Questions to Ministers

15 December 2017 - NW3210

Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

In light of the alleged corruption involving officials of a certain political party (name and details furnished), (a) what are the circumstances, systems and processes that are applied by the Msunduzi Local Municipality in identifying candidates for one-year meter-reading contracts, (b) on what legislative provisions did the specified municipality rely when it applied the systems and processes and (c) of those contractors that are awarded the meter-reading contracts, how many of them are functionaries of the specified political party?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3898

Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism

Since her appointment as Minister of Tourism on 31 March 2017, (a) what number of overseas trips has she taken, (b) what are the details of the programme of each visit and (c) what was the cost of each overseas trip?

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Reply:

a) What number of overseas trips has she taken.

Trip to :	b) What are the details of the programme of each visit.	c) What was the cost of each overseas trip for the Minister.
Madrid, Spain (9 – 15 May 2017)	105TH UNWTO Executive Council Meeting	Total: R105 694,80
Chicago and Miami, USA (10-16 July 2017)	Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund 46th Annual International Convention Program and SAT Meetings, Chicago SAT Trade Engagement, Miami	Total: R250 488,78
Kigali, Rwanda and Lilongwe, Malawi (27 August – 1 September 2017)	41st Annual World Tourism Conference, Kigali Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo and Signing of Memorandum of Understanding, Lilongwe	Total: R59 649,29
Chengdu, China and Beijing and Tokyo, Japan (10-24 September 2017)	CAF, UNWTO Executive Council Meeting and UNWTO General Assembly, Chengdu Tourism Expo (Ministerial Roundtable) and SAT Trade Engagements, Beijing and Tokoyo	Total: R106 780,29
New York and Las Vegas, USA (8-14 October 2017)	SAT Engagements, New York IMEX America, Las Vegas	Total: R271 471,29
London, UK (4-8 November 2017)	World Travel Market, London	Total: R81 481,29
Gaborone, Botswana (15-17 November 2017)	Binational Commission Meeting (BNC)	Total: R6 645,29

15 December 2017 - NW3809

Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)Whether the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality in Mpumalanga made any payments in the settlement of the outstanding debt it owes to Eskom either in (a) October and/or (b) November 2017; if not, why not; if so, (i) on which date(s) were payments made, (ii) what amount was paid in each case and (iii) were any adjustments, deviations and/or virements to make the specified amount available to pay Eskom approved by the council of the specified local municipality; (2) whether the municipality sourced any of the funds used to pay Eskom from any private individual, organisation and/or company; if not, where was the funding sourced from; if so; (3) whether any benefit was expected in return for providing the funds; if not, on what basis was the funding provided; if so, what benefit was promised and/or granted in each case?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3285

Mhlongo, Mr TW to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) the SA Sport Confederation and Olympic Committee currently have any contracts concluded and/or business relations with a certain company (name furnished); if so, (i) how long has each contract and/or business relationship existed, (ii) what amount has been paid to the specified company in each case and (iii) on which dates were the moneys paid to the company in each case

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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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15 December 2017 - NW3942

Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

With reference to his reply to question 3371 on 13 November 2017, (a) what are the relevant details of the building that the SA Post Office is leasing in Bloemfontein in terms of (a) where exactly are the premises located, (b) what are the terms of the lease, including the (i) period of the lease, (ii) name of the landlord and (iii) rental amount for each month and (c) what processes were followed by the SA Post Office before contracting the lease?

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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:

15 December 2017 - NW3999

Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Is the Local Labour Forum in the Modimolle - Mookgophong Local Municipality in Limpopo currently functional; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? Who is currently part of the Local Labour Forum? (3) (a) when last did the Local Labour Forum meet and (b) what was discussed?

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Reply:

According to the information received from Limpopo Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs:

1. Yes, the Local Labour Forum in the Modimolle - Mookgophong Local Municipality in Limpopo is currently functional.

2. Three Councillors, Trade unions (IMATU and SAMWU), Management (Municipal Manager, Manager: Corporate Services, Manager: Technical Services, Manager: Social Services, Area Manager: Vaalwater and Mookgophong: Legal, Human Resources and Labour Relations Officer.

3. (a) 16 October 2017 (postponed on 27 October 2017, 1 November 2017 and 28 November 2017.

(b) (i) New Limpopo Collective Agreement;

(ii) Essential Service Agreement;

(iii) Protective clothing;

(iv) One job one salary;

(v) Paid leave; and

(vi) Progress report of job evaluation and placement.

15 December 2017 - NW3960

Davis, Mr GR to ask the Mr G R Davis (DA) to as the Minister of Energy

Whether he met with a delegation from the Russian Federation on or around Monday,16 October 2017;if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,(a) with whom did he meet,(b) where did the meeting take place,(c)what was discussed and (d) what was the outcome of the meeting?

