Questions and Replies

Reply:

a) (i) The status of Mr. Ramaphosa’s association with FeverTree Consulting (Pty) Ltd is as follows:

b) At the time of the appointment of FeverTree Consulting by Armscor, Mr Ramaphosa had resigned on 25 June 2012 from FeverTree Consulting and had no interest in the company and was not in any way associated with the company by any direct or indirect means.

c) What were the amounts budgeted for the turnaround of Armscor, (c) what amounts have been spent on the turnaround as at the latest specified date for which information is available, specifically in favour of FeverTree Consulting,

The total value budgeted for the Armscor Turnaround was R 56 283 616.00. The total amount paid to Fevertree Consulting by 30 April 2017 (end of Phase 1) amounts to R55 420 538.21. To date an additional R2 886 657.74 has been paid to Fevertree as part of Phase 2 of the turnaround implementation.

Payments made were against contracted deliverables and divided according to work streams. Six work streams were established with a total of 213 deliverables listed as follows:

Work streams	No Deliverables	Amount Paid
1. Designing a new vision for the future	23	R10 226 630.40
2. Developing New Revenue Driven Strategies	42	R 9 695 641.71
3. Enhancing and Improving Core Functions	28	R 5 861 433.40
4. Communication and Change Management	40	R 5 318 500.78
5. A New Governance Model for Armscor	45	R10 949 337.69
6. Driving Greater Efficiencies	35	R13 230 201.60
Total	213	R55 281 755.58

The contracting model adopted in phase 2, allows Armscor to approach various service providers by tender process, for support during the implementation using an approved panel of service providers. To date an additional R2 886 657.74 was paid to Fevertree Consulting, for 14 deliverables, as part of Phase 2 of the Armscor turnaround implementation, for the following projects:

Project No	No of Deliverables
Project 001 - Strategic Planning Implementation	9	R2 402 192.64
Project 008 - Dockyard Sustainability Plan	5	R 484 465.10
Total	14	R2 886 657.74

QUESTION 3

And (d) what are the details of (i) all the achievements and (ii) savings listed against the contractual milestones to date?

RESPONSE

Phase 1 of the Armscor Turnaround focused on an As-Is assessment and the creation of plans to bridge the gap between the current and desired end state.

(i) This table lists the key achievements of Phase 1:

Drive Revenue by Leveraging Core Strengths	To leverage the core (traditional) strengths; 16 opportunities were identified with 4 prioritised in the Acquisition service line. 3 non Acquisition related opportunities were identified i.e. Gerotek Testing Center, AB Logistics & the Disposal of Defence Equipment
Commercialisation of technologies & patents	62 commercialisation opportunities were identified which may be considered for commercialisation of IP and Technology in the civil Sector 5 with a recommended framework and approach to commercialisation
Championing Innovation (Business Development)	Developed a set of Business Development Frameworks for Armscor’s participation in revenue earning initiatives Developed a framework for the potential Products and Services offering that Armscor can take to the market on a revenue earning basis Developed a life cycle process for Higher Order Solutions sales Developed a framework for the potential business models and structures related to the Products and Services categories
Acquisition and SCM	Developed a framework for the introduction of an Acquisition Standards and Processes Knowledgebase that will streamline the programme specific tailoring of acquisition processes to enable more efficient acquisition programmes without compromising Armscor’s service delivery accountability. Developed a framework for the introduction of an Acquisition Programme Tracking and Management Reporting System that will enable the gathering of acquisition programme related information supporting the further optimisation of processes and issue resolution processes with clients and industry. Developed an architecture for a more efficient Armscor Procurement Management service. Developed a model for the extension of Armscor’s Procurement Management (SCM) services into a marketable revenue generating function Developed a concept for the introduction of an e-Procurement ICT platform supporting the above Business Development initiatives.
Technology Management and Administration	Developed a framework for the introduction of a Technology Portfolio Management function that will address the Client expectations. Developed a framework for participation of the TMA function in future Armscor Business Development related programmes
Sweating Special Assets	4 Armscor property assets were identified and recommended as priorities for sweating and realising revenue Developed a study on all Assets & a Strategy with a legal framework for sweating assets in FY 18/19 Established an SLA with DOD for sweating DOD assets.
Defence SOE Collaboration	Identified and prioritised opportunities for SOE collaboration (Transnet, CSIR, Denel) Modelled an operating partnership framework and contract between Armscor and SOEs Developed a Framework for localization, indigenization and defence SEZ participation.

The above mentioned frameworks and plans are the basis of the implementation Phase 2.

(ii) A total of R88,17m worth of savings were identified to be realised within a period of 12 months after the project. An amount of R 61,7m was accepted as potential savings for the organisation to pursue and implement. To date R23,45m of the accepted savings has been realised. Various Opex savings have been implemented and their consolidated gains will be quantified at the end of the FY 18/19.

Reply:

a)

(i)  According to the NEIMS Database, all schools have been provided with some form of infrastructure for water provision in a form of borehole, rainwater harvesting, water tanks, and communal supply or through municipal yard supply. Where a borehole or rainwater harvesting tanks have dried up, arrangements are made with municipalities to provide potable water.

(ii) All schools have been provided with some form of electricity, either through grid connection, solar, generator or other means of electricity provision. The sector is however, continuously affected by instances of theft and vandalism of solar panels and cables, which renders schools previously provided, to be without service.

b) Not applicable

Reply:

1. South African citizens that leave the borders of the Republic do not register their purpose to emigrate hence there is no formal record by the department of South Africans emigrating to above countries.

There is no provision in legislation that compel the South African citizen to do so; Furthermore there is no reason to do so as South Africa permits dual citizenship. The only instance the department keeps these records, is when South African citizens are compelled by countries not permitting dual citizenship, to renounce their citizenship, moreover the information in this regard would not necessarily provide an adequate response to the question raised.

The Honourable Member may refer this question to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) for information of South Africans residing in these countries as some foreign missions ordinarily keep such records.

2. No.

Reply:

a) The additional R57 billion allocated to the post-school education and training sector in the 2018 Budget was not only for the phasing of fee-free higher education and training for students from households with an income of less than R350 000; the additional allocation also covers increasing subsidies to universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. This funding requirement was calculated based on certain assumptions about, amongst others, the rising full cost of study over the years and the number of students from households with an income of less than R350 000 that enrol in public universities and TVET colleges.

The National Treasury will use the actual data collected by Department of Higher Education and Training in the 2018 academic year on university, TVET college, and National Student Financial Aid Scheme applications, to verify the assumptions used. This actual data is expected later in the year. The question of whether the additional funding allocated is sufficient can therefore only be accurately addressed once this actual data has been collated and analysed.

b) Assumptions used for costing the phasing-in of fee-free higher education and training over the next five years are the following:

▪ The estimated number of university first-time entrants in the 2018 academic year is 208 308. The number of TVET college full-time equivalent students is estimated at 338 437 in the 2018 academic year.
▪ 40 per cent of the undergraduate university population and all (100 per cent) the full-time equivalent students at TVET colleges fall within the R350 000 household income threshold.

▪ The average full cost of study at public universities is estimated at R76 000 for the 2018 academic year. The average full cost of study at public TVET colleges for the 2018 academic year is estimated at R69 000 for the National Certificate Vocational (NVC) qualification, and R66 000 for the Report 191/NATED qualification.

(c) (i) The total intake of university first-time entrants in the 2018 academic year is estimated at 08 308 students, of which the 40 per cent qualifying in their first year of study in 2018 is 83 323. The assumed annual enrolment rate for first-time entrants at universities is 3.5 per cent over the 2018 medium term expenditure framework period (2018/19 – 2020/21).

At TVET colleges, the estimated intake of qualifying full-time equivalent (FTE) students in the 2018 academic year is 338 437. The assumed annual enrolment rate for FTE students at TVET colleges is 1.9 per cent over the 2018 medium term expenditure framework period (2018/19 – 2020/21).

ii) The new students that will benefit from this new bursary scheme as from the 2018 academic year will be funded for n+1 years to complete their undergraduate qualification; meaning that a single additional year to the regulation period of a qualification will be funded. Important to note however, is that the returning National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students in 2018 will still be funded for n+2 years, in line with their agreements for NSFAS loans and bursaries signed in previous years under the general NSFAS rules.

(iii) An average cost per student was used, pending actual data to be collected from the 2018 student cohort later in the year. The average full cost of study at public universities is estimated at R76 000 for the 2018 academic year. The average full cost of study at public TVET colleges for the 2018 academic year is estimated at R69 000 for the National Certificate Vocational (NVC) qualification, and R66 000 for the Report 191/NATED qualification.

(iv) (aa) and (bb)
The actual breakdown of the cost per student for the 2018 academic year is not yet available. Determination of the actual full cost of study per student contains a number of factors. The actual costs of tuition vary according to specific fields of study and programmes that students register for (e.g. engineering, art, medicine, history); and vary according to the specific institution attended. Actual costs for the qualifying students that will stay in private accredited accommodation versus those that receive a travel allowance will differ significantly. The prescribed learning materials also vary in line with the actual courses taken. For example, a student that enrols for a fine art qualification may require paint/brushes/canvasses, while a graphics design student may require a laptop with a specific software package. Work is underway by the Department of Higher Education and Training, universities, TVET colleges, and National Student Financial Aid Scheme, to collect and verify these actual costs.

Reply:

• There is no plan by the National Treasury (NT) to unlock R180 billion in dead assets, per se. The Budget Review (Chapter 6, pg 73) refers to a backlog of around 1 million subsidised homes, which still need to be registered for title deeds, which is estimated at around R180 billion in equity.

