Questions and Replies

Reply:

The Ministerial Handbook provides guidelines on the appointment of the staff in the Private Office. It equally provides the recommended salary levels of each post. The salary levels are adjusted on an annual basis as prescribed in the Public Service Regulations.

The Office of the Minister has a staff complement as defined in the Ministerial Handbook. In line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPi) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act I am unable to provide the members with such confidential information in the manner it is requested.

I however draw the honourable members to the department’s Annual Report wherein the organogram of the department provides the information required. Should it be insufficient, the department will make the personal files of the officials available for further scrutiny by the Auditor General as prescribed by the Act.

Reply:

a) (i) The private office does not have a separate budget from that of the Ministry.

The budget and the expenditure of the private office is included in the budget of the Ministry which is reflected in the Annual Reports of the 2014/15, 2015/16 and the 2016/17 financial years

b) The remuneration of employees in the private office is included in the compensation of all employees in the department as reflected in the relevant annual reports.

The salary levels and job descriptions are in line with the guidelines provided by the Handbook for Members of the Executive as well the Public Service Regulations.

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Reply:

a) Clanwilliam Dam

Site establishment activities for the Raising of Clanwilliam Dam project commenced in June 2014 and were completed in September 2016. The remainder of the Scope of Works for the construction of the Raising of Clanwilliam Dam will be done by a private construction contractor. This contractor will be procured through a competitive bidding process is line with Government’s Supply Chain Policies and Regulations.

Berg River Voëlvlei Augmentation Scheme (BRVAS)

Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) has commenced with the implementation of the project. Stakeholder engagement is in progress including negotiations with the water users in order to develop offtake agreements. The procurement of the Engineering Professional Service Provider (PSP) is also in progress; the tender has been advertised and will close on 6 April 2018.

Brandvlei Dam

The final outcome of this proposed project will be an increase of the Brandvlei Dam`s canal by 30cm. This will allow and additional amount of water to be diverted during the winter months for storage which will bring an additional area under irrigation. Further phases to increase the yield can include the upgrading of the 30 year old Papenkuils pump station in the Breede River. This project is clearly linked to the National Development Plan (NDP) as well as the outcomes derived from it.

b) Clanwilliam Dam

The bid for the appointment of a private sector construction contractor was issued on 26 August 2016 and closed on 9 November 2016. However, due to unavailability of funds for the construction phase of the project, the tender bid could not be awarded.

Berg River Voëlvlei Augmentation Scheme (BRVAS)

Unavailability of funding for the project delayed the project. My Department and TCTA are at advanced stage to secure funding and the National Treasury guarantees for the implementation of the project.

Brandvlei Dam

Unavailability of funding for the project delayed the project. The Provincial Department of Agriculture submitted a proposal for funding under the General Budget Support (GBS) component of the EU-funded National Development Support Programme for the first phase to raise the current canal with 30cm. No final decision was taken on the upgrading of the Papenkuils pump station.

c) Clanwilliam Dam

The construction phase of the project will commence when funding becomes available. In a bid to source funding, the project was submitted to National Treasury for inclusion in the budget facility for infrastructure for strategic projects.

Berg River Voëlvlei Augmentation Scheme (BRVAS)

TCTA has adopted a fast tracked approach to project implementation and legislative requirements, including borrowing authority approvals which will result in construction commencing in October 2019 with water delivery milestone being achieved in March 2021.

Brandvlei Dam

As the DWS owns the Brandvlei Dam and associated infrastructure, they will be the lead agency responsible for the design of the infrastructure to be constructed, overseeing the construction and to identify and appoint the construction company (either in-house or externally). The Brandvlei Intergovernmental Steering Committee, consisting of 18 directly involved or affected organs of state, will oversee the implementation of this project.

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Reply:

The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments (KwaZulu-Natal) and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

Yes, the information was received. Please find attached NA 1657 and NA 2326. See responses below:

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QUESTION 2326

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14/08/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26/2017

2326. Ms H S Boshoff (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

Whether, with reference to her reply to question 1657 on 29 June 2017, she has received the requested information from the provincial departments? NW2571E

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QUESTION 1657

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/06/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21/2017

1657. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

How many school learners have been (a) killed or (b) injured in accidents while travelling to school in each province (i) in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15, (cc) 2015-16 and (dd) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017? NW1863E

Response

1. (b) (i) (aa) (bb) (cc) (dd)

INCIDENDTS REPORT PER PROVINCE PER YEAR
PROVINCE	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
	Injuries	no killed	Injuries	no killed	Injuries	no killed	Injuries	no killed	Injuries	no killed
Eastern Cape	0	0	0	0	19	1	7	0	15	0
Free State	0	0	0	0	22	3	1	0	0	0
Gauteng	0	0	45	2	5	1	33	1	2	21
KwaZulu-Natal	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	54	17
Limpopo	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mpumalanga	6	1	0	0	13	0	1	1	0	0
Northern Cape	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
North West	3	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
Western Cape	3	0	0	0	31	0	10	0	0	0
TOTAL	12	1	45	2	109	7	52	3	71	39

Reply:

1. The information requested is currently not available. It has, accordingly, been requested from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and it will be provided as soon as it is obtained.

2. The information requested is currently not available. It has, accordingly, been requested from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education and it will be provided as soon as it is obtained.

3. The Funza Lushaka Bursary Prpogramme is a merit bursary and it aims to only fund 25% of students enrolled at public Higher Education Institutions for recognised Initial Teacher Education programmes, namely the Bachelors in Education (B Ed) or the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). The Department of Basic Education and the Basic Education Sector uses the programme to address critical teacher shortages in specified subject areas and school phases. The general criteria for award of the bursary are as follows:

a) The applicant must be a South African citizen;

b) The applicant must be accepted into an approved B Ed degree or PGCE programme to specialise in two or more of the priority areas;

c) The applicant should demonstrate good academic ability;

d) The applicant must show commitment to a teaching career, which includes: interest in working with young people; enthusiasm for a professional career in teaching; readiness to face and surmount difficult challenges and personal integrity; and

e) The applicant must be committed to teach in any school to which a student may be placed by a Provincial Education Department.

4. The Funza Lushaka Bursary Programme is intended to address specific teacher demand and supply issues in the Basic Education Sector. The Programme therefore carries a service obligation. That is, upon graduation the bursars should serve the Basic Education Sector for an equal number of years to their bursary assisted study period. As a result a Funza Lushaka Bursary holder is required to sign a bursary contract that binds them to the service obligation. As part of the contract, Funza Lushaka Bursary recipients have to be placed by a Provincial Education Department to teach in a public school in which a teacher is needed. The contract further stipulates that the bursary holder is obliged to take up placement immediately on completion of the initial teaching qualification. To ensure that this contractual obligation is realised without delay, the Funza Lushaka Bursary holders are prioritised for employment.

Reply:

1. The number of schools for the deaf over the academic years (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 per province is as represented in the table below:

Province	a) No. of schools for the Deaf in 2015	b) No. of schools for the Deaf in 2016	c) No. of schools for the Deaf in 2017
EC	4	4	4
FS	2	2	2
GP	8	8	8
KZN	12	12	12
LP	5	5	5
MP	5	5	5
NC	1	1	1
NW	2	2	2
WC	7	7	7
Total	46	46	46
Source: EMIS, 2017

2. The number of educators at special schools for the deaf in each province in the (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 academic years is as represented in the table below:

Province	(a)No. of Educators in 2015	(b)No. of Educators in 2016	(c)No. Educators in 2017
EC	115	118	111
FS	103	83	92
GP	279	287	252
KZN	209	147	166
LP	154	150	98
MP	99	123	53
NC	23	21	23
NW	49	47	47
WC	165	195	243
Total	1 196	1 171	1 085
Source: EMIS, 2017

3. The number of educators at special schools for the deaf who were appropriately trained in SA Sign Language in the (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 academic years is provided per province in the table below:

Province	No. of Trained Teachers in 2015	No. of Trained Teachers in 2016	No. of Trained Teachers in 2017	Total
EC	14	11	4	29
FS	7	6	3	16
GT	30	23	7	60
KZN	26	23	5	54
LP	6	6	2	14
MP	6	3	0	9
NC	3	3	1	7
NW	6	7	0	13
WC	7	12	2	21
Total	105	94	24	223
Source: DBE, 2017