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Reply:

No

15 December 2017 - NW3725

Groenewald, Mr HB to ask the Minister of Local Government and Traditional Affairs

(1)What number of residences in the Lehurutshe area in North West currently (a) have running water, (b) have flush toilets and (c) still have pit toilets; (2) what steps his department is taking to improve the conditions of residents in the specified area; (3) whether he will make a statement on the matter?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW4001

Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

a) Which (i) national and (ii) provincial departments owe money to the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, (b) what amount is owed and (c) what is the age of the debt in each case?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3989

Dreyer, Ms AM to ask the Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works

With reference to the Department of Public Works’ Prestige Programme, what is the: (a) current staff composition of the team responsible for the programme in terms of the cost of staff per salary level in both the Pretoria and Cape Town offices in the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18 financial years and (b) description of the position and responsibilities in each case?

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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

15 December 2017 - NW3801

Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Why (a) did he request the President of the Republic, Mr Jacob G Zuma, to proclaim Special lnvestjgating Unit investigations into the finances of the (i) Sekhukhune District Municipality and (ii) Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality in Limpopo and (b) were the investigations subsequently withdrawn?

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Reply:

(a) The allegations as contemplated in section 2(2) of the Special Investigating Unit and Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996) ('SIU Act') were made to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) in respect of the affairs of the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality and the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality ("the Municipalities"). The allegations pointed towards loss having been suffered by the two municipalities and as such had to be recovered. In order to recover the losses suffered by the municipalities, the SIU made an application to the President of the Republic of South Africa with the support of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in order to apply for a proclamation. The SIU deemed it necessary that the said allegations should be investigated, and civil proceedings emanating from such investigations should be adjudicated upon.

(b) The investigation in respect of the Proclamation in the two municipalities were never withdrawn and they are still on going.

15 December 2017 - NW3997

Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1) What is the total amount currently owed to Magalies Water by the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality in Limpopo according to the latest available information; (2) since 1 January 2017, (a) on what dates has the specified municipality paid Magalies Water and (b) what amount was paid on each date?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3171

Moteka, Mr PG to ask the Minister of Sport and Recreation

(1) What are the details including the ranks of service providers and/or contractors from which (a) his department and (b) the entities reporting to him procured services in the past five years; (2) what (a) service was provided by each service provider and/or contractor and (b) amount was each service provider and/or contractor paid; (3) (a) how many of these service providers are black-owned entities, (b) what contract was each of the black-owned service providers awarded and (c) how much was each black-owned service provider paid

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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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15 December 2017 - NW3984

Figg, Mr MJ to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) With regard to the Ministerial residences managed by his department, (a) what is the total value of each property, (b) where is each property located and which Minister occupies each property and (c) what total amount was spent on the maintenance and upgrading of each property over the past three financial years; (2) (a) what is the total amount spent on acquiring and/or purchasing new Ministerial residences since 2009 and (b) in each case, what is the (i) name and location of residence, (ii) purchase price, (iii) purpose for which the property was purchased, (iv) total amount spent on upgrades and maintenance and (v) current value?

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Reply:

a) The evaluation section is currently busy valuating the properties, the latest information will be provided as soon as it is available.

b) In terms of security reasons we cannot disclose which Minister occupies which property.

The Ministerial residences in Cape Town are located in:

Rondebosch
Groote Schuur Estate
Kenilworth
Claremont
Oude Westhof
Gardens
Newlands
Van Riebeeckshof
Platekoof
Mouille Point
Milnerton
Bishopscourt
Welgemoed
Parliament Village
Sunset Beach
Mowbray
Woodstock
Seapoint

The Ministerial residences in Pretoria are located in:

Bryntirion Estate
Waterkloof
Fearie Glen
Moreleta Park
Brooklyn
Mooikloof
The Wild Estate

c) Maintenance Expenditure

Cape Town:

Property	(i) 2014/15 Oct 2014-Mar 2015	(ii) 2015/16 Apr 2015-Mar 2016	(iii) 2016/17 Apr 2016- Mar 2017
1	62,479.98	155,723.95	154,802.88
2	16,861.74	86,056.76	34,733.52
3	72,271.44	226,883.39	174,726.97
4	105,826.20	355,908.13	705,797.16
5	67,959.96	176,119.12	165,370.87
6	141,979.02	327,572.31	313,827.96
7	66,625.02	231,348.56	194,234.24
8	134,008.14	316,195.80	279,961.34
9	67,930.32	259,840.64	449,981.19
10	120,948.30	308,431.49	253,007.95
12	121,553.64	246,294.72	246,294.72
13	145,962.18	293,258.16	293,258.16
14	107,418.78	239,411.08	215,637.84