• However, there is a programme to ‘eradicate’ the title deeds backlog. This is led, undertaken and overseen by the national Department of Human Settlements (DHS).

• DHS approached NT to create a separate Title Deeds Restoration Grant (TRG).

• Through the 2018 Budget process, and after obtaining Cabinet approval, NT created the TRG, amounting to R518.7 million in 2018/19, R547.7 million in 2019/20 and R577.8 million in 2020/21.

• Further details on the programme elements, monitoring and evaluation, must be referred to the DHS.

Reply:

• There is no plan by the National Treasury (NT) to speed up the transfer of ownership to 1 million households, per se. The Budget Review (Chapter 6, pg 73) refers to a backlog of around 1 million subsidised homes, which still need to be registered for title deeds, which is estimated at around R180 billion in equity.

• However, there is a programme to ‘eradicate’ the title deeds backlog. This is led, undertaken and overseen by the national Department of Human Settlements (DHS).

• DHS approached NT to create a separate Title Deeds Restoration Grant (TRG).

• Through the 2018 Budget process, and after obtaining Cabinet approval, NT created the TRG, amounting to R518.7 million in 2018/19, R547.7 million in 2019/20 and R577.8 million in 2020/21.

• Further details on the programme elements, monitoring and evaluation, must be referred to the DHS.

Reply:

The Minister of Finance had not previously seen the correspondence referred to but as a result of the parliamentary question has become aware.

The Minister notes that it raises a number of issues regarding the manner in which the Internal Audit function is managed. It is also clear in the letter that the internal audit staff have correctly escalated their concerns to the Accounting Officer, Audit Committee and the Executive Authority of the Department of Defence. These are the appropriate authorities to address their concerns. It is Minister’s humble representation that the leadership of the Department of Defence should respond to this parliamentary question, considering that:

The Accounting officer of the department is responsible per s38 (1) of the PFMA to establish and maintain an effective internal audit function, and to appoint an audit committee to control and direct the internal audit function.

Notwithstanding the aforementioned, the Minister further notes that the grievances were raised in September 2016 and that the staff are understandably anxious for answers. The National Treasury will consult the leadership of the Department of Defence to determine if and how assistance can be offered to speed up the resolutions to the problems that the staff have raised.

Reply:

Department of Labour
(b)(i)	(b)(ii)	(b)(iii)(aa)	(b)(iii)(bb)	(b)(iii)(cc)	(b)(iii)(dd)
ERNST AND YOUNG ADVISORY SERVICES	RESEARCH ON RME AGENDA PROJECTS	01/02/2018	1 year	R 3 355 374.54	Ms Tendani Ramulongo - Director: Research, Policy and Planning Unit
TRI DEV WORKS AFP	RESEARCH ON RME AGENDA PROJECTS	01/02/2018	1 year	R 1 346 112	Ms Tendani Ramulongo - Director: Research, Policy and Planning Unit
DATACENTRIX	Procurement of PL/SQL and Quality Assurance/Testing Resources and Services	01/06/2017	6 months	R 4 156 771.97	Samuel Morotoba (Acting-Director-General)
Dimension Data	SAP Maintenance and Support	01/10/2014	4 years	R 63 876 807.53	Thobile Lamati (Director-General)
CCMA
IE Communications	Annual Report, Editing, Layout and Printing	01/07/2017	3 years	615 898.12	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Tourvest Holdings (Pty) Ltd	Travel Management Services	01/10/2017	3 years	1 019 242.08	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Ebus-Tech Consulting	Panel of Recruitment Agencies	01/01/2018	2 years	As & when Service is rendered	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Human Commutations	Panel of Recruitment Agencies	01/01/2018	1 year	As & when Service is rendered	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Wozani Recruitment Agency	Panel of Recruitment Agencies	01/10/2017	3 years	As & when Service is rendered	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Kudsiya Cassim & Associates cc trading as the Renaissance Network	Mid-Term Impact Assessment of the Organisational Strategy	01/11/2017	Once off Project	1 231 200.00	Cameron Morajane (Director)
Careways Wellness (Pty) Ltd	Psychologist/Employee Wellness	01/12/2017	1 year	384 708.28	Phetsile Magagula (CFO)
Ngubane & Co (Johannesburg) Inc	Corporate Governance Audit Services	03/01/2018	6 months	251 942.04	Phetsile Magagula (CFO)
Continuity SA (Pty) Ltd	Business Continuity Management Services	01/05/2018	7 months	474 958.00	Bridgette Mbolekwa (Acting CFO)
UIF
True South  Actuaries	Actuarial Services	15/05/2017	3 years	R2 485 529.00	Francois Hugo (Executive Manager)
Nexus Lexus	Forensic Investigation Services	09/06/2016	3 years	R36 042 628.00	Mary-Anne Whittles (Director)
IAC	Investment Advisory Services	17/07/2017	3 years	R2 784 974.00	Asim Gani (Managing Director)
SizweNtsaluboGobodo	Internal Audit Services	12/02/2018	3 years	R 7 771 245.12	Patrick Ganesan (Director)
SAB&T	Grap Standards Services	29/05/2017	28/05/2020	R1 020 793.00
COMPENSATION FUND
Skynet (RT5-2013)	Courier Service	01/02/2016 01/06/2016 01/10/2016	4 months 3 months 3 years	as per egreed tariffs	Commissioner V Mafata
Interfile	Internet filling	01/03/2014 28/08/2017	3 years 1 year	29959590.00 46247914.45	Director General
Delta Facilities Management	Cleaning Services	01/01/2016	2 years	4 003 005.95	Commissioner V Mafata
C-Track Mzansi	Tracking of Funds vehicles	06/06/2016	3 years	184 529.52	Commissioner V Mafata
Sysman Public Saftey System	Remrad System	01/03/2017 01/03/2018	1 year 1 year	15408.24 16397.76	Commissioner V Mafata
Phamacy Direct	Distribution of chronic medication to COIDA patients	27/09/2016	3 years	R17.20 medication charged at SEP & dispensing fee per line item	Commissioner V Mafata
Transunion	Pre-screening system	12/10/2016	3 years	500 000.00	Commissioner V Mafata
View Fron Solutions	car wash	22/05/2017	1 year	42 820.00	Commissioner V Mafata
Vodacom	mobile commucation network services	01/05/2017	1 year	91 577 625.00	Commissioner V Mafata
HAB flire & Security	X-Ray machine	01/10/2017	3 years	80 850.35	Commissioner V Mafata
HISSCO	X-Ray machine	01/10/2017	3 years	644 392.36	Commissioner V Mafata
Lothlorein Recyling	Recyling of waste paper services	29/11/2017	2 years	payment per kg	Commissioner V Mafata
Uni-life	plumbing services	20/11/2017	4 months	90 135.66	Commissioner V Mafata
Cardura Trading Enterprise	Private security	08/12/2017	6 months	469 500.00	Commissioner V Mafata
Travil with Flair	travel and accommodation	11/01/2018	3 years	343 656.30	Commissioner V Mafata
Medikredit	nappi file	01/03/2017	3 years	1 491 735.90	Commissioner V Mafata
Linhleko Marketing	printing services	19/03/2018	3 years	as per bill of quantity	Commissioner V Mafata
DPW	RENTAL OF INCOME Bisho building	01/05/2014	4 years	5 276 199.32	Director General
First Property Trust	Taaljaartpark properties	01/10/2015	2 years	7 881 677.04	Commissioner V Mafata
Vuani Property (JHI)(Kuperlengh property management	Benstra lease	01/04/2014 01/04/2017	3 years 6 months	992 886.24	Commissioner V Mafata
(Travalgar -new management		01/10/2017	1 year	1 155 078.84	Commissioner V Mafata
Konika Minolta	6 photocopies	01/10/2015	3 years	1 990 237.10	Commissioner V Mafata
Konika Minolta	12 photocopier Machines	03/10/2016	3 years	1 188 743.04	Commissioner V Mafata
Konika Minolta	48 photocopier Machines	01/06/2017	3 years	5 027 433.12	Commissioner V Mafata
Rand Mutual Assurance	Support & maintenance of RMA Claim processing system	01/08/2014 01/08/2015 15/12/2016	1 year 15 months 1 year	11310750.00 11310750.00 90840874.50	Director General
Delta Heights	Leasing of Building	01/09/2017	3 years	2017104.60 ( @ escalation of 7.5 per year	Director General
Nashua Communications	Install contract centre system and maintenance	01/06/2017	3 years	1 094 681.79	Commissioner V Mafata
KPMG Services	Fraud Prevention and Detection Services - RFQ 9 2015/16	23-Mar-16	8 months	1 282 849.00	Commisioner V Mafata
	Extention no 1	22-Oct-16	6 months
	Extention no 2	22-Apr-17	7 months
	Extention no 3	N/A	N/A	45 600.00	Commisioner V Mafata
	Extention no 4	20-Nov-17	6 Months
PWC / LIGWA	Limited Forensic Investigation services - RFQ 15 2015/16	09-May-16	08-Sep-16	980 913.00	Commisioner V Mafata
	Extention no 1	09-Sep-16	07-Mar-17
	Extention no 2	08-Mar-17	07-Aug-17
	Extention no 3	08-Aug-17	07-Aug-18
Grant Thornton	Advisory to provide Litigation support services	23-Jun-16	12 Months or completion of litigation	396 460.00	Commisioner V Mafata
Kago Solutions Advisory	Assist with year end process and financial statements - TCF 11 2015/16	20-Sep-16	1 year	20 458 029.60	Director-General
Deloitte and Touche	Enterprise wide risk management - TCF 2 2016/17	20-Feb-17	1 year	25 372 543.00	Director-General
QED Actuaries and Consultants	Actuarial services - TCF 04 2016/17	29-Mar-17	3 years	5 024 760.00	Commisioner V Mafata
Consumer Profile Bureau	Tracing of beneficiaries	01-Jun-17	1 year	R19 per trace limited to R5000000	Commisioner V Mafata
Nexus Forensic and UIF	Forensic Services	29-May-17	1 year	R4 947 212.24 R742 081.83	Commisioner V Mafata
Selekane Asset consultant	Investment Advisory services - TCF 05 2016/17	12-Jun-17	3 years	Not exceeding R7million	Commisioner V Mafata
Dimension Data (Participation of a DOL ICT Contract)	SAP Service	18 November 2014 (original contract)	3 years	11 824 060.39	Director-General
	Additional SAP Service
	SAP Legal Case Management System			10 388 009.24
	MSO and Bank Reconciliation
NEDLAC
Phuthumani IT Solutions	Support services for the Sage evolution system	01-Jan-18	2 years	Rate based contract. Depending on usage (annual average = R75 000)	Mododa Vilakazi: Executive Director
Outsourced Risk and compliance Assessment (ORCA)	Internal Audit Services	01-Apr-18	3 years	1 183 824.00	Mododa Vilakazi: Executive Director
PRODUCTIVITY SA
None	None	None	None	None	None

Reply:

(1)(a) Yes, our Department has a Sexual Harassment Policy in place.

