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12 June 2018 - NW1804

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What number of attachment orders have been received by the Road Accident Fund (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) on what date was each order received and (c) what are the reasons that the orders have been received in each case?

Reply:

(a) The following number of attachment orders have been received by the Road Accident Fund

(b) each order was received on the following date and

(c) the reasons that the orders have been received in each case are

(i) in the 2015-16

21,373 (Operations)

No Treasury data is readily available. Due to the resources and time required it is not possible to provide the requested data within the time provided.

due to the quantity of entries involved, the human and financial resources that would be required to obtain the relevant documentation and manually verify and, or, augment data collected in the regions on separate registers resulting in the lack of uniformity of data, it is not feasible to provide the requested data within the time provided

The reasons insufficient cash flow due to underfunding, late payment of costs, late payment of capital, late submission of documents by attorneys, during handover by panel attorneys, invalid writs and reasons other than the above.

2016- 17;

16,786 (Operations)

91 (Treasury)

due to the quantity of entries involved, the human and financial resources that would be required to obtain the relevant documentation and manually verify and, or, augment data collected in the regions on separate registers resulting in the lack of uniformity of data, it is not feasible to provide the requested data within the time provided

The reasons include insufficient cash flow due to underfunding, late payment of costs, late payment of capital, late submission of documents by attorneys, during handover by panel attorneys, invalid writs and reasons other than the above.

2017-18; financial years and

12,402 (Operations)

748 (Treasury)

a uniform electronic writ register application was implemented from 1 April 2017, refer to Annexure A

The reasons include insufficient cash flow due to underfunding, late payment of costs, late payment of capital, attachment orders late submission of documents by attorneys, during handover by panel attorney’s attachment orders, invalid writs and reasons other than the above.

From 1 April 2018 to31 May

792 (Operations)

186 (Treasury)

refer to Annexure B

The reasons include insufficient cash flow due to underfunding, late payment of costs, late payment of capital, late submission of documents by attorneys, invalid writs and reasons other than the above.

12 June 2018 - NW1807

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Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What are the details of the plan that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has put in place in respect of the projected financial deficit in the next three financial years, (b) who developed the plan and (c) what methods and processes does the RAF use and/or rely on when determining or projecting a financial deficit in the following financial year(s)?

Reply:

(a) The RAF Accident Fund (RAF) annually submits financial projections for the next three financial years, through the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), and Estimates of National Expenditure (ENE). These projections inform the Department of Transport and the National Treasury of the RAF’s funding requirements, as well as the expected deficits. These projections are used by the National Treasury to determine the fuel levy income to be allocated to the RAF. The financial projections are included in the RAF’s Annual Performance Plan (APP), which is approved by Parliament, (b) the APP is developed by the Board in consultation with the Management of the RAF and the RAF’s Statutory actuaries have developed a Funding Model, which is updated on an annual basis and (c) The financial projections are based on the expected fuel levy income, historical and expected claims expenditure and administration expenditure forecasts. The fuel levy forecasts are based on the volumes of fuel expected to be sold and expected increases in the fuel levy per litre. Claims expenditure forecasts are based on the historical claims expenditure trends and inflation, as well as the number of claims expected to be reported and settled, on an annual basis. Operational costs are increased each year by the National Treasury’s Consumer Price Index inflation projections.

12 June 2018 - NW1854

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport

How many kilometres of the national roads in each district municipality and province in the country have street lights?

Reply:

As most of the street lights on national roads within local authority areas are owned and maintained by the relevant local authority, SANRAL does not have the relevant details on its asset registers, and as such cannot report on these kilometres. However, for the street lights that are owned and maintained by SANRAL the information as requested is summarised in the tables below. These street lights are mostly located at SANRAL Toll Plaza’s, SANRAL Weighbridges, SANRAL Tunnels and SANRAL Interchanges and Freeway sections upgraded within the last 10 years.

see link for Table 1: District Municipality: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1854-Table_1.pdf

see link for Table 2: Province: http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1854-Table_2.pdf

12 June 2018 - NW1803

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

With regard to the pay-outs made to claimants by the Road Accident Fund in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018 to date, what is the total number of payments made that are (a) below R20 000,00 in each financial year; (b) between R0 and R10 000,00 in each financial year (c) between R10 000,01 and R20 000,00 in each financial year; (d) between R20 000,01 and R50 000,00 in each financial year; (e) between R50 000,01 and R75 000,00 in each financial year; (f) between R75 000,01 and R100 000,00 in each financial year; (g) between R100 000,01 and R120 000,00 in each financial year; (h) between R120 000,01 and R150 000,00 in each financial year and (i) above 150 000,01 in each financial year?

Reply:

With regard to the pay-outs made to claimants by the Road Accident Fund in the past three financial years and since 1 April 2018 to date, the following table sets out:

 

2015 -2016

2016 -2017

2017 - 2018

2018 to date

the total number of payments made that are (a) below R20 000,00 in each financial year

108 017

130 720

167 866

24 073

the total number of payments made that are between R0 and R10 000,00 in each financial year

101 248

123 471

160 475

23 198

the total number of payments made that are between R10 000,01 and R20 000,00 in each financial year

6 769

7 249

7 391

875

the total number of payments made that are between R20 000,01 and R50 000,00 in each financial year

7 894

9 058

8 671

1 054

the total number of payments made that are between R50 000,01 and R75 000,00 in each financial year

2 134

2 456

2 592

357

the total number of payments made that are between R75 000,01 and R100 000,00 in each financial year

1 457

1 678

1 745

245

the total number of payments made that are between R100 000,01 and R120 000,00 in each financial year

1 080

1 157

1 244

154

the total number of payments made that are between R120 000,01 and R150 000,00 in each financial year

1 230

1 421

1 440

174

the total number of payments made that are above 150 000,01 in each financial year

24 020

27 037

29 576

3 964

12 June 2018 - NW1521

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

With regard to management staff members who, irrespective of whether they were in an acting capacity or not, left the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa since 1 April 2018 either due to (a) termination, (b) resignation, (c) suspension or (d) any other reason, (i) what number of vacancies occurred in each instance, (ii) what were the reasons for them leaving in each case, (iii) what processes were followed in each case and (iv) what were the salary scales in each case?

Reply:

12 June 2018 - NW1525

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America, Mr D to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What partnerships exist with regard to road safety with (i) nongovernmental and (ii) other organizations, (b) what organisations are they, (c) on what date did each partnership commence, (d) what is the nature of each partnership, (e) what are the costs to his department and/or the entities reporting to him and (f) what processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships?

Reply:

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between the RAF and the following

(i) nongovernmental organisations,

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to the RAF is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

Ama-Wheelies

non-profit organisation based in Mpumalanga, run by youth with disabilities, from disadvantaged backgrounds

February 2018

the organisation runs a program that encourages society to buckle up and adhere to road safety rules, to alleviate road accidents and prevent spinal cord injuries

R242 500.00

the policy prescripts of the RAF provide that proposals are considered by an adjudication committee which inter alia considers the return on investment; following the successful award, the parties enter into a legal agreement that governs the partnership arrangement; and reporting in terms of the deliverables of the partnership.

Kamohau Community Organisation

non-profit organisation based in the Free State, run by youth with a TETA accreditation to conduct road safety training

January 2018

the organisation runs a program that focuses on defensive driver education and road safety education in schools and taxi ranks

R100 000.00

 

Pedal Power Association

public benefit organisation based in Cape Town, that lobbies for professional cyclists. The organisation also educates cyclists on the safety aspects of road usage

January 2018

the organisation distributes 6000 reflective bibs to cyclists who use bicycles to travel to and from work, and targets traditional townships such as Diepsloot, Mamelodi, Langa, Khayelitsha, Motherwell, Umlazi, etc.

R240 000.00

 

and (ii) other organisations

         

none

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

 

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between the RTIA and the following

(i) nongovernmental organisations,

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to the RAF is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

  • Comrades Marathon Association (CMA)
  • National Interfaith Council Of South Africa (NICSA)
  1. Other organisations

The RTIA also worked with a number of government agencies at national, provincial and local levels including the national Department of Transport, Gauteng Department of Community Safety as well as Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport. The road safety programme is also implemented in partnership with municipal structures such as Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Division and Tshwane Metropolitan Police Division as well as other transport entities such as the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Road Accident Fund (RAF), Cross Border Road Traffic Agency (CBRTA), South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL)

The CMA is a Sports organisation while NICSA is an Interfaith Sector Organisation

The CMA partnership started in May 2017 while the RTIA/NICSA partnership from 2015-to date

  • The CMA offers marketing platforms on the Agency and its mandate work during the Comrades Marathon race which takes place in KwaZulu-Natal
  • National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA) partnership has taken the form of RTIA receiving platforms at churches to speak on road safety. The RTIA also distributes information on AARTO education and awareness.
  • The CMA partnership costs the Agency R1 200 000.00 in the two-year period
  • The partnership with National Interfaith Council Of South Africa (NICSA) does not carry any financial implications at this stage. RTIA staff receive platform to address congregants on road safety.
  • A contract was signed with CMA with clear deliverables that are monitored both parties. Such include RTIA exposure on media platforms created by CMA. The procedure also means the RTIA acquires and is granted the sole and exclusive naming, association and branding rights to the Comrades Lead Bicycles for men and women. In terms of the exclusive naming rights granted to RTIA, the Comrades Lead Bicycles rights shall be called The RTIA Lead Bicycles Rights. The RTIA shall be entitled to sole and exclusive branding of the Lead Bicycles in the form of clothing, branding or similar advertising. In addition, the RTIA shall be entitled to insert sponsor specific marketing and advertising content in whatever format, including but not limited to print and video content, on the official Comrades communications platforms.
  • The partnership with NICSA is being expanded to reach all parts of the country. The Agency will work through the AARTO National Task Team to reach all member organisations of NICSA to preach messages of road safety.

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between the RTMC and the following

  1. Partnership
  1. Sector
  1. Organisation
  1. Commencement Date
  1. Nature of Relationship
  1. Associated Costs
  1. Processes

Aware. Org

Private

Industry body with a mandate of promoting responsible alcohol use

December 2017

Implementation of Marketing and Communication Programme

Costs are paid by Aware.org

Regular stakeholder engagement

Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

Other

Established in terms of the Engineering Profession Act (No. 46 of
2000). The Act empowers ECSA to perform the following functions, in order to protect the health and safety of citizens
and the environment from the risks associated with engineering work:

October 2017

Establish a subcategory for Road Safety Auditors to register with ECSA

N/A - No Costs, each Party to carry own costs.

Industry consultation session

Agreement between parties

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Public

Schedule 3B public entity
established by section 2 of the Scientific Council Act. 1945 (Act No. 33 of 1945), shall, notwithstanding the repeal of the Scientific Research Council Act, 1984 (Act No. 82 of 1984), by this Act, continue to exist as a juristic person known as the CSIR

April 2015

Commissioning of Road Traffic Information Research

Development of a data warehouse for Road Traffic Information

-Distracted Driving Research (2015)
R 680 853.60
-Cost of Crashes in SA (2016)
R2,516,023.20
-Establish National Road Traffic Safety Databank
R595 627.20
 

Project Committee Meetings

Kasi Road Safety

NGO

Township based, and youth led NGO that is involved in the Road Safety space.

2 November 2017

  • Road Safety Schools’ Project;
  • Youth Road Safety projects directed at all road user types
  • Community Outreach Projects

Costs borne by the RTMC and these are only associated with the administrative running of the programme.

Regular meetings as determined by the programme

South African Breweries

Private Sector

South African Breweries (officially The South African Breweries Limited, informally SAB) is a major brewery headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and was a wholly owned subsidiary of SABMiller until its interests were sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev on 10 October 2016. South African Breweries is now a direct subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

1 April 2016

  • Collaborating on road safety (Alcohol) programmes with focus:
    • Youth
    • Mandela Day events;
    • National Road Safety Month;
    • School educational programmes;
    • University educational programmes;
    • Tavern Education programs.
  • Supporting of the Alcohol Evidence Centre (AEC) Project

Costs borne by SAB

Regular meetings as determined by the programme

SANTACO

Private Sector

SANTACO was founded in September 2001 at the national conference held in Durban. The conference was the first ever to have taxi operators who never saw eye to eye, sit around one table and engage in robust debates that would shape the sectoral landscape of this transportation mode in the country. Prior to the conference that was coordinated by the National Conference Preparatory Committee (NCPC) led by government, there were a number of processes that preceded it to ensure maximum commitment from operators to reach this historic milestone.

25 February 2016

National Road Safety awareness and marketing programme;

National Taxi Driver Education Workshops;

Costs borne by the RTMC and these are only associated with the administrative running of the programme.

Regular meetings as determined by the programme needs.

Department of Basic Education

Government

 

2 March 2017

to promote road safety through the curriculum programmes;

to address the causes of road accidents in a holistic and integrated manner;

to form partnerships with all relevant stakeholders to assist road safety agencies to harness the needed resources and accelerate the process of developing safe and healthy environments for young people.

render a school-based road safety programme that is preventative, pro-active;

provide a school-based road safety programme characterised by the development, implementation and monitoring of interventions that would reduce the rate of road crashes and fatalities;

encourage an integrated road safety approach and to mobilise relevant stakeholders to participate in a broad network of services to protect children on South African roads;

use a community based and inclusive approach to address the needs of school communities through effective school-based road safety programmes;

assist in building capacity for the school community, especially learners, to prevent and manage school road safety issues by promoting participation in the development, implementation, sustaining and evaluation of school road safety programmes;

To promote compliance with road safety rules in order to reduce accidents and to build understanding regarding the importance of educating also making a joint responsibility of both the Parties.

Costs borne by both organizations.

Regular engagements

National Education Collaboration Trust

NPO linked to DBE

The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) is an organisation dedicated to strengthening partnerships within civil society and between civil society and government in order to achieve South Africa’s national goals for basic education. It strives both to support and to influence the agenda for reform of education.

August 2017

developing road safety content and examples that are aligned with the national Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS);

conducting safety education content workshops with expert stakeholders to ensure the road safety content and examples are well articulated for learners;

developing road safety content and examples to be included in the production processes towards compiling the state-owned Life Orientation textbooks for Grades 4 to 12;

contributing towards the cost of printing and distributing the Life Orientation text books relating to the curriculum;

The RTMC has pledged R30 Million towards the enhancement of the Road safety content in the curriculum, training of teachers on the new curriculum as well as the printing and distribution of textbooks.

Regular Project Steering Committee meetings are convened.

Transport Education and Training Authority

Government

The Minister of Labour in accordance with the Skills Development Act, Act No 97 of 1998 formally established the Transport Education and Training Authority (TETA) on 20th March 2000.

It was formed on the backbone of five former Industry Training Boards namely, Aerospace, Maritime, Road Freight, Road Passenger and Transnet Training Boards. These ITB’s were dissolved at the same time as the establishment of the Sector Education and Training Authorities.

14 March 2018

The parties will cooperate on:

  • Career and Vocational Guidance;
  • Bursaries;
  • Recognition of Prior Learning;
  • Procurement and installation of Driving Simulators in schools and Technical and Vocational Training (TVET);
  • Skills development in road safety education;
  • Accident forensic investigation capacity building;
  • Capacity building and accreditation support for TVET Colleges, where appropriate.
  • Research in road safety
  • Youth road safety initiatives
  • Capacity development for Community Based Structures involved in road safety

Cost borne by TETA

Regular meetings of the Project Steering Committee envisaged

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between the C-BRTA and the following

(a) (ii) other organisations,

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to the C-BRTA is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

Local Government

The partnership commenced in December 2017

The nature of the partnership is on road safety education, information sharing and law enforcement. The partnership is centered on the Border Towns Initiative that aims to assist towns/municipalities near the borders to take advantage of economic spin-off of cross-border movement of passengers and goods. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covers road safety education, information sharing, cross-border ranking facilities and law enforcement. Road safety education mainly focuses on scholars who are prone to harsh road safety risks as they cross the N17 to and from school daily and often collide with transit traffic in the area. The area also experiences varying weather conditions, which further contribute to poor visibility. The objective is to increase awareness in the area.