4. The number of special schools for the deaf that had services of class assistants in the (a) 2015, (b) 2016, and (c) 2017 academic years are represented in the table below:

Province	No. of Schools for the Deaf with Class Assistants in 2015	No. of Schools for the Deaf with Class Assistants in 2016	No. of Schools for the Deaf with Class Assistants in 2017
EC	4	4	4
FS	2	2	2
GP	7	7	7
KZN	12	12	12
LP	5	5	5
MP	5	5	5
NC	1	1	1
NW	2	2	2
WC	5	5	5
Total	43	43	43
Source: DBE, 2017

Reply:

Adv Nana Makhubela the Chairperson of the interim PRASA Board is not replaced as the Chairperson of the Board of PRASA pursuant to her appointment as the judge. The Chairperson has not yet taken or assumed Office as the Judge as she is still winding up her practice work and other services that she rendered before her appointment as a Judge. The Chairperson has advised that she will assume office as a Judge with effect from 1ST April 2018 and by that time the necessary arrangements shall have been made for her substitution

Reply:

The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments (Eastern Cape) and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

(1)

Table 1 below, indicates the number of learners in special schools for the deaf, in 2017. The 2017 figures are based on special schools that uploaded to LURITS as at September 2017.

Table 1: Number of learners in special schools for the deaf, by province, in 2017

Province	2017
EC	848
FS	699
GP	2 136
KZN	2 980
LP	1 299
MP	296
NC	156
NW	350
WC	1 256
Total	10 020

Source: 2017 LURITS, September uploads

2(a)(i)(ii)(ii)

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) measured the reading comprehension levels of learners in a representative sample of mainstream public schools. Within these sampled schools, the sampling methodology, which is externally prescribed by International Association for Education Assessment, did not differentiate between deaf and non-deaf learners. There was no specific indicator to count the number of deaf learners in the 2016 Study and in previous cycles.

2(b) The Grade 4 provincial results are as follows:

Province	PIRLS Score
Eastern Cape	290
Free State	347
Gauteng	343
KwaZulu-Natal	316
Limpopo	285
Mpumalanga	313
Northern Cape	306
North West	326
Western Cape	377
National	320

Source: 2016 PIRLS

(3)(a)

Table 2 below, indicate the number of Grade 1 learners in special schools for the deaf in 2005. Please note that the response rate for the 2005 annual survey for special schools was very low. Only 50% of the schools responded to the survey.

Table 2: Number of Grade 1 learners

Province	Number of Grade 1 learners
Eastern Cape	35
Free State	31
Gauteng	91
Limpopo	121
Mpumalanga	42
Western Cape	75
Total	395

Source: 2005 SNE Annual Survey

(3)(b)

Province	No. of Learners that wrote matric
Eastern Cape	15
Free State	9
Gauteng	33
KwaZulu-Natal	27
Limpopo	19
Mpumalanga	0
North West	0
Northern Cape	10
Western Cape	27
National	140

Source: 2017 Exam Mainframe system

Reply:

Yes, the information was received. Please see attached NA 2324 and NA 1656. See responses below:

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QUESTION 2324

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14/08/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26/2017

2324. Ms N l Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With reference to her reply to question 1656 on 13 July 2017, has she received the requested information from the provincial departments? NW2569E

Response.

Please see attached NA 1656.

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QUESTION 1656

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/06/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21/2017

1656. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

(1) Has each provincial department of education identified a list of schools considered to be priorities for scholar transport as funding becomes available; if not, why not; if so, (a) what criteria are used to determine priority schools and (b) which schools are on the priority list in each province;

(2) have any of the schools on the priority list been identified as a result of the school rationalisation programme; if not, why not; if so, will a separate additional budget allocation be made available for transport needed in the case of rationalised schools? NW1862E

Response

1. Schools and learners who are not transported due to budgetary constraints are kept on a database and prioritised when additional funding becomes available.
2. The criteria used by provinces to determine the priority schools is based on the criteria that is used to identify learners in those school as directed by the learner transport policy. The criteria are as follows:
   • Priority is given to primary schools learners who walk long distances to schools;
   • Beneficiaries must be needy learners from grade R to 12;
   • Learner transport will be subsidised to the nearest appropriate school only and not to a school of parental choice (parental choice means parents prefer to enrol their children at schools other than the nearest suitable school);
   • Priority must be given to learners with disabilities, taking into consideration the nature of the disability; and

• Existing learner transport services must be taken into account when identifying beneficiaries as no learner transport services will be provided in areas where public transport is available in order to avoid duplication of services and resources.

1. List of Schools is attached as Annexure A

(2) Yes. There are schools that were identified as a result of rationalisation. A costing exercise is undertaken as part of the rationalisation programme to determine the additional funding required and requests are made for these funds, over and above the existing budget.

Reply:

The National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996) and its Regulations, provides for the manner in which driving licences are to be issued. In terms of Section 12 of the mentioned Act it is provided that, no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a public road unless the person has an appropriate licence for such vehicle and unless the person keeps such licence in the vehicle. Further, Section 13 determines that no person shall be examined or tested for the purposes to issue a driving licence unless such person holds a learner’s licence.

Regulation 99(1)(a)(b) and (c) of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 sets out the different categories of learner’s licences, which are:

(a) Code 1 (learner’s licence for to motor cycles);

(b) Code 2 (learner’s licence for light motor vehicles);and

(c) Code 3 (learner’s licence for heavy motor vehicles and combinations of vehicles).

Both Code 2 and 3 does not include any questions specific to the operation of motor cycles. The rationale for the above is because a person who applies to hold a driving licence for either a light or heavy motor vehicle does not necessarily intend to also hold a motor cycle licence.

Furthermore, the same principle applies in the case where a person who is the holder of a code B driving licence, who intends to apply for a Code C driving licence will have to undergo a process of obtaining a Learner’s Licence again, this time for a Code 3 learner’s licence.

The reason for this is because all the three Codes of learner’s licence differ with regard to the rules of the road and the controls for the operation of the respective motor vehicles.

Reply:

The Minister has made a decision regarding the NEXUS report. The context of that this report was that it was submitted to the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) as a confidential document in order to provide information on the cases under investigation in the selling of posts.

The report contains various confidential matters that need to be addressed through the audi alteram partem principles which could open the Department of Basic Education up for litigation if not respected.

As the report emanates out of the provincial investigation, which is still sub judice, the Minister is not in a position to make its contents known. It is therefore advisable that the matter is taken up with the relevant province from which report emanates in order for them to determine when the report may be made available.

Reply:

Yes, the information was received. Please find attached NA 3981. See response below:

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QUESTION 3981

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 01/12/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 47/2017

3981. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 7 November 2017, why are the school transport incidents (details furnished) not included in the provincial totals for (a) KwaZulu-Natal and (b) the Eastern Cape? NW4527E

RESPONSE

a) Information received from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education indicates that the schools involved in the accidents are not part of the Learner Transport Programme for the current Financial Year in the province. The schools that are mentioned from the KwaZulu- Natal in the article are all from the Umzinyathi District:

• 12 Learners from Ngwane High School were involved in a car accident on their way home but no one was injured.
• 33 Learners were involved in a truck accident on their way home from a traditional ceremony.
• 23   learners were injured and 3 learners died from  Zindlalele Secondary.
• 02 learners were injured from Phumlani Secondary.
• 03 learners were injured from Batshe Primary.
• 01 learner were injured from Ekucabangeni Secondary.
• 01 learner were injured from Mgazi Secondary.

b) Information received from the Eastern Cape Department of Transport indicates that the schools involved in the accidents are not part of the Learner Transport Programme for the current Financial Year. The schools that are mentioned from the Eastern Cape in the article are:

• Abraham Levy;
• Frank Joubert ; and
• De Vos Malan Primary Schools.

Reply:

Yes, the information was received. Please see attached NA 2325 and NA 1661. See responses below:

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QUESTION 2325

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 14/08/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 26/2017

2325. Ms H S Boshoff (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With reference to her reply to question 1661 on 6 July 2017, has she received the requested information from the provincial departments? NW2570E

Response

Please see attached NA 1661.