15	104,348.76	209,495.52	236,643.48
16	144,097.14	299,509.74	309,058.56
17	352,320.42	1,960,033.67	828,366.80
18	149,473.38	596,665.12	301,137.84
19	136,451.16	281,788.85	274,475.52
20	117,552.24	248,602.06	238,606.56
21	72,347.82	238,108.33	262,343.91
22	82,595.28	172,544.93	170,542.81
23	97,737.90	197,812.25	196,526.88
24	101,896.62	206,555.69	220,111.20
25	96,007.38	201,386.06	210,158.90
26	77,069.70	161,839.65	169,817.71
27	80,250.30	167,726.95	168,339.24
28	112,443.90	255,889.67	303,727.33
29	82,207.68	178,308.04	176,560.73
30	78,027.30	157,529.76	164,871.52
31	67,507.38	136,430.64	180,480.02
32	114,308.94	549,985.32	256,291.38
33	63,145.74	196,832.62	169,603.11
34	79,746.42	214,542.54	217,707.65
35	68,173.14	212,825.50	462,111.38
36	62,400.18	141,654.92	515,571.54
37	60,627.48	141,890.48	217,049.10
38	98,061.66	223,121.78	320,707.80
39	84,103.50	189,661.95	197,490.96
40	89,821.74	205,080.18	200,138.40
41	77,437.92	172,013.87	288,480.63
42	109,675.98	235,810.52	240,699.60
43	101,760.96	280,127.63	515,039.33
44	116,786.16	234,967.68	234,967.68
45	85,378.02	198,747.94	589,947.50
46	121,585.56	301,902.34	282,295.66
47	73,783.08	190,880.76	184,722.41
48	27,964.20	56,922.48	56,922.48
49	28,226.40	57,250.80	63,526.60
50	20,982.84	76,840.36	44,875.43
51	59,268.60	143,810.57	155,329.21
52	57,262.20	151,081.02	151,088.41
53	112,804.14	239,647.83	283,916.03
54	100,897.98	202,847.04	218,390.18
55	54,550.14	110,151.36	123,865.70
56	53,660.94	167,869.28	108,372.96

57	54,686.94	114,238.73	133,341.70
58	53,729.34	127,321.20	125,909.02
59	50,193.06	114,654.75	105,167.80
60	50,307.06	101,710.80	101,710.80
61	76,976.22	261,580.08	299,899.71
62	64,020.12	182,400.01	234,515.07
63	79,294.98	194,842.04	736,907.09
Grand Total	5,535,780.72	14,886,485.45	15,729,966.11

c) Maintenance Expenditure

Pretoria:

PROPERTY	(c) 2014 – 15 FY	2015 – 16 FY	2016 – 17 FY
1	R 98 062,21
2	R 10 409,67		R89, 940
3	R 312 956,70	R375, 259	R148, 567
4	R 8 629,42	R44, 026	R7, 173
5	R 130 892,42	R7, 480	R59, 756
6	R 82 980,56	R11, 507	R308, 013
7	R 429 430,50	R400, 010	R75, 336
8	R 6 657,60	R6, 657	R15, 394
9		R8, 263	R16, 249
10	R 112 005,00
11
12
13	R 40 413,06
14
15
16		R38, 818	R332, 125
17	R 2 300,00	R2,300	R5, 073
18	R 1 852,04	R214, 933	R29, 176
19	R 1 648 181,00	R1, 106, 419	R2, 706, 338
20	R 438 345,20	R424, 997	R14, 198
21		R418, 550	R39, 297
22	R 113 311,50	R890, 798	R51, 703
23	R 129 716,30	R129, 136	R180, 494
24		R74, 038	R289, 364
25		R1, 334, 274	R221, 158
26		R19,614	R92, 116
27		R785, 545	R126, 798
28		R1, 121, 381	R64, 876

29		R1, 855, 682	R174, 558
30		R29, 568	R48, 387
31		R2, 145, 814	R123, 256
32		R205, 687
33		R197, 314	R135, 307
34		R547, 882	R32, 018
35	R 10 697,39	R158, 540	R156, 598
36	R 147 836,40	R1, 028, 012	R189, 624
37		R40, 106	R147, 898
38		R6, 564	R76, 579
39	R 32 479,84	R421, 847	R463, 552
40		R35, 644	R403, 290
41		R1, 218,565	R283, 406
42	R 12 003,00	R183, 032	R113, 156
43	R 45 930,42	R948, 443	R473, 396
44	R 5 640,00	R173, 464	R313, 890
45	R 50 801,95	R1, 009, 990	R458, 879
46	R 27 629,03	R2, 689, 301	R302, 634
47		R617, 585	R488, 831
48			R86, 691
49		R85, 203	R81, 680
50	R 2 885,67	R21, 317	R107, 459
51		R3, 293	R50, 261
52			R28, 660
53			R103, 042
54			R162, 163
55
56			R1, 163
57
58		R24, 202	R37, 470
59			R198, 087
60			R178, 132
61			R103, 847

c) Upgrades

Cape Town:

RESIDENCE	PROJECT AMOUNT	SCOPE OF WORKS
1	R 2 141 127.07	Construction of boundary walls, Construction of guard hut, Installation of cameras and monitors, Installation of electric fence.
2	R 3 420 177.74	Construction of boundary walls, Construction of guard hut, Installation of cameras and monitors, Installation of electric fence.
3	R 3 830 050.66	Construction of boundary walls, Construction of guard hut, Installation of cameras and monitors, Installation of electric fence.
4	R 58 771.61	Entertainment Facility
5	R 34 468.03	Entertainment facility

c) Upgrades

Pretoria:

PROPERTY	2014/2015	2015/16	2016/17
1	R 0.00	R 158 301.19	R 2 107 035.90
2	R 0.00		R 1 835 818.72
3	R 0.00		R 1 319 303.55
4	R 0.00	R 2 398 350.77	R 89 124.35
5	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 2 597 583.51
6	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 2 828 604.88
7	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 2 784 102.34
8	R 0.00	R 3 133 499.05	R 333 263.99
9	R 0.00	R 197 826.19	R 2 501 531.73
10	R 0.00	R 920 961.98	R 1 200 680.99
11	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 2 658 529.98
	Grand Total	R0.00	R 6 808 939.18	R 20 255 579.94

(2) (a)

Acquisitions:

Cape Town
RESIDENCE	PURCHASE PRICE	AREA
1	R 8, 000 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
2	R 6 039 363.00	Claremont
3	R 6 100 000.00	Platekloof
4	R 7 000 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
5	R 5 950 000.00	Milnerton
6	R 6 142 203.00	Claremont
7	R 6 041 917.00	Newlands
8	R 4 138 878.00	Newlands
9	R 5 500 000.00	Milnerton
10	R 5 700 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
11	R 8 900 000.00	Kenilworth
12	R 8 500 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
13	R 6 650 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
14	R 7 203 398.00	Sunset Beach
15	R 5 139 515.00	Kenilworth
16	R 8 600 000.00	Kenilworth
17	R 5 942 166.00	Newlands
18	R 4 850 000.00	Van Riebeeckshof
Grand Total	R116,397,440

2. (a)

Acquisitions (Pretoria)

Residence	(ii) Purchase price	(iii) Purpose for which the property was purchased	(iv) Total amount spent on upgrades and maintenance
1	R5 445 131	Residential accommodation
2	R4 747 822	Residential accommodation
3	R4 033 091	Residential accommodation
4	R4 546 625	Residential accommodation
5	R4 548 107	Residential accommodation
6	R5 814 200	Residential accommodation	R882,645.33
7	R6 351 080	Residential accommodation	R1, 191, 328.00
8	R6 351 080	Residential accommodation	R1, 611, 423.00
9	R6 148 800	Residential accommodation	R1, 039 ,586.00
10	R4 941 190	Residential accommodation	R1, 230, 492.00
11	R3 663 210	Residential accommodation
12	R6 245 950	Residential accommodation
13	R3 634 780	Residential accommodation	R542, 336.00
14	R2 928 585	Residential accommodation
15	R2 425 165	Residential accommodation	R1,774,540.37
Grand Total	R71,824,816		R8,272,350.70

(v) The Valuation Section is still busy with valuations.

15 December 2017 - NW3728

Carter, Ms D to ask the President of the Republic

Whether the Minister of State Security, Mr Bongani Bongo, had security clearance when he was appointed as Minister; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Link

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.

15 December 2017 - NW3692

Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education

With reference to her reply to question 2503 on 19 September 2017, what are the details of cases in which the physical abuse of learners is not considered a criminal offence?

Source
Link

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.

15 December 2017 - NW3211

Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)Whether, in light of the submission by a certain person (name and details furnished) at the Moerane Commission of Inquiry that a multi-million rand tender to guard the Umgeni offices in Umzimkhulu was awarded to a security company in 2011 without following proper procedures (details furnished), he has found that the specified tender was awarded unlawfully; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so what are the relevant details; (2) (a) was the specified company registered with the Security Industry Regulatory Authority and (b) what are the details of the circumstances that resulted in the monetary value of the tender being inflated?

Source
Link

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.

15 December 2017 - NW3747

Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy

(1)Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him procured services from a certain company (name furnished); if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case; (2) whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person?

Source
Link

Reply:

1. (a) No procurement and/or services were made to Travel with Flair (Pty) Ltd by the Department of Energy

(i) Not applicable

(ii) No payments were made to Travel with Flair (Pty) Ltd.

(b) (i) Other than the National Nuclear Regulator none of the other entities reporting to the Minister of Energy have procured any services from Travel With Flair

(ii) R 2, 027, 867.96

2. (a) Travel with Flair (Pty) Ltd did not provide international travel for the Department of Energy.

(i) Not applicable

(ii) Not applicable

(iii) Not applicable

(b) (i) The revelation of such information would allow others to develop a profile of the operations of the National Nuclear Regulator which could impact on both safety and security.