The partnership costs to the C-BRTA are covered from the Agency’s operational budget to implement agreed upon initiatives covered in the partnership.

There are quarterly engagements with the Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality to track progress on the implementation plan of the MoU.

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between SANRAL and the following:

(ii) Other organisations

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to SANRAL is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

 

Power FM Radio station (MSG Group)

Once-off road safety dialogue hosted on the 25th May 2017

The dialogue was broadcasted live. The panel comprised of the Minister of Transport, CEO of RTIA, CEO of RTMC, Advocate Johan Jonck (Founder of Arrive Alive) a SANRAL Road Safety Engineer, and the programme was hosted by the Power FM DJ. In line with SANRAL’s Communications strategy and as part of the ongoing efforts to address road safety, the previous Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi, in partnership with SANRAL and Power FM participated in a road safety dialogue. This was to create awareness around road safety and road-user behaviour. This dialogue took place shortly after the horrific crash near Bronkhorstspruit where several pupils lost their lives. Through this initiative the department and SANRAL contributed to creating a much wider awareness about road safety and sought to appeal to the thousands of South Africans to heed the calls to change their behaviour on the roads to help reduce road fatalities. Listeners were provided an opportunity to call in and engage the panellists.

In the financial year 2017/2018, R399 000.00 was paid for the live radio dialogue.

Since its launch, Power 98.7 FM radio station was named the second most influential media platform in business in an analysis of the Agenda Setting Media (ASM), which was commissioned by Media Tenor SA.  The station also emerges as one of Google’s top 10 trending search lists of 2013 in the Zeitgeist rankings, as searched by South Africans.  These statistics proved Power FM to be a good media platform for SANRAL to create media partnerships and build media relationships as well as communicating salient road safety information to the public.

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between SANRAL’s Toll Concessionaire: Bakwena and the following:

  1. nongovernmental organisations,

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to Bakwena is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

 

Wheel Well. A non-profit organisation which focuses on children in road safety

September 2014

To raise awareness, educate and effect changes and enforcement of legislation on issues surrounding road safety pertaining to children both in and around the vehicle. This is accomplished through visible community and national campaigns/projects.

R80 000

The policy prescripts of Bakwena provide that proposals are considered by an adjudication committee, which inter alia considers the return on investment. Following the successful award, the parties enter into a legal agreement that governs the partnership arrangement and reporting in terms of the deliverables of the partnership.

 

GRSP ZA

(Global Road Safety Partnership South Africa). A non-profit organisation committed to reducing road crash related fatalities and injuries in partnership with all sectors.

January 2015

Brokers partnerships between business, civil society and government agencies that are dedicated to the sustainable reduction of death and injury on South Africa's roads; supports a programme that provides road safety education to learners and communities that are in the proximity of hazardous road hotspots; supports communities that are in the proximity of hazardous road hotspots by advising stakeholders on how to take ownership and responsibility for their communities' safety on the road; supports law enforcement by aligning members' programmes with the enforcement initiatives in the government's National Road Safety Strategy; works with and shares knowledge with other countries and adapts international road safety best practice

R7 500

 
 

Fleetwatch Brake & Tyre.

FleetWatch magazine, along with its traditional partners stage the highly successful Brake & Tyre Watch road safety initiative on a quarterly basis nationwide.

Since 2014

This initiative is designed to raise transport operators’ awareness around the subject of efficient braking and tyre checking and is linked to preventative maintenance on trucks, including all safety critical items such as lighting, reflectives, etc.

The project is also intended to empower traffic officials with specialised knowledge, enabling them to perform better in their profession and intervene more frequently in taking unroadworthy heavy vehicles off our roads.

R60 000

 
 

MasterDrive. MasterDrive is an Advanced Driver training company up-skilling in excess of 1500 candidates monthly. In addition to its national footprint (which is growing to include neighboring countries) it facilitates training across Southern and other parts of Africa.

June 2014

Support of Road Safety Initiatives

R100 000

 

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between SANRAL’s Toll Concessionaire: TRAC and the following:

(ii) Other organisations

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to TRAC is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

 

Government-funded Primary Schools (Rural)

Not a partnership, but a major road safety campaign carried out at primary schools across two provinces (Gauteng and Mpumalanga)

Interactive Pedestrian, public transport and private vehicle road safety campaign which has reached over 6 000 children aged 5 – 9 in three years.

R120 000 (between 2014 and 2017

Liaison with educators to ensure it is in line with their curriculum, ongoing social media presence in this regard, budgeted for on an annual basis, also forms part of our CSI portfolio

 

Provincial Department of Community Safety

July 2017

Sponsorship of road safety debate for regional (Ehlanzeni) High school learners

R10 000

Creates robust debate among young people which in turn creates road safety awareness and responsibility

 

Emakhazeni Local Municipality

2016 and 2017

Effective fire brigades along our route are essential to road safety as they are often the first respondents to incidents/accidents. Sponsorship of firefighting uniforms and bunker gear Funding for the final phase of the upgrade of the Emakhazeni Fire Station building, which included the completion of the facility’s automatic bay doors and entry gates and wall repairs. Funding to fix the station’s main fire truck

R1-million

Ongoing communication with municipality and fire station employees; community meetings, debrief sessions post accidents and pre peak-travel periods

 

 Emergency and law enforcement services (State and private)

2009

 Joint partnership over the Easter and Festive season between TRAC and major stakeholders such as Municipal traffic police, provincial traffic police, EMS, Pathology units; SAPS. On peak traffic days, TRAC accommodates all these services at specific points along the route, covering all the costs related to these standbys to ensure that visibility is boosted and reaction/response time to incidents and accidents along the route is minimised.  

+R3 million

Ongoing, open communication, debriefing sessions

Partnerships with regard to road safety exists between SANRAL’s Toll Concessionaire: N3TC and the following:

(ii) Other organisations

(b) which organisations are,

(c) the date of the partnership commenced on,

(d) the nature of the partnership is,

(e) the cost to N3TC is,

(f) the following processes, procedures and mechanisms exist to ensure maximum return from the partnerships,

 

Community Medical Services (CMS is a NPO based at van Reenen

Commencement date 2005

CMS provides a crucial service to N3 Toll Route customers and plays an integral role in N3TC’s Road Safety imperatives, particularly in peak traffic periods such as Easter, the festive season, and long weekends; and in the event of anticipated road safety concerns such as snowfall in the Van Reenen’s Pass area.

The CMS team works alongside the N3TC Route Patrol teams; BMW-Road Service, Provincial Emergency Services, as well as the relevant police and traffic services.

Cost R270k per annum

All partnerships are monitored on an ongoing basis by way of detailed reporting against required outcomes. This ensures accountability and maximum return. In addition, N3TC conducts oversight visits and is in most instances involved in the activities of the partnership. The N3TC Board exercises ultimate stewardship of the partnerships

 

Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT). A NPO

based in Modderfontein

Commencement date 2014

The EWT is a leading, high-profile player in the arena of conservation. The EWT’s Wildlife and Roads Project (EWT-WRP) is the only large-scale initiative in the country that tackles the issue of wildlife deaths on our roads head on. N3TC is a proud partner in this initiative

Cost R271k per annum

 
 

South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD). NPO based at Hilton

Commencement date 2016

SADD’s objective for this partnership is to provide road safety education in schools and to assist young cyclists with essential cycling safety gear. SADD’s commitment to road safety is demonstrated in its dedication to education and its proactive approach to improving road safety in the Midlands area

Cost R60k per annum

 
 

Duduza/Angels in Motion (AIM) . A NPO based in Ladysmith

Commencement date 2013

AIM supports and assists accident victims in the vicinity of Ladysmith in the peak traffic periods. Duduza is a programme to visit hospitals to provide comfort (in the form of teddy bears) to children in paediatric wards. Many of the children are road accident victims

Cost R50k per annum

 
 

Fleetwatch - Brake and Tyre Watch (BTW). A NPO road safety initiative of Fleetwatch Magazine based in Johannesburg

Commencement date 2008

The partnerships is intended to empower traffic officials with specialised knowledge, enabling them to perform better in their profession and allow them to intervene more frequently in taking unroadworthy heavy vehicles off our roads. The format of the partnership is for traffic officials to be trained, prior to a day of hands-on testing. The full days training session focuses on the quality of brake maintenance and determining braking efficiency through to tyre faults and general safety issues

Cost R40k per annum

 

12 June 2018 - NW1885

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Paulsen, Mr N M to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

What (a) is the total number of incidents of racism that were reported to the human resources offices in (i) her department and (ii) entities reporting to her and (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:

1. (a) 0.

(i) 0.

(ii) 0.

(aa) 0.

(bb) 0.

(b) Not applicable.

2. Not applicable

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12 June 2018 - NW1672

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Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Service (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) his department and (bb) each entity reporting to him for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?

Reply:

In terms of section 34 (1) 9(a) (b) of Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004,

Any person who holds a position of responsibility and who knows and ought reasonably to have known or suspect that any person has committed

a) An offence under part 1,2,3 or 4, or section 20 or 21 (in so far as it relates to the aforementioned offences) or par 2; or

b) an offence of theft, fraud, extortion, forgery or uttering or forged a document,

involving an amount of R100 000 or more, must report such knowledge or suspicion or cause such knowledge or suspicion to be reported to any police official”

Annexure A, which is attached, is a list of cases, which were reported to the SAPS and the DPCI. The status mentioned relates to when we last received updates on the cases. Majority of the cases relates to Sec 34 (1) (b) and involves fraudulent scams wherein the name of the department was used lure potential services.

(i) Cases referred to South African Police Service (SAPS)

#

SAPS CAS NUMBER

STATUS

YEAR OF CONVICTION

1

Pretoria Central CAS: 1254/08/2010.

Closed

 

2

Boschkop CAS 149/02/2013

In court

 

3

Pretoria Central CAS 1589/06/2015

Nolle prosequi

 

4

Pretoria Central CAS 1589/08/2015

Guilty verdict

2017/2018

5

Vosloorus CAS No 293/01/2016

Investigation under way

 

6

Maitland SAPS CAS 201/1/2016

Investigation under way

 

7

Garsfontein SAPS CAS 494/2/2016

Investigation under way

 

8

Lyttelton CAS 374/3/2016

Investigation under way

 

9

Garsfontein CAS 377/3/2016

Investigation under way

 

10

Randfontein CAS 32/9/2017

Investigation under way

 

11

Kensington Police Station CAS 139/4/2016

Investigation under way

 

12

Pretoria CAS 1464/4/2016

Investigation under way

 

13

Emalahleni CAS 610/06/2016

Investigation under way

 

14

Pretoria Central CAS No 666/8/2016

Investigation under way

 

15

Vryburg CAS 181/08/2016

Investigation under way

 

16

Berea CAS 296/9/2016

Investigation under way

 

17

Belfast CAS 45/11/2016

Investigation under way

 

18

Park Road CAS 307/01/2017

Investigation under way

 

19

Klerksdorp CAS 344/03/2017

Investigation under way

 

20

Montana CAS 424/8/2017

Investigation under way

 

21

Mondeor CAS 551/8/2017

Investigation under way

 

22

Orlando Police Station CAS 296/9/2017

Investigation under way

 

23

Bronkorspruit CAS 225/10/2017

Investigation under way

 

(ii) Cases referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)

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SAPS CAS NUMBER

STATUS

Comments

1

Pretoria Central CAS 1277/04/2013

Ongoing investigation

 

2

Pretoria Central CAS 1276/04/2013

Ongoing investigation

 

3

Pretoria Central CAS 1265/07/2015

Ongoing investigation

 

4

Pretoria Central CAS 1438/11/2015

Ongoing investigation

 

5

Middleburg CAS 302/10/2015.

Filed an affidavit

 

6

Pongola CAS 174/09/2015

Filed an affidavit

 

7

Brighton Beach SAPS CAS 218/10/2015

Filed an affidavit

 

8

Estcourt CAS 240/11/2015.

Filed an affidavit

 

9

Greytown CAS 20/11/2015

Filed an affidavit

 

10

Kuils Rivier CAS 682/09/2015

Filed an affidavit

Originally referred to DPCI, but now handled by SAPS. At court for prosecution

11

Alberton CAS 552/10/2015

Filed an affidavit

Originally referred to DPCI, but now handled by SAPS. At court for prosecution

12

Sandton CAS No 1005/06/2015

Filed an affidavit

 

13

Brackenfell CAS 262/10/2015

Filed an affidavit

 

14

Witbank CAS 633/04/2016

Filed an affidavit

 

15

Bloemfontein CAS 12/3/2016

Filed an affidavit

 

16

Middleburg CAS 26/6/2016

Filed an affidavit

 

17

East London CAS 360/09/2016

Filed an affidavit

 

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

We can confirm that ACSA has never had such incidents within its enterprise security and internal audit space.

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

(i) Two (2) cases have been reported to SAPS regarding Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities namely:

Employee

Offence

Amount

Reported

Date

Tshidiso Mofuledu

Fraud

R1 796 323.39

SAPS CAS312/2/2016

January 2016

William Ndlovu

Fraud

R 6 million

SAPS:Case 248/1/2018

25 January 2018

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

SACAA does not have any cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 that have been referred to the SA Police Service or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

Ports Regulator of South Africa

(a) (bb) There are no cases that have been referred to SAPS nor Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) which have been instituted by the Ports Regulator since the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, was assented.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency (CBRTA)

(a) (bb) The C-BRTA has reported six (6) corruption cases in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act since the Act was assented to. The cases were reported as follows:

(i) Reported to SAPS: Six (6) cases were reported to the following:

SAPS Office

Nature

Case Number

Sinoville

Corruption

CAS 448/12/2013

Musina

Corruption

CAS 214/12/2015

Komatipoort

Corruption

CAS 26/07/2014

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 300/10/2016

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 775/04/2017

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 293/12/2017

(ii) The following three cases have been transferred to the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation Unit (DPCI) where a project was registered which involves Fraud, Corruption relating to manufacturing of cross-border permits:

SAPS Office

Nature

Case Number

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 300/10/2016

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 775/04/2017

Brooklyn

Corruption

CAS 293/12/2017

(b) (i) Of the six (6) reported cases, three (3) have been investigated by SAPS while three cases are currently being investigated as a project by the DPCI.

(ii) The cases currently being investigated by the DPCI are being monitored through on-going engagements between official of the C-BRTA and DPCI.

(ii) Sinoville CAS 448/12/2013 was finalised in 2014 and the accused was convicted of Corruption in terms of the aforementioned act.

Road Accident Fund (RAF)

(a) The RAF through its Forensic Investigation Department (FID), refers all suspected criminal matters to the South African Police Service (SAPS) for investigation, and subsequent SAPS referral to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for a decision to prosecute, or not, whether in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, another Act, or common-law offence. The FID referral to SAPS does not relate the matter back to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, therefore the RAF keeps no records specific to referrals as contemplated in the question and is unable to respond to the remaining questions.

The RAF has various mechanisms in place to report criminal conduct and, or, misconduct. In addition to a Forensic Investigation Policy, the RAF has an Ethics Policy which provides for disclosures in terms of the Protected Disclosures Act, No. 26 of 2000. The FID is in charge of the Fraud Tip-off Line, through which criminal conduct and corruption can be confidentially reported. A duty is placed on employees, in several policies, to report suspicious activities to the FID, or anonymously through the Fraud Tip-off Line. FID statistics for the period 2012 to 2017 bears witness to the extent that fraud is experienced and managed by the organization and demonstrates the RAF’s commitment to combat fraud and corruption (refer to the table below):

FID statistics (fraud and theft)

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

Number of referrals to SAPS

1255

348

20

13

813

423

Number of arrests

502

290

478

325

391

88

Number of convictions

244

234

589

651

260

82

Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA)

(a) (i) SA Police Service (SAPS)

None

(ii)_Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)

None

(b) (i) (ii) and (iii) Not applicable

Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

(a) (i) None

(ii) There are currently 5 cases reported in terms of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, as amended.