(1)(b) Falls away.

(a)(b)(i) The allegations are investigated by an Employee Relations Officer, who after completing the investigation, writes a report. The decision to take or not to take disciplinary action is based upon the recommendations of the investigation report.

(a)(b)(ii) Our Department implements recommended sanctions according to the Departmental Labour Relations Policy and Labour Relations Sanctioning Guidelines for the Public Service; the Policy and guidelines stipulate sanctions that include verbal and written warnings, suspension without pay and a dismissal depending on the nature and circumstances of the case.

(2)(a) Three (3) incidents were reported in the past three financial years. During the 2015/16 there were no reports; during the 2016/17 one (1) incident was reported; and, during 2017/18 two (2) incidents were reported.

(2)(b) Three (3) cases were opened; and, were all concluded. Out of the three (3) two (2) were withdrawn.

(c) In the one case that was not withdrawn, the Chairperson found the alleged perpetrator not guilty of sexual harassment.

Reply:

The below tables provides requested information:

MEDIA RELATED EXPENDITURE
2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
5,966,109.62	3,924,889.69	1,887,714.51

CONSULTANCY, BUSINESS AND ADVISORY SERVICES
2014/15	2015/16	2016/17
2,097,961.31	2,348,450.47	83,781.98

Reply:

a) GCIS does not have the data for those department which do not use its Media Buying service. Below we provide the breakdown of the media houses that were used through the GCIS Media Buying Services. see the link:

http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/RNW1118Supplier_Report.pdf

 

Reply:

(a)(i) The required qualification for the Deputy Director: Risk Management is a 3 year relevant Tertiary qualification in Risk Management/Financial Management or Equivalent qualification.

(a)(ii) The specified person has equivalent qualification and the requisite functional and management experience required as specified in the advertisement

(b) The person was appointed because he met the requirements of the position as specified in the advertisement

Reply:

(a) Site establishment activities for the Raising of Clanwilliam Dam project commenced in June 2014 and were completed in September 2016. Our Department has utilised its internal Construction Unit for the completion of the necessary site establishment activities. The bid for the appointment of a private sector construction contractor was issued on 26 August 2016 and closed on 9 November 2016. However, due to unavailability of funds for the construction phase of the project the tender bid could not be awarded.

(b)(i) The Minister has ordered a budget reprioritization to accommodate construction start this financial year.

(b)(ii) The Minister has instructed that construction should start within five (5) months from May 2018.

(c) The Minister does not want to speculate on completion day. The construction unit of the Department will spearhead the construction.

(d) The estimated construction cost for the Clanwilliam Dam Raising only, is R2 200 million (2016).

Reply:

a) The project is at the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Phase. Public participation was undertaken and the Final Scoping Report was submitted to Department of Environmental Affairs in April 2018.

(b)(i) Construction is scheduled to start in January 2020.

(b)(ii) Water delivery is scheduled for January 2024. After construction, there is a Defects Notification Period of one year, and servitude rehabilitation of 2 years, and project close out is scheduled for May 2027

c) An open tender procurement process will be undertaken where the successful contractor will be responsible for construction.

The estimated cost is R 12.1 billion.

Reply:

1. GCIS has a SCM Policy

GCIS has an approved supply chain management procurement policy that governs all procurement that is handled within the department. All procurement, be it advertising, communication, consultancy, business and advisory services are handled through this policy with is aligned with the Treasury Regulations on Supply Chain Management.

(2) GCIS does not keep records of the media related expenditures of national government department and SOE’s. GCIS can only provide records for its own expenditure and for those government departments and state owned entities that utilise the GCIS media buying service.

(3) GCIS does not have records of the amounts spent by national government and SOE’s expenditures. GCIS can only provide records for its own expenditure and for those government departments and state owned entities that utilise the GCIS media buying service.

Reply:

Find here: REPLY

Reply:

a) Total amount budgeted for and Expenditure for the past three financial years

(aa) Financial year	(i) Budgeted Amount	(ii) Expenditure
2015/2016	R 31 420 000.00	R 28 937 000.00
2016/2017	R 29 118 000.00	R 29 026 000.00
2017/2018	R 28 605 000.00	R 27 040 000.00

(b) As at 1 April 2017 to date.

(b)

(i) Remuneration	(ii) Salary level	(iii) Job title	(iv) Qualification
R1 299 501.00	15	Special Advisor	Diploma in Project Management.
R1,214,475.00	14	Chief of Staff	B-Tech in Public Management
R 948 174.00	13	Senior Parliamentary and Cabinet Support Officer	Senior Certificate
R 898,743.00	13	Private Secretary	Grade 9
R 864,903.00	12	Assistant Private Secretary( Seconded from DPE)	Diploma: Secretarial/Public Management
R 917,970.00	12	Parliamentary and Cabinet Support Officer	Senior Certificate
R 657,558.00	11	Deputy Director Administration	Bachelor of Administration degree
R 657 558,00	11	Administrative Secretary	Bachelor of Administration degree
R 289,929.00	8	Senior Administrative Officer	Bachelor of Administration degree
R 226,611.00	7	Senior Administrative Officer	Grade 11
R 230 013.00	7	Receptionist/Registry	Senior Certificate
R 216 216.00	6	Driver/ Messenger	Grade 7
R 189 102.00	6	Driver /Messenger	Senior Certificate
R 230 013.00	6	Registry Clerk	Senior Certificate
R 152 862.00	5	Food Services Aid	Grade 11

(v) The job descriptions are accordingly attached. (Annexure A)

Reply:

The department and entities responded as follows:

(i0 Department of Home Affairs

(a) Three (3)

(b)(i) See schedule attached as Annexure A.

(b)(ii) – (iii) See schedule attached as Annexure A.

(ii) Government Printing Works

(a) Fifteen (15)

(b)(i) See schedule attached as Annexure B.

(b)(ii) – (iii) See schedule attached as Annexure B.

(b) Electoral Commission

(i) Eighty (80)

(i) See schedule attached as Annexure C.

(b)(ii) – (iii) See schedule attached as Annexure C.

Reply:

1. South African citizens that leave the borders of the Republic do not register their purpose to emigrate hence there is no formal record by the department of South Africans emigrating to above countries.

There is no provision in legislation that compel the South African citizen to do so; Furthermore there is no reason to do so as South Africa permits dual citizenship. The only instance the department keeps these records, is when South African citizens are compelled by countries not permitting dual citizenship, to renounce their citizenship, moreover the information in this regard would not necessarily provide an adequate response to the question raised.

The Honourable Member may refer this question to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) for information of South Africans residing in these countries as some foreign missions ordinarily keep such records.

2. No.

Reply:

1 (a) No

On 7 October 2016, the Department instituted a rescission application under Case No: 38429/13, as it contends that the court order herein was erroneously sought and erroneously granted. The Cuban parents’ contention that their child was denied Cuban citizenship is incorrect and the Department will show this, with the aid of the Cuban Embassy.

The State Attorney: Pretoria has been having difficulties in translating the Cuban Amended Immigration Laws and their Citizenship Rules, which are pivotal for the Department’s case. Once this is done, the Department will then file its Replying Affidavit (to the parents’ Answering Affidavit, which is in reply to the Department’s rescission application). Thereafter, the matter will be set down for hearing at court.

1(b) NO

The Department is working with the Department of Public Works to get the process of identifying a suitable place/office for the re-opening of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office. The Department has engaged DPW Western Cape Regional Office mid December 2017 advising them of the judgment. Following internal processes, the Department wrote to DPW Director – General, on 22 January 2018 submitting the initial needs assessment for office accommodation.

Subsequently, the DPW responded asking for corrections and adjustments. The Department submitted the final needs assessment to the DPW during February 2018 and their Head Office has issued a procurement instruction to their Regional Office in Cape Town.

The Department of Public Works provided a project execution plan on 6 April 2018 whereby the estimated time of occupation is 1 October 2018, which will allow the Department to start operating as soon as possible after the handover.

Further to the above, the office continues to provide existing clients with services at the current office accommodation.

Operational Budget

 

The Department has determined that the centre will be able to function within the ambits of the current base line allocation.

 

Personnel

The Cape Town RRO is currently operating at 37.5% of the approved establishment. The funding and filing of key posts is being prioritized. Considering the reduction in volumes the Department is of the opinion that the funding and filling of posts should not delay the opening of the office once suitable accommodation has been secured.