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QUESTION 1661

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 09/06/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 21/2017

1661. Mr I M Ollis (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committees of Basic Education and Transport entitled Scholar Transport Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 23 May 2017, (a) what was the figure for the total demand for scholar transport for each province in the (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16 and (iv) 2016-17 financial years and (b) what is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years? NW1867E

Response

1. Total demand for scholar transport for each province

Total demand per province per year
PROVINCE	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
Eastern Cape	102219	94 938	98312	111406	106551
Free State	8061	8053	7193	9736	10689
Gauteng	66718	75 299	82971	97114	109618
KwaZulu-Natal	17521	85023	81038	71000	90000
Limpopo	19344	36123	37272	34321	40268
Mpumalanga	66615	59 354	59346	60231	60256
Northern Cape	27239	23573	27526	27803	26853
North West	40722	61 950	52 684	52684	54059
Western Cape	55106	53950	57 517	57416	5800

(b) What is the projected demand for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years?

• The DBE is still awaiting response from KZN and Limpopo for the 2018/19 and 2019/20 financial Years and will be provided as soon as it is received.

Projected demand per province per year
PROVINCE	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20
Eastern Cape	106551	100346	107000
Free State	10689	10689	10689
Gauteng	109618	118 515	126 515
KwaZulu-Natal	90000
Limpopo	40268
Mpumalanga	60256	63125	66281
Northern Cape	26853	24500	25000
North West	54059	59 465	65 412
Western Cape	58000	58700	59400

Reply:

1. The project, N2 Wild Coast Toll Road, has been declared as a Strategic Infrastructure Project (SIP) by the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission (PICC) and has been approved for implementation. The project has the support of the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, both the District and Local Municipalities through whose territory the route alignment traverses, the Traditional Leadership (Kings and Chiefs), Business Chambers, Communities and other stakeholders. As with other projects, there will always be some interested and affected parties that are against the project. The project enjoys overwhelming support in the Eastern Cape Province in general, and the Wild Coast in particular. The Record of Decision (ROD) was issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs in 2010 and has been implemented since that time on many projects along the N2 Wild Coast corridor. The ROD was appealed in 2010 but authorization was upheld by the Minister of Environmental Affairs. It is therefore still valid today. The matter that could be destined for court proceedings is a belated review application, launched in 2012, that seeks to question the validity of the ROD and desirability of the project. This matter is subject to legal processes and both the Department of Environmental Affairs and the Department of Transport along with SANRAL will do everything in their power to defend this very important project for the South African and Eastern Cape economies, and for the people of the Wild coast area.

2. (a) Numerous meetings were held with communities and specific responses were made in writing. The written responses to issues raised by the various communities were sent through the former Mayor of Mbizana Local Municipality to be shared with the various communities.

b) When SANRAL had engaged with the communities they indicated that what SANRAL indicated would be done during the implementation of the project was not what they were told. This is with specific reference to what was said by the AmaDiba Crisis Committee (ACC), who insisted that the road was to be constructed to facilitate dune mining along the Wild Coast. SANRAL has continuously rejected this claim, demonstrating the logic and purpose of this critical section of the N2 corridor. Once informed of the correct facts, communities pledged their support for the project on condition that SANRAL responded in writing to the issues that they raised. This was done via the office of the Mbizana Mayor. The communities in question, i.e the Mdatya and Sigidi communities subsequently withdrew their objection to the project.

c) Consultations in the form of stakeholder engagement sessions are ongoing with the local communities with the last ones held on the 24th and 25th January 2018 at the Wild Coast Sun in the Mbizana Municipality. Invitations were extended to the OR Tambo and Alftrd Nzo District Municipalities as well as all the local municipalities in those districts. Traditional Leaders and Business Chambers were also invited. All these stakeholders were represented in the sessions. These stakeholder engagement sessions are planned for every quarter of the year.

Reply:

In response to the questions:

a) The Accounting Officer advises no expenditure was incurred

b) The Accounting Officers advise that no expenditure was incurred

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Reply:

(1) (a)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	7	22	15
Free State	8	21	21
Gauteng	44	75	55
KwaZulu-Natal	33	20	29
Limpopo	16	108	19
Mpumalanga	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0
Northern Cape	4	12	1
Western Cape	6	16	11
National	118	274	151

1. (b)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	7	21	15
Free State	8	21	9
Gauteng	40	67	33
KwaZulu-Natal	26	20	27
Limpopo	16	72	19
Mpumalanga	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0
Northern Cape	4	5	10
Western Cape	6	16	27
National	107	222	140

(2) (a)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	3	5	10
Free State	1	15	6
Gauteng	38	39	26
KwaZulu-Natal	20	9	11
Limpopo	4	7	12
Mpumalanga	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0
Northern Cape	1	5	1
Western Cape	6	13	9
National	73	93	75

(2) (b)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	-	2	3
Free State	-	2	0
Gauteng	-	0	0
KwaZulu-Natal	-	0	2
Limpopo	-	1	2
Mpumalanga	-	0	0
North West	-	0	0
Northern Cape	-	3	1
Western Cape	-	7	2
National	-	15	10

(2) (c)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	1	1	2
Free State	1	4	3
Gauteng	12	15	9
KwaZulu-Natal	3	1	5
Limpopo	1	0	3
Mpumalanga	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0
Northern Cape	1	0	0
Western Cape	1	1	2
National	20	22	24

(2)(d)

Province	2015	2016	2017
Eastern Cape	1	2	5
Free State	2	8	1
Gauteng	16	18	8
KwaZulu-Natal	14	7	3
Limpopo	1	4	5
Mpumalanga	0	0	0
North West	0	0	0
Northern Cape	0	2	0
Western Cape	5	3	3
National	39	44	25

(3)(a) and (b)

Province Name	Subject Description	Distinctions
Eastern Cape	History	1
Eastern Cape	IsiXhosa Home Language	1
Eastern Cape	Life Orientation	2
Eastern Cape	Tourism	1
Free State	Life Orientation	1
Gauteng	Life Orientation	7
Gauteng	Xitsonga Home Language	2
KwaZulu-Natal	Design	4
KwaZulu-Natal	Life Orientation	4
KwaZulu-Natal	Visual Arts	4
Total	27

(4)(a) The DBE does not have the information.

(4)(b) and (c)

Exam Date	Centre Name	% Achieved
201711	EFATA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND & DEAF	100.0
201711	ST VINCENT SCHOOL	100.0
201711	FULTON SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	100.0
201711	KWATHINTWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	100.0
201711	RE TLAMELENG SPECIAL SCHOOL	100.0
201711	DE LA BAT-SKOOL	100.0

Reply:

The Department has forwarded the question to the Provincial Education Departments (Limpopo) and is awaiting the response. The response will be forwarded as soon as the Department receives it.

Reply:

a) In the short-term SANRAL is in the process of appointing service providers to address flooding problem through the expansion of the stormwater management infrastructure at the Interchange. This will be done in the upcoming 2018/19 financial year. In terms of traffic capacity Gillooly’s Interchange has been developed to its maximum potential and no further upgrades are possible due to the surrounding land developments.

b) The medium-term solution to address traffic capacity was the implementation of the new PWV 14 freeway (Gauteng Provincial Route) to redistribute traffic around Gillooly’s Interchange.  PWV 14 forms part of GFIP phases 2 and 3, which are currently uncertain because of the rejection of the toll scheme in Gauteng and no available public funds. The Gauteng Province has also indicated that it does not have funding for this project.

c) See answer under (b).

 

Reply:

a) The Interim Board of PRASA has started the process of filling the key Executive positions through the process of advertising the Group Executive positions (Group Chief Executive Officer, Group Chief Finance Officer, Group Executive: Human Capital Management and Chief Procurement Officer). These positions were advertised widely on the weekend of 11 February 2018 both on the Sunday Times and City Press newspapers.

b) The closing date for all the adverts issued is on the 26 February 2018.

c) The Interim Board will ensure that it completes the recruitment and selection process by 01 May 2018.