(b) (i) 5 cases have been investigated by DPCI

(ii) The RTMC have been following up on these cases.

(iii) 3 have already appeared in Court and the other 2 cases are still under investigation by SAPS/DPCI.

South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL)

(a) (i) There are 19 cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act that have been referred to the SA Police Service (SAPS) since 2004.

(ii) There was one case relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act that has been referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) since 2004.

(b) (i) SANRAL expects that all 19 cases reported have been investigated by SAPS, (ii) all the reported cases have been followed up by the accounting officer and (iii) To SANRAL’s knowledge only one case led to a successful conviction.

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

SAMSA does not have any cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 that have been referred to the SA Police Service or the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

(a) (i) None

(ii) None

(b) (i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

(a) (i) None

(ii) 42 reports were made to the Directorate for Priority Crime and Investigation (“the DPCI”) by the investigators appointed by the Board of PRASA in 2016

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

Of the 42 reports, the DPCI has indicated that it will prioritise two, namely, the reports relating to the awards made by PRASA to Swifambo Rail Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Siyangena Technologies (Pty) Ltd. The accounting authority of PRASA decided to launch an application against DPCI and the National Prosecuting Authority essentially asking the court to direct these institutions to conduct an effective investigation of these two matters that the DPCI indicated will be prioritised.

12 June 2018 - NW1637

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Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to commuter safety at train stations, what (a) are the full details of his department’s immediate plan for the next 12 months in this regard, (b) are the time frames, time lines, deadlines and milestones of the specified plan, (c) processes, procedures and mechanisms are in place in his department in this regard and (d)(i) communication plan does his department intend to put in place and (ii) are the relevant details of the plan?

Reply:

a) The Department of Transport provides an overall safety framework based on its policy and legislative framework. The details in terms of implementation rests with the Department’s implementing arms namely the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR). PRASA ensures that as part of its operational requirements that safety at train stations is attended to. The RSR conducts inspections and audits on train stations. These are called Platform Train Interface (PTI) Audits or Inspections. In the previous financial year RSR conducted 12 PTI audits and 1 inspection in Gauteng Region, 7 Audits in Western Cape and 2 in Eastern Cape. Planned for this 2018/19 period are 15 PTI Audits in Gauteng, 8 PTI’ Audits in Eastern Cape.

b) The plans will be implemented in the 2018/2019 financial year.

c) The RSR also conducts Education and Awareness sessions at various stations. For this financial year, 20 railway safety promotion initiatives are planned which includes level crossing awareness, station safety awareness campaigns, launch of the proposed national rail safety week and school safety awareness campaigns.

d) (i) & (ii) The Department does not have a specific communication plan but the leadership of the Department in various platforms emphasize safety of commuter in trains as a priority. 

12 June 2018 - NW1664

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Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Science and Technology

(a) What number of cases relating to the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, as amended, have been referred to the (i) SA Police Services (SAPS) and (ii) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) by (aa) her department and (bb) each entity reporting to her for further investigation since the Act was assented to and (b) what number of the specified cases have (i) been investigated by SAPS and DPCI, (ii) been followed up by the respective accounting officers and (iii) resulted in a conviction in each specified financial year since 2004?

Reply:

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12 June 2018 - NW1635

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), what (a) amount was paid out by Prasa to victims of train crashes (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018, (b) number of persons were (i) killed and (ii) injured in Prasa-related crashes in the specified (aa) financial years and (bb) time period, (c) has he found to be the main causes of accidental deaths and injuries on the Prasa network in the specified financial years and time period, (d) steps has his department taken to rectify the situation and (e) are the deadlines, milestones, time frames and time lines in this regard?

Reply:

(a)(i) The following amount was paid out by PRASA to victims of train crashes over the past three financial years

2015/16 R67,008,300

2016/17 R59,174,148

2017/18 R75,091,724

(a)(ii) 2018/19 R12,500,000

(b)(i) Please refer to attached annexure

(b)(ii) Please refer to attached annexure

(b)(ii) (aa) Please refer to attached annexure

(b)(ii) (bb) Please refer to attached annexure

(c) Please refer to attached annexure

(d) Please refer to attached annexure

(e) Please refer to attached annexure

11 June 2018 - NW1462

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Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit;

Reply:

Currently the Department does not conduct lifestyle audits on its members of Senior Management Services. However, the Department uses the system of financial disclosures prescribed by the Public Service Regulation 2016, Section 18 (5). The system makes provision for disclosure of the following:

  • Shares
  • Equity
  • Loan accounts
  • Other financial interests
  • Income generating assets
  • Trusts
  • Directorships and Partnerships
  • Other remunerative work outside the employees’ department
  • Consultancies
  • Sponsorships
  • Gifts and Hospitality
  • Immovable property
  • Vehicles

The department has appointed an Ethics Officer and established an Ethics and Integrity Committee to deal with matters relating to ethics, fraud and corruption. It must be noted that financial interest disclosed by members of the Senior Management Services (SMS) are verified by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) and PSC monitor compliance and manage any conflict of interest situation that might be identified through the disclosure of financial interests.

11 June 2018 - NW1625

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)With reference to mandatory cost containment measures announced by the National Treasury, by what amount did expenditure on (a) consultants, (b) travel and subsistence, (c) catering and events, (d) entertainment, (e) advertising, (f) newspapers and advertising, (g) conference and (h) any other specified expenditure item(s) decrease in each department, constitutional institution and public entity listed in Schedules 2 and 3 of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, as amended, since the reply to question 2623 on 26 September 2017; (2) what is the total amount of expenditure in each of the specified categories in each case

Reply:

1. Total expenditure by national departments on items that relate to mandatory cost containment measures decreased by R2.6 billion from 2013/14 to 2017/18, an average annual decrease of 5.3 per cent. Table 1 below provides a consolidated summary of expenditure items related to the cost containment Treasury Instruction for national departments. The table provides actual expenditure for the 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, (mapped to the preliminary outcome for 2016/17 and 2017/18).

TABLE 1: Summary of expenditure on cost containment related to National Departments[1]

R thousand

Audited outcome

Preliminary outcome

Change in value

Average annual change

Cost containment expenditure Items

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2013/14 to 2017/18

2013/14 to 2017/18

(a ) Consultants

4,357,163

2,976,252

2,590,341

3,170,344

3,127,259

-1,229,904

-8.0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

5,771,700

5,226,728

5,515,726

5,433,232

5,148,316

-623,385

-2.8%

(c ) Catering and events

280,918

264,650

273,592

232,075

231,780

-49,138

-4.7%

(d ) Entertainment

33,951

24,510

26,039

22,102

19,770

-14,181

-12.6%

(e ) Advertising

603,958

511,118

498,934

456,224

424,973

-178,985

-8.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

202,309

175,009

162,464

110,140

117,630

-84,679

-12.7%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

620,318

507,254

564,942

495,386

445,506

-174,812

-7.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

1,699,419

1,636,970

1,646,603

1,556,363

1,383,843

-315,576

-5.0%

Total: National Departments

13,569,736

11,322,492

11,278,640

11,475,865

10,899,076

-2,670,660

-5.3%

Total expenditure by provincial departments on items that relate to mandatory cost containment measures increased in nominal terms by R812 million from 2013/14 to 2017/18, an average annual increase of 2.0 per cent. Table 2 below provides a consolidated summary of expenditure items related to the cost containment Treasury Instruction for provincial departments. The table provides actual expenditure for the 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 (mapped to the preliminary outcome for 2016/17 and 2017/18).

As indicated in the previous response dated September 2017, expenditure information on the spending items for constitutional institutions and public entities listed in Schedules 2 and 3 to the PFMA is not available, since these institutions utilize different financial systems for their payments.

TABLE 2: Summary of expenditure on cost containment related to Provincial Departments

R thousand

Audited outcome

Preliminary outcome

Change in value

Average annual change

Cost containment expenditure Items

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2013/14 to 2017/18

2013/14 to 2017/18

(a ) Consultants

2,599,375

2,614,634

2,644,328

2,977,999

3,335,220

735,846

6.4%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

3,803,571

3,783,727

3,814,289

3,852,536

4,023,378

219,807

1.4%

(c ) Catering and events

624,907

532,756

545,683

582,295

617,154

-7,753

-0.3%

(d ) Entertainment

10,257

5,699

2,917

2,745

2,201

-8,055

-31.9%

(e ) Advertising

638,630

587,157

704,516

637,819

627,483

-11,147

-0.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

65,906

56,832

63,673

91,925

65,430

-477

-0.2%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

620,392

505,408

507,435

503,756

486,376

-134,016

-5.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

1,527,535

1,570,759

1,580,477

1,686,675

1,546,173

18,638

0.3%

Total: Provincial Departments

9,890,572

9,656,972

9,863,318

10,335,750

10,703,415

812,843

2.0%

2. The total expenditure in relation to (a) consultants, (b) travel and subsistence (c) catering (d) entertainment (e) advertising (f) newspapers and publications (g) conferences and (h) other related expenditure (communication) for the 2017/2018 financial year amounts to R10.8 billion for national departments and R10.7 billion for provinces, as indicated in Tables 1 and 2 above. Corresponding expenditure details by national department is detailed in Annexure A and a summary of expenditure by province is detailed in Annexure B.

ANNEXURE A:

Detail of expenditure on cost containment measures related items: National Departments

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

33,953

20,540

22,985

22,974

17,015

-16,938

-15.9%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

127,346

139,933

141,375

129,675

105,483

-21,863

-4.6%

(c ) Catering and events

1,297

812

740

837

786

-510

-11.7%

(d ) Entertainment

503

776

306

287

236

-267

-17.3%

(e ) Advertising

22,189

26,479

8,104

7,514

6,198

-15,990

-27.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,569

358

953

555

324

-1,246

-32.6%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

37,921

30,684

69,394

32,889

23,268

-14,653

-11.5%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

26,591

27,836

29,146

29,874

27,130

540

0.5%

 Total

251,369

247,419

273,004

224,605

180,441

-70,928

-8.0%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Arts and Culture

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

5,166

4,438

12,821

28,955

37,050

31,884

63.6%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

73,906

46,856

63,683

52,550

50,896

-23,010

-8.9%

(c ) Catering and events

2,961

3,695

4,399

2,805

3,481

520

4.1%

(d ) Entertainment

331

121

147

157

127

-205

-21.4%

(e ) Advertising

4,301

14,385

7,809

5,645

9,456

5,155

21.8%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

176

86

158

96

88

-88

-16.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

5,693

4,910

2,987

6,717

3,314

-2,379

-12.7%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

9,319

9,259

8,863

8,066

7,381

-1,938

-5.7%

  Total

101,853

83,750

100,867

104,991

111,792

9,939

2.4%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Basic Education

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

3,223

97,614

123,575

171,664

174,927

171,704

171.4%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

141,315

122,848

93,089

117,634

124,264

-17,052

-3.2%

(c ) Catering and events

7,369

26,162

18,837

27,743

20,519

13,151

29.2%

(d ) Entertainment

150

0

0

0

0

-150

-100.0%

(e ) Advertising

14,046

18,546

2,032

18,280

14,360

314

0.6%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

333

335

129

134

175

-158

-14.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

5,929

18,404

16,077

10,004

14,006

8,076

24.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

5,530

5,911

4,756

9,334

4,729

-800

-3.8%

  Total

177,895

289,820

258,495

354,794

352,981

175,086

18.7%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Communications

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

0

0

31

38

553

522

320.1%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

0

0

14,399

13,599

15,258

859

2.9%

(c ) Catering and events

0

0

1,085

2,520

596

-489

-25.9%

(d ) Entertainment

0

0

11

9

42

31

93.0%

(e ) Advertising

0

0

3,163

1,463

1,535

-1,628

-30.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

0

0

290

72

0

-290

-100.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

0

0

0

177

5

5

 

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

0

0

1,922

5,677

1,588

-334

-9.1%

 Total

0

0

20,902

23,555

19,578

-1,324

-3.2%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Cooperative Governance And Traditional Affairs

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

591,449

239,901

209,572

193,869

287,771

-303,678

-16.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

68,081

29,297

29,246

30,711

39,691

-28,391

-12.6%

(c ) Catering and events

8,310

2,860

3,784

3,283

3,702

-4,609

-18.3%

(e ) Advertising

4,352

2,475

1,554

16,220

3,506

-845

-5.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

526

982

939

665

1,102

576

20.3%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

12,791

2,128

1,474

1,645

4,504

-8,287

-23.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

10,568

5,964

5,013

4,660

4,292

-6,277

-20.2%

 Total

696,078

283,608

251,581

251,052

344,567

-351,510

-16.1%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Correctional Services

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

43,615

199,405

29,078

11,870

14,244

-29,371

-24.4%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

242,306

277,127

259,349

169,118

105,010

-137,297

-18.9%

(c ) Catering and events

34,990

39,028

36,149

15,839

8,323

-26,667

-30.2%

(d ) Entertainment

257

225

221

87

42

-215

-36.5%

(e ) Advertising

12,743

25,633

11,063

6,475

1,791

-10,952

-38.8%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,405

1,053

798

501

297

-1,108

-32.2%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

9,907

14,971

2,838

2,142

674

-9,233

-48.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

99,930

89,671

93,836

99,985

111,577

11,647

2.8%

  Total

445,154

647,113

433,333

306,017

241,957

-203,196

-14.1%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Defence and Military Veterans

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

258,889

351,446

304,832

219,068

250,120

-8,769

-0.9%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

878,194

880,686

991,344

1,102,666

1,060,543

182,349

4.8%

(c ) Catering and events

24,021

25,458

27,217

22,761

26,646

2,625

2.6%

(d ) Entertainment

9,737

2,878

4,785

4,543

3,741

-5,996

-21.3%

(e ) Advertising

32,106

12,433

8,431

98,673

76,995

44,889

24.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

456

7,742

7,766

7,126

4,486

4,030

77.1%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

0

14,018

12,440

10,890

11,923

11,923

 

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

91,305

89,856

88,963

102,362

92,717

1,412

0.4%

 

