to South Africa to identify local capacity. EDD arranged a meeting between H&M and a retailer who had invested in local sourcing to show the opportunities in local industry. EDD arranged for H&M to visit a number of factories in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban in late May 2018.
We are engaging the company further and look forward to a positive response based responsible corporate sourcing that creates manufacturing jobs in South Africa.
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18 June 2018 - NW1810
Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Arts and Culture
1) Whether (a) his spouse and/or (b) an adult family member accompanied him on any official international trip (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) is the name of the person(s), (bb) was the (aaa) purpose and (bbb) destination of the trip and (cc) was the (aaa) total cost and (bbb) detailed breakdown of the costs of the accompanying person(s) to his department; (2) whether each of the specified trips were approved by the President in terms of the provisions of Section 1, Annexure A of the Ministerial Handbook; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Ministerial Handbook outlines provisions for international travel for members of the executive and their family members. Members of the Executive are regularly invited to participate in international conferences or forums in order to promote a South African agenda and brand that benefits or showcases the country.
Ministers and Deputy Ministers must approach the President in writing, two weeks in advance of a planned official visit abroad, to request approval for the intended visit and the appointment of an acting Minister.
Section 3 stipulates provisions that allows for Ministers and Deputy Minister’s to be accompanied by their spouses or an adult family member, subject to relevant processes and approvals of an official trip abroad.
The department covers the cost of travel once all processes, policies and approvals have been adhered to and applied and this is subject to the availability of funding.
However, the Auditor General audits, amongst others, expenditure related to travel expenses borne by the department and produces audited opinions on departmental Annual Reports, which is tabled in parliament annually.
18 June 2018 - NW1781
Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Police
What is the current (a) actual and (b) optimal number of police officers involved with sector policing at the Elsburg Police Station; (2) by what date will the specified police station receive its full complement of sector police officers?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b) and (2)
Police Station |
(1)(a) Actual |
(1)(b) Optimal (Ideal) |
(2) Date when full complement will be reached |
Elsburg Sector Policing |
31 |
23+(8) |
During the 2017/2018 financial year, no student was allocated to the police station |
Reply to question 1781 recommended/
year, no students were allocated to the olice tat one
KJ ROLE (SOEG) Date: 8 .,‹- 18
GENERAL TH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
Reply to question 1781 approved/not approved
MINIST OF POLICE BH CELE, MP,
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