IT Equipment

5 fully equipped RRO computers have been procured and installed at the current CTRRO to provide capacity for the capturing of newcomers. The replacement of other computer equipment will only be done once occupation of permanent accommodation has been taken.

2(a) and (b) The Institution of the Department’s rescission application has suspended the operation of the initial court order.

2 (c) The Department will re-open the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office as soon as DPW has finalised all the necessary in the allocation of suitable office accommodation.

2(d) The Constitutional Court Order was received by the Department on 14 December 2018. The Department wrote to Scalabrini in January 2018 requesting an extension to file its report and the Department has already submitted two reports to the Scalabrini Centre detailing the steps taken in compliance with Constitutional Court.

3 The Cuban child was granted a permanent residence permit on 22 April 2016.

Reply:

Chapter 2, Section 2 (5) of the South African Passports Act Regulations 4 of 1994, states that under certain circumstances a second South African passport may be issued, notwithstanding the fact that the holder thereof is in possession of another valid South African passport and regulation 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis thereto; wherein regulation 3 refers to a normal application for a South African passport.

Mr Rajesh Tony Gupta requested two active passports by virtue of the fact that he was verified at the time that he was indeed a frequent traveller with two already full passports, hence applied for two Maxi passports. It has to be highlighted that under normal circumstances all urgent applications are processed through Head Office however it does occur that some passport applications run through the system without human intervention and are printed within a day, and this occurred in this instance.

These two passports were applied for on 03 November 2017 and printed on 03 November 2017, and they were dispatched to the relevant office of application on 06 November 2017 with subsequent collection that only took place on 09 November 2017.

 

Reply:

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

1. In order to ameliorate long queues and waiting times at voting stations on voting day, the Electoral Commission has introduced the concept of voting centres since 2009. Voting centres are operated on the basis of establishing multiple sub-stations within a voting station. In 2016, this enabled the average number of 2296 and 1934 voters in Gauteng and the Western Cape voting stations respectively, to decrease to 1613 and 1474 respectively. We currently have 2599 voting centres, which in turn provides for 6263 substations. The table below takes into account the number of sub-stations in the calculation of the average number of voters per voting stations. In the context of limited venues consisting of requisite amenities and high population density, the concept of the voting centres is the preferred method of operation.

PROVINCE	LGE 2016 Reg Voters	LGE 2016 Voting Districts	LGE 2016 Average reg voters per voting district	LGE 2016 voting centres	Voting Centre sub-stations	LGE 2016 Average reg voters per voting station/sub-station
EC	3,337,532	4,699	710	103	215	694
FS	1,470,999	1,531	961	225	472	827
GT	6,234,822	2,716	2,296	610	1760	1613
KZN	5,411,237	4,792	1,129	764	1757	935
LIM	2,556,128	3,111	822	150	317	780
MPL	1,919,216	1,744	1,100	184	469	946
NW	1,715,460	1,723	996	171	359	898
NC	621,310	710	875	20	48	842
WC	3,066,649	1,586	1,934	372	866	1474
National	26,333,353	22,612	1,165	2,599	6263	1002

2. Northern Cape Province has the lowest population size with sparsely distributed human settlements. This influences the availability of facilities serving as voting stations. On the hand, Limpopo and Eastern Cape provinces are comprised of former homeland areas which characterized by village type settlements and which are supported by some type of public infrastructure such as schools, traditional authorities offices which can be used as voting stations. This leads to a lower average number of voters per voting station.

3. The different spatial characteristics of the country, different population densities and distributions, inward migration into urban centres and the uneven spread of public amenities serving as voting stations makes this proposition unrealistic. There are on-going efforts to address these differences including voting centres which enhance voter access to electoral process without destabilising the voters roll which has a geographic basis in its compilation.

Reply:

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Reply:

The matter is still under investigation. IPID is still awaiting the provision of documents by SAPS.

 

Approved by

MR. RJ McBride

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: IPID
DATE: 2018-05-04


Reply to question 385 Approved I Not Approved


MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date; 2018-05-10

Reply:

The South African Police Service (SAPS), provides training to all members who are involved in the investigation of crimes. There are no specific training programmes for crimes that occur at schools. However, there are learning programmes which focus on the investigation of specific crimes. These programmes are as follows:

~ Basic Crime Investigative Practice.

~ Basic Drug Investigation Course.

~ Sexual Offences Course for investigating officers.

~ Resolving of Crime Skills Programme.

~ Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Course.

In addition, the following learning programmes target Forensic Social Workers, who deal with offences involving children:

~ Statement taking from a child.

~ Introducing the child witness.

~ Preparing children for court.

~ Sexual Offender in Child Abuse cases.

~ Forensic Social Work Report Writing.

~ Sexual Offences Legislation.


Reply to question 886 recommend

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date:09-04-2018
 

Reply to question 886 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date: 10/05/2018

Reply:

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Reply:

The requested information must be drawn from the Crime Administration/Investigation Case Docket Management System. An extension, until 31 May 2018, is hereby requested to obtain and validate the information, before the submission thereof.
 

Reply to question 923 recommend

GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2018-04-10


Reply to question 923 approved/not approved


MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date; 2018-05-10

Reply:

No. The Commission has not discussed the matter and therefore has no extent resolution to procure the referenced opinion.

Reply:

(1) (a) The nature of the Settlement Agreement is to address the outstanding matters connected with the Correctional Officials Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD) 2nd Phase experience recognition for the production salary levels 03 to 08 that emanated from General Public Services Bargaining Council (GPSSBC) Resolution 2 of 2009.

(b) The collective agreement allows for a multi-year implementation of back pay amounts. The Department has already paid 17% of the back pay amount owed to fourteen thousand two hundred and ninety (14290) qualifying correctional officials, and 6% back amounts to twelve thousand three hundred and sixty five (12365) qualifying correctional officials respectively. With regard to the six thousand three hundred and six (6306) qualifying correctional officials who terminated services, the Department has initiated an audit to determine the debt owed to them in relation to the OSD Departmental Bargaining Chamber settlement agreement. To date a total of three thousand two hundred and seven cases (3207) have been audited and submitted for payment. The agreed 4% payments which are due in the 2018/2019 financial year for both serving and terminated officials are scheduled for payment during the 2nd quarter starting July 2018 of the current financial year.

(2) (a):

(i) The 17% owed to qualify officials plus 6% of the staggered payment have been paid.

(ii) 4% payments are scheduled to be made to serving officials during the 2nd quarter of the current financial year (2018/2019)

27% (17% + 6%+ 4%) payments are scheduled to be made to ex officials during the 2nd quarter of the current financial year (2018/2019)

(2) (b):

(i) The 17% payments were made during June 2017 and October 2017.

6% payments were made during February 2018.

4% to serving officials as well as 27% to ex-officials are scheduled to be paid during the 2nd quarter of the current financial year (2018/2019).

(ii) R57, 463 574.00 already paid to serving officials.

An estimated amount of R71 million is to be paid to both serving and ex-officials (4% for serving officials and 27% to ex-officials back log).

(3) (a) as agreed in the Settlement Agreement it is expected to conclude this matter not later than 31st March 2020.

(b) Utilization of a task team to oversee payments centrally on a continuous basis and assist/ guide regions with all relevant administrative processes to conclude the remaining 3% payments in the 2019/2020 financial year.

Reply:

(a) No

(b) No

(c) No

(d) No

There is no legal provision for bonuses as part of the conditions of service of Commissioners.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(iv) Not applicable

Reply:

(i) (a) The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has contracted one

(1) consulting firm.

(b) (i) The name of the consulting firm is Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd.

(ii) The appointment of a suitably qualified service provider to conduct research

on the impact of the Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 of 2008) since its implementation commencing on 01 April 2010 until 31 March 2017 for a period of nine (9) months.

(iii)(aa) 1 February 2018

(bb) Nine (9) months

(cc) R2 757 888.00

(dd) Ms L Surjbally, Director: Supply Chain Management signed off the contract on behalf of the Department, whereas Emar de Wet signed on

behalf of the service provider.

(ii) The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Legal Aid South Africa and Special Investigating Unit has informed me as follows:

a) The NPA has no consulting firms contracted.

b) Legal Aid South Africa is contracted to 27 consultants during the 2017/18 financial year with a monetary value of R24,38 million. This includes short-term insurance brokerage services and premiums of R19 million. All consultants were approved by the Accounting Officer.