1,294,708

1,384,519

1,445,778

1,568,088

1,527,171

232,463

4.2%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Economic Development

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

4,165

372

832

1,807

2,364

-1,802

-13.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

11,839

9,561

8,973

6,967

7,885

-3,954

-9.7%

(c ) Catering and events

1,396

410

1,568

244

375

-1,021

-28.0%

(d ) Entertainment

24

9

0

0

0

-24

-100.0%

(e ) Advertising

20,087

6,138

2,706

444

481

-19,606

-60.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

138

192

140

122

160

22

3.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

1,428

343

8,369

239

160

-1,268

-42.1%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

616

1,471

1,129

1,669

1,489

874

24.7%

  Total

39,693

18,496

23,717

11,492

12,914

-26,779

-24.5%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Energy

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

25,388

43,840

25,828

189,849

30,150

4,762

4.4%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

58,033

56,345

65,249

52,019

43,736

-14,297

-6.8%

(c ) Catering and events

2,642

1,033

1,961

2,546

1,745

-897

-9.9%

(d ) Entertainment

68

22

1

8

13

-55

-33.3%

(e ) Advertising

15,969

8,652

13,785

8,362

2,016

-13,953

-40.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

471

397

482

556

270

-201

-13.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

11,114

19,708

15,373

9,818

8,566

-2,548

-6.3%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

6,849

7,844

7,613

8,517

9,023

2,174

7.1%

  Total

120,533

137,842

130,293

271,675

95,519

-25,015

-5.6%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Environmental Affairs

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

112,572

82,295

126,354

169,373

167,953

55,380

10.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

141,280

169,884

179,501

171,132

182,855

41,575

6.7%

(c ) Catering and events

4,022

5,081

7,420

11,374

5,546

1,525

8.4%

(d ) Entertainment

311

85

128

43

18

-293

-50.9%

(e ) Advertising

27,264

14,415

14,302

15,641

35,171

7,907

6.6%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

658

664

517

462

375

-283

-13.1%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

38,969

34,470

34,658

60,613

33,918

-5,051

-3.4%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

17,385

17,330

20,570

21,635

17,314

-71

-0.1%

  Total

342,460

324,225

383,450

450,273

443,150

100,690

6.7%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Health

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

156,652

60,506

65,594

142,995

246,391

89,740

12.0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

87,914

86,223

92,747

92,667

90,384

2,469

0.7%

(c ) Catering and events

2,852

3,230

3,148

2,344

2,941

89

0.8%

(d ) Entertainment

55

18

2

3

12

-43

-31.6%

(e ) Advertising

12,166

10,496

10,633

6,943

13,300

1,134

2.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,825

1,082

604

646

566

-1,259

-25.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

10,469

6,611

19,409

16,534

10,529

60

0.1%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

12,791

15,952

19,550

16,561

13,661

870

1.7%

  Total

284,722

184,120

211,687

278,694

377,784

93,062

7.3%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Higher Education And Training

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

1,316

1,720

4,026

3,284

11,598

10,282

72.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

46,611

48,674

89,853

89,702

87,496

40,884

17.1%

(c ) Catering and events

6,286

1,521

2,138

3,551

5,137

-1,148

-4.9%

(d ) Entertainment

92

62

52

38

35

-57

-21.6%

(e ) Advertising

2,267

1,663

3,175

5,105

2,813

546

5.5%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

438

939

1,119

1,059

1,049

611

24.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

2,844

2,761

10,157

11,100

37,740

34,896

90.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

6,837

7,170

8,264

8,761

8,686

1,849

6.2%

  Total

66,691

64,509

118,784

122,600

154,554

87,863

23.4%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Home Affairs

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

35,060

40,260

27,734

53,827

25,591

-9,469

-7.6%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

224,110

170,369

172,847

116,632

102,811

-121,299

-17.7%

(c ) Catering and events

5,295

2,719

2,460

1,709

3,176

-2,118

-12.0%

(d ) Entertainment

532

409

331

201

256

-275

-16.7%

(e ) Advertising

14,809

10,846

14,836

5,742

8,163

-6,646

-13.8%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

619

724

294

321

226

-394

-22.3%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

10,325

9,170

12,651

12,703

12,257

1,932

4.4%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

119,247

78,630

79,672

83,126

50,164

-69,083

-19.5%

  Total

409,997

313,126

310,825

274,262

202,644

-207,353

-16.2%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Human Settlements

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

38,315

72,082

34,483

70,670

30,771

-7,544

-5.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

49,104

66,655

72,214

69,869

71,052

21,948

9.7%

(c ) Catering and events

6,226

5,016

4,568

2,177

3,751

-2,476

-11.9%

(d ) Entertainment

168

179

200

190

201

33

4.6%

(e ) Advertising

23,262

29,607

20,020

13,500

22,229

-1,033

-1.1%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

214

409

288

472

406

193

17.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

12,949

19,769

32,934

29,025

34,676

21,727

27.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

8,245

10,887

9,798

9,658

10,421

2,176

6.0%

  Total

138,482

204,603

174,505

195,562

173,506

35,024

5.8%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Independent Police Investigative Directorate

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

123

999

507

330

337

215

28.8%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

22,435

18,061

22,778

19,087

10,560

-11,875

-17.2%

(c ) Catering and events

528

302

220

199

74

-454

-38.8%

(e ) Advertising

3,568

2,212

520

231

412

-3,156

-41.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

91

88

76

51

0

-91

-100.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

322

273

13

421

0

-322

-100.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

3,093

3,578

3,919

5,251

4,376

1,283

9.1%

  Total

30,160

25,514

28,033

25,571

15,760

-14,400

-15.0%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

International Relations And Cooperation

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

131,525

130,038

130,006

128,314

130,741

-784

-0.1%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

375,446

318,230

335,194

272,410

239,652

-135,793

-10.6%

(c ) Catering and events

21,101

30,812

19,947

20,357

24,163

3,062

3.4%

(d ) Entertainment

13,160

13,828

13,702

12,392

10,900

-2,260

-4.6%

(e ) Advertising

8,642

12,608

4,095

3,627

3,656

-4,986

-19.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

6,321

4,737

4,425

4,778

3,138

-3,184

-16.1%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

19,027

15,549

60,514

21,749

21,973

2,946

3.7%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

61,203

53,856

61,766

56,523

49,041

-12,163

-5.4%

 Total

636,427

579,659

629,649

520,150

483,264

-153,162

-6.7%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Justice And Constitutional Development

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

46,421

44,801

38,457

50,311

39,963

-6,457

-3.7%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

477,248

489,019

412,768

384,552

380,182

-97,066

-5.5%

(c ) Catering and events

10,049

12,935

13,141

10,160

6,949

-3,100

-8.8%

(d ) Entertainment

13

9

4

1

0

-12

-56.1%

(e ) Advertising

36,516

44,378

37,362

23,649

17,367

-19,149

-17.0%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

174,101

139,798

132,326

80,345

97,135

-76,967

-13.6%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

12,400

30,088

17,719

16,056

12,018

-382

-0.8%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

169,333

156,525

145,449

143,741

141,906

-27,427

-4.3%

 Total

926,080

917,552

797,228

708,815

695,520

-230,560

-6.9%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Labour

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

45,320

6,313

7,179

10,024

6,311

-39,009

-38.9%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

86,188

77,169

82,429

72,203

85,105

-1,083

-0.3%

(c ) Catering and events

5,573

3,751

4,532

4,674

5,599

26

0.1%

(d ) Entertainment

272

139

189

191

180

-92

-9.8%

(e ) Advertising

12,068

6,737

17,431

9,882

14,431

2,363

4.6%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

666

574

589

169

156

-511

-30.5%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

9,891

8,114

5,087

6,924

9,728

-163

-0.4%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

34,461

35,236

31,232

24,770

24,904

-9,557

-7.8%

 Total

194,439

138,034

148,667

128,836

146,413

-48,026

-6.8%

       
 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Mineral Resources

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

5,845

14,778

5,461

8,237

2,134

-3,711

-22.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

59,301

55,731

71,021

68,383

69,141

9,841

3.9%

(c ) Catering and events

1,185

508

1,534

951

1,432

246

4.8%

(d ) Entertainment

3

0

0

0

5

2

13.1%

(e ) Advertising

3,504

1,056

846

5,453

5,813

2,309

13.5%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

555

404

558

215

51

-504

-45.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

2,657

4,991

6,581

6,643

6,081

3,424

23.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

14,997

14,579

13,723

17,281

12,706

-2,292

-4.1%

 Total

88,047

92,046

99,724

107,162

97,363

9,316

2.5%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

National Office of the Chief Justice

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

0

0

9,053

12,456

12,353

12,353

16.8%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

0

0

89,004

84,860

113,627

113,627

13.0%

(c ) Catering and events

0

0

911

2,565

4,078

4,078

111.5%

(d ) Entertainment

0

0

25

129

97

97

95.0%

(e ) Advertising

0

0

1,019

1,058

1,476

1,476

20.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

0

0

150

189

140

140

-3.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

0

0

5,270

6,653

10,240

10,240

39.4%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

0

0

10,448

12,855

17,457

17,457

29.3%

 Total

0

0

115,881

120,765

159,468

159,468

17.3%

       
 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

National Treasury

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

254,318

218,091

505,356

522,128

482,046

227,728

17.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

48,672

43,075

45,209

48,051

59,987

11,316

5.4%

(c ) Catering and events

1,873

1,225

1,098

1,272

1,100

-773

-12.5%

(d ) Entertainment

230

122

121

88

85

-145

-22.1%

(e ) Advertising

2,245

1,870

6,344

704

830

-1,415

-22.0%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,287

1,719

1,581

1,746

303

-984

-30.3%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

13,135

6,689

10,404

5,486

7,313

-5,822

-13.6%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

7,714

6,102

7,976

5,869

7,757

43

0.1%

 Total

329,475

278,893

578,091

585,345

559,422

229,948

14.2%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

24,285

52,545

51,168

61,591

85,985

61,700

37.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

12,229

19,523

33,163

35,588

33,394

21,165

28.5%

(c ) Catering and events

576

2,524

2,607

3,198

3,579

3,002

57.8%

(d ) Entertainment

18

27

39

29

12

-6

-10.1%

(e ) Advertising

1,684

1,625

1,598

5,204

8,185

6,501

48.5%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

0

293

400

678

319

319

 

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

1,453

5,135

4,342

3,495

3,684

2,231

26.2%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

3,547

3,789

5,585

4,945

3,573

25

0.2%

 Total

43,793

85,461

98,902

114,729

138,730

94,937

33.4%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Police

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

20,534

26,569

27,402

28,589

26,620

6,086

6.7%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

761,031

867,739

917,885

969,267

955,402

194,371

5.9%

(c ) Catering and events

41,159

40,115

39,531

30,698

33,080

-8,078

-5.3%

(d ) Entertainment

2,166

1,361

1,412

1,033

707

-1,459

-24.4%

(e ) Advertising

33,277

26,581

39,821

31,296

16,828

-16,449

-15.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

996

3,006

973

497

643

-353

-10.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

45,092

29,755

34,880

35,583

31,983

-13,109

-8.2%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

708,427

696,107

714,118

584,071

496,250

-212,177

-8.5%

Total

1,612,680

1,691,233

1,776,023

1,681,033

1,561,513

-51,167

-0.8%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Public Enterprises

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

12,910

25,081

14,801

19,824

16,964

4,054

7.1%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

24,017

17,484

19,231

17,570

24,914

897

0.9%

(c ) Catering and events

1,621

764

700

453

772

-849

-16.9%

(d ) Entertainment

19

4

0

0

0

-19

-60.6%

(e ) Advertising

4,705

2,686

2,327

1,823

1,041

-3,664

-31.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

191

550

264

91

263

72

8.4%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

7,545

2,282

1,557

1,925

1,337

-6,208

-35.1%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

3,741

4,568

4,168

7,417

4,968

1,228

7.4%

 Total

54,749

53,419

43,046

49,102

50,259

-4,490

-2.1%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Public Service And Administration

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

12,662

7,125

11,729

4,672

2,989

-9,673

-30.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

59,990

44,813

45,654

29,915

28,080

-31,910

-17.3%

(c ) Catering and events

5,284

5,429

4,212

3,023

2,871

-2,413

-14.1%

(d ) Entertainment

221

81

51

45

29

-192

-39.9%

(e ) Advertising

13,888

7,054

4,835

4,458

961

-12,927

-48.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

823

819

702

156

247

-576

-26.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

10,439

6,497

9,176

5,716

4,311

-6,127

-19.8%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

6,329

5,634

8,516

6,703

6,503

174

0.7%

 Total

109,636

77,452

84,876

54,686

45,991

-63,645

-19.5%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Public Works

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

169,405

48,169

26,213

25,700

28,643

-140,762

-35.9%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

95,022

91,420

43,542

38,809

48,138

-46,884

-15.6%

(c ) Catering and events

3,536

2,246

1,866

1,724

2,851

-685

-5.2%

(d ) Entertainment

720

301

177

159

159

-561

-31.5%

(e ) Advertising

11,945

12,208

7,388

4,277

4,790

-7,154

-20.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

256

574

206

555

128

-128

-15.9%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

8,684

5,275

3,035

5,117

4,745

-3,940

-14.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

25,595

24,030

12,643

5,912

5,679

-19,917

-31.4%

 Total

315,162

184,224

95,071

82,252

95,132

-220,030

-25.9%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Science And Technology

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

7,272

5,603

3,470

9,868

9,580

2,308

7.1%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

40,457

41,565

46,670

46,485

53,070

12,613

7.0%

(c ) Catering and events

2,752

3,218

5,138

3,507

2,694

-58

-0.5%

(d ) Entertainment

706

737

1,021

656

861

154

5.1%

(e ) Advertising

16,466

23,225

23,085

28,710

36,299

19,834

21.9%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

617

861

824

2,618

1,707

1,090

29.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

14,634

12,143

12,094

5,662

7,011

-7,623

-16.8%

(h ) Other expenditure

(Communication)

5,365

5,062

7,540

8,693

6,987

1,622

6.8%

 Total

88,269

92,413

99,842

106,198

118,208

29,939

7.6%

       
 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Small Business Development

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

0

0

745

5,067

13,524

13,524

326.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

0

0

19,309

18,229

20,672

20,672

3.5%

(c ) Catering and events

0

0

957

3,507

3,712

3,712

97.0%

(d ) Advertising

0

0

1,946

2,072

1,413

1,413

-14.8%

(e ) Newspapers and publications

0

0

19

1

52

52

66.4%

(f ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

0

0

1,234

4,906

387

387

-44.0%

(g ) Other expenditure (Communication)

0

0

1,481

1,001

775

775

-27.7%

 Total

0

0

25,691

34,782

40,535

40,535

25.6%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Rural Development And Land Reform

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

210,757

166,396

134,283

188,704

490,881

280,124

23.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

790,962

277,843

231,799

300,547

246,786

-544,176

-25.3%

(c ) Catering and events

15,097

5,423

8,973

5,002

4,771

-10,326

-25.0%

(d ) Entertainment

7

4

0

0

3

-4

-20.2%

(e ) Advertising

47,896

28,344

41,902

16,840

10,362

-37,534

-31.8%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,319

569

659

1,003

807

-512

-11.6%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

98,783

70,164

36,079

69,994

46,967

-51,815

-17.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

54,261

67,100

57,362

63,612

54,110

-151

-0.1%

 Total

1,219,082

615,842

511,058

645,702

854,687

-364,395

-8.5%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Sport And Recreation South Africa

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

0

0

0

93

231

231

0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

29,007

29,940

26,145

23,805

21,486

-7,520

-7.2%

(c ) Catering and events

1,883

3,958

2,464

3,277

2,635

752

8.8%

(d ) Entertainment

110

61

48

50

69

-41

-11.0%

(e ) Advertising

10,225

13,585

43,093

21,196

23,353

13,129

22.9%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

4

0

12

4

0

-4

-100.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

75,857

56,988

24,681

655

2,429

-73,428

-57.7%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

4,062

3,638

3,813

4,862

3,075

-987

-6.7%

Total

121,147

108,170

100,257

53,941

53,278

-67,869

-18.6%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Social Development

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

439,970

83,406

40,509

43,170

38,932

-401,038

-45.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

135,762

137,851

121,552

97,755

101,120

-34,641

-7.1%

(c ) Catering and events

13,875

12,252

16,203

13,048

13,898

23

0.0%

(d ) Entertainment

892

687

663

121

99

-793

-42.3%

(e ) Advertising

90,259

26,602

23,130

15,800

16,438

-73,821

-34.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,632

1,882

327

137

121

-1,511

-47.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

44,382

25,609

30,716

27,221

21,752

-22,630

-16.3%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

16,667

16,322

12,703

16,468

12,149

-4,518

-7.6%

 Total

743,439

304,612

245,804

213,721

204,510

-538,930

-27.6%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Statistics South Africa