15 December 2017 - NW3031

Madisha, Mr WM to ask the Minister of Energy

(a) What is delaying the finalisation and release of the report into the sale of 10.3 million barrels of the country’s strategic oil reserves by the Central Energy Fund and (b) when is it anticipated that the report will be published?

Source
Link

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.

15 December 2017 - NW1122

Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Basic Education

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 212 on 6 March 2017, the requested information has been received from the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi); if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date is the information expected; if so, by what date will she communicate it?

Source
Link

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.

15 December 2017 - NW3894

Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

(1)What number of housing projects were undertaken in the (a) Modimolle, (b) Mookgopong, (c) Bela-Bela, (d) Lephalale and (e) Thabazimbi Local Municipalities in Limpopo since the 2014-15 financial year; (2) whether the specified projects were completed; if not, in each case, (a) why not, (b) what was the monetary value of each project and (c) who were the contractors; (3) what are the details of the waiting list used to allocate houses from these housing projects to needy citizens; (4) did the residents receive title deeds of allocated houses?

Source
Link

Reply:

(1) The number of projects undertaken since the 2014/15 financial year in Limpopo in:

(a) Modimolle LM: 4 projects;

(b) Mookgopong LM: 6 projects;

(c) Bela Bela LM: 9 projects;

(d) Lephalale LM: 15 projects;

(e) Thabazimbi LM: 2 projects.

(2) (a) According to the information provided by the Provincial Department, not all projects mentioned above have been completed. Some projects are being implemented over multi-year periods.

(b) The names of incomplete projects and their monetary value are indicated in the table below:

NO.	PROJECT INFORMATION	(b) MONETARY VALUE
1.	WATERBERG/ MODIMOLLE / HOMES 2000 (78) (Delayed due to contract not being signed by the contractor)	R6 474 000
2.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ MMAMOLOKO (86 URBAN)	R7 138 000
3.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ HIGH POINT (92) URBAN	R7 636 000
4.	WATERBERG/BELA-BELA/ BARORISI (92) RURAL	R7 636 000
	(for the three projects above, site handover is in process after recently appointing contractors)

(c) Honourable Member, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not be able to provide names of the contractors as requested. The document referred to prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. It specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

(3) All the specified municipalities, except the Thabazimbi Local Municipality, use waiting lists. Thabazimbi Local Municipality is making use of the previous instrument, the Beneficiary Status Report. Beneficiaries were approved using this instrument. The Limpopo Province’s current waiting list is still a manual one, and is not yet automated as is the case with the National Housing Needs Register (NHNR). The province is in a process of uploading data the NHNR system.

(4) Yes, 3 205 beneficiaries have title deeds registered in their names for houses built in the specified (new) projects.

15 December 2017 - NW4024

Stubbe, Mr DJ to ask the Minister of Energy

(1)(a) What was the purpose of the R2,1 million that was paid as a once-off gratuity to the former Minister of Energy shown on page 182 of the 2017 adjusted estimates of national expenditure of Vote No 26: Energy, (b) why was it paid and (c) What are the details of the gratuity; (2) (a) Why is there a shift of R17 million on the same page from the National Solar Water Heater Project to personnel remuneration, travel, gratuity, events and relocation costs, (b) what are the implications of this shift in funds for the project and (c) what are the current targets and achievements for this project for the current year?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3739

Mokause, Ms MO to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

(1)Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her procured services from a certain company (name furnished); if so, (i) what services were procured in each case and (ii) what is the total amount that was paid to the specified company in each case; (2) whether the specified company provided services related to international travel to (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her; if so, (i) what is the name of each person who travelled, (ii) what was the travel route and (iii) what is the total amount that was paid for each person?

Source
Link

Reply:

(1) (a) & (b) Yes

The Honourable Member did not specify the period for which the information is required.

(2) Furthermore, in accordance with the established practise applicable to parliamentary questions contained in the document titled, “Guide to Parliamentary Questions in the National Assembly”, I will not be able to provide names of persons as requested in the question. The document referred to prohibits Members of Parliament, including the Executive, from divulging names of persons, bodies when asking or responding to parliamentary questions. It specifically states the following:

“Questions are to be framed as concisely as possible. All unnecessary adjectives, references and quotations are omitted. Names of persons, bodies and, for example, newspapers are only used in questions if the facts surrounding the case have been proven. As the mere mention of such names could be construed as publicity for or against them, it should be clear that this practice is highly undesirable. If a question will be unintelligible without mentioning such names, the Departments concerned are notified of the name (-s) and this phrase is used: ".......a certain person (name furnished)”

15 December 2017 - NW4000

Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What number of title deeds (a) does the Limpopo Provincial Government still need to transfer in the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality and (b) have been transferred since 1 January 2017?

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Reply:

The information requested by the Honourable Member is not readily available within the department and the reply below was sourced from the Housing Development Agency and the Provincial Deeds Office in Limpopo Province.

There are a total number of 3594 units which still needs to be transferred by the Limpopo Provincial Government to Modimolle-Mookgopong local municipality. The breakdown is provided in the table below.