SCHEDULE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED DURING 2017/2018 FINANCIAL YEAR
NAME OF AUTHORISER:	Vidhu Vedalankar	POSITION OF AUTHORISER:	CEO
Period	No.	Name of Consultant	Description of Service	Contract term	Contract Amount
Quarter 1	1	Dumani Architects	Architectural Services: Space planning and refurbishment - Middelburg Office	Once off - April 2017	R 27,930.00
	2	North West University	Training - Paralegal Community Empowerment	Once off - May 2017	R 120,000.00
	3	Informed Services	Training - Sexual Offences	Once off - May 2017	R 258,660.00
	4	Forensic Ballistic Services	Training - Ballistics	Once off - May 2017	R 152,250.00
	5	LEAD	Training - High Court Litigation	Once off - May 2017	R 248,178.00
	6	IFIS (Independent Fingerprint Information Systems (Pty) Ltd	Training - Fingerprints	Once off - May 2017	R 145,008.00
	7	Adv David Themba Skosana Adv Makhosi Gwala	Legal Opinion for Board	Once off - June 2017	R 307,914.00
Quarter 2	8	Syspro (Pty) Ltd	Training - Syspro Technical	Once off - August 2017	R 20,292.00
	9	Dumani Architects	Space Planning Design for Krugersdorp Office	Once off - August 2017	R 39,900.00
	10	Tsebo Real Asset Management & Risk Solutions	Valuation of property - premises for Krugersdorp Office	Once off - August 2017	R 4,389.00
	11	Life Line	Employee Assistance Programme Intervention 2017/2018	Once off - August 2017	R 298,228.00
	12	Execuprime Holdings	Education, Training & Development Interventions - National Office	Once off - August 2017	R 270,000.00
	13	Epi-use Africa (Pty) Ltd	SAP Support Services	2017/2018	R 259,749.00
				2018/2019	R 460,868.94
				2019/2020	R 488,521.04
				2020/2021	R 208,467.10
	14	DNA Project	Training - DNA Evidence	Once off - September 2017	R 192,500.00
	15	Civil Drafting (Pty) Ltd	Space Planning Design for Witbank Office	Once off - September 2017	R 94,620.00
Quarter 3	16	The Skills Clinic (Pty) Ltd	Training - Time Management	Once off - October 2017	R 4,389.00
	17	TAT i-Chain (Pty) Ltd	Fixed Assets Scanner Support	Once off - October 2017	R 141,382.80
	18	Corporate Healthy	Health Risk Assessment	Once off - October 2017	R 271,130.00
	19	Qubique Consulting	Quantity Surveyors - bill of materials for Benoni Office	Once off - November 2017	R 139,620.00
	20	Forctis Valuers (Pty) Ltd	Valuation of property - Port Elizabeth Office	Once off - December 2017	R 3,500.00
Quarter 4	21	Marsh (Pty) Ltd	Insurance Brokerage Services (includes premiums)	2018/2019	R 6,424,127.00
				2019/2020	R 6,424,127.00
				2020/2021	R 6,424,127.00
	22	Forensic Ballistic Services	Training - Ballistic Evidence	March 2018	R 70,740.00
	23	DNA Project	Training - DNA Evidence	March 2018	R 211,750.00
	24	IFIS (Independent Fingerprint Information Systems (Pty) Ltd	Training - Fingerprints	March 2018	R 72,504.00
	25	North West University Potchefstroom Campus Law Clinic	Training - Paralegal Community Empowerment	March 2018	R 60,000.00
	26	Informed Services	Training - Sexual Offences	March 2018	R 136,041.00
	27	Plus 94	National Internal Omnibus Engagement Survey	March 2018	R 400,000.00
Full Year		Total			R 24,380,912.88

1. The table below provides information submitted by the Special Investigating Unit:

(a)	(a)(i)	(ii)	(iii)(aa)		(bb)	(cc)	(dd)	(dd)
Item No.	Consulting firms/companies Name	Description of Services	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Amount	SIU’s Signatory (as per SIU Delegation of Authority, Contract, or Appointment Letter)	Consultant’s Signatory
1	Deloitte Consulting Service	Review of Organizational Structure	01 June 2017	31 May 2018	7 months (extended by 4 months)	R9 132 314.72	Adv. L.J Mothibi Head of the Unit (Contract)	Jaco van Niekerk
2	Nexia-SAB&T	Internal Audit Service	01 April 2018	31 March 2020	24 months	R1 634 512.16	Adv. L.J Mothibi Head of the Unit (Contract)	Naeem Hassim
3	Charles Consulting	Quantity Surveyor	02 March 2018	31 June 2018	4 months	R191 520.00	Ms. Sylvia Mkhize Acting SCM Manager (Appointment letter)	Serica Sanchia Charles
5	Strategix IT Solutions	Navision consulting service	01 April 2018	28 March 2021	36 months	R391 000.00	Mr. Andre Gernandt Chief Financial Officer (Appointment letter)	Conrad Gildenhuys
6	Sage VIP	Consultancy service for VIP payroll system	15 December 2017	15 July 2018	7 months	R251 955.96	Adv. L.J Mothibi Head of the Unit (Appointment letter)	Kavir Kissun

Reply:

Verified information which was received from the South African Police Service (SAPS) Criminal Record Centre, revealed that 27 members of Division: Crime Intelligence have a criminal record. 20 members' criminal records relate to contraventions of the Road Traffic Act, whilst seven, are of a serious nature.

The newly appointed Divisional Commissioner of the Division: Crime Intelligence, Lieutenant General PA Jacobs, is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the seven serious cases. Progress in this regard will be reported in due course.
 

Reply to question 657 recommended
GENERAL NATIONAL COMMISSIONER: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE
KJ SITOLE (SOEG)
Date: 2018-05-01

Reply to question 657 approved/not approved

MINISTER OF POLICE
BH CELE, MP
Date; 2018-05-10

Reply:

a) What is the total number of consulting firms or companies that are currently contracted by

	No of consulting firms or companies
(i) Department of Tourism	2
(ii) South African Tourism	9

(b) Details of the consulting firms or companies for Department of Tourism

(i)Name of each consultant	(ii) Details of service provided	(iii)(aa) Start date of contract	(iii)(bb) Time period	(iii)(cc) Monetary value(Rands)	(iii)(dd) Name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract
Mott MacDonald Africa (Pty) Ltd (originally contracted as Phambili Merz (Pty) Ltd)	Technical advisory services on solar photovoltaic projects in terms of preparing technical specifications, evaluation of technical proposals, monitoring project implementation and sign-off of implementation milestones.	28 September 2015	Until 31 May 2018	R6 750 140.78	For the Department of Tourism: Mr Victor Tharage, Director-General For Mott MacDonald Africa (Pty) Ltd) (originally contracted as Phambili Merz (Pty) Ltd): Mr Denis Jason Rowan
The Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC)	Provision of technical and advisory services to assist with the review of the Social Responsibility Implementation Programme (SRI) projects and the processes to complete these projects as well as updating the SRI processes and guideline documents.	01 October 2016	Until October 2018	R14 451 280.00	Mr Victor Tharage Director General of the Department of Tourism Mr Andrew Donaldson Acting Head, GTAC

(b)Details of the consulting firms or companies for SA Tourism

(i)Name of each consultant	(ii) Details of service provided	(iii)(aa) Start date of contract	(iii)(bb) Time period	(iii)(cc) Monetary value(Rands)	(iii)(dd) Name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract
Hospitality Professionals South Africa Pty	Grading Assessors Training	31-May-17	31-May-18	R 376 200.00	Darryl Erasmus - Chief Quality Assurance Officer
Grant Thornton	Audit for Lilizela Awards	19 June 2017	01 June 2018	R 228 000.00	Neil Nagooroo -GM Exhibition and Strategic Events
Letsema Consulting	Business planning facilitation	05 March 2018	30 April 2018	R 493 374 .00	Bashni Muthanya - Chief Strategy Officer
The Advertising Production Cost Consultancy Pty	Cost Consultancy on advertising and production products	01 March 2017	30 September 2018	R 100 320.00	Tom Bouwer - Chief Financial Officer
Ernst & Young	On-call Tax advisory for California business assessment	01 February 2018	01 Feb-2019	USD 12 475.00	Bangu Masisi - Country Manager: North America
Integreon Management Solutions Pty	Compilation of 5 in 5 strategy document	22 May 2017	31 August 2017	R551 200.00	Wavela Mthobeli - Head of Analytics
Norton Rose	Trademark infringement: Entrepreneur of the Year Award (ETEYA)	Ongoing	Ongoing	R1 000 000.00	Marc Rabie- Head of Legal
Bowmans	Labour Related matter	Ongoing	Ongoing	R1 550 000.00	Marc Rabie- Head of Legal
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr	Labour Related Matter	Ongoing	Ongoing	R4 500 000.00	Marc Rabie-Head of Legal

Reply:

Mr Atul Gupta approached a Department of Home Affairs Front Office and applied for passports. He was subsequently issued with two active passports as per his applications just like any other South African citizen on request and consideration in line with the legislative stipulation in Chapter 2, Section 2 (5) of the South African Passports Act Regulations 4 of 1994, which states that under certain circumstances a second South African passport may be issued, notwithstanding the fact that the holder thereof is in possession of another valid South African passport and regulation 3 shall apply mutatis mutandis thereto; wherein regulation 3 refers to a normal application for a South African passport.

Reply:

RESPONSE FOR QUESTION 1119/NW1212E (1)

The Department supports cooperatives within the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector through various financial and non-financial means. In the past five years the following number of cooperatives has been supported:

• 518 cooperatives were supported with training using the Farmtogether Agricultural Cooperatives Training programme to improve internal operational efficiencies, productivity and enhance competitiveness
• 334 cooperatives were supported with Agribusiness planning skills to deepen their understanding of business planning within the Agribusiness context and to be able to draft their own business plans.
• 251 cooperatives were assisted to conduct diagnostic assessments on their businesses in order to identify business strengths and weaknesses and recommend alternative solutions to drive efficiencies within the cooperative. The enterprises are exposed to conducting self-assessment, in the process are assisted to develop action plans to address identified weakness areas while maximising on their strengths
• 81 cooperatives were assisted to develop action plans to address identified areas of weaknesses.
• 194 cooperatives were supported financially with grants through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme-CASP and Ilima/Letsema as well as with production inputs loans through the Micro Agricultural Finance Institutions of South Africa (MAFISA).

In the process, a total of 7145 smallholder farmers have been assisted in the past five years by the department.

A comprehensive list of cooperatives with the variables asked for is attached as Annexure 1.

RESPONSE FOR QUESTION 1119/NW1212E (2)

Annual assessments of cooperatives performed by the department indicate that generally, the level of viability and sustainability of cooperatives in the sector is very low. Some of the contributing factors include heavy reliance on grant funding and inability to access financial support from mainstream financial institutions. Access to sustainable markets has been found to be a challenge as well. On a regular basis DAFF perform diagnostic assessments on cooperatives assist them to upscale, improve productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.

