Questions and Replies

Reply:

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

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

 

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Reply:

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

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

 

 

Reply:

1. Yes. Deputy Minister Mfeketo.

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

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

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

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

Issued by: The Presidency

Pretoria

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

28 August 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reply:

Refer to the attached documents.

Reply:

Quote:

1. The investigation has commenced and is ongoing.

a) Not applicable

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

Unquote:

Reply:

In respect to the Department:

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

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

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

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

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

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

See Annexures A1 and A2

(b) DEPARTMENTAL ENTITIES:

Agrement South Africa (ASA)

 

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

Not applicable

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

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

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

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

Reply:

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

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

(a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

c) Not applicable

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NONE

Reply:

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

An employee shall:

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

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

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

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

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

Reliability has been a challenge due to the following factors:

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

b) The remedial measures that have been taken include:

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

Reply:

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

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

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

Reply:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

REPLY:

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

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

REPLY:

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

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

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

REPLY:

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

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Reply:

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

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

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

d) and (e)

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

See attached Annexure A.

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Reply:

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

a) Department of Home Affairs

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

b) Government Printing Works

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

c) Electoral Commission

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

Reply:

Yes.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

Reply:

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

(b-d) Not applicable

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responds as follows:

a) Yes

(i) Yes

 (ii) Not applicable

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

(bb) Election Observation

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

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

Reply:

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

Reply:

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

a) Subsequent steps are being considered.

b) No steps have yet to be taken;

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

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Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

No.

a) Not applicable

b) Not applicable

Reply:

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

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

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

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

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

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Reply:

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

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

Reply:

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

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

Reply:

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

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

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

(aa) Not applicable

(bb) No investigations and/or audit done

(cc) Not applicable

(dd) Not applicable

(ee) Not applicable

Reply:

The Electoral Commission responded as follows:

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

a) Country                                b) Date            c) Nature

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

Reply:

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

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

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

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

Reply:

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

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

(aa) 99 unpaid invoices for more than 30 days

(bb) 88 unpaid invoices for more than 60 days

(cc) 39 unpaid invoices for more than 90 days

(dd) 7 unpaid invoices for more than 120 days

b) Total amount outstanding per age analysis.

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

Refer to the attached annexure.

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Reply:

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

a) supply chain management;

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

 (ii) Developed Financial Misconduct Policy and Procedure.

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

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

b) procurement process;

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

Unquote.

Reply:

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

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

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

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Additional information

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reply:

Upon receipt of this question, the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) approached the Department of Development Planning in the City of Johannesburg to request information pertaining to Erf 11208. In the response, the City has provided details in relation to the zoning history of Erf 11208 as per the table below:

ERF NUMBER	OWNERSHIP	ZONING	REZONING HISTORY
11208 Bramfischerville Ext 8	Rand Leases	Residential	None
11208 Cosmo City Ext 10	Mashile Aubrey	Residential 1	None
11208 Diepkloof	Motaung Elizabeth	Residential	None
11208 Dobsonville Ext 2	Mbatha Itumeleng and Velaphi	Residential	None
11208 Ivory Park Ext 10	City of Johannesburg	Residential	None
11208 Lenasia Ext 13 (now subdivided into 8 portions of Erf  12263)	Gauteng Provincial Housing Advisory Board	8 Residential 1 stands	The current rezoning application, submitted in 2014, which includes erven 11192 and 11206 is pended due to non-submission of a geotechnical report. The rezoning application is to increase the residential density from 1 house per stand to multi storey walk ups.
11208 Meadowlands	Tseleli Tsohleho	Residential	None
11208 Orange Farm Ext 7	Makhubu Phumuzile	Residential	None
11208 Orlando	Khumalo Bavelile	Residential	None
11208 Pimville Zone 2	Makau Paulina	Residential	None
11208 Stretford Ext 6	Bokaba Maurice	Residential	None

Reply:

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

Reply:

I have been informed by SAPO as follows:

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

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

(ii) The Michael Family Trust

(iii) Rental amount per month as follows:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Approved/ not approved

Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP

Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

Date:

Reply:

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

Reply:

(a) (i) 2014/15 financial year: Nil

2015/16 financial year: Nil

2016/17 financial year: Nil

(ii) 2017/18 financial year: R111.1 million

 

(b) 2014/15 financial year: 50 million

2015/16 financial year: 50 million

2016/17 financial year: Nil

2017/18 financial year: Nil

2018/19 financial year: R 28.4 million

 

(c) 2014/15 financial year

No additional allocation

2015/16 financial year

No additional allocation

2016/17 financial year

Nil Allocation

2017/18 financial year

No additional allocation

2018/19 financial year

No additional allocation

Reply:

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

b) She has never acted as Consul-General.