Reply:

Yes, the information was received. Please find attached NA 3684. See responses below:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 3684

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10/11/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 42/2017

3684. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With reference to her reply to question 2965 on 25 October 2017, what was the reason for the reprioritisation that saw the Eastern Cape school transport budget decreased by R36 million? NW4115E

Response

The insourcing of the Scholar Transport project within the Eastern Cape Department of Transport required operational budget to establish a Scholar Transport Unit. The R36m in question was reprioritised to fund operations of the newly established unit and was allocated funding as follows:

ITEM	BUDGET (‘000)
TOTAL ALLOCATED BUDGET	R 462 000
Transport of Scholars	R 435 000
Operational Budget	R 27 000

It should be indicated, that an additional R25m was provided to the Scholar Transport Programme in the 2017/18 adjustment budget, bringing the total adjusted budget to R460m for the financial year.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION 2965

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 06/10/2017

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 34/2017

2965. Ms N I Tarabella Marchesi (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:

With regard to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on 23 May 2017, in which the scholar transport budget for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport was listed as R498 million, what is the reason for the discrepancy between the specified amount and the amount allegedly stated as the current budget by the provincial Department of Transport (details furnished)? NW3284E

Response

The allocated budget for 2017/18 for the Eastern Cape was initially R498 000 000.00. However, due to reprioritisation the amount was revised to R462 000 000.00. The figure of R10 Million stated in the Daily Dispatch Newspaper of 22 May 2017 is incorrect.

Reply:

The Minister has made a decision regarding the Ntshupetsang report. The context of this report was that it was submitted to the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) as a confidential document in order to provide information on the cases under investigation in the selling of posts.

The report contains various confidential matters that need to be addressed through the audi alteram partem principles which could open the Department of Basic Education up for litigation, if not respected.

As the report emanates out of the provincial investigation, which is still sub judice, the Minister is not in a position to make its contents known. It is therefore advisable that the matter is taken up with the relevant province from which report emanates for them to determine when the report may be made available.

Reply:

a) The Department did not incur any expenditure on the promotion or celebration of the Year of O R Tambo since 1 January 2017.

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

Reply:

	2014/15 FY	2015/16 FY	2016/17 FY	Since April 2017
(a)(i) Budgeted	23,802,000	21,373,000	20,670,000	16,888,000
(a)(ii) Spent	23,762,000	21,487,000	21,284,000	15,608,010

2014/15 FY[1]

Name	(b)(i) remuneration (R)	(b)(ii) salary level	(b)(iii) job title	(b)(iv) qualification	(b)(v) job description
Maluleke J	1,201,778	15	Special Adviser	Master of Laws	Special Adviser
Ngoma-Diseko O	831,898	15	Special Adviser	Master of Education	Special Adviser
Zabo TM	1,018,600	14	Chief Director	B Admin Honours	Chief of Staff
Mangcu V	839,137	13	Director	National Diploma (Commercial Administration)	Administrative Secretary
Sambamba D	617,655	13	Director	Master of Social Science/MBA	Parliamentary Liaison Officer
Modiba MS	899,662	13	Director	National Diploma (Journalism)	Media Liaison Officer
Mashaya GS	475,105	11	Deputy Director	Senior Certificate	Private Secretary
Lobe MC	176,436	11	Deputy Director	Magister in Governance and Political Transformation	Private Secretary
Gola S	462,263	9	Assistant Director	Senior Certificate	Assistant Private Secretary
Xaba L	305,870	8	Senior Admin Officer	N3 Certificate	Secretary/ Receptionist, Ministry
Ramorola L	209,897	8	Senior Admin Officer	Diploma (Office Administration)	Personal Assistant, Ministry
Rankoe A	179,027	7	Admin Officer	Diploma (Business Administration)	Receptionist, Ministry
Kwela FL	188,129	6	Driver/ Messenger	N2 Certificate	Driver/Messenger, Ministry

2015/16 FY

Name	(b)(i) remuneration (R)	(b)(ii) salary level	(b)(iii) job title	(b)(iv) qualification	(b)(v) job description
Maluleke J	1,267,876	15	Special Adviser	Master of Laws	Special Adviser
Ngoma-Diseko O	1,298,588	15	Special Adviser	Master of Education	Special Adviser
Zabo TM	1,421,294	14	Chief Director	B Admin Honours	Chief of Staff
Mangcu V	1,118,556	13	Director	National Diploma (Commercial Administration)	Administrative Secretary
Sambamba D	1,144,615	13	Director	Master of Social Science/MBA	Parliamentary Liaison Officer
Koma MM	864,247	13	Director	National Diploma (International Communication)	Stakeholder Coordination
Lobe MC	954,034	13	Director	Magister in Governance and Political Transformation	Media Liaison Officer
Gola S	517,514	9	Assistant Director	Senior Certificate	Assistant Private Secretary
Xaba L	406,081	8	Senior Admin Officer	N3 Certificate	Secretary/ Receptionist, Ministry
Ramorola L	348,883	8	Senior Admin Officer	Diploma (Office Administration)	Personal Assistant, Ministry
Rankoe A	265,700	7	Admin Officer	Diploma (Business Administration)	Receptionist, Ministry
Kwela FL	241,478	6	Driver/ Messenger	N2 Certificate	Driver/Messenger, Ministry

2016/17 FY

Name	(b)(i) remuneration (R)	(b)(ii) salary level	(b)(iii) job title	(b)(iv) qualification	(b)(v) job description
Maluleke J (to January 2017)	1,090,903	15	Special Adviser	Master of Laws	Special Adviser
Ngoma-Diseko O (to February 2017)	1,199,201	15	Special Adviser	Master of Education	Special Adviser
Tshitereke NC (from February 2017)	229,888	15	Special Adviser	Ph.D. (Political Studies)	Special Adviser
Zabo TM	1,435,406	14	Chief Director	B Admin Honours	Chief of Staff
Mangcu V	1,181,469	13	Director	National Diploma (Commercial Administration)	Administrative Secretary
Sambamba D	1,204,433	13	Director	Master of Social Science/MBA	Parliamentary Liaison Officer
Koma MM	1,043,419	13	Director	National Diploma (International Communication)	Stakeholder Coordination
Stevens-Maziya SD	882,866	13	Director	Post Graduate Diploma (Management)	Private Secretary
Dibakwane WI (May 2016 to January 2017)	667,484	13	Contractor	Secondary Teacher's Certificate	Contractor : Media Liaison Officer
Khalo NR (from March 2017)	71,010	13	Director	Senior Certificate	Media Liaison Officer
Gola S	562,727	9	Assistant Director	Senior Certificate	Assistant Private Secretary
Xaba L	463,070	8	Senior Admin Officer	N3 Certificate	Secretary/ Receptionist, Ministry
Ramorola L	376,802	8	Senior Admin Officer	Diploma (Office Administration)	Personal Assistant, Ministry
Rankoe A	288,138	7	Admin Officer	Diploma (Business Administration)	Receptionist, Ministry
Kwela FL	266,277	6	Driver/ Messenger	N2 Certificate	Driver/Messenger, Ministry

Since 1 April 2017[2]

Name	(b)(i) remuneration (R)	(b)(ii) salary level	(b)(iii) job title	(b)(iv) qualification	(b)(v) job description
Tshitereke NC (till October 2017)	1,271,799	15	Special Adviser	Ph.D. (Political Studies)	Special Adviser
Monama MB	-	14	Special Adviser	LLB	Special Adviser
Zabo TM	1,194,342	14	Chief Director	B Admin Honours	Chief of Staff
Mangcu V	1,059,107	13	Director	National Diploma (Commercial Administration)	Administrative Secretary
Sambamba D	1,072,021	13	Director	Master of Social Science/MBA	Parliamentary Liaison Officer
Khalo NR (April 2017)	74,902	13	Director	Senior Certificate	Media Liaison Officer
Gambu BB (May to June 2017)	92,227	13	Director	BA Honours (Journalism and Media Studies)	Media Liaison Officer
Mbelengwa TP (July to November 2017)	441,685	13	Director	BA (Communication Science)	Media Liaison Officer
Koma MM	873,582	13	Director	National Diploma (International Communication)	Stakeholder Coordination
Stevens-Maziya SD	902,973	13	Director	Post Graduate Diploma (Management)	Private Secretary
Milosevic MP	788,367	13	Contractor	Senior Certificate	Contractor: Stakeholder Partnerships
Ntuli P	510,861	13	Contractor	BA (English and Political Science)	Contractor: Researcher and Speech Writer
Gola S	523,240	9	Assistant Director	Senior Certificate	Assistant Private Secretary
Xaba L	432 160	8	Senior Admin Officer	N3 Certificate	Secretary/ Receptionist, Ministry
Ramorola L	338,884	8	Senior Admin Officer	Diploma (Office Administration)	Personal Assistant, Ministry
Rankoe A	261,552	7	Admin Officer	Diploma (Business Administration)	Receptionist, Ministry
Kwela FL	226,675	6	Driver/ Messenger	N2 Certificate	Driver/Messenger, Ministry

________________________

Approved by the Minister on

Date………………………..