Reply:

1.. The South African Law Commission (as it then was) submitted its report on euthanasia and artificial preservation of life (which included the Bill on end of life decisions) to the former Minister of Justice, AM Omar, in terms of section 7(1) of the South African Law Commission Act, 1973. He, in turn, referred the report to the then Minister of Health, Dr NCD Zuma, for her attention on 15 June 1999.

Minister Omar’s recommendation to the Minister of Health reads as follows:

“The sections of the Bill dealing with the cessation of treatment, palliative care and living wills are of vital importance to the medical profession and patients and I realise that their enactment should not be unnecessarily delayed. However, in order to ensure public participation on the question whether provision should be made for active euthanasia and if so, on what basis, I would like to recommend for your consideration that an appropriate ad-hoc select committee of Parliament be appointed to consider the issue of active euthanasia as set out in section 5 of the Bill.”

2. No, this matter is within the competence of the Minister of Health.

Reply:

1 (a) and (b)

There is currently no universally agreed figure on the total economic revenue generated by the predator breeding industry in South Africa. However, the recent International Journal of biodiversity and conservation as appearing on the academic journal of the Northwest University by Peet Van der Merwe et al, 2017, purported that the lion breeders alone contribute R500 million annually to South African economy in each of the past three financial years: According to information supplied by Provincial Conservation Management Authorities, It is estimated that an amount of R110 729 285.00 was generated from hunting activities during 2016 and R180 967 456.00 during 2015 respectively. The information for 2017 hunting activities will only be available after the end of June 2018. Please note that at the National level we do not have statistics. Such stats are compiled by Provincial nature conservation authorities on an annual basis.

Information on tourism activities, including the sale of predators to other hunting facilities; bone sales; and tax revenue contributed by the predator breeding industry to the National Revenue Fund in each of the specified financial years, is not available to the Department of Environemntal Affairs at the moment, but may be available to the Provincial Coservation Managemnt Authorities.

(2) The Department does not have, at its disposal, data on the number of job opportunities (a) created and (b) sustained by the predator breeding industry in each of the specified financial years; however, the same study by Van der Merwe et al, 2017, indicated that a total of 1 162 jobs are sustained in the economy due to lion breeding activities alone. Cadman (2009) indicated that 900 people are employed in the lion breeding industry alone.

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Reply:

1. No, the Minister of Home Affairs was not aware or informed of negotiations between the parties mentioned by the Honourable Member.

2. Not applicable.

Reply:

The Visa Adjudication System (VAS) is not designed to keep statistics according to company names. The system keeps records of applicants’ details in a unique identification code, commonly known as a reference number. Only through these details would the Department be in a position to retrieve the original application and explain each decision.

Reply:

(a)(i)(ii) and (ii) I have been advised that the Department leases two land parcels from the Department of Public Works, namely 460 Soutpansberg Road, Pretoria on which the O R Tambo building (DIRCO Head Office) is situated as well as land in Matroosberg Avenue, Waterkloof, Pretoria, on which the Johnny Makatini diplomatic guest house is situated.

(b)(i)(ii) & (iii) None.

Reply:

The Judge will only grant an order/deliver judgment after considering the application or evidence, depending on the nature of the proceedings. In Civil Matters, the order will be made available to all parties after it has been granted. It is the responsibility of the party seeking the relief to ensure that the order is enforced.

Therefore, the Office of the Chief Justice is not the correct authority to implement the court order. The reply to question 2714 of 16 January 2017 still stands.

Reply:

(a) The detailed breakdown of amounts budgeted for South Africa’s is appended as Annexure A.

The total budget for South Africa’s foreign missions are follows:

(i) for 2018/19 is R 3,257 billion;

(ii) for 2019/20 is R 3,259 billion; and

(iii) for 2020/21 is R3,272 billion.

(b) (i) Total number of South Africans employed at the foreign missions is 721.

(ii) (aa) Breakdown of South Africans employed at foreign missions is enclosed as Annexure B

(ii) (bb) Breakdown of foreign staff employed at foreign missions is 1,754 (Breakdown is enclosed as Annexure C)

ANNEXURE A

AFRICA MISSIONS
Mission:	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Addis Ababa	65,448,452	65,965,802	66,886,122
Brazzaville	21,743,514	22,076,436	22,628,394
Libreville	18,030,950	18,099,324	17,739,617
Malabo	16,295,156	16,162,067	16,162,067
N'Djamena	11,659,682	11,681,474	11,723,676
Sao Tome	7,963,321	7,996,080	8,134,959
Yaounde	18,643,719	18,693,001	18,290,684
Antananarivo	16,013,058	16,571,664	17,125,717
Asmara	13,493,665	13,556,122	13,713,500
Bujumbura	18,789,212	18,545,654	18,573,654
Juba	19,759,796	19,422,928	19,423,460
Kampala	20,399,875	21,269,837	21,331,354
Khartoum	18,394,560	18,431,140	18,464,086
Kigali	16,834,812	17,117,843	17,168,976
Moroni	10,050,827	10,289,888	10,367,426
Nairobi	29,866,933	30,378,707	30,917,736
Port Louis	18,428,686	18,363,842	18,254,815
Algiers	24,156,322	23,678,220	23,685,259
Cairo	19,649,700	19,068,382	19,141,789
Nouakchott	12,921,658	13,125,182	13,226,634
Rabat	9,936,120	9,976,742	10,027,056
Tunis	12,238,968	12,166,252	12,222,784
Dar Es Salaam	19,538,796	19,579,519	19,624,576
Gaborone	22,009,402	21,163,185	21,163,185
Harare	32,003,734	31,567,060	31,709,510
Kinshasa	35,703,922	35,489,293	33,838,934
Lilongwe	15,686,079	15,716,289	15,815,431
Luanda	76,090,371	76,684,286	76,894,365
Lubumbashi	14,758,221	15,007,421	15,007,421
Lusaka	18,315,188	16,947,388	18,308,188
Maputo	28,514,973	27,979,260	27,539,872
Maseru	11,378,650	11,439,087	11,565,846
Mbabane	11,216,408	11,211,519	11,211,519
Windhoek	10,512,153	10,624,542	10,751,893
Abidjan	20,960,709	20,818,184	21,722,002
Abuja	39,357,926	38,529,758	40,621,483
Accra	30,815,609	32,044,291	33,385,958
Bamako	16,469,662	16,500,445	16,642,298
Bissau	12,939,151	13,001,979	13,081,528
Conakry	17,000,201	16,907,559	16,910,019
Cotonou	13,406,293	13,410,862	13,489,362
Dakar	21,850,296	22,512,558	21,415,679
Lagos	32,175,224	32,094,584	32,094,584
Monrovia	14,439,253	14,529,036	14,548,691
Niamey	8,363,871	8,420,146	8,449,981
Ouagadougou	16,959,722	16,297,151	16,438,398
Total	961,184,800	961,111,991	967,440,489

Asia and Middle East missions
Mission:	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Abu Dhabi	10,841,048	10,937,138	10,926,401
Amman	16,296,200	16,526,036	16,400,047
Astana	16,223,809	15,502,289	16,486,196
Bang Kok	21,722,911	21,477,142	22,382,827
Beijing	70,873,281	72,134,337	73,409,771
Canberra	32,834,685	32,946,689	32,552,631
Colombo	14,574,294	14,805,824	14,491,697
Doha	18,241,443	18,296,702	18,441,120
Hanoi	21,441,804	21,461,444	21,461,444
Hong Kong	19,861,315	19,904,108	19,401,059
Islamabad	17,685,020	17,759,382	16,354,220
Jakarta	25,113,274	25,098,678	25,307,632
Jeddah	8,596,278	8,410,929	8,423,117
Kuala Lumpur	9,171,004	9,163,864	9,095,417
Kuwait City	16,738,531	16,024,258	16,106,856
Manila	17,211,704	18,126,989	18,775,756
Dubai	15,031,246	15,163,604	15,117,480
Mumbai	21,241,119	21,306,402	21,358,905
Muscat	17,720,696	17,761,954	18,614,050
New Dehli	28,765,631	28,913,256	29,090,577
Ramallah	21,210,091	20,667,694	18,629,520
Riyadh	14,678,876	14,599,218	14,765,230
Seoul	38,388,294	37,925,104	38,811,654
Shanghai	29,607,788	29,282,114	29,730,301
Singapore	36,826,439	36,432,296	36,568,988
Suva	8,696,661	9,027,530	8,937,993
Tapei	13,899,355	14,311,657	13,287,098
Tehran	24,406,123	24,414,237	24,661,973
Tel Aviv	30,659,693	30,291,010	30,388,706
Tokyo	45,634,239	45,199,627	45,497,875
Wellington	16,246,007	16,499,829	16,485,321
Damascus	18,125,383	18,012,894	18,028,904
Total	718,564,241	718,384,234	719,990,766