Municipality Name (amalgamation considered)	Place name	Number of title deeds
Modimolle Local Municipality	Phagameng Ext 8	22
	Phagameng Ext 10	35
	Phagameng Ext 4	413
	Phagameng Ext 11	220
	Phagameng Ext 12	716
	Vaalwater	670
	Vaalwater Ext 1	668
	Vaalwater Ext 4	505
Mookhopong Local Municipality	Mookgopong Ext 5	345
Total outstanding title deeds	3 594

According to the records from the office of the Deeds Registry in Limpopo Province, there are no properties from the Provincial Government of Limpopo which were transferred to Modimolle-Mookgopong Local Municipality since 01 January 2017.

15 December 2017 - NW3364

Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What is the (a) total and (b) detailed breakdown of the costs of completing the work of the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training?

Source
Link

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

15 December 2017 - NW3873

Dlamini, Mr MM to ask the Minister of Energy

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him had any contract with a certain company (name furnished); if so, in each case, (i) what services did the specified company provide, (ii) what was the duration of the contract, (iii) what amount did the department or entity pay the specified company for the contract and (iv) who approved the (aa) contract and (bb) payment?

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Link

Reply:

a) Yes, the Department had a contract with Mahlako-A-Phahla Investment.

(i) Services rendered were for transactional advisory to review the state of readiness for the Nuclear New Build Programme.

(ii) The initial contract was for three (3) months, i.e. 27 May to 26 August 2016 with further extension of four (4) months starting from 1 September to December 2016.

(iii) The department paid R20 174 423.82 for the initial contract and a further R67, 745, 337.77 for the extension of the contract.

(iv) (aa) The contract was approved by the Accounting Officer of the Department of Energy

(bb) Payment was approved by the responsible Programme Manager for Nuclear Energy.

Entity	(b)	(i) What services did the specified company provide	(ii) What was the duration of the contract,	(iii) What amount did the entity pay the specified company for the contract	(iv) Who approved the (aa) contract	(iv) Who approved (bb) payment?
NERSA	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SANEDI	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NRWDI	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNR	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NECSA	Yes	Feasibility Study	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	3,554,442.86	Senior Executive Manager: Pelindaba Enterprises	Senior Executive Manager: Pelindaba Enterprises
		Uxc Reports	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	327,750.00
		Management Fees	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	None
		Nuclear Fuel Feasibility Study	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	12,398,629.74
		Project Management	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	None
		Nuclear Fuel Feasibility Study	27 May 2017 -30 March 2018	387,366.41
CEF	Yes	To develop an acquisition strategy for renewable energy projects	2 months	None	The contract has not yet been signed but the procurement manager has issued a letter of intent	No payment has been done yet as the service provider has not started working

15 December 2017 - NW3431

Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the President of the Republic

Whether he facilitated the introduction of any member of a certain family (name furnished) to (a) the Zambian President, Mr Edgar Lungu and/or (b) any Zambian (i) cabinet members, (ii) service chiefs and/or (iii) diplomats during his official state visit to the Republic of Zambia from 12 to 13 October 2017; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

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Link

Reply:

There was no member of the specified family that was part of the official delegation that accompanied the President to the State Visit to Zambia.

15 December 2017 - NW3521

Bagraim, Mr M to ask the Minister of Human Settlements

(1)With reference to her reply to question 1651 on 29 August 2017, how did the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Council spend R24,714,000 on affordable and social housing during the 2015-16 financial year and yet no units were built; (2) (a) what are the reasons that the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Council’s ability to spend its housing budget declined from 83% in the 2014-15 financial year to 30,5% in the 2016-17 financial year and (b) what amount has been allocated to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for the 2017-18 financial year; (3) what are the reasons that the cost per unit dropped of each RDP house that was constructed during the 2016-17 financial year, to R66 000, whilst it cost R111 000 per unit during the 2015-16 financial year?

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Reply:

(1) I have been informed by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality that the reported expenditure of R24 714 000 was for work in progress. The social housing projects are multi-year projects and the housing units are reported when the block of social housing units are complete, handed over and a completion certificate is issued. The projects have since been completed with 256 units delivered, in Germiston Fire station phase 1(144 units) and Delville (112 units) respectively, at the end of the 2016/17 financial year.

(2) (a) The contract of the appointed service providers had expired on 30 June 2016, therefore no construction could commence until new service providers were appointed. The appointment of the new service provider was finalised on 18 November 2016 and appointment letters from the Tender Office were issued on 15 December 2016. There was a period of six months where the Municipality had no service providers for the construction of houses. In addition, the late gazetting of the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) funds by the Province to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality also contributed to the poor expenditure of 2016/17. The Metropolitan Municipality received this part of HDSG in March 2017.

(b) The Municipality received an Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) allocation of R1, 985 billion for the 2017/2018 financial year.