1. Private Office subsequent to NMOS process. ↑

2. Remuneration for the period 01 April 2017 to 31 January 2018 ↑

Reply:

1. The Central Johannesburg TVET College offers a range of business, engineering and services-related programmes. The Principal of the College has indicated that not all workshops and laboratories used for the teaching of practical skills across the various fields are fully equipped with machines, tools and relevant equipment.

a) The kitchens for the Hospitality programmes need to be refurbished as this programme was relocated to the old Wits Hotel School from the Smit Street campus as the previous building was expropriated and demolished for the Gautrain project.

The ICT infrastructure needs recapitalisation and modernisation.

The key concern for the Engineering programmes is the procurement of Learning and Teaching Support Materials (LTSM).

The Fitting and Motor Mechanic workshops require replacement of tools and machinery due to it being missing or obsolete.

b) The College included the refurbishment of the kitchens in its 2018 Strategic Plan, pending the availability of funds.

The College is in the final stages of a tender process for the recapitalisation of its ICT infrastructure. This project, once completed early in 2018, will have addressed all ICT related issues across all campuses and programmes.

The College Council recently approved that campuses may procure LTSM to a maximum of R30 000 to expedite the provision of LTSM.

Since 2016, the College has procured some tools and equipment for the Motor Mechanic workshops. Earlier this year, the Ford Motor Company donated three new vehicles to the College for teaching and learning purposes. The College is also in discussions with ABB South Africa for similar donations to its Alexandra campus.

2. The College and Department are not aware of cases where students were awarded marks for the practical component of a course where no actual practical teaching took place.

3. If more detail is provided on the incident, the Principal and Department will investigate and take appropriate action.

4. According to the Principal, who assumed office on 01 April 2016, some staff members verbally alleged that some equipment was lost/misplaced/unaccounted. To date, no evidence has been provided by these staff members.

(a) (i) Detailed information regarding allegations of lost/stolen assets are not readily available for 2015 and 2016. The Department will investigate and revert back in due course.

(ii) The Principal’s report indicates that in 2016, a staff member made allegations against a Campus Manager at the Ellis Park Campus involving two missing sofas and a lawn mower. This was investigated and evidence was provided that the sofas were being re-upholstered. The service provider would not release the sofas as there was a misunderstanding regarding the quotation. Payment was effected and the sofas were returned to the College.

The service provider who repaired the lawnmower wanted payment before releasing the machine. Payment was effected and the lawnmower was returned to the College.

The above report was provided to the complainant but he was not satisfied with the explanation. The Principal has requested the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) specialists deployed at colleges to investigate this matter. The College is still awaiting this report.

(b) The College had three incidents of armed robbery and theft of computers at the Crown Mines campus over a 12 month period.

The College also had an incident of an armed robbery at the Troyeville campus during the early hours of 6 November 2016 where approximately 150 computers were stolen.

(aa) The armed robberies apparently involved groups of 10-12 heavily armed men who overpowered the night guards and locked down the sites.

(bb) These cases were reported to the South African Police Services.

(cc) The College has revised its security arrangements and is in the process of installing updated surveillance and monitoring equipment, and improving access control. The College has also replaced all the stolen computers.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS ARUNA SINGH

CONTACT: 012 312 5149

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 25.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 25 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

Yes the National Treasury, in consultation with other government departments, does review goods and services that could be procured directly from state institutions through strategic procurement based on the capacity of the state to render such services.

Reply:

a) The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has put in place the following collection processes during the 2015/16 financial year to increase recoveries:

1. Appointment of External Debt Collectors (EDC) to contact debtors who are working in the public and private sector. NSFAS is also working with private companies and associations, e.g. Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) and South African Insurance Association (SAIA) to allow for payroll deductions from their employees as well as certain government departments;
2. NSFAS plans to do soft collections via the contact centre by calling and emailing debtors on a small to medium scale before the debtors are handed over to EDC for collections from the 2018/19 financial year onwards;
3. NSFAS sends out quarterly statements to enable debtors to make payment arrangements via debit order directly to the Scheme;
4. NSFAS has embarked on an extensive recoveries communication campaign to create awareness and encourage previous beneficiaries to pay, utilising different mediums of communication throughout the country, i.e. television, radio, print media as well as social media platforms;
5. NSFAS receives assistance from the National Treasury to secure payroll deductions from government departments. It received secondments from Standard Bank and First National Bank. The First National Bank secondment assists NSFAS with implementation of the recoveries strategy. The Standard Bank secondment assists with all reporting requirements for recoveries, building a data warehouse, dashboard and reporting on the performance statistics of EDC; and
6. The entity is also getting assistance from SARS on a quarterly basis.

b) The recoveries mandate remains the responsibility of NSFAS. The Department provides oversight and monitoring to ensure that NSFAS fulfils its obligations in this regard.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MR MORGAN NHIWATIWA

CONTACT: 021 763 3200 Ext 289

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 24.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 24 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences has provided the following response to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Travel Tours was not used on 1 July 2017.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 200.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 200 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

1. In terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the NIHSS and National Student Financial Aid Scheme, the NIHSS has to pay NSFAS an administration fee.
2. Based on the funds under management by NSFAS, the following administration fees are payable by the NIHSS:

Year	Funds received from NIHSS (AFS)	NSFAS 2% Admin Fee
2015	18 000 000.00	360 000.00
2016	37 800 000.00	756 000.00
2017	31 502 000.00	630,040.00

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 181.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 181 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

a) The total number of students who dropped out is 122 769.

b) NSFAS does not currently require universities to provide the reasons for students dropping out. NSFAS defines a dropout as a student who has not formally graduated from the university at which he/she was funded and is currently not studying. Debtors are classified as either “studying”, “graduate” or “dropout” in the loan management system with no breakdown in terms of the reasons for a debtor having dropped out.

Using the Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) and information submitted by the universities annually, NSFAS is able to determine whether a funded student has graduated from an undergraduate programme of study. NSFAS does not currently have a mechanism to identify if a student has transferred to another university for continued studies, however it will be developing this capability in the future.

c) NSFAS debt becomes due and payable one year after a debtor has exited the higher education system, is employed and earns more than R30 000 per annum. Debtors are required to inform NSFAS as soon as their status has changed, i.e. they have exited the higher education system, become employed and earning above the repayment threshold. In terms of section 24 of the NSFAS Act No. 56 of 1999, as amended, NSFAS conducts a loan book matching exercise with the South African Revenue Service on a quarterly basis to establish the employment status and contact information of debtors where such information is available.

The table below shows the number of debtors who have dropped out of the higher education system, and the number of years that their debt has been repayable.

Less than 3 years	More than 3 years	Not yet due and payable	Total
31 627	67 348	23 794	122 769
26%	55%	19%	100%

d) None of the dropout debt was considered to have been prescribed as at 31 March 2017.

NSFAS only writes off debt in respect of individual debtors who are deceased or permanently disabled on receipt of death certificate and/or confirmation through the Department of Home Affairs in respect of deceased debtors and medical confirmation in respect of permanently disabled debtors. Data on write-offs in respect of debtors who have dropped out and are deceased or permanently disabled will require further analysis of the loan book.

e) Debt written off due to death or permanent disability are not included in the total amount of debt owed to NSFAS by dropouts.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MR MORGAN NHIWATIWA

CONTACT: 021 763 3200/EXTENSION 289

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 23.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 23 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

(a) The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) does not own land.