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Reply:

PRETORIA
Residence	Scope (b)	Cost of Security Installation (a)
1	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R 549,196.00
2	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R 740,661.00
3	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R 714,045.87
4	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R 858,044.40
5	New Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, repairs to beam detectors, repairs to security fence and intercom.	R 87,636.00
	Installation of new Security Cameras and using recently installed/functioning cameras,Installation of new Alarm System, panic buttons, security fence and some repairs to existing intercom.	R 478,065.00
6	Installation of New Security Cameras,panic buttons , Alarm System, repairs to security fence and intercom.	R 131,864.00
7	Installation of new Security Cameras, panic buttons and using the functioning and simingly recently installed security cameras,New installation of Alarm System,security fence , repairs to the beam detectors, and intercom.	R 198,275.40

8	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R595 326.54
9	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R598 792.24
10	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R598 792.94
11	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R598 792.94
12	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R598 792.94
13	Installation of Security Cameras,Alarm System, beam detectors, security fence and intercom.	R598 792.94

Cape Town

RESIDENCE	Security Measures/ Upgrades	Works Description
1	R1,843,796	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
2	R2 017 778.46	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence, installation of palisade fencing.
3	R800,537	Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
4	R1,577,403	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
5	R909 178.58	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
6	R740 296.26	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence, installation of palisade fencing.
7	R1 424 990.71	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
8	R1 577 163.93	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
9	R1 277 020.84	Construction of boundary wall, Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence, construction of boundary wall.
10	R1,633,106	Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence, boundary fence.
11	R2 314 295.09	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
12	R2,079,495	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
13	R3,025,157	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
14	R1 388 126.30	Construction of Guard hut, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
15	R1 677 185.52	Installation of palisade fencing, Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence and construction of guard hut.
16	R1 927 147.29	Installation of palisade fencing, Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
17	R1 774 199.82	Installation of palisade fencing, Installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
18	R1,083,913	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of palisade fence, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
19	R 3 830 050.66	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
20	R 2 141 127.07	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.
21	R 3 420 177.74	Construction of Guard hut, construction of boundary wall, installation of cameras, monitors, alarm system, electric fence.

Reply:

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

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

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

II. R 15 237 318.90

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

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Reply:

a) The current staff composition of the team in terms of cost of staff per salary level in Cape Town (21 permanent staff members and 2 contract staff members) as follows:

 

Cape Town
Position	Description of the position and responsibilities in each case.	Salary level	2015-2016 (i)	2016 -2017 (ii)	2017-2018 (iii)
1x Director	The effective and efficient procurement and maintenance of offices, residential accommodation and household furniture for Prestige. The effective monitoring of Capital, Planned and Unplanned Building programme. The effective management of administrative functions of the Prestige Section and interaction with internal service providers The interaction with Prestige Clients, other State Institutions, Private entities, Service Providers and Contractors.	13	R819 126.00	R898 743.00	R984 174.00
4x Deputy Directors	The effective management of the Departmental Estate events and Prestige properties. The effective management of the component. The effective management of annual building programme for Capital Works and Planned maintenance projects for Prestige. The provision of effective management of client’s requests and complaints from prestige clients.	12	R674 979.00	R726 276.00	R891 039.00
6x Assistant Directors	Attend to clients requests, client briefing, projects update and consistent feedback to the clients and DPW. The assistance with the inputs towards compilation of annual building programme for Capital Works and Planned maintenance projects. Provide assistance with the analyses and monitoring of the Capital, Planned and Unplanned maintenance budget and expenditure for Prestige. The provision of management support with various administration functions of the Section Arrange appointments to access the Ministerial residences and offices as per complaints lodged by clients for day to day maintenance Assist in planning and co-ordination of all state functions, state visits and state funerals. Register services on the WCS and issue Procurement Instruction to Project Managers Co-ordinate procurement process within the section, update prestige asset register and spreadsheet for projects Monitor and conduct system administration on WCS Provide Effective and efficient management of Prestige Helpdesk for day to day maintenance and complaints from Prestige clients Manage and coach personnel.	10	R361 659.00	R431 881.00	R470 364.00
2x Senior Admin Officer (Interior Designers)	The coordination of activities related to the allocation of residence within the parliamentary village. The provision of management support on the effective administration parliamentary villages.	8	R243 747.00	R262 272.00	R321 774.00
6x Admin Officers	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	7	R196 278.00	R211 194.00	R259 104.00
2x Assistant Admin Officers	The delivery of administrative support. The delivery of secretarial support.	6	R158 985.00	R171 069.00	R216 216.00
1x Admin Officer contract	The administration of requests received for the provision of prestige services.	7	R196 278.00	R211 194.00	R259 104.00
1x Admin Support contract	The administration of requests received for the provision of prestige services.	9	R289 761.00	R311 784.00	R344 545.00