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

21,009

12,282

18,673

22,711

8,685

-12,324

-19.8%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

53,235

78,952

131,783

186,384

61,556

8,321

3.7%

(c ) Catering and events

2,934

4,031

13,344

4,440

2,733

-202

-1.8%

(d ) Entertainment

63

33

62

27

23

-40

-22.3%

(e ) Advertising

4,491

3,695

6,870

10,294

867

-3,624

-33.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

292

460

550

64

2

-290

-72.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

4,260

6,092

8,329

7,891

8,984

4,724

20.5%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

34,970

34,306

25,831

34,646

40,290

5,320

3.6%

 Total

121,254

139,853

205,443

266,457

123,140

1,886

0.4%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Telecommunications and Postal Services

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

0

0

75,146

8,873

25,445

25,445

-41.8%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

0

0

33,140

31,546

30,862

30,862

-3.5%

(c ) Catering and events

0

0

1,969

1,793

1,771

1,771

-5.2%

(d ) Entertainment

0

0

494

23

50

50

-68.2%

(e ) Advertising

0

0

3,198

3,314

2,120

2,120

-18.6%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

0

0

510

1,024

890

890

32.2%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

0

0

2,277

4,483

3,109

3,109

16.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

0

0

5,182

5,716

5,245

5,245

0.6%

 Total

0

0

121,916

56,774

69,492

69,492

-24.5%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

The Presidency

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

26,903

3,932

3,779

3,397

2,648

-24,255

-44.0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

66,240

53,515

60,836

59,232

49,797

-16,443

-6.9%

(c ) Catering and events

23,558

3,302

2,399

2,725

3,042

-20,516

-40.1%

(d ) Entertainment

220

109

7

1

0

-220

-79.6%

(e ) Advertising

727

906

1,064

446

422

-304

-12.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

499

778

564

373

289

-210

-12.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

1,403

1,303

859

1,236

336

-1,067

-30.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

12,951

15,408

17,221

11,170

7,435

-5,515

-13.0%

 Total

132,501

79,253

86,730

78,579

63,971

-68,531

-16.6%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Tourism

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

7,321

3,357

19,490

20,799

22,934

15,613

33.0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

41,752

31,170

33,062

32,292

43,120

1,368

0.8%

(c ) Catering and events

1,732

1,709

1,868

3,247

5,694

3,962

34.7%

(d ) Entertainment

174

55

45

41

15

-158

-45.6%

(e ) Advertising

4,204

2,854

2,673

2,303

4,019

-185

-1.1%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

351

416

388

396

76

-275

-31.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

4,628

4,904

4,548

8,251

13,843

9,215

31.5%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

5,202

5,035

5,194

5,161

5,240

38

0.2%

 Total

65,364

49,500

67,266

72,491

94,941

29,578

9.8%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Trade And Industry

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

40,065

83,655

28,352

21,167

21,482

-18,583

-14.4%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

131,306

102,362

95,983

88,829

99,058

-32,247

-6.8%

(c ) Catering and events

6,230

2,276

1,884

2,085

2,098

-4,132

-23.8%

(d ) Entertainment

1,924

1,572

1,323

1,086

1,321

-603

-9.0%

(e ) Advertising

42,111

30,359

23,739

15,994

21,568

-20,543

-15.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,284

774

953

1,483

880

-404

-9.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

46,186

18,247

18,573

23,013

19,738

-26,448

-19.1%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

11,281

11,745

12,798

10,661

9,570

-1,711

-4.0%

 Total

280,387

250,989

183,604

164,317

175,716

-104,671

-11.0%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Transport

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

1,385,466

692,100

341,793

443,606

173,766

-1,211,700

-40.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

57,874

111,758

82,253

68,185

69,312

11,438

4.6%

(c ) Catering and events

1,294

1,744

3,460

5,060

7,673

6,379

56.0%

(d ) Entertainment

215

428

307

299

274

59

6.2%

(e ) Advertising

27,881

34,418

23,871

17,620

19,414

-8,468

-8.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,055

1,009

298

285

341

-714

-24.6%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

20,577

8,774

15,282

16,634

8,198

-12,379

-20.6%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

60,796

60,471

54,439

69,297

68,525

7,729

3.0%

 Total

1,555,160

910,701

521,702

620,987

347,503

-1,207,656

-31.2%

 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Water and Sanitation

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

183,792

134,984

107,598

249,432

182,222

-1,570

-0.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

230,342

203,636

227,505

207,165

202,925

-27,417

-3.1%

(c ) Catering and events

9,617

7,199

5,254

4,920

4,800

-4,817

-15.9%

(d ) Entertainment

557

168

163

165

158

-399

-27.1%

(e ) Advertising

20,749

38,214

54,686

18,349

13,574

-7,176

-10.1%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

1,035

695

527

429

389

-646

-21.7%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

16,009

9,889

11,122

4,037

3,031

-12,978

-34.0%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

36,818

43,760

41,264

36,876

31,766

-5,053

-3.6%

Total

498,920

438,546

448,119

521,372

438,865

-60,055

-3.2%

               
 

Audited Outcomes

Preliminary Outcomes

2013/14 to 2017/18

Women

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Change in value

Average annual change

(a ) Consultants

1,497

1,611

1,424

1,039

5,343

3,846

37.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

23,147

11,411

13,939

17,144

13,005

-10,142

-13.4%

(c ) Catering and events

1,793

1,903

3,905

456

2,985

1,192

13.6%

(d ) Entertainment

31

2

0

0

0

-31

-100.0%

(e ) Advertising

1,348

8,132

4,477

1,616

1,320

-28

-0.5%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

105

36

106

66

31

-74

-26.1%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

2,614

546

1,809

1,140

767

-1,847

-26.4%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

3,393

2,336

3,136

2,977

3,383

-10

-0.1%

 Total

33,929

25,978

28,797

24,439

26,835

-7,094

-5.7%

Total: National departments

13,569,736

11,322,492

11,278,640

11,475,865

10,899,076

-2,670,660

-5.3%

ANNEXURE B:

Detail of expenditure on cost containment measures related items: Provinces

R thousand

Audited outcome

Preliminary outcome

Change in value

Average annual change

 

2013/2014

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2013/14 to 2017/18

Cost containment Items

           

EASTERN CAPE

325,804

402,900

385,341

546,494

641,124

315,320

18.4%

(a ) Consultants

             

(b ) Travel and subsistence

772,849

769,307

760,052

756,476

836,448

63,599

2.0%

(c ) Catering and events

97,059

78,121

79,468

88,212

108,325

11,266

2.8%

(d ) Entertainment

1,646

780

704

1,196

537

-1,108

-24.4%

(e ) Advertising

57,707

68,203

53,068

50,831

58,406

699

0.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

8,277

1,430

1,512

964

621

-7,656

-47.7%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

78,981

54,963

56,915

50,354

75,209

-3,771

-1.2%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

243,845

252,088

251,144

271,490

265,363

21,518

2.1%

Total

1,586,167

1,627,793

1,588,204

1,766,016

1,986,033

399,867

5.8%

FREE STATE

             

(a ) Consultants

148,747

121,173

161,632

239,258

184,012

35,264

5.5%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

212,931

206,347

196,585

204,606

214,278

1,347

0.2%

(c ) Catering and events

64,891

27,675

43,449

47,448

45,979

-18,912

-8.3%

(d ) Entertainment

603

174

155

111

129

-473

-32.0%

(e ) Advertising

34,449

46,131

51,159

47,505

49,007

14,558

9.2%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

10,634

10,373

9,239

9,419

9,098

-1,537

-3.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

14,622

6,954

8,630

9,730

11,198

-3,424

-6.5%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

107,521

109,994

108,969

116,105

103,001

-4,520

-1.1%

Total

594,398

528,824

579,819

674,182

616,701

22,303

0.9%

GAUTENG

             

(a ) Consultants

281,671

327,303

281,139

341,167

441,871

160,200

11.9%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

245,434

211,204

225,335

228,341

246,836

1,402

0.1%

(c ) Catering and events

53,169

60,635

60,132

58,154

65,555

12,386

5.4%

(d ) Entertainment

1,591

393

194

4

8

-1,583

-73.4%

(e ) Advertising

118,636

116,339

175,281

138,767

147,708

29,072

5.6%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

9,338

7,049

7,400

7,671

6,534

-2,804

-8.5%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

107,603

84,523

83,369

93,346

95,913

-11,690

-2.8%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

253,181

267,571

276,766

295,477

232,778

-20,403

-2.1%

Total

1,070,623

1,075,018

1,109,616

1,162,927

1,237,202

166,579

3.7%

KWAZULU NATAL

             

(a ) Consultants

858,876

731,321

730,495

728,142

755,267

-103,609

-3.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

800,194

746,643

752,215

834,599

789,816

-10,378

-0.3%

(c ) Catering and events

133,735

136,452

122,205

136,444

138,044

4,309

0.8%

(d ) Entertainment

2,246

2,049

260

270

183

-2,063

-46.6%

(e ) Advertising

186,336

133,617

191,941

156,105

120,479

-65,857

-10.3%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

14,002

11,828

17,222

14,168

12,251

-1,750

-3.3%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

189,529

180,529

177,501

146,182

115,702

-73,827

-11.6%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

299,182

302,375

291,582

328,863

305,385

6,203

0.5%

Total

2,484,100

2,244,813

2,283,420

2,344,774

2,237,128

-246,972

-2.6%

LIMPOPO

             

(a ) Consultants

166,164

166,915

103,190

198,052

174,427

8,263

1.2%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

395,253

477,679

493,386

485,746

534,070

138,817

7.8%

(c ) Catering and events

46,669

41,202

52,630

65,631

73,438

26,770

12.0%

(d ) Entertainment

673

765

626

370

548

-125

-5.0%

(e ) Advertising

29,258

38,425

44,077

34,736

35,298

6,040

4.8%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

4,864

2,950

2,618

2,335

2,423

-2,441

-16.0%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

28,233

33,503

39,449

42,630

47,202

18,969

13.7%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

170,220

172,806

173,438

186,402

189,167

18,948

2.7%

Total

841,334

934,245

909,413

1,015,901

1,056,574

215,240

5.9%

MPUMALANGA

             

(a ) Consultants

58,103

97,018

151,728

123,929

154,359

96,255

27.7%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

477,322

482,535

514,237

506,770

465,269

-12,053

-0.6%

(c ) Catering and events

67,014

44,731

39,878

42,620

50,285

-16,729

-6.9%

(d ) Entertainment

44,562

24,429

29,878

41,483

31,929

-12,633

-8.0%

(e ) Advertising

2,479

2,414

1,258

1,012

1,072

-1,407

-18.9%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

106,544

46,313

69,968

68,079

57,931

-48,613

-14.1%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

147,986

142,840

139,337

143,863

137,341

-10,645

-1.8%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

904,010

840,280

946,285

927,755

898,187

-5,823

-0.2%

Total

58,103

97,018

151,728

123,929

154,359

96,255

27.7%

NORTH WEST

             

(a ) Consultants

268,090

290,868

289,962

254,554

279,062

10,971

1.0%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

467,332

433,049

439,079

419,004

483,025

15,693

0.8%

(c ) Catering and events

79,422

69,485

67,684

65,051

66,741

-12,681

-4.3%

(d ) Entertainment

235

22

0

0

0

-235

-100.0%

(e ) Advertising

57,403

41,834

39,586

71,448

74,446

17,043

6.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

9,085

4,213

7,566

47,058

27,455

18,370

31.8%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

53,329

48,270

40,022

63,432

54,669

1,340

0.6%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

125,326

143,341

152,098

158,413

156,533

31,206

5.7%

Total

1,060,223

1,031,081

1,035,996

1,078,960

1,141,931

81,708

1.9%

NORTHERN CAPE

             

(a ) Consultants

95,967

64,403

82,177

93,022

87,498

-8,469

-2.3%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

271,168

289,321

252,733

237,751

264,045

-7,123

-0.7%

(c ) Catering and events

40,366

39,216

34,724

34,003

30,553

-9,813

-6.7%

(d ) Entertainment

1,871

1,006

416

194

138

-1,733

-47.9%

(e ) Advertising

34,917

35,471

22,333

13,127

12,681

-22,236

-22.4%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

2,444

6,920

7,569

1,592

1,434

-1,010

-12.5%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

16,153

23,185

14,252

12,533

11,798

-4,355

-7.6%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

46,871

50,521

58,096

64,735

52,557

5,685

2.9%

Total

509,757

510,043

472,301

456,957

460,704

-49,053

-2.5%

WESTERN CAPE

             

(a ) Consultants

395,950

412,734

458,664

453,381

617,600

221,650

11.8%

(b ) Travel and subsistence

161,089

167,641

180,667

179,242

189,592

28,503

4.2%

(c ) Catering and events

42,582

35,238

45,512

44,732

38,234

-4,349

-2.7%

(d ) Entertainment

1,393

510

562

601

658

-735

-17.1%

(e ) Advertising

75,361

82,708

97,193

83,816

97,529

22,168

6.7%

(f ) Newspapers and publications

4,784

9,654

9,290

7,706

4,542

-242

-1.3%

(g ) Conferences (Venues and facilities)

25,399

27,167

17,329

17,471

16,753

-8,645

-9.9%

(h ) Other expenditure (Communication)

133,402

129,223

129,047

121,327

104,048

-29,354

-6.0%

Total

839,961

864,875

938,264

908,277

1,068,956

228,995

6.2%

Total provinces

9,890,572

9,656,972

9,863,318

10,335,750

10,703,415

812,843

2.0%

  1. Excludes Parliament

11 June 2018 - NW1586

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Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(1)        With reference to his reply to question 971 on 9 May 2018, (a) what are the details of the (i) exact location, (ii) size and (iii) current use of each piece of land and (b) who currently occupies the land; (2) whether his department derives any income from any of the pieces of land; if so, (a) from which pieces of land and (b) what amount of income did his department derive in each case (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018? NW1736E

Reply:

  • The farms are situated in different districts in all the nine province with the total 73232.1959ha. The properties are leased to Land Reform Beneficiaries for mainly agricultural activities such as livestock grazing and some for planting of crops. (Attached is a table with detailed information – Annexure 2 )

Question:

Whether his department derives any income from any of the pieces of land, if so (a) from which pieces of land and (b) what amount of income did his department derive in each case (i) in the past three financial years and (ii) since 1st April 2018?

Reply:

  • The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries is collecting rentals from the leased farms which are paid through the departmental Standard Bank. (Attached is a spread sheet from Finance regarding the rental collected for the past three financial years and since 1st April 2018 – Annexure 3).

11 June 2018 - NW1585

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Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)What (a) steps has her department taken to assist the Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training College in its efforts to address the challenges experienced over the past few years and improve the quality of management, teaching and learning at this institution and (b) has/have been identified as the cause(s) of the disruption and tensions experienced in the institution in the past; (2) what has she found still needs to be done to address the challenges experienced by the institution; (3) by what date is it expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results; (4) whether she has found that there are staff members who have been caught in the middle of these tensions; if so, what will be done to protect their interests?

Reply:

(1) (a) To improve the quality of management, the Department has supported Tshwane South Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in various ways through the Professional Development of Campus Managers Project and strengthening of management capacity at the sites of delivery. Two campus managers that were identified received training in Management and Leadership and a further four campus managers will undergo training in the 2018/19 financial year.

To improve teaching and learning, the Department assisted the college through the implementation of the Teaching and Learning Support Plans. The Department analysed the college’s readiness to provide quality teaching and learning focusing on seven critical areas, which amongst others, include classroom teaching and support, student assessment and in-house lecturer capacity development.

Concerning skills development, the Department has provided the college with skills levy funding for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. The college is required to submit training plans, and reports on training and development interventions carried out to improve the quality of management, teaching and learning.

The college reported that in 2016, 30 management staff, 105 lecturing staff and 71 support staff were trained in programmes relevant to their current job functions. In 2017, 54 management staff, 53 lecturing staff and 104 support staff were trained. So far, in 2018, 43 management staff, 46 lecturing staff and 54 support staff have been trained.