(i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

(b) The Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) does not own land.

(i) Not applicable.

(ii) Not applicable.

(b) The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) – see table below.

 

Place	No.	Building Name	Exact Area	Use	Lettable Area M²	No. Units
WESTERN CAPE	1	MITCHELLS PLAIN FACTORY 1	Alpha Road, Mitchells Plein	Workshops / Light Industrial	36	1
	2	MITCHELLS PLAIN FACTORY 2	Alpha Road, Mitchells Plein	Workshops / Light Industrial	496	8
	3	BLACKHEATH HIVE	Range Road, Blackheath, Stellenbosch	Workshops / Light Industrial	6	1146
	4	BEACON VALLEY	Corner Trampoline and Metropolitan Roads, Beacon Valley	Retail	2058	10
	5	LENTEGEUR C	Merrydale Avenue, Mitchells Plein	Retail	2174	17
	6	WESTRIDGE	Corner Westpoort and Simonsig Avenues	Retail	4126	30
	7	ROCKLANDS J	Corner Park and Caravelle Roads, Rocklands	Retail	5044	22
	8	NEIL HARE Portions 15 to 18	Neil Hare Road, Atlantis Industria, Atlantis	Medium -Heavy Industrial workshops	6880	4
	9	ATLANTIS WESTFLEUR TRADING CENTRE	Wesfleur Circle, Atlantis	Retail	5879	37
	10	KHAYELITSHA 1 (Vlllage 1)	Corner Monza Road and Mkabeni Road, Khayelitsha	Retail	1005	8
EASTERN CAPE	11	GELVANDALE FACTORIES	3 Liebenberg Road, Gelvandale, PE	Workshops / Light Industrial	2277	9
	12	KWAMAGXAKI SHOPPING CENTRE	Corner Ralo and Cetu Streets, Kwamagxaki, PE	Retail/Offices	1434	17
	13	LINDSAY ROAD HIVES	6 Lindsay Road, PE	Workshops / Light Industrial	3439	36
	14	GELVANDALE SHOPPING CENTRE	7 Liebenberg Road, Gelvandale, PE	Retail	3475	20
GAUTENG	15	EMBALENHLE	Ingwe Drive, Embalenhle	Vacant land	4000	0
	16	KLIPSPRUIT WEST	70 St Helna Street, Klipspruit West	Retail/Offices	1120	4
	17	ATTERIDGEVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK 1	49 Malebye Street, Saulsville	Workshops / Light Industrial	1758	22
	18	GA‐RANKUWA INDUSTRIAL PARK	Zone15,south Street,Ga‐Rankuwa	Workshops / Light Industrial	1550	10
	19	ROSSLYN 20	7 Piet Pretorius Street, Rosslyn	Medium -Heavy Industrial workshops	1301	1
	20	ROSSLYN 21,22&23	99 Piet Pretorius Street, Rosslyn	Medium -Heavy Industrial workshops	2356	3

Place	No.	Building Name	Exact Area	Use	Lettable Area M²	No. Units
GAUTENG (continued)	21	MAMELODI INDUSTRIAL PARK 1	19159 Tsamaya Road, Mamelodi	Workshops / Light Industrial	1814	15
	22	MAMELODI INDUSTRIAL PARK 2	19159 Tsamaya Road, Mamelodi	Workshops / Light Industrial	1207	15
	23	ATTERIDGEVILLE INDUSTRIAL PARK 2	23 Mamogale Street, Saulsville	Workshops / Light Industrial	1521	19
	24	SEBOKENG 1	Sebenza Street, Zone 6, Sebokeng	Workshops / Light Industrial	2514	32
	25	EMBALENHLE FACTORIES	Ingwe Drive, Embalenhle	Workshops / Light Industrial	1800	31
	26	GELUKSDAL	Uittog Avenue, Geluksdal	Retail	1110	8
	27	SEBOKENG 2	Moshoeshoe Street, Zone 10, Sebokeng	Workshops / Light Industrial	3430	28
	28	ELDORADO PARK	20 Industrial Crescent, Eldorado Park	Workshops / Light Industrial	3079	9
	29	EMDENI	Corner Tshangisa & Masango Roads, Emdeni	Workshops / Light Industrial	4362	18
	30	HENNOPSPARK INDUSTRIAL PARK	167 Edison Crescent, Hennopspark Ext 7, Centurion	Workshops / Light Industrial	3080	8
	31	VUKA TSOGA	Tshipi Road, Vosloorus Ext 1	Workshops / Light Industrial	3871	32
	32	LENASIA	Stand 8577/9, 40 Tugela Street, Lenasia Ext 10	Workshops / Light Industrial	4000	11
	33	ORLANDO WEST SHOP	Klipvalley Drive, Orlando West	Workshops / Light Industrial	11390	83
	34	PENNYVILLE HIVE	144 New Canada Road	Workshops	10557	133
KWAZULU-NATAL	35	GLEBE SHOPPING CENTRE	Old South Coast Road, Umlazi	Retail	2832	41
	36	GLEBE SHOPPING CENTRE Ext	Old South Coast Road, Umlazi	Retail	855	57
	37	UMLAZI 1	Dingani Road, Umlazi	Retail	1728	71
	38	KWA DABEKA 1	Khululeka Drive, KwaDabeka	Workshops / Light Industrial	2378	30
	39	KWA DABEKA 2 ISA	Khululeko Drive, KwaDabeka	Workshops / Light Industrial	948	3
	40	VICTORIA STREET MARKET	151/155 Bertha Mkize Road, Durban	Retail	8940	57
FREE STATE	41	KRAAL STREET FACTORIES	Corner Kraal and Coro Streets, East End, Bloemfontein	Workshops / Light Industrial	842	5
	42	BOHLOKONG SHOPPING CENTRE	Corner Maseko and Mlangeni Streets, Bohlokong, Bethlehem	Workshops / Light Industrial	773	9
	43	KUTLWANONG CORNER SHOPS	1294, Puma Street, Odendalsrus	Retail	1187	4
	44	OOS EINDE MINI FACTORIES	Fritz Stockenstrom Street, East End, Bloemfontein	Workshops / Light Industrial	2156	16
	45	MOAKENG	Tladi Street, Moakeng, Kroonstad	Retail	1528	12
	46	HARVEY KORF	62 & 64 Harvey road, Oranjesig, Bloemfontein	Workshops / Light Industrial	3151	33
Place	No.	Building Name	Exact Area	Use	Lettable Area M²	No. Units
NORTHERN CAPE	47	GALESHEWE SHOPPING CENTRE	157 Tshwaragano, Galeshewe, Kimberley	Retail	947	10
	48	LONG STREET JOINT VENTURE	Corner Long and Waterworks Streets, Kimberley	Retail / offices	1249	13
	49	ROODEPAN	69 ‐ 83 Eagle Street, Roodepan, Kimberley	Retail	2051	13
	50	ROSEBUDS SHOPPING CENTRE	Leeuwkop Street, Rosedal, Upington	Retail	1573	9

Reply:

1. Yes.

2. There is not a conflict of interest.

Mr Damons is one of the members of the Appeal Board, appointed by the Minister of Finance in terms of section 26A(2) of the Financial Services Board Act, No. 97 of 1990. The Appeal Board is independent from the Financial Services Board (“FSB”) and it currently consists of 16 members appointed by the Minister of Finance, based on their extensive financial services or legal experience or knowledge

The chairperson or deputy chairperson of the Appeal Board, who are both retired judges, assign appeals to panels consisting of not less than three members. These panel members are chosen from the members of the Appeal Board and not all members of the Appeal Board form part of all panels. The decision of the majority of the members constituting a panel is the decision of the Appeal Board and the chairperson of the panel has a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes.

In terms of section 26B(3) of the Financial Services Board Act, 1990 a member of a panel should immediately disclose and withdraw from a hearing if, before or during a hearing, it becomes apparent that the member has an interest in a matter referred to the Appeal Board.

The appointment of curators is generally done by a High Court, upon recommendation by the FSB, and not by the Minister of Finance.