Europe missions
Mission:	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Ankara	29,058,786	29,312,357	29,498,489
Athens	21,710,559	21,574,788	21,198,982
Berlin	61,104,978	61,009,095	61,248,122
Berne	45,579,539	45,015,139	44,369,023
Bucharest	14,969,620	15,009,985	15,331,694
Budapest	16,669,430	16,670,121	17,061,170
Brussels	68,540,721	67,570,508	67,653,372
Copenhagen	14,743,170	14,829,168	14,825,395
Dublin	27,318,940	27,512,364	27,531,518
Geneva	114,708,407	114,796,880	115,895,328
Helsinki	25,294,802	25,290,702	25,696,630
Holy See	10,898,846	10,877,415	10,980,863
Kiev	14,738,735	14,777,168	16,690,035
Lisbon	21,165,272	20,949,858	20,050,229
London	102,301,285	103,957,485	104,270,348
Madrid	23,551,180	23,494,660	23,475,820
Milan	22,108,003	21,921,498	21,914,796
Moscow and Minsk	63,171,863	63,411,486	63,411,486
Munich	26,947,137	26,922,139	27,032,527
Oslo	23,988,339	23,958,868	24,526,650
Paris	67,745,121	70,787,764	71,052,597
Prague	14,874,059	14,921,690	14,956,510
Rome	40,726,682	40,922,084	40,873,087
Sofia	13,937,650	13,937,650	13,937,650
Stockholm	16,303,498	16,420,111	16,413,421
The Hague	37,529,032	38,081,701	37,733,595
Vienna	65,345,645	65,413,328	65,567,078
Warsaw	1,218,973	1,214,082	1,204,621
Total	1,006,250,274	1,010,560,094	1,014,401,035

AMERICA MISSIONS
Mission:	2018/19	2019/20	2020/21
Brasilia	43,233,297	41,845,389	42,740,377
Buenos Aires	19,096,453	19,013,144	19,144,761
Caracas	26,624,604	26,676,590	26,719,159
Chicago	32,287,611	32,930,398	33,272,584
Havana	23,524,447	23,620,348	22,996,769
Kingston	21,645,055	20,940,663	20,751,758
Lima	17,615,757	17,730,366	17,860,147
Los Angels	32,569,433	32,563,017	32,368,172
Mexico City	23,086,238	23,322,908	23,627,744
New York (CG)	80,715,627	81,610,227	81,920,663
New York (UN)	67,547,621	67,335,045	67,559,087
Ottawa	21,671,829	20,659,346	18,471,775
Port Of Spain	16,319,913	16,441,931	16,098,028
Santiago	26,895,207	25,917,856	26,051,350
Sao Paulo	28,821,013	29,109,831	29,397,671
Toronto	20,233,045	20,254,863	20,665,382
Washington	69,212,150	69,847,162	70,515,312
Total	571,099,301	569,819,085	570,160,739
Grand Total	3,257,098,616	3,259,875,405	3,271,993,030

ANNEXURE B

NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS EMPLOYED AT FOREIGN MISSIONS: AFRICA MISSIONS
Mission	Number of South Africans employed at missions
Abidjan	5
Abuja	8
Accra	6
Addis Ababa	19
Algiers	6
Antananarivo	4
Asmara	3
Bamako	5
Bangui	3
Bissau	3
Brazzaville	4
Bujumbura	5
Cairo	7
Conakry	5
Cotonou	4
Dakar	6
Dar Es Salaam	6
Gaborone	8
Harare	7
Juba	4
Kampala	6
Khartoum	5
Kigali	5
Kinshasa	10
Lagos	7
Libreville	5
Lilongwe	5
Luanda	8
Lubumbashi	4
Lusaka	6
Malabo	2
Maputo	9
Maseru	6
Mbabane	5
Monrovia	5
Moroni	4
Nairobi	8
N'djamena	4
Niamey	3
Nouakchott	4
Ouagadougou	4
Port Louis	4
Rabat	4
Sao Tome	3
Tunis	4
Windhoek	6
Yaounde	5
Total	259

NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS EMPLOYED AT FOREIGN MISSIONS: ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST MISSIONS

Mission	Number of South Africans employed at missions
Abu Dhabi	4
Amman	4
Astana	4
Bangkok	5
Beijing	12
Canberra	6
Colombo	4
Damascus	4
Doha	4
Dubai	6
Hanoi	5
Hong Kong	4
Islamabad	5
Jakarta	6
Jeddah	4
Kuala Lumpur	6
Kuwait City	4
Manila	4
Mumbai	6
Muscat	4
New Delhi	12
Ramallah	4
Riyadh	6
Seoul	5
Shanghai	5
Singapore	8
Suva	3
Taipei	4
Tehran	4
Tel Aviv	4
Tokyo	8
Wellington	5
Total	169

NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS EMPLOYED AT FOREIGN MISSIONS : AMERICAS MISSIONS
Mission	Number of South Africans employed at missions
Brasilia	10
Buenos Aires	4
Caracas	4
Chicago	4
Havana	6
Kingston	4
Lima	4
Los Angeles	5
Mexico City	5
New York (CG)	5
New York (UN)	19
Ottawa	7
Port Of Spain	3
Santiago	4
Sao Paulo	4
Toronto	4
Washington	16
Total	108

NUMBER OF SOUTH AFRICANS EMPLOYED AT FOREIGN MISSIONS: EUROPE MISSIONS
Mission	Number of South Africans employed at missions
Ankara	6
Athens	5
Berlin	11
Berne	5
Brussels	11
Bucharest	4
Budapest	5
Copenhagen	4
Dublin	4
Geneva	13
Helsinki	4
Kyiv	3
Lisbon	5
London	16
Madrid	4
Milan	4
Moscow and Minsk	12
Munich	6
Oslo	4
Paris	10
Prague	4
Rome	8
Sofia	4
Stockholm	5
The Hague	7
Holy See	2
Vienna	14
Warsaw	5
Total	185
Grand Total	721

ANNEXURE C

NUMBER OF FOREIGN STAFF EMPLOYED AT EACH MISSION: AFRICA MISSIONS
Mission	Number of foreign staff employed at mission
Abidjan	16
Abuja	24
Accra	15
Addis Ababa	71
Algiers	16
Antananarivo	12
Asmara	6
Bamako	10
Bangui	0
Bissau	13
Brazzaville	16
Bujumbura	11
Cairo	21
Conakry	8
Cotonou	9
Dakar	14
Dar Es Salaam	13
Gaborone	19
Harare	20
Juba	6
Kampala	15
Khartoum	12
Kigali	16
Kinshasa	25
Lagos	11
Libreville	10
Lilongwe	15
Luanda	23
Lubumbashi	12
Lusaka	13
Malabo	17
Maputo	41
Maseru	11
Mbabane	13
Monrovia	11
Moroni	10
Nairobi	20
N'djamena	6
Niamey	5
Nouakchott	9
Ouagadougou	10
Port Louis	11
Rabat	9
Sao Tome	4
Tunis	10
Windhoek	16
Yaounde	9
Total	684

NUMBER OF FOREIGN STAFF EMPLOYED AT EACH MISSION : ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST MISSIONS
Mission	Number of foreign staff employed at mission
Abu Dhabi	8
Amman	8
Astana	12
Bangkok	13
Beijing	23
Canberra	17
Colombo	9
Damascus	7
Doha	7
Dubai	10
Hanoi	14
Hong Kong	9
Islamabad	18
Jakarta	10
Jeddah	10
Kuala Lumpur	11
Kuwait City	10
Manila	8
Mumbai	15
Muscat	9
New Delhi	22
Ramallah	9
Riyadh	18
Seoul	14
Shanghai	13
Singapore	9
Suva	5
Taipei	13
Tehran	13
Tel Aviv	13
Tokyo	21
Wellington	6
Total	384

NUMBER OF FOREIGN STAFF EMPLOYED AT EACH MISSION : AMERICAS MISSIONS
Mission	Number of foreign staff employed at mission
Brasilia	25
Buenos Aires	10
Caracas	9
Chicago	11
Havana	31
Kingston	7
Lima	11
Los Angeles	9
Mexico City	14
New York (Cg)	22
New York (Un)	12
Ottawa	12
Port Of Spain	6
Santiago	10
Sao Paulo	12
Toronto	7
Washington	35
Total	243

NUMBER OF FOREIGN STAFF EMPLOYED AT EACH MISSION : EUROPE MISSIONS
Mission	Number of foreign staff employed at mission
Ankara	14
Athens	12
Berlin	33
Berne	13
Brussels	36
Bucharest	7
Budapest	10
Copenhagen	9
Dublin	11
Geneva	17
Helsinki	10
Kyiv	10
Lisbon	13
London	48
Madrid	15
Milan	9
Moscow	21
Munich	11
Oslo	7
Paris	29
Prague	11
Rome	19
Sofia	9
Stockholm	9
The Hague	18
The Holy See	4
Vienna	26
Warsaw	12
Total	443
Grand Total	1754

Reply:

(1) The information we have is unverified. I will provide details once the information is available.

Reply:

(1)(a) The cash payment tender process has been suspended pending investigation into various concerns raised. The final decision on the status of the tender will be determined, by no later than 11 May 2018.

(b) Since the tender process is not yet finalised, information about bidders cannot be made public.

(c) The concerns raised are about the accuracy and completeness of the statistical information (numbers of beneficiaries paid per pay point), needed to prepare a credible costing model.

(2) We are not aware of any persons or officials in the department who have been part and parcel of a process to ignore the Constitutional Court rulings against the department, however any evidence to the contrary will be considered. Suffice to state that the rulings of the Constitutional Court will be met.

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Approved by the Minister on

Date……………………….

Reply:

(1) Does her department have a working relationship with Mr Melusi Ntuli, who invented a chargeless electric engine, which is 100% green technology, if not why not?

The department established the Grassroots Innovation Programme as a means to improve access and participation in the national system of innovation. This programme specifically targets innovators who are not part of formal institutions of innovation nor have access to formal facilities critical for their innovative solutions. The department appointed the Technology Localization Implementation Unit (TLIU), of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) as an implementing agent of the Grassroots Innovation Programme. When Mr. Ntuli approached the department requesting assistance with the development of his invention in 2016, the department swiftly responded and advised him to enroll in the Grassroots Innovation Programme. As this programme was implemented by the CSIR's TLIU, all participants of this programme entered into a contractual relationship with the CSIR. Mr. Ntuli duly signed a contract on 24 April 2016. The contractual relationship between Mr. Ntuli and the CSIR was terminated at Mr. Ntuli's insistence. The termination was finalized by 21 July 2017.