The Department has also developed a web-based Lecturer Support System wherein lecturers register as users and access training videos and other support material which they can download and use offline. To date, 259 lecturers and academic management staff at the college have registered as users on the LSS.

(b) Tensions and disruptions are experienced due to, amongst others, improper implementation of labour relations practices. Many of the tensions between management and staff, as well as between management and students, could be reduced through better management of labour relations, improved student governance, and improved students and staff work placement.

(2) Building good labour relations at a campus, i.e. training campus managers on the processes that are required to be put in place to avoid labour disputes. Building student centred campuses, i.e. training on the minimum standards required for effective campus teaching and learning; developing a campus learning culture and communication; planning for managing effective teaching and learning on a campus; implementing effective campus academic management; effective monitoring of teaching and learning by the campus manager; and feedback as a strategy to manage effective teaching and learning at a campus.

(3) It is expected for the actions and/or interventions to show the desired results progressively. The Department continues to monitor progress at the end of each trimester, semester and annually.

(4) The Department has not found any staff member to be in the middle of these tensions.

11 June 2018 - NW452

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Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)(a) By what date will the vacancies for the (i) Municipal Manager, (ii) Chief Financial Officer and (iii) Technical Director at the Molemole Local Municipality in Limpopo be filled and (b) why have these vacancies not been filled yet; (2) whether any of the specified vacancies have been advertised; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the vacancies be advertised; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

The following response is based on the information received from Molemole Local Municipality.

(1)(a)(i) The post of municipal manager has been filled and the incumbent started working on 1 March 2018.

(1)(a)(ii) The Chief Financial Officer’s position has not been filled, because the pool of candidates who applied could not meet the minimum prescribed requirements. The post was re-advertised on 13 March 2018.

(1)(a)(iii) The post of Director: Technical Services has been filled and the incumbent started working on 2 April 2018.

(2)(a) Please refer to (1)(a)(ii) above.

(2)(b) Please refer to (1)(a)(ii) above.

Sections 54A and 56 of the of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000) (“the Systems Act”) provide that –

a) if the post of a municipal manager or manager directly accountable to the municipal manager becomes vacant, the municipal council must advertise the post in a print-media circulating nationally and select from the pool of candidates a suitable person who complies with the prescribed requirements for appointment to the post;

b) a municipal council must appoint a municipal manager or manager directly accountable to the municipal manager;

c) a person appointed as a municipal manager or manager directly accountable to the municipal manager must at least have the skills, expertise, competencies and qualifications as prescribed;

d) a decision to appoint a municipal manager or manager directly accountable to the municipal manager is null and void if the person appointed does not meet the prescribed skills, expertise, competencies and qualifications;

e) the municipal council must within 14 days of appointment inform the MEC responsible for local government of the appointment process and outcome; and

f) the MEC for local government must within 14 days of receipt of the information referred to above and after satisfying himself/ herself that the appointment complies with the prescribed requirements and that the appointment was made in accordance with the Systems Act, submit a copy thereof to the Minister.

According to the information received from Molemole Local Municipality, the post of municipal manager has been filled and the incumbent started working on 1 March 2018. The Chief Financial Officer’s position has not been filled because the pool of candidates who applied could not meet the minimum prescribed requirements. The post was re-advertised on 13 March 2018. The post of Director: Technical Services has been filled and the incumbent started working on 2 April 2018.

11 June 2018 - NW353

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Kalyan, Ms SV to ask the Minister of Finance

(a) What is the total amount that was (i) budgeted for and (ii) spent on his private office (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what was the (i) remuneration, (ii) salary level, (iii) job title, (iv) qualification and (v) job description of each employee appointed in his private office in each of the specified periods?

Reply:

(a)

(aa)

(i)

(ii)

2014 / 15

R34 683 000

R33 922 702

2015 / 16

R34 680 500

R33 587 321

2016 / 17

R39 469 000

R38 248 417

(bb)

(i)

(ii)

2017 / 18

*R48 888 000

**R45 744 771

* Reflected until 31 March 2018

** Reflected until 31 January 2018.

(b)(i – v)

Given the Department’s responsibility in terms of Section 14 of the Constitution which protects the applicant’s right to privacy, the Department is unable to share the details as requested above. The Department however does acknowledge the requirements stipulated in Section 195 of the Constitution stating that the state institutions are accountable to Parliament.

11 June 2018 - NW1419

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Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training

(1)With regard to reports of unpaid National Student Financial Aid Scheme bursaries resulting in student protests, (a) what number of students have been affected by the delay and (b) of this number, what number is due to (i) information not being received from their institution for the purposes of generating agreements and (ii) agreements having been generated but students not signing the agreements; (2) (a) what number of (i) universities and (ii) technical and vocational education and training colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since 1 January 2018 and (b) what steps are being taken to resolve the problem?

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has provided the data in response to the questions posed.

  1. (a) In respect to universities, the following universities have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018):

 Universities

(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries

(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been matched

(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students

Durban University of Technology

7195

6003

1192

Mangosuthu University of Technology

4680

4460

220

Nelson Mandela University

4781

4107

674

University of Fort Hare

3013

2833

180

University of Limpopo

4050

3350

700

University of South Africa

35001

26754

8247

Walter Sisulu University

12918

12918

WSU has submitted no registration data

University of Venda

4129

3726

403

Central University of Technology

4186

3423

763

University of Zululand

6203

5195

1008

University of KwaZulu-Natal

9888

9609

279

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

4919

4536

383

 

In respect to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges, the following colleges have experienced disruptions as a result of the delay since
January 2018 (data as at 28 May 2018).

 Colleges

(a) Applications affected by the delay in payment of 2018 bursaries

(b) (i) Applications that are provisionally funded but where registration records have not been sent

(b) (ii) Applications where the bursary has been generated but not signed by students

Buffalo City

1513

488

1025

Ingwe

1514

1514

The college has submitted no registration data

Mopani South East

1108

317

791

Umgungundlovu

2345

1536

809

Umfolozi

644

610

34

Tshwane North

4199

3804

395

Northlink

1746

753

993

Goldfields

1182

1182

The college has submitted no registration data

Maluti

2872

2523

349

Flavius Mareka

1210

237

973

Vhembe

2678

998

1680

TVET college students apply directly to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for financial aid and to the colleges for allowances. In a bid to expedite payment of allowances, the Department has requested TVET colleges to proactively identify all students in need of allowances and submit their details to the Department for intervention.

2. (a) Twelve (12) universities and eleven (11) TVET colleges have experienced disruptions since 1 January 2018. In respect of universities, it should be noted that not all disruptions relate to NSFAS delays, and often features as part of a combination of other issues. Other matters such as security issues on campuses and student housing have also featured as causes of student protests.

(b) Upfront payments have been advanced to all universities and TVET colleges between January and April 2018, to ensure that funded students (first time entry (FTEN), senior and returning students) receive their allowances while NSFAS works on finalising the implementation of the bursary agreement, standardised allowances and data integration issues to enable it to generate the agreement forms and get contracts signed. To date, all universities and colleges have received three (3) upfront payments totalling R4.5 billion for the university sector and R2.5 billion for the college sector.

The universities where NSFAS is disbursing allowances directly to students through the sBux system have had intermittent disruptions due to unpaid allowances. This has been as a result of unloaded registration data for both new and returning students, and/or on account of records from 2017 not successfully migrating to 2018 (either because academic results were not loaded successfully in 2017, or 2017 Loan Agreement Form/Schedule of Particulars (LAFSOPs) were signed only in March and April 2018, and their statuses were not updated accordingly). Interventions at these institutions have therefore focused on assisting these universities with the successful uploading of academic results and registration data, thereby allowing for the disbursement of allowances. There have also been meetings with university officials, through the Office of the Executive and the University Servicing Team; ensuring that a solution is reached speedily with the university on how best to capture the data and effect disbursement.

For universities not on the sBux system, NSFAS has ensured that universities are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all universities – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students. In some instances, where universities have cash flow problems, NSFAS has paid additional up-front funds to ensure that student allowances are paid.

In the case of TVET Colleges, NSFAS disbursed R18.7 million directly to 19 033 students through sBux. For colleges not on the sBux system, NSFAS has also ensured that these colleges are aware that they are expected to use upfront payments – paid by NSFAS to all colleges – to pay allowances to NSFAS-funded students.

The Department is working closely with NSFAS and institutions to ensure that challenges are resolved as a matter of urgency.

11 June 2018 - NW1506

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Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(1)        With reference to six Range Rovers that his department delivered to the Phumelela Local Municipality in the Free State in November 2017 for storage, (a) why were the vehicles classified as farming equipment or implements, (b) who authorised the purchasing of the specified vehicles, (c) who were the intended beneficiaries for each of the vehicles, (d) what has since happened with the vehicles, (e) on what grounds were the specified vehicles purchased and (f) what costs have been incurred in the purchasing of the vehicles; (2) have any other costs been incurred since the vehicles were purchased and handed over to the specified municipality; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

I refer to my response to parliamentary question no 3884 tabled on 13 December 2017 where I advised that the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has not purchased any Range Rovers.

11 June 2018 - NW707

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Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)Whether his department has a sexual harassment and assault policy in place; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will his department have such a policy in place; if so, (i) how are reports investigated and (ii) what are the details of the consequence management and sanctions stipulated by the policy; (2) (a) what is the total number of incidents of sexual harassment and assault that have been reported in his department (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) what number of cases were (i) opened and concluded, (ii) withdrawn and (iii) remain open based on the incidents and (c) what sanctions were issued for each person who was found to have been guilty?

Reply:

The department has the Sexual harassment & assault policy in place.

Sexual harassment allegations will be dealt with following procedures in terms of the DPSA Policy and Procedures on the Management of Sexual Harassment in the Public Service, 2013. The following corrective action shall be taken if after the investigation it is determined that the allegation of harassment is valid:

a) A formal written apology

b) Counselling

c) Change of work assignment

d) Suspension or discharge

(i) No sexual harassment incidents were reported in the Department for the past three financial years.

(ii) Since 1 April 2017 no cases were reported

(iii) No sanctions were issued.

11 June 2018 - NW1438

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Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Finance

Whether any investigations into the financial irregularities reported at the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank by the National Treasury have uncovered any payments made to individual lawyers or law firms as compensation and/or inducements for securing any municipal deposits for the bank; if so, (a) which lawyers and/or law firms have been identified and (b) what are the details of the (i) municipality, (ii) amount(s) deposited and (iii) amount(s) paid in compensation and/or inducements in each case?

Reply:

The National Treasury does not have criminal investigative powers over municipalities or individual persons, aside from the power to enforce or seek information in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act, no 56 of 2003. The powers to investigate in this regard reside with specific financial regulators and the policing authorities. With regard to investigations related to VBS, the primary investigation by a financial regulator is one that is currently being conducted by the South African Reserve Bank. The policing authorities do not report to the National Treasury and we are not able to report on any progress with regard to any investigations they may be conducting.

The South African Reserve Bank has indicated to the National Treasury that its investigation is still in process, and they are not able to respond to the question at this stage. According to the South African Reserve Bank on 13 April 2018, the Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Prudential Authority (PA), Mr Kuben Naidoo, appointed Advocate T Motau SC as an investigator in terms of section 134 of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 to conduct a forensic investigation into the affairs of VBS.

The primary objective of the investigation that will be conducted by Advocate T Motau SC is to establish whether:

1. any of the business of VBS was conducted with the intent to defraud depositors or other creditors of the bank, or for any other fraudulent purpose;

2. VBS’s business conduct involved questionable and/or reckless business practices or material non-disclosure, with or without the intent to defraud depositors and other creditors; and

3. there had been any irregular conduct by VBS’s shareholders, directors, executive management, staff, stakeholders and/or related parties.

Based on the findings of the forensic investigation, the National Treasury and other authorities will take appropriate follow-up action.

The investigation is at a sensitive stage and findings are being completed. Details of the findings will be made available to Parliament in due course.

11 June 2018 - NW313

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Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations since 1 January 2017?

Reply:

Neither the Department of Traditional Affairs nor the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) spent any money on the promotion or celebration of the Year of OR Tambo.

08 June 2018 - NW1777

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)Whether (a) public servants and their families and (b) members of the SA National Defence Force living and/or working abroad have been able to cast their ballots for both the national and provincial elections since 1994; if not, (i) on what date did the issuing of the national and provincial ballots change, (ii) what was the reason for the change and (iii) what legal provisions informed such a decision; if so, what address was used to determine which provincial ballot was issued to each individual; (2) Whether he has found that the decision is constitutional and does not amount to disenfranchisement?

Reply:

1. (a) and (b) In 1994 all South Africans abroad were only issued a national ballot.

(i) In preparation for the National and Provincial Elections of 1999, the Electoral Act 73 of 1998 established limited categories of temporarily absent voters who could vote outside the Republic.

One such category was absence from the Republic on government service or membership of the household of the person so being absent. The head office of the government department or entity in the Republic of such a person or members of his household was regarded as the place of ordinary place of residence. This category of voters was issued both a national ballot as well as a provincial ballot.

A 2003 amendment to the Electoral Act extended voting abroad to those on temporary absence from the Republic for the purpose of a holiday, business trip, attendance of tertiary institution, educational visit or in an international sports event. In all cases it was required that voter inform the Chief Electoral Officer of their intention to vote abroad.

In 2013 the regulatory framework was again amended to extend voting outside the Republic to all eligible South Africans and an international segment of the voters’ roll was established. All voters outside of the Republic are now treated in the same manner in that only a national ballot is issued for voting outside of the Republic.

(ii) The initial limitation to the categorisation of voters who qualify to voting abroad was found to be unconstitutional in the Richter Judgment (Richter v The Minister for Home Affairs and Others 2009). For this reason, the legislation was amended to open voting outside of the Republic to all eligible citizens.

08 June 2018 - NW1281

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Lekota, Mr M to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Whether, given the perilous state of many state-owned enterprises (SOEs), he has found that any further financial support and guarantees from the Government will be required to ensure that the specified SOEs remain operational; if so, what are the relevant details of his policy projections in this regard?

Reply:

Response based on information received from DPE-Strategic Partnerships Unit.

The State Owned Enterprises within the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) that have been given government guarantees (in compliance with PFMA) are Eskom, Transnet, Denel and South African Express (SAX). The government guarantee is limited to a maximum of R350 billion for Eskom, R3, 5 billion for Transnet, R2, 4 billion for Denel, and R0.8 billion for SAX.

Further financial support will be subject to SOEs providing a viable business case, clearly demonstrating that financial support will be utilized solely for advancing both commercial and developmental mandates. This will also be conditional on SOEs proving that they will adhere to prudent financial and risk management which will be closely monitored by the Department.

The form that financial support will take is subject to the Minister of Public Enterprises and Minister of Finance’s joint assessment and concurrence on each application received.

I believe that short to medium-term financial support (or guarantees) combined with changes in Boards and Management and a review of business strategies will be beneficial and fundamentally change the outlook for Sate owned Enterprises.

08 June 2018 - NW153

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Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him own land; if so, in each case, (i) where is each plot of land located, (ii) what is the size of each specified plot and (iii) what is each plot currently being used for?

Reply:

REPLY:

 

  1. Responses from DPE, Alexkor, Denel, Eskom, Safcol and SAX were received and submitted to Parliament previously.

 

Response is according to information received from Transnet:

 

  1. (i) (ii) (iii) The following table sets out information on Transnet's  property. Detail of each asset requires time and is a volumous exercise.

Table 1.