(3) The approved National Subsidy Quantum is R111 000. The Provincial Subsidy Quantum on the other hand is capped at R102 953.55. The unit cost did not reduce as the National Subsidy Quantum stands at R111 000. Further, the Metropolitan Municipality reported that there were certain houses under the category of work in progress, as they were at various phases of construction. In addition, there were expenses for completed houses which were not included as they were subject to internal payment approval process at the time of reporting.

15 December 2017 - NW4007

Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

What have been the zoning types of Erf 11208 in the city of Johannesburg in the past five years and who has owned this portion of land in the past five financial years; and 2. Are there plans in place to use and /or develop the portion of land; if so, what are the further relevant details?

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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

15 December 2017 - NW2614

Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)With reference to reports that for the 10th consecutive year the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality has rolled over a R50 million-a-month security tender citing situations of emergency as the reason for deviating from proper procurement processes, (a) what were the situations of emergency that were proffered for the deviations over the past 10 years, (b) what are the names of companies that have benefitted from these deviations and (c) who are the owners/shareholders of the companies in question; (2) will his department undertake an investigation into this matter; if not why not, if so, what are the relevant details?

Source
Link

Reply:

The matter raised by the Honourable Member can best be responded to by the National Treasury, as the competent authority.

15 December 2017 - NW3295

Alberts, Mr ADW to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

Whether the decision of the Chief Justice that in future English will be the official language of record in terms of section 8(5)(b) of the Superior Courts Act, Act 10 of 2013, was published in the Government Gazette; if not, why it was not considered necessary to do so; if so, in which Government Gazette; (2) whether he is aware of the decision of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) published in Government Gazette No. 24121 of 29 November 2002 in respect of board decision 99 of 2002; if so, what steps his department has taken concerning the specified PanSALB decision; if not, (3) whether he will familiarise himself with the PanSALB decision and will take the necessary steps in this regard; (4) whether he will consider establishing legal certainty and affirming the separation of powers by making an amendment to subsection 8(3)(b) of the Superior Courts Act, Act 10 of 2013, which places a clear limitation on the competencies of the Chief Justice to take decisions regarding the language of record in courts?

Source
Link

Reply:

1.The decision of the Chief Justice that, in future, English will be the official language of record was not published in the Government Gazette.

I am not in a position to respond on behalf of the Chief Justice as to why it was considered not necessary to publish it in the Government Gazette, if it was considered as a decision falling under section 8(3) of the Superior Courts Act, 2013.

2. I am aware of the the decision of the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) published in Government Gazette No. 24121 of 29 November 2002, in respect of Board Notice 99 of 2002;

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is in the process of developing a policy on the interpretation service which includes provisions on the language of court proceedings (langauge use), as well as a possible position on the language of record for the courts. This policy will inform legislative reform to determine the language of record for the courts, as well as the language of court proceedings.

3. and (4) See response in point (2) above on legislative reform. Additionally, any legislative proposal must consider and uphold the principle of separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary.

15 December 2017 - NW3882

Van der Westhuizen, Mr AP to ask the Minister of Public Works

(1) Whether his department took a decision regarding the long-term future of the property since his reply to question 972 on 22 May 2017; if not, why has a decision not been taken; if so, what was the decision; (2) have any steps been taken by his department to curb the vandalism and illegal occupation of the property until a decision is taken; if not, why not; if so, what time line will be linked to this; (3) whether his department was informed that the house on the property has been assessed as a structure worthy of preservation; if so, what is his department’s plans for the future of the property?

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Link

Reply:

1. The unsolicited offers received in May 2017 were not considered and the Department is in the process of advertising all its surplus properties to solicit
offers from the public.

2. Yes. The Department has appointed security services to safeguard the property.

3. No. The Department has not been informed of any assessment done on the structure relating to the preservation of the property.

15 December 2017 - NW3596

Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Do women own title deeds to land that falls in areas under the jurisdiction of traditional leadership; if not, what are the (a) details of the barriers that women experience that prevent them from owning title deeds to land under the jurisdiction of traditional leadership and (b) further relevant details in this regard; if so, (i) how many (aa) women own title deeds in the specified areas and (bb) hectares does each woman own and (ii) where is the land situated; (2) whether he undertook any engagements with traditional leaders to promote female ownership of title deeds to land under the jurisdiction of traditional leaders; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard; if so, what are the details of the (i) engagements and (ii) progress and results of such engagements to date?

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Reply:

The Honourable Member needs to note that the matters that are being raised here, fall within the mandate of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. And the question should therefore be re-directed to it as the relevant authority.

15 December 2017 - NW3892

Ryder, Mr D to ask the Minister of Public Works

In light of the additional funding that his department allocated to the Independent Development Trust (IDT) in November 2017, what (a) amount of additional funding was allocated to the IDT (i) in each of the past three financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017, (b) was the total budget allocated to the IDT in each of the specified financial years and (c) were the outcomes of the additional funding that was achieved in each case?

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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

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

15 December 2017 - NW2577

Xalisa, Mr Z R to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

When are the application dates (a) opening and (b) closing for the board positions of all entities and councils reporting to him?

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Reply:

SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (SALGA) AND SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES NETWORK (SACN)

a) Not applicable. In respect of Salga, positions are filled through elective conference linked to the Local Government Elections while the board members of the SACN are mandated by their respective municipalities to form part of the board based on municipal council resolutions of each municipality.

b) Not applicable. Positions are filled through elective conference linked to the Local Government Elections.

MUNICIPAL DEMARCATION BOARD

(a) (b) The applications for persons to be appointed as a member board are advertised in accordance with Section 8(1)(a) of the Municipal Demarcation Act, Act 27 of 1998.

COMMISSION FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND LINGUISTIC COMMUNITIES (CLR COMMISSION)

(a) (b) The current Commissioners were appointed in March 2014 for a five-year period, expiring in March 2019.

15 December 2017 - NW3852

Gqada, Ms T to ask the Minister of Energy

(a) What was the total cost of the involvement of the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation’s mobile hot cell in the removal of high activity sealed radioactive sources from 87 teletherapy units in the Federative Republic of Brazil and (b) what amount has been budgeted for the mobile hot cell’s operation?

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Reply:

a) The total cost of the involvement of the SA Nuclear Energy Corporation ‘s mobile hot cell in the removal of high activity sealed radioactive sources from 87 teletherapy units in the Federative Republic of Brazil was R 35 663 397.17.

b) No funds were budgeted by NECSA for the Mobile Hot Cell operation as the operation was in Brazil and funded by the United States Department of Energy and the Government of Brazil.

15 December 2017 - NW2875

Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Basic Education

What is the detailed (a) breakdown of and (b) valuation for current and non-current assets and investments held by (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her according to (aa) listed assets (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held and (bb) unlisted investments (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held by each of the entities, in each case breaking the current assets and investments down by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and beyond 12 months?

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(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.

15 December 2017 - NW3968

Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism

What (a) are the details of the marketing initiatives undertaken in 2017 to promote the Royal Khalanga Accommodation Lodge in Limpopo, (b) is the total cost of the specified marketing initiatives and (c) amounts have been budgeted to promote the lodge in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3807

Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

(1)Whether any municipalities own mayoral residences; if so, in each case, (a) which municipalities own mayoral residences, (b) what is the value on the municipal valuation roll of each property, (c) what amount has been spent on each mayoral residence on renovations, refurbishments and remodeling in the past three financial years and (d) who currently occupies the specified properties; (2) whether any municipalities own any other residential properties that are occupied by municipal (a) councillors and/or (b) officials; if so, in each case, (i) which municipalities, (ii) what is the value of each specified property on the municipal valuation roll, (iii) what are the terms of the rental agreements entered into with the occupants and (iv) whether the occupants are up to date with the rent due on the properties?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3992

Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education

(1)Whether, with reference to her reply to question 2511 on 5 October 2017, a report has been received from the investigator regarding the Krugersdorp High School; if not, by what date is it expected; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether the educator from the Prince Tokoto High School has been discharged from hospital; if not, what is the prognosis; if so, have the investigations commenced; (3) what charges have been preferred against the principal of the Mphaphuli High School; (4) what was the outcome of the hearings which were held on 21 and 22 September relating to the Manyano Primary School; (5) what is the nature of the developments in the criminal case against the alleged educator of the Parktown Boys High School?

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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.

15 December 2017 - NW3505

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

(1)What are the details of the (a) land purchased by the Bela-Bela Local Municipality in Limpopo to deal with its housing backlog from 1 July 2011 to date, (b) purchase amount in each case, (c) municipal value of each piece of land and (d) person and/or entity the specified pieces of land were purchased from in each case; (2) whether housing development projects took place on each of the specified pieces of land; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

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Reply:

(1) (a) The municipality has not purchased land on its own from the year 2011 to date. However, the Housing Development Agency (HDA) bought land to address housing backlogs in Bela- Bela. The land in question was registered in the Deeds Office by HDA. Size of the land is 72.5 hectors off stand 1491, portion 170 of the farm Roodepoort 467KR.

(b) The cost for the land as per the Deeds information is R65 400 000.00, the land is owned by HDA.

(c) In the municipal valuation roll these piece of land (stand 1491 Ext 25) is not valued.

(d) The previous owner of the land as per documents in the municipal record was Messrs SBNP Family Trust, Number IT3162/2004.

(2) HDA had finalised detail design of 1200 units in this area. The housing project has not yet started. Progress on this project matter can be provided by the HDA and Coghsta Limpopo.

15 December 2017 - NW3987

Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Public Works

What (a) was the total amount that was spent on security upgrades at each Ministerial residence in each year since 2009 and (b) are the details of the security upgrades that were carried out in each case?

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