 

Pretoria
Position	Description of the position and responsibilities in each case	Salary level	2015-2016 (i)	2016 -2017 (ii)	2017-2018 (iii)
Chief Director	The effective and efficient procurement and maintenance of offices, residential accommodation and household furniture for Prestige. The effective monitoring of Capital, Planned and Unplanned Building programme. The effective management of administrative functions of the Prestige Section and interaction with internal service providers The interaction with Prestige Clients, other State Institutions, Private entities, Service Providers and Contractors.	14	1042500	1068564	1144251
Director	The effective and efficient procurement and maintenance of offices, residential accommodation and household furniture for Prestige. The effective monitoring of Capital, Planned and Unplanned Building programme. The effective management of administrative functions of the Prestige Section and interaction with internal service providers The interaction with Prestige Clients, other State Institutions, Private entities, Service Providers and Contractors.	13	716400	898743	948174
Deputy Director	The effective management of the Departmental Estate events and Prestige properties. The effective management of the component. The effective management of annual building programme for Capital Works and Planned maintenance projects for Prestige. The provision of effective management of client’s requests and complaints from prestige clients.	12	695379	748227	814884
Deputy Director	The effective management of the Departmental Estate events and Prestige properties. The effective management of the component. The effective management of annual building programme for Capital Works and Planned maintenance projects for Prestige. The provision of effective management of client’s requests and complaints from prestige clients.	12	695379	748227	802848
Control Works Manager	The management and implementation of plumbing and electrical programmes/ services in prestige and none prestige horticultural duties. The effective supervision of the component.	10	389604	425499	431883
Estate Manager	Attend to clients requests, client briefing, projects update and consistent feedback to the clients and DPW. The assistance with the inputs towards compilation of annual building programme for Capital Works and Planned maintenance projects. Provide assistance with the analyses and monitoring of the Capital, Planned and Unplanned maintenance budget and expenditure for Prestige. The provision of management support with various administration functions of the Section Arrange appointments to access the Ministerial residences and offices as per complaints lodged by clients for day to day maintenance Assist in planning and co-ordination of all state functions, state visits and state funerals. Register services on the WCS and issue Procurement Instruction to Project Managers Co-ordinate procurement process within the section, update prestige asset register and spreadsheet for projects Monitor and conduct system administration on WCS Provide Effective and efficient management of Prestige Helpdesk for day to day maintenance and complaints from Prestige clients Manage and coach personnel.	10	383844	413016	449817
Chief Works: Manager: Technical Maintenance	The management and implementation of technical programmes in prestige and none prestige horticultural duties. The effective supervision of the component.	9	321576	346017	376848
Chief Works Manager: Technical Maintenance	The management and implementation of technical programmes in prestige and none prestige horticultural duties. The effective supervision of the component.	8	243747	266214	285648
Chief Works Manager: Technical Maintenance	The management and implementation of technical programmes in prestige and none prestige horticultural duties. The effective supervision of the component.	9	316827	346017	376848
Senior Admin Officer: Interior Décor	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	8	254883	278373	307713
Senior Admin Officer: Interior Décor	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	8	254883	278373	307713
Senior Admin Officer: Interior Décor	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	8	254883	278373	307713
Admin Officer: KAM	The administration of requests received for the provision of prestige services.	7	217839	237909	262992
Assistant Admin Officer: KAM	The administration of requests received for the provision of prestige services.	6	173847	187059	206769
Assistant Admin Officer: Technical Maintenance	The administration of requests received for the provision of prestige services.	6	155370	178881	197742
Admin Clerk: Events	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	6	132399	171069	183558
Admin Clerk: Events	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	6	132399	142461	152862
Admin Clerk: Technical Maintenance	The provision of interior design services to Ministerial offices. Formulating of viable Interior design schemes.	5	49861.32	49861.32	152862
Registry Clerk: Technical Maintenance		5	43200	43200	152862
Clients Coordinator		8	287121	308943	331497
Driver/Messenger		4	117531	126462	139809
Messenger		5	123738	142461	152862

Reply:

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

Reply:

(a)

	Value	(aa) Listed assets	(bb) Unlisted Investment
		(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held	(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held
	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
a) Current assets		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unauthorised expenditure	6 488	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cash and cash equivalents	863 651	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Other Financial Assets	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prepayment and advances	497 761	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Receivables	61 867	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loans	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aid Assistance prepayments	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aid assistance receivables	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(b) Non-Current assets		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Investments	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Receivables	96 632	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loans	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Other Financial Assets	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(b) Public Entities detailed breakdown of and valuation for current and non-current assets and investments:

SACE

Assets: Less than months <	(aa) Listed assets	(bb) Unlisted Investment
	(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held	(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held
Assets/Investment	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
Buildings	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor vehicles	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office equipment	84 602.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
IT equipment	72 870.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leasehold improvements	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intangible assets	20 736.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
Current assets	47 208 088	N/A	N/A	N/A
Assets: 3-6 months
Buildings	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor vehicles	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office equipment	276 926.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
IT equipment	51 688.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leasehold improvements	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intangible assets	39 465.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
Current assets	24 210 996	N/A	N/A	N/A
Assets: 6-12 months
Buildings	61 110 936.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor vehicles	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office equipment	851 192.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
IT equipment	76 444.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leasehold improvements	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intangible assets	270 527.15	N/A	N/A	N/A
Current assets	25 095 798	N/A	N/A	N/A
Assets: 1 year and older
Buildings	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Motor vehicles	138 000	N/A	N/A	N/A
Office equipment	3 078 392	N/A	N/A	N/A
IT equipment	3 857 437	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leasehold improvements	1 409 972	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intangible assets	5 524 281	N/A	N/A	N/A
Current assets	98 072 547	N/A	N/A	N/A

UMALUSI

	Value	(aa) Listed assets	(bb) Unlisted Investment
		(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held	(aaa) Directly held	(bbb) Indirectly held
	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000	R’000
b) Current assets		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cash and cash equivalents	1 504	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Short-term deposit	70 835	N/A	N/A	70 835
Receivables from exchange transactions	4 379	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(b) Non-Current assets		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Property, plant and equipment	43 344	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Operating lease assets	17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Comment

• The short term investment is available cash invested with the Corporation for Public Deposits (CPD). The CPD is governed by the Corporation for Public Deposits Act 46 of 1984. The CPD accepts all deposits from the public sector and invests the funds in short-term money-market instruments and special Treasury bills. All funds invested with the CPD, and the interest earned on these funds, are payable on demand.

Reply:

The details requested in this Parliamentary question are of such a nature that it will require some time for us to sift through the files, extract the extensive data, analyse it and package it in such a way that it answers that question. We are currently in that process. I therefore request the Honourable Member to grant us the time to put together the information to be able to answer this question.

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Reply:

I am always guided by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, when I appoint Ministers. Section 91 of the Constitution provides the prescripts by which I abide when appointing the members of Cabinet. 

Reply:

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

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

Reply:

a) A legal firm had been appointed to conduct investigations. The investigations took longer than expected. The report presented had gaps due to the method used by the investigators. The Minister directed that the report must be able to meet the principles of natural justice i.e. Ald. at partem. The financial aspect conducted by KPMG had to be subjected to a reliance audit and this further caused more delays.

b) When the Minister was supposed to receive final report the service provider on the legal part declared a conflict of interest. The Minister has instructed CEF and SFF to expedite the investigations without further delays.

Reply:

Information on the question is the information included in the USB flash drive that was submitted to the Portfolio Committee on 17 February 2017 and to the questions office.

Reply:

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

 

Reply:

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

Reply:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reply:

1. The requested information is not readily available and is being sourced from municipalities through provinces and will be provided later when received.

2. The requested information is not readily available and is being sourced from municipalities through provinces and will be provided later when received.

 

Reply:

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

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

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

Reply:

(1) The complaint was investigated by the South African Council of Educators (SACE) on 7 September 2017. The investigator, after conclusion of the case, recommended that no charges be levelled against the accused educator and furnished his reasons for the findings (Case 135/2017-GP).

(2) The educator in question was charged by SACE with 53 counts of applying corporal punishment on the learner. She has been placed on medication by her doctor, Dr Lugongolo for 6 months with effect from 08 August. This means that she may be fit for work in February 2018 and all that is known is that she has a mental condition. We tried contacting the school to ascertain her status, but the only number available keeps ringing unanswered and the landline number is no longer in service according to Telkom. The school is Prince Dokodoko High School (Case 119/2016-KZN).

(3) Without having to repeat the full reading of the charges, the Principal of Mphaphuli Secondary School was charged with three (3) charges:

• The first one was for refusing to cooperate with a SACE investigator;
• The second one was for refusing to grant the investigator access to the educators in the school; and
• The third one was for refusing to grant the investigator access to the learners or complainants in the school.

The hearing was scheduled to take place on 10 November 2017, but was postponed as his representative was engaged in arbitration on the day in question. The hearing will proceed in February 2018 (Case 133/2017-LP).

(4) The disciplinary hearing was finalised on 20 November 2017 and the presiding officer promised to furnish his report by 09 December 2017 (Case number 476/2016-MP).

(5) We have been informed by the school that the matter was postponed in court until January 2018. The accused will appear again in 2018.