Transnet Properties

Operating Division

Provinces and types of Property

Total Area in Hectares

Total No. of Properties

 

 

Registered

Un-Registered

Registered

Un-Registered

Transnet Freight Rail

All provinces. Mostly where railway infrastructure is situated

64 869

28 726

19 338

11 486

Transnet Engineering

Salt River, Uitenhage, Bloemfontein, Durban, Germiston, Koedoespoort, Kilner Park & other Ex TFR properties

785

0

143

0

Transnet Property

All provinces. Includes 7 200 houses and vacant stands. 17 Hostels and lodges.

8 328

844

6 547

471

Transnet National Ports Authority

Ports:- Cape Town, Durban, East London, Mossel Bay, Port Nolloth, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay and Saldanha

5 709

68 223

273

52

Transnet Pipelines

Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

115

1

80

4

 

 

79 806

97 794

26 381

12 013

Registered =  Property held by Title

 

 

 

 

Un-Registered  = Property held by Act or Expropriation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information is also attached in the Annexure.

08 June 2018 - NW1768

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)(a) What number of (i) Standing Committees for Refugee Affairs (SCRAs) were active in the country (aa) in each of the past 10 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018 and (ii) persons served on each SCRA, (b) what number of times had each SCRA met annually and (c) what total number of cases were brought before each SCRA annually; (2) What total number of (a) decisions were taken by each SCRA annually and (b) the rulings of each SCRA were (i) upheld and (ii) set aside in each case?

Reply:

(1)(a)(i) (aa) and (bb). Since its inception there was always just one Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs active in the RSA.

(1)(a)(i) SCRA consists of one Chairperson and two members.

(1)(b) SCRA convenes on a daily basis.

(1)(c) Table 1 indicates the number of cases brought before SCRA annually from 2008 to2018.

(2)(a),(b)(i) and (ii) only one SCRA existed since its inception and the total number of decisions taken annually in terms of section 24(3)(b) of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 can be viewed in Table 1.

Table 1: In terms of Section 24(3) (b) of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 decisions reviewed by SCRA.

YEAR

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

UPHELD

4313

18239

30995

6680

38628

9404

22972

16884

24516

15534

8006

SET ASIDE

186

472

196

13

263

94

247

1777

1894

1843

1769

TOTAL

4499

18711

31191

6693

38891

9498

23219

18661

26410

17377

9775

08 June 2018 - NW1837

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King, Ms C to ask the Minister of State Security

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:

No, I have not travelled with any family member during the above period.

08 June 2018 - NW80

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Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1) Whether she held a face-to-face meeting with anyone or all of the specified persons (names furnished) since her appointment as Minister of Public Enterprises in May 2014; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) who was present at each meeting, (b) on what date was each meeting held, (c) where was each meeting held and (d) what was discussed at each meeting; (2) whether she (a) has directly interacted via a phone call and/or (b) authorised a certain official (name furnished) to interact with any of the specified persons; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) with whom did (aa) she and/or (bb) the specified official interact, (ii) on what date did the interaction take place and (iii) what was discussed during each interaction? NW86E

Reply:

Former Minister of Public Enterprises, Ms Lynne Brown, vacated the office on 26 February 2018. In this regard, the Department has not been able to obtain a response from her.

08 June 2018 - NW1631

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Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)What additional steps are in place to accommodate disabled voters who want to vote and/or register when the voting station is not disabilities friendly? (2) Will kerbside assistance be given to disabled voters on registration and voting days?

Reply:

1. The Electoral Commission provides a wheel-chair friendly voting compartment for those voters who use wheel-chairs as well as the braille Universal Ballot Template for those voters who are braille literate.

Furthermore the Electoral Commission regularly conducts voting station facilities surveys to assess the availability of key facilities which include disability accessibility to its voting stations. In ensuring accessibility of the voting stations by disabled voters, the Electoral Commission shares the outcome of the voting stations facilities survey with state and other landlords so that the latter may improve the quality and extent of amenities at voting stations including access for disabled voters.

Additionally, voters who are physical infirm to the extent that they are unable to present themselves at voting stations for either registration or voting may apply for registration at home or place of confinement and/or a special vote at home or place of confinement.

2. Kerbside assistance to disabled voters is provided by voting station staff in terms of Section 39 of the Electoral Act (Act 27 of 1998).

08 June 2018 - NW1472

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Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

(1)Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) she, (b) senior management service members in her department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to her have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether she will furnish Mr D J Stubbe with copies of the lifestyle audit reports

Reply:

(1) & (2) The Honourable Member is raising a pertinent matter, that of fighting corruption both in the public and private sector. Accordingly, the President in his response to the debate on the State of the National Address on 20 February 2018 underscored this point and asserted,

The work we must undertake to tackle corruption and state capture has, quite correctly, featured prominently in the debate. It is time that we implement our resolutions on the conduct of lifestyle audits of all people who occupy positions of responsibility, starting with members of the executive….

As we indicated in the state of the nation address, we are equally determined to tackle corruption and other economic crimes in the private sector. Institutions like the SA Revenue Service, the Reserve Bank, the Financial Intelligence Centre and our law enforcement agencies work together to detect and prosecute tax evasion.

 

Lifestyle audits will go a long way in identifying corrupt practices and assist with the fight against corruption. Therefore, my department will implement any directive issued in this regard. I can assure the Honourable Member that the Government is serious about its commitment to fight this scourge. We have taken the necessary steps towards ensuring that this is realised. I wish to point out to the Honourable Member that public servants are now prohibited from doing business with the state or its organs. Incidentally, it was during my tenure as Minister for the Public Service and Administration that the Public Administration Management Act of 2014 which introduced this prohibition was drafted, processed through Cabinet, was approved by Parliament and assented to by the President in 2014.

Honourable Member, the prohibition referred to above is currently enforceable through section 13 (c) of the Public Service Regulations. The said section stipulates that an employee shall not conduct business with any organ of state or be a director of a public or private company conducting business with an organ of state, unless such an employee is in an official capacity a director of a company listed in schedule 2 and 3 of the Public Finance Management Act”.

The Financial Disclosure Framework which is currently implemented in the public service and applicable to all Middle Management Staff (MMS) and Senior Management Staff (SMS) is meant to identify and manage conflict of interest situations, ensure transparency and accountability (good governance), promote an ethical culture and prevent corruption in the public service.

In addition to the measures which we are already implementing, senior managers in the public service and Chief Executive Officers of our public institution are required to go through a vetting process, which is conducted by the Department of State Security.

With respect to Members of the Executive, Ministers and Deputy Ministers declare their financial interest in compliance with the Declaration of Members’ Interest Framework and the Executive Members Interests to Parliament and the President respectively.

08 June 2018 - NW1797

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Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 358 on 29 March 2018, she can provide Mr S Mokgalapa with the requested information; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the requested information?

Reply:

(a) Honourable Member, there is no separate budget for the private office which is a component in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation. It comprises the Private Secretary and the Assistant Private Secretary.

(b) Conditions of employment such as salaries and qualifications of staff is confidential. Laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act and the Basic Conditions of Employment, amongst others, protects the confidentiality of such information.

However, I wish to indicate to the Honourable Member that Private Secretaries and Assistant Private Secretaries in offices of Ministers share the responsibilities of managing the Ministers’ diaries, providing administrative support and protocol services as well as coordinating all their meetings between the two offices, i.e. Pretoria and Cape Town.

07 June 2018 - NW1747

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Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(1)Whether, with reference to his undertaking during the joint sitting of the portfolio committees on Health, Trade and Industry and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 28 March 2018, that his department would provide rehabilitation relief to businesses in the meat processing industry that are in distress, he and/or any senior official within his department have met with the specified businesses to understand their needs; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings; (2) whether his department conducted a full analysis of the impact the listeriosis outbreak had on the (a) meat processing industry and (b) rest of the value chain with respect to (i) job losses and (ii) revenue losses; if not, why not in each case; if so, what were the findings in each case; (3) (a) what is his policy position on the establishment of an independent food health and safety agency to align all areas of food handling and manufacturing regulation and (b) what action will he take to support the existence of such an agency?

Reply:

1. The lead Department for health and food safety is the Department of Health. Once the National Institute for Communicable Diseases had established the existence of listeriosis in South African meat processing plants the National Consumer Commission issued a recall notice under the provisions of the National Consumer Commission (NCC) and in the over-riding interests of public health.

thedti has an existing agro-processing incentive to which companies in the meat sector can apply. Each application will be dealt with on its merits including with respect to whether or not the company has raised food safety and health standards and commits to raising competitiveness. Senior officials from the Department of Trade and Industry have met with the South African Meat Processors Association (SAMPA) where this was explained.

2. thedti has conducted a preliminary economic analysis of the impact the listeriosis outbreak on the meat processing industry. This preliminary analysis will be followed up with a more comprehensive study to determine the wider economic and employment impact. Preliminary research to date suggests that the pork industry is the hardest hit. The demand for processed meat has dropped by 75% and the demand for pork cold cuts by 50%, with an estimated decline in profits of 40%. According to data from the Pork Producer’s Organization, two plants and one abattoir have closed down.

3. (a) thedti fully supports the formation of a Food Safety Agency and at the time of the outbreak immediately instructed the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) to begin the process to develop the requisite regulation.

(b) The South African Constitution provides for food safety control as a concurrent function, across national government departments and at provincial and local government levels. The Departments of Agriculture, Health and Trade and Industry have existing concurrent functions to enhance food safety and consumer protection with the Department of Health as the lead department.

The fact that some part of the private sector allowed a highly deleterious lowering of standards in food safety, points to the need for a strengthened and consolidated approach by government. It is for this reason that the dti is working with the Department of Health, Department of Forestry and Fisheries other national departments and the National Regulatory for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) to establish a Food Safety Agency, with an attendant regulatory framework.

Government’s view is that the long term sustainability of the food sector and its ability to safeguard jobs, rests on an optimal health and safety standards regulatory framework, and enforcement by government.

07 June 2018 - NW1840

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Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(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:

(1); (a), (b) (i)(ii); (aa) (bb), (aaa) (bbb),

The provisions for international official journeys for members of the executive and their spouses (alternatively one adult family member) are set out in Chapter 6, section 2 of the Ministerial Handbook. The provisions provide for an accompanying spouse or adult family member on international official journeys undertaken by a member of the executive.

No adult family member other than the Members spouse, Mrs Davies, accompanied the Member on official international duties.

In the past five financial years and the period from April 2018, the Member completed 66 official international work trips and was accompanied by his spouse on 8 occasions at an average cost of R53 037,50.

The purpose of the international work was to promote South African trade and investment interests. Details of the various international work undertaken by the executive member can be found in the dti Annual Reports, various reports to the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, reports in the media and the dti website, amongst others.

The provisions in the Ministerial Handbook also provide for the personal staff in a Ministry to accompany the executive member on official travel abroad. During the period under review, staff from the personal office rarely accompanied the executive member on official travel abroad.

(2) There is no provision in the Handbook that requires the President to approve spousal travel.

07 June 2018 - NW1729

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Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)(a) On what date was the matter, DS/R/104/29, with regard to the Internal Audit Division’s grievance on the leadership of the division referred to the Office of the Public Service Commission for investigation, (b) what is the name of the person who referred the matter and (c) in what form was the matter referred; (2) did the Office of the Public Service Commission acknowledge receiving the communication; if not, why not; if so, on what date was the receipt of the communication acknowledged?

Reply:

1. (a) The matter regarding the collective grievance of the Internal Audit

Division was referred to the Office of the Public Service Commission on 04 October 2016.

(b) The matter was referred to the Office of the Public Service Commission by Adv S.T.B. Damane-Mkosana, the Legal Advisor to the Secretary for Defence.

(c) The matter was referred to the Office of the Public Service Commission by means of a formal letter referenced DS/R/104/29

2. The Office of the Public Protector acknowledged receipt of the formal letter on 13 October 2016.

07 June 2018 - NW1889

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Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry

(1)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 (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? NW2049E

Reply:

Response from the Department

Except for one (1) incident at NCC referred to their Human Resources on 25 January 2017 there were no incidents reported for the Department and the other entities.

Response from the Entities

Entity

(1)(a)(i)

(ii)(aa)

(ii)(bb)

(b)

(2)

National Consumer Commission (NCC)

There were no racism incidents that were reported to Human Resource department.

2016-one incident of racism was referred to Human Resource on the 25 January 2017

Not applicable

The matter stemmed from grievance that was lodged by one senior manager against another

The matter was investigated and a recommendation was made that the senior manager be formally charged for misconduct. Whilst the initiator was in the process of drafting the charge sheet, the said senior manager was dismissed for unrelated misconduct. As a result thereof, such disciplinary hearing (relating to racism) did not take place.

"Except as explicitly state herein the Ministry: Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) does not express an opinion in respect of any factual representations. The opinion /memo provided  is limited to the matters stated in it and may not be relied on upon by any person outside the dti or used for any other purpose neither in its intent or existence.It must not be disclosed to any other person without prior written approval other than by law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the rights of the dti to defend or oppose any claim or action against the dti."

07 June 2018 - NW1262

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Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises

(1) (a) Are all four units of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme operational currently, (b) how long have they been operational and (c) how much power is provided by each unit; (2) (a) what was the total cost of the scheme, (b) what was the original budgeted amount for the scheme, (c) what was the original estimated time frame to complete the scheme, (d) how long did the scheme actually take to complete, (e) who was the main contractor for the scheme and (f) what amount was paid to this contractor for work done on the scheme; (3) is the contract under forensic investigation by Eskom; if not, why not?

Reply:

According to the information received from Eskom

(1)(a)

Yes, all 4 Ingula units are in commercial operation.

(1)(b)

Each unit has been operational for between 1 and 2 years, as indicated in the table below.

Table 1: Commercial operation dates for each unit at Ingula

Unit

Commercial Operation Date

Unit 1

30 August 2016

Unit 2

22 August 2016

Unit 3

30 January 2017

Unit 4

10 June 2016

(1)(c)

Each unit is rated at a maximum continuous rating of 333 megawatts (MW).

In terms of the actual production of power per unit, the following should be noted:

  • Ingula has two waterways, each supplying water to two of the four units. Due to the possibility of excessive build-up of pressure, two units with a common waterway are restricted to less than full power when running simultaneously, but two units on different waterways are able to generate at full capacity. Thus, if all four units are required to generate at the same time, each has to reduce output by approximately 50MW.
  • A design modification to address the issue is planned for implementation during the upcoming 2018 outages.

(2)(a)

As at 30 March 2018, R29.5 billion (excluding interest during construction) has been spent on the scheme, against an approved business case value of R29.8 billion (excluding interest during construction).

(2)(b)

R8.5 billion (excluding interest during construction).

(2)(c)

The original estimated time frame to complete the scheme was 6 years and 8 months.

(2)(d)

The scheme actually took 10 years and 9 months to complete.

(2)(e)

The main contractor for the scheme was CMI-JV (CMC di Revenna, PG Mavundla and Impregilo Joint Venture).

(2)(f)

The amount paid to this contractor for work done on the scheme is R14 959 205 944.36 (excluding VAT).

(3)

No. A technical investigation looking into the root causes of operational problems has been initiated, the outcome of which will determine whether there is a need for forensic investigation.

06 June 2018 - NW1774

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Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)With reference to the judgment in respect of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, case 53050/2012, what were the reasons for the (a) signing the acceptance letter of the bid of Adonai Aviation for the leasing of aircraft and (b) failure to sign the five-year lease agreement pursuant to the acceptance of the bid of the specified company; (2) whether, in light of the reasons of the cost order against her outlined in paragraph 11 of the judgment, she will pay for the cost order in her personal capacity; if not, (a) why not and (b) what legal provisions does she rely on for not doing so; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

This matter is subject to ongoing legal processes.

06 June 2018 - NW1639

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Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the pay-outs made to claimants by the Road Accident Fund in the (a) past three financial years and (b) the current financial year to date, (i) what is the average payment made to claimants in each financial year, (ii)(aa) what is the largest single payment made in each financial year, (bb) on what date was the payment made and (cc) what are the reasons that the payment was made, (iii)(aa) what is the smallest single payment made in each financial year, (bb) on what date was the payment made and (cc) what are the reasons that the payment was made?

Reply:

With reference to the settlement pay-outs made to claimants, including direct claimants and suppliers, by the Road Accident Fund in the

(i) the average payment made to claimants in each financial year was,

a) 2015-2016;

R143,127

2016-2017;

R117,059

2017-2018 financial years; and

R111,072

(b) the current financial year to date,

R75,897 (unaudited),

(ii)(aa) the largest single capital payment made in each financial year was,

(bb) the date was the payment made on

and (cc) the reasons that the payment was made for

2015-2016;

R13,990,000

7/01/2016

payment for past medical expenses, general damages and loss of earnings

2016-2017;

R18,800,000

30/06/2016

payment for loss of earnings

2017-2018 financial years; and

R15,176,641

31/08/2017

payment for loss of earnings, general damages and past medical expenses

the current financial year to date,

R9,052,284 (unaudited),

26/04/2018

payment for loss of earnings, general damages and past medical expenses

(iii)(aa) the smallest single capital payment made in each financial year was,

(bb) the date was the payment made on

and (cc) the reasons that the payment was made

2015-2016;

R28

18/08/2015

payment for past medical expenses

2016-2017;

R18

23/01/2017

payment for past medical expenses

2017-2018 financial years; and

R25

5/01/2018

payment for past medical expenses

the current financial year to date,

R135 (unaudited),

23/04/2018

payment for past medical expenses.

06 June 2018 - NW1697

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Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

(1)(a) What total amount of land owned by his department and the entities reporting to him 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 his department and the entities reporting to him 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:

The department and entities responded as follows:

Department of Home Affairs

(1)(a) The Department of Home Affairs does not own any land.

(1)(a)(i) Not Applicable

(1)(a)(ii) Not Applicable

(1)(b) Not Applicable

(1)(b)(i) Not Applicable

(1)(b)(ii) Not Applicable

(2)(a) The Department of Home Affairs does not own nor lease out any land.

(2)(b)(i) Not Applicable

(2)(b)(ii)(aa)&(bb) Not Applicable

Government Printing Works (GPW)

(1)(a)(i) One

(a)(ii) It is unused but will be renovated as GPW Administration Office.

(b)(i) 389 Sophie De Bruyn Street, Pretoria

(b)(ii) 2552 square metres

(2)(a) Not Applicable

(2)(b)(i) Not applicable

(2)(b)(ii)((aa)&(bb) Not Applicable

Electoral Commission (IEC)

(1)(a) The Electoral Commission does not own any land.

(1)(a)(i) Not Applicable

(1)(a)(ii) Not Applicable

(1)(b) Not Applicable

(1)(b)(i) Not Applicable

(1)(b)(ii) Not Applicable;

(2)(a) The Electoral Commission does not own nor lease out any land.

(2)(b)(i) Not Applicable

(2)(b)(ii)(aa)&(bb) Not Applicable

06 June 2018 - NW1519

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What number of meetings has the Interim Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) had with the top leadership and management of Prasa since its appointment, (b) on what date did the meetings take place, (c) who was in attendance at each meeting, (d) what was on the agenda of each meeting and (e) what resolutions were taken at each meeting?

Reply:

(a)

The PRASA Interim Board was appointed with immediate effect for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months. Letters of appointment is dated 12 April 2018.

The following Board Meetings and Board committee meetings have taken place to date:

Type of the meeting

Date

Board Members Attendance

Executive Attendance

Agenda items

Board meeting

03 May 2018

Ms K Kweyama

Ms D Tshepe

Ms J Schreiner

Ms Mashila Matlala

Mr K Wessie

Mr S Ntsaluba

Mr N Alli

Mr L Zide

Ms T Mahlati

Ms. Martha Ngoye

Ms. Pearl Munthali

Mr. Tiro Holele

Mr. Rasheeque Zaman

Dr. Sipho Sithole

Mr. Piet Sebola

Mr. Chris Mbatha

Mr. Khulu Mchuba (KM)

Mr. Joseph Makhura

Mr. Nathi Khena

Mr. Kevin Moonsamy

Mr. Viresh Lutchman

Ms. Anna-Marie Lubbe

Ms M Kotu – Board Committee Secretary

Please refer to the attached agenda

Human Capital & Remuneration Committee (HC&R)

22 May 2018

Mashile Matlala

Doris Tshepe

Khanyisile Kweyama

Jennifer Schreiner

Mr L Zide

Ms P Munthali

Ms M Kotu – Board Committee Secretary

Please refer to the attached agenda

Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)

21 May 2018

Sango Ntsaluba

Nazir Alli

Doris Tshepe

Kodisang Wessie

Mr L Zide

Mr R Zaman

Mr C Mbatha

Ms T Mahlati

Ms K Naicker (AG office)

Mr T Phori

Ms N Motaung (Acting Co Secretary)

Ms M Ngoye

Ms A Lubbe

Please refer to the attached agenda

Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Committee (SHEQ)

23 May 2018

Jennifer Schreiner

Mashile Matlala

Nazir Alli

Kodisang Wessie

Sango Ntsaluba

Mr. L. Zide

Ms. M. Ngoye

Ms. P. Munthali

Mr J. Makhura

Mr. K. Moonsamy

Mr. N. Khena

Ms. T. Ngubane

Ms. N. Mareko

Mr. E. Ngutshane

Ms. N. Kondlo

Ms. J. Moshe

Mr. T. Mahlake

Mr. L. Bayi

Please refer to the attached agenda

Finance Capital Investment and Procurement Committee (FCIP)

24 May 2018

Kodisang Wessie

Nazir Alli

Doris Tshepe

Jennifer Schreiner

Mr L Zide

Mr P Sebola

Mr K Mchuba

Ms M Ngoye

Ms T Mahlati

Ms N Motaung (Acting Co Secretary)

Ms N Nengome

Please refer to the attached agenda

(b) on what date did the meetings take place?

The meetings have taken place on the following dates:

  1. 03 May 2018
  2. 22 May 2018
  3. 21 May 2018
  4. 23 May 2018
  5. 24 May 2018

(c) who was in attendance at each meeting?

Please refer to the above table

(d) what was on the agenda of each meeting?

Please refer to the attached agendas

(e) what resolutions were taken at each meeting?

These meetings were held in May and the resolutions will be ratified at the Board meeting at the end of May. The Main focus of these meetings were to get the business back to focus on its core mandate.

06 June 2018 - NW1402

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Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Transport

(a) What are the details of the backlog of all roads to be constructed in the country, (b) what are the relevant details of the distance in kilometers of roads to be constructed, (c) in which municipalities are the roads to be constructed and (d) what is the total cost to eliminate the backlog?

Reply:

a) Based on the most recent available consolidated Committee of Transport Officials (COTO) report the backlog was quantified as follows, in 2013. see the link below:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1402TABLE.pdf

Notes:

1. Strengthening - This refers to reworking of exiting pavement layers and could include the addition of new layers to increase the structural capacity of the pavement to a condition that is very near or equal to that of an equivalent new pavement.

2. Re-gravel - This refers to the addition of a new gravel layer to replace lost gravel.

3. In addition, the estimated length of gravel network that needed to be upgraded to surfaced standard, that is where the traffic volume exceeds ADT of 300 vehicles per day was estimated at 9,800 km and a cost of R58.8 billion.

4. In addition, the Capacity Expansion Backlog was estimated at R118.9 billion for national roads, SANRAL, only.

b) The existing gravel roads that need to be surfaced was 9,800 km and 2,611 km with capacity backlog.

c) SANRAL unfortunately do not have access to the data at municipal level, as data was aggregated at provincial level for the above COTO report.

d) Estimate 2013 backlog costs were as follow:

(i) Strengthening/Re-gravel Backlog = R197,7 billion

(ii) Resurfacing Backlog = R58,8 billion

(iii) Capacity Expansion backlog = R118,9 billion (SANRAL only)

06 June 2018 - NW1634

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

What (a) changes have been made to the Interim Board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa since its appointment and (b) are the reasons for the changes?

Reply:

(a) Since the Interim Board of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Board of Control (PRASA) was appointed with effect from 12 April 2018 for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months, there has been no changes.

(b) Not applicable

06 June 2018 - NW1593

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Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

What (a) number of applications for refugee status from Somali nationals have been (i) received, (ii) approved and (iii) rejected (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018 and (b) are the main reasons for rejecting the specified applications?

Reply:

(a) Reporting of asylum statistics is in line with calendar years (January to December):

Year

(i) Received

(ii) Approved

(iii) Rejected

(aa) 2015

*2079

618

1112

(aa) 2016

1643

1169

904

(aa) 2017

1932

732

1500

(bb) 2018

208

93

137

* The number of applications approved and rejected may differ with the total received in the specific year as not all applications received are finalised within the same year and there also applications that are finalised from a carryover from previous years.

(b) Main reasons for the rejections are :

  • Applicants with claims that come from the peaceful parts of Somalia like Somaliland and Puntland.
  • Applicants that are in RSA for other reasons than those stipulated in Section 3 of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998.
  • Applicants who were granted refugee status before and withdrew their refugee status because they wanted to return to their country of origin and who failed to demonstrate changed circumstances that forced them to return to South Africa to re-apply for asylum.
  • Applicants who already enjoy protection in other countries that are signatory to the UN Convention and who failed to give compelling reasons as to why they left such protection.
  • Applicants who fall under the exclusion clause.
  • Applicants who re-availed themselves to their country of origin whilst applying for asylum in South Africa.

06 June 2018 - NW1636

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De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the contracts of a certain company (name furnished) with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, (a) what progress has been made in recouping any monies as a result of activities referred to in the Public Protector’s report, (b) what amounts have been recouped, (c) on what date was each amount recouped, (d) how were the amounts recouped, (e) what arrests were made in this regard, (f) on what dates did the arrests take place and (g) what charges were laid in each case?

Reply:

(a), (b), (c) and (d)

PRASA has launched an application for the review and setting aside of the contract that was referred to as “an extension”, which, in actual fact was Phase 1 of a project called Integrated Security and Access Management Systems (“ISAMS”). This contract was for R1,95 billion and not the R800 million that was reported to the Public Protector. This review application also includes two contracts that were awarded to Siyangena Technologies (Pty) Limited (“Siyangena”), namely, Phase 2 of the ISAMS project and an upgrade and maintenance of Phase 1 of the ISAMS project. If PRASA is successful in the review application, then the amounts paid may be recouped.

(e), (f) and (g)

The matters were referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime and Investigation accompanied by detailed statements and supporting documents and according to PRASA’s knowledge, no arrests have been made to date and no one has been criminally charged.

06 June 2018 - NW1775

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Marais, Mr S to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans

(1)Whether, with regard to the decision taken by her and/or her department not to sign the lease agreement with Adonai Aviation, any legal opinions were sought prior to taking the decision; if not, why not; if so, (a) what number of opinions were sought and (b) from whom were the opinions sought; (2) did she and/or her department consider the cost implications of not signing the lease agreement; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

This matter is subject to ongoing legal processes.

06 June 2018 - NW1638

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Hunsinger, Dr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

With reference to the suspension of trains between Mabopane-Belle Ombre-Dewildt and Pretoria North in April 2018, (a)(i) what alternative arrangements were put in place for transporting commuters during this suspension and (ii) how were the arrangements communicated to commuters and (b)(i) what plans were put in place to enable the service to resume and (ii) what are the deadlines, timeframes, timelines and milestones with regard to the resumption of train services?

Reply:

There was no service suspension of trains between Mabopane-Bell Ombre-Dewildt and Pretoria North during April 2018.

a) (i) not applicable

(ii) not applicable

b) (i) not applicable

(ii) not applicable

06 June 2018 - NW1458

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Wilson, Ms ER to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

(1) Whether, with reference to the reply of the President, Mr C M Ramaphosa, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address on 22 February 2018 to implement lifestyle audits, (a) he, (b) senior management service members in his department and/or (c) any of the heads of entities reporting to him have undergone a lifestyle audit in the past three financial years; if not, have any plans been put in place to perform such audits; if so, in each case, what are the details of the (i) date of the lifestyle audit, (ii) name of the person undergoing the audit, (iii) name of the auditing firm conducting the audit and (iv) outcome of the audit; (2) whether he will furnish Ms E R Wilson with copies of the lifestyle audit reports?

Reply:

Currently no lifestyle audits were done for the Minister, senior management in the department or any heads of entities reporting to the Minister in the past three financial years that the Minister is aware off.

Normally lifestyle audits are done during investigations. The current approved internal audit plan for 2018/19 does not include lifestyle audits as internal audit does not have the necessary capacity, tools and/or skills to do these audits. An auditing firm will have to be appointed for this purpose. The Minister and Director General still needs to decide for whom/what levels, how and when these lifestyle audits need to be done. This can be a costly exercise and the necessary budget needs to be allocated to appoint an auditing firm to conduct lifestyle audits.

05 June 2018 - NW1435

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Kohler-Barnard, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What (a) are the details of the charges contained in and (b) is the current status of the investigation into each docket (details furnished); (2) whether any suspects have been (a) questioned and/or (b) arrested; if not, in each case, why not; if so, (i) what are the relevant details in each case and (ii) '3fe any suspects out on bait; (3) what are the names of the Investigating officers that were assigned to investigate the charges In each case; (4) whether any forensic evidence has been concluded and/or presented to the investigating officer(s); (5) what (a) is the envisaged date for the finalisation of the specified case if not yet finalised and (b) are the details of the outcome of the case if finalised?

Reply:

(1)-(5),The information that is required is not readily available, as each case must be verified, before the information can be submitted. A request is made for an extension of three weeks, in. order for us to provide quality and correct information, as soon as it is available.

Reply to question 1435 recommended

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date
: 2018-05-23


Reply to question 1435 approved


MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date
; 2018/06/03

05 June 2018 - NW1436

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Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

(1) What number. of {a) persons became SA Police Service reservists In each: province (I) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2018 and (b) the specified reservists were taken on in police stations In each case; (2) whether any reservists received letters of appointment but were never utilised by any police station; If not, what Is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details

Reply:

2016/2017: None

2017/2018: A total of 1 993 persons, were appointed as student reservists and will be rendering service until the successful completion of the reservist training, whereafter, only those that have passed the training ·will be appointed as fully. fledged reservists. The provincial breakdown, is as follows:

Please find here: Table

05 June 2018 - NW42

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Maynier, Mr D to ask the Minister of Finance

(1)What (a) was the scope of National Treasury’s review of the coal contracts at Eskom, (b) are the names of each consultant that was employed to conduct the review and (c) was the (i) total cost and (ii) detailed breakdown of the costs thereof; (2) whether the report on the specified review has been finalised; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will the report be finalised; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether a forensic audit has been launched as a result of the specified review; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply:

1. (a) The scope of the work was to review the allegations pertaining to the awarding of coal contracts by Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (Eskom) as reported in the media and in the “State of Capture” report issued by the Public Protector on 14 October 2016 (State of Capture Report); to obtain and review information / documentation available to the National Treasury; and to obtain and review information / documentation available in the public domain;

(b) PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.

(c) (i) R 494,202.69 (total costs)

(ii) Total Investigation fees: R494,202.69.

2. (a) A draft High Level Review Report has been done.

(b) The review report is the subject of a detailed criminal investigation by the South African Police Service and finalisation is dependent on the completion of those criminal proceedings.

3. There will not be a further in-depth forensic investigation conducted by the National Treasury’s Office of Accountant-General, as the investigation is under a criminal investigation process. The National Treasury is part of the multi-agency to support the criminal proceedings and the review report is subject of the detailed criminal investigation by the South African Police Service.