Prior to voluntarily terminating the contractual relationship which effectively ended his participation as a beneficiary of the Grassroots Innovation Programme, Mr. Ntuli was receiving prototype design assistance from the Durban University of Technology; had been provided with computer aided design equipment; had been profiled nationally and participated at the India Festival of Innovation, a platform intended to assist innovators to market and profile their innovations in India.

(2) if so, (a) what are the details of the specified relationship?

Since Mr. Ntuli's insistence of terminating the contractual relationship, there is no longer a relationship between him and the department. The department in its communication with indicating him that he is still . welcome to participate in the Grassroots Innovation Programme within its existing terms and conditions.

(b) how is her department assisting him in developing and making prototypes of his invention?

The Grassroots Innovation Programmes funds prototype development, technical training e.g. machining and tooling, computer aided design, markets and profiles innovation to raise awareness, etc. It does not fund accommodation costs nor does it pay stipends.

(c) what amount of funding has her department allocated towards his project.

The assistance granted by the programme to Mr. Ntuli is valued at R205 096.00 and covered the payment for prototype development, design and machining expertise, provision of management development support and training as well as marketing and profiling his innovation. This amount excludes the costs of CSIR and DST staff who assisted Mr. Ntuli in the development of his networks and for marketing his innovation.
 

Reply:

(1) Whether his department conducts tests for listeriosis in live animals; if so, (a) what procedures are followed and (b) has there been any additional testing instituted due to the latest listeriosis outbreak;

Listeriosis is not a disease listed as either a notifiable or controlled in terms of the Animal Diseases Act, 1984 (Act No. 35 of 1984). The Department therefore has no official programme for monitoring its occurrence and no tests are conducted on live animals. Listeria monocytogenes is ubiquitous, and it is usually found in soil, water, decaying vegetation, and many farm animals and other domestic and wild animals can harbour the bacterium. The organisms do not normally make animals sick. The listing of the disease is currently limited to human illnesses.

DAFF has introduced additional testing for Listeria on imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) at the ports of entry.

The Department will however support any industry driven programmes provided it has a clear and scientific plan with the contingency measures outlined should a farm test positive.

(2) (a) what is considered to be a safe level of listeriosis on (i) live animals and (ii) animal products and (b) what standards are used in each case;

2 (a) (i) There is no limit for the amount of Listeria monocytogenes in live animals.

2 (a) (ii) There is no limit for the amount of listeria monocytogenes in raw meat.

(b) The standard used is the “Guidelines on the application of general principles of food hygiene to the control of Listeria Monocytogenes in foods (CAC/GL 61 – 2007)” issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

The enumeration of listeria in food is limited to ready to eat (RTE) products (Processed meats in this case) and not live animals and raw non ready to eat products. It is generally assumed that non ready to eat products (including meat) will not be consumed raw and the cooking process with kill the listeria organism. Listeria is very liable to heat and is destroyed at temperatures around 600C.

The presence of listeria in raw meat at primary processing (abattoirs) and on farms is a process hygiene criteria. This means that its presence indicates inadequate hygiene and therefore the action to be taken is to institute intensive cleaning of the premises. This is different to a food safety criteria as in ready to eat products in which the presence of listeria must be responded to by withdrawal of the food from the food chain.

(3)       what (a) has been the economic impact of the latest listeriosis outbreak in the agricultural sector and (b) steps have been taken by his department to limit the potential job losses in this regard?                                                         

a) The economic impact of this disease has not been documented in South Africa, however the cost of eradicating the listeriosis would be “substantial”. This is particularly true if the source is water, an abattoir or food processing plant. The quarterly economic overview to be released around June is expected to reflect economic impact the disease had and continue to have in the country. This will be on a range of key economic variables, particularly domestic sales on related products and export sales. The bigger impact is that all the SADC countries (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Botswana) who buy processed meat from South Africa have banned South African exports affecting the economic performance negatively. The impact on Tiger Brands and Rainbow Foods will be highly negative (as their share price has apparently gone down), including employment, level and pattern of consumption, production and so on. This will be reflected in the next Economic Overview analysis in June 2018, as most of these figures are not yet available.

b) The department has not taken direct steps to limit potential job losses as a result of listeriosis outbreak. However, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) has undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Health; the Department of Trade and Industry to address the outbreak of Listeriosis The outbreak and subsequent spreading of listeriosis contamination will likely not lead to short-term job losses, however, if they end up having to close the factory all together, that will have an impact on jobs.

Reply:

a) Yes. According to the Prudential Authority at the South African Reserve Bank (Prudential Authority), Grindrod Bank has a banking licence in terms of the Banks Act, and that the banking licence was issued in December 2006.

b) We cannot confirm whether a company is locally or foreign owned, particularly if it is listed and / or its ultimate owners (or shareholders) are listed or their identity not explicitly identified (eg hidden via structuring). What we can confirm is whether the company is domiciled in South Africa or not, and if listed, where its primary listing is. In this instance, the Prudential Authority has confirmed that the company is domiciled in South Africa. In addition, whilst Grindrod Bank is not listed, its majority shareholder (Grindrod Limited) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

c) The Prudential Authority furthermore confirmed that Grindrod Bank is 96.55% owned by Grindrod Limited and 3.45% owned by Amber Bay Investments (Pty) Ltd.

Reply:

1. a) South Africa had 57 980 farming units in 1993 as reported by Statistics South Africa in Census of Agriculture of 1993.

a) The current farming units is reported in Census of Agriculture of 2007 being 39 965 farming units.

Item	Year
	2007 Census	2002 Survey	1993 Census
Farming Units	39 965	45 818	57 980

(2) The number of commercial farming units declined substantially from 1993 to 2007 by 31%.

a) The reasons why number of farms has decreased overtime are the following:

• Agricultural production pre - 1994 was subsidised (prices received by farmers were guaranteed) and post – 1994 when subsidies fell away, a lot of smaller farming units could not survive as they were not ‘profitable’ any longer.
• Smaller farms have been bought over by large commercial farms (consolidation), to improve economies of scale.
• Urbanisation;
• Large farms were been bought over by mining companies.

b) The question on the average size of a farm was asked in the Survey 2002 but there was poor response rate on the question because of the sensitive nature of the question. Poorly answered questions from both Census/Survey are not reported on because the results will be skewed.

Reply:

a) The statement made by the Minister of Finance during the Executive Leadership course was not referring to any specific Metropolitan, Intermediate City or municipalities. The Minister was speaking in general based on the National Treasury’s broad observation over time with regard to financial management challenges which if not properly addressed could lead to collapse as evidenced by the experience of other cities elsewhere.

b) It is well known that a number of municipalities face significant governance, service delivery and financial challenges. These are often related, and the National Treasury has repeatedly emphasized that governance challenges are the most common underlying driver of service delivery and financial challenges.

The National Treasury does have concerns about the performance of some municipalities with respect to governance, institutional, financial health and service delivery, some of which are not able to pay creditors and are struggling to pay for bulk water and electricity.

The National Treasury publishes detailed information on all municipalities in its annual report on the state of local government finances and financial management, the latest report will soon be released. The report does identify those municipalities that are in financial distress, there were 95 municipalities in financial distress in 2016/17 report. Although these municipalities are cause for immediate concern, it should be noted that all of our municipalities – including metropolitan municipalities - have significant room to improve performance on many of the indicators tracked in the state of local government finances and financial management.

c) National and Provincial governments provide extensive support to all municipalities in terms of section 154 of the Constitution. Details of these support measures are also provided in the state of local government finances report. More recently, the adoption of the Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF) has led to greater coordination and focussing of support to different categories of municipalities, in order to enable them to respond more effectively to their development challenges and align their performance with our national development goals. With the IUDF, the Cities Support Programme, which is coordinated by the National Treasury, are working closely with our metropolitan municipalities. The Department of Cooperative Governance has begun to rollout out a complementary programme for Intermediate Cities, while the design of a small towns programme is being finalised in consultation with the SA Local Government Association. These programmes strongly complement the systemic support and reform programmes such as Back to Basics (B2B) and Municipal Financial Management reforms.

The National Treasury and the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) are collaborating to prioritise municipalities that are in financial distress and failing to deliver services for support and intervention to restore them to sustainability, working in collaboration with provinces.

The previous Minister of Finance during his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in October 2017, recognised the municipal financial management challenges experienced and announced the introduction of a funding mechanism to support the recovery plans for municipalities that face a financial crisis, as provided for in section 139(5) of The Constitution. The DoRA published in February 2018 provides a brief background to the proposed funding mechanism namely, the Municipal Restructuring Grant (MRG).

The purpose of this grant, as described in the DoRA, is “to be a short term intervention that will fund the turnaround of struggling municipalities”. This will provide some financial relief to municipalities that require financial support to improve their current situation. It is important to note that this grant allocation is not intended to fund the complete financial recovery plan but rather to contribute to the implementation of corrective action that demonstrates sufficient alignment to NT’s “game changers” referred to previously in this document.

Reply:

DAFF

(a) No award was made by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to Kamsherai

(b) Not applicable.

(i)(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(ii)(aa) Not applicable.

(bb) Not applicable.

(cc) Not applicable.

GAUTENG AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

No payments have been made to Kamsherai in the past five financial years.

WESTERN CAPE

No payments have been made to Kamsherai in the past five financial years.

NORTHERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

No payments have been made to Kamsherai in the past five financial years.

EASTERN CAPE – No response

KZN – No response

LIMPOPO – No response

NORTH WEST – No response

MPUMALANGA – No response

FREE STATE – No response