Reply:

1. (a) (i) The service provider was appointed to manage events including conferences, workshops, seminars, official meetings, etc. on behalf of the Department of Higher Education and Training.

(ii) Batsumi Travel (Pty) Ltd.

(b) Ms Lisa Sebogodi (Owner and Director)

(c) (i) One of the major events, which the Department participates annually, is the Mandela-Day Career Festival. Initially the Department was going to share the management responsibilities with other partakers and would thus not be mainly responsible for the procurement. This however changed with the nearing of the event. In order for the Department to be mainly responsible for the procurement, a bid process had to be followed to secure service providers to arrange and manage the event. Therefore, the urgent appointment of an events management company was of essence, which led to the shortened period for advertising.

(ii) The Department compiled a list of planned events, though it was not conclusive and all-inclusive.

2. Annexure A provides a list of all events to date that were arranged by the events management company with the number of participants and cost for hosting each event.

ANNEXURE A

Name of Event	No. of Attendees	Cost of the Event (R)
Mpumalanga Region Moderation of Adult Basic Education and Training	37	242 406.00
National Artisan Development Strategic Workshop	20	47 908.80
Technical and Vocational Education and Training Branch Strategic Planning Workshop	23	23 376.95
Technical and Vocational Education Training Colleges Technical Strategic Plan Workshop	130	62 161.56
Task Team Meeting in Mpumalanga Gert Sibande District	17	6 462.72
Community Education and Training Colleges Task Team Meeting	13	9 153.00
Ministerial Committees Consultative Meeting	12	8 478.00
Teaching and Learning Support Material Refinement Workshop	18	20 023.20
Director-General’s meeting with Stakeholders	25	16 565.80
National Artisan Development Provincial Roadshow	150	124 740.00
National Artisan Development Provincial Roadshow	100	72 715.32
Departmental Strategic Planning Workshop	102	329 259.38
Strategic co-ordination meeting	46	47 260.80
Minister’s meeting with National Education Health and Allied Workers Union and South African Students Congress – Eastern Cape	25	1 944.00
Meeting with Universities South Africa (USAf)	60	2 030.40
Underperforming Learning Areas Workshop	150	33 725.70
Minister’s meeting with multi stakeholders	20	459 982.80
Meeting with Student Representative Councils	40	22 788.00
University Capacity Development Grant Workshop	60	8 640.00
Skills Conference Task Team with Skills Education Training Authorities	30	27 828.36
Minister’s meeting at the Airport	4	24 683.00
Minister’s meeting with Stakeholders	8	5 054.40
Minister’s meeting with Stakeholders	4	2 160.00
Performance Management and Development Systems 2015/16	100	145 800.00
Meeting for Mediating Draft Community Education and Training Staffing Norms	35	32 292.00
Task Team meeting in Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga	10	6 782.40
Primary Teacher Education (PrimTED) Project Workshop	30	16 327.44
Ministerial Meeting with Multi-Stakeholders	180	194 213.16
Minister’s meeting with Director-General	4	6 048.00
Curriculum and Assessment Planning Meeting	22	46 368.83
Minister’s meeting with Auditor-General	15	14 407.20
Minister’s meeting with the China Ambassador	8	6 681.96
Mpumalanga Region Setting of 2016 Adult Education and Training Level 3	30	226 303.74
Study Group for the Minister	12	2 721.60
Ministerial Meeting with National Education Health and Allied Workers Union Leadership	8	3 348.00
Minister’s meeting with Stakeholders	5	5 724.00
Meeting with Registrars of KwaZulu-Natal and Chief Executive Officers and Chief Accounting Officers	20	7 236.00
Strategic Workshop in North West Region	23	39 365.14
Planning Workshop for 2017	33	143 470.44
Ministers Meeting with Advisors	15	13 257.00
Strategic Coordination Meeting with Community Education and Training Principals	40	82 243.61
Minister’s meeting with the Director-General	2	1 080.00
Briefing meeting on Pan African University Memo	10	6 921.72
Community Education and Training Mpumalanga Consultative meeting	33	14 202.00
Minister’s Meeting in Pietermaritzburg	4	2 160.00
Minister’s meeting with Student Representative Councils Leadership in Secunda	36	15 360.84
Minister’s meeting South African Students Congress Leadership	12	9 763.20
National Skills Authority Workshop and Board Meeting Provincial Skills Development Forum	40	63 599.36
Ministerial Meeting with Minister of Transport	15	9 223.20
Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Skills Education Training Authorities Forum Meeting	50	93 744.00
Minister Meeting with Pan Africanist Student Movement Association	15	9 572.04
Waterberg Career Exhibition 2016 Event	2 130	298 512.00
Minister meeting with Community Education and Training Colleges Task Team on Flexible Manufacturing System	37	23 279.40
Student Housing Symposium	200	37 674.72
Minister’s meeting with Technical and Vocational Education and Training Governor Council	40	27 466.56
Higher Education Parents Dialogue Conference	50	110 808.00
Working session on refinement of curriculum statements for African Languages for National Senior Certificate for Adults and General Education and Training Certificate for Adults	50	50 000.00
Ministerial Briefing: Preparatory meeting on upcoming multi-stakeholder meeting	20	4 536.00
Total	4 878	3 369 841.75

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MR THEUNS TREDOUX

CONTACT: 012 312 5896

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 31.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 31 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Treasure Tours was not used on 14 July 2017

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 199.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 199 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The NIHSS did not use the services of Exclusive Treasure Tours on 7 July 2017.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 195.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 195 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The Chairperson, Professor Ari Sitas, flew from Johannesburg to Fuzhou, China via Hong Kong on 8 June 2017 and returned on 11 June 2017.

a) (i) The purpose of the visit was to attend the 5th BRICS Think Tanks Council meeting and 9th BRICS Academic Forum in Fuzhou.

(ii) The price of the ticket was R102 910 (excluding airport taxes).

b) (i) The travel agency used was Travel With Flair.

(ii) The fee was R440.

c) It was the cheapest travel option.

d) (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii) (aa) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(bb) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

e) The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, approved the trip and expenditure.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 194.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 194 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

a) As at 10 November 2017, the NIHSS had a total of 59 doctoral students whose payments for the 2017 academic year had not yet been released.

b) The total outstanding amount for the 59 students is R6 798 000.00. The outstanding amount for each student is indicated in the attached table.

c) There are various reasons for non-payment, including outstanding documents from students. In addition, as at 10 November 2017, the NIHSS was still awaiting a transfer of funds from the National Skills Fund to support the scholarships. The reasons for each student is indicated in the attached table.

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 183.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 183 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

1. (a) Non-applicable.

(a)(i) Non-applicable.

(a)(ii) Non-applicable.

(aa) Non-applicable and (bb) Non-applicable.

(a)(iii) Non-applicable.

(a)(iv) Non-applicable.

(aa) Non-applicable and (bb) Non-applicable.

1. (b) Non-applicable.

(b)(i) Non-applicable.

(b)(ii) Non-applicable.

(aa) Non-applicable and (bb) Non-applicable.

(b)(iii) Non-applicable.

(b)(iv) Non-applicable.

(aa) Non-applicable and (bb) Non- applicable.

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Tours was used.

a) (i) The trip cost R1 500.

(ii) Mrs Ayanda Zwane was transported.

b) It was the cheapest travel option.

c) (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(iii) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

d) The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, approved the trip and expenditure.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 202.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 202 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The NIHSS awarded 469 scholarships in the 2016 academic year.

 (a) Funded students were registered in the broad field of Humanities and Social Sciences, covering approximately 50 disciplines.

 (b) Of the 469 scholarships awarded, 259 were females and 210 were males.

 (c) African = 347

Coloured = 40

Indian = 29

White = 53

 (d) The breakdown of students supported per institution is shown in the table below:

No.	Institution	Students
	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	1
	Durban University of Technology	4
	Nelson Mandela University	15
	North West University	15
	Rhodes University	22
	Stellenbosch University	24
	Tshwane University of Technology	2
	University of Cape Town	37
	University of Fort Hare	33
	University of Free State	6
	University of Johannesburg	15
	University of KwaZulu-Natal	94
	University of Limpopo	22
	University of Pretoria	26
	University of South Africa	29
	University of the Western Cape	27
	University of Venda	27
	University of the Witwatersrand	62
	University of Zululand	7
	Walter Sisulu University	1
Grand Total	469

 (e) The value of the doctoral scholarships in 2016 was R132 000 per student.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 182.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 182 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

An event at the Grand Central Café was hosted and paid for in 2017.

1. The total amount paid was R6 244.
2. The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, approved the payment.
3. (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(iii) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 186.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 186 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

I wish to inform the Honourable Member that female genital mutilation is currently not defined in terms of the South African common or statutory law as a criminal offence.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, as well as the National Prosecuting Authority therefore do not have any such charges and convictions on its statistical databases. An accused person may however, be criminally charged with an offence, for example, of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, if female genital mutilation was inflicted. Such cases would however not be reflected separately in the statistical data bases.

Reply:

a) (i) The Chairperson is Mr Pumzile Kedama.

(ii) The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Ms Keitumetse Pebane.

(b) The Chairperson of the Board was appointed on 07 April 2017 and the Acting CEO was appointed on 15 November 2017.

(c) The Minister is empowered by the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998
(as amended) to appoint the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). The appointments were undertaken as follows:

Chairperson appointment – The appointment was made in line with the provisions of the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998. In terms of Section 11(1) (a), the Minister must appoint the Chairperson of the Accounting Authority of a SETA after consultation with the National Skills Authority (NSA). Furthermore, Section 11(1)(b) provides that the Minister must by notice in the Government Gazette, invite nominations for the position of the Chairperson of the Accounting Authority from interested parties in the relevant sector. In appointing the Chairperson, a Government Gazette was issued inviting nominations. All nominations were processed which resulted in the identification of a suitable potential candidate for the position. The Minister consulted with the NSA who concurred.

Acting CEO appointment - In terms of the regulations for the Conditions of Service and Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer for the SETAs published in Government Gazette No 34720 of 4 November 2011, the Minister is responsible to appoint the CEO of a SETA based on three names recommended by the Accounting Authority in accordance with the SETA Standard Constitution. There is no specific provision in the Act or Regulations that guides the appointment of the acting CEO for a temporary period. After noticing a trend in which SETAs have been appointing acting CEOs without consulting the Minister, the Department issued a circular regulating the appointment of acting CEOs. In terms of this circular, the Accounting Authority of a SETA is required to submit the names of three individuals to the Minister for consideration as the Acting CEO. The Accounting Authority submitted a recommendation with three names for the Minister’s consideration before the acting appointment was made.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MR MABUZA NGUBANE

CONTACT: 012 312 5896

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 38.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 38 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Tours was used.

a) (i) A total of 24 staff members were transported.

(ii) The names of the staff members are as follows:

Number	Name
	Ntambudzeni Tshiswaise
	Livhuwani Mavhunga
	Musa Maphalakasi
	Adelaide Kubeka
	Kgomotso Ramushu
	Ayanda Zwane
	Ayanda Zondi
	Idah Makukule
	Elias Phaahla
	Tumelo Mokoena
	Sarah Mosoetsa
	Nthabiseng Motsemme
	Busi Pilane
	Nicola Critchfield
	Tlaleng Mofokeng
	Cebile Jali
	Tshiamo Molapisi
	Tshiamo Rakau
	Kambale Muhongya
	Lebohang Magage
	Papama Magqwashe
	Tebogo Molaoa
	Keketso Phakoe
	Matlhogonolo Maselwanyane

(iii) The average cost per person was R 1 625.

(iv) The total cost of the trip was R39 000.

b) It was the cheapest travel option.

c) (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii) (aa) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(bb) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

d) The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, approved the trip and expenditure.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 204.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 204 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Tours was used.

a) (i) The trip cost R1 500.

(ii) The Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sarah Mosoetsa, was transported.

b) It was the cheapest travel option.

c) (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(iii) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

d) The acting Chief Financial Officer approved the expenditure.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 201.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 201 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

(a) (i) Eight projects have been funded under the Humanities Hubs Programme as indicated in the table below.

Nr.	(a)(ii)(aa) Name of Institution	(a)(ii)(bb) Name of Project	(b)(i) Length of Project	(b)(ii) Funding Period	(b)(iii) Activities of the project
1	Liliesleaf Trust Humanities Hub	Liberation Struggle Histories Hub	3 years	1/08/2014 – 31/08/2017	1. Colloquium 2. Schools outreach 3. Mobile exhibition at UNISA, UL & UNIVEN
2.	Freedom Park	Freedom and Humanity Hub	1 year	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2018	1. Conduct educational programme 2. Host story telling / oral history performance 3. Establish Pan African Archives 4. Collaborate with the University of Sol Plaatje, University of South African & University of Mpumalanga
3.	University of Fort Hare, Liberation Struggle History Archives	Community Based Memories Humanities Hub	3 years	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2020	Digitize the following hubs and sites: 1. Lwandle Museum 2. Alice Community Museum 3. Hogsback Community Art Gallery 4. Mgwali Forced Removal Community Museum 5. Legal Offices of Robert Sobukwe in Graaff Reinet 6. Home of Steve Biko, Ginsberg, Z.K. Matthews House, Alice.
4.	Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority	Isimangaliso Humanities Hub	1 year	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2018	1. Development of Digital Archive 2. Publication of edited volume 3. Publication of journal articles 4. Capacity building, particularly for designated groups
5.	Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum	Migrant Workers' Humanities Hub	2 years	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2019	1. Conduct a travelling exhibition 2. Produce a DVD or booklet on the museum 3. Collaborate with Kuyakhanya Production, University of Fort Hare & University of KwaZulu-Natal
6.	Mapungubwe National Park & World Heritage	Mapungubwe Cultural Humanities Hub	1 year	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2018	1. Host a conference 2. Host a Dialogue 3. Capacity building particularly for designated racial and gender groups
7.	The Hunterstoun Heritage Centre, University of Fort Hare	Land and Intellectual Humanities Hub	1 year	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2018	The project will yield the following: 1. Colloquium proceedings & two journal articles or chapters in books arising out of the colloquium 2. Fifteen recorded accounts of the educational histories and experiences in the Eastern Cape of individual participants and their families 3. Produce a documentary film based on these recorded histories 4. An archive (video recordings and transcribed documents) of at least six recorded interviews with local people about their family’s history with regard to land
8.	WITS Origins Centre	Origins Humanities Hub	1 year	1/4/2017 – 31/03/2018	1. Installation of Engraved Boulders 2. Coordinate public visits 3. Host Workshops 4. Procure educational materials 5. On Reflection of the contribution of Africa to world civilisations 6. Update Blombos exhibition and Middle Age fossil discoveries on the Cape Coast 7. Conduct community workshop 8. Conduct Education seminar

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 185.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 185 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The NIHSS did not use the services of Exclusive Treasure Tours on 7 July 2017.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 197.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 197 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENT/S

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

The National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) has provided the following responses to the questions posed.

The services of Exclusive Tours was used.

a) (i) The trip cost R1 500.

(ii) The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Prof Sarah Mosoetsa, was transported.

b) It was the cheapest travel option.

c) (i) The expenditure complied with the NIHSS’s policies. The NIHSS is neither a Department, nor a constitutional institution, nor a public entity listed in Schedule 2 or 3, and therefore the Public Finance Management Act is not applicable to the NIHSS.

(ii)(aa) Spending is managed by the NIHSS in terms of its policies.

(ii)(bb) The Auditor-General of South Africa audits the NIHSS in terms of Section 38 of the Higher Education Act and since its inception has received unqualified audit opinions.

d) (i) and (ii) The acting CFO approved the expenditure.

 

COMPILER DETAILS

NAME AND SURNAME: MS PEARL WHITTLE

CONTACT: 012 312 5248

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Minister signs Parliamentary Question 203.

MR GF QONDE

DIRECTOR–GENERAL: HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION 203 IS APPROVED / NOT APPROVED / AMENDED.

COMMENTS

PROF HB MKHIZE, MP

MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

DATE:

Reply:

Detailed answer to (a) – (d) attached as ANNEXURE A

 

Approved/ Not approved

MS AF MUTHAMBI, MP

Minister for the Public Service and Administration

Date: